Me- Unit 1-2

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My name is jasnell valentina giacometto montes, i’m 22 years old, i’m from barranquilla, i’m studying physiotheraphy at the simon bolivar university, i like to go out with my friends and meet new places, i live in barranquilla with 2 friends, i want to learn new things every day and i have a lot of expectations with this class.

Tag Questions:

What are tag questions?

A short phrase such as "isn't it" or "don't you" that is added to the end of a sentence to check information or to ask if someone agrees with you

Examples:

This place is amazing, isn’t it ?

He is very funny, isn’t he?

This food is delicious, isn't it?

CLASS #1 (Culture)💜💜

What is culture?

The ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society.

Activity #1

1. Is manuel a good worker?

2. Does he work in a factory?

3. Did he start university the last year?

4. Does he study a lot in the morning?

5. Will he be a profesional accountant?

6. Does he want to buy a big house for his parents?

7. Have they worked a lot to raise all their children?

8. Has he been going out with a beautiful girl from university?

9. Do we know the relation will turn out well?

10. Can you wait to know?

Activity #2

1. You’re taking the bus, aren't you?

2. They don't want dinner, do they?

3. She’s going to make dinner tonight, isn't she?

4. Sally will be late for the movie, won't she?

5. I’m going to pass this test, aren't i?

6. We can’t make the early train, can we?

7. This food is disgusting, isn't it?

8. Charlie speaks great russian, doesn't he?

9. Nonnie can’t eat shellfish, can she?

10. You’ve used all the paper, haven't you?

Activity #3

1. I wasn’t speeding, wasn’t i?

A: I wasn’t speeding, was i?

2. There was no problem, was there?

A: There was no problem, wasn't there?

3. That lunch was incredibly good, was it?

A:That lunch was increidibly good, wasn't it?

4. Michael is going to be late, isn’t he?

A: It's correct

5. You haven’t seen eileen, haven’t you?

A: You haven’t seen eileen, have you?

6. your grandparents can’t come for dinner, can they?

A: It's correct

7. Sylvia will be here in a few minutes, won’t sylvia?

A: It's correct

8. you went to mexico city on your vacation, didn’t you?

A: It's correct

9. we aren’t going to eat in that awful restaurant, will we?

A: We aren't going to eat in that awful restaurant, are we?

10. dan’s sister is younger than he is, isn’t he?

A: Dan’s sister is younger than he is, isn’t she?

Class #2 (Past perfect)💜💜

What is past perfect?

Is a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed before some point in the past.

Already and yet

What is already and yet?

Already and yet refer to activities that have or haven't occurred before the present moment in time.

Activity #1

Complete the sentence: When my mom arrived i had

1. Taken out the trash

2. Studied

3. Washed the dishes

4. Done the laudry

5. Cleaned my room

6. Cooked

Activity #2

Choose the correct phrase to complete each statement.

1. By the time I got home, my family had already eaten.

2. At 5:00 this afternoon we hadn't yet spoken to our friends.

3. Before she got home from the office, her husband had already made dinner.

4. On thursday at eight o'clock in the morning, it had already started raining.

5. I was so busy at home today, that at 3:00, I hadn't gotten dressed yet.

6. By the time our flight arrived in Paris, the tourist bus had already left for the city

Activity #3

Complete each statement in the past perfect with the correct past participle.

1. They had broken (break) all the rules on the first day.

2. Before then no one had known (know) the truth.

3. Their friends were already at work and hadn't seen (see) the accident.

4. My sister hadn't yet bought (buy) her car.

5. The meeting had already begun. (begin)

6. Ms. johnson had fallen (fall) earlier in the morning.

7. He didn't know that the most famous architect in spain had built (build) that building.

Activity #4

It's now 7:00 p.m. Read Meg's to do list and complete the statements using the past perfect, already and yet.

1. At 8:30 meg had a already dropped off her laundry, but she hadn't yet taken the cat to her mom's house.

2. By 10:45 she had already taken the cat to her mom's house, but she hadn't yet packed for the meeting.

3. By 12:15 she had already picked up the sales binders at office solutions, but she hadn't yet had/eaten lunch with adam.

4. At 1:30 she had already had/eaten lunch with adam but she hadn't yet returned the dvd's to filmpix.

5. By 2:15 she had already returned the dvd's to filmpix but she hadn't yet seen the dentist.

6. At 5:55 she had already seen the dentist, but she hadn't yet gotten a manicure.

Class #3 (Customs around the world)💜💜

What are customs?

A custom is a national, religious or cultural practice.

Vocabulary:

Activity #1

Complete each sentence with the correct word or phrase from the vocabulary.

1. It's taboo to eat pork in some religions. no one would ever do it.

2. Many people believe that punctuality is important and that being late is impolite.

3. In some cultures, it's offensive totake pictures of people without permission, so few people do that.

4. Some people think that talking with a mouth full of food is an example of bad table manners.

5. In some cultures it's customary to name children after a living relative, and most people observe that tradition.

6. Each culture has rules of etiquette that are important for visitors to that country t know.

7. In more conservative cultures, it's slightly impolite to call someone by his or her first name without being invited to, but it isn't truly offensive.

8. The most successful global travelers today have developed their cultural literacy so they are aware of differences in etiquette from culture to culture.