Trinity GESE 7 & 8 --> Tips

I leave here some tips for the levels 7 & 8. Good luck!

¡Ya tenemos despacho!

Despacho profesional - One to One 

Ya tenemos despacho. Los servicios a domicilio serán excepcionales, a partir de ahora.

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The subjunctive

The subjunctive is a verb form which expresses possible, unreal, imaginary or desirable situations. We see it most often in conditionals and wishes.

We also find it in sentences that start with:It + be + an adjective:

It is important that you go as soon as possible

It’s essential that he see a doctor

It’s crucial that they leave the building

It’s best that you not be at the meeting

These sentences are very formal. Notice that the form of the subjunctive is almost always the same as the form of the infinitive (except for be).

The other place we can find a subjunctive is with verbs like recommend and suggest:

I suggest that you be there on time

I recommend that he not drink so much again

Learn more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/upper-intermediate/unit-20/session-1

Video: http://youtu.be/LkxwmoJZwtk

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Infinitive of purpose

A to-infinitive can be used to express purpose:

I'm calling to place an order for delivery.

Diya went to the door to open it.

To pass this test, you need to achieve a score of 60% or more.

In order and so as can be used before a to-infinitive for emphasis in more formal styles:

He took a book with him in order to have something to read on the train.

The parties started negotiations so as to reach an agreement as soon as possible.

In order to attract a wider audience, we need to rethink our marketing strategy.

The negative is always in order not + to-infinitive or so as not + to-infinitive:

He tiptoed through the hall so as not to be heard.

In order not to lose time, we must act at once.

The infinitive of purpose can only be used if the doer of the action expressed by the infinitive is the same as the subject of the main clause. If the subjects are different, we can use so + that-clause with the present simple tense or with the modal verbs may, can, will, might, could or would:

Jerry works hard so that his family has everything they need.

I'll leave the door open so that you can come in.

Tina gave me a shopping list so that I wouldn't forget anything.

In order + that-clause is also possible in this case; however, it is more formal and less common. In the that-clause, we can use the modal verbs may, shall, might or should:

Our company does everything in order that all complaints may be dealt with fairly and effectively.

With come and go, we can use the infinitive of purpose with the verb in any present or past tense or with the gerund form of the verb:

I'm just coming to help.

We went to talk to a lawyer.

Have you thought of going to see a doctor?

But if come and go are used as infinitives or as imperatives, we use and instead of to:

I must go and check the heater.

He will come and dance with you.

Go and fetch a glass.

http://www.grammaring.com/the-infinitive-of-purpose

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Relative clauses I

Defining relative clauses

These provide essential information about the antecedent, so the sentence would be incomplete without them.

The pronouns who (people), which (things) and that (people
and things) can be omitted if they do not function as the
subject. Whose (possession) cannot be omitted or replaced.

She is the girl (who / that) I met in England.
(Ella es la chica a la que conocí en Inglaterra.)
I did not get the e-mail (which / that) you sent.
(No recibí el correo electrónico que mandaste.)
This is the blog whose author is unknown.
(Este es el “blog” cuyo autor es desconocido.)

When (time) and where (place) are relative adverbs.
When can be omitted or replaced by that. Where cannot be
replaced by that and it can only be omitted in a few cases.

I’ll never forget the day (when / that) I met her.
(Nunca olvidaré el día en que la conocí.)
I visited the area where all the trendy shops are.
(Visité la zona donde están todas las tiendas de moda.)

If a preposition is related to the relative pronoun or adverb, this is omitted and the preposition is located after the verb.

The boy (who / that) I talked to was nervous.
(El chico con el que hablé estaba nervioso.)

Non-defining relative clauses

These add information about the antecedent and they go between commas. They are introduced by who, which, when, where and whose (never by that), which cannot be omitted. They are not common in spoken English because they are very formal.

Jack, who is English, works for a French firm.
(Jack, que es inglés, trabaja para una empresa francesa.)

https://blogdeletstalk.blogspot.com/2023/10/relative-clauses.html

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TO BE and TO HAVE GOT

THE VERB “TO BE”

Podemos distinguir tres formas: afirmativa, negativa e interrogativa.

El verbo “to be” generalmente se traduce por ser/estar, pero a veces también por tener o hacer:

Definiciones y hechos generales	Glasgow is in Scotland (Glasgow está en Escocia)
Sentimientos	We are very happy (Estamos/somos muy felices)
Estados	I'm hungry and he is thirsty (Tengo hambre y el tiene sed)
Profesiones y nacionalidades	My brother is a lawyer (Mi hermanos es abogado)
Precios	How much is it? It's 3 euros (Cuánto es? Son 3 euros)
Medidas	It's 10 metres long Mide 10 metros
Edad	She is fourteen years old (Ella tiene catorce años)
Tiempo atmosférico	It's hot and sunny today, but tomorrow it will be cold. (Hace calor y hace sol hoy, pero mañana hará frío)

El verbo “to be” también se utiliza en combinación con “there” :

There is + sustantivo singular

There are + sustantivo plural

Esta construcción equivale a nuestra expresión impersonal “HAY”:

         There is a book on the table (Hay un libro sobre la mesa)

         There are two books on the table (Hay dos libros sobre la mesa)

THE VERB “HAVE GOT”

El verbo "have got" significa tener. Expresa lo que poseemos o las características de alguien o algo cuando lo describimos: 

She's got long straight dark hair (Ella tiene el pelo largo, liso y oscuro)

He's got big green eyes (Él tiene los ojos grandes y verdes / grandes ojos verdes)

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Verano 2017

Y entonces, llegó el verano.

Felicidades a los que habéis aprobado: buen trabajo.

A los que tenéis algo pendiente para septiembre mucho ánimo para seguir esforzándoos. Si necesitáis ayuda, ya sabéis: hablamos.

Por aquí me encontraréis, trasteando con los míos.

Doubling consonants

Some verbs double the final consonant and some do not. 
Are you feeling confused about it? 
Then, keep reading:

Words ending with a Consonant-Vowel-Consonant Pattern

One-syllable words:
ED = If the word ends in a CVC pattern, it gets a double consonant + ED. 
ING = If the word ends in a CVC pattern, it gets a double consonant + ING. 
Examples:
ED = RUB > rubbed, STOP > stopped
ING = HOP > hopping, SIT > sitting

BUT

Words ending in w,x,y do not follow this rule, simply add ED, or ING
Examples: snow > snowed, box > boxing, play > playing

Two-syllable words:
ED = If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant + ED.
ING = If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant + ING.

Examples:
visit > visited, open > opened
happen > happening, enter > entering

ED = If the stress is on the second syllable, the word gets a double consonant + ED.
ING = If the stress is on the second syllable, the word gets a double consonant + ING.

Examples:
refer > referred, admit > admitted
begin > beginning, permit > permitting

Words ending in E
ED = If the word ends in E, simply add ED
ING = If the word ends in E, drop the E, add ING

Examples:
ED = smile > smiled, fine > fined
ING = dance > dancing, skate > skating

Words ending in Y
Consonant + Y
ED = If the word ends in Y, and has a consonant before it, change the Y to I and add ED.
ING = If the word ends in Y, and has a consonant before it, simply add ING.

Examples:
ED = study > studied, marry > married
ING = carry > carrying, reply > replying

Vowel + Y
ED = If the word ends in Y, and has a vowel before it, simply add ED.
ING = If the word ends in Y, and has a vowel before it, simply add ING.

Examples:
ED = play > played, stay > stayed
ING = enjoy > enjoying, stray > straying

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Adverbs of manner

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Five little monkeys

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed
One fell off and bumped his head
Mama called the doctor,
And the doctor said
No more monkeys jumping on the bed

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We Have Lift-Off

Today we have travelled to the outer space on our rockets:

We Have Lift-Off by Sean Taylor and Hannah Shaw 

It gave us the chance to review some grammar and vocabulary. And we love countdowns!

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How do I get to the cinema?

Hoy enviamos a estos personajillos y a este marcianito a diferentes puntos de la ciudad.

How do I get to the restaurant?

How do I get to the swimming pool?

How do I get to the restaurant?

How do I get to the swimming pool?

Go straight ahead, keep going, keep going, keep going

Go straight ahead, keep going, keep going, and stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 1st on the left and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 2nd on the left and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 3rd on the left and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 4th on the left and then stop!

How do I get to the cinema?

How do I get to the supermarket?

How do I get to the cinema?

How do I get to the supermarket?

Go straight ahead, keep going, keep going, keep going

Go straight ahead, keep going, keep going, andstop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 1st on the right and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 2nd on the right and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 3rd on the right and then stop!

Turn left, turn right

Take the 4th on the right and then stop!

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PhD job offer

PhD project:  Comparative ecology of young stages of shads Alosa alosa & Alosa fallax: preferendum, sensitivity to environmental pressures and population restoration.

This PhD will be co-supervised with Agnès Bardonnet (INRA Ecobiop) and should begin in October 2017, the student will be able to apply between the 3rd of February and the 19th of May http://www.irstea.fr/nous-rejoindre/nos-theses/campagne-de-theses

Laundry day

Aprendiendo vocabulario mientras jugamos. Las pinzas son de lo más divertidas.

coat

dress

jacket

jeans

pants

shirt

skirt

sweater

 The students draw five articles of clothing anywhere on their grid by copying the shaded clothes examples on their worksheet. Then the students are divided into pairs. The object of the game is to call out coordinates (e.g. b - 4, g - 9) to try and find the clothes on their partner's grid. If a student gets a ‘hit’, they shade the square. If the square is blank, the student says "Miss." When a student finds an article of clothing, they can ask: Is it a (shoe)? or Are they (shorts)? However, a student can only ask the question twice for each item of clothing they find. Their partner replies appropriately. The first student to find and shade in all their partner's clothes wins the game.

Feliz 2017

¡¡Feliz 2017 a todas y todos!!!

Happy New year

Ojalá este año venga lleno de cosas positivas y momentos de los que aprender y crecer. 

Para quienes queráis averiguar vuestro futuro, aquí os dejo un "Fortune Teller" para que os lo adivine :-)

Verbs in English

Technically, there are only two tenses in English.

Present Simple and Past Simple are considered “true” tenses because the verb changes its form to make them (are inflected), not by adding an auxiliary.

Present simple: the verb changes in the third person singular form by adding an ‘s’ to the base form e.g. I swim.  He swims.  They eat.  She eats.

Key words: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, every day, on Sundays, etc.

also stative (non-progressive) verbs: know, understand, believe, feel, think... But when it has a future meaning (scheduled events): on Monday, next week, ...

Past simple: regular verbs change by the addition of -ed  to the base form and irregular verbs change their form completely. (e.g. I walk to work.  I walked to work.  I eat sandwiches.  I ate a sandwich.)  There are a few verbs that don’t change (such as ‘put’), but these are rare cases.

Key words: yesterday, last week, last month, ago, in 1979,  this morning (when meaning is past), etc

There are two aspects: the perfect aspect and the continuous aspect.

The continuous aspect shows that the speaker considers the action to be temporary and it is either of some duration or it is repeated. And this is why some verbs are rarely used in continuous form (think, believe, love, etc) - because the speaker can’t control whether they are temporary or not.

Key words: now, right now, at the moment, Look!,  Listen!, etc. But when it has a future meaning (fixed plan): tomorrow, today,...

Key words: while, when

The perfect aspect conveys the concept of ‘looking back’.The exact time, especially of the earlier event, is often not known but the relationship between the times is important and gives a sequence of events.

Key words: already, yet, just, ever, never, ___ times, since + a particular time, for + a duration of time

Key words: already, before. by the time

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