Feelings Turning points in life

A Feelings

• Usamos feel + adjective o to be + adjective para describir nuestros sentimientos. I feel tired today. I didn’t sleep well last night. Oliver was really happy yesterday. He passed all his exams. Listen to Sally singing. She’s in a good mood this morning.

• Podemos utilizar también verbos que describen sentimientos positivos y negativos.

positive negative

adore love like don’t mind don’t like hate enjoy dislike (formal) can’t stand (informal)

I adore Brad Pitt and I enjoy watching his films when I’m in a bad mood. They cheer me up. Phil loves going skiing, but all his friends hate doing sport. I can’t stand pop music, although I don’t mind rock’n’roll.

B Turning points in life

be born

buy / rent a house / flat

pass your exams

move to a different city

leave school

get married

leave home

start a family / have a child

start a degree

retire

fall in love

get a pet

start work

go on your first trip abroad

start your own business

cheerfulhappy

in a good mood

excitedinterested

relaxedconfident

depressedsad / upset

angry / upsetannoyedin a bad mood

tiredbored

anxiousworried / upsetnervousconfused

in a good mood

interested excited

confident relaxed

upset

in a bad mood annoyed angry

confused worried anxious

But I thought he loved me!

+ surprised -

POSITIVE NEGATIVE+

-+

-+

-

+

-

+

-

Past simple Past time clauses How long? and For

A Past simple

• Usamos el past simple para hablar de acciones y acontecimientos pasados acabados.

• Los verbos regulares forman el past simple añadiendo -ed al infinitivo. Los irregulares tienen formas diferentes.

Sally arrived at the party late but she had a really good time. She met some interesting people and she danced a lot.

She was really tired when she got home and fell asleep on the sofa.

She woke up at 5 in the morning and went to bed.

TERMINACIÓN DEL VERBO CAMBIOS ORTOGRÁFICOS EJEMPLOS

-e + -d arrive – arrived live – lived

consonante + -y + -ied después de la consonante copy – copied apply – applied

vocal acentuada + consonante consonante doble + -ed (*) drop – dropped prefer – preferred

*Compara: open (sílaba final no acentuada) – opened

• Todos los verbos forman las preguntas y las frases negativas con did + infinitivo sin to.

Did she arrive early? – Yes, but she left early because she didn’t feel well. Did she have a good time? – No, she didn’t like the restaurant.

• Recuerda que el past simple de to be es I / he / she / it + was; we / you / they + were. Con be no usamos did en preguntas o frases negativas.

Were you at John’s house last night? – No, I wasn’t, but my brothers were there.

• A menudo usamos el past simple con expresiones de tiempo como yesterday, last, in, ago.

I saw Tony in London last week. They got married in 2010. I visited Italy a long time ago.

• Cuando contamos una historia en el pasado, podemos usar las siguientes expresiones: one day, then, next, later, finally, in the end; that evening, the next morning, three days later.

One day, Sally decided to walk to work, but she didn’t know the city and got lost. In the end, she got a bus. That evening she took a taxi home. The next morning, her feet were very sore!

B Past time clauses with when, after, before

• Usamos when, after y before en el pasado para indicar cuándo sucedió algo en relación a otras acciones o acontecimientos.

C Time periods: How long…? and For + hours, minutes, days, weeks, months, years, etc

The children became excited when they saw the plane.

I felt sad after I watched the film Melancholia.

Melanie bought a guidebook before she went to Barcelona.

• How long…? : preguntas sobre duración.

• For + períodos de tiempo: indica la duración de una acción.

How long did they stay in Bali? – They stayed there for three weeks.

No, I didn’t. The police arrested

me and took me to the zoo!

Did you enjoy the party?

Exercises

1 Busca diecisiete adjetivos en las serpientes. Usa algunos para completar las frases.

2 Escribe frases con la información dada, utilizando la forma correcta del verbo entre paréntesis y and o but.

3 Asocia estas palabras para formar expresiones.

4 Fijándote en las ilustraciones, escribe la biografía de María con las expresiones del ejercicio 3.

married a degree a pet home a flat to a different cityJames a family her own business

1 buy ..…………... 4 move ..………….. 7 leave ....…………2 get ..………….. 5 get ..………….. 8 meet ..…………..3 finish ..………….. 6 start ..………….. 9 start ..…………..

1 They are going to meet Father Christmas. They are very .......... .

2 Sarah’s got nothing to do. She feels .......... .

3 Paul left his keys at home. He’s very .......... .

4 We don’t understand. We’re ......... .

5 Pete has attended five lectures today. He’s very ......... .

6 He has a Maths exam tomorrow. He feels .......... .

7 Jenny is on her holidays. She’s feeling very .......... .

8 They’re in love. They are very .......... .

Maria left home in …………………………………………………………………………………………….… …………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………

prsurpriseddlcomfortablewitsdconfi dentngrinterestedjeipdepressedpsaexcitedkuangrytannoyed

aboredvsconfusedhesaduninrelaxedutsnervouswohappywtcfoolishtstiredoworried

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1980

1998 2000 2003 2005

1985 1990 1995 1996

1 reading: Matt (love) / his wife (hate) Matt loves reading but his wife hates it.

2 Matt reading (love) / his wife doing sport (adore) Matt loves reading and his wife adores doing sport.

3 romantic films: Ursula (not like) / Hugh (love)  .............................................................................

4 Martin coffee (like) / his girlfriend tea (like)  .............................................................................

5 Bill eating sushi (enjoy) / Sheila eating raw fish (can’t stand)  ............................................................................

6 dogs: my father (adore) / Sheila (not like)  .............................................................................

7 classical music: Bill (love) / Sheila (not like)  .............................................................................

8 Anne sport (not like) / Joe watching football (not mind) .............................................................................

Exercises

1 Completa las frases con el past simple de los verbos del recuadro.

start find not want meet leave have study get pass buy not go fall

Rick (1) ......... his driving test when he was seventeen and he (2) ......... home when he was eighteen, but he (3) ......... to university. His sister Marie (4) ......... Marine Biology at university and she (5) ......... a job in Hawaii when she finished her degree. Marie (6) ......... Jake on the aeroplane, and they (7) ......... in love after they got to Hawaii. Marie (8) ........ to leave Hawaii, so Jake (9) ......... a small flat there. He and Marie (10) ......... married three years ago. Last year they (11) ......... their first child and Jake (12) ......... his own business.

2 Escribe preguntas y respuestas utilizando expresiones con last … , in … , … ago, for … .

Example: Sue / live in London (2002 – 2004) How long did Sue live in London? - She lived there for two years. Paul / move to Manchester (last year) When did Paul move to Manchester? – He moved there last year.

1 Kate and Alan / work together (2001 - 2004) …………………………………………………………………2 They / get married (2005) ……………………………………………………………………………………..…3 Alan / work in France (10 March - 10 June) ………………………………...…………………………………4 They / go to Venice (month) ………………………………………………………….…………………………5 They / have a baby (two years) …………………………………………………………………………...……

3 Observa la línea temporal y corrige las frases sobre Julie utilizando when, after o before.

1990: started school

2005: left university

2007: moved to South Africa

2011: went back to England / bought a house

2002: went to university / studied Economics / started playing hockey

2006: took a trip round the world / met Paul

2008: got a job with a safari company

2012: became a professional photographer

1985: born

Example: Julie met Paul when she was at university. Julie didn’t meet Paul when she was at university. She met him after she left university.1 Julie started school when she was four years old. …………………………………………………………2 She played hockey before she went to university. …………………………………………………………3 She took a trip round the world after she moved to South Africa. ………………………………………4 She bought a house before she went back to England. …………………………………...………………5 She became a professional photographer when she was in South Africa. ……………………………

4 Escribe frases con los elementos de los recuadros.

Sarah startedAfter I leftPhil gotThe first time I fellBefore I wentWhen I lived

a job after he with my parents Ito England Ischool when shein love Ischool I

went into the army.finished university.was 4.was 14.didn’t go out every night.didn’t speak any English.

Example: Phil got a job after he finished university.1 …………………………………………………………… 4 ………...………………....………………………2 …………………………………………………………… 5 ………...………………....………………………3 ……………………………………………………………

Answer Key

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR

Feelings Turning points in life

Exercise 1surprised comfortable confident interested depressedexcited angry annoyed bored confused sad relaxed nervous happy foolish tired worried1 excited 2 bored 3 annoyed / angry 4 confused 5 tired 6 nervous / worried 7 relaxed 8 happy

Exercise 23 Ursula doesn´t like romantic films but Hugh loves them. 4 Martin likes coffee and his girlfriend likes tea. 5 Bill enjoys eating sushi but Sheila can’t stand

eating raw fish. 6 My father adores dogs but Sheila doesn´t like them. 7 Bill loves classical music but Sheila doesn´t like it. 8 Anne doesn´t like sport and Joe doesn´t mind watching football.

Exercise 31 buy a flat 2 get married / a pet / a degree 3 finish a degree 4 move to a different city 5 get a pet / married / a degree 6 start a family / her own business 7 leave home8 meet James 9 start her own business / a family

Exercise 4(...) 1980. She finished her / a degree in 1985. In 1990 she started her own business. In 1995 she bought a flat. In 1996 she met James and they got married in 1998. They started a family in 2000. In 2003 she / they got a pet. In 2005 they moved to a different city.

Past simple Past time clauses How long? and For

Exercise 11 passed 2 left 3 didn’t go 4 studied 5 found [*] 6 met 7 fell 8 didn’t want 9 bought 10 got 11 had 12 started [*] 5: ‘got’ también es posible, pero se necesita para 10

Exercise 21 How long did Kate and Alan work together?

They worked together for three years. 2 When did they get married? They got married in

2005.3 How long did Alan work in France? He worked there

for three months. 4 When did they go to Venice? They went there

last month. [*]5 When did they have a baby? They had a baby

two years ago. [*] 4: No es posible ‘How long did they go to

Venice for? They went to Venice for a month’ porque necesitaríamos tener en la pregunta ‘a month’ o ‘one month’

Exercise 31 Julie didn’t start school when she was four years old. She started school when she was five (years old). 2 She didn’t play hockey before she went to university. She started playing hockey when she went to university. 3 She didn’t take a trip round the world after she moved to South Africa. She took a trip round the world before she moved to South Africa. 4 She didn’t buy a house before she went back to England. She bought a house when (/ after) she went back to England. 5 She didn’t become a professional photographer when she was in South Africa. She became a professional photographer after she went back to England.

Exercise 41 Sarah started school when she was 4. 2 After I left school I went into the army. 3 The first time I fell in love I was 14. 4 Before I went to England I didn’t speak any English. 5 When I lived with my parents I didn’t go out every night.