GLUED TO THE SCREEN? (2B1)

WHEN IS TECHNOLOGY TOO MUCH? (2B1)

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• High-tech mobile phones: What do you use them for?
• MP4s or Ipods: Do you use them?
• Video games isolate children. Do you agree?
• SMARTPHONES : advantages and disadvantages
• Good & bad things about technological developments
• Breaking free of your electronic devices and going on a  “DIGITAL DETOX. DIGITAL DETOX  a period of time during which you do not use mobile phones, computers, etc., because you usually use these devices too much. It´s usually regarded as an opportunity to reduce stress and focus on social interaction in the physical world

TOO MUCH is a QUANTIFIER. REMEMBER TO REVISE THIS GRAMMAR (page 221) KEY ON MY BLOG

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON (B1.1)

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DO YOU KNOW THESE MEN? WHAT’S THEIR RELATIONSHIP?

HAVE YOU HEARD ANY OF THEIR SONGS?

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM AND THEIR BIOGRAPHY?

WHAT DOES THE EXPRESSION “LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON” MEAN IN SPANISH?

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FORMAL EMAILS OF COMPLAINT (2B1)

HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN AN EMAIL OF COMPLAINT?

DO YOU USE FORMAL OR INFORMAL LANGUAGE?

FORMAL EMAILS OF COMPLAINT

Letter/email of complaint

Letter/email of complaint

MAKING COMPLAINTS (2B1)

HAVE YOU EVER COMPLAINED IN A SHOP ( HOTEL / RESTAURANT…?

WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM?

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END?

WHAT DO PEOPLE USUALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT?

HAVE A LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE COMPLAINING IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

HOW TO COMPLAIN IN ENGLISH

PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST? (B1.1)

PHOTO: SCREENCAST FROM TV

COMPARE THE SENTENCES BELOW

CHARLES MARRIED DIANA IN 1981. THEY GOT DIVORCED IN 1996.

THEY WERE MARRIED FOR 15 YEARS (THEIR MARRIAGE IS OVER & SHE’S DEAD)

(“Estuvieron casados durante 15 años)

CHARLES MARRIED CAMILLA IN 2005.

THEY’VE BEEN MARRIED FOR 19 YEARS. (THEY‘RE STILL MARRIED.)

(“Llevan 19 años casados”)

EXERCISES

“PASS THE WORD”: WORK VOCABULARY REVISION (2B1)

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED THE POPULAR TV GAME “PASS THE WORD”?

CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW IF YOU WANT TO REVISE THE VOCABULARY OF OUR LAST UNIT ON WORK & JOBS

https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/12056000-pass_the_word_work_vocabulary.html

KING CHARLES III: LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON? (B1.1)

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT KING CHARLES III?

TRY THE CLOZE BELOW

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YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THIS VIDEO

https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/king-charles-iii

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2210/221006-king-charles-iii.html

INFINITIVE OR GERUND? (2B1)

WHAT DOES THIS SONG TELL US ABOUT THE USE OF THE INFINITIVE AND THE GERUND?

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WARNING: English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy

FOR & SINCE (B1.1)

AS YOU KNOW, LAST TUESDAY WE TALKED ABOUT ANIMALS….

ARE YOU AFRAID OF ANY ANIMAL?

I’M AFRAID OF SNAKES.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AFRAID?

I’VE BEEN AFRAID… SINCE I WAS A CHILD

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DO YOU HAVE ANY PET?

I HAVE A RABBIT

HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?

I’VE HAD IT… SINCE 2020

FOR 4 YEARS

TRY THE EXERCISES BELOW TO SEE IF YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE USE.

FOR AND SINCE

FOR AND SINCE