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Classroom Instructions
Welcome to our English Basic Course: Grammar. To start we want to show you
important vocabulary from the course. Come back to this guide anytime you need:
3. Vocabulary: Clothes for seasons

Listen and repeat:

Winter:
 Sweater
 Scarf
 Coat
 Boots
 Wooly hat
Spring:
 Tee
 Dress
 Denim jacket
 Flats
 Skirt
Summer
 T- shirt
 Sandals
 Hat
 Sunglasses
 Shorts
Fall
 Vest
 Scarves
 Sweater

4. Conversation: Clothes and seasons

Read the conversation:
What season does Camila like?
What season does Ricardo like?
What clothing can you wear in winter?
What clothing can you wear in summer?

5. Grammar: Can and can´t

In this lesson you will learn to use can and can’t to talk about abilities and possibilities.
If you are talking about seasons and clothes you can use can and can’t. Let’s look at
some examples:
I can wear t-shirts in the summer.
I can’t wear a sweater in the summer.
Can I wear a sweater in the summer?
Now let’s practice with some exercises:
___________________ he wear tees in the winter?
They _______________ wear sandals in the spring.
I ______________ wear t-shirts in the summer.
We______________ wear sneakers in the fall.
You _____________ wear a wooly hat in the summer.
Check the answers of the exercise:
Can he wear tees in the winter?
They can’t wear sandals in the spring
I can wear t-shirts in the summer
We can wear sneakers in the fall
You can’t wear a wooly hat in the summer

6. Vocabulary: abilities
7. Listening: Abilities
Listen to different abilities then listen and repeat:
1. Speak a foreign language
 2. Play a musical instrument
3. Dance
4. Draw
5. Sing
6. Cook
7. Drive
8. Play soccer

8. Verb patterns
In this lesson we will talk about things that you want to do, that you like to do, that you
love to do and that you enjoy doing. There are many options to express likes and
dislikes. Let’s see in this class some examples.
Let’s practice with some exercises. Complete the sentences using the correct
conjugation of the verb in brackets:
 She ________________ (want) play the guitar.
 I ________________ (love) cook pasta.
 We ______________ (enjoy) driving in the main road.
 I _______________ (not like) waking up early.
 She _____________ (not like) study French.
Check the answers to the exercise:
 She wants to play the guitar.
 I love to cook pasta.
 We enjoy driving in the main road.
 I don’t like waking up early.
 She doesn’t like to study French.
Now decide to use the infinitive (to-) or the gerund (-ing). Complete the exercise:
 I enjoy ___________________ (run) in the morning.
 Do you like to __________________ (work) late?
 He wants ___________________ (make) the report for us.
 We don’t enjoy ___________________ (drive) to new places.
 They love _______________________ (play) the guitar.
Check the answers to the exercise:
 I enjoy running in the morning
 Do you like to work late?
 He wants to make the report for us
 We don’t enjoy driving to new places
 They love playing the guitar

9. Task: Likes and dislikes

Write about your likes and dislikes:
Example:

My name is César, I like driving and reading literature. I don’t like washing the
dishes, I do it a few times. She is María, my wife. She loves cooking and
singing, she is an awesome singer. She doesn’t like going out with our dog,
Tommy. She prefers to feed him and bathe him.

10. Useful expressions: Love, adore, be crazy about

In this lesson we will learn some useful expressions to express likes and dislikes:
 Love
 Adore
 Be crazy about
Tell us about the things you like and dislike using these expressions.

11. Grammar: Present Simple

In this lesson you will learn how to express actions that people perform. Let’s see some
examples:
I have a pet
I don’t have a pet
Do I have a pet?
Read the sentences and complete the exercise:
a. He doesn’t ____________ a pen.
b. She ______________ a car.
c. They don’t _____________ a laptop.
d. Does he _______________ a pet?
e. It _______ wheels.
f. We don’t _______________ bikes.
Check the correct answers of the exercise:
a. He doesn’t have a pen
b. She has a car.
c. They don’t have a laptop.
d. Does he have a pet?
e. It has wheels.
f. We don’t have bikes.

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12. Listening exercise: Simple present

Listen and complete the sentences with the correct form of the auxiliary or the
verb have.
1. It __________ have wheels.
2. _________ we have bikes?
3. They _________ pens.
4. Do you ___________ a phone?
5. I ___________ a pet.

13. Routines
Listen and repeat the routines.
  Wake up
 Get up
 Take a shower
 Check email
 Have breakfast
 Go to work
 Have lunch
 Have coffee
 Drive
 Have dinner
 Watch TV
 Chat
 Go to bed
 Sleep

14. Grammar: Simple present

In this lesson we are going to talk about routines. For this we will learn about simple
present. See some examples of how people organize their day.
Remember: Don’t have an s in the conjugation of the verb
I
You
We
They
Examples:
I wake up at 6.00 am
We wake up at 6.00 am
Have an s in the conjugation of the verb:
He
She
It
Examples: He wakes up at 6.00 am
She wakes up at 6.00 am
Think about your own routine and create your schedule.

15. Listening: Routines

Listen and complete the sentences:
 He doesn’t ___________ a shower early in the morning.
 Do they _______________ lunch at the cafeteria?
 She ______________ her email in her phone.
 I _______________ up at 6:00 am
 We ________________ to work by bus

16. Exercise: Complete and organize the sentences

Read and complete the sentences:

I ______________ at 6:00 am. At 6:30 I ___________ a shower. At 7:00 I

have breakfast.
John _________ breakfast at 7:00 am. He ___________ to work at 8:00 am.
He _______ coffee at 10:00 am.
Andrea __________ dinner at 7:00 pm. She __________ tv and _________
her email at night.
We ____________ at 5:00 am. We ____________ our car to work.
They ______________ 8 hours every night.

Organize the sentences:

 her / doesn’t / check / at / night. / She / email

 he / a / take / in the morning? / Does / shower / early
 lunch / They / at / don’t / cafeteria. / have / the
 work / We / to / by / bus. / go

17. Task: Create your schedule

Task: Create your schedule and someone else’s schedule.

Example:

I wake up at 6:30 in the morning, then I get up at 6:35. At 6:40 I take a

shower, after that I have breakfast. At 7:00 am I go to work by bus. I teach
class and have some coffee. At noon I have lunch and I go to the office. In the
afternoon I have coffee. At 5:00 pm I go home, have dinner and watch tv. I go
to bed at 9:00 pm.

Yesica wakes up at 7:00, she takes a shower and has breakfast. At 8:00 she
goes to work by taxi. At 1:00 pm she has lunch. In the afternoon she works.
She goes home at 7:00 pm, she has dinner and goes to bed.

18. Vocabulary WH Questions

Listen and repeat the WH questions:
 Who
 What
 When
 Where
 Why
 How
19. Grammar WH questions
In this lesson you wil learn WH Questions. They will help you to find different
information.
There are different types of WH Questions. Here, We are going to see what are they
and when we can use it.
 What: For things or activities
What do you do on the weekend?
 Who: is used for people
Who do you work with?
 When: for events, time or moments
When is your birthday?
 Where: to talk about places
Where do you train?
 Why: to tal about reasons
Why do you like candy?
 How: for processes
How do you make cupcakes?
How old are you?
Complete the sentences:
1. __________ is the school located? (Place)
2. __________ do you study English? (Reason)
3. __________ do you do on Fridays? (Activity)
4. __________ do you make cakes? (Process)
5. __________ is the event?
Create 5 different questions and share them in the discussion board.

20. Useful expressions: Frequency adverbs.

In this lesson you will learn useful expressions to talk about routines, these
are Frequency Adverbs. Listen and repeat.
 I **always **work late
 She almost always cooks at home
 They sometimes eat fish
 We seldom go to the movies
 I almost never watch TV
 You never visit the doctor
Practice these expressions using your habits and routines and share them in the
discussion board.

21. My childhood

Read the following text:

Here are some examples of past tenses:
I was 5 years old in 1995.
My parents were sales representatives.
I was very talkative.
My sister was 10 years old.
My best friend was Amanda

21. Vocabulary: Adjectives

Listen and repeat:
 Tall
 Short
 Heavy
 Thin
 Blonde
 Brunette
 Nice
 Talkative
 Annoying
 Outgoing
 Shy
 Mean
 Famous
23. Grammar: The Past
In this lesson we are going to talk about the past. Check the examples:
 I was five years old in 1995
 I wasn’t ten years old in 1995
 Was I ten years old in 1995?
 He was a famous baker.
 He wasn’t a famous baker.
 Was he a famous baker?
 They were sales representatives
 They weren’t sales representatives
 Were they sales representatives?
We use was with I, he, she and it. We use were with you, we and they.
Now let’s practice with some exercises. Read the paragraph and answer the
questions:
Yesterday was a great day. I was with my family at the beach. My brother and I were
happy because we weren’t at work. My parents were really excited because we were at
the beach. The weather was beautiful and the water was warm.
Where were they?
Why they were happy?
What was the weather like?
Tell us about your childhood in the discussion board. How old were you in 2000?

24. Exercises: Answer the questions

Read the following texts and answer the questions:

Yesterday was a great day. I was with my family at the beach. My brother and
I were happy because we weren’t at work. My parents were really excited
because we were at the beach. The weather was beautiful and the water was
warm.

Where were they?

Why were they happy?
What was the weather like?

Last month at the university I was the teacher of a history course. The
contents were really interesting. The students were ten girls and 8 boys. They
were between 19-23 years old. The classes were very nice.

What was the course?

How old were students?
What were the classes like?
25. Task: Your childhood
Write sentences about your childhood. Use the verb be in past and
adjectives.

Example:

My childhood was nice. I practiced swimming and athletism. I loved math and
also languages. With my older brother we played boardgames. I enjoyed my
childhood a lot.

26. Useful expressions: Time expressions

In this lesson you will learn some useful expressions to talk about the past:
 Yesterday
 The day before yesterday
 Last night
 Last week
 Last month
 Last year
Use these expressions to talk about past experiences, share your comments in the
discussion board.

27. Vocabulary: Last night I…

Listen to what people did last night, then repeat.

 Last night I watched a movie
 My friends and I cooked at home
 My wife and I stayed home
 I worked late
 My husband and I cleaned the house
 My roommate studied all night
28. Grammar: Past Events
In this lesson we will learn how to use verbs in past, we are going to concentrate
in regular verbs, the ones that do not change the conjugation in past. Check some
examples:
 He worked late
 He didn’t work late
 Why he did work late?
Now let’s practice organizing some sentences:
we/Last night/ cooked/ dinner
weekend. /I/ the /last/cleaned/ house
like/ Did/ food?/ you/ the
pictures/ The/ beautiful./looked
house/ moved/ to/ new/last/ our/month./ We
Check your answers:
Last night we cooked dinner.
Did you like the food?
The pictures looked beatiful
We moved to our new house last month.
Tell us the activities that you did yesterday in the discussion board.

29. Spelling rules: Regular verbs conjugation

Write sentences in past using the following verbs, remember the spelling
rules:

 Watch
 Stay
 Study
  Work
 Cook
 Clean

30. Famous people

Listen to the stories of famous people.
 Michael Jackson
 Marie Curie
 Robin Williams
Highlight the verbs in past.

31. Grammar: Simple past (irregular verbs)

In this lesson we will learn about irregular verbs. Pay attention to the words in bold.
Check some examples:
I saw Robin Williams movie last week
I didn’t see a Robin Williams movie last week
Did I see a Robin Williams movie last week
Let’s practice with some exercises. Complete the text using the conjugation of the verb
in brackets:
Yesterday ______________ (be) a very busy day. I _________ (wake up) in the
morning and ____________ (make) breakfast. Then, I ___________ (go) to the gym for
my spinning class. After that, I _______________ (go) back home and
________________ (take) a shower. I soon _____________ (leave) to my office. When
I _______________ (arrive) I _________________ (see) my boss coming. She
____________ (be) angry because she ________________ (lose) her cell phone. I
______________ (buy) her a cup of coffee and we _________________(talk) about it.
Check the answers:
Yesterday was a very busy day. I woke up in the morning and made breakfast. Then, I
went to the gym for my spinning class. After that, I went back home and took a shower. I
soon left to my office. When I arrived I saw my boss coming. She was angry because
she lost her cell phone. I bought her a cup of coffee and we talked about it.

32. Exercises: Complete the sentences

Complete the following sentences with the following verbs:

met - learned - lost - had - knew

 I ______________ a beautiful dog when I was little.

 She _____________ her father was coming back.
 They _____________ English in high school.
 My mom ____________ her keys in the meeting.
  He __________ her at the office.

33. Task: Write what you did last night

Write a paragraph about what you did last night. Use regular, irregular
verbs and time expressions.

34. Plans for the future

Read the texts and highlight the words that represent future.
35. Vocabulary: Important life events
Read the vocabulary used for important life events.
36. Grammar: Plans for the future
In this lesson you will learn how to use will to talk about plans in the future. Let’s
check some examples:
I will go to Germany for the summer
I won’t go to Germany for the summer
Will I go to Germany for the summer?
Remember for negative you use will not or won’t
Let’s take a look to some exercises:
If I can, I ______________ (stay) in Germany for one or two years.
I ________________ (work) in my hometown.
She ________________ (apply) to one of those jobs.
He __________________ (live) with his parents for one year.
He ___________________ (start) the master’s as soon as possible.
Check the answers:
If I can, I will stay in Germany for one or two more years.
I will work in my hometown.
She will apply to one of those jobs.
He will live with his parents for one year.
He will start the master’s as soon as possible.

37. Task: Make a life plan

Write a life plan for the next 1, 5 and 10 years. What will you do? Use future with will
and the vocabulary in the module.
38. Useful expressions: Plans for the future
In this lesson you will learn useful expressions to talk about the future. Listen and
repeat:
 Next summer
 Next month
 Next year
 In one year
 In five years
 In ten years
Now create some sentences using these expressions, share your sentences in the
comment section.

39. End of the Basic English Course: Grammar

We have finished our course! Now make sure you practice a lot what you
learn here. Remember learning does not finish here. Follow the following
advice to keep improving your English:

Read everything you can get on English

Take notes of new vocabulary
Talk to other people in English
Watch podcasts, TV channels and movies in English (OK you can put English
subtitles)
Travel abroad
Don’t get frustrated, keep learning

Your next step is to take the exam of this course.

Good luck and have lots of fun!