English 4th, unit 1

English 4th grade, unit 1

English 4th grade

UNIT 2

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J. CESAR BRAZO

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Past simple tense FORM:

USE: Finished actions in the past

Regular

Irregular

verbs

verbs List of verbs

Subject + verb ED

ending 'E': D

We went to the party Alfie ate at two o'clock

ending 'Y': IED ending cvc: ccED I wanted a car / She liked apples They cried a lot / The car stopped

Subject + DIDN'T + verb (not past!)

I didn't want a car / They didn't cry / We didn't go / Alfie didn't eat wanted

cried

went

ate

DID + Subject + verb (not past!) ?

Did you want a car? / Did they cry a lot? / Did you go to the party?

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

UNIT MAIN VERBS: Regular or Irregular?

SAY THE PAST TENSE

go

join

do

break

be

there be

swim

try

sing

sound

make

have

help

can

move

play

tell

come

see

win

start

love

click

lose

stop

learn

see

run

enter

use

look

get

practise

throw

take

keep

know

catch

move

ask

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Make sentences. Use the past simple tense Yesterday - I - go - chess club Candy - be - good at - sing They - sing - good songs He - not break - one piece You - have - a good time?

You - be - fastest swimmer Pete - not come - last week They - run - 2 kilometers?

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Translate into Spanish Ellos fueron a coro despues de la escuela hoy Nos vamos a apuntar a la competicion 多Te vas a unir al coro? Si Hay un concierto en Noviembre Usamos un ordenador y un programa especial En mi animacion, un pez nadaba y hacia burbujas Puedes ver mi animacion en internet Mi madre tomo esta foto la semana pasada Soy el nadador mas rapido de mi grupo 多Os lo pasasteis bien en el club de informatica? No Voy a comprar un nuevo juego de ajedrez la semana proxima

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Future 'going to'

USE:

- Actions we have PLANNED to do in a future

Oh, It's going to rain

I'm going to be a doctor!

- Predictions

Subject + present 'BE' + going to + verb He is going to be a doctor

F O

Subject + present 'BE' + not + going to + verb

R

She is not going to play tennis

M

present 'BE' + Subject + going to + verb?

Is it going to rain today?

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Complete with 'future going to' -I broke my bike and I (buy) ______________ a new one -She likes running and she (join) ______________ the sports club -They swim really well and they (enter) ________________ the swimming competition -You like computers very much. (you - learn) _________________ animation?

-Alfie (not have) ______________ a good time at school -This ball is good. It (not break) __________________ easily -The fish in my computer animation (swim) _________________ through the seaweed and it (make) ________________ bubbles -The choir conductor (tell) _________________ us about the singing competition today

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Adverbs Types of words that give an extra information to the verb or to the adjective Examples: John plays the guitar

(To the verb: AFTER it)

John plays the guitar well VERB

She is a good girl She is a very good girl

(To the adjective: BEFORE it)

ADJECTIVE

There are different kinds of adverbs. Most common are: Place: here, there... Quantity: a lot, some, any... Frequency: often, never...

Time: now, then, soon, late, early...

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Manner: well, badly...

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CHANGE THESE SENTENCES BY USING TWO ADVERBS IN EACH ONE

really

late

too

well

easily

quickly

very

today

fast

together

slowly

quietly

My parents came very late I was surprised to see you She can swim You mustn't go to bed Do you like that food?

Alfie is a young boy but he doesn't play football Molly is a tall girl and she runs every day I'm a good swimmer. I can win We went to choir club Please, sing!

They go to the sports club on Tuesdays

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

MAKE QUESTIONS FOR THESE ANSWERS. USE THESE WORDS...

How much

How

Do you...

Where

When

Why

Who

What

I bought some apples and cereals in the supermarket Alfie played well Molly helped me with my homework I know it because she told me it They're going to travel tomorrow morning Miss Carey is in the cinema I have got two Euros No, we don't like cats

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

How to make a good composition

Main Punctuation Marks

Full stop (period -AmE-) Comma

A small stop in the same sentence, at a list or starting a letter

Semicolon Colon

It is at the en of a sentence

After the first item of a list

To introduce a list or someone's quote

Question mark

At the end of a question

Exclamation mark (exclamation point -AmE-) Quotation marks

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End of sentence that expresses surprise, etc.

When we repeat someone's words

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Hi Tim ___ I am in Spain with my family __ This is very nice __ because people is kind and the food is excellent __ I like the hotel breakfast __ I usually have __ milk __ cereals __ jam __ eggs and juice.

Dad always says __ __ Don't eat so much __ __ __ but I eat a lot __ I am taking lots of fantastic photos __ __ How about your holidays __ Regards

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Fill the blanks with the proper punctuation marks The teacher said __ __ You must take __ a ruler __ a blue pen __ some paper __ a rubber and color pencils __ __ I can swim very fast __ but I can't break the record __ Oh __ this meal is excellent __ Can you tell me the time __ please __ This is the supermarket list __ a loaf of bread __ some butter __ mineral water __ a kilo of tomatoes __ some meat and eggs __ Don't speak, kids __ Why don't you work quietly __ I broke my leg playing in the park __ Look a this __ it's a fantastic photo __ When did you arrive __

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

Write an email to a friend. Include the expression: after school, sports club, two friends, funny, play tennis, win a prize. Also, use punctuation marks properly

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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English 4th grade, unit 1

TOPIC - 3 members groups - Talk about your holidays - Write your own questions and answers (be careful with grammar and pronunciation...)

- It must have 3 sentences each member - Get ready to put on the play in public!

El Tomillar, J. C. Brazo

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