The Imperiatists_EV1_PEIII_301

Dinner with friends

TV Choices

Nightlife

Blind Date

Day Trips

The Book or the Movie

Game Night

What are you up to tonight?

When the Day is Done

Visiting Relatives

Going to the Movies

Modals of possibility

Modals of possibility

Examples

meaning

Modals

Vocabulary

1. Possibility. 2. Strong possibility. 3. Near certain.

A modal adds meaning to the main verb. Modals of possibility say how sure you are about something

1. Could, may, might 2. Should, outgh to 3. Must, can't

1. A: Who's at the door? B: I don't know. It could be Jake. Devon may not come to the movies with us. I might stay home this summer, or I might travel. I'm not sure. 2. This movie ought to be good. It's very popular. I'm leaving now, so I should be home in ten minutes. 3.If you like to laugh, you must like comedies. That can't / must not be true. It's not possible.

• Romantic comedy: a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action,relating to love or a close loving relationship.

• Fantasy a pleasant situation that you enjoy thinking about but is unlikely to happen, or the activity of imagining things.
• Horror movie: a movie in which very frightening or unnatural things happen, for example dead people coming to life and people being murdered

• Violent: Showing people getting hurt
• Invite: call someone for a party or to attend an event.

• Scary: causing fear
• Hilarious: extremely funny

• Action movie: a type of film in which a lot of exciting things happen
• Animated: telling a story through moving pictures draw by artists

Future tense

Future tense with will and be going to

Vocabulary

will

Be going to

We can speak about the future using will or be going to. Often, you can use either will or be going to: We'll meet again. He's going to break into your mind.

With if (first conditional) : If you ever change your mind I'll be here for you ready to make a deal. For offers to do something: I'll help you you with this and in return you can help me with something.

For decisions and definite plans made before speaking: We're going to have to follow that dream demon into his mind. Often, the present continuous has the same meaning: I'm looking forward to it because I don't see them very often.

• Niece: a daughter of your brother or sister, or a daughter of your husband's or wife's brother or sister
• Mother-in-law: the mother of your husband or wife

• Be on (one's) way: to be going or traveling somewhere
• Look forward to (something): to think about (a future event) in a happy way

• Grandchild: the child of your son or daughter

• Run late: to be late getting ready; to be behind schedule
• Miss: to feel sad because someone isn't with you

• Nephew: a son of your sister or brother, or a son of the sister or brother of your husband or wife

Expressing preference with would rather

Compare

Structure

Would like the first

Simpler form

Short forms

Vocabulary

Would rather + verb phrase + than + verb phrase Compare two actions with would rather ... than Examples: I would rather drink water than drink a coke.

Would rather = prefer Only use verb base (+)Subject + would rather + infinitive (-) Subject + would rather + not + infinitive (?) Would + subject + rather?

Would rather + verb phrase + than + verb phrase This means you would like the first action more than the second. In questions, you can use or to compare two options. Example: Would he rather go restaurant or stay in the park?

If we already know what is being compared, we don´t ned the than clause. Just use would rather Examples: He doesn´t want to read a law book. He would rather read a Philosophy.

The short form of would is often used Examples: I´d rather drink water. He´d rather read Philosophy.

• Sitcom: Comedy of situation.
• Nature show: Television program or movie that focuses on nature and wildlife.

• Reality show: Television genre that aims to show authentic reality, without scripts, and with protagonists who are not actors, but anonymous people.
• Remote: That which is at a certain distance, removed or far away.

• Soap Opera: A dramatic television or radio series that is broadcast periodically, usually daily, and that tells the story of a group of characters.

• Channel: The television channel offers a wide selection of shows.
• News: Program where information is presented about something that is considered interesting.

We use this language function when we want to express preferences in different ways that we have, such as selecting a television genre. Examples: I would rather (I´d rather) play basketball. I would rather watch the news than a reality show.

Action verbs and stative verbs

Action verbs

Verbs with both uses

Stative verbs

Vocabulary

Many verbs are action verbs. These verbs that describe someone or something doing an action, moving, or changing. Examples include eat, play and watch. These verbs can be used in present continuous sentences. Examples: He is playing videogames.

Some verbs can be both action verbs and stative verbs. For example, have is stative when it means to own: She has a book. But have can also mean to experience or to eat. It´s action verb and can be used in the present continuous: She´s having depression.

Do not describe an action, movement, or change. Examples include be, remember, understand, love and hate. These verbs are not usually use in the present continuous, They are often used in the simple present Example: This donut is delicious. I love it!

• Guess: To predict the future or discover what is hidden, by means of omens or spells.
• Explain: To declare or expound any difficult subject, doctrine or text, using very clear words to make them more perceptible.

• Complicated: Tangled, difficult to understand.
• Simple: Simple, without complications or difficulties.
• Teammate: A person who shares work, studies or the practice of a sport with another person.
• Minute: Time equivalent to 60 seconds.

• Points: The sharp, tapered end of a tool, weapon, or other object.
• Remember: To remember or to recollect something.
• Think: To mentally examine something carefully in order to form a judgment.
• Understand: To know something perfectly.

We use this function of language when we want to talk about doing actions or not doing them. Examples: He´s having fun. I remember meeting you for the first time. That was a good day.

Present continuous with present and future reference

Statement

Negative

Question

About the present

About the future

Vocabulary

Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb -ing + ... Examples We are studying. The boy is singing at the pop club (on Thursday).

Subject + be not (am not/is not - isn´t/are not - aren´t) + verb -ing + ... Examples He is not/isn´t studying. We are not/aren´t having a get-together.

Be (am/is/are) + subject + verb -ing + ...? Examples: Are We learning? Are you planning to study the Philosophy learning unit tonight?

The present continuous is usually about actions happening right now. Time expressions such as (right) now or at the moment can be used Examples: We´re planning (at the moment). The boy is recording a pop song right now.

The present continuous can also be used for definite future plans. Future time expressions such as tonight can be used. Examples: My roommate and I are planning a get-together this weekend. We´re preparing BBQ and watching football tonight.

We use this type of language to refer to situations in which we are asked: what will you be doing? or it happens in the moment Examples: I´m staying in (tonight). She´s talking on the phone (now).

• Football: it is a sport in which two teams of eleven players compete against each other.
• Grilled salmon: it is a delicious fish that has been exposed to a careful smoking process, thus modifying its flavor and increasing its conservation time.

• Jazz: it is a genre of music that has its origins in various African-American rhythms and melodies. It emerged in the late 19th century in the United States.
• Club: a club is an association with recreational, social or common cause purposes.

• Get-together: it is the grouping of two or more people who can respond to different objectives, whether work-related or social, or even both.
• Invite: call someone for a party or to attend an event.

• Staying in: expression of staying in what may be an apartment, a house, a mobile home, a tent, a tiny house, a house on wheels, or some other dwelling.

• Band: a band can be a group of different musicians. Band is a concept with very varied meanings.
• How come: it denotes annoyance, strangeness or disappointment.

• Plans: a plan is an intention or a project. It is a systematic model that is drawn up before carrying out an action, with the aim of directing and channelling it.

• Join in: to share, to have the same opinions, ideas, etc., as another person

Expressing preference and making comparisons with prefer and as... as

+noun

+rather than

would prefer

Not as+adjective+as

Vocabulary

Others

Prefer + noun + to + noun Compare two nouns with prefer ... to Example: He prefers dogs to cats. We can do the same with gerunds Example: She prefers sleeping before to waking up late.

Prefer to + verb (+ rather than + verb) Prefer can also be followed by an infinitive Example: I don´t like to shop in stores. I prefer to shop online. Use prefer to and rather than to compare two verb phrases Example: I prefer to study rather than rest .

Example: A: Would you like some tea? B: No thanks, I would prefer water

The phrase not as+ adjective + as means less + adjective + than. The movie is not good as the book. = The movie is worse (less good) than the book./The bool is better than the movie.

• Is based on: It means that something is formed or developed from a fact or event.
• Be out: Be determined to do something.
• Screen: A flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or others.

• Performance: Artistic activity that has as its basic principle improvisation and direct contact with the spectator.
• Novel: Narrative literary work of a certain length.
• Fiction: They deal with imaginary events and characters.

• Comic book: Series of vignettes that tell a story.
• Non fiction: Literary genre that is based on facts, real events or real people.

• Comedies: A play in which the pleasurable, festive or humorous aspects of the action usually predominate, with an almost always happy ending.
• Reviews: Review, review, study, review, critique, critique, review, review, review and others

We use this language function when expressing preferences and creating comparisons according to meanings, such as between the book version or the movie version. Examples: I would rather read a book than watch a movie. I prefer drinking coke to water.

Other examples with prefer and would rather: I prefer coke. I prefer drinking coke to water. I prefer to drink coke rather than water. I would rather read a book than watch a movie.

Making predictions and expressing probability with will and be going to

making predictions

Perhaps

Probably

Maybe

Possibly

Vocabulary

You can make a prediction (give an opinion about the future) using either will or be going to It'll rain tomorrow. It's going to rain tomorrow.

Possibly can be used after Will or be verbs and as a sentence adverb. It's not used often in speaking. He will possibly call us tomorrow. We possibly finished the activity today.

Be (am/is/are) + subject + verb -ing + ...? Examples: Are they playing? Are you planning to watch the football game tonight?

Maybe is often used as sentence adverb.It means that something is possible but not certain. Maybe they are going to. see a movie. Maybe they will or maybe they won't

Perhaps is like maybe but it is used more often in writing than in conversation. Perhaps you are going to need more money. We will buy some books and perhaps a magazine.

• Be yourself: To relax and not worry what other thing
• Shy: Feeling nervous talking to other

• Double date: a date a two couples go on together

• Staying in: expression of staying in what may be an apartment, a house, a mobile home, a tent, a tiny house, a house on wheels, or some other dwelling.

• Get to know (someone): to learn about a person and become friendly with each other.
• Blind date: to go out with someone you don't know.
• Worry: to feel afraid something bad may happen

• Cancel: to decide not to go to a planned event
• Perfect: exactly right; having no bad points

• Be stressed out: to feel a lot stress.
• Hobby: something you like to do in your free time, a especial interest

that clauses

That clauses

adjectives

verbs and adjectives which take that clauses

Verbs

Vocabulary

Some verbs and adjectives can be followed by a that clause. A that clause contains a noun and verb. That clauses are often used with verbs about thoughts, ideas, speech, and giving advice. I think that swimming is fun. = I think swimming is fun. That clauses can also be used after many adjectives for thoughts, feelings, and possibility. I'm happy that you're here. I'm happy you're here

Live music: music played by a singer or band in front of people, not recorded Bartender: a person who makes and sells drinks at a bar

Feel like: to do want to do (something) right now Cover change: money you have to pay to enter a bar, club, etc Dance: to move your body to music

think. guess. say believe. agree. promise hope. know. bet

• Bar: a business that mostly sells alcoholic drinks
• concert: a live music event, usually held in front of a crowd of people

certain. aware. worried promise. sure likely convinced. hopeful. possible Impossible

• Promise: to say that you will definitely do something

Simple present vs. present continuous

Routine actions

Actions now

Future plans

General facts

Temporary facts

Vocabulary

Simple present = verb base Subject + infinitive + s + ... Examples: She runs every day. I always sleep early on Sundays mornings.

Present continuous = verb -ing Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb -ing+ ... Examples: She´s running right now. I´m watching TV now.

Present continuous = verb -ing Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb -ing+ ... Examples: I´m studying Philosophy this year. We´re living in a dorm.

Simple present = verb base Subject + infinitive (+ s) + ... Examples: He lives in Austrialia. Cookers practice.

Present continuous = verb -ing Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb -ing+ ... Examples: We´re going to Monterrey tonight. My Family are coming to my house next week.

• Set the table: Prepare dishes, cutlery, etc. for a meal.
• Take out: Take something out, take something away
• Wait: Letting time pass, especially when you are in a place without doing much.
• Starving: Who is hungry.

• Delicious: Capable of causing delight, very pleasant or enjoyable.
• Favorite: One who is treated or regarded with special favor or liking.
• Temporary: Something that does not last or is not needed for a long time.

• Dig in: affirmative imperative to serve oneself.

• Vegetable: A plant cultivated for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruits, or flowers.
• Tasty: That has a pleasant and unmistakable flavor.

• Prepare: To prepare or have something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future.
• Turkey: Bird of the order of the galliformes, native to America, larger than the chicken.
• Help yourself: Help or serve constructively to live better.

We use this type of language to talk about things that happen in the present and what will happen. The simple uses the base verb, while the continuous uses with -ing. Examples: I´m staying in (tonight). (continuous) Chickens sometimes eat corn. (simple)

Suggesting activities

Let's

modal verbs, including shall

suggest (that)

questions as suggestions

Vocabulary

The most common way to propose something is with let's + verb: Let's go!

In English, there are several common ways to suggest doing something together.

Why not + verb: Why not go to the mountains? What about + gerund What about going to the beach? Why don't you + verb Why don't you rest this weekend?

Use suggest + that clause I suggest that we go to a museum suggest you reserve a table

Could, should, and ought to are often used for suggestions: We could see a movie. We ought to visit my parents. You should book a flight.

• Day trip: A trip for only one day
• Outdoors: not inside a building; outside

• Jazz: it is a genre of music that has its origins in various African-American rhythms and melodies. It emerged in the late 19th century in the United States.
• Club: a club is an association with recreational, social or common cause purposes.

• Downtown: the center of a city or the part with tall buildings, stores, etc
• Coast: the area where the land meets the sea

• Relieve: to make (a bad feeling) better

Brief note Shall is only used in questions, usually with we. It is not commonly used. Shall we get going?

• Music festival: a special event with many concerts, usually lasting a few days