CLASE 01 BRITÁNICO: INTERMEDIATE 01 TRENDS

Resumen:

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

      Rob Jones is currently meeting every single friend on his Facebook page

• things that are changing

      I'm learning a lot about myself

3. Nosotros usamos PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE para hablar sobre:

• our experience (our lives until now)

      They've now been together for three years.

• 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
• facebook
• 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

1. I OFTEN MEET UP GROUP OF FRIENDS IN THE EVENING
2. YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE A LOT IN COMMON SOMEONE TO BE FRIENDS. IT'S FINE TO HAVE DIFFERENT INTERESTS.
3. I MAKE FRIENDS WITH MOST PEOPLE I KNOW. THERE AREN'T MANY PEOPLE I DON'T LIKE.
4. A REALLY GOOD FRIEND IS SOMEONE YOU CAN CALL AT MIDNIGHT AND ASK THEM TO HELP YOU OUT
5. THE FRIENDS YOU GET ON AT SCHOOL ARE OFTEN FRIENDS FOR LIFE.
6. I'M ALWAYS PLEASED WHEN SOMEONE I HAVEN'T HEARD FROM IN AGES GET IN TOUCH
7. I'M QUITE EASY-GOING. I RARELY FALL OUT WITH MY FRIENDS.
8. I'M NOT SPEAKING TO MY SISTER AT THE MOMENT - WE'VE AN ARGUMENT. IT SEEMS A BIT CHILDISH.
9. I CAN TRUST MY CLOSEST FRIEND WITH ALL MY SECRETS