Monday, 10th February 2020

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Puesta en común y speaking sobre “One day at a time”, season 1,  2.

-Book page 4, 1SPEAKING&LISTENING: a) speaking + b) c) listening 1.2

-Correction Book, pages 4-5, 3READING & VOCABULARY: b) + c)

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, care /keə/, caught /kɔːt/, chair /ʧeə/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /ˈkʌsn/, daughter /ˈdɔːtə/, detective /dɪˈtektɪv/, enough /ɪˈnʌf/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, keyboard /ˈkiːbɔːd/,  parents /ˈpeərənts/, soldier /ˈsəʊlʤə/, through /θruː/, tough /tʌf/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:   

-Book, page 132, ejercicio 1Aa + 1Ab: la ventaja de llegar a este nivel es que ya muchos temas de gramática son repasos!!

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, continue, 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, tend, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, let, 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

·Not only A, but also B

·(I) either A or B

·(I) neither A nor B

Wednesday, 5th February 2020

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección C19: EFPkinWrkbk, page 46, multiple matching reading “The biggest music events in History”

1.B   2.A   3.C   4.D   5.A   6.D   7.B   

-Terminamos Corrección C17: review of verb forms from EFBluePhotoc., page 179

-Book page 4, 1SPEAKING&LISTENING: a) speaking about our names

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, care /keə/, caught /kɔːt/, chair /ʧeə/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /ˈkʌsn/, daughter /ˈdɔːtə/, detective /dɪˈtektɪv/, enough /ɪˈnʌf/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, keyboard /ˈkiːbɔːd/,  parents /ˈpeərənts/,  through /θruː/, tough /tʌf/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:   

-C20: FCE Cloze text from FCE OXFORD, PART 1, PAGE 6: “Multitasking children”

-“One day at a time”, season 1, episode 2.

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, continue, 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, tend, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, let, 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

·Not only A, but also B

·(I) either A or B

·(I) neither A nor B

Homework: "One day at a time" (Netflix), season 1, episode 2

1.What were Penelope´s nightmares about?

2.Why does Abuelita wear makeup while sleeping?

3.What Spanish word does Elena like even though it´s an insult?

4.Who are the following characters: Scott and Dr Berkowitz?

5.What´s the “important” information Lori shares in the staff meeting?

6.Why is Dr Berkowitz so happy when Scott call him “Berkules”?

7.What´s Schneider problem with Lola?

8.Who said the sentence: “You want me, but you can´t have me”? What for?

9.What concept is defined by Schneider with the following sentece: “something your nanny says sometimes to your dad”?

10.What the worst sexist situation Penelope has been living in her job without knowing?

11.Why was Alex jealous when Elena went to school with her new makeup?

12.Why does Lori work with Dr Berkowitz?

13.What´s Abuelita name?

14.How do you say in English…?

-sacar de quicio, tocar las narices a alguien:

-machoexplicación:

-piojos:

Monday, 3rd February 2020

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Análisis del Nuevo libro de texto: ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE PLUS (B1-B2)

-Speaking and correction: “One day at a time”, season 1, episode 1

-Corrección C15: Transformations from FCE PEARSON, page 19

1. Do you have a computer in your house?   GOT

   Have you got a computer at home?

2. We went to Paris by train.   ON

   We went on the train to Paris.

3. My little cousin wants to drive a bus when he leaves school.   DRIVER

   My little cousin wants to be a bus driver when he leaves school.

4. Is he a good pianist?   PLAY

   Does he play the piano well?

5. We watched a television documentary about Scotland last night.   ON

   We watched a documentary about Scotland on television / on Scotland on television last night.

6. How about going to see a film this evening?   CINEMA

   Why don´t we go to the cinema this evening?

7. I think she is lying about what happened.   TRUTH

   I don´t think she is telling the truth about what happened.

8. Germany is well known for making very good cars.   REPUTATION

   Germany has got a reputation for making very good cars.

-Corrección C17: review of verb forms from EFBluePhotoc., page 179, hasta nº 12

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, care /keə/, caught /kɔːt/, chair /ʧeə/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /ˈkʌsn/, daughter /ˈdɔːtə/, detective /dɪˈtektɪv/, enough /ɪˈnʌf/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, keyboard /ˈkiːbɔːd/,  parents /ˈpeərənts/,  through /θruː/, tough /tʌf/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:   

-Book, pages 4-5, 3READING & VOCABULARY: b) + c) (again!)

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, continue, 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, tend, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, let, 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

·Not only A, but also B

·(I) either A or B

·(I) neither A nor B

Key for ONE DAY AT A TIME (season 1, episode 1)

1.Why does Carl (Penelope´s patient) smoke “Virginia Slims”?

Because those cigarettes make his hands look bigger.

2.Explain who these characters are:

4.What is a “quinces”?

It´s a day to celebrate when a girl becomes a woman.

5.What´s the Spanish word Elena doesn´t know, but Alex does?

“Sinvergüenza”

6.When would you say the sentence “God rest his / her soul?

When speaking about somebody who is dead.

7.What does Alex want to buy online?

Five pairs of sneakers

8.How long has Penelope and her family been living in Schneider´s building?

For ten months.

9.Who said the sentences: “Jesus and Santa were cousins. Everybody knows this”?

Abuelita

10.How do you say in English…?

-Enjuague buccal: mouthwash

-Antidepresivos: anti-depressants