6TH   ONLINE   LESSON

1.-  DESCRIBING    BOOKS:
According    to    the    description    ,   state    the   kind   of   book   it   is:
  
a.-One    afternoon   a  mysterious   stranger  appeared   in   our    valley.  Suddenly    I    felt    cold  I   am   not  sure   why   because   it    was    a    warm    day.....  -

b.-At   the    age   of   22  Catherine  Sloper   is   regarded  as   a    rather   mature   blossom  such   as    could   be   plucked  from    the    stem   only  with   a    vigorous   jerk.  Yet    although    she  is   neither   clever  nor   beautiful   Morris    Townsend      finds    Catherine    exceedingly   charming.

c.-Michael   Henchard  ,  a   man   of  violent   passions,   sells   his    wife   and    child    to    a    sailor    at    a    fair. In   the    subsequent   years  ,  by   his   energy,  he   rises   to   become  a  rich   and    respected   Mayor.   The   re-appearance  of  her    wife    and   daughter   sets   off   a   train   of   events.

The   previous   book   extracts   belong  to   the   following   titles : Washington   Square  by    Henry    James  ,The    Mayor    of   Caterbridge   by    Thomas    Hardy     and     Shane   by   Jack   Schafer.

A:-------------------------  ,  B:---------------------------------- , C:---------------------------.

2.-    DESCRIBING    PEOPLE:
Read    what   these   people    say    about    their  partners: Choose    the    correct   alternatives:

a.What   I   really   think about  /  like   for  /  like    about   Susan  is   her   sense   of  humour.
b.-The   thing   that  strikes/ hits  you / strikes  you about   Colin  is   that   he   is    so    determined.
c.-She     comes   across / over / around   as   very   kind  and  gentle  when    you    first   meet   her.

3.-COMPOUND   ADJECTIVES:
Match   a    compound    adjective    to    the   people    described  in   these     extracts:

a.-My   mother    was   the    type  of   person     who  usually  left   home    in    her    slippers.She  frequently    forgot     to    turn    off  ovens,  lights ,  television    and   radios.             ----------------
b.-Mr     Trimbley    had    watery   grey    eyes   and   a  pocket  full   of   sweets  for    any    children   he  came     across.                                                                                           ---------------
c.-Bradbuty     was    determined   to  claw  his    way   to   the    top  of    the     company ,  trampling  on    whoever  got    in   his    way.                                                                                   ---------------

5TH   ONLINE   LESSON:

1.-HEAVEN    and      HELL

Read   this very   British  opinion   of    Heaven  and  Hell   and    complete   the    chart   below:

 Heaven  is  where    the  police    are   British ,  the    cooks  are  French,   the   mechanics   are    German  ,  the   lovers     are    Italian   and   it   is    all  organised  by  the  Swiss .  Hell  is    where    the   police    are     German , the    cooks    are     British  ,   the   mechanics     are   French  ,   the   lovers      are     Swiss  , and   it   is    all  organised   by    the     Italians.

                              HEAVEN                                                              HELL
A police  officer   should  be ...                                                  German  police  officers...
A  cook   should   be                                                                   British    food
A  mechanic   should   be...                                                         French   mechanics...
A  lover   should  be ...                                                                Swiss   lovers...
A  manager    should   be ...                                                         Italian   managers...

   IN   THIS   JOKE...
Germans     are   portrayed   as  ...
Italian   men   have    the    reputation   of    being  ...
British    food    is    well-known    as  ...
The    Swiss  are   generally   considered   to   be  ...
The     French    are   famous    for  ...

  2.- INVERSION

There   are  mistakes   in  some   sentences. Underline    the     correct   ones    and    correct   the   others:

a.-Not  only  they  apologised   for   the   inconvenience,  but   they   have  refunded    the   money  .
b.-Nowhere   it   does   say   that   we    aren´t  allowed   to   use   this   room.    
c.-Never  before  we   have  been  able  to  photograph  these   small   creatures  in   such   details.

3.-   HOW   TO    ....sound    vague:

a.-A:Send   me    a   postcard  next  time you   go.
    B: I  would  ,  but    we   only   go   there  ............   in    .............-
b.-A:What    does   your   new   job    involve?
    B: There   is     a  lot     of   talking   to    clients    and   that ......   of  .....-
c.-A: What    are    you    doing   later?
    B: Oh,  just  ..........and .....-                   

BACK TO ACTIVITIES!!!

4TH  ONLINE   LESSON

REVIEW  AND  CONSOLIDATION   UNIT   2 

A.- Vocabulary:
   Choose    the    correct   alternative:
 1.- The    health /medical /healthcare  system   in    Cuba  used    to   be    excellent, with    many    top    hospitals. 
  2.- Arguably, the   highest  standard / rate / style  of  living  is    found  in   Scandinavian   countries.
  3.-The   best    thing    about    Brazil   is   the    sense   of  liberty / freeing  / freedom  as  you    walk    around.

B.-  VERB  PATTERNS:
 Add  words    and   phrases    from    the   box   to    complete  the  sentences.  You   will  not   need   all  of   them:

  entering - being - us  to   use - to  do  -  afford - stand - avoids

1.- Dave   can´t ---    to   take  a  holiday  so   he´s  camping   in his   garden    this   year.     
2.- Can   you   imagine  ---   an    astronaut?   You    could    go   into    space!
3.- Mario´s   so   lazy:he    always   ---    doing     the     washing-up.
4.-They    advised  ---   traveller´s   cheques  because    they    are     safer.
5.-I  can´t  ---  smoking  ;  cigarette   smoke  makes   me   ill. 

3.-COMPARATIVES:  
  Do  the   pair   of  sentences  have  similar (S)   or  different  (D)   meaning? 
1.-Lugano  is   considerably  prettier than  my   home   town.
    My   home   town   isn´t quite    as  pretty   as   Lugano    (---)
2.- I´d  prefer  us  to  live  in   the  countryside  than  in  the  city.
     I  think  we´d  be  better  off  living  in   the  countryside  than   in   the   city   . (---)

3rd ONLINE LESSON-EMPHASIS (INVERSION)

3rd  Online   Lesson   -Inversion

1.-  Rewrite    the   underlined  phrases  in   the   text   to   add   emphasis .

    A solitary   figure    stands   in    front  of   the    ruins   of    his    house (1 )  . Neither   a   bomb   nor    a    fire   caused    the    destruction  (2), but    a   formidable   tornado, which   roared   through    the    French  town  of  Hautmont   last    Sunday    night.  The   storm   ripped   houses    and  killed   three   people.(3)  Nobody   knows   what  turned   a   thunderstorm   into   a   devastating    tornado,(4)
  Paul  Knightley,  at   the   Tornado    and   Storm    Research    Organization   believes    that  a   supercell  struck   the   north  of    France(5) . Supercells  are    exceptionally   powerful  thunderstorms.

2.- How  can  speakers   make   the   following  sentences   more   emphatic?
    1.- I   know    I´m    wrong     =
    2.- The     weather´s   nice    today    =
    3.- Take    a     seat   =
    4.- You´re   a    wearing    a    nice    tie  =
    5.- Help    yourself  =

3.- Complete    the    following    sentences  in    an   appropiate   way  :
    1.-  What    really    bothers    me    is ...................
     2.-Rarely    have     I   seen  ............................
    3.- No  sooner   had    they  .................................. 

2nd ONLINE LESSON -Perfect Tenses

2nd  ONLINE   LESSON  -  Look   at   the  examples    and     answer   the    questions:

1.-Are    both   the     following    sentences   grammatically   correct?

  *a.- I´ ve  worked  in  Programme   Development   for    about    five   years    now.
  *b.- I´ ve   been    working   in   Programme    Development  for  about    five    years     now.

2.- Does    the    different   tense    change    the    meaning  in    the   previous     sentences?

3.-In    which  of    the    following    sentences   is    Charlie  talking     about   completed    events?

  *a.-I´ ve   been    working  for   a  university    channel  called   Yoonie  TV
  *b.-I´ve    worked  for   a   university   channel   called   Yoonie  TV 

 Which    sentences    are   grammatically   correct,   which   ones   are   not    so   and  which   ones described   completed    events:

1.-Why    have    you    applied    for    the   job?
2.-He  has   been  starting    a   new    job.
3.-We´ve   been     expecting    them    to    arrive     since    last    Wednesday.
4.-You´d  better  put  on   your  boots.  It   has   been   snowing  all  week  and   it is  very 
 muddy.
5.- Where    has      she    been?

Complete  the   following     sentences   using  "a   distance   effect"   and   the    correct    form  of  the   verbs  in  the  second   part  of   the    sentence:

1- It........................., the   members   of   the  gang.......................(not to leave-yet)   the    country.
2.-Is ............................nobody.........................( turn  off ) the  lights  before   the    storm?  
3.-It ........................., the   outstanding  writer...................(already-finish) her  third   book. 
  
   

WELCOME

WELCOME  TO   THE   2014  ADVANCED  COURSE   BLOG:

This   is    a   new     and   fascinating  outside   classroom   meeting   place .  Everybody    is   kindly  invited  to  join  it. It   is    designed  to  meet    advanced    students´  needs .Updated   topics    and    vocabulary,  with   renewed  excercises   and   challenging  reading   comprehension  texts  will   make    the    most   of    it.

Ist.  ONLINE   Class:(Distancing   idea)
1.-Complete  the  second   sentence  so that  it  means  the   same  as the first  one,  using  the  word  in   red.Use  between  two  and     five words. 
 a.- They   believe   that   skin   cancer  will   cause  more    deaths  in   the    coming    years. said.
.........................................................................................................
b.-People   think   that   he   is   living  in   South   America.be.
 He.........................................................................................................
c.-Experts   believe  that    the   house   was   built  in  1735.been. 
    The   house.................................................................................. 

2.- RE-write    the     sentences    in   two     ways. Put    the    underlined  parts   in   the   passive:
 a.-They  say  that  a  fire  has   completely   destroyed   the    Royal  Hotel.
    * It.......................................................................................
    * The   Royal    Hotel..........................................................
b.- They   believe  that    ambulances   have taken  fifteen   people  to  hospital.
    *It........................................................................................
    *Fifteen   people.................................................................
c.-They   believe   that  a   cigarette   started    the    blaze.
   *It........................................................................................
    *The    fire..........................................................................

3.- Read   the    following   newspaper   headlines    and   complete   the     exercises    below:

      Earthquake  devastates Los  Angeles 
Sudan  suffers drought           Famine results in  starving
                                      Woman  rescued from drowning in floods 

         Reforestation   policy   on    agenda



a.-Find    words    which   mean  the    following:

    1.-destroys  ,2.-dying   of   hunger  , 3.-dying because   they   were  underwater  and   could  not   breath .
 b.- Find    nouns     which   mean    the    following:
     1.- there  is    no    rain   so   food  cannot   grow.
     2.- recovering   green    areas.
     3.-  extreme   lack   of   food.