Wishing

Related to conditional sentences, we can also make wishes. What things would we like to be different in the present? What regrets do we have about our past? These ideas can be expressed using I wish and If only, two easy structures that sure will come in handy.

Wishes from Míriam

What gets on your nerves?

Related to the survey done in class, and of which we'll see the results tomorrow, here you have some expressions to talk about annoying habits. 

You also have the chance to listen to the BBC podcast again about annoying habits at the office and try to spot the vocabulary used.

Dealing with conditionals

Difficult as they may seem at the beginning, they're not so. After practising them, it's easy to use them and see how they can be applied in real-life situations. Conditional sentences are very useful to express realistic, unrealistic, and imaginary or hypothetical ideas and their consequences. So make sure you revise them, and use them as much as possible to consolidate the structures.

In the first presentation, you'll find the zero and first conditionals, together with the use of future time clauses. The second presentation is a revision of the previous conditionals and the introduction of the second and third. Moreover, enjoy the fragments of The Big Bang Theory using the second conditional and the song If by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

Let me know if you know of any other songs with conditionals!

Zero & first conditionals from Míriam

Conditionals from Míriam

What can we do about the environment?

Environment and climate change are one of those topics that are popular in the exams, so it's necessary to have a look at them. Also, it's never late to become aware of environmental problems to try to be greener 😉

Mind maps such as the the ones below are helpful to study and revise vocabulary, and also to make our ideas clear. Those were made by you, and here they are for you to keep them. 

By the way, thank you for your work!

Future tenses

Having revised the most basic tenses to express the future, it's necessary to know about the future continuous and future perfect. Make sure you revise the material uploaded and solve any doubts with me anytime.

Future tenses from Míriam

Monologues for the December test

As you know, on Monday 12th we'll start with the tests until Wednesday 21st. Every one of these days we'll have appointments for the speaking part, which will deal with the monologues this time. Although I've scheduled the appointments so you can come in pairs, the task is not meant to be a dialogue. You will prepare your own monologue at the same time, but the tasks are individually done.

For you to prepare, here you have the Monologues for December.

You'll see that Monologue 6 is about crime, but as we haven't covered this topic yet, we can ignore it, so this one won't appear on the exam.

You can check your appointment in this same post. I'll keep updating it if any changes are made.

Remember that we won't stop classes. You all have to be punctual at school at 5.30, when the speaking tasks are finished, to take the other parts of the exam and carry on with the lessons. Please, if you're coming for the speaking part, try to be there on time so as not to delay the exams.

And talking of exams, these days we'll also take the rest of the tasks as follows:

• Monday 12th: Reading.
• Wednesday 14th: Listening.
• Monday 19th: Writing.

Finally, remember to relax, do great and enjoy. Good luck to everyone!

Such great work!

This is so easy that I don't think it will cause much trouble, but anyway I always share the material with you, so here you have the slides. Make sure you check the onlie activities at the bottom of this post. There are many more on the internet, but I copy these ones for your comfort.

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