THE PRESENT. USES. Advanced C level .pptx

Advances uses of present, differences present simple and present continuous

1. THE PRESENT ADVANCED C2 LEVEL Ramiro Cebreiros Álvarez EOI CARABANCHEL

2. PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Present simple : permanence , certainty , neutral VS. Present continuous : change , progress , temporary , uncertainty , indirect (formal) 1 Permanent vs. Temporary I live in Carabanchel/ You are such a complicated person VS. I’m staying with my brother right now before I move to my new place/ Why are you being so difficult today ? 2 Permanent vs. change and progress The birth rate is very low in Spain VS. Birth rate is getting lower and lower 3 Neutral vs. indirect , more formal I need some money , I hope you can lend me some VS. I’m hoping you can lend me some . 5 Neutral vs. specific connotations ( with adverbs of frequency ) She always helps people at work vs. Is always helping people ( characteristic of her ); He always calls me at night vs. He’s always calling me at night ( annoyance ) 4 More vs. less confidence I expect to pass the English C2 exam vs. I’m expecting to pass the English C2 exam .

3. NARRATIVES 1 2 3 3 Present simple : quicker actions VS. Present continuous : longer actions Storytelling : more vivid story The train stops at the station. Passengers get off and hurry to find their way out. A young woman is waiting for her friend and looking around nervously, when suddenly someone bumps into her. Summaries ( books , films, etc.: immediacy Fiona Maye, a leading High Court judge, is called on to try an urgent case. For religious reasons, a seventeen-year-old boy is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life. Time is running out. She visits the boy in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy Directions , instructions , demonstrations First you close the windows , then you slowly leave the building … 4 3 Headlines : short, direct , dramatic Man bites dog

4. STATIVE VERBS Usually in present simple, not in continuous forms 1 Senses : feel , hear … 2 Appearance : seem, look, resemble.. . 3 Possession : own , have … 4 Mental states or processes : agree , deny , guess …. 5 Attitudes and emotional states : desire , envy ( exceptions : enjoy , long for 6 Other : contain , depend , consist (similar to Spanish verbs ) CAREFUL : Some can have both stative and dynamic uses I have money vs . I’m having a shower I think he’s boring vs. I’m thinking of skipping the English class … Less common uses: I’m loving it ( emphasis ) He’ s always needing money ( annoyance ) I’ m constantly wanting a cigarette ( habit )

5. PERFORMATIVE VERBS TO PERFORM AN ACTION BY SAYING THEM ACKNOWLEDGE, ASSURE, CONGRATULATE, DECLARE, PROMISE, THANK….. WITH MODAL VERBS: MORE POLITE OR UNCERTAIN I must apologise for my rude behaviour during the meeting. I might promise to help .