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The Best Year Ever

Questions

  • T(1-2)
  • T(4)
  • F(6-7)
  • T(17-18)

Lexicon

  1. Experts
  2. Several
  3. Instead of
  4. Featured

Phonetics

  • Time: (websites, high)
  • Awaited: (3)
  • Edge: (futurologists)

Use of English

  1. The boy is too short to reach the medicine cabinet.
  2. Doris apologized for reading the diary.
  3. If Bob doesn't look after his health, he will have problems with it.
  4. Various gases make up the atmosphere.
  5. Somebody must have taken my wallet.
  6. What did she hear coming from the kitchen?

The Journey

Questions

  • T(1-2)
  • F(6)
  • T(8)
  • F(11 it got)

Lexicon

  1. Road
  2. Steep
  3. Travellers
  4. Waved

Phonetics

  • Way: (days, waited)
  • Three: (steep)
  • Journey: (village)

Use of English

  1. He was heard to shout for help.
  2. I wish I played the piano.
  3. If I were you, I would take the job.
  4. She invited me to come round for dinner on Saturday.
  5. Although the animals have very little room, they seem quite happy.
  6. How long did that take?

Grandparents Increase Obesity Risk in Children

Questions

  • T(7-8)
  • T(9)
  • F(12-13)
  • F(14-15-16)

Lexicon

  1. Toddlers
  2. Reduce
  3. Reasons
  4. Active

Phonetics

  • Heat: (leaving, between)
  • Church: (children, research)

Use of English

  1. Madrid is not as big as New York City.
  2. Let's have lunch together, Carol.
  3. If they hadn't been late, they wouldn't have missed the train.
  4. Mr. Block told me to have a seat.
  5. All the photographs will be taken by a professional photographer.
  6. Who is an expert climber?

Do You Suffer from Facebook Depression?

Questions

  • T(1-2)
  • F(2-3-4)
  • F(5-6)
  • F(14-15-16 A)

Lexicon

  1. Occurring
  2. Cyberbullying
  3. Feeling down
  4. Log on

Phonetics

  • Interaction: (generation, emotional)
  • World: (networking)
  • Created: (stated)

Use of English

  1. That is the woman whose son is my boyfriend.
  2. She didn't remember to do her homework.
  3. I am having my computer repaired.
  4. If I had known you were online, I would have logged on.
  5. The police could arrest the burglar.
  6. How often does she read her email?

Higher Education in the US

Questions

  • T(4)
  • T(4-5)
  • F(8-9)
  • T(12)

Lexicon

  1. Undergraduate
  2. To keep in mind
  3. Housing
  4. Loan

Phonetics

  • Mouth: (thousand)
  • Heat: (free)
  • Short: (published, scholarships)

Use of English

  1. Jennifer Egan, who won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, is an American novelist.
  2. Ethan ordered Billy not to play football in the garden.
  3. Unless you study harder, you won't get a scholarship.
  4. When did you have air conditioning serviced?
  5. According to the smoking ban, you mustn't smoke in enclosed public places.
  6. What did you take from the library yesterday?

Writing Practice (Redacción)

I would say that "Tema de la redacción" (The Essay Topic) is a difficult topic, and you can find a lot of opinions about it.

Structure Proposal

On the one hand (Advantages)

I am going to talk about the advantages of this topic:

  • First of all, (Conditional structure example needed)
  • Moreover, (Relative clause structure example needed)
  • Furthermore, (...)

On the other hand (Disadvantages)

I am going to introduce the disadvantages of this topic.

In Conclusion

From my point of view, "Tema de la redacción" is a good idea and (...).

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