Review sessions

Activity 1 Combining relative clauses
Activity 2. Defining or non definig

REPORTING VERBS - ONLINE PRACTICE

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REPORTING VERBS

Answer key 2

Answers:

1.  A UFO was seen in the sky above London last night.  It was reported to the police.  A helicopter was sent by the army to look at it more closely.  The helicopter was shot down by the UFO and both men in it were killed.  Photographs of the UFO have been given to the police.  They are being looked at by experts now.

2.  A local jewellery shop was broken into yesterday.  The shop had just been locked up by the owner, when he was threatened by a robber with a gun.  He was told to unlock the shop and give the robber all the diamonds in the safe.  Then he was tied up.  A search for the robber has been organised by the police.  They hope he will be found in a few days.  The owner of the shop is being treated for shock.

3.  This picture was painted by my uncle.  He has been offered a lot of money for it.  It will be delivered tomorrow.  When my uncle is given the money, they will be told the truth.  It was painted one night while sleepwalking.

4.  A contest is being organised by our school.  The best project about the environment will be chosen by the teachers.  Pictures and drawings must be included in the student’s projects.  The writing will also have to be done by the students themselves.  The winner will be given a set of encyclopaedias.


** In some cases, there is more than one possibility.  If you have come up with a different solution, ask your teacher. 

Speaking task - Third term - Updated

The speaking task for the third and last term of this year will consist of a monologue and a short interaction that will be done in class. You will do this task with the person following you on the class roll.

In the individual task or monologue, you will be given a set of two or three questions connected to a common topic. You will have some time to organize your ideas- you won't be allowed to take notes during this preparation time- and then, you will have to develop your questions in one and a half minute. Afterwards, your partner will ask you a question related to what you mentioned in your previous speech. This interaction will last for 30 seconds.

The rubric used to mark your performance will measure adequacy, cohesion, accuarcy and use of he language.

The speaking task will be developed throughout the second and third weeks of May. More details about the topics will be provided by your teacher.

ORAL EXAMS SCHEDULE

You will have to be present at the assigned time.

Thursday 9th May	Vicente Bravo Claudia Campino Andrea Cantabrana Ander Cantera Alba Capellan Maria De Rico Samah Ellaouzi Víctor Fernández Javier Garrido
Friday 10th May	Emma Gómez Daniel Gómez Álvaro Leiva Andrea Martínez David Matute Ane Monge
Friday 17th May	Nerea Pérez Paola Ramírez Lucía Requeta Yaribey Sancho Esteban Simbaña Silvia Varona Nerea Velilla Claudia Bárcenas Noelia Gómez

TENSES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE

USES OF THE PASSIVE

THE PASSIVE VOICE - PRESENTATION

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WRITING A NARRATIVE

In order to write a good narrative essay, take into account the following tips.

• A narrative essay is a report of events that has happened in the past, so the TENSES you must use have to to in PAST (past simple (ate), past continuous (was eating), past perfect (had eaten), past perfect continuous (had been eating), used to; was/were going to.
• It has to be divided into different paragraphs (3 or 4). Each paragraph has a function. So,
• Paragraph #1: Introduction of the story. There you must answer the questions: who, where, when and introducing in general terms what happened.
• Paragraph # 2 and 3: give details of what you have introduced in paragraph #1.
• Paragraph #4: Conclusion of the narrative. Here you can include, if you want verbs in present tense.

In order for you to get organised, these are the steps you must follow:

• Step 1: Say when and where the events took place.
• Step 2: Describe the events in the order they occurred (chronologically), using linkers of sequence and time expressions. (first / at first / in the beginning / before/ next/ then / soon/ meanwhile/ later/ after that / afterwards/ at last/ eventually/ finally / in the end; when / while/ before/ after/ until / as soon as / by the time...)
• Step 3: Include the ending of your story (in conclusion / to sum up / in short / to conclude ( summarising / in short)
• Step 4: Check your work for mistakes (vocabulary, spelling, tenses, grammar...) 

Check this example of a narrative essay.

MY MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT.

(OPENING, sets the scene and introduce the main characters)
Last year, I invited my friend to an expensive restaurant in the town centre to celebrate her birthday. We wore our best clothes and felt really special. However, it turned into a very embarrassing evening.
(BODY: gives details and the main events leading up to the climax)
First of all, when the waiter brought us the menu, it was written in French and neither of us could understand anything. Secondly, there were no prices on the menu! I was so afraid that I wouldn't be able to pay for the meal, I could hardly eat a thing because I was so worried!.
(CLOSING: gives the ending of the story and any consequences.)
At the end of the meal, when I asked for the bill, I saw that I didn't have enough money. I had no choice except to call my parents to come and pay. Now, I can laugh about it, but at the time I was very embarrassed.

Ways to give advice in English

Adjectives + prepositions

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

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RELATIONSHIP PHRASAL VERBS

Answer Key - Prefixes and suffixes worksheet

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES EXERCISE - KEY

PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES – EXERCISES - KEY

1.comfortably

2. greenish

3. childish

4. unpronounceable

5. misplaced

6. thoughtless

7. unsuccessful

8. overcrowded

9. championship

10.likelihood

11. weakness

12. mathematician

13. economist

14. handful

15. overslept

16. widen

17. falsifying

18. tranquilize

19. regularize

20. reconsider

21. stopping

22. combination

23. impracticable

24. uneconomical

25. arrival

26. reflection

27. receptive

28. intentions

29. familiarizing

30.disappointment

31. journalism

32. surprisingly

33. after war

34. dissatisfying

35.employers

36. businesslike

37. mistaken

38. unemployment

39. inflation

40.unhappily

41. disastrous

42. boring

43. bored

Some translation and rephrasing practice won't hurt anybody...

Translate the following sentences into English.

1.  Después de intentarlo mucho, pudimos abrir la caja.

2.  Nos permitieron ver a mi primo, que estaba en la cárcel.

3.  Si podemos encontrar la llave, podremos abrir la puerta.

4.  ¿Puedo salir antes de que toque el timbre, por favor?

5.  Ann ha encontrado una asistenta. Ya no tiene que hacer el trabajo de casa.

6.  No hace falta que traigais los libros mañana.

7.  Puede que no venga a trabajar mañana, está muy resfriado.

8.  No tengo dinero, ¿puedes prestarme algo?

9.  No debes decirle esto a nadie, es un secreto.

10.  Podría ser algo mayor que nosotros, pero no es posible que tenga 40 años.

Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning. They can be PRESENT or PAST

1.  I'm sure they went away yesterday. They ....

2.  It isn't necessary for you to go. You ....

3.  Perhaps Frank will win the pools. Frank ....

4.  I don't believe he took the money. He ....

5.  It was wrong of him to break it. He ...

6.  It's forbidden to drive on the right in Great Britain. You ....

7.  Is it alright if I use your phone?

8.  Perhaps George won't have time. George ....

9.  Perhaps he didn't have time. He ....

10.  I suppose they enjoyed the concert. They ....

11.  You are not obliged to come back again. You ..............

12.  She mustn’t enter. She isn’t ................

Perfect modal verbs chart

MODAL VERBS AND ASSOCIATED MEANINGS

MODALS AND ASSOCIATED VERBS
VERB	USE	EXAMPLE
BE ABLE TO	Ability / Capability (past, present, future	After the operation John was able to walk again.(single past occasion) I’m able to play tennis twice a week. (circumstances permit me to do this) I will be able to visit Paris next year. (nothing should prevent me from doing this)
MANAGE TO	Ability / Capable of doing something with a degree of difficulty (past, present, future)	I managed to get two tickets for the concert. (a degree of difficulty was involved) I manage to play tennis twice a week. I hope you will manage to come. (even though you may encounter difficulty in doing this)
CAN	Ability / Capability (present)	I can swim.
	Permission	You can go to the cinema.
	Possibility	Smoking can cause cancer.
	Request	Can I have a biscuit, please?
	Offer	Can I help you, madam?
	Negative deduction (present)	You can’t be hungry, you have just eaten two pizzas.
	Prohibition	You can never tell anyone.
COULD	Ability / Capability (past)	I could swim when I was seven.
	Permission	We could go to the cinema once a week.
	Possibility	This vase could be very valuable.
	Request	Could I use your phone, please?
	Offer	Could I be of any help?
	Suggestion	You could buy Mary some flowers.
	Negative deduction (past)	It couldn’t have been John because he has an alibi.
MAY	Permission	You may leave the room.
	Possibility	He may be waiting for us when we arrive.
	Request	May I use your phone, please? (formal request)
	Offer	May I help you, sir?
	Prohibition	You may not use this computer.
	Speculation	John may have gone to Spain.
MIGHT	Possibility	John might come to your party.
	Speculation	Someone might have already told his wife.
	Suggestion	You might not want to drink this because it’s very bitter.
	Conditional	If you invite him he might come. If you had invited him he might have come to your party.
MUST	Deduction	He failed the exam.   He must be disappointed
	Necessity	To overcome these difficulties we must all work together.
	Obligation	John must work harder if he wants to pass this exam. (subjective obligation) All expenses must be approved by the manager.
	Prohibition	You mustn’t use this computer. (emphatic)
	Emphatic advice	You must see this film, it’s great.
HAVE TO	Obligation	You have to stop when the traffic light is red. (imposed obligation)
	Negative: Not necessary and not done	I don’t have to go to work tomorrow. I didn’t have to water the flowers yesterday because it rained.
NEED	Necessity	Do you think I need to take an umbrella?
	Negative	You needn’t water the flowers as John will be back tomorrow. (not necessary) I needn’t have watered the flowers because it rained in the afternoon. (done but not necessary)
OUGHT TO	Deduction	He has studied very hard, he ought to pass the exam.
	Assumption	He ought to have received the parcel by now.
	Advice	You ought to go to the doctor’s. You ought not smoke so much.
	Recommendation	You ought to tell him the truth.
HAD BETTER	Advice	You had better take those wet clothes off.
	Recommendation	You had better tell me the truth.
SHOULD	Assumption / deduction	The plane should be landing now.
	Advice	You should go to the doctor’s.
	Recommendation	You should take one of these pills every day.
	Necessity	You should be wearing a coat, it’s very cold.
	Obligation	I should be studying but I’m too tired.
	Prediction	This should be a very good film.
	Prohibition	You should never repeat what you’ve just said.
SHALL	Speculation	Where shall/will we be this time next year?
	Suggestion	Shall we invite John or not?
	Decision	I shall/will marry John even without your permission.
	Future	We shall overcome.
	Question	What shall we do?
	Offer	Shall we pick you up at 7.00?
WILL	Assumption	He will have plenty of time to get to the airport.
	Deduction	He left home an hour ago.  He’ll arrive any minute now.
	Future	He will be 27 next month.
	Offer	I’ll do the shopping.
	Promise	I will marry you.
	Intention	I will wait for you.
	Obligation / decision	You WILL go to school whether you want to or not.
	Prediction	It will rain in Rome tomorrow.
	Conditional	If it rains tomorrow I will/won’t go to the cinema.
WOULD	Possibility	Would John come with us?
	Request	Would you please answer the question?
	Speculation	What would I have done without you?
	Polite question	Would you, please, close the door?
	Offer	Would you like a cup of tea?
	Past tense ‘will’ (indirect speech)	John said he would take me to the cinema.
	Customary past action	She would take the dog for a walk every morning before going to work.
	Invitation	Would you like to come with us?
	Preference	I would rather have a cup of coffee.
	Conditional	If I were you I would leave. If I had known you wanted to go to the concert I would have bought you a ticket.