Thursday, January 30, 2020

B1 29-30/1/20

p. 69 - 69
Peter is friendly (ADJ)
Peter is friendlier than John.

Peter drives carefully (ADV)
Peter drives more carefully than John.

Healthy- healthier

• Use as in comparisons in the expression as ... as, with an adjective or adverb in between:
Basketball is as popular as football here.
He can’t sing as well as his brother.
• As is also used after be the same (age/size etc):
He is the same age (N) as me.

Bad – worse – the worst

He is faster than me / you / him / her / us / them (object pronoun)
What a nice present! / an interesting meeting!…

After breakfast / lunch / dinner
Before breakfast / lunch / dinner
I had a sandwich for breakfast / lunch / dinner

Women work harder than men.
The women in this class work harder than the men.

next week/year/Monday etc
- We’re hoping to open the factory sometime next year.
the next day/week etc (=on or during the following day, week etc)

I’ll can / must / should
I’ll be able to / have to

Desert
Dessert

Landed /id/ blended, ended, decided

When he was 5, he could already swim.
When he was 5, he was already able to swim.


Speed limits, seatbelts, cycle lanes, rush hour, taxi rank.

Prague /prɑːɡ/

Apologise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k0MXp_WTk4

arrive to

apologize to 
I think you should apologize to your brother. (a person)
apologize for (doing) something 
He later apologized for his behaviour. (something)
arrive IN (cities and countries) / AT (places), apologize FOR, Keen ON, good / bad AT, remind ME OF

traffic, van / vehicle, ferry / flight / freeway, set off, take

set off phrasal verb
to start to go somewhere
- I’ll set off early to avoid the traffic.

I was bored / It was boring
I was frightened / It was frightening
We are excited / the holiday is exciting.
I’m disappointed / the results are disappointing.
I’m depressed / the programme is depressing.

The lazy song

hang up phrasal verb
1 to finish a telephone conversation
- I said goodbye and hung up.

Leave a message / the line’s engaged / hung up /swiped / ringtone

Hit the road
passenger

5, 3, 6, 4, 1, 2

Both provide children with equally valuable experience.
Pragmatic – want to know the score


p. 76

ball /bɔːl/ caught, course, court, draw, fought, score, sport, warm up, worse
world /wɜːld/
work /wɜːk/ but walk /wɔːk/
hurt

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

B1 28/1/20

plumb‧er /ˈplʌmə $ -ər/
climb‧er /ˈklaɪmə $ -ər/
plumb /ˈplʌm/
climb /ˈklaɪm/
fireman/woman/fighter
electrician
fashion designer
saleswoman
seller
representative
make-up
office worker / clerk /
clerk /klɑːk $ klɜːrk/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable]   
1 someone who keeps records or accounts in an office
 a clerk in a commercial firm

ad‧min‧is‧tra‧tive /ədˈmɪnəstrətɪv $ -streɪtɪv/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective   
relating to the work of managing a company or organization
- The job is mainly administrative.
administrative staff/duties/job etc

bus driver
self-employed
soldier
(GO) sight‧see‧ing /ˈsaɪtˌsiːɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]   
when you visit famous or interesting places, especially as tourists
- She swam and sunbathed, went sightseeing, and relaxed.


sun‧bathe /ˈsʌnbeɪð/ verb [intransitive]   
to sit or lie outside in the sun, especially in order to become brown

- Her mother was sunbathing in the back garden.

A waste of time

ALB1 28/1/20

Our hotel is small
occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
guest /ɡest/
tour /tʊə/
tourism /ˈtʊərɪzəm $ ˈtʊr-/
man‧age‧ment /ˈmænɪdʒmənt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun   
1 [uncountable] the activity of controlling and organizing the work that a company or organization does

grad‧u‧ate /ˈɡrædʒuət/

hire /haɪə $ haɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 verb [transitive]   
1 British English to pay money to borrow something for a short period of time SYN rent American English
 The best way to explore the island is to hire a car.
 What does it cost to hire a boat for a week?
2
a) to employ someone for a short time to do a particular job
 Employers hire skilled people on fixed-term contracts.

Word-of-mouth

Self-employed

guide /ɡaɪd/

a better qualified person.

Cervantes wrote El Quixote.
El Quixote was written BY Cervantes.

What is pasta made from?
Flour, water, oil, salt
Squid
Where is Moussaka taditionally eaten? Greece
Aubergine-eggplant, cucumber
How much of the earth is covered by water?
Who is a newspaper run by?
Where is the city if Prague situated?
How many calories are used playing tennis for an hour?
How much are customers charged for service in the USA?

Compulsory

Receipt

What letter is not pronounced in the word answer?
SILENT LETTERS

What is olive oil made from?

Where is gazpacho traditionally eaten?

ˈice cream ˌparlor noun [countable] American English   
a restaurant that only sells ice cream


How much of Antarctica is covered by ice?

Thursday, January 23, 2020

22-23/1/12

p. 66
Apps to learn English
 


ˌword-of-ˈmouth noun  [uncountable]
when people hear about something from their friends, people they work with etc
- Many of our clients come through word-of-mouth recommendations.


We did it ourselves – I did it myself
(THE OBJECT PRONOUN REFERS TO THE SAME PERSON AS THE SUBJECT)
She did it myself. I did it ourselves.

Yourself (sg) – yourselves (PL)
Tie your shoe

Injury – cut
Scalpel

Ex. 7b
Explore the country -  meet new people- learning a  language is an adventure

Greek – grandmother,  German- I like it
keen on>  very interested in it or enjoys doing it very much
- Daniel’s very keen on tennis.

Chinese – interesting, works with Chinese person. Slovene- conference. pol‧y‧glot /ˈpɒlɪɡlɒt $ ˈpɑːlɪɡlɑːt/ adjective formal   
speaking or using many languages (in the future)

Never learnt them.

Russian was his biggest challenge. Different alphabet.

Youtube – amazing, great resource, like living in the country.

Hooked on – enganchado

rely on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb
1 to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do → reliable, reliance
- I knew I could rely on David.

stick with something/somebody phrasal verb informal
1 to continue doing something the way you did or planned to do before
- Let’s stick with the original plans.

awe‧some /ˈɔːsəm $ ˈɒː-/ ●●○ adjective   
1 extremely impressive, serious, or difficult so that you feel great respect, worry, or fear
 an awesome responsibility

WHOLE
- Significa "todo", "entero", "por completo".
- Suele usarse con sustantivos contables en singular.

ex. 7d)

no time, not right reasons, more difficult than expected.
Similar to English / vocabulary. 3 tenses, simple grammar, no irregular verbs.
People speak English to you, signs in English…
Finish
10-15 min

Time allocation – to have time available
Nothing happens overnight- de 1 día para otro


Mediation: Safety on the road

Keep a distance
Don’t drive near the car in front of you.
Reduce the speed. Drive slowly.
To avoid an accident.
Try not to break if it’s not necessary.
Smoothly.
Windshield
mist
Don’t drive on the white lines.
slip
Track.
Follow the car in front of you.
Tyre
Shock absorbers
Brakes
Wheel
Keep the car in good conditions


Homework: p.68-69

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

C2 22/1/20

No class next Monday

Houses
all over the place    informal
a) everywhere 
- There was blood all over the place.
b) in a very untidy state 
- She came in with her hair all over the place.

1) Ugly Houses

fa‧cade, façade /fəˈsɑːd, fæ-/ noun [countable]   
1 the front of a building, especially a large and important one
facade of

be to somebody’s liking
formal if something is to someone’s liking, they like it or think it is satisfactory
- I hope everything was to your liking, sir.

o‧ver‧bear‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈbeərɪŋ $ ˌoʊvərˈber-/ adjective   
always trying to control other people without considering their wishes or feelings SYN domineering
- a bossy overbearing wife

re‧fur‧bish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] especially British English   
1 to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its appearance → renovate

war‧ren /ˈwɒrən $ ˈwɔː-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [countable]   
1 the underground home of rabbits

stilt /stɪlt/ noun [countable usually plural]   
1 one of a set of poles that support a building above the ground or above water
on stilts
- a house built on stilts

dis‧mal /ˈdɪzməl/ ●○○ adjective   
1 if a situation or a place is dismal, it is so bad that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless
- The future looks pretty dismal right now.

raze /reɪz/ verb [transitive]   
to completely destroy a town or building
- In 1162 Milan was razed to the ground by imperial troops.

as‧phalt /ˈæsfælt $ ˈæsfɒːlt/ noun [uncountable]   
a black sticky substance that becomes hard when it dries, used for making the surface of roads
—asphalt verb [transitive]

pu‧ni‧tive /ˈpjuːnətɪv/ ●○○ adjective [usually before noun]   
1 intended to punish someone
punitive action/measures etc
- The agency sent a letter, but took no punitive action.

2) Love or list it

recargado
ADJECTIVE
(= sobrecargado) overloaded
[estilo, diseño] overelaborate


Tuesday, January 21, 2020

B1 20-21/1/20

p. 211
CAN (POSSIBILITY / ABILITY)
Present simple
I can / am able to play the piano.

Past simple
I could / was able to play the piano.

*Present continuous
I’m being able to play the piano.

Future going to
I’m going to be able to play the piano.

Future will
I’ll be able to play the piano.
I WON’T (WILL NOT) be able to play the piano.

Present perfect
I’ve been able to play the piano.

Modals
I must be able to play the piano.
I have to be able to play the piano.
You need to be able to play the piano.
I should / ought to be able to play the piano.

I like/ love / hate / don’t mind / enjoy… + ing

I enjoy being able to play the piano.
I hate not being able to play the piano.

I want to

I want to be able to speak English fluently.


I was able to leave my parent’s house when I got a job.


Switched /t/

GARAGE – GARAJE
GIRAFFE – JIRAFA
ABILITY - HABILIDAD

p. 65

Beginner – newbie
I start seeing stars
A whole octave
Use books instead of videos
Nothing I actually want to play
Dogs barking
Musicians busking

p. 66

ex. 5b
sce‧ne‧ry /ˈsiːnəri/

My father is tired after 40 years working.

My father retired after 40 tiring years working.

My father is tired after work.
My father’s job is tiring.


Marie Curie was an interesting scientist.

Marie Curie was interested in radioactivity.


Wrestling

p. 66, ex. 6 (b and c)> Homework
- Perhaps she could give us a few tips.> ADVICE [countable] a helpful piece of advice

I’ve been learning English for 5 years on and off.

Hail


Mediation activity: men vs. women

lov‧ing /ˈlʌvɪŋ/
tender> gentle and careful in a way that shows love
nicer

loud
Her voice was loud and clear.

quiet/low/soft (=not loud)
When she spoke, her voice was soft and gentle.

Leader

Understanding
Women listen better than men.
Women understand your problems.
Decisive

make a decision
I want to think about it a bit longer before I make a decision.
take a decision British English (=make an important or formal decision)
I fully accept the decision taken by the committee.

They don’t have doubts.
They trust themselves.

Women work better in group.
Teamwork is easier for women.

Men are more independent.
Men can live alone.
Ask for help.
Autonomous

Sensitive
Emotional.
They cry more easily, for example, when they see a film.
They show their emotions.

Take challenges / decision
Solve the problems
They like difficult things.


Conclusion:
Man and women have different personalities, not because they are men or women, but because they are different people.
We should talk about differences among people, not men and women.



Exam (email)

Monday, January 20, 2020

C2 20/1/20

Houses

1) Comic strip activity
2) A perfect day in Austin Texas

3) A DIY Tiny tree house

Thursday, January 16, 2020

B1 15-16/1/20

February exams will start the 10th/11th and they will be during class time.
The 1st day (10th/11th) will be for the writing + listening + reading
And the 2nd (12th/13th) for the speaking and mediation. 

p. 62
treadmill /ˈtredˌmɪl/ noun   
1  Image of treadmill [countable] a piece of exercise equipment that has a large belt around a set of wheels, that you can walk or run on while staying in the same place

handbook /ˈhændbʊk/ ●○○ noun [countable]   
a short book that gives information or instructions about something SYN manual

inquiryenquiry /ɪnˈkwaɪəri $ ɪnˈkwaɪri, ˈɪŋkwəri/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun (plural inquiries)    1 [countable] a question you ask in order to get information

preview /ˈpriːvjuː/ noun [countable]   
1 an occasion when you can see a film, play, painting etc before it is shown to the public

smelly /ˈsmeli/ adjective (comparative smellier, superlative smelliest)   
having a strong unpleasant smell SYN stinky
- smelly feet

Host(ess) /ˈhəʊst(ɪs) $ ˈhoʊ-/
Guest /ɡest/
be my guest
spoken used to give someone permission to do what they have asked to do
- ‘Do you mind if I look at your notes?’ ‘Be my guest.’

mascara /mæˈskɑːrə $ mæˈskærə/ noun [uncountable]   
a dark substance used to colour your eyelashes and make them look thicker

shake hands
Somebody introduced me to the president
If you trust that person

Manspreading
Bad hygiene
Halitosis /ˌhælɪˈtəʊsɪs $ -ˈtoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] technical   
a condition in which someone’s breath smells very bad SYN bad breath
displaying the tray
kids kicking the front seat
when they pull your hair

ˈwindow-ˌshopping noun [uncountable]    
the activity of looking at goods in shop windows without intending to buy them

throw up
sick
diz‧zy /ˈdɪzi/ ●●○ adjective   
1 feeling unable to stand steadily, for example because you are looking down from a high place or because you are ill
 The heat and the champagne made him feel dizzy.

Swollen legs

feel sick
(also be/feel sick to your stomach American English) to feel as if you are going to vomit
- As soon as the ship started moving I began to feel sick.

It depends ON the situation
Sitting AT the table

It’s very annoying when you are with a rude person.

self‧ish /ˈselfɪʃ/ ●●○ adjective   
caring only about yourself and not about other people – used to show disapproval
- How can you be so selfish?
- selfish behaviour

Other rude situations:
take turns doing something
- The students were taking turns reading aloud.
Eating with the mouth open.
Using a lot of space at the table.
Burping
Picking the nose.
Speak with a full mouth.
Not saying please / thank you.
Talking too loud

- Thank you
- Thank YOU / it’s ok / you’re welcome / Not at all / it’s fine / never mind…

p. 64

knit /nɪt/ ●●○ verb (present participle knitting) [intransitive, transitive]   
1 (past tense and past participle knitted) to make clothing out of wool, using two knitting needles → crochet
- My grandmother taught me how to knit.

sew /səʊ $ soʊ/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense sewed, past participle sewn /səʊn $ soʊn/ or sewed) [intransitive, transitive]   
to use a needle and thread to make or repair clothes or to fasten something such as a button to them
- I learned to sew at school.

Clumsy
embroider /ɪmˈbrɔɪdə $ -ər/ verb   
1 [intransitive, transitive] to decorate cloth by sewing a pattern, picture, or words on it with coloured threads
embroider something with something

type ●●● S2 W3 verb   
1 [intransitive, transitive] to write something using a computer or a typewriter
- He types with two fingers.

Achievable

Can – could – been able

Cannot – can’t – can not.
Could – couldn’t – could not

I like playing (to play) football
I’d (would) like to play football today
I’d like to can play football today
I’d like to be able to play football today

I have to pass the exam
I have to can pass the exam
I have to be able to pass the exam

I will play football tomorrow
I will can play football tomorrow
I will be able to play football tomorrow

I have passed the exam.
I have can passed the exam.
I have been able to pass the exam.

I’m looking forward to seeing you
I’m used to getting up early

I will can – I will be able to

Homework: grammar bank p. 211, a and b

PLOT /plɒt/> STORY/FILM the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play
- The plot was a little confusing.


I’d like to be able to scuba dive
I’ve never been able to play the piano well / ride a motorbike.

P. 64, EX. 2

He’s never been able to dance.
We won’t be able to come.
I’d love to be able to ski.
She hates not being able to drive.


I’ve never been able to dance /speak French.
Will you be able to find it? Afford it

I’d love TO be able to ride a horse
I love being able/ hate not being able to understand other languages.
We won’t be able to park.
I’ve never been able to speak Chinese.
Will you be able to come?

Ex. 3

oc‧tave /ˈɒktəv, -teɪv $ ˈɑːk-/ noun [countable]   
a) the range of musical notes between the first note of a scale and the last one

tune1 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ ●●● S3 noun   
1 [countable] a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to SYN melody

busk /bʌsk/ verb [intransitive]   
British English to play music in a public place in order to earn money

sum‧ma‧ry /ˈsʌməri/ ●●○ AWL noun (plural summaries) [countable]   
a short statement that gives the main information about something, without giving all the details

 A brief summary is given on a separate sheet.