Online exercises

http://www.xtec.cat/~ogodoy/sac/rephrasing/rephrexercises.htm

PASSIVE VIDEO EXPLANATION

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:

Fantastic videos about Reported Speech

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE PAU EXAM:

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

-          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

Conditional Songs

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.

Relative sentences

Here you are a link with relative sentences. Click here.

GERUND AND INFINITIVE - KEY

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

Big truth!

Pasos a seguir para traducir un texto del inglés al castellano

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.

Widening English Exam - 1st Term (2nd Bac)

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

Reading Books - 2012/2013

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

Impersonal Passive (with key)

New exercise about the impersonal passive. Click here.

Relative sentences

Here you are an extra activity about relative sentences. Level: easy.


.pdf   Click here.
.doc  Click here.

Copyright © 28/1/2010  falafel

And another one: pdf / doc   Level: medium-high

Copyright © 11/1/2009  Malvarosa

Gerund or infinitive?

Here you are a lot of exercises about gerunds and infinitives. 

Watch it as a magazine... click here.

Passive voice

A file that you can download. Click here. (With key)


A SUMMARY OF THE PASSIVE VOICE (FROM IN GEAR 2):

More exercises about the passive. In jpg (with key):

Passive exercises given in the class: (with key)

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING IN THE PASSIVE

1-Who invented the telephone?

2-The thieves stole all the money in the till.

3-Who has written this poem?

4-When will they hold the annual dance?

5-Many tourists visit the Eiffel Tower every year.

6-Did you give the parcel to Susan?

7-The fire damaged many buildings in the city.

8-The repairman is fixing the washing machine.

9-Has Victoria sent our invitations?

10-They will open the new library to the public in September.

11-We took many of these photographs when we were in India.

12-Will she redecorate her flat in May?

13-Who made this delicious chocolate cheesecake?

14-A Japanese man gives yoga classes on Friday.

15-I accidentally broke the vase.

16-Have they repaired the car?

17-Is someone organising your birthday party?

18-How much do they pay you  a month?

19-Who discovered America?

20-Did the teacher give you a lot of homework?

Solutions:
1- Who was the telephone invented by?
2- All the money was stolen in the till (by the thieves).
3- Who has this poem been written by?
4- When will the annual dance be held?
5- Eiffel Tour is visited every year (by many tourists).
6- Was Susan given the parcel?
7- Many buildings in the city were damaged (by the fire).
8- The washing machine is being fixed by the repairman.
9- Have our invitations been sent by Victoria?
10- A new library will be opened to the public in September. 
11- Many of these photographs were taken by us when we were in India.
12- Will her flat be redecorated in May?
13- Who was this delicious chocolate cheesecake made by?
14- Yoga classes are given on Friday by a Japanese man.
15- The vase was accidentally broken.
16- Has the car been repaired?
17- Is your birthday party being organized (by someone)?
18- How much are you paid a month?
19- Who was America discovered by?
20- Were you given  lot of homework?

Passive: Causative form

Good to practice! 

Verb + ing / infinitive

Here there are exercises for you to practise. Click here.

And here there is a story using only verbs followed by to+infinitive:

Modals

CLICK HERE! (There are 20 pages!)

Solution (for the one I gave you in class):

Questions exercises