EXPRESSIONS TO BE USED IN CLASS

THE BEGINNING OF THE LESSON SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS THE END OF THE LESSON

 Good morning, everybody.  Come in.  It's almost time to stop.

 Good afternoon, everybody.  Go out.  I'm afraid it's time to finish now.
 Hello, everyone.  Stand up.  We'll have to stop here.
 Sit down.  There's the bell. It's time to stop.
 Come to the front  That's all for today. You can go now.
 Stand by your desks.
 Put your hands up.
 Put your hands down.
 Hold your books/pens up.
 How are you today?  Pay attention, everybody.  The bell hasn't gone yet.
 How are you getting on?  You need pencils/rulers.  There are still two minutes to go.
 How's life?  We'll learn how to ...  We still have a couple of minutes
 How are things with you?  Are you ready? left.
 Open your books at page ...  The lesson doesn't finish till five
past.
 Turn to page ...
 Your watch must be fast.
 We seem to have finished early.
 We have an extra five minutes.
 Sit quietly until the bell goes.

 Let's begin our lesson now.  Look at activity five.  Hang on a moment.
 Is everybody ready to start?  Listen to this tape.  Just hold on a moment.
 I hope you are all ready for your  Repeat after me.  Stay where you are for a moment.
English lesson.  Again, please.  Just a moment, please.
 I think we can start now.  Everybody ...  One more thing before you go.
 You have five minutes  Back to your places.
 Who's next?
 I'm waiting for you to be quiet.  It's time to finish.  This is your homework for tonight.
 We won't start until everyone is  Have you finished?  Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your
quiet.  Let's stop now. homework.
 Stop talking and be quiet.  Stop now.  Prepare the next chapter for
Monday.
 There is no homework tonight.
 Remember your homework.
 Take a worksheet as you leave.

 Close your books.  Let's check the answers.  Goodbye, everyone.

 Put your books away.  Any questions?  See you again next Wednesday.
 Pack your things away.  Collect your work please.  See you tomorrow afternoon.
 Pack up your books.  See you in room 7 after the break.
 Are your desks tidy?  Have a good holiday.
 Enjoy your vacation.

 Who is absent today?.  Get into a queue.

 Who isn't here today?  Form a queue and wait for the bell.
 What's the matter with you  Everybody outside!
today?  All of you, get outside now!
 What's wrong with Jim today?  Hurry up and get out!
 Why were you absent last  Try not to make any noise as you
Friday? leave.
 Quiet as you leave. Other classes are
still working.

 Where have you been?

 We started ten minutes ago.
 What have you been doing?

LINKING WORDS
English Spanish
Naturally Naturalmente
Obviously Obviamente
Adverbial Comments Certainly Con toda certeza
Surely Sin duda
Really De verdad, realmente
Besides Además
Moreover Por otra parte
Furthermore Además de
Amplification or add
What is more Y lo que es más
more points for
Apart from this Aparte de esto
arguments
….not to mention the fact that Por no mencionar el hecho de que…
Not only…..but…..as well No solo….pero….también
….both…. Tanto….como…
After all Después de todo
In spite of + ing/noun A pesar de
Nevertheless (formal) Sin embargo
However (informal) Sin embargo
Concession Nonetheless No obstante
Even then Incluso entonces
In any case En cualquier caso
Still Todavía
Yet Aún
As a result Como resultado
Consequences Consequently Consecuentemente
So Así que
Anyhow De cualquier manera
Anyway De cualquier modo
Continuation
However Sin embargo
Now Ahora
In Fact De hecho
Contradiction
On the contrary Por el contrario
On one hand/on the other Por un lado/por otro
Yes…but Sí…pero
Although/Even though Aunque/incluso aunque
Contrast Whereas Mientras que…
However, Sin embargo,
Nevertheless, Sin embargo
Despite/In spite of A pesar de…
In Fact De hecho
Actually De hecho
Corroboration
Of course Por supuesto
But… Pero….
Needless to say No hace falta decir…
Clearly Claramente
Emphasis in what you
Obviously Obviamente
say
Strikingly Sorprendentemente
With no doubt Sin duda
En primer lugar
Firstly
Lo primero y principal
First and foremost
Mejor todavía
Enumeration Better still
Por último
Last
Por último, pero no menos
Last but not least
importante
Owing to the fact that Debido al hecho de que
Due to the fact that Debido a que
On the grounds that Debido a que
Explain cause
In view of En vista de
Seeing that Viendo que
Although + clause Aunque
Express the difference At first Al principio
between appearance and At first sight A primera vista
reality Initially Inicialmente
In other words En otras palabras
Otherwise De otra manera
Inference In that case En ese caso
So Así
Then Entonces, luego
 In my view
To my mind En mi opinion
To my way of thinking En mi mode de pensar
Personal Opinion It strikes me that Me inclino a pensar que
I am inclined to believe that En lo que a mí respecta
As far as I am concerned Estoy muy de acuerdo con
I feel very strongly that
For fear that Por miedo a que
In case En caso de
Purpose
So that Así que
In order to Para
In effect
En efecto
As a matter of fact
Por cierto, de hecho, en realidad
The fact of the matter
Por cierto, de hecho, en realidad
Actually
Reality De hecho
In practise
En la práctica
Indeed
De hecho
To tell you the truth
Para decir la verdad
Eventually
To sum up Para resumir
Briefly Brevemente
Summing up Summing up Resumiendo
Summarising Como resumen
In short En breve
El momento/tan pronto como (al
The moment/as soon as
principio)
Ever since
Desde el momento
First/originally
Primero/originariamente
While
Mientras
Afterwards/then
Después de…/entonces,luego
Meanwhile
Mientras tanto
Time Instantly/immediately
Instantáneamente/inmediatamente
Previously
Previamente
Before/after
Antes/después
Up until
Hasta entonces
Prior to
Antes de ese momento
Recently/lately
Recientemente/últimamente
Eventually/in the end
Después de todo/al final

PREPOSITIONS
English Spanish English Spanish English Spanish
PLACE MOVEMENT SPECIAL
In En, dentro de To A, hacia In Para ropa
On En, sobre From De, desde Características
At A, en Into Hacia dentro físicas de
Under Debajo de Out of Hacia afuera personas,
Behind Detrás de Up Hacia arriba objetos que
In front of Delante de Down Hacia abajo lleva una
persona,
With describir
características
de animales,
Opposite Enfrente de Over Por encima de describir la
parte de un
objeto, para
herramientas.
Above Por encima de Under Por debajo de Explicar cómo
Below Por debajo de Onto Hacia encima se hace algo,
By medios de
Next to-beside Junto a Off Hacia debajo transporte,
pasiva
Without Explica no se
Near Cerca de Across De un lado a otro
+ ING hace algo
Antes de, en el
Between Entre (2) Along A lo largo de Within
plazo de
Durante
Among Entre (+de 2) Through A través de During (periodo
general)
Durante
Between Entre 2 For (periodo
concreto)
Past Detrás, de largo
 LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS 2016-2017
Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle Spanish
arise arose arisen surgir
be was / were been ser
beat beat beaten golpear
become became become convertirse
begin began begun comenzar
bet bet/betted bet/betted apostar
bite bit bitten morder
bleed bled bled sangrar
blow blew blown soplar
break broke broken romper
bring brought brought traer
build built built construir
buy bought bought comprar
catch caught caught atrapar
choose chose chosen elegir
come came come venir
cost cost cost costar
cut cut cut cortar
deal dealt dealt dar, repartir
do did done hacer
draw drew drawn dibujar
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed soñar
drink drank drunk beber
drive drove driven conducir
eat ate eaten comer
fall fell fallen caer
feed fed fed alimentar
feel felt felt sentir
fight fought fought pelear
find found found encontrar
fly flew flown volar
forget forgot forgotten olvidar
forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
freeze froze frozen congelar
get got got tener, obtener
give gave given dar
go went gone ir
grow grew grown crecer
hang hung hung colgar
have had had tener
hear heard heard oír
hide hid hidden esconderse
 hit hit hit golpear
hold held held tener, mantener
hurt hurt hurt herir, doler
keep kept kept guardar
kneel knelt knelt arrodillarse
know knew known saber
lead led led encabezar
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned aprender
leave left left dejar
lend lent lent prestar
let let let dejar
lie lay lain yacer
lose lost lost perder
make made made hacer
mean meant meant significar
meet met met conocer, encontrar
pay paid paid pagar
put put put poner
read read read leer
ride rode ridden montar, ir
ring rang rung llamar por teléfono
rise rose risen elevar
run ran run correr
say said said decir
see saw seen ver
sell sold sold vender
send sent sent enviar
set set set fijar
sew sewed sewn/sewed coser
shake shook shaken sacudir
shine shone shone brillar
shoot shot shot disparar
show showed shown/showed mostrar
shut shut shut cerrar
sing sang sung cantar
sink sank sunk hundir
sit sat sat sentarse
sleep slept slept dormir
slide slid slid deslizar
speak spoke spoken hablar
spell spelt/spelled spelt/spelled deletrear
spend spent spent gastar
stand stood stood estar de pie
steal stole stolen robar
sting stung stung picar
strike struck struck golpear
 swear swore sworn jurar
sweep swept swept barrer
swim swam swum nadar
take took taken tomar
teach taught taught enseñar
tear tore torn romper
tell told told decir
think thought thought pensar
throw threw thrown lanzar
understand understood understood entender
wake woke woken despertarse
wear wore worn llevar puesto
win won won ganar
write wrote written escribir
 READING WORKSHEET 2016-2017
1.- General Facts:

- Reader’s name and date of Reading.

- Bibliographical data: author, date of edition, place of edition…

2.- Facts about the Reading you choose:

- Genre: novel, fairy tale, drama, play, poetry, essay...

- Main subject: travel, love, adventures, science, sports... (there can be more than
one).
- Main characters: name, description...
- Other characters: describe shortly.
- Location: country, city....
- Plot: showing you’ve really understood the book.

3.- Personal Valuation:

- Is the title the best one? Why? Invent another different one.
- New vocabulary. (Al menos 10 palabras, y busca el significado y cópialo).
- Is the Reading interesting? Explain why or why not?
- Choose and copy tour favourite paragraph..
- Write a mark for the novel (0-10)
- Personal opinión.

NOTA: Se presentará el trabajo a mano, a doble espacio, en formato A4 (folio en blanco

u hoja de actividades, y si te tuerces, usa plantilla), y antes de la fecha indicada en
clase en el momento correspondiente. Es imprescindible presentar la actividad con
caligrafía aceptable, escrito en inglés o no se le tendrá en cuenta para la evaluación.
Se tendrá en cuenta para la calificación final la claridad, originalidad y la expresión.

Este es un apartado similar respecto a cursos anteriores, que contará como nota de procedimientos
escritos (20% del total junto a otros aspectos). Para mejorar la comprensión de textos escritos, será
OBLIGATORIO leer dos novelas en inglés a lo largo del curso, pudiendo elegir los alumnos y alumnas la
fecha y evaluación donde quieren entregarlo, y en ella se le contará la nota. Los libros están
disponibles en el Departamento y hay que pedirlos a los profesores de la asignatura, aunque cabe la
posibilidad de comprarlo o pedirlo prestado a conocidos o bibliotecas públicas.

CULTURE WORK
This year you’ll have to write a work about North American culture or if you
prefer, a work related to one of the countries which belongs to the
Commonwealth. Remember you have all the year to do it, so start soon and
search for the information in the internet, books, magazines etc… and then,
write the work in your own language.
You must write, at least, 4 pages and the work MUST include: introduction,
main part, bibliography and personal opinion. Neatness, submission, spelling
and written expression will be part of the mark.
Remember, you have 8 months to do it, if you want to give it to the teacher
before the end of the year, it’s possible, but the last day will be 20 th May 2017.
 Review for the initial assessment test (End of September)

A.- Traduce estas oraciones. Puedes usar diccionario.

1. El tren sale de la estación a las 11:30 de la mañana.

2. ¿Siempre escribes con la mano izquierda? No, ahora estoy escribiendo con la derecha.
3. No estuvimos en el partido el pasado fin de semana, porque no conseguimos entradas.
4. ¿Has terminado el libro? No, estoy escribiendo el último capítulo.
5. Alex vive en Barcelona este año, pero estuvo trabajando en Galicia el mes pasado.
6. Nos divierte mucho ir a la disco el fin de semana, pero el pasado sábado fuimos a la bolera.
7. El tenis no es tan divertido como el rugby, pero a mi me gusta.
8. Ya hemos comprado toda la comida para la fiesta de Robin.
9. Acabamos de pintar esa pared, así que debéis tener cuidado.
10. Nicholas no es tan simpático como Mike, pero es el más atractivo de la clase.
11. Las matemáticas son difíciles, pero la química es la más difícil del curso.
12. Juan acaba de llegar, pero no me he vestido todavía. ¿ Puedes decirle que espere?
13. Esta fiesta es la más grande que he visto nunca.
14. No escondí los libros, los puse debajo de la cama.
15. Comprendió todo lo que le dije, pero no respondió a las preguntas.
16. No guardé el ticket, porque creía que no lo necesitaba.
17. ¿Cuánto cuesta este CD? Ahora cuesta poco, pero hace 3 años costaba 12 libras.
18. Me gustaría comer una manzana. A mí también.
19. María y Pablo son más altos que Juan.
20. Jaén es la ciudad más pequeña de España, ¿ verdad?.
21. Pedro no es tan viejo como Frank.
22. Yo conduzco rápido, pero mi hermana conduce más rápido que yo.
23. Ben nunca está viendo la tele, ¿ verdad?.
24. Apenas juego al tenis en verano. Yo tampoco.
25. Ellos siempre se levantan a las 8 de la mañana.
26. ¿ Dónde estabas yendo cuando yo telefoneé?.
27. ¿ Has estado alguna vez en Irlanda?.
28. ¿ Sales cada noche?.
29. Voy a ir a nadar mañana por la noche.
30. Odio las películas de terror. Yo también.
31. No soporto el chocolate, pero la fresa está bien.
32. Me encanta el cine, pero no me gusta el teatro.
33. Alguien robó mi coche ayer.
34. ¡Cállate! Nadie quiere oírte, ¿ verdad?.
35. Fui a la tienda, pero no compré nada.
36. Nosotros estamos jugando al hockey, mientras ellos compran comida.
37. Cuando rompimos el plato, mamá se enfadó.
38. Nadar es bueno para ti.
39. Tú no deberías comer caramelos, ¿ verdad?.
40. Creo que deberías ir al dentista.
41. Preferiría ver Mr. Bean que un documental.
42. Prefiero ir al cine a jugar al fútbol.
43. Ella acaba de lavarse las manos.
44. John no ha limpiado el salón todavía.
45. Ella ya se ha puesto su vestido nuevo.
46. ¿Dónde están Frank y Laura? . Ellos han ido a París.
 B.- Put in the correct form of the adjective, i.e. positive (p), comparative (c), or
superlative (s) with the correct connecting words (as, so, than)
47. A donkey isn't...a horse (intelligent c)
48. You must drive your car in a..manner in future (careful c)
49. John speaks...English...I do (good c)
50. I should like you to meet Robert, my...son (old s)
51. John's handwriting is bad but mine is...(bad c)
C.- Put in this, these, that, those. as appropriate
52. What's...?
53. Who are...boys?
54. What's...over there?
55. Whose is...?
56. What's...for?
57. What's the name of...film you want to see?
58. ....is my home town and...building over there is my school
59. The weather isn't very warm...summer but it was...year we went to Spain
60. His mother makes...nice cakes we had at...party
D.- Put some or any to complete the meaning of the following sentences.
61. There aren't...dangerous wild animals in England. There are...tigers in the zoo
62. Do you take...milk in your tea? Yes, but I drink it without...sugar
63. Peter will lend you...books to read. Mary hasn't...new ones
64. Do you need...help? No, thanks, I haven't found...difficulty with this exercise.
E.- Put much, many, little, few, no, not
65. Give me...meat and...potatoes, please.
66. I like...cream and...lumps of sugar in my coffee.
67. Do you know...about mathematics?
68. ...people dislike mustard.
69. There are ............ wolves in England.
70. She cooks ........ very well.
71. Waiter! There is .......... salt in my soup.
F.- Present simple & continuous:
I ___________ (love) this photo! ________you________ (like) it? It ___________ (show) me ans my friends on
holiday in Portugal. We ____________ (go) to the same town every year and we _____________ (always/have) a
great time. In the photo, my friends ____________ (try) to carry me along the beach on a surfboard. We
___________ (always/enjoy) spending time together, and in this photo we __________ (have) fun. I _________
(remember) that I was in a good mood that day.
G.- Make questions using WH- pronouns.
1.- when / was / built / this house / 2.- how / cheese / is / made /
3.- why / Sue / working / isn’t / today 4.- what time/ coming / your friends / are
5.- where / your mother / born / was / 6.- why / you / to the party/ didn’t / come
7.- how / the accident / did / happen 8.- why / this machine / doesn’t / work
H.- Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous:
It _________ (be) winter and the snow __________ (fall). It usually ________ (snow) in January here. Betty and
James _________ (play) in the garden. They __________ (build) a snow man and they _________ (throw)
snowballs now. They _________ (like) the snow very much!. Their mother and father __________ (not/like) it.
They always _________ (stay) in the house when it is cold. Mother usually ________ (watch) TV and father
_________ (listen) to the radio or _________ (read) a book. At the moment they _________ (sit) in the living
room. Mother ________ (write) a letter while father __________ (read) a book.
I.- Completa con Present Simple o Present Continuous:
- Everybody __________ (know) that the world’s rainforests ____________ (disappear).
- Although rainforests _________ (cover) only six per cent of the Earth’s land surface, they _________ (contain)
about 50% of all species of life on the planet.
- They also __________ (remove) carbon dioxide from the air and _________ (produce) oxygen.
- As they are important, why ____________ (they/vanish)?
- Most scientists _____________ (agree) that there are two main reasons.
- First of all, the way of life n these forests ___________ (change).
- In some forests, big companies _______ (cut down) more and more trees ___________ (deforestation) and
__________ (cause) damage to the land.
J.- Traduce estas oraciones con el pasado de verbos regulares & irregulares:

1.- Marco Polo fue a China en 1292 en barco.

2.- Ellos le dieron a Marie Curie el premio Nobel en 1911.
3.- Colón no descubrió Australia, descubrió América.
4.- ¿Ganó Francia la Copa del Mundo en 1994? No, ganó Brasil.
5.- ¿Les gustó a tus amigos la ciudad? Sí, les encantó.
6.- El verano pasado, mi familia ganó una competición en España.
7.- Peter compró muchos regalos para su familia.
8.- ¿Qué visteis? Vimos Trafalgar Square y el Big Ben en Londres.
9.- Comencé este trabajo hace diez años.
10.- Hablé con Mark hace 3 meses.
11.- Yo estudié matemáticas hace 12 años.
12.- Olvidamos las entradas para el concierto encima de la mesa.
K.- Translate using these expressions: used to + INF; didn’t use to + INF ; get used to
+ING.
1.- No solía fumar en sitios públicos. 2.- No estoy acostumbrado a estudiar por las noches.
3.- Michael solía salir todos los fines de semana. 4.- ¿Solías comprar en esta tienda?
5.- ¿Estabais acostumbrados a viajar en coche? 6.- Me alegré porque no estaba acostumbrado a
ganar.
7.- No estamos acostumbrados a ir 8.- Norah solía ir a clase todos los días.

L.- Completa los huecos con verbos en past simple or past continuous:
1.- I _______(see) the accident, when I _________(wait) for the bus.
2.- I ________(write) a letter while you ________ (clean) the windows.
3.- When I _______(come) into the room, two boys ________(play) football.
4.- I __________(break) my pencil while I ________(do) my homework.
5.- While we ________(run) in the park, Mary _________(fall over).
6.- Jim _______(break) his leg while he _________(play) golf in Almuñecar.
7.- Peter ________(turn on) the TV, but nothing ________(happen).

M.- Uso de SO + adj / adverb & SUCH+ adj + noun: ampliación

1.- Tom is very handsome. He has _____ beautiful eyes.
2.- It was a very pleasant trip because the guide was _____ nice.
3.- My birthday was wonderful. I got ____ lovely presents.
4.- It was difficult to drive because there was ____ much snow.
5.- I like Tom. He is ____ a nice person.
6.- We couldn’t play tennis because it was ____ windy.
7.- Jack loves his children. He is _____ a wonderful father.
8.- Nobody listens to Jane because she says ______ silly things.
9.- The nurses are wonderful here. They are _____ helpful.
10.- Look at the Stars. They are _____ bright tonight.
N.- Gerunds & infinitives: choose one, BOOK, FLY, SEND, TAKE, VISIT, WAIT
1.- Do you really need _______________ everything in that suitcase?
2.- I sometimes feel a bit nervous before _____________
3.- My friends and I aren’t interested in ____________ ancient monuments
4.- Nowadays lots of people use the internet _____________ hotels.
5.- ____________________ at airports is really boring!
6.- Don’t forget ______________me a postcard!
O.- Write questions with the correct form of USED TO:
1.- you/go on holiday with your family/?
2.- you/go to the same place every year/?
3.- lots of tourists/ visit this place/?
4.- the weather/good/?
5.- you/feel sad after the holiday/?
P.- Vocabulary: COLLOCATIONS. Complete the verbs.
1.- ________ abroad 2.- ___________ on the beach 3.- ___________a suntan
4.- ________ in the sea 5.- ___________ a bike 6.- _________ a museum
7.- ________ sightseeing 8.- __________ lots of photos 9.- _________ at night
Q.- Translate these IDIOMS into Spanish:
Hang on, ______________________ what’s up?_______________________
never mind ____________________ if you like...______________________
go ahead ______________________ make up your mind ________________
I haven’t a clue _________________ It’s up to you ______________________
To be a piece of cake _______________ Go for good ________________________
R.- Vocabulary: Finish these questions with the correct preposition.
- What exactly is she worried ____________? - What subjects are you good ______?
- Who is she waiting _______? - What job is she applying _______?
- What programme is she listening _______? - What did she complain ________?
- What did she apologise ________? - Who does this car belong _______?
- What kind of films is she interested _______? - What does the decision depend ______?
- What is she afraid _______? - I know she’s angry but who’s she shouting _______?
S.- LISTENING: Listen to Billy giving a presentation to his class about his holidays. Where
did he go?. Then listen again and correct these sentences.
- Billy went to a city in the north of France.
- The first photo shows Billy sitting in the sun
- The second photo shows an ancients castle
- Billy is in the photo of the city walls
- There is a music festival every summer in Avignon
- Many of the festival events take place in ancient buildings