UNIT 9: HONESTY AND MORALS

We are going to introduce this new unit by watching a chapter of the American series FRIENDS. Watch this video carefully and be ready to comment on the questions below with your classmates:



1- Why does Monica say that she likes "Gladys" at the beginning of the chapter?
2- When Rachel says "and Monica is going to keep her in her house" " I'm jealous"? Is she being honest? Why does she say so?
3- How does Rachel manage to convince Joe to get rid of the painting? How would you describe Joe's attitude?
4- When Monica tells Rachel, 'are you still here?'. What does she really mean?
5- Do you ever tell "white lies" to your friends? Are they morally acceptable?
6-  Would you prefer to be told a white lie by a friend or to be told the truth?

LISTENING ACTIVITY: A SONG

Listen to this evergreen song by Frank Sinatra and put the lines in order.

PRACTISING WITH CONDITIONALS: UNITS 7-8

You can have a look at these explanations of CONDITIONAL SENTENCES  in Spanish.

TENSES USED IN CONDITIONALS: 

                                                    If-clause                     v  main.- clause

ZERO CONDITIONAL:           Present simple                   Present  simple  

                                              If I drink strong coffee,    I don't sleep at night.

FIRST CONDITIONAL:        Present simple                   Will- (can/must/may/might) infinitive                                                          If it rains tomorrow,      we will stay at home.

SECOND CONDITIONAL:   Past simple                    Would (might/could) infinitive

                                              If I won the lottery,        I would travel around the world.

THIRD CONDITIONAL:       Past perfect                Would (might/could) have + past participle

                                            If I had studied,            I would have passed my exams.

ACTIVITIES:

0) Zero conditional.

     Activity

1) First conditional

    Activity 1

    Activity 2

2) Second conditional

    Activity 1

    Activity 2

3) Third conditional 

    Activity 1

    Activity 2

4) REVISION: first, second and third conditionals

    Activity

5) GAMES WITH CONDITIONALS

    Game 1

    Game 2

SUPERSTITIONS

Watch this video about British superstitions and be ready to answer some questions:

RELATIVES: UNIT 6

Have a look at this presentation:

Relatives 4 d from pilarmd

Do these activities:
1- Subject or object pronoun
2- Is the relative necessary?
3- Multiple choice
4- Multiple choice
5- When, why, where
6- Some more practice (click on the link on the left)
7- Defining or non-defining

UNIT 7: IMAGINARY STATES.

Have a look at some of this information about  three imaginary STATES. Find three facts which surprise you or three facts you like about these NATIONS. We will comment on all of it in class tomorrow.

1- SEALAND
2- BERGONIA
3- THE AERICAN EMPIRE

THE PASSIVE VOICE: UNIT 5

You can have some practice on passive voice, you can do the following activities:
1- Activity 1.
2- Activity 2

Passive Voice: Verbs with TWO OBJECTS. (You can have some good explanation on this power point)
1- Activitiy 1
2- Activity 2

TOO ENOUGH: UNIT 5

Remember word order with TOO and ENOUGH

The exam was too difficult (for me) to pass.

The exam wasn't easy enough (for me) to pass.

Here you have some interesing exercises.
- Activity

MODAL VERBS: UNIT 3

Here you have some information about MODAL VERBS . In this presentation, you will find information about:
- General rules of modal verbs.
- Modal verbs expressing ABILITY (present and past)
- Modal verbs expressing POSSIBILITY  and  LOGICAL DEDUCTION (= certainty)

   
 

You can now watch this video. It might help you understand MODALS. You can also find some interesting activities below the video.

Are you now ready to do some activities?
1) Activity 1: expressing ability.
2) Activity 2: expressing certainty (in the present and past)
3) Activity 3: expressing certainty (affirmative / negative)


In this presentation, you have some information about MODAL VERBS expressing OBLIGATION, PROHIBITION, LACK OF OBLIGATION AND ADVICE:

Obligation and necessity from pilarmd

1)  Activity 1: Obligation and prohibition
2) Activity 2: Advice
3) Activity 2: Must/ have to a)   b)  c)


- General revision. a)  b) c)
- Try this entertaining game.

EXPRESSING FUTURE IN ENGLISH: UNIT 4

1) Have a look at these notes about how to express FUTURE in English:

Expressing future in english from pilarmd

2) Do some activities to practise:
A) Watching this video might help you understand how to express "future" in English. There are some activities below the video which you might also find helpful.
A) WILL FUTURE: Read the explanations and do the activities below.
B) GOING TO FUTURE: Read the explanations and do the activities below.
C) Choose the correct future tense.
D) Complete with the correct tense.
E) Complete with the correct tense.
F) Revision of all kinds of fuure tense.

8th March: International Women's Day

This song: On Woman was launched to celebrate International Women's Day.

 Find some useful information about this day in this link

A Different World

Have a look at this short video from "Friends": Are men and women different? / Are we just talking about stereotypes?



  Be ready for a class discussion about: Gender Roles

Talk to your partner:
1-Do you think men and women are still treated differently? In which situations/contexts?
 2- Household tasks:
-Who does the shopping in your house?
-Who does the cooking/ironing, etc.?
 -Who does any necessary DIY in your house?
-Are there fights in your house over who should have the remote control for the TV?
 -Who remembers the birthdays of other family members, friends, etc.?
 -And who buys the presents?
3-Appearances:
-How much time do you spend in the bathroom/in front of a mirror?
-Are men more aware of their appearance now than in the past?
-Do you know men who frequently use cosmetics? What do you think about it?
-Who spends more money on cosmetic products or clothes?

 HAVE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS.
Write a number next to them according to your opinion:
 1= agree strongly 2- agree 3- it depends 4- disagree 5- disagree strongly
a) Men are better drivers than women _______
b) Women are more faithful in relationships ______
c) Girls usually mature more quickly than boys. ________
d) Women are inefficient in the business world because they are too emotional ______
e) Men and women are born with identical natural abilities. ______
f) Men find it difficult to express their emotions except when their football team scores a goal. ________
g) If more women were in positions of power, there would be fewer wars in the world. _______
h) It is more important for women to take care of their appearance than it is for men. _______
i) Men and women are from different planets. _________

ADJECTIVES: NEGATIVE PREFIXES: UNIT 5

Try these activities to practise with "NEGATIVE PREFIXES"
1- Activity 1.
2- Activity 2.

A good blog for negative prefixes

ABOUT LONDON

A sightseeing tour around London.

Tomorrow we will be working with "dialogues in class". They will take place at a Tourist Information Office in Victoria Station, in London. To start your dialogues, you'd better have some information about London.

A) Read information about some of the most important sights and monuments in LONDON.

B) Check if you are ready now to answer the questions on this QUIZ.

REVISING: VERB TENSES: UNITS 1-2

Here you have some activities to revise VERB TENSES:

A) PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS.
1- Matching
2- Fill in gaps
3- Write the correct tense.
4- Write the correct tense (2)
5- Write the correct tense (3)
6- Write the correct tense (4)
7- Write the correct tense (5)

B) PAST PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
1- Choose the correct answer.
2- Write the correct answer.
3- Write the correct answer (2)
4- Write the correct answer (3)

C) PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE
1- Activity 1
2- Activity 2
3- Activity 3
4- Activity 4
5- Activity 5

D) FOR & SINCE
1- Activity 1
2- Activity 2

E) HOW LONG....? Anwer the questions
Activity

F) yet, already, just ..
Activity

G) PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS
Watching this video might help you understand the difference. You also have some activites below the video which you might find helpful.

VOCABULARY. COMPOUND NOUNS: TRAVEL: UNIT 4

Hi!
A) In Unit 4 of your book, you learn some compound nouns connected to TRAVEL.

Compound nouns travel from myenglishcorner

B) Try this game to learn some more vocabulary.

C) Try this test
D) There are some more activities in this blog