Andrea’s class
Topic: Getting to know each other
Notes: Grammar Explanation for "We are going to..." vs. "We are gonna...”
"Have + Past Participle (Experiences) Look, See, Watch. "Start" vs. "It had
stopped". Comfortable" Pronunciation. Improved Questions
Next: Present simple
Time: 60
Links:
List of irregular verbs https://www.uv.mx/pozarica/caa-
conta/files/2016/02/REGULAR-AND-IRREGULAR-VERBS.pdf
Suggestions and Complementary Information:
1. Grammar Explanation for "We are going to..." vs. "We are gonna...":
o Both phrases are used to express future plans or intentions.
o "Going to" is formal and standard English.
o "Gonna" is an informal contraction of "going to," used in casual
speech. It is not appropriate in formal writing or settings.
Example:
o Formal: "We are going to discuss the project tomorrow."
o Informal: "We’re gonna talk about the project tomorrow."
2. "Have + Past Participle (Experiences):
o This refers to the present perfect tense, used to talk about:
§ Actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.
§ Life experiences.
Example:
o "Have you ever traveled to Spain?"
o "She has visited Paris twice."
3. Look, See, Watch:
o Look: Focus your eyes on something (intentional).
Example: "Look at the picture."
o See: Perceive with your eyes (involuntary).
Example: "I see a bird in the sky."
o Watch: Observe something in motion or for a period of time.
Example: "Watch the movie carefully."
4. "Start" vs. "It had stopped":
o Start: To begin something.
Example: "When did the meeting start?"
o Past Perfect (It had stopped):
Used to indicate that one action was completed before another
in the past.
Example: "The rain had stopped before we left the house."
5. "Comfortable" (Pronunciation):
o Broken down as "comfort-able," the standard pronunciation
often drops the "table" sound into /ˈkʌm.fər.tə.bəl/ or
/ˈkʌmf.tə.bəl/.
o Encourage practicing syllable stress: COMF-ert-uh-bul.
6. Improved Questions:
o Original: When you decided to start teaching English and why?
Revised: When did you decide to start teaching English, and
why?
o Original: What is that wish you what make possible and you
can’t do it?
Revised: What is a wish you have that seems impossible to
achieve?
