THE VERB "GET"

EXAMS FOR THE FIRST TERM

HERE YOU HAVE THE EXAMS WE WILL HAVE IN THE FIRST TERM (AS ALREADY TOLD IN CLASS)



Wednesday 19th  November 2014: Grammar and Vocabulary Tests.

Thursday 20th November 2014: The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time Test.

Monday 24th November 2014:  PAU Test.


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Ana

Sample Compositions by you own peers.

Celia M.

Art is something that only few people can appreciate. It's so difficult to understand all the art and beauty of a picture. But even so, people who don't know art care about a good painting.

That's why the most famous paintings should be in the museums where everybody can see them.

In my opinion, this would have advantages and disadvantages. The main benefit would be that people without resources could visit the museums and see the pictures. But, on the other hand, the main disadvantage would be that artists would earn less moeny and probably their art works would be exposed to the vandalism.

In conclusion, I think that the benefits of the artworks to a common museum are more important than the disadvantages that they could have.

Raquel C.

I think art is something that everyone should be able to enjoy.

Some famous paintings belong to private collections and no one can see them. Those paintings, in my opinion, should be exposed at museums or art galleries, so everyone can appreciate art.

On the one hand, this is an advantage because we can enjoy or be inspired by very important artists; but, on the other hand, sometimes prices of museums are too expensive, so that some people can't visit them.

I know it is very difficult to get that painting owners sell their pictures, but maybe they can lend their paintings to some museums once a year.

Questions on A Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nightime.

Dear Students,

I highly recommend to you to answer the Questions on "A Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime" . They will be very useful for the test on it.


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Ana

EXPRESSIONS AND COLLOCATIONS WITH "HEART"

affair of the heart

(love affair, romantic involvement) asuntos del corazón

at heart

(in essence)  en el fondo

(in consideration) en mente

at the heart of [sth]

(at the centre [sth]) en el fondo

beating heart

corazón palpitante

bleeding heart

figurative, pejorative (person: liberal)  sensiblero

break [sb]'s heart

figurative (make [sb] sad)  (figurado)    romperme el alma

figurative (end relationship)  (terminar relación)   romper el corazón / dejar / terminar

broken heart

figurative (grief at end of romance)  corazón roto

 by heart

(from memory)    de memoria

 change of heart

(reversal of an attitude or feeling)  cambiar de actitud / cambiar la idea sobre alguien o algo

close to your heart

(cherished by you)  llevar en el corazón

(formal)  preciado, caro adj

cold heart

figurative (lack of compassion) desalmado / corazón de piedra / no tener corazón

cross my heart and hope to die

infantile (promise)   lo juro/que me caiga muerto

cry one's heart out

figurative (weep bitterly)   llorar desconsoladamente

deep down in his heart

(his conscience)   en su fuero interno /en el fondo

from the heart

(sincerely)  de corazón

have a heart

informal, figurative (be compassionate)  ser compasivo

have a heart of gold

figurative (be kind, generous)  (figurado)   corazón de oro

heart of stone

figurative (lack of compassion) corazón de piedra

heart-stopping

vertiginoso

heart-to-heart talk

(sincere, frank discussion)  hablar con el corazón en la mano / charla seria

heart-warming

alentador / reconfortante

heavy heart

(feeling of great sadness or regret)  gran tristeza

know [sth] by heart / know [sth] off by heart

(have memorized) saberse de memoria, saber de memoria

(be completely familiar with)  (coloquial) conocer al dedillo, conocerse al dedillo loc verb

 (coloquial) conocer como la palma de la mano, conocerse como la palma de la mano / conocer de memoria

large heart

figurative (generous nature) corazón de oro /todo corazón

learn by heart

(memorize)  memorizar

lonely heart

figurative (single person)  (figurado) corazón solitario

not for the faint of heart / not for the fainthearted

(shocking, frightening, or intense)  (coloquial)  no apto para cardíacos

open one's heart

 (find or show compassion) abrir el corazón

pour your heart out /pour out your heart (to [sb])

figurative (confide in [sb])  (desahogarse, figurado) abrir tu corazón  / desahogarse con

Used to / Be used to / Get Used to

1. Used to shows that a particular thing always happened or was true in the past, but  it no longer happens or is no longer true now.  (solía)

Examples:

David used to live in Madrid.

She used to exercise every morning, but since she had that terrible accident she doesn't exercise anymore.

Why don't you come and see me like you used to?

Forms of used to

Here are the interrogative, affirmative and negative forms of used to

Did you use to exercise regularly?

Yes, I used to go jogging nearly every day.

No, I didn't use to exercise on a regular basis.

2. Be used to is used to say that something is normal, not unusual. (estar acostumbrado)

Examples:

I'm used to living alone.

Don't worry, John is used to driving for long hours. He has worked as a professional driver for 20 years.

3.Get used to shows that something is in the process of becoming normal. (acostumbrarse a)

Examples:

He doesn't like that small town, but he'll get used to it.

She found the heels too high, but she got used to them.

Since the divorce, she has become very sad. But I think she'll get used to her new life.

I got used to living in Canada in spite of the cold weather.

NOTE: Get used to and be used to are followed by either a noun or a gerund.

Examples:

I got used to the noise

I'm used to the cold weather    

I got used to waking up early

I'm used to working late at night

EXERCISES ON LINE

http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs/gr.used.i.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/115.html


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Ana.

Key for "-ing form or infinitive?" worksheet

1)      To catch / to get / getting

2)      Locking

3)      Of touching / being

4)      To sell

5)      Go / swimming / going

6)      Spending / arguing

7)      Giving / going t olive

8)      Renting

9)      Telling / talking

10)   Start / filling

11)   Seeing

12)   To take / take / cutting

13)   Giving

14)   Talking

15)   To convince / managing /helping

16)   Travelling / standing / queueing / waiting / to go

17)   To come / go / to climb / making

18)   Reading

19)   To carry

20)   Sleeping / to carry

21)   -------------------------

22)   To come / listening / to listen / talking

23)   To leave / to put

24)   Park / to park

25)   Buying  /shopping

26)   To see / to find / buy

27)   Turn / working

28)   Keeping / to fill

29)   Going / to come

30)   Going / to come

31)   Go / fishing / coming

32)   To study / sending

33)   To start / raining

34)   Letting / keeping / to sell

35)   Lying

36)   Spending / living / thinking (to think) / selling / returning

37)   To hear / seeing / to bring

38)   Writing / showing

39)   Swim / swimming / going

40)   Doing

41)   Asking

42)   Telling

43)   To be able to speak

44)   To give

45)   To get

46)   To save / to buy

47)   Putting / smelling

48)   Not to think

USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR UNIT 1: TALK

TALK as a phrasal verb

TALK STH DOWN = hablar de forma paternalista.
TALK SB DOWN FROM DOING STH (dissuade) = hacer cambiar de opinión.
TALK DOWN TO (SB)= hablar con altanería.
TALK (SB) INTO (STH) (persuade) = convencer.
TALK OF = (discuss) hablar de // (speak about) hablar sobre.
TALK ON = exponer, disertar sobre.
TALK (SB) OUT FO (STH) (dissuade) disuadir.
TALK (SB) OUT OF DOING (STH) = disuadir // convencer a alguien de que (no) haga algo.
TALK OVER = hablar por encima // hablar sobre algo // pisar (figurativo).
TALK (SB) THROUGH = explicar en detalle.
TALK TO = (speak to) hablar a alguien // (scold) regañar.
TALK UP = hablar más alto // levantar la voz // hablar claro.
TALK (STH) UP (STH)= ensalzar // poner por las nubes.
TALK WITH (discuss) = hablar con.
TALK (SB) ROUND= llegar a convencer a alguien.


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See you in class. Feel free to comment.

Ana.

Phrasal Verbs

What is a Phrasal Verb?

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both an adverb and a preposition.

A phrasal verb has a meaning which is different from the original verb.

The adverb or preposition that follows the verb are sometimes called a particle. The particle changes the meaning of the phrasal verb in idiomatic ways.

They are also known as ‘compound verbs’, ‘verb-adverb combinations’, ‘verb-particle constructions", “two-part words/verbs’ and ‘three-part words/verbs’ (depending on the number of words).

!Note - Some linguists differentiate between phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs, while others assume them to be part of one and the same construction, as both types are phrasal in nature. So, unless you want to become a linguist, don't worry about it.

Literal usage

Many verbs in English can be combined with an adverb or a preposition, a phrasal verb used in a literal sense with a preposition is easy to understand.

• "He walked across the square.

Verb and adverb constructions are also easy to understand when used literally.

• "She opened the shutters and looked outside."
• "When he heard the crash, he looked up."

An adverb in a literal phrasal verb modifies the verb it is attached to, and a preposition links the subject to the verb.

Idiomatic usage

It is, however, the figurative or idiomatic application in everyday speech which makes phrasal verbs so important:

• "I hope you will get over your operation quickly."

The literal meaning of “to get over”, in the sense of “to climb over something to get to the other side”, is not relevant here. Here "get over" means "recover from" or "feel better".

Transitive and intransitive phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs also differ in their transitivity or intransitivity in the same way as normal verbs do. A transitive verb always has an object.

For example:-

• “Many people walked across the bridge.”

"Across" in this sentence is the preposition to "the bridge".

An intransitive verb does not have an object.

For example:-

• “When I entered the room he looked up.”

"Up" here is an adverb, and does not have an object.

Separable or inseparable phrasal verbs

A further way of considering phrasal verbs is whether they are separable or inseparable. In inseparable verbs, the object comes after the particle.

For example:-

• "She got on the bus ."
• "On weekdays, we look after our grandchildren."

Separable verbs have several ways of separating verb, particle and object. Usually, the object comes between verb and particle.

For example:-

• "She looked up the word in her dictionary."
• "She looked it up in her dictionary."

However, with some separable verbs, the object can come before or after the particle.

For example:-

• "Switch the light off."
• "Switch off the light."
• "Switch it off."

Note - There is usually no way of telling whether they are separable, inseparable, transitive or intransitive. In most cases you have to get a feel for them

- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/verbphrasaltext.html#sthash.PrVme5Sd.dpuf

Word formation: Prefixes and Suffixes.

If you want to revise and widen your vocabulary, you can start by having some notions on the English word formation. In the following links you will find two lists on prefixation and suffixation. You will see the possible meaning they give to a noun, adjective, verb... and if they change their part of the speech or not.

I hope you find them useful


PREFIXATON

SUFFIXATION


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Ana.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.

 Here you have the book we are going to read this year.

I hope you find it soon.

See you in class.

Ana