B2 LESSON 9 COMENTAR UN TEMA

In level B2  you should be able to discuss about a topic by analysing the advantages or the disadvantages or both.

Let’s check some useful phrases you can use when you describe advantages:

“The first advantage of “this” is …”

“There are many advantages to … and one of them is…”

“The positive aspects of … are …”

“The positive points include …”

“Another positive aspect is …”

“Another benefit is …”

“Another advantage is …”

“The benefits/ advantages are far more than the disadvantages”

Now, let’s see some phrases you can use while you discuss about disadvantages:

“The first disadvantage of … is …..”

“There are many negative aspects and one of them is…”

“The drawbacks are…”

“The negative points include…”

“Another disadvantage is …”

“One of the major disadvantages is the fact that….”

“A negative consequence of … is …”

“The disadvantages are far more than the positive aspects in this case”

REVISION

Last but not least, here are some phrases that will help you express your own personal opinion on the topic:

“In my opinion,”

“From my perspective,”

“In my view,”

“From my point of view,”

“Taking into account/consideration the fact that … I (firmly) believe…”

“I (strongly) agree/disagree with the view that…”

LET`S SEE YOUR ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE FOLLOWING TOPICS.

• Money can buy happiness.
• Smartphones- a blessing or curse?
• Online shopping.
• Should euthanasia be illegal?
• Should death penalty be abolished?
• Home-schooling.
• Animal rights and experimentation.

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B1 LESSON 8 DESCRIBE A PHOTOGRAPH

Demuestra qué tan bueno es Tu inglés  mientras participas en una conversación, haciendo / respondiendo preguntas y hablando, por ejemplo, sobre lo que le gusta y lo que no le gusta. Prueba tu expresión oral cara a cara con uno o dos candidatos más. Esto hace que su prueba sea más realista y confiable.

Hablar en el nivel B1 implica que los candidatos demuestren que pueden comunicarse eficazmente en situaciones cotidianas. No se le pedirá que explique detalles científicos o conceptos económicos, pero deberá estar preparado para hablar sobre temas comunes como la familia, los amigos, el trabajo, los viajes o su vida social.

TIPS FOR PICTURE DESCRIPTION

• Imagine you are describing the scene to someone who can't see the photograph.
• Start with a general statement such as 'This photograph shows …',
• Then move on to describing what you can see in more detail. It may help to use expressions like 'on the left', 'on the right', 'in the middle' etc. 
• This is also a good opportunity to show your vocabulary so try and think of the words to describe the people, objects and other things of interest in the photo.

EXAMPLE

The photograph shows a  man and a woman in a bedroom. I think they are husband and wife/ they are a couple. The man is sitting on the bed and the woman is laying on his legs. They are talking about something very important. Perhaps she has got some news to give him. They look relaxed and comfortable.

The bedroom is very large. On the right you can see  some shelves with books and ornaments on it.

There are some pictures on the wall and there is a guita next to the bed.

I think he plays the guitar.

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CONTINUE WITH YOUR IDEAS...

YOU HAVE TO SPEAK FOR 2/3 MINUTES!!!

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B1 LESSON 7 REPORTED SPEECH/ INDIRECT SPEECH

 

INDIRECT SPEECH- Discurso indirecto  Reportar un discurso- Contar lo que otra persona dijo

 Se refiere a lo que una persona dijo. Lo dicho se coloca entre comillas “ “

                           He said: ” I will call you tomorrow”.

                He said (that) he would call me the next day.

El discurso indirecto es la manera más habitual de hacer referencia a las palabras de otra persona. Este tipo de discurso implica algunas modificaciones a nivel del verbo, de los pronombres y de los adverbios de tiempo que veremos más adelante.

Los principales verbos para introducir el discurso indirecto son el verbo to say y el verbo to tell.  

VERBOS DEL DISCURSO INDIRECTO
SAY- SAID-SAID (decir)	TELL- TOLD-TOLD (contar)

Estos dos verbos tienen algunas particularidades de uso que se pueden ATTENTION!!!

1. El verbo SAY no acepta una persona como complemento directo.

Por lo tanto, construcciones como He said me… son incorrectas.

Se dice: “ HE SAID TO ME …..”

2. He told me he was tired. –

El verbo TELL necesita UNA PERSONA como complemento directo.

Examples: He told me/ They told her/ We told them….

Las MODIFICACIONES que se producen en el discurso indirecto son de tres tipos:

 

1. MODIFICACIONES DE LA FORMA VERBAL

  Todas las formas verbales ”dan un paso” atrás en el tiempo. Pasan al pasado.

ESTUDIA EL EJEMPLO

 ·     El present simple se convierte en past simple

                    I am hungry——— He said (that)  he was hungry.

·     El present continuous se convierte en past continuous

         I am watching TV——–He said (that)  he was watching TV.

 ·     El past simple se convierte en past perfect

    I bought a car yesterday——-He said (that)  he had bought a car the day  before.

 ·     El present perfect se convierte en past perfect

 I have been to New York before——-He said (that)  he had been to New York before.

 ·     El future with “will” se convierte en future in the past would

           I will come—–He said (that)  he would come.

2. MODIFICACIONES DE LOS PRONOMBRES PERSONALES

        ·     I se convierten HE o SHE

·     WE deviene THEY

·     YOU deviene I / HE / SHE/ THEY

3. MODIFICACIONES DE LOS ADVERBIOS DE TIEMPO Y DE LUGAR Y DE ALGUNOS ADJETIVOS DEMOSTRATIVOS

 

Now= then/ at that moment

today = that day

yesterday= the day before o the previous day

tomorrow =the next day o the day after

next (week) =the next (week) o the (week) after

last (month)=the (month) before o the previous (month)

tonight= that night

this evening= that evening

AHORA REALIZAMOS LOS EJERCICIOS DE PRÀCTICA

 EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH

 A- Lucy is talking about her new neighbourhood.

What did she say?

 She said that....

1. I live in a house in the suburbs.

2. I really like it here.

3. I’m never bored.

4. I have got a lot of friends in the street.

5. I know everyone in the city.

6. It’s quiet and safe.

7. The children can play outside.

 B- Brian wrote a letter about his holidays in Australia.

What did he say?

 He said that .............

 1. I am having a great time in Australia.

2. We are staying at my grandparents’ in Sydney.

3. It’s really hot in Sydney.

4. I am sitting on the the beach with my friends.

5. Yesterday we had a barbecue in the garden

6. I cooked kangaroo burgers.

7. You have to visit Australia one day.

8. I have taken many pictures.

9. I am going to come back next year.

 

 C- Paul and Belinda visited India last year.

 What did they say about their trip?

 They said that ..........

 1. Eid ul-Fitr is a very important Musslim festival.

2. It celebrates the end of Ramadan.

3. People wear their best clothes.

4. They go to the mosque and they eat special food.

5. Everyone has a holiday and goes to visit their families.

6. They give the children sweets, present and new clothes.

7. They send cards to their friends and give money to the poor.

8. They are going to change some places.

9. People will visit India in the future.

10. Men do not wear suits.

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B1 LESSON 6 CONDITIONAL SENTENCES TYPE 3

La  tercera condicional se usa para imaginar una solución que no sucedió a una situación del pasado.

Ejemplo:

If I had taken the train, I wouldn't have had the accident.

Estructura del 'third conditional'

Existen dos estructuras posibles para formar este tipo de condicional:

1 If + condition + result:

If + past perfect (condition clause)	,	would + have + past participle (result clause)
If you had gone to the party	,	you would have met her.
If we hadn't studied	,	we wouldn't have passed the course.

2- Result + if + condition:

Would + have + past participle (result clause)	if + past perfect (condition clause)
I would have traveled around the world	if I had won the lottery.
I would have gone	if you had asked me.

LET´S PRACTICE SOME SENTENCES

Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type III) by putting the verbs into the correct form. 

1. If you (study)  for the test, you (pass)  it.
2. If you (ask)  me, I (help)  you.
3. If we (go)  to the cinema, we (see)  my friend Jacob.
4. If you (speak)  English, she (understand) .
5. If they (listen)  to me, we (be)  home earlier.
6. I (write)  you a postcard if I (have)  your address.
7. If I (not / break)  my leg, I (take part)  in the contest.
8. If it (not/ start)  to rain, we (walk)  to the museum.
9. We (swim)  in the sea if there (not / be)  so many sharks there.
10. If she (take)  the bus, she (not / arrive)  on time.

B1 LESSON 5 NARRATIVE TENSES

 TIEMPOS PASADOS PARA NARRAR EVENTOS

Narrative tenses are used to talk about past events and to tell stories

Narrative tenses are four tenses that we often use for talking about past events.

The most common of these is the past simple.

 

The other three tenses, the past continuous, the past perfect simple and the past perfect continuous, can help us to say what we want more efficiently.

 

It is useful to look at these tenses together in the context of the function narrating - relating past events.

Narrative tenses are common in written stories, especially when they describe action

READ THIS EXAMPLE

    Bond opened the door very slowly, looked carefully around the room and walked in. The window was open and the curtains were blowing in the wind. Clearly someone had left in a hurry.

Past simple
opened, looked, walked, was

Past continuous

were blowing

Past perfect

had left

COMPLETAMOS CON LOS DISTINTOS PASADOS LAS SIGUIENTES NARRATIVAS

A spooky experience

Incident on a plane

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B1 LESSON 4: PAST PERFECT

 Visiona este video sobre PAST PERFECT

Es muy importante usar el pasado perfecto para referirse a la acción del pasado que se realizó primero.

REPASAMOS LA LISTA DE VERBOS IRREGULARES

RESUELVE ESTE LINK 

1- Qué acción ocurrió primero, es decir,  CUAL ES LA ACCIÓN MÀS ANTIGUA?

ALGUNOS EJERCICIOS...

1. When she ___ on the course, she had never studied a foreign language before.

a) enrolled        b)

'd enrolled

2. When I closed the door, I realised that I ___ my keys inside.

a) left               b)

'd left

3. She looked really sad but I didn't know what ___.

a) happened     b)

'd happened

4. ___ when you rang the doorbell?

a) Did Sai already leave  b)

Had Sai already left

5. This is the oldest building in the town. It ___ over 200 years ago.

a) was built        b)

'd been built

6. By the time I moved in, they ___ the building work.

a) finished          b)

'd finished

7. I opened the door, and ___ inside.

a) went            b)

'd gone

8. I looked in the letter box yesterday and the letter still ___.

a) didn't arrive   b)

hadn't arrived

MORE EXERCISES ON PAST PERFECT

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B1 LESSON 3: UNREAL CONDITIONS

 

 SECOND CONDITIONAL (TYPE 2) UNREAL CONDITION

 The second conditional is like the first conditional. But there is not a real possibility that this condition will happen. 

 FORM

                     IF + CONDITION+ RESULT.

IF + PAST SIMPLE+ WOULD+ BASE FORM OF THE VERB

EXAMPLES:

If	I won the lottery	I would buy a car.
If	I married Mary	I would be happy
If	Ram became rich	She would marry him
What would you do	If	You saw a rat in your kitchen

NOW WE PRACTICE

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE GAPS. FORM A CONDITIONAL SENTENCE - TYPE II. MIND THE NEGATIONS IN THE SENTENCES.

1) If Oliver .........(find) money, he ...................(not/keep) it.

2) If they ..........(not/ wear) pullovers in the mountains, it ................ (be) too  cold during the night.

3) If Tony ..................( know) her phone number, he ............(not/ give) it to Frank.

4) If we ............... (not visit) this museum, you .................(not/write) a good report.

5) If it ........(not be) so late, we .........(play) a game of chess.

6) If Jeff  ..........(not/ like) Jessica, he.......(not/buy) her an ice-

cream.

7) If I ............. (to be) you, I  ............ (not/go) to Eric's party.

8) If you ..............(drop) this bottle,it ...............(not/ break).

9) If she ..............(not/ bully) her classmates, she   .....................( have) more friends.

10) If he ………. (not/ print) the document, I ............... (not/ correct) it.

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