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English Vocabulary - Summary - 1st Bac
Saturday, June 01, 2013
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Exercise #4 PAU - Key
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
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Past exercises KEY
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Widening English Exam - 1st Bac
Grammar:- Verb tenses: Present simple, present continuous, present perfect- Questions: Indirect, Subject, Object, Yes/no, Question tag- Infinitive + to- So do I / Neither do I
- Causative have (passive): have something done
Vocabulary: - Vocabulary unit 1 New Framework 4 (free-time activities, compound adjetives) - Vocabulary unit 2 (expressions with 'in')- Vocabulary unit 3 (means of transport, leisure activities, be likely to/be due to/be bond to, describing holidays and places, suggestions and preferences)
- Vocabulary unit 4 (health and lifestyle collocations, battle of the sexes text)
- Get + adjective- Castle 01x01, 01x02, 01x03- Illnesses- How to start a conversation- Halloween vocabulary (crosswords)- Character/appearance- Cooking
- Environment
Translations:- Listening SB 8 (Reference guide book)- Ahora tú (blog)- Children's Rights- Angelina Jolie's letters (only first paragraph)
Writings:
- Description of someone who you admire
- Causative have (passive): have something done
Vocabulary: - Vocabulary unit 1 New Framework 4 (free-time activities, compound adjetives) - Vocabulary unit 2 (expressions with 'in')- Vocabulary unit 3 (means of transport, leisure activities, be likely to/be due to/be bond to, describing holidays and places, suggestions and preferences)
- Vocabulary unit 4 (health and lifestyle collocations, battle of the sexes text)
- Get + adjective- Castle 01x01, 01x02, 01x03- Illnesses- How to start a conversation- Halloween vocabulary (crosswords)- Character/appearance- Cooking
- Environment
Translations:- Listening SB 8 (Reference guide book)- Ahora tú (blog)- Children's Rights- Angelina Jolie's letters (only first paragraph)
Writings:
- Description of someone who you admire
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Present simple / continuous USES
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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Passive voice - KEY
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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3rd Secondary School. Summary Contest:
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Like+ing (and other verbs: love, hate,
can’t stand…etc)
Present simple (affirmative/negative/questions)
Present continuous (affirmative/negative/questions)
Present simple vs present continuous
Comparatives and superlatives
What…like?
Have to / Don’t-doesn’t have to (affirmative/negative/questions)
Can / Can’t-Mustn’t / Don’t-doesn’t have
to
Past simple (affirmative/negative/questions)
Past continuous (affirmative/negative/questions)
Past simple vs past continuous
(when/while)
There is / there are
There was/there were
Adverbs (-ly and irregulars)
Quantifiers: too much, too many, not
enough
Adjectives ending –ed/-ing
Present perfect
(just/already/yet/ever/since/for) (affirmative/negative/questions)
How long…? (present perfect)
Been vs gone
Conditionals: 0 – I – II
Future: will/going to/might
Passive: present / past (affirmative/negative/questions)
Remember that maximum 4 sides of a piece of paper (4 caras de un folio) or 2
pieces of paper both sides (o 2 folios por las 2 caras).
If you think that there is something
missing, add it!!!
Remember that the 3 best summaries will win a whole point in the final mark.
We will do another summary with the
vocabulary, but after the exams.
Deadline: 27th of May.
(It's not compulsory, but if you do it, you'll get a positive!)
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Online exercises
Friday, May 10, 2013
http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/rephrexercises.htm
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PASSIVE VIDEO EXPLANATION
Friday, April 19, 2013
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MODAL VERBS VIDEOS
I love these videos. Great explanation about modal verbs:
The first part is pretty interesting to know how modals work. The second part is explained in a different way as we know. The third part can be confussing...
Another way of explaining modals: (4 vídeos together: Introduction / Ability / Permission / Obligation)
This video has songs using modals:
The first part is pretty interesting to know how modals work. The second part is explained in a different way as we know. The third part can be confussing...
Another way of explaining modals: (4 vídeos together: Introduction / Ability / Permission / Obligation)
This video has songs using modals:
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Fantastic videos about Reported Speech
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE PAU EXAM:
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
IMPORTANT
THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE PAU EXAM:
Grammar:
-
All
the verb tenses
-
Passive
(normal/with 2 objects/impersonal/causative)
-
Modals
(normal + perfect modals)
- Gerunds/Infinitives
- Gerunds/Infinitives
-
Conditionals
(+ unless)
-
I
wish
-
Reported
speech (normal/commands-requests/questions/suggestions/reporting verbs)
-
Relative
sentences (normal/omitting the relative pronoun/mixing sentences)
Vocabulary:
-
Phrasal verbs
-
False
friends (actually doesn’t mean actualmente!!)
-
Nouns/adjectives/verbs
+ preposition
-
So
do I / Neither do I
-
Comparatives
/ Superlatives
-
Adjective
ALWAYS before the noun
-
So
/ Such (so tall / such a tall boy)
-
QUESTIONS
Topics:
-
Environment
-
New
technologies
-
Descriptions
-
Solidarity/charity
-
The
media
-
Health
-
Sport
events
Typical
essays:
-
Opinion
-
Against/for
-
Summary
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Conditional Songs
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
If I never had a cent I would be
poor.
If it hadn't been or Cotton-Eye Joe I
would have been alone all my life.
If my true love were gone I would
look for another love!
If I get locked up tonight I will
cry.
If I can't have youi I will fight for
you until the end.
If you go don't come here another
time again.
If you don't know me by now I'm sorry
for you.
If I knew you were coming I would
have stayed here.
If I were a boy I would treat women
very well.
If you leave me now you will be very happy.
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Relative sentences
Monday, March 25, 2013
Here you are a link with relative sentences. Click here.
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A big truth
Sunday, March 10, 2013
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SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS – KEY
Thursday, March 07, 2013
SUBJECT AND
OBJECT QUESTIONS – KEY:
1)
1. OBJECT
2. SUB
3. OBJ
4. OBJ
5. SUB
6. SUB
2)
What did
Henry send me?
What made
her feel sad?
Who cheated
on the exam?
What do
they need to find?
Who went on
holiday to Paris?
Who is
looking after the baby?
What did
they ask me?
Who had an
accident?
3)
What made
you angry last night?
What did
they see?
Why do they
like going to the library?
Who looked
after the cat?
Who did you
phone yesterday?
Who goes
out with him?
What do
people do at the weekend?
Who caught
the 10:30 train?
4)
What did
you cook for dinner yesterday?
Who did
Helen meet at the weekend?
Who gave
the man money for food?
Who did
Paul dream of last night?
What type
of film did you like?
What
happened after they left?
Why did Sue
need a pair of scissors?
5)
Who is 44?
Mrs Andrews / How old is Mrs Andrews? 44
Who does
John visit every Saturday? Mary
Who
discovered America? Columbus
What
happened? Something strange
Who does
Mary help every day? Her mother
Who reads a
book after lunch? Dave
Who has a
shower in the morning? Somebody
Who is my
aunt visiting next Saturday? Us
Who does
Mary love? Burt
Who wrote
Romeo and Juliet? Shakespeare
Who gave me
this key? Susan
What did
Henry give me? Something
Who does
Tom meet every day? His girlfriend / Who meets his girlfriend every day?
What fell
on the floor? Something
What does
this word mean? Something.
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Great videos to learn the irregular verbs!!
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
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I wish/If only - Modals - So/Neither do I - KEY!!!
Sunday, February 10, 2013
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Comparatives/Superlatives
Friday, February 01, 2013
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English through songs: Past simple
Thursday, January 31, 2013
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Peace Day at the City Hall. 30th January 2013.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
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Merry Christmas videos!!!
Friday, December 21, 2012
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End of year?
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GERUND AND INFINITIVE - KEY
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Answer to the exercises of the worksheet about gerunds and infinitives:
1. eating
2. to go
3. having
4. getting
up
5. to cook
6. going
7. to buy
8. to buy
9. not
doing
10. being
11. being
12. living
13. to buy
14. to do /
doing
15. going
16. to work
/ working
17. to
smoke
18. to play
19. to
study
20. to
learn
21. going
22. living
23. to go
24.
visiting
25. to go
26. Smoking
27. to
rain/raining
28. having
29.
learning
30. to
study
31. having
32.
worrying
33. being
34. going
35. to send
36. going
37. to have
38. smoking
39. studying
40. being
dyed – to go
41. talking
42. to post
43. to make
44. failing
45. going
46. to go
47. Reading
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Writing tips
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
One of the best ways to improve your WRITING is to do
much READING.
Obviously, you should have some good vocabulary and some basic understanding of the
grammar rules, but the next step is to READ.
It's priceless. You get to see vocabulary and
grammar in action. You also see the typical collocations.
Now, collocations are very important. A collocation is a
combination of words that is used together frequently. It's actually a common
phrase.
For example:
"Commit a crime" is a typical combination of
words in English. You could say "make a crime," and it wouldn't be
incorrect, but many people tend to use these words together. So "commit a
crime" is a collocation.
Here are some more examples of collocations:
Fully aware ("We are fully aware of the
problem.")
Do homework ("I will do my homework later.")
Give a speech ("He gave a very good speech at the
conference.")
There are many many collocations in English. And the
better you use them, the more natural your English becomes.
So how can you know the collocations of English? How
can you write naturally and clearly?
READ. Eventually you will get the hang of it (= know
how to do it right). You will be familiar with more vocabulary, and see more
grammar in action (how it is actually used).
That will make a world of a difference to your writing
:)
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Education is...
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Widening English Exam - 1st Bacalaureate - 1st Term
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Grammar:
- Verb tenses: Present simple, present continuous, present perfect
- Questions: Indirect, Subject, Object, Yes/no, Question tag
- Infinitive + to
Vocabulary:
- Vocabulary unit 1 New Framework 4
- Get + adjective
- Castle 01x01, 01x02, 01x03
- Illnesses
- How to start a conversation
- Halloween vocabulary (crosswords)
- Character/appearance
Translations:
- Listening SB 8 (Reference guide book)
- Ahora tú (blog)
- Children's Rights
- Verb tenses: Present simple, present continuous, present perfect
- Questions: Indirect, Subject, Object, Yes/no, Question tag
- Infinitive + to
Vocabulary:
- Vocabulary unit 1 New Framework 4
- Get + adjective
- Castle 01x01, 01x02, 01x03
- Illnesses
- How to start a conversation
- Halloween vocabulary (crosswords)
- Character/appearance
Translations:
- Listening SB 8 (Reference guide book)
- Ahora tú (blog)
- Children's Rights
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Pasos a seguir para traducir un texto del inglés al castellano
Monday, November 19, 2012
Por la globalización y gracias a las nuevas tecnologías, cada vez se reciben más documentos en inglés que necesitan traducción. Debido a esta gran demanda, existen traductores, tanto automáticos (Google Traductoro Babel-fish, online ambos) como humanos, que se dedican a esta labor, pero ¿Qué pasos se deben seguir a la hora de traducir un texto en inglés?
1. Leer todo el texto
Es importante leer todo el texto antes de empezar a traducir. No se debe leer el primer párrafo y comenzar con la traducción, pues se pueden traducir incorrectamente conceptos que se clarifican con posterioridad en el texto.
Durante la fase de lectura se deben detectar los problemas que se encontrarán después al traducir, aunque no se debe buscar todavía solución para ellos: palabras que no se entiendan, estructuras complicadas, dobles sentidos, etc.
2. Documentarse
Una vez se ha leído todo el texto y sabiendo la temática con la que está relacionado, si es pertinente se debe buscar contenido similar en la web para descubrir cuáles son los términos más utilizados en ambos idiomas.
3. Comenzar a traducir
Después de la lectura y de la documentación, se puede empezar a traducir; sin embargo, no se debe hacer palabra por palabra (como hacen los programas automáticos de traducción) sino que es más importante captar el sentido de la frase y pasarla al español sin hacer calcos de estructuras en inglés.
Algunos problemas frecuentes que tienen lugar por traducir palabra por palabra son los siguientes:
Abuso de pasivas, que en inglés se usan mucho pero en español no.
Uso de los pronombres en español cuando son innecesarios.
Empleo de giros u expresiones calcadas del inglés que en español resultan artificiales.
En este paso se deben buscar las palabras desconocidas, no sólo en diccionarios bilingües (Wordreference.com, por ejemplo) sino también en monolingües para captar perfectamente el sentido de la palabra (Merriam-webster.com, por ejemplo).
4. Revisar la traducción
Es muy importante revisar las traducciones, pues suelen escaparse fallos fácilmente detectables.
Además, si se deja reposar la traducción unos minutos, horas o días, las estructuras extrañas y que suenan artificiales serán más fáciles de detectar.
Traducir no es fácil, especialmente dependiendo del texto, pero siendo organizados y siguiendo esta metodología la traducción tiene muchas posibilidades de ser un éxito.
1. Leer todo el texto
Es importante leer todo el texto antes de empezar a traducir. No se debe leer el primer párrafo y comenzar con la traducción, pues se pueden traducir incorrectamente conceptos que se clarifican con posterioridad en el texto.
Durante la fase de lectura se deben detectar los problemas que se encontrarán después al traducir, aunque no se debe buscar todavía solución para ellos: palabras que no se entiendan, estructuras complicadas, dobles sentidos, etc.
2. Documentarse
Una vez se ha leído todo el texto y sabiendo la temática con la que está relacionado, si es pertinente se debe buscar contenido similar en la web para descubrir cuáles son los términos más utilizados en ambos idiomas.
3. Comenzar a traducir
Después de la lectura y de la documentación, se puede empezar a traducir; sin embargo, no se debe hacer palabra por palabra (como hacen los programas automáticos de traducción) sino que es más importante captar el sentido de la frase y pasarla al español sin hacer calcos de estructuras en inglés.
Algunos problemas frecuentes que tienen lugar por traducir palabra por palabra son los siguientes:
Abuso de pasivas, que en inglés se usan mucho pero en español no.
Uso de los pronombres en español cuando son innecesarios.
Empleo de giros u expresiones calcadas del inglés que en español resultan artificiales.
En este paso se deben buscar las palabras desconocidas, no sólo en diccionarios bilingües (Wordreference.com, por ejemplo) sino también en monolingües para captar perfectamente el sentido de la palabra (Merriam-webster.com, por ejemplo).
4. Revisar la traducción
Es muy importante revisar las traducciones, pues suelen escaparse fallos fácilmente detectables.
Además, si se deja reposar la traducción unos minutos, horas o días, las estructuras extrañas y que suenan artificiales serán más fáciles de detectar.
Traducir no es fácil, especialmente dependiendo del texto, pero siendo organizados y siguiendo esta metodología la traducción tiene muchas posibilidades de ser un éxito.
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Widening English Exam - 1st Term (2nd Bac)
Wednesday, November 07, 2012
New Framework 4:
Unit 5:
Pages 42, 43
- Vocabulary - Headline, reports...
Page 44
- Vocabulary: Using the internet
- Preferences: I'd rather read a book than go to the cinema
Page 45
- Vocabulary: The four most influential blogs
Page 46:
- Vocabulary: Breaking news...
Page 47:
- Conjunctions of purpose/reason
Page 48:
- Vocabulary: News (ex. 4 page 49)
Page 53:
- Used to/get used to/be used to
Castle:
Vocabulary episodes 1, 2 and 3 (season 1)
IT words:
asap, lol...
Translations:
- Bluetooth
- Angelina Jolie's letter (Malala)
- Ahora tú (song)
Illnesses: vocabulary
Blog:
- The Beatles (50th Anniversary)
- Media manipulation
- Halloween power points
Passive voice:
- Causative
- Impersonal
Unit 5:
Pages 42, 43
- Vocabulary - Headline, reports...
Page 44
- Vocabulary: Using the internet
- Preferences: I'd rather read a book than go to the cinema
Page 45
- Vocabulary: The four most influential blogs
Page 46:
- Vocabulary: Breaking news...
Page 47:
- Conjunctions of purpose/reason
Page 48:
- Vocabulary: News (ex. 4 page 49)
Page 53:
- Used to/get used to/be used to
Castle:
Vocabulary episodes 1, 2 and 3 (season 1)
IT words:
asap, lol...
Translations:
- Bluetooth
- Angelina Jolie's letter (Malala)
- Ahora tú (song)
Illnesses: vocabulary
Blog:
- The Beatles (50th Anniversary)
- Media manipulation
- Halloween power points
Passive voice:
- Causative
- Impersonal
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
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Happy Halloween!!!
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Creativity
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Very interesting!!!
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Reading Books - 2012/2013
Monday, September 17, 2012
URSE
|
TERM
|
BOOK
|
3 ESO
|
1
|
Lost I / A trip to the stars
|
3 ESO
|
2
|
Lost I / A trip to the stars
|
3 ESO
|
3
|
Lost II
|
4 ESO
|
1
|
Iraq in fragments
|
4 ESO
|
2
|
The curious case of Benjamin Button
|
4 ESO
|
3
|
Dracula
|
1 BACH
|
1
|
Jane Eyre
|
1 BACH
|
2
|
The 39 steps
|
1 BACH
|
3
|
The Elephant Man
|
2 BACH
|
1
|
White Fang
|
2 BACH
|
2
|
Brave New World
|
2 BACH
|
3
|
Sea Bandits
|
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