Phil Young’s – BASIC 1 – Units 3 and 4 – Grammar

DEMONSTRATIVES (U3-A) POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (U3-C)

THIS > No object after them!

THAT > > > It’s my bag > It’s mine.

It’s your bag > It’s yours.
THESE > It’s his bag > It’s his.
It’s her bag > It’s hers.
THOSE > > > It’s our bag > It’s ours.
It’s their bag > It’s theirs.

WH questions Y/N questions

...and short answers!  Whose laptop is this?
What is this?
It’s a dictionary. Is this a dictionary? It’s my laptop.
Yes, it is. | No, it isn’t. It’s mine.
What are these?
They’re dictionaries. Are these dictionaries? Whose cellphone is that?
Yes, they are. | No, they aren’t.

What is that? It’s John’s cellphone.

It’s an eraser. Is that an eraser?
Yes, it is. | No, it isn’t.
It’s John’s.
It’s his cellphone.
What are those? Are those erasers? It’s his.
They’re erasers. Yes, they are. | No, they aren’t.
Are those Paul and Anna’s caps?
a, an = only before singular nouns: a bag, an eraser
Yes, they’re theirs.
NEVER! a bags, a erasers, a sunglasses, a pants

SIMPLE PRESENT (U4-A,C)

Routines! Habits!

(+) NO
I take the bus. He takes the bus. s!

(-)
I don’t drive to school. He doesn’t drive to school.

(Y/N ?)
Do you exercise every day? NO
Yes, I do. | No, I don’t. s!
Short
answers!
Does he exercise every day?
Yes, he does. | No, he doesn’t.

Regular verbs: Irregular verbs:

run, walk, exercise have, go, do
I, YOU, WE, THEY
DON’t run, walk, exercise DON’T have, go, do
runs, walks, exercises has, goes, does
HE, SHE, IT
DOESN’T run, walk, exercise DOESN’T have, go, do
 VOCAB (U3,4)

a laptop pants

Everyday objetcs Clothing

a notebook a sweater

(take) a train exercise

Daily transports
Routine actions

(ride) a motorcycle go to bed

EXPRESSIONS (U3-B)
Asking what something is
 What’s this called in English?

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TELLING TIME (U4-B) TIME EXPRESSIONS (U4-C)
a quarter = 15 min. 10:15 = a quarter past ten
a half = 30 min. 8:30 = a half past eight ON (days)
:00 = o’ clock 7:00 = seven o’clock
IN the morning
past = after 6:10 = ten past six
the afternoon
to = before 5:50 = ten to six the evening
What time is it? What’s the time?
noon = 12 p.m. It’s seven-thirty. (7:30) AT night
midnight = 12 a.m. What time is our class? midnight / noon
It’s at four forty-five. (4:45) 6:00, 5:32, etc.