A2 22-23/5/19

Mediation activity: healthy habits

This is a paper with information from a hospital. They offer /explain /show healthy habits.

It says that physical activity is very important. A dynamic lifestyle is very good for us.

Keep an active and healthy lifestyle every day.  

You should Keep an active and healthy lifestyle every day. 

You need to Keep an active and healthy lifestyle every day. 

You have to Keep an active and healthy lifestyle every day. 

You must Keep an active and healthy lifestyle every day. 

From 3 to 5 days a week it’s important to have fun and do exercise that make you strong / are good for your muscles / with weights.

From 2 to 3 days a week it’s important to have fun and do exercise that is fun and good for your heart.

Don’t watch a lot of TV.

You shouldn’t watch a lot of TV.

You mustn’t watch a lot of TV.

The weather (p. 92)

What’s the weather like?

Adjectives we can use to talk about the weather->

It’s…

Cooler, wet and windy, cool and cloudy, warmer, cloudy and showery, hot and sunny, cool and cloudy, hot and stormy.

It’s a / What a lovely day ≠ It’s a / What a awful (horrible / terrible) day

Extra photocopies for the exam

8B-> A Flat to rent

Where is it? It’s on the 1^st floor on a quiet residential area.

Is there / has it got /does it have any furniture?

Yes, there’s is / it has / it has got a table, two sofas …

Yes, there are two sofas, a table …

How many bedrooms does it has / has it got / are there? There are / It has / / it has got two large …

Is there / has it got /does it have a TV?

Yes, there is / No there isn’t.

Yes, it has / No, it hasn’t.

Is there / has it got /does it have wi-fi /ˈwaɪ faɪ/?

Yes, there is / No there isn’t.

Yes, it has / No, it hasn’t.

How far is it from the shops and public transport? It’s five minutes from the shops.

How much is the rent? It’s 900€ a month.

9B-> How much / many?

How much time do you spend a day watching TV?

(I spend) 2 or 3 hours a day / I don’t watch TV.

How many people in your family speak English?

Nobody / Only me // My son /daughter /children // Two people / Everybody.

9C-> Comparatives

The Americans are taller / smaller / funnier / bigger / more intelligent than the British.

10B-> Future plans

Are you going to buy anything tomorrow?

Yes, I am / No, I’m not.

Where are you going to go?

I’m going to go to the supermarket.

12B-> have you ever…?

Have you ever eaten with chopsticks?

Yes, I have / No, I haven’t.

Where was it?

(It was) in a Chinese restaurant.

Did you find it difficult?

Yes, I did / No, I didn’t.

Did the other people (that you were with) use them?

Yes, they did /No, they didn’t.

12C-> Revision questions

What’s your name? My name’s…

Do you like your name? Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

How do you spell your surname? It’s P, E, T, E, R

Do you have a big family?  Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

What’s you email address? It’s 12, Pio Baroja street / avenue.

What do you do? I’m a carpenter / an artist.

Why do you need English? Because I like it / Because I need it at work / Because I like travelling.

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That you decide

To feel good

Can’t sit all the day / too long

a day

Types of exercise

To do sport

Do cardio sport

Strength sports

Sport for your heart

Sport for your muscles

Don’t watch TV everyday

You need to do…

I saw in a newspaper a table with healthy habits.

You have to walk and go upstairs a little every day.

Go to the gym

Do Pilates.

You mustn’t / shouldn’t sit all the time.

You mustn’t eat McDonald’s, Pizza…  (fast food)

You have to be active and do exercise.

Be active and do sport.

You have to do exercise from 2 to 3 days a week: go to gym, go cycling, go running…

From 3 to five days a week do exercise for your heart.

Practise your flexibility.

Stretch

Have /keep / lead a healthy live style.

Don’t smoke.

You are going to walk

You have to practise exercise / do sport, for example, football, tennis, volleyball, jogging…

You need a healthier life.

I explain to you-> Let me explain

From three to 5 times a week

You can’t be watching TV all the day.

Encouragement

And you get it eating fat free meals

Scheme

Habits

The first thing is reducing sedentary life.

To do gymnastic activities / sports

Weights

Strengthen

To become stronger

Dynamic activities

Everyday life

It’s a picture with things that you should do to be healthy…

You shouldn’t…

Play tennis, go running

All that to be a healthy person.

First

10 min a day

Flex your back

From 3 to 5 days a week

You can… dance

Fat burner

p.92

Weather forecast

temperature /ˈtemprətʃə/

Wet and windy

Cool and cloudy

cooler

Warmer

Cloudy and showery

warm and dry

hot and sunny

hot and stormy

warmer

cold and cloudy

hot and stormy

showery- con chaparrones

foldable

Where is it (the flat)? It’s on the first floor in a quiet residential area.

Is there any furniture?

There are two sofas and a table.

There is a table and two sofas.

How many bathrooms are there?

What’s there in the kitchen? It’s a modern kitchen with an oven, a washing machine and a fridge freezer.

Electric appliances.

Is there / Does it have /Has it got central heating? Yes, there is / it has / it has got gas central heating

How far is it from the shops? It’s 5 minutes from the shops and the public transport.

How much is the rent?

It is 900€ a month

How much time do you spend a day watching TV?

I don’t watch TV / I watch TV 3 hours a day

How many hours a day do you watch TV?

B2.2 22/5/19

Knackered ­- Worn out

Grip is a term describing the total cornering envelope of a race car by the friction component of the tire, the mass of the machine and the downforce generated.

Shift gears

Better safe than sorry

skid /skɪd/ verb (skidded, skidding) [intransitive]   

if a vehicle or a wheel on a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides sideways and you cannot control it.

- The car skidded as she turned onto the highway.

Due to bad weather

For a better your security – to improve your security

Safety distance

Vehicles /ˈviːɪkəl/

It will help you adapt the speed to the circumstances / visibility

Impact /ɪmˈpækt/(v) /ˈɪmpækt/(n)

put snow chains on the wheels

Specially if it is snowing

Tyres/taɪə/

Flat tyre

You follow in the footsteps / tracks /

Curves

Range of vision – visual range

BOOT 2 British English an enclosed space at the back of a car, used for carrying bags etc SYN trunk American English

- The new model has a bigger boot.

Distance

Adherence/ədˈhiərəns/-> grip

To driving drive slower (than usual)

Drive more slowly (adv)

Obligatory – compulsory

Spare wheel J

It’s essential to avoid accidents

It is essential to do something

- It is essential to book in advance.

In the following minutes I’m going to explain / speak about / deal with / describe / develop…

I’m going to start with a description / an explanation of the ….

Inversions

If I had known that, I would have gone.

Had I known that, I would have gone.

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Flooded with water

Motor boat – sail – yatch

Take/seek refuge /ˈrefjuːdʒ/ (in something)

My body was shaking / trembling

Hopefully

Heart miss a beat

Shout

A gust of wind

We couldn’t stop for many hours

Wet and slippery

Slopes

Cliff

Safe and sound

Pleasurable

Mudslide /ˈmʌdslaɪd/ noun [countable]   

when a lot of wet earth suddenly falls down the side of a hill

- Torrential rains caused a massive mudslide.

Warm winter coats

Hail

Alive and kicking

Mountaineers

Corpse

Gig – concert

Narrow escape

Near miss

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wonderful – old – beautiful – hot- warmer – huge – loud – frightened - sunny - colourful – expensive – delicious – peaceful - relaxed – busy

p. 84

THESAURUS

PERSON

beautiful a beautiful woman or child has perfect good looks

Grace Kelly was a very beautiful woman.

a beautiful baby

good-looking a good-looking person looks nice. Good-looking is very common in spoken English

He’s a good-looking guy, but he’s a bit boring.

Do you think she’s good-looking?

attractive an attractive person looks nice, especially in a way that makes you feel sexually interested in them

She’s a very attractive woman.

A lot of women find him attractive.

pretty a pretty girl or woman looks nice – used especially about a woman who has a nice face

You look pretty with your hair down.

She has a very pretty face.

handsome a handsome man or boy looks nice – used especially about a man who has a nice face. Handsome is also sometimes used, especially in literature, to describe a woman who is good-looking and has a strong face

He was tall, dark, and handsome.

She was a big, handsome woman.

gorgeous/stunning spoken extremely attractive. Gorgeous is used especially by women

She thinks Brad Pitt is gorgeous.

You look absolutely stunning in that dress!

cute spoken nice to look at – used about animals, babies, children, and young adults

a cute little puppy

She thinks you’re cute!

lovely spoken used when saying that someone looks very nice

You look lovely tonight.

A striped tie

What does she look like?

Blouse

High heels

Who has (got) long hair? (who=subject)

Who lives here?

Who worked with you?

Who knows?

Who’s handsome?

Who do you know? (who = object)

Who did you talk to?

Who do you work with?

suit /suːt, sjuːt/

tie /taɪ/

shirt /ʃɜːt/ t- shirt

skirt /skɜːt/

blouse /blaʊz/

coat

gloves

She’s (got) brown eyes

She got (a) blonde hair and (a) long hair.

She’s got a black t-shirt

She’s long brown hair.

She is wearing

She likes speaking.

She has got (a) black jeans / trousers.

Scarf

She’s got (a) long black hair.

t-shirt

She’s wearing glasses and a black dress.

He’s got (a) short grey hair.

She’s got dark brown hair / a dark blue blouse.

A colourful shirt.

Bald

He doesn’t have /hasn’t got much hair.

A checked /tʃekt/ / striped /straɪpt// plain shirt

With designs

Shoulder length hair

She’s a good looking

She has straight / wavy / curly brown hair.

long, straight, black hair.

He isn’t wearing glasses.

He’s wearing a jeans.

Silver / golden trainers

She’s long sighted

beige /beɪʒ/ noun [uncountable]   

a pale brown colour

He has grey hair

p. 97

haven’t travelled – went – have never been – travel – flew – lives – live – have been – have learned – have just finished – are waiting – have never flown – takes – am going to watch / I will watch.

Fly – flew - flown

p.77

go (straight) over the roundabout

Grandson

Granddaughter

Grandfather

Grandmother

Mediation Activity: Costas hoteles

It’s good for a trip in Spain

Hotel

Next to the sea

make a reservation / book a room

The hotel has all included

All inclusive

Theme parks / hotels

Hotels with popular characters.

Mediation activity: Viajes

I’m sitting among (+ de 2) John, Paul and Sandra.

I’m sitting between (2) Paul and Sandra.

Around of Spain

Thematic

The best option

If you want to know the coast of Spain…

Hi John. I know that you want to visit Spain. I saw this advert in a newspaper. The name of the company is Costas. They offer hotels and apartments near the sea in Spain and Portugal. You can choose from a room to an all inclusive offer, but you have to book and you will have a great discount / bargain / price / offer.

Children don’t pay and you can get free days in special hotels for kids. Everything from €59. 

B2.2 20/5/19

LISTENING: PLASTIC

Plastic straw – 500 years to break down

Declares war on plastic waste

We cannot do without plastic

Poison ouselves

1) drinking water, polar bears

2) Recyclable

Pose a threat

Packaging

12 years from now

3) Used once

90% of its value is lost to our economy

compulsion

4) Cosmetics, paints and detergents will no longer contain micro plastics in the future.

Contribute to

5) type of taxation – where to tax ( in the production/ consumption) – how / who collects the tax.

Transporting their groceries.

Reach – scope

Make a proposal

6) create a greener economy

Modern life is geared towards them using this plastic that is not easily recyclable.

An awareness campaign.

What we’ve seen over the last couple of months.

It’s past time.

Address an issue

7) we are leading this in the world and the European Union

8) Help our economy produce different sorts of plastic that can be recycled.

comprehensive /ˌkɒmprɪˈhensɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːm-/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective   

1 including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with SYN thorough

- We offer our customers a comprehensive range of financial products.

government /ˈɡʌvəmənt, ˈɡʌvənmənt/

those hills

the filmmaker shows

called

listened to a story

a killing machines

benefits from of

way to go!

American English used to tell someone that they have done something very well or achieved something special

Last but not least

ALB2 20/5/19

Mediation : health and trips

Pyramid

Stroll

Pilates

sed‧en‧ta‧ry /ˈsedəntəri $ -teri/ adjective   

1 formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much

sedentary life/job/lifestyle etc

- health problems caused by our sedentary lifestyles.

cardio /ˈkɑːdiəʊ $ ˈkɑːrdioʊ/ noun [uncountable] informal   

any type of exercise that makes the heart stronger and healthier, for example running

 a combination of cardio, weight training, and kung fu.

cardiovascular /ˌkɑːdiəʊˈvæskjələ $ ˌkɑːrdioʊˈvæskjələr/ adjective [usually before noun] medical   

relating to the heart and blood vessels (=tubes through which blood flows around your body)

 cardiovascular disease

I suggest that you contrast…

It doesn’t specify…

Theme hotels / park

If you like…

Options

ˌfull ˈboard noun [uncountable]   

a hotel offering full board provides guests with all their meals → half board

- A two-night break costs £125 full board.

All inclusive.

Advantages

Book in advance

Make yourself understood

A2 15-16/5/19

Dinámica del oral

- Entráis y cogéis hoja de borrador + ficha de presentación individual + ficha de interacción (1’-2’)

- 10’ de preparación

- 2’ + 2’ de presentación y 3’ de interacción

- cogéis ficha de mediación y hoja de borrador 1’

- 7’ de preparación

2’ + 2’ de explicación

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life /ai/ live /i/

No specific time=present perfect

Have you ever been to La Habana?

No, I’ve never visited Cuba.

Yes, I have / No, I haven’t

Yes, I went there last summer.

Specific time=past simple

Where did you go last year?

I went to Colombia, I had a fantastic time there.

Learn-learnt-learnt

Learn-learned-learned

Fly-flew-flown

I’ve flown to NY 3 times.

I went to London last year/ a month ago / at Christmas…

I’ve been to London several times/ twice this year/ three times/ in 1998 and 2015…

marathon /ˈmærəθən/

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I finished reading the book last night.

They will finish working early on Friday.

I’ve finished marking the exams.

Check through

A while ago = some time ago

ALREADY-YET

I haven’t finished packing yet. (todavía / aun)

Have you packed yet? (ya)

I’ve already packed.(ya)

ATM-automated teller machine (cash point) –cajero automático

Cashier- cajero (persona)

Safe- caja fuerte

I’ve just collected €500 (acabo de)

Savings- ahorros

Just in case- por si acaso

Juan Gil

Carrascalejo

Jaen

Must –can –will + infinitive

Have to – want to - be going to

Homework: p. 97, ex. 1

p. 77

pedestrian crossing – zebra crossing

a sign post

Parking meter

Go along / past / over / round / through / under / straight on

At …

Turn left / right

garlic

B2.2 15/5/19

Homework: ex. D, p. 119 (answer already available in whatsapp group)

Shit – crap

Sweetie

Mediation: environment card

I’d strongly advise / recommend

I suggest

I insist that you

My advice would be that

To explain you

explain something to somebody 

I explained the situation to my bank manager.

And it’s about

Bec air is pollution->polluted

The oxygen level is pollution->decreasing / going down

Illnesses

Enough healthy->healthy enough

Explain you L

This is a comic about how climate change…

Explain how climate change is affecting…

Preparated->prepared

Dropped-> fell down and died

She wasn’t ready for this

Here explains

Air

Cancer of lung-> lung cancer

Worse

For that reason – due to that

Whisperer

South Africa

Be sacrificed

Start to calm down

Prohibited

When Laurence died / passed away

To part of him-> to say goodbye / to bid farewell

Reading

Worked

Decided

Defence of / defend (protect) the environment

Company which

To the ONU

Government

Earth

He was shocked

They got started to have problems

Captured

they don’t damage the environment

Make avoid-> stop the liquid from leaking-so that the glass doesn’t get wet – to keep the liquid inside

Build-> made

arouse/generate/attract interest (=make people interested)This extraordinary story has aroused interest in many quarters.

Expert in

Is based on

A real blockbuster

Gave a bad idea to people

Cemetery

Help the environment

To get rid of / reduce the amount of plastic

Every time that we buy something

Material / fabric bags???

Disposable / recyclable plastic bags

Get rid of this habit

break/kick a habit (=stop doing something that is bad for you)

I’ve smoked for years, but I really want to kick the habit.

A second hand gadgets

Glass containers

Idea

Cut down on the amount of plastic we use

Know pollution-> know about

Produce

Can become /get / fall ill

Human

A history->story about

Tollen->Told by

According to Sophie

Documentary

cli‧mate /ˈklaɪmət/

It is about walruses

There  Wasn’t-> isn’t any more ice in the low areas.

When 1 pushes other one-> the others down the cliff

He heard a story about a capture of

Wrote

At that time he made a film based on that book

Sharks was-> were

Frightened

Saw

The deep->depths of the sea

People killed them

To became-> become an activist

He won->earned with his book

It tells us an amazing story

Drawing

For->to his surprise

Desert

Decided to plant

Continues to plant- keep on planting

 Illusion Recover his faith on his dream / his motivation