I saw three films IN A ROW
types of advertisement:
COMMERCIAL on TV or radio
POSTER on a wall, often with a picture on it
JUNK MAIL unwanted letters in the post, advertising things
FLYER a sheet of paper with an advertisement on it, given to you in the street or pushed through your door
THE BLURB a piece of writing on the back of a book, which talks about the good things in it
THE CLASSIFIED ADS also the small ads British English short advertisements in a newspaper, in which people offer things for sale
advertisement /'ædvər'taɪzmənt / ||/əd'vɜ:tɪsmənt/
the personal ads/the lonely hearts (ads) newspaper advertisements in which people say they want to meet someone for romance
AMIDST
em‧brace1
1 [intransitive and transitive] to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way [= hug]:
Show sb how to do sth.
He won’t wait for you to leave a door open.
WAGON /'wægən/ sustantivo
1. (drawn by animals) carro m;
SIREN /'saɪrən/
ABSOLUTELY /'æbsə'lu:tli/: completely and in every way
VAL‧U‧A‧BLE /'væljuəbəl/
1 worth a lot of money [≠ worthless]
BARK at: The dog always barks at strangers.
SAFE [countable] a strong metal box or cupboard with special locks where you keep money and valuable things
DE‧TER‧RENT [countable] A dog is more of a deterrent than ...
1 something that makes someone less likely to do something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results: The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent.
The easiest thing to do is to get the TV and run.
It’s good to prevent sb from getting into the house.
/Caught/ =/court/
JEWEL /'dʒu:əl/
Fagin /'feigən/
Shoot a film
Thief /θi:f/
Interviewer – interviewee
Personal belongings
Beware of the dog
Police /pə'li:s/
SPREE [countable]
DL a short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol
Hypnosis /hɪp'nəʊsəs / || /hɪp'nəʊsɪs/
Hypnotize /'hɪpnətaɪz/
Hypnotist /'hɪpnətəst/
p.38
A)
stole
was caught
was mugged
discovered
took
was met
found
informed
arrested
...
being interrogated
ordered
is called
to be held
belonged
be sent
support
Monday, December 20, 2010
15.12.2010
Because the way he feels
wrin‧kle [countable] wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old: Her face was a mass of wrinkles.
sym‧pa‧thy plural sympathies
1 [plural,uncountable] the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
sympathy for: I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own.
I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.
fed up informal- annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change:
She felt tired and a bit fed up.
fed up with
I'm really fed up with this constant rain.
Anna got fed up with waiting.
faint [intransitive] to suddenly become unconscious for a short time [= pass out]:
skill [uncountable and countable] an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it [↪ talent]:
A sweet tooth
howl1
1 HBA [intransitive] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound [↪ bark]:
The dogs howled all night.
2 [intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited:
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
wrin‧kle [countable] wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old: Her face was a mass of wrinkles.
sym‧pa‧thy plural sympathies
1 [plural,uncountable] the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation
sympathy for: I have a lot of sympathy for her; she had to bring up the children on her own.
I was getting tired of all her negative remarks.
fed up informal- annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change:
She felt tired and a bit fed up.
fed up with
I'm really fed up with this constant rain.
Anna got fed up with waiting.
faint [intransitive] to suddenly become unconscious for a short time [= pass out]:
skill [uncountable and countable] an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it [↪ talent]:
A sweet tooth
howl1
1 HBA [intransitive] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound [↪ bark]:
The dogs howled all night.
2 [intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited:
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Mini-sagas NI2
Revenge is sweet
I live in a flat and I´ve been extremely lucky to live on the same floor AS the noisiest family IN the whole neighbourhood. They wake up my daughter every night, at about ten, except last week when, unfortunately, they had to leave us because of their wiring stoppING working inexplicably.
Gloria
' Bob, the antique dealer '
'He sold strange things such as unknown machines, an electric chair... although he didn't know how they worked.
Tired of his unhappy life, he sat on a plugged wooden chair with metal pieces. It could be a relax chair, so he switched it on, finally something worked in his life.'
MªJosé Cano
I’m a jinx. This morning I couldn’t wake up early because the alarm clock didn’t work. I spilt the coffee, lost the key of my car and the mobile didn’t have coverage to call a taxi so, I missed my flight to New York. I’ll never forget this 11th of September.
Noemi Gonzalvez
Learning everywhere.
I´ve just learnt how to drive. Since I´m very bold, I went shopping with my mum´s car to a shopping centre with two friends.I didn´t remember about the lights so when I came back after 3 hours,the car didn´t want to run/work. Luckily, the mechanic was very polite and helped us.
Almudena Vicente Dolera
A wonderful work
This is hard to believe, but when Linda woke up, her dreams had come true.
Her parents told her: “ We are going to go to Haiti to help other people in our next holidays”
This is the kind of experience she had always wanted.
paco moreno
Business are business
A businessman have beautiful horses in a big farm. One day he needs money to money to open a new company to open a new company and he decides to sell all the horses. His wife, very sad, tells him: “if you sell them, you won’t see me again”. The man answers: “I’m looking forward to it”.
MARÍA JOSÉ
She saw him next to the toilet, then she fell deeply in love and went towards him. They went out of the club and left the place in a car. They were travelling until they arrived in Barcelona, where they visited the tourist places and had a good time. When they wished they went back home. Since then, they have been always together.
marco calibra
If you want to be frightened you should read this minisaga, if you don´t want to be frightened stop reading…
It´s dark outside, and cold, you are alone in an old house. On the wall there are pictures of strange people. There is a room in this old house which makes you cold when you enter it because somebody told you that in this room, long time ago, somebody died…
Suddenly...
Alicia García
Last week, I was reading my favourite book, suddenly, I saw a man who was stealing/robbing in my neighbour’s house. I didn’t know what to do, because he saw me and I became paralysed. When I drew the curtain, I called the police, however when they arrived, the thief wasn’t in that house.
Sara Guirao
"After years of fighting, the soldiers cunningly tricked their enemies to gain access to their kingdom. Once inside, they killed and burned, overcome with adrenaline and forgetting why they fought in the first place. They proved victorious, but in the end, all they won was pile of ash and bones."
Francisco Jesús Murcia
Revenge is sweet
Richard needed wood to make a chair and he cut the best tree in the garden, which was planted by his grandfather. He made the chair, but revenge is sweet…
Incredibly, when he sat down on the chair, his grandfather's soul broke it furiously and he fell on the ground.
David Molina
TWICE LUCKY
Tom was very happy. He´d won the first prize in the lottery. He ran home quickly to tell his wife the good news but, when he arrived, everything was silent. He saw a sheet of paper on the table and read it. His wife had just left him. At last! He was free.
Encarna López Fernández
Spicy girl
"One morning, Gabrielle was cooking, but accidentally she dropped the chili container into the meal. When she tasted it, it was so spicy that she nearly threw fire out of her mouth. Due to it, she lost her voice for almost a month. Have I already said that Gabrielle WAS a famous pop singer?"
Javier Garres
Bye Bye Holidays
He´d been working hard and he needed holidays .Destination: the Caribbean.He packed his bags and he set the alarm clock at 5 a.m because he had to arrive at the airport at 8 a.m. Unfortunately his alarm didn´t work .He woke up at 10 a.m. Flight lost. He´s still crying.
Pedro López Fernández
We used to go to the Old bridge because it was the place where we met. We loved GOING there at dusk. Many years later, I went to see a photography exhibition in the city, and I found a big photo of our bridge. I looked at it carefully while I remembered that time, when something in the photograph got my attention: two still tiny people resting on the bridge and looking at the SUN SET.
Julia Pagán
I live in a flat and I´ve been extremely lucky to live on the same floor AS the noisiest family IN the whole neighbourhood. They wake up my daughter every night, at about ten, except last week when, unfortunately, they had to leave us because of their wiring stoppING working inexplicably.
Gloria
' Bob, the antique dealer '
'He sold strange things such as unknown machines, an electric chair... although he didn't know how they worked.
Tired of his unhappy life, he sat on a plugged wooden chair with metal pieces. It could be a relax chair, so he switched it on, finally something worked in his life.'
MªJosé Cano
I’m a jinx. This morning I couldn’t wake up early because the alarm clock didn’t work. I spilt the coffee, lost the key of my car and the mobile didn’t have coverage to call a taxi so, I missed my flight to New York. I’ll never forget this 11th of September.
Noemi Gonzalvez
Learning everywhere.
I´ve just learnt how to drive. Since I´m very bold, I went shopping with my mum´s car to a shopping centre with two friends.I didn´t remember about the lights so when I came back after 3 hours,the car didn´t want to run/work. Luckily, the mechanic was very polite and helped us.
Almudena Vicente Dolera
A wonderful work
This is hard to believe, but when Linda woke up, her dreams had come true.
Her parents told her: “ We are going to go to Haiti to help other people in our next holidays”
This is the kind of experience she had always wanted.
paco moreno
Business are business
A businessman have beautiful horses in a big farm. One day he needs money to money to open a new company to open a new company and he decides to sell all the horses. His wife, very sad, tells him: “if you sell them, you won’t see me again”. The man answers: “I’m looking forward to it”.
MARÍA JOSÉ
She saw him next to the toilet, then she fell deeply in love and went towards him. They went out of the club and left the place in a car. They were travelling until they arrived in Barcelona, where they visited the tourist places and had a good time. When they wished they went back home. Since then, they have been always together.
marco calibra
If you want to be frightened you should read this minisaga, if you don´t want to be frightened stop reading…
It´s dark outside, and cold, you are alone in an old house. On the wall there are pictures of strange people. There is a room in this old house which makes you cold when you enter it because somebody told you that in this room, long time ago, somebody died…
Suddenly...
Alicia García
Last week, I was reading my favourite book, suddenly, I saw a man who was stealing/robbing in my neighbour’s house. I didn’t know what to do, because he saw me and I became paralysed. When I drew the curtain, I called the police, however when they arrived, the thief wasn’t in that house.
Sara Guirao
"After years of fighting, the soldiers cunningly tricked their enemies to gain access to their kingdom. Once inside, they killed and burned, overcome with adrenaline and forgetting why they fought in the first place. They proved victorious, but in the end, all they won was pile of ash and bones."
Francisco Jesús Murcia
Revenge is sweet
Richard needed wood to make a chair and he cut the best tree in the garden, which was planted by his grandfather. He made the chair, but revenge is sweet…
Incredibly, when he sat down on the chair, his grandfather's soul broke it furiously and he fell on the ground.
David Molina
TWICE LUCKY
Tom was very happy. He´d won the first prize in the lottery. He ran home quickly to tell his wife the good news but, when he arrived, everything was silent. He saw a sheet of paper on the table and read it. His wife had just left him. At last! He was free.
Encarna López Fernández
Spicy girl
"One morning, Gabrielle was cooking, but accidentally she dropped the chili container into the meal. When she tasted it, it was so spicy that she nearly threw fire out of her mouth. Due to it, she lost her voice for almost a month. Have I already said that Gabrielle WAS a famous pop singer?"
Javier Garres
Bye Bye Holidays
He´d been working hard and he needed holidays .Destination: the Caribbean.He packed his bags and he set the alarm clock at 5 a.m because he had to arrive at the airport at 8 a.m. Unfortunately his alarm didn´t work .He woke up at 10 a.m. Flight lost. He´s still crying.
Pedro López Fernández
We used to go to the Old bridge because it was the place where we met. We loved GOING there at dusk. Many years later, I went to see a photography exhibition in the city, and I found a big photo of our bridge. I looked at it carefully while I remembered that time, when something in the photograph got my attention: two still tiny people resting on the bridge and looking at the SUN SET.
Julia Pagán
Monday, December 13, 2010
13-12-2010
Hit turbulence /'tɜ:rbjələns / || /'tɜ:bjʊləns/
completion /kəm'pli:ʃən/
chaos /'keɪɑ:s / || /'keɪɒs/
plus /plʌs/
participle /'pɑ:rtəsɪpəl / ||/'pɑ:tɪsɪpəl/
2B p. 135
A)
‘d been queuing
Had stolen
Had been raining / had rained
Had had
He’d changed
Had been sunbathing / had sunbathed – hadn’t put on
Had been arguing / had argued
Had fallen
B)
Got
Were checking in
Had won
Had been looking forward to
Had forgotten
Had arrived
Ran
Went
Was filling
Hurried
Caught
P.32
Single somebody/something ↔ out
Phrasal verb
To choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others.
One on one interview
Customer service
Safety training
Evacuation
Water landing
Team player
Sick bags
completion /kəm'pli:ʃən/
chaos /'keɪɑ:s / || /'keɪɒs/
plus /plʌs/
participle /'pɑ:rtəsɪpəl / ||/'pɑ:tɪsɪpəl/
2B p. 135
A)
‘d been queuing
Had stolen
Had been raining / had rained
Had had
He’d changed
Had been sunbathing / had sunbathed – hadn’t put on
Had been arguing / had argued
Had fallen
B)
Got
Were checking in
Had won
Had been looking forward to
Had forgotten
Had arrived
Ran
Went
Was filling
Hurried
Caught
P.32
Single somebody/something ↔ out
Phrasal verb
To choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others.
One on one interview
Customer service
Safety training
Evacuation
Water landing
Team player
Sick bags
Sunday, December 12, 2010
keys to homework pages 34, 35
Do these activities before you check the answers:
p.33
Grammmar
a
c
c
b
a
c
b
a
c
b
Vocab.
hooded
smart
station
backpack
hang up
friendly
...
off
out
behind
up
in
at
...
lately
fit
even
hard
luggage
especially
get changed
especially, specially
It is better to use especially in front of adjectives to emphasize them, although some people also use specially • The cake was especially good. • This part is especially interesting.Use especially to say that something applies more to one thing or situation than to others • Everyone loved it, especially the children. • You should call first, especially if you're going to be late.Use specially to say that something is done or made for a particular purpose • I got this specially for you. • specially designed equipment!!Especially never comes at the start of a sentence • He loves fruit. He especially likes kiwis (NOT Especially he likes ...).
Pronunciation
linen
nearly
weren't
took
changed
stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually
text
A)
e
a
b
d
c
B)
small metal objects fired from a gun
calmed me down
gone bad and can't be eaten
small cupboard above your head
turned the plane upside down
people like you in some way
listening
A)
b
c
c
a
b
B)
cold, reserved, often depressed and maybe suicidal
quite a lot except for the suicide rate
because it hasn't fought in war for 200 years
they are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment and very good at recycling.
they are very good in the house
p.33
Grammmar
a
c
c
b
a
c
b
a
c
b
Vocab.
hooded
smart
station
backpack
hang up
friendly
...
off
out
behind
up
in
at
...
lately
fit
even
hard
luggage
especially
get changed
especially, specially
It is better to use especially in front of adjectives to emphasize them, although some people also use specially • The cake was especially good. • This part is especially interesting.Use especially to say that something applies more to one thing or situation than to others • Everyone loved it, especially the children. • You should call first, especially if you're going to be late.Use specially to say that something is done or made for a particular purpose • I got this specially for you. • specially designed equipment!!Especially never comes at the start of a sentence • He loves fruit. He especially likes kiwis (NOT Especially he likes ...).
Pronunciation
linen
nearly
weren't
took
changed
stylish, undressed, arrivals, passenger, actually
text
A)
e
a
b
d
c
B)
small metal objects fired from a gun
calmed me down
gone bad and can't be eaten
small cupboard above your head
turned the plane upside down
people like you in some way
listening
A)
b
c
c
a
b
B)
cold, reserved, often depressed and maybe suicidal
quite a lot except for the suicide rate
because it hasn't fought in war for 200 years
they are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment and very good at recycling.
they are very good in the house
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
29-11-2010
Arrivals, luggage, baggage, check-in, Passport control, pick up/get, customs, porter, airlines.
Crew, passengers, flight attendant, seat, flight, taking off ,landing
It’s so late that we’d better go tomorrow to the cinema
It’s a must.
You’ve got to have it.
To have another serving.
Pudding
We’ll come back some other day
…
Typhoons
Turbulence (to expect t.)
Critical aid minutes
In this point
Abort the take-off
Sudden and severe turbulence.
To be thrown out of your seat.
Smoke and fumes
Life jacket
Crash into the sea.
High / low chances of sth to happen
To be honest
Conventions
Force sb to speak English
Slightly
pro‧pri‧e‧ty formal 1 [singular,uncountable] correctness of social or moral behaviour.
Crew, passengers, flight attendant, seat, flight, taking off ,landing
It’s so late that we’d better go tomorrow to the cinema
It’s a must.
You’ve got to have it.
To have another serving.
Pudding
We’ll come back some other day
…
Typhoons
Turbulence (to expect t.)
Critical aid minutes
In this point
Abort the take-off
Sudden and severe turbulence.
To be thrown out of your seat.
Smoke and fumes
Life jacket
Crash into the sea.
High / low chances of sth to happen
To be honest
Conventions
Force sb to speak English
Slightly
pro‧pri‧e‧ty formal 1 [singular,uncountable] correctness of social or moral behaviour.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
24-11-2010
morose /mə'rəʊs/ adjetivo-taciturno, malhumorado
obliging /ə'blaɪdʒɪŋ/ adjetivo atento, servicial
procrastinate /prəʊ'kræstəneɪt / || /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/ verbo intransitivo
dejar las cosas para más tarde
pat‧ron‧ize [transitive] 1 to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you:
Don't patronize me!
male chauvinist [countable] a man who believes that men are better than women
Plural:
(The) Spanish (people)
The Argentinians, the Thais BUT the French, the English, The Swiss, The Japanese
Singular:
An American man/woman/person
a Frenchman / Frenchmen
A Pole
cuisine /kwɪ'zi:n/
necessary /'nesəseri / ||/'nesəsəri /
dysfunctional /dɪs'fʌŋkʃn̩əl/
innovative /'ɪnəveɪtɪv /
outrageous /aʊt'reɪdʒəs/
macabre /mə'kɑ:brə/
conspicuous /kən'spɪkjuəs/
obliging /ə'blaɪdʒɪŋ/ adjetivo atento, servicial
procrastinate /prəʊ'kræstəneɪt / || /prəʊ'kræstɪneɪt/ verbo intransitivo
dejar las cosas para más tarde
pat‧ron‧ize [transitive] 1 to talk to someone in a way which seems friendly but shows that you think they are not as intelligent or do not know as much as you:
Don't patronize me!
male chauvinist [countable] a man who believes that men are better than women
Plural:
(The) Spanish (people)
The Argentinians, the Thais BUT the French, the English, The Swiss, The Japanese
Singular:
An American man/woman/person
a Frenchman / Frenchmen
A Pole
cuisine /kwɪ'zi:n/
necessary /'nesəseri / ||/'nesəsəri /
dysfunctional /dɪs'fʌŋkʃn̩əl/
innovative /'ɪnəveɪtɪv /
outrageous /aʊt'reɪdʒəs/
macabre /mə'kɑ:brə/
conspicuous /kən'spɪkjuəs/
Monday, November 22, 2010
2-1-2010
Turk /tɜ:rk /
The blind leading the blind
The injured
Braille /breɪl/
The Swiss
The Thais
…
crew neck, polo neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, V-neck, boatneck.
Pants AmE- trousers BE
underpants AmE; ↪ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts]
vest AmE – undershirt BE
vest BE – waistcoat AME
tights – pantyhose
knickers – panties
…
Irrespective of
Accessory
Jewellery
The blind leading the blind
The injured
Braille /breɪl/
The Swiss
The Thais
…
crew neck, polo neck, scoop neck, turtleneck, V-neck, boatneck.
Pants AmE- trousers BE
underpants AmE; ↪ knickers, briefs, boxer shorts]
vest AmE – undershirt BE
vest BE – waistcoat AME
tights – pantyhose
knickers – panties
…
Irrespective of
Accessory
Jewellery
key to homework
pg.15: reading
Symptoms:sleeping problems, headaches, stomach problems, high blood pressure...
D)
b-c-b-a
pg. 16: the interview
A)
a man, a chart and a palm
Idiomatic phrases: to scare the life out of sb, to put a curse ON sb
B)
-Their temperament, character and emotional needs
-their character, their past, and possible future events
-They can help people to influence their own future, and not feel that it is an unalterable destiny
-No, he wouldn't because he isn't a doctor (However, if s1(someone) is already ill, he might discuss it)
C)
-He suggests choosing one who has been recommended
-The palmist told him that he would be married at 21 and that his partner would die (This didn't happen but made him want to learn more about palmistry)
All kind of people, e.g. sportspeople, politicians, people in the media. More women than men.
-Men are more interested in palmistry because it's more physical and open and they think horoscopes are more for women.
-He doesn't do this. He prefers to just live his life and experience his future.
D)
-have a look at
-live their own lives
-wouldn't go there
-what on earth
-nothing better to do
-all sorts of people
in the street
Mike and Kurt
B)
Theresa-Mike-Miles-Kurt-Cherry
C)
-Not particularly
-I think it's pretty (quite) minimal
-You can definitely tell their personalñity straight away
-None whatsoever (at all)
Grammar
A)
about-did-does-have-been
B)
a-b-c-a-b
Vocab
A)
wise (positive) insincere (negative) blister (a symptom) A&E (part of hospital)
B)
to-at-in-to-for
C)
forgetful-ambitious-reliable-moody-sensitive
D)
bleed.swollen.bandage.bad-tempered.bossy.arrogant
Pronunciation
A)
headache.bossy.flu.cough.earache
B)
arrogant.immature.injection.allergic. specialist
Text
A)
c.b.a.a.c
B)
correspondence (letters)genres (styles) family ties (connections)random (not planned in advance) on the spot (at that moment)
Can you understand...
A)
b.a.c.b.a
B)
She was having problems with her fiancé
That the problems wouldn't be resolved
No, it wasn't
Alice believes psychics can read into the future
She told Alice she would have a new job
She didn't get depressed when she lost her job
Not to depend too much on psychics
Symptoms:sleeping problems, headaches, stomach problems, high blood pressure...
D)
b-c-b-a
pg. 16: the interview
A)
a man, a chart and a palm
Idiomatic phrases: to scare the life out of sb, to put a curse ON sb
B)
-Their temperament, character and emotional needs
-their character, their past, and possible future events
-They can help people to influence their own future, and not feel that it is an unalterable destiny
-No, he wouldn't because he isn't a doctor (However, if s1(someone) is already ill, he might discuss it)
C)
-He suggests choosing one who has been recommended
-The palmist told him that he would be married at 21 and that his partner would die (This didn't happen but made him want to learn more about palmistry)
All kind of people, e.g. sportspeople, politicians, people in the media. More women than men.
-Men are more interested in palmistry because it's more physical and open and they think horoscopes are more for women.
-He doesn't do this. He prefers to just live his life and experience his future.
D)
-have a look at
-live their own lives
-wouldn't go there
-what on earth
-nothing better to do
-all sorts of people
in the street
Mike and Kurt
B)
Theresa-Mike-Miles-Kurt-Cherry
C)
-Not particularly
-I think it's pretty (quite) minimal
-You can definitely tell their personalñity straight away
-None whatsoever (at all)
Grammar
A)
about-did-does-have-been
B)
a-b-c-a-b
Vocab
A)
wise (positive) insincere (negative) blister (a symptom) A&E (part of hospital)
B)
to-at-in-to-for
C)
forgetful-ambitious-reliable-moody-sensitive
D)
bleed.swollen.bandage.bad-tempered.bossy.arrogant
Pronunciation
A)
headache.bossy.flu.cough.earache
B)
arrogant.immature.injection.allergic. specialist
Text
A)
c.b.a.a.c
B)
correspondence (letters)genres (styles) family ties (connections)random (not planned in advance) on the spot (at that moment)
Can you understand...
A)
b.a.c.b.a
B)
She was having problems with her fiancé
That the problems wouldn't be resolved
No, it wasn't
Alice believes psychics can read into the future
She told Alice she would have a new job
She didn't get depressed when she lost her job
Not to depend too much on psychics
Thursday, November 04, 2010
4-11-10
hy‧po‧chon‧dri‧ac [countable]
someone who always worries about their health and thinks they may be ill,
even when they are really not ill
her‧ni‧a [uncountable and countable]
MI a medical condition in which an organ pushes through the muscles that
are supposed to contain it [= rupture]
Belly button
ar‧thri‧tis [uncountable]
MI a disease that causes the joints of your body to become swollen and very
phys‧i‧o‧ther‧a‧pist [countable]
MN someone whose job is to give physiotherapy [= physical therapist
Amesci‧at‧i‧ca
MI pain in the lower back, hips and legs
Hay fever [uncountable]
A medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen
(=dust from plants)
In good/bad-poor health
Major-serious/minor illnesses
Syrup
Blow your nose
Do as I say
…….
List. P. 20
On the negative side…
DRIVE. - [countable] an effort to achieve something, especially an effort
by an organization for a particular purpose:
- a recruitment drive for new members
- an economy drive (=effort to reduce spending)
Typical in many respects
Insular
Hit extreme positions
Unwillingness to learn a foreign language.
Self-satisfied- too pleased with yourself and what you have done - used to
show disapproval
Marginalized
Negative attitude towards our neighbours.
The wrongs done to us in the past
A wrong-doing
Achieve – inherited (heir) – emigration –climate – multiethnic –
unwillingness - attitude – wrongs.
…..
hospitalario -ria adjetivo
1. ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming
Layout
Formulaic
someone who always worries about their health and thinks they may be ill,
even when they are really not ill
her‧ni‧a [uncountable and countable]
MI a medical condition in which an organ pushes through the muscles that
are supposed to contain it [= rupture]
Belly button
ar‧thri‧tis [uncountable]
MI a disease that causes the joints of your body to become swollen and very
phys‧i‧o‧ther‧a‧pist [countable]
MN someone whose job is to give physiotherapy [= physical therapist
Amesci‧at‧i‧ca
MI pain in the lower back, hips and legs
Hay fever [uncountable]
A medical condition, like a bad cold that is caused by breathing in pollen
(=dust from plants)
In good/bad-poor health
Major-serious/minor illnesses
Syrup
Blow your nose
Do as I say
…….
List. P. 20
On the negative side…
DRIVE. - [countable] an effort to achieve something, especially an effort
by an organization for a particular purpose:
- a recruitment drive for new members
- an economy drive (=effort to reduce spending)
Typical in many respects
Insular
Hit extreme positions
Unwillingness to learn a foreign language.
Self-satisfied- too pleased with yourself and what you have done - used to
show disapproval
Marginalized
Negative attitude towards our neighbours.
The wrongs done to us in the past
A wrong-doing
Achieve – inherited (heir) – emigration –climate – multiethnic –
unwillingness - attitude – wrongs.
…..
hospitalario -ria adjetivo
1. ‹pueblo/persona› hospitable, welcoming
Layout
Formulaic
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
1C (page 133)
Atentos a las claves de estos ejercicios, que tras sesudas reflexiones hay cambios q justífico junto al ejemplo.
La gramática para este punto en el libro no es todo lo clara/completa que debiera (me lió hasta a mi!!!). Mirad el enlaze que encontraréis más abajo...
a.
1. She's lived (permanent)- She's been living(temporary: often shorter periods)
2. has phoned - 3 times (result: with numbers the pps (present perfect simple) is the only option)
3. They've been playing (all day-duration)
4. hasn't seen (yet-completion + state verb: senses)
5. I've never met (here meet is like know(state verb: brain work), I'm meeting John significa quedar, no conocer)
6. We've studied (completion)/we've been studying (duration)
7. I've been tidying (all afternoon-duration)
8. He's just left
9. have you had (state verb)
10. has broken (permanent)
b.
1. We have known (for years-since last time: it's years ago that I met him + state verb)
2. Have you been running? (duration)
3. hasn't done (completion)
4. they have moved(completion)
5. have Daisy and Adam been going out (since the beginning)
6. haven't had (completion + state verb)
7. We have been walking (for hours: since the beginning)
8. Have you been eating (duration: That's how you've spent your time)(el libro da solo esta solución pero tb podría ser present perfect simple: completion).
La gramática para este punto en el libro no es todo lo clara/completa que debiera (me lió hasta a mi!!!). Mirad el enlaze que encontraréis más abajo...
a.
1. She's lived (permanent)- She's been living(temporary: often shorter periods)
2. has phoned - 3 times (result: with numbers the pps (present perfect simple) is the only option)
3. They've been playing (all day-duration)
4. hasn't seen (yet-completion + state verb: senses)
5. I've never met (here meet is like know(state verb: brain work), I'm meeting John significa quedar, no conocer)
6. We've studied (completion)/we've been studying (duration)
7. I've been tidying (all afternoon-duration)
8. He's just left
9. have you had (state verb)
10. has broken (permanent)
b.
1. We have known (for years-since last time: it's years ago that I met him + state verb)
2. Have you been running? (duration)
3. hasn't done (completion)
4. they have moved(completion)
5. have Daisy and Adam been going out (since the beginning)
6. haven't had (completion + state verb)
7. We have been walking (for hours: since the beginning)
8. Have you been eating (duration: That's how you've spent your time)(el libro da solo esta solución pero tb podría ser present perfect simple: completion).
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Halloween riddles
Why didn't the skeleton cross the road?
?He didn't have the guts.
What do skeletons say before they begin dining?
?Bone appetit !
What do ghosts serve for dessert?
?Ice Scream
Why do witches fly on brooms?
?Vacuum cleaner cords aren't long enough
When is it bad luck to meet a black cat?
?When you're a mouse
What was the witch's favorite subject in school?
?Spelling
What do you call a friendly dead Egyptian?
?A chummy mummy
What do you call a skeleton who won't work?
?Lazy bones
What do you call a fat Jack-O-Lantern?
?A plumpkin
Where do baby ghosts go during the day?
?Dayscare centers
Why don't skeletons like parties?
?They have no body to dance with
What kind of mistakes do spooks make?
?Boo boos
What monster flies his kite in a rain storm?
?Benjamin Frankenstein
What do witches put on their hair?
?Scare spray
What was the favorite game at the ghosts' birthday party?
?Hide and shriek!
How does a witch tell time?
?She looks at her witch watch
How does a monster score a football touchdown?
?He runs over the ghoul line
What do the birds sing on Halloween?
?Twick or Tweet
What is Transylvania's national sport?
?Drac racing
Who won the skeleton beauty contest?
?No body
Did you hear what happened to the boy and girl vampires?
?They loved in vein
Which story do all little witches love to hear at bedtime?
?Ghoul Deluxe and the Three Scares
Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
?Because everyone was a goblin!
What's the first thing ghosts do when they get in a car?
?They boo-kle their seatbelts
Why do mummies make good employees?
?They get all wrapped up in their work
What surgery does a vampire doctor perform?
?Fly by night operations
What did the ghost buy for his Haunted House?
?Home Moaner's Insurance
Why are there fences around cemeteries?
?Because people are dying to get in
Who did Frankenstein take to the prom?
?His ghoul friend
What's a monster's favorite play?
?Romeo and Ghouliet
What has webbed feet, feathers, fangs and goes quack-quack?
?Count Duckula
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Grammar Bank 1B
a)
1-isn't
2-did
3_didn't
4-would
5-does
6-has
7-won't
8-can't
b)
1-am
2-isn't
3-is
4-don't
5-have
6-haven't
7-have
8-don't
9-do
10-don't
11-do
12-would
1-isn't
2-did
3_didn't
4-would
5-does
6-has
7-won't
8-can't
b)
1-am
2-isn't
3-is
4-don't
5-have
6-haven't
7-have
8-don't
9-do
10-don't
11-do
12-would
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