Happy Father's Day! Sending lots of love (virtual hugs, too!) to my father. This year we'll have to celebrate it in the distance.
Ok, having said that, Let's get to work.
The activity today belongs to page 57 of the Student's Book. It is a description of a person you know (your father, maybe?). The due date for the activity is Monday, 23rd March.
1. 1. skyscraper 2. crime rate 3. quality of life 4. free of charge 5. round the clock 6. landmark 7 pay a fine 8 housing 9 overcrowding 10 wealthy 2. 1. up 2. off 3. into 4. down 5. in 6 down on 7 across 8 out 3 1. dissatisfied 2. codesigned 3 unhealthy 4. overcrowded 5. reread 6 misbehave 7 misuse 8 inequality 9 impossible 10. underfed 4. 1. megacities 2. giant 3. housing 4. land 5. inequality 6 wealthy 7 equal GRAMMAR, PAGE 181 1. 1. might 2. could 3. ought to 4. must 5 can 2 1. could/ was able to 2. couldn't / wasn't able to 3. can/ is able to 4. hasn't been able to 5. can't /aren't able to 3 1. should 2. can't 3. mustn't 4. should 5. ought 6. can't 7 would 8 could 9 be able to 10 don't have to 4 1. can't have 2. don't have to/ needn't 3. should/ ought to 4. may/ might 5. shouldn't have/ oughtn't to have 6. should have/ could have/ ought to have 7. should /ought to 8. could/ was able to 9. must have 5. 1. e 2.c 3.b 4.d 5. g 6. f 7. a 6. POSSIBLE ANSWERS 1. should have left much earlier 2. must be very tiring 3. must have stolen it 4. would have come with you 5. can't be his sisters
READING. A BLOG 1. 1.c 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.b 2. 1. the city was going to be empty as well. 2. it's affordable and empty 3. they're signs of people living in a building 4. whether people would move to the city 5. walk around a big empty city 3. 1. off the beaten track 2. draw 3. unaffordable 4. spot 5. ran into
GRAMMAR MODALS AND MODAL PERFECTS 1. 1. shouldn't walk alone in the alley 2. might not turn up to the meeting 3. must commute by train 4. can't help us this morning 5. don't have to bring anything 6. May... park in your space today 2. 1. can't 2. must/ should/ have to 3. has to 4. can /could 5. might/ may 6. must 7. couldn't/ weren't able to 8. can 3. POSSIBLE ANSWERS 1. I should have left earlier. 2. he might have got lost 3. she could have been hurt 4. I would have visited you 5. There must have been an accident. 4. 1. should have paid. 2. must have met 3. couldn't recognise 4. would have held 5 must/ has to use 6. couldn't have said. PAGE 31 6. 1. They will be able to apply for a council house next month 2. They shouldn't have destroyed the forest to build houses in the 1980s 3. they can't have known that plastic bags are banned. I'm sure they would have respected the laws. 4. Could we have learnt from previous mistakes? 5. Sarah needn't have waited in the queue to get the tickets last night. 7. 1. Las bibliotecas deberían abrir siempre durante todo el día. 2. Una tasa de criminalidad alta podría convertirse en un problema grave. 3. Justin parece triste. Puede que lo hayan rechazado en la entrevista. 4. No deben construir nunca un rascacielos cerca de este lugar emblemático. 5. Las autoridades deberían haber despejado la acera anoche, pero no lo hicieron. 8. 1. has become 2. which 3. has reduced. 4 saves 5 comes 6 doesn't generate 7 began 8 reached 9 when 10 has changed.
Easter week is coming to an end and I know that some of your books look actually like this:
So, it's time to remove the dust from your pile of notes and books and start revising. In order to help you with that task, I'm posting some worksheets to brush up some of the tenses seen so far. Click on the links to download the worksheet in .pdf format (ANSWER KEY included)
Page 53 Exercise 1: 1. chemicals 2. travel agent 3. competitive 4. destroy 5. overpopulated 6. deforestation 7. rubbish 8. scored a goal Exercise 2: 1. save 2. keep fit 3. training 4. recycle 5. protecting 6. determined 7. environmentally friendly 8. conservation 9. global warming Exercise 3: 1. will be watching 2. will help 3. have you seen 4. will have finished 5. are leaving 6. had lost 7. am going to live 8. met WORK BOOK Page 32 Exercise 2: 1. increase 2. pollution 3. harm 4. landfill 5. decompose 6. care about 7. protect 8. recycle Exercise 3: 1. eat too much 2. oppose 3. you've used it before 4. other schools 5. several colours 6. hasn't got Exercise 4: 1. anti 2. under 3. re 4. over 5. inter 6. multi Page 36 Exercise 1: a. 5 b. 4 c. 7 d. 8 e. 6 f. 1 g. 2 h. 3 Exercise 2: 1. care about 2. protect 3. ecological disasters 4. damages 5. pollution 6. increase 7. interconnected 8. multinational Exercise 3: 1. I'll answer 2. will have finished 3. will have become 4. is visiting 5. are going to discuss 6. will be preparing Exercise 4: 1. is going to buy 2. will enjoy 3. will have completed 4. am going to meet/ am meeting 5. sill still be sleeping 6. will get
An a different tool (in the form, but not the content). I must say that Lyrics training is more appealing and it doesn't include as many adverts as this one.
However, Lyrics gaps gives you the possibility of printing a worksheet in pdf format (so, maybe, this resources is better for teachers).
Over the last few days, some of you have asked me about the listening exams. Annnnd, given that these exams are round the corner... I have a present for y'all!
It's a brand new B1 exam to practise online your listening skills (remember to click on the links below the pictures).
As you know, this year we're studying some of the most important authors and works from English literature.
Last term, we started with Dickens and now I'd like to continue what we started with this Webquest.
Three important rules:
1. The due date is on February, 8th 2015! So, please, note it down in your agenda/calendar/notebook so you won't be like this poor pup when I ask you about the webquest you didn't submit.
2. You have to do it in pairs (choose wisely, I won't accept any group changes/arguments).
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