The FUTURE and 1st Conditional

Hi guys,

Today we are going to revise 3 different ways to talk about the future:

- A. WILL (Future Simple)

- B. BE (am/is/are) GOING TO +  verb

- C. BE (am/is/are) + verb in ING (Present Continuous)

Let's go for it!

A. In English there is a magical word (an auxiliary verb) that turns the verb into the FUTURE.
Remember it:

Affirmative form: Subject +  WILL + verb

                                                                      ('ll)

Negative form: Subject +  WILL NOT + verb

                                                                (won't)

              Interrogative form: (QW) + WILL + Subject + verb ?

Click on the exercises to practise the Future Simple:exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3 and exercise 4

B. There is another way to form the future: BE GOING TO + VERB. 

       Read the following photo and do the activities you will find below the image.

Affirmative form: Subject +  is / are / am going to + verb

                                                                      

Negative form: Subject +  isn't / aren't / am not going to  + verb

                                                               
Interrogative: (QW) + is / are / am + Subject + going to + V ?

Click on the exercises to practise the be going to + verb structure: exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3 and exercise 4.

C. There is a third way to form the future: using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
       Read the following photo and do the activities you will find below the image.

Click on the exercises to practise the Present Continuous with future meaning: exercise 1, exercise 2 and exercise 3.

D. First CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

Se forma amb IF + simple present + simple future (WILL). 

S'utilitza quan una situació és real o possible. 

Ex: If it rains today, I'll stay at home 

            Pres.S              Future

      Si avui plou, quedaré a casa.

                     Pres.S     Future

Utilitzam el primer condicional per xerrar d'una possibilitat real en el futur, és a dir, d'una acció que és possible que ocorri en el futur sempre i quan es cumpleixi una condició.  

Per exemple:

Imaginem que una amiga me va demanar que demà l'ajudés per estudiar un examen que farà aquesta setmana, jo no sé si la podré ajudar demà perquè he de fer moltes coses.

• If I have time tomorrow, I will help you. (Si tenc temps demà, t'ajudaré)
• TIP: La frase també pot tenir el IF al mig de la frase. Sempre a la dreta del IF posarem el Present

I will help you If I have time tomorrow (T'ajudaré si tenc temps demà. )

Look at more examples:

• If we don't hurry, we'll miss our bus.
  Si no feim via, perdrem el nostre autobús.
• If he is busy now, I will come back tomorrow.
• Si està ocupat, tornaré demà.
• If I have time, I'll visit my parents this afternoon.
  Si tenc temps, visitaré els meus pares avui horabaixa.
• If it is warm tomorrow, we'll go to the beach.
  Si demà fa bona temperatura, anirem a la platja.

• Practise the 1st Conditional here: exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3 and exercise 4.
• More exercises to practise: exercise 5, exercise 6, exercise 7 and exercise 8.

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Images Description

1. Here you have  a WONDERFUL link to a post made by another High School teacher which is great to DESCRIBE PEOPLE. Click HERE!!!!!

(At the end of the post you have a GUIDE to decribe images)

2. Here you have some other information to describe images:

A) Interesting and short presentation. Useful!

Describing people 1 from terefernan

B) Easy and advanced vocabulary:

C) People's appearance


D) POSITION IN THE PICTURE 

Where in the picture?

At the top/bottom of the picture ...
In the middle of the picture ...
On the left/right of the picture ...
next to
in front of
behind
near
on top of
under

In the foreground/background you can see ...

In the foreground/background there is ...

At the top/At the bottom there is ...

On the left/right there are ...

Behind/In front of ... you can see ...

Between ... there is ...

3. Here you have a guide to follow to describe images:

NEW Describing images GUIDE

1. In this picture we can see - there is/are – the photo shows...

2. Say what is happening:

The man/woman/girl/boy/people is/are verb + ing.

3. Describe the physical appearance

age: She / he is about ......

height: She/he is tall/short/medium-height...

weigh: She/he is slim/skinny/fit/slender/overweight/fat...

eyes: She / he has got ....... eyes

hair: She / he has got (1)short/medium length/long,

(2)straight/wavy/curly, (3) blonde/dark/grey/red hair

She/he has plaits/a pony-tail, dreadlocks, bun.

skin: She/he has dark/light-brown/tanned/white/pale skin

other description: She/he has moustache, beard, sharp

chin/nose, wide forehead, wrinkles, freckles, etc

clothes: She / he is wearing.... (1)colourful/striped/

checked/spotted/flowered/leather/cotton/wool/denim

(2) shirt/pullover/trousers, etc

3. She/he looks happy/nervous/tired..., etc = sembla (referent a

sentiments)

4.Choose one option:

a) It reminds me of.... (me recorda a )

b) Invent what happens: I think she / he .... verb

If something isn’t clear you can use MAYBE or I THINK!!!

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Revision for next test (February 20th & 22nd)

Hi guys,

Here you have some links to practise for our next test. Please study A LOT, each time there are more contents and it gets harder!

Here we go!

A) Object and subject questions (you have some theory in Edmodo) and here you have a video to revise it (que no us embulli els action i non action verbs, fixau-vos en les objects/subjects questions).





Now, practise HERE: exercise 1, exercise 2, exercise 3 and exercise 4.


B) Revise COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES: exercise 1, exercise 2 and exercise 3.

C) PRESENT SIMPLE vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS here and here.

D) PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS here and here.

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Revision for next test (January 25th and 26th, 2017)

Hi classes,

Here you can find grammar activities to prepare our next test. Yes, you can!

Remember you have the grammar on your notebook and Edmodo!

UD3 GRAMMAR

Comparative adjectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Superlative adjectives: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.

Comparative and Superlative adjectives: 1, 2 and 3.

As ... As: 1, 2 and 3.

Too + adjectives / adjectives + enough: 1, 2 and 3.

Less / the least: 1


UD1 and UD 2 GRAMMAR REVISION

Remember you have the grammar in you notebook (1st term)

Present Simple: 1 and 2.

Present Continuous: 1, 2 and 3.

Present Simple and Continuous: 1, 2 and 3.

Past Simple: 1 and 2.

Past Continuous: 1 and 2.

Past Simple and Continuous: 1 and 2.

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Revision for next exam (Wednesday 30th or Thursday 1st)

Hi class,

Here you have activities to practise for next exam.

Remember the exam contents:

UD1 Revision: to be, have got, Present Simple vs Present Continuous, Pronouns, Possessive adjectives, Saxon genitive

         Plus: there is /are, How much/How many, a/an/some/any

UD2 (Unit 2 & 5)

Grammar:

       used to + verb (in infinitve)

       Past Simple

       Past Continuous

      PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS (CONTRAST) - not for reforç students

Vocabulary:

        SB page 22: blue words (also found in your Workbook - Language Builder (back side) page 8)

        SB page 26 number 1: Life events (blue verbs/expressions). Also copied on your notebook and in your Workbook - Language Builder                 (back side) page 8.

        UNIT 5 VOCABULARY about crimes: SB p.72  or WB Language builder p. 14 (Crime and People and crime)

Culture: When is Thanksgiving day? The 4th Thursday of November

Remember at the end of the workbook you have the grammar explained in Catalan. Check Edmodo materials to study.

EXERCISES:

Revise the Present Simple: 1, 2 and 3

Revise the Present Continuous: 1, 2 and 3

Revise the CONTRAST between Present Simple and Present Continuous: 1, 2 and 3.

Revise the Past Simple: 1, 2 and 3

Revise the Past Continuous: 1, 2 and 3

Revise the CONTRAST between Past Simple and Past Continuous: 1, 2 and 3.

Yes, you can!!!

Come on, this is going to be over soon!!!

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