CONTENTS 4TH YEAR.BILINGUAL

-We will follow the book ENGLISH ALIVE 4 (Oxford). There are 9 units. We will cover 3 units each term.

-We will do extra material from different B1 level textbooks and websites. A plastic folder to keep photocopies and assignments is recommended.

-We will work on two different blogs:

               http://bilingualnorba.blogspot.com.es/

              
               http://4esobilingualnorba.blogspot.com.es/

-It is obligatory to read at least 1 reader each term. The reading work is 10% of your final mark. You must hand in a book review and prepare a presentation about each book. Both assignments must be finished on these dates:

               -31^ST OCTOBER: reader 1

               -27^TH FEBRUARY: reader 2

               -30^TH APRIL: reader 3

-Writing:

A description	Informal letter	Complaint letter
A news story	Formal letter	A diary entry
A life story	Application letter	Reporting information
An article	A discussion essay	A book/film review

-Oral:

Picture Descript./comparison	Money	Personal problems /advice
An accident	A community project	Celebrations
Your timeline	A job interview	Entertainment
Food and health	Great inventions	Polite excuses

 -HOMEWORK: Your homework will be checked every day. Your workbook, notebook, folders will be checked regularly. Your personal work will influence your mark.  

-Assignments (projects, compositions, presentations) will be handed in ON TIME.  

This year we will cover these contents:

GRAMMAR	SPEAKING	WRITING	LANGUAGE
-Present simple / present continuous. -Past simple / past continuous. -Present perfect (simple and continuous) / past simple -Future tenses -Future continuous and perfect -First, second and third conditional -Time clauses -Comparison of adjectives -Adverbs -Quantifiers and determiners -Modals -Modal perfects -Gerunds and infinitives -Relative clauses -Reported speech -Adverbs of manner and degree -Imperative -The passive -The causative -used to, be used to, get used to	-Greetings and formal and informal introductions -Classroom language -Talking about preferences -Exchanging personal information -Talking about differences -Describing photos (people, animals, places, rooms, objects) -Comparing and contrasting -Talking about natural disasters -Talking about routines and habits -Ordering food -Reporting the news -Talking about experiences and feelings -Talking about the environment -Talking about inventions -Exchanging information -Interviewing -Talking on the phone (formal / informal) -Telling a story -Giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing -Discussing attitudes -Making suggestions -Talking about famous people -Talking about the past -Comparing pictures -Predicting the future -Making plans -Making travel arrangements	-Descriptions (people, places, a room, a sport, a game) -Informative reports (about animals, places, events, etc.) -Opinion essays -A film or a book review. -Blog entries -Comparisons -Plans -Predictions -An informal e-mail -A narrative -A photo description -A biography -Formal letters	-Basic information about punctuation -Word formation -Word order -Organizing your writing. Parts (introduction, body, conclusion). -Building paragraphs -Connectors and linking words -Prepositions -Past, present and future time expressions -Phrasal verbs -Collocations: get and lose; miss, catch, book.

A guide for your oral test: 

FIRST TERM

1• Talking about yourself; exchanging personal information; remembering your childhood

Tell me about yourself. When / where were you born? Where did you grow up?

What’s your city/ town like? What do you do? Where do you work? Tell me about your daily routine.

Where did you go to elementary/ high school? What were your best/ worst subjects?

Tell me about your childhood. What’s your favorite childhood memory? What kinds of sports or

games did you use to play when you were younger?

2• Describing positive and negative features; making comparisons; talking about lifestyle changes and

wishes

Do you live in a house or an apartment? What’s it like? Is your house or apartment (adjective)

enough for you? What’s your neighborhood like?

What do you wish you could change about your home/ school or job/appearance/ skills? Why?

3• Talking about recent past events

Have you been working/studying/exercising? What have you been doing lately/ in the evening/ on

weekends? How long have you been (activity)?

4• Talking about changes

How was life different 50/100 years ago? How did people use to shop/travel? What did people do

before supermarkets/the automobile/ the Internet? What did you do before personal computers/ CD

players/ cell phones?

Nowadays, how do most people get around? When do people usually shop? These days, what do

people do in the evening/on weekends?

In the future, what are people/cities going to need more of?

5• Talking about food and health

What’s your favorite food? Have you ever eaten something you didn’t like? What was it? What

did you think of it?

Have you or a relative ever been on a diet? What did you/he/she eat? What did you/he/she stop eating? Did you lose any weight?

SECOND TERM

6• Money; hopes; predicaments; speculations

What would you do if you found a wallet full of money in a taxi/ if a friend borrowed money and

never paid you back?

Where would you go on vacation if you had enough time and money?

Tell me about a recent predicament you were in. What did you do? What should /shouldn’t you have

done?

7• Talking about vacation

What do you like to do on vacation? Where do you like to go? What did you do on your last vacation? Have you made any vacation plans for this year? Tell me about your vacation plans. What are you going to do? Where are you going to go?

What do you need to do before traveling abroad for your vacation?

8• Abilities and skills; job preferences; personality traits; careers

What are your positive/negative personal traits? Would you like to be a teacher/doctor/novelist/pilot? Why or why not?

What kind of work would you like to do? What kind of job would you be good at? Why? 

9• Technology

What technology/ inventions do you use every day? What do you use a computer to do? How do

computers make your life easier/more difficult? How do computers affect the way people work and

spend free time? What kinds of problems does technology cause?

THIRD TERM

10• Complaints

Have you ever had a problem with a neighbor or classmate? How did you resolve it?

What requests did you make?

11• Holidays, festivals, customs, and celebrations

What’s your favorite holiday/festival? What do you like about it? How do people celebrate it? Is

there any special food or drink?

What’s you favorite season? What do you like about it? What do people do at that time of year?

What do you usually do on your birthday? How did you spend your last birthday?

Tell me about weddings in your country. What couples do before their wedding? What do guests do

during/after the ceremony? When do people give gifts? What kinds of gifts do they give?

12• Entertainment; movies and books; reactions and opinions

What is the last movie you’ve seen? What did you like/dislike about it? What new movie would

you most like to see? Why? What kinds of movies are you interested in? What’s your favorite

movie/musical/book? Tell me about it. Who is your favorite actor/actress/director/author? Tell me

abut him/her.

13• Polite excuses

What are some common excuses for being late/not accepting an invitation?

LEARN THE RULES BY HEART

School has got rules, of course! Complete 12 important rules for the classroom with the missing words ands expressions and then check how your brain is after the long summer: try to learn as many as you can in five minutes.


Classroom Rules

assignments           someone else         restroom       do your best        Do not         when the bell rings        respectfully        otherwise        in doubt       to be treated      forbidden        stay on task

1.- Be in your assigned seat and ready to work…………………………………..

2.- Bring required books and materials to every class, unless told …………………..by the teacher.

3.- All electronic devices, unless medical, are……………….. If you have a mobile phone, please turned it off and never use it during the lesson.

4.-Use the………………… between classes or during the break. Please do not ask unless it is an emergency.

5.-Always show respect for everyone in the class. Treat people the way you want………………….

6.-Don't talk when …………………………is talking. Wait your turn!

7.-Complete work on time and……………………….

8.-When……………………, always ask questions.

9.-……………………. eat in class.

10.- Do your homework and turn ……………………in on time.

11.- Treat school material……………………………. Please, do not write on the desks.

12.- Always……………………... 

FINAL TEST REVISION

REVISION.0-9. 4^TH BILINGUAL

1.-If he ……………………………. (buy) a lottery ticket that morning, his life would have changed. COMPLETE

2.-Unless someone ………………………….. (claim) the prize by 11 pm, the money will be put into the good causes fund. COMPLETE / REWRITE USING “IF”

3.-Give me your address, in case I visit Barcelona. REWRITE USING A MODAL VERB

4.-If you ……………………….. (be) so hard on her, she wouldn’t have burst into tears like that. COMPLETE

5.-I wouldn’t be surprised if you ……………………………..(end up) in a ditch, the way you’re driving.

6.-Last year the prices in this shop were lower. REWRITE WITH “CHEAP”. This year the prices…

7.-I think this exercise is easy. REWRITE WITH “DIFFICULT”. This exercise is …………………………………… I thought.

8.-“Why don’t we go to the concert?” Peter said. REPORTED SPEECH WITH “SUGGESTED”

9.-They left for London. REWRITE WITH A PHRASAL VERB, “SET…”

10.-Mary told Sarah to stop working so hard. CHANGE TO DIRECT SPEECH  

11.-“Don’t use your mobile phone here.” The teacher asked the student. CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

12.-Jill told Marin: “Don’t forget to turn the radio off when you go to bed.” INDIRECT SPEECH WITH “REMINDED”

13.-In the near future, scientists ……………………………….. (work) on the moon. VERB TENSE

14.-Last night Peter …………………. (go) rigid with fear as he ………………. (realise) someone …………………… (come) in his garage. VERB TENSES

15.-“Who is the first on the list?” The new teacher asked. CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

16.-Jim is good at maths. His father is an engineer. JOIN USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN

17.-The test was on Tuesday. I was ill that day. JOIN USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN

18.-This is my friend Sam. He knows how to windsurf. JOIN USING A RELATIVE PRONOUN

19.-I like him. He is so interesting. REWRITE USING “SUCH”

20.-………………. (control) the traffic is not an easy task. CORRECT VERB FORM

21.-He doesn’t really mind……………………… (wait) outside. CORRECT VERB FORM

22.-I always listen to music ………………………. (relax). CORRECT VERB FORM

23.-……………… (invent) things is fun but it is difficult ……………….(make) money from inventions. CORRECT VERB FORM

24.-¿Tiene el ticket the compra? TRANSLATE

25.-¿Te apetece salir otra noche? TRANSLATE

26.-¿Dónde se nos permite aparcar?

27.-Since he was 12. WRITE A QUESTION

28.-He is tall and handsome. WRITE A QUESTION

29.-Tom’s. WRITE A QUESTION

30.-Hace siglos que no veo a tu hermana. La última vez que quedamos fue hace tres meses. TRANSLATE

31.-My brother …………………………(dream) of going to work abroad since he finished university. VERB TENSE

32.-We ……………………………..(finish) cleaning the house by the time the guests arrived.

33.-“Don’t eat that cake now!” He warned me. REPORTED SPEECH

34.- My father is going to give me a guitar for my birthday. (2 PASSIVE SENTENCES)

35.-A new hairdresser has cut my hair. CAUSATIVE FORM

36.-They didn’t go to London, so they didn’t visit their friends. REWRITE WITH A CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

37.-People say my friends are very noisy. CHANGE TO TWO IMPERSONAL FORMS

38.-“Will you come back tomorrow?” My grandma asked me. REPORTED SPEECH

39.-It is possible that a student from my class won the singing contest. REWRITE USING A MODAL VERB

40.-I didn’t revise enough for the test and now I regret it. REWRITE USING A MODAL VERB

FINAL EXAM. GENERAL REVISION

Here you have two documents to revise all the grammar: 

REVISION.4THBILINGUAL

B1.TRANSFORMATIONS



FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS TO TRANSFORM THESE SENTENCES: 

1. The last time I saw him was in 2001. (Rewrite starting with “I haven't _________”.

2. It isn't necessary to bring skis as they are included in the package. (rewrite using a modal)

3. Tom said to his wife, "I will be playing tennis when you arrive." (reported speech)

4. “Jack is coming to visit us next weekend.” Mark told his parents. (reported speech)

5. Maurice didn't come to the meeting yesterday. Perhaps he was ill. (rewrite using might)

6. I think Tom needs to see a doctor. His cough is terrible. (rewrite using a modal verb)

7. "Why don't we take a holiday?", said Peter. (reported speech with suggested)

8. “Don’t forget the concert starts at 8 o’clock.” Marta told Peter. (reported speech with reminded)

9. She has probably found a new job. (rewrite with a modal verb)

10. They finished the project in time for the presentation. (passive) (future perfect-interrogative)

11. They have given him all the information. (negative-affirmative) (2 passive)

12. Peter wasn't charged with an offense when the police caught him stealing the first time. (active / passive)

13. Can you accompany Sarah to the party? (change to future-interrogative)

14. She wasn't responsible for the accident. (present perfect-interrogative-affirmative)

15. No arrests had been made, and no one had claimed responsibility. (active / passive)

16. A group of eight senators planned to introduce a proposal on Tuesday. (present continuous-negative-interrogative)

17. A quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale struck near Iran’s border with Pakistan. (present perfect interrogative)  (past simple-interrogative)

18. An amendment to an old treaty between the United States and Mexico will send more water down to restore native habitat and local and migratory wildlife. (passive) (past simple-interrogative)

19. Critics were quick to point out irregularities in the study. (future simple-interrogative) (past perfect-negative) (future simple-negative)

20. Most residents in assisted-living centers suffer from multiple ailments.  (present simple-interrogative) (past simple-negative) (future continuous-affirmative)

21. Supporters of the newly elected Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, are celebrating  victory on the streets of Caracas. (passive) (past simple-interrogative)

22. For decades, the members of Spain’s royal family were treated with profound deference by the public, politicians and the media. (active) (present perfect-interrogative)

23. Thousands of people demonstrated against the monarchy in central Madrid on Sunday. (future continous-interrogative) (past perfect-interrogative)

24. Spanish regional governments gave Iñaki Urdangarín lucrative contracts to organize sports events.  (present perfect-interrogative) (2 passive)

25. The judge in the case also subpoenaed Mr. Urdangarin’s wife, Princess Cristina. (passive) (passive-future simple)

FINAL REVISION

FINAL REVISION

Vocabulary:
-Money and luxuries. A bank account.
-Music: types, describing music styles.
-Commerce.
-A business project.
-A job application  and a job interview.
-Inventions.
-Technology.
-Personality adjectives.
-Relationships (verbs)
-Problems
-Verbs + preposition
-Collocations: communication
-Reporting verbs

Grammar:
-Present simple / present continuous
-Past simple / past continuous.
-Past simple / Present perfect (and yet, already, just, for, since, ago)
-Tenses to express future: future will, present simple, present continuous, be going to, future perfect, future continuous.
(more practice of the future perfect or future continuous)
-Introduction to past perfect.
-Quantifiers (some, any, a lot of)
-Comparative and superlatives.
-Questions with all the verb tenses. Object/subject questions.
-Phrasal verbs.
-The use of modal verbs and rephrasings.
-Reflexive pronouns.
-Passive sentences. Sentences with double object. Causative form. Impersonal structures.
-Relative pronouns. Linking sentences using relative pronous. Relative adverbs.
-Gerunds and infinitive.
-Like + verb-ing / would like + infinitive
-too, so, such.
-Conditional sentences and rephrasing.
-Past perfect.
-Reported speech.

Practical English: Make sure you are able to...
-Describe a photo.
-Greet people and ask for and give personal information.
-Make suggestions.
-Make an appointment.
-Return a product.
-Describe an object.
-Invite and make excuses.
-Ask about rules.

Writing: 
-Informal emails and letters.
-Opinion and discussion essays.
-Telling news and narrate a past event. Reporting information.
-Book and film reviews.
-A formal letter.

In your "Use of English test" you will have: 
-Write questions.
-Complete with the correct verb tense.
-Complete with infinive or gerund
-Different rephrasings:
           -Comparative and superlative
           -Verb tenses
           -Gerund and infinitive
           -Rewrite using a modal verb
           -Change to passive or active
            -Change to causative form
            -Rewrite using a conditional sentence, etc.
-Link two sentences using a relative pronoun.
-Change from direct to reported speech or vice versa.
-Vocabulary (translation, definition, fill in the blanks)


I wish you luck!

OUR GRANDPARENTS TOLD US...

Do you often sit down and have a quiet chat with your grandpa and grandma? This activity will provide you with the opportunity to visit your grandparents or phone them. The aim is to find out relevant information about their lives to share in the classroom. 

• First, go through the questions. 
• Then select those that most attract you. Feel free to add any other questions you have in mind. 

• Next, interview your grandpa or grandma. 

• Write an essay reporting his or her answers. 
• Finally, write a comment including the most emotional, striking or interesting things they told you.

Life Interview. Questions

1.-What year were you born? On what date? Did your parents tell you anything about the day you were born?

2.-Where were you born?

3.-Why were you given the first (and middle) name(s) that you have?

4.-What’s the most vivid memory of your chilhood?

5.-What was the apartment or house like that you grew up in? How many bedrooms did it have? How many bathrooms?

6.-Can you describe the neighbourhood you grew up in?

7.-Tell me about your parents. Who was stricter: your mother or your father?

8.-How many brothers and sisters do you have? When were they born? What memories do you have of each of them from when you were growing up?

9.-What do you remember about your grandparents?

10.-Did you have any pets?

11.-What were you like as a child? Shy? Extrovert? Naughty? A good boy/girl? What did you like to eat? What were your favorite toys or games?

12.-What did you use to wear?

13.-Did you get any pocket money? How much? Did you spend it right away, or save it? What did you buy?

14.-What kind of school did you go to? Were you a good student? What was your favorite subject or your least favorite? Who were your friends? Who was your favorite teacher and why?

15.-Did you have any heroes or role models when you were a child?

16.-How did you spend your summer holidays? What were your favorite summer activities?

17.-What was the best gift you remember receiving as a child?

18.-What did you want to be when you grew up?

19.-What big world events do you remember from the time you were growing up?

20.-What inventions do you most remember?

21.-What’s different about growing up today from when you were growing up?

22.-When you were a teenager, what did you do for fun? Did you have a favorite spot to “hang out”? What time did you have to be home at night? Did you ever get into any trouble?

23.-What did you like to wear? How did your parents feel about the way you talked and what you wore?

24.-When did you learn how to drive? Who taught you? What was your first car like?

25.-What did you do when you finished school?

26.-What was your first job? What did you like or not like about it?

27.-How did you meet your spouse? What did you like about him/her?

28.-What do you remember about me when I was born and was a child?

29.-Do you have any hobbies or special interests? Do you enjoy any particular activity? What’s your typical day like now?

30..-If you could have three wishes, what would they be? If you won 1 million euros tomorrow, what would you do with the money? If you had the power to solve three or four problems in the world, what would they be and why?