MAQUINARIA PESADA
INGLÉS GENERAL II
MISS NATHALY ANCALEF
CONTENT REVIEW – QUIZ II
B: So, Cristian, do you have any plans for next January?
A: Well, my birthday is ___________________ (Pic. 1) so maybe …
B: Oh! I didn’t know that! My birthday is ____________! (Pic. 1)
a) on twenty- six January / on three January
b) on January twenty-sixth / on January-third
c) on January twenty-six / on January-three
d) on twenty-sixth January / on third January
Unit 4 • Lesson A: Birthdays
Vocabulary
BIRTH OF A BABY RETIRMENT
BIRTHDAY WEDDING
ENGAGEMENT ANNIVERSARY
GRADUATION SEND A CARD
MOTHER’S DAY SEND FLOWERS
Grammar
Future with be going to
Statements
To talk about your future plans, you can use be going to + verb.
In affirmative statements, use subject + be + going to + verb:
I'm going to buy something special.
She's going to be 50.
In negative statements, use subject + be + not + going to + verb:
You're not going to get a present.
She's not going to be 50.
Remember, you can also use isn't (= is not) and aren't (= are not), especially after names
and nouns:
Marcos isn't going to have a party.
My parents aren't going to have a party.
MAQUINARIA PESADA
INGLÉS GENERAL II
MISS NATHALY ANCALEF
Questions
To ask questions about someone's future plans, you can use be going to.
To ask Yes-No questions, use be + subject + going to + verb . . . ?:
A Are you going to have a party?
B Yes, we are. / No, we're not.
To ask information questions, use question word + be + subject + going to + verb . . . ?:
A What are you going to (do tonight)?
B I'm not going to do anything special.
To ask information questions with the question word as subject, use question word + be
going to + verb:
Who's going to go?
What's going to happen?
Indirect objects and indirect object pronouns
In the sentence below, my brother is an indirect object and a present is a direct object:
I'm going to buy my brother a present.
You can use an indirect object to answer the question Who?:
I'm going to buy my mother something special.
Let's send Mom and Dad some flowers.
A direct object answers the question What? It comes after any indirect object:
I'm going to buy my mother something special.
Let's send Mom and Dad some flowers.
MAQUINARIA PESADA
INGLÉS GENERAL II
MISS NATHALY ANCALEF
Unit 5 • Lesson B: Favorite classes
Grammar
Be born
Statements
You can use the simple past of be to talk about when and where you were born.
Remember, the simple past of be is subject + was / wasn't or were / weren't . . . :
I / He / She was (or) wasn't . . .
You / We / They were (or) weren't . . .
For statements with be born, use subject + was / wasn't or were / weren't born:
I was born in São Paulo.
I wasn't born in Seattle.
My parents were born in Hong Kong.
They weren't born in the U.S.
Unit 6 • Lesson A: Finding places
MAQUINARIA PESADA
INGLÉS GENERAL II
MISS NATHALY ANCALEF
Grammar
Is there . . . ? Are there . . . ?
You can use Is there . . .? and Are there . . .? to ask what is in a place.
To ask a question about a singular noun, use Is there + a / an + singular noun:
Is there a café with free Wi-Fi near here?
In affirmative answers, you can use Yes + there is. You can then use one in follow-up
statements, so you don't need to repeat the noun:
Yes, there is. There's one on Main Street. (one = a café with free Wi-Fi)
In negative answers, you can use No + there isn't. You can then use one in follow-up
statements, so you don't need to repeat the noun:
No, there isn't. There isn't one in this neighborhood.
To ask a question about a plural noun, use Are there + any + plural noun:
Are there any cash machines near here?
In affirmative answers, you can use Yes + there are. You can then use some in follow-up
statements, so you don't need to repeat the noun:
Yes, there are. There are some outside the bank. (some = cash machines)
