B1B2.1 ( Grammar) Verbs + -ing/ - to infinitive

• Explanation + practice: Verbs followed by Gerund----verbs + -ing 
• INFINITIVE PHRASES- 
• VERBS USED WITH INFINITIVE + EXAMPLES
• Verb Lists: Infinitives and Gerunds

EXERCISE 4ºA/B  24 APRIL 2019 - COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ON PAGE 2.

Explanation and practice (British Council):


Verbs followed by Infinitives

B1 ( Grammar) : reported speech

• Explanation: statements, questions, requests and activities( at the bottom of the page).
• Explanation ( OM Personal)

• Extra grammar for units 4- 7. ( Reported speech- unit 6A BBC)
• The BBC Grammar Challenge--reported speech exercises

• SAY AND TELL
• Videos and practice with the reported speech

B1- Grammar: Verbs followed by -ing/-to infinitive ( extra practice)

http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/grammar/grammar6.htm

B1- ( Grammar - expressions): Technology

These are the keys to the " Help with grammar section" of the copies on Technology

Exercise 4 c
1 be able to + inf
2 be useless at/quite good at +-ing
3 could/can + inf
4 haven't got a clue how + to infinitive
5 manage + to infinitive
6 have no idea how + to infinitive
7 find something easy/difficult + to infinitive
8 know how + to infinitive

be good/bad/ brilliant/ hopeless at

B1 ( Grammar-Vocabulary File 5B- Adjectives + prepositions or infinitives

Adjectives + prepositions or infinitives


Episode
Language point
Quizz

Intermediate: Grammar activities

http://www.english-4u.de/grammar_exercises.htm

B1 (File 4B) : Listening activities + vocabulary bank : houses

6 minutes English BBC- house swapping

A. Before listening- Guess the following questions without listening to the programme.
1. What does house swapping mean?
2. What are the benefits of house swapping? 
3. If you didn't have enough money for a holiday, would you consider the option of house swapping?
4. What kind of houses are mentioned in the programme?
B. While listening- answer this question:
1  According to a recent survey which is the most popular destination for UK home swaps?

a) Australia
b) UK
c) USA

Listen out for the correct answer at the end of the programme! 

• audio
• transcript download
• Vocabulary from the programme ( click here and scroll down)

C. Optional activity -After listening: ( Basics of home exchange in 8 minutes)  

1. Name the advantages of house swapping. Now think about the disadvantages.
2. What kind of houses do you see in the video?

Watch this video and find out! 

3. Movie about home exchange

Have you seen the movie "The Holiday" about home exchange? Click here to read more...

Watch the trailer here. ( and click on media ( trailer)

FYI ( For your interest) : The Holiday Speak up DVD is at the library.

KEYS- FILE 4B - Vocabulary

p. 151-Vocabulary Bank: houses.
1 Types of houses
1 terraced house
2 block of flats
3 cottage
4 detached house

2 Where people live
1g   2 d    3e   4b    5a    6c   7f

3 Parts of a house

1 chimney    2 roof    3 balcony   4 garage    5 wall    6 gate    7 garden   8 steps   9 terrace   10 path

4 Furniture 

bathroom-washbasin, shower
kitchen-sink, dishwasher
living room-coffee table, armchair
bedroom-bedside table, chest of drawers

B1 (Files 4A,4B & 7A Grammar): Conditionals

First, second and third conditionals: explanation

THE FLATMATES

First conditional
1. Listen to episode 24  " The Stockroom" and try to complete the dialogue. ( pause as many times as you need until you've completed it).
2. Read the tapescript and check your dialogue for mistakes.
3. Read the language point.
4. Do the quizz.

Second conditional: Episode 192: "A street survey"
Third conditional with the Flatmates ( same procedure as above):


1. Listen to episode 177 " New Year's firework" and write down the dialogue.
2. Tapescript
3. Language point
4. Quizz 1, Quizz 2 , Quizz 3: Conditional verb forms

MORE RESOURCES

Explanation of conditionals with a song: factual vs. hypothetical.

song: If I had a hammer

B1 ( song) : Gotye - Somebody that I used to know

1. Read Gotye's ( biography).
Gotye " Somebody that I used to know" wins best record of the year at
Grammys.

1. Watch the video and answer these questions:


1. Here's a link to extra activities

After listening activities

2. Grammar questions
a.  What does the title of the song " somebody that I used to know" refer to?
 The expression " I used to":
a- A relationship that was going on in the past.
c- A relationship that's going on in the present.

B1 (THE FLATMATES BBC- Language point) : Giving advice

In file 3A we learnt that the modal verb " should " is used to give advice or opinion on a topic. In addition, there are other ways of giving advice. Please visit the links below and do the activities.
Giving advice-
Instructions for self- learning:
There are 3 links below with the activities. Follow the 3 steps and answer the question at the end of this post.

1  Listen to the first video and try to note down as many expressions as you can  used to give advice.
2. Click on number 2 below, listen and check your answers with the trascription. 
3. Finally, read the explanation and do the quizz below.
 
- 1. video ( hidden text)
- 2. video ( with transcription)
- 3. quizz.

QUESTION: What other new verbs do John and Helen use to give advice? ( You can submit your answers on the blog)

B1 GRAMMAR: CLAUSES OF PURPOSE

Explanation and exercises pdf

B1 Homework: BBC The Flatmates: Introductory lesson

Homework for Monday 14th Jan.

MEET THE FLATMATES.
What do you think is this post about?

Download this worksheet and get through the exercises.
We'll go over it in class.

B1- 1st term revision materials

Below there's a useful document which includes language grammar points for you to read and learn.
I'm sure it'll clarify all your doubts about language use.
Download here.

B1 - FUTURE TENSES: WILL- PRES.CONTINUOUS- GOING TO

Talking about the future- tenses
BBC explanation handout
Discussing about the future ( worksheet)

B1- Revision materials for writing

I strongly recommend you to visit this post with a link to a document compiling some of the most frequently used language points in writing.

Also, please have a look at the BBC writing section.
Building up paragraphs

B1 (FYI): Revision material- Agreement with Quantifiers

Quantifiers and agreement usually raise doubts in English. This link is perfect to clarify this point. QUANTITY PHRASES:   QUANTIFIER + SINGULAR AGREEMENT;  QUANTIFIER + PLURAL AGREEMENT.
I'm sure it'll help you to use them more confidently.

B1 ( Grammar Explanation): present perfect simple and continuous

Present perfect vs present perfect continuous from Elena Gómez

B1- Verb Tenses practice

Visit http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar_list/zeitformen.htm for extra practice.

Present perfect diagram

B1- File 5A: Quantifiers

I'm sure many of you are wondering why we have jumped from file 1A to 5A instead of following the book order.... very simple....because talking about food is related to containers and quantities. To learn more about this topic, read the information below.

But before starting, an important point to remember is "countable and uncountable nouns".

BBC the Grammar Challenge explanation and exercises on "countable and uncountable nouns".

• 1. Listen to the programme about uncountable nouns here.
• EXPLANATION of the use of uncountable nouns
• GRAMMAR TABLES: uncountable nouns
• VOCABULARY QUIZZ: CONTAINERS. Sometimes to make nouns countable we use the word used to say containers. Here's an exercise about containers.
• EXERCISE ( the shopping list): to download this worksheet click here.
• Go to this link and click on every container to listen to its pronunciation.

Now, you can do the quantifiers quizz and exercise 1- intermediate and read the usage of quantifiers below.
When you feel more confident about using them, try exercise for upper-intermediate levels.

Have a go!

• exercises: quantifiers quizz

Quantifiers Exercises – English Grammar Test

Try the exercise #1 – Intermediate

Usage of quantifiers:

A few and few, a little and little
Graded Quantifiers
Some or Any?
Something, Anything, Someone, Anyone etc.
Enough

Try the exercise #2 – Upper Intermediate

B1: NEW ENGLISH FILE - FILE 1A- ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

• Stative and non-stative verbs- audio explanation and transcript.

• ASK ABOUT ENGLISH (BBC learn English)-Explanation: stative ( action) and non-stative verbs ( non-action).
• Here's a pdf document with the explanation of action and non-action verbs posted by the EOI Melilla.