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 ______________"