If only my students followed my advice and did what they are told!!! Wishes, wishes teachers have!! Later students regret not having done things properly.
Pay attention to this post and a revision of some advanced conditional sentences so useful for the students sitting the PAU exam next June. The Selectivity exam I propose you includes an even more difficult sample.
Here's my musical hint for today: whirlwind
by Lainey Wilson. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to check! (By the way, give me a synonym for 'whirlwind')
Here are some activities for you to do:
- Georgie teaches us about the Conditional Sentences: Mixed Conditionals 1 (BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about RESTAURANTS (BBC Learning English)
Learning English from the News (Crisis in the Middle East): Earth's climate defences failing (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Divorce: Why does it happen? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
Exercises on the CONDITIONAL SENTENCES....
I wish.../ If only...
As a kind of warm-up activity you can do this exercise first (the solutions are at the end). Once you've finished, you can complete each of the sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence before it.
1. I didn't do the homework. If only ........
2. They have committed a crime and now they have to face justice. They wish .......
3. This kid is so stubborn. I wish .......
4. He never does any household chores. I'm sick and tired of it. I wish .....
5. Jason doesn't pay much attention in class. If only.....
6. Why doesn't he stop smoking? There are other people in the room who don't smoke. If only.....
7. I've got a splitting headache. I wish .......
8. He signed the contract without reading the small print. He wishes .....
9. Steve didn't propose to Isabel when he should have. Now Isabel is in Australia. Steve wishes.....
10. She was told off because she didn't do what her mother had asked her. She wishes......
11. He always belches loudly after eating. It's such a disgusting habit. I wish.....
12. She didn't heed (pay attention to) my warnings. That's why she lost everything. If only ....
The London to Edinburgh challenge: Episode 7: Family (BBC Learning English)
Solutions to the exercises in the previous post.....
2. Answer both subsections in this question. (2,5 points)
2.1. Write a new sentence that has the same meaning as the given one. Use the word or expression in brackets. (1,5 points)
1. Although some people like the old language rules, inclusive language users are implementing new strategies.
2. Clara Campoamor campaigned for women’s suffrage when the Second Spanish Republic happened in the 1930s.
3. The fascist regime lasted from 1939 to 1975, when Franco died.
4.
Ever since the Feminist movement became more militant, the #MeToo movement in
the European parliament has two spokeswomen.
5. The two spokeswomen who represent the #MeToo movement in the European parliament are both Spanish.
6.
Given that there are still many issues to be dealt with regarding gender equality,
International Women’s Day keeps taking place on 8th March every year.
2.2. Answer the following questions about pronunciation. (1 point)
1. stopped, ranked 2. even 3. moment 4. manage 5. multiple,
3. In this text, fill in the gaps with the most suitable option from the four options given for each gap.
(2,5 points)
1: inviting 2: has been expanding 3: over 4: left 5: a few of 6: feedback 7: follower
8: challenges 9: report to 10: by
4. Answer one of the following subsections (2,5 points)
4.1.
Write a formal e-mail to a member of the European Parliament
complaining about a specific issue that people your age in Spain are
concerned about. (120 words)
Notes: Pay attention to the rules of formal writing in terms of register and style (i.e., formal greetings at the beginning and at the end, paragraph organisation, formulae used to open and close the e-mail, use of formal connectors and discourse markers, no contractions, etc.)
4.2. Write a brief composition answering this question: What is your view on gender equality? (120 words)
Notes: Pay attention to the fact that this is academic writing, so pay attention to register and style (i.e., no contractions, use of well-suited connectors and discourse markers, sound structure: opening + formulation of thesis statement + development of supporting ideas + conclusion, etc.)
Quizz: Fill the gap (BBC Learning English)
Road towards success in the new PAU (Selectivity exam).....
Here's an interesting exam to do with a bizarre conditional construction:
2021. Cycling, the best mode of transport & Mo, the cat
Pumpkin carving contest for our 1º & 2º ESO students...
New wars, old wars, famine, panic everywhere. So much for a quiet August (The Guardian)
