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What's on the
news?
a. Objetive
Use
there is/there are to show that objects/people/events exist in the
present.
Use
there was/there were to show that objects/people/events existed in
the past.
Use
vocabulary and idiomatic expressions related to the new and to
uneventful everyday activities
b.
Short Reading about the topic.
c.
Definition and short description.
Idiomatic
expressions and words with colloquial meaning
Idiomatic
expressions are combinations or collocations of words which cannot be
translated word for word. The words in idiomatic expressions do not
take a literal or dictionary meaning, their meaning comes from the
situation or context they apply to.
there
are extremely common and are found in all kinds of English, both
formal and particularly informal.
There
is / There are
The
phrases "there is" and "there are" indicate that
something or a group of things exist or do not exist. Using the
pronoun there as a subject in these example sentences stresses the
fact that the "the fly" or "the mistakes" exist.
By using "there" in the sentences, the speaker makes a
clear declarative statement, drawing more attention to his statement.
he
Verb To Be in the Simple Past Tense: Was / Were
The
forms was and were are used to describe a situation or situations in
the past that no longer exist. He past forms of the
verb to be are was and were, and the conjugation of the verb is as
follows:
I
/ he / she / it
|
was
|
You
/ we / they
|
were
|
Practice
with at least 5 exercises.
Idiomatic
expressions and words with colloquial meaning
I
could eat a horse. is
an idiomatic way of saying:
I'm very hungry.
It's
raining very hard out there. is
an idiomatic way of saying:
it's raining cats and dogs out there.
Back
To Square One is
an idiomatic way of saying:
To start again
Ball
and chain is
an idiomatic way of saying:
To be burdened with a task that that cannot be left or abandoned
Beat
a dead horse is
an idiomatic way of saying:
To engage in pointless and repetitive discussion.
There
is / There are
There
is a shop
There
is no use crying.
There
are two apples in the basket.
There
is a book on the table.
There
are two books on the table.
he
Verb To Be in the Simple Past Tense: Was / Were
I was I was tired
this morning.
You were You were
very good.
She was She was late
for work.
It was It was a
sunny day.
We were We were at
home.
