Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

22nd April

Hello there!

I hope you are all safe at home!

In this online class we are going to practice contents from Unit 2d.

So, let’s start!

Task 1:

Complete activities on page 19 from the Workbook.

Task 2:

Complete the activity D) on page 20 from the Workbook.

Task 3:

Send me a voice note on Whatsapp telling me about the places that you have visited on holidays. (Affirmative and negative sentences).

That will be all for today!

Bye for now!

STAY SAFE, STAY AT HOME!

Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

April 13^th

GOOD MORNING GUYS!

How are you today? I hope you’re all fine and safe at home

UNIT 2

Let’s keep on practicing on Past Simple vs Past Progressive

TASK 1:

Join the sentences using as, when and while, as in the example

1. Kim was looking out of the window. She saw Mike.

As/ When / While Kim was looking out of the window, she saw Mike.

Kim was looking out the window when she saw Mike

2. Cathy was washing the dishes. She dropped a glass.

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3. The children were playing. Their father came home.

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4. Robert was driving home. He got a flat tyre.

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5. Mick and Charlie were leaving the bank. The police surrounded them.

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TASK 2:

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Which was the longer action in each sentence?

1. They were cleaning (clean) the windows when it     started      (start) to rain.

Cleaning the window was the longer action                            .

2. As he ____________________ (drive) to work, _____________________ (remember) that his briefcase was still at home.

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3. Melanie _____________________ (cook) dinner when her husband _____________________ (come) home.

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4. I _____________________ (hear) a loud crash as I _____________________ (sit) in the garden.

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5. She _____________________ (type) a letter when her boss _____________________ (arrive).

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6. While the dog_____________________ (dig) in the garden, it _____________________ (find) a bone.

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7. Mary _____________________ (ride) her bicycle when she _____________________ (notice) the tiny kitten.

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8. While I _____________________ (do) my homework, the phone _____________________ (ring).

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TASK 3:

A policeman is asking Mrs. Hutchinson about a car accident she happened to see yesterday. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

P: What (1) _____________________ (you / do) when you (2) _____________________ (see) the accident, madam?

H: I (3) _____________________ (walk) down the street.

P: What exactly (4) _____________________ (you / see)?

H: Well, the driver of the car (5) _____________________ (drive) down the road when suddenly the old man just (6) _____________________ (step) in front of him! It _____________________ (be) terrible!

P: (8) _____________________ (the driver / speed)?

H: No, not really, but the old man (9) _____________________ (not / look) both ways before he (10) _____________________ (try) to cross the road.

P: (11) _____________________ (anyone else / see) the accident?

H: Yes, the lady in the post office.

P: Thank you very much.

TASK 4:

Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous

A) As soon as Margaret (1) _____________________ (get) off the train, she (2) _____________________ (pull) her coat around her. Rain (3) _____________________ (fall) heavily and a cold wind (4) _____________________ (blow) across the platform. She (5) _____________________ (look) around, but no one (6) _____________________ (wait) to meet her. She (7) _____________________ (turn) to leave when she (8) _____________________ (hear) footsteps. A man (9) _____________________ (walk) towards her. He (10) _____________________ (smile) at her, then he (11) _____________________ (say), “You’re finally here”.

B) George (1) _____________________ (pick) up his bag then, (2) _____________________ (throw) it over his shoulder. It (3) _____________________ (get) dark and he (4) _____________________ (have) a long way to go. He wished that he had let someone know that he was coming. It (5) _____________________ (start) to rain, and he was feeling cold and tired from the long journey. Suddenly, he (6) _____________________ (hear) a noise, then he (7) _____________________ (see) two bright lights on the road ahead. A car (8) _____________________ (head) towards him. It slowed down and finally (9) _____________________ (stop) beside him. A man (10) _____________________ (sit) at the wheel. He (11) _____________________ (open) the door quickly and (12) _____________________ (say) “Get in, George”.

C) Andy (1) _____________________ (step) into the house and (2) _____________________ (close) the door behind him. Everything (3) _____________________ (be) quite. His heart (4) _____________________ (beat) fast and his hands (5) _____________________ (shake) as he crept silently into the empty house, but he was trying not to panic. He soon (6) _____________________ (find) what he (7) _____________________ (look) for. He smiled with relief as he put on the clothes. The men who (8) _____________________ (follow) him would never recognize him now.

Next class we are going to check your answers together. We are having a Google Meet!

Have a nice day!

Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

April 6t^h

Good morning guys!

How are you today?

Ready to do some work? Let’s keeping on practicing what we learnt last class.

Task 1:

Open your Workbook on page 14 and complete the activities from Lesson 2a “What an experience!”

Task 2:

The following people were in the living room at nine o’clock last night. What were they doing? Make and answer questions using the prompts below, as in the example.

1. Mr Scott and Grandpa / play chess.

What were Mr. Scott and grandpa doing                           ?

They were playing chess                                                    .

2. Mrs. Scott / watch TV

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3. Grandma / knit.

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4. Lisa / write a letter

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5. Tom and Paul / play with their toys.

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6. The cat / sit by the fire

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Task 3:

Complete the dialogues using the Past Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

1. Frasier: Where were you Niles? I ________________________ (call) you all morning.

   Niles: I ________________________ (sleep). I was very tired because I finished work late yesterday.

2. Ellen: ________________________ you ________________________ (talk) to Angela?

 Jane: No, I ________________________ (not talk) to her. I ________________________ (chat) with my sister Christina.

     Elle: Oh, I saw her at the shopping centre yesterday.

Jane: Really? What ________________________ she ________________________ (doing) ? ________________________ she ________________________ (shop) again?

   Ellen: No, she was with her husband. They ________________________ (have) coffe.

3. Cathy: ________________________ you ________________________ (live) alone when you were a student?

     Vallerie: No, I shared a flat with another girl.

That’s all class!

Please, send task 2 and 3 to gbsoloa@ulp.edu.ar

See you on Wednesday! We´re having a Google meet!

Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

April 1st

Hello guys!

How is it going? I hope you’re all having a nice week

In this class we are going to work on adjectives and the past progressive

Let’s start!

UNIT 2 – WHAT AN EXPERIENCE!

Lesson A (2a) – What happened?

Vocabulary:

Adjectives ending with –ed and –ing

An adjective that ends in -ING is used to describe: the characteristic of a person, a thing or a situation.

• This book is boring.

An adjective that ends in -ED is used to describe: a feeling (or how a person feels) or an emotion. It is used to describe a temporary thing. 

• There is nothing to do here. I’m so bored.

GRAMMAR

PAST PROGRESSIVE

We use past progressive:

• For an action that were in progress in the past when another action interrupted it.

I was waiting for the bus when it started to rain.

• For actions that were happening at a specific point of time in the past.

I was watching TV at 7 o´clock yesterday evening.

• To describe background and scenes to a story.

Jill was walking in the forest and it was raining.

• For actions that were happening at the same time in the past. In this case, we usually use while.

While I was watching TV, my father was cooking.

LET’S PRACTICE!

TASK 1: Open you Student´s book on pages  20 and 21 and complete their activities.

Audio file:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N7X0FqLwFR6aPEMan94mfGjW9QfjySQ-/view?usp=sharing

TASK 2: Complete the following worksheet.

TASK 3: HOMEWORK:

Writing: Think of an adventurous experience you once had and write about it. Your writing has to include the following:

•       When it happened.
•       Where you were
•       What you were doing
•       Who was with you.
•       What happened
•       How you felt
•       What you did
•       What happened then

When you finish TASK 3, please send it to gbsoloa@ulp.edu.ar

Have a nice weekend!

STAY AT HOME!

Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

March 30^th

GOOD MORNING CLASS!

I HOPE YOU’RE FINE AND SAFE AT HOME

Today we are going to talk and learn about the ways in wich we describe  people

UNIT 1 – LESSON E (1e)

Friendly faces

TASK  1: Complete the activities 1) and 2) on page 14 from the Student’s book. Here you will find some new adjectives to describe people’s personality. Try to guess their meaning in context.

Audio file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CHtNe_nF5omUAnuUGwuuFrcZN1y9MgF6/view?usp=sharing

TASK 2: Complete page 15. This activities will help you to improve your writing.

TASK 3: HERE´S YOUR HOMEWORK:

Read the assignment and the tips bellow carefully. 

In the first paragraph you have to introduce the person that you are going to describe and give details about how you met each other.

Describe the person’s appearance in the second paragraph.

The third paragraph have to include a description of its personality.

In the last paragraph you will include your personal opinion (how do feel) about this person.

Once you finish this task, please send it to gbsoloa@ulp.edu.ar

TASK 4: Complete pages 10 and 11 (1e) from the Workbook

I will send you all the keys on Whatsapp.

Have a nice day! See you next class!

Adultos 4 - Juana Koslay

March 25^th

Good morning!!!

ADULTOS 4

UNIT 1 LESSON D (1d)

GOOD ROLE MODELS

VOCABULARY

behind the wheel: al volante

well-known: conocido/a, reconocido/a, destacado/a

on screen: en la pantalla (cine, televisión)

become aware: tomar conciencia de, darse cuenta de

be in a position to: estar en condición de

Words easily confused

-       WIN VS BEAT

WIN: (ganar algo) tiene el sentido de ganar premios, apuestas, eventos deportivos, competiciones, batallas, etc.

Twenty-Two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.

Brad Pitt won an oscar award last year.

Who won the Nobel Peace Price this year?

She won €500 in the lottery

BEAT: (ganarle a alguien) Vencer, ganar, derrotar a.

We beat our main rival in the final and won the cup.

Rafa Nadal beat Federer at tennis

My brother always beats me at chess

I beat the other runners and I won the race

-       TRAIN vs PERFORM

TRAIN: entrenar, prepararse para

The manager trained the new employees.

I am training for the Olympic Games.

The athlete trains for two hours each day.

The pianist trains every day to improve.

PERFORM: actuar, desempeñar, llevar a cabo, interpretar, ejecutar.

A famous actor will perform in the play tonight

The band is going to perform at a local bar.

The actress performed the role of a queen.

The group's vocalist performed at the event.

-       POPULAR vs FAMOUS

POPULAR: adjetivo que aplica para algo o alguien que le gusta a mucha gente o que es querido o admirado por muchas personas.

I think Justin Bieber is most popular among teenagers.

What's the most popular sport in your country?

This hotel is very popular with tourists.

Why do you think computer games are so popular?

FAMOUS: persona, lugar, etc, conocido por muchas personas.

The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, is one of the most famous buildings in the world.

 Are there any famous people you would like to meet in person? 

The Rio de Janeiro Carnival is a famous festival held every year. 

Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. 

-       UNDERSTAND VS REALIZE

UNDERSTAND: entender o comprender algo.

Most people do not understand the purpose of war.

He lived in Paris for three years and still doesn't understand a word of French.

My fifteen-year-old daughter can understand the most complex math problems.

REALIZE: darse cuenta de algo.

They didn't realize the danger they were in.

"You're standing on my foot." "Sorry, I didn't realize."

I realize how difficult it's going to be, but we must try.

I didn't realize we had to write each answer on a new sheet of paper.

GRAMMAR

QUANTIFIERS:

-       SOME: in affirmative sentences and offers

some + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is some orange juice in the fridge.

Would you like some chips?

-       ANY: in negative and interrogative sentences.

any + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

Is there any orange juice in the fridge?

There aren’t any chips on the table.

-       NO: in affirmative sentences to give a negative meaning.

no + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is no cheese in the fridge.

-       MUCH: in questions and negative sentences.

much + uncountable nouns

We don’t have much money

How much money do we need?

-       MANY: in questions and negative sentences.

many + plural countable nouns

There aren’t many book in the bookcase

How many books are there in the bookcase?

-       A LOT OF / LOTS OF: in affirmative sentences

a lot of / lots of + uncountable nouns / plural countable nouns

There is a lot of coffee in my cup.

There are lots of apples in the fridge.

-       A LITTLE: in affirmative sentences.

little + uncountable nouns

There is a little chees on the table.

-       A FEW: in affirmative sentences.

a few + plural countable nouns

There are a few magazines on the table.

-       LITTLE: in affirmative sentences when there is not enough of something (cuando no hay lo suficiente de algo)

little + uncountable nouns

We´ve got very little time.

-       FEW: in affirmative sentences when there is not enough of something (cuando no hay lo suficiente de algo)

few + plural uncountable nouns

There are very few students in the classroom.

Activities: Traveller pre Intermmediate:Student's book: pages 12, 13

                                                               Workbook: pages 8, 9, 10

Audios:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UR5e8D6DEl4aBb2Sjo4gId4tNxWEyBpf/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ncmltk_UW9bZ2aZzzr9e-mNVQzM-Wmvg/view?usp=sharing

After you finish these activities you have to take photos of them and send them to gbsoloa@ulp.edu.ar

Have a nice weekend!!!

STAY AT HOME!!!