UNIT 8: REPORTED SPEECH AND REPORTING VERBS

Have a look at this document, which contains some activities to practice reported speech and reporting verbs.

Here you have an online activity as well:

* Activity 1

And to finish, the powerpoint with "The polite robber"

UNIT 8: REPORTED SPEECH

Click here to revise the use and main changes when reporting statements, questions and commands.

Do you need extra practise? Click on the activities below:

Activity 1
Activity 2

UNIT 5-8: REVIEW AND CHECK WHAT YOU KNOW

Click here to check the answers to the "Quiz" on pag.61 and here for the answers to the review activities on pag. 62 and 63. 

If you haven't completed them yet, it's time to do it because they are good practise to revise everything learned from unit 5 to 8.

See you next Monday

WRITING TASK: TIPS FOR A GOOD ESSAY

Hello everyone!

It's time you wrote an essay!

Last day we spoke for a while about how to write a good "For & Against" or "Opinion" essay. This is the powerpoint I showed you:





Here you have a document containing more good samples of essays, and 

also "Useful Language" to help you express different ideas when writing (contrast, addition, ...)

Remember I told you to write an essay, either a "for & against" or a "opinion" one, on the following statement "LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME"

See you after Easter,

Ana

UNIT 8: LAYING DOWN THE LAW (ANSWERS)

Click here to check the answers to the reading activities on pag.58.

IT'S A GOOD READ!: MY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

This year I would like you to read a book, the one that you like, and prepare either an oral presentation or a written review by the end of the course.
  
Click here to download a document to help you prepare a good review.

If you have doubts about which book might be a good read, have a look at my recommendations:

"ABOUT A BOY"

"THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF A DOG IN THE NIGHT TIME"


"BRIGET JONES'S DIARY"
 
"THE BROOKLYN FOLLIES"

"THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS"
 
"THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE"
The misadventures of a nerdish teenage boy as recorded in his personal diary.
 

 

"MATILDA"
 Story of a wonderful little girl, who happens to be a genius, and her wonderful teacher vs. the worst parents ever and the worst school principal imaginable.


Hope it helps you choose the book you want to read!

UNIT 8: PUNISHMENT

Hello everybody,

This is the powerpoint we used in class to talk about "punishment":






What's your opinion about the way criminals are punished under the Spanish law?
Do you feel Spanish law is too soft on crime?

Have a look at this entry from Isabel Bastida's blog, and watch a video in which Tony Blair, ex- UK Prime Misnister, talks about crime in Britain.

UNIT 8: "IT WAS A VIRTUAL MURDER BUT THE SENTENCE IS REAL"

Click here to read the whole newstory about that woman who "killed" her virtual ex-husband.

What do you think about "virtual" crimes? Do you consider they are petty crimes or felony? How would you punish these "virtual" offenders?

UNIT 8: MODALS OF DEDUCTION

"The burglar must have broken into the house through the window" 
(you're sure it happened)

"The victims can't have recognised the criminals because they were wearing masks" 
(you're sure it didn't happen)

"The criminals might have used some drugs to make them feel dizzy" 
(you don't really know if it happened or not)

Click here to complete an online activity.

I also want you to click here to have a look at a document containing a kind of review of the different modal verbs and their uses in English.

Click here and here to complete some online activities, and so revise modal verbs.

See you next Monday again,

Ana

UNIT 8: LAW AND ORDER

Have you ever been the victim of a crime?

Have you ever witnessed a crime?

Have you ever been accused of a crime?

Here you have the poweroint we saw in class to introduce some vocabulary about crimes and criminals (with the answers):

Have you ever been the victim of a pickpocket? This is the video we watched about that gang which performs in Barcelona:

To finish, click on the following links to get a bit further!

* Crime, criminals, legal system, related words
* A quiz: test your vocabulary
* At court

UNIT 7: NARRATIVE TENSES (answers)

When dealing with "Narrative Tenses", to tell or write an anecdote, I gave you a couple of stories for you to complete at home, and so revise and practice these tenses a bit more:





Click here to check your answers.

UNIT 7: A QUIET REVOLUTION

Today we have watched part of the documentary "A QUITE REVOLUTION", which shows how ordinary people with no education, no money, even no shoes, are able to carry out a revolution which, in the end, has a big impact on local areas.  
If you feel like watching the whole documentary, here you have it:




Hope you enjoy it!

UNIT 7: NATURE (READING PAG.51-158, answers)

Click here to check your answers to the activities on pag. 50

UNIT 7: THE ENVIROMENT

"HOW GREEN ARE YOU? Are you a Super-Saver or an Energy-Waster?"

Click here to have a look at a quiz to find out how green consciuos you are . If, after completing the quiz, you discover that you are not that ecologically-conscious, look at this video to help you improve and be "greener":



 
Here you also have the powerpoint on "Environmental threats" we saw last day in class:





Now try these activities:

Activity 1
Activity 2

To finish, here you have a listening activity:

• (medium) Save the Earth

Ana

UNIT 7: REDUCED RELATIVE SENTENCES (PARTICIPLE CLAUSES)

 Some relative clauses can be "reduced" to participle clauses:

*A present participle clause (-ing) can repleace:
  
a) a relative clause in the present or past continuous.

      "The woman singing that song is a famous actress"  (The woman who is singing ....)

      "The car going round the corner was the new BMW" (the car which was going round ...)

  b) a relative clause describing a permanent state.

      "The people living in that house work in the theatre" (the people who      live ..)

      "The flat belonging to my brother was the nicest" (the flat which belongs to ...)

* A past participle clause (-ed) can replace a passive relative clause:

      "All TVs sold in this shop have a one-year guarantee" (All TVs which are sold ....)

      "The video released last week has sold a million" (The video which was released ...)

Now try these online activities:

Activity 1

Activity 2

Hope it helps!