Grammar

The Amusement Park by Christina Igupen and Ezra Igupen Script The Amusement Park A - On one Friday night, Thomas decided to celebrate something in an abandoned amusement park with his best friend, Dominic. And so he gave him a call to meet up at the place. Dialog – [Thomas and Dominic are on the phone] Dominic: Hello? (just woke up) Thomas: Hey man, wanna go to the amusement park with me? (Dominic is in complete silence for a moment) Dominic: What? Thomas: Yeah man, I’ve got like a pack of sodas here, all ready for consumption.  (Dominic is in complete silence for a moment again) Dominic: Dude, that place was shut down years ago. Plus, it’s like (looks at the clock) 11 pm at night.  Why do you even wanna go there? Thomas: I got something to celebrate. It’s pretty special, man. So get up and get goin. I’ll be waitin there, mkay? Dominic: No, dude, no. That place is creepy and suspicious. I’ve heard of some crazy stories about that place. It’s like there’s

There is, there are and prepositions There is + singular noun There is a laptop on the table. There is a pen on the floor. There is a teacher in the room. There is a dog outside. Negative form There isn't a TV in my bedroom. There isn't a chair in the yard. There isn't a player in the basketball court. There isn't an orange in the fridge. Yes/no question Is there a river in your hometown? Is there a museum in that area? Is there an apple on the table? Is there a flower shop in that place? There are + plural noun There are students in the classroom. There are beautiful parks in my hometown. There are two malls in our province. There are books in the office. Negative form There aren't cinemas in that place. There aren't tables in the room. There aren't people in the church. There aren't photos in my book. Question form Are there good restaurants in your city? Are there shops

verb be, question word where and prepositions Verb be (am, is, are) Affirmative form I am from Canada. She is from France. He is from Mexico. We are from the United States of America. They are from China. You are from Japan. Negative form I am not from Greece. She is not from Spain. He is not from Thailand. We are not from United Kingdom. They are not from India. You are not from the Philippines. Yes/no questions Are you from Italy? Is she from Russia? Are they from Poland? Is he from South Korea? Question word - where Where are you from? Where are they from? Where is she from? Where is he from? Prepositions - from, in, on I am from England. They are in Singapore. He is on vacation.

Demonstrative pronouns, Imperatives and Indefinite pronouns Demonstrative pronouns - this, that, these, those Singular - this, that Plural - these, those Use this and these for things near you. Use that and those for things far from you. This is a pen. These are pens. That is a book. Those are books. Imperatives Use imperatives for giving commands, instructions and advice. Affirmative statements - Stand up. - Please be quiet. - Write a complete sentence. - Stop smoking. Negative statements - Don't use your phone inside. Don't pick flowers in the park. Indefinite articles - a, an Use a for consonant sounds like the following: a computer, a basket, a tablet, a laptop Use an for vowel sounds like: an apple, an earphone, an orange, an elephant

Possessive adjectives, question words and prepositions Possessive adjectives - our, your, their Our birthdays are in may. Your birthdays are in September. Their birthdays are in December. Question words - what, when, how old What day is today? When is your birthday? How old are you? Prepositions - in, on Use in with months and years and on with dates and days of the week. in October, in 2016 on 25 December, on Sunday

Verb be and possessive adjectives Verb be Singular subject ( I, You, He, She, It) I am a student. You are a teacher. He is a doctor. She is a nurse. It is a dog. Plural subject (We, You, They) We are students. You are teachers. They are nurses. Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her) My book is on the table. Your bag is on the chair. His pen is in his bag. Her glasses are on the shelf.

simple past vs present perfect tense simple past vs present perfect 1. Use the simple past to talk about events that began and ended in the past. - The Russians launched the first artificial satellite in 1957. 2. Use the present perfect to talk about an indefinite time in the past. - Many countries have launched satellites into space.

simple present vs present progressive tense Simple present tense or present tense 1. We use the simple present tense for facts or things that are true in general. For examples, - The euro is the official currency of the European Union. - The digital generation includes today's teenagers. - My parents don't read newspapers online. (negative statement) - Does Portugal belong to the European Union? (yes/no question form) Simple present vs present progressive or continuous 1. We use the simple present to talk about habits or routines while present progressive is used for actions occurring or happening now or for a temporary situation. For examples, - The temperatures change with the seasons of the year. (habits/routines) - The temperatures in the poles are changing drastically. (happening now)

Question forms 1. Questions with be How is the food? What was the party like yesterday? Are you a teacher? Were they late? 2. Questions with main verb Where do you live? What time did they arrive at the party? Does the film have a happy ending? Did you make the food?

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Present continuous tense  I’ m talking to my students about communication.  I have a Facebook account.  I don’t go on Facebook every day.  1. Don't overuse the present simple and the present continuous. Make sure not to miss out the verb be when using the present continuous, e.g.  I watching a good TV programme .  (Correct form = I’m watching a good TV programme.) 2. There are some verbs we don’t usually use in the continuous form, e.g. think   (What do you think about the problem?),  know (Do you know Sandy in Class 7?). However, some of these verbs can be used in the continuous form when they have certain meanings, e.g.  Wait a moment, I’m thinking . 3. Other verbs are commonly used in both the simple and continuous, but with different meanings:  I have a big house near Paris. ( state )  I’ m having dinner at the moment – I’ll call you back later. ( action )  This applies to other continuous tenses as well as the present. 

Present simple tense   e.g. I go to a restaurant with my friends.  I get up early.  I play tennis. 1. Frequency adverbs generally go before the main verb, but they go after the verb be:  I usually get up at 7.30. BUT I am often late. Students often make mistakes with this, e.g.  I often am late.  Also note that the adverb sometimes can also go at the beginning or end of a sentence, e.g.  Sometimes I go shopping on Saturdays.  I go shopping on Saturdays sometimes .  REVIEW 1: Add -s or -es where necessary.  SNAKES  (1) Snakes eat all sorts of things. (2) Eggs are a favorite food of many snakes. (3) When a snake eat an egg, the snake first curl around the egg. (4) It don't want the egg to roll away. (5) Then the snake open its mouth and move the egg into its throat. (6) It squeeze the egg with muscles in its neck. (7) The egg break and go into the snake's stomach. (8) Then the snake spit out the eggshell. (9) Snakes love to eat eggs. 

Verb be part 2 REVIEW 1: Correct the mistakes. 1. Mr. Lee have a brown coat.  2. They are n't here today.  3. This books are expensive.  4. Cuba is a island.  5. Florida and Korea is peninsula.  REVIEW 2: Choose the best answer. 1. Tina: ___________that?   Jim: That's Paul Carter.  A. Who's     B. What's     C. Where's  2. That is _________. A. a mistakes       B. mistakes    C. a mistake  3. Paul: ________in your class?   Eric: No.  A. Mr.Kim      B. Is Mr. Kim.     C. Mr. Kim is he 4. Yoko: __________these?     Gina: My art books. I'm taking an art history course this semester.  A. What is      B. Who are      C. What are  5. Tom: Are you hungry?  Sue: Yes, ______ A. I'm        B. I'm not       C. I am   REVIEW 3: Complete the sentences with am, is, or are. Use not if necessary.  1. Lemons _____ vegetables.  2. A lemon ______ a kind of fruit.  3. I _____ from the United States. 

Verb be or verb to be Common student mistakes with be positive and negative: 1. common errors include: missing be out altogether, particularly before adjectives, e.g.  Russia very big. (Correct form = Russia is very big.)  2. the second clause of a sentence, e.g.  This is a small town and the people very friendly. (Correct form = This is a small town and the people are very friendly.) 3. confusing the forms am/are/is, e.g.  Here is the answers. (Correct form = Here are the answers to the homework.)  4. confusion with colours as students often try to include the word colour and may miss out be, e.g.  It a blue colour. (Correct form = It’s blue.) 5. Students may also have problems with word order, e.g.  They all are from Germany. (Correct form = They are all from Germany.) 6. using of capitals and apostrophes in the contracted forms, e.g.  Hes Spanish and i’m Brazilian. (Correct form = He’s Spanish and I’m Brazilian.)  7. using ha