This blog has been designed to provide information about the activities held at the social studies bilingual sections in CPI Tino Grandío (Guntín,Spain). The English language and Social Studies teachers have elaborated most of the resources you can see but our "auxiliares de conversa" also have their own page and posts. Therefore everyone is invited to have a look .
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Interview to Scott Shanahan

This is the link for you to transcribe the text of the interview. Each student should transcribe the answer to the questions they have asked.

If you only need the audio file, here it is.




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Friday, February 17, 2017

Listen to the radio in English

If you want to listen to the radio in English, Radio Garden is a good option. It lets you rotate the globe and choose among the radio stations in the place and language you choose. Why don't you  give it a try?


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Sunday, January 8, 2017

Conditional Sentences in English

ZERO TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

 MEANING& USE
The zero conditional is used to make statements about the real world, and often refers to general truths, such as scientific facts. In these sentences, the time is the present or always and the situation is real and possible.
  • If you heat water, it boils.
  • Water boils if you heat it.
  • When you heat ice, it melts.
  • Ice melts when you heat it.
  • If it snows, the grass gets white.
  • The grass gets white if it snows.
  • When it rains, the grass gets wet.
  • The grass gets wet when it rains.

FORM
We can make a zero conditional sentence with two present simple verbs (one in the 'if clause' and one in the 'main clause'):

If/when/unless + present simple, .... present simple.

EXERCISES
1ST TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.

In the first conditional we can salso use unless, which means "if... not". In other words, "... unless he hurries up" could also be written, "... if he doesn't hurry up."
1st type conditional sentence
  • If it rains, we will stay at home.
  • He will arrive late unless he hurries up.
  • Sophie will buy a new car, if she gets her raise.


FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
  • If he finishes on time, we will go to the movies.
OR
  • We will go to the movies if he finishes on time.

EXERCISES

2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING
2nd type conditional sentence
The second conditional is used to talk about situations or actions in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.






  • If I were a rich woman, I would travel around the world. I think it is very unlikely that I will be rich. However, in this unlikely condition, I will travel around the world.
  • If I weren't / wasn't watching TV now, I would be playing tennis. I am watching TV, but I am imagining an alternative activity I would be doing if I wasn't watching TV
  • If you had a bigger dog, your house would be protected. You don't have a big dog, but I am imagining how protected you would be if you had one.
  • If I were an alien, I would be able to travel around the universe. It is impossible for me to be an alien. However, I am imagining what I would do in this situation.
  • We would go to Paris this summer if we passed all our subjects. That is our plan but, unfortunatelly,  we know we are not going to pass all our subjects.
FORM
If + past simple + conditional (would)
Conditional (would) + if + past simple
Verb be is usually were for all subjects; was (1st & 3rd person) is colloquial.

SONGS
If I were a rich man (Fiddler in the Roof-movie)
If I were a boy (Beyonce)

EXERCISES
- Malted ESO-4 unit 7 (Gwineth and the Wizard)



3RD TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING
The first conditional and second conditionals tell us about the future. With the third conditional we refer to the past. We speak about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.
  • If I had travelled to Italy I would have visited Luca. But I have not travelled to Italy and, therefore, I have not visited Luca.
  • If you had got a good mark, would you have complained to the teacher? but your mark was bad, so we don't know for sure what you would have done.
  • What would you have done if it had snowed last weekend? but it didn't snow.
  • I wouldn't have called if I had known that she wasn't home. but I knew so I called
FORM
If + past perfect  // would have + past participle
Past participle // if + past perfect

EXERCISES
ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONALS
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Sunday, September 4, 2016

10 New School Year Resolutions

September is a great time to reflect on the changes we want to or need to make in our studies. This is a good set of ideas for you to improve your results:
Keep a calendar

  1. Stop procrastinating. Don't postpone  the work you have to do. Do it as soon as possible as tasks usually take longer than expected.
  2. Commit yourself to getting good grades. Good grades are essential for  any student. They will help you get to your favourite "instituto", faculty, etc. so make your mind up and start right now.
  3. If a subject is too difficult, ask your teacher outside school, study for the subject with other classmates but don't leave anything that looks too difficult for the end of the term when you won't have much time for everything.
  4. Don’t do it all. It’s better to concentrate on a few things and excel in them than if you join every sport, activity and club that you comes accross. Just do a couple of things and make sure you have plenty of time for your studies.
  5. Keep a calendar. Deadlines creep up quickly. And the closer the date, the more you’ll feel the pressure. You can use a traditional paper diary or use an online calendar, such as Google Calendar but all exams and deadlines should be written down.
  6. Take your exams seriously and study for them on time. Waiting for a second chance is not a good idea as you will be losing opportunities
  7. Don't forget handing your school reports on time and remember that a percentage of your final qualification depends on them so don't underestimate their importance.
  8. Try something new. Secondary school is a great time to spread your wings. It’s about new experiences and self-discovery. You can try a new sport, learn a new language, find new topics of interest or join an NGO. Just try.
  9. Explore your possibilities for the future, consider what you would like to study and find information about those studies, where they can be carried out, etc.
  10. Banish the self-doubt. Doubting your own abilities only holds you back from achieving what you want to achieve. Just say no to these thoughts and others like them:
    • “I can’t do this.”
    • “I’m not as smart as my classmates.”
    • “I’ll never get better than a 2.7 grade-point average.”
    • “I’ll only get into a community college anyway”
    • “There’s no point in thinking I’ll get into my first choice college.”
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Today's eTwinning chat sessions

This is an invitation to all the students in the eTwinning project to participate in today's final chat session. Even though it will take place outside school time, we hope it will be interesting. This is the link to the Twinspace chatroom.

The times for the different groups are as follows:
  • Group1- 19,00 (20,00 Ukraine-Lithuania)
  • Group2- 19,30 (20,30 Ukraine-Lithuania)
  • Group3- 20,00 (21,00 Ukraine-Lithuania)
  • Group4- 20,30 (21,30 Ukraine-Lithuania)


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Thursday, April 14, 2016

Revision of unit 6-4º PDC

These are the three main points included in unit 6 this year:

  • vocabulary related to food
  • modal verbs: can/can't/must/mustn't/should/shouldn't
  • possessive adjectives (my/your/his/her/his/its/our/your/their)
  • possessive pronouns (mine/yours/his/hers/its/ours/yours/theirs)
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FOOD




EXERCISES:


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MODAL VERBS

MODAL VERBS
Modal verbs are commonly used verbs with some special characteristics:
  1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
    • I can play football.
    • My brother should go with you.
    • She can't be serious about that.
  2. They have their own negative and do not need "do".
    • I shouldn't be late
    • They can't drive.
    • You couldn't swim when you were 3.
  3. The don't have all the tenses other verbs have.
    1. I will can go.- INCORRECT
    2. They shoulded speak to her. - INCORRECT
  4. They are always followed by another verb (bare infinitive)

WHICH VERBS ARE MODAL?:
  • CAN / CAN'T
  • MUST / MUSTN'T
  • SHOULD / SHOULDN'T
  • NEED / NEEDN'T
  • SHALL / SHAN'T
  • COULD / COULDN'T
  • MAY / MAY NOT
  • MIGHT / MIGHTN'T
  • WILL / WON'T
  • OUGHT TO
EXERCISES:
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

These exercises will let you revise your subject and determiner personal pronouns:

SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
  • Are you 15? (= the person I am sepaking to)
  • We don't like going to the beach. (=my sister and I)
  • They are our best friends. (=Sandra and Lynn)
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
These determiners go before the noun and they tell us who (or what) the object, person... belongs to:
  • I have a cat. This is my cat.
  • Their homework is really difficult.
  • My sister has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend is tall.
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EXERCISES
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
These pronouns substitute a complement with a possessive:

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Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Possessive adjectives

These exercises will let you revise your subject and determiner personal pronouns:

SUBJECT
These pronouns replace any other subject and they usually go before the verb:
  • Are you 15? (= the person I am sepaking to)
  • We don't like going to the beach. (=my sister and I)
  • They are our best friends. (=Sandra and Lynn)
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
These determiners go before the noun and they tell us who (or what) the object, person... belongs to:
  • I have a cat. This is my cat.
  • Their homework is really difficult.
  • My sister has a boyfriend. Her boyfriend is tall.
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EXERCISES
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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS
These pronouns substitute a complement with a possessive:
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Revision for 3ºESO & 4ºESO students

These are the main points that you can revise during your Easter holidays:
  1. Tenses
    1. Revision
    2. Revision 2
    3. Sheet with all the tenses
  2. Conditional structures
  3. Modals
  4. Used to
  5. Comparatives and superlatives
  6. Connectors
  7. Dialogues



    • Physical description


8. Essay topics: (you can send me any of these essays by email):
  1. What you did last summer (past simple)
  2. Next summer (future simple-will)
  3. Next week (going to)
  4. The rules of this school (modals: have to, must, mustn't, should, shouldn't)
  5. A dialogue in a restaurant
  6. A dialogue in a shop: buy a red T-shirt for your best friend
  7. Describe your teacher
  8. What will you do if you pass all your subjects?
  9. What would you do if you won one million euros in the lottery? (only for 4th year students)
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Revision for 4ºESO exam

EXAM
  1. Choose the correct tense of the verbs in each of the sentences given:
    1. present simple
    2. present continuous
    3. past simple
    4. past continuous
    5. present perfect
    6. future simple (will)
    7. going to
    8. conditional (would)
  2. Use the right conditional form
  3. Compare elements from a group of elements given
  4. Writing topics (choose 2 out of 4 or 5)
    1. used to
    2. modal verbs
    3. conditionals
    4. tenses (present, past and future)
GRAMMAR


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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Conditional Sentences in English

1ST TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING & USE
The first conditional is also called the "real" conditional because it is used for real, or possible, situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met.

In the first conditional we can salso use unless, which means "if... not". In other words, "... unless he hurries up" could also be written, "... if he doesn't hurry up."
  • If it rains, we will stay at home.
  • He will arrive late unless he hurries up.
  • Sophie will buy a new car, if she gets her raise.


FORM
The first conditional is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma and a future simple verb (will + infinitive) in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses.
  • If he finishes on time, we will go to the movies.
OR
  • We will go to the movies if he finishes on time.

EXERCISES

2nd TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING
2nd type conditional sentence
The second conditional is used to talk about situations or actions in the present or future which are not likely to happen or are imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.






  • If I were a rich woman, I would travel around the world. I think it is very unlikely that I will be rich. However, in this unlikely condition, I will travel around the world.
  • If I weren't / wasn't watching TV now, I would be playing tennis. I am watching TV, but I am imagining an alternative activity I would be doing if I wasn't watching TV
  • If you had a bigger dog, your house would be protected. You don't have a big dog, but I am imagining how protected you would be if you had one.
  • If I were an alien, I would be able to travel around the universe. It is impossible for me to be an alien. However, I am imagining what I would do in this situation.
  • We would go to Paris this summer if we passed all our subjects. That is our plan but, unfortunatelly,  we know we are not going to pass all our subjects.
FORM
If + past simple + conditional (would)
Conditional (would) + if + past simple
Verb be is usually were for all subjects; was (1st & 3rd person) is colloquial.

SONGS
If I were a rich man (Fiddler in the Roof-movie)
If I were a boy (Beyonce)

EXERCISES
- Malted ESO-4 unit 7 (Gwineth and the Wizard)



3RD TYPE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

MEANING
The first conditional and second conditionals tell us about the future. With the third conditional we refer to the past. We speak about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, but with no possibility of the dream coming true.
  • If I had travelled to Italy I would have visited Luca. But I have not travelled to Italy and, therefore, I have not visited Luca.
  • If you had got a good mark, would you have complained to the teacher? but your mark was bad, so we don't know for sure what you would have done.
  • What would you have done if it had snowed last weekend? but it didn't snow.
  • I wouldn't have called if I had known that she wasn't home. but I knew so I called
FORM
If + past perfect  // would have + past participle
Past participle // if + past perfect

EXERCISES
ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONALS






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    Wednesday, February 10, 2016

    The Primary Sector

    These are the materials we have in this blog for ESO-3 unit 6:

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    Sunday, January 17, 2016

    Project about American states

    This term we are going to carry out a project about American states. You will have to use the template provided here to look for and add all the information one may need to get a general impression about the state in question. Here you are both a template in different formats and a model so that you know what you are expected to do. After three classes you will be expected to speak out to the class about "your" state.

    TEMPLATE


    Report about american states template from Ana Arias Castro

    You can download any of these formats depending on the programmes your computer has:


     MODEL



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    Tuesday, January 12, 2016

    Comparatives and superlatives

    These next weeks we are going to study comparative and superlative structures in our classes.  This chart summarizes the main points that you have to keep in mind:








    If you want to download the worksheet used in class, click here and if you want to check if you already know this grammar structure, you may try:

    Now try comparing the pairs of elements in this presentation:




    Last exercise: Compare the people in this picture:


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    Thursday, December 24, 2015

    Christmas day in the UK

    Christmas day, December 25th, is one of the most important date in the Christian calendar. It has been celebrated for centuries and many traditions are nowadays associated to it. Here you are some of them:

    • Opening Christmas Presents. This is the favourite day for children. After waking up very early in the morning, they go and check their stockings which have been filled by Father Christmas and then unwrap the presents before breakfast. Presents are usually found and unwrapped under the Christmas tree.
    • Giving presents or gifts has been a tradition for centuries and it is related to the gifts that the three wise men or Magi took to Jesus in Bethlehem. In fact, in some countries, such as Spain, presents are given on Epiphany day, closely linked to the presence of the Magi.
    • Attending Mass. Many Christia
      ns go to church, attend mass services and sing carols to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is a special mass service. Some even attend mass at 0:00, the so-called Midnight Mass.
    • Christmas dinner and Christmas tea. The whole family gather for Christmas dinner at mid-day and then in the evening for Christmas tea. A typical dish for the dinner is Christmas pudding. Nowadays, a typical Christmas dinner probably consists of prawns or smoked salmon. The main course is likely to be turkey. This is usually followed by Christmas pudding; a rich fruit pudding served with brandy sauce or brandy butter.
    • The Queen's Speech. the Queen gives her Message to the nation in the afternoon of Christmas day and it is broadcast on both radio and television. The tradition began in 1932 when King George V read a speech written by writer Rudyard Kipling. As the broadcast was an enormous success it has continued up to the present.

    • Christmas Crackers. Crackers are traditional items in British Christmas. They consist of a cardboard tube wrapped in a brightly decorated twist of paper, looking like an enormous  sweet-wrapper and they go with the Christmas dinner. The cracker is pulled by two people and each one contains a small toy, a joke or motto, and a tissue-paper crown hat, usually a crown. 
    • Christmas Cards. Cards became very popular in 19th century England (also called Victorian England). They usually include the message of "Merry Christmas" and are often produced by Charities or organizations such as UNICEF. Families display them as part of their Christmas decoration. They are usually sent before Christmas and some families receive over 100 cards from friends and family.
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