B2.2 31-10-18 Halloween

Halloween riddles (check the Aula Virtual)

have the guts -> slang, figurative (be brave enough) tener agallas

bon appetit / ˌbɒn æpəˈtiː $ ˌboʊn æpeɪ-/ interjection   

said to someone before they start eating a meal, to tell them you hope they enjoy their food

ice cream

vein /veɪn/ ●●○ noun   

 [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts

in vain

a) without success in spite of your efforts

 Police searched in vain for the missing gunman.

sweep /swi:p/ ●●● W3 verb (past tense and past participle swept /swept/)   

1 CLEAN SOMETHING [transitive] to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground, using a brush with a long handle SYN brush

mop /mɒp $ mɑːp/ noun [countable]   

1 a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of sponge fastened to one end

 a mop and bucket

Wrap a present

be wrapped up in something to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else

ghoul /ɡu:l/ noun [countable]   

1 an evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves

girlfriend /ɡɜːlfrend/ 

ghoulfriend

Grammar p. 14: corrected

Homework: writing activity, p. 16 / 17

Note: Send the writing (not the activities) to my email so that I can correct it online and send it back to you. Write it as a part of the email and don’t attach it as a word document.

Celt /kelt, selt/

currant /kʌrənt $ kɜːr-/ ●●○ noun [countable]   

1 a small dried grape used especially in baking cakes → raisin, sultana

ale /eɪl/ noun [uncountable]   

1 a type of beer made from malt(1)

famine /fæmɪn/

The new Catacomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKNIsQN4xM8

Revenge is a dish better served cold

ALB2 31-10-18 Halloween

Halloween riddles (check the Aula Virtual)

have the guts -> slang, figurative (be brave enough) tener agallas

bon appetit / ˌbɒn æpəˈtiː $ ˌboʊn æpeɪ-/ interjection   

said to someone before they start eating a meal, to tell them you hope they enjoy their food

ice cream

vein /veɪn/ ●●○ noun   

 [countable] one of the tubes which carries blood to your heart from other parts

in vain

a) without success in spite of your efforts

 Police searched in vain for the missing gunman.

sweep /swi:p/ ●●● W3 verb (past tense and past participle swept /swept/)   

1 CLEAN SOMETHING [transitive] to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground, using a brush with a long handle SYN brush

mop /mɒp $ mɑːp/ noun [countable]   

1 a thing used for washing floors, consisting of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of sponge fastened to one end

 a mop and bucket

Wrap a present

be wrapped up in something to give so much of your attention to something that you do not have time for anything else

ghoul /ɡu:l/ noun [countable]   

1 an evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves

girlfriend /ɡɜːlfrend/ 

ghoulfriend

The new Catacomb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKNIsQN4xM8

A2 31-10-18 Halloween

Halloween special!!!!

Torch

Halloween crossword

Check Aula virtual

Dusk till dawn (song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X930_IyhGfo

Pumpkin lotto

Halloween Words

bat black boo broom candy cat costume

dark Dracula fright fun ghost goblin Halloween

holiday howl jack-o-lantern mask monster moon mummy

night October orange owl party pumpkin scare

spider spooky treat trick vampire witch web

Check the PowerPoint presentations in Aula Virtual

-         Halloween (Customs)

-         Halloween (Monsters)

Game: Murder in the dark

Murderer–Detective-Suspect

A2 29/30-10-18

Correct homework

Personal pronouns vs possessive adjectives

Are you Peter? (You are Peter)

BUT

Is your father (=he) Peter?

Your mother = she

His niece= she

Our friend= he / she

Our dog= it

Our friends= they

Our dogs= they

Plurals ending in F

Wife – wives

Leaf-leaves

Half-halves

The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

The train leaves at 7 o’clock.

Little by little

Step by step

Crazy genitives

Peter’s car’s red

Peter’s brother’s car’s red

Peter’s car and house are expensive.

Sam and Sarah’s parents are lawyers.

My teacher’s name isn’t Richard.

ca·fé /ˈkæfeɪ $ kæˈfeɪ/  ≠ coffee

He / she is eighty something

21 things to see in London

gen‧re /ˈʒɒnrə $ ˈʒɑːnrə/

di‧no‧saur /ˈdaɪnəsɔː/

earth‧quake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/

ca‧the‧dral /kəˈθiːdrəl/

http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/interactive_phonemic_chart/

p. 10 ex. 2

London is a big city

The people aren’t friendly

The weather is cold

English is an interesting language

Homework: p.10 ex. 3, 4 and 5

B2.2 29-10-18

I think-> opinion / belief

I’m thinking-> use your mind

be spoilt/spoiled for choice

British English to have so many good things to choose from that you cannot decide which one to choose

Homework: grammar p. 14

p. 14: listening activity

ˌpractical ˈjoke noun [countable]   

a trick that is intended to give someone a surprise or shock, or to make them look stupid

p. 15

speaking activity: A time capsule

ALB2 29-10-18

4 ways travelling pushed me out of my comfort zone (Part 2)

Roller coaster

somebody’s namesake

another person, especially a more famous person, who has the same name as someone

-     Like his famous namesake, young Washington had a brave, adventurous spirit.

vul‧ne‧ra‧ble /ˈvʌlnərəbəl/

when/if push comes to shove

(also if it comes to the push British English) spoken if a situation becomes very difficult or action needs to be taken

 If push comes to shove, you can always sell the car.

snap SAY SOMETHING ANGRILY [intransitive, transitive] to say something quickly in an angry way 

‘What do you want?’ Mike snapped.

snap at 

He snapped at Walter for no reason.

I was scared of flying because I didn’t know what was going to happen.

A2 24/25-10-18

Actualización: Alfonso, un compañero vuestro, me ha facilitado la página desde donde se pueden descargar los audios de clase, es->
https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/elementary4/download?cc=global&selLanguage=en

I REALLY LIKE IT/them (my family)

I go to the Language School

I really like walking in the country and riding my bike

I really like hanging out with friends

I really like eating out.

I go to work 5 days a week

I like-> reading before (preposition) ->going to bed

I like reading and going to bed early.

I like running and walking in the mountain.

/ˈdɔːtə/

walk /wɔːk $ wɒːk/

work¹ /wɜːk $ wɜːrk/ 

I go shopping / swimming / clubbing

I like going swimming

I like having some beers with my friends

I really like-> my family, listening to music and doing sport.

I have 2 brothers and a/one sister.

hiking /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]   

the activity of taking long walks in the mountains or country 

Live is life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGikhmjTSZI

I live (V) /lɪv/ in Murcia.

My life (N) /laɪf/ is boring/interesting.

I like live (adj) /laɪv/ concerts.

I really like travelling around the world and riding my motorbike.

Playing.

I really like cycling.

I like sleeping a lot

One sister passed away

FAMILY

Vocabulary:

Mother, father, son, brother, daughter, sister, grandmother, grandfather, uncle, aunt, cousin/ˈkʌzən/, nephew, niece, mother/brother/sister-in-law, godfather, grandparents, stepmother…

stepson /ˈstepsʌn/ noun [countable]   

a son that your husband or wife has from a relationship before your marriage

My elder/younger son is

Show one photo of your family to your partners and explain who they are with the genitive.

Eg. That’s my wife’s sister

They are Ines’s /ineziz/ children

That’s my parents’ car

That’s my children’s room

That’s Susana and Ines’s sister

My sister’s neighbour’s car

Their names are Bob and Jenny

They have the same name

Their name is Anna

Homework: p. 8, ex 5, p. 9, ex. 1, 2 and 5 and ex. 6 (send it to my email)

(God) bless you

Ex. 3, p. 9

B, a, a, a, b, b

Ex. 4, p. 9

Vanessa

Joseph Bowen

Katie Matthews

g.hunt8@yahoo.com

zac.yates@gmail.co.uk

B2.2 24-10-18

cud‧dle /ˈkʌdl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]   to hold someone or something very close to you with your arms around them, especially to show that you love them →hug

ea‧ger /ˈiːɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ adjective   

1 very keen and excited about something that is going to happen or about something you want to do

eager to do something

 I was eager to get back to work as soon as possible.

e‧the‧re‧al /ɪˈθɪəriəl/

e‧lu‧sive /ɪˈluːsɪv/

fleet‧ing /ˈfliːtɪŋ/ adjective [usually before noun]   lasting for only a short time SYN brief a fleeting smile

awk‧ward /ˈɔːkwəd $ ˈɒːkwərd/ ●●○ S3 adjective   

1 making you feel embarrassed so that you are not sure what to do or say SYN difficult

 I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions.

Learn by heart

Homework: p. 11, grammar

Video: the history of the Spanish flag. Slow it down to 0.75 points and add subtitles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsxBalxAqzg

p. 12-> the reading about fantastic flags is optional.

p. 13 Vocabulary

would’ve /ˈwʊdəv/

should’ve /ʃʊdəv/

Common vs. normal

 "Problems and worries are normal in life."-> Can I use 'common' to substitute for 'normal' without changing the meaning?

The word "normal" causes difficulties because it has several meanings.

• Sometimes it means common, as in your sentence.
• Sometimes it means correct, with the opposite abnormal. "Normal babies are born with ten fingers, but sometimes a genetic abnormality results in polydactylism."
• Sometimes it means complying with a set standard. "Our normal cards measure 7cm by 4cm, but we can do special sizes to order."
• In maths it also has specialist meanings.

Take rain, for example. If rain were normal, or, "the norm", it would be exceptional for it not to rain. It would on average rain for more than 12 hours a day, or at least on more than half the days in the year.

Even up here in the weather-swept North it doesn't do that. Rain is the exception rather than the rule, but it's far from rare. So you might say it's common.

ALB2 24-10-18

Activity: 4 ways travelling pushed me out of my comfort zone (available in aula virtual)

ˈcheck-in noun   

1 [singular] a place where you report your arrival at an airport, hotel, hospital etc

 the check-in desk

 Make sure you’re at the check-in by 5.30.

2 [uncountable] the process of reporting your arrival at an airport, hotel, hospital etc

 Ask your travel agent about check-in times.

The water jetted out of the water.

Two left feet.

THESAURUS: airport

terminal a big building where people wait to get onto planes

The airline uses terminal 4.

Smoking is prohibited inside the terminal building.

runway a long hard surface on which aircraft land and take off

The plane was taxiing along the runway.

the tarmac an area covered with tarmac outside airport buildings

He stepped off the plane onto the tarmac.

check-in (desk) a place where you report your arrival at an airport

departure lounge the place where you wait until your plane is ready to leave

departure gate the place you go through to get on your plane

Will passengers for flight BA670 please go to the departure gate.

baggage reclaim (also baggage claim) American English the place where you collect your cases and bags after a flight

immigration the place where officials check the documents of everyone entering the country

Be prepared for long queues at immigration.

customs the place where your bags are checked for illegal goods when you enter a country

We had our bags checked at customs.

alien ●○○ noun [countable]   

1 someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in

 illegal aliens entering the country

slurp /slɜːp $ slɜːrp/ verb [intransitive, transitive]   

to drink a liquid while making a noisy sucking sound► see thesaurus at drink, eat

get by phrasal verb [intransitive]

to manage to deal with a difficult situation, using whatever money, equipment etc you have

I hate when people slurp the soup.

A2 22-23/10/18

Exercises p. 7 (Correction)

Pronunciation in questions:

Open question ⇣

Yes/No questions ⇡

He, her, him

555 -> five, double five

mar‧ried /ˈmærid/

you’re /jə; jɔːr/

aren’t /ɑːnt $ ˈɑːrənt/

steak stick butcher

Possesives

I-> my

You-> your

He-> his

She-> her

It-> its

It’s a present

That’s its house (its= of the dog)

They’re /ðə; strong ðeə, ðeɪə $ ðər strong ðer, ðeɪər/  brothers

That’s their /ðə; strong ðeə $ ðər strong ðer/ car

p. 8

I have 19

I am 19 years

VERB GO

I go to-> school / university / church / the supermarket / hospital/ I go to my house

BUT -> I go home

I go to home / I go house

APOSTROPHE S (’S) CAN BE

The genitive: Peter’s car

The verb to be: Peter’s a student. Where’s Peter?

The verb have: He’s (has) (got) 3 brothers

He has a dog / a coffee / a shower / lunch

He doesn’t have… / Does he have…?

He hasn’t a dog.

He has got a dog / a coffee / a shower / lunch

He hasn’t got… / Has he got…?

USAGE /ˈjuːsɪdʒ/: Have got, have

• In British spoken English, people usually use have got instead of have for many of its meanings. 

Have sounds more formal and is the usual choice in written English. You say:He's got a cold.

You write: He has a cold.

• In questions in British spoken English, Have you got ...? is often used instead of Do you have ...? 

You say: Have you got his address?

You write: Do you have his address?

• In negative sentences in British spoken English, you use haven't got or hasn't got. You say: He hasn't got any money.

You write: He does not have any money.

• Have got is mainly used in the present tense. In the past tense you usually use had, and in the future you usually use will have.

• In American English, have got is much less common. It is used when you want to emphasize what you are saying:

He's got a gun!

It is also often used in the phrase have got to (=have to): We've got to go.

• In negative sentences, British speakers often say I haven't got ... where American speakers say I don't have ... 

In questions, British speakers say Have you got ...? where American speakers say Do you have ...?

GRAMMAR: Singular or plural verb?

• In senses 1 and 2, family is usually followed by a singular verb:

The family now lives in London.

My family comes from Scotland originally.

• In British English, you can also use a plural verb:

The family now live in London.

My family come from Scotland originally.

My family want/wants to buy a new car

B2.2 22/10/18

Today we voted our representatives

Reading p. 8 – 9

Vocabulary p. 10

stren‧u‧ous /ˈstrenjuəs/ adjective   

1 needing a lot of effort or strength

 a strenuous climb

 The doctor advised Ken to avoid strenuous exercise.

swot /swɒt $ swɑːt/ noun [countable]   

British English informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests – used to show disapproval

flat‧ter /ˈflætə $ -ər/ ●○○ verb [transitive]   

1 to praise someone in order to please them or get something from them, even though you do not mean it

 Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.

► see thesaurus at praise

2 to make someone look as attractive as they can SYN suit

 That dress really flatters your figure.

3 to make something look or seem more important or better than it is

 Lewis’s novel doesn’t flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.

4 → flatter yourself

—flatterer

leave of absence

a period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work for a particular purpose

- She’s been given leave of absence to attend a computer course.

Homework: p. 10 Vocabulary B and C

ALB2 22/10/18

Today we voted our representatives

Game: Is this story true or false?

You went on a boat trip to a small island that is a natural reserve. I spent the day there and at the end of the day the boat didn’t pick us up so we slept in the island.

Love shack, B52

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0tXGFmoC1w

dive – snorkel – scuba diving

that can’t be

that’s too bad

it’s worth it

A2 17/18-10-18

Initial evaluation: listening

2^nd November 2003

I got up at about a quarter to nine (8.45)

Unemployed

I bought some trousers and a skirt for my girlfriend.

I called an old friend and we met for lunch (Jack Olson)

I came home and I sent a few emails and then I went swimming (to the local sports centre)

Janice, my girlfriend, and her brother, Kevin

We chatted; we were looking at his holiday photos

PRESENT / PAST STRUCTURES: COMPARISON

Do you work on Sunday?

Did you work on Sunday?

What do you do on Sunday?

What did you do on Sunday?

I saw a film

I didn’t see a film

I like films

I don’t like films

We went to three places

Walk the streets

a) To walk around the streets in a town or city

- It was not safe to walk the streets at night.

b) old-fashioned to be a prostitute

GRAMMAR: Comparison

Travel

• You use travel to talk in general about the activity of travelling:

Long-distance travel has become much cheaper.

My interests are travel and photography.

• Travel is only used as an uncountable noun. 

✗Don’t say: a travel | the travel

Travels

• Someone’s travels are their journeys to many different places:

On her travels, she visited Egypt, Jordan, and South Africa.

I’ll call you when I get back from my travels.

• Travels is always used as a plural noun in this meaning. 

✗Don’t say: her travel | my travel

Trip

• You use trip to talk about an occasion when someone travels somewhere:

He has gone to New York on a business trip.

They have made several trips to Europe.

• Trip is a countable noun and can be used in the singular with ‘a’ or in the plural. Don’t use travel in this meaning. You say:

Have a nice trip!

✗Don’t say: Have a nice travel!

WRITING PART: CORRECT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES

He study engineer

He is musician

He study school

I holidays village Cazorla

I like the weather in the summer isn’t hot

My friends and his childrens

It was the birthday of my sister

I played which my friends

My mother cook your best paella

Answer:

He studies engineering / to become an engineer

He is a musician /mjuːˈzɪʃən/ but He is unemployed / retired

He studies at school

I went on holiday to a village in Cazorla // to Cazorla park // to Cazorla village

I like the weather in the summer when it isn’t hot // because (there) it isn’t hot

My friends and their children

It was my sister’s birthday

I played with my friends

My mother cooked her best paella