ENGLISH LEVEL 6- ACTIVITY #1

Plazo de entrega: sábado 11 de abril de 2020

Unit 6
LESSON 1 Expressing intentions and plans that changed: Was / were
going to and would

1 Change each sentence to the past tense.

0. She’s going to go to the movies.

She was going to go to the movies.

1. Are you going to study economics?

Were you going to study economics?

2. My friend is going to speak to the manager about the bad service in the hotel.

My friend was going to speak to the manager about the bad service in the hotel

3. Are there going to be a lot of people at the meeting?

Were there going to be a lot of people at the meeting?

4. This is going to be my last car.

This was going to be my last car.

5. Who is going to teach this class?

Who was going to teach this class?

6. Medicine is going to be my career field.

Medicine was going to be my career field.

7. Where is Lee going to study nursing?

Where was Lee going to study nursing?

2 Change each sentence to the past tense.

0. We think we will become vegetarians.

__We thought we would become vegetarians.___

1. Sally believes she will marry Tom.

Sally believed she would marry Tom.

2. Our teacher believes we will all pass the test.

Our teacher believed we would all pass the test.

3. They say they are going to study medicine.

They said they are going to study medicine.

4. The doctor says the baby is going to be born in May.

The doctor said the baby is going to be born in May.

5. No one believes the restaurant will be good.

No one believed the restaurant would be good.

3 Rewrite each direct speech statement about intentions and plans as indirect
speech. Make tense changes.

0. She said, “I am going to be a chemist.”

__She said she was going to be a chemist.____

1. We told them, “We’re going to see the movie on Friday.”

They told them They were going to see the movie on Friday.

2. I said, “Mark is going to be sorry he married Jane.”

She said Mark was going to be sorry he married Jane.

3. She asked, “Who is going to make dinner?”

She asked Who was going to make dinner

4. My family told me, “You are going to love New York.”

His family told him he was going to love New York.

4 Complete each statement.

0. We thought we would be late, but .

a. you won’t b. we weren’t c. we were d. we wouldn’t (THE CORRET ANSWER IS B)

1. The newspaper said it was going to rain, but .

a. it isn’t b. it didn’t c. it would d. it did

2. I believed she was telling the truth, but .

a. she didn’t b. she wasn’t c. she is d. I wasn’t

3. He thought everything would be OK, but .

a. it will b. it was c. it wasn’t d. he was

LESSON 2 Perfect modals

1 Complete the perfect modals in the statements.

0. You must _have tried__ (try) peanut butter when you were in the U.S.
Everyone eats it there.

1. They might Have gone(go) to the play last night. It was playing near
their apartment.

2. Jean and Ralph shouldn’t Have bought (buy) the SUV. It uses too
much gas.

3. Who could Have been (be) at the meeting? Let’s find out and call them
to hear what happened.

4. We should Have told (tell) Raquel about the weather report before
she left.

5. They couldn’t Have seen (see) the movie. It didn’t open until today.

6. I must Have broken (break) the coffee maker. It doesn’t work anymore.

7. Molly would Have liked (like) the concert. It’s too bad she didn’t go.
2 Complete each statement with the correct modal.

0. You loved_________ my grandmother. She was so nice!

a. should have b. would have c. could have (THE CORRECT ANSWER IS B)

1. Ellen studied English because she speaks very well.

a. should have b. may not have c. must have

2. I taken the train instead of this slow bus!

a. could have b. couldn’t have c. must have

3. They were nearby when the big accident happened. They seen it.
a. could not have b. shouldn’t have c. might have

4. I’m sorry I didn’t break up with my boyfriend sooner. I been happier.

a. would have b. must have c. couldn’t have

5. They went to class this morning. They known that it was canceled.
a. might have b. must not have c. should not have

6. She definitely wanted to be a physicist, or she studied physics at

the university.
a. must have b. would have c. wouldn’t have
Read the article. Then choose True or False for each statement.

True False

Example: You should become familiar with the job before your interview. (✓) ( )

25. For an interview, dress in a way that expresses your personality. ( ) (✓)

26. Asking questions in an interview shows you didn’t pay attention. ( ) (✓)

27. You should be polite but not overly friendly in an interview. (✓) ( )

28. In an interview, immediately answer any question that’s asked. ( ) (✓)

29. Even if you’re nervous, you should try to seem calm and confident. (✓) ( )

30. It’s all right to be a little late for an interview. ( ) (✓)

 Tener en cuenta:

1. FUTURE PAST, son cosas que ya teníamos planeadas para un futuro , pero que
desafortunadamente por algún motivo cambiaron, explicado en 2 de los videos, con
ejemplos útiles y detallados, para poner en práctica como usarlo.
 Ejemplo: Yo les voy a dar una retroalimentación del curso , este era el plan del
docente a futuro que ya lo estableció.

In english:

I`m going to give you a feedback about the course

Esta intención cambió, ya que durante la clase virtual no pudo realizar el plan
porque se le fue la luz, por lo tanto podría decir:

a. I was going to give you a feedback about the course, but

in this case the power went out.
b. I was going to give you a feedback about the course, but I
couldn`t

2. Otro de los videos habla sobre el WOULD , el cual no se puede utilizar solo con la
forma base sino utilizarlo con una NOUN CLAUSE , esta se caracteriza por ser
palabras que tienen un SUJETO y un VERBO, que pueden ser DEPENDIENTES o
INDEPENDIENTES.