The document serves as a comprehensive guide for English language learners, focusing on various question words, verb tenses (present simple, present continuous, past simple, and past continuous), and their uses in forming questions and sentences. It includes vocabulary related to life-changing events and expressions for writing informal emails, as well as grammar rules for verb conjugation. Additionally, the document outlines exercises for practice and provides resources for further study.

1. STARTER UNIT
REVIEW

2. QUESTION WORDS (QW)
• WHAT / WHICH =
• WHO =
• WHEN =
• WHERE =
• WHY =
• HOW =

3. QUESTION WORDS
• WHAT / WHICH = QUÈ? QUIN/-A?
• WHO = QUI?
• WHEN = QUAN?
• WHERE = ON?
• WHY = PERQUÈ?
• HOW = COM?

4. • WHAT + NOUN / adjective + noun?
o What colour do you prefer?
o What time do you go to bed?
o What type/ kind of music do you like?
• HOW + ADJECTIVE (+ noun) / ADVERB?
o How often do you go to the cinema? (frequency)
o How much does it cost? (quantity for uncountables)
o How many chairs are there? (quantity for countables)
o How far is the supermarket from here? (distance)
o How long does it take to get to New York by plane?
(duration)

5. (object) Question order formation
(Question Word) + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb
+ (Complements)?
(QW) + Aux. Vb. + S + Vb. + (Cs)?
• What do you like?
(QW) Aux. Vb. S Vb ?
• What are you doing?
• Did you study French last year?

6. Now practice questions on SB p. 5
ex. 8 and 10 with your partner

7. Classroom language
• Do ex. 13 on SB p. 5
• Then write these questions and answers on
some cardboards and stick these expressions
on your classroom’s wall.

8. UNIT 1
CHANGING LIVES

9. In this unit, we will work on…
• Vocabulary: Life-changing events
Verb+ preposition
• Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous
Past Simple
Used to
Subject and Object questions
• Reading: ‘Then and now: Johnny Deep’
‘My new life’

10. • Listening: Lifestyle changes
• Speaking: Talking about photos
Describing a photo
• Writing: An informal email
Informal expressions
• Our project: Poster describing our class
English classroom’s language

11. Vocabulary 1: Life-changing events
• Change school
• Take a gap year
• Retire
• Start your own business
• Win an award
• Go for a job interview
• Move house
• Have an accident
• Make new friends

12. Vocabulary 1: Life-changing events
• Drop out of university
• Settle down
• Get into trouble
• Become rich
• Go abroad

13. Vocabulary 1: Life-changing events
• Change school
• Take a gap year
• Retire
• Start your own business
• Win an award
• Go for a job interview
• Move house
• Have an accident
• Make new friends
• Canviar d’escola
• Prendre’s un any sabàtic
• Jubilar-se
• Començar el teu propi
negoci
• Guanyar un premi
• Fer una entrevista de treball
• Mudar-se
• Tenir un accident
• Fer amics nous

14. Vocabulary 1: Life-changing events
• Drop out of university
• Settle down
• Get into trouble
• Become rich
• Go abroad
• Deixar la universitat
• Estabilitzar-se (sentar la
cabeza)
• Ficar-se en problemes
• Fer-se/ esdevenir ric
• Viatjar a l’estranger

15. PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
+
NEGATIVE
-
QUESTIONS
?
SHORT
ANSWERS
USE We use the Pre. Simple to talk about routines in the present.
TO BE I AM
he / she / it IS
(és / està)
You / we / they
ARE
I ‘M NOT / AM
NOT
he / she / it
ISN’T/ IS NOT
You / we / they
AREN’T
(QW) + AM / IS
/ ARE + Subject
(S) + (Cs) ?
Are you at
school?
Yes, subject +
AM /IS/ARE
NO, subject +
AM NOT/
ISN’T/ AREN’T
OTHER VERBS
VERB
S +
VERB+ -s
(he/she/it)
I PLAY chess.
She GOES
home.
S + DON’T
DOESN’T + V
I DON’T PLAY…
She DOESN’T
GO…
(QW) +
DO/DOES +
SUBJECT +
Verb?
What DO you
do?
DOES he PLAY?
Yes, S +
DO/DOES
NO, S + DON’T/
DOESN’T
Yes, he DOES.
No, he DOESN’T.

17. IMPORTANT!
• USE: We use the Present Simple to talk about
routines, habits and states in the present.
• Third person (he/she/it) formation rules:
1. V. + -s play + -s = plays
2. V. ending in –ch, -sh, -s, -x -es teaches, pushes
misses, fixes
3. DO and GO -es does, goes
4. Vb. ending in consonant+ -y -ies
Try= tries study = studies

18. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
AFFIRMATIVE + NEGATIVE -
Subject + AM / IS / ARE + V-ing
She is reading a fantastic book.
Subject + AM NOT / ISN’T / AREN’T +
V-ing
She isn’t chatting on the Internet.
I AM READING
Jo estic llegint
I ‘M NOT / AM NOT READING
Jo no estic llegint
You ARE READING
Tu estàs llegint
You AREN’T / ARE NOT READING
Tu no estaves llegint
He
She IS READING
It
Ell/a està llegint
He
She ISN’T / IS NOT READING
It
Ell/a no està llegint
We
You ARE READING
They
Nosaltres estem / vosaltres esteu
Ells/-es estan llegint
We
You AREN’T / ARE NOT
They READING
Nosaltres no estem/ vosaltres no
esteu. Ells/-es no estan llegint

19. PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
QUESTIONS ? SHORT ANSWERS (sh.a.)
(Question + AM / + subject + verb –ing?
Word - QW) IS /ARE
What are you doing ?
Is he listening to music?
Yes, subject + AM/IS/ARE
NO, subject + ISN’T / AREN’T
-
Yes, he is. // No, he isn’t.
AM I PLAYING?
Estic jo jugant?
Yes, I AM.
No, I AM NOT.
ARE you PLAYING?
Estàs tu jugant?
Yes, I AM.
No, I AM NOT.
He
IS She PLAYING?
It
Ell/a està jugant?
Yes, he / she / it IS.
No, he / she /it ISN’T.
We
ARE You PLAYING?
They
Nosaltres estem / vosaltres esteu / ells/-es
estan jugant?
Yes, we ARE.
No, we AREN’T.
Yes, they ARE.
No, they AREN’T.

20. IMPORTANT!
• USE: We use the Present Continuous to talk
about actions that are happening NOW.
• Gerund formation rules:
1. V- + -ing play + -ing = playing / study + -ing = studying
2. V- consonant + -e + -ing come + -ing = coming
3. One syllable V- ending in cons. + vowel + cons. We
double the last consonant.
stop + -ing = stopping swim + -ing = swimming
4. Irregular forms:
Die + -ing = dying Lie + -ing = lying

21. PAST SIMPLE FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
+
NEGATIVE
-
QUESTIONS
?
SHORT
ANSWERS
USE We use the Past Simple to talk about events in the past.
TO BE I /he / she / it
WAS
(era / estava)
You / we / they
WERE
I /he / she / it
WASN’T
You / we / they
WEREN’T
(QW) + WAS /
WERE + Subject
(S) + (Cs) ?
Were you at
school?
Yes, subject +
WAS /WERE
NO, subject +
WASN’T /
WEREN’T
OTHER VERBS
v -ed
S + (Reg. V.)
Irregular V.
I PLAYED chess.
I WENT home.
S + DIDN’T + V
I DIDN’T PLAY…
I DIDN’T GO…
(QW) + DID +
SUBJECT +
Verb?
What DID you
do?
DID he PLAY?
Yes, S + DID
NO, S + DIDN’T
-
Yes, he DID.
No, he DIDN’T.

22. IMPORTANT!
• USE: We use the Past Simple to talk about short
actions in the PAST.
• -ed formation rules:
1. Vb. + -ed play + -ed = played / discover = discovered
2. V- consonant + -e + -d explore = explored
3. One syllable V- ending in cons. + vowel + cons. We
double the last consonant.
stop + -ed = stopped travel + -ed = travelled
4. Vb. Consonant + -y -ied
Cry + -ed = cried try + -ed = tried

23. ATTENTION!! PREVIEW OF UNIT 2:
PAST CONTINUOUS FORM
AFFIRMATIVE + NEGATIVE -
Subject + WAS / WERE + V-ing
She was reading a fantastic book.
Subject + WASN’T / WEREN’T + V-ing
She wasn’t chatting on the Internet.
I WAS READING
Jo estava llegint
I WAS NOT / WASN’T READING
Jo no estava llegint
You WERE READING
Tu estaves llegint
You WERE NOT / WEREN’T READING
Tu no estaves llegint
He
She WAS READING
It
Ell/a estava llegint
He
She WASN’T READING
It
Ell/a no estava llegint
We
You WERE READING
They
Nosaltres estàvem / vosaltres estàveu
Ells/-es estaven llegint
We
You WEREN’T READING
They
Nosaltres estàvem / vosaltres estàveu
Ells/-es estaven llegint

24. PAST CONTINUOUS FORM
QUESTIONS ? SHORT ANSWERS (sh.a.)
(Question + WAS / + subject + verb –ing?
Word - QW) WERE
What were you doing ?
Was he listening to music?
Yes, subject + WAS /WERE
NO, subject + WASN’T / WEREN’T
-
Yes, he was. // No, he wasn’t.
WAS I PLAYING?
Estava jo jugant?
Yes, I WAS.
No, I WASN’T.
WERE you PLAYING?
Estaves tu jugant?
Yes, I WAS.
No, I WASN’T.
He
WAS She PLAYING?
It
Ell/a estava jugant?
Yes, he / she / it WAS.
No, he / she /it WASN’T.
We
WERE You PLAYING?
They
Nosaltres estàvem / vosaltres estàveu /
ells/-es estaven jugant?
Yes, we WERE.
No, we WEREN’T.
Yes, they WERE.
No, they WEREN’T.

25. IMPORTANT!
• USE: We use the Past Continuous to talk about
actions in progress in the PAST.
• Gerund formation rules:
1. V- + -ing play + -ing = playing / study + -ing = studying
2. V- consonant + -e + -ing come + -ing = coming
3. One syllable V- ending in cons. + vowel + cons. We
double the last consonant.
stop + -ing = stopping swim + -ing = swimming
4. Irregular forms:
Die + -ing = dying Lie + -ing = lying

26. PAST SIMPLE vs. CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
WE USE IT FOR …
• Short finished actions
Mike BROKE his leg.
• Longer actions
I WAS HAVING a shower.
• An event that interrupts
a longer action
WHEN she ARRIVED
Quan ella va arrivar
everybody WAS DANCING.
tothom estava ballant.
WHEN + Past Simple
(quan)
My father was cooking
(Past Cont.)
when I got home.
(Past S.)
El meu pare estava cuinant
quan vaig arribar a casa.
WHILE + PAST CONT.
(mentre)
While my father
was cooking, my mother
(Past Cont.)
was fixing the lights.
Mentre que el meu pare
estava cuinant, la meva mare
estava arreglant les llums.

27. UNIT 1
USED TO + infinitive FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
+
NEGATIVE
-
QUESTIONS
?
SHORT
ANSWERS
USE ‘Used to’ is used to talk about HABITS in the past.
PAST HABITS/
ROUTINES
THAT ARE
DIFFERENT
FROM NOW
I
he / she / it
You / we / they
USED TO
I
he / she / it
You / we / they
DIDN’T USE TO
(QW) + DID +
Subject (S) +
USE TO + vb.
infinitive?
Did you USE TO
go to the park
when you were
five?
Yes, subject +
DID
NO, subject +
DIDN’T
I used to eat
sweets when I
was a kid.
I didn’t use to
live in Madrid
as a child.

28. Vocabulary 2: Verb + preposition
(SB p. 12)
VERB + PREPOSITION + NOUN / VERB -ING
E.g.: I’m MAD ABOUT football
NOUN
I’m MAD ABOUT playing football
VERB-ing

29. Vocabulary 2: Verb + preposition
• Worry about
• Agree about (sth)
• Argue about (sth)
• Dream about
• Agree with (sb)
• Argue with (sb)

30. Vocabulary 2: Verb + preposition
• Depend on
• Wait for
• Participate in
• Listen to
• Talk to
• Look forward to

31. Vocabulary 2: Verb + preposition
• Worry about : preocupar-se per algú/alguna
cosa
• Agree about (sth): estar d’acord amb alguna
cosa
• Argue about (sth): discutir sobre alguna cosa
• Dream about: somiar (sobre) alguna cosa
• Agree with (sb): estar d’acord amb algú
• Argue with (sb): discutir amb algú

32. Vocabulary 2: Verb + preposition
• Depend on: dependre d’algú o d’alguna cosa
• Wait for: esperar algú o alguna cosa
• Participate in (sth): participar en alguna cosa
• Listen to: Escoltar algú o alguna cosa
• Talk to (sb): Parlar amb algú
• Look forward to (sth): Esperar, ansiar, desitjar
molt (fer) alguna cosa

33. SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

34. SUBJECT QUESTIONS
• Subject questions asked for the subject, which is
unknown or ‘mysterious’.
• Subject questions DON’T use Auxiliary Verbs, just
the main verb in the correct tense.
(Question Word) + Verb + (Complements)?
(QW) + Vb. + (Cs)?
• Who is your favourite teacher?
My favourite teacher is ….
• What happened in class yesterday?
The students sang a song in class yesterday.

35. OBJECT QUESTIONS
• Object questions asked for the object, but we
already know the subject wo does the action.
• Object questions USE Auxiliary Verbs in the
correct tense.
(Question Word) + Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Verb +
(Complements)?
(QW) + Aux. Vb. + S + Vb. + (Cs)?
• Who did Romeo love?
Romeo loved JULIET
• What did Juliet do?
She ASKED HIM OUT.

36. DON’T FORGET TO REVISE…
• The Progress Check on SB p.15
• The Language Guide on SB pp. 16-17
• The Self-study bank on the WB:
 Revision – Unit 1 p.13
 Vocabulary plus – Unit 1 p. 97
Grammar reference and exercises – Unit 1 pp.
106-107
Speaking – Unit 1 p. 142
• The Macmillan Webpage:
http://www.macmillanelt.es/