MODAL VERBS

Els modal verbs són especials. Expliquen l'actitud del parlant, i es refereixen a idees bàsiques. No solen canviar de forma.

SHOULD/SHOULDN'T

Idea bàsica: donar consell.

THE DOCTOR SAID I SHOULD GO SWIMMING AND I SHOULDN'T SMOKE.

MUST/MUST

Idea bàsica: obligació (forma afirmativa).

                   prohibició (forma negativa).

YOU MUST WEAR A UNIFORM IN SOME SCHOOLS.

YOU MUSTN'T EAT OR USE YOUR MOBILE PHONES AT A LIBRARY.

CAN/CAN'T

Idees bàsiques: possibilitat/permís.

I CAN GO OUT ON SATURDAY.

MY GRANDPA CAN'T USE A COMPUTER--HE'S TOO OLD.

COULD/COULDN'T

Idees bàsiques: el mateix que CAN/CAN'T.

És el mateix però en passat.

I COULD GO OUT LAST SATURDAY.

MY GRANDPA COULDN'T USE A COMPUTER--HE WAS TOO OLD.

HAVE TO/DON'T HAVE TO

Idea bàsica: obligació (forma afirmativa)

                   no ser necessari (forma negativa)

I HAVE TO HELP MY BROTHER WITH HIS HOMEWORK.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COPY ALL THE EXERCISES--ONLY THE ANSWERS.

Practice: 1. page 65. Ex. 4-5-6-7-8-9

2. Copy phrases using modal verbs from the texts on page 64. (Advice from Amy)

FUTURES AND CONSEQUENCES

Per a aquests exercicis no cal copiar l’enunciat. Només les formes verbals.

1 Completa aquestes prediccions fent servir WILL/WON’T  i un verb adient.

a)A human expedition ........ to planet Mars in 2020. b)Robots ......... humans in dangerous jobs in the near future. c)He .......... to University because he prefers working. d)You .......... German in one month! It’s just impossible! e)I .......... that hot dog, because I’m a vegetarian.

2 Completa aquests plans fent servir GOING TO i un verb adequat.

a)She ........the food for the party at the supemarket. b)I ........ that book in one week—it’s got 700 pages! c)They ......10 km a day to prepare for the race. d)The journalists.......the president to understand the corrent political situation in the country.

3 Busca causes i conseqüències lògiques i possibles. Mira els apunts del 1st Conditional

a)If you go jogging every day...b)He’ll have a good time...c)If I don’t understand the Maths homework...d)She’ll be happy...e)If I use that computer...

4 Completa les frases amb WOULD/WOULDN’T + INFINITIU ( 2nd Conditional)

a)If I were a millionaire... b)If my school had more classes... c)If my parents were Italian...

d)If I had six children... e)If I were a boy/girl...

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE	PAST CONTINUOUS
Situa fets en el passat I HAD A SHOWER YESTERDAY	Descriu fets en el passat. És com Present Continuous però amb WAS/WERE I WAS HAVING A SHOWER AT 7 AM

1        1  Classifica en Past Simple (PS) o Past Continuous (PC) les formes verbals següents. Fes-ho al teu quadern. Exemple (inventat) a) PC, b) PS...

a)We drank  b) Were you listening? c) He played d) They didn’t arrive e) I wasn’t doing f) I spoke g) Was I speaking?

 2 Completa amb Past Continuous dels verbs que convinguin al teu quadern. Només copia la forma verbal. No et descuidis WAS/WERE i el verb –ING

Fes servir els verbs HAVE PLAY SLEEP SING COOK

                    a)My Mum ........dinner yesterday evening at 8:30.  b)Tom and Sam ...... videogames

                    in their room after school. c)Martha ........in the shower this morning. d) ......you.....

                   breakfast at 7:30 am? No, I wasn’t. I ..................in bed.

PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PAST CONTINUOUS

Poden coincidir en una frase. Normalment Past Continuous descriu una acció que Past Simple interromp. WHEN I WAS WATCHING TV (acció descrita, que té una durada) MY MOBILE PHONE RANG (acció puntual que interromp) També es podria dir MY MOBILE PHONE RANG WHEN I WAS WATCHING TV

COUNTING FOOD--AN APPLE, TWO APPLES...

I've got an apple.                AFFIRMATIVE
I've got a banana.               SINGULAR (C)   

I've got some apples.           AFFIRMATIVE
I've got some bananas.        PLURAL (C) 



I've got some rice.              AFFIRMATIVE (U)
I've got some water.

I haven't got an apple.        SINGULAR
I haven't got a banana.       NEGATIVE (C) 

I havent got any apples.      PLURAL
I haven't got any bananas.  NEGATIVE (C)

I haven't got any rice.         NEGATIVE (U)
I haven't got any water.

Have you got any apples?    INTERROGATIVE (C)
Have you got any bananas?

Have you got any rice?        INTERROGATIVE (U)
Have you got any water?

WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?

Click here to check

If you understand, go to your student's book.

TIME TO SPEAK--NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Can you talk about that city for 30 seconds? You've got 3 minutes to think about what you are going to say. Use the clues you were given--where it is, things to see and do, food and drink, present and past, other informations...

If you want some inspiration...

If you feel like a Broadway artist, listen to Frank Sinatra singing New York.

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN

A fantastic film by Tom Hanks.

A SONG FOR PEACE

BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND, BY BOB DYLAN

Click here to listen to the song

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a …………… (1)?
Yes, ’n’ how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the …………… (2)?
Yes, ’n’ how many times must the cannonballs fly
Before they’re forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many years can a mountain ………….. (3)
Before it’s washed to the …………. (4)?
Yes, ’n’ how many years can some people exist
Before they’re allowed to be ………. (5)?
Yes, ’n’ how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn’t ………… (6)?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the …………. (7)?
Yes, ’n’ how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people ………. (8)?
Yes, ’n’ how many deaths will it take till he ……….. (9)
That too many people have …………….. (10)?
The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind
The answer is blowin’ in the wind