MODULE 1 

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B        Unit 2A           Unit 2B             Unit 3A           Unit 3B        Unit 4A        Unit 4B

  Unit 5A          Unit 5B        Unit 6A          Unit 6B             Unit 7A           Unit 7B             Unit 8A           Unit 8B    

  Unit 9A                   Unit 9B                   Unit 10A                   Unit 10B                     Unit 11:   FULL PROGRAMME 

MODULE 2 

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B         Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A           Unit 3B           Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A          Unit 5B        Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B           Unit 8A           Unit 8B   

  Unit 9A                      Unit 9B                     Unit 10A                     Unit 10B               Unit 11: FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 3 

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B         Unit 2A         Unit 2B           Unit 3A           Unit 3B              Unit 4A           Unit 4B           

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B         Unit 6A          Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B              Unit 8A           Unit 8B            

  Unit 9A                    Unit 9B                    Unit 10A                  Unit 10B                  Unit 11:   FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 4

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B          Unit 2A         Unit 2B           Unit 3A           Unit 3B              Unit 4A           Unit 4B   

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B         Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B            Unit 8A           Unit 8B    

  Unit 9A                       Unit 9B                  Unit 10A                     Unit 10B                Unit 11: FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 5

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B         Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A          Unit 3B            Unit 4A           Unit 4B   

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B        Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B            Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A                     Unit 9B                     Unit 10A                    Unit 10B                 Unit 11: FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 6

  Unit 1A          Unit 1B          Unit 2A           Unit 2B           Unit 3A           Unit 3B            Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B        Unit 6A           Unit 6B            Unit 7A           Unit 7B           Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A                     Unit 9B                  Unit 10A                    Unit 10B                      Unit 11 FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 7

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B        Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A           Unit 3B           Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B        Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B               Unit 8A        Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A                     Unit 9B                  Unit 10A                   Unit 10B                     Unit 11: FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 8 

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B         Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A          Unit 3B                Unit 4A        Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B        Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B               Unit 8A         Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A           Unit 9B         Unit 10A        Unit 10B                Unit 11: FULL PROGRAMME

MODULE 9

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B         Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A           Unit 3B            Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B         Unit 6A           Unit 6B          Unit 7A           Unit 7B            Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A           Unit 9B    

MODULE 10

  Unit 1A           Unit 1B          Unit 2A         Unit 2B            Unit 3A           Unit 3B            Unit 4A           Unit 4B  

  Unit 5A           Unit 5B         Unit 6A           Unit 6B           Unit 7A           Unit 7B               Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A           Unit 9B   

MODULE 11

  Unit 1A       Unit 1B          Unit 2A        Unit 2B          Unit 3A           Unit 3B           Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A      Unit 5B         Unit 6A          Unit 6B            Unit 7A           Unit 7B         Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A      Unit 9B          

MODULE 12

  Unit 1A       Unit 1B            Unit 2A           Unit 2B          Unit 3A           Unit 3B           Unit 4A           Unit 4B    

  Unit 5A      Unit 5B           Unit 6A           Unit 6B            Unit 7A           Unit 7B         Unit 8A           Unit 8B      

  Unit 9A      Unit 9B            

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NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 1

Básico A2.1 - Unit 1A: Hello and Goodbye - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Greetings (formal and informal): Hi! , Hello!, Hello and welcome, goodbye, good morning/afternoon..., My name’s..., Pleased/nice to meet you,

• What’s his name? Mr/Mrs/Ms, How are you?, Are you Ms Smith? Yes, I am, she’s here, Is she Ms Smith?, name and surname

Functions:

• Asking for confirmation, spelling names (can you spell your name?), thanking people, introducing and meeting people

• Park Hotel: Welcome to the Park Hotel, the cook, the porter, the receptionist, the new hotel manager, "This way, please..."

Básico A2.1 - Unit 1B: Nice to meet you - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• More greetings: How are you? , good morning/afternoon/evening/night

• Nice to meet you  >> Nice to meet you, too.

• Pork pies, Come on in! , married, single

• THE ALPHABET

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.1. - Unit 2A: Where are you from? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• What’s your telephone number? Numbers.

• Where are you from? Countries and nationalities.

• Jobs: a cleaner, a manager, a waiter, a tour guide, a receptionist, a porter, a chef

• On your right/left, I want to leave a message for ....

• Personal questions: What’s your email address?

Functions:

• Introducing people: This is...

Básico A2.1. - Unit 2B: She's Australian - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Nationalities and countries

• Presentations (nice to meet you)

• A university student, I reckon so (= I think so)

• Television advert, what is the advert for? Language course, reading www.lingo123.com (dot), mobile number, home number

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.1 - Unit 3A: He's my brother - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Verb HAVE GOT

• Expressing possession:  Saxon genitive, possessive adjectives / pronouns

Vocabulary:

• Numbers

• Talking about the family: Family / Relatives  >>  divorced, married

• Niece, nephew, mother, father, son, daughter, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife, grandson, granddaughter, grandparents, pets, divorced

• Describing s.o. (physical appearance) & talking about the age (How old is he? He is ten years old). He is 1 metre 80 cm tall. He’s got blue eyes and brown hair.

Functions: Talking about the family and their physical appearance

Básico A2 1 Unit 3B: He's got red hair - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Average British family: married, divorced

• New Zealander or Kiwi, they look very different from each other, a beautiful vase, the bottle of wine is yours, fifty/fifteen

• Physical appearance (Talking about stereotypes) 

That’s Britain:

• The British Royal Family: queen, prince

Básico A2.1 - Unit 4A: What time is it? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Telling the time - prepositions

• Giving information about routines. PRESENT SIMPLE + FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Vocabulary:

• Telling the time. It's time for That's English. What day is it today?

• It's their anniversary. It's your night off.

• We always eat out on our wedding anniversary. What do they usually do on our wedding anniversary? You don't go to the pub on Friday. Where do you usually go on Friday? How often do I forget our wedding anniversary?

Básico A2.1 - Unit 4B: I start work at nine o'clock  - RTVE - YouTube 

Grammatical aspects:

• • Times / Present Simple / Routines

Vocabulary:

• • I usually have a cup of coffee and some toast (UNCOUNTABLE NOUN  >>>  a piece of toast = tostada), I go out clubbing, surf the Internet

  • Big Ben  >>>   bell, clock

  • Traditional Britain / Modern Britain:  Tea, Britain's national drink

  • How to make a cup of tea   >>>   a cup / a mug / tea bag / teapot / sugar / a kettle / some water / some milk / / to pour the tea into the cups, to boil the water, to warm the teapot

Básico A2.1 - Unit 5A: Does he work here? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: PRESENT SIMPLE

Vocabulary:

• JOBS: journalist, police officer, engineer, doctor, teacher, hotel receptionist, waiter/waitress, pilot, bus/taxi driver, football player secretary, actor/actress, porter, business woman, doctor, nurse, university student, electrical engineer   (he is a doctor)

• Long holidays, she earns nothing, good/bad points, your dream job, the boss,  is his job well-paid/boring/exciting?

• How many bags have you got?

Functions:

• Describing typical routines at work. (He sees ill people all day, what does a porter do?, Does he carry bags? She tells the people what to do)

Básico A2.1 - Unit 5B: She's an engineer - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PRESENT SIMPLE (routines) + FREQUENCY ADVERBS: three or four nights a week

• Prepositions: By bicycle, by tube, on foot, walk, drive to work

Vocabulary:

• Jobs: a TV presenter, actor, police officer, a student, a DJ, an artist, pilot, farmer, business woman, nurse, actress, bus driver, typist (to type, typewriter), bus conductor (collect the money for the tickets), chiropractor, IT technician (new technologies)

• Museum, I need a different job, I love this job, boring, different, well-paid, interesting, exciting, easy, What time do you start/finish work?, How do you come to school?, working day, working hours, timetable, advert, I want to be a pilot

Functions:

• Inviting: Would you like to come for a drink? I’d love to.  Fifty pence (p)

Básico A2.1 - Unit 6A: There's a sunny garden - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• THERE IS/ARE, adjectives to describe a house

Vocabulary:

• HOUSE: flat, apartment, lift (vs. elevator USA), upstairs, downstairs

• PARTS OF THE HOUSE: bedroom, room, garden

• Adjectives to describe a house: small, old, dark, lovely, nice, new, sunny, bright, colourful, large, next to a bus stop

• FURNITURE: bed, desk, chair, fridge, freezer, dishwasher, cupboard, washing machine, wardrobe, bookshelf, lamp

• For sale, to rent, to let, how much is it?

Functions:

• Describing a flat or a house

Básico A2.1 - Unit 6B: He lives in a flat - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

•    Adverbs of place

Vocabulary:

• Country, city, village, town, downtown. Vancouver (Most people live in houses)

• I live in the city, too.

• Are the people happy with their houses? What about the children?

• Living room, kitchen, bedroom, hall, dining room, sitting room, garage, bathroom, toilet, garden, upstairs/downstairs

• Furniture, gift, doll, carpets, cupboards, washing machine, bookshelves, TV set, table, sofa, kitchen area, single/double bedroom, wardrobe, kettle, on the ground floor

• Bus stops, banks, shops, pub, supermarket, coffee shop, swimming-pool, restaurant

• I hang out with my friends, I’m currently living in a flat

Functions:

• Describing a house or a town.

• Culture: Typical English house (Victorian house)

Básico A2.1 - Unit 7A: I love surfing the Internet - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Like, love, enjoy, don’t like, hate, can’t stand....+ V-ing   (Do you like/enjoy going to the cinema?, what does Brad like doing?, what do you like doing when you are on holidays?)

Vocabulary:

• HOBBIES AND LIKES: Have you got a hobby? Watching TV, visiting friends, reading, listening to the radio, gardening, surfing the internet, eating out, sunbathing in the garden, playing rugby, shopping, going to the cinema, walking, dancing, meeting friends, going to the gym, playing tennis, internet dating

• Sports centre

• What else can we do in London?

• She’s my date.

Functions:

• Talking about their hobbies.

• Expressing likes and dislikes. 

Básico A2.1 - Unit 7B: Let's go to the pub - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• On Saturday mornings I usually go....  / hang out in the park with my friends, I usually cook my own vegetables

Vocabulary:

• FREE TIME:DIY (Do It Yourself), football team, gardening, cooking, e-books,socialize with my friends

• Image, move, cent, a movie (moving pictures) pictures, actors, actresses

That’s Britain:

• PUBS: A traditional pub (public house), the past, open/close, games, what do people do in a pub, they smoke in front of the pub, a pint/half a pint, at lunchtime, in the evening, from... to...., games are very popular in pubs

Básico A2.1 - Unit 8A: Food glorious food - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Expressing QUANTITY

• How much / many....? - COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

• PRESENT SIMPLE in the negative and interrogative form: what does this boy want to eat? Are there any vegetables, there are a lot of biscuits, do you like my food? You don’t like my food

Vocabulary:

• FOOD: English food, yummy, sausages, fish and chips, orange, pears, apple juice, some tuna,ketchup,ch$$eese sandwich, salad, carrot, lettuce, tomato, omelette, tomato soup, apple, banana, some fruit, biscuits, for dessert, ice-cream, a hamburger, meat, butter, milk, mineral water, red wine, salt and pepper, orange juice, beans, eggs

• I’m hungry, what would you like to eat?

Functions:

• Talking about food and expressing quantity: How much / many....?

Básico A2.1 - Unit 8B: What do you have for breakfast? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Present simple + Frequency adverbs  (I like having coffee with my family, we normally have a hot breakfast on Saturday)

Vocabulary:

• Hot tea, favourite, a hot breakfast, full English breakfast, how many eggs?, apple/tomato/orange/pear...juice, two pieces of toast, mushrooms, a cup/mug of tea/coffee, sausages, baked beans, bacon, tomatoes

• My favourite dish: pizza, fresh/smoked salmon, fish & chips, burger, spaghetti Bolognese, steak, chicken curry

• You have ten minutes to make a meal, do you often cook?, cheese omelette, a van, sell/buy, vinegar, a take away (a take-away restaurant), salt and vinegar on their chips, Chinese food

That’s Britain:

• Bed & Breakfast (B&B)

Básico A2.1 - Unit 9A: She's wearing a skirt... and socks! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS (statements, questions, negative sentences)

• Giving Directions

Vocabulary:

• What’s this man’s job? A pilot, a teacher, a designer

• CLOTHES: trousers (a pair of), boots, shoes, tracksuit, trainers, T-shirt, a uniform, a suit, socks, sunglasses, jeans, a top, pyjamas, sweater, shirt, underwear, scarf, handbag, a baseball hat/cap, tie, gloves, blouse, cardigan, pullover.

• Describing clothes: COLOURS (purple, grey), STYLE (formal, casual, informal), PRICE (sale, half price), OPINION/LIKES (lovely, nice, that looks good, I don’t like tracksuits), SIZE (short, long).

• I’m looking for a suit, it’s fine to go shopping, I wear it in the summer, casual business clothes.

Functions:

• Talking about clothes: Yes, I think so, I hate uniforms

• Giving directions

Básico A2.1 - Unit 9B: A very nice suit! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Vocabulary:

• CLOTHING: To change, I’m changing my shoes, business, meeting, Who’s wearing new clothes to the party?, striped suit, practical trousers, bright-coloured T-shirt, casual Friday, unusual, stripes

• What’s it made of? Cotton, factory, miner, look for, strong, break/tear, jeans (Levi trousers), fashion designers

• Cheers, mate!

Functions:

Básico A2.1 - Unit 10A: What are your favourite sports? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERB CAN

Vocabulary:

• SPORT: athlete, swimming-pool, tennis, volleyball, basketball, golf, football, rugby, gym, run to the river, sportsman/sportswoman, cool

• TALKING ABOUT SPORTS: DO yoga, karate, pilates, exercises  //  GO skiing, cycling, surfing, windsurfing, walking (walking is healthy), swimming, sailing   // PLAY cricket, table tennis

• I give up, I’m sitting by the river and I’m fishing

Functions:

• Expressing ability (I can play any sport, can you jog?)

Básico A2.1 - Unit 10B: Do you like watching football? - RTVE - YouTube 

Grammatical aspects:

• Enjoy, love, like, hate, can’t stand... + V-ing form

Vocabulary:

• SPORT: fan, supporter, home stadium, water sports, national sport, ice-hockey

• Exciting, a red and white shirt, shorts, socks

• I guess I can play football well, let’s meet our contestants

• Tennis court, horse racing (Ascott), Wales (the Millenium Stadium), Wimbledon (strawberries and cream)

Functions:

• Doing sport: PLAY, DO & GO (play tennis  //  do yoga  // go sailing, windsurfing)

Module 1 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 2

Básico A2.2 - Unit 1A: Why don't we organise a party? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects: Conjunctions: because, since, as...

 Vocabulary:

• Personality adjectives

• I was looking for these.

Functions:

• • MAKING SUGGESTIONS AND REPLYING: Why don’t we take a break?, Let’s, Let’s not, What/How about going back to work?

  • Giving reasons

Básico A2.2 - Unit 1B: She's kind and generous - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Make a wish

• Are you expecting a letter?, the same as Max,

• Helpful, ordinary presents, a voucher for a spa

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.2 - Unit 2A: Would you like to go out for lunch? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Gorgeous, are you ready to order, red wine, mineral water, starter, main course, dessert (I’d like... / I’ll have...)

Functions:

• INVITING and then ACCEPTING, REFUSING or NEGOTIATING AN INVITATION:  Would you like to...? I’d love to/like to, but I can’t

• Let’s go for a break

Básico A2.2 - Unit 2B: Are you ready to order? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• FOOD: Eating out: cheeseburger with French fries, Southern fried chicken, Brunch, Take-out food (American English) / Take-away food (British English), Black coffee, customers can telephone, fast-food restaurants, fantasy food, how many kinds of ice-cream can you name?, a voucher for an ice-cream, home-made food

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.2 - Unit 3A: Can I help You? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects: qualifying adjectives related to a hotel room: quiet, clean, modern/traditional, convenient, fully booked

Adjectives

Vocabulary:

• • Polite language: please, thank you, I'm sorry, Excuse me, I'm afraid, Could you say that again?

  • HOTEL ACCOMODATION: A gym and a sauna, single/double/twin room, room available, book a room, make a reservation. 

  •  To pay a deposit. There is some luggage in my room. Porter.

  • Dates

  • English and continental breakfast

Functions:

• • Requesting and giving information

  • Giving directions (go through that door)

  • Offering assistance (Can I help you? Can you help me?)

  • What's her room number? I'd like a double room, downstairs/upstairs

  • Shall we carry on?

Básico A2.2 - Unit 3B: I like English breakfast - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Accomodation: B & B (Bed and Breakfast), youth hostel, campsite, luxury hotel, a budget hotel,  a caravan, YMCA (song to listen), old-fashioned country hotel

• How to book holiday, brochure

• I look forward to meeting you, too. He's booking it by phone.

That’s Britain:

• Bed and breakfast

Básico A2.2 - Unit 4A: Turn right at the traffic lights - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

IMPERATIVE - Giving instructions

Vocabulary:

• Giving directions: on your right/left, turn right / left, go straight ahead/on, How do we get/go there?, just round the corner, the first on the right, take the first turning on the left, go past the café, the underground station is by the bus station, go up/down the road,

• Mind the steps / the gap / your head!, who likes travelling by underground / tube?, be careful on the road

• Tate gallery, how do we travel in the city?, tube/subway/underground, I’m over here on the bridge

Functions:

• Giving directions, warnings, asking for help (Can you order 7 coffees, please?), giving instructions (imperative)

Básico A2.2 - Unit 4B: How do I get to the station? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Towns and cities: suburb (zonaresidencial), town counsellor, Town Council, one of the major problems, downtown, Oyster card.

That’s Britain:

• Richmond, London underground, Greater London.

Básico A2.2 - Unit 5A: What a lovely day! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS + use of frequency adverbs.

Vocabulary:

• WEATHER: the weather changes, seasons, weather forecast, weather conditions, what’s the weather like, fog, foggy, what’s the weather like?

• Suncream, boots, bag, animals on the farm (the case of ‘sheep’ sg/pl).

Functions:

• Talking about the weather, describing the weather.

Básico A2.2 - Unit 5B: What is the weather like? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• The weather, the weather forecaster, In Britain the weather changes and changes all the time

• Organic farmer, the countryside

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.2 - Unit 6A: I love shopping - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Do you like shopping? Who is interested in shopping? I’ll just stand around. How do you like these pens?

• Shopping list: a folder, pens, two bunches of flowers.

• Shops: stationer’s (stationary shop), flower shop, supermarket, greengrocer’s, hairdresser’s,  department store, street market, big shopping mall.

Functions:

• Thanking people (thank you so much) & replying, reminding people to do sth (remember/don’t forget...to buy some socks for Uncle Jim), asking for and giving opinions.

Básico A2.2 - Unit 6B: Can I have a pound of bananas? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• The farmer’s market, a pie (Shepherd’s pie), homemade jam, handmade pies, steak pie, smoked/fresh salmon

• SHOPS: Advertisement for a chain of supermarkets, butcher’s, fishmonger’s, baker’s, greengrocer’s, chemist’s, stationer’s (some specialist shops), high street, internet shopping, shopping mall/centre

That’s Britain:

• High streets in the past and now.

Básico A2.2 - Unit 7A: What do you spend the money on? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Possession, possessive pronouns

Vocabulary:

• MONEY: a cheque for £200, change some dollars into pounds, to invest in an apartment in Paris, I’ve got some cash, pay by credit card, school fees, a receipt, salary to earn, to pay in cash,PIN (personal identification number), how much does he want from the cash point?, You both want pounds, tips, enter amount

• Your stay, to use on the journey, VIP (very important person), annoying, cell phones

Functions:

• Talking about money, expressing purpose (I want the money to pay...), asking about possession (whose passport is this? , whose is this credit card?)

Básico A2.2 - Unit 7B: How much does it cost? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• MONEY: bank accounts (current/savings account), credit/debit cards, loans, to save money, payments, sign cheques, interest rates, mortgages, buy goods, get cash (cash machine), cashier, mortgage, start a new business

• I'm not very good at saving, how much does it cost?, voucher (vale/cupón) to the hairdresser's,

That’s Britain:

• • Traditional & modern USA: automats & fast food restaurants

Básico A2.2 - Unit 8A: You don't have to do the hoovering - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS: HAVE TO   >>>You don't have to clean it up. I can tidy up. I can't clean the rooms on my own.

Vocabulary:

• Housework / household activities (to do V-ing) / Housekeeping  :   I make the beds, to load the dishwasher, to do the hoovering/shopping/dusting/ironing, to wash up the dishes, you never walk the dog in the rain, to feed the cat, to make a phone call, to make a plan, to sweep the floor, to wash the floor, to make a list, to do the housework

• It's a mess. I think so. What a disaster! I'm good at ironing. Let's carry on with today's episode.

• A piece of paper

Functions:

• Expressing obligation or lack of obligation

• Asking for help:  Can you help with sth / to tidy up / to clean the bathroom?

Básico A2.2 - Unit 8B: How do you share housework? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• HOUSEWORK: I feed the cats, I put out the rubbish, we all do the gardening, I do some ironing, I walk the dog, she does the dusting, to take/put the rubbish out, to do the cleaning, do the watering, do the hovering, he is a fantastic cook, walk the dog, to look after the children, make the beds

• Who does most of the housework in their family? You do help. He helps quite a lot, We share most of the housework, we both do the shopping, I do most of the housework, I help you with the cooking, I do love to vacuum and the tidying up

That’s Britain:

Básico A2.2 - UNit 9A: Let's dance! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Tense: SIMPLE PAST

• Prepositions of time: ON 14th February/Saturday (morning)  ,  IN months/years  , - LAST week, month, year, AT

Vocabulary:

• Past events / childhood: when you were a child, my favourite subjects, school disco, prize, make-up, basement, pencil case, sharpener, I saw him having dinner with another woman

• Time expressions: ON 14th February/Saturday (morning)  ,  IN months/years  , LAST week, month, year

Functions: Talking about past events

Básico A2.2 - Unit 9B: Those were the days - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Tense: SIMPLE PAST

Vocabulary:

• Childhood & SCHOOLS: toy museum, teddy bears, hairstyle, a special memory from your childhood.

That’s Britain:

• Boarding schools

Functions: Talking about past events

Básico A2.2 - Unit 10A: What did you do last weekend? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PAST SIMPLE (talking about past events): interrogative and negative sentences

Vocabulary:

• Past events (1992)>>  past expressions (a few months ago)

Functions:

• Talking about the past

Básico A2.2 - Unit 10B: Who discovered penicillin? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PAST SIMPLE (talking about past events)

Vocabulary:

• Great inventions and discoveries.

That’s Britain:

Module 2 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 3

Básico A2.3 - Unit 1A: Do you enjoy working here? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: Contrast between the present simple and the present continuous

Vocabulary:

• HABITS (bad habits), I never work at night, Days off, I never work at night, barmaid, cooking is not an easy job, unfriendly, to play loud music, hotel inspectors, a five-star hotel, well done!

• Things you are doing now: We are writing our report, why are you lying on the floor, they’re having a great time

Functions:

• Talking about habits

• Describing what someone is doing

Básico A2.3 - Unit 1B: It's time to get up - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• The Street (it’s time to get up): He likes doing the same things at the same time, my mug of tea, to catch the 8.30 bus

• flyer for a show, it’s a blast! (es un desmadre // “The party turned into a real blast”), the other big event, they perform in many different places, performer, daily routines during the Festival, many drama students, he gives out flyers     

That’s Britain:

• Edinburgh Tattoo (Military parades) & Edinburgh Festival

Básico A2.3 - Unit 2A: I remember when you were born - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: Past simple

• Conjunctions: before, after, when

• Use of for

Vocabulary:

• Talking about past experiences, family reunion, what a good idea!, boarding school, we got lost, ordering food, before she died she was always..., he didn’t know where he was

• Moods and feelings: annoyed, sad, brilliant, happy, nervous, relaxed, tired, angry, he’s in love

Functions:

• Expressing duration (for six months)

• Describing past experiences (before, after, when)

Básico A2.3 - Unit 2B: Life is not always easy - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Talking about the past.

Vocabulary:

• Students in Britain: she moved away from her home city to study in another city, to miss home/relatives, to join societies, night out, it’s easy to keep in touch, halls of residence, I moved off campus, looking after myself, learn to be independent, share a kitchen, to live on your own

• The shopkeeper (The Street), remember to do all the things, worldwide, the close sign, lock the door, turn on the burglar alarm, turn off the lights, go to bed, the bread tray, moody and miserable, to share the bill  

That’s Britain:

• Brighton : studying at university

Básico A2.3 - Unit 3A: How can I improve my English? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Present continuous

• CAN/MAY/SHOULD/NEED TO

Vocabulary:

• Learning languages: to be good/bad at..., What else?, bus timetable, keep going

• I’m sorry. Would speak slowly?, Would you say that again?   

Functions:

• Asking for permission (giving and refusing): CAN/MAY  >>  May I listen? May we join you? Can we help you with your homework? Yes, of course  /  No, I’m afraid, you can’t.

• Giving advice: You shouldn’t worry about making mistakes, You should go to classes

• Expressing necessity: NEED TO >>  I need to make a phone call.

Básico A2.3 - Unit 3B: Can you understand me? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Students in Britain, host family, outgoing, make friends, Who does Borja speak English with? (Brighton), courses from beginner to advanced, classmates, I chose to study German, Arabic

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• The Queen’s English, a regional accent (the London accent), a terrible snob, I hope so, I can hardly understand a word he says.

• You sound great, a nice compliment

Básico A2.3 - Unit 4A: What's the matter? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Past Simple & USED TO for past events and habits.

• SHOULD

• MUST & HAVE TO

Vocabulary:

• Health- pay a visit to the doctor, make an appointment with the doctor. Are you feeling OK? No, I feel terrible. Pharmacy, medicine, I’m quitting smoking, I stopped smoking last year, unhealthy, vitamins, aspirin, antibiotics, painkiller, you must give up..., it’s hard to stop smoking, I’m sorry to hear that

• Illness / disease- flu, accident, a sore throat, sneezing (Bless you!), a cough, a headache, to fall off the bike, I broke my arm and hurt my back, I twisted my ankle, I’ve got a terrible pain in my neck, I cut my head and my hands, a terrible cold, I got really fat, chest infection, I’ve got a pain in my knees and ankles, to have a temperature, fever, pneumonia, to feel anxious, stressed    

• What’s the matter? , What happened to you? , How are you feeling today? , a prescription for some antibiotics , you must take the day off, have a good rest

Functions:

• Expressing obligation: must & have to  >>  You must eat healthy food, you have to wait until the doctor calls your name

• Giving advice: should

Básico A2.3 - Unit 4B: Fit and healthy - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Health & NHS (National Health System).- GP (General Practitioner), a specialist, surgery, the NHS is public and free, I felt unwell, I was really struggling, it goes back on a long time, actually

• She referred me to the specialist at the hospital, Within a month I was being seen at the hospital by the specialist, who recommended me to... , the best course of action, treatment, an operation, tablets, doctors work on different times and days, to explain the history of her illness

• A walk in centre (centro de atención primaria), serious illness, they are understaffed (falta de personal), How do you keep fit and healthy? I keep fit and healthy by going to the gym, to go roller skating

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Hypochondriac, going to the chemist’s, toothache, Do you want any breakfast? York (going shopping), feel my forehand, I’m not feeling so bad, He’s pretending to be ill

Básico A2.3 - Unit 5A: Where do you want to go? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Questions in the present simple, present continuous, simple past  >>   Where? , How long?, How much? How often?, Why?

Vocabulary:

• Travelling: A travel brochure, I want to go abroad, three weeks of sunshine, travel agent’s (travel agency), we want to book a holiday, travel by car/boat/plane/ underground/bike/train/donkey (on horseback), go on foot, Do you have to check in hand-luggage?, boarding, take off, landing, fasten your seat belts

• Sorry to disturb you, He doesn’t like French food, he hates flying, There are a lot of Italians in Italy

• Frequency expressions: every hour, once an hour, twice a week, three times a month     

Functions:

• Asking for information: How often are there flights to Edinburgh? There are three flights every day

Básico A2.3 - Unit 5B: Have you got your boarding pass? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Commuting to work (commuters), perhaps her train is delayed, overcrowded, rush hour, he lives 90 km from London, a better quality of life,

• I try to avoid the rush hour by taking trains that are slightly later than the normal businessmen would take, you can catch up with a bit of sleep

• Countryside, seaside

• The Street / Ben & Beth: Does Chandra make a reservation?, everything is under control, toothbrush, passport, phone charger, did you check in on line? Which terminal do we have to go to?, see you in the taxi

Básico A2.3 - Unit 6A: What a lovely necklace! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Exclamatory sentences: How superb!, How wonderful/amazing!  What an amazing dress!

• COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES   

Vocabulary:

• Fashion and shopping for clothes: trainers, earrings, fashionable. They’re very nice, indeed! They’re reduced. They’ve got a 50% off. Wool, cotton, too long, too loose, too large, smarter, more formal, tight enough. Casual/formal clothes.

• SUIT, FIT, MATCH: They suit you. These are celebrities. I don’t know what to do. They haven’t got any clothes to wear. You need to find some more clothes. You have to go shopping with ordinary people. What about this shirt? It’s the coolest shirt. You look wonderful. Latest news.    

Functions:

• Expressing admiration (Exclamatory sentences) & Making comparisons

Básico A2.3 - Unit 6B: I like to look my best - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• LIKE, LOVE...+ V-ing , NEED TO (you need to have a good eye for fashion)

Vocabulary:

• Personal shopper, she’s working for clients, a good eye for fashion, she knows what clothes suit her client, she loves going shopping every day, Camdem market, comfy clothes, a grey khaki sort of colours, smart clothes, casual clothes

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• To look his best, this shirt goes with my plain suit, waistcoat, I always look myself in the mirror, to throw away the clothes you don’t wear, to sort them (my clothes) out and take it to a charity shop.

• To give away clothes

Básico A2.3 - Unit 7A: They are as friendly as us - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Comparison of equality (This tea is as nice as usual / almost as good as you / he’s as quiet as a mouse) and inferiority (Today’s crossword is less difficult than yesterday’s)

Vocabulary:

• Neighbours, wild parties, good manners, friendly, helpful, very elderly

• We’re both pensionists

Functions:

• Showing interest (Really?) and sympathy (I’m very sorry to hear that, I feel sorry for you // Oh, no!)

Básico A2.3 - Unit 7B: Are you a good neighbour? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• NEED TO, HAVE TO: You really have to meet them, they need to buy..., I hope they don’t need to move

Vocabulary:

• Do you get on with your next-door neighbours? Terraced/block of flats/semi-detached houses, be sensitive, a close relationship, to be considerate (to think about your neighbours) , we depend on each other for a lot of things    

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• She’s a gossip, her latest illness, I’m sorry for her, what a life!, he spends all his money on clothes, he’s very vain, they moved in

Básico A2.3 - Unit 8A: What are your New Year's resolutions? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• FUTURE TENSES: Future Simple for instant decisions (I’ll have a gin and tonic), Present Continuous with future meaning for arrangements and immediate plans (We are having a drink at the pub with some friends), Future Continuous for formal situations in arrangements (This weekend I’ll be studying, I’ll be attending a religious assembly), GOING TO future for plans, intentions and personal decisions such as New Year’s resolutions (I’m going to lose some weight, I’m going to take up photography)

Vocabulary:

• New Year’s resolutions, New Year’s Eve/Day, they are such a lovely couple     

Functions:

• Making invitations (What would you like to drink?) and replying to these invitations (Yes, I’d love to come with you, I’ll have a gin and tonic, please. / I’d like to have a coke)

Básico A2.3 - Unit 8B: What are you doing this weekend? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• FUTURE TENSES: Present Continuous with future meaning for arrangements and GOING TO future for plans, intentions and personal decisions such as New Year’s resolutions.

• CAUSATIVE HAVE: Today I’m going to have my hair cut / to have a haircut

Vocabulary:

• Hogmanay: New Year’s Eve in Scotland, a kilt, a lump/piece of coal, First footing, two Scots, public street party

• New Year’s resolutions: stop eating sweets/candy, to not eat so many sweets, to be better, to smoke less  

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Making plans, personal decisions & arrangements for New Year’s resolutions: I’m going to start a new life, What a mess!, No wonder I can’t find a job, I’m going to sort out my room, How about this Wednesday?

Básico A2.3 - Unit 9A: I've done it my way - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Tenses: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE  (Narrating past experiences)

Vocabulary:

• Lifetime achievements  >>>  making your dreams come true, to go on holiday, school reunion (a meeting of old school partners), I’ve travelled to Berlin today, I’ve never met the king of Sweden, a beach house in Cornwall

• I haven’t studied for a university degree. You haven’t, either. Have you ever bought a house in cash? Have we ever been to your house?   

• I wanted a challenge, How nice!, you were the first to get married, I feel proud of my university degree, to raise money for charity

Básico A2.3 - Unit 9B: Did your dreams come true? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Present Perfect Simple

Vocabulary:

• Women’s football team – Crystal Palace  >>>  ambitions. The job of her dreams, to change my mind, PE teacher, I think about football 24/7, social work, What’s the most exciting thing you have ever done? , diving with sharks, skydiving

• What a great combination!

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Weightlifter, I’ve never stopped doing exercise

• Bored, fed up, try to get him out of this mood

Básico A2.3 - Unit 10A: How long have you worked in a bar? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Present Perfect Simple (I)

• Expressing duration: FOR / SINCE, ALREADY / YET, STILL

• Start/begin

Vocabulary:

• Looking for a job: job advert, have you ever worked in a ski resort?, have you written your CV?, to do Pilates, to work long hours

• Since 2010/I passed my test/your birthday party    For weeks/almost an hour    we haven’t got any news yet.    We’ve already been to the interview.

• What a shame!, what a pity!, how nice!   Don’t give up! Keep your options open! Keep going!   

Functions:

• Narrating experiences using START & BEGIN (both of them can be followed by –ING form or the TO-infinitive)

Básico A2.3 - Unit 10B: I've worked here since 2010 - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Finding a job: I saw a notice on the window of a shop. A CV (a Curriculum Vitae) / a résumé (a bit shorter than a CV)

• Skills to work in a café, applicant, I’m still trying to figure out what kind of job I’d like to do, Any job will do, what jobs are the most popular?, recruitment agencies, call centres, accounting

• What are you up to?

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• A part-time job,  a lollipop lady, a paper girl/boy,  a street cleaner, she has to deliver newspapers

• The boss

Module 3 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 4

Básico A2.4 - Unit 1A:We mustn't be late for our first play! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Describing habits in the past: USED TO / DIDN’T USE TO  ><  describing habits in the present: SIMPLE PRESENT 

• Modal verbs: MUST (moral obligation) & MUSTN’T (prohibitions).

Vocabulary:

• The Generation Gap: break the rules, they deserve a second chance, I ran away to Paris, I was on stage. IT games

• School trip, theatre trip, Have you ever been in these theatre trips?, primary school trip, that play was so boring. I never drank too much.

• We used to let students stay up late, then they were tired and they didn’t enjoy their trip. I switch the mobile phone off. When I was your age, I used to be in bed by 10.

• We made our reservations online. I used to make our reservations on the telephone.

Functions:

• School rules: You must talk or use your mobile phones in the theatre. What about texting?

• Expressing prohibition

• Suggesting: Why don’t we...? What about going...?

Básico A2.4 - Unit 1B: We used to have romantic dinners - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• USED TO

• TO REMEMBER DOING STH (past) / TO DO STH (future)

Vocabulary:

• Parents and teenagers: They don’t get on well with each other. What did you argue with your parents about?, share interests, different from/similar to/the same as, big clashes, she’s quite sensible, I spent too much time with my friends, I have a feeling that we are both obstinate (like father like daughter = de tal palo tal astilla), they prefer talking to their friends, a good set of values, to trust, sensible, as their children get older

• Shy >< confident . Most people say it was quite hard to be a teenager, but another one said it wasn’t that hard.     

The Street:

• Second hand market: selling toys. I used to hate wearing a tie. He took the tie off.

• Do you remember when we were younger?  We used to have romantic dinners. TV dinners all the time.   TO REMEMBER DOING STH (past) / TO DO STH (future)

Básico A2.4 - Unit 2A: If you want to stay fit, use Vitavit - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• ZERO CONDITIONALS: rules, physical laws...

• REAL CONDITIONALS : If you want to stay fit, you’ll.../use...   If we don’t shoot this advert today,...

Vocabulary:

• Advertising: advert, ad, commercial  //  let me do the slogans, take the exercise, cut! // action!, commercial, tea break, climbing, walking, trust me, advertising campaign, this location/setting, product image, shoot an advert, customer, you’ll be fit for life

• Faster, fitter, stronger  //   I used to be tired  , trust me

• Natural, healthy, active men, energetic, you’ll be fit for life, thanks to Vitavit I feel really fit, I used to feel tired all the time, a good brand, thanks to Vitavit

• I wonder if you could...   He looks ill and depressed, It encourages people to buy things they don’t really need.

Functions:

• Expressing (real) hypothesis: using REAL CONDITIONALS

• Expressing result: I’m so angry that I’m going to scream/quit

Básico A2.4 - Unit 2B: Brands are all around us - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Brand name, advertising agency, advertising campaign, successful, Britain’s best known brands, consumer, effective, client

• You never quite know, anyway, peanut butter, crisps, intangible product 

The Street:

• The special offer: a free chocolate bar, shopkeeper, customer, like father like daughter (de tal palo, tal astilla)

• Branded trainers, label, my sweatshirt is cool, they are not as important as you think

Básico A2.4 - Unit 3A: Can you help me to choose a card? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Agreeing: Me, too. Me, neither. (So am I, Neither/Nor am I)

• Disagreeing: I don’t. I do.

Vocabulary:

• A sense of humour. A moth (polilla). Can you pass me the flyer?  Are you here on business? Who helps Russell on stage? Hang on a minute.

• Darkness , what makes you laugh?  

Functions:

• Asking for something/help: Can you...? Can you help me to finish the programme?

Básico A2.4 - Unit 3B: I love telling jokes - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Do you have to be an actor to become a comedian?

• Stand up comedy (monólogos humorísticos), to tell a (silly) joke, she teaches people to be stand up comedians, it takes a lot of hard work, loads of practice, the skills you have to learn, performing on stage, they usually laugh at my jokes

The Street:

• A lollypop lady, she helps people to cross the street, I love making people happy, keep going, I think it is rather embarrassing, Ben’s face is so funny.

Básico A2.4 - Unit 4A: I prefer country music to rock - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• RELATIVE CLAUSES to identify people and things: This is the keyboard which/that we bought in Tokyo  //  They are the band who/that are playing...  // Is he the driver who/that collected us from the airport?  // I like the music that makes me dance

Vocabulary:

• MUSIC: charts, concerts, concert venues, cool, Have you ever heard of...?, energetic, loud, relaxing, to chill out, to relax, soundtrack, in our spare time

• Dub step music (drums and bass), techno, hard rock, classical, opera, rap, punk, soul, folk, reggae, hip hop

Functions:

• Expressing preference: I prefer jazz to classical music

Básico A2.4 - Unit 4B: Are you learning to play the guitar? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Music technology teacher, to promote their music, second piece of advice (uncountable noun), enjoyable, priceless, record label, freelancer, a partner

• If you can find someone who you can play music with

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• ipod, anyway, crosswords, he’s reading the clues out loud, lyrics, headphones, live music, annoying

Básico A2.4 - Unit 5A: Bonfire Night dinner - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Indefinite words: some, something, someone, somewhere

Vocabulary:

• TRADITIONS, FESTIVITIES: Bonfire Night & Thanksgiving, Halloween. Turkey, main meal, pumpkin, toffee apple, toad in the hole, frog, ginger cakes, baked potatoes, pumpkin pie, a big roast

• You can eat anything: beef, lamb, fireworks, burn the Guy (Guy Fawkes) November 5th , play duck apple, on 4th July, April Fools’ Day, St Valentine, play tricks and make jokes

Functions:

• Inviting: Would you like to...?

• Polite request: Can I have...?

• Contrasting ideas: However,... On the one hand,...  On the other hand...    , but...

Básico A2.4 - Unit 5B: How do you celebrate...? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• INTERNATIONAL FESTIVITIES: Diwali: a Hindu Festival , a winter festival, they celebrate it all over the world, bright lights, candles, fireworks, lit lamps, sharing gifts, the goddess, it is a time for everyone to celebrate.     

 The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Halloween (31st October) Trick or treat, children dress up

• Pancake day or Shrove Tuesday (martes de carnaval), could I have one, please?, have you ever made pancakes?, let me take your coat, to toss the pancake.

Básico A2.4 - Unit 6A: And then I woke up - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Past tenses: past simple, past continuous, USED TO

• Question words: why, what, when...?

• Time clauses

Vocabulary:

• Dreams (daydream, nightmare), on the couch with Dr. K., I was crawling along a corridor, walking down the stairs, I’m sorry you surprised me, a lonely person

• You were having a pint of beer when/while, what is Jacky scared of? She is scared of toads

• I used to have a dream, have you ever been on TV     

Functions:

• Narrating past events

Básico A2.4 - Unit 6B: I was having a wonderful dream - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PAST CONTINUOUS

• Future tenses connected with ambitions

Vocabulary:

• Dreams and ambitions: I can make my dreams come true, achieve their ambitions, in order to be successful, you are more likely to become successful, recurrent dream, being chased by an alligator, swimming in a bowl full of custard.

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• The weight-lifter, a nap, it is more dangerous for the back.

• Go and have a look downstairs, burglars

Básico A2.4 - Unit 7A: Are you environmentally conscious? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Expressing possibility: may, might, can (you can close my factory)

• Expressing hope: We hope to become the government company in the UK, his expectations.

• Expressing quantity: a little, a bit of pollution, a few, a lot of, lots of, much/not much, many/not many

Vocabulary:

• The environment: recycling, recycling policy, to pollute the river, waste disposal, save the environment, save money, global warming, environmental policy, carbon emissions , stealing, global warming, carbon emissions

• She may decide to stop for a minute, we might finish tomorrow, the government may give you a grant to clean up the river, you can close my factory, accountant

• I’m glad to hear it, cardboard, accountant

• MONEY: a cheque for £200, change some dollars into pounds, to invest in an apartment in Paris, I’ve got some cash, pay by credit card, school fees, a receipt, salary to earn, to pay in cash, PIN (personal identification number), how much does he want from the cash point?, You both want pounds, tips, enter amount

• Your stay, to use on the journey, VIP (very important person), annoying, cell phones

• Numbers, figures

Functions:

• Talking about money, expressing purpose (I want the money to pay...), asking about possession (whose passport is this? , whose is this credit card?), possessive pronouns

Básico A2.4 - Unit 7B: Do you recycle? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Rubbish, sewage (aguas residuales), a pressure group, eye/ear/throat infection, heavy rain, he’s at risk from pollution, the coastal environment, beach clean-ups, environmental education at schools, climate change, to be concerned about (conscious)

• Big environmental issues: polluting lakes/water, smoke from the cars, global warming, the ozone layer     

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Rainy and cold, to catch a cold, I might lose one, anything can happen, global warming is changing everything

• Her comb, recycling in the wrong boxes, what are you looking for?

Básico A2.4 - Unit 8A: My computer crashed - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PAST CONTINUOUS: I was doing some work when it crashed.

• GOING TO future to express intentions

• PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE for recent completed actions

Vocabulary:

• Technology: click, printing, tablet, keyboard, mouse, technical difficulties, it wasn’t working at all, IT (Information Technology), word processing, spreadsheets (hojas de cálculo), operating system required, tablet computer, to plug it in, first step, net books, laptop, laser/ink printer, search engine, icon, slash (/), download, to create an account, click on ACCEPT, electronic/technological gadget

• Purchase order, completed the order form     

Functions:

• Asking for instructions: How does this work?, what’s the first step?, what do you do next?

Básico A2.4 - Unit 8B: How do you use IT in your live? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Communication, communications technology, I was arranging a night out with friends, social networking, the generation gap, high-speed computers, mobile phones, broadband internet, smart phone, laptop

• This is the mobile phone I was telling you about.    

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• At work, on the bus, she always knows where Geoff is, that can be very annoying

Básico A2.4 - Unit 9A: Isn't this a great show? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Adverbs of manner: drive...well, slowly, quickly, easily

Vocabulary:

• Entertainment, get lost in London, What a great day!, he’s very talented, stand-up comedy

• Stage crew (tramoyistas), box office staff (personal de taquilla)     

Functions:

• Apologising and accepting an apology: I’m terribly/so sorry, it’s not your fault

• Asking for confirmation: It starts..., does it?

Básico A2.4 - Unit 9B: That's entertainment! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Ever since I was a little girl I have always wanted to work...

Vocabulary:

• London west end: wardrobe mistress (encargada de vestuario), deputy stage manager (ayudante de dirección de escena), what skills do they need?, training

• Making costumes

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• A date

Básico A2.4 - Unit 10A: Read all about it! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE: The article was written by..., they have been hacked, leading articles are written by me

Vocabulary:

• NEWS: to support a politician (Conservative - Tory, Liberal Democrat, Labour), mp, Prime Minister, headline

• Environmental correspondent, politician, tabloids (The Sun),

• What a very interesting email!, what does she write about?, what has he spent money on?, secret information has been sold, who are we waiting for?,       

Functions:

• Giving information

• Emphasizing an event (passive voice)

Básico A2.4 - Unit 10B: It's all in the news - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Video journalist, online version of The Guardian, tight deadlines, headlines, a unique range of papers, nobody really knows, the most prestigious newspaper, left-wing / right-wing party

• All the work is supervised by... , some newspaper apps, convenient

• Paper girl is a girl who delivers newspapers to neighbours

The Street / Ben & Beth:

• Student demonstration, I’ve been given some news today

Module 4 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 5. 

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 1A: The world as we know it - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• USED TO

• ANY MORE/LONGER

• Use of STILL

• PRESENT SIMPLE vs CONTINUOUS

Vocabulary:

• Cultural diversity, ethnic backgrounds

• Some traditional English food: roast beef, scones with cream and jam, Yorkshire pudding, fish and chips, tea, Arabic food

• Pricey, good location

• I can remember when pubs used to close at eleven. Yes, but they don’t close at that time any more

• They are studying for a Master’s degree in economics and politics

Functions:

• Describing present events and habits using the PRESENT SIMPLE.

• Describing actions in the present using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

• Expressing changes: what things were like 50 years ago and what they are like now

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 1B: Globalisation - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Globalisation: citizen of the global world, British brand of shampoo, to spread music around the world, importance of English language, cultural globalisation

• Daily life, to look forward to doing sth     

Road trip:

• Birmingham: Pakistanis and Indians in Britain, the Balti triangle

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 2A: Cool science - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Past Simple expressing completed actions in the past.

• Present Perfect Simple expressing life experiences (actions that started in the past and continue into the present), actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past.

• USED TO to express past habits

• Past continuous with WHEN/WHILE for past actions in progress.

• SINCE  

Vocabulary:

• Science, inventions and discoveries; to explode / explosion, chemicals

• The Faraday Museum, I haven’t been on a school trip for years, handouts

• They used to think science was boring, red telephone boxes, layers

Functions:

• Making reference to past actions, life experiences, past habits...

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 2B: Having a eureka moment!

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Inventions/inventor, wind-up bear, steam engine, electronic tablet, by horse and carriage, I come up with a solution to that problem, wind-up radio, I went backpacking around the world, very impressive  

Road trip:

• Ironbridge: invention of the iron bridge

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 3A: Inventions that will change our world - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Future tenses (GOING TO- future for plans, present continuous with future meaning for arrangements/appointments and future simple for predictions about the future)

Vocabulary:

• Life in the future. I’m not making cakes, a sweet talker, interesting and well designed, entrepreneur, this device will work like this, a remote control, a complete waste of money

• A chemical, I won’t make any money, technical devices, the quality of life, lifestyle, cultures are evolving, conscious about the environment, life will be more hectic   

Functions:

• Arrangements/appointments, plans, general predictions...

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 3B: How to live "green" - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Future tenses

 Vocabulary:

• Life in the future (i). A town that will be built..., totally sustainable and eco-friendly town, they will be recycling their waste, to save energy, on this site, they will provide more jobs for the area, they will generate their own electricity through solar panels on the roofs, they will recycle rainwater to flush the toilets within the home.

• Every single resident that moves into this town will commit to thinking about how their lifestyle is beneficial to the environment, the eco-town should be completed in 2032

• Looking further into the future, a demonstration building, what did you find most interesting?

Road trip:

• Machynlleth (North Wales): the cliff railway uses water power, turf on the roof, compost, anyhow

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 4A: This sporting life - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS

Vocabulary:

• We could win, you might win this evening, I definitely won’t change my mind, you can’t be that good, it must be the postman, they will surely win

• Will you marry me? She won’t change her mind,

• An away match, betting office, to make a bet, left/right-handed, he hates not being able to beat you, I’d really like to be able to play tennis as well as you, keep playing and you’ll be able to play better than me soon

• What an amazing game! I can beat you with my eyes closed, could you swim well when you were eight, we’ll be able to win

• Sports  >> how important is sport in your life? I’m a keen cyclist.  

Functions:

• Expressing possibility, probability, certainty, willingness, ability...

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 4B: Try your luck - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Gambling: betting on the horses, small stakes (apuestas), a scratch card, a person whose job is gambling, a bookmaker (bookie), about three quarters of the population are involved in gambling, the jackpot, it brings people together

Road trip:

• Much Wenlock (Olympic games): they are in such a great shape.

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 5A: Life is but a dream... - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Subject questions: Who are you dating at the moment?, who plays Hamlet?, who wrote Hamlet?

Vocabulary:

• Leisure activities  >>  I like watching films, I love to learn new languages, I prefer to do other things, you both like to act, I enjoyed going to the book club, we weren’t very interested in sitting all evening, why don’t we try learning a language?, I think it’s really important for people to learn languages, I can’t stand eating new things,

• To catch up, snails (I have never tried them), a cookery lesson, French cuisine, tonight’s performance, a new leisure activity, paragliding, to give s.o. a thrill, to give up our jobs, to join a drama group, take up doing sth.

Functions:

• Expressing opinion: think, suppose, know, I don’t agree, believe, it seems that was a bad night

• Expressing likes and preferences: No, I don’t think so // I’d prefer to meet at...

• Expressing consequence: so

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 5B: What are your hobbies? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Gardening: Are you good at gardening?, it helps me to keep a balance between my work and my personal life, it enables me to work with my hands, clay is a fantastic material, older people like to laze about in our hot, thermal swimming pools, you must be joking, What an incredible place!

• That’s a pity, wet weather, window sill, vintage cars, to go hiking in the mountains, netball (similar to basketball)

Road trip:

• Portmeirion (North Wales): sailing, windsurfing, water-skiing, kayaking and canoeing, bird watching

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 6A: Travel Plans - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Real conditionals, Zero conditionals and hypothetical conditionals

Vocabulary:

• Holidays and travel: to go backpacking round the world, rucksack, a sleeping bag, warm clothes, waterproof boots for hiking and mountaineering, tent, lantern, three pairs of thick walking socks, a cooking stove, this lightweight one, a head torch. This belt is essential.

• Very light, we need some advice on backpacking, excess baggage, try this one instead, a whistle, to wrestle alligators

• Good day, mate! , in a few days’ time, How long are you going for?, there’s no place like home, he can’t manage to run the café properly if I’m not around, dreaming is free, to get over the jet lag,

• If I were you, I would go by train.

• No way!  //  See you later, alligator!   //  In a while, crocodile!    

Functions:

• Making probable hypotheses, making imaginary hypotheses

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 6B: On the road - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Travelling: couch-surfing, the host, to be aware of the house rules, they bring that openness and they bring that energy with them, the best tip is..., you need to have a willingness to be open with people, to get to know a place better

• Finding somewhere to stay when you are travelling, to stay with locals, you have to be socially aware , they took me around in their auto-rickshaw

• To hop on a plane, it does take a while to get to most places, different means of transport (subway, underground/the tube)

Road trip:

• Porthmadog (North Wales): what if the train breaks down?, Snowdon/Snowdonia, Conway, railroad/railway, cookies/biscuits

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 7A: What's on the menu today? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• SHOULD, OUGHT TO & ‘D BETTER

• QUANTIFIERS

Vocabulary:

• Food and cooking: What should Bill do if he wants more  customers?, Today I’m going to show you how to make chilli prawn noodles, The main ingredients you need are..., I should take cooking lessons

• Some fresh uncooked prawns, cookery classes at the local college, recipe, scrambled eggs, mushrooms, mash potatoes, any vegetarian dishes, with grated cheese on top, oats (copos de avena), onion and carrot tart, curry

• Grate the carrot and chop the red chilli, It turned into scrambled eggs, You really ought to try a little

• If we serve low-calorie food, we get fewer customers (calorie intake), You don’t look well, You’d better sit down, I eat too much fast food with too many calories

• Plenty of carbohydrates, At least, so much fast food, more seasoning, too little olive oil, less butter and fat

• So you’ll be able to include healthy dishes in your menu, It might even help you to turn the café into a fashionable gastropub, to create a masterpiece, This looks disgusting, Did you put any salt in it? I put none in, You should not bake it for so long, This has a fresh flavour. It is perfectly cooked, First of all I put some flower into the food processor, How much flour did you use?

• A recipe I made up

Functions:

• Giving advice

• Classifying and expressing quantity: There are lots of herbs and spices, much/many, any/some, a little/a few, lots of, some more, a little more

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 7B: Changing eating habits - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Food and eating habits: favourite dish, roast chicken and Yorkshire pudding, Bread and butter pudding, tasty recipes, eat healthily, hearty dishes (platos contundentes), ready-made meals

• I used to eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian  // I look forward to my invitation to dinner, Do you eat differently to your parents?

• Gastropubs serve high-quality food and almost all pubs provide a wide menu of tasty dishes, Now people are finding a middle ground of how to have the traditional with the new and put it together, They are concerned about where the food comes from/about the value/about the flavour

• There are a lot of improvements to be made still, but we are moving in the right direction  // When I’m in a hurry, to have a sweet tooth, obesity, flavour   

Road trip:

• Conwy/Conway (walled town in North Wales)  >>  American English: bar tender (barman, barmaid), to wash up (to wash your hands)

• What a strange country!, Let’s order  //  In my opinion, it’s partly due to low-cost air travel  //  Let me recommend the rhubarb crumble   //   ginger (jengibre), Hopefully not

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 8A: School rules - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS

Vocabulary:

• Rules and regulations: Today we need to study..., You don’t need to shout out, For the exam you are required to know..., You mustn’t interrupt, You must also learn the uses..., We had to learn the uses of..., You are not allowed to use your mobile in class, You don’t have to shout in the classroom, You have to rest during your pregnancy, They weren’t allowed to wear anything but uniforms, I need to get good grades

• What lie did Claire tell the Principal? , the shortest wavelength, What can gamma rays be used for?, I don’t care, She’s in hospital, Don’t make me give it to you, That’s unfair!, That’s stupid!, Who said that? I did

• To misbehave / to obey the rules / to be rude to the teacher / to wear school uniforms / to wear what they like, the students’ well-being, That’s a shame!, I don’t want to teach them anymore!, Don’t give up!, You mustn’t blame Miss Peters, I’ve given her the lesson syllabus for last term, This is my fault and I must apologise

• Teaching is too stressful, to write lessons plans, to mark forty exercise books, to write reports, to have long holidays // If you let me help you, you can still pass your exams   //  I never messed around in his lessons

• May I explain this, Miss?, They can be used to kill cancer cells, Do the other teachers let you use your mobile?,      

Functions:

• Expressing obligation, prohibition and lack of obligation

• Expressing permission

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 8B: Opening your mind - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Educational system in Britain: A standard format for the lesson, The main activity takes up most of the lesson time, Students take control of what they are learning, What are the main challenges for schools in England?, They face a lot of challenges, trade skills (trabajos manuals), making a living (buscarse la vida)

• Very studious and well-behaved, I find that hard to believe, I was always in trouble, I was always talking about my latest boyfriend, you have to focus on the task, The teachers didn’t cater for my needs (no me hacían caso)     

• Plumbing, decorating

Road trip:

• Llanfairpwll (North Wales)  >>>  speaking Welsh, Is Welsh taught in state schools?

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 9A: Shall we dance? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• SO & SUCH

Vocabulary:

• Social behaviour: We had an argument, What a shame! I hope you make it up soon,

• That is so cool! // So, please, take your partners!   //  I have two left feet, Shall we dance? It would be a pleasure,

• You’re such a good teacher  //  Would you like to give another lesson? I would love to, but I’m afraid it is not possible  //        (Atención errata de la presentadora: confunde el such y el so)

• To have an announcement , You don’t say (no me digas), sweet potato brownie, I’ll cook breakfast (instant decision), I need to sweep the floor, to invite s.o. to do sth.,       

Functions:

• Expressing surprise and admiration

• Making invitations, welcoming (Make yourselves at home)

• Thanking and responding to thanks (That’s OK, Not at all, You’re welcome)

• Expressing goodbye (Take care, Look after yourself, Keep in touch)

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 9B: Good manners - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Social customs/etiquette: You look very elegant today. So do you. //   I can’t stand it, argument, cutlery (cubiertos), The butler represents a classic image of social etiquette in Britain, first course, starter, I hugged everyone when I left, touchy-feely

Road trip:

• Mold (North Wales)  >>   a cittaslow (a slow city), The idea is to improve the environment in our towns, They must subscribe to our goals, People in Mold improve the environment in the town by making less noise, having cleaner air...

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 10A: Would you like to go out with me? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• GOING TO future, TO BE ABOUT TO do sth

• Time clauses

Vocabulary:

• A dating/romantic evening, a relationship, host/hostess, meet and get to know each other, speed dating, the moment I looked into your eyes, my current project

• We’re about to have our first dating evening, Shall we meet up again?, I’ll call you as soon as I finish, I’m a widow (widower), I run a bed and breakfast, I’m about to become a grandmother, He’s well-built and has a scar on his left cheek, I’m a policewoman, a very good sense of humour // In fact, if you’ve got your handcuffs with you, you can take me away now

• Me too / Me neither, divorced, As a matter of fact, Once you reach our age, to get on well, careless, I got jealous, My fiancé fell in love with my sister, How dreadful!

• Will he be faithful once we are in a relationship?, to have a meaningful relationship, As soon as we sign a pre-nuptional agreement, we can get married  // This might get difficult if we have a baby, The moment the baby is born I’m going back to work, do you believe in love at first sight?, Let me walk you home, to have an early night

• Provided people are honest

Functions:

• Making predictions based on present evidence (This is going to be fun, to be about to)

• Expressing arrangements and plans, talking about future arrangements

Intermedio B1.1 - Unit 10B: Find your perfect match - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Dating in the modern era, speed-dating

• Describing your personality: What are you like?, an outgoing personality, the profile of a person, Contrary to popular opinion

• What does he hope to achieve by joining...?, I’m looking for a beautiful woman that I can fall in love with, safety and privacy, How important is marriage in your country?, a church wedding / a registry office     

Road trip:

• Dolgellau (North Wales)  >>  gold rush, Snowdonia, an owl, wedding ring, Let’s hope so, the day after tomorrow, I’ll be in touch

Module 5 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 6. 

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 1A: How do you feel? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Present Perfect Simple (Describing experiences with a result in the present) & Continuous (Talking about actions that started in the past and are still happening now) She’s been having acupuncture since last autumn.

• FOR & SINCE

• Reflexive pronouns (referring to oneself) : I hurt myself playing football last week.

Vocabulary:

• Alternative therapies: acupuncture, osteopathy, cranial sacral therapy, hopi ear candle. I can’t stop scratching myself. It’s really annoying. I’ve had this rash for a couple of weeks. It has got worse since the school term started. It’s probably stress (it must be very stressful teaching a class of thirty children). The staff are the problem. They are always arguing with each other. We couldn’t cure her. You’re making me itch.

• The placebo effect: when you feel better, simply because you expect to feel better.

• A herbal tea, help yourselves to sugar over there, eczema > cream, practitioner, useless pills for sick people

• There’s no proof that those remedies work. What’s wrong? It’s my back. This pain. By the end of the episode. I made a fool of myself. It was very stupid to laugh at your work. They can complement one another. How relaxing!

• Yoga is just stretching with a fancy name. What on earth does...mean? It’s a gentle, effective treatment that helps your body to heal itself. There’s a need for both  // but in the long run. I think I’m in favour of traditional medicine rather than alternative.

• Serious injury, heart conditions, serious medical conditions

Functions:

• Giving advice:  You should try yoga /You ought to see the doctor. Why don’t you go to the doctor? If I were you, I would try homeopathy.

• Expressing sympathy: That’s terrible! What a shame! I’m sorry to hear that, but don’t scratch.

• Describing doing things together: we spend a lot of time with one another, talking to each other.

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 1B: Alternative therapies - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Take pills / injections, little needles, make an appointment, witch doctors (curanderos), chronic back pain, who has also benefitted from an alternative therapy

• Coffee percolator. Remind me later.

• Holistic remedies/treatments. The National Health Service (NHS) in Britain does not usually subsidise alternative medicine. State health system. They are not supplied by the government, although they are accepted. When a patient is advised to use both conventional medicine and an alternative therapy, the process is called ‘complementary medicine’.    

That’s Britain:

• Tunbridge Wells (Slimmeria): spa, health farm, to lose weight, energetic activities, a brisk countryside or seaside walk, hot stone massage

• Above all, ....  //  Our guests relax and chill out and enjoy a wide range of our spa treatments.

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 2A: I really like your lifestyle - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Indefinite pronouns: Somewhere.... + noun (somewhere nice), more important than anything else, Can you imagine anywhere more peaceful than this? , I’m meeting somebody else after the programme

• Expressing general ideas : no definite article is required (I like lettuce)

Vocabulary:

• Alternative lifestyle: Those strawberries look delicious. They are from my neighbours’ allotment (a small piece of public land where people grow their own fruit and vegetables) Can I try one? Lettuce, I love gardening

• A schoolfriend has just popped up, a steady income, business is still booming. I was married, but it didn’t last long. I’m happy being single again. I’ve got a top-of-the range company car, a luxurious office and a personal assistant (PA) who looks after me and makes me coffee.

• You’ve changed a lot since I last saw you. I could get you a more challenging and well-paid job. I want to be around for Siena. Here’s a fork if you want to do something useful. I’m not really dressed for gardening. To follow the national curriculum. Please make yourself at home. Schools concentrate on exam results. They are not really interested in the child.

• A child of the 80s. Things aren’t as good as I told you the other day. I’m sorry to hear that. One sparkling water. Oh, my goodness! Heart attack. It’s good he’s got someone to talk to.

• Radical, materialistic, greedy, ambitious, content (satisfecho), helpful, thought patterns

Functions:

• Talking about choices between two possibilities (either ... or ...): either communists or anarchists,

• Saying the same thing about two people or things (both...and...., neither....nor....): Neither Zack nor I like the education system in this country

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 2B: Cruising through life - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• A day in the life of a cruise ship worker, an apron, you must be exhausted, the days at sea were very tiring. If I wanted to talk to my family or my girlfriend, I had to queue up at a payphone

• Night-shift, long shifts, you get used to it, it must be very hard working long hours, rush hours, traffic jams, crowded buses and trains 

• Single-parent families, gay marriages, less understanding and less acceptance, blended families (with children from the husband and from the wife), same-sex marriages, open-minded, divorced families are becoming more and more common

That’s Britain:

• South Downs (National Park): paragliding, hang-gliding, to go paragliding. A beacon (baliza, faro) is a huge fire, built on a hill, used to send messages. What is it like living and working in the National Park?

Nivel Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 3A: Do you own or rent your house? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Expressing negative quantity: none of my brothers have/has children, neither of my two cousins own/owns their house

Vocabulary:

• A run down house  >>>  to do it up: they’ll do a make-over on the house. Then they can sell it for a profit. In need of modernisation. It needs a lot of work. It looks like quite run down. It’s a good residential area, convenient for the shops and the station. There are a couple of tiles missing there. The windows aren’t double-glazed. This staircase and hall will need a bit of work. We’ll have to re-wire this room and a large piece of plaster needs to be repaired. It’ll need a complete make-over. We’ll need to install a new washbasin, a shower and a toilet. It’ll look much better with a coat of paint. I think we’d have to strip the wallpaper and re-plaster the walls and ceiling

• A terrace house, a detached house in a nice posh area, considerable charm and character   

• We could build a conservatory (invernadero) and extend the kitchen into part of the patio. We’d need planning permission. You could open up the kitchen into the living room. It’s already quite spacious and airy. If you knocked this wall down, we could build an arch through to the dining room. I don’t think we can afford to make any major alterations. Nice pieces of furniture.

• Have you decided on the asking price? None of the estate agents think that it will fetch that. You’ll have no trouble selling it. None of them have any potential buyers for the property. I hope it’s OK if I have a quick look round. I used to live here when I was a boy. It brings back memories. This is where my brother and I slept (a bag of marbles).

• We’ve exchanged contracts! And I’ve brought you a bunch of flowers. That’s sweet of you. After the estate agent’s fees and stamp duty (impuesto de timbre), we made a £42,000 profit.

• Currently, the housing market, a mortgage within the next kind of years (eviction), purchasing with the help of my parents, in the near future

Functions:

• Expressing approximate numbers: thousands/hundreds of ideas, just over/under £1,000

• Describing parts of whole things: a bit/a piece of...., a couple of... (a few), a pair of...

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 3B: My home is my castle - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Houseboats, seasick, life on a houseboat, a semi-detached house, to be well off, a loft appartment // unusual places like lighthouses, windmills or medieval towers

• I argued with my flat mate about space, to move out of my flat in a hurry, I can’t stay there any more, he filled all my cupboards with his things, unbelievable, the maintenance costs are very high

• There’s not much room, What kind of accommodation do most people in your country live in?, to live in ghettos in kind of ramshackle (destartalado, ruinoso) huts, one-storey house, two-storey house, posh mansions, slums (favelas, barrios marginales), high-rise flats, bungalows.

That’s Britain:

• Wield & Downland (open air) Museum: the walls are made of flint (piedra, sílex), and this type of roof is called thatched roof (techo de paja), it was heated by an open fire, a cot (cuna) for the baby, my shirt is made of linen (lino)

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 4A: Fact or fiction? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• RELATIVE CLAUSES (Defining)  >>> Identifying people and things (which is set in the 22nd Century, whose fingerprints were on the knife), identifying time using when and place using where.

Vocabulary:

• Books : genres (sci-fi, horror, thrillers), plot, scary, creative writing class, script, fictional story telling, the first draft, thrilling, credible, autobiographical, intriguing, frightening, the main character wasn’t convincing, You must be credible

• We have been asked to recommend you this book. It is supposed to be funny. It takes place at.... They let her down. Who are you writing it for? How strange! What a great ending! I like the way you keep the suspense, Have you decided on a book yet?

• As she approached, stabbed, roar, heart disease, I felt sad when I went back to Liverpool last year because the place where I grew up had changed a lot

Functions:

• Expressing emotions: terrified, thrilling, Good heavens! You’re right, You are kidding

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 4B: Generation e-reader - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Relative clauses and passive voice (Her book ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ was first published online in 2011)

Vocabulary:

• Publishing books   >>>  business of making books (publishing houses), our viewers are waiting, you can download books directly into this little device. Digital books are here to stay. Buy the print version online.

• More and more people are reading books on electronic devices such as eReaders, tablets and mobile phones

• Self-publishing, it might be...., But on the positive side, writers will no longer have to go round trying to find a publisher for their book, it’s clear that....

• Downloadable books are here to stay, products available online  //  So, for the moment (being)  //  How popular is reading in your country among young people? , An excellent state funded public library service, Reading is very popular amongst young people.

• I would say it is shockingly low, disappointingly low. We now have a generation that has been raised completely online. There has been a big push for reading lately. Young kids have really jumped on the band wagon for reading.

That’s Britain:

• Chatham (Rochester)  >>   the place where Charles Dickens lived, in your Dickensian costumes, guided tours, skill workers, dockyard, it depends on the time of the year. There’s a Dicken’s World nearby. It’s a theme park where you can see, touch and smell Dickensian England.

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 5A: Getting around the city? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Making spontaneous decisions with WILL   >>>   I won’t do that again, We’ll take a taxi

• Giving information about timetables and schedules using the PRESENT SIMPLE

Vocabulary:

• Travelling around the city: nephew, rush hour, traffic jam, hire a car, we got two tickets (fines), air fare (tarifa aérea), to take a ride on the London Eye

• That sounds good!  A return ticket, a one-way ticket, too noisy and polluted, we can’t fit that into our schedule, How can transport be improved in your city?

Functions:

• Asking for information: How far is it from the airport? How long does it take? How often do they run? What is the quickest way to get there?  What time....?  When....?

• Giving warnings   >>>   I wouldn’t wear those clothes in Paris.

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 5B: How far is it? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Couriers in big cities: What’s wrong with you? I had a flat tyre, a van, reliable, short-cuts, How long does it usually take you to come here? Three things that can be annoying for a courier, keeping a customer satisfied, to deliver the package, our working day is really long, a daily or weekly wage

• Replacement parts for a machine, taxi drivers or cabbies, warnings to people visiting your country     

That’s Britain:

• Brighton  >>>    the beach, The Lanes, the pier, fun fair, rides, day trippers

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 6A: What do you think of him? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Hypothetical conditionals

Vocabulary:

• Relationships: I wouldn’t say that to Louise if I were you. Reliable, untidy, ambitious, impatient, rude, calm, unprofessional, helpful, unfriendly, mean, dishonest . What does s.o. think of s.o.? A friend of mine, to get on well with s.o., trust your first impressions

• I moved house, stuff, what’s your place like? A flat, airy, spacious, modern, flat mate, the asking price, central heating, her tenant, landlady

• It’s a waste of time, I’ll bring them over, to behave badly, to get rid of s.o. , I do apologize, final warning 

Functions:

• Asking for confirmation:  (...., isn’t it?) Tag question, question tag

• Showing approval or disapproval

• Asking for opinions & giving opinions

• Talking about possession: A friend of Faisal’s, a colleague of my brother’s/mine

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 6B: More than words - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Body language: non-verbal communication, expressions and gestures

• Job interview, when they’re sitting still, to run training courses, interviewer/interviewee, sitting down up straight, leaning backwards, a victory clasp, hand-rubbing

That’s Britain:

• The Royal Standard of England (Beaconsfield) a pint of bitter/lager, do you mind if I join you?

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 7A: The games people play - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Both/Neither : they both sat on the same chair

Vocabulary:

• Games: Lego, marbles, Rubik’s cube, skipping (saltar a la comba, skipping rope), board games (chess, checkers, Pictionary), musical chairs, twister, childish games

• Birthday party, annoying, he spoilt the party, you’re cheating, it’s not fair, competitive

• Not in a million years! No way! If you insist

• Just a taste of it! I give in! Team work, I went on a training day one day, blindfolds, a waste of time, hold on to the rope, hold it loosely/tightly

Functions:

• Accepting/refusing things

• Describing annoying habits  >>>  Present Continuous + always

• Asking for instructions, giving instructions and commands   >>>  Keep walking, go on searching

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 7B: Fun for all the family - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Holiday camps, Cluedo (parecido al juego del rol), outdoor games (hide and seek), activity camp, residential camps, they are also run during the summer time, kayaking, archery

• To provide lots of activities, a wide variety of activities, rock climing, different backgrounds/neighbourhoods, social skills, benefits

• When they try sth for the first time, enjoyable, a win-win situation     

That’s Britain:

• Eton & Windsor (Windsor castle)  >>  family activity trail leaflet

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 8A: Do you enjoy art? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• EXCLAMATORY SENTENCES: What + noun, noun phrase! How + adjective, adverb! (How ugly! What an awful picture!)

Vocabulary:

• Art: What is supposed to be? They are surprisingly good, stunning, appalling (espantoso), astonishing, canvas, I’m exhibiting here at the gallery, the same taste in art, moving, art school     

Functions:

• Expressing interest (Is there? With rising intonation) and disinterest (is there? With falling intonation)

• Expressing preference  >>>   I prefer to stay, I’d rather stay

• Describing actions   >>>>    waiting patiently, I’m seriously thinking

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 8B: The buildings around us - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• How long have you been going to art classes? Do you ever display? Art for everyone, auction, to bid (pujar), a bargain, unbelievable, Affordable Art Fair, an ice sculpture 

That’s Britain:

• Oxford  >>>   spires, colleges, what’s it like living in Oxford?

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 9A: What a great performance! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Theatre (play)  >>>  The importance of being Earnest by Oscar Wilde, comedy, badly-acted play, to raise money for a children’s charity, a terrific script, to play the role, Here’s a critic, the direction is quite appalling, to book tickets online, review, a talented street performer, very critical, let’s go to the matinee (an afternoon performance)

• Do come and see the show! , a white coffee, outstanding, I overacted, hopeless, playwright (dramaturgo), it’s so over the top (por encima de la media), Maybe he’ll cast you, underrated, go with an open mind 

• Parts of a theatre for the audience: balcony, circle, stalls, box, stage    

Functions:

• Expressing hope  >>>  I hope so / I hope not / Hopefully

• Expression of satisfaction

• Congratulating and praising    >>>>   amazing, awesome

• Criticising   >>>   use of modifiers   quite, absolutely, extremely, totally... dreadful, hopeless

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 9B: Come and see the show! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• I’ve got to learn the lines, the Shakespearian tradition, when is the play on? , open air theatres, the Globe Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, the Bard of the Avon, birthplace, a full house, box office

• All that glitters is not gold     

That’s Britain:

• Chichester  >>>  famous for its cathedral, harbour, theatre festival, in the heart of the city

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 10A: It's an urban myth, Bill - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Narrating past events  >>> past simple, past continuous, past perfect

• Past habits   >>>  USED TO, WOULD

Vocabulary:

• Druids, local history, ancient graveyard, a nervous breakdown, a cup of tea and some toast, on stage, costume and make-up, most of the stories, so many urban myths, an ordinary life

• Talking about...., if has any tickets left, you’re kidding!, around the campfire, fairy tales, Red Riding Hood, childhood, to put up a tent (to put up with someone)

• He’s reported to be living..., I don’t want people to find out where I am, I made them all up

Functions:

Intermedio B1.2 - Unit 10B: Do you believe in ghosts? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• A fancy dress party

• Robin Hood, King Arthur, Greek Legends

• Documentary on Jack the Ripper: forensic detection, finger-printing, serial killer, lanes and alleys, narrow streets, the police should have caught the criminal, unlikely, ever since he committed those murders, the police interrogated 3,000 people, haunted by his ghost     

That’s Britain:

• Canterbury: the ducking stool, the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer, pilgrims, a bit late by then, a witch, a ghost hunter, you don’t expect me to believe that

Module 6 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 7

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 1A: The best place on Earth - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• HAVE TO  >>  That’s why we have to move. It doesn’t have to be in Scotland.

• Comparatives and superlatives  >>  the nearer you are to the sea, the noisier it is  // It is colder and rainier in the mountains.   //  the stormiest, the healthiest

• SUCH   >>  you’ve got such a lovely house

Vocabulary:

• Seaside village, island, I went hiking in the mountains, I went sailing, they want to move out of London, grow up, we are tired of living in London, we both agree, I want to live by the sea, let me finish, I’ve always wanted to go back

• I don’t even like hills (ni siquiera), I grew up in the mountains, I was brought up on the coast, seagulls, different from, it is hard to understand them, good memories

• THE rainforest (to refer to eco-system), THE south-west of Britain (to refer to points in the globe), THE Lake District, THE Sahara Desert (to refer to geographical areas)   >< We don’t use the articles with names of countries (Brazil), lakes (Lake Victoria), mountains (Mount Everest)

• The less exercise we do..., the more frustrated we are.

• Why don’t we sleep on it?

Functions:

• Comparing things and situations

• External obligation & lack of necessity (HAVE TO)

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 1B: Wonders of the world - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MUST to express probability, certainty   >>  It must be a wonderful place to visit.

Vocabulary:

• I’ve brought in my collection of rocks and fossils, ammonite, it is captured within the rock layers, Geologists think there are many other fossils to be discovered, to erode / erosion / erodible (the more that Jurassic coast is eroded, the more fossils it reveals)

• For a site to be recognised by UNESCO it has to contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional beauty, awesome!, along the Jurassic coast    

• Although geologists submit (afirmar, sostener) that erosion in other places... ,  there’s lots and lots to be found, the cliffs are constantly being eroded by the sea

• Mountain ranges and national parks, daffodils

That’s Britain:

• The Jurassic coast (the Dorset and Devon coast)

  • Eden project (South-west of England): olive trees, not everybody is keen on eco-system, the zip wire (tirolina), frost-free winters

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 2A: Sports and performance-enhancing drugs - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• ZERO CONDITIONALS (if nobody catches you, it doesn’t matter) >> expressing general truths or facts & REAL CONDITIONALS  (if you don’t take drugs, you won’t win / you can’t win)

• TIME CONDITIONALS with WHEN

Vocabulary:

• Scientific and technological advances: gadget on your chest, it is the latest thing on biometrics, to measure how much oxygen you are using, steroids, they help improve performance (performance-enhancing drugs), keep up with the latest technology, development, EPO, that kind of stuff

• That’s cheating, illegal, you are a cheat, taking drugs, they could ban her, if nobody catches you

• It sounds like a great guy, keep going, achieve better results, knee injury, health risks

• A portable heater, teletransportation, a cure for cancer, we could travel anywhere we wanted in a second.

Functions:

• Expressing purpose: In order to train properly you have to be fit // so // I’ve locked my bike so that it doesn’t get stolen // what is your gadget for? It is for checking my oxygen levels while I’m running.    

• That must be difficult for her

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 2B: Two is better than one - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• GENETICS: cloning, genetic illness/engineering, designer babies, the cell, lung cancer, DNA, goats, mice, cows, the waiting list, inefficient/unestable process, concerns about the safety of cloning, commercial abuse, alter features in advance, rights or wrongs, in the near future, to slow down the aging process, genetically modified food, controversial, issues, drugs in sports

• Wind farms, pesticides, by changing or removing, satellite dish

• Not for much longer, how successful was Dolly as an experiment? , so quickly that 

That’s Britain:

• Dolly the sheep

• Mines in Cornwall: Tin mine (estaño), copper, mines provided most of the..., turbines, lighthouse, turbines, tracking and monitoring satellite, employee, shrinking ground, too expensive to extract, Land’s end

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 3A: What's the perfect age? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Hypothetical conditionals  >>  If Paul didn’t come here everyday, We would go out of business . If I ate like Paul, I would be the fattest woman in London. If I could retire and be as happy as you are, I would.

• Impossible/Unreal conditionals  >>>  If she hadn’t left the computer on, I would have never found out. Unless you hadn’t started up those workshops, they wouldn’t have found out...

• I found something to do in case I got bored. I have different passwords in case anyone wants to get into my account.

Vocabulary:

• I have nearly finished, to retire/retirement, tablet, senior citizen, a pensioner, elderly people, new skills, to realise (false friend)

• I’m not over the hill yet, you don’t look old, insurance company, work outdoors, tennis coach, middle-aged, teachers should never be late, act his age, computer skills, online dating, download all the apps, as far as I can see.

• The more things I do on line, the more passwords I have  (Cuanto más.., más...). Sign up for a university course. Online betting, professional gambler.

Functions:

• Talking about imaginary or improbable situations

• Talking about impossible situations

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 3B: Planning your retirement - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• A person who has just retired

• Sporty, He only took up tennis when he retired, bowls, gardening, they seem to like working outdoors.

• State pension, part-time job, fit and healthy, some of the challenges pensioners face

• U3A >> University  of the third age, an identity crisis

That’s Britain:

• Torquay (English Riviera):  Agatha Christie, to stroll along the promenade, Prince’s pier, seaside, coast, sea front, mild climate, sport facilities for the elderly

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 4A: It's great to see you again - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Emphasizing: You do look smart today!

• Making promises using the FUTURE SIMPLE or I promise to do sth, I give you my word

Vocabulary:

• RELATIONSHIPS: You look a bit down. Stepfather, that friend of yours, partner, break up the family, get divorced, to spoil your mother’s birthday, bring up a child on your own, single parent, stay in touch, decide not to adopt a child, too stressful

• Let’s hope s.o. What a coincidence! , get pregnant, single-parent families, attitude towards this matter, open-minded, family unit

Functions:

• Looking for confirmation:  Listen to me, will you?, grab a chair, will you?, you went to the park, did you?

• Making suggestions: Shall we...? , Let’s.... , why don’t we....?

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 4B: The boomerang generation - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• They were no longer financially dependent on their parents.

Vocabulary:

• The boomerang generation: Grants, student loans, university tuition, living  costs, debts, if they commit to work for them, to pay back such large amounts of money, owing thousands of pounds, fewer jobs available in the recession

• They are forced to go back to their parents, self-esteem, mortgage to buy a new home, I never moved back home again, further education, family bonds, they can’t  afford living alone

That’s Britain:

• Poundbury: community facilities, all within walking distance, there’s nothing new in the world (English expression), what is it like living here?

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 5A: Life was hard for my father - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• My dad would have laughed

Vocabulary:

• Social classes: Upper-class, lower class (working class), middle class, the miners went on strike, picket lines, unemployment, trade unions, they only cared about profits, we lived on social/housing benefits, poverty, in the end things turned out well

• Not too posh, he started a catering business, lower caste, to achieve, entrepreneurs, good wages, to be honest with you, inner London

Functions:

• Expressing cause: because of government policies, that’s why there were..., since the tickets are from those guys, the reason why  those mines were closed

• Making references: As regards...., As for...., As far as...., Regarding/concerning/with regard/as far as I’m concerned... (written language)

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 5B: Social barriers - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Government ministers, class divisions, in the current government, the private schools, state school, tuition fees, class and status, social issues, rioting, corruption, a hunger strike, they do it by blogging 

That’s Britain:

• Bath: Roman baths, hot springs, upper classes, window shopping

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 6A: Lights, camera & action! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE: Unfortunately, the story line was rewritten (by Matt).

• You must be finished by twelve o’clock

Vocabulary:

• CINEMA: main character, genre (comedy, thriller, horror film), plot, screenplay, film/movie, charming, sophisticated, to run a business, revenge, supporting role, roll camera and action, the editing, the storyline was rewritten, in the end we cut it

• Hollywood blockbuster, masterpiece, low-budget film, invite to the première, no lines to say, once again,

• You stare out of the window, I owe the bank a lot of money

• Having said that, I must admit that...

Functions:

• Expressing result and consequence: SO + adj/adv + THAT  //  SUCH + noun + THAT  //  as a result, so, consequently, therefore

• Describing a process: passive voice, first...next...then....after a while....and finally

Intermedio B2.1 Unit 6B: What's on? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• A late night, a movie marathon, the brochure, blockbuster, cinema chains, indie movies, do you fancy going..?, enjoyable, digital media, customers, feedback, subtitled films, comfortable sitting, to hire out the cinema for private cinemas

• They will fight to keep them alive, beautiful environment, in regards to Hollywood, Bollywood

• Multiplex cinema (cinemas with many screens)

That’s Britain:

• Castle Combe & Lackock village: Film set, TV aerials or satellite dishes, telephone wires or poles

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 7A: If only... - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (advanced): If only... (If only you did some exercise, you would understand), I wish... some people would understand ,  people didn’t ask me for money, I had trained harder all the time

Vocabulary:

• CHARITY:  Marathon for charity, homeless people, which charity is it for?, shelters, raising funds, survival box for refugees, charity auction

• I give in, what do you want me to do?

Functions:

• Expressing wishes about the present (I wish, If only)

• Expressing regrets in the past (If only // I wish .... I had studied more!! // I hadn’t eaten so much)

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 7B: Charities - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• I am going to take clothes I wish I had never bought, household goods, second-hand things, unwanted items, commitment, to donate/donations, furniture

• Charity shops, to raise money for good causes, to sponsor runs/swims/bike rides, car-boot sales, they sell anything, fair trade goods (unfair), bake sale, fund-raising around the world

• Throwaway society, it provides shelter for the homeless people, volunteers, retired people

• Recycling, such good value

That’s Britain:

• Bristol  >>>  Bearpit subway (notorious area for drugs and crime) & Clifton Suspension Bridge

• SHIPS >> She was built...., she was launched...., floating harbour

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 8A: The butler did it! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Non-defining relative clauses to give extra information

Vocabulary:

• Hoodies, criminals, crime, shoplifting, muggers, to steal sth from people, it’s so annoying!, I saw a youth snatch (robar de un tirón) her purse and knock her over, to rush out of the café, a drug dealer

• Witness, it goes before a judge, to sentence s.o., he might go to prison, keep an eye on him, we’ve been looking for you, proper punishment, he should be locked up for 10 years, give him a hug

• What a terrible situation!     

Functions:

• Making judgements  >>  It’s frightening/annoying that... , It’s wonderful to see, it’s hard to believe, it’s wrong to accuse another person of a crime without any real evidence, it’s difficult to know if someone is honest

• Describing a person physically  >>>  He just looks like the young man, he seems to be waiting, he seems anxious, she seems to think that prisons are a waste of money, he looks dangerous

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 8B: Police: 'on the beat' - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• THIEVES - Mugged (asaltado)  >> it looks like someone has been mugged, police community support officers, police on the beat (police patrolling in the streets) foot patrols, defensive weapons, hacking, identity theft, police constables (bobbies), pickpocketing, vandalism, hooliganism

• Any concerns in your area, I’m in charge of..., on a day-to-day basis, unlike other police forces, I wonder how people feel, that have come up on the media,     

That’s Britain:

• Jamaica Inn (Bodmin moor)  >>>  smuggling, stage coach, weapons, lanterns, to hide contraband, haunted

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 9A: What will life be like in 2100? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Future tenses: Future Simple (making predictions), Future Perfect (Talking about completed actions in the future) & Future Continuous (Talking about an action in progress in the future)

Vocabulary:

• The future: a futurologist, you look busy, they want me to write an online article for them, I’ll be working with Gloria again, I don’t even like going in the lift in a department store, they can travel through time, they won’t have enough food for everybody

• By the time I’m fifty, they’ll have already built space elevators on Earth  //  It’s so hard to predict the future.

• Did you get to see Mr Reynolds? He wanted me to pay for the photographs. But I think it’s a hoax (engaño). I think he’s lying in order to make some easy extra money. I’ve heard he’s under investigation for fraud. They laugh at me.

• We will still be living in London in two years’ time  //  I won’t be living in London any more when my kids grow up.

• A spacecraft from other planet, in fifty years’ time, over-population, genetically engineered humans, face transplants, by the end of the century / then / the time we’re old  

Functions:

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 9B: Will sci-fi inventions ever become real? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• FUTURE CONTINUOUS & PERFECT : By the end of 21st century, we will have colonized the Moon // In a hundred years’ time robots will be doing all our housework

Vocabulary:

• In order to make their inventions true, which major inventions have been inspired by sci-fi?, fiction leading to fact, to turn their inventions into reality

• It could depend on it, e-paper     

• If only we had the time

That’s Britain:

• Plymouth  >>>  In 1620 the Pilgrim Fathers set sail for America from Plymouth (Mayflower), naval base (it was bombed, destroyed, rebuilt), lighthouse, waterfront, Sir Francis Drake, that draws tourists here, Conan Doyle lived here, a unique heritage

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 10A: Friday 13th - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Prepositions of place and direction (in, at), time (on, in, for, at) and movement (out of, into, towards)

Vocabulary:

• Superstitions and fears: Tarot cards, superstitious, astrology, horoscope, horse shoe, touch wood 

• I’ve been quite lucky so far this year, you should apply for this new job, I’d have to learn a new set of skills, it can help you make up your mind

• Fortune favours the brave, there’s no gain without pain (as they say) 

• A cottage, I wish I was back at home, leave the light on

Functions:

• Describing repeated/habitual behaviour (You’ll always go round a ladder, you’ll never walk under it) / in the past (My uncle would always carry a piece of coal...), talking about continuing actions  >>  GO ON+ V-ing (to go on wearing red socks) / in the past (I laughed and laughed)

Intermedio B2.1 - Unit 10B: Fears and phobias - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Fears and phobias: I hate snakes, I can’t stand cockroaches, agoraphobia (fear of open public spaces), the main treatment for phobia, enclosed spaces

• Psychologists usually group phobias into three types (social, agoraphobic, specific). Napoleon was afraid of cats, he had a fear of eggs, your belly button

• Rapid heartbeat, hyperventilating, feeling hot or sweaty or also feeling sick.

That’s Britain:

• Salisbury (Stonehenge).- Summer solstice

Module 7 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 8 

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 2A: Never too old to learn - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (3 types, unless...)

• Rather / far / too + adjective  (too old)

Vocabulary:

• To apply for a grant/scholarship to pay for the course, career, you’ll miss the deadline, accounting course     

Functions:

• Offering and requesting for information, asking for help

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 1B: What course shall I do? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (part 2)

Vocabulary:

• Job market, challenging

• Adult learning (lifelong learning): full time, part time, distance learning, evening class.

• A wide range of vocational courses, to cater for     

That’s Britain:

• St Andrews (in Scotland)  >>>  golf, university & seaside town

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 2A: Money problems - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE used to describe a process (Examples: My card was eaten by the cash machine, the loan has been approved, You weren’t given permission by the bank, I’m sure you’ll be given the loan)

Vocabulary:

• MONEY & BANKS: Fill in a form to ask/apply for a loan, spend over my credit limit, to be overdrawn (= in the red), cash flow problems (problemas de liquidez), to borrow/lend, business advisor, high interest rates, bank charges (they charged him £60), cash machine, teller (cajero dentro del banco con persona), your account, customer, savings, mortgages, piggy bank

• An old friend of mine ,  You’re still waiting for the call  ,  Maybe they are very busy  , How much profit...?

Functions:

• Expressing opinions  >>>    I hope he’s right , Do you think...? , I’d like to point out that... , The thing is that... , As far as I’m concerned,....   ,   It seems to me... , I’m quite sure that/about...

• Agreeing and disagreeing  >>>    I know what you mean , So / Neither/ Nor do I , I don’t

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 2B: Can we live without banks? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE part 2 (to be fed up with the banks, The Lewes can always be spent...)

Vocabulary:

• Local currency system (Lewes currency), legal currency, local economy, traders, local residents, This helps boost the local economy, to be fed up, paperwork, environmentally... , 24/7  

That’s Britain:

• Glasgow

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 3A: Save our trees - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS IN THE PAST

• SO/SUCH... :  It is such a waste of water

• I do care about it.

Vocabulary:

• Environmental issues, collecting bottle tops, recycle, reuse, reduce, wildlife, eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, scrap paper, pollution from cars, global warming, greenhouse effect, acid rain, ozone layer, cut down these trees, fewer green areas

• Disapproval, organize/make a protest, sign up a petition

• I don’t have to go to Greece for my holidays, We’ll use public transport instead, That was a good trick she played   

Functions:

• Modal verbs expressing possibility, regret and disapproval in the past: I could have had a shower, You should have thought about the environment, They may/might have written this morning, You could have washed the dishes

• Expressing continuing change: The wider, the better; petrol is getting more and more expensive

• Expressing worry: I’m worried/concerned about...., My worry is..., I’m afraid of...

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 3B: Protect our planet - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Soil, plant, heather (brezo), hedge (seto), bees, pollen

• Biodiversity, to help protect the wildlife (The Environmental Stewardship Scheme), to improve the landscape/the countryside, massive change, droughts, high temperatures, waste, too much fishing, protect land against flooding

• Thankfully, producing a crop, It’s the best thing I’ve ever done, We are more aware of...,

That’s Britain:

• Harrogate (North Yorkshire) The Stray: willow branches, willow weaving

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 4A: What a bargain! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Exclamatory sentences: What a bargain!  What a nightmare! How dreadful!  How sweet!

• MODAL VERBS in the past:  MUST / CAN’T HAVE

• PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS to make emphasis: You’ve been shopping again!

Vocabulary:

• Going shopping: shopping trip, charity shop, outlet shop, a clear-out, designer clothes, shopping habits, good value, on the sales, reduced price,

• Materials: leather, silk, suede,

• Items: top, high heels, dark brown leather cowboy boots, platform shoes, biker jacket, party dress     

Functions:

• Giving a good excuse: “I can’t. I’m meeting Carla for a coffee.”

• Expressing sympathy (lástima): I’d go crazy

• Making past deductions based on evidence:  You can’t have been thinking straight when you bought them, she must have hundreds of pairs,

• Invitations: Would you like to try them?

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 4B: What shall I buy? - RTVE - YouTube 

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Shopping: complaining (to take an item back to the shop, to get a refund, to exchange it, customer service), pretend to be shopper (mystery shopper), to focus on sth, retail manager, key requirements

That’s Britain:

• York (going shopping)

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 5A: Rock on! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• RELATIVE CLAUSES: defining and non-defining (extra-information)

• Subject & object questions: Who did Sylvia call?  Who invited some friends to the gig (concierto)

• What? / Which?: What kind of music...?   Which track shall I play first?

Vocabulary:

• MUSIC: to go for an audition, gig, I used to play the bass guitar, the rehearsal

• What do you want to do that for? , Whose MP3 player is this? , Who’s she talking to? , Shall we carry on with the rehearsal? , all day long , to be into sth.   

Functions:

• Giving information & asking for information

• Expressing certainty: That must be...

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 5B: Making music - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• • RELATIVE CLAUSES (i)

Vocabulary:

• Music in the digital age: Why don’t you want them any more?, downloading music, promote her own music, the only way to make money from music is by performing alive, I rely on social media, a wide range of music, folk music, live music, venues, buskers

That’s Britain:

• Newcastle: I’m on my way to Newcastle, the Angel of the North (made of steel), The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, nearby, Do you mind if I...?

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 6A: My perfect job - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• REPORTED SPEECH (statements and questions)

• Since then we’ve been working harder

Vocabulary:

• WORKING: dispatch department, overtime, I was sacked (fired), employee/employer, sales figures, delivery dates, huge pay rise, my fault, they take much too long, so long days, slavery, to retire early (early retirement), Why bother?, fed up with their working conditions, overworked, stressed, a good reference, hardworking, efficient, lead a team, what she thought of him, available, commitment, job satisfaction

• Most important of all,       

Functions:

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 6B: Homeworking - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Homeworker, to oversleep, miss the bus, traffic jams, staff, the trains break down, you get anxious, head/branch office, hot desk, smaller premises, social interaction, video conferencing technology, Just pretend, new communication tools, the most in-demand job     

That’s Britain:

• Loch Lomond (Scotland)  >>>  whisky distillery, malting, Scotch whisky, top class (=very good)

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 7A: The age of Internet - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• REPORTED COMMANDS AND REQUESTS: I asked s.o. to give me sth.  , I told him not to close

Vocabulary:

• THE INTERNET: Search engine, What would Jade’s website provide for (provision) the community?, starting a website, the domain, We can think about apps (applications), tags (etiquetas), English teaching blog, updated, upload/download photos, browsing the page (navegar, hojear, curiosear)

• Social skills, to socialize, it sounds like a good idea, it does look interesting, recipe, I’ll give it a try, contents you can quickly look up, his accountant     

Functions:

• Expressing ignorance:  I don’t know..., I haven’t a clue..., I have no idea..., I don’t know... how to advertise the café.

• Asking for clarification: What exactly do you mean? , Let me get this clear.

• Expressing interest: Really? , Is that so? , I was particularly interested in... + NOUN / V-ing (I was particularly interested in those stories = Those stories interested me)

• Expressing wishes (hypothetical): I wish we were....

• Hesitating in a conversation

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 7B: How can the Internet help us? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• NHS (National Health Service): Health care centre, telehealth, telecare, sneezing, stomach cramps (náuseas), cramps (calambres), a check-up, pulse, blood sugar level, teleoperation

• I forgot to record the programme, social networking, to evolve (evolution)

That’s Britain:

• Yorkshire Dales  >>>  moors, cattle, to run a farm, What do they breed sheep for?

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 8A: Democracy in action - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• REPORTED SPEECH: suggest/recommend doing sth. , offer/order/promise to do sth.  >> You promised to cut taxes and you have increased them by 20%, you promised not to raise taxes, you ordered us not to vote for him, he’s offered to give a talk

Vocabulary:

• POLITICS: I’m starting a new political party, I’m going to stand at the next local elections, main parties: Conservatives (Tories), Liberal Democrats and Labour, policy, old-fashioned, fresh ideas, politicians should really care for the important issues, constituency (distrito electoral), local issues (housing, green spaces, sports facilities, vandalism), mp (member of Parliament), PM (Prime Minister), independent candidate, so far they’ve ignored our protests, to hang around in the streets, the developers (real estate developer > promoter, land developer), to ask the Council, it’s a waste of a vote

• Politicians should be fair, reliable, honest (honesty), caring, open-minded

• to put it briefly, will you turn down that volume, please?  , there aren’t enough buses, in the meantime, thank you for calling     

Functions:

• Generalising: using indefinite pronouns such as EVERYBODY, NOTHING, ANYWHERE... , one can’t always trust politicians, someone has to do the job

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 8B: British Parliament - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• POLITICS: Houses of Parliament (House of Commons & House of Lords > the members are appointed (nombrados), Parliamentary debate, two chambers, monarchy, head of state, sovereign, to be involved with politics, to struggle for the independence

That’s Britain:

• Stirling (William Wallace)  >> the bagpipes

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 9A: I'm a celebrity! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• • REPORTED SPEECH: statements, questions, commands

Vocabulary:

• • CELEBRITIES: celebrity news, gossip, privacy, hounded by the press, star-struck (fascinated by a celebrity), stylish, lavish (lujuso) lifestyle

  • What’s the point of talking to her?, it must be difficult to be a teenager, I wish I had a hair like that     

Functions:

• • Expressing emotions

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 9B: Who do you look like? - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• • Reported speech

Vocabulary:

• • I was once told that...,   I looked like...,   celebrity lookalike, and so do I, meet and greet, mix and mingle, reality shows

That’s Britain:

• Edinburgh: Edinburgh Fringe Festival, famous writers (literature)

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 10A: The voice of age and experience - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• REVISION OF TENSES

Vocabulary:

• TELEVISION: you look very smart, news presenter, job interview, a talk show host, wrinkle free, age discrimination, breaking news, gossip, biased (sesgado) against older, wear make-up, people, on serious issues, news coverage, telly

• There won’t be any women over 50 left. Wish me luck!  The older you get, the better you get, audience figures went up by 30%, on average...   

Functions:

• Various

Intermedio B2.2 - Unit 7B: Let's listen to the radio! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Revision of tenses.

Vocabulary:

• RADIO: radio stations, public broadcasting, licence fee, dramatic storyline, no swearing, to allow s.o. to do sth., the longest running soap opera in the world,

• You spotted me in the documentary, the information is relevant and hopefully entertaining, cooking show     

That’s Britain:

• Bradford: National Media Museum, interactive galleries, wool, digital technologies, Newsroom

Module 7 - Unit 11: Revision Unit - RTVE - YouTube

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 9 

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 1A: Time flies when you're having fun! - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• WH- WORDS + -EVER: whichever, wherever, whenever, whatever...

 Vocabulary:

• TIME: the lack of time, it’s (high) time for a shower / you washed the dishes up, I’ve got a deadline, time is running out (to run out of sth), 9.30 sharp, what a waste of time, time flies, a long day, the clock has gone forward, his flight has been rescheduled, when does time drag (go very slowly, arrastrarse), clock watching

• They all share a house in London, breathing classes, taking the dog for a walk, I do have to fly, I’m going to miss the train, this is up to you, I don’t mind, it’s all the same for me, I want you to visualize, I didn’t expect anyone to be here

Functions:

• Expressing lack of preference: whichever you like, wherever you want, whenever you’ve got time, whatever comes to mind

• Narrating past events: once I had taken a few..., by the time I got to the pub they had left, as soon as, while, and then

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 1B: Clock-watching - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Great-grandfather’s pocket watch, sundial, sandglass, time keeping, Greenwich Mean Time, pendulum, atomic clocks, we are always aware of the time

• Farming, harvest, ancient, challenges, accurate at sea, social gathering, to get stuck in the traffic, all bets are off (anything can happen)

That’s Britain:

• Liverpool: What is Liverpool best known for? Waterfront, venue

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 2A: Relationship - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS: must (certainty), should

Vocabulary:

• WEDDING: wedding cake, wedding plans, weddings must be really hard to organise, book the honeymoon, you don’t very enthusiastic at all, do you? Can you image how big the wedding is going to be? Upset/please her parents, getting divorced, what a shame!, relatives, your future in-laws,  fiancée, enjoy themselves planning the wedding, we need to decide ourselves

• The lemon cake is lighter for the summer, let’s try something else, we should run away to..., which one do you prefer?, chat s.o. up, a huge row about the wedding, I picked up the wedding invitations

• Is Danny being supportive to his brother Mark? Who are the closest people in your family? You can lean on people, without doubt, we know each other very well, having in jokes, a warm fuzzy feeling

Functions:

• Describing people and things (she’s really fun to be with, they are easy to please), expressing possession (possessive adjectives and pronouns, some friends of mine)

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 2B: BFF - Best friends forever - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Friendship: Making close friends, acquaintances, companionship, school playground, long-term friendship, animal kingdom

• Reserved/open, quiet / loud, similar interests, the older you get...the better...., the resemblance,

• I would probably count them on one hand,  deep values being shared, how incredible!, to tie the knot = to get married, before taking the leap (antes de pegar el salto), co-habit first in order to test the water

That’s Britain:

• Morecambe Bay: wildlife, quicksand, bay sands, Stone Jetty, landmarks, along the promenade, statue, Midland hotel, nature reserve, bird watching, deer, otters, dragonflies (libélulas), robins (petirrojo), binoculars.

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 3A: If I lived here... - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• Hypothetical conditionals: If I had a bike, I would cycle...

• TOO + adjectives

• Comparatives: The more I see of this place, the less I like it  //  as friendly as here  //  the longer you live in a place, the harder it is to leave   //  much friendlier than

Vocabulary:

• Neighbourhood, leisure centre, crime rate, a lot of breakings, in her search for a new flat, street lighting, a prime location, good facilities

• Affordable, dodgy (not very safe), peaceful area, it looks a bit dead,

• At the earliest, ten minutes away by train, it’s a shame it is not near the river, she helps Sue by pointing out the good and bad points of the area, my area has gone downhill, there’s so much going on

• Bugbear (pesadilla)  > his bugbear was people leaving rubbish on the streets

Functions:

• Modal verbs expressing possibility, regret and disapproval in the past: I could have had a shower, You should have thought about the environment, They may/might have written this morning, You could have washed the dishes

• Expressing continuing change: The wider, the better; petrol is getting more and more expensive

• Expressing worry: I’m worried/concerned about...., My worry is..., I’m afraid of...

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 3B: The best place to live in my country is... - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Survey, poll, he commissioned  a survey about, anxiety, health facilities, higher wages, the cost of living, low unemployment, untapped (undiscovered)

• The third year in a row, the average man is expected to live

That’s Britain:

• Manchester: football pitch, penalty shootout, at the very table where

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 4A: It's been very nice to meet you - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Firm handshake, trustworthy, eye contact, what could you say instead

• I won’t let you down, you look different somehow, it feels like I’m chasing him, he knows the features of the car better than you do, moving very confidently, reminding him of the benefits of this model, he is not very communicative

• Who do you live with?

• Non-verbal communication: gestures, body language, facial expression, depressed

• My life is moving forward, he felt embarrassed, she was very understanding, I’d rather speak, face-to-face communication

Functions:

• Describing body language: nodding, winking, frowning, scratching your head

• Expressing possibility: may, might, could, perhaps, maybe, can’t, must, surely

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 4B: Gestures can speak louder than words - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Commands, signals, handicapped people on a wheelchair, an inspiring documentary, he’s given my privacy back

• She could no longer walk, I put it into the bucket, a huge amount of training and patience, she teaches these dogs to do... (to walk around the chair), puppies, tasks, skills, the dog and its owner, it gives them time to get to know each other

That’s Britain:

• Chester: fortress, Town Crier, the ancient city of Dewa, someone who makes announcements, the River Dee, the Rows, the Town Hall, the City Walls, what an interesting place Chester is!

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 5A: You need to look after yourself - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS expressing obligation: should, ought to, need to

Vocabulary:

• Being fit (in good shape): Stretching and breathing, muscle strength, posture, fitness, something more energetic, I’m starving, breathing in and breathing out

• I’m too old for partying, Sorry to be a pain in the neck (siento ser un latazo), my back and ... are stiff, your laptop, I couldn’t keep up with all the moves, it doesn’t cost an eye and a leg

• I don’t think so, Do say yes, Don’t you start nagging me, blister, I haven’t done any serious walking before, plasters, we are going on an easy walk today, we’ll follow the footpath, how are you doing?

• I’m enjoying meeting new people, to put on some weight, that won’t fill you up, I must have burnt a hundred calories today, so that we can catch up (ponerse al día), the rambling group, the countryside

• A treat, I try to eat sensibly, I stopped eating meat

Functions:

• Giving warnings and advice: If I were you, I would..., you’d better find something else, why don’t we go together?, modal verbs of obligation

• Expressing purpose: so that, in order to, so as to

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 5B: We live in a image society - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• To lose weight, obese or overweight (obesity), rationing, to indulge oneself in food (se pasaron con la comida), shunned, stigmatised, they are more likely to develop cancer

• We are getting fatter, eating processed food, a flat belly, the old-fashioned meals, it is worse the younger you are, the benefit of a balanced diet

• Every once in a while (=from time to time), you have both sides of the coin, bleaching and making the skill lighter

That’s Britain:

• The Lake District: outdoor activities, mountain guide, rock climbing, kayaking and canoeing, my body is aching, boat hire, to enjoy some peace and tranquillity, what a beautiful place!

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 6A: Tastes have changed - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• PASSIVE VOICE

• RELATIVE CLAUSES

Vocabulary:

• FURNITURE: tasteful, not to my taste, no taste in clothes, I prefer, stylish.

• Cookery: a pinch of chilli, a dash of salt, a drop of vinegar, a handful of herbs, a splash of wine >> to express small quantities when cooking

• Smart, formal, casual, stylish, cool, handsome, tasteless/tasteful, vulgar, pretentious, grotesque  //  To fit, to match & to suit //  I don’t like to dress up

• We were just talking about what an interesting statue this is. Seafood, a broad taste, spicy food, traditional English grub (food)

• Get a promotion in my job, this must be your boyfriend, to keep up with the fashion trends

Functions:

• Giving opinions: I’d like to point out..., Personally I rather like..., As far as I’m concerned...

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 6B: A personal question of taste - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Notion of good taste: aesthetic movement, arbiter of taste (Oscar Wilde), etiquette, design, style, to appeal, not too showy, brand names, grace, good manners, to show off, to flaunt (alardear)

• Social class: Labouring classes, middle classes, to be well off     

That’s Britain:

• The Dalemain Mansion  >>>  homemade food, courtyard, barns (granero), stables, helpful, marmalade, endangered species (Seville oranges)

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 7A: Some dreams do come true - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE: FUTURE CONTINUOUS & FUTURE PERFECT

• Use of FUTURE SIMPLE for general expectations:  One day I will be a famous star.

• By this time next week I will have signed a new contract  //  I won’t be working in an office.

• Use of the FUTURE CONTINUOUS for formal arrangements >>   We will be flying to Stockholm on Saturday and then on Sunday morning we will be visiting Copenhagen.

• Use of PRESENT CONTINUOUS with future meaning for arrangements  >>  We are launching a new model.

Vocabulary:

• Hopes and dreams: A bright future ahead, expectations, deadline, pushing ourselves to the limit (do our best), the new advertising campaign will come out next month

• To be more involved, heading a team (I would like to head my own team), I will be in charge, you won’t be disappointed

• In ten years’ time I hope I will be running my own advertising agency.

• I wanted to remind myself about my expectations.  TO REMIND S.O. TO DO STH. The teacher reminded the students to write a composition for the following week.  //  TO REMEMBER TO DO STH (future action)  Remember to write a composition for next week.   //  TO REMEMBER DOING STH (past action)   I remember playing football with my friends in the middle of the street.

• I was thinking that to myself, work on this by yourself, it doesn’t bother me.

• Health permitting, ....  // retiring // my goal     

Functions:

• Expressing hope and lack of hope:  I hope so / I hope that / I hope, too / hopefully,  //  I hope not / I hope never to...

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 7B: When I grow up, I want to be... - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Children’s ambitions: survey, outlandish (unusual) aspirations ≠ realistic aspirations, apprenticeship, wizard, celebrities,

• Closely linked, to strive-strove/strived-striven (luchar, esforzarse), PR (public relations),

That’s Britain:

• Blackpool  >>>  seaside resort, roller coaster, the promenade, amusement park, the high tide organ, east pier

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 8A: Plucking up courage - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• MODAL VERBS: must, have to

• Life experiences: PRESENT PERFECT  (Have you ever/often...?)

Vocabulary:

• It was awarded to me by the local government, to pull him out of the water, to be proud of s.o., courageous, superhero, regular job, to confront, a girl was drowning in a river, dive into the river, what makes you risk your life?, I’m scared of flying

• Disgusting, such a mess, to clean up, I’ll try to do my share, understanding

• Try doing sth / try to do sth , stop worrying / stop to do sth

• Extreme sports: bungee jumping, scuba diving, parachuting, abseiling, freezing cold, to work overseas, to get into some scrapes, veering left and right

Functis:

• Express objection: to object to sth / to object to doing sth  >> I really object to tidying up after him all the time, she will object to my cooking

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 8B: A huge sense of freedom - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• An adrenaline rush (addicted to adrenaline), to get a buzz, a life-affirming experience, your throat tightens, your heart raises, your hands go sweaty, putting ourselves at risk

• Extreme sports/high-risk activities: Parkour or free running, acrobatic stunts, to drill these techniques, to fight the danger, to run away from danger, bungee jumping, zorbing, kite buggying, rock climbing, shark cage diving

• The more you ..., the more you’ll...

• Agony aunt, in the most efficient way

That’s Britain:

• Nottingham (Robin Hood)  >>  market square, folk hero, such a famous character, a legend, time and time again, an outlaw, the major oak tree, on horseback, hope, charity, justice, freedom, archery, bow, arrow

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 9A: Looking real - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• I wish I had smaller eyes

Vocabulary:

• People’s appearance and personality: airbrushed and photoshopped, square jaw, fake, designer stubble (three-day beard), he has to deal with quite a demanding client called Frances

• What do you want the model to look like? Arrogant, conceited, trustworthy, skinny, handsome, good-looking, like the man next door, freckles, manly, sensitive, double chin, active, outgoing, a wide range of friends, your jaw look prominent now

• Anti-ageing cream, beer belly, tough and strong, the photo shoot, a small scar on his cheek, it took Frances ages to decide..., I truly appreciate what you are doing, thanks for the compliment, I got rid of my scar, if you ever need a model..., there is a resemblance

• The similar outlook on life (similar values and beliefs), we have common grounds, they like partying

• Look + adj , look like+ noun, look as if   ///  seem , seem like  - He doesn’t look so good now, he must have run out of your cream, it must be really effective

Functions:

• Describing people: What does he look like? What is he like? (personality)

• Expressing disapproval: I hate when..., no way..., it’s ridiculous...

• Expressing appreciation: I appreciate it when...., I truly appreciate

Intermedio B2.3 - Unit 9B: A positive body image - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

 Vocabulary:

• Cosmetic or plastic surgery: nose job and boob job, breast surgery, extremely distorted view of their own appearance, caste, off the bat (immediately) to boost your ego, upper-class, a face lift

• What drives people to change their looks? Youthful, boyish look, helpful, a realistic expectation, to undergo an operation

• According to..., one in ten of those procedures, the only reliable source

• New Zealanders are supposed to dress, the higher caste you are ...the better dressed you are, wealthy     

That’s Britain:

• Lake District (2): Romantic poets (William Wordsworth), watercolours, inspired by its natural beauty, to awake the poet you have inside

NEW THAT’S ENGLISH. Module 10 

Intermedio B2.4 - Unit 1A: Turning your life around - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

• TENSES: Past Perfect Simple/Continuous 

• On/before/after + V-ing   >>>  before going out..., after quitting my job...., on removing my seafood dish

• That’s so beautiful, It’s so nice to have met you (REMEMBER SUCH)

Vocabulary:

• Let’s get started.  Sprinkle it with a dash of chilli sauce, starving, disgusting, I had been cooking it in the defrost set, She’s coming over later for a coffee and a chat / a strong, black coffee , a friend of Karen’s.

• Who writes this stuff? Is your life at a crossroads? Goals and targets, I had to turn my life around, I had been putting up with the stress for so long, for ages, to quit/give up your job, overcoming difficulties, I had a good career, dropping out of university and becoming a hairdresser, getting divorced. Sometimes those quizzes are revealing, overworking, I’d better go..., she wasn’t being true to herself

• African fabrics (telas) and designs, to hang out in places, we can make the magazine better, we’ve got work to do

Functions:

• Talking about habits in the past  >>>  USED TO / WOULD (I would go to the office every day, work and go back home)

• Talking about states in the past  >>>  USED TO

Intermedio B2.4 - Unit 1B: A change is a good as a rest - RTVE - YouTube

Grammatical aspects:

Vocabulary:

• Turning points, it was a major moment in my life, an epiphany moment, we should seize the moment, throughout our lives, to distress s.o. (afligir, consternar a alguien), it is when thoughts and desires become very clear, my turning points are yet to come

• the die was cast (la suerte estaba echada) the plural of ‘die’ (dado) is ‘dice’.  

• Furniture making, workshop, to set up a coffee business, to suffer from conflicts, coffee bushes, landmines, the abolition of slavery, the uprising of a group of rebels (Good Friday Peace Agreement). They are able to do that by growing coffee.

• Not only did Mary change her life, but she’s also changing the lives....

That’s Ireland!