Spoken English II - review of topics

SECTION 1 - Explanations

WH Words

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

We can count some uncoutable nouns by using these expressions:

PREPOSITIONS

For other type of prepositions and prepositional phrases, see HERE.

More mistakes with prepositions HERE.

SECTION 2 - Practice

Self-study
Each student is going to practice with the following exercises. Click on the links below to access the content.

WH words: Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Countable/Uncountable nouns: Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Prepositions: Exercise 1 Exercise 2

SECTION 3 - Speaking practice

Students will be divided into small groups and practice speaking by asking some of these questions:

Noun (count / noncount)

1. How much water do you drink in a day?
2. What kinds of food do you eat regularly?
3. What did you order last time you went to a restaurant?
4. Do you eat any special foods on New Year's Day? If so, what do you eat?
5. What are some of your favorite types of vegetables?
6. What’s your favorite type of meat? Why is it better than other types?
7. What would you like to grow if you had a garden?
8. What types of ingredients go into your favorite dish?
9. What are some unhealthy foods that you love?
10. What spices do you use most when you cook?
11. What do you usually order when you go to your favorite fast food restaurant?
12. What do you eat when you go to watch a movie?
13. Do you prefer eating utensils made from wood, metal, or plastic?
14. What’s your favorite fruit? How much do you usually eat in one sitting?
15. What drink do you like to have with meals?
16. What kind of condiments do you use a lot? What types of food do you put them on?
17. What do you eat when it's cold outside?

Past simple Vs. Past continuous

SECTION 1 - Explanation SECTION 2 - Practice Self-study Each student is going to practice with the following exercises. Click on the links below to access the content. Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 SECTION 3 - Speaking practice a) Each student is going to read a paragraph and will receive feedback about her/his pronunciation, stress placement, fluency and intonation. 1. Last month I was on holiday in Ireland with my mum and dad. One day, we were driving through a small village. It was time for lunch, so we stopped at a restaurant . It was a large , old builiding. We looked through the window. There were lots of people in the restaurant. They were eating , drinking and chatting . A musician was playing the violin. 2. But there was something strange about the people . They weren't wearing normal , modern clothes. They were wearing hats, jackets and dresses from another century .

Gerunds/infinitives + adverbs of frequency

SECTION 0 - TH pronunciation refresher Let's practice the pronunciation of TH sounds. 1. Is this the thing? Yes, this is the thing! They threw three thick things. 2. They thankfully think this thing is the best thing that they can throw the three times they need to throw a thing. 3. Even though my father is a weatherman, he can’t predict with absolute certainty whether it will rain or not. Neither can the other people who work with him. 4. They say there’s only a thirty per cent chance of rain, and the next thing you know, it’s pouring. They predict snow, and there’s nothing for another five days. 5. Then, there’s a blizzard. So rather than trust my father’s weather forecasts, I use a more reasonable approach. I ask my mother. SECTION 1 - Explanations INFINITIVES BARE OR ZERO INFINITVE (without "to") GERUNDS GERUNDS VS. INFINITIVE ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY Note: 5% = Hardly ever Rule 1 Most adverbs come before the ver

Present simple + Present continuous

SECTION 1 - Present simple Vs. Present continuous grammar explanations PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS STATE VERBS Some verbs are called state, stative or non-continuous verbs, they aren't used in continuous tenses. Generally, these verbs describe states that last for some time. like love hate want need prefer agree disagree dislike wish know understand believe remember consist possess fit STATE AND DYNAMIC VERBS Dynamic verbs are those which aren't stative, they usually refer to an action that can be "seen", and we can use them in continuos tenses. Some verbs can be both state and dynamic. Be : You are stupid. / You are being stupid. Think : I think that wine is great. / What are you thinking ? I'm thinking about my next vacation. Have : I have a dog. / I'

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