1. Approved by Enkhjargal. D /The Head of Department/
Prepared by Orkhontuya. B /English Language teacher/
E-GAZARCHIN UNVERSITY
Seminar 2
10th September 2014
English Language Teacher
Orkhontuya. B/Master/
3. OCCUPATIONS / PROFESSIONAL
DIALOGUE 1
S.1 What do you do? / What’s your job / occupations?
S.2 I’m an accountant. How about you?
S.1 I’m a carpenter.
S.2 Are you an experienced ___________?
S.1 Yes, I’m a very experienced __________ months / years.
S.2 How long have you been a /an __________?
S.1 I have been a/ an _________ for eight years / months.
4. DILOGUE 2
S.1 What does John do? / What’s his job?
S.2 He’s a pilot.
S.1 How long has John been a _________?
S.2 He’s been a __________ for five years/weeks.
DILOGUE 3
S.1 Which of these occupations do think are the most
interesting / difficult/ dangerous/ stressful / demanding/
rewarding/ exciting/ tiring/.
S.2 In my opinion the most interesting occupations are _____
_________ .
5. DIALOGUE 4
S.1 What kind of job would you like in the future?
S.2 I’d like to be a/an __________ .
S.1 Who has a/ an interesting/ dangerous job?
S.2 I think journalists have an interesting job.
They travel a lot.
DILOGUE 5
S.1 Who earns a lot of money?
S.2 In my view a solicitor earns a lot of money.
DILOGUE 6
S.1 Who has a part time / full time job?
S.2 Students have a part time job.
DILOGUE 7
S1. Who works a long hours? S.2 Doctors work a long hours.
6. PRESENT SIMPLE
a) For permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines.
He works in a bank. (permanent state)
He takes the train to work every morning.
( daily routine / repeated actions)
b) For general truths and laws of nature.
The sun sets in the west.
c) For timetables ( planes, trains, etc.) and programmers.
The plan from Ulaanbaatar arrives at 8:30.
d) To give instructions ( medicine/drugs) or directions.
Take two tables before bedtime.
Read the directions before using any piece of equipment.
( directions).
7. Time expressions : usually, often, always, etc.,
1. every day/ evening/ week/ month,/
every summer/ year/ Monday.
in the morning/ afternoon / evening.
at night, at the weekend, on Friday
2. How often do you go out? (To answer this question.)
I sometimes go out at the weekend.
8. Adverbs of frequency
always 100% rarely
usually 75% seldom 10%
often 50% hardly ever
sometimes 25% almost never
frequently = very often / never
many times
occasionally = sometimes
you
they
we eat?
your students
your children
Affirmative
0%
Negative
9. S.2 I three times a day.
They four times
We eat once a day
My sister twice a day
Students
day
3. How many times a week…?
month
year
4. John
S.1How often does your nephew go shopping?
husband
S.2 John goes shopping every other day or so.
My nephew about twice a week.
10.
11. SPELLING OF FINAL –S/ - ES
a) He
She
It visits / writes our site every week.
My grandmother
John’s teacher
b) Final – es is added to words that end in – ch, sh,-s,-x
and – z.
My aunt teaches Math at school every year.
c) If a word ends in a consonant + -y, change the – y to –i
and add –es.
fly flies, try tries, copy copies
d) If a word ends in a vowel + - y, simply add –s
play plays, enjoy enjoys, buy buys
12. e) The singular forms of the verbs go, do, and have are
irregular.
go goes, do does, have has
Chris does a lot of things around the house on the
weekend.
f) Vowels = a, e, i, o, u. Consonants = all other letters in
the alphabet.
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT FREQ ADV VERB OBJECT
a) Karen always tells the truth.
b) They usually go out a lot with their friends , on Friday
or Saturday nights.
c) John sometimes has a shower in the morning.
13. NEGATIVE
SUBJECT FREQ ADV VERB+S OBJECT
1. My boy friend rarely
hardly ever does the dinner.
never
SUBJECT
AUXILARY VERB + NOT
FREQ ADV
VERB
BARE
2. My uncle does not usually do his homework everyday.
Your wife
Their son
My parents do not ever take the bus.
Your students
Our friends
OBJECT
14. INTERROGATIVE
AUX.
VERB
SUBJECT FREQ ADV
VERB
BARE
S.1Do your friends always come to the gym?
they
we
you
S.2 Yes, My friends do, Yes, My friends always come.
No, My friends do not (don’t)
S.1Does he often go for a walk at the weekend?
she
it
S.2 Yes, he does, Yes, he goes.
No, he does not (doesn’t) go
OBJECT
15. SPECIAL QUESTIONS
WHQ AUX. VERB SUBJECT VERB BARE OBJECT
S.1 What time do you get up in the morning?
they
S.2 I get up at 6:30 in the morning.
they
What kind house he
What sort of fruit does Ann want to have?
What type shoes your sister
He wants to have a villa house.
My sister wants to have some banana.
Ann wants to have loafers.
How far do you live from work? I live from work four
blocks. ( how many miles/ how many kilometers…?)
16. Present progressive
a) For actions taking place now, at the moment of
speaking.
He is giving the baby a bath at the moment.
b) For temporary actions; that is actions that are going on
around now, but not at the actual moment of speaking.
Chris is looking for a new job these days.
c) With adverbs such as: always, constantly, continually,
etc. (= et cetera). For actions which happen very often,
usually to express annoyance, irritation or anger.
1. I’m always meeting Sara when I go shopping.
2. You ‘re constantly interrupting me when I am talking.
17. d) For actions that we have already arranged to do in the
near future, especially when the time and place have
been decided.
They’re moving into their new house next week.
e) For changing or developing situations.
The climate is getting warmer ever year.
More young people are buying cars nowadays.
Time expressions:
1. now / at the moment / at present/ right now.
these days / nowadays / still /today / tonight / tomorrow /
day after tomorrow /from now / a couple of hours later/
from day to day.
a) Students’ English is improving from day to day.
18. 2. next week /Monday /month /weekend.
3. look! / listen!
AFFIRMATIVE
SUBJECT Be Verb+ ing Object Adverb of time
1. I am sitting at the table right now.
2. He
She is working at work these days.
It
3. They
You are teaching English next week.
We
Teachers
4. Listen! Someone’s singing a song.
5. Look at them! Some children are fighting each other.
19. NEGATIVE
SUBJECT Be + not Verb+ ing Object Adverb of time
a) I am not rehearsing the exam now.
b) He
She is not working at work these days.
It
c) They
You are not teaching English next week.
We
INTERROGATIVE
BE SUB Verb+ ing Object Adverb of time
a) Am I cleaning my room at the moment?
b) Yes, You are. No, You are not.
20. S.1 Is he drinking anything at present?
she He No, He
it S.2 Yes, She is. She is not. (isn’t)
your dad It It
a) Are they
we having a shower right now?
you
Ann and John
b) Yes, They are. No, They are not. (aren’t)
We We
Yes, I am. No, I am not.
21. SPELLING OF – ING FORM
a) Smile smiling, hope hoping ( drop the – e, add – ing.)
b) Help helping, learn learning (if the verb ands in two
consonants, just add – ing).
c) Rain raining, heat heating (if the verb ends in two
vowels + a consonant, just add –ing).
One - syllable verbs
d) Stop stopping, plan planning( if the verb one syllable
end in one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant to
make the –ing).
Two – syllable verbs
e) Visit visiting, offer offering (if the first syllable of a two
Syllable verb is stressed, do not double the consonant
22. f) Prefer preferring, admit admitting (if second syllable
of a two – syllable verb is stressed, double the consonant).
g) Play playing, enjoy enjoying (if the verb ends in a
vowel + - y, keep the – y. Do not change the – y to – i).
h) Worry worrying, study studying (if the verb ends
in a consonant + - y, keep the – y for the –ing).
i) Die dying, tie tying (- ing form: change the – ie to
NOTE: Do not double (w, x, y)
snow snowing, fix fixing, say saying.
It’s snowing outside nowadays.
Pete’s repairing the tap / faucet at the moment.
23. A SPECIAL QUESTION
S.1 What are you doing tonight?
S.2 I’m going out with my friends.
B
S.1 Where is Ann going?
S.2 She’s visiting her grandparents.
C
S.1 What am I doing right now?
S.2 You are listening to music.
D
S.1 What type of music are they listening to at the moment?
S.2 They’re listening to hip hop music.
Notas do Editor
Demanding = needing a lot of ability, effort. Skill rewarding = satisfying