PHRASAL VERBS: BREAK

BREAK DOWN

1-Stop functioning (vehicle, machine). / Averiarse

    Our car broke down five miles away from home.

    Nuestro coche se averió a cinco millas de casa.

2- Lose control of one's emotions when in distress. / Sufrir un colapso.

    Sam broke down when he saw his own blood.

    Sam se desmayó al ver su propia sangre.

3- Divide into smaller parts / Desglosar, dividir en partes más pequeñas.

    The boss broke the project down into three parts.

    El jefe dividió el proyecto en tres partes.

BREAK IN/INTO

1-Force entry to a building. / Entrar por la fuerza en un edificio.

    The thief broke in last night and stole our savings.

    El ladrón entró en casa anoche y robó nuestros ahorros.

2-Interject. / Interrumpir.

   Chávez was talking when the king of Spain broke in.

   Chávez hablaba cuando el rey de España interrumpió.

3-Wear something a few times so that it doesn't look or feel new. / Ponerse algo varias veces para ceda y no parezca o se sienta como nuevo.

    I've broken these shoes in before the wedding.

    Me he puesto estos zapatos antes de la boda (y acostumbrarme a ellos).

BREAK UP

1-End a relationship. / Terminar una relación.

   After three years of marriage, they broke up.

   Después de tres años de matrimonio, terminarón con su relación.

A RULE OF THUMB

A way of calculating something which is not exact but which will help you to be correct enough.

a rule of thumb

Por norma general, regla de oro.

Regla sencilla, fácil de memorizar y que nunca falla.

EXAM 8. JUNE 2010.

1. Question tags.
a. Peter bought a new guitar, _________?

b. Susan and Michael won't arrive soon, _________?

c. He is talking to her, ________?

d. My neighbour has arrived, ________?



2. Interrogative sentences.
a. Mary has passed the exam.
- Who?
- What?

b. My friend found a wallet.
- Who?
- What?

c. She will arrive soon.
- When?

3. Conditional sentences.
a. If I have a party, I ______________ (invite) you.

b. You would pass your exam if you ____________ (study) harder.

c. She won't come with us if she ___________ (not pay) the money.

d. If I had a million dollars, I _____________ (buy) a flat in Manhattan.


4. Future tense.
a. Watch out! He ______________! (fall)
b. I think I _________ the exam. (pass)
c. Sarah ___________ to the dentist on Monday. (go)
d. That's a good movie. I _______________ (watch) tonight.
e. ______________ me, please? (help / you)


5. Vocabulary. Translate and write a meaningful sentence with:
a. Kayaking

b. Earthquake

c. Save

d. Earn

e. Waterfall

EXTREME SPORTS

#1


#2



#3


#4


#5


#6


#7


KAYAKING - WINDSURFING - PARAGLIDING - KITESURFING - KITESURFING HANG-GLIDING - WHITE WATER RAFTING - TREKKING

NATURAL DISASTERS

[Answer your questions as COMMENTS]

I. Imagine there is a fire and you have time to save the following items in the list. Decide the order:

your money
your books
one of your relations
your computer
your pet
your car
some food
a trophy

II. Have a look at the video and describe what to do in case of earthquake. You can watch it here.

III. Think of an earthquake. Which ones are correct and which ones are not?

- DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a table.
- Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls.
- Stay inside until shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.
- Use the elevators, if they are working.
- Most injuries occur when people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
- If you are driving, don't worry and keep on doing it.

IV. Find out:
- Which island has been nearly destroyed by its currently active volcano, wiping out the capital and forcing thousands to evacuate?
a. Krakatau, Indonesia.
b. Montserrat, West Indies.
c. Mindanao, Philippines.

- The last voyage of this luxury liner ended at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
a. Titanic.
b. Andrea Doria.
c. Queen Mary.

- Eyjafjallajoku is a volcano which has recently provoked an ash cloud. Where is it?
a. In Ireland.
b. In Iceland.
c. In Poland.

EXAM PRACTICE (UNITS 6 & 7)

1. Complete with the appropriate tense:

a. If I ________________ (study), I will pass the exams.

b. If I were there with you, I ______________ (help) you.

c. If the sun shines, we ________________ (walk) to the town.

d. She ________________ (cook) something if she weren't so angry.

e. If my friend ___________, I will be very happy.

2. Make questions:
a. She is reading a book.
Who?

b. They have written a new story.
Who?

c. They found her in Seville.
Where?

d. She was speaking French.
What language?

e. They play tennis twice a week.
How often?

3. Complete with question tags:
a. It's five o'clock, ________?

b. You went to Madrid, _________?

c. They can play the violin, ________?

d. She has travelled a lot, _________?

e. He was speaking French, ________?


4. Write in reported speech:
a. 'Don't move!'
She asked me...

b. 'I have gone to the park recently.'
He said that...

c. 'Peter usually dances salsa.'
She said that...

d. 'I don't usually talk to my sister.'
He said that...

e. 'Relax!'
He asked me...

FINAL EXAM 2nd TERM (4º ESO)

1. Complete the sentences with the appropriate RELATIVE PRONOUN:
a. They saw the girl _____ appeared on TV.

b. That is the place ______ I want to go this summer.

c. He brought the shovel _____ I recommended.

d. This is the train ______ goes to Madrid.

e. The baby was born ______ his mother arrived at the hospital.

2. Rewrite each sentences using REPORTED SPEECH:
a. 'I wrote a letter to my sister.'

b. 'Open the door!'

c. 'I don't know if my family is here.'

d. 'Don't play with my son.'

e. 'We have read a new book.'


3. Complete the sentences using PAST PERFECT or SIMPLE PAST:
a. I _________ (receive) a good mark in my test because I _____________ (practise) a lot.

b. Fred _____________ (answer) the question although I _____________ (not ask) him.

c. When I _____________ (meet) John, he _________________ (not have) breakfast yet.

d. Pete ____________ (copy) the task he _______________ (not do).


4. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form in PASSIVE FORM:
a. The telegraph __________________ (invent) by Morse in 1848.

b. The Prime Minister of Spain ______________ (elect) every four years.

c. The camera ________________ (not steal) at around 10 o'clock.

d. The houses ______________ (build) last year.


5. Complete with the COMPARATIVE or SUPERLATIVE adjective:
a. Your results were ______________ (bad) in the class.

b. Peter is ________________ (shy) than my brother.

c. He is the _____________ (wonderful) person I have ever known.

d. He was ____________ (exciting) than ever.

6. Translate these sentences:
a. Mi vecino dijo que había ido al médico esa tarde.

b. El profesor me pidió que leyera el texto.

c. El edificio fue construido por dos nuevos arquitectos.

d. Gira a la derecha, luego sigue todo recto, verás un semáforo y cruza la calle.


7. Complete with SUCH / SUCH A / SO:
a. It was _____ beautiful day that we went to the country.

b. He was driving ______ fast that he had an accident.

c. Peter was _____ far that he couldn't arrive.


8. Translate these words (identifica también la palabra que NO hemos dado):
traffic light --- go straight on --- wristband --- health --- weird --- resume

9. Listening:

EXAM 5 (4º ESO)

1. Reading
Who are your friends?

Recent research has concluded that at any time we have around thirty friends, six of whom we think of as close. Over a lifetime we will make almost 400 friends, but we will keep in touch with fewer than 10% of them. Almost 60% of us claim that our friendships are more important to us than career, money or family. Other studies show that men have, in general, fewer close friends than women do, that middle-class men have more friends than working-class men, and that both men and women find their friendships with women more emotionally satisfying than those with men. Those findings hide huge variations. When I asked people how many close friends they had, the answers ranged from none to almost 100. But we need to play the game of friendship. Evidence shows that people with close friends live longer and are happier than those without.

a. True or false? Justify your answers.
1 We make around thirty friends in a lifetime.
2 Careers, money and family are also important to many people.
3 In general men have more friends than women.
4 Friendships with women are often more emotionally satisfying.
5 People live longer if they have close friends.

2. Vocabulary
a. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words.
TRAFFIC JAM DOWN YOU'RE KIDDING UPSET
- She does not feel very happy. She feels really _______________.
- Please, phone Michael and tell him we're late. There is a ________________ on this road.
- ____________________! That can't be true!
- He does not want anyone to talk to his girlfriend. He is very ____________.
- My friend is really ___________ because I didn't invite him to the party.

3. Grammar
a. Complete with past perfect or past simple. #1 #2

1. The pupils talked about the film they ______________(watch).
2. I was late for work because I (miss) _____________the bus.
3. We lived in the house that my father (build) ________________.
4. We admired the picture that Lucy (paint) _______________.
5. They watered the trees that they (plant) _______________.

b. Transform into passive voice in present or past. #1 #2

1. He opens the door.
   →
2. We set the table.
   →
3. She paid a lot of money.
   →
4. I drew a picture.
   →
5. They wear blue shoes.
   →

c. Complete with the appropriate comparative or superlative form. #1 #2
1. Your results were ____________ (bad) than mine.
2. Phil is __________________ (shy) I've ever known.
3. This is ____________________ (quiet) pub in town.
4. I feel ____________ (nervous) now than when I take exams.
5. Tom seems ________________ (cheerful and good) than before.

d. Transform these sentences into reported speech. #1 #2

1. "I have a toothache." He said that..
2. "I will open the window." He said that...
3. "She has gone on holiday." He said that...
4. "We're going to the cinema." He said that ...
5. "I don't want to go with my friends." He said that ...

4. Translation.
1. Mi madre llegó cuando yo ya me había ido.
2. Este libro no es el libro más maravilloso del mundo.
3. John dijo que había hecho los deberes.
4. La primera Giralda fue construida por los musulmanes en Sevilla.

5. Listening.

MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

1. Translate these words and write a meaningful sentence with them (2 points):
murder
lobby
owe
mistake
blood


2. Answer these questions (2 points)*:
a. What explanation did Williams' wife give him about his dream?
b. What did Williams decide to do about his dream?
c. Why didn't Perceval's family want him to go to the House of Commons??
d. What did John Bellignham do when Spencer Perceval came into the lobby?

*These questions have been taken from More Strange Tales by Martin Sinclair, ed. Burlington.

3. Read these quotations and identify WHO says each of them and WHAT or WHO they are referring to (2 points):

a. "What a magnificent building! But why am I here?"
b. "The bullet hit him in the heart. He won't survive"
c. "Maybe he didn't didn't like Perceval for some reason, or maybe he's mad."
d. "Please, stop writing these letters"
e. "He knows the difference between right and wrong."

4. Describe briefly Williams' dream using YOUR OWN WORDS (2 points):

5. Correct the false sentences (2 points):
a. Spencer Perceval shot the Prime Minister.
b. Bellingham's business in Russia was very successful.
c. Bellingham started to pass his evenings in the House of Commons. For that reason, he received the money he needed.
d. Bellingham was very upset during the investigation.
e. The judge fuound Bellingham innocent but he had to go to an asylum.

REPORTED SPEECH

Bart said to Homer, 'I'm going to visit Milhouse'.
Bart said to Homer that he was going to visit Milhouse.

Reported Speech

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Now, time to practise!

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

PAST PERFECT

Past Perfect

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Activity 1 and activity 2: Complete the sentences and translate. Then send the translation via e-mail.

ADJECTIVES TO COMPARE

Adjetivos comparativos en inglés

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Superlativos

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Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Game 1

Game 2

Find the seven differences:

PASSIVE VOICE

1. Watch the video and answer the questions:

Passive Voice

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Now do the following activities:

Activity 1 - Present passive

Activity 2 - Active to passive

Activity 3 - Past passive

Activity 4 - Active to passive

CHRISTMAS TRAILERS

1. Watch these trailers and answer the questions. Do not forget to send the results:

[Teacher's code: Antonio Romero]
[Class ID: 3A / 3B / 4C / 1C]

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present Perfect Tense

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Recuerda que en el presente perfecto no se dice EXACTAMENTE CUÁNDO se realizó una acción. Para eso está el PAST SIMPLE:
I went to Madrid in 2003 (en 2003, se dice exactamente cuándo)
I have been to Madrid recently (recientemente, pero no se sabe si la semana pasada o cuándo).

Form

Quiz

Activity 1

Activity 2

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

1. Remember the use of the past tense:

Past Simple Tense - Pasado Simple

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2. Write the past tense of the following verbs here (notebook).
(Escribe los verbos en tu cuaderno y tradúcelos).

REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
a. Was or were?
b. Regular or irregular?

3. Present or past? Classify the sentences according to its tense (notebook).
a. He is doing his homework now.
b. Mary works in Seville.
c. Peter did his homework yesterday.
d. They are playing the guitar at the moment.
e. They often go out on Saturdays.

4. Choose the correct alternative to form the past tense here.
(Online)


EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
USE OF THE NEGATIVE FORMS
5. Write the negative form of the following sentences (e-mail). Then write the interrogative form of the sentences:
a. Mary started a new project --> Mary didn't start a new project.

b. James came to London in January.

c. They studied English in 2003.

d. Susan broke the window yesterday.

e. Mary worked all day long yesterday.

f. I forgot your birthday!

g. He was happy to be here.

h. There were many people in the street.

WAS / WERE

The past of the verb TO BE



Was or were?

Was or were? II


--> SEARCH BLOG / BUSCAR EN BLOG: "PAST TENSE". COPIAR LA TEORÍA EN EL CUADERNO Y VOLVER.

Simple past tense

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There are regular and irregular verbs. Find in the dictionary the past tense of these verbs:

THANKSGIVING DAY

United States of America, Thursday 27th November 2008


1. Match the words with the pictures. They are all related to Thanksgiving Day.



2. Watch the following video about the FIRST THANKSGIVING. Answer the questions below.

a. How was the Pilgrims' ship called?

b. Who helped the Pilgrims to survive their first winter in America?

c. How did they thank the Wampanoag Indians?


3. Are these sentences true or false?

a. Families gather around a table to eat turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, etc.

b. There are big parades in big cities.

c. Many people dress up as in Halloween.

d. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the first Thursday of November every year.

PAST CONTINUOUS

FORMAS
Sujeto + Be en pasado (was / were) + verbo terminado en ING.

The Past Continuous fernando braña

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USOS
Se usa para acciones que utiliza para describir acciones que se estaban desarrollando en el momento del pasado al que nos estamos refiriendo y que continuaron después de ese momento:

She was having breakfast this morning at 6.15
(estaba desayunando cuando la vi, y seguiría haciéndolo después)

El pasado continuo se utiliza también para referimos a dos acciones en el pasado, una de las cuales se completó, mientras que la otra continuaba: para la primera se utiliza el "past simple" y para la segunda el "past continuous":

My mother was cooking when my father called her
(Mi madre estaba cocinando cuando mi padre la llamó)

Watch the following video:



EXPRESIONES

Se utiliza mucho WHEN (cuando) y WHILE (mientras).

--> Now go to these websites. Read the text, answer the questions and do the activities below:

Primero repasa el pasado del verbo TO BE: #1 , #2

Ahora forma frases con PAST CONTINUOUS: #3 , #4

PRESENT SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

1. Watch the following video:
1. Mira el siguiente vídeo:



2. Now do the following activity on your computer:
2. Ahora haz el siguiente ejercicio en tu ordenador:

Ejercicio #2

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

3. Copy the following chart on your notebook:
3. Copia la siguiente tabla en tu cuaderno:

NEGATIVE FORMS

I don't speak
You don't speak
He doesn't speak
She doesn't speak
It doesn't speak
We don't speak
You don't speak
They don't speak

¡HE / SHE / IT utilizan DOESN'T!

4. Now do the following activities on your computer:

Activity #4

Activity #5