Back to the future
Week of August 15 Day 1
Al principio de la carpeta, place
important papers from the class. Mr.
McGrath will tell you what
documents should be there.
•You are going to keep your daily
“Rapid Write” activity in the first part
of the notebook.
• OJO — Cada vez que escribes un
“Rapid Write,” debes poner la fecha y
deben estar en la misma hoja de
papel
— Vas a dividir la carpeta por cada capítulo de la clase
(Por ejemplo “Unit 9: Back to the future”)
— IMPORTANTE — Escribe la fecha en cada hoja de papel
que recibes u otro papel que pones en este parte de la
carpeta.
The notebook will be graded each time we have an oral exam.
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Write a paragraph about the following.
What do you think of
greetings like “Hola, gordi” or
“Buenas tardes, fea”? Are they
OK to use or can they affect
someone in a negative way?
OJO — Cada clase vas a escribir un “Rapid Write” al principio de la clase. Debes poner la fecha cada
vez que escribes y tambien vas a poner este en una sección de una carpeta de argollas que tienes
solo para la clase de ingles. Si no estás en clase, ya tienes que escribir un “Rapid Write” y debes
preguntar a un compañero de clase para la actividad – no el profe.
PAST
•SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST:
PRESENT
•SIMPLE:
•SIMPLE:
• -ed
• they live, he lives
• lived, played
• they play, he plays
•GENERAL TIME IN THE PAST:
• used to
• used to live,
used to play
•CURRENTLY ONGOING
(ando/iendo)
I
FUTURE
am we
are
you are
he/she is they are
-ing
I am living, he is playing
• will live, will play
•With “to be going to” (como ir
+ a + inf.)
• is going to live, are
going to play
•CONDITION (Puede ocurir)
• might live, might
play
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Nowadays, people travel on subways
Twenty years ago, we lived in Santiago.
These days, everyone uses Facebook.
Soon, many people are going to work
from their home.
We used to have a garden.
In a few years, house phones will be a
thing of the past.
LISTEN TO AND READ ALOUD
Tanya: This neighborhood sure has changed!
Matt: I know. A few years ago, not many people lived
here. But the population is growing so fast these
days.
Tanya: Yeah. It seems like there’s a construction site
on every corner.
Matt: Remember how we used to buy candy at that
little grocery store? Now it’s a multiplex cinema.
Tanya: Yeah, and they’re tearing down our high
school. They’re going to build a shopping mall. Soon,
there will be just malls and parking lots.
Matt: That’s because everyone has a car! Fifty years
ago, people walked everywhere. Nowadays, they
drive.
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Using your paper, find a partner who
has the other part of your sentence.
LISTEN TO AND READ ALOUD
Listen and practice.
Part B.
Complete the statements with your own information.
With your partner, create 6 sentences to share:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
As a child, I used to …
Five years ago, I …
Nowadays, I …
Next year, I´m going to …
In five years, I´ll …
In ten years, I might …
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Check the topic each person talks
about.
education
entertainment
fashion
food
housing
medicine
shopping
sports
technology
transportation
Answer these three questions about your topic.
1.What was it like in the past?
2.What is it like today?
3.What will it be like in the future?
Conditional sentences
with if clauses
(Escriba en una hoja de papel con la fecha
y pon en la carpeta de argollas.)
Possible situation with
If + simple present
Consequence +
future with will
may, or might
If you get a high-paying job, you won´t have to work as hard.
If
Simple
present of
the verb
¨to get¨
will (won´t = will not)
and consequence
Possible situation with
If + simple present
If you don´t have to
work as hard,
If
Simple
present of
¨to do¨
(don´t = do not)
Consequence +
future with will
may, or might
you´ll have a lot more
free time.
will (you´ll = you will)
and consequence
Possible situation with
If + simple present
Consequence +
future with will
may, or might
If you have a lot more free time, you might get bored.
If
Simple
present of
the verb
¨to have¨
might and consequence
Possible situation with
If + simple present
Consequence +
future with will
may, or might
If you get bored, you may have to look for another job.
If
Simple
present of
the verb
¨to get¨
may and consequence
 Part
A — Match the clauses.
 Part B — Write a sentence in your
own words using the “If” clauses
from Part A.
◦ If you eat less sugar, you’ll lose
weight.
◦ If you walk to work every day, …
◦.
◦.
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Act. 8, p. 61
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Act. 10, p. 62
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