Monday, 17th February 2020

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Questions about “One day at a time”, season 1, episode 3.

-Revisión QUIZLET + phonetics

-Book, page 5, 3READING & VOCABULARY: e) de vocabulary

-Corrección Book, page 132, ejercicio 

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:   

-C21: EFOrangePhotoc.Grammar pag 151: Question formation a) + b)

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

1960s: Ladies in English music for our class!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPKD_jz2ans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gi_cYFoCzw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx06XNfDvk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SreSj3j47GI

Key for ONE DAY AT A TIME (season 1, episode 3)

1.Who looks happy in Lydia´s room?

Pope Francisco (picture)

2.Who is Rosa?

Schneider´s stepmother who used to be his nanny.

3.What does Pelenope want to do with her family on Sunday morning?

She wants to go hiking.

4.What´s the reason why Penelope says Lydia is a Protestant and not a Catholic?

Because when she takes the communion she doesn´t think it´s real Jesus´body and flesh, but a symbol.

5.What sentence by Lydia couldn´t be understood by Elena?

“No me levantes la voz”

6.Who said the sentence ”I decide what you decide”?

Lydia.

7.What´s the relationship between Lydia and Cinderella?

Lydia feels like an old Cinderella because she has to do all the housework. She says she is “Cinderabuela”.

8.Why can´t Lydia slam when she goes to her room?

Because there is no door in her room.

9.How old is Dr Berkowitz´s daughter?

Thirty-seven.

10.Who is “Stick Girl”?

Schneider´s lover

11.Why does Lydia cry in the church when she is talking to Penelope?

She thinks Penelope wants to put her in a home.

12.What´s Elena´s point about God?

God must be gender-neutral, not he not she

13.How do you say in English…?

-hacer pucheros: to pout

-pelota, adulador: suck-up

-hazme sitio: move over

Have you realized ...

...our last Quizlet revision was almost ONE month ago??
                                    

Wednesday, 12th February 2020

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Pronunciación de la palabra “soldier”, según la fonética que han investigado por su cuenta

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

 1.B  2.D   3.A   4.C   5.B     6.C   7.B   8.C

-Speaking: are we multitasking persons? Are to-do list important for us?

-Picture comparison: A.

-Speaking: Working with people? No, thanks!!

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:   

-Writing 140-190 words: Describe a place you will never forget (already in blog)               

-“One day at a time”, season 1, episode 3 (question in the blog, too)

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