LINKERS OR CONNECTORS IN ENGLISH

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It's + adjective + infinitive

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ADJECTIVES + TO INFINITIVE

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CULTURAL WEEK

Cultural week

Cultural week is celebrated every year for a week. This year we start on 23^rd April, the World Book Day, and finish on 27^th April.

Cultural week brings a series of workshops and activities to the school. We want to promote culture outside of the realm of the classroom and, to this end, we are hosting a series of activities this week  which have been organised by our students.

This year’s topic deals with THE SEVENTH ART.

All members of our educational community are invited to share these fun days. We also welcome anyone who wishes to see all the work done by our students.

En los días sucesivos colgaré más imágenes de vuestros trabajos en inglés. Muchas gracias a tod@s por vuestra colaboración

Adelina Acosta

THE BIG BANG THEORY: SECOND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Second conditional sentences in The Big Bang Theory

SECOND CONDITIONAL - VIDEO

FIRST CONDITIONAL - VIDEO

Watch this video to learn more about the 1st conditional:

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES - GRAMMAR

The Zero Conditional: We use the zero conditional when talking about things which are always true, or generally true.

Structure:

If + Simple Present, + Simple Present     OR        Simple Present + If + Simple Present

Note:
We can use "when" instead of "if."

The First Conditional: We use first conditional when talking about possible future events.

Structure:

If + Simple Present,+ Will     OR            Will+ If + Simple Present

Note:
You can use these modal verbs instead of will: can, may.

The Second Conditional: We use the second conditional when talking about future events that are not likely to happen. We also use the second conditional when talking about things which are contrary to the present facts.

Structure:

If + Simple Past, + Would + Base Form   OR     Would + Base Form + If + Simple Past

Note:
You can use these modal verbs instead of would: could, might.

The verb BE

The verb BE has a special rule in this case.

Usually we say: I was, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were.

However, in these cases, we use: I were, he were, she were, it were, we were, you were, they were.

In other words: "were" is the only form.

Examples:

If I were you I would apologize. (In reality I am not you.)

I would fight back,if I were you. (In reality I am not you.)

The Third Conditional: We use the third conditional when talking about things which are contrary to the past facts. In other words: events that did not happen in the past.

Structure:

If + Past Perfect, + Would have + Vpast parti   OR   Would have + Vpast parti + If + Past Perfect

Note 1:
the short form of had is'd.
For example: If he'd passed his exams,he would get a diploma.


Note 2:
You can use these modal verbs instead of would have:
should have, could have, might have.

English Conditionals Summary Table

Conditional	Time Frame	Probability	Example
First Conditional	Future	Possible	If I meet Helen, I will invite her to the party.
Second Conditional	Future	Unlikely	If you studied more, you would pass the exam.
Second Conditional	Present	Unreal/ Imaginary	If I were you, I'd buy the house.
Third Conditional	Past	Impossible	If you had studied hard, you would have passed the exam.
Zero Conditional	Always/Generally	Certain	If you heat ice, it melts.

4ºESO - Unit 6 Review

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PROJECT: DESCRIBE AN ANIMAL

2ºESO- UNIT 6


DOGS

Dogs are friendly animals and 

make good pets.

Habitat – Many breeds of dog were

 bred to hunt or guard livestock. Most pets are kept in the house but in farms and some homes they might sleep outdoors, in a barn or in a kennel.

Size – Dogs are a variety of shapes and sizes. There are some small dogs that are smaller than a cat and large ones that are as tall as a human when they stand on their back legs.

Appearance – All dogs have a coat of fur which can be, smooth, long or curly. Their tails can be long or short and their ears can be pointed or floppy depending on the breed.

Diet – Dogs are carnivores (meat eaters). Dogs that are family pets will eat many other things including biscuits.

Young - The female gives birth to a litter of puppies. The mother feeds the puppies with milk.

Interesting fact – Domestic dogs were bred from wild dogs. Wild dogs are descendants of wolves.

ADJECTIVES ENDING IN -ING OR -ED

Adjectives ending in ED and ING

There are many adjectives that we have in English that end in -ED or -ING.

An adjective that ends in -ING is used to describe: the characteristic of a person or a thing.

An adjective that ends in -ED is used to describe: a feeling.

Compare the difference:

• My girlfriend is bored. - (My girlfriend feels bored)
• My girlfriend is boring. - (My girlfriend is a boring person)

You can use these adjectives to describe people or situations but be careful that you are using the correct adjective. For example, there is a big difference in meaning between:

• I am confused. - (I don't understand something)
• I am confusing. - (I will cause you to be confused)

Of course, you could also find both adjectives in the same sentence. Then you really need to concentrate on the intent / context of the sentence.

Examples:

• I was shocked by how shocking the accident was last night.
• They were frightened by the frightening roller-coaster ride!
• I am annoyed by how annoying that person in front of us is.
• Sally was confused by the confusing street signs in the city.

Note that the sentences above are to highlight how both adjectives can appear in the same sentence though it isn't common (because it sounds repetitive).

List of Adjectives ending in -ED and -ING

There is quite a long list of adjectives ending in -ED and -ING in English, and most of them are based on a verb that can be changed into an adjective by adding either -ED or -ING.

Some of the more common ones include: If you don't know the meaning of some of these words, click on them or  CLICK here

• Alarmed - Alarming
• Aggravated - Aggravating
• Amused - Amusing
• Annoyed - Annoying
• Astonished - Astonishing
• Astounded - Astounding
• Bored - Boring
• Captivated - Captivating
• Challenged - Challenging
• Charmed - Charming
• Comforted - Comforting
• Confused - Confusing
• Convinced - Convincing
• Depressed - Depressing
• Disappointed - Disappointing
• Discouraged - Discouraging
• Disgusted - Disgusting
• Distressed - Distressing
• Disturbed - Disturbing
• Embarrassed - Embarrassing
• Encouraged - Encouraging
• Entertained - Entertaining
• Excited - Exciting
• Exhausted - Exhausting
• Fascinated - Fascinating
• Frightened - Frightening
• Frustrated - Frustrating
• Fulfilled - Fulfilling
• Gratified - Gratifying
• Inspired - Inspiring
• Insulted - Insulting
• Interested - Interesting
• Overwhelmed - Overwhelming
• Perplexed - Perplexing
• Pleased - Pleasing
• Relaxed - Relaxing
• Relieved - Relieving
• Satisfied - Satisfying
• Shocked - Shocking
• Soothed - Soothing
• Surprised - Surprising
• Tempted - Tempting
• Terrified - Terrifying
• Threatened - Threatening
• Thrilled - Thrilling
• Tired - Tiring
• Touched - Touching
• Troubled - Troubling
• Worried - Worrying

Practise Adjctives ending in -ed or -ing. Click on the following links and do the activities.

-ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED

-ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED

-ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED

-ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED                             -ING or -ED

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READING

FRANKENSTEIN

A detective story- Reading comprehension

The Hen and the Ducklings- read the story

2ºESO - LISTENING EXERCISES - PAST SIMPLE

LISTEN TO STORIES OF ANIMALS AND SHORT STORIES FROM THE PAST

Wild animals- listening game

Listen to the news- How much can you remember

Present or past verbs- which ones do you hear

Past simple regular verbs - ed pronunciation

A trip to London- Listening comprehension

Goldilocks and the three bears- Watch the video and try to remember as much as you can

2ºESO - UNIT 6 - PAST SIMPLE

Watch the video and play the game alone or with a friend. Who's the best?

Irregular verbs game


A disastrous day: Past tense activity

History trivia: past activity

The birthday party: questions in the past

WRITING: DESCRIBE A PERSON

No se trata únicamente de enumerar una serie de características, sino de expresar cómo sus rasgos o cualidades guardan relación con su carácter. Click on this LINK to download the file

Here you can find some links with useful vocabulary which will help you with your writing

APPEARANCE

APPEARANCE IN GENERAL

PERSONALITY

PERSONALITY: NEGATIVE ASPECT

PERSONALITY: POSITIVE ASPECT

BEHAVIOUR

GENERAL

GENERAL

DO vs MAKE: EXERCISES

Practise MAKE and DO. Click on the following links and do the activities.

DO vs MAKE

DO vs MAKE

DO vs MAKE

DO vs MAKE

DO vs MAKE

DO vs MAKE

CONDITIONAL CLAUSES: CONNECTORS

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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

sustantivos contables e incontables.

Los nombres incontables pueden referirse a conceptos, ideas abstractas, actividades o sentimientos. Así, sustantivos como "love", hate", "sadness", "homework", "money" o "power" serán incontables.

Pero también lo serán aquellos que designen una materia, una sustancia o un conjunto que no podamos dividir ni contar: "milk","coffee", "luggage" o "water", entre otros muchos. Claro está que podemos contar "botellas de agua" o "tazas de café". Pero no el agua o el café en sí mismos.

Hasta aquí parece bastante claro... Sin embargo, para complicar un poco la cuestión, algunos sustantivos que en inglés son incontables no lo son en otros idiomas. Vamos a ver algunos ejemplos, comparándolos con el término correspondiente en español:

Advice (incontable) - Consejo, consejos (contable)

News (incontable) - Noticia, noticias (contable)

Abajo podéis ver una lista con los sustantivos incontables más comunes. Recordad que, en inglés, los nombres incontables se "comportan" como sustantivos en singular, de ahí que una oración como la siguiente (con el verbo en 3ª persona de singular) sea correcta:

- This news has made my day (esta noticia me ha alegrado el día)

Sin embargo, no utilizamos "a" o "an" antes de sustantivos incontables, sino "some" (en oraciones afirmativas) o "any" (en negativas e interrogativas)...

- Give some advice! (¡dame algún consejo!)

- I haven't got any money (no tengo dinero)

List of Common Uncountable Nouns

advice, air, alcohol, art, beef, blood, butter, cheese, chewing gum, chocolate, coffee confusion, cotton, education, electricity, entertainment, experience, fiction, flour, food

forgiveness, fresh air, furniture, gold, grass, ground, happiness, history, homework

honey, hope, ice, information, jam, juice, knowledge, lamb, lightning, literature, love

luck, luggage, meat, milk, mist, money, music, news, noise, oil, oxygen, paper, patience

pay, peace, peanut butter, pepper, petrol, plastic, pork, power, pressure, rain, rice

sadness, salt, sand, shopping, silver, snow, space, speed,steam,sugar,sunshine

tea, tennis, time, toothpaste, traffic, trousers, vinegar, washing up, washing up liquid

water, weather,wine,wood,wool, work

If we want to make these things countable, we use expressions like:

a piece of...

pieces of...

a bit of...

bits of...

an item of...

items of...

Let me give you a piece of advice.
That’s a useful piece of equipment.
We bought a few bits of furniture for the new apartment.
She had six separate items of luggage.

but we do not use accommodation, money and traffic in this way.

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DO vs MAKE

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LIKE - AS

LIKE / AS (como)

Tenemos dos formas de decir "como" en inglés:

like + sustantivo / pronombre = como, igual que, similar a (comparando)

This coat is like yours ( Este abrigo es como el tuyo)

He is like his brother (Él es como su hermano)

She sings like an angel (Ella canta como un ángel)

You should do it like him (Deberías hacerlo como él)

as + sustantivo = como, en calidad de (función) as + oración subordinada / locución = como

I worked as a trainer (Yo trabajé como entrenador)

Lawrence Olivier as Hamlet is wonderful.
Lawrence Olivier como (en el papel de) Hamlet está maravilloso .

Call her as your mother told you (Llámala como te dijo tu madre)

Do it as I showed you (Hazlo como te enseñé)

Now, as during the course, he's taking the bus at 7.
Ahora, como durante el curso, coge el autobús a las 7.

Sherlock Holmes, as in any of his adventures, exposes the murderer.
Sherlock Holmes, como en cualquiera de sus aventuras, desenmascara al asesino.

He plays like a professional.El juega como un profesional. (no es profesional) He plays as a professional. El juega como profesional. (es profesional) I'm talking to you like your mother.Te hablo como tu madre. (no soy tu madre) I'm talking to you as your mother.Te hablo como tu madre. (soy tu madre)

TIME TO PRACTISE

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

LIKE or AS?

ADJECTIVE ORDER

ADJECTIVES ORDER

• En inglés hablado no se suele utilizar más de 2 adjetivos seguidos.

• En inglés escrito no se utilizan más de 3 adjetivos seguidos.

• Este orden es el más generalizado aunque puede tener pequeñas     variaciones según en qué queramos poner énfasis.

Determinante	ADJETIVO								NOUN
	(del grado más subjetivo............................... al grado más objetivo)
	Opinion	Size	Age	Shape	Colour	Origin	Material	Purpose (noun used as adjective)
a	nice		young			Spanish			boy
the		huge		round			glass		vase
that	lovely	big			blue			travel	bag
three			ancient			English		poetry	books

   USO DE LA COMA CON LOS ADJETIVOS

— Cuando dos o más adjetivos se encuentran en función de subordinación (es decir que son de diferente categoría), NO se pone COMA:

A new steel steak knife

That big red plastic bag.

— Cuando dos o más adjetivos se encuentran en función de coordinación (es decir que son de la misma categoría), SÍ se pone COMA:

A distinguished, friendly, beautiful woman.

Two beautiful, soft, comfortable cushions.