La clase fue un resumen de los tiempos más vistos en el nivel básico: Present Simple, Continuous and Perfect, y se desarrollo en torno a las tendencias generales (trends).
GRAMMAR
WHEN USE PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE?
1. Nosotros usamos PRESENT SIMPLE para hablar sobre:
- things that are always or generally true
This prove that internet is a powerful tool
I generally spend a day with them and they choose what we do
- things that happen regularly/repeatedly
He takes a photo for his Facebook page with everyone
2. Nosotros usamos PRESENT CONTINUOUS para hablar sobre:
- things that are happenning at/around the time when we speak
- things that are changing
3. Nosotros usamos PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE para hablar sobre:
- our experience (our lives until now)
- things that have already/just happened
He's also just visited a distant relative in the USA.
VOCABULARY
FRIENDSHIP
1. ADULT PEOPLE
- Close friends (amigos cercanos)
- football
- work
2. YOUNG PEOPLE
- friends from school
- close friends
- evening class
- met on holiday
- work
COMMON VERBS AND VERB PHRASES
- get on
- meet up
- have a lot in common
- fall out (have a fight)
- help out
- trust (confianza)
- get/keep in touch
- make friends
- have an argument (verbal fight)
EXERCISES
Los siguientes ejercicios completar con las frases comunes antes mencionadas
- I OFTEN MEET UP GROUP OF FRIENDS IN THE EVENING
- YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE A LOT IN COMMON SOMEONE TO BE FRIENDS. IT'S FINE TO HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
- I MAKE FRIENDS WITH MOST PEOPLE I KNOW. THERE AREN'T MANY PEOPLE I DON'T LIKE.
- A REALLY GOOD FRIEND IS SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL AT MIDNIGHT AND ASK THEM TO HELP YOU OUT
- THE FRIENDS YOU GET ON AT SCHOOL ARE OFTEN FRIENDS FOR LIFE.
- I'M ALWAYS PLEASED WHEN SOMEONE I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM IN AGES GET IN TOUCH
- I'M QUITE EASY-GOING. I RARELY FALL OUT WITH MY FRIENDS.
- I'M NOT SPEAKING TO MY SISTER AT THE MOMENT - WE'VE AN ARGUMENT. IT SEEMS A BIT CHILDISH.
- I CAN TRUST MY CLOSEST FRIEND WITH ALL MY SECRETS