Monday, 26th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Explicación de un nuevo tipo de writing para FCE, el report, con la página 171 de FCE Target: report

-Listening FCE multiple matching FEC Gold / Page 76 / CD 1 / Track 16

-Corregir Book, pages 34 + 35, 1GRAMMAR, d) (reading to be completed)

-Explicación de las oraciones temporales con when con valor de futuro, formadas con simple present.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 138, GRAMMAR BANK, SECION 4A: can, could, be able to: ejercicios 4Aa + 4Ab en parte, el resto como HMWK.

-FCE TARGET, Page 85: WORD FORMATION

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…

Wednesday, 21rst February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Aproximación al tema de las preposiciones que van obligadas por el verbo o adjetivo que las preceden: page 31, 7VOCABULARY, a)

-Pronunciación fuerte de las preposiciones: page 31, 7VOCABULARY, Green box

-Corrección de ejercicios sobre preposiciones, page 157: 1 after verbs + 2 after adjectives. Corrección con listenings 2.25 + 2.26

Dependent prepositions (Page 156) - 1 After verbs - Exercise b

1 He apologized to the policeman for driving fast.

2 We’re arriving in Milan on Sunday.

3 We’re arriving at Malpensa airport at 3.45.

4 Who does this book belong to?

5 I never argue with my husband about money.

6 Could you ask the waiter for the bill?

7 Do you believe in ghosts?

8 I can’t choose between these two bags.

9 We might go out. It depends on the weather.

10 I dreamt about my childhood last night.

11 Don’t laugh at me! I’m doing my best!

12 I’m really looking forward to the party.

13 If I pay for the meal, can you get the drinks?

14 This music reminds me of our honeymoon in Italy.

15 I don’t spend a lot of money on clothes.

2 After adjectives - Exercise b

1 My brother is afraid of bats.

2 She’s really angry with her boyfriend about last night.

3 I’ve never been good at sport.

4 Eat your vegetables. They’re good for you.

5 I’m very close to my elder sister.

6 This exercise isn’t very different from the last one.

7 We’re really excited about going to Brazil.

8 I’m fed up with listening to you complaining.

9 Krakow is famous for its main square.

10 My sister is very interested in astrology.

11 I’m very fond of my little nephew. He’s adorable.

12 She’s very keen on cycling. She does about 50 kilometres every weekend.

13 I don’t like people who aren’t kind to animals.

14 She used to be married to a pop star.

15 I’m really pleased with my new motorbike.

16 My dad was very proud of learning to ski.

17 Why are you always rude to waiters and shop assistants? 18 Rachel is worried about losing her job.

19 I’m tired of walking. Let’s stop and have a rest.

-Book, pages 32 + 33, DVD PRACTICAL ENGLISH, A difficult celebrity, 2 Giving opinions

-En ese dvd hablan sobre estereotipos. Qué estereotipos mantenemos sobre las personas de los países de habla inglesa, especialmente UK & USA?

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, pages 34 + 35, 1GRAMMAR, d) (reading to be completed)

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

Monday, 19th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección Reading multiple matching “Say it with you hands” + ejercicios 1 & 2 de vocabulario

>1.

1.E   2.C   3.A   4.G   5.B   6.D   F not used

>2.

1.listener   2.researcher   3.psychologist   4.zoologist   5.politician   6.Italian   7.Jew   8.immigrant   9.volunteer   10.tribesman

>3.

1.electrician   2.mountaineer   3.Finn   4.participant   5.sportsman / sportswoman   6.beginner   7.biologist

-Corregir Book, page 29, ejercicio a)  de la sección

2GRAMMAR, sobre el uso del artículo.

-Book, page 30, 5READING & LISTENING: a) speaking + b) vocabulary + d) listening 2.23

-Speaking: men, women and taking care of children

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 156: DEPENDENT PREPOSITIONS 1 after verbs +

2 after adjectives, with listening 2.25 to correct

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

Wednesday, 14th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección Transformations (photocopy page 22)

1.not nearly as/so difficult

2.not as/so many girls

3.least comfortable chair in

4.I smoke, the more

5.lives further/farther (away) from

6.did much worse than

7.not earn as/so much as

8.the cleverest person I have/I´ve

-Corrección Book, page 28, ejercicio d) de vocabulario sobre los textos leídos:

1 In fact    2 reduce    3 tend to    4 slightly    5 whereas         6 claim    7 according to    8 range from    9 almost       10 been sceptical of

-DVD, PRACTICAL ENGLISH, “A difficult celebrity”,

1Rob´s interview (2.28)

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 29, ejercicioa)  de la sección 2GRAMMAR,

sobre el uso del artículo.

-Reading multiple matching “Say it with you hands” + ejercicios 1 & 2 de vocabulario

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

Monday, 12th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Book, pages 28 & 29, 1READING & SPEAKING: a) speaking + b) dividimos la clase en dos grupos para que lean personalmente el artículo que les toque, con ayuda de su compañero de equipo + c) cambiando de pareja, un estudiante le cuenta a otro lo que ha leído en artículo contestando las preguntas de la sección b)

-Correction FCE MACMILLAN COURSBOOK, pages 106 – 107,

multiple matching reading “UFOs”

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

-Corrección Prepositions, DOCUMENT 07100.

Complete the following sentences with the correct preposition:

 at, in, or on.

1. Will you wait for me at the bus stop? UBICACIÓN DE LUGAR

2. Jane is in her bedroom. DENTRO DE, 

3. Daria's books are lying on the floor. CONTACTO DIRECTO

4. The girls didn't want to spend a long time at the carnival. MOMENTO DETERMINADO (COMO CHRISTMAS)

5. I let the cat sit on my lap, but then suddenly it jumped at my face! CONTANTO / LUGAR

6. Do you live in the city or in the country? SITUACIÓN

7. Trent arrived at the school building just in time. ARRIVE AT para lugar PARA LUGARES "PEQUEÑOS"

8. The rancher built a fence to keep his cows in the pasture. DENTRO DE

9. Kevin and Mack are out practicing on the football field. CONTACTO

10. From afar, Heathcliff could see a light in the window. SITUACIÓN

11. The old house had so much grime on the windows that Bradley could hardly see inside. CONTACTO

12. The shepherd boy grazed (PACER) his flock (REBAÑO) on the grassy hillside. CONTACTO

13. The audience threw tomatoes at the terrible comedian. DIRECCIÓN

14. Wrestling isn't real; those guys in the ring are just pretending. SITUACÍON

15. David works in the field of network administration, while Marty works in web design.

16. The car stalled and got stuck in the street.

17. Audrey lives in Third Street. POSICIÓN

18. If William doesn't make any money on his book, he'll be out in the street.

19. I'll use my cellular phone when I'm on the bus, but never while I'm in the car. TRAIN,  AIRPLANE // CAR

20. Passengers are not allowed to use electronic devices on airplanes during takeoff and landing. 

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, roughly

/ˈrʌflɪ/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Transformations (page 22)

-Book, page 28, ejercicio c) de vocabulario sobre los textos leídos

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

Wednesday, 7th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:
-Corrección Book, page 137, ejercicios 3Bb sobre el uso del artículo.
-Corrección del ejercicio sobre el artículo, de NEFGreenPhotoc., page 155.
-Listening complete information FCE FIRST CERTIFICATE Gld Pls / Page 74 / CD 1 / Track 15
-FCE TARGET, page 12: suffixes and gerund/infinitive
-Page 12, 2:
1.famous   2.dependable(=FIABLE)   3.helpful   4.protective   
5. greedy (=AVARO)   6.careless   7.selfish   8.mischievous 
(=travieso)   9.natural   10.likeable (=simpatico, agradable)   
11.different    12.knowledgeable (=informado, entendido)   
13.successful   14heroic 15political]       Self-rightous (=CREÍDO)

- Page 12, 5: sobre infinitive / gerundio
  [+to infinitive:  ´d like, agree, pretend, seem]
[+gerund: enjoy, give up, can´t help, don´t mind, practice]
[both: like, love, hate, prefer, start]

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:
above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:
-FCE MACMILLAN COURSBOOK, pages 106 – 107, multiple
matching reading “UFOs”
-Prepositions, DOCUMENT 07100


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

Monday, 5th February 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Revisión de vocabulario y phonetics

-Corrección  visionado del DVD: Sansa Stark, from GAME OF THRONES.

-Corrección FCE MACMILLAN WORKBOOK, page 120, Cloze + Word formation

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-FCE TARGET, page 12: suffixes and gerund/infinitive

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

Rainy Sunday, perfect moment to review vocabulary and phonetics, isn´t it?

Wednesday, 31rst January 2018

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Song: “I think I will”, Faith Hill

What 1. __________ you say

if I 2. __________ something strange to make a 3. ________?
And how 1. __________ you feel?
What 1. __________ you do

if I 4. __________ something out of the 5. __________
to make the world a 6. __________ place?
Oh I think I 7. __________.

CHORUS:

Gonna change for a 8. __________,
Gonna take your 9. ______ and make it mine this 10. ______.
Oh I, I think I 7. __________.
I'm gonna run til I 11. __________

another way to 12. __________ you mine in 10. __________.
Oh I, I think I 7. __________. (I think I 7. __________).

What 1. __________ you give

if I 13. ________ you everything and that's for14. _______?
How 1. __________ you feel?
What 1. __________ you think

if I 15. __________  about doing something 16. __________
Yeah just to make you 17. __________?
Oh I think I 7 __________.

CHORUS

I'm takin' it 18. __________ but the further I 19 _________
The more I know I think I 7. __________.
The 20. __________ I live the 21. __________ I get
I'm 22. __________, I think I 7. __________.
I'm takin' it 18. __________ but the further I 19 _________
The more I know I think I 7. __________.
The 20. __________ I live the 21. __________ I get
I'm 22. __________, I think I 7. __________.

CHORUS

-Corregir Transformations FCE Gold / Page 37

1 Would you mind helping me move this sofa? HAND

Would you mind GIVING ME A HAND WITH this sofa?

2 l'm involved in a lot of projects at the moment. FINGER

l've GOT MY FINGER IN a lot of pies at the moment.

3 When I needed someone to talk to about my problems, Bill was always there. SHOULDER

When I needed A SHOULDER TO CRY, Bill was always there.

4. Since I met Mark, I haven't looked at other boys. EYES

Since I met him, I HAVE ONLY HAD EYES FOR Mark.

5. He was playing so well it seemed as if he couldn't make a mistake. FOOT

He was playing so well it seemed he couldn't PUT A FOOT wrong.

-Book, page 137, ejercicios 3Ba

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /ˈmaʊntɪn/, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Ejercicio sobre el artículo, de NEFGreenPhotoc., page 155.

-FCE MACMILLAN WORKBOOK, page 120, Cloze + Word formation

-DVD: Sansa Stark, from GAME OF THRONES

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