"Till 2 is now open...

 

 ... you can place your items in the conveyor belt"   Where do you think we are? (Look up the solution below)

 

Aldi opens its first till-free supermarket (BBC News)

Here are some activities for you to do:

• Listening exercise for you to do: Food for new mums   (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
  

• Tenses with Georgie:   When and How to use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS  (BBC Learning English)
  

• Office English: How can we deal with mistakes at work  (BBC Learning English)

•  Newsreview:   Cyber hackers hacked  / Cyber-gang stopped: Lockbit hacked  (BBC Learning English) 
  

Seized ransomware network LockBit rewired to expose hackers to world (The Guardian)

 

Getting ready for Bachillerato.....

 

Answers to the exercises in the previous post.

205. CONDITIONALS. 

1. Your girl will be safe provided you follow our instructions.

2. I'll buy a sandwich at the school canteen when the class finishes.

3. We can go to the playground if the History teacher doesn't come today.

4. Unless we study more, we won't pass our English exam.

5. As long as you come home before nine, I don't care where you go.

6. If I had a Ferrari, nobody in Salobreña would drive faster than me.

7. If Indurain hadn't retired, he would have probably won the Tour de France for the sixth time.

I'll finish the job provided that / if you give me £1,000.  I won't finish the job unless you give me £1,000.  

 

206. PROBABILITY.   1. may/might/could    2. must   3. can't

 

The baby won't probably be as pale as TS, but he may have big eyes like her.

The baby will probably like sport and music, but he will certainly speak English very well.

He could live in the United States, but I think he will likely stay in Spain for long periods as long as his father plays for Real Madrid.

207. Suggest doing something next weekend using different structures.

 

Shall we have a barbecue? //   Let's.... ///    Why don't we...?   ///  How/What about having a barbecue?

 

208. COMPARATIVES.

 

1. more and more expensive   2. the hottest    3. The more  ,   the better  4. the worst   5. more , less

 

6. She didn't arrive as late as usual.   7. There were fewer people at the party than in church.

8. For further details you must ask his elder/eldest brother. 9. It is the most interesting book I have ever read.  10. John is so tall that he can touch the ceiling.

209. REPORTED SPEECH:

 

1. He said he was going out then, but that he would be in by nine.   2. Mary said her young brother wanted to be a tax inspector, but she couldn't think why because none of her family had ever been a tax inspector. 3. My mother asked who had been using her typewriter.  4. His wife begged him not to do anything dangerous. 5. The guide asked us if we wanted to see the cathedral.

 

210. RELATIVE CLAUSES.

 

1. The man I had come to see was sitting at the desk.   2. I saw several houses, most of which were quite unsuitable.  3. This is Mrs Jones, whose son won the championship last year.  4. This firm, which I have worked for since 1987, is sending me to York.  5. I was given his address by a man (who/that) I met on a train.

  

211. PASSIVE VOICE.

 

1. This handbag was left in a classroom yesterday and it was found by the cleaner.

2. The letter hasn't been stamped.   3. Umbrellas must be left in the cloakroom.

4. My piano is being repaired at the moment.   5. The books had to be given back; we weren't allowed to take them home.

212. Translate the following sentences into English:

 

1. Do you know what his name is?    2. Both my wife and I have blue eyes, but neither of us is blonde.

3. Today is neither Monday nor Friday.   4. He is strong enough to carry two suitcases.

5. He wanted to know if I had seen you today.

"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"

 Learn English with MOVIES:  Brother Bear   - Disney Classic

 

 

Solution: We are at a supermarket (for instance, if you go to the Lidl supermarket here in Salobreña. Actually, this was the place where I heard it).