VOCABULARY I
Your grandfather's grandfather
Great-great-grandfather
Kick, bounce, catch, hit, throw, pass.
What's the difference between a dynamic and a state verb?
State verbs can't be used in continuous tenses (except for some exceptions: think, feel...)
When you use the Present Perfect Continuous are you emphasizing the RESULT or the ACTION? Give an example.
The ACTION
- I have been studying for hours! I'm exhausted!
Say 4 iconic photographs that we described in class.
- Marthin Luther King's speech
- Queen concert for Live Aid
- Muhammad Ali's fight
- Workers on a beam in New York
- A woman and her children in the Great Depression
- Sailor and nurse kissing in Times Square
Opposite of "childish"
Mature
An official who makes people follow the rules in sports.
REFEREE
I ________________ (know) my best friend since kindergarden.
I HAVE KNOWN my best friend since kindergarden.
I think/am thinking most of the clothes in this shop are really expensive.
I THINK most of the clothes in this shop are really expensive.
What is the origin of the "two fingers" insult (flip the bird)?
The common belief is that the English archers at Agincourt did it to show their French enemies that they had not been captured, since it was supposedly common practise to cut off the forefinger and middle finger of captured archers to prevent them drawing a bow again.
Gloves without individual fingers
Mittens
ACT IT OUT!
1.SPECTATOR
2. GOLF CLUB
3. ICE RINK
Tom couldn't play because he HAD FORGOTTEN his trainers.
Mike __________ (lead) the race when, suddenly, another runner _______________ (overtake) him. (past tenses)
Mike WAS LEADING the race when, suddenly, another runner OVERTOOK him.
Name 3 negative aspects of tourism and their possible solutions.
1. Rising prices of houses: control renting for tourists.
2. Pollution: control entrance of cruise ships in harbours.
3. Destruction: Fine tourists who damage monuments.
Those jeans really _________ you! You should wear them more often.
Those jeans really SUIT you! You should wear them more often.
PICTIONARY!
- Double-decker bus
- Overhead locker
- I'm absolutely sure I locked the door. I clearly remember __________ (lock) it.
- Please, remember _____________ (lock) the door before you leave.
- I'm absolutely sure I locked the door. I clearly remember LOCKING it.
- Please, remember TO LOCK the door before you leave.
I'm sure that bird is an eagle.
- __________________an eagle (speculation)
I'm sure that bird is an eagle.
- That bird MUST BE an eagle (speculation)
- Curtain call/shut/close: _________________
- A path/road/bed of roses: ________________
- Take a bend/bow/reverence: _______________
- I have paid my dues:________________
- Curtain CALL: cierre de telón/ovación final
- A BED of roses: un camino de rosas
- Take a BOW: hacer una reverencia
- I have paid my dues: he hecho lo correcto
Naughty, cheeky, ___________ (write it on the whiteboard)
Mischievous
TABOO!
- Book a ticket
- Reach your destination
I don't know how they got to London, but it's possible that they travelled by train.
- They _____________________________
I don't know how they got to London, but it's possible that they travelled by train.
- They MAY HAVE TRAVELLED by train.
TRANSLATE ON THE WHITEBOARD:
- No me solía gustar viajar en tren cuando era pequeño/a.
I didn't use to like traveling by train when I was a kid.
TRANSLATE:
Estoy sin un duro, pero soy feliz
Soy pobre, pero soy amable
Soy baja, pero estoy sana, yeah
Estoy puesta, pero estoy con los pies en la tierra
Estoy cuerda, pero estoy sobrepasada
Estoy perdida, pero soy optimista, baby
I'm broke, but I'm happy
I'm poor, but I'm kind
I'm short, but I'm healthy, yeah
I'm high, but I'm grounded
I'm sane, but I'm overwhelmed
I'm lost, but I'm hopeful, baby