Notes on Old That's English Course

8.2.a Ecology and the environment

Global warming wildlife traffic is the issue pollution caused by exhaust fumes (the greenhouse effect) areas of special scientific interest council forest = woods naive experienced

I understand that your brother has bought...

REAL CONDITIONALS / HYPOTHETICAL CONDITIONALS if route goes ahead find out I’m worried/concerned about interested in

You are not supposed to park on the pavement (it’s your duty) you should not park here you mustn’t park in the pavement I had to go in the road parking on the pavements shouldn’t be allowed

PASSIVE VOICE

You are not that famous

8.2.b Recycling

A plastic/glass bottle a tin can they are all rubbish

Bottle bank we collect all the bottles recycling bins I deposit them in bottle banks unleaded petrol restoring a local steam railway planting trees alongside the track

A plague the flea something needs to be done about the traffic in London

Understatement (quitar importancia a algo) it is a bit of a shame that a few trees had to be cut down woodpeckers

GREENPEACE undeniable highly successful major problem to get the message

8.2.c

Environmental issues to raise awareness (concienciar) nuclear waste / test biodiversity whaling dumping (vertidos) at sea mankind sealife it was set up branches (sucursales) proposal to preserve the world we live in day-to-day life to ban cars in the city centre exhaust fumes my new brand car

9.5.a OAP

OAP stands for Old age pensioner

Social reformer, gossip, cottage pie and carrots,

He needs cheering up. You look well.

Do you remember the first time you took me to a football match?

There are no good players any more.

It’s getting worse. To pass the time. PURPOSE (in order to, so that) to please your father

I can’t stand this stuff.

Mum seemed to be getting younger. To take up a hobby. MP. To broaden my mind. Overdo it. You don’t want to take on too much. The elderly. I hope so.

9.5.b When you get older

That sounds very nice, too. Fit and active, healthy.

I’d like to... I hope to .... for as long as I can

I don’t want to spend my old age alone.

I thoroughly enjoy it.

The concerns of old people , income support , social services > the Welfare State (national insurance scheme)

Enjoyable

Many don’t fit the bill , free medical care ,

SO AS TO So as to make sure that the less well-off are looked after IN ORDER TO , TO > PURPOSE

Resthome for the elderly

Helpful I’m awfully sorry

9.5.c

Documentary: Old age, OAP (old age pensioner)

Treasurer , to lead a different lifestyle , eventually

Partly outdoors eating habits in the meantime

It’s about time to do sth = it is (high) time to

No wonder you were

I do hope we can get a new presentation set

9.6.a The TV presenter

Pronunciation of ‘either’ sitcom soap opera Hold on a second I’ll put you through

I heard you talking in the pub Even you could better Did I? (asking for confirmation)

By the mixing desk I want you to do something You are going to tell me what to do

It looks horrible get angry with so I’m afraid so get on (well) with so They didn’t like each other

REPORTED SPEECH Have you ever been in a TV studio before?

The script dreadful stuff disgusting It may not be funny, but it is true. He doesn’t want you to laugh at British food

I could have done better