Wednesday, 27th December 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Book, page 13, DVD PRACTICAL ENGLISH, 3Harry finds out more about Rob

-Corregir FCE GOLD, page 11, Multiple matching reading, “TV programmes”

I. Now look at the questions. For each of the questions, choose from the programmes A-D.

Which television series:

1.gained a faithful group of admirers almost as soon as it started? D

2.is about someone's brave acts? A

3.was suddenly taken off the air? B

4.is set outside a big city? B

5.has continued for longer than originally planned? D

6.was interrupted because of a quarrel about wages and conditions? C

7.continued for longer than most of its imitators? A

8.has not made the same mistakes as other similar programmes? C

9.is called something different by people who are fond of it? D

10.can adapt easily if an actor wants to leave? B

11.didn't begin as a complete programme? C

12.demands great skill from actors? D

13.is very popular both at home and abroad? B

14.originally had shorter episodes? A

-Terminar FCE GOLD, page 59, Open cloze “Silk”.

0. a) investigated     b) invented                 c) discovered          d) founded

1. a) fable           b) legend             c) story                d) tale       

2. a) for               b) on                  c) at                    d) in

3. a) grow             b) make               c) develop            d) do

4. a) advertise        b) sponsor           c) publish            d) announce

5. a) deeply           b) enormously     c) carefully           d) tightly

6. a) attracted        b) caused            c) led to               d) created

7. a) away           b) through           c) out                  d) over

8. a) made            b) had                c) persuaded         d) suggested

9. a) time             b) period             c) age                           d) moment

10.a)exported        b) stole                c) smuggled          d) robbed

11.a) walking       b) wandering        c) climbing          d) hiking

12.a) chilled        b) fresh               c) cool                 d) cold       

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Writing FCE XFRD, essay, page 76 about careers.

-Reading article about good books.

-FCE GOLD, page 23, Transformations

-FCE MACMILLAN, WORKBOOK, PAGE 62

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