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[CP43] TALKING ABOUT THE PAST (PT2)

MODULE OBJECTIVE

El objetivo del presente módulo, COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE A2, es el siguiente:

Trabajar aspectos comunicacionales a nivel pre-intermedio (A2) que permitan adquirir vocabulario, fluidez y mejorar las habilidades de escucha, discutiendo tópicos relevantes y poniendo en práctica la competencia idiomática de manera hablada.

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[CP43] TALKING ABOUT THE PAST (PT2)

INSTRUCCIONES

Accede al siguiente ANEXO DE EJERCICIOS
Al hacer clic en el hipervínculo, debes descargar una copia del documento haciendo clic en el ícono marcado en rojo que se encontrará en la esquina superior derecha de la pantalla:

Una vez descargado el documento, realiza los ejercicios según indiquen las instrucciones.

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CONTÁCTANOS

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contacto@englishessentials.cl

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⚙️PRESENT AND PAST

SIMPLE VERBS

Regular past simple verbs can sound very similar to their present simple forms.

I walk everyday → I walked everyday
We love it → We loved it
We want it → We wanted it

Regular past simple verbs end with three different sounds:

/t/ → walked /d/ → loved /id/ → wanted

Time expressions can help you decide if the verb is past or present.
I moved house in 2012. (past)
I walk a lot these days. (present)

⚙️ADVERBS OF

DEGREE

When we use adjectives to describe things, we often want to show how strongly we feel. To do this, we can use adverbs before adjectives (e.g. a bit, quite, very, really),

Note: we do not use “a bit” with positive adjectives (I am a bit happy).

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⚙️SHOWING

INTEREST

RESPONDING TO GOOD NEWS

That’s brilliant!
That’s great!
That’s amazing!

RESPONDING TO BAD NEWS

That’s terrible!
That’s awful!
What a nightmare!
Oh no!
Poor you!

RESPONDING TO INTERESTING NEWS

Really?
That’s interesting!

⚙️POSTS, TWEETS AND TEXTS

We often leave words out when we write quickly and informally (e.g. in texts messages, instagram posts or tweets). These words can be:

Auxiliary verbs (e.g. do, does, is, are).
Subject pronouns (e.g. I, you, it).
Subject and the verb to be (It was so funny!)

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start

find

call

home

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miss