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UNIT 5 Natural Disasters

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N atural disasters: Vocabulary  Volcano Tornado Avalanche Earthquake Blizzard Drought Wildfire Tremor Dust storm Magma Twister Windstorm Conversation:  A: Hello Carmen, did you see the news? B: No, what happened? A: A volcano in the Philippines erupted, causing deaths and material losses. B: My goodness I can't believe it, poor families. A: yes, they have lost everything.  B: Yes, and these natural disasters are caused by climate change. A: They will get worse every day; God take care of us.  Questions What natural disaster have you experienced? The natural disaster I have experienced is the flood of 2010 in the department of Magdalena, all the villages of Remolino Magdalena were flooded.    There were many material losses and animals died of died, but thank God no people died.  Grammar:  Indirect speech: Imperatives To report what someone said without quoting the exact words, use indirect speech. Don’t use quotation marks when you write indirect ...

Grammar: Noun clauses; Embedded questions

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  Noun clauses; Embedded questions  A question can be embedded in a noun clause. Use IF to begin an embedded yes/no question.                                    Embedded yes/no questions Yes/no questions Is that magazine interesting?         Tell me if that magazine is interesting  Did he like the article?               I'd like to know if he liked the article.    Use a question word to begin embedded information questions.  Information questions                             Embedded information questions What's the article about?           I can't remember what the article's about.  Why have you decided to read it?    I don't understand why you've   decided to read it. ...

UNIT 4-READING FOR PLEASURE/Grammar: Noun Clauses

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READING FOR PLEASURE Fiction: Novels Mysteries  Thrillers Romance Science fiction  Short stories Non-Fiction: Biographies  Autobiographies Travel  Memoirs  Self-help 👌 Genres of books Fiction: A novel - a romance novel  A mystery - a science fiction book A thriller - a short story  Nom-fiction: A biography - a memoir  An autobiography - a self-help book A travel books Discussion  Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?  R/ I prefer non-fiction books  What genres?  R/ I like romance genre Have you ever read a book English?  Yes, I read Emma   How about a magazine or a newspaper?  I prefer newspapers are more economic news.  If not, what would you like to read? why? I would like to read detective books because I think they are fantastic.   LESSON 1  Vocabulary: Ways to describe a book. It's a page-turner. It's a cliff-hanger.  It's a best-seller. It's a fast read. It's hard to foll...

Make - Let, discuss: How long a service will take.

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  Let to indicate permission. Use an abject and the base from of a verb  Example: she let her sister wear her favorite skirt.  👉 Let has the same meaning as permit.   💥👀 Use let to indicate that permission is being given to do something.  Example: 👍My boss let me take the day off.  👌I don't let my children stay out after 9:00 p.m.  Vocabulary 1: Dry-clean a suit.  2. Repair shoes.  3. Frame a picture. 4. Deliver a package. 5. Lengthen/ shorten a skirt. 6. Print a sign.  7. Copy a report.  Exercise: A: Carmen, I need you to come with me to repair shoes.  B: Yes, I'll go with you, but first I have to make copy a report.  A: I also need to frame a picture the mom.  B: Let's do mine first and then yours.  A: Ok, Let's go, it's getting late  Discuss: How long a service will take.  The passive causative focuses on the object rather than the subject of the sentence. Use from of have ...

UNIT 3- GETTING THINGS DONE (PLAN)

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  GETTING THINGS DONE  It is a productivity and time management system that helps to complete tasks and manage them, as well as to fulfill commitments in an efficient and stress-free way through a comprehensive system of lists and calendars. https://www.canva.com/design/DAFNKQCQbLo/PfSqIrAVIXOU3CzXJY0vHA/edit?utm_content=DAFNKQCQbLo&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton  Advantages of getting things done: Less stress. 👏 More clarity. 👀 Increased brain power. 😎  Freedom of choice. 😏 Example: A: Hello Maria, how are you? B: Hi, fine and you? A: Fine thank you, Maria, one question, did you do the English activities? B: Yes, since last week I did them.   A: A ok, I did them and I am pressed for time, can I borrow them? B: Yes of course, but on one condition.  A: Which one? B: Promise me that you will make a list to get organized, because I won't lend you the activities anymore.   A: Yes, it won't happen again, tha...

Tuesday, August 30, Thursday, September 1, 2022

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 Symptoms  Talk about Medications A: Hello Carlos, how are you? B. Hello, I am sick, I have a high fever, tiredness and red eyes.   A: Oh no, how terrible, have you been to the doctor? B: Yes, I did, they told me I have covid, and they prescribed me medication. A. Which ones? B: these, acetaminophen, eye drops, vitamin C and rehydration serum.    A: excellent, I hope you get better. B: thank you, bye.  Vocabulary: 👀Eye drops 👃A nasal spray 😷an antihistamine  💊 an antibiotic  😖an antiacid  📌an ointmen.  Conversation  A: Hi, did you hear that Carol is hospitalized? B: I didn't know, what happened to her? A: She took an overdose of cough medicine. B: Really? A: yes, she's a little stable now. B: what did the doctor say? A: that he will recover, but slowly. B: I hope he will get over it.   MODALS MUST. 👍 Use the modal must the base from of a verb to draw a conclusion anda indicate that you think something is probab...

August, 25, 2022

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 Unit 2  Health Matters  The health of your mouth is very important and you should take care of your gums and teeth.  👦💢 Red or swollen gums  😖😖 A broken tooth  😅😔 A Losse tooth  😢😮 Fillings  Notes Toothache Schedule Appointment  Date Tooth  Teeth  Right away