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239.b. VOCABULARY: PREPOSITIONS
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239.b. VOCABULARY: PREPOSITIONS
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GRAMMAR BANK 2B
(REPASO) UNIT 2A.
*GRAMMAR: USE THE PAST SIMPLE &
CONTINUOUS
*You can use the FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS MONOLOGUE: DESCRIBE YOUR LAST HOLIDAYS. AN EXAMPLE.
*OPEN YOUR TOPIC.. I am going to describe my I am going to describe my last holiday in London. It was in the
last holidays… summer of 2018. I was visiting my friend Sylvia and her family. I
went with my husband and we stayed in a hotel near Sylvia’s house.
*CLOSE YOUR TOPIC.. 2. Overall, I had a wonderful The hotel was luxurious and nice, but there were too many tourists
and it was too crowded, in my opinion.
holiday!
We were very lucky because the weather was nice and warm most
of the time, so we could enjoy many activities during our stay! For
example, one day we went to the National Gallery. We watched one
1.where did you go? of my favourite pictures by Leonardo Da Vinci. Another day, we were
visiting Trafalgar Square. We also had fun at Madame Tussaud’s
2.when did you go? Museum and I could see the wax figures of many important people
and celebrities!
3.who did you go with?
We also spent some wonderful evenings during our stay. One night,
4.where did you stay? what did it look like? for example, we went to the musical show Cats. It was amazing! We
were also having dinner at Sylvia’s home in the evenings. She is a
5.what was the weather like? wonderful cook and we were eating delicious fish & chips and other
tasty dishes.
6.what did you do during the day?
In conclusion, our trip was great! My husband lost his wallet on our
7.what did you do in the evening? way back but that wasn’t a problem because a very kind lady found
it and gave it back to him. Overall, we had such a wonderful time
8.did you have a good time? during our trip to London!
9.did you have any problems?
WRITING
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WRITING TASK: DESCRIBE A PHOTOGRAPH.

TENTATIVE STRUTURE:
PARAGRAPH 1. INTRODUCE THE PHOTOGRAPH. (Topic, coordinates, protagonists, who took it, when, where…)
PARAGRAPH 2. DESCRIBE THE DETAILS (the story behind it, an anecdote when you took it…)
PARAGRAPH 3. CONCLUSION. Why this is an important photograph for you

INSTRUCTIONS: * Use VERBS in the present, PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS. / *Use PREPOSITIONS
UNIT 2b. THAT’S ME IN THE PICTURE!
26. SPEAKING
*INSTRUCTIONS:
• GRAMMAR: Use the PAST SIMPLE & SPEAKING
PAST CONTINUOUS MONOLOGUE: DESCRIBE A PHOTOGRAPH. EXAMPLE
• Use a SENTENCE OPENING & a
SENTENCE CLOSING
(1)This is a nice photograph by Carla and Nora. Their friend
John took this shot when they were celebrating a Halloween
*TENTATIVE STRUCTURE: party with some friends in the beautiful town of Chapel Hill,
1. OPENING. INTRODUCE PHOTOGRAPH North Carolina, in the Halloween evening of 2018.
TOPIC: Theme, protagonists, Who, (2)In the photo, the two girls were having fun. The girl on the
when, where, people… etc. left was wearing a false moustache and the one on the right
2. Describe the DETAILS. Tell an ANECDOTE was wearing a princess crown. There was another friend, Jim,
behind the photograph who was holding a picture frame to pretend that this was a
real picture. As an anecdote, I can say that the person who
3. CLOSING: Say why this photograph is was taking the pick was Andy. He met Carla for the first time
important. Conclude with a nice that evening and they immediately fell in love with each
sentence.
other.
(3) That’s why this photograph is so important to Carla. It
reminds her of the beautiful evening which changed her life
forever.
.TAGS.: SPEAKING: DIALOGUES
OPENING DIALOGUES:
❑ Hello __________! Let’s talk about...
❑ Hi mates! Today we could talk about… / We could deal with the issue of… (holidays, etc)

CLOSING DIALOGUES:
❑ Great! It was nice talking to you!
❑ Thanks for the little talk!...
❑ Excellent! This was a nice talk!

UNBLOCKING FORMULAS:
❑ Never mind… Another question… / Let’s go (OR) Let’s move to another question
❑ Never mind… Another issue… / Let’s go (OR) Let’s move to another issue…
 Hello! Let’s talk about yesterday!
What were you doing yesterday?
WRITE SOME ACTIONS THAT YOU WERE DOING YESTERDAY (IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS…):
- Yesterday, I was visiting my mother in the evening.
- In the morning, we were speaking about my daughter for a while (durante un rato).
- While we were talking my brother arrived.
- Next, we were planning to arrange a family party this weekend.
- After that, I was driving back home when I met my husband.
- In the evening, I was watching a movie and reading a historical book

OPENING DIALOGUES:
❑ Hello __________! Let’s talk about...our day yesterday..
❑What were you doing yesterday?...
❑ I was…