Thursday, 29 November 2012

HOMEWORK

READING P.32

GRAMMAR P32,33



If I have to choose one film, I will pick ‘Out of Africa’
If you ask me about my favourite film, I’ll tell you that…
If you feel like going to the cinema and you don’t know which one to choose, I can give you some suggestions…
Are you eager to go to the cinema and don’t know which film to see?


Are your children bored at home?
Do they fancy going to see a good film?
If the answer is yes, you should go and see ‘Toy Story 4’, because it’s good fun, and you and your children are going to have a great time in the cinema.
Besides,
Apart from that, on Wednesdays the cinema is a bit cheaper and so you don’t have to spend a lot of money. Also, you can take some sandwiches from home and that’s good to save money.
To finish with
In a word,
To sum up, I must see this film because it’s worth the price you pay and your children are going to say ‘Thank you, daddy’. You can’t miss it!!!


SUGGEST/RECOMMEND + VP-ING
SUGGEST/RECOMMEND + NP
SUGGEST/RECOMMEND + THAT + SENTENCE (SVO)
I SUGGEST YOU TO GO
I recommend going to the cinema
I recommend that we go the cinema
I recommend the new restaurant

RECOMMENDING FILMS

- Have you seen ...? 

Have you seen the latest film by S.Spielberg?

You must see it. It's great

You should see it. You will like it

It's about...

But honestly, you can't miss it.

It's on 2 Mares until next week. So, come on, hurry up. Otherwise, you'll miss it



likely
used as an adjective
Likely is usually used as an adjective. You say, for example, that something is likely to happen.
   These services are likely to be available to us all before long.

You can also say that it is likely that something will happen.
   It is likely that there will be a major use of coal to make oil.

used as an adverb
In conversation, likely is sometimes used as an adverb with `most', `more than', or `very' in front of it, or as part of the phrase `more likely than not'. You do not use it as an adverb on its own.
   One pupil will have been taught, most likely, by five people.
   More than likely they have only so many rooms on allocation.
   More likely than not he will realize he is beaten.

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Tuesday, 27 November 2012

SUGGESTING


Suggestions


How about + VP-ing?
How about meeting up at 17:00 to buy the drinks?
Why don’t + SVO?
Why don’t we go to the supermarket to do the shopping?
Shall …?
Shall we have the New Year’s Eve party in my place?
Is it OK if + SVO?
Is it OK if we take something to nibble?
Answers:
Yes. That sounds lovely.
Yes. That’d be great.
Yes, OK. But what if we …?
Fine, but…
I’d prefer to…

HOMEWORK

GRAMMAR. EXERCISES P.133

REVIEW VOCABULARY: BOOKS, FILMS, MUSIC

INTRO 27/11/12

LOADED______

BURGLAR _______

ART _______

REALISE______

HOWEVER,

IN THE END,

BECAUSE OF THIS,

Thursday, 22 November 2012

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY

STUDY P.132

+ VOCABULARY (blog)

FILMS
BOOKS

MUSIC

Tuesday, 20 November 2012

some extra ideas for a short story


a short story

I still remember that time when I had some hopes that Real Madrid was a possible winner of the Spanish league.
So there was this fantastic match on TV, Barça-Real Madrid, and I was excited about it. I usually like watching matches like these in pubs.
So, I arranged to meet my friends in a pub called ‘Trastero’, just a bit before the match. I remember 

 I was wearing jeans with a stripy T-shirt (USE ADJECTIVES TO ‘DECORATE’ YOUR DESCRIPTIONS)
Later,
After that,
Afterwards,
Suddenly,
Surprisingly,
Honestly,
Hopefully,
Fortunately,
Unfortunately, (ADVERBS IN –LY AS CONNECTORS)
It thought … but then ___ she actually was…
I felt really sad/disappointed.
I lost all my hopes in…
She let me down
It was a very sad story

HOMEWORK FOR 22/11/12

READING P.29

P.131. EX. 2.3

REVIEW P 130

NEXT WRITING EXERCISE: TELLING A STORY

(150 words) about an anecdote, a funny situation, something your forgot,
a small incident, a surprise...


TELLING STORIES: CONNECTORS

In the beginning

This happened when...

Anyway,

Before long,

Suddenly,

All of a sudden,

Luckily,

Surprisingly,

Unfortunately,

The next thing I knew was...

The strange thing was...


FINALLY

IN THE END

INTRODUCTION 20/11/12

I came _____ I heard the news

They arrived _____ we were having dinner


____ a lie       ______ sorry

TELL SB STH    SAY STH (TO SB)

all ___ a sudden

SURPRISINGLY

FORTUNATELY

UNFORTUNATELY

WOW

That's amazing vs. How amazing


Thursday, 15 November 2012

HOMEWORK FOR 20/11/12

P. 27

P.30


PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE:

future

expectations

the world of finance

scene

I have ______ doubts about this

I do have a ______

I missed the _________ of seeing Mandela

_____ calm

currently = nowadays


Tuesday, 13 November 2012

HOMEWORK 15/11/12

P.25 EX 9.A


EX. 10.A


INTRODUCTION 13/11



He did it on __________

I have serious ______ about this

_____ in love / out of love


This film is based ___ true ______


PRONUNCIATION


future


survive



adventure



science fiction





Thursday, 8 November 2012

HOMEWORK FOR 13/11/12

READING P.20

VOCAB P.20

VOCAB P.24

GRAMMAR P.21 EX.9

GRAMMAR P.24. EX.6