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English II

Module #6 Simple Past: Irregular Verbs, Weather,Seasons

I. Datos Generales
Nombre de la Asignatura: English II Código: INE 205
Unidades valorativas: 3 Duración del Modulo: 10 días

I. SpecificObjectives:
- Identifytheseasons of theyear.
-Distinguishbetween regular and irregular verbs.
-Recognizethepatterns in thepast of irregular verbs.
-Learnweatherexpressions, telephoneverbals, and travelverbs.

II. Goals to achieve:

-Starting and ending a phonecall.
-Buying a ticket.

III. Activities and Assignments

Complete exercises in self-study, skills, and assignmentssection in the
Richmond Learningplatformcorresponding to unit 8 of Personal BestLevel
A1B Textbook and workbook.

IV. Content

Introduction

In this module youwilllearn to talkabouttheweather.

Youwillalsolearn to buy a ticket and vocabulary to helpyouon a

phoneconversation.
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Vocabulary

Seasons To sleet It’smisty.

Autumn To shower It’slightning.

Winter To snow It’shumid.

Summer To thunder It’scloudy.

Spring To frost It’spouring.

WeatherVerbs To blow It’ssunny.

To rain To cloudover It’sraining.

To pour WeatherExpression It’swindy.

s
To drizzle It’shailing.
It’sfoggy.
To hail

How’stheweatherlike? It’ssunny.

Nature

Beach, cloud, field, flower, forest, grass, mountain, ocean, river, sky, sun, tree

TravelVerbs

book, fly, get in , getlost, get off, ge ton, getout of, miss, ride, sail, take, walk
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TelephoneVerbals

Whoisspeaking, please?

Whowouldyoulike to speak to?

Whatnumberdidyou dial?

Oh sorry, I thinkI’vedialledthewrongnumber.

Can I speak to Mr. X'sassistant, please?

I wouldlike to speak to somebodyabout…

Thecallisveryurgent.

Couldyouask Mr. X to call me back?

Couldyoucall me back againtomorrowmorning?

Whatisyourphonenumber?

Just a moment, please!

Holdthe line, please!

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Grammar

Someverbs are irregular. Theirpastforms do notend in -ed.

So how do I knowwhichverbs are regular and which are irregular?

Youhave to learnthem!

Learnthemfromthelist? Oh no!

It'snot so bad. Therearen'treally so manyverbs to learn and rememberthat

English ismucheasierthanmanylanguages. Thepastformsdon'tchange.

I took a taxi to theairport. (take → took)

Thatwaswhenwe spoke. (speak → spoke)
Oneperson gave me hislast bar of chocolate. (give → gave)

Present Past Simple Present Past Simple

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Present Past Simple Present Past Simple

Be
was / were begin began

break broke bring brought

build built buy bought

catch caught choose chose

come came cost cost

cut cut do did

draw drew drink drank

drive drove eat ate

fall fell feel felt

fight fought find found

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Present Past Simple Present Past Simple

fly flew forget forgot

freeze froze get got

give gave go went

have had hear heard

hold held hit hit

keep kept know knew

learn learnt leave left

lead led let let

lie lay lose lost

make made mean meant

meet met pay paid

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Present Past Simple Present Past Simple

put put read read

ride rode run ran

say said see saw

sell sold send sent

set set shut shut

sing sang sit sat

sleep slept speak spoke

spend spent stand stood

steal stole swim swam

take took teach taught

tell told think thought

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Present Past Simple Present Past Simple

understand understood wake woke

wear wore win won

write wrote

Therewas/Therewere

Theverb "be" isoftenused in thepast tense

withtheword "there"

Singular Plural

Therewas... Therewere...

To makethenegative, add "not" to "was" or "were"

Singular Plural

Therewasnot... Therewerenot...

Therewasn't... Thereweren't...

To make a question, put "was" or "were" before "there"

Singular Plural

Wasthere... ? Werethere... ?

Examples
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Wasthere a forest? Therewas a forest.

Werethereanyclouds? Therewere no clouds.

Conversationaboutbuying a ticket

Conversation 1
A: I wouldlike to book a flight.

B: I can helpyouwiththat. Where are youtraveling to?

A: I am traveling to Singapore.

B: What date willyou be traveling?

A: I want to flyon June 14th.

B: Do youwant to flyout of Los Angeles International orBurbankAirport?

A: I wouldlike to flyout of Los Angeles International Airport.

B: Wouldyouprefer a morningoranafternoonflight?

A: I wouldratherfly in themorning.

B: Well, I haveyoubookedon a flightthatwillfityourschedule. The tickets

willarriveby mail in a fewdays.
 Conversation 2
 A: I want to buy a plane ticket.

B: I can helpyoumakeyourreservation. Whatisyourdestination?

A: My final destinationisSydney, Australia.

B: Whatisyourtravel date?

A: I am making a reservationforDecember 12th.

B: Wouldyouprefer to leavefrom Los Angeles International

orBurbankAirport?
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A: I want to flyout of BurbankAirport.

B: Wouldyouratherfly in themorningorlater in theday?

A: I needanafternoonflight.

B: I haveyoubookedon a flight in theafternoon. Your tickets willarrive in

the mail within 3 days.
 Conversation 3
 A: I need to make a planereservation.

B: We can bookyourtriprightnow. Whatcity are youflying to?

A: I need to fly to New York City.

B: What date wouldyoulike me to bookthisplane ticket for?

A: I need a flightonJuly 4th.

B: You can flyout of Los Angeles International orBurbankAirport. Which

do youprefer?

A: I willflyout of whateverairport has thecheapestprice.

B: Ifyouhave a choice, what time of daywouldyouprefer to fly?

A: I wouldlike to be bookedontheleastexpensiveflight.

B: I wasable to findaninexpensiveflightforyou. We are sendingyouyour

tickets in the mail.

V. Bibliography

Textbook: Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.

Workbook:Personal Best A1B, Editorial Richmond, 1st Edition.
English and Spanishdictionarywww.dictionary.com
English Lab – Richmond https://richmondlp.com/
English Central Website- www.englishcentral.com