Focus on
Grammar
Review Session
Pronouns: Say the pronoun for
each noun
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Turki
He
Amal
She
Ms. Wilder
She
The students
They
People
They
My book
It
My family
it
Remember: Pronouns and
verbs must agree!
She
do (homework)
She does her homework.
They do (homework)
They do their homework.
I do (homework)
I do my homework.
Remember: Pronouns and
verbs must agree!
 People
be (happy)
 They are happy.
 My family be (big)
 It is big.
 People be (busy)
 They are busy.
There is/ There are
 There
exists.
is/there are is used to state that something
There is
There are
There is a table.
There are tables.
There is a student.
There are students.
There is a computer.
There is a computer.
There is ice cream.
There is a bowl of ice cream.
What’s in a room?
Talk
with your partners.
Tell them what you see in
this room. Use there
is/there are.
Be Vs. Have
Pronoun
be
pronoun
be
I
am
You
are
She/He
is
They
are
It
is
we
are
Pronoun
have
Pronoun
have
I
have
She/he
has
You
have
It
has
We
have
They
have
Adjectives for Describing
people
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A man with no hair
Bald
The opposite of short…
Tall
Used to describe how many years someone is
_____ years old.
Dark color of eyes
Brown
Length of something
Long/short – for things not height.
Nouns for describing people’s
appearance
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Glasses
Hair
Beard
Man/Woman
T-shirt
Neighbor
Business woman/man
Scar
Earring
Be/Have
Be is used with adjectives. Have is used with nouns.
Complete these sentences:
She ______ a blue t-shirt.
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He _____ bald.
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She _____ gold earrings.
 Has
He ______ a beard.
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She ______ 21 years old
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Trying it
Partner a: Describe a friend to your partner.
Include some nouns and some adjectives.
Partner b: Listen to the description. Can
you imagine the person they are describing,
or do you need more information? Do the
verbs seem to match the nouns/adjectives?
Present Continuous vs. Simple Past
Simple
past: habits, facts
and routines
Present Continuous
(present progressive):
NOW, or general now
On Holiday
Directions: Use the words below and write a post
card to a friend about your holiday in Paris,
France. You must use all these verbs, and include
both simple present and present progressive.
Verbs
 Have
 Go
 Take
 Enjoy
 Listen
 Stay
 Show
 Go
 Love
Do/Does and Yes/No questions
Do
Does
I
he
you
she
we
it
They
Questions
To make a yes/no question form your
sentence like this:
Do/Does + subject + base verb + object or
complement
Example: Mary goes shopping becomes:
Does Mary go shopping?
Questions:
Two people are talking about
their husbands. Change the following
statements to questions. (p. 5)
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Jim helps with the kids.
Steve washes the dirty dishes.
Steve does not do the ironing.
Jim never goes out to dinner with me.
Steve often talks about things with you.
Questions:
Two people are talking about
their husbands. Change the following
statements to questions. (p. 5)
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Jim helps with the kids.
Does Jim help with the kids?
Steve washes the dirty dishes.
Does Steve wash the dirty dishes?
Steve does not do the ironing.
Does Steve do the ironing?
Jim never goes out to dinner with me.
Does Jim ever go out to dinner with you?
Steve often talks about things with you?.
Does Steve talk about things with you?
Questions:
Ask your partner about what
he/she does after school. Use do/does in your
questions.
Example:
Partner 1: Do you play video games after
school?
Partner 2: Yes, I do.
Partner 1: Do you eat snacks after school?
Partner 2: No, I wait for dinner.
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*NOTICE: The answers for partner 2 can only
be Yes or No.
No vs. Not
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2.
When can we use not in a
sentence?
When can we use no in a
sentence?
Discuss with your partner.
NOT: 1.) Use with adjectives
Example 1: I am not happy.
How do we know that happy is an
adjective?
Because it describes a noun. In this case the
noun is I.
Example 2: He is not tall.
What is tall describing here?
Tall describes he.
Not 2.) use with (a + adjective
+ noun)
When there is an (a +adjective
+ noun) we use not.
Example: I am not a happy
camper.
1. Without the adjective we would
still use not.
Example: I am not a camper.
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Not 2.) a + adjective + noun
MORE examples
Example: She is not a bad student.
OR
Example: She is not a (bad) student.
She is not a student.
*With or without the adjective we still use not with (a +
[adjective] + noun), however the meaning of the two
sentences is very different.
NOT 3.) is + NOT + verb
When the negative is followed by a verb,
use not. This will usually be an –ing verb
Example 1: He is not studying.
Example 2: She is not sleeping
Example 3: They are not leaving.
Example 4: We aren’t meeting at the café,
we are meeting at the movie theater.
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NO 1.) no + noun
The negative no should be used when
describing a general nouns, plural nouns, or
any non-count noun. No is used with no article
(no an, an, the…). “no means no article”
Example:
1. There are no children here.
2. There is no coffee available.
3. I am no fool.
 Is the word children plural or singular? Is the
word coffee count or non-count. Is fool a noun
or an adjective?
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NO 2.) NO + adjective + noun
When there is no article, but there is an
adjective + a general, plural, or non-count
noun, use NO.
Example 1: I have no small pets. * notice
that pets is plural, so there is no article. (So
we use not.)
Example 2: I have no clean clothes to wear.
I need to do the laundry.
Not/Not
NOT
NO
adjective
a + (adjective) + noun
is + not + verb
(adjective) noun
Practice
Now, write these phrases into your notes with the
correct negative. Fill in the blank with no or not.
1. She’s got _____free time this week.
2. He’s ______ studying very hard this week
3. He is ______ interesting.
4. They are ______ feeling very well.
5. She’s ______ very patient with her friends.
6. He is _____ a very mean person.
7. We are _______ very lazy people.
8. I have _______ unintelligent friends.
9. They do _____ know my teacher.
Describe yourself
Directions: Describe yourself to
your partner using the
negative. You can also use
the positive, but make sure to
practice using no and not.
Count Vs. Uncountable Nouns
 Some
words are countable, and some
words are not countable.
Example:
Countable
Uncountable
shirt
clothing
soccer ball
soccer equipment
suitcase
luggage
Practice (p. 8)
Directions: Now draw a chart on your paper just like
the example. Make one column countable and one
column uncountable.
Put these words into the right column on your paper:
clothing
trees
water
gifts
necklace
advice
paper
chair
A piece of paper
silverware
furniture
Jewelry
Traffic
cars
socks
Practice (p. 8)
Answers:
Countable
Uncountable
trees
clothing
gifts
paper
necklace
traffic
cars
furniture
chair
silverware
a piece of paper
jewelry
socks
water
advice
Countable vs. Uncountable
 Some
words can be used with uncountable nouns
and some can only be used with countable. Do
you know which of these words can go with
countable nouns?
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Some
Many
Much
A
Several
One, two three….
Countable vs. Uncountable
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Let’s see…
There is some luggage by the window.
(uncountable)
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There are some suitcases by the window. (countable)
I have many shirts. (countable ONLY)
There is too much furniture to move today.
(uncountable ONLY)
I have a blue chair. (countable ONLY)
We have several large chairs in that room.
(countable (ONLY)
One, two three…. (countable ONLY)
Shopping Spree!
You just won a shopping spree!
What will you buy with your free
money? Tell your partner.
Example: I will buy some
designer clothes. I will buy a
video game. I will buy some
furniture.
Simple past tense
Directions: Talk with your partner.
1. How is the simple past tense formed with
regular verbs?
2. How is the simple past formed with
irregular verbs?
3. Now complete the irregular verbs
worksheet.
Prepositions of time
Directions: Fill in the blank.
1. I can be there ____ 3:00 p.m.
2. The receptionist called me ____ the morning.
3. She has an appointment _____ February.
4. He has an appointment ______ the end of
February.
5. She went to the doctor ____ September 3rd,
2011.
6. I had a snack ____ midnight.
Prepositions of time
Answers
1. at
2. in
3. in
4. at
5. on
6. at
Prepositions of Time and location
 Turn
to p. 14 in your books.
 Compare your answers to the homework
with your partner.
 Complete “Checking together”
 Activity- see handout.
THE END!