It depends

Can you use 'It depends' properly?
There are several options:

Are you going trekking next Sunday?
- It depends.
- It depends on + noun:
It depends on the weather.
- It depends on how / when / what / who / where, etc + clause
It depends on how tired I am.
It depends on what I do on Saturday.
It depends on when I go to bed on Saturday.
- It depends if + clause
It depends if I go out on Saturday.

Find more examples and detail here.

2 A personal anecdote

p 7, ex 1
2  During / 3 when / 4 Back / 5 At / 6 long

ex 2
1 suddenly / 2 just after that / 3 at first / 4 in the end / 5 at last / 6 later on

p 8, ex 3
1c / 2d / 3a / 4e / 5b /
1  Luckily / 2 Remarkably / Cleverly / 3 unfortunately / sadly / 4 happily / gradually / 5 suddenly / 6 Unfortunately / Sadly / Unsurprisingly

Street food: Why is it becoming so popular?

Listen to the 6 Minute English programme here

Christmas Party 2018

Come to school on Thursday 20th!
We are planning our Christmas Party again, but it will only make sense if you take part.
This is the Programme.

And here are the rules for the contests:
Mini Sagas (now open) Deadline extension: 12 December
Cooking
Advent Calendar 
Speed Painting
Christmas Cards 

Read Mosaic, the school magazine, and see what other students did in previous contests:
Special Edition Christmas 2016
Special Edition Christmas 2017

Find all the issues of Mosaic here

Leave your books behind and enjoy the school in a different way!

The origins of the London underground

Watch this video about the world first metro system

Review 1 - p 23

ex 1
1 'm training / 2 really like / 3 'm doing / 4 learned / 5 passed / 6 work / 7 make / 8 help / 9 want / 10 had / 11 didn't get / 12 is organising

ex 2
1 What do you do? / 2 Did you have a nice weekend? / 3 What time are you meeting Maria tomorrow? / 4 How long did the meeting last? / 5 Does your brother work with you? / 6 Do you want me to wrap it?

ex 3
1 I didn't understand / 2 not as fast as / 3 Did you pay / 4 'm going to / 5 are better quality / 6 easier to use

ex 4
To be done in class

ex 5
1g / 2h / 3e / 4c / 5d / 6b / 7a / 8f

ex 6
jobs and work: experience, a journalist, a soldier, a strike, training
clothes and shopping: a bargain, jewellery, smart, stock, thick, a top, trainers

ex 7
1 selection / 2 reliable / 3 recommend / 4 deliver / 5 uncomfortable / 6 competitive / 7 manager / 8 lawyer

ex 8
1 broke / 2 fault / 3 rush / 4 dropped / 5 damaged / 6 attending / 7 giving / 8 recommended / 9 sale / 10 reduced / 11 delay / 12 orders

Why it pays to work hard

You can watch the video again here:
Work wins over smarts

I1. 10B Question tags. Key

2 do you / 3 weren't we / 4 was it / 5 is he / 6 do they / 7 aren't we / 8 do you / 9 won't she / 10 isn't it / 11 isn't it / 12 wasn't it / 13 are you / 14 have you / 15 wouldn't you

I1. 10B Question tags - p 151

ex 1
1I / 2E / 3A / 4F / 5C / 6H / 7K / 8D / 9B / 10J
ex 2
1  doesn't he? / 2 do they? / 3 is he? / 4 weren't you? / 5 haven't they? / 6 was she? / 7 didn't she? / 8 will he? / 9 have you? / 10 did they?

I1. 10A Relative clauses

ex a
2 which / 3 which / 4 which / 5 which / 6 who / 7 which / 8 whose / 9 who / 10 which / 11 where / 12 which
ex b
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12
ex c
2, 3, 4, 5, 10
ex d
2 whose best known painting is Guernica / 3 which is the capital of Australia / 4 where I used to work / 5 who was born in Rosario in Argentina / 6 which was the worst for over 75 years

I1. 9B Quantifiers. Key

2 too much / 3 enough / 4 no / 5 very little / 6 How many / 7 Very few / 8 a lot of / 9 enough time / 10 any / 11 plenty / 12 very few / 13 A few / 14 very little / 15 too / 16 too much / 17 enough / 18 no

I1. 9A Third conditional. Key

Ex a 2 We wouldn't have missed the film if you'd been here on time. / 3 If they'd offered you the job, would you have taken it? / 4 Ella would have finished the race if she hadn't fallen over. / 5 If you'd told me you were taking a photo, I'd have smiled. / 6 You wouldn't have eaten that if you'd known what was in it.

Ex b 2 'd known; 'd have taken / 3 'd have enjoyed; 'd gone / 4 would have rung; hadn't left / 5 wouldn't have deleted; 'd realized / 6 Would you have married; 'd asked

I1. Revise and Check, 7&8, p 82-83

I1 Revise and Check 7&8, pp 82, 83

I1. 8B Gerunds and infinitives. Key

2 calling / 3 to speak / 4 not to buy / 5 going / 6 to look after / 7 using / 8 Waiting / 9 to consider / 10 drawing / 11 to work / 12 to go / 13 doing / 14 to hear / 15 studying / 16 to think / 17 cooking / 18 to like / 19 Eating / feel / 20 to give

I1. 8A Reported speech: sentences and questions. Key

Ex a 2 was / 3 had been / 4 hadn't been / 5 had started / 6 had enjoyed / 7 had loved / 8 had been able to / 9 was going to be / 10 depended / 11 would be / 12 had to

Ex b 2 if there was too much violence in films / 3 who was the most difficult actor he had ever worked with / 4 what a young person who wanted to go into acting should do / 5 when he was going to retire

I1. 7B First and second conditionals. Key

Ex a
2 'd buy / won / 3 painted / would be / 4 would do / had / 5 wouldn't be / didn't spend / 6 shared / would get on / 7 could / had / 8 would move / found / 9 didn't have to / could /10 went / wouldn't be

Ex b
2 would buy / 3 goes / 4 reduce / 5 would take / 6 gets / 7 weren't/wasn't / 8 found / 9 'll never finish / 10 will be

I1. 7A First conditional and future time clauses. Key

2 get / 3 'll send / 4 finishes / 5 Come / 6 can / 7 don't phone / 8 get / 9 're / 10 are / 11 won't be able to / 12 pass / 13 see / 14 don't study / 15 won't have

I1. Revise and Check 5 & 6, pp 62-63

Click here to see the key.

6B Modals of deduction: might/may, can't, must

ex a 2 might / 3 must / 4 can't / 5 can't / 6 may
ex b 1 can't / must / 2 can't / might / might / might / 3 can't / must, might, may / might, may / 4 can't / must

6A The passive

ex a 2 are stolen / 3 disappear / 4 is sent / 5 is bitten / 6 fights / 7 falls / 8 were made / 9 have been bought
ex b 2 will be accepted / 3 be washed / 4 was being followed / 5 Has (the thief) been caught / 6 Have (you ever) been told / 7 has been robbed / 8 had already been made / 9 is being painted / 10 wasn't offered / 11 be returned / 12 had been stolen

To Future Women

'Women of 2037 - this is what I want you to know'
Hundreds of letters are being written to the women of 2037 as part of a global time capsule. You can read about it here.
This is the project: To Future Women
Why don't you write your own?

International Women's Day: Spain's feminist strike

'Millions' join Spain strike. BBC
What's happening in Spain?
What is International Women's Day?
What is the gender pay gap?
And more.
The Guardian: More than 5m join Spain's 'feminist strike', unions say
El País in English: Spanish unions say 5.3 million observed morning strike on Women's Day
The Independent: Hundreds of trains cancelled as Spanish women walk out in first 'feminist strike' 

Homework for Tuesday 13th

A film review: p 117, ex a, b, c - Do NOT write your review yet.
Yes, appearance matters: pp 60 & 61, ex e, f, g

Fechas de exámenes

Martes 3 de abril
Jueves 26 de abril
Orales: jueves 3 de mayo / martes 8 de mayo
Resultados de evaluación continua y final de curso: jueves 10 de mayo (aula por determinar)

El examen final de la Convocatoria Ordinaria de mayo de Intermedio 1 será en las siguientes fechas:

Lunes 14, 16:00h - Reading, Listening, Writing (convocatoria única para todos los grupos)
Jueves 17 - Speaking

International Women's Day 2018: #PressforProgress

International Women's Day 2018: protests across the world as women press for progress

100 Women. The BBC on International Women's Day with videos and articles about the fights and achievements of women around the world.

Six women explain how they achieved the unimaginable.

The gender pay gap explained

Gender pay gap. The date women stop being paid in Europe.

The Guardian. Laura Bates on everyday sexism.

European Institute for Gender Equality. Forms of gender-based violence.

Examen final Intermedio 1

El examen final de la Convocatoria Ordinaria de mayo de Intermedio 1 será en las siguientes fechas:

Lunes 14, 16:00h - Reading, Listening, Writing (convocatoria única para todos los grupos)
Jueves 17, hora por determinar - Speaking

Las fechas de la Convocatoria Extraordinaria de junio están por determinar.

Homework for Tuesday 6th April

Reading: p 54, ex 1b, c
Grammar: the passive p 142
Vocabulary: Cinema p 159
Reading: p 58, ex 1c, d
Vocabulary: The body p 160

5B Usually and used to

2 works / 3 don't live / 4 used to dream / 5 didn't use to eat / 6 usually cook / 7 used to live / 8 usually stay / 9 didn't use to play / 10 doesn't ride / 11 usually wear / 12 used to be / 13 usually stay in / 14 used to have

Cheating in sport

Listen to this programme of 6 Minute English about blood doping.

5A Past tenses

3 was still feeling / 4 didn't have / 5 didn't matter / 6 knew / 7 had always wanted / 8 called / 9 told / 10 was shining / 11 was driving / 12 were chatting / 13 saw / 14 had flown / 15 tried / 16 was buzzing / 17 disappeared / 18 felt / 19 had stung / 20 was driving / 21 crashed

Do, go or play?

Do you go, do or play a sport?

Revise and Check 3&4 pp 42-43. Key

Revise and Check 3&4 pp 42-43

4B Modals of obligation: must, have to, should. Key

ex a 2 mustn't / 3 don't have to / 4 must / have to / 5 should / 6 doesn't have to / 7 mustn't / 8 mustn't / 9 should

ex b 2 mustn't / 3 don't have to / 4 have to / must / 5 don't have to / 6 must / have to / 7 mustn't / 8 have to / must

4A can, could, be able to. Key

ex a 2 was able to / could / 3 be able to / 4 couldn't / wasn't able to / 5 not being able to / 6 be able to / 7 couldn't / wasn't able to / 8 be able to / 9 couldn't / wasn't able to / 10 's able to / can / 11 being able to / 12 couldn't / wouldn't be able to

ex b 2 couldn't / 3 be able to / 4 can / 5 been able to / 6 couldn't / 7 being able to / 8 can't / 9 Being able to / 10 be able to / 11 be able to / 12 can't

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3B Articles: a/an, the , no article

3 the / 4 - / 5 - / 6 the / 7 - / 8 The / 9 - / 10 an / 11 - / 12 an / 13 - / 14 - / - / 15 the / - / 16 a / - / 17 - / - / 18 an / the / 19 a / a / The / the / 20 - / -

3A Comparatives and superlatives

3 less / 4 more comfortable than / 5 younger than / 6 ok / 7 ok / 8 more modern than / 9 much better / 10 ok / 11 the most beautiful beach I've ever been / 12 the worst actor / 13 ok / 14 the best in the world / 15 nicer / 16 ok / 17 hotter / 18 the same school as / 19 as much food as / 20 ok

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