Lesson 3. ASI & QUASI Questions. Basic Vocabulary presentation

Hi! How are you doing? 

Here's another lesson for you to improve your English. 

In the first lesson you learnt how to introduce yourself and how to use the verb "be" correctly.

In the second lesson you learnt how to talk about your life and about other people's routines as well.

You also learnt to use the Present Simple Tense. Remember that it is only the 3rd person of singular which suffers a change. You also practised asking and answering questions.

REMEMBER!!

Yes/No Questions (or ASI questions)  Auxiliary + Subject + Verb in Infinitive
Do you have a car?  Yes, I do / No, I don't.
Does she speak Catalan? Yes, she does / No, she doesn't.
Did you meet your friends last Saturday? Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Wh-Questions (or QUASI questions) Question Word + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb in Infinitive
What does she want? She wants a dog.
When did they get home? They got home by midnight.
How do you say "mesa" in English? It's table.

Here are the most frequent question words:

WHO   ---   QUIÉN
WHAT ---    QUÉ
WHEN ----  CUÁNDO
WHY ------ POR QUÉ
HOW ------ CÓMO
WHICH ---  CUÁL

Today, we are going to revise it all and learn basic vocabulary needed in everyday situations.

Let's start filling the gaps in this conversation. When you finish filling the gaps ACT IT OUT with your partner. READY??? HERE IT IS!!!!

A.     Hi! Nice to _______ you, I’m Susan.

B.      Hello! Nice to ______ you, I’m John.

A.     How are you doing?

B.      Good. How are you doing?

A.     Okay. I’m a little bit tired these days.

B.      What _____ you do?

A.     I’m a ______________.

B.      Do you __________ in Barcelona?

A.     Yes, I _____.

B.      ______ old are you?

A.     I’m _______________ years old.

B.      ______ you married?

A.     Yes, I _____.

B.      Do you like going shopping?

A.     _______, ____________  (Yes, I do / Yes, I love it / No, I don’t / No, I hate it).

B.      ______ you like going to the cinema?

A.     _______, _____________.

B.      ______’s your favourte film director?

A.     ________________.

B.      Oh! I like him/her too!

A.     You know many things about me and I only know your name… Tell me, what do you ______?

B.      _______________.

A.     Do you __________ going cycling?

B.      ______, ___________.

A.     Do you ________ in a city?

B.      Yes, I _________ in Barcelona.

A.     What a coincidence!

B.      Yes, we could _____ to the cinema together. Now there’s _____________ (name of film) on and I ________ it’s a good one.

A.     I ___________ (not know). I’d like to go to the theatre. _____ you like the theatre?

B.      Of course! I’m a cultural manager, I told you!

A.     He he, you are right.

B.      To the theatre then!

A.     ________ play would you like to see?

B.      ________________________.

   Now let's learn the numbers. Watch the following video, stop it after each number to repeat. SING THE SONG. and Have Fun!! ;-)

    You learnt the cardinal numbers which we use to count. 

   If you want to learn the ordinal numbers, used to talk about dates (2nd March 1997, for example) and to order events and things (The first day I visited the Cathedral, the second day I went to the Museum of Contemporary Art and to the Chocolate Museum...), visit the following link and read the information. Finally, do the exercice at the bottom of the page. You have to write the number you see.

   Here's a video with the vocabulary of the places in a city.

This vocabulary will lead us to the 4rth lesson.