domingo, 25 de mayo de 2014

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?

jueves, 22 de mayo de 2014

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

3) Third conditional 
    Activity 2

4) REVISION: first, second and third conditionals
    Activity

5) GAMES WITH CONDITIONALS
    Game 1
    Game 2

lunes, 12 de mayo de 2014

SUPERSTITIONS

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