PASSIVE SENTENCES

27 de febrero de 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK
* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 142. exercise
b) 1- A lot of foreign films are subtitled by them/
    2- Love in Time of Cholera was written by Garcia Marquez/
    3- My laptop is repaired by someone/ 4- The DVD of the film hasn't been released yet/
    5- The film won't be finished until the spring/
    6- The tickets have to be collected at the box office by you/
    7- The actor hadn't been told about the changes in the script/
    8- Avatar was directed by Cameron/
    9- The soundtrack has already been recorded/
   10- The director was being interviewed about the film

* WORKBOOK. Pag. 37
1 Vocabulary
a) 1- A film where images are drawn is an animation/ 2- A funny film is a comedy/
    3- A film based on real events in the past is a historical film/
    4- A film with an exciting plot is a thriller/ 5- A scary film is a horror film/
    6- A film about cowboys is a western/
    7- A film about imaginary events in the future is a science-fiction film/
    8- A film where the cast sing and dance is a musical/
    9- A film about wars and battles is a war film/
   10- A film with a serious story is a drama/ Hidden kind of film is an action film

b) 1- The star of the film was a famous British actress/
    2- I didn't understand the film because the plot was very complicated/
    3- The actor accepted the part as soon as he had read the script/
    4- Some members of the audience were crying at the end of the film/
    5- Most critics have given the film an excellent review/ 6- The only had to shoot the scene once/
    7- We don't speak French, so we saw the French film with English subtitles/
    8- You'll have to wait for the script to find out what happens next/
    9- My favorite soundtrack is the music from The Artist/
   10- The best thing about the film was the special effects. They looked very realistic/
   11- The director is looking for extras to act in the crowd scenes/
   12- The cast was a mixture of British and American actors

2 Grammar
a) 1- The film is directed by Kathryn Bigelow/
    2- The part of Spiderman was played by Andrew Garfield/
    3- It was very windy while the scene was being shot/
    4- The sequel will be released next year/
    5- Some of the extras have been invited to the film premiere/
    6- The musical is being shown in cinemas all over the country/
    7- The drama is going to be dubbed into the other languages/
    8- The script was written by the author of the book

- ANNOTATION

How to make the Passive in English

We make the passive by putting the verb 'to be' into whatever tense we need and then adding the past participle. For regular verbs, we make the past participle by adding 'ed' to the infinitive. So play becomes played.

Tense	Active	Passive
present simple	I make a cake.	A cake is made (by me).
present continuous	I am making a cake.	A cake is being made (by me).
past simple	I made a cake.	A cake was made (by me).
past continuous	I was making a cake.	A cake was being made (by me).
present perfect	I have made a cake.	A cake has been made (by me).
pres. perf. continuous	I have been making a cake.	A cake has been being made (by me).
past perfect	I had made a cake.	A cake had been made (by me).
future simple	I will make a cake.	A cake will be made (by me).
future perfect	I will have made a cake.	A cake will have been made (by me

Verbs with two objects
Some verbs that have two objects can make two different active sentences, and so two different passive sentences too:

Give

• Active: He gave me the book / He gave the book to me.

You can choose either of the two objects to be the subject of the passive sentence.

• Passive: I was given the book (by him)/ The book was given to me (by him).

Other verbs like this are: ask, offer, teach, tell, lend, promise, sell, throw. 

The passive voice can also be used with modals

Present modals

Active	The boys can eat the pie
Passive	The pie can be eaten by the boys     modal verb + be + participle

Past modals

Active	The boys could have eaten the pie
Passive	The pie could have been eaten by the boys  modal verb + have been + participle

- El agente de la pasiva es el sujeto de la activa

  Ej: A dentist invented the electric chair - (Passive) The electric chair was invented by a dentist

           Sujeto                                                                                                                     Agente

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag.56. 4 Vocabulary    

a) 1- set in: took place, the action happened it/ 

    2- are based on: to make these scenes used details from a real-life situation/ 

    3- were shot: were filmed

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 159. Cinema

1 Kinds of film

1- a) 5- an action-film/ 3- an animation/ 12- a comedy/ 1- a drama/ 11- a historical film/ 

        6- a horror film/ 2- a musical/ 10- a rom-com/ 9 - a science fiction film/ 7- a thriller/ 

        4- a war film/ 8- a western

    c) action-film A todo gas/ animation Shrek/ comedy Los albondigas/ drama Noches de Africa/

        historical film Enrique VIII/ horror film Nightmare on Elm Street/ musical Los miserables/ 

        rom-com Pretty woman/ science fiction Avatar/ thriller Misión imposible/ war Dunkerque/ 

        western La diligencia

   d) funny: comedy, rom-com/ violent: western, action film, war, horror film, thriller, science fiction/

       exciting: musical, action film, thriller, historical film/ scary: horror film, war film/

       moving: action film, thriller, historical film, musical

   e) I like historical film and thriller and I don't like to see comedy and western films 

2 People and things

a) 1- cast/ 2- star/ 3- soundtrack/ 4- plot/ 5- scene/ 6- audience/ 7- sequel/ 8- script/ 9- extra/ 

    10- subtittles/ 12- review

3 Verbs and phrases

1- B It was directed by Tate Taylor/ 2- D It was dubbed into other languages/ 

3- C Viola Davis played the part of Aibileen Clark/ 

4- A The film is set in Mississippi in the USA during the 1960s/ 

5- E It is based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett/ 

6- F It was shot (filmed) on location in Greenwood, Mississippi

- ANNOTATION

- Be on = ser mostrado en Tv o en el cine. Ej: what's on Tv tonight?/ What's on at the cinema?

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 56. 4 Vocabulary

c) 1- plot= the story of a film/ script= a written text of a film/ 

    2- horror film= a type of film that is designed to frighten people/ 

        thriller= a type of film with an exciting especially one about crime/

   3- musical= Part or all of the story is told using songs and often dancing/ 

       soundtrack= some of the music from a film/ 

   4- the main cast= the most important people who act in a film/ 

       extras= people who are employed to play a very small part in a film, usually as part of a crowd

5 Speaking

a) 1- was incredibly funny - Perfecto desconocidos/ had a very sad ending - Titanic/

        sent you to sleep- Hannah and her sisters/ made you feel good - Star Wars/ 

        you've seen several times - Christine/ made you buy the soundtrack - The wall

    2- I prefer seeing films at home because it's more comfortable and cheaper for me/ 

        I prefer seeing American films and films from my country/ I usually seeing foreign films 

        with subtitles

   3- Comedy, drama and thriller/ Is based on real event/ 

       It was shot in Spain and it was made this year/ 

       It is Perfectos desconocidos, it was directed by Alex de la Iglesia/ Yes it has a good plot/ 

       No, it has not a good soundtrack/ I like it because is very hilarious and shows the real life

* PHOTOCOPY 27/02/18

* VOCABULARY

rom-com= comedia romántica/ script= guión/script writer= guionista/ dubbed into= doblada al/ cast= reparto/ plot= trama/ review= crítica/ is set= situado, ubicado/ shot= grabado, filmado/ audience= espectadores/ sequel= secuela (en una película)/ stunt= escena peligrosa/

stuntman= especialista (de cine)

* HOMEWORK

- Grammar book: Pag 64.65 Chapter 15

                             Pag 66.67 exercises

THE PASSIVE: BE + PAST PARTICIPLE

22 de febrero de 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK.
- Book. The secret agent. Chapter 6
VOCABULARY
had managed to get= había logrado obtener/ charity cottage= casa de caridad/
back room= cuarto trasero/ stared= miró fijamente/ was glad= estaba encantada, contenta/
the day before she left= el dia antes de irse/ to depend on= depender de/ look after= cuidar/
pulled by= tirado por/ climbed onto= subido encima/ stuttering= tartamudeando/hurt= herido/
whipped it= lo azotó/ stood up= levantarse/  shook= estremecerse/ lifted up= levantó/
optimistic thought= pensamiento optimista/without a word= sin decir una palabra, sin hablar/
unfairness= injusticia/ this worked well= esto funciono bien/ badly-lit street= calle mal iluminada/ great affection= gran afecto/  supper-time= hora de cenar/notice= darse cuenta/
to miss= extrañar, perder/who he could find to plant= quien podria el encontrar para poner/
held no answers for him= no tenia respuestas para el/  I shall manage= yo me las arreglaré/
to make X feel happy=hacer sentirse feliz a X/instead= en lugar de/after supper= despues de cenar/

- Exercises
Reading check
a) Winnie cannot understand why her mother wants to move 3/
b) Winnie's mother leaves nothing for Stevie because he wants Verloc to feel that he must look after
    the boy 7/
c) Stevie jumps down from the cab because he doesn't like to see the driver hurting the horse 4/
d) Winnie's mother cries because Stevie will find it hard to come and visit her 8/
e) Stevie is angry because he thinks the world is unfair 6/
f) That evening Winnie realizes that she misses her mother very much 2/
g) After supper, Verloc goes out to find someone to plant the bomb 9/
h) When Winnie is worried about things she usually talks about something else 1/
i) Instead of telling Winnie about his problems, Verloc decides to go abroad 5/

Word work
- affection/ - charity/ - glad/ - depend/ - box

a) Stevie doesn't like it when the cab driver whips his horse/
b) Stevie sits up high on the box next to the cab driver/
c) The people Winnie's father used to work for give Winnie's mother a charity house to live in/
d) Stevie is glad to stop a bus for Winnie when she asks him to/
e) Winnie feels great affection for her younger brother/
f) Winnie's mother thinks that it's better for Stevie to depend on Verloc than to have to look after
    himself/

Guess what
a) Verloc comes home after some time abroad/
b) Stevie puts Verloc's hat and bag away when he comes in/
c) Winnie is happy when Verloc takes Stevie out with him/
d) Stevie goes to stay with Michaelis for a while/
e) Verloc comes back home late on the day of the Greenwich bomb/
f)  The Assistant Commissioner comes to the shop and takes Verloc away to talk to him/
g) Inspector Heat comes to the shop and shows Winnie the address from the blue coat

- The secret agent. Chapter 7
Reading Check

Verloc comes home after a journey abroad and finds Stevie is helpful around the house. Verloc doesn't start to take Winnie with him when he goes out. After some days of going out walking together, Stevie starts talking to himself angrily. Winnie is worried. Verloc takes Stevie away to Michaelis's country house in order for him to calm down. The day of the Greenwich bombing, Verloc comes home when late. He has a lot of money with him and talks of going abroad. Winnie called him food. Then the assistant commissioner visits the shop. Verloc gives Winnie all his money and leaves to talk with his visitor. Soon after, Inspector Heat arrives and asks Winnie what she knows of the Greenwich bombing. She says she knows nothing. When he shows her the address on a piece of blue cloth, she tells him it comes from her brother's coat. Heat realizes that Stevie was the "Greenwich bomber" and Verloc was the "other man". When Verloc comes back home alone, he and Heat talk together privately and Winnie listens through the keyhole. After some time Heat walks past Winnie into the street. Winnie covers her face with her hands

Word Work

a) sew/ b) ratting/ c) huge/ d) hoarse/ e) staggered/ f) kisses/ g) trapped/ h) roots

Guess what
a) The Assistant Commissioner tells Sir Ethelred who the "Greenwich bomber" was.
b) The Assistant Commissioner tell his wife's friend that Michaelis is out of trouble
c) The Assistant Commissioner meets Vladimir at a party
d) Vladimir says that the British police aren't hard enough on criminals
e) The Assistant Commissioner tells Vladimir he knows that Verloc is a secret agent
f) Vladimir is surprised when he hears that the British police know who the Greenwich bomber was

-  VOCABULARY

took it away= se lo llevó/ he won't= el no lo hará/ he might calm down= el podría calmarse/ 

sewing= cosiendo, costura/ straight= derecho, recto/ sat still= sentada aún/ hoarsely= roncamente/

a strange ratting noise= un extraño traqueteo/ had pulled a chair= el habia tirado una silla/ 

his huge back was shaking= su enorme espalda temblaba/ nowhere= en ninguna parte/ 

hoarse voice= voz ronca/ may need= podría necesitar/ carving knife= cuchillo de trinchar/

she did not move from where she stood= ella no se movió de donde estaba/staggered= titubeo/
fork= tenedor/  his hair was standing up= su pelo estaba en punta/ to be wet= estar mojado/

resting on= descansado sobre, apoyado sobre/  you have= tu lo hiciste/ shortly after= poco después/

you'll have to go without me= tendrías que irte sin mi/ sighed= suspiró/

I've got a tongue in my head= Yo tengo una lengua in mi cabeza/ led him= le dirigió, le condujo/

get rid of that man= deshacerse de ese hombre/ look up= mirar hacia arriba, levantar la mirada/ 

did your husband say when he would be back?= Dijo su esposo cuando estaría de vuelta?/ 

she whispered and staggered backwards a little= ella susurró y se tambaleó hacia atrás un poco/ 

it was me who found out the true story= fui yo quien descubrió la verdadera historia/ 

I never noticed that she had done that=  nunca me di cuenta que ella habia hecho eso/ 

we think he tripped over a tree root= creemos que el tropezo con una raiz de un árbol/ 

what made you do it?= que te hizo hacerlo?/ instead= en cambio, en lugar de/
shone brightly= brilló intesamente

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 54. 1 Reading.
a) No, I'm sorry but I have never seen that series
b) The castle has been owned by the Carnarvon family/
    the castle was transformed into Downton Abbey/ These scenes are based on a real-life event/
    has been used for almost all the alley scenes/
    Thousands of tourists want to be photographed in Courtland Alley/
    it is not inhabited by gangsters/ which was designed by the famous architect/
    and was inspired by one of the girls/ Visitors are welcomed throughout the year

c) 1- Is not really as it seems in films B/ 2- has a permanent exhibition there A/
   3- was used for the same thing both in real life and on TV A/
   4- is where a famous author met a person who inspired him C/
   5- is one of the few places of its kind that still exists B/ 6- is only open during holiday periods A/
   7- was built in the 1500s C/ 8- is sometimes not open because people are working there C

d) Yes, I saw the Harry Potter's film. I would like to visit Christ Church College
    because there is where was shot, Harry Potter

2 Grammar
a) present passive: is ussed/ are based/
    past passive: was transformed/ were shot/
    present perfect passive: has been owned/ has been sold/
    past perfect passive: had been wounded

   The passive is made with the verb. TO BE + Past Participle
   
   It changes the form of the verb TO BE. Ej: is+ Past Participle / was,were + Past Participle

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 142. 6A the passive: be+past participle
- Usamos el pasivo cuando no decimos o conocemos quien hace la accion.
  Ej: A lot of films are shot on location/ this bill has to be paid tomorrow/ Andy's bike has been stolen

- Cuando queremos decir quien hizo la acción, utilizamos by
  Ej: Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan (centramos la atención en la película)         
        Chistropher Nolan directed Batman Begins in 2005 (centramos la atención en la persona)

- Las formas negativas e interrogativas tienen la misma forma que la frases activas
  Ej: Some films aren't shot on location/ Is your car being repaired today?

- Usamos la forma pasiva para hablar de procedimientos (procedimientos científicos) 
   y en la escritura formal (periódicos, informes)
  Ej: Then the water is heated to 100 degrees/
        Many buildings in the city have been damaged by the earthquake

* FORMAS PASIVAS. BE(cualquier tiempo) + Past Participle Tense
- Present passive: is,are (TO BE) + Past Participle. The film is based on the novel
- Past passive: was, were (TO BE) + Past Participle The car was made in China
- Present Perfect passive: has been + Past Participle  The garden has been cared by my mom
- Past Perfect passive: had been + Past Participle The house had been used to shot a film
- Passive infinitive: to be + Past Participle  The carpet needs to be washed
- Passive continuous:was, were+being + Past Participle.The car was being repaired by the mechanic
- Present continuous: are, is + being + Past Participle. The cars are being made by machines

- La acción en la forma pasiva siempre es realizada por un objeto inanimado

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 142. Exercise
a) 1- The costumes for the show are being made by hand/
    2- The landscape inspired him to write a poem/
    3- This castle hasn't been inhabited for nearly a century/
    4- The director's last film is set in the present/ 5- The film will be shot in the autumn/
    6- The actors aren't recording the dialogue until next week/
    7- The house wasn't being used by the owners during the winter/
    8- The make-up artist has transformed the actor into a monster/
    9- The hadn't owned the company for very long before they went bankrupt/
  10- The photo was taken by my husband on the balcony of our hotel

*PHOTOCOPY 22-02-18
1- The electric chair was invented by a dentist - Passive and True/
2- 10% of Americans have appeared on TV - Active and False/
3- Chewing gum will stop you crying when you are cutting onions - Active and True/
4- A sneeze travels at 10 miles per hour - Active and False/
5- Ice cream was first made in Italy - Passive and False/
6- More wine is produced in Italy than France - Passive and True/
7- The first underground railway was opened in New York - Passive and False/
8- The first jeans were made by Levi Strauss (a German tailor) - Passive and True/
9- The original VW Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche - Passive and True/
10- Mirrors were invented by the ancient Egyptians - Passive and True/
11- Windmills always turn anticlockwise - Active and True/
12- The rubber tyre was invented by John Dunlop - Passive and True/
13- The first football World Cup was played in 1960 - Passive and False/
14- Over 3 million flowers are grown in the Netherlands each year - Passive and False/
15- Bats always turn left when flying out of a cave - Active and True

* VOCABULARY
inhabited= habitado/ wounded= herido/ earl= conde/ countess= condesa/ giant= gigante/
chased= perseguido/ alley= callejón/ shot= filmada, rodada (una película)/ staircase= escalinata/
edge= al borde, en un extremo/ throught= a lo largo (con referencia al tiempo)/ 
pen-name= seudónimo/ boarding school= internado/ it rings a bell= me suena/
there are hardly any= apenas hay, casi no hay/ on location= en el exterior

* HOMEWORK
- Student's book: Pag. 142 exercise B
- Workbook. Pag. 37

RELATIONSHIPS

20 de febrero 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK
- Grammar Book. Pag. 20
1- When we had eaten lunch, we sat in the garden/
2- While I was looking for my keys, I remembered I'd left them at home/
3- Paula used to play tennis when she was a child/
4- When I got into bed, I fell asleep immediately/
5- When (I finally found - I'd finally found) the house, I knocked at the door/
6- After Jill (gave/had given) Nick his books, she went home/
7- Maria (used to live/ lived) in Sweden when she was a child/
8- I used to get up early when I went sailing/
9- The Vikings sailed to North America a thousand years ago/
10- Juliet was sure she'd seen the tall man before

1- While I was waiting at the bus stop, I noticed a new shop which hadn't been in the street the day
     before/
2- I went out into the garden to fetch my bike but found that someone had stolen it/
3- When George met Diane at the party, he thought that he had seen her somewhere before/
4- Emily got off the bus and was walking into the bank when she realized that she had left her
    handbag on the bus/
5- After I had bought my new bike, I discovered that it didn't have a security lock/
6- I went to the post office to ask about my package, but they said that it still hadn't arrived 

- Grammar Book. Pag. 21
1- had broken/ 2- wanted/ 3- had stolen/ 4- thought/ 5- had done/ 6- needed/ 7- didn't know/
8- had flown/ 9- had been, was/ 10- took place, had taken place

1- Jacke used to have a beard but he shaved it off/
2- My mother (would, used to read) to me every night/
3- In the holidays we (would, used to meet) at the beach every morning/
4- I didn't use to like spinach, but now I do/
5- Helen used to write to me often, but now she phones/ 6- Tina used to live in the house opposite/
7- When I was young, the summers used to be warmer/
8- Whenever our teacher let us leave early, we (would, used to cheer)

*STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 50. 4 VOCABULARY
a) 1- meet is when you know somebody the first time
        know is when you have somebody met before
    2- colleague is a partner work or the school
        friend is somebody close to somebody, but not family
    3- argue is when somebody speak angry with somebody
        discuss is to talk about of differents points of view

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 158. Relationships
1 People
a) 1- couple two people who are married or in a romatic realationship/
    2- partner your husband, wife, boyfriend, or girlfriend/
    3- fiancé the person that you are engaged to be married to/
    4- flatmate a person that you share a flat with/ 5- colleague a person that you work with/
    6- ex a person that you -used to have a relationship with/
    7- close friend a very good friend that you can talk to about anything/
    8- classmate a friend from school or college

2 Verbs and verbs phrases
1- I met Mark when I was studying at York University/
2- We got to know each other quickly because we went to the same classes/
3- We soon became friends, and we discovered that we have a lot things in common/
4- We went out together in our second term and we fell in love/
5- We were together for two years, but we argued a lot and in our last term at university we broke
    up/
6- After we left university, we lost touch because I moved to London and he stayed in York/
7- Five years later we got in touch again on Facebook/
8- This time we got on better than before, maybe because we were older/
9- After two months Mark proposed and I accepted/ 10- We got married last summer

Colloquial language
mates= friends (amigos)/ fancy= attracted to her (atraido) /
dumped= told him that their relationship was over (romper una relación)/
has a crush on= be madly in love with when you are young (locamente enamorado)/
broke up, split up= ended their relationship (romper una relación,separarse)/
fallen out with= stopped being friends (reñirse, enfadarse)

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag.50. 5 Pronunciation
a) Snake= close, converstion, discuss, practice, school, somebody, sport, summer, used to, various
    Zebra= busy, close, eyes, friends, lose, music, raise
    ƒshower= sugar, sure
    ʒtelevision= decision, pleasure, unsual, usually 

c) 1- The beginning or a word usually pronounced with S (snake), except with sugar and sure (ƒ)
    2- At the end of a word is posible pronunces with Z or S
    3- -sion is pronounced with ʒ

- ANNOTATION
Snake se usa para S, SS, CE/CI, SC, CY, entre dos vocales
Zebra se usa para Z, S y con  VOCALES SORDAS (se,si), palabras plurales
ƒshower se usa para SH, TI(+vocal), CI (+vocal), SU al comienzo de la palabra, CH
ʒtelevision se usa para un sonido inusual, SI, USU (al comienzo de la palabra), GE

6. Listening
b) 1- F/ 2- F/ 3-F
c) the most positive is George and the most negative is Beth
d) 1- B - does not want to share personal information with strangers/ 
    2- N - has fewer Facebook friends that he/ she used to have/
    3- G - has over a thousand friends/ 4- C - uses it to keep in touch with friends who don't live near/
    5- C - thinks people use Facebook to give themselves more importance/ 
    6- N - used to use Facebook more than he / she does now/ 7- G - uses Facebook instead of phoning/
    7- B - does not use social networking sites

e) Yes, I often use Facebook to keep in touch with my friends, 
     I agree with Caitlin because I use Facebook to keep in touch with the distant friends.

7- I agree with A, C, D, E, F / I don't agree B
    I don't agree B because I think that nowadays people has more close friends because in the social
    networking you have more relation with good distant friends and you can talk over your problems
    too.
 b) I have friend who I've known  since I was forty years old, but we fallen out with he because
     he is stubborn and he was angry all time.
     I once lent some money to a friend and he paid his debt at the moment tht he had my money

- VOCABULARY
currents= corrientes/ sligthly more= un poco mas/ stay friends= permanecer siendo amigos/ mates= amigos/ dumped= dejar a alguien/ has a crush on= locamente enamorado/ burglar= ladrón/
broke up= romper/ split up= dividir, romper/ fallen out with= enfadarse con/ disguise= disfraz/
to disguise= disfrazarse/ boardgames= juegos de mesa/ flatmate= compañero de piso/
classmate= compañero de clase/ fiancë= prometido,a/ get on= congeniar/ valuable= valioso
lose touch= perder el contacto/ get touch= reanudar el contacto/ to fetch= ir a buscar/ 

* HOMEWORK
- Book A secret agent: Chapter 7
- Workbook: Pag.33 all, Pag. 34 exercise 3 b

GETTING LOST

6 de febrero de 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK.
- Photocopy 01/02/18
1- 75 North Square/ November 25Th, 1991/ The Royal Hotel/ Church Road/ Dear Sir/Madam/
    Please reserve in my name a single room with bath, shower for the night Wednesday,
    December 18th. Please also let me know whether you allow dogs in the hotel,
    as mind probably be travelling with me. Yours faithfully

2- Thank you for your letter of November 25th. I have been a hotel manager for forty years,
    and have never had any problems with dogs. - Dogs have never fallen asleep with cigarettes in
    their hands and burnt their beds. -Dogs have never stolen towels from their rooms. -
    Dogs have never paid their bills with bad cheques. Your dog will be welcome.
    P.s. If your dog promises that you will not cause any problems, you will be welcome too

- Extraphotocopies. Pag. 24.

This story happened to me about five years ago and it's probably the worst thing that's ever happened to me while driving a car. I had bought my car the week before and I was still feeling very excited about it. It didn't have air conditioning but that didn't matter to me because it was my first ever car! I knew that my best friend Penny had always wanted to visit a picturesque little village in the mountains about 150 kilometres from where we live, so I called her and told her that I would taker her there the following day. It was a perfect, warm spring day. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. While I was driving and we were chatting, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. It was a wasp which had flown into the car! Penny and I both tried to kill the wasp which was buzzing around inside the car. But the wasp suddenly disappeared. Then I felt a pain in my arm: the wasp had stung me! I forgot that I was driving and BANG!. I crashed into the car in front of us. Nobody was hurt but that was the end of our day out and of my car.

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 116. 4 Telling a story
a) They got lost because her husband followed the instructions given by the satnav, which set there
    in the wrong direction
    They left their dog under the table in the café

b) 1- and then drive from Tarragona to Galicia/ 2- when we continued our journey/
    3- we realize that instead of driving/ 4- but my husband/ 5- So we stopped/
    6- because as well as getting lost/ 7- as soon as  we got  back/
    8- although the beginning of our trip

- ANNOTATIONS
Lenguaje útil. GETTING LOST (Perderse.. en un viaje, camino, paseo)
getting lost   -  We were going in the wrong direction/ We took the wrong exit, turning/
                        We turned right instead of left/ We didn't know where we were/
                        We had to turn round and go back in the opposite direction

Conectores
although= aunque, a pesar de/ as soon as= tan pronto como/ because= porque/  but= pero/
instead of= en lugar de, en vez de/ so= así, por tanto, por consiguiente, de esta manera/
then= entonces, luego, pues, en ese caso/ when= cuando

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 47. 9 SONG
Incorrect: 3- I've completed my sentence/ 5- and terrible mistakes/
               10- and we'll carry on fighting till the end/ 13- No time for winners/
               17- You showed me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it

* HOMEWORK.
- Photocopy 01/02/18 Punctuation
- Writing Got lost. Student's book. Pag.116 Tuesday 20th February

PAST TENSES

 25 de enero de 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK
- Extraphotocopies. Pag. 51-52
Pag. 51 Task 1) 1-D/ 2-H/ 3-C/ 4-I/ 5- E/ 6- G
             Task 2) 1-B/ 2-A/ 3-B/ 4-C/ 5-A/ 6- C

Pag. 52 Task 3) 1- must/ 2-on/ 3- booked/ 4- sign/ 5- realised/ 6- at/ 7- took/ 8- while

- ANNOTATION
at es la preposición del verbo risk. At risk = en riesgo. Ej: I would put my life at risk

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 46. 6 GRAMMAR
a) No, in my country cheating isn't considered a serious problem in sport.
    I think cheating is most common in the cyclist, I think that is impossible to ride more than 200 km
    every day during  twenty days
    I think in the cyclist they put in their body a new blood every day

b) In Boston Marathon, she jumped out of the crowd the last half mile.
    In the New York Marathon, she took the subway

c) 1- a completed action in the past - was, finished
    2- an action that happened before the past time we are talking about -
        had happened (habia ocurrido)
    3- an action in progress (or not) at a particular moment in the past -
        wasn't sweating ( con gerundio)

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 140. 5A Past tenses
+ past simple: worked, stopped, went, had, etc. (verbo en pasado)
 - Utilizamos el pasado simple para acciones totalmente terminadas o ocurridas en el pasado 
  (cuando decimos, preguntamos o sabemos cuando ocurrió la acción)
  Ej: She was born in Berlin / They got married last year/ We stopped in Florence for the night/
        The plane didn't arrive on time/ What time did you get up this morning

+past continous: Se forma con was/were + verbo terminado en ing (estaba + verbo en gerundio)
 - Usamos past continous para hablar de una acción que se está realizando en un tiempo
   especifico del pasado. Ej:   What were you doing at six o'clock last night?
 - A menudo usamos past continous para describir una acción el pasado cuando la estabamos
   realizando y ha sido interrumpida por otra acción expresada en pasado simple
   Ej: I was driving along the motorway when it started snowing
 - A menudo utilizamos el past continous con WHILE para dos acciones que ocurren al mismo
    tiempo, las dos acciones siempre en past continous. (while puede estar al principio o en el 
    medio de la oración)
   Ej: While I was doing the housework the children were playing in the garden
- Utilizamos el past continous para describir el comienzo de una historia o de una anecdota
  It was a cold night and it was raining. I was watching Tv in the sitting room

   Formas: Afirmativa Sujeto + was/were + verbo terminado en ing
                 Ej: when I was reading the doorbell rang - Cuando yo estaba leyendo sonó el timbre
                 Interrogativa Was/were + sujeto + verb terminado en ing
            What were you doing at six o'clock last night? - Que estuviste haciendo a las seis de la noche?
                 Negativa  Sujeto + wasn't/weren't + verbo terminado en ing
                 Ej: I wasn't reading when the doorbell rang - Yo no estaba leyendo cuando sonó el timbre

+ Past perfect: had + verbo en participio (past participle)
 - Usamos el past perfect cuando hablamos del pasado y queremos hablar acerca de algo que ha 
   ocurrido recientemente. Ej; When they turned on the TV, the match had already finished
 - Usamos past perfect cuando la acción principal es consecuencia de otra acción.
    Ej: We couldn't get a table in the restaurant because we hadn't booked

 Formas: Afirmativa Sujeto + had + participio 
               Ej: As soon as I shut the door, I realized that I had left my keys on the table
               Negativa Sujeto + hadn't + participio
               Ej: We couldn't hire a car because we hadn't brought the card

+ Utilizando los tiempos verbales juntos
- Usamos el past continous (was raining, was watching) para narrar una escena
  Ej: It was a cold night and it was raining. I was watching TV in the sitting room.
- Usamos el past simple (heard, got up, etc) para decir que ocurrió en un momento dado
  Ej: Suddenly, I heard a knock at the door
- Usamos el past perfect (had knocked, had dissapeared) para decir que ocurrió antes de la
   acción previa.
  Ej: The person who had knocked on the door had disappeared

Exercises:
a) 1- They didn't win the match although they had trained every evening/
    2- Mike had an accident while he was cycling to work/
    3- I cleaned the house when I got home. It looked great/
    4- When we arrived, the match started. We got there just in time and saw the whole match!/
    5- The captain hadn't scored any goals when the referee sent him off/
    6- My son got injured while he was playing basketball last Saturday/
    7- Luckily, we had stopped skiing when the snowstorm started. We were already back at the hotel/
    8- England hadn't lost any of their games when the played in the quarter-finals/
    9- The referee suspended the match because it was raining too hard to play

b) 1- The accident happened when they were driving home/
    2- The crowd cheered when the referee blew the final whistle/
    3- I didn't recognize her at first because she had changed so much/
    4- The police stopped her on the motorway because she wasn't wearing a seat belt/
    5- Some of the players weren't listening while the coach was talking/
    6- We couldn't use the ski slope because it hadn't snowed enough/
    7- They weren't able to play tennis because they hadn't booked court/
    8- The player got a yellow card because he had taken off his shirt

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 46. 6 GRAMMAR
e) 2- both teams were playing well/ 3- The score was 0-0/ 4- Diego Maradona, scored a goal/
    5- The English players protested / 6- the referee gave the goal/ 7- Maradona scored the goal/
    8- Maradona said the next day/ 9- Maradona scored another goal /
   10- Argentina won the match 2-1

* VOCABULARY
jumped out of the crowd= saltó de la multitud/ sweating= sudando/ awarded= entregaron/ 
sent off= expulsar/ whistle= silbato/ blow,blew, blown= soplar

* HOMEWORK
- Exam reading & writing




           



 
 

Sporting supertitions

18 de diciembre 2018
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK
- Book. The Secret Agent.
Chapter 4
Vocabulary.
crowds=multitudes/ narrow= estrecha/ towards= hacia (algo, alguien)/ surprise= sorpresa, asombro/ bomber= persona que hace explotar una bomba/ every bit of him= cada trozo de él/
fog= niebla, bruma/ shovel= pala/ noticing= observando, percibiendo/ fell over= cayo sobre/
cloth= paño, tela/ edge of blue velvet= borde de terciopelo azul/ collar= cuello/ threw= arrojó/
had blown himself up= se habia hecho explotar/ might bury= podría enterrar/
I'll get you in the end= yo te cogeré (atraparé) a ti al final/mad= loco, demente/
assistant commissioner= comisario adjunto/ foreign-looking face= cara de aspecto extranjero/
loked up= miró hacia arriba/ explained= explicó/ policeman abroad= polica de calle/
porter= portero, conserje/ remains= restos, despojos/ cottage= casa de campo, cabaña/
politicians= políticos/ even= incluso/ on bail= bajo fianza/ look after him= cuidarle a él/
forgive= perdonar

Exercises
Reading check
a2/b1/ d5/ e3/ f4

Word work
1)  a- fog/ b- shovel/ c- department/ collar/ f- bury/ g- mad
2)  a- velvet/ b- remains/ c- cottage/ d- politicians/ e- forgive/ f- Commissioner

Gues what
a- yes/ b- yes/ c-no/ d- no/ e- yes/ f- no

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 44. 5A Sporting supertitions
1 Vocabulary
1- badminton - shuttlecock/ 2- rubgy - rugby ball/ 3- hockey - hockey stick, hockey puck/
4- ice skating- ice skate/ 5- ciclyng- cycling helmet/ 6- skateboarding - skateboard/
7- gymnastics - ribbon and ball/ 8- baseball - baseball glove and ball/
9- ping pong - ping pong shovel and balls/ 10- martial arts, karate, judo - black belt

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 157. Vocabulary Bank. Sport
1 People and Places
a) 3- captain/ 7- coach/ 1- fans/ 5- players/ 2- referee, umpire/ 9- spectators, the crowd/ 4- team/
    8- stadium/ 6- sports hall, arena

c) 1- tennis/basketball - court/ 2- football, rugby, hockey- pitch/ 3- swimming, diving - pool/
    4- athletics - track/ 5- formula 1, motorciclyng - circuit/ 6- golf - course/ 7- ski -slope

2 Verbs
a) beat - beat - beaten/ win - won - won/ lose - lost - lost/ draw - drew - drawn/
b) 1- beat/ 2- won/ 3- lost/ 4- drew
d) 1- train/ 2- get injured/ 3- kick/ 4- get fit/ 5- score/ 6- go/ 7- do/ 8- throw

- ANNOTATIONS
to win= cuando tu ganas un partido, competición, medalla o trofeo (Ej: Milan won the match 3-0)
to beat= cuando tu ganas a otra persona o gana un equipo a otro (Ej: Milan beat Chelsea 3-0)
to warm up= hacer calentamiento antes de un partido o competición
works out= hacer ejercicio en un gimnasio
sent off= expulsar a un jugador fuera del campo, de la pista
knocked out= eliminado

2 PRONUNCIATION
a) ɔ: (horse) -  ball/ caught/ fought/ sport/ warm up/ court/ draw/ score
    ɜː (bird)  - hurt/ serve/ shirt/ world/ work out/ worse

c) bird - (ɜː) - er term, prefer / ir - dirty , circuit/ ur- nursery, turn/   
                      y tambien : learn, work, world. worse, journey
    horse - (ɔ:) o, or - score, floor/ al- bald, wall, ball/ aw- prawns, draw/ 
                      y también warm, course, thought, caught, audience, board

d) 1- I got hurt when I caught the ball/ 2- Her serve's worse than the other girls / 
    3- It was a draw the score was four all/ 4- It's the worst sport in the world/ 
    5- We warmed up on the court/ 6- They wore red shirts and white shorts

4 Reading
a) I don't know any sport players who are supertitions
b) 2- B/ 3- E/ 4- A/ 5- C/ 6-D
c) The article say that all of them are supertitions
d) noticed= darse cuenta, notar, observar/ to tie= atar/
    shower sandals= sandalias de ducha, chancletas de ducha/ it was fate= fue el destino/
    this meant= esto significó/ lucky charm= amuleto de la suerte
e) I don't know because they are superstitious

* STUDENT'S BOOK. 
Pag. 106. 5A Other sporting supertitions
b) Tiger Woods alway wears a red shirt on the last day of a gold tournament
    Kolo Touré he always insisted on being the last player to leave the dressing room

c) Laurent Blanc kissed the head of the goalkeeper before each game at the 1998 World Cup
    Alexander Wurz used to race with odd-coloured shoes, the left one red an the right one blue

d) I think the strangest superstition is Alexande Wurz because he can't see your own shoes.
    I think the most impractical superstition is Kolo Touré because it could make your own team lose

g) I usually use the same pen when I´m going to do an exam

* VOCABULARY
crowds=multitudes/ narrow= estrecha/ towards= hacia (algo, alguien)/ surprise= sorpresa, asombro/ bomber= persona que hace explotar una bomba/ every bit of him= cada trozo de él/
fog= niebla, bruma/ shovel= pala/ noticing= observando, percibiendo/ fell over= cayo sobre/
cloth= paño, tela/ edge of blue velvet= borde de terciopelo azul/ collar= cuello/ threw= arrojó/
had blown himself up= se habia hecho explotar/ might bury= podría enterrar/
I'll get you in the end= yo te cogeré (atraparé) a ti al final/mad= loco, demente/
assistant commissioner= comisario adjunto/ foreign-looking face= cara de aspecto extranjero/
loked up= miró hacia arriba/ explained= explicó/ policeman abroad= polica de calle/
porter= portero, conserje/ remains= restos, despojos/ cottage= casa de campo, cabaña/
politicians= políticos/ even= incluso/ on bail= bajo fianza/ look after him= cuidarle a él/
forgive= perdonar/ noticed= darse cuenta, notar, observar/ to tie= atar/
shower sandals= sandalias de ducha, chancletas de ducha/ it was fate= fue el destino/
this meant= esto significó/ lucky charm= amuleto de la suerte

* HOMEWORK
- Book. The secret Agent Chapter 5
- Workbook Pag. 32

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS / - ED and - ING ADJETIVES

14 de diciembre 2017
* CORRECTION HOMEWORK
- Grammar Book. Pag. 178. Exercises
1) 1- Fiona is very different from her sister/ 2- Please try and listen to my instructions/
    3- My hometown is famous for its peaches/ 4- Excuse me, but does this umbrella belong to you?/
    5- What exactly was Alan talking about?/ 6- I think we should ask for some information/
    7- Sara is very keen on growing her own vegetables

2) 1- I don't like him. I think he laughs at me behind my back/
    2- I'll be surprised if he succeeds in walking to the top of the mountain/
    3- Isabel sends her love and apologizes for not contacting you. She's been really busy/
    4- It's difficult to know when the bus will come. It depends on the time of day/
    5- She's very intelligent. She knows a lot about economics and things like that/
    6- This dictionary isn't mine. I think it belongs to John/
    7- This music reminds me of the time I spent in India

3) 1- I was right about the train times. It does leave at 16.30/
    2- I love science. but I'm not very good at mathematics/
    3- Istambul is famous for the beautiful Blue Mosque/
    4- Are you interested in American movies from the fifties?/
    5- I'm annoyed with Paul. He should have called me, but he hasn't/
    6- Helen is very kind to her dog, She walks it every day/
    7- I know it's ridiculous, but I'm quite frightened of spiders

4) 1- Dick was bored with his work/ 2- This town reminds me of Glasgow/
    3- Emma knows a lot about biology/ 5- I'm looking for the art gallery/
    6- Sue is married to Adrian/ 7- Dina is kind to animals/ 8- Ugh! This cake tastes of rubber/
    9- Lisa is jealous of you/ 10- I feel excited about our new house

5) 1- I'm angry with you/ 2- I'm ready for lunch/ 3- Richard is very good at geography/
    4- I felt upset with the bad news/ 5- I dreamed about my dog last night/ 6- You rely on Sue/
    7- I lent my bike to Jack for the weekend/ 8- I'm afraid of the dark

6) 1- We asked our teacher to explain a difficult problem to us/
    2- The ring I found belonged to an old lady in my block of flats/
    3- We may come to your party, but it depends on our finding a babysitter/
    4- When Joe flew to Australia, his aunt paid for his ticket/
    5- Harry apologized to his neighbours for his bad behaviour/
    6- You remind me of my brother. You're very alike!/
    7- Tony succeeded in passing his driving test at the first attempt/
    8- See you in a minute! I'll wait for you outside the cinema

7- 1- Ellen is not really interested in learning how to ski D/
    2- The hotel was different from what we expected F /
    3- Little Suzie was jealous of her new sister at first E/
    4- I was really annoyed about losing my new calculator B/
    5- Paul is very keen on collecting old bottles G/
    6- Janes is really good at making new friends A/
    7- I don't think I'm ready for another big meal C

* VOCABULARY
suitable= adecuado/ upset= acongojado/ reliable= de confianza/ very alike= muy parecido/
rubber= caucho, caustico/ annoyed= enfadado, irritado/ frightened= asustado/

- Grammar book. Pag. 140. Exercises
6) 1- Helen was the last person I expected to see/ 2- Do you have a dog at home?/
    3- Nick is a chemistry's teacher/ 4- The present that they gave me was wonderful/
    5- Canberra is the capital of Australia/ 6- Tomorrow the first lesson is French/
    7- There's someone on the phone for you/ 8- The film that we saw last night was very entertaining

7- 1- For me -- football is my life / The football in the second division is a much lower standard/
    2- They say that -- love makes the world go round/ They say that the love of a mother for her child
         is the strongest kind/
    3- The information in this article will be very useful for my project/ -- information about the
        Government's defence plans is hard to find/
   4- -The student's in my new class all seem very friendly/ --Students should be in their classes by
         9.00/
   5- I need -- help!/ Thank very much for the help you gave me yesterday/
   6- The computers in the January sale are not too expensive/ These days everybody needs to know
       how to use -- computers/
   7- The English are famous for their strange sense of humour/ -- English programmes are quite easy
       to find on satellite TV/
   8- Many of my friends are studying -- business at university/ My father is involved in the business
       of buying and selling houses

* Fotocopia 23/11/17. Celebrations St. Andrew's Day
1) 1-b not in England/ 2- c a Scot/ 3- b English/  4- b Edinburgh/ 5- c golf/ 6- a Macbeth/ 7- b lake/
    8- b son/ 9- b the anniversary of the birth of Scotland's most famous poet/ 10- a kilts/
   11- c Jimmie Walker/ 12- a a type of dog/ 13- c Ben Nevis/ 14- c Kidnapped/
   15- a bits of sheep wrapped in a sheep's stomach

* Extraphotocopies. Pag. 21,22
a) 1- Did you remember to lock the kitchen door before we left?/
    2- I shouldn't drink -- coffee. It keeps me awake at night/
    3- Can you turn on the air conditioning? It's boiling in here!/
    4- Jane is allergic to -- cats. She starts sneezing when one comes near her/
    5- Terry and Charlotte are going away next -- weekend/
    6- Are these the keys you were looking for?/
    7- I wasn't feeling very well yesterday so I didn't go to -- work/
    8- The river which runs through Paris is called the Seine/
    9- I seeing Kate tomorrow. We haven't seen each other since -- last year/
   10- It looks as if it's going to rain. Take an umbrella/
   11- Hurry up! You're going to be late for -- school/
   12- I have a friend who is an electrician. Do you want his phone number?/
   13- It's cheaper to buy -- books online than in a shop/
   14- I don't like -- people who talk about -- football all the time/
   15- Luckily the people who work in my office don't talk about -- sport at all/
   16- My sister works in a restaurant. She gets home from -- work late every evening/
   17- What're your favourite meals of the day? -- Breakfast or -- dinner?/
   18- That's an easy question. I think I know the answer/
   19- Audrey has two children, a boy and a girl. The boy's ten and the girl's two years younger/
   20- -- good health is more important than -- money

a) and have always wanted to be able to play tennis/ a teacher who was able to give me lessons/
    I'd never be able to play this game/ I couldn't - wasn't able to move fast enough/
    I hated not being able to hit the ball/ I'll never be able to play tennis

   old grandfather couldn't - wasn't able to even turn on a computer/ 
   he wanted to be able to use the internet/
   he couldn't- wasn't  able to put what he learnt in his classes/ 
   he's able to - can use the internet/ he loves most is being able to speak/ 
   he wouldn't be able to keep in touch with them

b) 1- you'll be able to design your own website/
    2- she wasn't be able to remember how to get to my house/
    3- Simon isn't going to can finish the report by the end of the day/
    4- Now he is be able to drive his father's car/
    5- I haven't be able to speak to Harry for over three weeks/
    6- I couldn't get to the meeting on time/ 7- Miriam hates not been able to play chess/
    8- you can't hear the other person very well/
    9- I was be able to do what you like is the best thing about a holiday/
   10- I'm afraid I won't be able to go away this weekend/
   11- You should be able to do this exercise without any help/ 12- We can't park here

* STUDENT'S BOOK. Pag. 35. 3 Speaking
b) I'd never been able to do climbing because I'm frightened of heights
    I wasn't able to learn Photoshop, it's very difficult for me
    I'll be able to cook because I always like eating good meals

4 Vocabulary
a) 1- The film was boring / 2- The audience were bored

- ed and -ing adjetivos
Muchos adjetivos para describir sentimientos o sensaciones tienen dos formas:
  - terminado en - ed / - terminado en -ing. Ej: frustated / frustating
Usamos un adjetivo termnado en -ed para las personas que sufren dicho sentimiento o sensación
                                                       Ej: I was very frustrated that I couldn't scuba-dive
                                                  - ing para la persona o situación la cual provoca dicho sentimiento
                                                       Ej: I couldn't join in the conversation, which was very frustrating

b) 1- What do you think is the most exciting sport to watch?/
    2- What's the most amazing scenery you've ever seen?/
    3- What music do you listen to if you feel depressed?/
    4- Have you ever been disappointed by a birthday present?/
    5- Which do you find more tiring speaking English or listening English?/
    6- What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?/
    7- Are you frightened of heights?/ 8- Do you feel very tired in the morning?/
    9- What's the most boring person you know?/ 10- Do you ever get frustrating by technology?

c) exciting/ amazing/ depressed/ dissapointed/ tiring/ embarrasing/frightened/ tired/ boring/
    frustrating

- ANNOTATIONS
bored= aburrido/ boring= aburrimiento/ exciting= divertido/ scenery= paisaje/ heights= alturas/ weight= peso/ width= ancho/ overcome= superar/  sneezing= estornudar

5 Readin & Speaking
a) No, I don't know anybody who speaks more than two languages

b) 6 English/ 9 Spanish/ 1 Afrikaans/ 8 Catalan/ 7 Greek/ 5 Russian/ 3 French/ 11 Italian/ 2 German/
    10 Dutch/ 4 Hebrew/

c) 1- When he was a child he learnt English, Greek and French
    2- He's studying at university German and Russian
    3- His favourite language is Greek because he thinks it's the language of his mother
    4- He's planning to learn Arabic
    5- He wished been able to speak Japanese when he was a child
    6- He taught himself  Dutch when he visited Holland
    7- Russian is the hardest that he learnt because there seem to be more exceptions than rules

d) multilingual= plurilingüe/ fluenty= con fluided/ skills= habilidades/
    language barrier= barrera lingüistica/more exceptions than rules= mas excepciones que normas/
    link= union, relación/ basic phrases= frases básicas/ amount= cantidad/ final= exámenes finales
    tactless and rude= sin tacto y grosero/ travel abroad= viajar al extranjero/
 
    1- No, I cannot speak another language fluently/
    2- Yes, I know basic phrases in English and Euskera/
    3- No, I don't have a personal link to another country/
    4- Yes, a few years ago I went to France and I don't understand anything French and I wasn't able
         to speak anything to the French people/
    5- I would be able to speak French because that country I like it very much

e) 1- I always test myself on new vocabulary/ 2- My uncle built the house himself/
    3- It turns itself on and off/ 4- Did you fix the computer yourself? /
    5- Every time she passes a mirror, she looks at herself in it!

* REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
- Usamos los pronombres reflexivos cuando el objeto del verbo es el mismo que el sujeto.
  Ej: He taught himself Russian = he was his own teacher

- Usamos los pronombres reflexivos para enfatizar la acción del sujeto
  Ej: We painted the kitchen ourselves (Pintamos la casa nosotros mismos)

- Pronombres reflexivos:
   I      - myself        
   You - yourself            We    -  ourselves
   He  -  himself             You   -  yourselves
   She -  herself              They -  themselves
   It    -  itself

* VOCABULARY
suitable= adecuado/ upset= acongojado/ reliable= de confianza/ very alike= muy parecido/
rubber= caucho, caustico/ annoyed= enfadado, irritado/ frightened= asustado/
bored= aburrido/ boring= aburrimiento/ exciting= divertido/ scenery= paisaje/
heights= alturas/ weight= peso/ width= ancho/ overcome= superar/  sneezing= estornudar/
multilingual= plurilingüe/ fluenty= con fluided/ skills= habilidades/
language barrier= barrera lingüistica/more exceptions than rules= mas excepciones que normas/
link= union, relación/ basic phrases= frases básicas/ amount= cantidad/ final= exámenes finales
tactless and rude= sin tacto y grosero/ travel abroad= viajar al extranjero/ so vain= vanidosa

* HOMEWORK
- Workbook: Pag. 26