Wednesday, 11th April 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección FCE Macmillan, Workbook, Page 55: Transformations and Word formation

*Transformations

1.come to a decision

2.although he is unable

3.despite the train being

4.to walk rather than catch

5.not leave yet

6.has been learning French for

7.last time we saw

*Word formation

1.picturesque  

2.inhabitants 

3.beautiful

4.neighbourhood

5.peaceful

6.pleasant

7.disadvantages

8.infrequent

9.dependent

10.unfriendly

-Listening page 43

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/,air
/eə/,  autor /ˈɔːθə/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/,downpour /ˈdaʊnpɔː/, flood /flʌd/, jewellery /ˈdʒuːəlrɪ/, minute /ˈmɪnɪt/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly /ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, tired /ˈtaɪəd/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-FCE MACMILLAN WORKBOOK, page 31, Cloze Multiple Choice

-FEC MACMILLAN WORKBOOK, pages 106 & 107, gapped text + vocabulary

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…

·It is generally agreed that…