Unit 3A + 3B

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Unit 3A + 3B

Unit 3A Happiness

Idioms: Happiness and sadness

Noun suffixes: - ness, -ity

Idioms - Exercise 5

Idioms = "a group of words which form an expression. The meaning is different from the literal meanings of the individual words."

Happiness

on cloud nine

over the moon

feel on top of the world

Sadness

down in the dumps

feel down in the mouth

feel blue

Idioms in films!

Watch the clip. Choose two idioms from the video and write them down. Look up the meaning of the idiom.

Video: Idioms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYrlQAvl7I0

Idioms:

cross the line

second banana

in your shoes

catch some zs

up the creek without a paddle

left out in the cold

dawn on you

Or use the idioms from exercise 5 on p. 31.

Choose one of the two activities:

Option 1:

Choose two idioms and use them in a sentence. 

Option 2: 

Write a short WhatsApp dialogue between two friends using at least 3 idioms.

Nouns suffixes: -ness and -ity

Homework for today: exercises 6 + 7

Check your answers!

3B Grammar

Past Simple and Present Perfect

Study the grammar reference on p. 108.

On the next slide you'll find  a simplified overview.

What's the difference?

"I've lost my keys! I can't get into my house..."

vs

"I lost my keys yesterday!"

Past Simple

 to talk about a completed action that happened in the past (you know when it happened)

I went to the movies yesterday.

 to talk about two connected actions that happened around the same time

When we saw the fire, we called the emergency services.

Form

regular: verb + ed

irregular: second column

Negatives:

didn't + INFINITIVE

Questions:

Did + INFINITIVE

Present Perfect

 to talk about actions that happened in the past, but you don’t know exactly when.

I have finished my homework.

 to talk about experiences with 'never', 'already', 'just' and 'yet'.

They have already raised 5000 for charity.

 

to talk about actions that began in the past, but continue up to the present moment, often with 'for' and 'since'. How long have you been part of this organization? I’ve been a member for fifteen years

Form

he/she/it: has

I/we/you/they: have

+

past participle

Regular-> verb + ed

Regular: 3rd column

Negatives: hasn't /haven't + past participle

Questions: have / has + past participle

Activity

Finish the sentence using the correct tense. 

1. Yesterday I___________________. 

2. I have never __________________.

3. During the Christmas break, ___________________ . 

4. _________________________________ since last week.

5. _________________________________ yet.

If your name is selected on the wheel, read aloud a sentence (choose one).

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Quiz

1. The Romans ________ to Britain over two thousand years ago.

1. came
2. have come

2. Granddad ________ in hospital since last week.

1. was
2. has been

3. She ____________ snow before.

1. didn't never see
2. has never seen

4. We ________ to the theatre last week.

1. went
2. have gone

5. We had a sandwich last night but we ________ since then.

1. didn't eat
2. haven't eaten

Individual Task

Do exercise 3 (p. 32)

Homework for next week:

Do exercises 6 + 7 individually (p. 33)

Let's play a Kahoot!