Wednesday, 16th December 2015

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección the INFINITIVE / GERUND sentences:

1.  I can't imagine Peter going by bike.

2.  He agreed to buy a new car.

3.  The question is easy to answer .

4.  The man asked me how to get to the airport.

5.  I look forward to seeing you at the weekend.

6.  Are you thinking of visiting London?

7.  We decided to run through the forest.

8.  The teacher expected Sarah to study hard.

9.  She doesn't mind working the night shift.

10.     I learned to ride the bike at the age of 5.

11.     We decided to buy a new car.

12.     They've got some work to do .

13.     Peter gave up smoking .

14.     He'd like to fly an aeroplane.

15.     I enjoy writing picture postcards.

16.     Do you know what to do if there's a fire in the shop?

17.     Avoid making silly mistakes.

18.     My parents wanted me to be home at 11 o'clock.

19.     I dream about building a big house.

20.     I'm hoping to see Lisa.

21.     . Dan enjoys reading science fiction.

22.     Cheryl suggested seeing  a movie after work.

23.     I miss working in the travel industry. Maybe I can get my old job back.

24.     Where did you learn to speak Spanish? Was it in Spain or in Latin America?

25.     Do you mind helping me translate this letter?

26.     He asked to talk to the store manager.

27.     You've never mentioned living in Japan before. How long did you live there?

28.     If he keeps coming to work late, he's going to get fired!

29.     Debbie plans to study abroad next year.

30.     .I agreed to help Jack wash his car.

-Corrección TBPW, page 50, exercises 1 + 2 + 3 4 sobre oraciones condicionales

VOCABULARY:

Abroad, afford, a little bit of, as well, at (=@), at all, available, avoid, at the last minute, beforehand, be against something, be for something, be looking forward to + gerund, be scared of, be used to + gerund, bench, believe, brand, breeder, brother-in-law, by heart, cable, careful, careless, carelessness, change one´s mind, chemist, conceal, concrete, crossword, degree, depend on, disappear, dish-washer, do a job, do a research, do a test/exam, do an experiment, do exercise, do one´s best, dot, do the washing-up, download, drop, fair, fire (to), frightened, from my point of view, give someone a call on the telephone, give up, gonna, grumpy, have a temperature, heater, heating, helpful, hesitate, hesitation, hire, how long?, I can´t believe it, I can´t stand + verbo en –ING o sustantivo, in bold, indoors, jigsaw, keep-kept-kept, keyboard, laptop, leaflet, make a choice, make a decision, make changes, make food, make noise, make progress, make sense, melt, memory stick, miss, nursery school, one word, pavement, pedestrian, pickpocket, puddle, punish, punishment, reach, realize, remind, research, rest, seldom, shift, stepfather, stepmother, surf the internet, sidewalk, staff, survey, text somebody, that, these, this, those, though, tiny, unfair, upload, van, waiter, waitress, wanna, washing machine, wire

INFINITIVE OR GERUND

Infinitive: agree, ask, decide, expect, hope, learn, plan, want, would like.

Gerund: avoid, be used to, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, 
imagine,keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, suggest

PHONETICS:

*Word /wɜːd/ - world /wɜːld/ - work /wɜːk/ - hurt /hɜːt/ - bird /bɜːd/ - survey
/ˈsɜːveɪ/

*Talk /tɔːk/ - walk /wɔːk/

*Car /kɑː/ - heart /hɑːt/

*Future /ˈfjuːʧə/ - nature /ˈneɪʧə/ - adventure /ədˈvenʧə/ - literature /ˈlɪtrəʧə/ - temperature /ˈtemprɪʧə/ - picture /ˈpɪkʧə/

*think /θɪŋk/ - thing /θɪŋ/ - mother /ˈmʌðə/ - though/ðəʊ/ - thought /θɔːt/ - through θ/ruː/

*done /dʌn/

*beer /bɪə/- bear /beə/ - beard /bɪəd/

*image  /ˈɪmɪʤ/ - age /eɪʤ/ - giant /ˈʤaɪənt/ - job /ʤɒb/

*cable /ˈkeɪbl/

*architecture /ˈɑːkɪtekʧə/  - atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə/

*minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ - month /mʌnθ/

*sugar /ˈʃʊgə/

HOMEWORK:

-PET Burlington, pages 6&7: reading signals 

-PET Oxford, pag 31: transformations

Monday, 14th December 2015

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Comentarios sobre la corrección del writing y la importancia de practicar la escritura en inglés.

-Corrección Reading Pet Oxford, multiple choice, pages 28&29, “Night work”  [21.B   22.D   23.B   24.B   25.C] + Speaking:  

                 > have you ever worked at night

                 > would you like to try it?    

                 > advantages and disadvantages of working at night

-Corrección de oraciones condicionales tipo 1, fotocopia 03600; recordamos antes la teoría.

VOCABULARY:

Abroad, afford, a little bit of, as well, at (=@), at all, available, at the last minute, beforehand, be against something, be for something, be looking forward to + gerund, be scared of, bench, believe, brand, breeder, brother-in-law, cable, careful, careless, carelessness, change one´s mind, chemist, conceal, concrete, crossword, degree, depend on, disappear, dish-washer, do a job, do a research, do a test/exam, do an experiment, do exercise, do one´s best, dot, do the washing-up, download, drop, fair, fire (to), frightened, from my point of view, give someone a call on the telephone, give up, gonna, grumpy, have a temperature, heater, heating, helpful, hesitate, hesitation, hire, how long?, I can´t believe it, I can´t stand + verbo en –ING o sustantivo, in bold, indoors, jigsaw, keep-kept-kept, keyboard, laptop, leaflet, make a choice, make a decision, make changes, make food, make noise, make progress, make sense, memory stick, nursery school, one word, pavement, pedestrian, puddle, punish, punishment, reach, realize, remind, research, rest, seldom, stepfather, stepmother, surf the internet, sidewalk, staff, survey, text somebody, that, these, this, those, though, tiny, unfair, upload, van, waiter, waitress, wanna, washing machine, wire

PHONETICS:

*Word /wɜːd/ - world /wɜːld/ - work /wɜːk/ - hurt /hɜːt/ - bird /bɜːd/ - survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/

*Talk /tɔːk/ - walk /wɔːk/

*Car /kɑː/ - heart /hɑːt/

*Future /ˈfjuːʧə/ - nature /ˈneɪʧə/ - adventure /ədˈvenʧə/ - literature /ˈlɪtrəʧə/ - temperature /ˈtemprɪʧə/ - picture /ˈpɪkʧə/

*think /θɪŋk/ - thing /θɪŋ/ - mother /ˈmʌðə/ - though/ðəʊ/ - thought /θɔːt/ - through θ/ruː/

*done /dʌn/

*beer /bɪə/- bear /beə/ - beard /bɪəd/

*image  /ˈɪmɪʤ/ - age /eɪʤ/ - giant /ˈʤaɪənt/ - job /ʤɒb/

*cable /ˈkeɪbl/

*architecture /ˈɑːkɪtekʧə/  - atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə/

*minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ - month /mʌnθ/

*sugar /ˈʃʊgə/

HOMEWORK:

-TBPW, page 50, exercises 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT…

That we are going to correct the INFINITIVE / GERUND sentences next Wednesday. 

Wednesday, 9th December 2015

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Speaking: What about last weekend?

-Explicación sobre HOMEWORK and links in our blog.

-Corrección TBPW, page 47:

1.1.In the Boston Science Park in Massachusetts, USA

1.2.9 A.M.

1.3.inside the museum

1.4.from April to November

1.5.the Van de Graf generator, the zoo, the IMAX cinema, the Planetarium

1.6.Possible question: How much does a ticket for the museum cost?

-Revisamos los tipos de ejercicios que hemos hechos hasta ahora del PET.

-Corrección Pet Burlington, Reading, Matching, page 11, Travel and Work [6E    7F     8H     9G     10C] 

-Explicación gramatical sobre oraciones condicionales del grupo 1

VOCABULARY:

Abroad, afford, a little bit of, as well, at (=@), at all, available, at the last minute, beforehand, be against something, be for something, be looking forward to + gerund, be scared of, bench, believe, brand, breeder, brother-in-law, cable, careful, careless, carelessness, change one´s mind, chemist, conceal, crossword, depend on, disappear, dish-washer, do a job, do a research, do a test/exam, do an experiment, do exercise, do one´s best, dot, do the washing-up, download, drop, from my point of view, frightened, give someone a call on the telephone, give up, gonna, grumpy, heater, heating, helpful, hesitate, hesitation, how long?, I can´t believe it, I can´t stand + verbo en –ING o sustantivo, in bold, indoors, jigsaw, keep-kept-kept, keyboard, laptop, leaflet, make a choice, make a decision, make changes, make food, make noise, make progress, make sense, memory stick, nursery school, one word, pavement, pedestrian, puddle, punish, punishment, reach, realize, remind, research, rest, seldom, stepfather, stepmother, surf the internet, sidewalk, staff, survey, text somebody, that, these, this, those, though, tiny, upload, van, waiter, waitress, wanna, washing machine, wire

PHONETICS:

*Word /wɜːd/ - world /wɜːld/ - work /wɜːk/ - hurt /hɜːt/ - bird /bɜːd/ - survey
/ˈsɜːveɪ/

*Talk /tɔːk/ - walk /wɔːk/

*Car /kɑː/ - heart /hɑːt/

*Future /ˈfjuːʧə/ - nature /ˈneɪʧə/ - adventure /ədˈvenʧə/ - literature /ˈlɪtrəʧə/ - temperature /ˈtemprɪʧə/ - picture /ˈpɪkʧə/

*think /θɪŋk/ - thing /θɪŋ/ - mother /ˈmʌðə/ - though/ðəʊ/ - thought /θɔːt/ - through θ/ruː/

*done /dʌn/

*beer /bɪə/- bear /beə/ - beard /bɪəd/

*image  /ˈɪmɪʤ/ - age /eɪʤ/ - giant /ˈʤaɪənt/ - job /ʤɒb/

*cable /ˈkeɪbl/

*architecture /ˈɑːkɪtekʧə/  - atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə/

*minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ - month /mʌnθ/

*sugar /ˈʃʊgə/

HOMEWORK:

-Writing PET, page 50, option 8 (100 words)

-Oraciones condicionales tipo 1, fotocopia 03600

-Reading Pet, multiple choice, pages 28&29, “Night work”

TAKE INTO ACCOUNT…

That we are going to correct the INFINITIVE / GERUND sentences next Wednesday.

Links to use when writing in English!!

Vuelve a aparecer este contenido en el blog, por si os es útil y os facilita los writings... como el que tendréis que hacer este próximo fin de semana!!

1. Conectores que indican la secuenciación de las ideas o de los argumentos: First, then, next, at the same time, finally, in the end, firstly, secondly, thirdly

2. Conectores para añadir información o argumentos a una afirmación anterior: And, also / too, besides, what is more, in addition

3. Conectores para expresar un contraste con una afirmación anterior: Although, though, even though, however, but, on the one hand / on the other hand, by contrast

4. Conectores para corregir o dar otro enfoque a una afirmación anterior: Actually, in fact

5. Conectores para introducir ejemplos o especificaciones: Like, this means that, for example, for instance, that is to say, in other words

6. Conectores para indicar el resultado o las consecuencias de algo: So, as a result, therefore

7. Conectores para concluir: To sum up, in short, in conclusion, in summary

8. Otros términos útiles al redactar:

• Hoy en día: Nowadays
• Actualmente: At present, now, these days
• Hace mucho tiempo: A long time ago
• Hace poco tiempo: Not long ago
• En los viejos tiempos: In the old days
• Aún así: Even so
• Incluso si: Even if
• De todos modos: Anyway

Remember, next Monday 7th December, there will be no class!!

The Corrs are back!!

…… the …… in the ……  (The Corrs)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhg3lBGFeac

I´m not looking for someone to __________(1) to,
I´ve got my __________(2), I´m more than O.K.,
I´ve got more than a __________(3) could wish for.
I live my __________(4), but it is not what they say.
__________(5) I believe I´m __________(6) something real,
I __________(7) someone who really __________(8) me.

Don´t __________(9) wake up __________(10) anymore,
Still __________(11) you´ll walk through my __________(12).
All I __________(13) is to __________(14) it´s for sure,
Then I´ll give _________(15) the __________(16) in the ________(17).

I´ve __________(18) wondered if love´s an __________(19)
Just to get you through the __________(20) days.
I can´t criticize it, I have no __________(21),
My __________(22) just stole me away.
__________(5) I believe I´m __________(6) something real,
I __________(7) someone who really __________(8) me.

Don´t __________(9) wake up __________(10) anymore,
Still __________(11) you´ll walk through my __________(12).
All I __________(13) is to __________(14) it´s for sure,
Then I´ll give ________(15) the _________(16) in the ________(17).

Love´s for a __________(23), not for a __________(24).
Show how __________(25) I throw it away.
Yeah, I´m only __________(26), and nights grow __________(27)
With no-one to love me that __________(28).
Yeah, I __________(7) someone who really __________(8) me.
And I won´t wake up __________(29) anymore.
Still __________(11) you´ll walk through my __________(12).
You´ll __________(30) for me and I´ll __________(31) its for sure.

Then I´ll give ________(15) the ________(16) in the _________(17).

Don´t __________(9) wake up __________(10) anymore.

Monday, 30th November 2015

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Book, page 80, TUNE IN 2 + 3

>2.1.: the writer´s opinioon´s negative

>2.2.

>3.1.to be for something / to be against something

-FOCUS ON LANGUAGE 4.1 + 4.2 + 5

>4.1 [you know how I think about /the scientists agree/I can´t stand/in my opinion/she believes]

>4.2 [what does everyone else think?]

>5.    [1absolutely 2.that´s exactly how I feel too 3.well, it depends 4.yes… but… 5.no way 6.I don´t agree at all]

-Corregir Page 47 del Workbook, reading (enviado por email)

-Para recorder la explicación del tema grammatical que estamos estudiando, vamos al Book, page 146: explanation about quantifiers

-Book, page 146, ejercicio 7.3.a sobre quantifiers

-Corrección homework: TBPW, page 45, 6 + 7 + 8

>6: [1.She sent a few emails 2.They spent too much time online 3.He has lots of gadgets 4.I only use a little electricity 5.There´s a lot of information online 6.You play too many computer games.]

>7: [1.aii 2.ai 3.aii 4.aii 5.aii 6.ai]

>8: [1.too many 2.few 3.lot of 4.not much 5.too much 6.little]

-TBPW, page 45, 9, reading BRING IT TOGETHER: [1.seeing 2.to pay 3.playing 4.lots of 5.a few 6.to star 7.too much 8.many 9.any 10.some]

VOCABULARY:

Abroad, afford, a little bit of, as well, at (=@), at all, available, at the last minute, beforehand, be against something, be for something, be looking forward to + gerund, be scared of, bench, believe, brand, breeder, brother-in-law, cable, careful, careless, carelessness, change one´s mind, chemist, conceal, crossword, depend on, disappear, dish-whaser, do a job, do a research, do a test/exam, do an experiment, do exercise, do one´s best, dot, do the washing-up, download, from my point of view, frightened, give someone a call on the telephone, give up, heater, heating, helpful, how long?, I can´t believe it, I can´t stand + verbo en –ING o sustantivo, in bold, jigsaw, keep-kept-kept, keyboard, laptop, make a choice, make a decision, make changes, make food, make noise, make progress, make sense, memory stick, one word, pavement, pedestrian, punish, punishment, reach, realize, remind, research, rest, stepfather, stepmother, surf the internet, sidewalk, staff, survey, text somebody, that, these, this, those, though, tiny, upload, waiter, waitress, washing machine, wire

PHONETICS:

*Word /wɜːd/ - world /wɜːld/ - work /wɜːk/ - hurt /hɜːt/ - bird /bɜːd/ - survey
/ˈsɜːveɪ/

*Talk /tɔːk/ - walk /wɔːk/

*Car /kɑː/ - heart /hɑːt/

*Future /ˈfjuːʧə/ - nature /ˈneɪʧə/ - adventure /ədˈvenʧə/ - literature /ˈlɪtrəʧə/ - temperature /ˈtemprɪʧə/ - picture /ˈpɪkʧə/

*think /θɪŋk/ - thing /θɪŋ/ - mother /ˈmʌðə/ - though/ðəʊ/ - thought /θɔːt/ - through θ/ruː/

*done /dʌn/

*beer /bɪə/- bear /beə/ - beard /bɪəd/

*image  /ˈɪmɪʤ/ - age /eɪʤ/ - giant /ˈʤaɪənt/ - job /ʤɒb/

*cable /ˈkeɪbl/

*architecture /ˈɑːkɪtekʧə/  - atmosphere /ˈætməsfɪə/

*minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ - month /mʌnθ/

*sugar /ˈʃʊgə/

HOMEWORK:

-A comment in our blog about the topic you will find there (around 50 words): Could you live without a telephone? LA PRIMERA PERSONA QUE ESCRIBA ES LIBRE DE DECIR LO QUE QUIERA, LA SEGUNDA TENDRÁ QUE EXPRESAR ACUERDO / DESACUERDO CON RESPECTO A LO QUE HAYAN ESCRITO OTRAS PERSONAS ANTERIORMENTE.