CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST

CONNECTORS OF CONTRAST.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'IN SPITE', 'DESPITE' AND 'ALTHOUGH'.
EXERCISES
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/in-spite-despite-and-although

http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/AlthoughandDespiteExercise.htm

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 'HOWEVER', 'NEVERTHELESS', 'BUT', 'ALTHOUGH', EVEN THOUGH', 'THOUGH' and 'YET'.
THEORY

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/omgrammar/contraste2.htm

CONDITIONALS: TYPE III

STUDENT'S BOOK, PAGE 60, EXERCISE 3.
ANSWER KEY.

STUDENT'S BOOK, PAGE 61, EXERCISE 4.
ANSWER KEY.

CONDITIONALS: TYPE I AND II

WORKBOOK PAGE 45, EXERCISE 1. 
ANSWER KEY

1. If you don't study, you won't do well in the test.
2. If  I had more money, I wouldn't have to buy a second-hand motorbike.
    OR: If I had more money, I would buy a new motorbike.
3. Grace would go to the beach if it weren't too cold.
     OR: Grace would go to the beach if it were warmer.
4. Unless we go to a vegetarian restaurant, Sam won't join us.
5. If I weren't on a diet, I could eat this cake.
6. As soon as I arrive, I'll call you.

MOBILE PHONE. EXPRESSIONS.

1º BACHILLERATO. UNITS 1-4 REVISION.

1st BACHILLERATO

UNITS 1 TO 4

ADVANCED CONTRAST 1, WORKBOOK

ANSWER KEY

MODAL PERFECTS

Watch this clear and funny presentation of Modal Perfects.
http://es.slideshare.net/marimasim/perfect-modals-use-and-clear-examples-with-funny-pictures?related=1

Now, try the exercise on this website!
See how good is your command of Modal Perfects.
http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs/gr.might.i.htm

Last, but by no means least, here's a spidergram summarizing what we've seen about modals.

1º BACHILLERATO. THIRD TERM READERS.

Here are the titles for 1º Bachillerato in the third term 2014-2015.
There are three levels: Low, Intermediate and High.
I told you in class which level you had to read. 
Here you can read one page of each book and see if the level assigned to you is above or below your reading skills. 

You have until Monday, 13th April to tell me if you have decided to change the title I assigned to you.

The EXAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, 6TH MAY.

Click on the images to make them bigger. 

LOW:

"A Pair of Ghostly Hands",

Retold by Diane Mowat,

OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY. Level 3.

ISBN: 9780194791250
Pages: 56

INTERMEDIATE:

"The Moonspinners",
by Mary Stewart,
OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY, Stage 4.
ISBN: 978-0-19-479178-6

Pages: 72

HIGH:

"Evening Class",

by Maeve Binchy,
PENGUIN READERS, Level 4.
ISBN: 9781408289549 

Pages: 69

UNIT 3 REVISION

1º D BACHILLERATO ARTES

UNIT 3 REVISION

(ADVANCED CONTRAST 1)

ANSWER KEY TO EXERCISES

1. WORKBOOK, page 27, exercises 1 and 2

2. WORKBOOK. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS. Page 30
and LANGUAGE CONSOLIDATION. page 31

THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

ANSWER KEY

4º ESO B/C/D

RESOUNDING VERBS

YES! THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE REAL NOISE!

WE CALL THIS 'ONOMATOPOEIA' OR 'ONOMATOPOEIC' WORDS.

SEE SOME 'NOISY EXAMPLES' IN THE LINKS BELOW.

HUMAN SOUNDS, ANIMAL SOUNDS, VEHICLE SOUNDS, OTHER SOUNDS
http://www.noisehelp.com/examples-of-onomatopoeia.html

DIFFERENT SOUNDS:
http://blogs.transparent.com/english/onomatopoeia/

http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyreference/a/sounds.htm

HUMAN SOUNDS. Try this test!!
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blhsounds.htm

Colloquial Expressions in English

http://elblogdeidiomas.es/203-expresiones-ingles-coloquiales/

WHAT CAN WE FIND IN A KITCHEN?

LAST REVISION!!

HERE'S OUR BOARD AFTER 

THE LATEST REVISION 

BEFORE THE EXAM

GOOD LUCK, 4º ESO!!

PRESENT PERFECT

4º ESO revision

4º ESO

REVISION FOR THE EXAM

(done in class on 27th January)

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

ADVANCED CONTRAST 1

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS. WORKBOOK P20

ANSWER KEY

SAY AND TELL

NARRATIVE: A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE

HOW TO NARRATE A STORY
(1º BACHILLERATO)

CHOOSE ONE of these unsettling situations, brainstorm all the ideas you need and write a story about it.

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1st PARAGRAPH:
a. WHEN and WHERE does the story take place?
b. WHO was involved in the incident?
2nd PARAGRAPH:
c. ANY MORE PEOPLE involved in the incident?
d. WHAT was the incident?
e. HOW did the people react to it?
3rd PARAGRAPH:
f. HOW did the story end?

REMEMBER to use CONNECTORS of SEQUENCE (in the beginning, next, then, after that, eventually..).

BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR FINAL VERSION, CHECK THIS:
- Does the story answer all the questions?
- Has it got all the necessary information?
- Is it easy to understand?
- Is it well organised? Does each paragraph contain the necessary information in a sensible order?
- Is the grammar correct? Have you used different and correct verb tenses?
- Have you used different words? Have you included a variety of adjectives, synonyms...?
- Have you used punctuation and capital letters?

LOST AND FOUND

WRITING AN INFORMAL LETTER 

TO A FRIEND

(1º ESO- SECCIÓN BILINGÜE)

CHOOSE ONE of these uncommon objects.

Then, write a letter to a friend telling them how you found it and what you did with it later.

Answer these questions:

1. WHERE did you find it?

2. WHERE were you?

3. WHO  were you with?

4. WHY was it unusual?

5. WHAT did you do with the object?

6. WHAT happened in the end?

BEFORE YOU WRITE YOUR FINAL VERSION, CHECK THIS:

- Does the letter answer all the questions?

- Has it got all the necessary information?

- Is it easy to understand?

- Is it well organised?

- Is the grammar correct?

- Have you used different words?

- Have you used punctuation and capital letters?

...AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE STORIES MY STUDENTS OF 1º ESO B PRODUCED!!

VERY IMAGINATIVE I MUST SAY!!!

WOW! THEY REALLY SURPRISED ME WITH 

THE UNEXPECTED TURNS OF THEIR STORIES!

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Problems with the Present Continuous?
You shouldn't worry.
Click on this link.
http://www.engames.eu/present-continuous-tense-2/

CRIME AND CRIMINALS

What do you know about crime and criminals?

Would you pass a polygraph test? 
Click below to watch the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdx1aT2e5yc

DIFFICULT LANGUAGES

Which language is more difficult, Spanish or English?

How many people speak each language in the world?

Look at the graphic below and find out some unexpected facts about world languages.

Travel quiz: languages of the world

If you think you know about the world, try this quiz!
Do you know when it's appropriate to say 'namaste'? Or in which language 'cerveza' means beer? Or do you find things just get lost in translation? Prove your knowledge of world languages with our quiz.
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/quiz/2014/nov/28/travel-quiz-languages-world

FREE ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE!!

Here's the opportunity you were waiting for: A FREE ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE.

Click on this link, read about this course and register!

You'll have the chance to watch a video every week and answer questions about it. 

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/explore-english-language-culture?utm_source=British_Council_TE_Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Exploring_English_Feb15

A LITTLE, LITTLE, A FEW, FEW...?