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UNIT 1, LIFE PLANS LEVEL 6

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Conversation Model  Sara: Hello Melisa, how are you? Melisa: I'm here organizing an enrollment. Sara: You are studying psychology. Malisa: No, I'm not studying that anymore, it was last year, now I'm studying law.   Sara: I didn't know anything about that change. Melisa: My mom convinced me to change careers.    Express and ask about past intentions and plans that changed with was / were going to + a base form. 👉 I was going to get married (but I didn't). 👏Was she going to take the course? You can also use would (the past of will) + a base form to express plans and intentions that changed, but only in a noun clause following verbs such as thought, believed, or said. 👉She thought she would be a doctor (but she changed her mind). 👉We always believed they would get married (but they never did)  👉They said they would pay for their daughter's studies (but they didn't). Note: You can also use was / were going to in a noun clause after thought believed or said...

UNIT 5 lesson 4- Emergency preparations and supplies.

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  Vocabulary  Evacuate  an emergency  A power outage A shelter  A first-aid kit  A flashlight  Non-perishable food   Emergency preparations and supplies. Basic Disaster Supplies Kit A basic emergency supply kit could include the following recommended items: Water:  (one gallon per person per day for several days, for drinking and sanitation). Food: (at least a several-day supply of non-perishable food) Battery-powered or hand crank radio.  Flashlight First aid kit Extra batteries Whistle (to signal for help) Dust mask (to help filter contaminated air) Plastic sheeting and duct tape. Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties (for personal sanitation) Wrench or pliers. Manual can opener (for food). Local maps. Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery

UNIT 5 Natural Disasters (Martes-Jueves)

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  Tell someone about the news vocabulary Severe weather and other natural disasters. Vocabulary A tornado A hurricane, A typhoon A flood A landslide A drought Grammar: Tornado: Are violently spinning columns of air that extend from a thunderstorm to the ground. Tornadoes can destroy buildings, flip cars and create deadly wind-driven debris. Hurricane:  They are the most violent atmospheric phenomena of our nature. They are a natural process of the planet Earth to transport excess energy from the tropical area to colder regions. Typhoon:  The concept of typhoon is used in meteorology to refer to a hurricane that forms in the ocean or, more precisely, in the China Sea. A hurricane, on the other hand, is a strong wind that produces whirlwinds. Flood:  Flooding occurs when water overflows the normal limits of a stream, river or other body of water or accumulates in an area that is usually dry.  Landslide:  Landslides occur when the soil on a slope becomes unst...

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 ...