Ejercicios de repaso de 2º bachillerato

Os incluyo un link  que os lleva al programa Averroes de la junta de andalucía, y que os ofrece bastantes ejercicios de repaso organizados por puntos gramaticales.
Espero que os sea útil.

House and furniture

Here you have  a link to several vocabulary exercises on those topics
- Interlex group is formed by a pannel of teachers  designing games and exercises for secondary students.
- In learning chocolate you are going to fins vocabulary with the possibility of listening to the pronunciation of the word; have a look at it, but I hope most of the words are going to be known by you.
- And here you have an exercise on partitives.

Body and Clothes

Here you have a useful link to have a look at some words related to these topics and many more.
I hope you find it useful  and have fun.
See you on Monday

Modal verbs

Modal verbs:

• DEFINICIÓN: Los verbos modales son verbos diferentes al resto de los verbos. Tienen una serie de características especiales. Estos verbos pueden expresar: obligación, necesidad, prohibición, ausencia de necesidad, probabilidad, posibilidad, habilidad…
  
• CARACTERÍSTICAS:
  • Son verbos incompletos. No tienen participio ni infinitivo, y necesitan otros verbos para completar su conjugación: CAN se completa con la perífrasis BE ABLE TO, MUST con HAVE TO, etc.
  • No llevan -S en la 3ª persona singular del presente simple, excepto HAVE TO (HAS TO)
  • Todos van seguidos de otro verbo en infinitivo sin TO, excepto OUGHT TO, HAVE TO y NEED TO.
  • Como no necesitan verbo auxiliar, construyen la interrogativa invirtiendo el orden del sujeto y el verbo, y la negativa añadiendo NOT. ¡¡OJO!! CANNOT

• TABLA DE VERBOS MODALES
  

  	VERB	USE	EXAMPLES	NOTES
  PURE MODALS	CAN (presente)	- Expresar habilidad	- We can drive very well	- Be able to complementa a can cuando indica habilidad y posibilidad: infinitivo, futuro, present perfect y gerundio, e.g. I will be able to play the guitar in a year.
  		- Expresar posibilidad o imposibilidad	- I can't talk, I've got a very sore throat
  		- Expresar o pedir permiso	- Can I sit down?
  		- En negativa expresar deducción y prohibición.	- She can't be at school. It's holiday. - You cannot smoke here.
  	COULD (pasado)	- Expresar habilidad en pasado.	- Jane could drive before she was 18.
  		- Pedir algo educadamente.	- Could you pass the salt, please?
  		- Expresar posibilidad o imposibilidad en el pasado.	- It was so hot I couldn't walk in the sand.
  		- Hacer especulaciones (posibilidad remota)	- This passport could be his.
  		- Hacer sugerencias.	- We could play bingo today.
  		- Remplaza a can en el estilo indirecto	- They said they could do it themselves.
  		- Expresar una crítica.	- You could have bought some more food.
  	MAY (PRE/FUT)	- Pedir algo.	- May I leave the classroom?	- Cuando MAY indica posibilidad indica que algo no es seguro. (quizá, tal vez, puede que)
  		- Expresar permiso.	- You may go to the toilet.
  		- Expresar posibilidad (presente o futura)	- The headmaster may visit the class today.
  		- Hacer especulaciones.	- That may be the thief that was arrested by the police.
  	MIGHT	- Expresar posibilidad (más dudosa)	- They might invite us to the party.	- La posibilidad es muy dudosa (pudiera ser que)
  		- Hacer especulaciones	- They might have broken the window…
  	SHOULD	- Dar y pedir consejos (debería)	- You should do more physical exercise
  		- Expresar obligación moral o que algo no es lo adecuado que esperabamos	- You should be more tolerant
  		- Criticar acciones pasadas	- She should have been quiet
  	WILL	- Hacer un ofrecimiento	- I'll carry the suitcase for you.
  		- Pedir algo educadamente	- Will you bring me a coffee, please?
  	SHALL	- Hacer un ofrecimiento	- Shall I open the window?
  		- Pedir sugerencias	- What shall we do tonight?
  		- Tomar decisiones	- I shall speak to the headmaster
  	WOULD	- Hacer un ofrecimiento	- Would you like some tea?
  		- Rutinas en el pasado (afirm.) (solía)	- When I was a child, I would go fishing.
  	MUST (presente)	- Expresar obligación (autoridad fuerte)	- You must go to school	- HAVE TO complementa a MUST en los tiempos que este carece, e.g. She had to get up early yesterday.
  		- En negativa: expresar prohibición	- You mustn't smoke in hospitals
  		- Expresar deducción (afirmativa)	- They must be happy. They've won the lottery
  	NEED	- Expresar necesidad	- Need we go now?
  		- Con sentido pasivo	- The trees need pruning.
  		- En negativa: ausencia de obligación = don't have to	- You needn't get up early at weekends
  	OUGHT TO	- Dar consejos	- You ought to do more physical exercise
  		- Expresar obligación moral	- You ought to be more tolerant
  	USED TO	- Expresar hábitos o rutinas en el pasado	- I used to play tennis, but now I play basket
  MODALS IDIOMS	HAVE (GOT) TO	- Expresar obligación (+ suave)	- You have to be 18 to drive a car
  		- En negativa: ausencia de obligación	- You don't have to wear a uniform in this school
  	HAD BETTER	- Dar consejos o sugerencia (sería mejor)	- It's getting dark, we'd better go home now
  	WOULD RATHER	- + infinitivo: preferir algo 2 sujetos iguales - + Oración en pasado simple: (preferiría) sujetos diferentes - + infinitivo + than + infinitivo	- I'd rather stay at home (prefiero) - I'd rather she studied harder - I'd rather listen to music than dance
  	BE USED TO + -ING	- Expresa "estar acostumbrado a.."	- I'm used to going to bed late.
  	GET USED TO + -ING	- Expresa " acostumbrarse a.."	- I can't get used to his way of cooking.

  
  
• MODALES PERFECTOS:
  Se refieren al pasado: expresan conclusiones, suposiciones y conjeturas que hacemos sobre hechos pasados y se forman con un modal + have + participio.
  • MUST + HAVE + PARTICIPIO → conclusiones lógicas en el pasado, e.g. Sheila was absent yesterday. She must have been ill.
  • COULD + HAVE + PARTICIPIO
    → indica que hubo posibilidad de hacer algo en el pasado pero realmente no se hizo, e.g. He could have helped us, but he came too late.
    → en negativa, expresa la incredulidad de que lo ocurrido sea cierto, e.g. She couldn't have said those words.
    → para hacer una suposición en el pasado, e.g. She didn't come to the party. She could have been ill.
  • MAY / MIGHT + HAVE + PARTICIPIO → expresan una suposición sobre el pasado, e.g. Call her again. She may / might not have heard you the first time.
  • SHOULD / OUGHT TO + HHAVE + PARTICIPIO
    → para lamentar que no se siguió un consejo en el pasado, e.g. She looks worse. She should / ought to have seen a doctor last week.
    → para lamentar que no se haya cumplido lo que esperábamos, e.g. They should have been home by now.
    → en negativa demuestran nuestra opinión crítica sobre algo que no debería haber ocurrido, e.g. I'm very angry with her. She shouldn't have been so rude.
    
    
    Now it's time for practice:
    - Miscellaneous
    
    

Annabel Lee

Here you have the last known poem written by Edgar Allan Poe Annabell Lee. Read it, check new vocabulary.

ANNABEL LEE
 

It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of ANNABEL LEE; And this maiden she lived with no other thought Than to love and be loved by me. I was a child and she was a child, In this kingdom by the sea; But we loved with a love that was more than love- I and my Annabel Lee; With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven Coveted her and me. And this was the reason that, long ago, In this kingdom by the sea, A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling My beautiful Annabel Lee; So that her highborn kinsman came And bore her away from me, To shut her up in a sepulchre In this kingdom by the sea. The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me- Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee. But our love it was stronger by far than the love Of those who were older than we- Of many far wiser than we- And neither the angels in heaven above, Nor the demons down under the sea, Can ever dissever my soul from the soul Of the beautiful Annabel Lee. For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea. Edgar Allan Poe

Then watch the video of the Spanish pop group Radio Futura based on the poem.

What do you think of the translation? Is it a good one? Post a comment on it (remember, this is compulsory for the 2º Bilingual students).


Once you have  done this two activities, we are going to discuss the poem in class ( Poe's life and age, summary, topic, rhymes, stanzas, analysis of the poem, etc.).


I hope you enjoy it.

For and against essays

Here you have some tips to write a well-planned”for and against” essay.

“For and Against” essays - guide

One type of argumentative essay is that which gives advantages and disadvantages (for and against). It is a formal piece of writing in which a topic is considered from opposing points of view. A good essay of this type should consist of:

• an introductory paragraph in which you state the topic. This means that you talk generally about the topic without giving your opinion;
• a main body in which the points tor and the points against, along with your justification, appear in two separate paragraphs; and
• a closing paragraph in which you give either your opinion or a balanced consideration of the topic.

Note: In this type of essay writing, you must not include opinion words (I believe, I think, etc.) in the introduction or the main body. Opinion words can only be used in the final paragraph, where you may state your opinion on the topic.
Points to consider

• Make a list of the points for and against a topic before you start writing.
• Write well-developed paragraphs in which the points you present are supported with justification, (i.e. reasons or examples). Make sure each paragraph has more than one sentence, e.g. One advantage of using a word processor is that it saves time. It is much quicker to make corrections on one than it is to do them by hand.
• Do not use informal style (e.g. short forms, colloquial language, etc.) or strong language (e.g. I firmly believe, etc.)
• Try to include a quotation relevant to the topic you are writing about. For example, if you are writing an essay on space exploration, a quotation you may include is: “One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” (Neil Armstrong)
• Begin each paragraph with a topic sentence which summarises what the paragraph is about.

Linking words/phrases

• To introduce points: one major advantage (or disadvantage) of, a further advantage, one point of view in favour of/against
• To list points: in the first place, first of all, to start with, secondly, thirdly, finally, last but not least
• To add more points to the same topic: what is more, furthermore, also, in addition to this/that, besides, apart from this/that, not to mention the fact that
• To make contrasting points: on the other hand, however, in spite of, while, nevertheless, despite, even though, although, it can be argued that
• To introduce examples: for example, for instance, like, especially, such as, in particular
• To conclude: to sum up, all in all, all things considered, in conclusion, on the whole, taking everything into account, as was previously stated

Techniques for beginnings and endings
The first paragraph may:

• make reference to a strange scene or situation, e.g. Some scientists believe that in tne future everyone will be genetically perfect
• address the reader directly, e.g. Are you aware of any characteristics which you may have inherited from your parents? or ask a rhetorical question (question to which no answer is expected), e.g. isn’t it amazing how some children look so much like their parents?
• start with a quotation, e.g. “Genetics holds the key to the future”

   The last paragraph may:

• state a personal opinion, e.g. In my opinion, I believe, in my view, It seems to me. The way I see it, I think, etc.
• give the reader something to consider, e.g. Perhaps the world would be a safer and more efficient piace if everyone was geneticali}’ perfect
• end with a quotation, e.g. “Genetics holds the key to tne future”, or a rhetorical question, e.g. K/fraf will they think of next?

Have look at the example

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss.”

   Have you ever considered becoming your own boss? In recent years the number of people choosing to start their own business has risen significantly. Many claim that this is because more and more people are no longer content to work for someone else.
One of the main advantages of being self-employed is the fact that you are completely self-reliant and can make decisions on your own. This can give you a great sense of freedom and allows you to do exactly what you want without interference from anyone else. What is more, your working day can be planned for your convenience, allowing you to work when you want rather than when you have to. Finally, if your business is successful, people will know that you alone should be given the credit.
However, there are disadvantages to being your own boss. Many self-employed people hr.e said that to build a successful business, you have to be prepared to work long hours and sacrifice your personal life. As B. C. Forbes once said, “If you don’t drive your business, you will be driven out of business.” Moreover, a 1996 government study found that over a quarter of the businesses run by newly self-employed people failed within the first two years.
All things considered, it seems to me that self-employment can be a very gratifying experience, although not one without difficulties. But when success is achieved, the greatest reward of all is the knowledge that you have done it on your own.
these tips were taken from:  http://leeloo.moo.pl/~fedey/eng/index.html
 Also visit:

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/essaymap/

Back to school

 In this starter unit, we are learning vocabulary about  school.

How do you say “goma”, ” borrador”, tijeras” etc… in English? Let’s revise the vocabulary of school supplies.

Visit a well-known public boarding school in UK Eton school and find out about it.