English refresher course

English Refresher Course English Refresher Course October 26-27 Introduce yourself Introduce yourself  Form into groups of two.  Make a short presentation showing two people who are meeting for the first time.  Example: John: Hello! My name is John! Lisa: Hi John! I’m Lisa! (shakes hands) John: Pleased to meet you, Lisa! Lisa: The pleasure is mine, John. John: How do you find our city so far, Lisa? Lisa: It’s wonderful! I’m hoping to see more of it! What is the most common verb in What is the most common verb in the English language? the English language?  Am/is/are (To be)  Singular=am (used with I), are (used with you) and is  Plural=are  Examples: *I am in Apas, Cebu City now. Am I correct? *You are quite pretty today. Are you in love? *She is really happy. Isn’t she glowing? *They are arriving here today. Aren’t they excited about their trip? Who, What, and Where Who, What, and Where  Use WHO for people, WHAT for things, and WHERE for places  Who is going to church today?  What kind of transportation do we use to go there?  Where is it located?  Exercise: Form groups of two. Use who, what, and where in a dialogue.  First group to finish wins a prize.  Using Titles Using Titles  Mister – for unmarried or married male  Miss –for unmarried female  Mrs. –for married female  Honorifics—sir, ma’am, your honor, etc  Examples: *Good morning, Mr. Ledesma. What can I do for you, sir? *Is Mrs. Arroyo doing her job well? Present Continuous form (positive) Present Continuous form (positive)  Something is happening now  Am/is/are + verb + ing  Examples:  She is doing her assignments in her room.  I am cooking adobo for lunch.  They are watching a play in the local theater right now. Present Continuous form (negative) Present Continuous form (negative)  Add NOT after am/is/are  Examples: *I am not saying that you’re wrong. *It is not running as well as we thought it would. *She isn’t staying for dinner. Present continuous (question) Present continuous (question)  What am I doing?  What is she/he/it doing?  What are they/you/we doing?  Exercise: form class into groups. Act out a dialogue. Teacher will provide scenarios.  Icebreaker: Singing exercise Present simple Present simple  I/we/you/they - Do  She/he/it –Does (verb takes the s-form)  Examples: *I do the dishes at home. I wash them very well. *She does the laundry. She washes them well. *They do poetry-readings every other week at the book club. *In the negative, the word NOT is added after the verb, example> I do not/don’t wash the dishes. When to use the Simple Present When to use the Simple Present  When making factual statements. *Example: Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.  When stating regular or repeated actions *Example: She makes fruit salad every Christmas for her neighbors.  When stating general information about our lives. *Example: I like to watch movies. [...]... later) Here you are Kaira: Thank you! Likes and dislikes  To indicate liking or disliking something, you may use verb + -ing Question Answer (positive) Answer (negative) Do you enjoy learning Yes, I do English? No, I don’t like it Do you like to eat chocolates? Yes, I love them! No, I don’t like them Do you fancy going to a jazz bar tonight? Yes, I would love to! No, I don’t feel like it How about having... There’s a little coffee left in the jar  Simple future tense Usage of will or in its negative form-will not, shortened to won’t  I/she/he/it/we/they + will  I/she/he/it/we/they + will not/won’t  British English tends to use shall/shall not/shan’t in the first person  Shall we go home now?  Shall I pass the requirements tomorrow?  The future continuous This tense is used when we intend to do something . English Refresher Course English Refresher Course October 26-27 Introduce yourself Introduce yourself  Form into groups. see more of it! What is the most common verb in What is the most common verb in the English language? the English language?  Am/is/are (To be)  Singular=am (used with I), are (used with you)