English

January 24th 2017

                       Mr. Johnny Villadiego Guillén

                                  English teacher    

     

                             

August 29th to september 9th

UNIT 13

August 15th to 26th  2016

UNIT 12

August 1st to august 12th 2016

Unit 11

July 18th to 29th 2016

Unit 10

July 5th to 15th 2016

Disasters

Unit 9

May 23rd to june 3rd 2016

Why to visit india and jamaica

Agra

Agra is the most visited city in India, since it is home to one of the greatest eternal symbols of love-Taj Mahal. This white domed marble mausoleum is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and has an epic love story behind it. Fatehpur Sikri, Agra Fort, Akbar's tomb, Ram Bagh and Sikandra fort are some of the must visit places in Agra, apart from Taj Mahal.

Top 10 Most Visited Places in India

Kashmir
Goa

Goa, the smallest state of India is known for its exotic beaches with amazing sunset view, golden sand and coconut palms playing with the wind. If having a great time with a dear one is on your mind, Goa is the perfect place for togetherness. Tasty seafood, parasailing, wind surfing and water-skiing facilities make the beaches of Goa a core fun place. Alorna Fort, Ancestral Goa Museum, Arvalam Waterfalls, Chapora Fort and Calangute beach are some of the popular destinations in Goa.

The Paradise on Earth, Kashmir's major attraction 

lies in its scenic beauty, snow clad peaks, lush green valleys, Alpine villages, cascading waterfalls, flower gardens etc. Kashmir is a destination worth visiting, during winter season where you can enjoy the boat ride on picturesque Dal Lake. The other major attractions are Gulmarg, Srinagar, Sonmarg, Nagin Lake, Pari Mahal, Shankracharya shrine and Pehalgam. 

Jamaica the birthplace of reggae is one of the more popular Caribbean destinations welcoming approximately 2 million visitors each year. The island is appealing not just for its beautiful beaches, but for its rich natural and people culture. Here are 10 attractions that visitors to the island should consider visiting.

1. Doctor’s Cave Beach, Montego Bay
The Doctor’s Cave beach gained fame in the early 1920s when news spread that the water possessed medicinal powers. Today, it remains one of the best beaches on the island, luring visitors from all over the world with its spectacular white sand and crystal blue waters. The beach is especially crowded when cruise ships visit and passengers flock to the location to soak in its reputed healing powers.

2. Rose Hall Great House, Montego Bay
The Rose Hall Great House is a restored plantation house built in 1770. It is the former home of the legendary Annie Palmer who earned the nickname, the White Witch of Rose Hall, due to tales that she lured several of her lovers to their death. The house, which is open for daily tours, is said to be haunted with her spirit to this day, and there have been several reports of ghost sightings over the years.

3. Rafting the Martha Brae River, Falmouth
Gliding on bamboo rafts on the serene Martha Brae River is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Jamaica. The journey takes visitors on a peaceful journey to explore the natural flora and fauna of the island, led by expert guides through some of the most breathtaking scenes of nature.

4. Blue Mountains and John Crow Mountains National Park, St. Andrew 
At 2,256 meters, the Blue Mountain is Jamaica’s highest peak and the home of the world famous Blue Mountain coffee. Nature lovers will enjoy these 200,000 acres of tropical rainforest, adorned with breathtaking mountain vistas, waterfalls, lush rainforests, and exotic plants and animals. More than 800 species of endemic plants and more than 200 species of birds can be found in the park, as well as the world’s second largest butterfly.

5. Bob Marley Museum, Kingston
What is a visit to Jamaica without a Bob Marley experience? The former home of the reggae icon is located right in the heart of the capital city, Kingston. Open for visitors daily, the tour gives an insightful look into the life of the superstar before his death in 1981. It includes a visit to Marley’s bedroom where bullet holes are visible from an assassination attempt, and his favorite star shaped guitar still lies undisturbed by the bed. The Tuff Gong Studio where he recorded some of his greatest hits and Marley’s original record shop are also on the property. Visitors can purchase authentic Marley memorabilia on site.

May 9th to 20th 2016

  students the english festival is near, please do the best to take it ahead

INDIA 

India, officially the Republic of India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya),^[20][21][c] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;^[d] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islandsshare a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

JAMAICA

is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fourth-largest island country in the Caribbean.^[6]

Previously inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Named Santiago, it remained a possession of Spain until 1655, when England (later Great Britain) conquered the island and renamed it Jamaica. Under British rule, Jamaica became a leading sugar exporter, with its plantation economy highly dependent on slaves imported from Africa, followed later by Chinese and Indian indentured labour. All slaves were fully emancipated in 1838, and independence from the United Kingdom was achieved on 6 August 1962.

April 25th to may 6th 2016

unit 6

holiday or vacation 

April 11th to april 22nd 2016

unit 5

our world

MARCH 29TH  TO ApRIL 8TH 2016

Unit 4

He runs Faster

March 7th to 18th 2016

Great idea!

February 22nd to March 4th

Looking into the future 

February 24th 2016

WORKSHOP
MOVIE – NO ESCAPE

 1- Mention the characters of the movie
 2- What is the plot of the movie?

 3- Would you like to have an experience like that?  Why – why not?

4- What values could you perceive during the movie?

5- What did you learn from the movie?

6- Give your own opinion  about the plot of the movie

7- Who do you think is the guilty of the revolution?

8-What is the role of this man?

9-Where was  the movie carried out?

10- What did the use to go out from the building attacked by a war tank?

Write the questions in your notebook with the answers.

thank you !

February 8th to 19 th 2016

UNIT 1

MY INTERESTING LIFE 

   LOVE-LIKE AND ENJOY 

HAVE TO- DON´T HAVE TO

PAST SIMPLE 

COUNTABLE AEND UNCOUNTABLE

COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVES {

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OCTOBER 2015

ENGLISH FESTIVAL  2015 WINDSOR ROYAL SCHOOL 

Presenters 1 :  Welcome to the english festival, here we will be showing some famous people fashioning in this stage , I hope you like … How are you Nataly?

Presenter 2:  Fine, Im very happy to be here presenting this important show. Thank you so much Ireland to receive these people, after this we will be celebrating ST PATRICK.  That is an important celebration in this beautiful country

Presenter 3: yes of course today will be a great night with these people, we will enjoy this show because it is not normal seeing these famous people fashioning, Without more preamble let´s present these important characters in the stage.

Presenter 1   ok the first characters is.

Angeline Jolie

Michael Jordan

Michael Jackon

Jim carrey

Elisabeth Taylor

Presenter 2

Amy  Wine house

Johnn Travolta

The Beatles

Marily Monroe

Presenter  3

Whitney Houston

Tom cruise

Bob Marley

Elvis presley

John Travolta

Good night people, my name is John Joseph Travolta, I am an important actor, dancer and a pilot , I have my own airplane,  Currently I live in New jersey.  thank so much for the invitation bye bye! .

Angeline Jolie

Good night people, how are you? I hope you are ok . As the presenter said, my name is Angeline Jolie, I am an actress and a model , Im forty years old and my husband´s name is Brad pitt.

Michael Jordan:

Good night for everyone, thank you for the invitation , My name is Michael Jordan , Im from New york, proudly from Brooklyn Neighborhood , I was one the best basketball player of ever, Currently I have my own Factory.

Jim carrey :

Good night people, , I am Jim carrey ,I am from Newmarket Ontario, I work as an actor and a humorist. Im proudly Canadian.

Michael Jackson.

Good night:

 I am Michael Jackson  I was from  Los Angeles, California especially from Gary , I was Known as the pop King, its a pleasure for me having the privilege to be here in this show helping children with problems

Elizabeth Taylor:

Good night dear audience, thank you for the invitation ,  I am Elizabeth Taylor I was from hanstead England  I will always  do the posible to help children  from all the world

Amy  Winehouse

Good night for everyone , I am Amy winehouse  I was from London, England , I was  a pop Singer, my first disco was Frank, thank you so much for the invitation and I hope you enjoy this fashion show, because I will be the best in this stage.

Bob Marley

Hello everyone, I am Bob Marley I was from Jamaica, I was known as the reggae King , I was a Singer and a  guitarrist .it is a pleasure to be here representing poor children .

Elvis Presley

Hello my people my name is Elvis Presley , I was from Tupelo, United state, I was known as the rock and roll King I was one of  the best Singer in those times, please enjoy this show.

Whitney Houston

Hello everyone , my name is Whitney Houston, I was one the best Singer in united state.

Tom Cruise

Hello people from Ireland, I am Tom Cruise, I am from Siracusa , united state , I am one of the best paid actor in Hollywood, it is great to be here in this beautiful country.

Marilyn Monroe

I am Marily Monroe, I was from the Angeles , united state, I was one of the most popular actress of twentieth century.

The Beatles

1.    Ringo starr.

I am Ringo starr, I was the drummer of the group, I m from England.

2.    Paul McCartney

I am paul McCarteney I was the main Singer of the band, I am from England

3.    John Lennon

I am John Lennon, I was the Singer of the group, I was from England

4.    George Harrison

I’m George Harrison I was the guitarist of the group, I was from England.

Presenter 1

Ok that´s all for today, thank you so much to everyone for coming

Good night and take a deep rest.

SECOND PART

Al final del fashion show se estará presentado una coreografía por los personajes.

The song is “cheerleader”

SEPTEMBER 19TH 2015

Windsor Royal School

“Planting values, Building future”

English reinforcement – Third Term

to Nicolás Salazar Romero and

Michel Fabra Mendoza

Name: _________________________________Grade: ___ Date: ___________

MODALS VERBS:

 1.  Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence:

EXAMPLE:  There’s someone at the door. I can / must be the postman.

1. Don’t worry, you don’t have to / mustn’t pay now.

2. Jones could / must be president if Smith has to resign.

 3. It was 5 o’clock an hour ago. Your watch can’t / mustn’t be right.

4. It’s a school rule, all the students have to / must wear a uniform.

2. Choose the most suitable response to each comment or question.

EXAMPLE: What did I do wrong?

A: You shouldn’t have connected these two wires

B: You didn’t have to connect these two wires.

1.    Why is the dog barking?

A: It should have heard something.

B: It must have heard something.

                 2. Why did you worry about me? I didn’t take any risks.

A: You must have been injured.

                B: You could have been injured.

3. You forgot my birthday again!

 A: Sorry, I should have looked in my diary.

 B: Sorry, I had to look in my diary.

4. Where were you yesterday? You didn’t turn up!

A.       I had to go to London.

B.       I must have gone to London.

FIRST CONDITIONAL:

1. Write 5 sentences using first conditional

Example: if you study english, you will travel USA

2. Put the word in brackets into the correct form to complete these first conditional 

sentences.

EXAMPLE: If I (find) FIND   his telephone number, I'll call him.

1.    If you come early, you (meet) __________   my brother. He'll be here until 3 o' clock. 

1.     Your photos (be) ____________   printed and ready within an hour if you pay extra now.

2.    Please call me as soon as you (get) _____________   there.

3.    you (must) ____________  do the entrance exam next week if you want to study at this school.

WILL AND BE GOING TO:

1. Find ten verbs and write 5 sentences using will and 5 sentences using be going to:

E.G: I WILL TAKE A SHOWER.

T	A	K	E	W	X	R	Z	A	O
­­­­­­­­­­­­­­K	I	E	A	Q	P	E	B	C	G
N	O	U	N	T	R	A	V	E	L
O	Z	C	S	Y	E	D	P	X	D
W	M	P	D	I	C	Y	L	K	J
O	D	U	F	R	N	H	J	I	O
H	T	K	G	B	V	G	Z	X	M
S	L	P	J	G	Z	M	I	W	S

 Pegar a WORD , realizarla y enviarla al correo johnny9230@hotmail.com  hasta el lunes 21 de septiembre antes de 4:00 pm.

01-15 september.

WELCOME IV TERM....

Hello guys....In this term, we are going to work in some topics, like :

UNIT 7:

VOCABULARY:

books and fillms; genres.

books and films: features.

LANGUAGE FOCUS:

verbs + -ing/ to.

second conditional.
will be able to.

VOCABULARY: GENRES: 

Comedy.

Drama

Action.

Science fiction.

Romance.

Spy.

Detective.

Western.

VERBS+-ING/TO

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive

Some verbs can be followed immediately by a to-infinitive:

afford	demand	like	pretend
agree	fail	love	promise
arrange	forget	manage	refuse
ask	hate	mean (= intend)	remember
begin	help	need	start
choose	hope	offer	try
continue	intend	plan	want
decide	learn	prefer

I can’t afford to go on holiday.

It began to rain.

She hopes to go to university next year.

My mother never learnt to swim.

Did you remember to ring Nigel?

See also:

• Help somebody (to) do
• Want
• Verbs followed by a direct object and a to-infinitive

Verbs followed by -ing

-ing but not to-infinitive

Some verbs are normally followed by the -ing form, not the to-infinitive:

admit	deny	finish	mind
avoid	dislike	give up	miss
(can’t) help	enjoy	imagine	practise
(can’t) stand	fancy	involve	put off
consider	feel like	keep (on)	risk

I always enjoy cooking.

Not: I always enjoy to cook.

We haven’t finished eating yet.

Not: We haven’t finished to eat.

She keeps changing her mind about the wedding.

New subject before -ing

Some of these verbs (e.g. can’t stand, dislike, imagine, involve, mind, miss, put off and risk) can be used with a new subject before the -ing form (underlined in the examples below). If the new subject is a pronoun, it is in the object form (me, him, her, us, them):

We just couldn’t imagine Gerry singing in public.

Do you mind me being here while you’re working?

I don’t want to risk him losing his job.

See also:

• Verbs followed by -ing

Verbs followed by a to-infinitive or -ing

Hate, like, love, prefer

Hate, like, love and prefer can be followed either by -ing or a to-infinitive. The difference in meaning is often small. The -ing form emphasises the verb itself. The to-infinitive puts the emphasis more on the preference for, or the results of, the action.

Compare

-ing form	to-infinitive
I love cooking Indian food. (emphasis on the process itself and enjoyment of it)	I like to drink juice in the morning, and tea at lunchtime. (emphasis more on the preference or habit)
She hates cleaning her room. (emphasis on the process itself and no enjoyment of it)	I hate to be the only person to disagree.(emphasis more on the result: I would prefer not to be in that situation.)
Most people prefer watching a film at the cinema rather than on TV.(emphasis on the process itself and enjoyment of it)	We prefer to drive during the day whenever we can. (emphasis more on the result and on the habit or preference. The speaker doesn’t necessarily enjoy the process of driving at any time of day.)

Hate, like, love, prefer with would or should

When hate, like, love and prefer are used with would or should, only theto-infinitive is used, not the -ing form:

She’d love to get a job nearer home.

Not: She’d love getting a job nearer home.

Would you like to have dinner with us on Friday?

To-infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning

Some verbs can be followed by a to-infinitive or the -ing form, but with a change in meaning:

go on	need	remember	try
mean	regret	stop	want

Compare

-ing form	to-infinitive
Working in London means leaving home at 6.30. (Because I work in London, this is the result or consequence.)	I didn’t mean to make you cry. (I didn’t intend to make you cry.)
He went on singing after everyone else had finished. (He continued singing without stopping.)	She recited a poem, then went on tosing a lovely folk song. (She recited the poem first, then she sang the song.)
I tried searching the web and finally found an address for him.(I searched the web to see what information I could find.)	I tried to email Simon but it bounced back. (I tried/attempted to email him but I did not succeed.)
She stopped crying as soon as she saw her mother. (She was crying, and then she didn’t cry anymore.)	We stopped to buy some water at the motorway service area. (We were travelling and we stopped for a short time in order to buy some water.)

21-28 AUGUST/2015.

ENGLISH TEST.

TOPICS: THESE ARE THE TOPICS FOR ENGLISH TEST: 

• MODALS VERBS.
• FIRST CONDITIONAL.
• FUTURE: be going to and will.
• present continuous for future arregement.

WORKSHOP.

1.    Complete using th correct verbs:

• Study	Feel	ring	Buy	be	Pass	Answer	Go
  Bring	Do	Come	Arrive	Tell	rain	Visit	Do

  
  
  1. If I ____________ to London, I ____________ my aunt.
  2. If she ____________ hard, she ____________ her exams.
  3. If they ____________ early, ____________ you ____________ them to wait?
  4. If he ____________ to the party tonight, ____________he ____________ a friend?
  5. If I ____________ enough money, I ____________ that coat!
  6. She ____________ angry, if you ____________ that!
  7. I ____________ to the doctor tomorrow, if I ____________ worse.
  8. If you (not) ____________ your homework, I ____________ your father!
  9. ____________ you ____________ the phone if it ____________?
  10. If it ____________ tomorrow, we (not) ____________ to the beach.
  
  
• 2. Put the word in brackets into the correct form to complete these first conditional sentences:
  
  
  1.        If you come early, you (meet)__________   my brother. He'll be here until 3 o' clock.
  
  
  2.     Your photos (be)____________   printed and ready within an hour if you pay extra now.
  
  
  3.    Please call me as soon as you (get) _____________   there.
  
  
  4.    you (must)____________  do the entrance exam next week if you want to study at this school.

5. If I (find)________________   his telephone number, I'll call him.

REMEMBER: YOU HAVE TO WORK IN BOTH BOOKS UNIT 5 AND 6.

III TERM

03- 14 AUGUST 2015.

DEAR STUDENTS YOU CAN SEE THIS VIDEO AND LEARN MORE.

PRACTICE THE EXERCISE AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK.

     

TAKE ACTION

• Will and might.
• first conditional
• be going to and will.
• present continuous for future arregement.

                      

             

       

CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT.

Elton Jhon.

There's a calm surrender to the __________ of day
When the heat of the rolling world can be turned away
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through
It's __________ for this restless warrior just to be with you

Chorus         

And can you feel the love _____________
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And ___________ you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
___________ the very best

There's a time for everyone if they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and ____________ to the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours

Chorus

And ___________ you feel the love tonight
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed _____________
that we ___________ this far

And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest
It's _____________ to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best.

                              

Complete the sentences with one of the two choices. 

1. You really ___________ watch tv this much. (shall / shouldn‟t)

 2. She ___________ be at work, she always works at this time. (must / could) 

3. Speak up, I ___________ hear you! (can‟t / couldn‟t) 

4. I ___________ hear a word he said. (can‟t / couldn‟t)

 5. Andrew ___________ call his wife urgently. (must / shouldn‟t)

 6. Thank you for calling Zee Company, how ___________ I help you? (can‟t / may) 

7. If I go to New York, I ___________ see the Statue of Liberty. (will / would) 

8. If I went to New York, I ___________ see the Statue of Liberty. (will / would) 

9. It ___________ happen, but it is very unlikely. (shall / could) 

10. Emma ___________ go out tonight, her parents said no. (can‟t / may) 

Match the two columns to identify the use of each modal verb.

 1. Abe should call Lyla soon after their first date.                      a. obligation

 2. Lyla should be happy to get his call.                                       b. possibility                                                 

 3. Abe calls but she doesn‟t pick up, she must be working.       c. low probability

 4. No problem, he can call her back later.                                    d. rational probability 

5. Later he tells her they could go out to dinner again.                 e. certainty               

 6. She says she may be available Friday.                                       f.  request polite 

7. Abe asks if he can call her back Friday morning.                       g. permission 

8. She says she could be in a meeting, the afternoon is better.        h. advice  

9. Friday afternoon, Abe asks: May I pick you up at 6 pm?            i. capacity 

10. He must be on time to make a good impression.                        j. suggestion

June 15th - July 6th / 2015 

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June 9th - 12th / 2015

VOCABULARY: SCHOOL LIFE

Hey Guys, During this unit in my English class we're going to learn vocabulary about School Life. Let's take a look at the following chart of some useful expressions.

A	B
aprender de memoria	to memorize
comprender	to understand
entender	to understand
discutir	to discuss
explicar	to explain
escribir un informe	to write an essay
entregar el proyecto	to turn in a project
trabajar en el laboratorio	to work in the laboratory
experimentar/hacer experimentos	to do an experiment
contestar	to answer
hacer una pregunta	to ask a question
pedir ayuda	to ask for help
prestar atención	to pay attention
tomar un examen/una prueba	to take a test/quiz
tomar apuntes	to take notes
llegar a tiempo/llegar tarde	to arrive on time/late
saber las reglas	to know the rules
respetar a todo el mundo	to respect everyone
dar un discurso	to give a speech
salir bien/salir mal	well/bad
sacar buenas notas/malas notas	to get good grades/bad grades
aprobar	to pass
fracasar/suspender	to fail/to get suspended

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June 1st - 5th / 2015

II TERM EXAMS WEEK

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May 25th - 29th / 2015

II Term English Exam

Wednesday, June 3rd 2015

Topics

-          Present Perfect: Affirmative – Interrogative – Negative

-          Regular and Irregualr verbs: Present – Past - Past participle

-          Present Perfect + still – yet – just - already

-          Present Perfect: For – Since

-          Vocabulary: The internet  – Unit 3

-          Vocabulary: Adjectives: personality –  Unit 4

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May 19th - 22nd / 2015

Position of adjectives

Adjectives usually go before the nouns they modify.

• She is a nice girl. (Here the adjective nice modifies the noun girl and goes before it.)

• He is an intelligent boy.

• That was a clever idea.

When two or more adjectives come before a noun, they are usually separated by commas.

• A large, round table

• A short, fair, pretty girl

Note that we do not put a comma after the last adjective in the series.

When the last two are adjectives of color, they are usually separated by and.

• A black and white cow (NOT black white cow)

• Red and blue socks

When two or more adjectives come in the predicative position, we use and between the last two.

• It was hot and sultry.

• The boy was handsome, smart and polite.

• The clouds looked white and fluffy.

                                   Identifying Adjectives

Let's practice finding ADJECTIVES. Study these examples: Jack is a nice man.       ADJECTIVE: niceSara is very busy.       ADJECTIVE: busy The expensive shoes are over there.       ADJECTIVE: expensiveThe guests are not here yet.       ADJECTIVE: ---none---

Directions: Find the adjective in each sentence and type it into the box below. ***If there is no adjective, type NONE.

1. Kittens and cats make fun pets. ADJECTIVE:

2. Jack's computer got a virus. ADJECTIVE:

3. The concert last night was fantastic. ADJECTIVE:

4. Playing on the computer is a favorite pastime of mine. ADJECTIVE:

5. I usually put ketchup on hotdogs. ADJECTIVE:

6. When I listen to music, I enjoy listening to loud music. ADJECTIVE:

7. My teacher was very helpful. ADJECTIVE:

8. The little girl I was telling you about is sitting over there. ADJECTIVE:

9. During basketball last night, Shaq threw a wild ball, but it went into the net! ADJECTIVE:

10. Students who study often learn more quickly. ADJECTIVE:

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May 11th - 15th / 2015

Personality Adjectives

Complete the sentences with theappropriate words

1. Tim never helps withthe housework. He’s so  excitedlazyjealous!

2. Zoe was  afraidmoodyjealousof Linda. She was much prettier than Zoe,and more intelligent, too.

3. Karen rarely gets angry withpeople. She’s usually  generousselfishfriendlyand understanding.

4. Pam is very  outgoingself-confidenthard-working. I’m sure you’ll like her when you meether.

5. The teacher felt very messyproudcheerfulwhen all her students passed the exam.

6. My friend Rainia is very  dishonestcleverrude. She is good at learning things.

7. People who push in front of you in queues are very  impoliteseriouskind!

8. My sister Marisa is  easy-goingcheerfulshy. I'm the opposite. I'm very outgoing.

9. My brother Jorge is very  untidytidymessy.  His bedroom is always tidy.

10. My neighbour is a good person. She has been very honestkindunkind to me

2. Choose the opposites

MEAN: Generous / Bright

RUDE: Polite / Moody

CLEVER: Silly / Bossy

OUTGOING: Easygoing / Shy

LAZY: Serious / Hardworking

BRAVE: Friendly / Cowardly

DEPRESSED: Cheerful /Sad

ARROGANT: Helpful / Ridiculous
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Mayo 4th - Mayo 8th / 2015

PRESENT PERFECT: Just, yet, still, already

 Just, yet, still, already

These words are often used with the present perfect tense although yet, still and already can all be used with other tenses.

Just

Just’ is usually used only with the present perfect tense and it means ‘a short time ago’.

• I’ve just seen Susan coming out of the cinema.
• Mike’s just called. Can you ring him back please?
• Have you just taken my pen? Where has it gone?

In the present perfect, ‘just’ comes between the auxiliary verb (‘have’) and the past participle.

Yet

‘Yet’ is used to talk about something which is expected to happen. It means ‘at any time up to now’. It is used in questions and negatives.

• Have you finished your homework yet? The speaker expects that the homework will be finished.
• I haven’t finished it yet. I’ll do it after dinner.

‘Yet’ usually comes at the end of the sentence.

Still

‘Still’ is used to talk about something that hasn’t finished – especially when we expected it to finish earlier.

• I’ve been waiting for over an hour and the bus still hasn’t come.
• You promised to give me that report yesterday and you still haven’t finished it.

‘Still’ usually comes in ‘mid-position’

Still is often used with other tenses as well as the present perfect.

• I’ve still got all those letters you sent me.
• Are you still working in the bookshop?

Already

‘Already’ is used to say that something has happened early – or earlier than it might have happened.

• I’ve already spent my salary and it’s two weeks before pay day.
• The train’s already left! What are we going to do?

‘Already’ usually comes in mid-position

EXERCISES

Make sentences and questions using the adverbs and the ´present perfect. 

1 She / already / know / all her neighbours in a week

2 The postman / not arrive / yet?

 ?

3 You / have breakfast / yet?

 ?

4 My son / go / already / to bed

5 You / not be bored / yet / in your job?

 ?

6 I / not be / yet / in your new house

7 He / have just / a shower

8 The programme / not start / yet

9 We / watch already / that film twice

10 You / not miss yet/ the bus

 , it´s leaving in a minute

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April 27th - May 1st / 2015

Noun and adjective forms

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'She is intelligent' or 'she is intelligence'?

Let's take a look at the adjective form of nouns. These words will help you to build your vocabulary and will, hopefully, stop you from using the wrong word in the wrong context. It makes your English sound very strange when you use an adjective instead of a noun (or vice-versa). 

Take a look at this, mostly complete, A-Z and then choose the correct words to complete the ten sentences below.

Noun	Adjective
Anger	Angry
Beauty	Beautiful
Craziness	Crazy
Danger	Dangerous
Ease	Easy
Familiarity	Familiar
Guilt	Guilty
Happiness	Happy
Intelligence	Intelligent
Juice	Juicy
Kindness	Kind
Luck	Lucky
Misery	Miserable
Nature	Natural
Offence	Offensive
Pain	Painful
Question	Questionable
Romance	Romantic
Strength	Strong
Truth	True
Ugliness	Ugly
Violence	Violent
Warmth	Warm
Youth	Young
Zeal	Zealous

EXERCISES

• There's no need to get ___ with me.
  
  angry
  anger
• There is a ___ of him losing his job.
  
  danger
  dangerous
• He completed the exam with ___.
  
  easy
  ease
• If you didn't do it, why do you look so ___?
  
  guilty
  guilt
• I put the ___ of my family above all other things.
  
  happy
  happiness
• She's the most ___ person I have ever met.
  
  intelligent
  intelligence
• To have ___ is important when you gamble.
  
  lucky
  luck
• It was nice to see the animals in their ___ environment.
  
  nature
  natural
• I have a ___ in my shoulder.
  
  painful
  pain
• Not everything you read in the newspaper is ___.
  
  truth
  true

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April 20th - 24th / 2015

Intermediate vocabulary exercise: collocations

A collocation is when two or more words naturally go together and sound correct together. Nice weather is an example of a collocation. We don’t say 
pretty weather.

Instructions: Choose the best answer to fill the gap in each of the following.

1 The meeting took almost five hours so it was impossible to  givepayhavemakekeep attention all the time. 

2 The problem is difficult to  holdkeepdomake under control. 

3 It took us all day to clean up the office after the burglary - the thieves  didtookmadehad a terrible mess. 

4 I don't think we should  domaketakecreate a decision yet; we should wait. 

5 Only 31% of the students who  hadmadetookwrote the final exam passed it. 

6 I think we should look for a new supplier - the one we have at the moment  makesdoescausesus too many problems. 

7 Could you  makegivegetbringdo me a favour and post these letters on your way home? 

8 I've told him ten times that he's got the wrong telephone number. I'll  begobecomegetcrazy if they call again. 

9 The company offers its employees free language training but not many people makedotakekeep advantage of it. 

10 Our personnel assistant is leaving next month - she's  waitingwaiting forexpectingmaking a baby

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April 13th - 17th 2015

PRESENT PERFECT: FOR - SINCE

We use Present Perfect tense to talk about action which started in the past and continues up to the present.

Examples 

   I have had this computer for about a year. 
   I haven't seen Julia since September.

We use for with a period of time, for example: a few days, half an hour, two years. 

We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.

Exercises

• I haven't phoned home  --- for since  Christmas.
• We've been here  --- for since  nine o'clock.
• I have worked for International House  --- for since  more than eight years.
• I haven't visited my home town  --- for since  I left school.
• I haven't been to the cinema  --- for since  ages.
• I have studied non-stop  --- for since  9.15.
• I have had a driving licence  --- for since  I was eighteen.
• She hasn't had a day off  --- for since  1999.
• Johan has been in England  --- for since  more than two weeks now.
• Peter has been my best friend  --- for since  we were nine

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April 6th - 10th 2015

PRESENT PERFECT

The present perfect simple expresses an action that is still going on or that stopped recently, but has an influence on the present. It puts emphasis on the result.

Form of Present Perfect

POSITIVE: I have spoken 

NEGATIVE: I have not spoken

QUESTION: Have I spoken?

                                                    EXERCISES

1. I  (read) your book several times.
2. She  (wear) that skirt many times.
3. My family  (visit) Brazil a few times.
4. I h (eat) already.
5. Marta  (finish) her homework.
6. You  (break) the glass again.
7. They  (pay) for everything.
8. It  (never snow) like that.
9. I  (meet) Anna once.
10. We  (see) him before.
11. You  (buy) 4 cars so far.
12. There  (be) problems.

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March 24th - 27th 7 2015

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March 16th - 20th 2015

I TERM ENGLISH EXAM

TOPICS 

- Vocabulary : Television - Book: Page 8 - 9 

- Was / Were - There was / There were

- Past simple

- Past continuous (When - While)

- Vocabulay: Household goods - Book: Page 18

- Quantifiers: Much - Many - A lot of - Some - Any

- Relative pronouns

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March 9th - 13th 3015

QUANTIFIERS: much , many , a lot of , plenty of, some & any

	countable	uncountable	affirmative	negative	interrogative
much
many
a lot of / plenty of
some
any

Here are some examples:

• I drank a lot of water  because it was very hot this morning.
• There isn't any coffee in my cup.
• Is any lemonade in the fridge?
• I have some books on cooking in my library.
• I need some sugar, please.
• Nancy doesn't know many people here.
• There isn't much milk in the bottle.

Now, let's practise!

1. I need to buy muchsomeany oil because there isn't manysomeany oil in the kitchen.
2. There are a lot ofmanymuch pens and pencils on my desk
3. We don't havemucha lot ofmany friends in our new neighbourhood.
4. I need muchanysome sugar for the cake. Is there anya lot ofplenty of sugar in the kitchen?
5. There are  manya lot ofmuch red flowers in our garden. I will bring you manya lot ofsome of these flowers.
6. Melissa and Amy have got plenty ofmanymuch English novels, but they haven't got muchsomeany French ones.
7. I'd like someanymuch orange juice and manymuchsome milk , please

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March 2nd - 6th / 2015

QUANTIFIERS

some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

Choose the correct answer.

1. Eating out is expensive here. There aren't  anysomecheap restaurants.
2. Liverpool has  a lotmanyof great nightclubs.
3. Hurry up! We only have  a fewa littletime before the coach leaves.
4. We saw  a little ofsomebeautiful scenery when we went to Austria.
5. There are a  fewanyshops near the university.
6. It's very quiet. There aren't  muchmanypeople here today.
7. There are  somea littleexpensive new flats next to the river

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February 23rd - 27th / 2015

Past Continuous

FORM

[was/were + present participle]

Examples:

• You were studying when she called.
• Were you studying when she called?
• You were not studying when she called.

USE 1: Interrupted Action in the Past

Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Examples:

• I was watching TV when she called.
• When the phone rang, she was writing a letter.
• While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.
• What were you doing when the earthquake started?
• I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear the fire alarm.
• You were not listening to me when I told you to turn the oven off.

USE 2: Specific Time as an Interruption

In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However, you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

Examples:

• Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.
• At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.
• Yesterday at this time, I was sitting at my desk at work.

IMPORTANT

In the Simple Past, a specific time is used to show when an action began or finished. In the Past Continuous, a specific time only interrupts the action.

Examples:

• Last night at 6 PM, I ate dinner.  I started eating at 6 PM.
• Last night at 6 PM, I was eating dinner.  I started earlier; and at 6 PM, I was in the process of eating dinner.

USE 3: Parallel Actions

When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel.

Examples:

• I was studying while he was making dinner.
• While Ellen was reading, Tim was watching television.
• Were you listening while he was talking?
• I wasn't paying attention while I was writing the letter, so I made several mistakes

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February 16th - 20th / 2015

Comparative Adjectives 

We use comparative adjectives when talking about 2 things (not 3 or 10 or 

1,000,000 things, only 2 things).

Often, the comparative adjective is followed by "than".

Look at these examples:

• John is 1m80. He is tall. But Chris is 1m85. He is taller than John.
• America is big. But Russia is bigger.
• I want to have a more powerful computer.
• Is French more difficult than English? 

Superlative Adjectives

We use a superlative adjective to describe one thing in a group of three or more things. 

Look at these examples:

• John is 1m75. David is 1m80. Chris is 1m85. Chris is the tallest.

• Canada, China and Russia are big countries. But Russia is the biggest.

• Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

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February 9th - 13th / 2015

REVIEW

Simple Present

Examples:

• You speak English.
• Do you speak English?
• You do not speak English.

Repeated Actions

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples:

• I play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 AM.
• When does the train usually leave?
• She always forgets her purse.
• He never forgets his wallet.
• Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
• Does the Sun circle the Earth?

Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.

Examples:

• Cats like milk.
• Birds do not like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• California is in America.
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.
• Windows are not made of wood.
• New York is a small city.

REVIEW

Present Continuous

Examples:

• You are watching TV.
• Are you watching TV?
• You are not watching TV

Now 

Use the Present Continuous with Normal Verbs to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that something is not happening now.

Examples:

• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.
• Are you sleeping?
• I am sitting.
• I am not standing.
• Is he sitting or standing?
• They are reading their books.
• They are not watching television.
• What are you doing?
• Why aren't you doing your homework?

Longer Actions in Progress Now

In English, "now" can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on. Sometimes, we use the Present Continuous to say that we are in the process of doing a longer action which is in progress; however, we might not be doing it at this exact second.

Examples: (All of these sentences can be said while eating dinner in a restaurant.)

• I am studying to become a doctor.
• I am not studying to become a dentist.
• I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.
• I am not reading any books right now.
• Are you working on any special projects at work?
• Aren't you teaching at the university now?

Near Future

Sometimes, speakers use the Present Continuous to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future.

Examples:

• I am meeting some friends after work.
• I am not going to the party tonight.
• Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
• Isn't he coming with us tonight?