Grammar Auction

Wednesday 21^st January

Hello!

How’s everything?

In our last class, we finished talking about transport and journeys.

We practised the expression ‘How long does it take / how long does it take you to get…?’

·         How long does it take to get from your house to the mall by bus?

·         How long does it take you to come to the academy walking?

·         How long does it take you to get up in the morning?

·         How long does it take you to have breakfast?

And the answer is, ‘It takes…/ it takes me …’

After that, we learnt how to talk about the future.

Different ways of talking about the future.

Will/ won’t	decisions (instant / unplanned decisions)	“We are going to the cinema.” I’ll go with you.”
	predictions (based on opinions or wishes)	It’ll rain if you have a barbecue in the garden.
	promises	“I’ll phone you tomorrow.”
	offers	“I´ll help you with your homework.”
Shall	offers (only for I, We; only in questions)	Shall I help you with your case? It looks heavy!
going to (to be + going to+ infinitive)	decisions (planned decisions or arrangements)	He’s going to have dinner with his parents next weekend.
	predictions (based on facts)	Look at those clouds. It’s going to rain.
	intentions	I’m going to boil some water to make spaghetti.
present continuous (to be + ing)	plans or arrangements (things you write in your diary. E.g.: going to the dentist, meetings, talking to your kids’ teacher etc.)	He’s having dinner with his parents next weekend.

For definite plans (arrangements) it’s better to use “present continuous”, but you can also use “going to.” Both are correct.

I’m talking to the teacher tomorrow. I’m going to talk to the teacher tomorrow.

And then, we had an auction show!

You bade for (offer money for) sentences instead of masterpieces. You had a budget (money you can spend) of €1,300. The winner was the pair who bought the highest number of right sentences. Our auctioneer (the director of the auction) was Natalia. I’m afraid that Jorge and Paula spent a lot of money on incorrect sentences. So…you wasted (spent wrongly) your money!

 For homework, finish correcting the sentences on the ‘Grammar Auction’ page.

GAME 2                  

Player 1	6
Player 2	7
Player 3	8
Player 4	11
Player 5	5
Player 6	9
Player 7	7

Enjoy your weekend!

See you next Wednesday!