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More about Inversion in English

 

Complete your notes:

 

 

Inversion phrase + verb + subject + complements

 Not only                    was      it                dark ........

Inversion phrase +auxiliary verb + subject + verb + complements

Not only                     did                 he             win     the lottery ...

So + adjective + that 

So frightened was I that I ran away.

First Bach - Talking about your hometown.

 Watch this video and take notes to make your own description. Send your summary in due time. 

Expressing purpose

 

The grammar is quite simple:

• FOR has to be followed by a verb ending with -ing
• SO THAT is followed by a subject and a verb
• (NOT TO) is followed by an infinitive
• SO AS (NOT) TO is followed by an infinitive

Expressing opinions

 

Would you like to study and live in foreign country? Why? Why not? 

(Approximately 120 words) 

Writing (2,5 puntos) 

Esta pregunta pretende avaliar a capacidade comunicativa do alumnado no ámbito da producción escrita. A nota final (máximo 2,5 puntos) outorgarase segundo a medida na que o alumnado cumpra os seguintes parámetros: 

a) Alcance. O alumnado aborda adecuadamente o tema proposto. Sabe comunicar as ideas que quere transmitir utilizando unha considerable variedade de recursos. Sabe utilizar o rexistro lingüístico adecuado á situación. (0,5 puntos)

b) Riqueza e control do vocabulario.(0,4 puntos) 

c) Corrección gramatical. O alumnado ten un repertorio básico de elementos lingüísticos e de estratéxias que lle permiten abordar o tema con comodidade. 

Non comete erros gramaticais básicos, como, por exemplo, omitir o suxeito diante dun verbo, omitir a “-s” da 3ª persoa do singular do Presente Habitual (he writeS), utilizar adxectivos en plural, usar incorrectamente os adxectivos posesivos e demostrativos, non dominar os tempos verbais e outros erros similares. .(0,4 puntos) 

d) Fluidez. O alumnado posúe un dominio dá lingua inglesa adecuado e suficiente para evitar cortes na comunicación ou malentendidos.(0,4 puntos) 

e) Cohesión. O alumnado utiliza adecuadamente os conectores e demais medios de cohesión. .(0,4 puntos 

f) Coherencia. O alumnado é capaz de organizar as súas ideas para redactar un texto coherente e ben estruturado.(0,4 puntos)

Summarizing a text

Travelling the world

Write a summary of the text in English, including the most important points, using your own words. (Approximately 50 words; 0.75 points).

 Summary (0,75 puntos) 

Esta pregunta será puntuada segundo os seguintes criterios:

 1. O alumno identificou as ideas principais do texto e resumiunas sen incluír información secundaria ou anecdótica. 

2. O alumno expresou estas ideas en aproximadamente 50 palabras, sen copiar literalmente do texto, con coherencia, claridade, cohesión, razoable corrección gramatical e léxico axeitado ao tema.

PREFIXES - SECOND BACH WORDBUILDING 1

 Prefixes 

A prefix is a letter or a group of letters that we add to the beginning of a word. Prefixes change the meanings of words

Prefix	Meaning	Example
Extra-	Beyond / outside	Extracurricular
Inter-	Between	Intercontinental
Multi-	Many / several	Multilingual
Over-	Too much spend	Overspend
Re-	Do again	Reclaim
Under -	Not enough	Underestimate

Second Bach Reporting commands, requests and suggestions.

 Reporting verbs:

Are the examples commands, requests or suggestions?

1.    He asked me to go to the beach with him

2.    The flight attendant told us to fasten our seat belts.

3.    She suggested going to a museum at the weekend.

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

1.    “Buy the ticket tomorrow”

Tina told Rob.......................................

2.    “Could you pay your bill later today?”

The hotel manager asked us ....................................

3.    “Why don’t we go camping next week?”

Amy suggested .........................................

4.    “Please, don’t tell my mum that we hitchhiked home”

Mark asked me ......................................

5.    “Let’s not stay here again next year!”

Fred suggested ......................................

Match the examples to the verb pattern

1.    She apologized for coming late

2.    They agreed to go to the beach on the train

3.    She admitted (that) they had lost the keys for their hotel room.

4.    She advised me not to take many clothes with me.

Verb patterns:

Verb + (that) + clause	Verb + (not) to + infinitive	Verb + object  + (not) to + infinitive	Verb + (not) + ing

 

Add the verbs in the box to the verb patterns.

Explain, insist, invite, offer, recommend, refuse, warn

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the reporting verbs.

1.    “I’ll go to the beach if that’s what you want” said Ron. (agreed)

2.    “You shouldn’t take too much money” Lee said to Jo. (advised)/ (recommend) (2)

3.    “I’m sorry I didn’t phone earlier” said Rachel. (apologized for) 

4.    “Don’t sunbathe for too long” I told Jim. (warn)

5.    “Actually I can’t speak French very well” said Robert. (admitted)

6.    “No, I won’t lend you any money” Sue told Lara (refused to)

 

 

Second ESO: Describing People

 

Ordinal Numbers - Second ESO

https://www.madridteacher.com/Activities/Files/numbers/numbers-ordinals-list-mp3.htm 

https://www.madridteacher.com/Activities/Files/numbers/worksheets/ordinalcloze.htm

Second ESO

 

 HOMEWORK EXTENSION

1 ESO REVIEW

2 ESO

What can you use to make a project or presentation?

You can  use books, the Internet, and encyclopedias but you have to name your sources correctly. 

You can use pictures  but they should either be: 

1.     Free ClipArt pictures.
2.     Fotoakuten: http://www.fotoakuten.se/
3.     Piscs4learning: http://www.piscs4learning.com/
4.     Clker: http://www.clker.com//
5.     Flickr: http://www.flickr.com//
6.     Fotofinnare: http://www.fotofinnaren.se/

Popplet. Mind maps made easy

Have fun and study vocabulary!!!

 

https://www.popplet.com/

First Bach. Unit 1 Present Tenses

                                                     Present Simple and Present Continuous 

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_01_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Second Bach Travelling - Unit 5 Reported Speech

 

Grammar Initative

Direct speech	Reported speech What did Mónica say?
“ I always pack toilet paper”
“ I am still planning my next trip”
“ I can’t stand flying”
“I read Patrick Leigh Fermor’s book”
“ When I was travelling round India”
“I was impossible to buy any”
“ I have only been on a plane once”
“I’ll tell you when I’ve decided”

 

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. Make any necessary changes.

Direct speech	Reported speech
“ Ben is going to cycle there this afternoon”	She said ....
“We only went to one museum last year”	Sam said....
“We’ve never been to this restaurant before”	James and Sue said .....
“I’ll take you to the airport tomorrow”	Sarah told John .....
“ You have to visit the Museum of Transport before you go”	Our guide said ....
“David’s writing postcards for his family”	Ann told me .....
“This time last year I was relaxing on a beach”	Tim said ....
“I get really nervous when my dad drives too fast”	Sally told me .....

 

Direct speech	Reported speech What does Mary want to know?
“Are they going to Dubrovnik?”
“Do you go to Bali every year? “
“When will my passport be ready?”
“How long have you lived in Cyprus?”
“Did you enjoy your trip to the States?”
“Can I take two bags on the plane?”

What did  Mary want to know? ( I don't remember!!!)

More questions: 

WH QUESTIONS 

`Who has been using my typewriter?´.- Said my mother. ___________________________________ 

`What do you want to see?´.- Said the guide ___________________________________ 

How much do you think it will cost?´.- He said. ____________________________________ `

How long have you been learning English?´.- The examiner said. ____________________________________ `

What train are you going to get?´.- My friend asked me ____________________________________ 

`Where are you going for your summer holidays?.- I asked them __________________

YES / NO QUESTIONS 

`Are there any letters for me?´.- Said Katy ____________________________________ 

Do you see what I see, Mary?´.- Said the young man. ____________________________________ 

`Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning?´.- Said the secretary _____________________________________ 

Did you sleep well?´.- She asked me _____________________________________ 

Do you want to see the cathedral?´.- Said the guide ___________________________________ 

Does anyone want tickets for the boxing match?´.- Said Charles ___________________________________ 

`Have you been here too long?´.- The other students asked him.

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