UBI 4M (31st JANUARY)
I’d like to make a complaint.
Do you have a complaint form?
cupboard. armario
pillow: almohada
extra pillow:
blanket: manta
pipeline: tubería
wet: humedo/humedad
lift: ascensor
heating: calefacción
maintenance service: servicio de mantenimiento
room service: servicio de habitación
responsable for maintenance: responsable de mantenimiento
I can check that for you.
Can somebody check the air conditioning in my room?
Towels are dirty
Sheets are dirty
sofa bed: sofá cama
The tap is dripping/leaking.
Cistern:
There is a lot of noise in the next room.
Wire: cable
extension cable: alargador
plug adapter: adaptador de enchufe
wireless X: X sin cable
reservation:
How long:
Could you sign, please?
ID card:
The room the 4th floor
Breakfast is from… to…
You can find there all the services we offer.
Here you are.
Do you need some special information?
I’m very pleased.
- Speaking: hotel problems
- Reading: The Man Who Cut Off My Hair (p.6-10) ‘to move…’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frP98sjt23w
- Pronunciation: -ed pronunciation
-
Listening: Who's Who in the office
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a2-listening/whos-who-in-the-office
- Homework: Liveworksheets
UBI 2AM (31st JANUARY)
- Homerwork:
P. 125 Grammar d
I didn’t cook lunch.
I didn’t help in the house.
We listened to the radio.
I phoned my/a friend last night.
I cooked vegetables and fish for dinner.
I played card games with my grandaughter yesterday.
I didn’t study English last night.
I wachted El Hormiguero on TV last night.
I wachted a film on TV last night.
I didn’t do sports yesterday morning.
I listened to the radio yesterday afternoon.
yesterday morning
yesterday afternoon
yesterday evening
last night
late at night: de madrugada
late night: nocturno
- P. 119 Reading&Listening
go back to: regresar a
organic food: comida ecológica
- P. 153 transcript 11.7
- P. 194/125 Words and Phrases to learn 11A
UBI 2BT (30th JANUARY)
- Homework:
P. 95 Grammar b, c, d
I love dancing at a party.
I don’t mind driving at night.
I hate driving at night.
I don’t mind watching football.
I love swimming in the sea.
I love sitting in cafés.
The Friday before Sunday Palm.
We go shopping and for a walk.
We always have lunch my favourite food-fish and rice with milk.
We go to the church because it’s the beginning/first day of the Holy Week.
I take a nap: echarse una siesta/dar una cabezada.
-P. 87 Speaking a
- P. 88 6C Making music
Vocabulary a, b, c, d, e, f
Grammar revision:be or do
P. 220 Grammar Bank
Word Order in Questions:
ASI: Auxiliary+Subjet+Infinitive
QuASI: Question Word (What/Where/When/What time...)+Auxiliary+Subjet+Infinitive
- Homework:
P. 96 Vocabulary a, b, c
P. 221 6C a, b
UBI 3BT (30th JANUARY)
- Día de la Paz y la no violencia
- P. 117/65 Listening a, b, c, d
either...or: o...o…
neither...nor…:ni...ni…
whole=all of
The whole world= all (of) the world
apply for: postularse/solicitar/presentarse para un trabajo
applicant: solicitante/aspirante de empleo
application: solicitud de empleo
ladder: escalera/carrera en una media
tell Sue
say to Sue X
say X to Sue
- P. 117/65 Vocabulary&Speaking a, b
- P. 246/160 Vocabulary Bank confusing verbs
-Homework:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a1-listening/finding-the-library
UBI 3AM (30th JANUARY)
- P. 179 Video Listening a, b, c
- P. 186/187
- P. 180
UBI 3AM (27th JANUARY)
-
Reading: Gandhi (chapter 1)
- Homework
P. 185 Vocabulary d
Yes, I have eaten Japanese food in Cádiz.
I ate sushi.
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t./No, I’ve never won any money.
I won 120 euro in the lottery.
Yes, I’ve got lost many times./Yes, I’ve often got lost.
I’m always lost.
Yes, I have. I met a famous singer, Alejandro Sanz.
Yes, I’ve met a lot of famous people. I met Pierce Brosnan.
P. 178 Reading a, b,
I find interesting (that) he doesn’t speak any foreing languages.
I believe..
I like the fact (that) he loves the River Thame because I do like it too.
I find interesting (that) he hardly ever listens to music at home. He prefers going out to a concert.
I can’t believe (that) he enjoys a late night sudoku.
I find intersting (that) sir McKellen won his first money working as an actor when he was a student at CU.
I find intersting (that) he wants to learn to play an instrument.
I like the fact (that) his favourite room in living room where he eats and cooks.
I like the fact (that) he is interested in going to India for the first time in February, the same as me/and I also would like to go to India.
I believe tha...
UBI 4M (26th JANUARY)
- Listening: Understanding an explanation
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a2-listening/understanding-an-explanation
I don’t get it: No lo entiendo.
This is how it works.: Así es cómo funciona.
one at a time: una por una
No question is ever silly: Ninguna preguna es tonta.
It’s tough/hard/diffucult
research: investigación científica
researcher: investigador
investigation: investigación (término generalizado)
Violence against women
- Speaking: What was thes last lecture you went to about?
Did the professor explain it clearly?
- Hotel Problems: Hotel Problems
put through to: pasar con alguien (al teléfono)
bother: molestar (informal)
disturb: interrumpir (formal)
1.How often do you stay at hotel for your work?
2.What hotel services are important for you?
3.Whatch the video and answer the questions:
- Which services does the receptionist offer Patricia?
* Would you like a wake up call?
* Breakfast
* Would you like a newspaper?
* Wi-fi
* Would you like help with your bags?
- Which services does Patricia ask about?
- What are the problems?
* Can somebody check the air conditioning in my room?
Did you find the dial on the wall?
I can check that for you.
* Is there something wrong with the (wi-fi) connection?
* Do you need a taxi?
* I do need to find a cash machine first.
Is there one near here?
* Do you need anything else?
UBI 2AM (26th JANUARY)
- P. 124 Vocabulary
Grammar a, b, c
talk to: hablar con
- P. 119/125 Pronuncition a, b, c regular past simple endings
- P. 119 Speaking
Yes: Me too.Yo también. (afirmativa)
No: Neither me. Yo tampoco.(Negativa)
- Homerwork:
P. 125 Grammar d
UBI 2BT (25th JANUARY)
- P. 87 Grammar like+ (verb+-ing) a, b, c, d
- P. 220 Grammar bank like+ (verb+-ing)
- P. 221 Grammar bank like+ (verb+-ing) a, b
-ing form=gerund
- P. 94 Grammar a
- Homework:
P. 94 Grammar b, c
UBI 3BT (25th JANUARY)
- Homework:
227/141 8B a, b
halves: mitades
half:mitad, media
anybody else: nadie más
write down: anotar/apuntar
write it down: anotarlo/apuntarlo
nicely: amablemente/agradablemente
kindly: amablemente/agradablemente
move: moverse, cambiarse, mudarse.
Miss: perder/echar de menos
directions: indicaciones/instrucciones
direction: sentido (way)
drive you home: llevarte a casa en coche.
make an appointment: concertar una cita
It take long: llevar mucho tiempo en hacer algo
a well: un pozo
well: bien(adv)
wishing well: pozo del los deseos
P. 124/56 a, b, c
- P. 116/64 Gramamar d, e
1. there won’t be your number.
they won’t have your/ size.
2. you’ll find them all busy.
you won’t find any(one).
you won’t find any(one) free.
3. you’ll stain it.
everything will fall on it.
something will drop on it.
4. you’ll get/receive an important call.
you’ll get/receive many calls.
you’ll get nervous.
5. they’ll score a goal.
you won’t be able to see/watch the goal.
can=be able
you’ll be able: podrás
you won’t be able: no podrás
I can=I’m able
-
Homework: Business Cards
UBI 4M (24th JANUARY)
- Reading&Speaking: The Man Who Cut Off My Hair (p.6-10) ‘to move…’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frP98sjt23w
fright: miedo (n)
frighten: asustar (v)
afraid: asustado (adj)
frightened: asustado (adj)
wonder=ask: preguntar
hold: agarrar/sujetar/coger
throat: garganta
handle: mango (n)
handle: manejable (adj)
hit: golpear
please: agradar, complacer, hacer feliz
cut off: cortar
cut it off: cortarlo
It take me long: He tardado mucho tiempo
It didn’t take me long: No he tardado mucho tiempo
-Homework: Free Time
UBI 2AM (24th JANUARY)
- 11A A new life in the USA past simple regular verbs
- P. 118 Grammar a,b, c, d, e
follow: seguir
abroad: en el extranjero
both: ambos
ask: pedir, preguntar
so many: muchos
journey=trip: viaje
- P.174/175 Grammar Bank 11A a, b
more or less: más o menos
Interrogative:
ASI: Auxiliary (Did)+Subject+Infinitive
QASI: Question Word+Auxiliary (Did)+Subjct+Infinitive
- Homework:
P. 124 Vocabulary&Grammar a, b, c,
UBI 2BT (23rd JANUARY)
P. 94 Vocabulary a, b, c
P. 86 Reading a, b, c
warm: temperatura templada
New Year’s Resolutions: propósitos de Año Nuevo
break: romper
short of money: corta de dinero
less: menos
lesser than: menos que
the least: el/la menos
Yes, I agree.
No, I don’t agree.
agree: estar de acuerdo
heat: calor
hot: caliente
I don’t like the heat: No me gusta el calor.
rest: descansar
flatmate: compañero de piso
mate: compañero/colega
set my alarm: poner mi alarma
set the alarm: poner la alarma
The Tube: Metro de Londres
journey: viaje/trayecto
light: luminoso
UBI 3BT (23rd JANUARY)
-P. 123/55 Vocabulary a, b, c, d
satnav: navegador
feel like: apetecer
The red one: el/la rojo
much better: mucho mejor
much lesser: mucho menos
much worse: mucho peor
I think I should permit somebody to do the housework.
I think I should exercise/do exercise even more.
8B Murphy’s Law
- P. 116/64 Reading a, b, c, d
Grammar a, b, c, d
- Grammar Bank 226/140 first conditional
227/141 8B a, b
instead of: en lugar de
- Homework:
227/141 8B a, b
P. 124/56 a, b, c
UBI 3AM (23rd JANUARY)
- P.185 a, b, c
- P. 177 Speaking
Verb forms: infinitive-past simple-past participle form
Because I had nothing important to do.
Beacause I hadn’t anything important to do.
miss: perder(se)
embarrassed: avergonzada/cortada
friendliness/charm: simpatía (Marisol)
I said...
I had it in my twenties.
I had it when I was younger.
- P. 178 12C The English File interview
Reading a
- Homework:
P. 185 Vocabulary d
P. 178 Reading a, b,
UBI 3AM (20th JANUARY)
- P. 183 Vocabulary c
9. Have you met a famous person?
10. Have you left a bag in the cinema?
11. Have you bought a film on DVD?
12. Have you fallen asleep during a film?
meet-met-met
- 184 Grammar a, b, c
- P. 177 Vocabulary
- P. 251 Irregular Verbs
- P. 177/185 Pronunciation irregular past participles a, b
- Homework:
P. 185 Vocabulary a, b, c, d
UBI 4M (19th JANUARY)
Speaking: Practical English: Restaurant problems (fotocopy)
Listening: Transport announcements
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a2-listening/transport-announcements
UBI 2AM (19TH JANUARY)
P. 112 Grammar&Vocabulary
Grammar
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. a
6. a
7. b
8. b
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. a
13. b
14. a
15. b
Vocabulary
a. 1. waiting
2. phoning
3. carrying
4. arriving
5. wearing
b. 1. dress
2. jacket
3. shirt
4. skirt
5. suit
6. troursers
7. hat
c. 1. Reception
2. lift
3. gift shop
4. bathroom
5. car park
d.
1. under
2. on
3. on
4. under
5. in
e.
1. in
2. on
3. at
Pronuncaition
a.
1. bird
2. egg
3. chair
4. ear
5. train
b.
bike, nine, fine
1. bird, were
2. egg, never, men, September, leg, umbrella
3. chair, where, air
4. ear, here
5. train, table, Monday
Can you understand this text?
a bit: un poco
hurry: darse prisa
Here we come: Allá vamos
ham: jamón
perhaps: quizás, a lo mejor
expensive/cheap
look around: dando una vuelta/paseo/mirando
cosy: acogedor
-Homework: Liveworksheets Test Unit 1
UBI 2BT (JANUARY 18TH)
- What’s the day today?
Today is Tuesday, (the)17th (of) January 2023
Today is Wednesday, (the)18th (of) January 2023
- What’s the day tomorrow?
Tomorrow is Wednesday, (the)18th (of) January 2023
Tomorrow is Thursday, (the)19th (of) January 2023
- P. 86 Vocabulary&Pronunciation
Public holidays in Spain in 2023 b, c, d, e, f, g
6th January: The Three Wise Men/The Three Kings
7th April: Good Friday
1st May: International Worker’s Day
15th August: Assumption of Mary
12th October: National Day of Spain
1st November: All Saints’ Day
6th December: Spanish Constitution Day
8th December: Inmaculate Conception
25th December: Christmas Day
- P. 93 Pronunciation a, b, c
P. 95 Pronunciation a, b,
- P. 86 Listening a, b
- Homework:
P. 94 Vocabulary a, b, c
UBI 3BT (18TH JANUARY)
P. 115/63 Vocabulary&Speaking a, b, c, d, e
P. 245/159 Vocabulary Bank get
Means of transport
Subirse:
Get in(to) + car, taxi
Get on + bus, train, bicycle, horse…
Con los barcos se utilizará go on board (embarcar)
Bajarse:
Get out of + car, taxi
Get off + bus, train, bicycle, horse, ship…
sense of direction:
sentido de la orientación
directions: indicación
signs: señales
deep:profunda
breathing: respiración
breath: respirar
I’m used to +-ing: tengo la costumbre de…
I’m used to reading: Tengo la costumbre de leer.
Slippers: babuchas
put on: ponerse una prenda
app:
I get naked: me desnudo
I take off all my clothes, have a shower and put on the pyjama.
I use GPS so that I don’t get lost: Uso el GPS para no perderme.
The 3 Wise Men
The 3 Kings
The 3 Magi
wireless headphones: auriculares
-Homework:
P. 123/55 Vocabulary a, b, c, d
UBI 4M (17th JANUARY)
- Reading&Speaking: As the inspector said https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPhMqCjxH3A
- Speaking: Restaurant problems
-Homework:
Speaking: Practical English: Restaurant problems (fotocopy)
UBI 2AM (17TH JANUARY)
- P. 117 b
I was snoring: estaba roncando
snore: roncar
market:
in my house= at home
- P. 111Pronunciation&Speaking a
- P. 111 Video Listening Buildings with past
a building: edificio
to build: construir, edificar
to keep: guardar
lock: cerradura
marble: mármol
on each one: en cada uno
almost: casi
for almost: por casi
cellar: sótano
vault: cámara acorazada/caja fuerte
Yes, I would/Yes, I’d like to.
Why? Because
- P. 194/117 Words and Phrases to Learn
- Homework:
P. 112 Grammar&Vocabulary
113 Can you understand this text? a, b
Video: Prepositions in, on, at (en inglés y en español)
UBI 2BT (16TH JANUARY)
- P. 85 Speaking
enough:
thinks:
that
carries:
search: buscar
notice: darse cuenta
in return: a cambio
6B The third Friday in June
- P. 86 Vocabulary&Pronunciation
- P. 245 Vocabualry Bank
dump: humedo mojado
What’s the weather like?
It’s cold, windy, cloudy, wet and raining. It’s winter time, at last!
What season is it?
It’s winter.
-Homework:
Liveworksheet (ordinals&dates)
What’s the day today?
What’s the day tomorrow?
UBI 3BT (16TH JANUARY)
- P. 115/63 Listening&Speaking
guess the problem: adivina el problema.
to save: ahorrar (tiempo o dinero)
safe (adj.): a salvo
go on holiday: ir de vacaciones.
The problem:
1. Annabel&Peter
- the son wants to go on an expensive two weeks holiday to Mexico with some friends.
- their son lives with them.
- he works as a chef but doesn’t earn enough money to pay a rent/his own place to live.
- his parents think he should save money instead going on holiday to Mexico.
- he works full time and they also think he needs a break.
- What should we do?
full-time job (adj.): trabajo a tiempo completo/jornada completa.
full time (noun): He works full time
hyphen: guión
part time: a tiempo parcial/media jornada
he works shifts: trabaja a turnos.
pay it back: devolver el dinero pagando.
share a flat: compartir un piso
a deadline: fecha límite.
ultimatum:
Hi there! (informal)
2. Nick&his girlfriend
- they have a great three-year relationship
- they live together in Bolton.
- she wants to move to London because she wants to find a better job.
- he has a good job in Bolton and he is quiet and hardworking.
- she wants him to go to London with her.
- he doesn’t want to move to London bur he’s afraid to lose his girfriend if he doesn’t go.
refuse: rechazar
3. Jane, Susan&Angie
UBI 3AM (16th JANUARY)
- P.176 Listening a, b, c, d
annoying: molesto/a
It’s not of my kind: No es de mi gusto.
I’ve eaten in Turkish and Japanese restaurants.
I’ve eaten Turkish and Japanese food.
You’re a foodie.
It’s a Chinese food restaurant.
end of term: periodo de tiempo (final del trimestre/cuatrimestre)
- P. 176 Grammar Present Perfect or Past Simple? A, b
Have you been to…? ¿Has estado en.../Has ido a…?
- P. Grammar Bank 232/233 12 B a, b, c
tell smth to smone: decir algo a alguien
tell smone smth: decir a alguien algo
speak to smone about smth: hablar de/sobre algo a alguien
- Homework:
P. 183 Vocabulary c
184 Grammar a, b, c
UBI 3AM (13th JANUARY)
- P. 175: Vocabulary a, b, c, d, e
Listening&Speaking a, b, c, d, e
fall in love: enamorarse
fall asleep: dormirse
can’t help: no puedo evitar
soundtrack: banda sonora
season: temporada
a couple: un par de
seven hours a day: 7 horas al día
Blade Runner
at least ten times
box set: all the episodes
one after another: uno detrás de otro
It usually takes me a long time to read a book.
Cold Play, Cristina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire
- P. 182 Pronunciation a, b, c
- Homework: Liveworsheets
UBI 4M (12th JANUARY)
courses: tipos de platos
snack/appetizer: aperitivo
starter: 1er plato
main course: plato principal
dessert: postre
desert: desierto
tip: propina
compulsory: obligotorio
Can I have a table for two, please?
A table for two, please?
I’ll have/I’d like
Can/Could I have...?
The bill, please.
Can/Could we have the bill, please?
Can/Could you bring the bill, please?
How much is it?
Can I pay by credit card?
- Speaking: Practical English-Restaurant problems (fotocopy)
Fries o baked potatoes?
raw: crudo
rare: poco hecho
medium: al punto
well done: muy hecho
still water: agua sin gas
sparkling water: agua con gas
Are you ready to order?
- Homework:
Speaking: Practical English- Restaurant problems (fotocopy)
- P. 116 Grammar a, b, c
I’m not in a hurry this morning: No tengo prisa esta mañana.
café: cafetería
coffee: café
in bed: a la cama/en la cama
- P. 117 Vocabulary a
- P. 111 Vocabulary e
She was on a train.
- Homework:
P. 117 b
Prepositions in, on, at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bs0xMYbUfk
UBI 2BT (11TH JANUARY)
-P. 93 Vocabulary a, b, c
dry:seco
worth: valer
few: poco+contable
little: poco+incontable
countryside/country: campo
country: pais
landscape:paisaje
large=big
sales assistant: vendedora/dependiente
sales: ventas
sell: vender
go into: entrar
inside: adentro
into: dentro
- P. 85/93 Pronunciation
- Homework:
P. 85 Speaking
UBI 3BT (11TH JANUARY)
- P. 122/54 Grammar a, b
- P. 114/62 c Grammar should: use should/shouldn’t/ought to/ought not to
I find it difficult/easy to…: encuentro difícil/fácil
me es difícil/fácil
seem: parecer
apologize: disculparse
I’m sorry: lo siento
I apologize: te pido disculpas/lo siento
notify the police: notificar a la policía
impose/set a fine: poner una multa
ask them to put the music down: pedirles que bajen la música
weekend trip: viaje de fin de semana
talk to her: hablar con
tell her: decir/contar algo a alguien
say to her: decirle a
speak to her: hablar con
call her: llamarla (por teléfono)
talk about X with her: hablar con ella sobre algo
why it’s not good for him to have it
He’s very young to have a smart phone.
He’s very young for having a smart phone.
You should explain, one more time, why you don’t want to buy/give him one.
-Pronunciation:
144/62
54/122 a, b
- Homework:
Liveworksheets
UBI 4M (10th JANUARY)
nonsense: tonterías
bullshits: tonterías
to be fired: ser despedido
I’m fed up: estar harto/a
to quit a job: dejar un trabajo
quit=stop
give up= dejar/abandonar/rendirse
Listening: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a2-listening/leaving-a-message
Speaking: How often do you make phone calls in English?
Do you agree Maggie’s speech? What would you do if you were her?
Reading: Slow Food (Five Short Plays)
UBI 2AM (10TH JANUARY)
P. 110 10B Where were you? a, b, c, d, e
P. 172/173 10B Grammar Bank past simple a,b
Job: What do you do?
What’s your job?
What’s your occupation?
On a ship
- Homework:
P. 116 Grammar a, b, c
P. 117 Vocabulary a
UBI 2BT (9TH JANUARY)
- P. 84 Reading&Listening a, b, c
I don’t have: no tengo
I haven’t got: no tengo
I have no: no tengo
in return: de vuelta/ a cambio
He thinks Walid is deceiving him.
- P. 84 Vocabulary a, b
Homework:
-P. 93 Vocabulary a, b, c
UBI 3BT (9TH JANUARY)
Unit 8- Sould I stay or should I go?
P. 114/62 Reading&Listening a, b, c
P. 229/112 Transcript
It depends!
It depends on…
host: anfitrión/propietario de un pequeño alojamiento
a TV host: presentador
a piece of advice= an advice: un consejo
a piece: un trozo de… (contable)
share:compartir
so on: etc
in a hurry: deprisa
pros and cons= advantages and disadvantages
P. 114/62 a, b, c Grammar should
226/140 & 226/141 8A Grammar Bank
It’s getting late: Se está haciendo tarde
Song:Simply Red- Jericho
Homework:
- P. 122/54 Grammar a, b
- P. 114/62 c Grammar should: use should/shouldn’t/ought to/ought not to
UBI 3AM (9th JANUARY)
Review: Unit 12 174/175/232/233/182
P. 175 Pronunciation
a sci-fi film: pinícula de siensia afisió
It’s very moving: Es muy conmovedora.
