LEVEL 3 / ABOUT ME

Hello, nice to meet you, my name is Laura Bayona, I'm nineteen years old, I'm from Barranquilla. I am studying physiotherapy, which makes me very happy because I really like my career, I also like to skate and cook with my grandmother in my free time.

UNIT 1 - GETTING ACQUAINTED

LESSION 1: Get reacquainted with someone
IRREGULAR VERBS

*Base form participle*	*Simple past*	*Past*
be	Was/were	been
come	came	come
do	did	done
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	falled
go	went	gone
have	had	had

REGULARS VERBS

*PRESENT*	*PAST*	*PAST PARTICIPLE*
Study	studied	studied
Play	played	played
visit	visited	visited
like	liked	Liked
travel	Traveled	traveled
jump	jumped	jumped

Example (Past participle)
My dad traveled have to Puerto Rico.
I have studied English.
My cat jumped has into my bed.

Example (past participle negative)
I haven't visited my grandfather.
My brother hasn’t played soccer.
I haven’t liked the snowy coffee.

VOCABULARY

CONVERSATION ACTIVATOR

A: Jheider, have you met Jorge?

B: No, i haven´t

A: Jorge, i´d like you to meet Jheider?

C: Hi, Jheider, you look family have we met before.

B: I don´t think so.

C: I know! last month you were at my sisters Laura party.

B: Oh, thats! right how have you been.

D: Hi, Shady, Hi Jorge

B: Hi, laura, have you met Jheider?

D: No, i haven´t .

GRAMMAR FOCUS
Present perfect + ever, never, already, yet

Examples

Have you ever been to Barranquilla?
Has she ever met the malecón ?
Haven't they ever been to Frances?
Have you met Carla yet?
It's the first time that I've ever eaten chicken in coconut sauce.
I've already drunk three coffees this morning.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

GRAMMAR PRACTICE EVIDENCE
(The present perfect tense)
(HAVE - HAS)

Positive sentence Negative sentences

I have played it hasn't snowed this winter
you have worked I haven't eaten breakfast today
he has written I haven´t bought a launch
she has walked We hasn´t snowed
it has rained they haven´t tried

GOAL: GREET A VISITOR TO YOUR COUNTRY

UNIT 2. GOING TO THE MOVIES.

GOAL: Apologize for being late

CONVERSATION MODEL
Read and listen to someone apologize for being late.

A : Have you been here long?
B: For about ten minutes.
A: Sorry I'm late I got stuck in traffic.
Did you get tickets?
B: Yes. But the 8.00 show for The Love Boat is sold out.
I got tickets for Paradise Island. I hope that's OK.
A: That's fine. How much do I owe?
B: Nothing It's on me.
A: Well, thanks! Next time it's my treat.

CONVERSATION EXAMPLE

EXAMPLES

I´m truly sorry for my tardiness
Sorry i´ve been running late
I apologize for being late
sorry for the delay

Lesson 2: Goal: Discuss preferences for a movie genre

What would i rather see, a comedy or a horror film? Why?

I prefer to watch comedy movies, I really like the joy they convey and the funny moments of each of them.

WHAT´S YOUR FAVORITE FILM?

GRAMMAR FOCUS.
WAYS TO EXPRESS WANTS AND PREFERENCES

Would like

Example:

I would like to go to the beach

We would like to play a football soon

I would like to go stargazing.

Would rather

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Example:

I would rather stay.

I would rather relax than go dancing.

She would rather rest on the beach than be at home.

The present perfect: For and Since; other uses of the present perfect.

PRACTICE: EXAMPLE (FOR - SINCE)

For + a period of time

for six years, for a week, for a month, for hours, for two hours
I have worked here for five years.

Since + a point in time

since this morning, since last week, since yesterday
since I was a child, since Wednesday, since 2 o'clock
I have worked here since 1990.

Present perfect with FOR

She has lived here for twenty years.
We have taught at this school for a long time.
Alice has been married forthree months.
They have been at the hotel for a week.

Present perfect with SINCE

She has lived here since 1980.
We have taught at this school since 1965.
Alice has been married since March 2nd.
They have been at the hotel since last Tuesday.