The Matrix - Present x Past

2014 GUYS
Welcome to a whole new year of study and development.
How are you feeling about it?

Let´s start?
Today I bring to you a class using The Matrix to work the differences between Present and Past tenses.

1 – Identify in the video sentences using



Simple Present: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Present Continuous: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Simple Past: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Present Perfect: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2 – What´s the difference among these verb tenses? Use the video or the sentences from number 1 to justify your answer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 – In the beginning of the video it´s possible to see a Present Continuous time marker. Which one? ____________________________________________________________
Can you give more examples? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 – Collocations:
The sentence “… when you look out the window” works on collocation using the verb “to look”. Can you give more examples?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The sentence “Like a splinter in your mind driving you mad” works the verb “to drive”. Can you give more examples? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

1-
Simple Present-
You have the look of a man
This is not far from the truth
Do you believe in fate?
I don´t like the idea I´m not in control of my life
I know exactly what you mean


Present Continuous-
You´re feeling like Alice
He´s expecting to waku up

Simple Past
You were born into a bondage

Present Perfect
You´ve felt it your entire life
That has brought you to me
The world that has been pulled over your eyes

2-
Simple Present is used for Fact and Habits
Present Continuous for ongoing situations
Simple Past for past habits and events
Present Perfect for past actions with a relevance in the present

3-
Right now
At this moment, now, this month, this weekend, tonight

4-
Look for
Look up to
Look up
Look around

Drive you blind
Drive you crazy
Drive you deaf
Drive a car
Drive a bus

The Big Bang Theory - Simple Past and Collocations

Hey guys

After some time without video classes I bring to you a Simple Past and Collocation class.
Let´s have fun with.


1 – Observe the dialogue below where Mary Cooper narrates a story which happened to Sheldon. Watch the video and try to fill in the verbs below in the correct forms:

Leonard: Sheldon, your mom ____________ dinner.
Sheldon: I'm not hungry!
Mary Cooper: I tell you, I love the boy to death, but he has been difficult since
he _______________ out of me at the K-Mart.
Mary Cooper: I ________________ chicken.
Mary Cooper: You know, we have an Indian gentleman at our church, Dr. Patel--
It's a beautiful story. The Lord ____________ to him and ______________ him
to give us all 20% off on Lasik— You know, those that ________________ it.
Mary Cooper: He once _______________ to fight a bobcat for some licorice.
Penny: Has Shelly ever freaked out like this before?
Mary Cooper: I remember one summer when he _______________ 13, he _________________ a small nuclear reactor in the shed and ________________ everybody he was gonna provide free electricity for the whole town.
Well, the only problem was, he ______________ no what you call "fissionable" materials.
Anyway, when he ______________ on the Internets to get some, a man from the government
_______________ by and _______________ him down real gentle, and __________________ him it's against the law
Penny: What _________________?
Mary Cooper: Well, poor boy ______________ a fit. ________________ himself in his room
and _________________ a sonic death ray.
Leonard: A death ray?
Mary Cooper: That's what he ___________________ it.
_______________ even _____________ down the neighbor kids (negative). It ___________________ our dog off to no end.
Mary Cooper: __________ I pluck a nerve there? (interrogative)
Howard: Oh, yeah.

2- Text Comprehension
What did Sheldon do when he was 13?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who came to talk to him? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Why? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What did he build? Did it work? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 – What do the expressions below mean?
a- Piss off
( ) get late ( ) get angry ( ) get anxious
b- To the death
( ) never ( ) once ( ) forever
c- Slow down
( ) stop ( ) fast ( ) speed up
d- Freak out
( ) lose temper ( ) get patience ( ) get lost

4 – Do you have any fun story to share? Narrate it below and share with your class. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY SOON

Race to Witch Mountain - Modals and Collocations

Seth and Sarah are two aliens who are on Earth for a mission. Although they don´t intend to do anything harmful they are being chased by government agents. Seth and Sarah count on a taxi driver named Jack Bruno to help them.

1 – Watch the video segment and check St for Seth and Sr for Sarah according to their abilities and write the sentences.



( ) Fly - ______________________________________________________________________________
( ) Read peoples´ mind - _______________________________________________________________
( ) Manipulate fire - __________________________________________________________________
( ) Resist great impacts - _____________________________________________________________
( ) Pass through solid objects - _______________________________________________________
( ) Control peoples´ actions - _________________________________________________________
( ) Move objects using his/her mind - __________________________________________________

2 – The modal verb “can” can be replaced by:
( ) Be supposed to ( ) Be able to ( ) Recommend to ( ) be possible to

3 – In the sentence “They will overtake our vehicle…” there is the modal verb “will”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Possibility ( ) Advice ( ) Inevitability

4 – In the sentences “It would appear we have not….” There is the modal verb “would”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Inevitability

5 – The sentence “We should just keep moving” There is the modal verb “Should”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Suggestion ( ) Ability ( ) Inevitability

“Should” can be replaced by:
( ) possible to ( ) recommend to ( ) suggest to ( ) be able to

6 – The sentence “We cannot trust him”. There is the modal verb “Can” in the negative. Its context is:
( ) Possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Necessity ( ) Advice

“Cannot” can be replaced by:
( ) advice to ( ) suggest to ( ) impossible to ( ) possible to

7 – The sentence “We must”. There is the modal verb “Must”. Its context is:
( ) Obligation ( ) Possibility ( ) Hypothesis ( ) Suggestion

“Must” can be replaced by:
( ) Have to ( ) Advice to ( ) be able to ( ) recommend to

8 –The sentence “What could go wrong?” there is the modal verb “could”. Its context is:
( ) Remote possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Necessity ( ) Inevitability

Vocabulary:
9 – The agent shouts “look out” during the scene. Do you synonyms of this phrasal verb? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 – Do you know other phrasal verbs using the verb “to look”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11 – What does Jack Bruno mean when he says “get down”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12 – Do you know other phrasal verbs using the verb “to get”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Answer key
1- Read people´s mind - Sr - Sarah can read people´s mind
Resist great impacts - St - Seth can resist great impacts
Pass through solid objects - St - Seth can pass through solid objects
Move objects using his/her mind - sr - Sarah can move objects using her mind
2- be able to
3-Inevitability
4-Hypothesis
5-Suggestion
Recommend to
6-Possibility
Impossible to
7-Obligation
Have to
8-Remote possibility
9-Watch out, Be careful
10-Look up, look for, look at, look around, look like, look beautiful...
11-He wants Seth and Sarah to protect themselves.
12-Get over, get lost, get yourself together, get real, get up, get in, get on, get out, get away...

Wanna be - If-Clauses and Collocations

Hey guys
Today I bring you a song class using one of Spice Girls famous songs: Wanna be
At this class we will work with If-clauses and Collocations.

This class was made with my great partner Teacher Dani Bertocchi. Thank you so much Dani, you rock...

1 - Listen to the song and complete using the verbs below in the appropriated structure:

Yo I'll say you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want,
So tell me what you want, what you really really want,
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really
really really wanna zigazig ha.
If you want my future ____________ my past,
If you wanna ____________ with me better ___________ it fast,
Now don't go wasting my precious time,
Get your act together we could be just fine.
I'll tell you what I want, ….
If you wanna ________ my lover, you gotta get with my friends,
Make it last forever friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover, you __________ got to give,
Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is.
What do you think about that now you know how I feel,
Say you can handle my love are you for real,
I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try,
If you really ___________ me then I'll __________ goodbye.
Yo I'll say you what I want, …..
Chorus
So here's a story from A to Z, you wanna get with me
you gotta listen carefully,
We got Em in the place who likes it in your face,
We got G like MC who likes it on an
Easy V doesn't come for free, she's a real lady,
and as for me, ha you'll see,
Slam your body down and wind it's all around,
Slam your body down and wind it's all around.
Chorus

2 - Answer the questions below:
a- If I want a solid relationship, __________________________________________
b- If I want to have good friends, __________________________________________
c- If you make me waste my time, ____________________________________________

3 - The verb "to waste" is similar to the verbs "to spend" and "to pass". Check "w", "s" and "p" to each word below creating collocations:
( ) Time ( ) Money ( ) Oportunity ( ) Energy
( ) the night ( ) my life ( ) hours ( ) vacation
( ) rocks ( ) food ( ) water ( ) freedom

4 - After studying the collocations how can we differ them:
Waste: __________________________________________________________________________
Spend: __________________________________________________________________________
Pass: ___________________________________________________________________________

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Answer key
1 -
Forget - Get - Make - Be - Have - Bug - Say

2 -
Personal answers

3 -
S/W - S/W - S/W - S/W
S/W - S/P/W - S/W - S
S/W - S/W - S/W - S/W

4 -
Waste: To use, consume, spend, or expend thoughtlessly or carelessly (the free dictionary)
Spend: To use, consume or expend in a careful and thoughtful way.
Pass: To move on or ahead; proceed. (the free dictionary)

Take me away - Collocations

Take Me Away
Christina Vidal & Pink Slip

A class by @TeacherBrunoGon
http://www.teacherbruno1.blogspot.com

Yeah Yeah

_______ up _______ out
Move on, move on
There’s no doubt
I’m all wrong, you’re right
It’s all the same with you
I’m too thin, too fat
You ask why, so why, so why, so why, so why?

On and on and on and on
On and on and on and on

Don’t wanna grow up
I wanna _______ out
Hey, _______ me away
I wanna shout out
_______ me away, away, away, away
Away

Round and round, here we go again
Same old start, same old end
Turn my head, I turn back again
Same old stuff never ends

Do this, do that
Can’t deal, can’t deal with that
I tune in, tune out
I’ve heard it all before
Hello, goodbye
Never asking me why
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye

On and on and on and on
On and on and on and on

Don’t wanna grow up
I wanna _______ out
Hey, _______ me away
I wanna shout out
_______ me away, away, away, away
Away

Round and round, here we go again
Same old start, same old end
Turn my head, I turn back again
Same old stuff never ends

Warm Up

What usually makes/made you want to disappear or scream like the world is coming to an end?

1 – Listen to the song and complete the blanks.

2 – Based on the vocabulary and expressions used who do you believe wrote this song? A teenage or a adult? Support your answer using the song.


3 – The expression “take away” from the song gives the idea of:


4 – The verb “to take” is used in many other expressions in many different contexts. Could you think of some?


5 – What do you believe the author is so angry about?


6 – The verb “to get” is used in many possible contexts in many expressions. Could you think of more?


7 – What do you usually do when you are angry? What makes you relax again?


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