2014 Posts

New year means new blog. The new link is: http://englishcarlosoyarce.blogspot.com/

Written examination task

                                                      Allsop From the Worst to the Top

Allsop is one of the best schools in the UK. Since a new headteacher arrived to the school, Allsop has become a much better school. Allsop was considered one of the worst schools in the UK.
The new headteacher made severe rules to apply discipline and make it a decent school, like that students must wait in lines for their teachers to arrice, they can't have their hait too short or too long, they must wear uniforms, mobile phones are forbidden in class, at lunch time they can't go to fast food shop and they have to stay at school in the afternoon if they don't do their homework.
Before this headteacher came students didn't behave well, the school was old and ugly. But now all this has changed to the exact opposite.
I think this school needed that teacher a long time ago, it has now become a good school, something difficult since it was one of the worst schools.

3 tasks link

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FcYPS9muxpjwaTlcdoDCPIqipDsbibEoDuDGq7Mg6QQ/edit?usp=sharing

My common grammar mistakes + vocabulary link

Comma use:
"Jack who was helping me to...."
Correction:
"Jack, who was helping me to..."

Use a comma to set off parenthetical elements, as in "The Founders Bridge, which spans the Connecticut River, is falling down." By "parenthetical element," we mean a part of a sentence that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of that sentence. The parenthetical element is sometimes called "added information." This is the most difficult rule in punctuation because it is sometimes unclear what is "added" or "parenthetical" and what is essential to the meaning of a sentence.

Example:

Jack, that is from scotland, eats food.

Francisco, who eats people, ate his sister.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/commas.htm
Comma use practice: http://www.grammar-monster.com/tests/test_commas.htm ; http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en29punc-game-going-to-work-with-commas

This and These
This (singular)
These (plural)
Example:
This is my house
These are my houses.
Mistake:
This are my plants
Correction:
These are my plants.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/pronouns/that-these-and-those

This and these practice: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/these-those ; http://www.grammar.cl/Games/This_That_These_Those.htm

PAST SIMPLE:
Something that has been
Regular verbs  = verb + ed
Irregular verbs = depends on the verb

Example:
I walked in the school.
I ran in the school.
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past
Past Simple practice;http://www.eslgamesplus.com/past-simple-irregular-verbs-esl-grammar-interactive-activity-online/ ; http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/grammar/jumbled-tenses-past-simple-1.htm

Expressing obligation:
have to + infinitive (strong obligation, possibly from outside)
must + infinitive (strong obligation, posibly from the speaker)
Example:
I have to pay my bills.
I must not break the law.
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-obligation.html
Practice link; http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/musthaveto/exercise1.html ; http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/musthaveto/exercise2.html

Expressing purpose:
Use to , so as to, and in order to to express purpose in the affirmative form. 
Use so as not to and in order not to to express purpose in the negative form..
Example:
She told us to do our homework so that we could play.
He taught the kid so as he wouldn't fail his exam.
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-purpose.php

Practice link: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-85663.php ;



Vocabulary link:
http://trinity-ise-1-vocabulary.wikia.com/wiki/Health_and_Fitness

 

Section 2 task 5

Yesterday I was at a soccer match in your stadium, everything was fine, people watching the game and the players playing. But suddenly I sas how a player took the ball in his hands and threw it to the floor, this is unacceptable how didn't your referee see that. It's also called football and the foot part isn't coincidence. It isn't fair, players can't just broke rules.
I have a few suggestions so this doesn't happen again, you can train your referees so they don't miss anything, you can select th referees you hire or you could have more people helping the referee.
Hope you take my suggestions seriously so this doesn't happen again in the future.

Section 3 task 3

Best Surprise

A few weeks ago I organized a party for my friend, Julio, it was really messy at the beginnig.
Jack, who was helping me to organize the party, had the idea, he brought me into the "project" with two more friends.
We decided to do this because he always does this kind of things to us so we thought it would be nice to return the favour.
First we went to buy all the stuf for his party, we left Diego distracting him so he didn't caught us, just in case.
We finished buying but while preparing the stuff for the party, someone called Jack and told him he had to go back to scotland. It was a problem because he was Julio's best friend.
While we convinced Jack to stay until the party started, they called him again and his house in scotland had burnt so he would live a couple months more in chile, we were so happy he was staying but sad for his house.
Finally Julio entered and we surprised him, he was very happy, but he said he was expecting it.

Section 1 task 5

August 5th, 2013
Dear Diego:
I heard you want to become a tv presenter, I will give you some tips so you can do this.
You should find a plaec to work as a tv presenter, you will have to be  accepted to work there. You will need to speak very clearly, be self-confident and have the ability to speak without being nervous or at least so that it isn't noticeable.
It might be difficult, because not everyone can do it, it's an important part of being a tv presenter.
Good Luck
Carlos Oyarce