English level V USB

My Portfolio of English Level V

USB Medellín. Name: Marcela Tejada Gil Teacher: Alba Nury Cardona Yepes

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UNIT 1 A TIME TO

REMEMBER

I can introduce someone and answer.

I can talk about childhood memories.

I can talk about events in past.

UNIT 2 CAUGHT IN

THE RUSH

I can write a composition about means of

transportation and public services.

I can use countable and uncountable nouns, and

identify the differences in specific contexts.

I can use indirect questions.

UNIT 3 TIME FOR A

CHANGE!

I can buy or sell houses and apartaments using

evaluation and comparison expressions.

I can express wishes: and write about changes

in the life.

I can identify at least 40 new words in

vocabulary.

UNIT 4 I´VE NEVER

HEARD OF

THAT!

I can prepare a recipe in English: using adverbs

of sequence.

I can have a conversation in a restaurant.



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Prepositions of time: AT, IN, ON

http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/time_prep.htm

We use at with times ( hours, at midnight, and some meals such as At

at suppertime and at lunchtime )

at three, at four (The train leaves at five o 'clock

at luchtime (Please be home at lunchtime)

at suppertime

We also use at with some fixed expressions such as: at sunrise, at noon, at

sunset, at night.

at night (Bats sleep at night. Batman too)

at midnight

at noon

at sunrise (He is going to kill the president at sunrise!)

at sunset

at the week-end

at the moment (Sorry, the boss is not here at the moment)

at present

at Christmas

at Easter (I want a chocolate bunny at Easter...)

at the age of three,

at the age of fity-two

at the same time (We arrive at the station at the same time)

We use in for longer periods of time (months, years, seasons) In

in January, in February, in March

in 1979, in 2001

http://blog.educastur.es/inglessierra/2008/01/31/prepositions-of-time-at-in-on/

http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes10/time_prep.htm



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in summer

in winter

in autumn

in spring

in the Middle Ages

in the 19 th century

We also use in for parts of the day: be careful if you add the name of the

day...

in the morning(s) but on Sunday morning(s)

in the afternoon(s) but on Monday afternoon(s)

in the evening (s) but on Tuesday evening(s)

we use on mostly for days of the week and dates. On

on Monday

on Tuesday

on Wednesday morning

on Thursday night

on July 10 th

on December 25 th

We say on Christmas day but at Chritmas



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PRACTICE

1. You can see the stars night. Well, if the sky is

clear....

2. In Argentina, you start primary school the age of

six.

3. I often work until 11 pm. I go to bed midnight.

4. I hate waking up very early the morning.

5. He is working at a tv studio. He is very busy the

moment.

6. The course ends January 8.

7. We have to go a few minutes. Mum is waiting for us....

8. We are getting married November.

9. She usually goes for walks in the country Saturday mornings.

10. He visites his mother Christmas.

11. Homer watches a lot of tv the afternoon.

12. I usually go back from work five o`clock.

13. Tango classes finish December this year.

14. Sara goes dancing week- ends.

15. lunchtime he eats like a horse.

16. Buenos Aires is very hot the summer.

ANSWERS

1. You can see the starsAT

night. Well, if the sky is

clear....

2. In Argentina, you start primary school AT

the age of

six.

3. I often work until 11 pm. I go to bedAT

midnight.

4. I hate waking up very early IN

the morning.

5. He is working at a tv studio. He is very busy AT

the

moment.

6. The course ends ON

January 8.

http://clafoti.com/Imagenes/wrong.htm

http://clafoti.com/Imagenes/wrong.htm



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7. We have to go IN

a few minutes. Mum is waiting for us....

8. We are getting married IN

November.

9. She usually goes for walks in the country ON

Saturday mornings.

10. He visites his mother AT

Christmas.

11. Homer watches a lot of tv IN

the afternoon.

12. I usually go back from work AT

five o`clock.

13. Tango classes finish IN

December this year.

14. Sara goes dancing AT

week- ends.

15. AT

lunchtime he eats like a horse.

16. Buenos Aires is very hot IN

the summer.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/inonat.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/lb/inonat.html



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SONG

THIS IS THE DAY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8wnUU5pIWE

This is the day

That the Lord hath made

And I'm so glad He made you

With each rising sun

You are here by my side

You are more than a dream come true

Oh to have you, to hold you

To love you, to pray

To share with, to care with

To hold hands and say

This is the day

That the Lord hath made

And I will rejoice I will rejoice I will rejoice with you

This is the day

That the Lord hath made that you and I are one

Love's mystery is unfolding today

Written for us in the Son

Oh for better, for worse

For rich or for poor

Each day that passes

I'll love you more 'Cause

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8wnUU5pIWE



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Unit 1: A TIME TO REMEMBER

EXAMPLES

11.. What did you use to do when you were a child?

-I use to play with marbles

-when I was a child, I used to collect shells.

22.. What did you use to do on vacations?

-I used to go to the beach with my family, On Vacations.

- On Vacations, I used to visit my aunt in Santa Fe de Antioquia.

33.. What did your mother use to cook for Christmas?

-My mother used to cook roast chicken, pies, desserts, etc, for

Christmas.

-For Christmas, my mother used to cook natilla and ojuela.

44.. When did you graduate from primary school?

-I graduate from primary school in 1988.

55.. Where did you live when you were young?

-I live in Medellín, when I was young.

-When I was young, I live in Medellín.

66.. Did you use to play out with friends?

-yes, I did. I used to play out with friends.

-No, I didn’t use to play out with friends.



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WH Question Words

http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/wh_questions.html

Wh- Questions allow a speaker to find out more information about topics. They are as follows:

When?

Where?

Who?

Why?

How?

What?

Time

Place

Person

Reason

Manner

Object/Idea/Action

Other words can also be used to inquire about specific information:

MORE ABOUT WH Question Words

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words.htm

We use question words to ask certain types of questions (question word

questions). We often refer to them as WH words because they include the

letters WH (for example WHy, HoW).

Question Word

Function Example

what asking for information about

something

What is your name?

Which (one)?

Whose?

Whom?

How much?

How many?

How long?

How often?

How far?

What kind (of)?

Choice of alternatives

Possession

Person (objective formal)

Price, amount (non-count)

Quantity (count)

Duration

Frequency

Distance

Description

http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/wh_questions.html

http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/wh-question-words.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions_types.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-questions_types.htm



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asking for repetition or confirmation

What? I can't hear you.

You did what?

what...for asking for a reason, asking why What did you do that for?

when asking about time When did he leave?

where asking in or at what place or position

Where do they live?

which asking about choice Which colour do you

want?

who asking what or which person or people (subject)

Who opened the door?

whom asking what or which person or

people (object)

Whom did you see?

whose asking about ownership Whose are these keys?

Whose turn is it?

why asking for reason, asking what...for

Why do you say that?

why don't making a suggestion Why don't I help you?

how asking about manner How does this work?

asking about condition or quality

How was your exam?

how + adj/adv asking about extent or degree see examples below

how far distance How far is Pattaya

from Bangkok?

how long length (time or space) How long will it take?



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how many quantity (countable) How many cars are there?

how much quantity (uncountable) How much money do

you have?

how old age How old are you?

how come

(informal)

asking for reason, asking why How come I can't see

her?

For practice see: http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-queswords.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-www.html

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~mbibliow/whquestions3-3.html

Unit 2: CAUGHT IN THE RUSH

PROBLEM SOLUTION

1. There are many traffic jumps. The city should build more

means of transportation

2. There are many cars in the

streets.

There should be more bridges

in the city.

We should travel by boat in

Medellin.

3. There is too much pollution. The city should have fewer old

cars.

The people should be well-

informed.

4. There is too much smoke in the

streets.

The city should have a good

campaign to clean the air.

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-queswords.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-www.html

http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~mbibliow/whquestions3-3.html



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Preposition BY

You can to listen

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Prepositions/by.html

. She's sitting by her computer and talking on the phone.

(by = next to)

2. These beautiful buildings are by the water.

Would you like to live or work by a river or a lake?

3. These office buildings are by a park.

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Prepositions/by.html



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4. They're sitting by each other and watching a movie.

5. You can learn English by going online.

(by = method. When "by" means method or way, it's usually followed by a gerund.)

What's a gerund?

6. You can split wood by using an axe.

http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Red%20Level/R18Gerunds.html



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7. He's a loan shark. By making loans at high interest rates, he has become very rich. However, he's not a good person to do business with.

8. He's a surfer. He rides on ocean waves by using a surfboad.

9. You can get around this city very easily by bus.

(by = method of transportation: ...by bus, ....by train, .....by car, .....by taxi, .....by plane, etc.)



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10. The fastest way to get around this city is by subway.

11. He needs to get to his meeting by 5:30.

(by = before)

12. These buildings used to stand side-by-side until they fell down.

(side-by-side = together)

Prepositions with forms of transport

http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/subjects/preptrans.html

We can use ‘by’ with most forms of transport.

We use ‘in’, ‘into’, and ‘out of’ with cars.

We normally use ‘on’, ‘onto’, and ‘off’ with other forms of transport.

1. When we talk about the type of vehicle or transport we use to travel

somewhere, we use ‘by’.

by bus

by bicycle

by car

by coach

by plane

by train

http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/subjects/preptrans.html



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She had come by car with her husband and her four children.

I left Walsall in the afternoon and went by bus and train to Nottingham.

WARNING: If you want to say you walk somewhere, you say you go ‘on

foot’. You do not say ‘by foot’.

Marie decided to continue on foot.

2. We use ‘in’, ‘into’, and ‘out of’ when we are talking about cars, vans,

lorries, taxis, and ambulances.

I followed them in my car.

The carpets had to be collected in a van.

Mr Ward happened to be getting into his lorry.

She was carried out of the ambulance and up the steps.

3. We use ‘on’, ‘onto’, and ‘off’ when we are talking about other forms of

transport, such as buses, coaches, trains, ships, and planes.

Why don't you come on the train with me to New York?

Peter Hurd was already on the plane from California.

The last thing he wanted was to spend ten days on a boat with Hooper.

He jumped back onto the old bus, now nearly empty.

Mr Bixby stepped off the train and walked quickly to the exit.

We can use ‘in’, ‘into’, and ‘out of’ with these other forms of transport,

usually when we are focusing on the physical position or movement of the

person, rather than stating what form of transport they are using.

The passengers in the plane were beginning to panic.

He got back into the train quickly, before Bait could stop him.

We jumped out of the bus and ran into the nearest shop.



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INDIRECT QUESTIONS

http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit66_grammar.htm

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/9522/indirect-questions

Indirect questions are polite, longer forms of normal questions. For

example:

- Where's the department store? - Direct question

- Could you tell me where the department store is, please? - Indirect

question

- What's his name? - Direct question

- Do you know what his name is? - Indirect question

Form

Indirect questions are formed of two parts: a polite expression, and a

question which has no subject/verb inversion like a normal question . For

example:

- What's his name? >>

- Do you know what his name is? - Indirect question

Here the polite expression is "Do you know...", and the question part is

"...what his name is?". Note that the subject and verb have not changed

place in the question part. So if you said "Do you know what is his name?",

this would be incorrect.

Another example:

- What's the time? >>

- Do you have any idea what the time is? - Indirect question

The polite expression is "Do you have any idea...?", and the question is

"...what the time is?".

The question is not "...what is the time?" - you don't invert the subject and

verb kike a normal question.

Auxiliary Verb "To do"

The auxiliary verb "to do"is used in questions when there is no other auxiliary

verb. For example:

- You like Chinese food. >>

- Do you like Chinese food?

Indirect questions do not use the auxiliary verb "to do" in the main

question. For example:

- When does the next train arrive? - Direct question

http://www.1-language.com/englishcourse/unit66_grammar.htm

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/9522/indirect-questions



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- Do you know when the next train arrives? - Indirect question

- Do you know when does the next train arrive? - Incorrect

Another example:

- When does the restaurant close? - Direct question

- Could you tell me when the restaurant closes? - Indirect question

- Could you tell me when does the restaurant close? - Incorrect

There are infinite ways to make indirect questions. Not all indirect questions

are questions at all, rather they are polite statements which encourage

some kind of response. Some common polite expressions include:

- I wonder if/whether...?

- I can't remember if/whether...?

- Could you tell me if/whether...?

- Would you mind telling me if/whether...?

- Would it be possible for you to...?

- Is there any chance you could...?

- I don't suppose you could...

- I'd like to know if/whether...

- I can't remember...

For practice see http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html



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Unit 3: time for a change!

Enough and too

http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/enough_too.htm

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=359&lev

el=2&unit=3&type=Cup_drag_and_drop&stage=1

Enough goes after adjectives and adverbs...like this:

adjective + enough

No, I can't wear this. It's not big enough for me.

I don't want to get married yet. I am not old enough.

He is not imaginative enought I am afraid.

adverb + enough

I am not working hard enough to pay the rent this year.

I didn't feel well enough to go to work yesterday.

We didn't drive quickly enough to get there by four.

On the other hand, enough goes before nouns:

noun + enough

We don't have enough money this month.

There aren't enough chairs in the house for the meeting.

You can't get that job. You haven't enough experience.

After enough you can say for somebody /something...

We don't have enough money for a big meal.

http://www.clafoti.com/imagenes12/enough_too.htm

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=359&level=2&unit=3&type=Cup_drag_and_drop&stage=1

http://www2.cambridge.org/interchangearcade/launch.do?activityID=359&level=2&unit=3&type=Cup_drag_and_drop&stage=1



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A thousand dollars is enough money for a party....

A sandwich is enough for me now.

There isn't enough room for all here....

You can use the infinitive with to after enough:

There aren't enough chairs for us to sit down...

I am not old enough to drive a car.

I'm sorry! I am not strong enough to help you.

he word too can be used in many different ways. Read the examples below and

you will get familiar with it's use.

This shirt is too big. I need something smaller.

That car is too expensive.

This shirt is too big for me. I need something smaller.

That car is too expensive for us.

This shirt is too big for me to wear.

That car is too expensive for us to buy.

The elephant is too big, the door is not big enough.



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Practice

1. The wind was strong to go out that day...

2. I didn't finish my test because I dind't have time to do it!

3. This is a good jacket Mr Green. Try it on and see if it is big for you.

4. 'Let's go dancing.' 'No it is late for us to go dancing today.'

5. 'Does your friend work hard?' 'Not at all....He is lazy to work.'

6. Do you think I have qualifications to apply for the job?

7. I didn't pass the exam simply because I didn't study hard ....

8. 'Shall we take a picture?' 'No, it's dark outside to take a picture I am afraid.'

9. 'Drink your tea.' 'Well this tea is hot for me to drink just now.'

10. She is just sixteen! She isn't old to get married...

11. This piano is heavy for us to move...We need help!

12. Don't stand on that chair. It's not strong to stand on.

Answers

1. The wind was too

strong to go out that day...

2. I didn't finish my test because I dind't have enough

time to do it!

3. This is a good jacket Mr Green. Try it on and see if it is big enough

for you.

4. 'Let's go dancing.' 'No it is too

late for us to go dancing today.'

5. 'Does your friend work hard?' 'Not at all....He is too

lazy to work.'

6. Do you think I have too

qualifications to apply for the job?

7. I didn't pass the exam simply because I didn't study hard enough

....

8. 'Shall we take a picture?' 'No, it's too

dark outside to take a picture I am afraid.'

9. 'Drink your tea.' 'Well this tea is too

hot for me to drink just now.'

10. She is just sixteen! She isn't old enough

to get married...

11. This piano is too

heavy for us to move...We need help!

12. Don't stand on that chair. It's not strong enough

to stand on.



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Whis

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/menu.php

t from what they are, that we have regrets about the present situation.

I wish I was rich.

He wishes he lived in Paris.

They wish they'd chosen a different leader.

Notice that the verb tense which follows 'I wish' is 'more in the past' than the

tense corresponding to its meaning.

I'm too fat. I wish I was thin.

I never get invited to parties. I wish I got invited to parties.

It's raining. I wish it wasn't raining.

I went to see the latest Star Wars film. I wish I hadn't gone.

I've eaten too much. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

I'm going to visit her later. I wish I wasn't going to visit her later.

In the case of 'will' , where 'will' means 'show willingness' we use 'would'.

He won't help me. I wish he would help me.

You're making too much noise. I wish you would be quiet.

You keep interrupting me. I wish you wouldn't do that.

Where 'will' means a future event, we cannot use 'wish' and must use 'hope'.

There's a strike tomorrow. I hope some buses will still be running.

I hope everything will be fine in your new job.

In more formal English, we use the subjunctive form 'were' and not 'was' after 'wish'.

I wish I were taller.

I wish it were Saturday today.

I wish he were here.

For practice see http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/exercise2.swf

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/exercise3.swf

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/menu.php



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