ENGLISH QUICK CHECK UNIT 1 Ref: WHATS UP 2, Unit 1 & 2 COURSE 3rd 4TH Teacher: Alejandro Bisacco Date

25.07.12

PRESENT SIMPLE
Affirmative
I play table tennis. He plays tennis. You play chess. She plays basketball.

Negative
I dont play table tennis. He doesnt play rugby. You dont play tennis. She doesnt play volleyball.

Questions and short answers

Do we play sports? Yes, we do. Does he do judo? Yes, he does. Do you do pottery? No, I dont. Does she play football? No, She doesnt.

Pron + verb infinitive

Pron + aux do +not + verb inf

Aux do + pron + verb inf? Yes/No + pron + aux do + (not if neg.)

Pron / Aux I/you/we/you/they do / dont It /He/She does / doesnt

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Affirmative
I m working. Hes working. Youre working. Shes working.

Negative
Im not working. He isnt working. Youre not working. She isnt working.

Questions and short answers

Are we working? Yes, we are. Is he working? Yes, he is. Are you working? No, Im not Is she working? No, She isnt.

Pron+to be+verb+ing

Pron+to be+not+verb+ing

To be + pron + verb + ing? Yes/No + pron + to be + (not if neg.)

I It /He/She

am is

We/You/They are

LIKE + ING
He likes walking She likes sleeping They like singing We like reading

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

HOW OFTEN? AND EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY

How often do you take guitar lessons? I take them twice a week.

WOULD LIKE + VERB Affirmative

Id like to be an astronaut. Hed like to be a vet

Negative
I wouldnt like to live on a boat. She wouldnt like to work in an office.

Questions and short answers

Would you like to work in a large company? Would they like to work with children? Yes, I would. / No, I wouldnt

VOCABULARY

What do you do in your spare time?

PLAY GO football swimming basketball cycling table tennis skateboarding chess skiing Play + ball games and board games Go + activities that end in ing Do + other activities SPORTS Riding Bowling SOCIAL Going dancing Going to the theatre Hanging around with friends Going to the club Chatting on MSN Going to the cinema PERSONAL Watching TV Downloading music Playing computer games Taking photographs Doing pottery Getting a tan DO karate pottery photography athletics

What do you do for living? What is your job/occupation? What would you like to be when youre older? Why?
JOBS
architect (arquitecto) dentist (dentista) engineer (ingeniero) lawyer (abogado) doctor executive (ejecutivo) builder (constructor) teacher DJ nurse (enfermera) pilot (piloto) waiter (mozo) car mechanic (mecanico) factory worker (operario) firefighter (bombero) sales assistant (vendedor) postman (cartero) web designer

VERBS TO DESCRIBE JOBS

repair (reparar) serve (servir) drive (manejar) help (ayudar) sell (vender) treat (tratar) build (construir) deliver (entregar) fly (volar) play (jugar) design (disear)

ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE JOBS

dangerous (peligroso) boring (aburrido) easy (facil) difficult (dificil) well-paid (bien pago) badly-paid (mal pago) interesting (interesante) fun (divertido)