miércoles, 9 de junio de 2010

Unit 5

pg.54/55:

1-2-3

pg.56:

prepositions: 1-2-3

LF: Oligation, Necessity and Permission

1-3-4

pg.57:

5a-6

pg.58:

Word Formation: 1-2

Use of English 1

pg.60:

Vocabulary: 1-2-3-4-5

pg.61:

Use of English2

pg.62/63:

1-2-3-4-5-6

pg. 64/65: Review

jueves, 27 de mayo de 2010

To Have and Have Not


Expressions with the Word, Have!

Use words/expressions from the list below to complete the sentences with the word, have.
Helpful Hint: note the words in bold in each sentence.

List:

difficulty
common
the strength
influence
sympathy
a go
an operation
a look

01. She'll probably have to have ___an operation_______ on her back.

02. Come and have ___a look_______ at this insect.

03. I don't think I have _the strenght______ to lift this table on my own.

04. I had _____difficulty_____ understanding him; he spoke very fast.

05. My older brother had a big __influence________ on me when I was growing up.

06. I've never been windsurfing, but I'd love to have ____A go______ at it.

07. It's a strange relationship; they don't seem to have anything in __Common________ .

08. It's your own fault you've cut yourself; I have no __sympathy________ for you.

Unit 6: Relative Relationships

Unit 6: Relative Relationships
pg.66/67:

Reading

pg.68:

LF1: 1-2-3

Practice: 1-2

Vocabulary: 1-2

pg.69:

1-2-3

Speaking1: 1-2-3

pg.71:

1-2-3-4

Practice: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

Reading: Rock of Ages

pg.72:

Vocabulary2-Have:

A-1/3
B-1-2-3

pg.73:

LF3: 1-2

Practice: 1-2-3-4-5

Open Cloze: Relative Clauses

pg.74:

Vocabulary 3:

a (Personality) 1-2-3
b (Appearance) 1-2-3

pg.75:

3-4-5

pg.76/77: Review

all items

pg.78-81: Use of English

all items

We Can Work It Out

For the 7 sentences below, write the correct form of work in the first space, and then write one of the words/expressions listed below. in the second space.

List:

full-time
flexitime
long hours
part-time
overtime
my way up
for myself
shifts

. I __worked__ ten hours __for my selft overtime__ last week and earned $150 on top of my normal salary.
02.
I've always __worked__ __; I couldn't imagine not being my own boss.
03. You should be prepared __working_ _long hours_ as an accountant; eight in the morning until eight in the evening is not uncommon.
04. I'm _working_ _part-time_ at the moment; four hours instead of the normal eight. I'll probably go back to _work_ _full-time_ when John's old enough to go to school.
05.
I'd quite like _working_ _flexitime_; if you oversleep your boss doesn't get angry and if you want to leave work early, you can.
06.
My husband's a police officer so he _works_ _shifts__ . He prefers working nights; that way he gets to see more of the kids.
07.
I've succeeded in _working_ _my way up__ to the top of my company; from messenger boy to managing director in 15 years.

jueves, 29 de abril de 2010

Take!



FCE: Expressions with Take



A. Using the word list below complete the sentences below.

Word List:

advice
courage
risk
pity
interest
care
notice
offence
blame
joke

1. He takes a very keen __interest__ in music and often goes to concerts.

2. Don't say anything negative about her hair; she's very sensitive and might take __courage_ at your remarks.

3. I was walking along a country road in the rain when a driver took ___pity__ on me and stopped to give me a lift.

4. If a team loses, it's normally the manager who takes the ___offence__for the defeat and not the players.

5. Our neighbour has agreed to take __blame_ of the dogs while we're on holiday.

6. The doctor told her to stop smoking, but she didn't take any _advice_ of him. She still smokes 30 a day.

7. Although she really wanted to study archaeology, she took her parents' _notice__ and went to law school.

8. Jamie likes making fun of other people but he can't take a __joke__ himself. he gets so angry.

9. It took a lot of ____care__ to ride his motorbike again after the accident.

10. She was taking a big __risk__ when she changed career, but fortunately everything went well and she really likes her new job.


B. Phrasal Verbs with Take. Complete each of the sentences with the appropriate article.

11. She takes ___after_______ her father; they're both as disorganized as each other.

12. I'd love to take __up_______ golf, but it's such an expensive sport.

13. We haven't really taken __over from________ the new boss; he's a little too formal for us.

14. Our phonetics teacher, Mrs. Hill, is going to have a baby so Mr. Bennett is taking ____off______ until she comes back.

15. They've taken ______on____ another receptionist at work; Alison couldn't manage on her own.

16. I had to stop going to yoga classes; they were taking __up________ too much of my time.

The Microwave



The Microwave

Transform the word in brackets to fit the space provided.

Perhaps the most (0) useful (use) and convenient of all domestic appliances is the microwave oven. You do not need to be a (1) __SKILLED___ (skill) cook or a (2) __TECHNOLOGICAL__ (technology) genius to operate one, and you can produce extremely (3) ___TASTEFUL___ (taste) meals at the touch of a button. Many of us would now feel rather (4) _HELPER____ (help) and unable to cope without one. The man we have to thank for this modern cooking miracle is (5) __INVENTIVE_ (invent), Percy LeBaron Spencer, who manufactured the Radar Range oven for industrial use in 1945.

Ten years (6) ___LATER__ (late) the first domestic microwave made its (7) _APPEARENCE__ (appear). This rather bulky contraption needed an (8) _ELECTRICAL_ (electric) and a plumber to install it. and was the same size as a fridge. At over $1,000 in 1955, it was not immediately (9) __SUCCESSFUL__ (success). Not until 1967, when the countertop model became (10) __WIDER__ (wide) available, did sales start to improve.

0. useful

1. SKILLED

2.TECHNOLOGICAL

3. TASTEFUL

4.HELPER

5.INVENTIVE

6. LATER

7.APPEARENCE

8.ELECTRICAL

9. SUCCESSFUL

10.WIDER

jueves, 15 de abril de 2010

Assignment.08: Units 1/2


Questions/ DefinitionsRead the following interview.

Linford Christie
Did you always want to be a professional athlete?

I didn't know I was going to be one until quite late on. I only became a professional when I was 25, which is quite unusual. If I'd had known before, I'd have started training earlier. My dad wanted me to be an electrician, but like everyone else I wanted to be a footballer.

1 How do you prepare for an important race?

You certainly have to be in good physical condition. If you train hard, you can be a world-class distance runner, but you have to be born a champion sprinter. I run 105 metres. Most people run 95 metres and then slow down, but that is how you lose a race. My coach always taught me to keep on running through the finish line.

2 How do nerves affect you?

They're something a good sprinter has to learn to live with. Sometimes they start a week before a race: you think about it and your heart goes faster. After a while, you learn to control them and just get a little edgy a couple of hours before the race.

3 Do you run faster if you're angry?

Sprinting is an aggressive sport, but the aggression has to be controlled. Too much anger and you become tense, and that's the worst thing for a runner. Everyone has their own way of preparing themselves mentally for a race, but you can't afford to get too worked up or you'll lose.

4 Has technology made the sport too serious?

I'm not into it myself because you can become too addicted. But it does make it easier to get information. You can consult different web pages to find out about legal herbs and vitamins which will help you run better, or which competitions your colleagues are taking part in and what times they do. But I don't use it as much as some people.

5 Has the Internet changed the nature of sport?

Yes, to a certain extent it has, and I think that sometimes we rely on it too much. I was disqualified for three false starts in the Atlanta Olympics, thanks to a machine which said I'd left the starting blocks too early. Machines have dehumanised sport and taken some of the fun out of it, but having said that, I do think they are very useful.

6 What's your most useful piece of equipment?

Without a doubt it's my start machine, a kind of electronic stopwatch, which I got in 1990 for $1500. It was pricey even then but it was vital for my running career. In the first twelve months I had it, I improved my time over 60m from 6.8 seconds to 6.6. It may not sound very much, but in athletics it can make the difference between a winner and a runner-up.

7 What do you do now that you're retired?

I still train and run a little, but I've been doing other things as well: presenting TV sports programmes, advertising, modelling, as well as running my company Nuff Respect, which helps to market and manage sports people. I always think like a competitor, because it's the only way I can succeed. I have to be on the go all the time; I can't just sit doing nothing.

Part A: Match the interview's questions with Linford Christie's answers.

A. Has the Internet changed the nature of sport?
B. What makes a winner?
C. What do you do now that you're retired?
D. What's your most useful piece of equipment?
E. Has technology made the sport too serious?
F. How do nerves affect you?
G. Do you run faster if you're angry?
H. How do you prepare for an important race?
I. Did you always want to be a professional athlete?

Part B: Choose the best definition for the informal expressions, in bold, in the text.

1. Edgy

a. faster
b. tired
c. nervous
d. worried

2. to get too worked up

a. to work too hard
b. to do too many things at the same time
c. to get too angry
d. to earn too much money

3. I'm not into it myself

a. I haven't got it.
b. I'm not interested in it.
c. I never use it.
d. I don't worry about it.

4. It was pricey

a. I won it in a competition.
b. it was very useful.
c. I bought it second-hand.
d. it cost a lot of money.

5. to be on the go

a. to be busy
b. to compete in races
c. to leave
d. to be successful

Assignment.07: Modules 1/2

Word Combo

Choose the correct word from the list to match the words below.

List:

EVENT

PREMIERE

PARTY

JACKET

STORY

INTERVIEW

AGENCY

INDUSTRY

0. dinner/sports: JACKET

1. fashion/film: event

2. model/news: Agency

3. political/birthday: party

4. television/job: Industry

5. social/sporting: Story

6. film/world: premier

7. news/bedtime:

Assignment.06: Lyrics Challenge



Ice Ice Baby

Vanilla Ice released this hit single in 1989. He has been credited with introducing Hip Hop music to a wider (read: white) audience and making this type of music more accessible (read: profitable). The song samples from the 1981 Queen/David Bowie single, Under Pressure, and describes a drive-by shooting in south Florida.

Assignment: Your mission, should you choose to take it, will be to decribe the meaning of the lyrics to this song.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8BxbdQqMRE&feature=fvst

Ice Ice Baby (1989-Vanilla Ice)

Yo VIP let's kick it Ice ice baby (x2)
All right stop collaborate and listen Ice is back with my brand new invention
Something grabs a hold of me tightly
Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly
Will it ever stop yo I don't know
Turn off the lights and I'll glow
To the extreme I rock a mic like a vandal
Light up a stage and wax a chump like a candle
Dance go rush to the speaker that booms
I'm killing your brain like a poisonous mushroom
Deadly when I play a dope melody
Anything less than the best is a felony
Love it or leave it you better gain weight
You better hit bull's eye the kid don't play
If there was a problem yo I'll solve it
Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it

CHORUS Ice ice baby vanillla (x4)

Now that the party is jumping
With the bass kicked in and the vegas are pumpin'
Quick to the point to the point no faking
I'm cooking MC's like a pound of bacon
Burning them if you ain't quick and nimble
I go crazy when I hear a cymbal
And a hi-hat with a souped up tempo
I'm on a roll and it's time to go solo
Rollin' in my 5.0 With my rag-top down so my hair can blow
The girlies on standby waving just to say hi
Did you stop no I just drove by
Kept on pursuing to the next stop
I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block
The block was dead Yo so I continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue
Girls were hot wearing less than bikinis
Rockman lovers driving Lamborghinis
Jealous 'cause I'm out getting mine
Shay with a guage and Vanilla with a nine
Reading for the chumps on the wall
The chumps acting ill because they're so full of eight balls
Gunshots rang out like a bell I grabbed my nine all I heard were shells
Falling on the concrete real fast
Jumped in my car slammed on the gas
Bumper to bumper the avenue's packed I'm trying to get away before the jackers jack
Police on the scene you know what I mean
They passed me up confronted all the dope fiends
If there was a problem yo I'll solve it Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it

REPEAT CHORUS

Take heed 'cause I'm a lyrical poet
Miami's on the scene just in case you didn't know it
My town that created all the bass sound
Enough to shake and kick holes in the ground
'Cause my style's like a chemical spill
Feasible rhymes that you can vision and feel
Conducted and formed
This is a hell of a concept
We make it hype and you want to step with this Shay plays on the fade slice like a ninja
Cut like a razor blade so fast other DJs say damn
If my rhyme was a drug I'd sell it by the gram
Keep my composure when it's time to get loose
Magnetized by the mic while I kick my juice
If there was a problem yo I'll solve it Check out the hook while Shay revolves it
Ice ice baby Vanilla Ice ice baby (oh-oh) Vanilla Ice ice baby
Vanilla Ice ice baby Vanilla Ice
Yo man let's get out of here Word to your mother
Ice ice baby too cold Ice ice baby too cold too cold (x2)
Ice ice baby

viernes, 2 de abril de 2010

Assignment.05: Idioms & Phrasal Verbs




Idiom:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiom

List of Idioms:
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_idioms

Cliché:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clich%C3%A9

Double Negative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative

Euphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphemism

Dysphemism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphemism

Phrasal Verb:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrasal_verb

Answer the following questions (DO NOT
CUT & PASTE ANSWERS).

1. what are the similarities and differences between
idioms and phrasal verbs?

Idioma are words with a figurative meaning and Phrasal verbs is a combination of prepositions adverbs

2. Approximately, how many
idioms are there in the English language?
25.000 idioms

3. What is the effect of using a
double negative in a sentence or phrase in English?
That's grammaticaly wrong

4. What is a
cliché? Give 2 examples of clichés about Chile/Chileans.
Is a expression or idea that lose its original meaning

5. What is the difference between a euphemism and a dysphemism? List 2 examples of each.
Euphemism is a way to say the thruth in a nice way and dysphemism is the total and owful truth
Define the following:


a. no biggie : Do not worry about

b. nosebleed seat: the last seat of example of an estadium

c. arse end of nowhere/bum fuck nowhere: in the middly of nowhere

d. bum chum: The boyfriend of a man

e. bum wrap:


unfair blame, unjust

f. built like a brick shithouse:
Originally "built like a brick outhouse" this term meant any project that was appealingly overdone or a level of quality that was better than was necessary.

g. fuck all:
Meaning 'absolutely nothing' in a slightly more vulgar way than usual

h. fuck it:
another way of saying nevermind or can't be bothered

i. fuck knows: You simple don't know

j. fuck someone over:

k. fuck this:
Used as an expression, usually for losing interest

l. fuck with :
to do anything at all with

m. fucking hell

n. fucked up

o. elbow room

p. five-finger discount

q. five will get you ten
As it is I'm going to be in big trouble financially.

r. same difference

s. scared shitless

t. crash and burn
To really screw up one's life by making bad choices often accompanied by substance abuse.

u. cover one's ass (CYA)

v. cut the mustard
Get it up." By extension, perform any challenging act.

w. cut the cheese
fart. Have you ever noticed a smell at the dinner table, thought someone had farted

x. pink slip :

y. piece of ass:
a hot woman, dressed in a sexy manner

z. get you ass in gear:
To get off your backside and start doing what you're meant to be doing instead of just sitting around.

Bonus:

That guy doesn't know
his ass from his elbow?

jueves, 1 de abril de 2010

Assignment.04: Questions


Assignment.04: Questions



Part A:

Put the words in the correct order to form questions. Make sure you include the correct punctuation.

1. today/you/how/feeling/are

How are you feeling today?


2. did/start/where/your/journey/you

Where did you start your journey?

3. need/carrier bag/a/you/do

Do you need a carrier bag ?

4. a/got/the/has/balcony/room

The room has got a balcony.

5. we/practising/were/yesterday/what

What we were practising yesterday?

6. the/education/are/plans/government's/what/for

The goverment's plans are for education


7. all/take/the/did/antibiotics/you

Did you take all the antibiotics ?

8. suitcase/you/this/yourself/did/pack

Did you pack this suitcase?

9. served/is/time/what/breakfast/

What time is served breakfast?


10. number/have/the/got/six/you/to/answer

You have to answer the number six


11. anything/are/in/you/for/particular/looking

Are you looking anything in particular ?

12. about/did/the/Finance Minister/tax cuts/what/say

What did the Finance Minister say about tax cuts ?


Part B:

Correct the structure of the following questions.

1. How to pronounce b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s?

How do you pronounce b-u-s-i-n-e-s-s?

2. Can you writing customer on the board, please? Can you write custimer on the board, please ?

3. What's English word for this? What's the English word for this ?

4. Which page we are on? wich page are we on ?

5. Have anybody got a spare pen?

6. Can you say again that, please? Can you say that again, please ?

7. What are tonight's homework? Whar's is the tonight's homework?

8. How you spell, journey? How do you spell, journey?

9. What means, colleague? What it's means,colleague ?

miércoles, 31 de marzo de 2010

Assignment.03: Dictionary Days



Dictionary Days

1. Look up the following words (in bold) on an on-line dictionary.
2. Answer the questions below.
a. enjoy is a verb.
b. enjoyment is A UNCOUNTABLE OR COUNTABLE
c. enjoyable is A ADJECTIVE
d. train is A NOUN
e. trainee is NOUN
f. trainer is A NOUN
g. training is A NOUN


3. Complete the sentences below with the words (in bold) above.
i. Where did Jenny train to be a ski instructor?
ii. My father gets a lot of ___enjoy_______________ from his garden?
iii. I really _____ENJOY____ spending time on my own.
iv. How much football ________trainning________ do you do every day?
v. The course was really _________train_______ . I recommend it.
vi. Patricia's only a ______trainee_____ chef, but her cooking is fantastic!
vii. Our ____trainer_________ wants us to finish our project this week.

Assigment 2


1. a countable noun: lies,

2. an uncountable noun: Soup

3. an adjective: Your

4. a preposition:under

5. an adverb: never

6. infinitive form of the verb: Can't

7. ing form of the verb: telling

8. an auxiliary verb:be

9. a modal auxiliary verb:not

10. a definite article: the

miércoles, 24 de marzo de 2010

Assignment.01: Prepositions & Postpositions


Assignment:

1. What is a preposition?
Preposition are words that we use to indicated a relation betwen the sentences, we communly use preopositions as : of", "to", "in", "for", "with" and "on" .

2. What is a postposition?
a postposition it's the same that a preoposition with the only differents that, pospositions follows the phrase, htey come after the noun