THE PASSIVE

In lesson number five we are going to review The Passive voice, which you already studied last year. In order to refresh your memory, watch the following tutorial:

Let's take some practise on the matter:

Easy Level:

Fill in the gaps with passive voice- Present
Fill in the gaps with passive voice- Past

Intermediate level:

Active or Passive?

Active to Passive Activity 1

Passive Gap Filling (various tenses)

Passive: two objects
Passive in text: The Canterbury Ghost
Listening: Stonehenge : Listen and take the quiz.

Too passive?? Let's get active with these two games and the song:

The Beatles: All You Need is Love

Basket: Hoop shot

Football: Penalty Shootout

In short, you'll be given some task to do related to the passive voice. At the moment you could start practising the passive in this link to see how you're doing. 

Stay tuned!

MONEY, MONEY, MONEY

In unit number 4 we will be taking a look at some vocabulary related to money. Watch this video and take note of the useful and interesting expressions the girl gives you in order to enlarge your knowledge of the language.

7 Common Expressions about MONEY 

Linked activities:

1.Listen and do the exercises on the handed paper. This is an activity to be marked, so listen carefully.

ABCs of Money Matters: Debt Consolidation

2.Take a look at the pictures and try to guess how the story about these two twin brothers goes.

Serve yourshelf!

In the following link you'll find vocabulary, pronunciation of the words given,  games and tests (at the end of the page) related to the vocabulary given, quite useful.

Learnenglish: Money

In this other link, you have a list of finantial words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) with quizes at the end.

ESLabout: Finantial Words

RELATIVES EXERCISE

Do the following exercise in the link:

https://testmoz.com/111240

Read the instructions carefully and take your time.

IT'S ALL RELATIVE...

You'll find the notes for the relative clauses if you go to "centre d'interés" in the "matèries">"anglès".
The two first exercises are on line and are not marked so you can practice. The third one is a pdf you have to print and bring done next day of class.

exercise 1

exercise 2

exercise 3

The Science of Attraction

Watch the video and do the activities of the handed paper related to the video you will watch.

Then you can give your opinion whether you agree or not with what is said in the video.

Have you ever wondered how it is to study at an American School? Do you know anything about American educational system?

Let's take a look to a ppt on American Schools.

Now listen 
Listening Amrican Highschools 1

Now listen to the conversation and answer the questions on your papers.
 Listening 2

FALSE FRIENDS

Never go to a pharmacy in an English speaking country asking for medicines for a "constipation" if your problem is a "constipado", you will get a "laxative" (that is "laxante") since "constipation" doesn't mean "constipado" but "estreñimiento".  You must ask for medicines for a "cold".

Like this word there many others that seem but have not the same meaning in Spanish and English.


Find here a very complete list.

Now try this exercises.

FALSE FRIENDS, by begosantao
Find this and other