10 graders: Passive Voice

 Passive Voice 

a) BE + Past Participle;

b) Firstly, identify the verb tense of the active sentence;

c) Build the sentence in the passive, writing the auxiliary verb to be in the tense of the active sentence.

Examples:

                         Active Voice                                                Passive Voice

Pres. Simple: Francisco drinks the chocolate milk. Pres. Contin.: Matilde is drinking chocolate milk. Simple Past: Gabriel drank chocolate milk. Past Conti.: Carolina was drinking chocolate milk. Present Perfect: Leonor has drunk chocolate milk. Past Perfect: Sara had drunk chocolate milk. Present Perfect Continuous: it isn't used in the passive.  Future “will”: João will drink chocolate milk. Future “Be going to”: Zé isn’t going to drink chocolate milk. Modal verb: Should Rodrigo drink chocolate milk?

The chocolate milk is drunk by Francisco. The chocolate milk is being drunk by Matilde. The chocolate milk was drunk by Gabriel. The chocolate milk was being drunk by Carolina. The chocolate milk has been drunk by Leonor. The chocolate milk had been drunk by Sara. The chocolate milk will be drunk by João. The chocolate milk isn’t going to be drunk by Zé. Should the chocolate milk be drunk by Rodrigo?

 Why do we use the passive voice?

-Don’t know the agent’s identity

-Not important to mention the agent of the action

-Want to avoid the agent of the action. 

-Focus on the action

Exercises:

Write the sentences given in the Passive Voice.

a) Gonçalo and Duarte write the newspaper articles.

____________________________________________________________

b) Beatriz and Francisca aren’t taking photos in Amsterdam.

____________________________________________________________

c) Was Margarida asking questions about the Festival?

____________________________________________________________

d) Dúnia must obey the traffic rules.

____________________________________________________________

e) The team is now finishing the documentary.

_____________________________________________________________

f) Children watch cartoons in the morning.

_____________________________________________________________

g) Did Shakespeare write Hamlet and Macbeth?

_____________________________________________________________

And now try these:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?04

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?past-progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?07

PASSIVE VOICE with 2 objects

Sometimes we have sentences where you have a "who" and a "what". For instance:

Lin and Val bought a book for Sara yesterday.
book - what - direct object
Sara - to whom - indirect object

This means that you can build 2 Passive sentences! 
One of them begins with the direct object and the other with the indirect object.

a) A book was bought for Sara yesterday.

b) Sara was bought a book by Val and Lin yesterday.

a) Explanation here
b) Exercises here (on this website firstly, you have a page with an explanation and at the bottom you have the chance to click for the exercises)
c) More exercises here

d) And here

Attending to a play

 Hi everyone! Next Monday you are going to be given the chance to attend a play by Expo Lingua. Their play is deeply connected to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Besides the info you have in your Team, I found this short video about some themes dealt with in this book.

story telling

story telling

Conditionals 0, 1, 2 and 3

 Type 0 – Facts

If + Present Simple + Present Simple
or
Present Simple + If + Present Simple

Examples:

If I heat this water, it boils.

This water boils if I heat it.

Type I – Probable situation

If + Present Simple + Future “will” / can + Infinitive
or
Future “will” / can + Infinitive + If + Present Simple

Examples:

If I go to the supermarket, I’ll buy some bread.
I won’t go to the beach if it rains.


Type II – Improbable situations, give advice.


If + Past Simple + Conditional “would” / could + Infinitive
or
Conditional “ Would” + infinitive + if + Past Simple



Examples:

If I were you, I wouldn’t speak to them again.
I wouldn’t speak to them again if I were you.

If we won the lottery, we would travel the world.

We would travel the world if we won the lottery.


Type III – expresses regret; impossible, imaginary situations.


If + Past Perfect + would have + Past participle
or
Would have + past participle + if + past perfect


Examples:

If I had studied harder, I wouldn’t have failed the exam.
I wouldn’t have failed the exam if I had studied harder.


Practice makes perfect:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/search?q=conditionals&submit=GO

ht1https://agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-mixed-exercises.html

Participle Clauses

 Practice makes Perfect:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-29/session-1 

Writing - Review

In this website, you are given several tips on how to write an email, essay, a review, a report, and a proposal.

OTHER POSTS ABOUT WRITING THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU

C1 WRITING – HOW TO WRITE A LETTER/EMAIL FOR THE CAE

C1 WRITING – WRITING AN ESSAY FOR TASK 1 OF THE CAE EXAM

C1 WRITING – WRITING A REVIEW FOR THE CAE EXAM

C1 WRITING – HOW TO WRITE A REPORT FOR TASK 2 OF THE CAE

Thrill Seekers

 

Space and Beyond

 

Be used to, Get used to and Used to

 These structures seem similar, but they are different! Confused?

In order to help you clarify these structures, you should watch the video below, from minute 14:03 onwards:

https://www.rtp.pt/play/estudoemcasa/p7886/e516302/ingles-10-e-11-ano 

Now, after listening to a Portuguese teacher, listen to this Italian teacher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1gX-Ri1R0

Practice makes perfect:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/used-to-infinitive-and-be-or-get-used-to-ing 

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/intermediate/used-to-be-used-to-get-used-to

Year 11 : Reviewing Reported Speech

 

Let's refresh this grammar topic - Reported Speech.

First, a general approach through this video: 

Second, revise the reporting verbs here:

After, check the indirect questions in this video:

Finally, as practice makes perfect, try this challenge here: 

Passive Voice

Below you can find a table,I saw in weebly.com, about the changes from verb tense to verb tense. Have a look!

a) BE + Past Participle;

b) Firstly, identify the verb tense of the active sentence;

c) Build the sentence in the passive, writing the auxiliary verb to be in the same tense of the active sentence.

Examples:

                         Active Voice                                                Passive Voice

Pres. Simple: Joana drinks the chocolate milk. Pres. Contin.: Madalena is drinking chocolate milk. Simple Past: Duarte drank chocolate milk. Past Conti.: Afonso was drinking chocolate milk. Present Perfect: Daniel has drunk chocolate milk. Past Perfect: Afonso had drunk chocolate milk. Present Perfect Continuous: it isn't used in the passive.  Future “will”: João will drink chocolate milk. Future “Be going to”: José isn’t going to drink chocolate milk. Modal verb: Should Inês drink chocolate milk?

The chocolate milk is drunk by Joana. The chocolate milk is being drunk by Madalena. The chocolate milk was drunk by Duarte. The chocolate milk was being drunk by Afonso. The chocolate milk has been drunk by Daniel. The chocolate milk had been drunk by Afonso. The chocolate milk will be drunk by João. The chocolate milk isn’t going to be drunk by José. Should the chocolate milk be drunk by Inês?

 Why do we use the passive voice?

-Don’t know the agent’s identity

-Not important to mention the agent of the action

-Want to avoid the agent of the action. (journalism)

-Focus on the action

Exercises:

Write the sentences given in the Passive Voice. Write the answers in your notebook.

a) Helena and Luísa write the newspaper articles.

____________________________________________________________

b) Carolina and Mariana aren’t taking photos in Amsterdam.

____________________________________________________________

c) Were you asking questions about the Festival?

____________________________________________________________

d) Leonor must obey the traffic rules.

____________________________________________________________

e) The team is now finishing the documentary.

_____________________________________________________________

f) Dourado and Martim play football on Saturday morning.

_____________________________________________________________

g) Did Shakespeare write Hamlet and Macbeth?

_____________________________________________________________

And now try these:

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?simple-present

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?02

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?04

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?present-progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?past-progressive

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?07

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/410-the-passive1.htm 

PASSIVE VOICE with 2 objects

Sometimes we have sentences where you have a "who" and a "what". For instance:

Vasco and Matilde bought a book for Inês yesterday.
book - what - direct object
Inês - who - indirect object

This means that you can build 2 Passive sentences! 
One of them begins with the direct object and the other with the indirect object.

a) A book was bought for Inês yesterday.

b) Inês was given a book by Vasco and Matilde yesterday.

a) Explanation here
b) Exercises here (in this website firstly, you have a page with an explanation and at the bottom, you have the chance to click for the exercises)
c) More exercises here

Extensive Reading Project 2021/22

  10, 11, and 12 graders - Extensive Reading Project 2021/22

During the second term, you are going to present to the class the book you have chosen to read. You should present it at the beginning of January. (in order to avoid stressful moments in March).

PAY ATTENTION to this:

You are going to have up to 15' / 25' to present your work.

You must speak about 5/6 main topics: (you can add more topics if you consider them to be crucial to the understanding of your story).

(you must take into account that you are not texting to classmates; you are presenting a book in a more formal context.)

These topics are to guide you. You do not need to have this order. Remember that you may add topics you consider fundamental.

1) The story in general (summary of the story)
- read some of the passages  that were important to the story

2) Main characters 
- explain their main characteristics
- read some passages which show the behaviour of the characters you chose to speak about

3) Moment of the story you most or/and least enjoyed
- read the passage(s) 

4)  Show your classmates three expressions you have learned with the reading of your story. Your classmates must write them down in their notebooks.

5) Explain why would you recommend (or not) the book

6) As a plus you can also speak about the writer and the time when he or she lived in. Moreover, you can bring music, objects, etc. which might help you to involve your class.

Some advice: (PLEASE READ THEM ATTENTIVELY)

1/

a) Remember that you have several platforms to use in your presentation (rather than PPT or Prezi), for instance:  Genial.ly,  Spark, Padlet or create a Blog. 

Whatever platform you choose to present your work in, remember that you should have pictures or keywords instead of text in your slides. 

2/

You can bring objects, music, or other elements that might help/ enrich your presentation.

3/

Do not panic during your presentation. If you cannot remember what you have to say, simply say that you need a moment and carry on. 

4/

Rehearsing is fundamental. Present your work at home alone, to your siblings, to your mum, or to your dad. By the time you get to class, you are completely secure and ready to present your book!

5/

Eat well for morning breakfast! It is important to be 100% ready!!

Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

 

What are collocations ?

 

Writing, Reading and Use of English test

 In a few days, you are going through a new test. This time you'll have to handle a Writing moment plus a Reading and Use of English test. 

In order to get yourselves ready, you should practice your writing by inserting your texts in the Writing channel of our Teams. 

Furthermore, you can visit these links (11 and 12 years): 

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/ 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/advanced-c1

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/

10 year click on these links:

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/first/exam-format/

https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/Part1/fce_multiple_choice_cloze_1.php

https://www.fceexamtips.com/writing

https://engxam.com/handbook/4-tips-to-improve-your-writing-b2-first-fce/

Modal Verbs

In the next unit, you are going to handle the Modal Verbs. 

So, in order to help refresh your memory, I've researched and found these helpful worksheets on  a website called: www.liveworksheets.com 

I hope it helps! Furthermore, remember that you can always access your workbook online here: https://www.cambridgelms.org/main/p/splash 

Let's work:

Step 1: click 

Step 2: click

Step 3: click

Step 4: click

Be/ Get used to (doing) vs Used to (do)

 In a near future, we are going to deal with some structures which are similar, but different! Confused?

In order to help you clarify these structures, you should watch the video below, from minute 14:03 onwards:

https://www.rtp.pt/play/estudoemcasa/p7886/e516302/ingles-10-e-11-ano 

Now, after listening to a Portuguese teacher, listen to this Italian teacher:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1gX-Ri1R0

After listening to these teachers, it's time to work for your own teacher! Grab your students' book and open it on page 40. 

Improve your Writing!

 Sometimes help is required. Writing an essay sometimes is hard. You really need to write differently from the way you speak. 

Firstly, you need to practice every day.

Secondly, you can research this skill. For instance, I came across this video from Oxford Online English. It is so useful!! Have a look, pause the video whenever you need to, and learn. Watch here!

Finally, you can also visit this website, where you can write and receive feedback. Have a look at https://writeandimprove.com/!

How to improve your speaking?

 If you click here you will meet a robot to whom you speak to and you will receive some feedback on your speaking skill. 

Maybe it's an excellent way for you to prepare for your speaking assessment in class!

Mixed conditionals

                                    If + Past Perfect (had+past participle), Would (n't) + infinitive 

Use: This type of mixed conditional refers to an unreal past condition and its probable result in the present. 

Example:

If I had written a list, then I would buy everything I needed.

If + Past Simple, Would (not) have + past participle+ infinitive 

Use: To talk about the past result of an unreal or hypothetical present situation.

Example:

If I were definitely more organised, I would have made a chart with all the tasks I must complete. 

Here's a video that might be helpful:

And, of course, after theory, let's have a look at some practice: 

At the end of this page, you have a To Do part. Four simple exercises to help you check your knowledge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/towards-advanced/unit-7/session-1

Listening Test are coming soon! Get yourself ready!!

 Here are some pieces of advice for you to face Listening Tests: 

Tips:

- In each exercise firstly read the exercise and underline key expressions;

- While listening use your pencil "to guide" your attention; 

- Look attentively at the paper the teacher gives you, only in the end you write your answers in your answer sheet;

- If you do not know one answer leave it (you will listen one more time);

- The second time you listen is to check your answers and complete those you left behind;

- After you listen the second time, if you do not know the answer, try to guess (do not leave it unanswered);

- At the end of your listening, you have 5 minutes to copy your answers onto the answer sheet - without scratching.

Wish you the best of luck!


Practice makes Perfect! 

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/

https://englishlistenings.com/ielts-listening-tests 

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_listening_environment.htm

https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-first-fce-b2/listening/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/2-3-part-exam/

https://www.test-english.com/listening/b2/ in this link you've got several videos. Choose one, listen, and answer the questions.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/upper-intermediate-b2-listening

First Day of 2021!

 

Happy New Year everybody!

Hope this new year turns into a very special year. Not only bringing the vaccine to all but also bringing hope, health, freedom, and joy.

Queen's Message

The 94 year old Queen sent this year's message. 

Wish you all a joyful Christmas and a happy new year!

How do you celebrate Christmas?

Extensive Reading Project

 10, 11, and 12 graders - Extensive Reading Project 2020/21

During the second term, you are going to present to the class the book you have chosen to read. You should present it at the beginning of January. (in order to avoid stressful moments in March).

PAY ATTENTION to this:

You are going to have up to 15' / 25' to present your work.

You must speak about 5 main topics: (you can add more topics if you consider them to be crucial to the understanding of your story).

(you must take into account that you are not texting to classmates; you are presenting a book in a more formal context.)

These topics are to guide you. You do not need to have this order. Remember that you may add topics you consider fundamental.

1) The story in general (summary of the story)
- read some of the passages  that were important to the story

2) Main characters 
- explain their main characteristics
- read some passages which show the behaviour of the characters you chose to speak about

3) Moment of the story you most or/and least enjoyed
- read the passage which was revealing for the end of the story 

4)  Show to your classmates three expressions you have learned with the reading of your story. Your classmates must write them down in their notebooks.

5) Explain why would you recommend (or not) the book


Some advice: (PLEASE READ THEM ATTENTIVELY)

1/

a) Remember that you have several platforms to use in your presentation (rather than PPT or Prezi), for instance:  Genial.ly,  Spark, Padlet or create a Blog. 

Whatever platform you choose to present your work in, remember that you should have pictures or keywords instead of text in your slides. 

2/

You can bring objects, music, or other elements that might help/ enrich your presentation.

3/

Do not panic during your presentation. If you cannot remember what you have to say, simply say that you need a moment and carry on. 

4/

Rehearsing is fundamental. Present your work at home alone, to your siblings, to your mum, or to your dad. By the time you get to class, you are completely secure and ready to present your book!

5/

Eat well for morning breakfast! It is important to be 100% ready!!