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Feeling tense? Let’s go!

Feeling tense? Let’s go!. TENSES Past, present and future Miss Kate. 30 April 2014. Activities in teams. What are some differences between US and British English? Brainstorm. UK vs. US. Dialogue Talk about preparing for an exam. Present to the class. British English and American English

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Feeling tense? Let’s go!

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  1. Feeling tense?Let’s go! TENSES Past, present and future Miss Kate. 30 April 2014

  2. Activities in teams What are some differences between US and British English? Brainstorm.

  3. UK vs. US Dialogue Talk about preparing for an exam. Present to the class. British English and American English Point 1British English speakers use the present perfect tense more than Americans do. A British teacher might mark wrong things that an American teacher would say are correct. US Did you do your homework yet? Brit. Have you done your homework yet? US I already ate. Brit. I’ve already eaten. (possessive sense of ‘have’) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/british-english-and-american-english

  4. Exercise Discuss who’s in your family with your group. Present to the class. UK vs. US Point 2 In British English: ‘have got’ (UK) is often used for the possessive sense of ‘have’ (US) ‘have got to’ (UK) is informally used for ‘have to’ (US) I’ve got two sisters (UK) I have two sisters (US) I’ve got to go now (UK) I have to go now (US) http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/british-english-and-american-english

  5. “I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a…” Should be: I wish I were a little bit taller, I wish I were a baller, I wish I had a…”

  6. ‘Was’ vs. ‘Were’ “If I were rich…” (hypothetical). "I wish I were more perceptive" or "I wish I was more perceptive"? e.g. “I wish I were more perceptive” (her sentence is wishful) Wishful sentences call for the subjunctive mood of the verb “to be”. Verbs have moods just like you do. So, like many other languages, English has verbs with moods ranging from commanding to questioning and beyond. The mood of the verb "to be" when you use the phrase "I were" is called the subjunctive mood, and you use it for times when you're talking about something that isn't true or you're being wishful. If I were in charge, I would declare every Friday a holiday.If he were nicer, I wouldn't dislike him so much. If the ladder were taller, we could reach the cat. When I am …I will / If I were …. I would Exercise Contrast and compare your lives and how you think they’d be different if you were British or American. Write: “If I were a British teenager, I …” or “If I were an American teenager, I…” Or “If we were British teenagers, we…” or “If we were American teachers, we …”

  7. ‘me’ versus ‘I’ Take the other person out of the equation • Billy is taking me and Johnny to the movies ?? • Billy is taking Johnny and I to the movies ?? Note: He wouldn’t take “I” to the movies, he’d take “me” Hint: remove the other person’s name to see if it’s correct. Subject predicate disagreement “this person didn’t know what they were doing” [“s/he didn’t know what s/he was doing” – sing.] [“they didn’t know what they were doing” – plur.] SHORT VIDEO http://community.copypress.com/was-vs-were-and-me-vs-i-episode-one/ Dialogue You need to tell your grandmother that you are going to go hiking with your friend. She asks you who will be going 2. How you and your friend will get back You tell her 3. You and your friend have the same birthday

  8. Still feeling ‘tense’? Check out the additional exercises in the supplementary file.

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