SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION 1º BTO

 

Are you preparing for the Test? Here you can have some practice.
 

KEYS

WORKSHEET 1:                       WORKSHEET 2                      WORKSHEET 3

1.  We´re meeting at ...             1. I´ll be quieter later ...             1. If you had ...

2. ... don´t have to ...                2. I´ll go ...                                  2. You will lose ...

3. I have been ...                       3.You mustn´t ...                         3. You aren´t allowed..

4. ...ought ...                             4. ... should´t have copied ...      4. We used to ... 

5. ... film (which)...                   5. ... used to wear ...                  5. ... has got flu.

 

   Happy Earth Day!
 

 

Today the main World Leaders are meeting in Paris to talk about how to stop the climate change. Below, you can watch Messenger of Peace, Leonardo Di Caprio, at Paris Agreement signing ceremony today.

 

But my question is:

 How can we *do our bit from our highschool?

Can we take action? The answer is YES!

Please, LET´S TAKE ACTION!

We could start with a very simple thing: keep our highschool clean, keep our town clean, in this way WE WILL KEEP OUR PLANET CLEAN.

*aportar nuestro granito de arena

Here’s video of DiCaprio’s speech to the UN today: 

Now, here is another video about our amazing planet. Relax and enjoy.

 

Learning through Songs

 The Present Perfect 

Learn the Present Perfect through this beautiful song by Rod Steward,

Have you Ever Seen the Rain?

 



Someone told me long ago
There's a calm before the storm,
I know;
It's been comin' for some time.
When it's over, so they say,
It'll rain a sunny day,
I know;
Shinin' down like water.

[Chorus:]
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin' down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before,
Sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know;
Been that way for all my time.
'Til forever, on it goes
Through the circle, fast and slow,
I know;
It can't stop, I wonder.

[Chorus]

Yeah!

[Chorus]

The Present Perfect in TV Shows

 

  WRITING A FORMAL LETTER/E-MAIL OF ENQUIRY

TIPS

• If it is an e-mail YOU MUSTN´T write addresses. If is is a letter, write your address on the right top of the page. 
• Leave a line and write the date under the address.
• Under the date, on the left top of the page, write the address of the person or company you are writing to.
• Leave a line and write your greeting.
• At the end of the letter write your name under your signature.
• Write three or four Paragraphs:
• In the first paragraph, give your reason for writing:
• I am writing to enquire about ...

                         ... which was advertised in ...

• In the next paragraphs, write your main ideas or queries.
• In the final paragraph, say what you would like to happen next, (ex., I look forward to hearing from you.)

GREETINGS AND ENDINGS:

A)In a letter:

• If you know their name: 
•  Dear Mr  / Mrs  /  Miss  /  Ms (+ surname)             Greeting
• Yours sincerely, (+ your full name)                          Ending
• If you don´t know their name:
• Dear Sir  /  Madam,                               Greeting
• Yours faithfully, (+ your full name)       Ending

B) In an E-mail:

• You can end formal  e-mails with: 
• Best wishes, (+your full name) or
• Best / Kind  regards, (+your full name)

STYLE

• Use FORMAL language.
• Do not use contractions.
• Use Modal Verbs like WOULD  /  SHOULD  /  COULD  /  
• Use FORMAL structures, expressions and linkers and avoid colloquial language.

SAMPLE LETTERS

TASK FOR MY STUDENTS

Write a formal letter of enquire to this Language School. You need more information.