Wednesday, 15th November 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección FCE GOLD, multiple choice cloze, “The century´s best film”

MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE

Read the text below and decide which answer A, B, or C best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

The century´s best film

Many film (0) CRITICS think that THE MATRIX is one of the best films of the 21^st century so far. In my opinion, the main reason for this is that the (1) __________ is both original and extremely mysterious. Of course the special  (2) __________ are amazing as well, especially all the fight (3) __________ when the actors do incredible kung fu  (4) __________. For me, the most memorable (5) __________ in the film is the one where Keanu Reeves, who (6) __________  the part of Neo, and Morpheus meet for the first time. The tension reaches a (7) __________ when we learn the truth about the Matrix.

I first saw this film in the front (8) __________ of my local cinema but like many people I have watched it many times since then on DVD, on the small (9) __________  of my laptop computer. Although the (10) __________ didn´t quite live up to my expectations, I still think the first film is great.

0	A. surveyors	B. critics	C. judges
1	A. plot	B. scene	C. role
2	A. efforts	B. effects	C. actions
3	A. areas	B. places	C. sequences
4	A. acts	B. games	C. stunts
5	A. scene	B. situation	C. location
6	A. does	B. plays	C. makes
7	A. summit	B. top	C. climax
8	A. line	B. queue	C. row
9	A. screen	B. board	C. top
10	A. sequels	B. remakes	C. developments

-DVD, page 12, “Meeting the parents” 2Reacting to what people say: ejercicios b) y c)

-Book, page 15, questionnaire “Are you a spender or a saver?” Nos falta comprobar la corrección.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ - private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 17, 6READING & SPEAKING, c) + f)

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