Advanced 1, CEP
Instructor: Francisca Morales
Error Correction
The following sentences were either heard in class or posted on the class website. Can you find the mistake?
“Protesters are not agree with people who eat meat.”
“Those people who was against the festival
protested.”
“How is your weekends?”
“Here is my examples”
“Protesters DO not agree with people who eat meat.”
“Those people who WERE against the festival
protested.”
“How is your weekendX?”
“Here ARE my examples”
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
FEEDBACK
5 minutes
HOMEWORK REVIEW
Present Simple
"NYC Restaurant Week goes from July 21st through August 15th” (Gessica)
I love New York (Asami)
Sale and promotional items aren't returnable (Yuka)
Trains operate between South Ferry and 137 St (Sawako)
Present Progressive
We're helping small business in a big way (Gessica)
I'm loving it (Asami)
I'm turning 10 this year.(Yuka)
Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian are looking to have second children (Sawako)
Doubtful Examples?
PRESENT SIMPLE
Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors Please.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
The solution is showing gratitude
Dog Meat Festival
Dog Meat Festival VERB FUNCTION
PROCEEDS FACT
HAS FACT
IS LEGAL… STATE
IS A TRADITIONAL… STATE / FACT / GENERAL TRUTH
EAT HABIT / GENERAL TRUTH
SAY FACT
IS BOTH TRADITIONAL… STATE / FACT
RESENT FACT
IS JUST ONE… FACT
IS THAT… FACT
BELIEVE GENERAL TRUTH / STATE / FACT
I HAVE LIVED IN
EGYPT ALL MY LIFE
I LIVED IN EGYPT FOR FIVE YEARS WHEN I WAS YOUNG
A B
Which of these sentences would the other person respond?
“Did you ever eat kebab?”
“Have you ever eaten kebab?”
Does he still live in Egypt?
Amos and Brian
Amos was an explorer.Brian is an explorer.He went to many countries. He has been to many countries. He has been to the North Pole. He went to Japan. He has never been to the South Pole.
He has crossed the Gobi Desert. He crossed the Sahara Desert. He never explored in America. He went to China three times. He has been to India twice. He has explored in six continents.
In pairs, decide whether each of these sentences describes Amos or Brian.
EAT – 1 hour
SWIM / READ – 30 minutes
GRILL – all day
In pairs, make sentences
Barry started reading a book at midnight. It is now three in the morning.
Eva finished school and started working at the beginning of March. It is now the end of July.
Evan moved in with his parents seven months ago. He is still living with them.
Explain what happened
He has been looking for them for two hours now.
They have been dreaming of one for ten years now.
She has been thinking about it for the last ten minutes.
We have been expecting it to happen all day.
I have been feeling this way all my life.