miércoles, 21 de diciembre de 2011

FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE SIMPLE GRAMMAR (ANSWERS)

24.1

2  b is true    3  a nd c are true   4 b and d are true   5 c and d are true   6 c is true

24.2

2  We´ll have finished   3  we´ll be playing   4  I´ll be working   5 the meeting will have finished
6 he´ll have spent   7 he´ll have been   8 you´ll still be doing    9 she´ll have travelled
10  I´ll be staying   11 Will you be seeing.

martes, 20 de diciembre de 2011

WRITING ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Download this worksheet to get  the guidelines to do some writing during these Christmas holidays. 
This composition is to be handed in on 9th or 10th January

domingo, 18 de diciembre de 2011

HEALTHCARE IN BRITAIN

To get familiar with the British healthcare system watch this video on the basics. You don´t need to watch the whole of it just .






Then watch this other video on the new reforms planned. Answer the questions on this worksheet.


IDIOMS ( answers)

1 give me a hand
2 put your foot in it
3 pulling my leg
4 on the tip of my tongue
5 get cold feet
6 ...got butterflies in my stomach
7 ...broke his heart
8 I can´t get ....out of my head
9 learn..... by heart
10 get it off my chest

It´s my party ( answers )

1 cry want
2 would cry happened
has gone
4 left was .....holding
6 ´s supposed.....

8 leave ´s dancing

walked
14 ´s wearing

miércoles, 14 de diciembre de 2011

THE MUSIC OF THE LANGUAGE

Click on this link for further practice on stress and intonation

IT´S MY PARTY

Listen to the song and do the exercise on the worksheet you took in class .



Lesley Gore - It's My Party .mp3
Found at bee mp3 search engine

domingo, 11 de diciembre de 2011

HEALTH PROBLEMS ANSWERS

KEY

1. b.2. c 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. b 9. c 10. b 11. c 12. c 13. a 14. b 15. b 16. a

17. b 18. c 19. c 20. a

HEALTH PROBLEMS MULTIPLE CHOICE

This link gives you further practice on vocabulary related to health problems

miércoles, 7 de diciembre de 2011

POWER POINT IN CASE, IF, AS LONG AS,ETC

Click on this link for the power point we used in class today. Student´s from group B wait till Tuesday 13th for presentation in class.


domingo, 4 de diciembre de 2011

UNLESS, AS LONG AS, ETC ( Answer key)

IN CASE

113.1 2 she gets lost
3 She´s going to take an umbrella in case it rains.
4 She´s going to take her camera in case she wants to take some photographs
5 She´s going to take some water in case she gets thirsty.
6 She´s going to take a towel in case she wants to have a swim.

113.2 1 in case you need to contact me.
2 I´ll say goodbye now in case I don´t see you again before you go.
3 Can you check the list in case we´ve forgotten something? or....forgotten anything?

113.3 2 He wrote down the name of the book in case he forgot it.
3 I phoned my parents in case they were worried about me
4 I wrote to Jane again in case she hadn´t received my first letter
5 I gave them my address in case they came to London one day

113.4 3 If 4 if 5 in case 6 if 7 if 8 in case 9 in case


UNLESS, AS LONG AS PROVIDED/PROVIDING


114.1 2 unless you listen carefully.
3 I´ll never speak to her again unless she apologises to me.
4 He won´t be able to understand you unless you speak very slowly.
5 I´m going to look for another job unless the company offer( of offers ) me more money.

114.2 2 I´m not ging to the party unless you go too or ....unless you come too.
3 The dog won´t attack you unless you move suddenly.
4 He won´t speak to you unless you ask him a question.
5 The doctor won´t see you today unless it´s an emergency.

114.3 2 unless 3 providing 4 as long as 5 unless 6 unless 7 provided 8 Unless
9 unless 10 as long as

114.4 Example answers:

2 I have to work 3 I don´t have to work 4 she has time 5 it isn´t raining
6 I´m in a hurry 7 you have something else to do 8 you pay it back as soon as possible
9 you take risks.

EXAM PRACTICE: READING (Answer key)

ARTICLE ABOUT LINDA ROSSNER

1 -E 2 A 3 G 4 B 5 D 6 F

AT HOME WITH THE SIMPSONS:

1 audiences 2 dubbed 3 may 4 rights 5 so 6 ever 7 on 8 up 9 than 10 above
11 in fact 12 even 13 better 14 appalled 15 for 16 after 17 role 18 attempts 19 have 20 selfish

FIRST MEMORY: THE BICYCLE

1 in 2 than 3 walking 4 suddenly 5 his 6 from 7 down 8 quickly 9 bike
10 took 11 them 12 chest 13 was 14 brave 15 wear 16 promise 17 shoulder
18 wish 19 hesitation 20 tremble

jueves, 1 de diciembre de 2011

THANKSGIVING PODCAST Answer key

1) How many "celebrations " does she have a day?
4 or 5 to go to.
2) What is confusing according to her?
2 or three in the same day

3) What´s typical food on this day apart from turkey ?
ham, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie

4) What´s her favourite dish on this day? What adjective does she use to describe it?
grandpa´s wife pudding /Yummy
5) What does she love doing that is very competitive ?
playing a game called "spoons", on the floor, they end up breaking tables.

6) Do they get back to school after this celebration?Whay? Why not?

No, they have a 4- day- Thanksgiving break