WELCOME TO IRELAND

sábado, 25 de febrero de 2012

revision Unit-4.Future tense

Vocabulary


1 Circle the words which are “positive” for the environment. Underline the words which are

“negative” for the environment.

pollutants • recycle • smoke • toxic waste • environmentally-friendly • exhaust fumes

renewable energy • global warming • conservation

2 Are the pairs of words opposites (O) or synonyms (S)?

1. destroy – save

2. toxic waste – poisonous chemicals

3. damage – harm

4. rubbish – litter

5. overuse – underuse

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Thousands of fish and water birds died as a result of the oil spill / landfill.

2. We should buy cars that use less petrol / smoke.

3. Many people are trying hard to put an end to environmentally-friendly / global warming.

4. Every family can try to reduce the amount of rubbish / smoke that they throw out.

5. We show that we care about / harm our environment by recycling.

6. Some farmers use chemicals / landfills to make fruit grow bigger.

7. By using recycled paper, we can help prevent deforestation / pollutants.

8. Pollution combined with toxic waste could lead to conservation / ecological disaster.

4 Match the words in A to the definitions in B.

A B

1. multinational a. replaces itself naturally

2. underestimate b. two things that are joined together

3. anti-smoking c. do or take something too much

4. renewable d. against the use of cigarettes

5. interconnected e. guess a number that is too low

6. overuse f. in many countries

5 Choose the correct prefix to match the definitions.

1. against violence: anti- / multi- violence

2. food that is not cooked enough: over / under cooked

3. doing many tasks at the same time: inter / multi- tasking

4. turn on again: re / anti- start

5. competition between different schools: inter / over school contest

6. works too hard: anti- / over worked



6 Match the sentences in A to the results in B.

A B

1. Factories dump their toxic waste in the sea. a. Land pollution increases.

2. Cars and lorries give off exhaust fumes. b. Deforestation increases.

3. People throw their rubbish on the ground. c. Water pollution increases.

4. People cut down too many trees. d. Conservation increases.

5. People use only the things they need. e. Recycling increases.

6. Instead of throwing things away, rubbish is reused. f. Air pollution increases.

7 Complete the sentences with the words below.

landfills • recycle • protect • exhaust fumes • toxic • destroy • increase

1. ……………… from cars are a major cause of air pollution.

2. Most countries bury their rubbish in ……………… .

3. If we continue to ……………… the environment, wild animals will have nowhere to live.

4. There has been an ……………… in the number of cars on the roads.

5. My father’s company is able to ……………… plastic bottles by making garden furniture from them.

6. Many countries bury their ……………… waste in unpopulated areas.

7. We need to ……………… endangered animals.



Grammar

1 Choose the correct answer.

1. An old man just got on the bus. I will give / am going to give him my seat.

2. We will have / are going to have a big history test next week.

3. I am hungry. I think I will eat / am going to eat something.

4. He is beginning / will begin skating lessons tomorrow.

5. They will buy / are going to buy a new sofa soon.

6. My friends are preparing / will prepare a meal for their parents tomorrow night.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

1. Ron is fast. He ……………………… (win) the race.

2. That soup smells delicious. I think
I ……………………… (have) some.

3. Have you cleaned your room yet?

No, not yet. I ……………………… (clean) it tomorrow.

4. What are your plans for the weekend?
I ……………………… (have) some friends over.

5. Lisa tells her sister a secret and says, “Promise you ……………………… (not tell) Mum.”

6. Where ……………… you ……………………… (put) that picture? I think you should hang it on that wall.

7. Can you come to my house tonight? We ……………………… (watch) a great film.

8. Let’s go to the party. It ……………………… (be) fun.

3 Write sentences with the words below.

1. 7.00 / going / leave / morning / they / to / tomorrow / are / at / .



2. will / the / take place / where / meeting / ?



3. party / invite / Bill / Sara / to / won’t / her / .



4. recycling / going / build / when / are / centre / the / they / to / ?



4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, the Present Continuous

or be going to. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. Are you thirsty? Don’t worry, I ……………………………… (bring) you a glass of water.

2. He is training because he ……………………………… (take part) in the next Winter Olympics.

3. My parents ……………………………… (fly) to Greece tomorrow morning.

4. What ……………… you ……………………… (wear) for the party next week?

5. It ……………… probably ……………………… (rain) in London next week.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Continuous.

1. At this time tomorrow, I ……………………………… (sit) on the plane to New York.

2. The technician ……………………………… (come) to check the telephone system tomorrow morning.

3. ……………… the film ……………………… (start) in a few minutes?

4. Maria Tanner ……………………………… (not perform) the leading role in today’s show.



6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect Simple.

1. By this time next year, I ……………………………… (lose) 15 kilos.

2. Give them more time. They ……………………………… (not finish) the assignment by Tuesday.

3. Next January, my parents ……………………………… (be) married for 30 years.

4. ……………… scientists ……………………… (find) a cure for cancer by the year 2050?

7 Choose the correct answer.

1. How will I recognise him? He will be wearing / will have worn a green shirt.

2. Let’s hope that we will be stopping / will have stopped global warming by the year 2025.

3. The film starts at 8.00 and finishes at 10.00, so at 9.00 we will be watching / will have watched it.

4. The President is ill so he won’t be attending / won’t have attended the meeting this evening.

5. If he wins the Oscar this year, he will be winning / will have won three awards.

Vocabulary


1 Circle the words which are “positive” for the environment. Underline the words which are

“negative” for the environment.

pollutants • recycle • smoke • toxic waste • environmentally-friendly • exhaust fumes

renewable energy • global warming • conservation

2 Are the pairs of words opposites (O) or synonyms (S)?

1. destroy – save

2. toxic waste – poisonous chemicals

3. damage – harm

4. rubbish – litter

5. overuse – underuse

3 Choose the correct answer.

1. Thousands of fish and water birds died as a result of the oil spill / landfill.

2. We should buy cars that use less petrol / smoke.

3. Many people are trying hard to put an end to environmentally-friendly / global warming.

4. Every family can try to reduce the amount of rubbish / smoke that they throw out.

5. We show that we care about / harm our environment by recycling.

6. Some farmers use chemicals / landfills to make fruit grow bigger.

7. By using recycled paper, we can help prevent deforestation / pollutants.

8. Pollution combined with toxic waste could lead to conservation / ecological disaster.

4 Match the words in A to the definitions in B.

A B

1. multinational a. replaces itself naturally

2. underestimate b. two things that are joined together

3. anti-smoking c. do or take something too much

4. renewable d. against the use of cigarettes

5. interconnected e. guess a number that is too low

6. overuse f. in many countries

5 Choose the correct prefix to match the definitions.

1. against violence: anti- / multi- violence

2. food that is not cooked enough: over / under cooked

3. doing many tasks at the same time: inter / multi- tasking

4. turn on again: re / anti- start

5. competition between different schools: inter / over school contest

6. works too hard: anti- / over worked



6 Match the sentences in A to the results in B.

A B

1. Factories dump their toxic waste in the sea. a. Land pollution increases.

2. Cars and lorries give off exhaust fumes. b. Deforestation increases.

3. People throw their rubbish on the ground. c. Water pollution increases.

4. People cut down too many trees. d. Conservation increases.

5. People use only the things they need. e. Recycling increases.

6. Instead of throwing things away, rubbish is reused. f. Air pollution increases.

7 Complete the sentences with the words below.

landfills • recycle • protect • exhaust fumes • toxic • destroy • increase

1. ……………… from cars are a major cause of air pollution.

2. Most countries bury their rubbish in ……………… .

3. If we continue to ……………… the environment, wild animals will have nowhere to live.

4. There has been an ……………… in the number of cars on the roads.

5. My father’s company is able to ……………… plastic bottles by making garden furniture from them.

6. Many countries bury their ……………… waste in unpopulated areas.

7. We need to ……………… endangered animals.



Grammar

1 Choose the correct answer.

1. An old man just got on the bus. I will give / am going to give him my seat.

2. We will have / are going to have a big history test next week.

3. I am hungry. I think I will eat / am going to eat something.

4. He is beginning / will begin skating lessons tomorrow.

5. They will buy / are going to buy a new sofa soon.

6. My friends are preparing / will prepare a meal for their parents tomorrow night.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

1. Ron is fast. He ……………………… (win) the race.

2. That soup smells delicious. I think
I ……………………… (have) some.

3. Have you cleaned your room yet?

No, not yet. I ……………………… (clean) it tomorrow.

4. What are your plans for the weekend?
I ……………………… (have) some friends over.

5. Lisa tells her sister a secret and says, “Promise you ……………………… (not tell) Mum.”

6. Where ……………… you ……………………… (put) that picture? I think you should hang it on that wall.

7. Can you come to my house tonight? We ……………………… (watch) a great film.

8. Let’s go to the party. It ……………………… (be) fun.

3 Write sentences with the words below.

1. 7.00 / going / leave / morning / they / to / tomorrow / are / at / .



2. will / the / take place / where / meeting / ?



3. party / invite / Bill / Sara / to / won’t / her / .



4. recycling / going / build / when / are / centre / the / they / to / ?



4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, the Present Continuous

or be going to. There may be more than one possible answer.

1. Are you thirsty? Don’t worry, I ……………………………… (bring) you a glass of water.

2. He is training because he ……………………………… (take part) in the next Winter Olympics.

3. My parents ……………………………… (fly) to Greece tomorrow morning.

4. What ……………… you ……………………… (wear) for the party next week?

5. It ……………… probably ……………………… (rain) in London next week.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Continuous.

1. At this time tomorrow, I ……………………………… (sit) on the plane to New York.

2. The technician ……………………………… (come) to check the telephone system tomorrow morning.

3. ……………… the film ……………………… (start) in a few minutes?

4. Maria Tanner ……………………………… (not perform) the leading role in today’s show.



6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Perfect Simple.

1. By this time next year, I ……………………………… (lose) 15 kilos.

2. Give them more time. They ……………………………… (not finish) the assignment by Tuesday.

3. Next January, my parents ……………………………… (be) married for 30 years.

4. ……………… scientists ……………………… (find) a cure for cancer by the year 2050?

7 Choose the correct answer.

1. How will I recognise him? He will be wearing / will have worn a green shirt.

2. Let’s hope that we will be stopping / will have stopped global warming by the year 2025.

3. The film starts at 8.00 and finishes at 10.00, so at 9.00 we will be watching / will have watched it.

4. The President is ill so he won’t be attending / won’t have attended the meeting this evening.

5. If he wins the Oscar this year, he will be winning / will have won three awards.

miércoles, 15 de febrero de 2012

DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE

OPENING: the name of the place and some intoductory details


1.The place: What´s it like? Other details about it

BODY: -describes the place in greater details and gives examples of things you might see or do there.

-Use descriptive adjectives :sandy beaches, trendy shops etc.

1st paragraph

1.Where exactly is it situated/ located?

2.What does it offer?

3.What are the views?

4.What is it well-known for?

5.In addition,what else (que más ) can you do there?.What are they like?

2nd paragraph: More things

1.What else can people visit apart from the busy (animadas), bustling(bulliciosas) and crowded streets?

2.What is it possible to do there in winter and summer?

miércoles, 25 de enero de 2012

BIOGRAPHY: NELSON MANDELA

Make questions and answer them in full anwers about N.Mandela (page 40-41).Use Past Simple

1.What /happen to South Africans from 1948 until 1994? (Pregunta por el sujeto por tanto no ponemos Did en la pregunta ,sólo ponemos el verbo en Past Simple)

2.What /apartheid/ mean?

3.Who /this policy/ keep in power?

4.How/ the rest of the country / live?

5.Who/ be /Mandela

6.Where/ be / he born?

7.What/ be / his real name?

8.What/ it / mean?

9.Who/ change his name? ( pregunta por el sujeto)

10.When and why /he/ run away from home?

11.What/ he/ study?

12.Why/ be/ he / involve_/ in the ANC?

13.What/ANC/ stand for?

14.Why/ be / he and other leaders / sentence_ to life in prison?

15.How long/ he / spend behind the bars?

16.What/ be/ the prison´s conditions like?

17.What/he / refuse to give up?

18.What / his jailers/ offer him?

19.What/ he /become later?

20.When/be/ he/ release_ from prison?

21.He/ receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993?

22.When/ he/ become the first black president of South Africa?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YbZU84oId8 ( videos about N. Mandela)

Recommended film: Invictus

miércoles, 30 de noviembre de 2011


LISTENING SCRIPT-UNIT 2

Answer the questions in full answers

1.Where was Tom last week?
2.What are the beaches like in Newquay?
3.What was the weather like there?
4.What was the hotel like?
5.What made him change his mind that everything was pretty (bastante) boring?.
6.Where was the amusement park?.
7.What happened while he was standing in the queue (cola)?
8.Where did they come on?.
9.Were they having a fantastic time?
10.How did a loud noise (ruído alto ,fuerte) start?
11.What happened to the roller-coaster (noria)?
12.What did he think then?
13.How did they feel at first?
14.Who started shouting for help?
15.How long were they sitting in the rain?
16.What happened then?
17.What was wrong with the roller-coaster?
19.Was anybody hurt?(herido)
20.Where did they spend the rest of the day?
21.Does he really miss her?

martes, 30 de noviembre de 2010

ABOUT MADELAINE

Answer the questions about Madelaine Giere


1.Who´s Madelaine?She´s a sixteen year-old girl from Vancouver

How did she go to Athens?.She went on a school trip.

Why did she visit the Parthenon?.Because it´s one of the city´s most famous sites.

What happened to her while she was walking through the site?.She stopped and picked up a rock to take a photo of it.

Why did she do it?.Because she wanted to have a closer look

Who put her in the jail?.The Greek authorities.

What was her charged with?.She was charged with theft of an antiquity.

Did she know that was forbidden?No,she didn´t.


Were there many written notices (avisos)?.Yes, there were.

What kind of tour guides did the company hire?.The company hired licensed tour guides.

Is it against the law to touch anything there?.Yes, it is

In the end,what was she charged with?She was charged with a fine.

What did her story bring to light?.Her story brought to light the problem of damage that tourists often cause to ancient sites.

Did the writer think that the Greek authorities go a little too far?.Yes,he/she did.

Over to you:
Piensas que Madelaine se merecia(deserve)ser castigada(punish)?.No dañó nada y no robó nada.Aunque debería haber sido más respetuosa.

Do you think Madelaine deserved to be punished?. She didn´t damage anything and she didn´t steal anything( she damaged nothing and she stole nothing).

No ,creo que fue muy injusto que Madelaine fuera castigada.


No, I believe/think tha it was very unfair that Mad. was punished.

Answer:Why don´t we use “Did” in all questions?


Because with the verbs : Be- there was/there were 0r asking for the subject we
don´t use “did” in the questions and in the negatives with the verbs Be or there was/were either

See the questios (1-4-6-7-9-11-12) ,They don´t use Did.


Find in the text words meaning:
-a través de= through
-a pesar de= in spite of
-no obstante/ sin embargo=Nevertheless
-mientras (que)= while /As

martes, 8 de junio de 2010

EIRE OR REPUBLIC OF IRELAND


Ireland or Eire (in Gaelic Language) is a country wherw visitors are always welcome.Irish fields are famously green and the wild coastline is one of the most beautiful in Europe.

Ireland has got everything; beautiful lakes, mountains, islands, rolling hills and plenty of rain¡.To the north, in Donegal, there are some of the nicest beaches you have ever seen.Ireland has also got the longest river in the British Isles, the Shanon.
Ireland has some fantastic cities,too.There you will find modern shops,cafes,theatres an excellent food.
Cork, which is on the south coast of Ireland,is a lively young people´s city.Many famous artists and writers have lived there.
Dublin, whic is the capital of Ireland, is the home of someIreland´s most famous attractions:Dublin Castle and Trinity College.

There is traditional Irish music, of course, but remember that Van Morrison,The Pogues,U2,Sinéad O´Connor and Westlife, are allIrish too.

The Gaelic or Irish football match, which is a mixture of football and rugby is a fantastic game,You should also see a game of hurling, a 15-a-side game, played with wooden sticks. It is the oldest team game in Ireland¡

Answer the questions.

1.Do people in Ireland like visitors?

2. Does Ireland get many hours of sunshine?

3. Is Ireland a flat country?

4. Which part of Ireland has beatiful beaches?

5. Do many young people live in Cork?

6. Are there lots of things to do in Irish cities?

7. Can you hear traditional music in Ireland?

8. Is Irish football the same as British football?