English in the Summer #7 – Wednesday, 30th August
“the thur-tee-uth”
The trains are delayed today.
The flight was delayed by two hours.
I drank coffee at the movie. (“moo-vee”)
Discussion – have to/ must/don’t have to/had to/didn’t have to/will have to
- What are some things you have to do every day or every week?
- What household chores did you have to do regularly at home when you were younger?
- When you travel, what are some items or documents you have to/must remember to take with you?
- Do you know any places where you don’t have to pay to enter, such as parks or public museums?
- Do you have to follow a specific diet or eating plan for health reasons?
- What did your parents tell you that you had to eat when you were a child?
- Is there anything you mustn’t/shouldn’t eat or drink because you are allergic for example?
She is lactose-intolerant. He is gluten-intolerant.
I have to prepare my lessons. I don’t have to take my son to school any more.
I had to wear school uniform. I didn’t have to walk far to school.
I specifically told you not to do that!
I asked for a specific brand.
I have a dust allergy. I am allergic (“allurgic”) to dust.
Past tenses : past simple v present perfect
I’ve been married for a long time.
I haven’t eaten breakfast today.
I’ve eaten breakfast today. I ate at around 7.
She’s always plucked her eyebrows. She plucked them yesterday.
I’ve regularly used moisturiser since I was a teenager.
He’s never been to the USA.
I have I’ve
you have You’ve
we have We’ve
they have They’ve
he/she/it has he’s/she’s/it’s
I’ve taken my dog for a walk.
What have you done today?
- play – played – played
- work – worked – worked
- walk – walked – walked
- cycle – cycled – cycled
- take – took – taken
- drive – drove – driven
- ride – rode – ridden
- swim – swam – swum
- go – went – gone/been
- eat – ate – eaten
- do – did – done
- hit – hit – hit
- let – let – let
- hurt – hurt – hurt
- teach – taught – taught
- catch – caught – caught
- fight – fought – fought
- buy – bought – bought
- bring – brought – brought
- pay – paid – paid
- say – said – said “sedd”
- read – read – read
- see – saw – seen
- saw wood – sawed – sawn I’ve sawn 5 logs today
Have you read/seen Harry Potter?