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FORM Would [would + VERB] Examples: I knew youwould helphim. I knew youwould not helphim.

FORM Was/Were Going To [was/were + going to + VERB] Examples: I knew you were going to go to the party. I knew youwere not going to goto the party.

USE 1 Future in Past Future in the past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future. It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the past follows the same basic rules as the simple future. "Would" is used to volunteer or promise, and "was going to" is used to plan. Moreover, both forms can be used to make predictions about the future.

USING MOBILE PHONES AT SCHOOL.

NOWADAYS, CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS ARE EXCESSIVELY ADDICTED TO MOBILE PHONES ANDNEW

TECHNOLOGIES. MOST OF THEM HAVE WITH THEM THEIR MOBILE PHONES AT SCHOOL,IS THIS AN ADVANTAGE OR A DISADVANTAGE?

ON THE ONE HAND, MOBILE PHONES CAN BE USED FOR EDUCATIONAL APPS AS FOR EXAMPLE THE “CLASROOM” APP. OTHER ADVANTATGES ARE: LOOKING FOR INFORMATION, LEARNING THROUGH GAMES.MOREOVER MOBILE PHONES CAN BE USED TO READ BOOKS AND MANY OTHER THINGS.

ON THE OTHER HAND, MOBILE PHONES MIGHT BE DANGEROUS AND CREATE IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FOR CHILDRENS, SUCH AS DISTURBING THEM WHEN STUDYING, REPLACING VIDEOGAMES FOR OTHER POPULAR GAMES

FORTHISREASON, IFTHEUSEOF MOBILE ISNOT

APPROPRIATE, TEACHERS SHOULD NOT ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE THEM.

Common Minimal Pairs in English

Consonant Sounds

Voiced and Voiceless Consonants

• Bag / Back
• Log / Lock
• Wig / Wick
• Snag / Snack
• Girls / Curls
• Grime / Crime
• Grease / Crease
• Gold / Cold
• Anger / Anchor
• Stag / Stack
• Guards / -

• Big / Pig
• Bath / Path
• Cab / Cap
• Bin / Pin
• Bear / Pear
• Bees / Peas
• Bay / Pay
• Back / Pack
• Stable / Staple
• Crumble / Crumple
• Boring / Pouring
• Mob / Mop

• Bus / Boss
• Gun / Gone
• Puppy / Poppy
• Shut / Shot
• Sung / Song
• Cut / Cot
• Luck / Lock
• Colour / Collar

• Cap / Cup
• Hat / Hut
• Ran / Run
• Match / Much
• Ankle / Uncle
• Drank / Drunk
• Fan / Fun
• Cat / Cut
• Began / Begun

• Care / Car
• Fair / Far
• Stairs / Stars
• Bear / Bar
• Tear (verb) / Tar

• Cat / Cart
• Ham / Harm
• Ants / Aunts
• Back / Bark
• Shack / Shark
• Hat / Heart
• Had / Hard
• Am / Arm

• Day / They
• Doze / Those
• Den / Then
• Udders / Others
• Breed / Breathe
• Load / Loathe
• Header

unit 9A

second conditional

if+simple past+would or wouldn't

ej if I saw a ghost, Iwould scream

I Would scream if saw a ghost

Unit 9B

for (periodo de) since (fecha)

I've worked here for a year

I've worked here since 2016

Algo que ocurrio en el pasado, pero sigue ocurriendo

Unit 9C

present perfect v/s Simple past

have + V(pp)              verb (past)

has                      

Siggie marley has won a grammy        Bob Marley die of cancer

Unit 10A

*passive

Tolkien wrote the LOTR

(ACTIVA)

Pasiva= The LOTR was written by toklen

act= Chile exorts copper...

Pass= Cooper is exported by Chile

*Used to

(+) I used to study a lot

(-) I didn't use to study

(?) Did you use to study?

unit 9A

second conditional

if+simple past+would or wouldn't

ej if I saw a ghost,

a) Direct Speech

1. Jill said he had finished the letters she had asked him to write.
2. Susan exclaimed that they had never travelled by plane before, but the next day it would be their first flight.
3. Mum said I should wear warmer clothes.
4. She said it was raining hard that day.
5. Dad said it was time for bed, and ordered me to brush my teeth.
6. The librarian ordered me to the boys not to make so much noise.
7. The chef ordered me to put the cake in the oven.
8. She asked me where I would most like to make a film.
9. John asked Sam of he liked computer games.
10. Her friend asked her when she had arrived.

b) Indirect Speech

1. He invited her to come to his party.
2. She commanded him to drop his weapons.
3. He insisted on doing her work.
4. She suggested visiting Jane.
5. He warned her not to go

I remember the day I ran away from school for the first time in my life. That day, I felt an urge to escape from the insipid schoolwork. Sunshine gently touched my skin, and I could hear the wind whisper, tempting me with the eagerness for freedom. After persuading my friends to join me, we started our unexpected journey. We felt a little fear for our spontaneity; our hearts pounded with excitement and fear at the same time.

We decided to spend the day at the beautiful lake nearby our school, which looked like a colossal sapphire, vividly reflecting the sunshine. I felt the impulse to jump directly into that lake, but considering the season—autumn—I calmed myself down. But thanks to autumn, we got to see an exquisite collaboration of maple... Continue reading "An Unforgettable Escape: A Day of Freedom and Friendship" »

1

1

A Hers

B Could bite me

C Had had a good time the previous day

D My cousin was

E Were

F She had

2

2

A My parents told me to be a zookeeper for a day

B She said that the boys were planning in the garden

C Josh said that he would take them to the theme park

D Sarah said that James had walked the dog.

E Auntie Liz said that going to the theatre was better than watching TV

F He said that Lauren had visited Zip 2000 the previous day

3

3

A He asked us if we had bought our tickets

B He asked us if they were the correct for the tour.

C Interested us most

D He suggested

E He told us to keep hold of it

F He asked if we could listen

G Didn't

Vocabulary

A Reporting

B Boasting

C Complaining

D Agreeing

E Denying

F Admitting

Thursday 28th November

Dear Sir,

I am writing this letter to complain that lately I am not being rewarded for the great effort I am making in your company and that is why I would like to speak with you privately.

I would like to talk about my salary increase, problems with colleagues, updating all kinds of devices, etc. First and foremost, the most important thing is that I want to raise my salary because of the simple fact that two months ago I was the best worker, so that would make me happier and work harder. Secondly, I had a few problems with my partner Victor, who does not stop harassing me for the simple fact that I am better than him and I am envious and also fix the computers and all kinds of electronic devices.

Finally, I look to solve... Continue reading "Complaint Letter Regarding Salary Increase and Colleague Issues" »

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. He served as editor of several literary journals, such as the Broadway Journal. He wrote poems, short stories, and literary criticism "The Poetic Principl"). He gathered some of his short stories in Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1840). They deal with the fantastic, mystery, and horror. While reading Poe, you find strangeness in the beautiful, and it is evident in the setting. His plots take place in unspecified pasts and locations or invented geographies; intense subjectivism, conveyed by first-person perspective; extreme subjective states, where Poe's characters are usually nervous, mad, or hallucinating from drugs. In general, his characters... Continue reading "Major American Writers and Poets of the 19th and Early 20th Centuries" »

Boxer's Letter to Napoleon

Monday, September 11th, 2017

Hello comrade Napoleon

Napoleon you know that I'm getting old and my strength is running out, and now I am a horse already a little old.
I am writing to tell you that in all years the farm that the animals we dream is difficult to build and manage, but I promise to keep working hard on the farm, but I need more commitment by part of you, because in the las times there have been broken promises and not all animals are being equal, but I, Boxer, will always keep my motto “Napoleon is always right” and I will always be faithful to my comrade Napoleon

Through the years and hard work, I feel that my health is not the same, I think I'm getting very sick. Long time I have a nuisance in the left... Continue reading "Boxer's Letter to Napoleon: A Dream for Animal Farm" »