Monday-Wednesday 27-29/04

Hello

This week we started some new grammar - Active and Passive Voice.

We use Passive:
1. If the action is more important then the agent. 
A demonstration has been held. This theatre was built in 1868. The important thing is what happened, not who did it. 

2. If the agent is not known/evident. 
He was offered a job. (someone offered him the job). The robber was arrested.

We form Passive:

To be + Past Participle (to be is the main verb which takes the tenses):

Passive Present simple 
The car is repaired.
Present continuous 
The car is being repaired. 
Past simple 
The car was repaired. 
Past continuous 
The car was being repaired. 
Present perfect 
The car has just been repaired. 
Past perfect 
The car had been repaired. 
Future simple 
The car will be repaired. 
Present conditional 
The car would be repaired. 
Perfect conditional 
The car would have been repaired. 

Exercises to practise:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Monday-Wednesday 20-22/04

Hello

This week we started a new topic "History" where we talked about different important events and inventions in the history.

We learnt some new vocabulary:
a leap in the history, movement, advancement, progress, a turning point, discovery, invention etc.

If you´re interested in some listening, check for this link:
History Listening

For those who are interested in history as a subject, here´s a good link for documentaries on history topics:
Top Documentaries

We learnt some grammar aspects such as Word formation (suffixes to form a noun from the verb):

- ment - punishment
- tion - pollution
- ssion - permission
- ence/ance - dependance
- ure - failure etc.

Here´re some exercises to practise:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3



Also we started talking about Third Conditional:

If + had(not) + Past Participle, would + Perfect Infinitive (have done)

If Galileo hadn´t defended his theory, he would have been a free man.

Exercise 1
Exercise 2






What would have changed in our history if some inventions/discoveries/events hadn´t happened?

Classes 2-3. Wednesday - Monday (8/04,13/04)

Hello

These weeks we were revising everything for our test.
We also watched a video podcast "My neighbourhood", if you´re interested in watching it again and practise your listening, here´s a link:

Podcast Unit 8

Also here´s a link to practise Quantifiers:
Grammar Exercise

Last class we were talking about the Internet and Technology and learnt some words (blog, online community, search engine, homepage, social networks etc.). Here´s a BBC link for some more exercises related to the topic:
You and Technology

If you want to practise some listening, here´s a link for a BBC radio programme:
Are you afraid of Artificial Intelligence?

To revise the pronunciation in the compound nouns, check for this link (it´s American pronunciation):
Pronunciation in Compound Nouns

So, we´ve finished with our topic and we´re going to start a new one next class. Practise the stuff and revise your grammar and vocabulary from time to time.

Trimester III. Class 1. Monday 06/04

Hello

So, as I promised here´s a link for the video we watched the other day - "Sight". We were talking about cyberspace and online communities.

Video Sight

Watch the video again and write the answer to these questions:
What are advantages and disadvantages of Sight?
Would you like to use it? What would you use it for?

Also we did some grammar - Relative clauses (defining and non-defining). If you feel like it, you may do some exercises online:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Enjoy!!!