December 24, 2012

FILE 3.B

TASK 1
2.b
3.a,c
4.b,d
5.c,d
6.c

TASK 2
2.We'll have finished
3.We'll be playing
4.I'll be working
5.The meeting will have finished
6.He'll have spent
7.He'll have been
8.You'll still be doing
9.She'll have travelled
10.I'll be staying
11.Will you be seeing

FILE 3.A

VOCABULARY

TASK 1
1.robbed    2.stole   3.was stolen   4.are robbed     5. was robbed

TASK 2
1. terrorist - terrorise
2. balackmailer - blackmail
3. drug-trafficker - to traffic/to deal indrugs
4. forger - forge
5. attacker - assault
6. pickpocket - pickpocket
7. mugger - mug

TASK 3
1. was convicted
2. defended
3.sentenced
4.be released
5.was acquitted

TASK 4
CRIMES: theft, hijacking, smuggling, bribery , drunken driving, rape
PUNISHMENTS: prison, flogging, death penalty,probation, community service, fine
PEOPLE: witness, detective, traffic warden, lawyer, judge, members of jury

PASSIVE

TASK 3
2.covers 3.is covered 4.are locked 5. was posted-arrived 6.sank-was rescued 7.died-were brought 8.grew 9.was stolen 10.disappeared

TASK 5
2.The concert has been postponed
3.The computer is being used at the moment
4.our conversation was being recorded
5.the game had been cancelled
6.a new ring road is being built
7. a new hospital has been built

TASK 6
2. I was asked some difficult questions at the interview
3.Janet was given a present by her colleagues when she retired
4.I wasn't told that George was ill
5.be piad?
6.should have been offered the job
7.Have you been shown waht to do?

LINKS TO WORK MORE ON PASSIVE SENTENCES
 http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file03/nef_upperint_grammar03_a01?cc=global&selLanguage=en
 http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/h_check/exercise_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en
 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/personal_passive.htm
 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6854#a
 

November 8, 2012

FILE 2.A

READING. A ROSE WITHOUT A THRONE
A.6         B.4            C.7            D.3           E.1           F.5           2.G

VOCABULARY
TASK 1
1.heel/soles           2.laces             3.dressing gown            4.slippers             5.belt        6.hem/buttoms

TASK 2
1. pyjamas            2.jeans        3.shorts           4.pairs of pants             5.pair of tights              6.tights/ones

TASK 3
2.sweater         3.trousers             6.T-shirt           5.ribbon         1.evening blouse       3.boots

TASK 5
1.fits            2.matches            3.suits

CLOTHES CLOZE
for / try / fits / wardrobe /shorts / cotton / pants / wool / occasions / formal / job / wedding / suit /  tie / casual / stained / laundry / whites / dried / folded / put / trends / models / designer
     

October 19, 2012

ADVANCED I. KEY. PRESENT PERFECT

TASK 1

2.Have you been waiting long?
3.HAve you caught any fish?
4How many people have you invited?
5.How long have you been teaching?
6.How many books have you written? How long have you been writing books?
7.How long have you been saving? How much money have you saved?

TASK 2

2. Somebody has broken...
3.Have you been working...
4.Have you ever worked?
5.Has she gone
6. he has appeared
7.I haven't been waiting
8.It has stopped
9.I have lost
10.I have been reading /have you seen
11.I have read

October 11, 2012

ADVANCED I. KEY. LISTENING


LISTENING


I don’t like chicken > neither do I

I’m going to the party tomorrow > So am I

I like watching old black and white films > So do I

I can’t drive > neither can I

I won’t go shopping this afternoon > Neither will I

I’ve been to Rome twice > So have I

I didn’t sleep well last night > neither did I

I’ve never been to a live concert > neither have I

I’m not feeling very well > neither am I

I did some gardening at the weekend > So did I

ADVANCED I. KEY AUXILIARY VERBS

1.AM - 2. DOES - 3. DOESN'T - 4. WON'T - 5. WOULD - 6. HAVEN'T - 7.WON'T - 8. DID - 9. DO - 10. DO - 11.HAD - 12. DOES - 13.DOES - 14. HAVEN'T - 15. DON'T - 16. HAVE - 17. CAN - 18. WON'T - 19. WOULD - 20. DOES

May 24, 2012

KEY REVISION ACTIVITIES

VOCABULARY

TASK 4
apply for - extras - menu - beard - trip

TASK 5
madness - possibility - similarity - survival - reaction - movement

TASK 6
on - about - in - to - on - for

TASK 7
adverts - behave - in - sculptor - manipulative - terrace - back - credit - frustrating - away - pedestrian - discount - starving - sensitive

TASK 8
injured - based - does - back - keep - for - into

PRONUNCIATION

TASK 9
2. watch
3. advert
1. moody - 4. food
5. audience 8. organization
6. underground - 9. lunch
7. generous - 10. journey

TASK 10
1. RE - 2. CAP - 3. GRAND - 4. CA - 5. VEST - 6. SAU - 7.  NI - 8. PPEA - 9. LU - 10. VI

READING 1 (pages 4 and 5)

1.c - 2. c - 3. b - 4. d -5.b - 6. b - 7. d - 8. a

READING 2 (page 6)

TASK A
1. F - 2. F - 3. F - 4. T

TASK B
1.c - 2. d - 3. c - 4. a

TASK C
quit - harmful - beating - strictly - fairly

TASK D (DON'T DO IT)

READING 3 (page 7)

TASK A
1. You fell like you are sleeping in a tree
2. This is a way of keeping cool
3. You have to drive
4. The bed adapts to your body position

TASK B
1.F        2.T      3. T         4.F

TASK C
1.memorable       2. rise         3.obtain         4.stroll      5.ensures

TASK D (DON'T DO)

READING 5 (page 8)

TASK A
1.f         2.f         3.t      4.f

TASK B
1. a        2.c     3.c         

TASK C
a.hit          b.range         c.sported        d.solve

TASK D (DON'T DO)

READING 6 (page 9)

TASK A
1. He saw a magic show at the Christmas party and fell in love with magic
2.He introduced Lance to music
3.HE thinks that the old type of magic is the best

TASK B
1.c     2.a    3.b

TASK C (DON'T do)

READING 7 (page 10)

TASK A
1.f       2. f         3.t

TASK B
1.b     2.c     3.c

READING 7 (page 11)

TASK A (DON'T DO)

TASK  B
1. It takes a long time before it becomes safe and it harms the soil
2. The smoke from factories and fumes from cars have polluted the air in London
3. Their natural environment is beign destroyed and some animals are disappearing forever.

TASK C (DON'T DO)

TASK D
1.f          2. t

May 10, 2012

KEY SUPERSTITIONS

TASK 2
A. RAIN
B.MAKE YOUR COW...
C.GET SICK
D.THEIR BELLY BUTTONS


TASK 3
A. The winds/before it rains
B. poor/lend things
C.eat the fruit they were picking
D. goes down/catch cold

May 8, 2012

RELATIVE CLAUSES

TASK 1

3. We often visit our friends in Bristol, which is not very far away
4. I went to see the doctor, who told me ...
5. John, who I have known for a very long time, is one of...
6. Sheila, whose job involves a lot of travelling, is away...
7. The new stadium, which can hold 90,000 people, will be...
8. Glasgow, where my brother lives, is the largest...
9. A friend of mine, whose father is the manager of a company, helped...

TASK 2

3. ...factory, which began ten days ago, is now over.
4. I've found the book which I was looking for this morning
5. ... London, which was once the largest city in the world, is now falling.
6. Few of the people who applied for the job which was advertised had the necessary qualifications.
7. Amy showed me a photograph of her son, who is a policeman.

TASK 3

2. My office, which... floor, is...
3. OK
4. Ben's father, who... teacher, now...
5. OK
6. The sun, which...universe, provides...

TASK 4

2. where
3. who
4.whose
5. whom
6.where
7.whose
8.whom

TASK 5

2. The waitress who served us was impolite and impatient
3. The building which was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt
4. The people who were arrested have now been released.
5. The bus which goes to the airport runs every half hour.

TASK 6

3. ok
4. ...people who work...
5. ok
6. ok
7. ...money which was...
8. ok
9. thing which has...

TASK 7

3. which
4. who
5. ok
6. that
7. ok
8. which

March 9, 2012

PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

One of your main problems when doing speaking activities is pronunciation. The following are some links that may help you to improve it.

IRREGULAR VERBS

http://www.manythings.org/repeat/

REGULAR PAST
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finaled.php

PRONUNCIATION DICTIONARY
http://www.eflnet.com/tutorials/finaled.php

CONNECTED SPEECH
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/features/connected.shtml

BE CAREFUL WITH THE PRONUNCIATION OF BUSY!!

February 16, 2012

READING: HOUSES YOU'LL NEVER FORGET (PAGE 59)

5.B

Two giant statues - entrance
Trotsky - living room
a yellow door - kitchen
monkey ... - kitchen
shoes - Diego's bedroom
cupboard - upstairs(bedroom)
1910 - above the cupboard
1929 - patio


5.C

1.dresser
2.glass
3.entrance
4.gallery
5.upstairs
6.airy
7.shutters
8.patio

January 26, 2012

EXAM REVISION ACTIVITIES

GRAMMAR

TASK 1

1. is having
2. did-give
4. am going/am going to go
5. has played
6.will pick
7. are you going to see
8. are staying
9. had finished
10. have-driven
11. have - been waiting
12. was driving
13. were looking
14. shall we try


TASK 4

1. DON'T DO
2.unless
3. apologizes
4. until
5. won't

VOCABULARY

TASK 7
1. . engaged
2. pitch
3. inherited
4. flight
5. limit
6. wavy
7. gate
8. gap
9. delicious
10. take-away

TASK 8
1. mad
2. up
3. team
4. for
5. dessert
6. salary
7. furious
8. charged
9. affectionate
10. call

PRONUNCIATION

TASk 9
1.refeREE
2. resPONsible
3.MOtorbike
4.STRAWberries
5.CIRcuit
6.indePENdent
7.peDEStrian
8.amBItious
9.MORTgage
10. aFFORD

TASK 10
1.injured
2.journey
3.selfish
4.team
5.charming
6.paid
7.inherit
8.sociable
9.organized
10.height

READING 2

TASK 1
1. grumble
2.maintenance
3. tunnels
4. underground
5, loudspeaker
6.map
7.hours
8.eleven
9.ridiculous
10. complaints
11.passengers
12.signs

TASK 2 - DON'T DO

READING 3

TASK 1
1.F - 2.F - 3. T - 4.? - 5.T - 6.T - 7.F - 8.F - 9.F - 10.T

TASK 2
1.d 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.E

January 24, 2012

COMPUTER VOCABULARY

1. Correct the spelling mistakes

1. screen
2. mouse
3. computer
4. stick
5. monitor
6. keyboard
7. disk
8. webcam

5. Match

1.g
2.a
3.e
4.h
5.b
6.f
7.c

6. Complete the sentences

1.clicks
2.beginning/end
3.make
4.did
5.cut
6.save
7.open
8.middle

B.THE INTERNET

4.Same or different?
1.d
2.s
3.d
4.s
5.d
6.s
7.s
8.s
9.d
10.s

5.Complete

1.search
2.download
3.on
4.broadband
5.website
6.visit

January 13, 2012

EUROPASS AND PORTFOLIO

18th and 19th Jaunuary. Conference Room. EOI OURENSE

http://centros.edu.xunta.es/eoideourense/eoiou/index.php?action=descargarActividad&actId=583

January 11, 2012

LISTENING PAGE 43

ACTIVITY A

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5ZMpJnEbcedMTJjYzVhYjUtM2ZkOS00YWMzLWE2NDMtMDc4ZjYyNzhmMWUy

  1. he’s from England and Spain
  2. He’s in his late thirties
  3. He’s a musician (a flamenco guitarist)

ACTIVITIY C

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5ZMpJnEbcedMTJjYzVhYjUtM2ZkOS00YWMzLWE2NDMtMDc4ZjYyNzhmMWUy

Name: Rafael Lloyd, he has a Spanish first name and an English surname. It’s both his real and stage name

Parents: His mother was Spanish and his father’s English. He was born in Spain but now he lives in England.

Languages: He’s bilingual (English/Spanish)

Nationality: He feels more Spanish than English, partly because of his job. He thinks he looks Spanish, but he says he has an international face because when he is abroad people always think he’s from their country, e.g. if he’s in Italy, people think he’s Italian.

Profession: He’s a flamenco guitarist. He started playing the guitar when he was 9, in Madrid. He has been working as a guitarist for 22 years. He started when he was 17.

ACTIVITY D

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B5ZMpJnEbcedODBlYjY4NjgtNWZmNi00ZTU4LWExZGItYjkwZmZmY2QxYzg4

  1. It’s easier to make a living in Britain because there are less flamenco guitarists there.
  2. In the USA, Germany and Japan (but flamenco is popular all over the world)
  3. The stereotype is of someone with long, dark hair (which he used to have)
  4. In Spain (where the believe more in stereotypes). He thinks the British don’t judge people by their appearance.

January 8, 2012

COMPOSITIONS FILE 3

INTERACTION
An informal letter (New English File page 49)

CREATIVE WRITING
Advantages and disadvantages of the invention of the mobile phone (writing guide page 13)

Deadline: first class after the Christmas holiday