UNIT 2 GROWING UP

BE BORN; SIMPLE PAST; TIME EXPRESSIONS

Use the word born to say where we came from, the date you were born, and also to know and talk about the birth of someone else

Sentences:

He was born in Ohio.

I was born on June 4, 1974.

She was born in the small village.

SIMPLE PAST

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

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TIME EXPRESSIONS

It is important to use the right preposition when using time expressions.

EXAMPLES:

Boys, buy the tickets after nine o'clock. Muchachos, compren los boletos después de las nueve.

I will cash the check before the bank close. Yo cambiaré el cheque antes de que el banco cierre.

SIMPLE PAST QUESTIONS

THE PAST SIMPLE IN YES/NO QUESTIONS

Para formular preguntas del tipo yes/no en pasado simple usamos el verbo auxiliar did para todas las personas seguido del sujeto y de la raiz del verbo.

Did + sujeto + raiz del verbo + complementos?

Estas preguntas pueden contestarse con una respuesta breve o larga. - Did you do your homework? - Yes, I did / No, I didn’t - Yes, I did my homework / No I didn’t do my homework

THE PAST SIMPLE IN WH-QUESTIONS

Para hacer preguntas en pasado simple con partículas interrogativas que no funcionan como sujeto empezamos la oración con la partícula interrogativa correspondiente, seguida del auxiliar did, del sujeto y la raiz del verbo.

Wh-word + did + sujeto + raiz del verbo + complementos?

- What did they see at the zoo? They saw penguins. - When did he leave the party? He left the party at 11 o’clock.

THE PAST SIMPLE IN WH- SUBJECT QUESTIONS

Las preguntas sobre el sujeto se forman usando las partículas interrogativas who o what en lugar del sujeto. La partícula interrogativa va seguida del verbo en pasado simple y del resto de la oración.

Who/what + verbo en pasado + complementos?

- What fell on the floor? The book fell on the floor. - Who phoned yesterday? Gina phoned yesterday.

DETERMINERS

A determiner is a word, phrase or affix that occurs together with a noun or noun phrase and serves to express the reference of that noun or noun phrase in the context.

EXAMPLES:

The girl is a student.

I've lost my keys.

Some folks get all the luck.

Which book is that?

I only had thirty-seven drinks.

I'll take this one.

Both windows were open.

SCHOOL SUBJECTS

Subjects are the parts into which learning can be divided. At school, each lesson usually covers one subject only. Some of the most common subjects at school are English, History, Mathematics, Physical Education and Science.

CORRECTING THINGS YOU SAY

EXAMPLES:

Well

“I don’t remember much about kindergarten. Well, I remember my first day.”

Actually

“Actually, I don’t remember the day, but I remember on the way home I missed my bus stop.”

I mean

“The teacher, I mean, the bus driver, had to call and find out my address.”

No, wait

“It happened when I was five … no, wait … I was only four.”

SCHOOL MEMORIES

"The memories of the school are most frequently are etched in our thoughts"

I remember.....

One of my first memories as a child was my mom walking me to school on the first day of kindergarten. I still can visualize the jacket I was wearing.I remember playing football and soccer in the fields pretty much every day we could. We would rush out and I remember my brother Marcelo always played with me .