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REPORTED SPEECH ( UPPER INTERMEDIATE)

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3º C Clase telemática: 19/01/21

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 Para hacer los deberes os pongo la captura de imagen del WB página 27. El próximo jueves corregiremos las páginas 26 y 27 (mandadas de deberes previamente). Lo alumnos que no tengan el libro harán los deberes en el cuaderno. En Aula virtual he colgado una ficha para hacer antes del viernes 22/01/21

Passive Voice: when and how to use the Passive Voice.

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Passive Voice: basic changes from active to passive.

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Conditionals MADE EASY

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Revision: Uses of WOULD, 11th February 2019

Using would as as a kind of past tense of will or going to is common in reported speech: She said that she would buy some eggs. ("I will buy some eggs.") The candidate said that he wouldn't increase taxes. ("I won'tincreasetaxes.") Why didn't you bring your umbrella? I told you it would rain! ("It'sgoingto rain.") We often use would not to talk about past refusals: He wanted a divorce but his wife would not agree. Yesterday morning, the car wouldn't start. We sometimes use would (rather like used to ) when talking about habitual past behaviour: Every weekday my father would come home from work at 6pm and watch TV. Every summer we'd go to the seaside. Sometimes she'd phone me in the middle of the night. We would always argue. We could never agree. would for the future in past When talking about the past we can use would to express something that ha

Alternatives to IF, 11th February 2019

IF, EVEN IF, ONLY IF, AS LONG AS, PROVIDED, SUPPOSING, UNLESS, BUT FOR, IF NECESSARY, IF SO, IN CASE etc. IF and WHEN When can replace if in zero conditionals: If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. When you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. In the other types of conditionals, we cannot use when instead of if . EVEN IF Even if emphasises that something will happen, would happen or would have happened whatever the condition: Even if we leave right now , we still won't catch the train. I wouldn't go into the water even if I could swim . Even if we had booked our flight earlier , it wouldn't have been cheaper. ONLY IF Only if makes the condition more restrictive: Acetaminophen is dangerous to children only if dosage is too high. If the if -clause is first, the subject and the auxiliary in the main clause are inverted: Only if you like classical music  is it worth coming tonight. SO/AS LONG AS, PROVIDING/PROVIDED

Mistakes correction can improve your writing skills!!!

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Example: All people know, but  they really import? Everybody knows, but do they really care? https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/common-grammar-mistakes-list  

Non- defining relative clauses: pendientes 1º Bachillerato Inglés

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http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?04 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?04

Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? lyrics

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4º B WB,  pages  95-96. PAST CONTINUOUS CONCORD V-ING FORMS TIMELINE WITH EXAMPLES CORRECTION OF p 95 (p 96 DONE BUT NOT CORRECTED) 1º  BACHILLERATO 3/4 MONEY FOR THE THEATRE OUTING GROUP 1 ORAL COMPANION SKILLS GROUP 2 VOCABULARY AND READING SOME BOOKS NOT PROPERLY ERASED SO SOME STUDENTS WILL DO BADLY AT EXAMS..IF THEY DO NOT ERASE THE BOOKS I WON´T MARK THEIR LACK OF EFFORT IN CLASSES.     1º AMPLIACIÓN     GROUP 2 : EXAMS SHOWN VIDEO WATCHING SPEAKING PRACTICE ORAL SKILLS IN PAIRS TIPS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE PRONUNCIATION:   INTERCONNECTED SPEECH SHADOWING      

1st SESSION: 1º BACHILLERATO INGLÉS PENDIENTES

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Simple Present FORM [VERB] + s/es in third person Examples: You speak English. Do you speak English? You do not speak English. USE 1 Repeated Actions Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Examples: I play tennis. She does not play tennis. Does he play tennis? The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. The train does not leave at 9 AM. When does the train usually leave ? She always forgets her purse. He never forgets his wallet. Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun. Does the Sun circle the Earth? USE 2 Facts or Generalizations The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct a

Metallica - Mama Said [Official Music Video]

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THIS SONG WITHOUT IRREGULAR VERBS, WHICH ARE UNDERLINED WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. Mama she has taught me well Told me when i was young "son your life's an open book Don' t close it 'fore its done" "the brightest flame burns quickest" That's what i heard her say A son's heart sowed to mother But i must find my way Let my heart go Let your son grow Mama let my heart go Let this heart be still Yeah still Rebel mind your last name Wild blood in my veins They bring strings around my neck The mark that still remains Left home at an early age Of what i heard was wrong I never asked forgiveness But what is said is done Let my heart go Let your son grow Mama, let my heart go Let this heart be still Never i ask of you But never i gave But you gave me your emptiness that i'll tak e to my grave Never i ask of you But never i gave But you gave me your emptiness that i'll take to my grave So let this heart b

The paragraph

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Some students do not know how to write a paragraph in English (or Spanish). Watch this video and think upon the topic. Will advice do? I trust you will benefit from it.

Grammar man can help you!

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Tip 5: adverbs on the move

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Tip 4: Another, other & others

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Tip 3: Agreement or concord (concordancia)

3 CONCORD OR AGREEMENT Concord is very important. If you don´t agree the subjects to the verbs you will never get a pass in the text writing. To get a pass= aprobar REMEMBER 1: This=singular //This advantage is … These= plural //These advantages are… In this places   { in those places or in these places) Much = incontables que son singulares siempre. REMEMBER 1.1: Typical uncountable nouns: ü   Substances: water, air, coffee, plastic, iron, paper ü   Abstract ideas: life, fun, freedom, heath, time, progress ü   Activities: work, travel, sleep, football, help, research ü   Human feelings: happiness, anger, honesty, hope, respect, courage ü   Groups of items: furniture (mobiliario, furnitures no existe), luggage (equipaje, conjunto de maletas, luggages no existe) Other super-hyper-mega usual WORDS ( que se usan “mazo” de veces en la comunicación oral o escrita) ACCOMMODATION, ADVICE, BEHAVIOUR, BUSINESS, CASH, EQUIPMENT,HOMEWORK, HOUSEWO

Tips 1 & 2

1 Certain verbs are followed by V+ing or a noun. Si traduces del español y en esta estructura pones un infinitivo, siempre estará mal en inglés . Avoid doing it .= Evita hacerlo. AVOID,   BE WORTH,   DISLIKE,  LIKE,  HATE,  LOVE, ENJOY,  FANCY,  HELP,  KEEP,  MIND, PRACTISE,  RISK,  CAN´T STAND y algunos más. Si quieres ver una lista más completa ve a las páginas 127-128 del SB, Distinction 2, OXFORD. It´ s not worth waiting for a bus at this time of the day. ( no vale la pena esperar…) I dislike having to get up early.( Me desagrada tener que…) Do you like meeting people from other countries? ( ¿Te gusta conocer…?) I don´t fancy going out this evening . ( No me apetece salir…) John can´t help laughing when he sees you! ( John no puede evitar reirse…) I wish you wouldn´t keep interrupting .( Ojalá no me interrumpiérais..) I don´t mind helping you do the washing-up. (No me importa ayudarte a fregar …) Jane misses going for long country walks. ( Jane echa

2º Bachillerato: Reported Speech

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EXERCISE 2 I thought you said it wasn´t expensive. I thought you said Ann wasn´t coming. I thought you said Bill hadn´t passed his examination. I thought you said Ann didn´t like Bill. I thought you said you wouldn´t be there the following week. I thought you said you couln´t afford a holiday that year. This structure is quite useful if you want to check the information you have. QUESTIONS: The  journalist asked what had caused the explosion. Tom asked if Bill had passed his examination. She asked us where we had played the previous Sunday. Jim asked Ann if she would be there the following week. The teacher asked me what I was doing with my mobile. QUESTIONS EXERCISE 1 She asked where her umbrella was. Martin asked us how we were. He asked if he had to do it. The mother asked her daughter where she had been. She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best. She wanted to know what they were doing. He wanted to know if I was going to the c

Adverbs are the thing: make the most of them.

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