Last class 2019... and first class 2020!!!

Homework for next Monday December 16th

ARTICLE

Write your article in 140- 190 words in an appropriate style about the following topic:

"Success in society: all of us learn from our failures as well as successes. Is it important to live an unsuccessful experience? Why (not)?"

Monday, 9th December 2019

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corregir Book, page 98, 1VOCABULARY, “Crime”, b) + d) + e)

-Book, page 99, 2LISTENING a) listening 5.35 + b) listening 5.36

-Book, page 98, 1VOCABULARY, “Crime”, b) + d) + e)

-Revisión QUIZLET por escrito

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, caught /kɔːt/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /kʌsn/, detective /dɪˈtektɪv/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 102, GRAMMAR + VOCABULARY

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, 4th December 2019

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Listening matching FCE / Mac / Course / P186 / CD 2 / Tracks 39 - 43

-Corregir C11+C12:FCE Target, reading pages 54 + 55

1A   2C   3A   4A   5C   6D     7C   

-Terminar Book, page 94, 1READING + c) reading

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, caught /kɔːt/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /ˈkʌsn/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 98, 1VOCABULARY, “Crime”, b) + d) + e)

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

You can choose, but for me it´s so clear!

My point of view:

“SHE” FOR ANIMALS… IF YOU LOVE THEM!

When the animal’s sex doesn’t matter and we have no personal relationship with it, we use “it”. Note, however, that it is customary to refer to all animals as “he” or “she” in certain circles, especially among animal rights activists.

Nevertheless, most people would use “he” or “she” (depending on the sex of the animal) only when referring to an animal with whom they have a close personal relationship:

correctThat dog dachshund is a member of our family. She is so curious.

correctThat dog is a member of our family. It is so curious.

Both examples are grammatically correct, but the first one sounds more affectionate.

“SHE” FOR THINGS… IF YOU LOVE THEM AS WELL!

Sometimes things are referred to as “she” to show affection. It is traditional for ships to be a “she”:

What a ship! She’s been cruising the sea for fifty years and still looks like new.

Nevertheless, it is not wrong to refer to a ship in an impersonal manner as “it”. Similarly, countries and cars are sometimes referred to as “she”:

correctI love Great Britain. She is a great country. (affectionate)

correctLet’s try out our new Ferrari. She’s ready for it. (affectionate)

However, don’t overdo it. Even if you really love your Ferrari, referring to it always as “she” may make you sound pretentious or snobbish (if the mere fact that you have a Ferrari didn’t do the job). 

ANOTHER POINT OF VIEW…

Gendered pronouns! Feminist linguists (of both sexes, mind you) tell us that the proper way to say "A mother wants her child to be a successful adult" is "A mother wants their child to be a successful adult". According o these linguists, it's nonsexist and we can't guess that the mother is actually female. She may be an amoeba or a piece of plankton.

Monday, 2nd December 2019

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Speaking: Who´s who in “One day a a time”

-Corrección C10: Open cloze, FCE Target First, pag e 9, “Love and relationships”

1.to   2.in   3.after (“later” has a similar meaning, but it´s used in a different position: “a year later”)   4.why   5.on   6.each   7.for (because it is followed by a period of time)  8.would (the sentence requires the same meaning as “used to”, but there is only one space, so the answer must be “would”).

-Corrección C11B: EFOrangePhotoc., page 175 sobre WOULD RATHER

-Picture comparison.

PHONETICS:

Ache /eɪk/, caught /kɔːt/, choir /ˈkwaɪə^r/, cousin /ˈkʌsn/, favourite /ˈfeɪvrət/, heart/hɑːt/, hurt /hɜːt/, whereas /weərˈæz/  

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 121, WRITING, 10. A biography (para practicar relative clauses)

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