Food for thought!

Watch and think.

Bonfire Night.

"Remember, remember,/ the fifth of November,/ Gunpowder Treason and Plot I know of no reason why / the gunpowder treason / should ever be forgot!"

Halloween snacks

The longest place name in Europe.

"Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch" is the Welsh village with the longest name in Britain. Listen to the weatherman pronouncing it.

Welcome back to school!

Hi there! I can't believe that we are going back to school already, it was such a fast year! I hope you had a great holiday. All the best for the new school year.


Good memories from last year ;)

5th June: World Environment Day!

People all over the world can do something positive to help our planet. There are lots of problems facing our planet today! There are lots of things you can do to look after our environment. Find out about what you can do to be greener. Here you are some ideas we have been talking about in class.

Don't forget: Use things again. Write on both sides of the paper, for example. Have showers. Turn off the tap while you brush your teeth. Don't use lots of water. Don't leave the tap on while you brush your teeth. Switch lights off. Turn off the monitor on your computer. Don't leave the lights on. Don't leave your computer on all night. Don't leave your computer on standby mode. Don't switch on too many electrical appliances at a time. Walk to school. Throw the rubbish in the correct recycling bin. Don't drop litter. Don't throw rubbish on the floor. Recycle glass, paper and plastic. Don't waste paper. Write on both sides of the paper. Plant a tree.

English camp 2015

Hi there! We are back from our English camp at Moragete. The camp was great. There were lots of fantastic activities to do. We were very busy every day. The best thing was the terror night. We laughed and ran a lot. Our instructors were very nice.There were some really nice kids there too. We made new friends. They were really kind. Our best friend at the camp was Morgan. We were in the same team. He was quite loopy at first, but he was really popular by the end. We've got some brilliant photos to show you!

Reported speech

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Tell me more...
 «I met a girl crazy for me», Danny told his friends.
«I met a boy cute as can be», Sandy told her friends.
« I took her bowling in the arcade», Danny said.
 « We stayed out until 10 o'clock», Sandy said.
 « we went strolling, we drank lemonade», Sandy added.
 «Did you get very far?», Danny's friends asked him.
 «Does he have a car?», Sandy's friends wanted to know.
«Could she get me a friend?», one of Danny's friends enquired.
 «How much dough did he spend?», Sandy's friends asked her.
 «Tell me more», one of her friends told Sandy.
 «Tell me more», one of her friends told Danny.

April Fool's Day.

Were you tricked by anyone on April Fool's day? The first of April is April Fool's Day or All Fools' Day. It is a day when people play practical jokes to embarrass the gullible ( goofy / fool / innocent).
 






Click on the image and you'll listen to the dialogue.

* Remember: pull your leg has a second meaning: prendre el pèl.


Click here to find out famous riddles ( jokes).
Click here to find out more riddles.

 Click on the photo  to watch a BBC programme about an April Fool's Day hoax_ Spaghetti Harvest_ which was broadcast on  April Fool's Day in 1957.
 

Easter quiz.

• When is Easter celebrated?
• How are the different festivities called in English?
• Where does "Easter" name come from?  
• What are the Easter baskets?
• How do Easter eggs look like?Where do people hang Easter eggs?
• How do you play Egg rolling?Where does a famous egg rolling contest take place?
• Where does the tradition of Easter Hare or Easter Bunny come from?
• What do British people eat at Easter?

Easter chat!

You aren't going to see your partner for about two weeks, you may have lots of things to tell each other. Ask your partner:

1. What are you going to do during the Easter break?

2. What are the Spanish traditions at Easter?

( skip the skipping-rope, fly the kite, eat a bun, .....

3. Do you know any English traditions?

( give chocolate eggs, hide them and have to look for them; coloured boiled hard eggs, ....)

4.What are your commitments over the next two months?

Happy Easter!



The tradition of the Easter Hare or Easter Bunny comes from a Northern European Legend

I wish ...

If only / I wish + past simple

(to talk about a present situation that we want to be different.

If only / I wish I earned more money.
If only / I wish I had more free time.

If only I wasn't late for school. ( I am usually for school)

I wish I wasn't late for school. ( I am usually for school)

If only / I wish I didn't feel sleepy in class. ( I usually feel sleepy)

If only / I wish + past perfect

( to talk about a past situation that we want to be different)

If only / I wish I had apologized.

If only / I wish + would + infinitive

(to complain about a person, a thing or situation)

If only / I wish Jack wouldn't tell lies.

Conditionals

1) If you hurry, you will catch the bus.

2) If you hurried, you would catch the bus.

3) If you had hurried, you would have caught the bus.


1) Present situation and possible (first conditional)
(It's now 7.00. The bus leaves at 7.10 and it takes you about 8 minutes to get to the bus stop.)

2) Present situation and hypothesis (second conditinal)
(It's now 7.00. The bus leaves at 7.10, but you don't feel in the mood of hurrying. You don't feel like running; you feel so sleepy! And your parents tell you to hurry)

3) Past situation. (third conditional).Yesterday you didn't catch the bus and today at the bus stop you realise that you could have caught it.

How do you pronounce "enough"?

Listen to the song and learn how to pronounce the word "enough".  

Examples: 

• She only had enough money to go out on special occasions. 
• She wasn't rich enough to buy expensive clothes. 
• Supermarkets were too expensive. 
• Not having access to the Internet was such a big problem that she had to use my neighbour's Wi-Fi. 
•  In winter she was so cold that she used to wear gloves indoor.

Shopping around

Match the words to their definitions.

logo - queue up - afford - keep up to date - look good - money's tight - shop around - advertise brands - waste money - save money

1. stand in a line to wait for someone/something

2. have an attractive appearance

3. spend money in a foolish way

3. look in different shops to find the best prize for sth

4. know what the most recent fashions are

5. have enough money for

6. not to have very much money at the moment

7. show a product and try to persuade people to buy it

8. keep money until you have enough money to buy sth

9. a name or picture that represents a company

Passive voice.

Click here and practise the passive voice. Enjoy!

Answer key ( 1 ESO) Good luck!

1. Which animal is it? (cow/shark/mice/frog/wolf)

1. This is a farm animal. It gives us milk COW

2. They’re very small animals. They like cheese. They’re sometimes pets. MOUSE-MICE

3. This fish is a hunter. It’s big and it can be dangerous. shark

WOLF - WOLVES

5. This animal is an amphibian. It hasn’t got a tail. It’s a carnivore and it eats insects.frog

2. Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Simple affirmative.

1. we buy bread at the supermarket

2. James walks to school at 7.45

3. Sue and Ann go to the cinema on Sundays

4. my dad washes his car every Saturday

5. the children watch TV in the evenings

3. Now change the sentences above into the negative and interrogative form. Write them in your notebook.

1. we don't buy bread at the supermarket

2. James doesn't walk to school at 7.45

3. Sue and Ann don't go to the cinema on Sundays

4. my dad doesn't wash his car every Saturday

5. the children don't watch TV in the evenings

1. Do we/you buy bread at the supermarket ?

2. Does James walk to school at 7.45 ?

3. Do Sue and Ann go to the cinema on Sundays ?

4. Does my dad wash his car every Saturday ?

5. Do the children watch TV in the evenings ?

4. Complete the sentences with the correct Present Simple form of the verb in brackets.

1. We rarely TALK on mobile phones at school.

2. Nelly DOESN'T STUDY French at school.

3. Preston often DOES his homework in the afternoon.

4.DO mother chimpanzees KISS their babies?

5. Lions DON'T usually HUNT at night.

6. DOES your snake EATmice?

5. Number the daily routines in the order you do them.

do my homework …..watch TV ….have a shower ….have breakfast .....get up

….....clean my room ….....go to school ….meet friends ….go to bed

6. Write true sentences about you. Use always, never, sometimes, usually, often or rarely.

I always brush my teeth.

7. Write questions for a quiz about gorillas. Use the words below.

1. Do gorillas live in the jungle ? 2. Does a gorilla sometimes weigh 500 kilos /?

3. Do gorillas usually eat meat /? 4. Does a young gorilla often play with other gorillas ?

8. Answer the questions in Exercise 7.

1) Yes, they do. 2) No, it doesn't. 3) No, they don't. 4) Yes, it does.

9. What time is it?

12 p.m it's twelve o'clock.

12.15 p.m it's quarter past twelve

12.30 p.m it's half past twelve

12.45 p.m it's quarter to one

Answer key (homework 2Bat A) Good luck!

Modal verbs

Exercise 1

1 1 can

2 can’t

3 ought to

4 shouldn’t

5 mustn’t

6 is able to

7 are allowed to

8 needn’t

9 might

Exercise 2

1 In the USA, people can drive at the age of sixteen.

2 You could / might get in trouble if you open that emergency door.

3 You don’t have to / don’t need to help me with my homework because it’s very easy.

4 You can’t go out tonight!

5 You must be twenty-one to get into this club.

6 In some countries, you’re allowed to get married at the age of sixteen if you have your parents’ permission.

Exercise 3

1 might have forgotten

2 may have left

3 would have helped

4 ought to have texted

5 shouldn’t have been

6 could have gone

7 might have had

Exercise 4

1 Karen could / may have given you the wrong address.

2 The boys ought to stay away from the city centre at night.

3 Ben may / might have called, but my phone isn’t working.

4 We should leave now because we’ll be late.

5 We didn’t have to arrive at the party early.

6 You mustn’t go out the night before an exam.

7 You must arrive on time for the exam.

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1

1 sentence; spend

2 commits; away

3 prison; got

4 punished; fine

5 going; treated

Exercise 2

1 community service

2 witness

3 arrested; law

4 fine

5 treat

Exercise 3

    1 get to the bottom of

2 face the music

3 stepped out of line

4 keep his nose clean

5 has been above board

Exercise 4

 1 set you up

2 let on

3 find out

4 own up to

5 stamp out

6 bring in

5 1 disturbance

2 imprisonment

3 interference

4 enquiry

5 offence

6 1 establishment

2 examination

3 contamination

4 trial

Answer key (homework 1bat A) Good luck!

Modal verbs

Exercise 1  

   1 couldn’t

2 may / might / could

3 shouldn’t

4 have to / must

5 mustn’t

6 can

7 can’t

Exercise 2 

    1 We don’t have to hand in our maths homework until next week.

2 We should have gone to the college open day last week.

3 You mustn’t take your mobile phone into the exam room.

4 I suppose I may have left my bag on the bus.

Exercise 3 

    1 I could / might have left my keys at home.

2 Anne may / might have gone home already.

3 Students mustn’t take food into the library.

Exercise 4  

1 You shouldn’t have played video games all night.

2 You don’t have to wear a suit.

3 My brother may / might ask Sally to marry him.

4 Students mustn’t arrive late for the exam.

5 It can’t have been Ben because he’s gone abroad.

6 You must have passed the exam because you worked hard.

Exercise 5

     1 She can’t have worked hard.

2 He can’t get / do much exercise.

3 She must have hurt her leg / herself.

4 He must have lost them.

5 He / she may / might have been ill.

6 She needs to get good results.

7 They must be tourists.

Vocabulary

Exercise 1

    1 failed

2 pass

3 get

4 worked

5 paid

6 taken

7 revising

8 concentrate

9 practising

10 take

11 test

12 remember

13 remind

14 organize

Exercise 2

1 missed school

2 earn money

3 got behind

4 get better

5 win the race

Exercise 3

    1 laptop

2 school; university

3 English, drive

4 a new car

5 worse

6 the game

Top 5 languages.

• What do you think are the five biggest world languages by number of native speakers alone? (1)

• What do you think are the five biggest world languages by number of non-native speakers alone? (2)

 (1)                                                     (2)
 Mandarin                                       Mandarin
Spanish                                            English
English                                             Spanish
Hindi                                                Hindi
Arabic                                              Arabic

• How can you learn a language nowadays?

at a language school or doing an e-course

 

(How can you study on the bus?)
(How can you practise speaking if you do an e-course?)
     

Modal Perfects

Where is my phone?

•  PAST CERTAINTY(MUST HAVE + PARTICIPLE) : 

I must have lost it !!! 

• PAST  POSSIBILITY (COULD HAVE + PARTICIPLE)  :
•  
•  I might have left it at home.
• I could have left it on the bus. (Alternative action) 
•  
• REGRET OR CRITICISM ABOUT A PAST EVENT:

I shouldn't have been in such a hurry!

How to make cupcakes.

HOPE YOU HAVE AN EXCELLENT 2015

WELCOME BACK! Are you happy to be back at school? You haven't seen your partner for about two weeks, so I presume you will have lots of things to tell each other. Here you have some suggestions; ask your partners:

1. IF THEY WENT AWAY FOR THE HOLIDAY.
2. WHAT THEY DID ON CHRISTMAS EVE.
3. IF THEY HAD PAELLA ON CHRISTMAS DAY. (IF NOT, WHAT?)
4. WHAT THEY DID ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.
5. IF THEY MADE ANY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS.
6. WHAT TIME THEY WENT TO BED ON NEW YEAR'S EVE/DAY.
7. WHAT THEIR FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS CD WAS.
8. IF THEY MADE ANY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
9. WHAT THE EXCHANGE RATE IS BETWEEN THE POUND AND THE EURO.
10. WHAT THEY GOT FROM THE THREE KINGS.
11. IF THEY HAVE PUT ON ANY WEIGHT.
12. IF THEY LIKE CHRISTMAS. ( WHY/WHY NOT?)
13. WHAT THEY ARE WEARING TODAY.
14. WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IF THEY HAD WON "EL GORDO".
15. IF THEY ARE HAPPY TO BE BACK AT SCHOOL
16. WHAT THEIR FAVOURITE HOLIDAY FILM WAS ON TV, OR AT THE CINEMA.    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,TOO!