What’s on the news?

What’s on the news? Unit three

Good afternoon

I'm Carlos Andres Martinez from the English course

Talking about serious and lighter news

In this topic I deal with two things, the use of the verb to be in the past, and to use the words colloquial (figurate)

Objectives

• Use there is/there are to show that objects/people/events exist in the present.
• Use there was/there were to show that objects/people/events existed in the past. 
• Use vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to the new and to uneventfuleveryday

Reading topic

In this topic centered on the daily news.

Bad news, good news, soft news, funny news, amazing news.

All in terms of the past to be.

Apart, understand the colloquial way in which you can find some news.

Definition and description

In informal language words are used with a special or “colloquial” meaning. This is the case of some underlined words from the reading above. For example, the word squeeze in its broadest meaning means to crush or press something. Oranges are squeezed to make orange juice.

(Peter and Gina are in their living room after dinner)

PETER: What’s on the news?

GINA: Nothing good, you can be sure.

PETER: Well, let’s see what the bad news is, then. (Turns on the TV)

ANNOUNCER:

The police said the individual was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and wore a mask.

There were reports he was seen driving away in a blue Monza.

Now on to some lighter news.

In Medellin, Colombia, ten schoolchildren squeezed into a Renault 4 car and broke a Guinness Record.

In Rainham, England a bank robber was arrested after trying to escape ON A BICYCLE. I guess he wasn’t in a hurry.

In Motown Kentucky a 25-year old woman wants to strengthen her tummy muscles. She drinks only fruit juices and lies down with two cinder blocks on her tummy for five hours every day.

I think she’s on a “crush” diet.

And there’s a man in Wellington, New Zealand who is completing 25 continuous days at the top of a 40-foot pole. You might say that’s one way of getting away from it all.

On to weather. Tomorrow should be fine with about 75 degrees

Exercises
Hi, I'm Mr. Funnynews from Amazing News, channel 2 , and here's the news

Men were captured while protesting in Venezuela
-They were in the wrong place.

Now on to some lighter news.

A man was arrested for smuggling of feelings.
- That love was not real

The presidents met to discuss climate change, the Venezuelan was not invited.
-They were clear with the why!

Some bears were caught after escaping from the zoo
-They made the bear

Charlie got sixty points on the blog yesterday.
-if it was an unexpected score

JOB INTERVIEW

A. Objetives

• ·         Use vocabulary and expressions to talk about previous working experience.
• ·         Use “get” with different meaning and in colloquial expressions.
• ·         Use gerunds after prepositions. 

B. Short Reading

Daniel has a job interview with Mr. Nuthall, ask him. Daniel shows in his interview that he has knowledge about the position he is applying in his interview. Also shows how it must be managed an interview, the correct vocabulary, how we must act through it and the possible questions that an interviewer could ask.

In grammar we see how is used the verb “To Get” for different situations and also how could be decode for having the correct meaning to the multiple uses that the verb “Get” could have in English and the use of gerunds before prepositions following the rule with no exceptions.

C. Definition and Short Description

The verb “To Get”, could have many uses in English language; it’s confusing for us to have a verb that could have many meanings that could describe its action, some of those meanings are:

·         Take Something or To come into position of something (The most common meaning)

·         Become or changing in other state.

·         Arrive or achieve a destination.

·         Take Back or Hand something to someone

·         To cross through a physical or mental experience

·         Contact a sickness or illness

We must be careful because the use of verb “To Get”, could be also used as an idiomatic expression , that are sentences with an special meaning than must not be taken as a literal meaning, because it could present confusion. Some examples could be:

·         Get to use – Is to habituate to a place or something new.

·         To get along with – When you have a good relationship with someone.

·         To get in touch with – Means to have a good communication with.

This is one of few rules in English language with no exceptions: “After a preposition if we use a verb, is impossible to use an infinitive or any other verb form, so it always be a gerund”

For example:

How + About (Preposition) + Going (Gerund: verb ended in -ing) to movies to night?

This means that after a preposition the verb conjugation goes with “–ing” ending.

Other Examples:

• ·         I should eat + before (Preposition) + going (Gerund) to school.
• ·         She is good + at (Preposition) + acting and singing. (Both verbs in Gerund)

Exercises

1.    My sister went shopping yesterday and got beautiful skirt at Marshall´s.

 2.    Artists usually get nervous before their show begins.

3.    My brother is interested (in/design) in designing computer software

4.    They finished the report (before/go) before going home.

5.    The president of the company voted (against/allow)  against allowing employees to take more days off.

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At the restaurant

Unit 3.3. At the Restaurant

Objectives

• Use superlatives to discuss options.
• Use expressions with go to indicate destination and activities.
• Use vocabulary related to eating at ordering food at a restaurant

Reading

In this topic we have a conversation about Daniel that found a job in a Venzuelan restaurant called “Los primos”. The vocabulary of this topic is about Restaurants, words like waiter or customer are use.

Description

The superlatives are used to describe an object which is at the upper or lower limit of a quality. They are used in sentences where a subject is compared to a group of objects.

If the adjective ending in "e", we drop the "e" and add "est". If the adjective ending in "y", we drop the "y" and add "iest".

For longer adjectives we add the most.

The exceptions are the irregular verbs like "Good" is "the best" and "Bad" is "the worst".

Exercises

• Peter is the best teacher in the school.
• I am the tallest boy in the class.
• You are the funniest girl in the class.
• This is the coldest beach in the island.
• My bag is the heaviest bag in the class.

SUPERMARKET

Objectives:

General:


- Requesting information


- Locating products in a supermarket


Specifics:


- Use prepositions and prepositional phrases of interior location


- Make Wh-questions with can


- Use vocabulary related to supermarkets and groceries


Reading:


The central theme of the supermarket is how important it is for a civilization to have at least one supermarket. Also of the varieties that can find, supermarkets big or small, with up to fifteen aisles or two or three aisles, with up to five shelves or with only two.


Another aspect that can not be ignored is the lack of a percentage of the world population that is not satisfied with the supermarkets, they preferred the times when they were talking with the local shopkeeper, but it is unlikely that the days of the local merchant will return, because current supermarkets are very convenient for people with hurry.






Description:


DANIEL: Where can I find bread, please?


WORKER: In *Aisle 1 sir, to your right on the top shelf next to the sugar.


DANIEL: Thanks. Oh! And oranges?


WORKER: You'll find them also in Aisle 1. On the left, opposite the bread.


(later in the same place in the supermarket)


MARISOL: (sees Mario) Hi, Mario? Shopping?


MARIO: Yes, we need to stock up. We're running low on food.


MARISOL: This place is new and I'm lost. Where can I find the Fish and Poultry section?


MARIO: Yes, it's in the Back Aisle, against the wall.


MARISOL: Did Daniel get the landscaping job?


MARIO: I don't know. I don't think so. Not yet.


MARISOL: Well see you later, bye.


The following expressions from the previous dialogue combine prepositions with other words to indicate where things are located inside a supermarket or store:


- to your right


- on the top shelf


- next to the sugar


- On the left


- Opposite the bread






To make a question (?) from an affirmative sentence (+) using a wh- word (where, what, who, when, etc) do the following:

1.Add the wh-word that you want to use.


2.Simply invert the order of the two first two words in your sentence (subject and auxiliary verb can).


3.Remove information that answers the question

Examples:

• Where can I find cheese and yogurt? 

     -   I can find cheese and yogurt in the Dairy section in aisle 7

• When can you shop at supermarkets? 

     - You can shop at supermarkets until very late at night, usually 11:00 p.m.


Exercise:

• Where can you find products? 

      - You can find produce in aisle 1 Opposite the bread

• Where can you find canned vegetables? 

      - you can find canned vegetables in aisle 3 on the top shelf, opposite the dog food

• Where can you find dairy? 

      - you can find dairy in aisle 5

• What can not you find in the supermarket? 

      - You can not find cars

• Who can pay with a card? 

      - Customers can pay with a card