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Simple present/present continuous
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1I.html
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon1.htm
Dialogues in a shop
http://english-language.euro.ru/dialog2.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerpronunciation/a/bd_shop.htm
http://edufire.com/content/articles/430-going-shopping-key-phrases-and-dialogues
http://suz.digitaleschulebayern.de/english/dialogues/shoppingdialogue1.htm
http://www.english-the-international-language.com/edcls.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/dialogue-in-a-shop
Dialogues at a restaurant
Situation 1: Reserving a table –
Sir I would like to reserve a table for four people for this evening
Waiter What time would you like to eat?
We would like to come at 8pm.
That`s fine, what is the name please?
Mr. Ballesteros.
Ok Mr. Ballesteros, we will see you at 8 o`clock.
Situation 2: Arrival –
Sir Good evening.We have booked a table in the name of Ballesteros.
Waiter Ah yes, Mr. Ballesteros; your table is over here on the left. Here we are, the waiter will be with you shortly.
Thank you
Good evening, here are the menus. Can I get you something to drink while you are choosing your meals?
Yes thank you. We would like two glasses of red wine and two lemonades please.
No problem.
Situación 3: Order the food –
Waiter Are you ready to order your meals yet?
Sir Yes, for starters we would like one tortilla, one melon and two of the seafood salads.
Then for main courses we would like one fillet steak, one hake with vinaigrette, rice with king prawns and the chicken with grapes.
How would you like the steak?
Well done please.
Ok, would you like further drinks?
Yes please – two more glasses of lemonade, and for us a bottle of your house red
The waiter returns to the table
Waiter I`m sorry, but there is no hake available this evening. Would you like to choose something else?
Sir Yes, we will have the mussels in tomato sauce instead please.
Here we are: the seafood salads.Whose is the melon and the tortilla?Enjoy your meal.
Situation 4: Order the deserts –
Waiter Would you like the dessert menu?
Sir Yes please
Here you are.I would recommend the fried milk cubes with cinnamon. I will give you some minutes to decide.
Are you ready yet?
Yes, we would like two of your recommendation the fried milk cubes with cinnamon. Also we would like the fresh fruit salad, some chocolate ice-cream and finally, two coffees please.
After the meal –
Waiter Did you enjoy the meal?
Sir Yes, everything was very delicious. Could we have the bill please?
Yes of course.
Do you take credit card?
Yes no problem. Here you are, please enter your PIN. Thank you. See you again!
Ordering a Meal
1. Hi. How are you doing this afternoon?
2. Fine, thank you. Can I see a menu, please?
1. Certainly, here you are.
2. Thank you. What’s today’s special?
1. Grilled tuna and cheese on rye.
2. That sounds good. I’ll have that.
1. Would you like something to drink?
2. Yes, I’d like a coke.
1. Thank you. (returning with the food) Here you are. Enjoy your meal!
2. Thank you.
1. Can I get you anything else?
2. No thanks. I’d like the check (bill – UK English), please.
1. That’ll be $6.75.
2. Here you are. Keep the change!
1. Thank you! Have a good day!
2. Bye.
Read this dialogue
Waiter: Hello, Can I help you?
Kim: Yes, I’d like to have some lunch.
Waiter: Would you like a starter?
Kim: Yes, I’d like a bowl of chicken soup, please.
Waiter: And what would you like for a main course?
Kim: I’d like a grilled cheese sandwich.
Waiter: Would you like anything to drink?
Kim: Yes, I’d like a glass of Coke, please.
Waiter… After Kim has her lunch.: Can I bring you anything else?
Kim: No thank you. Just the bill.
Waiter: Certainly.
Kim:I don’t have my glasses. How much is the lunch?
Waiter: That’s $6.75.
Kim: Here you are. Thank you very much.
Waiter: You’re welcome. Have a good day.
Kim: Thank you, the same to you.
Ordering lunch and dinner
What else do you recommend?
Waiter: — Are you ready to order, sir?
Mr Ryefield: — Yes. I´ll have the beef stew for starters and my wife would like tomato soup.
Waiter: — One beef stew and one tomato soup. What would you like for the main course?
Mr Ryefield: — I´ll have the Cayenne Pepper Steak and my wife would like the Fried Trout with mashed potatoes.
Waiter: — I´m afraid the trout is off.
Mrs Ryefield: — Oh dear. Err… What else do you recommend?
Waiter: — The sole is very good.
Mrs Ryefield: — OK. I´ll have that. Do you have any coleslaw?
Waiter: — No, I´m sorry, we don´t.
Mrs Ryefield: — Just give me a small mixed salad then.
Mr Ryefield: — Same for me.
Waiter: — Certainly. (…) Would you like something to drink?
Mr Ryefield: — Yes, please. May I see the wine list?
Waiter: — Certainly. Here you are.(…)
Mr Ryefield: — A bottle of Chablis ‘99, please.
Waiter: — Excellent choice!
Echos and Question tags
Question tags. a) ORACIONS AFIRMATIVES AMB EL VERB TO BE EN PRESENT SIMPLE O CONTINOUS. S’utilitza la mateixa forma del verb en NEGATIU: aren’t you? isn’t he? isn’t she? isn’t it? aren’t we? aren’t you? b) ORACIONES NEGATIVES AMB EL VERB TO BE EN PRESENT SIMPLE O CONTINOUS. S’ utiliTza la mateixa forma del verb en AFIRMATIU: am I? are you? is he? is she? is it? are we? are you? are they? c) ORACIONS AFIRMATIVES AMB EL VERB TO BE EN PAST SIMPLE O CONTINOUS. S’utilitza la mateixa forma del verb en NEGATIU: wasn’t I? weren’t you? wasn’t he? wan’t she? wasn’t it? weren’t we? weren’t you? weren’t they? It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? They’re very nice people, ___________Martha is angry, ____________ Pedro’s flying now, _____________You are really tired, aren’t you? You are coming tomorrow ____________. I’m not late, am I? It isn’t a beautiful day, ___________Martha isn’t angry, _____________ You aren’t really tired, _________They aren’t very nice people, are they? __________ You aren’t coming tomorrow, _________. Pedro isn’t flying now, ___________ It was a beautiful day, ________. Martha was angry, wasn’t she? You were really tired, ________You were studying at 6, ___________He was flying when I phoned, _________ It wasn’t a beautiful day, ________? Martha wasn’t angry, was she? __________You weren’t really tired, _______? You weren’t studying at 6, ____________?
d) ORACIONS AFIRMATIVES AMB ALTRES VERBS COMUNS O MODALS . s’utilitza L’auxiliar en NEGATIU: didn’t she? hasn’t she? won’t she? shouldn’t she? can’t she? couldn’t she? You speak English, don’t you? You went to Costa Rica in 1990, didn’t you? Elena has traveled a lot, hasn’t she? Ann will be here soon, won’t she? Tom should pass his exam, ___________You can play the violin, ___________He could find a job, couldn’t he? She drives a lorry, _____________ You don’t like flowers, ____________? You killed a fly, _____________You didn’t kill a fly, _______________ She studies English, __________ She doesn’t study English, __________ You must study hard, ____________You mustn’t smoke, ___________. They go to the cinema every week, __________. They like eating apples, _________. You don’t like English, _______. He drives a taxi, _________
Echo Questions són un tipus de preguntes que fem els parlants per mostrar sorpresa.EX. She is really happy today, is she?
– I didn’t like the blue car. – Didn’t you? – He can speak English.- Can he? I like English. – Do you? I must go. – Must you? She speaks Italian. – Does she? . They went to the cinema. – ________. They study English. – __________. He drives a lorry. -___________ . They can sing very well. – _________ . He bought a pencil. – ________. He didn’t buy a pencil. – _________. They can play football. _______ They can’t play football. – __________. He likes it. – ____________. You study Chinese. – _______. She can cook. – _______. They love studying Japanese. – _______. He must learn to drive. ________.
So do I/ Neither do I
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3214
English conversations
http://www.eslgold.com/speaking/phrases.html
Modal verbs
http://www.e-grammar.org/modal-verbs-can-may-must/test3-exercise2/
http://anasenglishactivities.blogspot.com.es/2008/03/modal-verbs.html
Catalan cream
Catalan cream
INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE:
1l milk
200 gr sugar
8 eggs
40 gr maizena
1 skin lemon
1 branch cinnamon
ELABORATION:
1- Mix the buds eggs with de maizena whit some milk.
2- Boil de the milk with the skin lemon, and the branch of cinnamon and sugar.
3- Let the milk cool and the flavors: heat the bud eggs, add everything in the pot where we boiled the milk.
4- Cook in a low flame until the milk is creamy.
5. Put it into bowls.
6- Before serving, caramelise the sugar on top.
Observation:
Time 30 min, and rlet it cool for 3 hours.
Green spaguetti “al pesto”
INGREDIENTS:
300 gr. green spaguettti
1 garlic
25 gr . nuts
2 branches basil
3 branches parsley
25 gr. Grated parmesan
2 dl. Olive oil
½ dl milk
C/s salt and white pepper
50 gr butter and olive oil
30 gr. Pine nuts
ELABORATION:
1- Boil the pasta and refresh, drain and reserve.
3- Mix the salt , garlic, pine nuts, cheese, basil and parsley in the mortar.
4- Add the warm milk.
5- Make the sauce.
6- Toast the pine nuts.
7- Sauté the pasta with oil or butter, add the pasta and pine nuts.
8- Serve .