EXPRESSION OF THE UNIT!

• Buckle down (phr. v)

• Definition: We use this to tell ourselves that
it’s time to start doing something important.
• Ex: All right! I’ve spent this month doing
nothing. It’s time to buckle down and start
exercising again!
 LESSON 1

UNIT 1
OBJECTIVES:
C.O: Let’s gossip about ourselves
as much as we can.
L.O: Let’s review some basic
tenses.
L.S: Transfer grammar into real
life.
C L A S S P R E PA R AT I O N :

• Write down the words you prepared,

so everyone can see them.
• Explain IPA and synonyms or
definitions.
 DISCUSS:
• We use the present simple when…
• And the simple past to express…
• We combine the simple past and the past
continuous when…
• The difference between the simple past and the
present perfect is…
• The difference between the present perfect and the
present perfect continuous is…
• We use the present continuous when…
SIMPLE PRESENT:
• It’s used to talk about habits or routines.
• Personal information: where you work, what you
study, where you live, etc.
• For opinions: I love changua, I have lechona, etc.
• Truths or facts: Spiders are frigthening.,
Changua is disgusting. Coronavirus controls the
planet.
 S I M P L E PA S T:
• We use this grammar to express actions that
occurred in past and are complete. THESE
ACTIONS FINISHED ALREADY.
• We also use it for past experiences, past
activities or things that you did.
• Comí, leí, fui, viví, visité, viajé, etc.
• Be careful with -ed endings for pronunciation.
 PA S T C O N T I N U O U S A N D S I M P L E PA S T:

• We combine these two tenses when we want to tell an

anecdote, a story or a tale.
• We use the past continuous to ESTABLISH THE
CONTEXT of the story. This is the action that was
happening before the interruption.
• And we use the simple past TO EXPRESS THE ACTION
THAT INTERRUPTED the first one.
• I was chopping onions in my kitchen WHEN I cut myself.
S I M P L E PA S T A N D P R E S E N T P E R F E C T:

• BOTH TENSES TALK ABOUT PAST.

• The simple past happened in A SPECIFIC
MOMENT FROM THE PAST (yesterday, 2 days
before, last year, a month ago, etc)
• The present perfect happened in A NON SPECIFIC
TIME. (I don’t remember when it happened, or it’s
not convenient to mention it.) - (Already, yet, never,
always, before, since, ever, etc.)
PRESENT PERFECT AND PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS:

• WE USE BOTH TO CONNECT ACTIONS THAT BEGAN IN THE

PAST BUT STILL HAPPEN TODAY. (I’ve worked in CCA for 10
years. / I’ve been working in CCA for 10 years.)
• We use the present perfect to talk about actions that are
complete and occurred in the past.
• We use the present perfect continuous to express actions that
happened recently and that we have evidence of. (Have you
been crying? How do you know? Because your eyes look swollen
and red.) (The guys has been running because he looks sweaty.)
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

• We use this tense to express actions that

are happening this year, this month, this
week, today or in this exact moment.
• The maximum period of time is ONE YEAR.
• Because more than one year is a ROUTINE.
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Optional*
• Once you learn new grammar,
• It really helps memory.
you must decide when to use it.
• It boosts the ability to identify
• The best way to do it is yourself.
context.
• Use your own life to make real
• You’re faster at making
examples.
decisions.
• Imagine you’re talking to a
• Anxiety is reduced considerably.
friend.
• You’ll feel more self-confident.
• Mix that new grammar with
previous ones. • You’re going to stop using the
same grammar.
• Be flexible.
• Let’s imagine a gossip chat.
• You’ll write 3 questions to know personal
interesting things about your classmates.
• Use all the tenses you can.
Examples:
• I’d like to know how many countries you’ve
visited.
• Tell me which was your favorite birthday.
• Can you tell me when you normally go to
parties?
A S S E S S M E N T:
• I understand the differences among
grammar tenses (yes/no) because…
• Today I learned that…
• I used ____ expressions from the lesson,
for example…
• I need to work more on…