Wednesday 26 October 2016

KEY to grammar revision exercises (1C,2A, 2B)



Now...Go check!

1C  pronouns
a.
2 It's    3 themselves   4 it's    5 you   6 you     7 there's    8 their    9 themselves     10 one another    11 they    12 there's

b.
 2 there     3 They    4 one    5 It      6 you     7 they     8 yourself    9 they    10 you     11 there    12 it

2A past:narrative tenses, used to and would

2 had been living/ had lived    3 looked    4 used to frown/ would frown/ frowned   5 used to/ would wash/ washed   6 was playing    7 rememebered     8 had told    9 jumped   10  was passing/ passed    11 had made         12 was awaiting/ awaited     13 heard      14 always got off/ would always get off/ always used to get off

2B distancing
a. 2 It seems that men are more at risk...
    3. It appears that she has changed her mind...
    4. It seems that you are unable to deal...
    5.It seems that the weather is improving

b.  2 A spokesman is expected to make an announcement...
     3. More than half of the population are believed to suffer from headaches.
     4.  Saint Petersburg is said to be one of the ...
     5. At least 70 people are thought to have been injured ...
     6. The economy is expected to grow...
c.
according to, do not appear to have been used, apparently, there are said to be, it has been suggested, may have broken down


Monday 24 October 2016

Writing ... childhood recollections



    My favorite childhood memory that sticks out in my head was my dad taking me to see Star Wars when I was six years old. It is the first movie I remember going to see though I don't think it was my first. I remember being transported into this fascinating world and when Luke rescued Leah the audience cheered and applauded. It was so much fun I expected every movie to be like that. Of course it wasn't though I've been a movie buff and especially a science fiction fan ever since (MARK)

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    My most cherished childhood memory was learning how to read. It wasn't easy but once I did I had that skill for life and nobody could take it away from me. I especially love reading Curious George. Those books really bring a smile to my face. .. that monkey going on all sorts of adventures. I remember one book where he used newspaper to make a special boat that he went in with the man with yellow hat. Pretty funny that is what I remember from my childhood. (PHILIP)


ACTIVITY: d) Student’s book – page 21.

 Imagine you were asked to contribute to the book When we were young.  Choose one of the headings in a) and write a paragraph about your childhood -either a specific incident or / and things which happened habitually.

PLEASE, enter comments and write your paragraphs there!

FURTHER PRACTICE on  USED TO / WOULD
HERE and HERE
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Monday 10 October 2016

ANSWERS unit 1

ANSWERS TO extra exercises on 'HAVE' and 'WORK' (photocopy).

WORK
1 charge of       2 off    3 a team    4 prospects     5  be/get promoted     6 short-term    7 employees      8 staff    9 training    10 qualifications     11 self-employed     12 made redundant    13 out of work     14 voluntary/unpaid    15 challenging    16 repetitive    17 career    18 perks/benefits


HAVE
a)
2 I've been reading    3 don't have /havent'got       4 to have escaped    5 Don't you have    6 already have    7 I'll be having    8 didn't have to      9 have it dry cleaned     10 I've got to/I have to

b)
2 've had/ 've been having    3 has this been going on       4 having my hair cut    5 've seen     6 he doesn't have/ hasn' got     7 Do you have /Have you got     8 I've got

Activation : IN CLASS!


See you again on Monday the 17th.
REMEMBER there will be a Listening & Reading Test next Wednesday, 19th.

 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK !

Wednesday 5 October 2016

Looking at a painting (UNIT1B)

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to analize the picture by Goya seen in class a bit further...

One of the most famous Goya paintings -- and a splendid example of how art paintings capture history - is his Family of Charles IV.  When Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828) created this masterpiece, he was 54, had been deaf for seven years, and had recently been appointed first painter to the Spanish king, Charles IV...

Watch the video and take notes about the comments the speakers make about it.





Next day in class, some of you will tell all you can remember about this painting.:-).
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. HAPPY WEEKEND!