EXAMENES

5 JUNIO, 16:30, CE, CO Y EE en el AULA 5

EO - exámenes orales: 6 de junio

Revisión de exámenes y consulta de notas: 18 junio, 18.00-19.00 en el aula 5

28/5/13

FOOD

        HAVE A  BALANCED DIET

BE AN ADVENTUROUS EATER

FUSSY

CUT DOWN ON CARBOHYDRATES

I WOULD GO FOR MEAT (choose)

AVOID JUNK FOOD

GM FOOD/ ORGANIC FOOD / BIO FOOD

BE ON A DIET

WHOLEGRAIN BREAD

WHOLEMEAL MILK

SEMISKIMMED MILK

I LOVE THE ATMOSPHERE OF THE RESTAURANT

DEEP-FRY / PAN-FRY/ STIR-FRY

I’M HOOKED ON CHOCOLATE

A CHOC-AHOLIC

FOR BREAKFAST I LIKE HAVING PANCAKES WITH SYRUP

AVOCADO

GRAPEFRUIT

AUBERGINE

COURGETTE

PUMPKIN

DESCRIBING CHARACTER

EASY-GOING

SELFISH

FRIENDLY

SELF-CONFIDENT/ RELIABLE

STUBBORN

OUTGOING

SHE’S ONE IN A MILLION

I LIKE HER BECAUSE SHE’S ALWAYS THERE WHEN I NEED HER

HEALTH-CONSCIOUS

LAIDBACK

I’M A ‘MORNING’ PERSON AND I BELIEVE THAT ‘THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM’

I’M A ‘COFFEE PERSON’

A PARTY ANIMAL

A CULTURE VULTURE

A COUCH POTATO

SHE’S AS MAD AS A HATTER

SHE’S CLUMSY. SHE’S LIKE A BULL IN A CHINA SHOP

OPEN-MINDED/ NARROW-MINDED

MEAN= TIGHT-FISTED

GOING SHOPPING

SHOP AROUND

GO BARGAIN-HUNTING

CAN I TRY IT ON?

GO WINDOW-SHOPPING

RETAIL THERAPY

SHOP-AHOLICS

A FASHION VICTIM

I’M A MEDIUM

ANKLE BOOTS

FUR COAT

SANDALS

FLIP-FLOPS

WELLIS / WELLINGTON BOOTS

TREAT YOURSELF

VOUCHER

BAGGY TROUSERS

GIFT VOUCHER/RECEIPT

GIFT CARD

COMPLAINT SHEET

REFUND

COULD YOU WRAP IT UP?

50 WORDS : THE LAST TIME YOU HAD A HEALTH PROBLEM

THE EMERGENCY ROOM

SPRAIN AN ANKLE

HAVE IT IN PLASTER

WEAR A BANDAGE

GO TO THE GP’S

TABLETS/ PILLS/ A SYRUP

A CREAM

REMEDIES

HERBAL TEAS

ACUPUNCTURE

HOMEOPATHY

BE PATIENT AND WAIT FOR IT TO CURE

ALLERGIES

TREATMENT

SYMPTONS

SERIOUSLY ILL

SERIOUS PROBLEMS

MILD PROBLEMS

MIGRAINE

HEADACHE

WRITING

WRITE 60 WORDS (description)

The last time I went to a wedding…

Juan married Pepa

Juan and Pepa got married

Now Juan is married to Pepa

Bride

Groom

The Best man

Bridesmaid

I clearly remember that I woke up very early and was excited about the occasion. On that day, my cousin Pepe was marrying his 6-year-long girlfriend Susana.

The wedding was going to take place in the city town hall, which was near home, so I didn’t need to hurry up to dress up. Anyway, I put on my only and standard suit, with a freshly-ironed white shirt and a tie. Then, at 11.30, I decided to make my way to the event walking. And so I was there, looking amazed at the incredible decoration of the room, the luxury of the suits and dresses of the guests, and, mostly, the bride and the groom…

SMART PHRASES

Despite being ill

Despite the fact that I was ill

Despite my illness

In spite of

Provided you come with your ID, you’ll have access to the meeting

Provided=if

However, we are not sure whether…

We are, however, not sure

It is, surprisingly, the most

It is, besides, the

All things considered, I will say that…

I will say, all things considered, that

We will finish, to sum up,

Bearing this in mind, (considering this)

Contrary to what many people believe,

I have mixed feelings about

At the end of the day,

To be on the safe side,

There’s no point in persuading…

Let’s face it,

On second thoughts,

When it comes to the crunch, people end up being honest and tell the truth.

End a race

MEN AND WOMEN

It is interesting to notice the way men and women differ when it comes to going shopping. Whereas women love spending a lot of time looking, comparing, trying on, etc, men prefer to do it quickly and soon get bored of shops.

Women, for example, like streetmarkets, which is something we men find it difficult to understand.

WRITING

WRITING

Clarity

Variety – idioms, phrases, collocations, adverbs…

You should bear in mind/take into account/have in mind that…

My house is conveniently-located

-        Grammar structures

I’d rather stay here

I’d rather you didn’t smoke

We’ll be analyzing in detail the pros and cons of…

Despite the drawbacks=disadvantages,

CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE PHRASES TO USE IN DIFFERENT PLACES

It is hard nowadays to open a newspaper without reading about…

It is hard to surf the internet without reading about/ without being informed about

It is hard to turn on the radio without hearing something about..

It may seem contradictory but…

It may seem paradoxical but…

It pays to read the instructions beforehand

It is worth reading

PUT YOURSELVES IN THE READER’S SHOES

Make an easy text for the reader to understand.

Normally we write for international

http://ni2aeoisanjavier.blogspot.com.es/

WRITING TASK

Something argumentative/ persuade/ recommend/ some descriptions

Persuading the reader

Advertise/recommend/invite the reader to the new hotel ‘Pepita’ 4-star hotel

Why don’t you come and spend a weekend in our superb new 4-star palace? Any worries? Do you need to unwind after a busy hard-working week? We have a spa here which does wonders. Alternatively, you can book an individual treatment in …

TO + V-ING

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38964/how-to-use-to-v-ing

In English, the form V + -ing is called a gerund if it serves as a noun. For example, the gerund form of "run" is "running". (I like cats, I like dogs, I like running). However, not all V + ing forms are gerunds--in "I am running", "running" is another verb.

This blog post explains that there are a few cases where you use to + V + -ing:

1) If the to is part of a phrasal verb or verb + preposition combination:

A phrasal verb is something like "look forward to", "confess to", etc. In this case, the "to" is part of the verb itself. Some examples are:

• I am looking forward to attending the party
• I am committed to supporting the Linguistics proposal on Area51

2) If the to is part of an adjective + preposition combination:

For example:

• A lot of women aren’t accustomed to being treated so well!
• I am opposed to increasing taxes.

These look similar to the examples above, but you can tell that a word like accustomed is an adjective in this case because there is a form of the verb to be. That is, you are an adjective.

3) If the to is part of a noun + preposition combination:

For example:

• His addiction to gambling has caused a lot of stress for his family.
• Her great dedication to teaching inspires her students.

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Going through your examples, "I would like to apply what I learned in school to helping make more money" is incorrect, and doesn't fit into any of these categories (hat tip: Karl Knechtel).

Study shows less support for working mums

ELEANOR HALL: A 20 year-long study has found that Australian's attitudes to working mothers hardened from the mid-1990s.

The University of Queensland study found that from that time - more people thought that there were benefits to a family if the husband was the main breadwinner while the mother stayed at home.

Bronwyn Herbert investigates what's behind the change.

BRONWYN HERBERT: It's a question of gender equality and increasingly both sexes believe stay-at-home mothers are better for children and male breadwinners are best.

JANEEN BAXTER: What we find which was surprising is that since the mid-1990s we have seen a slowdown in the trends toward egalitarian views.

BRONWYN HERBERT: Janeen Baxter a Professor of Sociology at the University of Queensland and led the study. The research was based on surveys carried out between 1986 and 2005 that tracked responses to five almost identical questions on gender issues.

Professor Baxter says a trend towards more liberal views on work and family has stalled.

Why do you think there was such a marked shift in views from the mid-1990s?

JANEEN BAXTER: There could be a couple of things. I mean, I think in the 1970s women were moving into paid work in big numbers. The liberal feminist movement was at its height. There was a lot of media interest in changing sexual relations and women's roles so attitudes have kind of slowed down.

But one other possibility is that as women have moved into paid work, they and their partners have discovered how difficult it is to combine full-time work and caring for children and so for some people, you know, maybe it is simply easier to support a more traditional arrangement.

BRONWYN HERBERT: She says men remain much more conservative:

JANEEN BAXTER: There is no evidence that men are catching up to women so women are still reporting more egalitarian views than husbands. I suppose the other thing that came out too was that we are willing to support women moving into paid work.

A lot of people, 80 per cent of people support the idea that women should be given access to paid work but we are much more conservative about who should take care of children and what happens within the household.

BRONWYN HERBERT: So 20 per cent of those surveyed actually believe that women shouldn't work?

JANEEN BAXTER: That is right. Yes, there is still quite a conservative element in the population.

BRONWYN HERBERT: Professor Baxter says the study also finds Generation Y or people born after 1980 hold more conservative views.

JANEEN BAXTER: The younger cohorts are more conservative, than older coherts on some of these gender items. I was surprised by that. The trends that I am finding in Australia are very similar to what people have found in the UK and the US.

BRONWYN HERBERT: The study will soon be published in the Journal of Population Research.

ELEANOR HALL: Bronwyn Herbert reporting.

WRITING A REPORT

REPORT

Indicating the most striking problems of your city (200 words)

STYLE: formal, impersonal, neutral (boring English)

USE DATA, STATISTICS (you can invent them)

USE HEADINGS – at the beginning of each paragraph-

CONCLUSION – you can finish suggesting that the council should take quick action to deal with the problems

EXAMPLE:

INTRODUCTION

In this report we will be highlighting some of the most important problems that affect our hometown. We have carried out a survey among the inhabitants of Balsicas and the conclusions seem interesting to be made public. The ideas are presented as follows:

INCREASE OF CRIME LEVELS

LACK OF GREEN AREAS

DRUG-SELLING

According to the neighbours 15% of the young people living there

PET’S EXCREMENTS 

PROSTITUTION

POLLUTION

BUMPY ROADS

SLIPPERY FLOORS

CONCLUSION

RECOMMENDATIONS

We would like our local council to take an immediate action to stop crime … and to restore

To promote, overcome , solve find a solution,

Tackle the issue, deal with it,

more tips for oral exams

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGKbmkavuuU&feature=youtu.be

ADVICE + WARNINGS

here's the link: ELENAADVICE