2 BTO: Spinning Wheel Infinitives and Gerunds

Make the wheel spin and tray to decide whether the verb is followed by an Infinitive with to, a Bare infinitive or a Gerund. Then make a sentence with it.

God Save the Queen!

 The Queen of England, Elizabeth II passed away.

If you had an extra day in the week ... what could you do?

SPEAKING: 2nd Type Conditionals

Film English Lesson Plan

• In pairs, ask five questions about your partner’s daily life:  age, job, studies, journey to school, routine and evening pastimes, for example.

•  Say to each other what you do on a normal day. 
•  Look at this question:

"If you had an extra day in the week, what could you do?"

• Write down five things you think your partner would do if he/she had an extra day in the week.
• When you have finished writing your sentences,  read them to your partner, for example:

“If you had an extra day, I think you’d spend more time with your grandparents.”

• Your partner should say whether the sentence is right or not.

Now, you  are going to watch a short film called Everyday in which a young couple imagine they had an extra day. 

•  Watch the film and note down as many of the activities the young couple would do.

LEARNING WITH SONGS

Reported Speech with Jonas Brothers

`Sucker´

Listen to this song and pause the video to report what the 

Jonas Brothers say ... to their wives? Or try reporting the underlined 
sentences from the lyrics below.

"Sucker"

We go together
Better than birds of a feather, you and me
We change the weather, yeah
I'm feeling heat in December when you're 'round me

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you

Yeah
Don't complicate it, yeah
'Cause I know you and you know everything about me
I can't remember
All of the nights I don't remember when you're 'round me

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, ooh yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you

Yeah
(I'm a sucker for you)

I've been dancing on top of cars
And stumbling out of bars
I follow you through the dark
Can't get enough
You're the medicine and the pain
The tattoo inside my brain
And baby, you know it's obvious

I'm a sucker for you
Say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly
I'm a sucker for you, ooh yeah
Any road you take you know that you'll find me

I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things
No one knows about you (About you)
About you (About you)
And you're making the typical me
Break my typical rules
It's true, I'm a sucker for you
I'm a sucker for you

Conditionals Oral Practice

Dealing with grammar:

• Grammar (in Spanish) with lots of exercises to download.
• Notes on grammar. Very visual.Guided exercises with keys.
• Online exercises with grammar

1st Conditionals Oral Practice: Moral Dilemmas

With a partner, discuss what the options are and what to do in these situations below using a 1st Conditional sentence.

1   If you find a wallet in the street ...

2   If you are given too much change in a shop, a restaurant or a supermarket ...

3   If the only parking space available is a disabled  parking space and you are in a hurry ...

4   If you have an exam, you haven´t studied and the teacher is not looking ...

5    If your company has got a lot of extra printer paper and you need some at home ...

MORE ORAL PRACTICE

MODAL PERFECTS ORAL PRACTICE

CERTAINTY  IN THE PAST:

MUST HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
CAN’T HAVE + PP
COULDN’T HAVE + PP

POSSIBILITY IN THE PAST:

MAY HAVE + PP
MIGHT HAVE + PP
COULD HAVE + PP

Let´s practise these modal perfects. Look at the photos and answer the questions . Write as many sentences as you can using Modals of possibility and  deduction. Then you can do more conventional exercises by clicking below

Execrcises on Modal Perfects

Speaking with Comparatives

Watch this video: DIFFERENCE 

In this video you will see some pairs of bestfriends answering the same question:

 "What makes you different from each other?" 

•  First, watch the video without sound and  speculate about what the children are saying. 
• Then, play it again with sound and compare your answers with the ones the children actually say.

NOW COMPARE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES USING COMPARATIVE 

AND SUPERLATIVE SENTENCES.

(SEE GRAMMAR SUPPORT BELOW)

GRAMMAR SUPPORT

• adjectives (taller than), Grammar here
• nouns ( more people than, fewer rooms than, less pollution than), double comparison. Grammar here
• adverbs (more quickly than) Grammar here
• superlative of the adjectives. Grammar here

Phrasal Verbs with songs

Learn some more Phrasal Verbs though these catchy songs. 

Listen to them, read the lyrics and find some phrasal verbs. Finally write down their definitions. Remember you must find the definitions for how these phrasal verbs are used in the song. 

1. Find FOUR Phrasal Verbs in Selena Gomez, Kygo “It Ain’t Me”.

Watch the video here.

Read the complete lyrics.

PHRASAL VERBS:

____________________ =  ________________________

___________________ =  _________________________

___________________  =  ________________________

___________________  =  ________________________

2. Find three in Ed Sheeran “Shape of You”

PHRASAL VERBS:

_____________________  =  _____________________

_____________________  =  _____________________

_____________________  =  _____________________

3.  Find FOUR in Katy Perry “Chained to the Rhythm”



PHRASAL VERBS:

__________________  =  _____________________

__________________  =  _____________________

__________________  =  _____________________

__________________  =  _____________________



4. Find TWO in Justin Bieber “Sorry.

 

PHRASAL VERBS:

__________________  =  _____________________

__________________  =  _____________________

Keys:

It Ain’t Me”

Grow up = to mature, become an adult

Waking up = stop sleeping

Walk (someone) through (sth) = explain or demonstrate sth to so

Staying out = not go home

"Shape of You"

Fill up = fill sth completely

Go out = go on a date

Start up = begin

“Chained to the Rhythm”

Turn it up = increase volume, temperature, etc.
Keep on = continue

"Sorry"

Run out of  =  to have no more of sth.
Let down = to disappoint someone.

TRANSLATION SENTENCES

TOPIC: EDUCATION — 1º BTO A Wednesday´s assignment

Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Saqué la mejor nota en el examen de ciencias pero suspendí el de matemáticas y tuve que recuperarlo.
2. He acabado mi carrera de derecho y ahora quiero hacer el máster en una universidad americana.
3. El era un estudiante brillante pero le expulsaron porque le pillaron copiando.
4. Steve está siempre saltándose  clases. Va a quedarse muy atrás y tendrá que ponerse al día en algunas asignaturas. ( use two phrasal verbs)
5. Se me da fatal geografía pero se me da genial el dibujo.
6. El catedrático que me animó a cumplir mis sueños de ser médico continúa aún dando clases en la universidad.
7. En Finlandia tienen la última tecnología en las aulas, es por eso que sus estudiantes obtienen los mejores resultados.
8. Creí que que había hecho mal el examen de física pero aprobé con una nota brillante.
9. Mi amiga Karen estudió 2º de Bachillerato(el equivalente) en un instituto en Oxford y se graduó con mérito.
10. ¿Tu hermano está haciendo ciencias o letras?
11. Puede parecer increíble pero Steve Jobs no acabó sus estudios. (Usa un phrasal verb)
12. Asisto a una clase de genética en la que somos tres alumnos.
13. A pesar de las dificultades que tuvo que superar,  Selena obtuvo una beca en Harvard para hacer el doctorado.
14. No todos los centros de secundaria tienen las mismas asignaturas optativas y obligatorias.

EDUCATION

Here are some confusing words. Have a look at them and see if you know the answer

 

Mysteries: Video Comprehension

Mysteries at Sea 
Watch this video about the mystery of the Mary Celeste and
do the True or False exercise:

True or False?

1. The Mary Celeste was found with few people on board.

2. The ship had not suffered any damage.

3. There were 1710 barrels of alcohol in total.

4. A lifeboat, a chronometer and some papers were found in the ship.

5. There is strong evidence that there wasn´t any fight in the last hours of the ship.

6. The captain and his crew couldn´t have  abandoned the ship.

Five Stories of the Bermuda Triangle
Do you like mysteries? Have you ever heard of the
 Bermuda Triangle? 
Watch this video. There you´ll find the story the Mary Celeste 
and four other stories that took place in that area.

 

True / False Exercise Answer Key

1.  False. " the Mary Celeste was found adrift and abandoned" (There weren't any people there).

2. True.  "The ship is undamaged".

3. False. " and the cargo of 1.701 barrels of alcohol "  There were 1701 barrels of alcohol, 9 of which were damaged.

4. False. These objects were missing.

5. True. " the complete lack of evidence of a fight or struggle". ( lack of evidence= falta de pruebas)

6. False. "Historians believe the captain and his crew abandoned the ship".

Student Life

                   Look at the photo on top and the ideas in the list. 

What´s happening?

How do you think the people are feeling?

Use the expressions in the list.

take an exam    fail/ pass an exam     get good/ bad results 

                 Watch the video. Why is the school on the news?

 TOP STUDY TIPS FROM WHITEHAVEN     STUDENTS

1. P.................     a............................. in class and t.................  lots of   n.................

2. W........................   ........................d and study every night.

3. T ...............   b......................  every half an hour when you are studying.

4. Ask friends to t..................  you when you´re  r........................... for exams.

5. P........................  speaking foreign languageswith friends.

6. Wear  o.....................   to help you  c.....................................

7. Use headings to o .............................. your ideas in your notebook.

8. Use different colours to help you r .................................  key information.

DISCUSS:

1. Do you think these tips are useful? Would you change or delete any tips? Why?

2. Do you use any of these ideas already?  

3. Think of other ideas that help you study.

Future Perfect vs Future Continuous

How do you see yourselves when you are 70? Do you look forward to getting old?

• Look at these pictures of elderly people reflecting different attitudes towards life when they are old. 

• Have  a look at all of them and decide which one will best represent your attitude to life.
• Write two sentences using the FUTURE PERFECT and two sentences using the FUTURE CONTINUOUS, based on the picture you  have chosen.

•   For example:   

• I will have tried parachuting when I am 70 
• I will probably have written a recipe book.
• I will probably be living in Australia.
• I will be living life to the fullest.

• Now work in small groups and answer the following questions about the future. Give reasons and use different expressions to GIVE OPINION. All the questions contain either a Future Perfect or a Future Continuous. Try to use these tenses in your answers.

Expressing Opinion (Speaking)

Here’s a list of expressions you can use to express your opinion, agree and disagree with other people’s opinions. You don’t have to use all of them; choose three or four you feel comfortable using and practise them whenever you can. 

Expressing one’s opinion  ·  I think/consider/find/ believe/suppose/feel that...  ·  As far as I know...                 ·  In my opinion...  ·  My impression is that...  ·  As far as I’m concerned...  ·  I would say that...  ·  I hold the opinion/the view that...  ·  To my mind, ...  ·  Speaking personally,...  ·  I have the feeling that...  ·  In my experience...  ·  I'd suggest that...  ·  I'd like to point out that...  ·  My personal view is that  ·  I might be wrong but ...               ·  It seems to me that...

Agreeing/supporting other people’s opinion  ·  Of course.  ·  You're absolutely right.                  ·  Yes, I agree.  ·  I think so, too.  ·  That's a good point.  ·  Exactly.  ·  That's just what I was thinking.  ·  I couldn't agree more.  ·  That’ s what I feel, too  ·  I (fully) agree with you  ·  X raised some good points  ·  He/she is quite right  ·  I share your view  ·  We are of the same mind  Disagreeing /contradicting other people’s opinions  (please, make sure you express your disagreement in a polite way)  ·  I don’t agree  ·  I’m sorry to disagree with you  ·  Yes, but don’t you think...?  ·  I don’t think so  ·  You can’t say that  ·  That’s no proof  ·  That’s not the point/the question  ·  I take a different view  ·  I don’t agree with what you’re    saying  ·  I’m not so sure about that  ·  On the contrary, I think..  ·  This argument does not hold water  ·  Nonsense!               ·  You’re off your head

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

GET OFF YOUR SMART PHONE 1° BTO

1. Watch this video. Then, in groups of FOUR, answer  the following questions:

1. What are the disadvantages of mobile phones?
2. How would your life be better if you didn’t have a mobile phone?
3. Who are more phone-obsessed: teens or adults? Why?
4. What annoys you about mobile phones?
5. Tell me about a time someone using their mobile phone annoyed you
6. Should schools ban mobile phones? Why?

2.  Individually,  brainstorm as many everyday situations when using a phone is a bad idea (eg having a shower) as you can. Then, share ideas with your partner.

3. Watch the video again.  How many situations from the video can you remember?

4. Productive task: In groups, hink of ways to get people off their phones. This can be done as a presentation, a poster, or even a video presentation, shared on a padlet. If you want to give the students inspiration you could look here, here or here.

SOCIAL MEDIA SITES: INSTAGRAM

Read this article about one of the teenagers´ favourite pastimes

 

The Flipped Classroom: Learning Conditionals

1. Watch these videos at home.
2. Take some notes in your notebook.
3. Explain the Conditionals to your classmate in class tomorrow.

VIDEO 1: 

Zero/First/ Second Conditionals and the Environment             

Grammar and Examples.

Video 2: 3rd Conditional



VIDEO 3: 1^st type Conditionals with Hercules.

Practise  with these short scenes from the film Hercules. (To watch with subtitles, move the video tool bar to the minute: 1.22)



Some practice:

-- First Conditional Card Game

-- First Conditional. If and When.