A1 First Level: Duty S Fi RST

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A 1 First level
Dutys rst
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Warm-up
Welcome!
Welcome, dear apprentices!
I am Amanda Robinson and I am
your guide throughout this learning
material.
This material includes useful
information about the following topics:
Af rmative and negative sentences
in simple present
-s endings for verbs in third person
Occupations and related activities
Workplaces
Prepositions of time
Time expressions
Enjoy it!
Lets read the following conversation and answer the questions that follow.
Amanda: Hi, Stacey! Do you want to have lunch with me?
Stacey: Sure!
Amanda: What do you think about your new job as a receptionist?
Stacey: I think it is fne.
Stacey: Are you a math teacher?
Amanda: No, I am an art teacher.
Stacey: Is your husband a teacher too, right?
Amanda: No, he is a journalist. His name is John and he works in a news channel.
Stacey: Do you have children?
Amanda: Yes, I have two. Tim is 14 years old and Linda is 24 years old. My
daughter studies Business Administration at San Andrs university.
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Stacey: Does she know how to speak English?
Amanda: Yes, she speaks English and Spanish.
Stacey: Wow! And what about your son?
Amanda: He is at school. He is a good student and he exercises, too. He swims
and jogs. He also likes to play basketball and volleyball.
Stacey: And what does he want to study after he fnishes school?
Amanda: He wants to be a doctor.
Stacey: What do you usually do on weekdays?
Amanda: I get up at 5:00 in the morning. I prepare breakfast for my family. We
seat and eat together.
Amanda: I also prepare my husbands clothes. Then, after my son, my husband
and my daughter leave, I take a walk from 6:00 am to 7:00 am. Sometimes, I run
for half an hour. I usually arrive at school at 8:00 am.
Stacey: What do you do when you get home?
Amanda: Before I get home, I drive to a near restaurant and buy some takeout
dinner. Then, we eat together and my husband washes the dishes.
Amanda: How about you? What do you do during the day?
Stacey: When I wake up in the morning, I like to drink cofee and watch the
morning news. In the evening, I come home from the of ce at 6:30 pm and go
out for dinner with my boyfriend. Sometimes, we stay and cook at home. On
weekends, we go to dance.
Amanda: Oh! By the way, I need to take my car to the mechanic. Can you give me
a ride after work?
Stacey: Sure! Let me know when you leave.
Amanda: Well, lunchtime is over. Nice to speak with you. See you later.
Stacey: Ok. See you.
W arm -up
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Now, lets study some important concepts.
A f rm ative and negative form s in present sim ple
We use the present simple to talk about habits, routines and general facts.
Habits or routines:
She drinks cofee every morning.
General facts:
Birds sing.
To form af rmative sentences with the frst and second subject pronouns
singular or plural (I, you, we, they) in present simple, take into account the
following structure:
Subject + Main verb + Complement
I
You
We
They
Lets analyze
get out at 5 pm
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To form af rmative sentences with the third subject pronoun singular (she, he, it)
in present simple, add s or -es to the main verb. Take into account the following
structure:
Subject + Main verb + -s or -es ending + Complement
She jogs every morning.
He washes the dishes in the evening.
The dog / it runs in the yard.
The spelling of the verbs in the third person varies according to the ending of
each verb.
1.In general, add -S to most of the verbs in the third person.
Speak Speaks
2. Add -es to verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x or z.
Go Goes
3. For verbs that end in a consonant + y, remove the y and add -ies.
Study (Study) studies
4. For verbs that end in a vowel + y, add -s.
Play plays
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To form negative sentences in present simple use auxiliary verbs do or does and
add not. Short form for do + not is dont and for does + not is doesnt. Take into
account the following structure:
Subject + do/does + no t + main verb + complement
I
you
we
they
He
She
It
O ccupations, workplaces and related activities
Now, lets learn some vocabulary related to workplaces, occupations and their
related activities.
dont
doesnt
like mushrooms.
I am a teacher. I teach arts at a school.
She is a secretary. She does of ce work
for her supervisor in a
company.
She is a student. She studies Business
Administration at a
university.
He is a journalist. He makes reports and
interviews famous
people for a news
channel.
He is a waiter. He serves people in a
restaurant.
He is a chef. He cooks meals for
his customers in a
restaurant.
He is a musician. He sings rock songs
and gives concerts in
auditoriums.
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Lets analyze
Prepositions of tim e
Use in, at and on to talk about the time. Here, there are some examples.
At On In
A t
Use at to talk about precise time:
At 4 o clock
At noon / night /midday / midnight
At lunchtime
At bedtime
At the moment
At present
O n
Use on to talk about days and dates:
On Monday
On weekdays / the weekends
On Tuesday morning
On April the 7th
On December the 23rd, 2012
On Christmas day
On my birthday
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In
Use in for longer periods:
In March
In the summer
In 1985
In the 80s
In the next century
In the past/future
Tim e expressions
Now, lets learn how to ask for the time and the most common ways of telling the
time.
Asking for the time
There are several ways to ask for the time. You can use these options to ask
diferent questions:
Excuse me, what time is it?
Sorry, whats the time?
Pardon, do you have the time, please?
Saying the time (frst option)
You say the hours frst and then the minutes. You can pronounce the 0 as oh for
minutes 1 to 9.
Examples:
2:35 pm Its two thirty-fve
9:06 am Its nine oh six
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Saying the time (second option)
You say the minutes frst and then the hours. Take into the following advice:
For minutes 1 through 30 use the expressions past, a quarter past, a quarter
after, half past or after, and the preceding hour.
For minutes 31 through 59 use the expressions to or a quarter to, and the
forthcoming hour.
Use oclock for the exact hour.
For times around 12:00 pm or 12:00 am use the expressions midday, noon or
midnight instead of number 12.
To make clear whether you mean a time before or after 12 oclock you can use
the expressions in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and am or pm.
The following watch will help you understand:
Examples
7:15 am Its ffteen minutes past / after seven, Its a quarter past / after seven or
Its seven ffteen (am / in the morning).
1:45 pm Its ffteen minutes to two, Its a quarter to two or Its one forty-fve (pm
/ in the afternoon).
7:30 pm Its thirty minutes past / after seven, Its half past seven or Its seven thirty
(pm / in the evening).
12:00 am Its midnight or Its twelve (am) o clock.
12:00 pm Its midday / noon or Its twelve (pm) o clock.
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Lets talk
Lets talk
As you know, when we form af rmative sentences with the third person, we usually
add s or -es at the end of verbs, as in plays, watches, or comes. The pronunciation
of these endings varies depending on the fnal sound of the verb.
/S/
When the verb ends in sounds such as -p, -t, -k, -f or -th; pronounce the fnal -s or
-es sound as /S/.
Examples:
Final -p: hope / hopes In context: She hopes she can get a better salary.
Final -t: get / gets In context: Gabriel gets out at 5:00 pm.
Final -k: walk / walks In context: Stacey walks in the morning everyday.
Final -f: laugh / laughs In context: He laughs a lot when he reads comic books.
Final -th: bathe / bathes In context: The child bathes her dog every week.
/Z/
When the verb ends in vowel sounds or sounds such as -b, -d, -g, -v, -m, -n, -ng, or
-r; pronounce the fnal -s or -es sound as /z/.
Examples:
Final -b: comb / combs In context: Clare combs her hair every morning.
Final -d: read / reads In context: Daniel reads the newspaper everyday.
Final -g: jog / jogs In context: She jogs in the park in the afternoon.
Final -v: drive / drives In context: The girl swims on Saturdays.
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Final -m: swim / swims In context: The girl swims on Saturdays.
Final- n: run / runs In context: John runs in the park on the weekends.
Final -ng: sing / sings In context: Bill sings rock songs in his free time.
Final -l: call / calls In context: Bryan works in a call center.
He calls customers all day.
Final -r: answer / answers In context: Cynthia is a receptionist. In her job,
S She answers emails and phone calls all
gggggggggggggggggggggggggggggday.
Final vowel sound -i: play / plays In context: Tim plays basketball every day.
/IZ/
When the verb ends in sounds such as -sh, -ch, -ge or -x; pronounce the fnal -s or
-es sound as /IZ/.
Examples:
Final -s: dance / dances In context: She dances with her workmates
o on Friday evenings.
Final -sh: wash / washes In context: Gabriel washes the dishes in the evening.
Final -ch: watch / watches In context: Michael watches the news in the mo
r morning.
Final -x: fax / faxes In context: He faxes documents all time in the of ce.
Final -ge: change / changes In context: Maria changes checks in a bank. She is a
c cashier.
Final -z: frizz / frizzes In context: Loren worries a lot about her look.
s She frizzes her hair everyday.
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References
Fbregas, P. Ejercicio de Ingles.com. Retrieved on May 21st, 2013, from,
http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/curso-ingles-basico/
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