It
: IT
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What is your favorite thing about English class?
영어 수업에서 가장 좋아하는 것은 뭐예요? - What did you do today?
오늘 뭘 했나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Grammar Focus
Read and study with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 읽고 공부하세요.
It- We use "it" for time/ day/ distance/weather
When talking of time:
What time is it?
It's half past ten.
It's late.
It's time to go home.
When talking of day:
It's Thursday.
It's March 16th.
It was my birthday yesterday.
When talking of distance:
It's three kilometers from our house to the mall.
How far is it from New York to Los Angeles?
It's a long way from here to the airport.
We can walk home. It isn't far.
We use far in questions (is it far?) and negatives (it isn't far).
We use a long way in positive sentences (it's a long way).
It's raining. It rains a lot here.
It isn't raining. It didn't rain yesterday.
Is it snowing? Does it snow very often?
It's warm/ hot/ cold/ nice/ cloudy/ clear/ dry/ humid/ windy/ sunny/
foggy/ dark, etc.
It's a nice day today.
To understand the lesson on "it" more clearly, let's compare "it " and "there".
Here are the sentences using "it".
Set A: "It" rains a lot in the winter.
"It's" very rainy in the winter.
"There" is a lot of rain in the winter.
Set B: "It" was very windy yesterday.
"There" was a strong wind yesterday.
Let's have more examples using "it"
It's nice to ....,etc.
"It's" easy/difficult/ impossible/ dangerous/ safe/ expensive/ interesting/ nice/
wonderful/terrible, etc.
It's nice to see you again. ( it = to see you again)
It's impossible to understand her. (it = yo understand her)
It wasn't easy to find your house. ( it = to find your house)
Here are more examples. Don't forget to use "it".
It's raining again. (not Is raining again)
Is it true that you are moving to Australia? (not Is true that....?)
Write it's (it is) or is it.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- What time ________?
- We must go now. _______ very late.
- ________ true that Bill can fly a helicopter?
- "What day ______ today? Tuesday?" " No, _______ Wednesday."
- __________ OK to call you at the office? 6.__________ twelve kilometers from downtown to the airport.
- "Do you want to walk to the restaurant?" "I don't know. How far _______?" 8.__________ Linda's birthday today. She's 27.
- I don't believe it! _______ impossible. Write questions with How far....?
- (here/ the station) How far is it from here to the station?
- (the hotel/ the beach) How ________________________________________?
- (New York/ Washington)___________________________________________
- (your house/ the airport)___________________________________________ Write it or there. 1.________ rains a lot in the winter. 2.________ was a strong wind yesterday. 3.________ was a nice day yesterday.
- We can't go skiing. _______ isn't any snow. 5.________'s hot in this room. Open a window.
- I was afraid because ________ was very dark. 7.________ was a storm last night. Did you hear it? 8.________'s a long way from here to the nearest gas station. Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes. It's easy/dangerous/difficult/nice/impossible/interesting to work in this office/ visit different places/ see you again/ get up early/go out alone/ make friends.
- If you go to bed late, it's difficult to get up early in the morning.
- Hello, Jill. ______________________________ How are you?
- ________________________________________ There is too much noise.
- Everybody is very nice at work. _________________________________
- I like traveling.__________________________________________
- Some cities are not safe. ______________________________ at night. Peter: Nancy, what time is it? Nancy: It's eight fifteen. Why are you in a hurry? Peter: I'm late for work. Nancy: When does your work start? Peter: At eight thirty. Nancy: Hurry up, Peter. You're late. Peter: By the way, what's today? Nancy: It's Friday. Peter: What's the date today? Nancy: It's May second. Peter: When is your birthday? Nancy: It's the day after tomorrow. It's May fourth. Peter: Oh, I see. Oh, my God! Now I'm really late. I have to go now. See you.
- How do spend your free time?
- Are there any place you want to go to? How far is that from your place?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"like"는 동사이므로 앞에 "am"을 붙이지 않습니다. "very" 대신 "really"를 사용하세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most interesting part of this lesson?
이 수업에서 가장 흥미로운 부분은 뭐였나요? - Can you use today's English in your daily life?
오늘 배운 영어를 일상에서 쓸 수 있나요? - What new word did you learn today?
오늘 어떤 새 단어를 배웠나요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: : IT
Level: Middle Beginner (M.B)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!