Monday, 3rd December 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Listening: TED with Isabel Allende.

Https://www.ted.com/talks/isabel_allende_tells_tales_of_passion?language=es#t-431126

1.Why was Isabel Allende known in 2006?

Because she took part in the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games in Turin.

2.What was her first question when she was offered to take part in that event?

She wanted to know what she was going to wear.

3.What´s more important than training or luck for an athlete?

Heart.

4.What was the slogan of those Olympic Games in Turin?

“Passion lives here”

5.Who were the two actresses involved in those Olympic Games opening ceremony?

Susan Sarandon and Sophia Loren

6.One of them explained in an interview two basic elements to keep her beauty. Can you write one of them at least?

Her back is always straight. She doen´t make old people´s noises.

7.What animal is that actress compared with by Isabel Allende?

A giraffe.

-Book, corrección Page 62: Grammar (desde la nº 8)

VOCABULARY:

You should check Quizlet.com

PHONETICS:

adventure /ədˈvenʧə/, ankle /ˈæŋkl/, bird /bɜːd/, caricature /ˌkærɪkəˈtjʊə/, charge /'tʃɑ:dʒ/, church /'tʃɜ:tʃ/, eight /eɪt/, forehead /ˈfɒrɪd/, future /ˈfjuːʧə/, hurt /hɜːt/, laugh /lɑːf/, love /lʌv/, mountain/ˈmaʊntɪn/, nature /ˈneɪʧə/, uncle/ˈʌŋkl/, war /wɔː/, weight /weɪt/, women /ˈwɪmɪn/, word /wɜːd/, world /wɜːld/,

HOMEWORK:

-FCE TARGET FIRST, page 45, 3: Transformations

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, arrange, 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 help, can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, finish, 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, want, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose, understand

ADVERBS TO BE USED:

·I strongly believe that…

·It is generally agreed that…

·To do something exceptionally fast / slow / carefully,…

·It is / would be extremely important

·It is / would be quite interesting

·It is / would be absolutely essential