Remember that there are some rules to add -ing to the verbs:
* most of the times we just add -ing directly to the verb go ---> goingwork ---> working study --->studyingplay--->playing
* but when the verb ends in a silent final e preceded by a consonant, we drop the -e and add -ing
live ---> living write ---> writing
* when the verb ends in a consonant and it is a strong one syllable verb then we double the final consonant. Also when the verb has two or more syllables but the stress is on the last syllable.
Pay attention to the way she pronounces can and can't. Don't worry if you don't understand all what she says, just listen to her to get the pronunciation.
When we speak or write we have two options. We can use the formula sentence + sentence + sentence + sentence + ..... which doesn't sound too natural
I like Sundays. I don't work on Sundays. I wake up at 8.30. I get up at 10.00. I have a big breakfast. I sometimes read the newspaper. I sometimes work in the garden. I go out for a walk. I have lunch with my family. We watch TV. We talk. We don't work. We don't study.
Or we can link the sentences and the discourse using CONNECTORS (and, or, but, because) and SEQUENCERS (then, before/after breakfast, ...) which sounds a lot more natural, don't you think so?
I like Sundays because I don't work. I wake up at 8.30 but I get up at 10.00 and I have a big breakfast. Then I sometimes read the newspaper or work in the garden. Before lunch I go out for a walk. Then I have lunch with my family.After lunch we watch TV and talk. We don't work or study.
Now time for you to practise!!!!!
Exercise Write a composition about your daily routine and send it to your teacher!!
The verb can is used to express ability to do something and to ask for permission. I can sing quite well Can we go out on Saturday?
The verb can is special. It doesn't add the '-s' in the third person singular She can dance very well *NOT She cans dance very well
It is always followed by another verb in the plain infinitive, that is, in the infinitive without 'to' . They can play tennis *NOT they can to play tennis
To make the negative we add not to the verb and to make questions we just swap places between subject and verb.
We can't go out tonight Can you play the guitar?
Note that in the negative it is either can't or cannot but NOT can not.
Watch the video and sing with the busy beavers. Remember that songs are good practice to learn. Pay attention to the pronunciation!!
In Okinawa people live a very long time. They are hardly ever ill. Many people live to be 100 – more people than in other parts of the world. Why? What is their secret?
Read the text while you listen to it. Then record yourself and compare your recording with the original. This will improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills!!
A healthy diet
The Okinawans eat vegetables, fruit, fish, soya, and rice. They usually have seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day. People don’t usually drink much alcohol or smoke. They don’t eat much meat or fast food.
Exercise
Physical activity is very important for the people of Okinawa. Martial arts, walking, traditional dancing, and gardening are very popular with people of all ages.
Low stress
In many countries people have healthy diets and do exercise. But the unusual thing about the people in Okinawa is that they are not stressed. They are relaxed and take their time. Buses are hardly ever on time, and people often arrive an hour late for meetings. Every evening hundreds of people, young and old, go to the beach to watch the beautiful sunset. People often meditate to relax.
Always active
Another important thing is that people often work until they are 80 – sometimes until 90! In the Okinawan dialect there is no word for ‘retired’. They are busy and active all their lives. Old people don’t stay at home – they go out and meet friends.
When journalists ask people ‘What is the secret of your long life?’, they answer ‘We are happy, we are always positive, and we are never in a hurry.’
First click here to learn the vocabulary. Then practise chores and adverbs of frequency with this book. Click here to open the book in a new bigger window.
It only works on PCs and some smart devices, sorry!
We not always say just what we do but we also say how often we do things and that's when we use 'adverbs of frequency'. The most used frequency adverbs are always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever (or seldom) and never.
Example: I usually go to the cinema
Remember that they are placed immediately before the verb:
Example: She often plays tennis.
But they come after the verb to be:
Example: They are never happy with the results.
This graphic will help you learn their degree of frequency:
This book will help you practise the times and daily routines. With audio too!! If you want to open it in a new bigger window, click here
NOTE: Be careful when you write, watch your spelling and don't use contractions, if you use contractions or the spelling is wrong (for example, not using capital letters at the beginning of a sentence) you will get it wrong.
Also, it only works on computers and some mobile devices, sorry!
When we say 'when' we not only say the watch time but also we refer to:
parts of the day (morning, afternoon, everning)
specific time in the day (lunch, dinner)
day of the week (Monday, Tuesday, ...)
month of the year (January, February, March...)
the year (2010, 1984, 1715...)
the season (spring, summer, autumn, winter)
specific periods of time (Christmas, Easter, weekend) ....
Three prepositions are used: AT, IN and ON . Do you remember when to use them? Practise with these exercises!
Exercise 1 (Choose the correct answer) Exercise 2 (Write in, at, on, to complete the sentences) Exercise 3 (Drag each word to the correct group) Exercise 4 (Complete the sentences with the correct preposition) Exercise 5 (Choose the right answer) Exercise 6(Which is the right preposition to complete the sentence?)
