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Case study and complete the statements with your own ideas

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馃憠Sofia and Samuel went to the shopping centre to compare a mobile phone that cost them two million pesos. The next day they saw an advertisement with a 50% discount and were very angry because they spent more money. 馃憖If they had waited one more day, they would have bought the cheaper mobile phone.  馃挦The dishwasher had a leak and did not fix it, I went for a weekend outing with some friends and the living room flooded, damaging all the furniture.  馃槗If I had not forgotten to fix the leak the furniture would not have been damaged.  LINK VIDEO: https://youtube.com/shorts/DL7DpSU5Q4M?feature=share   Conversation:  A: Hello, why are you so wet? B: I left the house; I didn't take my umbrella and I got all wet. A: But if it was cloudy, it was obviously going to rain. B: I was overconfident, if I had taken the umbrella, I wouldn't have got wet. A: Well, next time keep that in mind. B: It's clear to me that I won't be overconfident, I'll use my umbrella more.  A:...

UNREAL CONDITIONAL

 馃憠UNREAL CONDITIONAL馃憟 IF + VERB (PAST), AUXILIARY + VERB (INFINITIVE) ✌This describes a situation that could occur in the future. Exercise: 馃槑 If I had a car, I wouldn't use the Transmetro. If I were not an accountant, I would become a singer.  If I hadn't spent my money, I would have bought the cell phone.  CONVERSATION MODEL  A: Look at my new cell phone. B: Wow, how cool is it.  A: Yeah, it cost me a lot of money and it's state-of-the-art.  B: What model is it?  A: It's a Samsung S23 Ultra.  B: Spectacular, if I had the money, I would buy one just like it.  Take responsibility for a mistake Take responsibility for a mistake 馃槹 A: Why were you so late? B: Sorry, it's Transmetro's fault, the bus broke down and I had to wait for another one. A: Too bad, but you missed the meeting.  B: What's going to happen now? A. The boss wants to talk to you. B: Is he going to fire me? A: I don't know, but hurry up before he gets madder.  B:...

UNIT 3 INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES

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 Vocabulary  The wheel   The 3-D printer Penicillin The mosquito net.   The X-ray.  The television.   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exercise 馃憤 "Got eaten alive last weekend"  Got killed by mosquitoes last week  "The mosquitos were brutal" The mosquitoes were monsters "Tons of" Millions of  "Have to bite the bullet" You have to bite the dust "Whether you like it or not" Whether you want to or not  "Won't hear of it" I won't listen to it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conversation model  A: Hello Sandra, how was your trip? B: Fine thanks, horrible, there were a lot of mosquitoes. A: You didn't bring repellent or a mosquito net,  B: No, my boyfriend didn't tell me anything and I was killed by the mosquitoes.  A: That was bad. B: Yes, but next time I'll be prepared, I've already bought ev...

HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS SECOND CUT

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VOCABULARY  Mardi Gras  According to historians, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years and is related to the boisterous pagan celebrations of spring and fertility in Rome. When the Christian era arrived during the Middle Ages, religious leaders decided to incorporate the popular local traditions of those pagan celebrations (by which we mean parades and large quantities of food and drink) and turn them into a prelude to Lent, the 40 days of fasting and sacrifice between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. The French later called the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday "Mardi Gras", or "Fat Tuesday".  Bastille Day Bastille Day is France's National Day, known as the "National Day". It is the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, when a French mob seized it and freed the prisoners. The day symbolizes the beginning of the French Revolution.  Tsagaan Sar  Tsagaan Sar is the Mongolian New Year holiday and falls between late January and early Ma...

Holidays and Traditions

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 Holidays and Traditions

Qualifications for work or study

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Vocabulary  Talents Skills Experience Knowledge Qualifications I have talent in art, I was born with it. She has several skills, cooking, dance and music. She has a lot of experience in accounting, she studied for 5 years at the university.  She has extensive knowledge of the history he learned from his father.  I have three qualifications in art, painting, creative and different types of art, for example modern art.  A: Hello Martha, how are you? B: Excellent, but worried here and how are you? A: And that? B: I have to do some art work and I have no talent for drawing.  A: What are you going to do now? B. I'm going to do it even if it looks bad. I have skills only for cooking.  A. Try to do the drawing so you can practice and gain experience.  B. You're right, I will. 

Perfect Modals

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  馃憖 The modal perfects express intentions of the speaker such as certainty such as certainty, probability regret, among others, but referring to past actions.  Examples: I should have come to the English lesson. They had a fantastic time. They must have had an accident. They are always on time. You could have come to the party. I invited you. CONVERSATION MODEL A: I should have gone to the beach B: why do you say that? A: I saw the pictures; I could have enjoyed the beach.  B: I could have been, well, you could have been happy.  A: Sure.  1 I should have married Marie. 2 They might have left. 1 I should have married Marie. 2 They might have left.