GRAMMAR BANK 8B and 10A KEY

GRAMMAR BANK 8B:

a. 1.to spend   2. Applying   3. not to say   4. to start   5. not to ask   6. working   7. solving 
     8. not going   9. modelling   10. to learn
b. 1. to retire   2. commuting   3. not to worry   4. to lock   5. not to buy   6. leave   7. wear 
    8. not to make   9. doing

GRAMMAR BANK 10A:

a. 1. who   2. where   3. which   4.who   5. whose   6. which   7. which   8. whose   9. where   10. who   11. who   12. where
b. In sentences 3, 4, 6 and 11 that could be used instead of who/which. In sentences 3,6 and 11 which and who could be omitted.
c. 3. Beijing, which is one of the world's biggest cities, hosted the 2008 Olympic Games.
    4. Michael Jackson's Thriller, which was released in 1982, was one of the best-selling albums of the 80s.
    6. Sally and Joe, who got married last year, are expecting their first baby.

ORAL SKILLS

Expressions for Conversation and Personal Comment.

General Conversation Gambits.

ORAL PRESENTATION

ORAL PRESENTATION.

WRITING SKILLS

LINKING WORDS.
WRITING HELP 1.
WRITING HELP 2.
WRITING HELP 3.

SPEAKING TIPS

READING AND LISTENING PRACTICE

READING AND LISTENING TEST.
EXERCISE 1.
EXERCISE 2.
LISTENING TEST.
LISTENING TEST EXERCISE 1.
LISTENING TEST EXERCISE 2.

LISTENING TEST

Listening Test.
Exercise 1.
Exercise 2.
Exercise 3.

LISTENING TEST

Listening Test.
Exercise 1.
Exercise 2.

ORAL PRACTICE

Useful Webpage to Practise Speaking.
To Practise Interaction.
To Practise Pronunciation.

MAKING SUGGESTIONS

Making suggestions from Saro Rosales


 WAYS OF MAKING SUGGESTIONS IN ENGLISH:

1) WHAT ABOUT/HOW ABOUT ... + Base form + -ING
What about going to the cinema tonight?
How about going to the cinema tonight?

2) WHY + Negative
Why don't we go to the swimming pool tomorrow?

3) IMPERATIVE: Let's + Base form
Let's go to the restaurant now!

4) COULD : 
We could visit Paris next week.

5) SHALL WE + Base form..?
Shall we meet tonight?
Where shall we meet?
What time shall we meet?
 

WRITING PRACTICE

Writing a story.
Writing to a friend about a visit to a place.

TOPICS

LIST OF TOPICS.

LINKING WORDS AND CONNECTORS

Linking words & phrases from englishfun2011

RELATIVE CLAUSES

 Relative Clauses
 

Relative Clauses from Deepak

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 Relative Pronouns.
Subject or Object Pronouns?
Non-defining Relative Clauses.
Defining or Non-defining?
Which, Who, Whose.
Which, Who, Whose and When.

 DO YOU KNOW WHO AUNG SAN SUU HYI IS? FIND OUT SOME INFORMATION HERE.LISTEN TO AUNG  SAN SUU HYI'S SPEECH ON NON-VIOLENCE. NOW LISTEN TO THE SONG THAT U2 WROTE ABOUT HER AND COMPLETE THE LYRICS.

SONG: "I NEED A HERO", BY BONNIE TYLER.

FILE 8 TEST

FILE 8 TEST.
LISTENING EXERCISE 1.
LISTENING EXERCISE 2.
FILE 8 TEST KEY.

REVISE AND CHECK 7-8

Revise and Check 7¬8 Answers.

LISTENING PRACTICE

Listening Test.
Audio.
Listening Test Files 1-3.
Exercise 1.
Exercise 2.

LISTENING PRACTICE

Looking for Accommodation.

JOBS LISTENING

  This is the listening activity with did in class today.Talking about jobs. Audio.

WORK

VOCABULARY:

Jobs.
Jobs Crossword.
Jobs and Work.
Jobs Mindmap.LISTENING ACTIVITIES:




GRAMMAR:

Infinitive or Gerund? 1
Infinitive or Gerund? 2
Infinitive or Gerund? 3

WRITING:
 WRITING ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A JOB.

SONG: THIS LOVE, by MAROON 5.

FILE 7 TEST

FILE 7 TEST.
FILE 7 TEST KEY.
LISTENING EXERCISE 1.
LISTENING EXERCISE 2.

THE POLITE ROBBER

The Polite Robber Powerpoint.


The Polite Robber.

FILE 8A READING KEY

STUDENT'S BOOK: FILE 8A READING, on pages 76-77.

c. Clive thinks that the best way to complain is to write a polite letter.
   1. The smell of biscuits: he got some free packs of biscuits.
   2. A friend's faulty car: he got a Volkswagen Golf GTI (for his friend).
   3. His wife's fall during a holiday: he got  2,000 pounds (the cost of the holiday).
   4. Some old strawberries: his daughters were invited to Heathrow Airport to inspect British  Airways'catering facilities.

d.1. Don't lose your temper.                            4. Threaten action.
   2. Write a letter.                                           5. Don't be too specific.
   3. Know who you are writing to.                 6. Use flattery.

SHOPPING

   

Have a look at Never Liked it Anyway website.VOCABULARY: Shops ang Going shopping.Shops and Money.
Types of shops.  READING:  Shopping in Britain.LISTENING:Shopping. What shops do you like at the mall?A new shopping mall.
What do you think about shopping?

What do you like shopping for?

What do you dislike about shopping?

SHOPPING COMPLAINTS:
Shopping Complaints.
Audio.VIDEO:   VIDEO ACTIVITY.
How to tell if your boyfriend is a slob. 
  
 Reported Speech 1.
Reported Speech 2.
Reported Speech 3.
Reported Questions 1.
Reported Questions 2.
Reported Commands 1.
Reported Commands 2.

What did the say?

Say or Tell?

 Write some question in Reported Speech.
Listening.

 SPEAKING:
Shopping Interaction

SONGS:

Need you now.

Just the way you are.

ONLINE SHOPPING

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF ONLINE SHOPPING.

AGREEING AND DISAGREEING IN ENGLISH

• Agreeing and Disagreeing

AGREEING

That's a good point.

I (completely) agree (with you).

That's true.

That makes sense.

I think so, too.

I couldn't agree more.

DISAGREEING

That's not how I see it.

I don't really agree with you.

I'm afraid I can't agree with you.

I'm not sure I quite agree with you.

Yes, that may be true, but . . . .

Well, you have a point, but . . . .

I can see your point, but . . . .

I see what you mean, but . . . .

Do you see it that way? I think . . . .

HOW TO GIVE YOUR OPINION

LANGUAGE TO GIVE YOUR OPINION

(1) When you start saying something

contributing to a conversation

making a contribution

First of all, I would like to say/state that.............

To begin with, I...................

In the first line, I.............

(2) What you can say instead of "I think"

I would say/think

In my opinion

To my mind

I am of the opinion that

I hold the opinion that

(3) When you want to stress your "personal opinion":

Personally, I think…..

As far as I am concerned ….

As for me…..

As I take it…..

As far as I can see…..
What I mean.....

CITY OR COUNTRY

CITY OR COUNTRY?
KEY.
TAPESCRIPT.

FILE 7B READING KEY

Here you are the key to the READING exercise on pages 70-71.

4.- READING

        a. Tchaikovsky was from Russia and was a composer of classical music.
        c. The place where he composed: his bedroom (photo 3)
            The place where he wrote letters: the sitting room and study (photo 2)
            His favourite place: the garden (photo 1)
       d. 1. Maidanovo: the village where Tchaikovsky rented a small house after leaving Moscow; it  was full of tourists and visitors and this is why he later moved to the house in Klin.
           2. The Pathétique symphony: he wrote it in the house in Klin.
           3. Alexei: he was Tchaikovsky's servant and lived on the ground floor of the house.
           4. Lilies of the valley: Tchaikovsky's brother planted thousand of lilies in the garden after Tchaikovsky's death as Tchaikovsky adored flowers, particularly lilies of the valley.
           5. Doroshenko: he was an anrchist who lived in Tchaikovsky's house after the Bolshevik Revolution. People say he shot at a painting in one of the bedrooms.
          6. The International Tchaikovsky Competition:the winner goes to Klin, plays on Tchaikovsky's piano, and plants a tree in his garden.

e. 1. tidy  2. remain  3. overlooking  4. hanging   5. turn into  6. plain  7. property  8. bookcase

WRITING ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL

YOUR PLACE

 WHAT WOULD YOUR DREAM HOUSE BE  LIKE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE LIKE A CELEBRITY? HAVE A LOOK AT SOME HUGE HOUSES AND CHOOSE THE ONE YOU LIKE BEST:

HOMES OF THE FUTURE.
FLAT HUNTING.

 DO YOU KNOW VOCABULARY RELATED TO THE HOUSE? YOU CAN LEARN NEW WORDS AND REVISE WHAT YOU KNOW WITH THESE PAGES:
My House and My bedroom Interactive Book.
Rooms in a House.
Furniture and Appliances.
ROOMS AND FURNITURE IN A HOUSE.
THE HOUSE.
THE LIVING ROOM.
THE DINING ROOM.
THE KITCHEN.
THE KITCHEN 2.
THE BEDROOM.
THE BATHROOM.
THE BATHROOM 2.
THE UTILITY ROOM. 

Home.

Houses copia from torrepacheco

 HERE YOU'VE GOT SOME GAMES TO PRACTISE THE VOCABULARY ABOUT HOUSES.
CROSSWORD 1.

CROSSWORD 2. 

MATCHING EXERCISE.

HAVE A LOOK AT SOME LISTENING ACTIVITIES:

Where would you like to live, in the country or in the city?
Renting a place of your own. 

Mark talks about his ideal house.

Renting a Flat.
Renting a Flat Key.
 Apartment Rentals.

GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES:

First and Second Conditional.
Second Conditional.

SONGS: 

IF I WERE A BOY.

OUR HOUSE.

LISTENING TEST

School Punishment.


Audio.

EDUCATION

 EDUCATION SYSTEM IN ENGLAND.
EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE USA.
 

British education. from DULCE ROSALES

VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Education Vocabulary 1.
Education Vocabulary 2.
When I was at school...


This activity was created by my colleague teacher Helena Manrubia.

1.What’s the population of Finland?
2. What subjects are Finnish students better at?
3. What’s the dropout rate?
4. Has it always been like this?
5. How many teachers are there per class?
6. How long do students spend with the same teacher?
7. How much money does the Finnish government spend on education in comparison to the USA?
8. What are the three key factors for the success of the Finnish educational system?



LISTENING EXERCISES:
Listen to some conversations about education:
How long should the school day be?
Public or Private Universities?
Teachers.
School Uniforms.
School Subjects.
What school subjects should be taught?
E-learning.

TEACHERS

View more presentations from conchimena.

 Watch this video about a TEACHER-STUDENT relationship and do the activities. 

Make Let Allowed To

Make, allow & let from janemercer

GRAMMAR EXERCISES:
MAKE, LET and ALLOW.
First Conditional and Time Clauses 1.
First Conditional and Time Clauses 2.


READING:  
Terminating Textbooks.

  SONGS:

STAND BY ME.
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL.
WHAT A WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE.

HOMEWORK

Please, print the document and do the exercises. Take it to class on Thursday.
THREE SCHOOLS.

PERMISSION AND PROHIBITION

Make, allow & let from janemercer

HOMEWORK

Here you are two extra vocabulary worksheets on Education for you to work on at home.

Education Vocabulary 1.
Education Vocabulary 2.

FILE 6 TEST

FILE 6 TEST.
LISTENING EXERCISE 1.
LISTENING EXERCISE 2.
FILE 6 TEST KEY.

REVISE & CHECK 5 AND 6

REVISE & CHECK 5 AND 6

MODALS OF DEDUCTION

modals of deduction

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MODAL VERBS PRACTICE:
Must, may, might and can't.
Must, may, might and can't 2.

WRITING: A FILM REVIEW

Writing a review from Saro Rosales

HOW TO WRITE A FILM REVEW.

FILE 6 WRITING: A FILM REVIEW 
KEY:
a 1. based  2. directed 3. stars  4. set 5. location  6. recommend  7. action  8. soundtrack  9. sequels
b. Paragraph 1: The name of the film, the director, the stars, and the prizes it won.
    Paragraph 2: Where and when it is set  
                           Where it was filmed
   Paragraph 3: The plot
   Paragraph 4: Why you recommend the film
c. The Present Simple.

 

TOMORROW'S LESSON

Remember tomorrow the lesson will be in classroom 8, from 9:15-11:15.

CINEMA SPEAKING ACTIVITY

 Here you are the speaking activity you did with Raman in class. Thanks to her for allowing me to post it in the blog .


Talking about Cinema.

LESSONS NEXT WEEK

As I said in class yesterday, next week I'm going to attend the National Congress of EEOOII from Thursday, so we have to change the lesson to Wednesday. Then the lessons next week will be on Tuesday and Thrusday, from 09:15-11:15.

See you in class.

MOVIE RIDDLES

For next class I'd like you to write three movie riddles, following the models provided here.

CINEMA

Have a look at subtitled film trailers.

VOCABULARY:  Adjectives to give your opinion about films.
Vocabulary to talk about and review films.
Talking about movies.


PRONUNCIATION: Using stress to help describe a film.

LISTENING ACTIVITIES:
Suggesting a night out in London.
Deciding what film to see.
Talking about a film.
Cinema vs DVD.
Kate's favourite actor.









READING:  
Reading film reviews.
Cinemas in London.
New York: The most filmed city in the world.
Sequel films. 
Top Musicals of all times.

GRAMMAR:  THE PASSIVE
 The form and uses of the passive voice.

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The Passive 1. 

The Passive 2. 

The Passive 3. 

The passive 4. 

The Passive 5. 

The Passive 6.

 WRITING:

Writing a review from rrrosaco

How to Write a Film Review.


SONG: 

I was born to love you.

WRITING: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

 

Forandagainst from rrrosaco

AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY.

MAKING REQUESTS AND ASKING FOR PERMISSION IN ENGLISH

Requests and permission in english from conchimena

QUANTIFIERS

A Lot of Much Many A Little A Few

A Lotof Much Many A Little A Few from hasege

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GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES:
QUANTIFIERS 1.
QUANTIFIERS 2.
QUANTIFIERS 3.

HAVE A LOOK AT WHAT SLOW FOOD IS ALL ABOUT. VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:

http://www.slowfood.com/

TRY THE WORK-LIFE BALANCE TEST.

READING PRACTICE

Read this text about mobile phones and do the exercises. Check your answers with the KEY provided and take it to class.
Mobile phones today.

REVISE AND CHECK FILES 3-4 KEY

REVISE AND CHECK 3 AND 4 KEY.
LISTENING EXERCISE.

FILE 4 B READING KEY

STUDENT'S BOOK  FILE 4B

4. READING
a. Possible answers: not bring a present, use your mobile phone at the dinner table, not say please and thank you, use bad language, say that you don't like the food, etc.
b.She told Mrs Bourne food that she liked and disliked; she said she didn't have enough food; she started eating before everyone else; she helped herself to more food before Mrs Bourne had offered her more; she stayed in bed late; and she didn't send a handwritten card after the visit.
c. 1. a fiancé   2. nasty   3. criticize   4. lack   5. a guest   6. a host   7. forwarded
d. 1. H   2. H   3. C   4. H   5. H/C   6. H   7. C

MODAL VERBS

FILE 4 TEST

FILE 4 TEST.
FILE 4 TEST KEY.
LISTENING EXERCISE 1.
LISTENING EXERCISE 2.

GENERAL STRIKE IN EDUCATION

Tomorrow I'm  going to join the general strike in education, so we won't have a lesson.
Keep an eye on the blog for next week's homework.

SEE YOU AT THE DEMONSTRATION!!!


El jueves 9 de marzo hay huelga educativa

Estos son algunos de los motivos:
    👉 Derogación de la LOMCE
    👉 Reversión de los recortes (ratios, 20 horas lectivas en secundaria, Descuentos por enfermedad, etc.)
    👉 Estabilidad del profesorado interino
    👉 Incremento del presupuesto dedicado a educación
    👉 Recuperación de un sistema de becas que garantice la igualdad de oportunidades
    👉 Eliminación de las contrarreformas universitarias y de las prácticas no remuneradas en FP
    👉 Recuperación de las plantillas
    👉 Dignificación de las condiciones laborales del profesorado
    👉 Freno a la privatización del sistema educativo

Sobran los motivos #Huelga9M