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Our course book is Pulse 2:
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STARTER: IT'S MY LIFE
UNIT 1: WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?
Free Time Activities
go for a run go
shopping go to a concert go to the gym hang out with friends play
computer games play volleyball do water sports surf the internet send text messages BMXbiking
scootering parkour go skateboarding, chat online, do water sports, etc...
Personality Adjectives
sociable, sporty, friendly, shy, undriendly and lazy
Skills and abilities
act, bake a cake, cook, dance, do tricks, draw, drive a car, paint, play a musical instrument, ride a motorbike, sing, speak a language, tell jokes, write songs.
Present Simple
act, bake a cake, cook, dance, do tricks, draw, drive a car, paint, play a musical instrument, ride a motorbike, sing, speak a language, tell jokes, write songs.
Present Simple
Exercise four (combined with the present continuous) more difficult!
Exercise five (short answers)
Exercise six (translation)
Present ContinuousPresent Continuous. Exercise one
Present Continuous. Exercise two. Present Continuous. Exercise three.
Present Continuous. Use. Exercise four.
Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Contrast: Present Simple/ Present Continuous. Exercise one, two, three, four
UNIT 2: FACT OR FICTION?
Literary genres
Adventure story, autobiography, biography, comic novel, cookery book, detective novel, fairy tale, historical novel, poetry book, romantic novel, science fiction novel, thriller and travel guide
Professions
Engineer, painter, explorer, comedian, scientist, musician, astronaut, dancer, pilot, inventor, writer, politician, athlete.
Past Simple
Pronunciation: -ed (regular verbs)
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Spelling rules for -ed (regular verbs)
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Exercises:
Exercise 1: regular verbs in the past.
Exercise 2: regular verbs in the past.
Exercise 3: irregular verbs in the past
Exercise 4: irregular verbs in the past
To be in the past:
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Exercise 5: to be in the past
The Irregular Verbs Game
One of the most arduous things to learn in English is the Irregular Verbs List. Do you want to make it entertaining? Play the game provided by Macmillan and learn at the same time. Click on this link
UNIT 3: WILD WEATHER
Weather
Sunny, rainy, windy, snowy, stormy, cloudy, damp, icy, foggy, warm, wet, dry, thunder and lighning, blizzard, heatwave and hailsotnes
Natural Disasters
Volcano, earthquake, avalanche, hurricane, flood, wildfire, tornado, tsunami, landslide, drought and famine.
Watch this video and practice your new words:
Explanation. Click here
...or watch this video
Exercises: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Adverbs
Adverbs in -ly. Grammar. Click here
Watch this video
UNIT 4: LIFE ON EARTH
Canyon, desert, valley, river, ocean, coast, reef, forest lake, beach, waterfalls, mountain, cliff, cave, island.
Animals
Gorilla, elephant, crocodile, owl, whale, rhinoceros, polar bear, snake, turtle, butterfly, giraffe, penguin, tiger, bee, leopard, buffalo
Wildlife reserve, herd,
A, an, some & any.
AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
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INTERROGATIVE
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UNCOUNTRABLE
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Some
There is some water in the bottle.
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Any
There isn’t any water in the bottle.
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Any
Is there any water in the bottle?
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COUNTABLE
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Singular: a/an
There is an apple on the table.
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Singular: a/an
There isn’t an apple on the table.
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Singular: a/an
Is this an apple?
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Plural: some
There are some boys in the yard.
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Plural: any
There aren’t any boys in the
yard.
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Plural: any
Are there any boys in the yard?
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Adjective comparison
Now it's time to practice:
ADJECTIVE COMPARISON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
A, AN, SOME &ANY 1, 2 & 3
UNIT 5: LET'S EXPERIMENT
Science
Battery, clone, cure, disease, DNA, genetically modified crops, planet, satellite, solar panel, spacecraft, vaccine, wind turbine.
Science in the classroom
Acid, air, bubbles, chemical reaction, explosion, gas, gravity, jug, laboratory, liquid, pressure, temperature, test tube, thermometre.
Will and won't
Predictions are made with WILL or WON'T followed by the infinitive without to.
- Ex. I will be an engineer.
- Ex. I think they will find a cure for zica virus.
- Ex. He will be able to swim in two months.
- When I am 30, I'll be a famous singer.
- Will they find a cure for zica virus soon?
- Yes they will/ No, they won't.
We use the first condional to talk about possible situations and their consequences.
a) If the situation comes first, we use a comma before the main clause.
If clause (situation)
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Main clause (consequence)
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If I study harder,
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I will pass the exam.
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If you don’t study hard,
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you won’t pass the exam.
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b) But you can start the sentence with the main clause. In this case you don't need a comma.
Main clause (consequence)
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If clause (situation)
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I will pass the exam.
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if I study harder.
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You won’t pass the exam.
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if you don’t study hard.
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CONDITIONAL EXERCISES 1, 2, 3
PREDICTION WILL AND WON'T 1, 2, 3
UNIT 6: MONEY
Jobs and Chores
Wash cars, babysit, pet sit, deliver newspapers, take dogs for walks, do the ironing, clean the windows, do the washing-up, lay the table, tidy your room, makee the beds, do the gardening.
Be going to and will.
Be going to and will.
Money and Shopping
Time Expressions
There are some future expressions like:
tomorrow next week this summer one day soon
they are used to make predictions about the future.
- ex. I'll be a doctor one day
- ex. I'll see you tomorrow.
Would like
Would like + bare infinitive means "want"
- Ex. I'd like a coke.
- Would you like to come with me?
UNIT 7:JOURNEYS
Transport
Bicycle, motorbike, plane, ship, horse and carriage, coach, tram, lorry, yacht, caravan, the Underground, helicopter, ferry and hot-air ballon.
Verbs of movement
Sail, fly, climb, drive, cross, fall, crash, carry, pull, push, follow, arrive, take off, land.
Present perfect: affirmative, negative and interrogative
EXERCISES:
Present Perfect affirmative. 1, 2, 3
Present Perfect negative. 1, 2
Present Perfect questions. 1, 2, 3, 4
UNIT 8:GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK!
Sport and competition
Exercises with for and since 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Winner, loser, champion, tournament, supporter, team, opponent, captain, race, match, goal, stadium, coach.
Play, go and do + sports.
Play is used followed by ball sports such as tennis, football etc...
- ex: Mary plays basketball in a local team.
- ex: I go swimming on Fridays and Saturdays.
- ex: Mary's daughter does gymnastics at school.
Verbs of movement
Touch, carry, break, drop, spill, walk, cross, open, pick, scratch, meet, put.
Present Perfect with for and since.
Present Perfect vs. past simple.
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Signal Words
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Exercises on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple
- Certain time in the past or just / already / yet: Exercise 1, Exercise 2
- Certain event in the past or how often so far: : Exercise 3, Exercise 4
- Emphasis on action or result: Exercise 5, Exercise 6
- Mix: Exercise 7, Exercise 08
- Exercise on the text Grand Canyon
- Exercise on the text Edinburgh
Tests on Simple Past and Present Perfect Simple
- More exercises on the Simple Past and Present Perfect here.
UNIT 9:TAKE CARE
Personal issues
Health, exercise, social life, stress, diet, vegetarian, bullying, depression, relationship, to have an argument, argue, discuss, worries, appearance, behaviour, cyberbullying.
Health
Stomach ache, headache, eye strain, cold, cough, toothache, sports,sunburn, mosquito bite, bee sting, earache, backache
Should and shouldn't
Read the grammar explanation, here
Watch this video for further explanation:
Exercises on MUST and MUSTN'T 1, 2, 3 & 4
ORIENTACIONES PARA LA
PRUEBA DE INGLÉS DE 2º ESO - SEPTIEMBRE
La prueba constará de las siguientes partes:
1. Varios ejercicios de gramática y
vocabulario de las unidades estudiadas
en clase del método PULSE 2.
2. Un texto con preguntas de comprensión
lectora.
3. Un ejercicio de redacción (writing)
del estilo de los que se han trabajado en las distintas unidades del método.
Conviene repasar bien este tipo de ejercicios:
1. Presente
simple, presente continuo.
2. Present
perfect and past simple.
3. Presente
simple y continuo.
4. Pasado
simple: was/ were, could/ couldn’t
5. Comparativos y superlativos.
6. A, an, some, any.
7. Much,
many, a lot of
8. Will/won’t. First conditional.
9. Be
going to, will y be going to, expresiones de futuro
10. Would like.
11. Present perfect (afirmativo, negativo
e interrogativo) + for y since.
12. Should/
shouldn’t, must y mustn’t.
Atención a las expresiones temporales que te ayudan a decidir
el tiempo verbal. Fuentes de ayuda: libro y workbook, la página web de
Macmillan y mi página web:
http://www.educa2.madrid.org/web/my_e-english_corner/inicio
