Wednesday, 28th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-El lunes pasado acabamos la clase explicando cómo funcionan las oraciones temporales de futuro en inglés, punto bastante importante y frecuente.

-Ahora lo practicamos con la fotocopia de NEFGreenPhotoc., page 151

-Corrección Book, page 138, GRAMMAR BANK, SECION 4A: can, could, be able to: ejercicios 4Aa + 4Ab

Page 138 Grammar Bank 4A Exercise a

1 Her mobile has been switched off all morning, so I haven’t been able to talk to her yet.

2 I don’t like noisy bars. I like being able to / to be able to have a conversation without shouting.

3 I will / ’ll be able to leave home when I get a job. 

4 We’re having a party next Saturday. Will you be able to come?

5 You need to be able to swim before you can go in a canoe. 6 I’m going to France next week, but I don’t speak French. I hate not being able to communicate with people.

7 Fortunately, firefighters were able to rescue all of the people trapped inside the burning house.

8 I’m very sorry, but we won’t be able to go to your wedding next month. We’ll be on holiday.

9 I’m feeling a bit worse. Have you been able to contact the doctor yet?

10 The manager isn’t able to see you right now because he’s in a meeting.

Page 138 Grammar Bank 4A Exercise b

1 My little boy couldn’t / wasn’t able to speak until he was nearly two years old.

2 She’s much better after her operation. She’ll be able to walk again in a few months.

3 He hasn’t been able to mend my bike yet. He’ll do it tomorrow.

4 It’s the weekend at last! I love being able to go out with my friends.

5 When we lived on the coast, we used to be able to go to the beach every day.

6 I can’t / ’m not able to send any emails at the moment. My computer isn’t working.

7 I could / was able to read before I started school.

8 We won’t be able to go on holiday this year because we need to spend a lot of money on the house.

9 Linda’s really pleased because she’s finally been able to find a part-time job.

10 Alex can / is able to speak Portuguese fluently after living in Lisbon for ten years.

-Listening multiple choice FCE GOLD / UNIT 5 / PAGE 43 / CD 1/ TRACK 7

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-FCE TARGET, Page 85: WORD FORMATION en alguna de las

fotocopias que se entregaron el clase el lunes

26/02/2018

-Enunciado de writing, report (entregado también el lunes 26/02/2018)

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

ADVERBS TO BE USED:

·I strongly believe that…