viernes, 18 de febrero de 2022

2nd Term Project

A leaflet to promote Yoga / Mindfulness / Meditation

Use the ideas on page 57 of your Student´s Book.


Make sure to include in your leaflet:

-         A brief explanation of what the activity consists of.
What is it? What will we do? How many people will be there?

-         Timetable.
When can I join it? When will it be practiced?

-         Prices.
Cost per session, month, offers, etc.

-         Benefits of practising the activity.
Why shoud I join the group?

-         A contact.
Who is in charge? What are their qualifications?


Don´t forget to make it attractive by using design techniques and including pictures of the activity being practiced.

And now... Check this:


-          If you want to do it about any other activity or sport, please ask the teacher ;-)

lunes, 14 de febrero de 2022

Revision for the exam 1ºESO

CLOTHES AND DESCRIPTIONS (pages 36 to 41):

Colourful t-shirt, baggy trousers, skinny blue jeans, new boots, winter hoody, thick coat, sport shoes, smart scarf, trendy sunglasses, expensive handbag…


PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS (pages 42, 119 to 121)

I always go to school on foot. I am coming by car today.

She usually studies in her room. She is studying at the library now.

Present simple for habits (something you do everyday)

I never play in the street.

Present continuous for something punctual (happening now)

            I am playing at home.

 

OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES (page 41)

Good – Bad  , New – Old  , Expensive – Cheap  , Tall – Short  , Big – Small,
Old-fashioned – Trendy  , Thick – Thin  , Baggy – Tight  , Casual – Smart  , Black – White…

 

QUESTIONS IN PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1.     What / language / you / speak ? : What languages do you speak?

2.     What / your father / wear / today?: What is he wearing today?

3.     What / you do / in the morning?: What do you do in the morning?

4.     What / your mother / do / now?: What is your mother doing now?

 

1.     I speak English and Spanish.

2.     He is wearing a hoody and blue jeans.

3.     I have breakfast and go to school.

4.     She is working.

 

miércoles, 9 de febrero de 2022

Exam 3.5 P

Revision:

1.    Clothes:
http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2021/11/clothes.html
a baggy jumper, fitted trousers, a short skirt, a comfortable hoody, a thick sweater, a winter fleece, a new coat, a red jacket…

2.    Present continuous:

http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2021/11/present-simple-vs-present-continuous.html

-         I eat pizza.     I am eating pizza.

-         We drink soda.       We are drinking soda.

-         You don´t listen to me.       You aren´t listening to me.

-         She plays tennis.    She is playing tennis.

3.    Write questions:

-         What are you doing now?
I am working in class.

-         What do you do in the morning?
I usually have breakfast.

-         What is your teacher wearing now?
He is wearing a green jumper and brown trousers.

-         What does your teacher wear everyday?
He wears casual clothes and a mask everyday.

 

4.    Nouns and adjectives related to the weather:

http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2022/01/weather-words.html

HEAT – HOT        SUN – SUNNY    WIND – WINDY 
FOG – FOGGY     ICE – ICY    CLOUD – CLOUDY

 

5.    Questions with superlatives:

e)      Which is the cloudiest place on Earth? Ireland is the cloudiest country in the world.

a)      What´s the coldest place on Earth? Antarctica is.

b)      Which is the biggest country in the world? It is Russia.

6.    c)       Which is the smallest province of Spain? The smallest province is Guipúzcoa / Gipuzkoa.

 

7.    Irregular verbs: Green and blue
http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2021/12/irregular-verbs.html

 

8.    Comparatives and superlatives:

http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2022/01/comparatives-and-superlatives.html

HOT – HOTTER THAN – THE HOTTEST

DIFFICULT – MORE DIFFICULT THAN – THE MOST DIFFICULT

GOOD – BETTER THAN – THE BEST

BAD – WORSE THAN – THE WORST

 

9.    Prepositions:

http://julioteacher.blogspot.com/2021/12/prepositions.html

Along, accross, away from, over, round, through, towards, up, down, under, between…

10.                     COMPOSITION


There is / there are

THERE IS

COUNTABLES IN SINGULAR

There is a car, there is one girl, there is an orange, there is no food*

UNCONTABLES WITH SOME

There is some butter in the fridge, there is some water in my glass…

THERE ARE

COUNTABLES IN PLURAL (WE CAN USE SOME)

There are some books, there are many kids, there are several pets, there are two cars…

THERE ISN´T

UNCOUNTABLES WITH ANY

There isn´t any sugar, there isn´t any water…

COUNTABLES IN SINGULAR

There isn´t a bus, there isn´t one pet…

THERE AREN´T

COUNTABLES IN PLURAL (WITH ANY)

There aren´t any pens, there aren´t any cars


All the theory and some exercises here:

https://english-at-home.com/grammar-there-some-any/

 


miércoles, 2 de febrero de 2022

Revision Units 3 and 4, Bachillerato.

 Phrasal verbs and vocabulary (pages 35 / 49):

Grow up, settle down, work out, put up, stick to, bring up, clear up, put off, end up, let down, get over, take of.

Complain, lose, value, challenge, opposite, amazing…

Grow up: become older.
When I grow up I want to be a pilot.

Settle down: finding a place to live all your life.

When I settle down, I´have two kids.

Stick to: keep doing the same things.
I´ll always stick to my rules.

Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous (page 36 /37):

HAVE / HAS +  V-ED    -   HAVE / HAS + BEEN + V-ING

They have been travelling for hours but they haven´t arrived yet.

How long have you been studying?

How long have you studied?

I have been looking for you for hours but I haven´t found you yet?

Prefixes: re- ex- in- im- dis- un- (page 40)

Disagree, impolite, unsociable, unbelievable, dishonest, uncomfortable, ex-wife, remarried, insane, untidy, unfair.

Prepositions of time (page 43)

 by, until, during, for, since, on, in.

I must be at school by 8.30 and stay until 14.30.

I´ve lived in Vallecas since 2012, so I´ve lived here for 10 years.

I had dinner during the evening.

I arrived in / on time.
In time (a tiempo) On time (con tiempo)

Future Perfect and Future Continuous (pages 50/51)

F. PERFECT: Subject + WILL + HAVE + V-ED

F. CONTINUOUS: Subject + WILL + BE + V-ING

I will have finished Bachillerato by 2023.

I will be studying Bachillerato next year.

Tomorrow we have to be at school at 8.80.

In English we will be revising for the exam because we will have finished the Unit.

February 3.5P

 

I´m interested in football.

1.   Walking up is too tiring / boring.

2.   I am annoyed with my brother.

3.   I was bored in class.

4.   I´m tired because I didn´t sleep.

5.   It´s so exciting… I can´t stop reading it!

6.   I was frightened because of the dog.

7.   The film was boring, so I fell asleep.

 

        WHEN (cuando)               WHILE (mientras que)

They stole our clothes when we were swimming.

1.    It started to rain while we were cooking.

2.   Where were you going when I saw you?

3.   Were you watching the match when I saw you?

4.   We saw a bear while we were cycling in the forest.

 

         I was riding my bike when he sent me a text.

1.   She found her keys when she was cleaning.

2.   He fell from the tree while he was picking fruit.

3.   He was doing the washing-up when he cut his finger.

 

        It started to rain while we were walking.

1.   I didn´t answer the phone because I was having dinner.

2.   Did you see them while you were walking by the river?

3.   What was he wearing when you saw him?

4.   She didn´t hear the phone because she was listening to music.

5.   While she was writing an email, the computer stopped working.