Adaptaciones y niveles

De acuerdo con la situación que nos encontramos en el grupo de 4º ESO B, se llega al COMPROMISO EDUCATIVO con los alumnos y Jefatura de Estudios de que el PROFESOR establezca los siguientes niveles:

- Nivel 1: Examen normal >>>> BACHILLERATO
- Nivel 2: Examen simplificado >>>>> BACHILLERATO
- Nivel 3: Examen para alumnos pendientes, con posibilidad de alcanzar los niveles mínimos >>>> BACHILLERATO
- Nivel 4: Examen especial a realizar con la ayuda del archivador >>>> TÍTULO DE LA ESO (junio) para hacer módulos o ciclos formativos
- Nivel 5: Examen especial a realizar con la ayuda del archivador y el libro de texto, modificando los porcentajes de PROCESOS (50%) y RESULTADOS (50%) >>>> TÍTULO DE LA ESO (especialmente para alumnos provenientes del PMAR)

Starter Unit

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Continuous

TENSE

Present Simple

USE & EXAMPLES

facts and states (The sun rises in the east)
routines, habits and actions repeated with a certain frequency (We usually have classes in the morning)
stative verbs (I like shopping)
Certain grammars also consider that the Present Simple can have a future meaning when we look at a timetable (timetabled events) and we say: "The train from London arrives at 10.00 a.m)
momentaneous actions, actions happening now (The boy is playing)
temporary actions (We are living in an appartment this year)
+ ALWAYS >>> repetitive irritating action that usually makes you angry (You are always talking in my class!!!)
Future arrangements as part of your agenda (We have already bought the flights. We are flying to Honolulu on 21st April)

- How does the PRESENT SIMPLE work?

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENTS Se le añade una -s en la tercera persona del singular

Para las interrogativas y para las negativas necesitamos el VERBO AUXILIAR DO

I study English >>> My brother studies English

I don't study English >>> My brother doesn't study English

Do you study English? Yes, I do / No, I don't >>>> Does your brother study English? Yes, he does / No he doesn't

- How does the PRESENT CONTINUOUS work?

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB TO BE + VERB IN -ING form + COMPLEMENTS

Para las interrogativas y para las negativas funciona como si fuera una frase con el verbo TO BE (I am a doctor)

I am studying English >>> My brother is studying English

I am not studying English >>> My brother isn't studying English

Are you studying English? Yes, I am / No, I am not >>>> Is your brother studying English? Yes, he is / No he isn't

VOCABULARY

Difference between -ing and -ed adjectives The book is boring (el libro es aburrido) >>> The student is bored (el alumno está aburrido)

Past Simple

USED TO

completed actions or events that happened in the past at a specific time. (We wrote 4 compositions in the first term).
things which happened with a certain frequency in the past (They often played in the park).
past states (He was very happy with his exam results).
habits in past which are no longer true in the present situation (We used to play football in the streets because there weren't many cars. Chilren can no longer do it because of the heavy traffic).

Unit 1

- How does the PAST SIMPLE work?

En primer lugar, hay que tener en cuenta si el verbo es REGULAR o IRREGULAR.

Comprobamos si está en la lista de verbos irregulares.

Salvo para el verbo TO BE, para las interrogativas y para las negativas tenemos que recurrir al pasado del verbo to do, esto es: DID

I studied English // He was tired // My parents went to Motril by bus

I didn't study English // He was not tired // My parents did not go to Motril by bus

Did you study English? No, I didn't // Was he tired? Yes, he was // Did they go to Motril by bus? No, they didn't

- Important questions to learn (unit 2)

Appearance (apariencia, descripción física) >>>>> What does he look like? He is tall and has got fair hair.

Age (edad) >>>>> How old is he? He is 17 years old.

Personality >>>>> What is he like? He is hardworking and easy to talk with.

Health (salud) >>>>> How is he? He is fine, but he's got a headache today.

QUESTIONS. Subject & Object questions and others.

1. Complete the questions according to the answers in bold. The ones marked in yellow are subject questions.

1. What ___do you usually wear____ at parties? I usually wear a short dress.

2. Who ___drove__ you to school yesterday? My dad drove me to school yesterday.

3. Who ____are calling______ us? Bill and Adam are calling us.

4. Who __did you meet________ at the park? I met Liz and Rose at the park.

5. How often ____do you ride_____ your bike? I ride it every day.

6. What __made____ that strange noise? Our dog made that strange voice.

2. Write subject or object questions with the words below. Use the correct tenses. Then answer the questions.

1. Who is riding a horse now ? Nobody is riding a horse now.

2. Who eats a lot of rice in your family ? My brother eats a lot of rice in my family.

3. What fell on the ground yesterday ? Rainwater fell on the ground yesterday.

4. Where did Laura go sailing last week ? She went sailing to the Canary Islands.

5. Who do you usually do your homework with ? I usually do my homework with my grandmother.

3. Write questions according to the answers in bold.

1. _Who flies to Paris every summer__? Emma flies to Paris every summer.

2. _When does Steve feed his pets___ ? Steve feeds his pets in the morning.

3. __Who cries every night____ ? My baby sister cries every night.

4. __What changed our plans___ ? The stormy weather changed our plans.

5. __Why did Al leave work early____ ? Al left work early because he didn't feel well.

6. ___How often do you play the piano____ ? I play the piano twice a day.

Unit 3

Future tenses

GOING TO Future

Present Continuous

Future Simple

abstract future (One day the Man will travel to Mars and live there.)
making general predictions or giving opinions about the future. (I hope I will win the lottery one day. I think she will visit us next summer).
Decisions taken at this very moment. ('Someone is knocking at the door.' 'Don't move. I'll open the door). TO MAKE A POLITE OFFER. You can also use SHALL to make a polite offer ('Shall I open the door for you?')
TO MAKE A POLITE REQUEST with WILL ('Will you open the door for me, please?). If you want to sound politer, you will use WOULD (Would you open the door for me, please? Would you be so kind...? Would you mind opening...?)
TO MAKE A SUGGESTION with SHALL ('Shall we go to the cinema this evening?)
predictions based on evidence. (Look at those clouds! I think it is going to rain this afternoon).
personal plans and intentions (They are going to spend their winter holidays in the Alps). When these plans and intentions are shared with other people, they become arrangements and then we use the present continuous.
Future arrangements as part of your agenda (We have already bought the flights. We are flying to Honolulu on 21st April)

Possible exercise I can ask >>>>>

REVISING THE FUTURE TENSES.....

1. _____ Let’s organize this weekend. I (call) ________________________ the Sports Hall and we (play) _______________________ on Saturday.

2. _____ "It's so hot in here!" "I (open) ____________________ the window."

3. _____ My parents (buy) _____________________ me a bicycle if I pass all the subjects in June.

4. _____ Look at my agenda. We (do) _____________________ an English exam next week.

5. _____ In the future, Marco (become) ______________________ a professional football player.

6. _____ "Someone's knocking on the door" "Don't move! I (go) ____________ and see who it is."

7. _____ If we finish in time, we (have) _______________________ a picnic afterwards.

8. _____ We’ve taken a decision. This afternoon we (prepare) __________________ ____________ everything to do the video sketch in English for Albert.

9. _____ Real Madrid (play) ________________________ against Liverpool in the Champions League Final.

10. ______ Johnny: "I'm so hungry! I haven't eaten since breakfast." Mum: "I (make) ____________________ a ham and cheese sandwich in a minute."

11. _____ One day students (fly) ________________________ their own helicopter to school instead of walking or taking the bus.

12. _____ We (get) ____________________ our B1 in French in three years’ time if we register at the Official Language School next year.

13. ______ Students in 2º ESO (have) ____________________________ a big night party on St John’s night. They are already collecting some wood.

14. ______ Students: "We can't remember very well the future tenses." Albert: " Don't worry. I (prepare) ________________ an exercise for you and post it in my blog."

15. Albert: "It's hot in here. (you, open) __________________ the window, please?"

Which sentences are polite offers? and which ones are polite requests? Are they instant decisions?

Unit 6

- Possible exercises in the exam about RELATIVE CLAUSES and PASSIVE VOICE, and the way they will be asked.

Answer the questions and then complete the sentences with the appropriate RELATIVE PRONOUN. Add commas where necessary.

a. What is the antecedent of the relative clause?

b. Possible connections between the antecedent and the relative clause: subject / object / possession / adverbial of place

c. What kind of information does the relative clause provide? relevant / extra

1. Stephen Hawking was the scientist _________________ discovered the black holes.