Musical 2007

Dear Junior Students,
It was a pleasure to enjoy the greatest musical ever!!!!!!!!!! Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!

World Book Day

PAST TENSE

IRREGULAR PAST TENSES
1. Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verbs in brackets.

1. She has .......................... (write) to the hotel manager to complain.
2. When they .......................... (see) the policeman, they .......................... (run) away.
3. The vase .......................... (fall) off the table and .......................... (break) into pieces.
4. We .......................... (go) on holiday to Florida last year.
5. I only ......................... (sleep) for a few hours and .................... (wake) up very early in the morning.
6. I have .......................... (speak) to my dad and he says it’s OK.
7. They ....................... (find) the photographs and ........................ (send) them to Michael in America.
8. I'm sorry, he's not here. He .......................... (leave) about ten minutes ago.
9. Angela .......................... (feel) dizzy and had to sit down.
10. Tom and Anna .......................... (meet) at college.

2. GEORGE AND THE WARNING Complete the story with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Be careful, some of the verbs are irregular and some are regular (ending with -ed).
Check any unknown words in the dictionary.

George 1 .................... (turn) silently and 2 .................... (begin) to walk back to the house. He 3 ...................(keep) close to the wall, hoping that they wouldn't see him. When he 4 .................... (reach) the end of the wall, he 5 ..................... (start) to run back across the garden – when suddenly his foot 6 .................... (hit) a stone.
George 7 ................... (fall) to the ground but 8 ................... (not drop) the book. He 9 ................... (lie) there for a few seconds and 10 ................... (look) back towards the wood. Then he 11 ................... (get) to his feet and 12 ................... (set) off again through the darkness. He had to warn Lucy.
Out of breath, George finally 13 ................... (arrive) at the house. He 14 ................... (push) the huge wooden door and it 15 ................... (swing) open with a loud creak. George 16 ................... (know) that Lucy would be in the kitchen and headed along the hallway. Suddenly he 17 ................... (hear) a noise behind him. He 18 ................... (spin) round and then 19 ................... (stand) completely frozen by what he 20 ................... (see).

3. Comprehension check:
When did George start to run?
Why did George fall over?
What was he carrying?
What noise did the door make?
Where was Lucy?
Why did George spin round?
.....

Its Reading Time

Primero Medio
· The Count of Monte Cristo. Serie Dominoes. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 16 al 20 de ABRIL

· The Mystery of Allegra. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 4 al 8 de JUNIO

· The Picture of Dorian Gray. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 6 al 10 de AGOSTO

· The Railway Children.
Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 22 al 26 de OCTUBRE


Segundo Medio
· The Prisoner of Zenda. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 16 al 20 de ABRIL

· The Scarlet Letter. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 4 al 8 de JUNIO

· The Silver Sword. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 6 al 10 de AGOSTO

· The Big Sleep. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 22 al 26 de OCTUBRE


Tercero Medio
· Silas Marner. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 16 al 20 de ABRIL

· We didn’t mean to go to Sea. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 4 al 8 de JUNIO

· The Thirty Nine Steps. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 6 al 10 de AGOSTO

· Sense and Sensibility . Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 22 al 26 de OCTUBRE


Cuarto Medio
· Great Expectations. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 16 al 20 de ABRIL

· Wuthering Heights. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 4 al 8 de JUNIO

· Pride and Prejudice. Serie Bookworm. Editorial Oxford
SEMANA del 6 al 10 de AGOSTO

Useful WebSites

If you want to practice online just go to:
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/passive.html PASSIVE VOICE
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/modales.html MODAL VERBS
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/preps.html PREPOSITIONS
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/articles.html ARTICLE
http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/ PRINTABLE HANDOUTS
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/some.html SOME /ANY/ NO
http://acacia.cnice.mecd.es/~agip0002/auro/future.html FUTURE

How to survive in my English Class

Nice to meet you!
Good to see you!
How are you, today?
How are you doing?
How is (your mom, dad…)?
Excuse me.
Pardon me.
Sorry
I’m sorry
Yes, please
Yes, of course!
Sure!
Ok
No problem
Don’t worry about it
Great
That would be great!
Let’s go!
Congratulations!
Happy birthday!
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!
Nice day, isn’t it?
Lovely weather!
Terrible weather!
No, thanks!
No, it’s ok, thanks
You are welcome
I’m afraid I can’t
Really ?
Isn’t it nice!
How annoying!
Shame on you!
What a surprise!
How fantastic!
See you tomorrow!
See you next class
See you on (day of the week)
See you in (month of the year)
You look great!
What a lovely (coat / dress…)
Have a nice day!
Have a good weekend!
Are you finished?
I’m not finished
I’m not done
I’m not ready, yet!
What are we doing next?
When is it due?
Can I have a second chance?
Where can I get an extra (handout)?
When are we having the test?
What is the test about?
What grade did I get?
At what time?
What time does it start?
What time does it end?
Is it necessary to…?
Are you busy?
I’m in a hurry!
I don’t feel well
I fell sick
I feel faint
I feel shivery
I have a cold
I have a cough
I have a headache
I have a sore throat
I think there is a mistake
It’s not important
I’m late for classes
I’m early for classes
Could you turn it down, please?
Could you turn it up, please?
Could you speak more slowly, please?
Could you repeat it, please?
Can you do me a favor, please?
Can I look it up, please?
Can I look at it, please?
Can I see you after class?
Can I talk to you for a while?
Can I help you?
Could you help me, please?
Do you need some help?
I’m sorry! I don’t understand
What’s this in English?
What does it mean?
I don’t want to …
I don’t know how to…
I forgot to…
I lost my…
I’m looking for...
I need some…
Do you know if…?
Do you have…?
How do you say (word in Spanish) in English?
How do you say (word in Spanish) in Spanish?
How do you spell it?
How do you pronounce it?
May I please (ask for permission to do something)?
Is it ok if I (open the door)?
Do you mind if I (close the window)?
May I come in, please?
May I leave, please?
May I move to another station, please?
May I borrow a (something you may need) please?
Do you speak English?
Do you speak Spanish?
Excuse me, where is the library?
Excuse me, where is the cafeteria?
Have you seen my (book, test…)?

Lie or Lay?

Have you ____ the table yet?
laid
lainl
lied
Q2 - He's ____ in bed all day reading the newspaper.
laid
lain
lied
Q3 - Hens ____ eggs.
lie
lay
Q4 - He got ____ off when the factory lost the contract.
lain
laid
Q5 - I was angry because they ____ to me.
laid
lied
lay
Q6 - Let's check the ____ of the land before we decide.
lie
lay
Q7 - She lost her temper and ____ into him angrily.
laid
lied
lain
Q8 - They ____ a trap for the thieves.
lay
laid
lied
Q9 - 'To lay' is ...
transitive
intransitive
Q10 - 'To lie' (down) is ...
transitive
intransitive

Modal Verbs

WILL + root verb
*for the unarranged / unplanned future (previous plans use "going to")
*for something that is bound to happen if a condition is met
*for offers or quick decisions
*for events that (we think, know, fear or guess) will happen in the future
CAN + root verb
*when you know how to do something or for something that is possible
CAN’T + root verb
*for things that are impossible or for a negative logical deduction
COULD + root verb
*for the same things, but referred to the past
BE ABLE TO + root verb
*for other tenses
MUST + root verb
*when we think it is necessary to do something
*for a logical deduction
MUSTN’T + root verb
*when it is forbidden to do something
NEEDN’T + root verb
*when something isn’t necessary
HAVE TO + root verb
*for other tenses
SHOULD + root verb
*when the action is the advisable (right) thing to do
MAY / MIGHT + root verb
*when something is quite possible
CAN’T HAVE + p. p.
*for a negative logical deduction in the past
COULD HAVE + p. p.
*for a thing that didn’t happen
although it would have been possible
ST HAVE + p. p.
*for a logical deduction on something that happened in the past
NEEDN’T HAVE + p. p.
*when something happened although it wasn’t necessary
SHOULD HAVE + p. p.
*when the advisable (right) thing to do didn’t take place
MAY HAVE + p. p.
*when it is quite possible that something happened

Please note: the root verb is the infinitive without “to”; p. p. is the past participle

Writing Formal Letters

Dear Mr/Ms (surname), Dear Sir/Madam/Sir or Madam,

Reason for writing
I am writing to …
I am writing with regard to …
I am writing on behalf of …
Asking questions
I would be grateful if …
I wonder if you could …
Could you …? Could you tell me something about …?
I would particularly like to know …
I would be interested in having more details about …
Referring to their letter
As you started in your letter, …
Regarding … Concerning … With regard to …
Complaining
I am writing to complain about …
You said … but in fact what happened …
We were supposed to stay with British families whereas we actually stayed in a guest house.
Closing
If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Please contact me if you have any further questions.
Signing off
(If Dear surname) Yours sincerely,
(If Dear Sir/Madam) Yours faithfully,
Yours,

First name + surname
Remember that in formal letters we use:
Formal vocabulary, usually not using phrasal verbs (‘Tolerate’ instead of ‘put up with’)
More complex sentence structure (Knowing what a good reputation the restaurant has, I was disappointed with the service)
Punctuation using semi-colons (The library offers no facilities for borrowing videos; this is because of the high cost involved

WRITING INFORMAL LETTERS

Dear (first name),
Beginnings
Thank you/Many thanks for your (recent/last) letter/postcard.
It was good/nice to hear from you recently.
I’m sorry I haven’t written/been in touch for such a long time.
It’s ages since I’ve heard from you. I hope you’re/you and your family are well.
Asking
Hi! How are the things?

How are you?

How’s it going?
Referring to their news
Great news about …

Glad to hear that …

Sorry to hear about …
Giving news
Listen, did I tell you about …

You’ll never believe what …
Oh, and another thing …

This is just to let you know that …
I thought you might be interested to hear about/know that …
By the way, have you heard about/did you know that …
Apologies
I’m writing to apologise for missing your party but I’m afraid I was with flu.
I’m really sorry that I forgot to send you a birthday card but I was busy with my new job.
If you let me know where you bought it/how much it cost I’ll gladly pay for it/replace it.
Please let me know how much the bill is and I’ll gladly pay it.
Invitations
I’m/We’re having a party on Friday 19th and I/we hope you’ll be able to come.
Would you like to come/go to see ‘Room With a View’ with me at the weekend.
I was wondering if you’d like to go to the theatre/come on holiday with us?
Could you let me/us know if you can come/you’d like to join us?
Thank you vary much for your invitation. I’d love to come.
Thank you for asking/inviting me to … but I’m afraid I won’t be able to …
Requests
I’m writing to ask for your help/you (if you could do me) a favour.
I wonder if/I was wondering if you could help me/do me a favour.
I hope you don’t mind me asking but could you (possibly) …?
I’d be very/really/terribly grateful if you could …

Thank you Congratulations Good Luck
I’m writing to thank you for your hospitality/the wonderful present.
It was so kind of you to invite me to stay with you.
I really appreciated all your help/advice.

Congratulations on passing your exams/your excellent exam results!

I wish you good luck/Good luck in/with your exams/your driving test/your interview.
Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll do well/pass.
Do be on time, won’t you, and don’t forget to …

Making suggestions and recommend.
Why don’t you …?

Maybe you could …?

How about …?
You can’t leave New York without doing sth
I’m sure you will enjoy doing sth

If you like, we can …
Do visit somewhere

Don’t forget to do sth (Imperative -> Strong Recommendation)
I’m told that …

People say that … (If you heard sth is good)

Endings
Give my love/regards to …

Say hello to …

Hope to hear from you soon.
See you soon!

Write soon.

Once again, thank you for all your help.

Signing off
Love,
Lots of love,
Yours,
Best wishes,

First name XXXXX

Remember that in informal letters we use:
Informal vocabulary, including phrasal verbs ‘go on’ instead of ‘continue’

Simpler sentence structure I’ll be late for the party. It’s because of my French exam.
Punctuation using exclamation marks If you’d been at the wedding, you’d have loved the food!

Writing an Article for the School Magazine

Example:

"You have been asked to write an article for your school magazine on the advantages of learning a second language".

The following ideas and possible organization as an example:

WORK help get a good job get qualificationsEnglish is international language

LEISURE meet new people (students)useful for holidays

FOR INTEREST interesting to learn something new learn different culture

It is often very difficult to start writing simply because you don't know what to say in the first sentence.

It is this first sentence that is so important as it is the reader's introduction to you and your piece of writing.

One way to start an article like this and - one that will get the reader's attention – is to start with a question.

The following are examples:

1 "Have you ever considered the benefits of being able to speak a second language?"

2 "What will your chances of promotion be like at work?

3 "Improve you job prospects, get more from your holidays, and create even more interest in your life!

Does this sound good to you? Because these questions are directed at the reader they have a much greater chance of grabbing attention.

The introduction could continue by introducing the points you are going to look at.

For example: "Have you ever considered the benefits of being able to speak a second language?Your career prospects will improve, it's a great way to meet people from other countries and will challenge your mind."

You can then continue the article covering the three areas.

A Phrasal Verb a Day keeps a Dictionary Away!

1. ALLOW FOR Airplane passengers should allow for delays at the check-in counter.Los pasajeros de avión deben estar preparados para retrasos en el check-in.
2. ANSWER FOR You're going to have to answer for your crimes!Tendrás que responder por tus delitos.
3. APPROVE OF My mother doesn't approve of me arriving home after midnight.Mi madre no está de acuerdo en que llegue a casa después de las doce de la noche.
4. APPLY FOR He wants to apply for the job.Quiere candidatarse al puesto de trabajo.
5. ASK OUT I'm going to ask him out .Voy a invitarlo a salir conmigo.

6. BACK UP The senator backed up the President's economic planEl senador apoyó el plan económico del Presidente.
7. BACK DOWN After so much pressure, the President backed down.Después de tanta presión el Presidente admitió estar equivocado y derrotado.
8. BLOW OUT He blew out the match after lighting the cooker.Él apagó el fósforo después de encender la cocina.
9. BLOW UP The war plane fired a missile that blew up the tower.El avión de guerra disparó un misil que explotó la torre.
10. BREAK INTO We put an alarm in our house after it was broken into last week.Instalamos una alarma en casa después que nos entraron a robar la semana pasada.
11. BREAK OFF The U.S. broke off relations with Cuba in the 1960's Los E.E.U.U. rompieron relaciones con Cuba en los años 60.
12. BREAK UP Peter and Mary have broken up .Peter y Mary terminaron.
13. BRING ABOUT. Economic problems brought about the devaluation of the Brazilian real.Problemas económicos causaron la devaluación del real.
14. BRING UP Parents have the responsibility to bring up their children.Los padres tienen la responsabilidad de educar a los hijos.He brought up an interesting subject in the meeting.Él planteó un asunto interesante en la reunión.
15. BURN DOWN The fire burned down the house in a short time.El fuego consumió la casa en poco tiempo.
16. BURN UP We burned up all of the wood in the fireplace.Quemamos toda la madera en la chimenea.

17. CALL ON I sometimes call on Colin for help with problems.A veces acudo a Colin en busca de ayuda para mis problemas.
18. CALL UP I'm going to call up my sister tonight.Voy a llamar a mi hermana hoy por la noche.
19. CALL INOn your way home call in at the office please.En el camino de casa, podrías pasar por la oficina, por favor.
20. CARE FOR He is not the kind of person who cares for others.Él no es del tipo que se preocupa por los demás.
21. CARRY ON WITH The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment.El médico le dijo que siguiera con el tratamiento. 22. CATCH UP WITH I've been getting low grades, but I'll study hard and catch up with the other students.He sacado malas notas, pero voy a esforzarme para alcanzar a los demás alumnos.
23. CARRY OUT The manager has an assistant to carry out general tasks like typing and answering the telephone.El gerente tiene un asistente para ejecutar tareas generales tales como dactilografar y atender el teléfono.
24. CATCH ON The teacher repeated the grammar exercises until the students caught on. El profesor repitió los ejercicios gramaticales hasta que los alumnos entendieron el tema.
25. CHECK OUT OF You have to check out of the hotel before noon. Tienes que dejar el hotel antes de las doce.
26. CHECK IN What time do we have to check in at the airport?¿A qué hora tienes que hacer el check-in en el aeropuerto?
27. CHECK OUT Where did you get this information? I'll check it out .¿De dónde sacaste esta información? Voy a verificar.
28. CLEAN OUTAfter two days of sales the shop was cleaned out .Después de dos días de liquidación la tienda quedó vacía.
29. CLEAN UP Clean up your room, please.Arregla tu cuarto, por favor.
30. CLEAR UP I'm going to the bank to clear up the problem with my account.Voy al banco para aclarar el problema con mi cuenta.
31. COMMENT ON The reporter commented on the need for more jobs.El reportero comentó la necesidad de más empleos.
32. CONFORM TO The army requires that all soldiers conform to strict rules.El ejército exige que todos los soldados se sometan a reglas rígidas.
33. CONSENT TO I will only consent to signing the contract if it complies with my demands.Sólo voy a concordar en firmar el contrato, si el mismo atiende a mis exigencias.
34. COMB THROUGH I combed through the shops until I found what I was looking for.He rastreado las tiendas hasta encontrar lo que estaba buscando.
35. COME UP TO He came up to me and said: - you are under arrest.Se me acercó y me dijo: - está arrestado.
36. COME UP WITH He came up with an unbelievable explanation.Él vino con una explicación increíble.
37. COME OFFThe robbers plans came off and they escaped with $200,000.Los planes de los ladrones se cumplieron y ellos huyeron con $200.000.
38. COME ACROSS I came across an old diary as I was cleaning the attic.Encontré un diario antiguo cuando limpiaba el altillo.
39. CROSS OUT I crossed out all the errors in the essay.Taché todos los errores de la composición.
40. CUT OFF The electric company cut off our service until we paid our bill.La compañía de energía eléctrica nos cortó la luz hasta que pagamos la cuenta.
41. CUT UPI was really cut up about the news.Me enfadé mucho con las noticias.

42. DO AWAY WITH The school should do away with some of the regulations.La escuela debería acabar con algunos de los reglamentos.
43. DO UP We've got to do up the flat.Tenemos que reformar el apartamento.
44. DO WITHOUT I don't have a car, so I'll have to do without one until I get a job.No tengo coche, por lo tanto voy a tener que arreglármelas así mismo hasta conseguir un trabajo.
45. DROP OUT OF Teenagers are dropping out of school in large numbers.Los adolescentes están abandonando la escuela en gran número.

46. FALL BEHIND WITH Due to my illness, I've fallen behind with my work.Por motivo de enfermedad, me retrasé con el trabajo.
47. FALL OUT WITH Mike has fallen out with his girlfriend.Mike se peleó con la novia.
48. FIGURE OUT The technician figured out the problem.El técnico descubrió cuál era el problema.
49. FILL OUT Fill out the application form, please. Llena la solicitud, por favor.
50. FIGURE IN This didn't figure in our plans.Esto no estaba en nuestros planes.

51. FIND OUT The journalist found out that the politician was lying.El periodista descubrió que el político estaba mintiendo

52. GET ALONG WITH How are you getting along with your girlfriend?¿Cómo te llevas con tu novia?
53. GET AWAY WITH He got away with shoplifting at first, but now he's in trouble.Él se las arreglaba para hurtar en las tiendas, pero ahora está en dificultades.
54. GET BACK FROM She's just got back from her trip.Ella acaba de retornar de viaje.
55. GET ON WITH It seems that he's getting on well with his new girlfriendParece que él se lleva bien con su nueva novia.

56. GET INTO He got into the university on his first try.Él consiguió entrar en la universidad de primera.Her behavior isn't normal. I don't know what has got into her.

Su comportamiento no es normal. No sé qué le ha dado.
57. GET OVER She got over the flu after being sick for a week.Ella se recuperó de la gripe después de estar enferma durante una semana.
58. GET BACK I want to get my money back.Quiero recibir mi dinero de vuelta.I'm going to get her back for what she did.Voy a vengarme por lo que ella me hizo.
59. GET OUTGet out of here!¡Fuera de aquí!
60. GET UP I usually get up late.Normalmente me levanto tarde.
61. GIVE AWAY She gave away her old dress.Se deshizo de su vestido viejo.
62. GIVE IN He gave in to the pressure.Él cedió a la presión.
63. GIVE UP He gave up sport.Él dejó el deporte.
64. GO BACK Why don't you go back home?¿Por qué no vuelves a casa?
65. GO INTOI went into the museum when it started raining.Entré en el museu cuando empezó a llover.
66. GO OVER She will go over the essay to check for errors.Ella va a repasar el texto para verificar si no hay errores.
67. GO THROUGH My grandmother went through difficult times when my grandfather died.Mi abuela pasó por momentos difíciles cuando mi abuelo murió.

68. HAND IN The students handed in the test when they were finished.Los alumnos entregaron el examen al terminar.
69. HAND OUT The teacher handed out the answer sheet.El profesor distribuyó la hoja de respuestas.

70. HANG UP Hang up your coat in the closet after you take it off.Cuelga tu abrigo en el armario cuando te lo quites.After talking to her for 5 minutes, I hung up.Después de hablar con ella por 5 minutos, colgué

71. KEEP OUT OF Keep out of this room.No entres a este cuarto.
72. KEEP UP WITH Keep up with the good work.Sigues haciendo un buen trabajo.
73. KEEP AWAY Keep the children away from dangerous places.Mantén los niños lejos de lugares peligrosos.
74. KEEP OFF Keep your hands off me!¡No me toques!
75. KEEP ON The company will keep him on the job.La empresa va a mantenerlo en el puesto.Even after breaking his leg, he kept on training for the Olympics.Mismo después de romperse la pierna, siguió entrenando para las Olimpíadas.
76. KEEP UP Keep up the good work.Sigues haciendo un buen trabajo.
77. KICK OUT OF The bad players were kicked out of the team.Los malos jugadores fueron eliminados del equipo.
78. KNOCK DOWN He was knocked down three times during the fight.Él fue

79. LEAVE BEHINDMy books were too heavy, so I left them behind at home.Mis libros estaban muy pesados, entonces los dejé en casa.
80. LET IN Let me in!¡Déjame pasar!
81. LET OUT I let the dog out and the cat in.Dejé salir al perro y entrar al gato.She let it out that she was pregnant.Ella dejó escapar que estaba embarazada.
82. LIGHT UP Light up the candles with these matches.Prende las velas con estos fósforos.
83. LIVE ONThey live on a small retirement pension.Ellos viven de una pequeña jubilación.
84. LOOK FORWARD TO We are looking forward to meeting you.Esperamos ansiosos encontrarnos contigo.
85. LOCK UP The police locked her up.La policía la encerró.
86. LOOK UP You have to look up the dollar exchange rate every day.Debes verificar la cotación del dólar todos los días.
87. LOOK AFTER When you grow up you'll have to look after your parents.Cuando crezcas, tendrás que cuidar a tus padres.
88. LOOK FOR What are you looking for?¿Qué buscas? noqueado tres veces durante la lucha.

89. MAKE UPY ou can attend classes on Saturdays to make up for the classes you missed.Puedes asistir a clase los sábados para recuperar las clases que has perdido.
90. MARK DOWN The shoes are really cheap. The store has marked them down by 30%!Los zapatos están realmente baratos. ¡La tienda los rebajó un 30%!

91. PASS OVER Pass the salt over to me please.Pásame la sal, por favor.
92. PAY BACK I'll pay you back as soon as I can.Te lo devuelvo ni bien pueda.
93. PICK UP He picked up the newspaper to read.Él cogió el periódico para leer.He went to Britain and picked up English in 4 months.Él fue a Gran Bretaña y aprendió inglés en 4 meses.They went to the disco and picked up three girls.Fueron a una disco y se levantaron a tres chicas.
94. PLAY DOWN She tries to play down the seriousness of her husband's illness.Ella intenta minimizar la gravedad de la enfermedad del marido.
95. POINT OUT He pointed out the house in the distance.Él señaló la casa a lo lejos.He pointed out that I would have to learn English to get a good job.Él explicó que yo tendría que aprender inglés para conseguir un buen empleo.
96. PUT AWAY Put your things away and clean up the room!¡Guarda tus cosas y limpia el cuarto!
97. PUT BACK When you are finished reading the book, please put it back on the shelf.Cuando termines de leer el libro, por favor ponlo de vuelta en el estante.
98. PUT DOWN He put down the newspaper and took off his glasses.Él dejó el periódico y se sacó las gafas.The dog was so ill that they had to put it down.El perro estaba tan enfermo que tuvieron que sacrificarlo.She is always putting her husband down.Ella está siempre despreciando a su marido.
99. PUT OFFI think I'll have to put off my dental appointment.Creo que tendré que postergar mi cita con el dentista.
100. PUT UP WITH I'm not going to put up with it.No voy a soportarlo.
101. PUT ON He took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on.Él sacó los anteojos del bolsillo y se los puso.
102. PUT OUT The firemen put out the fire.Los bomberos apagaron el fuego.

103. RIP 0FFT he man who ripped me off is well-known to the police.El hombre que me robó ya es conocido en la polícia.
104. RUN INTO I ran into John at the party.Me encontré con John por casualidad en la fiesta.
105. RUN AWAY WITH Don't let your emotions run away with you.No dejes que tus emociones te dominen.
106. RUN OUT OF They ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.Ellos se quedaron sin gasolina en medio del desierto.
107. RUN OVER He ran over my leg with his car.Me pasó por encima de la pierna con el coche.
108. RUN THROUGH Let's run through the presentation one more time. Vamos a repasar una vez más la presentación.

109. SEND FOR You are very sick. I'll send for the doctor.Estás muy enfermo. Voy a llamar al médico.I'm going to send for information on British universities.Voy a mandar pedir informaciones sobre las universidades británicas.
110. SHUT DOWN Shut the computer down and let's go.Apaga la computadora y vámonos.
111. SIT DOWN Sit down , please children.Siéntense niños, por favor.
112. SORT OUTAfter collecting all the information, we have to sort it out.Después de recolectar toda la información, tenemos que organizarla.After I told my Dad what happened he sorted my teacher out.Después de contarle a mi padre lo qué pasó, él lo resolvió todo con mi profesor.
113. SPELL OUT Let me spell out the problem again.Déjame explicar el problema de nuevo.
114. STAND BY He stood by her during the good times and the bad.Él se mantuvo al lado de ella en los buenos y malos momentos.
115. STAND OUT Her test really stood out from the rest - it was brilliant!Su prueba fue superior al resto - ¡estuvo brillante!
116. STAND UP Her new boyfriend stood her up on their second date.El nuevo novio la dejó plantada en la segunda cita.
117. STRIKE BACKT he empire strikes back.El imperio contraataca.

118. TAKE APART In order to fix the machine you have to take it apart.Para arreglar la máquina, tienes que desmontarla.
119. TAKE AWAY Take it away from here.Saca esto de aquí.
120. TAKE BACK You should take back your purchase if you are not satisfied.Deberías devolver la mercancía, si no estás satisfecho con ella.
121. TAKE IN Everyone was taken in by the con man.Todos fueron engañados por el embustero.
122. TAKE OFF Hang up your coat in the closet after you take it off.Cuelga el abrigo en el armario después de sacártelo.
123. TAKE OUT He took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on.Él sacó las gafas del bolsillo y se las puso.
124. TAKE OVER Our teacher is leaving and a new one is taking over next week.Nuestra profesora se va y la nueva asumirá la semana que viene.
125. TAKE UP I'm planning to take up English next semester.Estoy planeando empezar a estudiar inglés el próximo semestre.I think I'll take up her offer of a job.Creo que voy a aceptar su oferta de empleo.
126. TALK OUT I'm going to tell him tonight and don't try to talk me out of it.Voy a hablar con él esta noche; no intentes convencerme de lo contrario.
127. TALK OVER We should talk over the plan and come to an agreement.Deberíamos discutir el plan y llegar a un acuerdo.
128. TEAR DOWN The old building was torn down.Demolieron el edificio antiguo.
129. THROW AWAY Did you throw those papers away?¿Has tirado aquellos papeles?
130. THROW OUT Did you throw out the old newspapers?¿Has tirado los periódicos viejos?
131. TRY ON She tried on the new dress.Ella se probó el vestido nuevo.
132. TRY OUT He's going to try out the new mobile phone.Él va a probar el celular nuevo.
133. TURN DOWN He turned down the job offer.Él no aceptó la oferta de trabajo.
134. TURN IN The witnesses turned the thief in to the police.Los testigos entregaron el ladrón a la policía.It's late. Let's turn in.Ya es tarde. Vamos a la cama.
135. TURN OFF I turned the TV off and went to sleep.Apagué la tele y me fui a dormir.
136. TURN ON Mike turned on the gas heater.Mike encendió la calefacción a gas.
137. TURN UP He turned up three hours late.Apareció con tres horas de retraso.

138. WAKE UP Wake up the children!¡Despierta a los niños!
139. WATCH OUT FOR Watch out for drunk drivers!¡Cuidado con los conductores borrachos!

140. WORK OUT I was unable to work out the crossword puzzle.No conseguí resolver los crucigramas.I work out twice a week.Hago gimnasia 3 veces a la semana

AFFIXES

The words in the alphabetical list may be extended by the use of one or more of these affixes:
mini- with nouns, sometimes without a hyphen, e.g. minibus, mini-tour
non- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. non-essential
re- with verbs and their related nouns, usually without a hyphen,
e.g. rename, renaming
self- with nouns and adjectives, e.g. self-importance, self-confident
un- negative prefix, e.g. unsafe
-able with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. affordable
-ed (-d) with verbs, to form adjectives, e.g. limited, used
-er (-r) with verbs, to form nouns, e.g. teacher, advertiser; shopper, also comparative forms, e.g. brighter
-ese for nationalities/languages, e.g. Japanese
-ess referring to a woman or female animal, e.g. princess, lioness
N.B. it is less common to refer to women in this way nowadays, and usually safer to use the ‘standard’ form e.g. actor, author
-est superlative forms, e.g. tallest
-ful with nouns, for amount contained, e.g. spoonful; with nouns to form adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, e.g. painful, peaceful
-ing with verbs, for activity or state, e.g. reading, frightening
-ish for nationalities or languages, e.g. Swedish; with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. childish
-ist with nouns, for occupations, e.g. novelist, guitarist
-less with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. breathless
-ly with adjectives to form adverbs, e.g. seriously; with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. friendly
-ment with verbs to form nouns, e.g. enjoyment
-or with verbs to form nouns, for people, e.g. inventor
-y with nouns to form adjectives, e.g. hairy, sunny

Use of ANY / SOME; Past Simple/ Continuous

Read the sentences. Complete using any or some.

1. I don’t have ………. Idea what you area talking about
2. I need ………. Encyclopedias to do my research.
3. ………. Students never study for the test.
4. ………. Public universities are better than others.
5. She isn’t going ………where with that attitude.

Put the verbs in the brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous.


1.
Who (you talk) to on the phone when I arrived?
2.
While I was swimming someone (steal) my watch.
3.
Where (you live) in 2000?
4.
When we arrived Ann (leave just) .
5.
What (you do) when the phone rang?
6.
What (you do) at 6 o'clock in the morning?
7.
We (play) football from 10 to 12 o'clock.
8.
The sun (shine) and birds were singing.
9.
The children (play) in the garden when someone shouted very loudly.
10.
Mary (wear) a very nice coat at the party yesterday.
11.
Jenny (fall asleep) while she was watching an interesting film.
12.
I was waiting for my sister when it (start) to rain.
13.
I called Peter and then I (go) out.
14.
I (wash) my hair when I realized I hadn't phoned Katie.
15.
I (walk) along the street when I met my ex-wife.
16.
I (decide) not to go to America.
17.
He said that he (be) on holiday.
18.
He looked at the window and (find) that someone was standing behind it.
19.
He (sleep) until midnight and then he woke up.
20.
(you know) that I am as tall as you are?

A Tribute to my 2A and 2B (2005) High School Students at Saint John English School, Rancagua, Chile

…”Things you try to hold on to are first to go…and all the things you want to go away…. stay” That’s what I remember from the 15- minute short film called “Try” that came to me, thanks to a wonderful Smashing Pumpkins fans and high achiever that I’m pleased to teach…
After a few days, I got the chance of sharing it with my students… and after that class… I surely learned from them far more that they have ever learned from me…. only a pen, some paper and a last minute movie theater set up in the cafeteria was enough to reach the most precious part of them…That class really made the difference! There was no grammar, no dialogues, paraphrasing, nothing, just images, a simple story and lots of feelings, ideas rushing to our minds….hard to put them in words?… not really… not for these soft- hearted young students full of ideals and dreams still to come…. I’m so very proud of you all!!!

“… her name was Linda, she was pregnant, her boyfriend was with her…sometimes you just need to know that someone cares about you to carry on, to keep on living…when you want something you fight for it…hopes aren’t worth anything if they are just thoughts…fight for your dreams...don’t sink in your problems or run away from them, face them, even if hard to do it…life is great...worth fighting for…” (Daniela Cid)

“… after we saw this short film, we had a strange feeling; we were sad…impressed” (Francisco Durán and Antonio Hernández)

“in this world love is not enough to survive… she just dreamt and never did anything to get it… there are lots of Lindas around the world… they fall in love no matter if he is ugly or cute…low self-esteem…they can even leave their parents…isn’t that their parents never gave them a good quality life…” (Mariela Garrido)

“…I don’t really know what my feelings are like…it seems they were lost in this world...they really didn’t know they were hurting themselves…this is a good lesson…to care for our families, ourselves…to enjoy life…to just say “NO” to drugs…to live” (Daniela Morales)

“… it shows the worst side of human beings…in Chile we have this drug addiction problem…we are having elections soon… people running for presidency should propose to put an end to this problem…I was very interested in watching it all, thank you for letting us see a great documentary film..” (Pablo Clavero)

“… each one chooses what kind of life to live...you are surprised to see people so young whose life is based on drugs and alcohol…”( Mariela Delso)

“… we must be alert and stay away from drugs… where were the parents of those children? I said children because they aren’t adults after all …education must start at home … “ (Patricio Céspedes)

“…we thought film was trying to teach us a lesson…after a while we started to feel our lives perfect compared to theirs …we started feeling everything that happened to her was happening to us… we felt sad, desperate.. with no way out; as if we wanted to help her, but she didn’t let us … we couldn’t believe her life was so miserable …” (Josefina Rivera and Tania Vidal)

“…Damage was getting bigger and bigger… I don’t know what I would do if I were in their shoes…feelings and emotions got straight to my heart …” (Karla Valverde)

“..in the first minutes of the video we thought it would have a happy ending but something made us feel happy the couple true love.. no matter what happened they were together…but such is life..it can be hard, difficult, horrible but here we are…living…” (Consuelo Zúñiga and Melani Zepeda)

."... you don´t have to destroy your mind trying to understand why sauch a bad thing like this could ever happen to us! and the best answer I can think of is ...Why not? What makes us so special ...What makes us diffrent from all the others.. and the answer is nothing!...people who live on the streets, do drugs... get money from prostitution...usually die with no one but themselves...and what schoks me the most is that ...no one cares..." (Maximiano Valdés)
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