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miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2014
UNIT 3 Travel
Listen to the conversation and choose the right answer. Send your answers to your teacher. Click here.
UNIT 3 TRAVEL
- When did the meeting start?
a. Over an hour ago b. Over half an hour ago
- This is Lisa’s third meeting.
a. True b. False
- Lisa set the alarm for 1:00 o’clock
a. True b.
False
- Lisa didn’t find a taxi because…
a. She forgot her wallet at home b. There weren’t any c. She didn’t have time.
- Lisa is hot because she got stuck in the bus.
a. True b.
False
martes, 2 de diciembre de 2014
Telephone Conversations
Listen to the conversations. Then, select the correct
answer for each sentence or question and complete the questions. Send your teacher your answers. CLICK HERE
1. May I
ask ________________ calling?
A. Ms. Smith, please.
B. I'll call tomorrow.
C. This is Bob Hall.
2. I'm sorry, but she's out
to ___________ right now. A. Ms. Smith, please.
B. I'll call tomorrow.
C. This is Bob Hall.
A. Okay. I'll call her right now.
B. I'll call her after lunch.
C. Okay. Lunch time is fine.
3. Could I have your ____________________?
A. Yes. It's 532-9843.
B. My name's Greg Rodgers.
C. My zip code is 09783.
4. ___________________________________ message?
A. No. I'll call later.
B. Yes. Go ahead.
C. Yes. Please give him the message.
5. Could ________________________________________ please?
A. I work for Sony.
B. It`s spelled T . . I . . M.
C. That's correct.
6. _____________________________________________________?
A. Here's the message.
B. No. I'll call later.
C. Thank you.
7. _____________________________________________________?
A. Okay. Then, I'll meet him now.
B. Do you know when it'll be over?
C. Sorry. I can't meet him now.
8. _____________________________________________________?
A. I'll call him Thursday morning.
B. Alright. Please tell him Jeff called.
C. Have him call me on Wednesday at 3:00.
9. _____________________________________________________?
A. Next Wednesday would be fine.
B. Sorry. I'm busy on Monday at 11:00.
C. Sure. No problem.
10. _____________________________________________________?
A. Yes. I'll call her later.
B. No. Just tell her I called.
C. Yes. Tomorrow is fine.
martes, 4 de noviembre de 2014
Exercises on Past Simple
Click on the following link: http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit16/page1.htm
Conversations: Basic Questions and Answers
1. Watch this video several times and transcribe the conversation.
2. Write down the questions and answers at the end.
3. Practice a similar conversation with your partner.
2. Write down the questions and answers at the end.
3. Practice a similar conversation with your partner.
lunes, 9 de junio de 2014
Exámenes de selectividad
As promised, here are a few selectividad tests so you can get some more practice. Click on the link: exámenes selectividad
Respuestas a preguntas variadas de exámenes de selectividad
Aquí tienes las respuestas a preguntas que han aparecido en algunos exámenes de selectividad con indicación del tema de gramática o vocabulario al que se refieren. Click here
Preguntas de exámenes de selectividad
Click on this link Preguntas de exámenes de selectividad and download the exercises.
lunes, 26 de mayo de 2014
domingo, 30 de marzo de 2014
TENSES REVIEW (1ª/ 2º Bachillerato)
Hi there! Here is a short review of English tenses. Click on the links if you want to learn more.
Present Simple Every day - When do you get up? / Tom usually eats lunch at home.
Present Continuous Now - She's watching TV at the moment. / I'm not working, I'm reading a newspaper.
Past Simple Yesterday - They went on vacation last July. / Where did you meet Tim?
Past Continuous Yesterday, at X o'clock They were watching TV at 5 o'clock yesterday. / What were you doing when he came home?
Present Perfect Since / For - I've lived here a long time. / Have you ever seen that film?
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect I've lived here for many years. vs. I lived there before I moved to New York.
Present Perfect Continuous Since / For + Time - We've been working since 8 this morning. / What has she been doing recently?
Past Perfect Already - They had already eaten when she arrived. / Had you finished the report by the time he asked for it?
Future with Will Tomorrow, Next week - We'll get together next week. / Will you be able to come tomorrow?
Future with Going to Tomorrow, Next year, semester, etc. - They're going to study Russian next semester. / Where are you going to stay?
Future Perfect By, By the time - I'll have finished by the time he arrives. / Will you have done the work by six?
Future Continuous At X o'clock, This time next year, month, week / What will you be doing this time next year? - She'll be working tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Conditional Forms If questions - What would you do if you had enough time? / If she is in town, she'll come to the meeting.
Alternate Conditional Forms
Modal Forms Asking Permission, Giving Advice, etc. - May I help you? / He should see a doctor.
Modal Verbs of Probability Stating guesses - He must have stayed at home today. / She might be downstairs.
Present Continuous Now - She's watching TV at the moment. / I'm not working, I'm reading a newspaper.
Past Simple Yesterday - They went on vacation last July. / Where did you meet Tim?
Past Continuous Yesterday, at X o'clock They were watching TV at 5 o'clock yesterday. / What were you doing when he came home?
Present Perfect Since / For - I've lived here a long time. / Have you ever seen that film?
Past Simple vs. Present Perfect I've lived here for many years. vs. I lived there before I moved to New York.
Present Perfect Continuous Since / For + Time - We've been working since 8 this morning. / What has she been doing recently?
Past Perfect Already - They had already eaten when she arrived. / Had you finished the report by the time he asked for it?
Future with Will Tomorrow, Next week - We'll get together next week. / Will you be able to come tomorrow?
Future with Going to Tomorrow, Next year, semester, etc. - They're going to study Russian next semester. / Where are you going to stay?
Future Perfect By, By the time - I'll have finished by the time he arrives. / Will you have done the work by six?
Future Continuous At X o'clock, This time next year, month, week / What will you be doing this time next year? - She'll be working tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
Conditional Forms If questions - What would you do if you had enough time? / If she is in town, she'll come to the meeting.
Alternate Conditional Forms
Modal Forms Asking Permission, Giving Advice, etc. - May I help you? / He should see a doctor.
Modal Verbs of Probability Stating guesses - He must have stayed at home today. / She might be downstairs.
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO
lunes, 24 de marzo de 2014
SPEAKING SITUATIONS
Here are some examples of conversations in different situations. Listen to them very carefully
1 At a clothes' shop 2 At a music shop 3 Buying a ticket 4 Describing a picture
5 Describing an animal 6 Describing an animal (2) 7 At the police station
8 Reporting an emergency 9 How was your weekend?
10 What did you do at the weekend? 11 Ordering at a restaurant
12 What are you doing (1) 13 What are you doing (2)
14 What are you going to do this weekend?
15 Dinosaur exhibition
1 At a clothes' shop 2 At a music shop 3 Buying a ticket 4 Describing a picture
5 Describing an animal 6 Describing an animal (2) 7 At the police station
8 Reporting an emergency 9 How was your weekend?
10 What did you do at the weekend? 11 Ordering at a restaurant
12 What are you doing (1) 13 What are you doing (2)
14 What are you going to do this weekend?
15 Dinosaur exhibition
lunes, 3 de febrero de 2014
Perfect Modals
PERFECT MODALS
(MODALES
COMPUESTOS (PERFECTOS) )
Los verbos modales pueden ir seguidos de infinitivos
perfectos para hablar sobre el pasado.
Infinitivos compuestos;:
haber jugado haber visto
(have played ) ( have seen )
Possibility/ability
May/ might/ could
Ex: It may have worked : Pudo haber funcionado
Ex: We might have seen him if we had arrived
earlier
Ex: They
could have seen him if we had arrived earlier
Certainty/
Impossibility
Must can’t
Ex:She must
have been very famous: Debe/debió haber sido muy famosa
Ex:They can’t have left:
No pueden/pudieron haberse marchado
Opinions
in the past (Opinion, advice)
Should
They should
have bought that car: Deberían haber comprado aquel coche.
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO,
GRAMMAR
domingo, 2 de febrero de 2014
Modal Verbs
VERBOS MODALES : MODAL VERBS
Los verbos modales son verbos que necesitan”ser completados”
por otros verbos añadiendo a la oración un cierto matiz (posibilidad,
capacidad, etc)
Características especiales:
1. Van seguidos de infinitivo si “to” : I can swim (Excepto “have to” y “ought to”)
2. No llevan “s” en presente, 3ª persona singular : He
must call home.
3. No llevan “do” en interrogativas o negativas: You mustn’t be late.
MODALS
OF ABILITY (capacidad)
Can: Es presente:(puedo, puedes, sé, sabes... (hacer
algo).
Could:
- Es el pasado de “can” : (podía, pude, sabía, supe.... (hacer algo)
- Y también es condicional : podría
Be able
to:
Como “can” no tiene más tiempos verbales es
sustituidos por “be able to”: Ser capaz de/ poder en los demás tiempos:
Ex: I haven’t been able to finish
the essay : No he podido (sido capaz de) acabar la redacción
Ex: I will be able to attend the
music class tomorrow: Podré (seré capaz de ) asisitir a la clase de
música mañana.
Possibility
- Can: Ex: It can be dangerous to drive if you are tired: Puede ser peligroso conducir si estas cansado
·
Could: Ex: He could be home: Podría estar
en casa.
- May: Ex:They may not come.: Puede que (podrían) no vengan.
- Might: Ex:They might not come: Podrían (puede que) no venir.
Certainty
- Must: Expresa una deducción: He must be at work: Debe esta en el trabajo
- Can’t: Para expresar una deducción negativa (la imposibilidad de algún suceso):
Ex: He can’t be at work : No es posible que
él (Él no puede) estar en el trabajo.
- Cuidado: Mustn’t: NO expresa deducción sólo expresa prohibición.
Obligation
Must/
have to :
Ex: We
must/have to leave now or we will be
late: : Debemos/tenemos que irnos ahora o llegaremos tarde.
*“Have to “ usa el
auxiliar “do” en negaciones y preguntas: Do I have to send it today?: ¿Tengo
que enviarlo hoy?
Mustn’t: Ex:You mustn’t stay in
bed after 8:00.: No debes quedarte en la cama después de las 8
- Don’t have to NO indica prohibición sólo ausencia de obligación. Se traduce por “no tiene (por) qué..”
Ex: You don’t have to wake up at
8: No tienes por que levantarte a las 8. (Pero no es una prohibición, si
quieres lo puedes hacer)
Need: traducción : Es necesario que. Como verbo
modal se utiliza sólo en negativa e interrogativa:
Ex: He needn’t get up early: No es necesario que te levantes
temprano.
Need I go there again?: ¿es
necesario que vaya de nuevo?
- Como verbo principal (no modal) significa “necesitar”. Lleva “do” en negativas e interrogativas y “s” en 3ª persona singular presente.
Ex: They didn’t need the money: No necesitaron
el dinero.
Should/
ought to: deberías
You
shouldn’t / oughtn’t to tell her about
the accident: No deberías contarle lo del accidente.
- “Ought to”: va seguido de “to”
had better: Será mejor, deberías (conviene),
You’d better leave now or you’ll miss the train: deberías
/Será mejor que/ conviene que te vayas ahora o perderás el tren.
MODALS
OF PERMISSION
Can/may:
Presente Can/may
I go to the toilettes? : ¿Puedo ir al servicio?
Could : pasado y condicional: Podía / podría
Ex: Could I have your name ?: ¿Podrías darme tu nombre?
Ex: You couldn’t go out alone before 15. : No
se podía salir sola hasta los 15.
Ex: I wasn’t allowed to wear trainers to school: No se me permitía (No me dejaban ) llevar zapatos de deporte al instituto
Ex: He hasn’t been allowed to join the club because he is
only 13: No le han dejado unirse al club porque sólo tiene trece años.
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO,
4ª ESO,
GRAMMAR
miércoles, 29 de enero de 2014
miércoles, 22 de enero de 2014
jueves, 16 de enero de 2014
"Wish" Expresión de deseos y quejas
Para expresar un deseo o queja se utiliza el verbo “wish”
“Wish” : Desearía (Ojalá)
Se usa wish + past simple para hablar sobre deseos,
quejas, sobre el presente
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- I don’t like this place. I wish I lived in somewhere more interesting.
No me gusta
este lugar. Ojalá viviera en algún lugar más interesante
- These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were travelling first class.
Estos asientos son muy incómodos.
Ojalá estuviéramos viajando en primera
clase
- Everyone wishes they had more free time. Todo el mundo desearía tener más tiempo libre
- John wishes he wasn’t so busy.John desearía no estar
tan ocupado
- I wish it wasn’t so cold. Ojalá/ desearía que no hiciera tanto frío
Se usa wish + past perfect para hablar sobre deseos,
quejas de cosas que sucedieron en el pasado
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- I wish I had worked harder when I was at school.
Ojalá hubiera
trabajado más cuando estaba en el instituto
- Mary wishes she had listened to what her mother told her.
Mary desearía
haber escuchado lo que le decía su madre
- I wish I hadn’t spent so much money last month.
Ojalá/
desearía no haber gastado tanto dinero el mes pasado
Se usa wish + los
verbos modales would y could para hablar sobre deseos , quejas que se
quiere que ocurran en el futuro.
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I don’t
like my work. I wish I could get a better job/ No me gusta mi
trabajo. Ojalá pudiera conseguir un empleo mejor.
That’s a dreadful noise. I wish it
would stop./ Eso es un sonido horrible. ¡Ojalá parara!
I always have to get home early. I wish
my parents would let me stay out later.
Siempre tengo que
volver a casa temprano. Ojalá me dejaran mis padres quedarme más tarde
Nota: También podemos usar “If only” con el
mismo sentido que “wish” si queremos ser más enfáticos.
If only you hadn’t said that/ I really
wish you hadn’t said that
Ojalá no hubieras
dicho eso.
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO,
GRAMMAR
miércoles, 15 de enero de 2014
Conectores condicionales
Los conectores condicionales son aquellos que indican condición para la realización de algo. Algunos de ellos son: if, unless, provided, providing that , as long as.
if - si
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What shall we do, if they don't accept the offer?
¿Qué haremos si ellos no
aceptan la oferta?
unless - a menos que
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You won't pass the exam unless you study harder.
No pasarás el exámen a menos que estudies más
duro.
only if - (únicamente ..si)
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We’ll go fishing this afternoon only if it desn’t rain.
(Iremos a pescar esta tarde únicamente si no llueve)
provided /
providing that - siempre que,
mientras, (únicamente si)
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We'll go fishing this afternoon, provided it doesn't rain.
Iremos a pescar esta tarde, siempre
que no llueva.
as long as - siempre que, mientras, (unicamente
si)
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You can stay here as long as you work hard.
Te puedes quedar aquí mientras
trabajes duro.
even if – Aunque
(Incluso si..)
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They wouldn’t have helped us even if they had been there
No nos hubieran ayudado aunque
(incluso si) hubieran estado allí
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO,
GRAMMAR
Conditional Sentences
Oraciones Condicionales
Una oración condicional es una oración (subordinada) que expresa una condición o requisito para que se cumpla lo expresado en la oración principal:
Si tengo dinero, iré al cine
(Condición) (oración principal)
First Conditional (Tipo 1)
Este tipo de condicional se utiliza para el futuro y en los casos en que es muy probable que la condición pasará.
IF
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Condition
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Result
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If
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Present
simple
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Future
simple ("will")
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- Ejemplos:
a. If
Bill studies, he will pass
the exam. / Bill will pass the exam if he studies. (Si Bill estudia, aprobará el examen.)
b. If it doesn't rain, we will go to
the beach. / We will go to the beach if it doesn't rain. (Si no llueve, iremos a la playa.)
c. Will
you take the train if
you miss the bus? / If
you miss the bus, will
you take the train? (¿Cogerás
el tren si pierdes el bus?)
Nota: Se pueden usar algunos verbos
modales en vez de "will" para cambiar la
probabilidad o expresar una opinión. Ejemplos:
a. If it
doesn't rain, we may go to the beach. (Si
no llueve, puede que vayamos a la playa)
b. If it doesn't rain, we should go to the beach. (Si no llueve,
deberíamos ir a la playa)
c. If it
doesn't rain, we can go to the beach. (Si
no llueve, podemos ir a la playa)
Second Conditional (Tipo 2)
Se utiliza el tipo 2 para expresar una posibilidad irreal en el presente, como un deseo o un sueño, o para una acción en el futuro no tan probable.
IF
|
Condition
|
Result
|
If
|
Past
simple
|
"Would" + infinitivo
|
- Ejemplos:
- If I won the lottery, I would travel around
the world. / I would travel around the world if I won the lottery. (Si ganara la lotería, viajaría alrededor del mundo.)
- If
Rachel had more time, she would
learn to play the guitar. / Rachel would learn to
play the guitar if she had
more time. (Si Rachel
tuviera más tiempo, aprendería a tocar la guitarra.)
- Would
you be happy if you got married? / If
you got married, would
you be happy? (¿Estarías feliz si te casaras?)
Nota: Como en el tipo 1, se pueden
usar otros verbos modales en vez de "would" para
cambiar el significado y la posibilidad.
Third Conditional (Tipo 3)
A diferencia a los tipos 1 y 2, se utiliza el tercer tipo de condicional cuando hablamos de una condición en el pasado que no ha sucedido.
IF
|
Condition
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Result
|
If
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Past perfect
|
"Would
have" + past participle
|
- Ejemplos:
-
If I had known then
what I know now, I would have done things
differently. / I would have done things
differently if I had known
then what I know now.
(Si hubiera sabido en el pasado lo
que sé ahora, hubiera hecho las cosas de manera diferente.)
-
Suzanne
wouldn't have had the heart attack if she had gone on a diet . / If Suzanne had gone on a diet she wouldn't have had the heart attack.
(Suzanne no hubiera tenido el
infarto si hubiera hecho dieta)
-Would you have
liked to go to Australia if you had had enough money? / If
you had had enough money, would you have liked to go
to Australia?
(¿Te
hubiera gustado ir a Australia si hubieras tenido suficiente dinero?)
Nota: Como en los tipos 1 y 2, se
pueden usar otros verbos modales en vez de "would"
para cambiar el significado y la probabilidad.
Etiquetas:
1º BACHILLERATO,
2º BACHILLERATO,
4ª ESO,
GRAMMAR
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