MONEY MATTERS (listening)

PART 1 Listen and read this conversation as well as taking good notice of the vocabulary words below. Some of them might be new words related to money.

PART 2 Do this listening quiz. Fill in the gaps with the missing words.

FOR AND SINCE

Click on this link for further practice on this grammar point.


For and Since, by mjotab
Find this and other for or since exercises in English Exercises .org

A THOUSAND YEARS

One of your classmates recommends this video song with subtitles in English and Spanish.
I hope you like it.

THE LOGICAL SONG

THE LOGICAL SONG  (Supertramp)

1.-  Write the words for the following phonetic transcriptions and then fill in the boxes.

/ ‘sensəbəl/                 _______________

/rɪ´spektəbəl/         ______________

/rɪ´spɒnsəbəl/         _______________

/prɪ´zentəbəl/         _______________

/ dɪ´pendəbəl/         ________________

/´vedʒtəbəl/               ________________

/ək´septəbəl/             ________________

2.-Find the word that matches the definitions:

…………………………….: someone you can be sure that they will always act consistently or sensibly.

…………………………….: a person who is able to make good decisions and judgements based on reason.

…………………………….: Someone who is approved of by society and considered to be morally correct.

…………………………….: A very sick or disabled person.

…………………………….: someone who is good enough.

…………………………….: people who behave properly and sensibly (without needing to be supervised).

…………………………….: Someone who looks fairly tidy or attractive

3.- Fill in the gaps with words ending in -al

When I was young
it seemed that life was so wonderful
A miracle, oh it was beautiful,  ……………………
And all the birds in the trees
Well they´d be singing so happily
Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me
But then they sent me away
To teach me how to be …………………………..
…………………, oh …………………………., …………………
And they showed me a world
where I could be so ………………………….
Oh ……………………, oh ……………………, …………………

There are times when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please, please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who i am
Now watch what you say
Or they´ll be calling you a ……………………
A ……………………, oh ……………………, ……………………
Oh won´t you sign up your name
We´d like to feel you´re
…………………………. , …………………………., Oh ………………………. , a …………………………. !

At night when all the world´s asleep
The questions run too deep
For such a simple man
Won´t you please,please tell me what we´ve learned
I know it sounds absurd
But please tell me who I am, who I am ,who I am

4. In which column would you put the adjectives? Look at the examples

+ sensible

__ fanatical

EACH OTHER AND REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

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Most common errors

EACH OTHER, MYSELF, ETC Answers

1  1 herself   2 herself;her   3 itself   4 ourselves  5 him   6 yourself   7 himself   8 you   9 me 10 himself

2  1 ouserlves   2 herself   3 himself   4 themselves   5 myself   6 itself   7 himself,  8 yourselves   9 herself   10 yourself

3  1 each other   2 themselves   3 each other  4 yourselves   5 each other   6 each other   7 ourselves   8 themselves   9 themselves   10   each other

4 1 ourselves   2 him   3 each other   4 myself   5 her   6 me/us  7 myself   8 each other   9 itself  10 themselves 11 yourself  12 you;them

5 1 behave yourselves   2 shave   3 make yourself   4 Help yourself   5 Enjoy yourselves   6 hurry   7 feel  8 by myself   9 washes  10 dress

NARRATIVE TENSES

Click on this link for further practice on narrative tenses.

LISTENING PRACTICE

This week takes place a very important celebration for the American people: Thanksgiving
Learn more about how they celebrate in Canada through this listening exercise. On the right of the page there are vocabulary, reading questions and speaking practice too.
Let me know how difficult you found it after working with it.

One last question: What takes place in America right after Thanksgiving and it´s becoming even more popular than the traditional celebration?
I can´t wait to get your guesses!

WRITING TIPS

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COMPOSITIONS WRITING STANDARDS

I provide this post to show you what we take into account as marking standards on your compositions .



EFICACIA COMUNICATIVA:  si se comprende bien o no, si cumple las funciones comunicativas, si el mensaje está bien formulado en cuanto al destinatario, propósito y situación.

CAPACIDAD INTERACTIVA: la coherencia y organización de las ideas respetando estructura y formato.También si se aporta información apropiada y suficiente con ejemplos si es necesario.

ALCANCE EN EL USO DE LA LENGUA: si el vocabulario es preciso, si utiliza recursos gramaticales de nivel. Si el texto está cohesionado con conectores, etc y el uso de los tiempos verbales es coherente con los propósitos comunicativos.

CORRECIÓN FORMAL:  en vocabulario, gramática, estructuras complejas, ortografía y puntuación.

FUTURE FORMS (answers)

2 c   3 b,c   4 b,c  5 a   6 a   7  c   8   a   9  a c  10 a   11 c  12 b,c

MY NIGHTMARE EXAM (I1E) answers

2 hadn´t studied   3 was raining   4 arrived   5 had already started   6 couldn´t answer   7 had ever given   8 was sitting   9 was writing   10 looked   11 was standing   12 wasn´t looking   13 threw  14 had already finished  15 called   16 was holding   17 had/´d both failed   18 had/ ´d written

THE LORD OF THE RINGS BAG END IN YOUR LIVING ROOM

Here´s an example of how fans can be devoted to their heroes. Click on this link to learn about the whole story.

NARRATIVE TENSES

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Past Tenses. Past Perfect, Past Simple and Continuous from José Antonio Romero Tena

IRREGULAR VERBS WHEEL

Click on this link to play a game and test your knowledge on irregular verbs. It´s addictive.Have fun!!

 You can also use this page to practice the pronunciation by listening and repeating some of the trickiest irregular verbs.

SPORTS HANDOUT (ANSWER KEY)

ARE YOU A SPORTS FAN?
1 Sportspeople
 a Fernando Muslera-football, goalkeeper, Uruguayan
b Tiger Woods- golf, American
c Venus Williams-tennis, American
d Bethany Hamilton-surfing American ( a shark tore off her arm when she was 13, 10 months later she was surfing again)
e Michael Jordan- basketball, american
f  Milton Wynants-cycling, Uruguayan
g Sebastian Vettel- Forumula 1 racing, German.
2 B
3 your own personal answer
4 your own personal answer
5 your own personal answer

A  SPORTS
1 badmington  2 volleyball  3 athletics   4 4 cycling  5 tennis  6 football   7 gymnastics  8 judo   9 basketball 10 karate   11 surfing  12 baseball   13 weightlifting   14  swimming   15 golf   16 table tennis  17 ice hockey   18 rugby

B SPORTS IDIOMS
 1
 a  tennis:  it´s your decision to do something or not
 b  hunting:  to make your best effort
 c  track :  there is almost no time left to accomplish something
 d  martial arts:  do or say something that is unfair
 e  cards:  illegal
 f   horse racing:  to be in a close tie with someone

3  a  the ball is in your court    b  neck and neck   c  under the table   d hit below the belt   e Give it your best shot  f It´s a race against time to...

C SPORTS PLACES
  boxing ring   football pitch  athletics track   basketball court   baseball field   judo tatami/mat   racing track  tennis court   golf course   swimming pool

D SPORTS EQUIPMENT:
motor racing:  helmet gloves, boots knee-pads  elbow-pads  motorcycle
karate: kimono  colored belt
ice hockey:  helmet gloves, stick knee-pads  elbow-pads   skates
skateboarding: helmet gloves  skate-board  knee-pads  elbow-pads
surfing: suf-board  wetsuit

E 2 The answers are easy to find on the text .
    3  1 dream team  2  in a row   3 forward  4 step down
    4 Again, easy answers on the reading text

F SPORT VERBS:
   1  are playing  2 goes  3 has done   4 went  5 has played  6 does

WHO IS THIS GUY?

What can you tell me abou this guy on the left? What´s special about him? What´s the story behind it?

 Did you guess? Listen to this young lady to help you out.
For further practice listen to this young man and learn more about it.

MYSTERY OBJECT

What´s this?
Why do people pin it on their lapels these days?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

This is a video a classmate of yours, Paqui has sent me. I hope you enjoy it.

HAUNTED HALLOWEEN CROSSWORD KEY

ACROSS:
1 cobwebs   7  Black cat   11 Gory  12 Skeleton  14 mummy   16 spooky   18 Witch   21  Rat   22 costumes  24  Spider  25 haunted   27  eye   31 Goosebumps  32 Doors   34  Broom   34  Garlic   35  Odd   38  Halloween   39  Boo 40 Crow   41  Frankenstein   45  Pumpkin  46  October   48 Fangs

DOWN
1 Candy   2 Bat   3 Silver   4 Graveyard   5 skin  6 stormy   8 zombie   9 red   10  A famous vampire   13  footsteps   15 Mice  17 Pirate   19 clown   20 cauldron   23  sun  26  under  28 blood  29 full moon 30  Trick or treat   31 ghost   36  werewolf   37   creeps   42  alien   43 evil   44 scare   47  owl

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS KEY

a 2 I´m doing  3 do you come  4 do you have   5 it depends   6 are you going   7 do you mean   8 I need   9 I´m moving  10 are you living   11 I´m staying  12 are you doing   13 want   14 I´m meeting

b 2 ´m visiting   3 don´t mind   4 are you staying   5 ´m going home   6 do you like   7 Do you know   8 comes 9 are you doing   10 ´re waiting  11 do you live   12 aren´t doing   13 Are you carrying   14 have   15  Do you want   16 says

THIS IS HALLOWEEN SONG

Here´s both the music and the lyrics

MORE ON VOCABULARY NOTEBOOKS

Click on this link on more examples of how to record new vocabulary.

If you want a template to keep a file here click on this link

 Please post commentaries on your experience.

NEW LINK

Here´s a new link to check word combinations and collocations. Read the "Help section" on top first to learn how to use it.

JAMIE OLIVER´S FOOD REVOLUTION

These are the videos from the handout I gave you in class last Thursday (I1E)

 Link 1

Video link 2 Video link 3

LYRICS TRAINING

This is a new link I want you to try to practice English through songs. This time you choose the song, the level, probably medium, and you have a set time to guess the missing words while you listen to the song.  IWhen you don´t guess it stops and time counts against you. Winners are the ones guessing words in the shortest time. If you like you can have a go with Adele´s Rolling in the Deep song 
or and older hit : Tainted love.
 Good luck and see if you beat the score.!

ANECDOTES AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Watch Luis Piedrahita, the famous magician and showman tell an anecdote that happened to him in his experience as English speaker. As further practice try to retell the anecdote using the corrections made by the interviewer. I hope you enjoy it. Feel free to post your impressions.

USEFUL BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR INT1

Here´s the link for some useful bibliography

MISPRONOUNCING CAN BE FATAL

HAVE/HAVE GOT (Curso maestros)

Click on this link for further practice on the use of these two verbs.

Use also these explanations and the video ( Seinfield) and the use of the structure in the past in this other link.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

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PRESENT PERFECT: ALREADY, YET STILL ( Curso Maestros)

Click on this link for some practice on the use of this grammar point.

HAVEN´T MET YOU YET SONG

This is a very nice song by Michael Bublé and a worksheet activity to fill in the gaps with the missing words to enjoy yourselves after the exams.

Haven't Met You Yet

Michael Bublé

I'm not surprised
Not everything lasts
I …………… ……………. my heart so many times,
I stop keeping track.

Talk myself in
I talk myself out
I get all ………………. ………

And then I let myself down.

I tried so very hard not to lose it
I ……………… ………… with a million excuses
I thought, I thought of every possibility

And I know someday that It'll all …………….. ……………

 You'll make me work, so we can work, to ………….. it ………..
And I promise you kid, that I'll give so much more than I get
I just …………… …………… you yet

Mmmmm

I ……………. have to wait
I'll never ……………….. ……….
I guess It's half timing
And the other half's luck
Wherever you are
Whenever it's right
You …………… …………. of nowhere and into my life

And I know that we can be so amazing
And baby your love is ……………. change me
And now I can see every possibility

Mmmmm

And somehow I know that it will all …………… ……..
And you'll make me work, so we can work, to …………... it ………..
And I promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get
I just ……………. ………… you yet

They say all’s fair
And in love and war
But I won't need to fight it
We'll get it right
And we'll be united

And I know that we can be so amazing
And being in your life is ……………. change me
And now I can see every single possibility

Mmmm

And someday I know it'll all ………. ………
And I'll work to ………….it ……..
Promise you kid, I'll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get

Oh you know it'll all …………… ………
And you'll make me work, so we can work, to ………….. it ………
And I promise you kid, to give so much more than I get
Yeah I just …………. …………..you yet

I just …………. …………..you yet
Oh promise you kid
To give so much more than I get

I said love love, love, love, love, love, love,
I just …………. …………..you yet
Love, love, love,
I just …………. …………..you yet

EXAM PRACTICE

Click on this link for further practice on listening. You can keep practising by doing other listening tests from the right column or other parts of the exam ( reading, grammar,etc).

 You can also practice for the writing task by doing the exercise on this page where you are given the choice of getting the first letter of each word if you like.

LISTENING PRACTICE

Click on this link and choose topics with ready-made questions to practice your listening skills. The questions are on the right hand side of each video page.

HOW TO WRITE A LETTER OF OPINION

Some tips on how to write a letter of opinion 

SUBORDINATE CLAUSES ( answers)

148 (CLAUSES OF PURPOSE)
 
     2  so that she wouldn´t    3 in case someone got hurt   4  for fear (that) he might fall out of it
     5  in order to have      6   to avoid getting     7   with a view to turning it..

149  2 the burglar wiped the gun so that he wouldn´t leave his fingerprints
        3 He doesn´t carry a lot of cash to avoid getting robbed
        4  She saved money  with a view to buying a house
        5  I ran in order to catch/so as to catch the bus
        6  Jane gave the poice her phone number so that they could ring her
        7  Let´s buy some Coke in case we have guests.
        8  This is a tin opener for opening tins.
        9   The little boy hid for fear that he might be punished.
        0  She loked the diamond in the safe for fear of being robbed.

150  2 in order to   3  so as not to   4to   5  for   6  for fear that

151  2 so that she could    3  in order not to/so as not to 4 to avoid   5 so that the matter can be dealt with..
        6  in case they need   7 in order to

152 ( CLAUSES OF REASON)
       2 such a  3 because   4 so   5 As   6 Therefore  7 such a   8 since   9  so few   10  Due

153  2 so  3 such a  4 so   5 so    6  such   7 so   8 such a   9 so

154  2 The police didn´t catch the thief as they were fooled by his disguise.
        3  Since Darren has a meeting, he can´t baby-sit.
        4  Sharon doesn´t listen. Consequently, she makes mistakes.
        5  There were so many people at the reception that they has to wait in line.
        6  The Raiders lost the game as their best player was hurt.
        7  The reason why I don´t like Roger is because he is selfish.
        8  It was such a beautiful gesture that she nearly cried.
        9  It was so cold that I couldn´t feel my fingers.
       10  It is such stormy weather that the plane is delayed.

WRITING PRACTICE

If you like you can email me the writings from the"pruebas liberadas de certificación" page and I´ll try to correct them before your final test.

SO....THAT SUCH.A/AN.....THAT SUCH...THAT

so-such that

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MISUNDERSTOOD SONG

IT IS SAID THAT......ANSWERS

44.1  2  ... is expected to be good tomorrow
         3   ...are believed to have got in through the....
         4   ... are reported to be homeless after the floods
         5   ... is thought to have escaped by climbing over...
         6   ... alleged to have driven through the town.
         7  .... is reported to have been badly damaged by...
         8  a  is said to be losing money
             b  is believed to have lost money
             c  is expected to lose money.

44.2  2 He is supposed to be rich, to write poetry, to have 12 children 5 to have roobed a bank

44.3   3 ...are supposed to be
          4  are supposed to start..
          5 are not supposed to block...
          6 was supposed to phone
          7  weren´t supposed to come/arrive.

UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION answers

1 LM PO  2 MM WR  3 LM  4 MM   5 PO  6 WR  7MM  8 WR

EXAM PRACTICE READING, answers

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

CONCESSION CLAUSES Answer key

58  1 However   2  whereas   3 Despite   4  as  5  Even though   6  Whatever   7 though
       8  whereas   9 though   10  Even though

59  2 However   3 even though   4 as   5 but   6 although   5  but   6 although  7 while  
      8 no matter what, whatever  9 However

60  Possible answers
       2 Fiona enjoys her job in spite of her long hours
       3 Fiona loves classical music whereas her boyfriend likes rock music
       4 Fiona owns anew Jaguar although she never drives to work.
       5 Fiona is tall with dark hair while her mother is short with blonde hair. 

VIDEO ACTIVITY Answer key

1  to avoid getting scammed
2   a tilted head, a touch of the neck and toes pointed up
3   sentiments, intentions.
4  billboards.
5  No, our pupils will dilate.
6  furring forehead, knitting eyebrows, squinting of the eyes, lip biting
7   No, it´s deceptive because the display of discomfort is a tip-off to raise your level of suspicion.
8   looking down, away or to the left/ eye contact compensating to hide deception.
9   We are very trusting/eye contact compensating to hide deception.
10  Somebody compelling you to do sth violating your space/encroaching on your physical space.

11   bullying. Toxic behaviour where predators use their over confidence to convince you.

BODY LANGUAGE VIDEO ACTIVITY

You can download the worksheet here

REPORTING VERBS EXERCISES (key) I2B

1  b when/would  c if, whether/had  d if, whether/took   e where   f  if, whether/had
2  b What did you do yesterday   c Do you often go sailing.  d How many German books have
       you read  e  Are you going to change schools.   f Who do you sit next to in class.
       g  Will you be here tomorrow.   h Where do you live.
3  b what `procastrinate´ meant.  c  if/whether I had done my homework. d when her birthday  
       was   e  if/whether I had remember to lock the door.  f why I had turned off the TV.
       g if/whether I spoke Italian   h how much he had paid for his bike

4  b what this means.   c how much this costs   d what time the museum opens.
     e if/whether I am in the right seat.  f where Asham Street is.   g if/whether this is Trafalgar
     square   h when this bus leaves.

5  b  Chris invited Jean to the cinema.   c Pasy advised Dave not to eat too much
    d George suggested going for a walk.   e Carol apologized for breaking the window.
    f   Bill offered to do the washing-up.   g Tina´s mother congratulated her on passing her
        driving test.   h  Pat refused to go the dentist´s.

8   b  suggested   c  agreed   d apologized  e reminded f offered   g admitted/confessed
     h   doubted   i advised   j promised   k accused   l insisted   m confessed  n decided
     o  refused
9  b ..if/whether it wil snow tomorrow   c for not phoning me earlier  d Chris to see a doctor
    e   to work on Saturday   f   going out to the pub for lunch   g ever having been arrested
    h  to help Bob do the decorating   i children that he would take them to the park on
        Sunday.   j  to share the bill with Dave

10   1 it  2 to  3 had  4 ok  5 were   6 had   7  me  8 ok   9 them  10 ik  11 were  12 ok
        13  was   14  that   15  ok

UFOS VIDEO ACTIVITY ( ANSWERS)

1  LIT
2  METEORITE , FIRE BALL
3  1,40
4   SPARKLE
5   SHOOTING STAR
6   FLASH , STREAK, LIGHTNING

7   WINDSHIELD
8    CALLERS, FLASH
9  TRUCKS
10  METEORITE, TORN
11 TAIL
12  DELIGHTFUL

ROB AND STEAL EXERCISES (KEY)

 1   robbed, stolen  
 2 robbed   stolen
 3   stole   rob  
 4  robbed   stolen   robbed   stolen  robbed  stolen  robbed

READING UNIT 6A (answer key)

b  1  Llanrumnly, Cardiff    2
    2 32                               B
    3  He was unemployed  1
    4  Making a threat to kill  B
    5  A tense silence           1
    6  Not guilty                     B
    7  Because someone coughed so he didn´t hear the "not"  B
    8  Two years´imprisonment  B
    9   10 years                           2
    10  devastated                      1
    11 Because a juror asked why he had been sentenced when they had found him not guilty.
    12 Confused, relieved           B

 c   1 turned into
      2 tickle
      3 drowned out
      4 relieved
      5 puzzled
      6 threat

   Article 1, more emotive (from a tabloid: The Daily Mail)
   Article 2, drier, more factual (The Daily Telegraph)
   

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES PRACTICE

Download this page for further practice on gerunds and infinitives. The answer key is included on the page.

INFINITIVE OR GERUND PPT

Verbs taking the to –infinitive or -ing form

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UFOS VIDEO ACTIVITY

Watch this video and use this worksheet to check your understanding.

EXAM WRITING MISTAKES Answer key

 Possible answers:

1 Now  we can say all we want (to say): we can speak our minds.

2 This happens thanks to us sharing our possessions on the net.

3  Why do we all/all of us have to pay these services?

4  .....an environmentally conscious person..

5  I hope that we will end up doing something to solve the problem.

6  There are some neighbours who/that never......

7  I´m writing to complain about the rising amount of rubbish.....in our streets.

8 It made/succedeed in making the families get together in front of the TV.

9  .....collaborate in/on the development of.......

10  at first  I thought she was...but finally I realized that I was wrong  /  first of all....then......finally

11 There must be something we can do to help improve the poor condition of our city/town .

12  ...citizens.

13  walk...along/down/up....the street 

14  Young people are quite impolite/uneducated.

15  When you walk along the street you can see for yourself what I´m complaining about.

16 In the last few months it looked as if rubbish bins didn´t exist.

17 We´re surrounded  by computers/there are computers all around us.

18  With the aeroplane, we´ve learnt about other countries..

19  ....accidents such as the ones in Madrid.

 20 ....we travel to places where where it is impossible to travel.

I´M YOURS (song)

Click on this page and watch a video of Jason Mraz and fill in the gaps of the song lyrics scrolling further down the page.
I hope you enjoy it.

REPORTED SPEECH BOARD GAME

This is only for I2B students. I2C students should wait for the activity to be used in class to have further practice later on at home.

 Click on this link to have access to the page itself.

EMBEDDED QUESTIONS WORKSHEET (I2B)

Possible answers:

1 Do you know where Lakehead University is?

2 Do you have any idea why the moon is so bright?

3 Can you please tell me where you were on Christmas Day?

4 Do you have any idea what the teacher´s family name is?

5  Do you know how much you weigh?

6  Could you please tell me where your mother and father met?

7  Could you please tell me what we did on Wednesday´s class?

8  Can you tell me why you love me?

9  Do you have any idea what Abrahan Lincoln did?

9  Do you know what the teacher studied at university?

10 Do you know if Ottawa is the capital city of Canada?

11 Can you tell me if red meat is healthy for you?

 12 Do you know if the teacher is married?

 13 Can you tell me if you are married?

EXERCISING YOUR MIND CAN HELP YOUR MUSCLES Answers

1 it   2 when   3 although   4 as   5 still   6 were  7 because   8 in   9 times   10 period   11 group   12 finger   13  no   14  way   15  well

RELATIVE CLAUSES WORKSHEET (answers)

1 What   2 who   3 who   4 whose   5 which   6 what   7 what   8 which   9 which   10  which   11 whose   12 which   13   whose   14   who   15  which   16  which   17  what   18  which  19  who  20   who   21  who  22  which  23   whose  24   who   25  which

That:  2,3,8,12,16,18,19,20,21,24
 (  ) 3,19.

WRITING CORRECTION STANDARDS

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EFICACIA COMUNICATIVA:  si se comprende bien o no, si cumple las funciones comunicativas, si el mensaje está bien formulado en cuanto al destinatario, propósito y situación.

CAPACIDAD INTERACTIVA: la coherencia y organización de las ideas respetando estructura y formato.También si se aporta información apropiada y suficiente con ejemplos si es necesario.

ALCANCE EN EL USO DE LA LENGUA: si el vocabulario es preciso, si utiliza recursos gramaticales de nivel. Si el texto está cohesionado con conectores, etc y el uso de los tiempos verbales es coherente con los propósitos comunicativos.

CORRECIÓN FORMAL:  en vocabulario, gramática, estructuras complejas, ortografía y puntuación.

WRITING TIPS

Click on this page for some writing tips. Put them into practice in your next assignment.

EXAM WRITING MISTAKES

These are some of the mistakes of your exam writings.

1 Now  we can tell all of we want.

2 This happen thanks to we can sare our posesions in the net.

3  Why have all of us to pay this services?

4  .....an environmentally friendly person..

5  I hope that in the end something will be done ( rewrite in a more idiomatic way)

6  There are some neighbours that they never......

7  I´m writing to complain about there´s more rubbish.....

8 It made that the families was joined watching TV programs.

9  .....collaborate to the development of.......

10  at first  /  first of all  What´s the difference?

11 Our city can´t continue like this.

12  ...people in my city...    Replace by only one formal word.

13  walk.......the street   What´s the missing word?

14  Young people haven´t any education.

15  When you walk you can check all I´m complaining....

16 For months it seems that the rubbish bins don´t exist.

17 We´re surround  of computers...

18  With the aeroplane, we´ve learnt about another countries..

19  ....accidents such in Madrid.

 20 ....we travel to places where were impossible to travel.

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4 READING TELEPATHY and VOCABULARY Answers

4  READING


B  1 E   2C   3A   4D
D  1 F There have been thousands of investigations all over the world.
      2 F They didn´t do the experiments themselves. They looked at the results of previous
         research
       3 T  The subjects transmit a picture using only their minds.
        4T   27% choose the right picture.
        5T   Often what people think is an incredible coincidence isn´t so improbable.
        6T   According to thepsychologists it is just bad luck.

5 VOCABULARY:

   B    1SINK 2 MIND   3 LIE   4 MATCH   5 FIT   6 BINDS   7 COURT   8 TAP

ALL, BOTH, EVERY, EACH, NONE, NEITHER, Answers

A   1     a T  ABCDEF      bT      c T EF      d F      e F      f T, CDEF   g  T  A,B   h F   iT  E,F
             j F    k F    l F

      3   both  plural affirmative  dual
           each  singular affirmative singular
           every  singular   affirmative   more than 2
           neither   singular   negative   dual
           none    singular   negative    more than 2

      4  d Both firls on court 2 are wearing skirts.
          e One of the girls is wearing glasses.
          f  Both of the girls on court 3 are wearing black T-Shirts.
          h Neither of the boys is wearing black shoes;both of them are wearing white shoes
          j  One of the players is hitting the ball.
          k  All of the girls are wearing black T-shirts.
          l  None of the girls is sitting down.

B PRACTICE

    5   a None of the....... is
         b  All of ..... have
         c  None of ......is
         d  Every/Each.... is
         e  Neither.....    is.....
         f   Every/Each.....is.....
 
   6  a  Both of the dresses are on dummies.
       b All of the T-shirts have short sleeves/are on the left.
       c None of the dummies is wearing shorts/T-shirts.
       d Neither of the skirts is on the floor.
       e Each pair of shorts is on the right.
       f  Both short-sleeved blouses are on the dummies
       g Every long-sleeved bouse is on the floor.
       h Both pairs of shorts have belts.

  D TEST
   8  a  Both   b None   c Every  d Neither   e all   f Each   g Both   h all  i neither   j none

WRITING ( ANSWER KEY)

MORE MEMORIES
FAVOURITE
IN MY TEENS
HOLIDAY
THERE WERE
USED
MET
BRAZILIAN
EVERY DAY
ALL THESE YEARS

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1  F   2  T   3  F   4   T   5   F   6   T   7  T   8  T   9  F   10  T   11  T   12  T   13  T   14  F

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FILE 5A PAGE 139 ANSWER KEY

Only for NI2C students:

 1 ´ve played   2  ´s been trying   3  ´ve been shopping   haven´t bought   4  We´ve been waiting   5  has...been going out   ´ve met    6 has lived/has been living   7  have...been learning   haven´t learnt   have you been doing   ´ve been repairing   ´ve been looking   haven´t found    has travelled   has been   ´ve known    ´ve never had   haven´t had    ´ve been working

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HAVE SOMETHING DONE (Answers)

236  2 You shoud have it repared
        3  He´s having his hair cut
        4  We are having our swimming pool cleaned
        5  She has had a dress made.
        6  He has his milk delivered very morning
        7  He´s going to have his tooth filled.
        8  She had her filled up with petrol. (Garage is also a petrol station)
        9  We´re going to have a garage built next week.
        10  He had his house designed by an architect.
237  2 I´m having my car mended
        3  I´ve had new windows put in
        4 I´ll have a swimming pool built next year
        5 I have my shoes cleaned every day
        6 I have my car washed every week
        7 I´m having a new shower installed next month
        8 I had a rocking chair made for my wife
        9 I have my son´s homework checked every night.

238   2 I had it dyed last week
         3  I have it done ...
         4  I have my own clothes made....
         5  I have it repaired....
         6  to have them washed
         7  I have it tidied
         8  I have them polished....

239  2 Martha had her car stolen    3  Terry had his leg broken  4 Rick had his house broken
           into   5 Gary had his windows smashed     6 Todd  has had his driving licence
           taken away

240    2 Tony had his car fixed
          3 You should have your toilet unblocked
          4  Have/Get your room tidied
          5  Simon is going to have a suit made
          6  Did he have his eyes tested?
          7  Tommy has his homework done
          8  The girl had her story read
          9  They will have their meal cooked
         10  He ´s having his report typed
         11  She will have her lounge decorated
         12  you should have your car brakes fixed
         13  When will you have your new shower installed
         14  Bruce may have his roof repaired
         15  Are you going to have your motorbike serviced?
         16  I´ve had the whole report rewritten.
         17  Her children are having computer science taught
         18 James had the flowers sent to his girlfriend´s house
         19 Can´t you have the washing machine repaired?
         20  You should have a telephone installed
         21  Mary had the lawn mowed yesterday
         22  Jane wants to have her dress made.
         23  Bob has just had her hair cut
         24  Sharon might have her hair dyed red tomorrow.
         25  Debbie has had new carpets fitted in her house
         26  Sue´s having her feet massaged at the moment.
         27  I used to have my teeth polished every six months
         28  We need to have our house painted