Reading comprehension text : The Royal Family

Read the text:
Queen Elizabeth II is maried to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
They´ve got three sons(Charles, Andrew and Edward), one daughter
(Anne) and seven grandchildren. Prince Charles, who is married to
Camilla Parker Bowles, has got two children,Prince William and
Prince Harry. Princess Anne has got a son and a daughter (Peter
and Zara). Prince Andrew is divorced and has got two daughters
(Beatrice and Eugenie). Prince Edward is married to Sophie Rhys-
Jones. Their daughter is Louise.

Answer True or False


a) Prince Philip is the Queen´s husband. ________
b) The Queen has got three daughters and one son. ________
c) The Queen´s daughter´s name is Anne.________
d) Prince Charles has got two daughters.________
e) Prince William´s brother´s name is Peter._______
f) Zara´s grandfather is Prince Philip._________
g) Princess Beatrice´s sister´s name is Louise.________
h) Prince Edward´s wife is called Sophie.________

Song: If I were a boy- Beyonce (Conditional 2nd type)

Present and Past Unreal Conditionals

2nd conditional song

Songs using Conditionals

Second Conditionals: The Big Bang Theory

Conditionals

Conditional sentences

Song: Don´t stop believing- Glee

Conditional Sentences 2

Conditional sentences 2nd type:


If + past simple + would + infinitive without to


We use this structure to talk about:

* Unreal present or future situations


ex: If I had enough money, I would buy a new car.
     ( Si tuviera dinero, compraría un auto nuevo.)
     If I didn´t feel so tired, I would go jogging with you.
     (Si no estuviera tan cansado iría a correr contigo)
    
*Unlikely present or future situations


ex: If Paul knew my address he would write to me.
     (Si Paul supiera mi dirección, me escribiría)
     If I won a lot of money I would travel around the world.
     (Si ganara mucho dinero, viajaría por el mundo.)
     

Conditional Sentences

Conditional sentences 1st type




If + present simple,+ will + infinitive without to


We use this structure when it is possible that the situation
in the if clause will happen in the future or is true now

(Usamos esta estructura cuando es posible que la situación
 en la oración con If  ocurra en el futuro o es real ahora.)
ex:
    If it rains, we´ll stay at home.(Si llueve nos quedaremos en casa)

    If you´re cold, I´ll close the window.(Si tienes frío cerraré la ventana)


    If you don´t study hard, you won´t pass the exam.(Si no estudias mucho
      no pasarás el exámen.)

Song: Can´t help falling in love UB40

Exercise: Complete the dialogue.

Complete with:  Let´s - Why don´t we -  How about -  Shall we

A: So where shall we go?
B: ________ (2)go somewhere warm and sunny.
A: All right._________________(3) go to Spain?
B: We went to Spain last summer.____________(4)
    go somewhere different this year.
A: All right. But where?
B: ________________(5)going to Turkey?
A: Turkey? Okay._________(6) do that.
B: So when ___________(7) go there?
A: _____________(8) going in April?
B: April is fine with me. All right.
A: How long _____________(9) go for?
B: ______________(10) go for two weeks?
A: Yes, all right.

Suggestions: Exercise

You are spending this evening with a friend.
What are you going to do?
Put the sentences in order.


You: (we / this evening/ shall / do / what ?)
         What shall we do this evening?
Friend:  (somewhere / go out / let´s.)
           ___________________________
You: All right.(go /where / we / shall?)
           ___________________________
Friend: (for a meal / we / go out / why don´t ?)
           ___________________________
You: Okay. (shall / we / to Pizza Hut / go ?)
         ____________________________
Friend: We went there last Saturday. (go / this evening/
            let´s / somewhere different.)
         ____________________________
You: All right. (trying / how / that new Chinese restaurant
        in East street / about?)
        _____________________________
Friend: Okay. Good idea. (that / do / let´s.)

Suggestions

Making a suggestion:


We can make suggestions in this way:
 
                        Shall we....(infinitive)?

     ex: Shall we go to a restaurant?
          Shall we have a swim?

                        Let´s...(infinitive)

     ex: Let´s play golf.
          Let´s have a swim later.

                        Why don´t we...(infinitive)

    ex: Why don´t we have a drink?
          Why don´t we go to a disco tonight?

                         How about...(ing or noun)?

     ex: How about going for a swim?
          How about having some coffee?
          How about a swim?
          How about some coffee?

Song:Help-The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.^[1] From 1962, the group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). Rooted in skiffleand 1950s rock and roll, the group later worked in many genres ranging from pop ballads topsychedelic rock, often incorporating classical and other elements in innovative ways. The nature of their enormous popularity, which first emerged as "Beatlemania", transformed as their songwriting grew in sophistication. They came to be perceived as the embodiment of ideals of the social and cultural revolutions of the 1960s.
During their studio years, they produced what critics consider some of their finest material including the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), widely regarded as a masterpiece. They are the best-selling band in the history of popular music,^[2][3] and four decades after their break-up, their recordings are still in demand. They have had more number one albums on the UK charts and have held the top spot longer than any other musical act.^[4]According to the RIAA, they have sold more albums in the United States than any other artist.^[5]The Beatles placed number one on Billboard magazine's fiftieth-anniversary list of all-time topHot 100 artists in 2008.^[6] They have received 7 Grammy Awards from the American National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences^[7] and 15 Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.^[8] They were collectively included in Timemagazine's compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people.^[9]Wikipedia

The Beatles (Wikipedia)

The Beatles in 1964 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1960–1970
Labels	Parlophone, Capitol, Apple
Associated acts	The Quarrymen Plastic Ono Band
Website	thebeatles.com
Members
John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr
Past members
Stuart Sutcliffe Pete Best

Exercise: Present Perfect and Past Simple

Complete the sentences:


ex: Have you ever been to the USA?
     Yes, I went there two years ago.(go)

1-I _____to the Dance Factory disco last night.
   Have you ever _______there? (go)

2-Have you ______ the washing up?
   Yes, I ________ it twenty minutes ago.(do)

3-Have you ______ the film before?
   Yes, I ________it last year. (see)

4-Have you ________your room?
   Yes, I________it yesterday.(clean)

5-I´ve _________ a letter to Bob.
   I ________it last night.(write)

Exercise: Present Perfect 2

Complete these sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple


Ex: Have you ever studied Chinese? (study)
1- ______you ever ________in London? (live)
2-I ________ never ________ English cheese.(eat)
3-How long ______ Peter ________ his friend Alice?(know)
4-________you ________ your homework?(do)
5-Kate _______ never ________ a car.(drive)
6-_________you _________Don Quixote? (read)

Exercise: Present Perfect

What is Alice saying? Complete with: have, has, been, had


1- I´m a writer. I write children´s stories. I´ve been a writer for
    five years now.
2-I´m married. My husband´s name is Pete. We _________
   married for eight years.
3-Pete is a dentist. He ________a dentist for eight years.
4-We have got a house in London. We _________the house
    for ten years.
5- What about you? Where do you live?How long ________
    you _______ there?

Vocabulary: Fairy Tales

Vocabulary: School

Vocabulary: Jobs

Vocabulary: Office

Song:Every breath you take- Sting

Info: Sting (from Wikipedia)

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), better known by hisstage name of Sting, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, activist, actor and philanthropist. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bassist of the rock band The Police.

Sting has varied his musical style throughout his career, incorporating distinct elements of jazz, reggae, classical, new age, and worldbeat into his music.^[1] As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and anOscar nomination for the best song. He is a member of both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Song:Elevation- U2

Info: U2 (from Wikipedia)

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono (vocals and guitar), The Edge (guitar, keyboards and vocals), Adam Clayton (bass guitar), and Larry Mullen, Jr. (drums and percussion). U2's early sound was indebted to post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music. Throughout the group's musical pursuits, they have maintained a recognisable sound built on melodic instrumentals, highlighted by The Edge's textural guitar playing and Bono's expressive vocals. Their lyrics, often embellished with spiritual imagery, focus on personal themes .U2 have released 12 studio albums and are among the best-selling groups in popular music, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide. They have won 22 Grammy Awards, more than any other band. In 2005, U2 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 in its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".^[3] Throughout their career, as a band and as individuals, they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes, including Amnesty International, the ONE/DATA campaigns, Product Red, and The Edge's Music Rising.

English tenses

Exercise: Put the correct tense of the verbs

Put the correct tense of the verbs:


1 I ________football on Saturday afternoons.(play)
2-I_________tennis last night.(play)
3-I_________ this jacket for 3 years.(have)
4-I_________the shopping this evening.(do)
5-Can you wash the dishes, please?
    Sorry, but I __________my homework.(do)
6-He ________ tv every evening.(watch)
7-I_______the road when the accident happened.(cross)
8-I_______work a month ago.(start)
9-Tomorrow we ________ to the fun fair.(go)
10-I think she _______an actress.(be)

The British system of government

The United Kingdom is a monarchy. The Queen is the head of state,
but she doesn´t have much power. The monarchy is hereditary;
Prince Charles, the Queen´s son, will be the next King.
Parliament consists of the House of Commons and the House
of Lords. The members of the House of Lords are called peers.
There are no elections for the House of Lords. Some peers are
hereditary; others are life peers. Life peers are people who have
served the nation in a special way. The Queen chooses life peers
in consultation with the Prime Minister. The House of Lords is less
important than the House of Commons.
There are 650 members of the House of Commons. They are elected
for a maximum of five years.British citizens can vote when they are
18 years old. After an election, the political party with the largest number
of members of the House of Commons forms the government. The leader
of this party becomes Prime Minister. The most important ministers in
the government form the Cabinet. The Cabinet makes government
policy but it is responsible to the House of Commons.

True or False:
1-The British elect the Queen._______
2-Prince Charles will be the next King.________
3-The British elect the members of the House of Lords.______
4 The House of Commons has more power than the House of Lords.______
5-The Queen chooses the members of the House of Commons._______
6-All the membersof the government are in the Cabinet.________

Questions with How much and How many

Exercise: Complete the questions.

Complete:
1-_________ are you doing this evening?
   I´m going to a foootball match.
   __________are you going with?
   I´m going with Keith.
   ____________does it start?
   At 19.30.

2- ___________are you from?
    Santa Rosa. It´s near San Francisco.
    ___________ state is it in?
    It´s in California.
    ____________ people live there?
    About 80.000
    _____________is Santa Rosa from San Francisco?
    About 50 miles.
    _____________ are the most important industries?
    Fruit canning and chemicals.

3- ___________ did you start work?
    Ten years ago.
    _____________have you worked in this office?
    For five years.

4-___________are these jeans?
    They are $ 25.50.
    Can I try them on?
    Yes, of course. __________ size are you?
    Medium.

5-____________ presents did you get for your birthday?
    Well, Mum and Dad gave me a new tennis racket.
    That´s nice.__________ do you play tennis?
    Twice a week.
    Really! _________ don´t we have a game together
    some time?
    Yes, OK.
   
   

Reading comprehension text with Present Perfect

Read the text and complete the questions and answers: 


 I left school in 1991 and became a factory worker. In 1993 I
started working at ATCO. I still work there now.I moved to Camden
in 1994. I go to work by bike: I don´t like driving. I bought a new
bike in 1996.

1-How long have you been a factory worker, John?
    I´ve been a _________  ________ for ________ years.
2-How long have you worked at ATCO?
    I´ve _________there for_________ years.
3-How long __________ you lived in Camden?
   I´ve _________ there for __________years.
4-How _________have you had your bike?
    __________had my bike for __________years.

Have done vs Did

Present Perfect or Past Simple

Song:Starlight-Muse

Muse

Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy (lead vocals, guitars, piano, keyboards, keytar), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, harmonica) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion, synthesisers, backing vocals, sampling). After the release of their 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations,keyboardist and percussionist Morgan Nicholls has performed live with the band. Muse are known for their energetic and extravagant live performances,^[1][2][3] and their fusion of many music genres, including progressive rock, alternative rock,space rock, pop music, heavy metal, classical music and electronica, with recurring themes of revolution.^[4]

Muse have released five studio albums: Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001),Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006), and The Resistance (2009). The band have also issued three live albums, Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2002), which is also a compilation of B-sides, Absolution Tour (2005), and HAARP (2008).

Present Perfect vs Simple Past

Exercise: Put the words in the sentences in order

1-have-long-how-?-you-been-here
   How long have you been here?
2-how-jacket-you-?-have-your-long-had
   ______________________________
3-are-dogs-many-how-Britain-there-in-?
   ______________________________
4-presents-did-what-?-get-you
   ______________________________
5- see-?-I-skirt-can-red-that
   ______________________________
6-on-it-try-I-?-can
   ______________________________
7-?-him-to-happened-what
  _______________________________
8-happened-doing-you-were-?-what-accident-the-when
   __________________________________________

Mini Bio: William Shakespeare

Read the following passage and answer the questions:


William Shakespeare was born on April 23rd 1564 and died on
April 23rd 1616. William finished school when he was fourteen
and he married Anne Hathaway when he was only eighteen.
At twenty- one he left his home town of Stratford and went to
London. He soon became a well- known actor and writer. He
wrote 37 plays and a lot of poems. He returned to Stratford
at the age of forty- nine.Stratford today is a busy tourist attraction.
You can visit some of the places connected with Shakespeare´s
life: his birthplace, his school and Anne Hathaway´s cottage.

Vocabulary: 
well-known= famoso
plays= obras de teatro
birthplace=lugar de nacimiento
cottage=cabaña

Questions:
What did William Shakespeare do when he was:

fourteen? _____________________________
eighteen?_____________________________
twenty-one?___________________________
forty-nine?____________________________

Song:Paint it black- The Rolling Stones

Song:Zombie- The Cranberries

Complete the text with the Mini Bio: Charlie Chaplin

Fill in the blanks with one word:


Charlie Chaplin was born in 1889  in  (1)___________.
His mother was a (2)__________and his father was an (3)__________
When Charlie was only five years old, he started (4)_____________
and (5)____________for money. He lived in London for fifteen years
and then in (6)____________he went to America with a travelling theatre
company. Six years later, someone offered him a part in a film and he went
to (7)____________.At first he was an actor but after a few years he became
a (8)____________. He made a lot of very funny films between (9)________
and (10)_________.He (11)_________ in 1977.

Mini Bio: Charlie Chaplin

Read the information about Charlie Chaplin


1889- Born in London
          Mother-dancer
          Father-actor
          Not much money
1894- Started dancing and singing for money
1904- Joined a travelling theatre company and went to America.
1910- Someone offered him a part in a film.
          Went to Hollywood.
1914- Became a film director.
1914-1996- Made many funny films.
1977- Died in Switzerland. Public-very sad.