Wednesday, 16th october 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Reading y explicación de uno de los writings del FCE (B2): essay. Usamos la página 169 de FCE Target.

-Book, page 8, 1VOCABULARY & SPEAKING:

a) describing the pictures: hacemos este ejercicio como práctica oral de FCE

b) vocabulary

-Corrección homework: Book, page 132, GRAMMAR BANK, section 1a: EXERCISES a) + b)

Page 132 Grammar Bank 1A Exercise a

1 These days, most children have too many fizzy drinks. 

2 Are you taking any vitamins at the moment? 

3 Don’t eat that spinach if you don’t like it. 

4 Does your boyfriend know how to cook fish? 

5 We don’t get takeaway pizzas during the week. 

6 What’s your mother making? It smells great! 

7 You look sad. What are you thinking about? 

8 The diet in my country is getting worse.

9 How often do you eat seafood? 

10 I don’t usually cook fish. 

Page 132 Grammar Bank 1A Exercise b

1 Come on, let’s order. The waiter is coming.

2 Kate doesn’t want to have dinner now. She isn’t hungry.

3 The head chef is ill, so he isn’t working today.

4 The bill seems very high to me.

5 We’ve had an argument, so we aren’t speaking to each other at the moment.

6 My mum thinks my diet is awful these days.

7 Do we need to go shopping today?

8 Can I call you back? I’m having lunch right now.

9 I didn’t use to like oily fish, but now I love it! 10 What are you cooking? It smells delicious!

-Book, page 8, 1VOCABULARY & SPEAKING:

a) describing the pictures: hacemos este ejercicio como práctica oral de FCE

b)

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK: (publicado en el blog)

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

In your English class you have been talking about “The News on television and in other media”.

Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay and give reasons for your point of view. What kind of news in the media has the most influence on people?

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

NON-ACTION VERBS:

Agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, mater, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose