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FILE 5B: WAYS OF COMPARING ( animals, things)

1. WARM-UP about having pets.
We started the lesson by talking about what it means to have a pet. These were some of your ideas:

2. VOCABULARY : YOU NAMED SOME PETS AND there were some doubts about pronunciation.

VOCABULARY: Look at this powerpoint, name all the animals you see on the slides.

Do ferrets make good pets?

GRAMMAR: EXPRESSIONS USED TO COMPARE ( ADVANCED LEVELS)

We started organizing the different expressions to compare and this is what I wrote down

SPEAKING TASK: Speaking practice- Face 2 Face student's book. Page 43. Get ready...Get it right!

  

       1. Choose two places, two people or two things that you both know well ( cities, actors/actresses, bands, restaurants, cars,etc.) 

2. Using the expressions from the smarboard above, write five sentences comparing the places, people or things you and your partner chose in A.

Example: Tokyo isn't any more expensive than London.

                                         I think Julia Roberts is a far better actress than Cameron Diaz. 

3. SPEAKING CARD: MONOLOGUE ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOLIDAYS.

Click here to read Juan Antonio's comparison exercise.

OTHER COMPARISON STRUCTURES

Listen to this song by UB40 ( Higher Ground) and pay attention to another type of comparison structure.

Not a clue yet?

EXERCISES

1. Listen to the chorus and fill in the gaps with the missing words.

2. Write down the grammar structure of the chorus to compare things?

3. Check your answers at the end of the lyrics. 

4. Do the grammar exercise at the bottom of this post.

Enjoy the song!

Lyrics to Higher Ground by UB40

Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

Moon  and __________ sit way up high
Earth and _________ beneath them lie
The ________blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and I

On the wings the birds _________ free
Leviathan tames angry _________
The flower waits for honeybee
The __________ wakes new life in me

Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

The fishes swim while rivers run
Through fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning __________

In dreams I'll crave familiar _________
Of whispered rain on weary__________
Of kisses sweet and warm ___________

 Another time another __________

 And every hour of every day I'm learning ___________
The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before
The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around
Digging deep for clues on higher ground

To check your answers click here.

GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Now complete these sentences with your own ideas.

1. The older you get,.......

2. The harder you study,.......

3. The more you earn,.........

4. The fitter you are,..........

5. The more children you have.......

You can submit your answers as a comment.

B2 ( Vocabulary warm-up): YOUR TAGXEDOS on crime and punishment

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.htmlMany thanks for your tagxedos!
As I mentioned in class, using and creating word clouds can help you memorize and revise the vocabulary learnt in each unit. So far, I've received 2 tagxedos. Now.... remember that you can use any vocabulary or piece of language that you find either difficult or interesting to revise. For instance, try with phrasal verbs, idioms and proverbs, adjectives to express feeling/emotions, etc.
You can also include vocabulary from your student's books or from the graded readers. When you email your tagxedo, please include the unit number and title it makes reference to. Here's an example:  unit 1- studies, learning, university, languages; unit 2: present and past habits, food,etc.

EXERCISES
Together with all your word clouds, I'll be posting articles or similar material. Please read them and submit your comments in this entry. Remember to revise the vocabulary below and their special uses in your books before answering the questions.



1. This is the first BBC article.
Free Speech: Should a criminal be punished or educated? What are your views on this?

  Antonio García Hiraldo UNIT 3- VOCABULARY ABOUT CRIMES JUAN A. Gil de los Santos UNIT 3- VOCABULARY ABOUT CRIMES AND CRIMINALS Sandra Eliana Alzate Vargas-UNIT 4     PHRASAL VERBS 
Exercise: Look at the star....and work out the prepositions/adverbs that can be combined with the verbs to get different meanings. To check your answers  please visit this online phrasal verbs dictionary. You can then submit your answers.

EXERCISE: work with a dictionary to match the following particles with the verbs above and find out new meanings. Submit your answers here.

On
Up
Out
Over
Off
Away
Out
Off
Out
Round
Up
Up
Out
After
Over
Away
On
Out
On with
Run out


Claudia González Caracuel--UNIT 5- ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Yolanda Romero Mena YolandRomero Mena

B1-File 1A Food Vocabulary

I've created this word cloud for you to show you how you can learn vocabulary more effectively.

FOOD ADJECTIVES

To create your own word clouds go to : www.tagxedo.com.

It's very simple. Follow the instructions below:

Click on create...then load.
In the respins section choose the design, fonts, colours.
Finally click on save/print and copy the URL code ( the last one)
Copy this code and send it here. I'll upload your tagxedos on the blog.
I look forward to seeing your tagxedos.

B1- Pronunciation and Spelling: Common letter patterns

COMMON LETTER PATTERNS
In English it's common to find certain letter patterns in words.

Watch this video with the explanation to learn more.


Wordsearch game
1. chr- game
2. -cian game
3. -ieve game
4. -ight game
5. -ough game
6. -ought game
7. -ould game

BBC : LINGO- the language of the street: food words and phrases

Learn the language of the street about :
food and cooking, eating out and after the meal 

HOMEWORK -KEYS- File 7C- Word building (2)- PREFIXES

In unit 2C we studied suffixes and word formation. Click here to learn more.

Now, it's time to study prefixes. Below are some tips about this and the keys for page 65.

FILE 7C Word building (2) prefixes.

TIPS:
1. Remember that prefixes are not normally stressed. 
2. We always use hyphens with :
    pro-, anti-, ex-, self- and non- 
3. With other prefixes, it depends on the word.
4. Some words beginning with multi- are often spelt with or without hyphens ( multimillionaire, multi-millionaire).

 To check the keys for exercise3 on page 65, go to page 141.

Tagxedo: Create your word clouds to learn vocabulary

WORDS RELATED TO READING AND WRITING



Now you can create your word clouds.
Have a go! And submit yours.

A GUIDE TO LEARNING STYLES

"Your learning style may be the single most important key to improving your grades.
Students learn in many ways, like seeing, hearing, and experiencing things first hand. But for most students, one of these methods stands out.
Why is this important? Research has shown that students can perform better on tests if they change study habits to fit their own personal learning styles." ( to learn more click here and read the whole article)


FIND OUT WHAT YOUR LEARNING STYLE IS:

Do this questionnaire to find out more about your learning style.

Verbs of movement: how do we move our body?

Watch this video to learn how to say some of the most common action verbs

Now visit the links below to learn more advanced verb movements.

Quiz - How do we move our body?

Vocabulary quiz testing various verbs expressing various movements

bodily verb movements 1
answers 1
 

bodily verb movements 2
answers 2

bodily verb movements 3
answers 3

bodily verb movements 4
answers 4

Hyphens: prefixes and punctuation

Hyphens with Prefixes

Rule 1

The current trend is to do away with unnecessary hyphens. Therefore, attach most prefixes and suffixes onto root words without a hyphen.

Examples:
noncompliance
copayment
semiconscious
fortyish

Rule 2:

Hyphenate prefixes when they come before proper nouns.

Example: 
un-American

Rule 3

Hyphenate prefixes ending in an a or i only when the root word begins with the same letter.

Examples:
ultra-ambitious 
semi-invalid

Rule 4

When a prefix ends in one vowel and a root word begins with a different vowel, generally attach them without a hyphen.

When the prefix ends in one vowel and a root word begins with a consonant, write a hyphen, e.g.,  anti-crisis  ( the Daily Telegraph) 

Examples: 
antiaircraft
proactive

Rule 5

Prefixes and root words that result in double e's and double o's are usually combined to form one word.

Examples:
preemployment
coordinate

Exceptions:
de-emphasize
co-owner

Rule 6

Hyphenate all words beginning with self except for selfish and selfless.

Examples:
self-assured
self-respect
self-addressed

Rule 7

Use a hyphen with the prefix ex.

Example:
His ex-wife sued for nonsupport.

Rule 8

Use the hyphen with the prefix re only when:

the re means again AND omitting the hyphen would cause confusion with another word.

Examples:
Will she recover from her illness?
Re does not mean again.

I have re-covered the sofa twice.
Re does mean again AND omitting the hyphen would have caused confusion with another word.

The stamps have been reissued.
Re means again but would not cause confusion with another word.

I must re-press the shirt.
Re means again AND omitting the hyphen would have caused confusion with another word.

BBC news: Table tennis toddler Jamie Myska-Buddell is You tube hit

 

To read the story click here.

How did you feel after watching the video? Submit your comments.

Tip: If nothing springs to your minds, you can use the vocabulary from page 18. " Feelings and opinions"

FCE tips: word-formation exercises

First Certificate in English tests usually include a word-formation exercise. The aim of the exercise is to create different words. These exercises usually consist of a text in which some key words have been removed. You're given the root of the word but not the correct word form ( create- creat-ive, creat-ion, etc) and category ( noun, verb, adverb,etc) that goes in the gaps.

 Example question: 

Many of the women suffered from a feeling of ___________ (Help) when confronted with the powers-that-be.

Answer: helplessness

Follow these tips on how to work with these exercises and do the exercises below.

Tip 1- First, read the whole text.
Tip 2- The words are always next to the line with the gap.
Tip 3- After reading through the text you can start the task. Follow your instinct. If a word pops into your head it is probably right.
Tip 4- If no ideas pop into your heads,think about what kind of word goes into each gap. This can be done using clues such as word order. For example, if there's an article preceding the gap, you will need to place a noun after it, after the noun an adjective, and so on.
Tip 5- Now that you've guessed the word that goes in the gap, you have to come up with the actual word! If you're completely unfamiliar with it guess it by adding various prefixes and suffixes until they get something that sounds right and obeys the rules of word-formation.
Tip 6- Always read through the whole text again with your answers completed to make sure it makes sense and sounds correct.

Now, have a go! Do the exercise below and check your answers.


Exercise 1- Travelling alone 
keys