Grammar U1-6 English Grammar in Use

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English Grammar in Use

Unit 1,2,3 EG. Let's see how much of it stuck!

Unit 1: Present Simple

Present Simple
When do we use the Present Simple?

1. When something ALWAYS, NEVER, OFTEN happens or if it is a FACT.
2. When something is happening NOW.
3. When it is in the past.
4. When something started in the past but is still going on in the present.

Present simple:

What is the rule?

1. verb + - ed
2. rule= she/he/it : verb +-(e)s
3. form of to be + verb-ing

present simple

1. fact or habit
2. temporary situation
3. something is happening now
4. plan for the future

Present Continuous

1. David works every day.
2. David is taking a shower at the moment.
3. David has lost his keys
4. David lost his keys.

Present Continuous

3.1 Present Continuous
Hoe maak je de Present Continuous in een bevestigende zin?

1. am / is / are + ww + ing
2. ww + ing
3. am / is / are + ww
4. am / is / are + ww + ed

Wat zijn signaalwoorden voor de present continuous?

1. now, at the moment
2. already, yet, since, for, just
3. last week, in 1962, three years ago
4. always, ever, never, often, usually, every day

Present continuous is about:

1. a fact, or a habit.
2. Is happening now

Present Simple & Continuous

Reading

Reading

what do you know about
plot, setting and character

What is "plot"?

Plot

Plot is what happens in a story and how these things are told.

Most stories have the same structure.

> Freytag's Pyramid

Rising Action

> events unfold

> things happen

> more problems

> more exciting

Exposition

> the start of the story

> the protagonist is introduced

> the (main/first) setting is described

> something happens

Climax

> most exciting

> problems at max

> can't stop reading/ playing/watching

Falling Action

> main problem is solved

> other (minor) problems are resolved

> questions are answered

Denouement

The they-lived-happily-

ever-after-stage.

The outcome of a complex sequence of events

Name three element of setting.

Setting

• Time: the time (a period or era) in which a story takes place.

• Place: the actual place or places a story is set.

• Duration: the time period from the beginning to the end of the story.

What is a "character"?

Character

a character is any person, animal, or figure in a (literary) work'

• Personal information: hobbies, age, marital status, etc.
  
• Appearance: what does the character look like?
  
• Personality: (un)friendly, good or bad, serious, naive, etc.
  

Give a summary of this short story using Freytag’s Pyramid.
Describe every stage.