Our students in 2º ESO have been presented with several attractive holiday destinations in the world. Well, here's an interesting country to visit. Pay attention to the superlatives and comparatives. Let's start with some videos (you can watch them with English subtitles):
12 Incredible Facts About Nigeria
And here's a second one:
Incredible Facts About Nigeria - Part 2
Some articles for you to read about this African country:Nigeria country profile (BBC News)
Come to Nigeria, if you like a bit of edge with your natural beauty (The Guardian)
By the way, do you know Hakeen Olajuwon? He's a Nigerian sportsman. Which sport did he practise? Which team did he play for? Why is that team called like that? Here's a video for you to see >>>>
TED talk >>>
Alison Quirk: Making a difference in the world
Learn 13 idioms for ILLNESS, SICKNESS & HEALTH with English with Lucy
By the way, what is the slight difference between 'feeling sick' or 'feeling ill'?
Activities for my 2º ESO students: Answer the question above and tell me what language you know about health, doctors and patients.
SHOW SURPRISE FIRST. THEN AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE STATEMENTS (Have a look at the examples first)
"I bought some mineral water" YOU: "Did you? So did my mother." OR "Did you? My mother didn't""I didn't buy any beer" YOU: "Didn't you? Neither / Nor did my mother." OR "Didn't you? My mother did."
1. "My brother is very tired." YOU: "................? __________________ I".
2. "I always study before dinner." YOU: ".................? ____________________ my sister."
3. "I've missed my bus to Motril" YOU: "............? __________________ my parents."
4. "I'm not very good at English." Víctor: "...................? I ___________________"
5. "I can't speak German" YOU: ".....................? ________________ we."
6. "I can't find any photos for my tourist brochure." YOU: "..........................? My English teacher ____________"
7. "We are going to Edinburgh at the end of March." YOU: "..................? _________________ Albert's students."
8. "She has got a new boyfriend." YOU: "................? I _______________"
9. "I don't smoke Havana cigars." YOU: ".............? ________________ smurfs."
10. "I was born in Salobreña." YOU: "..........? Albert ____________. I think he was born in Colone, Germany."
Key to Selectivity exam in the previous post: Key to Sexism in language
HIGHWAY TO B2.....
USE OF ENGLISH & VOCABULARY.
HAD BETTER / WOULD RATHER
- We use HAD BETTER instead of 'should' or 'ought to' to give advice or as a kind of threat.
Examples:
You'd better hand in all the compositions Albert asks you to do.
You'd better not be late for class if you don't want the teacher to tell you off.
- We often use WOULD RATHER
to express preferences either for yourself or a preference someone has that another person does something. We use past tenses.
Examples:
I would like to play tennis rather than football
I'd rather play tennis than football
I would like you to drive her to the airport. >>> I would rather / I'd rather you drove her to the airport
Exercises to do connected with HAD BETTER /WOULD RATHER:
Had better, would rather et al. (Agendaweb) >>> many exercises to do.
Rewrite using would rather (English grammar)
Intermediate grammar exercise: would rather, would prefer, prefer (speakspeak)
You'd better/you'd rather (ToLearnEnglish)
Prefer, would rather, would prefer, had better (liveworksheets)
LINGOHACK >>>
- Episode 180207 / 07 February 2018 >>> Nigeria: world's biggest yam producer - Language related to 'Commerce'. Need-to-know language: exporting, generate, diversify, funding & mainstay.
