Writing: Unemployment amongst young people

When you write a composition, first you need to provide ideas (have interesting ideas about the topic). Then it is necessary to organise them in paragraphs, using appropriate connectors. Finally you need to include an introduction and a conclusion.
Remember that the language must not be informal.
Imagine you are required to write the following composition: Unemployment amogst young people. Here you have some ideas you could include in your composition. It is not necessary to include all of them. Don't include the less important ones.

Ideas  (the topic ideas are underlined)

-Causes:
               - Crisis.
               -Many youngsters left school to work in the constrution area.
                            -non qualified workforce.
-Consequences:
              -Young people stay at their parents' home longer / have no money
                           -get married and have children later.
                                        -population become older.

              -More qualified young people go abroad to find a job.
                           -Lack of qualified/creative workers/enterpreneurs in Spain.

-Possible solutions:
              -Grants / non qualified students go back to school.
              -Loans at low interest rates for young enterpreneurs who set up new businesses.


Organisation:
-Introduction (general view about this issue)

-Body
          -Causes
          -Consequences
          -possible solutions

-Conclusion (brief opinion about the future, for example)

Body: Try to write each paragraph using connectors.

Reasons: The main reason why   /     In addition     /         As a result

Consequences:   Since    /   Therefore     /    Consequently

Solutions:   so that      /    also

Final step:
-Write the introduction and conclusion.
-Revise to check that there are no mistakes.

Use of vocabulary
There is some vocabulary that could be useful in most compositions. Here you have some words. Try to learn them.
-Achieve a goal/achievement (alcanzar un objetivo)
-make people aware of /raise public awareness (despertar la conciencia ciudadana)
-bear in mind (tener en cuenta)
-a large amount of (una gran cantidad de)
-carry out a project (llevar a cabo un proyecto)
-pass a law (aprobar una ley)
-increase (incrementar)
-put pressure on (presionar)
-proposal (propuesta)
-be concerned about...(estar preocupado/interesado por)
-Increase/Decrease (go up/ go down)
-Avoid (evitar)
-Encourage  (animar, incentivar)
-Currently / nowadays  (actualmente)
-The lack of   (la falta de)
-Take measures   (tomar medidas)
-Develop   (desarrollar) Development (desarrollo)
-Improve   (mejorar)
-Etc

Conditional sentences

CHART

	If Clause	Main Clause
Zero Conditional (If = When, Every time....) (It always happens)	PRESENT SIMPLE	PRESENT SIMPLE
First Conditional (probable situation) (threats, warnings, offers, promises)	PRESENT SIMPLE	WILL + INFINITIVE CAN/MUST + INFINITIVE IMPERATIVE
Second Conditional (less probable situation) (imaginary situation) (advice)	PAST SIMPLE	WOULD + INFINITIVE COULD/MIGHT + INF
Third Conditional (impossible condition) (regrets)	PAST PERFECT	WOULD                       . COULD+HAVE +P.P. MIGHT

(Unless: A no ser que ; Normally with the verb in affirmative)   Unless + aff. = If + neg. ...; )

Exercises: Mixed Types 

• Unless

If or Unless?

Rewrite

• 1st/2nd Conditional

Exercise 0
Exercise 1

Exercise 2

• 3rd Conditional

Exercise 1
 

• 1st/2nd/3rd

Multiple choice
Gap filling

• Rephrasing

Exercise 1

Writing: Topic sentences and supporting sentences

1. Do the activities from the following link.

How to organise your writing: Topic sentences and supporting sentences.

2. Choose the best introduction of the three options given. Then, read the composition. 

  The (clean) town that we all want.



Speaking: Shopping and environment

A. Compare the photos in A and B, using questions 1-5.
1. Where are these people?
2. What are the main differences between the two situations?
3. What are the main advantages and disadvantages of each type of shopping?
4. Which situation is more like your experience of shopping?
5. Which situation is more common in your town?
A



B

     B. Discussion.

What is important to you when you are buying new clothes? Put these things in order of importance. Explain why.

• How and where it was made.
• The price.
• If the producer / maker was paid a fair price for it.
• The quality.
• The style and design.

Be ready to discuss these in class.

Rewriting and Translation

 REWRITING

Time Clauses (Future)
Time Clauses (Past or Future)
 Clauses of reason


TRANSLATION

Past tenses (Present Perfect)
Past tenses (Past simple / Past Perfect)
Future Tenses (Future Perfect)

Time Clauses (Past or Future)
Time Clauses (Past or Future)
Clauses of Reason

Negative Prefixes

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

interesting blog

Future tenses

Ppt Future Revision 1 Bach by picasazahara on Scribd

EXERCISES

Basic
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Future Continuous and Future Perfect
Future Perfect
Multiple choice (future Perfect / Future Continuous)
Future Perfect/Future Continuous
Future Continuous / Future Perfect Continuous

Rephrasing (NEW)  (Future perfect and future continuous)

 1. At what time Andy comes to work tomorrow, he’s going to wear his glasses. BE
Next time you see Andy, he [___________________] his glasses.
2. They only play basketball at the weekend. BE
Next Tuesday evening they [___________________] basketball.
3. I want to finish cleaning the house at 8. HAVE
At 8.30 I [___________________] the house.
4. I am only going to wait for you until 7.30. WON’T
At 7.30 I [___________________] for you.
5. Mike wants to end his degree in 2017. FINISHED
By 2018 Mike [___________________] his degree.
6. My parents will pay off their mortgage in September. HAVE
In October my parents [___________________] off their mortgage.
7. My brother does his laundry at this time every week. WILL
This time next week my brother [___________________] his laundry.

 KEY
1. At what time Andy comes to work tomorrow, he’s going to wear his glasses. BE
Next time you see Andy, he [will be wearing] his glasses.
2. They only play basketball at the weekend. BE
Next Tuesday evening they [won’t be playing] basketball.
3. I want to finish cleaning the house at 8. HAVE
At 8.30 I [will have cleaned] the house.
3. I am only going to wait for you until 7.30. WON’T
At 7.30 I [won’t be waiting] for you.
5. Mike wants to end his degree in 2017. FINISHED
By 2018 Mike [will have finished] his degree.
6. My parents will pay off their mortgage in September. HAVE
In October my parents [will have paid] off their mortgage. 

7. My brother does his laundry at this time every week. WILL

 This time next week my brother [will be doing] his laundry.

Future Time Clauses
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Guy Fawkes

1. Answer the following questions after searching the information on the following site.
 The gunpowder Plot . Use a dictionary to help.

1. When did the plot take place?
2. Why?
3. What did they intend to do?
4. How did they plan to do it?
5. How were they discovered?
6. Where was Guy Fawkes caught?
7. What happened to him?
8. How do British call this celebration, aprat from Guy Fawkes Night?
9. How do people commemorate this festivity?
10. What do children ask for that night?

2. Watch a video about how things happened.

3. Work on vocabulary. Complete the following text.

4. Complete the following rhyme after watching the video,

"Remember, remember the fifth of November,
Gunpowder____________ and plot.
We see no ________________
Why the gunpowder treason
Should ever be ______________"

Writing a narrative text

Follow the instructions to write a narrative text. Do exercises 1 (complete the text given) and 2 (write your own story).

-ing / -ed

EXAMPLES:

My life is boring.  (It makes me feel......)
I am bored.  ( I feel...)

The film was frightening. (It made me feel...)
I was frightened. (I felt....)


Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Past tenses

3. Irregular Verbs
Exercise 1


4. Present perfect / past simple

Explanations in Spanish
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

For/since
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

How long...? Answer the questions
Exercise 1

All particles (already/yet/just/for/since...)
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

5. Present Perfect Simple / Present Perfect Continuous
Explanations

Explanations (Spanish version)

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

6. PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST PERFECT
Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect (Explanations in Spanish)

Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect

7. Past simple / Past continuous
Exercise1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7

8. Past simple / Past perfect Simple

• Exercise 1
  Exercise 2
  Exercise 3
  Exercise 4
• 9. Exercises on mixed tenses

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4

 REPHRASING       (solutions at the bottom)


1. Complete the second sentence so that it jeans the same as the first, using no more than three words. (past perfect, past continuous, used to)


1.- We went to London for the first time.
We _________________ to London before.                                   


2.- I recognised her at once.
I knew at once I _________________ her before.                         


3.- The police arrived too late, so the robber escaped.
By the police arrived, _________________escaped.               


4.- The phone call interrupted my breakfast.
I _________________ when the phone rang.                         


5.- Michael took a deep breath and dived into the water.
After Michael _______________ a deep breath, he dived into the water.  


6.- Terry was fatter.
Terry ________________ be so thin.                                            


7.- John was sure his keys were not in his pocket.
John was sure _________________ his keys in his pocket.       


8.- When he was younger, Gonzalo played basketball.
Gonzalo _________________ basketball when he was younger.  


9.- We missed the bus, so we took a taxi.
We took a taxi because __________________ the bus.       


10.- In those days, we spent the summer in the mountains.
In those days, we _________________ the summer in the mountain.  


11.- Susan left before my arrival.
When I ________________ already left.                                 


12.- In the middle of the lesson, my phone rang.
While I _________________ a lesson, my phone rang.            


13.- I didn’t want to go without taking a photo.
I didn’t want to go until ________________ a photo.                


15.- Nigel felt sick from eating too many cakes.
Nigel felt sick because he ________________ too many cakes.     


1. hadn't been    2. had met     3. the robber had escaped    4. was having breakfast
5. had taken/took       6. didn't use to be     7. he had not left/put     8. used to play
9. he had missed/missed    10. used to spend     11. arrived, Susan had already left
12. was having      13. I had taken    14. had eaten

2. Rephrasing

Used to/Be used to  (NO)

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Translation

• used to / would  (NO)

Explanations (Spanish) 
 
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Translation

School system in England

Learn about the school system in England. Find out the following information in this link
Answer using your own words.


1. What is the compulsory school-leaving age in England?

2. Do English teenagers have the same holidays as we do? (Compare both)

3. At what age do students start secondary school?

4. What will happen in 2015?

5. What is GCSE?

6. What are A-levels?

7. How many subjects do students aged 16-18 study?

8. What is homeschooling? Why do some parents choose this option? Is it legal?

9. What Year would you be in this year if you were an English student?

10. What time does school begin and end?

11. What month does school begin and end in England?

12. What's the difference between a State School and a Public School?

Verb + infinitive / -ing

1. What's the meaning of the following verbs?
Flash cards
Study table
Match

2. Gerund or infinitive?

Memorize: Gerund or infinitive?

Flashcards

3. Gerunds  (Most of them are covered in this unit or have been covered in previous units)
Gerund after a preposition
Gerund after preposition
Gerunds as subjects


4. Remember, forget, stop, regret, need

Explanations in Spanish
Exercise: Remember, regret, stop..

5. General practice

Exercise1
Exercise2
Exercise3
Exercise4

News Report

Choose one of the following (or any other topic related to crime you perfer). Type it and include a photograph.



Remember it needs to look like a news report, so use columns and a layout typical of newspapers. Use the following link to help you:

Printing Press

HEADLINES

-"School in Cordoba held up by armed ex-student."

-"Fire at school in Cordoba."

-"Student at school in Cordoba arrested for cyberbullying."

-"Students at school in Cordoba charged with drug pushing."

for and against essay

for and against

Dictionary

Wordreference

"Somebody that I used to know" by Gotye

utube

With Lyrics.....

 

 

Passive Voice

Powerpoint Passive (aff, neg, int.) 

• Try the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Questions in Passive 1
Questions in passive 2

• Passive with 2 objects:

Powerpoint TWO OBJECTS

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

• Causative "Have":

POWERPOINT HAVE SOMETHING DONE
Explanations
Examples
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

modal verbs

Try the following exercises:
Basic
Exercsie 1: multiple choice
Exercise 2: multiple choice
Exercise 2: gap filling


Advanced
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 (click on the left column "modal verbs 1, 2, 3 or 4")

                                                                          

crime vocabulary

Careless criminals
Match the word and the definition
unscramble the words
crossword
Quiz

PREFIXES

 (See workbook, p. 113 for more explanations)

SIMILAR TO SPANISH

ex- 
extra- 
hyper-
pro-
trans-
anti-
super-
inter-
de-
pre-
bi-
micro-
re-

OTHER   (learn all these words)

under-  underwear, underestimate, undercook
over-     oversleep, overdo, overcook, overcharge
mis-      misunderstand, misread, misbehave,


Try the following exercises
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

REPORTING VERBS

GENERAL                                 ...(that)...                             ...(not) to...*
He said (to me) that...       He complained that...                   He asked me to...
He told me that...             He explained (to me) that...           He ordered me to...
He asked me if...             He insisted that...                          He reminded me to...
                                                                                           He promised me to...
                                                                                           He warned me to...
                                                                                           He advised me to...


*Most these verbs can also be used with "that".
Ex. He advised me that I should....

Exercise 1

Reported Speech

a. Statements
Match              Verb tenses                  Pronouns and place and time
b. Say or Tell?Exercise 1                   Exercise 2

Questions
Exercise 1                   Exercise 2                    Test yourself

Requests (Orders)
Positive                       Negative                       Mixed

Some Reporting Verbs
Test yourself

-Final Revision
Rewriting
Rephrasing (Click on the links on the left)

It is important to work and study every day!!

Translate into English
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

This is the (real) BBC

Click on the following link to see the pictures.


Pictures

Relative clauses

RELATIVE CLAUSES (Defining AND Non-Defining)

Explanations in Spanish

Lower level Exercises

Subject or object pronoun?
Is the relative necessary?
When, where, why (relative adverbs)
Defining or non defining?

Exercise 1-multiple choice
Exercise 2-multiple choice

Upper level Exercises

Exercise 1-rephrasing
Exercise 2-rephrasing

Exercise 3-translation

Adele Someone like you