- Pod English
- Beginner 6
- Like, Love Hate
- (M) I love my plants
- In today’s lesson you will learn to ask and answer questions about your preferences. Using the verbs like, love and hate.
- Before we watch a short movie. I’ll teach you some vocabulary which may be new to you
- (M) I love reading
- Sailing. Do you like sailing?
- To sail is to go out on a boat
- Dancing
- Does she like dancing?
- To dance is to move to music
- Biking
- I don’t like biking
- To bike is to ride a bicycle
- Kayaking
- He loves kayaking
- To kayak is to row a small special boat
- Let´s watch the movie
- Pass it to me. Pass it to me
- (M) I’m open I’m open
- Two friends are talking about activities
- I love basketball
- (F) Hey Angela I have friend coming to visit, I don’t know what we should do. Would you like to help me?
- (F2) Sure, what would they like to do and how long are they going to be here?
- (F) Well they are going to stay a week. And they are really active people and really like sailing.
- (F2) That’s perfect. I just joined the community boating center in June. They can use my membership
- (F) That sounds great!
- (F2) There is also a film festival starting on the 10th Do they like movies?
- (F) No, they do not like the movies. But they do like music and dancing. Do you know any good dance Clubs?
- (F2)No I don’t really like dancing so I’m not the person to ask. Do they like biking or kayaking?
- (M) I hate computers
- Let’s talk about the grammar in the movie
- Look at these sentences : We like chocolate, I love reading, He hates shopping
- Look at each sentence
- What comes after the verb?
- Like, love and hate
- Can be followed by nouns or verbs
- We like chocolate
- Chocolate is a noun
- I love reading
- Reading is a verb
- He hates shopping
- Shopping is also a verb
- Look at shopping
- Here we use ing on the end.
- You can also say:
- He hates to shop
- Both sentences are OK
- It is now your turn to practice speaking
- I will show you part of the movie
- (M) Hi I hate basketball
- Watch the people then listen to me, repeat what I say
- (F) Well they are going to stay a week and they are very active people, and really like sailing
- They really like sailing
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- Pod English
- Beginner 7
- Catering
- I am at Boris delicious catering
- Because I am having this big a party tomorrow. And this is the only option I have left. Everything else is closed.
- There is no one here though, I don’t know what to do.
- Boris? Anyone here?
- Today we are going to talk about cooking
- Can you cook? Could you make a cake if you wanted to?
- We use can and could to talk about our abilities.
- This lesson will show you to use can and could in lesson and answers
- We are now going to watch a short movie
- A man wants to have a dinner party
- He can’t cook. He calls a Chef. A Chef can help him
- (F) Quality catering, can I help you?
- (M) Yes you can. I am having a party on Friday night
- Could you prepare some food for me?
- (F) Certainly, what kind of party is it?
- (M) It’s a dinner party for eight people
- (F) I see, what would you like us to prepare?
- (M) Could you make a main course and a dessert?
- (F) No problem. Can you tell me what kind of food your guests like?
- (M) Well, most of them like fish, but some of them don’t eat meat
- (F) I could prepare a selection of seafood and vegetarian quiche and mushroom and peppers.
- (M) That sounds great!. Can you make chocolate cake for dessert?
- (F) Of course I can
- (M) Can your deliver the food to my house?
- (F) Yes but I can’t deliver it until 7 pm. Is that Ok?
- (M) Yes that’s fine. Thanks very much
- (M2) Hello! Welcome to my delicious catering service.
- (M3) You are Boris?
- (M2) I ´m Boris, If I can’t do it nobody can
- ´(M3) Yes that’s the problem. You are my only option
- The customer asks: could you prepare some food for me?
- What is the Chefs reply?
- (M) I’m having a party on Friday night. Could you prepare some food for me?
- (F) Certainly
- The Chef says: certainly
- Can the Chef deliver the food to the customer’s home?
- (M) Can you deliver the food to my house?
- (F) Yes. But I can’t deliver it until 7 pm. Is that ok?
- (M) Yes that’s fine. Thanks very much
- The Chef says Yes, but I cant deliver it before 7 pm
- (M3) I am thinking of a three course meal, some sort of fish to start with. What do you think some salmon?
- (M2) Some salmon with an d we can throw some mashed potatoes
- (M3) Some salmon and mashed potatoes. I think we´ll just salad, dessert
- (M2) Half way done, easy, easy
- (M3) OK let’s just stick with salmon and no potatoes with the salmon
- (M2) OK
- We look at questions that start with can and could
- And answers with can and could
- These words don’t change for I, you, and she, he, or it
- I can, I could
- You can, you could
- He can, she can
- For NO answers we use: can’t and couldn’t
- We combine can and not
- I can’t. You couldn’t
- She can’t it couldn’t
- The verb that follow can and could is an infinitive
- Could you prepare some food?
- Can the chef deliver the food?
- (M3) Some main course I was thinking in lamb. I like lamb
- (M2) Lamb is good?
- (M3) Sure. Lamb you mix it with…
- (M2) No at the moment but I can get my hands on it
- (M3) So what do you think? Some sort of cake? Some cake too
- (M2) and fruit
- (M3) I’ll let you know, let me write this down. Hold on
- (M2) Ah it fell
- (M3) Its ok
- (M2) Good stuff Are you sure you want some?
- (M3) No thank you
- (M2) Now let´s try a short quiz
- Could the Chef make a main course and a dessert?
- (M) Could you make a main course and a dessert?
- (F) No problem
- Yes, she could. No problem
- What kind of food can the Chef make?
- (F) I could prepare a selection of seafood, and a vegetarian quiche with mushrooms and peppers
- She could prepare seafood and a vegetarian quiche
- Can the Chef make a chocolate cake?
- (M) Can you make a chocolate cake for dessert?
- (F) Of course I can
- Of course she can
- (M3) If you have a problem…If you can’t
- (M2) No I can deliver no problem don’t worry
- (M3) Are you sure about that?
- (M2) yeah!
- (M3) Ok If you can’t do I can go somewhere else
- (M2) No no stay, It´s is a family business. We know what we are doing
- (M3) Ok
- Today you have learned to ask questions with can and could
- You have also learned to give short answers and use different phrases for Yes
- Can the chef make a chocolate cake?
- Of course she can
- Now you can say what you can and can’t do and what you could and couldn’t do
- Well done, I hope you enjoyed the lesson
- Thanks for joining us and see again soon
- (M3) Hey…Jose, I’ve got something for you here, 45 people buddy, Try a little beef a little salad, got mashed potatoes and some …chocolate swirl delight. Its going to be good, a good one. For tomorrow. Ok
1 Pod English
2 Beginner 8: New York
3 Today we´ll learn how to ask Yes No questions
4 Using Is...Are...Have... Can...
5 For example: Is Molly in New York?
6 Yes, she is.
7 No, she isn´t
8 Watch. You will now watch a short movie with two friends. Angella and Molly
9 Angella lives in New York. Molly visits Angela and asks her several questions about New York
10 Let´s watch
11 (A) So this is New York?
12 (M) What is like to move here?
13 (A) Its very bussy and exciting and there is a lot to see and do
14 (M) So is it a cultural place?
15 (A) Yes there are some great theaters and art galleries
16 (M) And is the weather nice?
17 (A) It is today, but its best in the Fall. It can rain too much in the Spring and in the Summer its very hot
18 (M) Can you tell me why you like it here so much ?
19 (A) Well I like living in such an international place, with so many different poeople and so much history. And there are some beautiful parks and buildings
20 (M) When were these Apartments built?
21 (A) Around two hundred years ago Maybe in the 18 hundreds
22 (M) Have you always lived on the same street?
23 (A) No actually I´ve lived in mnany places in the city
24 Molly asks questions with IS CAN and HAVE
25 The answer is either yes or no
25 Is Molly in New York?
27 Yes, she is
28 Can Angella tell Molly about New York?
29 Yes, she can
30 Is the weather usually nice?
31 No, it isn´t
32 Have you visited the new museum?
33 No, I havn´t
34 Now let´s look at clips from the movie
35 And try to answer to some of Molly´s questions together
36 (TRY). So, is is a cultural place?
37 What was Angela´s answer?
37 (----, there are some great theaters and art galleries)
39 Fill in the missing word.
40 (M) So it is a cultiral place?
41(A) Yes, there are some great theaters and art galleries
42 So is it a cultural place?
43 Yes, there are some great theaters and art galleries
44.Let´s try another one.
45 What was Molly´s question?
46 Fill in the missing word
47 (M) Is , the weather nice?
48 (A) It is today, but its best in the fall
49 Fill in the missing words
50 (M) And is the weasther nice?
51 (A) It is today, but its best in the fall
52 Is the weather nice?
53 It is today, but its best in the fall
54 Wonderful. Now lets try some more together
55 (----, you visited the museums?)
56 (Yes, I have)
57 Have you visited the Museums?
58 Yes, I have
59 Wonderful. Today we´ve learned
60 How to use Yes - No questions
61 To use: IS, ARE, HAVE, CAN
62 Can you understand Yes or No questions now?
63 Yes, you can
- Pod English
- Beginner 9: Apartment
- Come on Sack . What´s up with this?
- I can´t work in this mess, you have to turn down the TV
- And you can´t do your English lesson either.
- Where is the remote control?
- Here, this, ah my God!
- This is my roommate Sack
- Sack and I have lived together for the past three years
- An I dont think he has ever left the couch
- He never goes out of this apartment
- Now, Sack often has breakfast
- Today he had pizza for breakfast
- Now I have to go back to work
- And you should go back to your English lesson
- So you don´t end up like him. Good bye.
- Today we are going to learn how to use adverbs
- Like sometimes and usually
- We are now going to watch a movie
- Janice is looking up for a roomate for her apartment
- Hi! Hello
- (H) I called up about your apartment
- (H) Oh Hi!
- (J) I´m Janice
- (H) Nice to meet you
- (J) Thank you so much for the time to show me this
- (J) Sure, sure. So this is the apartment
- (J) It isn´t fancy but
- (H) Wow, this is really nice. How long have you lived here?
- (J) Almost two years. I really like it. Is that you work at the Hospital?
- (J) Are you a doctor?
- (H) No I am a nurse. How about you?
- (J) I am a fligh attendant
- (H) Oh really. My sister is a flight attendant
- (H) You like it?
- (J) It´s OK. The money is good, but you usally have to work in the weekends
- Right
- (J) What about you? xxx at the Hospital?
- (H) I work Monday through Friday from 9 to 5. I usually have the weekends off
- (J) And what do you like to do in the evennings?
- (H) Oh! Sometimes I go out to a bar but usally I stay home and read. Do you go out often?
- (J) No, I don´t usually go out. Sometimes I go out to eat or to a movie. But usually I saty home
- (H) Great, OK
- (J) Let me show you the rest of the apartment, this is the kitchen
- (H) Right
- Janice had a talk about their days
- Did you hear any of these words?
- They are called adverbs
- SOMETIMES, USUALLY, ALWAYS, NEVER, OFTEN
- Where is the music? Was Tod just here? Did he called me a slob?
- Look at these sentences
- Heather says: I usually work 9 to 5.
- She uses the adverb: USUALLY
- USUALLY comes before the verb work in this senctences
- Heather also says. Sometimes I go out to a bar
- These times words or adverbs can be at the begining of the sentence or before the verb
- Club, never. Me? are you kidding me? Hey...breakfast.
- Now let´s look at what Janice and Heather said
- Notice where the adverbs are at the sentence
- I always work on weeknends
- I usually work 9 to 5 Monday thorigh Fridays
- Sometimes I go out to eat or to a movie,
- Take a look at these examples from th movie
- (H) Sometimes I go out to a Bar, but usuualy I stay home and read. Do you go out often?
- (J) No I don´t usually go out.
- Heather said: sometimes, I go out
- Where is the adverb?
- That´s right. In the begining of the sentence
- Janice said: I don´t usually go out
- Where is the adverb?
- That´s right, before the main verb of the sentence.
- ( T) Tod. Let me tell you about Tod. Its about much fun. It´s a part of flowers
- Do you see how he dresses? He´s always tucking a shirt in
- He never never never relaxes, he´s always working. Seriuosly
- Fun guy man.
- Now let´s go back to the movie. And see what Janice and Heather said.
- (J) Its ok, the money is good. But I usually have to work in the weekends.
- How often does Janice work?
- Fill in the blanks
- Exactly. Janie allways works on the weekends
- How often does Heather work?
- Fill in the blanks
- Exactly, Heather usually works 9 to 5. Monday Through Friday
- Great work today.
- Today we´ve talked about adverbs
- We often use these adverbs in English
- We usually use them at the begining of the sentence
- Or just before the verb
- Sometimes I go out to eat or to a movie.
- I always work on weekends
- I hope you enjoyed the lesson. See you next time
- Hello Man
- What?
- You are always so stressed out.
- I have to work
- Relax
- I have to work. I come home and its the music, the TV so I can´t hear
- Sometimes you just have to chill man, take it easy
- I have to think about my career. Ther´s so much money that I have to make.
1.E Pod English
2Beginner 10: Pictures
3 Hello everyone. I am Jacob
4 Would you like to see some pictures?
5 Before you do, first listen to your English teacher
6 In this lesson we will talk about questions
7 We will help you pronounce them correctly
8 Listen to my voice
9 Do you like to study?
10 Do you travel a lot?
11 My voice goes up, and my voice goes down?
12 These are some of the pictures of my life
13 Now take a look. That´s me playing poker with my friends
14 Those were the days. Weren´t they?
15 Or maybe we should call them the nights
16 First we will watch a short movie
17 The man´s name is Marty. He is showing his photos to Eliza,
18 Let´s watch, listen to all the questions. Ready?
19 (El) Hey Marty, are these your pictures?
20 (M) Yeah, these are some pictures I took last time I was home
21 (E) Do you mind if I look?
22 (M) No, go ahead
23 (E) Do you gome home often?
24 (M) No I don´t. I usually go home once every two years or so. It´s too far away. How about you?
25 (E) I try to go home every two or three months. Oh, who is this?
26 (M) That´s my brother Charles. He´s studying at the University in Seattle.
27 (E) You look very different. Anyway. What does he study?
28 (M) He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor.
29 (E) Really. My good friend teaches at the University in Seattle. Which University is your brother at?
30 (M) The University of Seattle, I think. Oh look at this picture. That´s my dog Susie. Isn´t she cute?
31 (E) Yes, she is pretty cute. But I don´t like dogs so much, they are all dirty and loud.
32 (M) Not Susie. My father wakes at six everry morning and takes her out for a walk. And he gives her a bath once a week. She´s really friendly. Do you have any pets?
33 (E) I used to have a cat. But now I have fish. Hey. Who is this?
34 (M) That´s my grandfather when he was in the Army
35 How was that? Let´s take a closer look at Yes No questions
36 Is this your picture?
37 Do you take pictures?
38 What is the same about these questions?
39 Yes, that´s right. They are all Yes / No questions.
40 The answer is usally Yes or No.
41 But why? How do we know the answer is Yes or No?
42 Listen to my voice at the end.
43 Is this your picture?
44 Dis you hear that?
45 My voice went up at the end.
46 Listen again. Is this your picture?
47 The answer could be. Yes, it is or No it isn´t.
48 Its a yes or no question
49 Are these your pictures?
50 Yes they are.
51 No they aren´t
52 When the verb is to BE, use IS or ARE in Yes/No questions
53 Is for picture and Are for pictures.
54 How about these? Do you take pictures?
55 Yes I do. No I don´t
56 Does he take pictures?
57 Yes he does. No he doesn´t
58 When the verb is not to Be, we use Do and Does
59 Do for you. And does for he
60 That´s me with my sufrboard. Have you tried surfing?
61 Now let´s talk about information questions
62 How many pictures do you have?
63 This is not a Yes/No question. My voice does not go up.
67 It is an information question
68. It uses sords like WHAT, WHERE and WHEN
69. Who is that in the picture?
70 The answer is not Yes or NO. My voice dos not go up
71 This is me fishing
72 Look at this. That a big fish. Isn´t it?
73 Oh yeah! That is a big fish
74 Now we are going to look again at Matry and Eliza. Talking about pictures
75 I will show you some sentences. Guess which words are missing?
76 Read these sentences. Which words are missing?
77 Let´s listen
78 (E) Do you go home often?
79 (M) No I don´t I ussually go home every two years or so.
80 Excellent
81 No, I don´t is correct.
82 Do you go home often? is a Yes or No question.
83 It starts with Do and my voice goes up at the end.
84 Let´s start again. Read these sentences and guess the right words.
85 Ok let´s watch
86 (E) Anyway, what does he study?
87 (M) He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor
88 Nice work. What does he study? Is an information question
89 He studies medecine. He wants to be a doctor.
90 We answer with some information, not with Yes or No.
91 Ok. Let´s try again
92 Which words are missing? Let´s listen
93 (M) Oh look at this picture. That´s my dog Susie. Isn´t she cute?
94 (E) Yes, she is pretty cute. But I don´t like dogs so much
95 Good job. Isn´t she cute?
96 Yes she´s pretty cute
97 Look there.. That´s my family. My wife and daughter. Isn´t she cute?
98 Great. That is the end of our lesson
99 Today we´ve learned about English pronunciation
100 For Yes/No questions the voice goes up at the end.
101 Is this your picture? Do you take pictures?
102 For information questions such as: How many pictures do you have?
103 Who is that in the picture?
104 My voice does not go up at the end.
105 Thanks for joining us. And see again soon.
106 I would like to joint them now.
107 Take care everyone. Bye
The abbreviations stand for both gender Man and Woman (female)
M = Male
F= Female