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English Class
Check in!
How is everybody doing?
Como estan todos?

Good, bad, or okay?

Bien, malo, o mas o menos?
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Contact information and Schedule
You can contact me by email at
[email protected]
★ Tutoría: Los lunes a las 5pm (virtual)*
★ Tutoría: Los miércoles a las 5pm en Bloque 6, sala
403 en sede sur
★ Grupo de Conversación Nivel Intermedio: los lunes
a las 6 (virtual)*
★ Grupo de Conversación Nivel Básico: Los viernes a
las 3pm en Bloque 6, sala 403 en sede sur
★ Grupo de Conversación Nivel
Intermedio/Avanzado: Los viernes a las 5pm en
Bloque 6, sala 403 en sede sur
★ *Para los grupos virtuales, me escribes por correo el día
del grupo para recibir el enlace
Already, Still, Just, Yet Practice
 Already, Still, Just, Yet
● Already: When something has happened earlier than expected.
○ “By the time I arrived at the grocery store, they had already
closed.
● Still: Until the present time. When something is happening for longer
than expected.
○ “You still haven’t finished your homework?”
● Just: When something happened very recently.
○ “I don’t want to watch that movie, I just saw it at the movie
theater yesterday.”
● Yet: When something has not happened that was expected to
happen earlier. Typically at the end of a negative sentence or
question.
○ Negative: “I haven’t done my homework yet.”
○ Question: “Have you done your homework yet?”
 Writing Exercise: Already, Still, Just, Yet
Example: Last Tuesday, I had a difficult day. I had just woken up when I
saw that I had slept through my alarm. I immediately jumped out of bed to
make a quick breakfast. I quickly realized that my brother still hadn’t
washed the dishes in the sink. I decided to leave for work before I missed
the bus. When I got to the bus stop, I realized that the bus I needed to
take had already left. I decided to run to work so that I would get there
before my boss. When I walked into the office, my coworker told me our
boss had not arrived yet. What a day!
Conditional Tense
 Zero Conditional

• Zero: Things that are generally true, especially for laws

and rules. Habits, facts, etc.
• If + present simple verb phrase, + present simple verb
phrase
• “If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils.”
• “If it doesn’t rain for a long time, the earth gets dry.”

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 First Conditional

• First: Future situations we believe are real or possible

• If + present simple verb, + will/can/must/imperative + verb
• “If you’re free later, we can go for a walk.”
• “If he studies well, he will do well in the exam.”
• “If you’re not home by 5pm, give me a call.”

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 Second Conditional
• Second: Imagining present or future situations that are
impossible or unlikely
• If + past simple verb, + would/could + verb
• “If I had more time, I would exercise more.”
• “If he didn’t have to work late, he could go out with his
friends.”
• “If she saw a snake, she’d be terrified.”
• A common expression in the second conditional is “If I
were you, I would/wouldn’t…”
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 Second Conditional Writing Practice

1. If I was a celebrity, I would ______.

2. If __________, I would cook more.
3. If _________, I would get a new job.
4. If we weren’t friends, _________.
 Third Conditional

• Third: Impossible situations, regrets in the past.

• If + past perfect, + would have/could have + past participle
• “If we had left earlier, we would have arrived on time.”
• “If you hadn’t forgotten her birthday, she wouldn’t have
been upset.”
• “You could have helped me if you had stayed later.”

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 Conditional Practice Questions

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 Goals and Hopes
● What were your goals and
hopes for learning English
this semester? Why? How
do you plan to continue
working on your goals?
● Did you experience any
challenges in these goals?
Language Learning
 Vocabulary about Language Learning
Language - idioma
●
● Fluency - fluidez Languages
● Fluent - con fluidez
○ Ex. She speaks Polish fluently. ● Spanish - español
● Sentence - oración ● English - Inglés
● Accent - accento ● Mandarin Chinese - Chino
● Bilingual - bilingue
● Pronunciation - pronunciación ● Italian - Italiano
● Widely spoken - ampliamente hablado ● Arabic - Árabe
● Korean - Coreano
Helpful phrases ● Japanese - Japonés
● I’ve just started learning English but can
read very well - “Yo apenas estoy ● French - Francés
aprendiendo ingles, pero puedo leer en ● Russian - Ruso
Inglés muy bien” ● German -Alemán
● I speak a lile bit of English - Hablo un poco ● Polish - Polaco
de Inglés
● Portuguese - português
 Ted Talk: 4 reasons to learn a
new language
What is the message of
this video?

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 Feedback!

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Where will English take you?
 Goals
● What were your goals for learning English when you
began this class? How have your goals changed?
 The Importance of English
● English is the most commonly spoken language in
the world
● English is the official language of 53 countries
● Most scientific research or papers are published in
English
The Role of English
● English was originally spread globally through colonization,
thus becoming the most widely spoken language today
● However, there are so many other important languages
spoken in the world right now as well. For example, Arabic,
Russian, and Chinese are all official languages of the United
Nations.
● While language learning is in decline post-pandemic, it is
important to remember that languages play an important role
in geopolitics and culture.
● Many believe that AI cannot replace the role human
connection plays in learning a language
● It is estimated that up to 7,000 different languages are spoken
in the world. There is so much to discover!
 Benefits of Learning a Language
#1. Improves #2. Improve #3. Wider Career
Cognitive Function Mental Health Options
Learning a language grows Improves focus, Fully 40% of multilingual
grey matter in the brain, employees said language
decreases risk of dementia, concentration, and a skills helped them land a
and allows you to use more feeling of personal job, and they earned 19%
parts of your brain more than single-language
success speakers.

#4. Improve Academic #5. Make New #6. Learn About Culture
Achievement Friends!
Multilingual students, who speak a
Language and culture are
language or more than one Communicate intertwined. You can learn
language other than English at effectively with
home, have improved in reading and
people all around the about cultures, people, and
math achievement substantially
since 2003 world! read texts in a native
language
 My Language Learning Journey
● I first began learning Spanish in
elementary school, and continued my
studies of Spanish throughout university
● Learning a language was not always
easy; there were many times where I felt
I was not improving until later on
● Learning a language provided me with
many opportunities, including volunteer
work, a study abroad research program,
working with Spanish speaking clients at
a law firm, and of course, coming to
Colombia!
● Learning a language was such a fun
experience for me I decided to begin a
new language, and have been studying
Russian for two years
Oportunidades ICETEX Alianza del Pacífico:

● XV Convocatoria de la
Fulbright Colombia:
Plataforma de Movilidad
● Becas para personas de Estudiantil y Académica de
Colombia de investigación, la Alianza del Pacífico 2024-2
docencia y más en los ● Intercambio de estudiar
Estados Unidos
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● Becas vigentes para

estudiar afuera del país
por maestría

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Opportunities
UAN offers a variety of virtual and
in-person exchange programs

La convocatoria de intercambio
están abiertas hasta el 30 de mayo

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 English Resources

Duolingo
Conversation Groups at
Merriam Webster Dictionary
UAN!
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TV shows such as
Friends, How I Met Your
NYT Mini Games such as Wordle, Mother, Gossip Girl,
ESL (English as a Second
Connections, and more! Modern Family, and more!
Language) Podcasts
Questions? Suggestions?
Thank you all for an amazing
semester!
Thank you for
participating!