Module 6. Unit 4.

 

 

Conversation questions on reading

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Relative Pronouns

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Surprise and disbelief

Are you serious?
How strange!
No way!
Good heavens!
You're kidding!
How awful!
You must be joking!

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Difficul idioms
Oral exercises

Adjectives in -ing and -ed

Game
Lesson
Interactive exercise
Board game

Lesson on films and adjectives

Monologue on a magazine

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Writing tasks

This is a link with topics for writing and very nice models
This is an exercise to practice narration.

Collocations dictionary

Collocations dictionary link

Module 6. Unit 3. Speaking. House

Conversation questions
Conversation questions 2
House renovation
More questions

Monologue

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Vocabulary

Missing tiles

repair staircase                        new staircase

rewire rooms

double-glazed windows                       double glazing

replaster walls and ceilings

extend a room

sale

move out

make profit

new light fittings

replaster

new carpets

install central heating

install a new shower and toilet

put plants in the garden

new fireplace

to buy property

fitted wardrobe

en suite bathroom

fully furnished

open-plan

a row of terrace houses

back garden

underground parking

picturesque village

main bedroom

exclusive area

electrical wiring

low water presure

a burst water pipe

boiler

insulation

a blown fuse

a blocked drain

a leak

residential area

to be in poor condition

black spot

housing bubble

The bubble burst

housing crash

property speculator

Flipping

gadget

device

Finding an apartment game

Module 6. Unit 3. Complain letter.

Her you have a gook link with a lot of activities.
Theory
Didactic unit

 

Monologue

 Link to a monologue about an important letter

 

Module 6. Unit 3. House vocabulary

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Houses


This is a test 
Another test

MONOLOGUE

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Monologue on a room 

Argumentative Text

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Module 6 Unit 2 Grammar

Indefinite pronouns

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Indefinite pronouns 2
Indefinite pronouns 3
Indefinite pronouns 4

Omission of the article

This is a very triky point. But if you want more information, here you are.
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Paired conjunctions

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Li

Module 6 Unit 2 Result clauses

She uses her video

in order that so that

she can have a recording of her favourite shows.

Peter doesn’t like jazz

,

so and so and

it is impossible to take him to a concert.

The crowd was	so	large	that	it overflowed the auditorium.
		happy	as to	cheer the referee.
		adjective/adverb

We found	so	much	to talk about	that	it was late when got home. we finished in no time at all.
		many	topics to talk about
		few	problems
		little	to warry about

He’s	too	sensible	to drive at that speed.
			Infinitival result clause
		conservative	for	a sports car.
		adjective/adverb		Noun phrase

I slapped her hand and she got	such	a shock	that	she dropped her bag.
		Noun Phrase

The extent of the disastert was	such that	the local authorities were quite unable to cope.
	= So great that

He drove

in such a way

that

I couldn’t reach him.

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Theory by other authors
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Module 6 Unit 2 Cause and consequence

Hello everybody,
well the writing task for this week is closely related to cause and result patterns. It is clear that our lifestyle is the  consequence of the decissions we have made along our lives. So let's practice them.

First begin by organizing your ideas with the help of a graphic organizer

Then, have a look at the theory

Reason clauses

As	Celia had gone to school	,	it seemed a good time to rest.
Because
Since
Seeing that
subordinate clause		,	main clause
COMPLEX SENTENCE that simply indicates the reason for something.

I didn’t know that she had been married	since	she seldom spoke about herself.
	because
	as
	seeing that
main clause	linker	subordinate clause
COMPLEX SENTENCE that simply indicates the reason for something.

‘Seeing that’ means the same as ‘since’. It is used only in informal speech.

I couldn’t feel anger against him because I liked him so much.

I am here	just in case	anything out of the ordinary happens
	in case
main clause		reason subordinate clause with present simple
COMPLEX SENTENCE. You mention a possible future situation which is someone’s reason for doing something.

She had consented to take an overcoat	just in case	the wind rose.
	in case
main clause		reason subordinate clause with simple past.
COMPLEX SENTENCE. You are talking about someone’s reason for doing something in the past

I’m in a difficult situation	in that	I have been offered two jobs and they both sound interesting
Censorship is feeble	inasmuch as	it does not protect anyone.
We are traditional	insofar as	we do traditional sketches.
He feels himself to be dependent	to the extent that	he is not free to question decision affecting his daily life.
main clause	linker	reason subordinate clause.
COMPLEX SENTENCE. These are used to say  why a statement you have just made is true. Formal expressions.

We never see Henry these days	for	he has grown fat and lazy
main clause	for	reason subordinate clause.
COMPLEX SENTENCE. Considered old fashioned.

Now	I've got a car,	I don't get as much exercise as I used to
Now that	she's got less responsibility	she's enjoying the job
Time subordinate clause		main clause
COMPLEX SENTENCE. ‘Now’ and ‘now that’ are used to say that a new situation is the reason for something.

Exercises 1
Exercises 2
Exercise 3 
Exercise 4
Exercise 5 with theory. Pretty difficult.
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/nounclause8.html

Expositive text

Here you have some useful links.

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To write an expositive text, you must consider this,

The Introduction which includes a Hook and Big Idea (Topic Sentence or Thesis
Statement),

Body which is filled with information that supports the Big Idea.

This information is organized into details (for a paragraph), or main idea paragraphs filled
with details (for multiple paragraphs), and

the Conclusion which repeats the Big Idea (topic sentence or thesis statement) using different words and also includes a Snappy Ending.

Taken from: http://www.nancyfetzer.com/pdf/Expository-Text-Organization-red.pdf

Use this link to organize your ideas online.

Module 6 Unit 2 City and country

Listening on Lifestyles

Reading and didactic unit

Didactic unit on a coke advertisement.

Questions

How has your life changed in the last ten years?

Who do you live with?

Do you have to commute?

How is your diet?

How is the typical Spanish lifestyle?

Is religion an important part of your life?

How is your family?

Do you work long hours?

do you have usual working days?

Think of places in your country which are popular for people who like healthy lifestyles. What activities can you do there?

Where do you prefer to live?

Are you satisfied with your life?

Do you think your city/country have a high cost of living?

Is an interesting life more important for you than a happy life?

Is your home town the right place for you?

Have you reached your objectives in life?

Do you have a desire to be successful?

Vocabulary

Lifestyle choices

conventional - unconventional

modern

traditional

stressful

To make a decision, a confession,

To get married

To be in trouble with…

To have children

To change perspectives

Travel

To move

To feel like

Simple living

Living off-the-grid

To be in good company

To take advantage of your life

extended family

single parent family

gay marriage

only child

mixed race family

divorced families

blended family (A stepfamily or blended family is a family where one parent has children that are not related to the other 

Speaking sample video 

Monologue

Monologue about an old person
Video Monologue