Upgrade 2
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2º Bachillertato Macmillan's Web
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Starter Unit
Review:Tenses
Spelling rules for present simple third person singular -s
Most verbs end in -s. Ex. work - works
- Verbs ending in -ch, -o, -ss, -ch, -x or -z add -es. Ex, reach- reaches, go- goes, mix-mixes, buzz-buzzes
- vowel + -y, add -s. Ex. stay- stays.
- consonant+ -y, change the -y for -i and add -es.
Spelling rules for the -ing form:
Most verbs add -ing. Ex. spend- spending.
- Verbs ending in -e, except be and the ones ending in -ee, miss the -e and add -ing. Ex take-taking.
- Verbs ending in -ie change -ie por -y and add -ing. Ex. lie- lying, die- dying.
- Verbs ending in -y keep the -y and add -ing. Ex play- playing, cry-crying.
- Verbs which double the final consonant:
- monosyllabic verbs (vowel+ consonant). Ex. run- running
- verb ending in stress vowel + consonant. Ex. begin- beginning
- verbs ending in a vowel + l. Ex. travel- travelling
Spelling rules for -ed:
Most verbs add -ed. Ex. play- played
- Monosyllabic verbs double the consonant after a short vowel. Ex. rob- robbed.
- Verbs ending in consonant if ending in –e, add only –d).
- Verbs ending in consonant+ y change the –y for –i and add –ed. Ex. carry-carried, worry- worried.
- Two- syllable verbs with the stress on the second syllable double the final consonant. Ex. permit- permitted, comit- comitted.
Would and used to
Explanation. To study the differences click hereExercises: 1, 2 & 3
Vocabulary
Be dressed to kill, casual, confident, extrovert, fashion, flashy, knock your socks off, laid-back, skimpy, trendy, baggy, cardigan, do up, dress up, go with, hoodie, jeans, leggings, old-fashioned, patterned, plain, put on, scruffy, smart, stylish, take off, tie, tight-fitting, top, try on.
Writing an e-mail:
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UNIT 1: THE MEDIA
Useful tecniques to learn vocabularyVocabulary
Broadcast
media, broadsheets, browse, channel hop, chat shows, documentary,
mobile phone alerts, news bulletin, podcasts, press, skim the headlines,
surf, tabloids, tune in, webpage, breaking news, chat show host,
current affairs, editor, headlines, journalist, news flash, newsreader,
presenter, press conference, producer.
Era, golden age, social factors, transition, turning point.
Analysis,
bias, celebrity news, debate, dumb down, front page news, gossip, (the)
gutter press, mass circulation, news agenda, sensationalism.
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EXERCISES ON COMPOUND ADJECTIVES: 1 & 2
Study the phrasal verb list at the end of the book (in the vocabulary reference)!!!!!!!!!!
Exercises on phrasal verbs:1, 2,3,4&5
Present and past perfect simple and continuous.
Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4The -ing form, bare and full infinitive
WRITING GUIDE
Writing a narrative is like telling a story. Look at the topic. Then study the plan and read the model.
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OPENING
Sets the scene with details of time, place, atmosphere and characters.
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MODEL
Topic: Describe a frightening experience.
It
was a dark night and Linda was walking home by herself. It was raining
hard and a cold wind was blowing. The street was deserted and Linda, who
had always been afraid of the dark, began to walk more quickly.
Suddenly,
Linda thought she heard steps behind her. At first she told herself
that she was imagining it, but after a few minutes she heard the steps
again. She looked around and noticed a dark figure walking quickly
behind her. Linda was terrified and began to walk faster, but the sound
of the footsteps behind her became faster too. Linda could feel her
heart beating as she began to run.
Then
she saw the lights of a restaurant and hurried inside. A moment later,
the door opened and a man entered. He was out of breath and didn’t
speak. As he took a step towards her, Linda opened her mouth to scream.
At that moment, she noticed that he was holding her glove—the one she
had dropped on the pavement while she was walking.
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BODY
Develops the plot with details of events and characters.
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CLOSING
Ends the story with the reason for what happened or the consequences.
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Useful Language:
TIME EXPRESSIONS show when things happened.
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when
while
before
after
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as soon as
by the time
until
during
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yesterday
all night
a week later
last summer
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it all began when…
it was a cold day
before I knew it
suddenly
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EXPRESSIONS OF SEQUENCE indicate the chronological order of events.
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first
at first
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in the beginning
to begin with
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next
later
meanwhile
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finally
at last
in the end
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By: englishin2ndbachillerato.blogspot.com
WRITING
UNIT 2: JUSTICE
Vocabulary:
Burgle, culprit, kidnap, mug, murder, rob, steal, suspect, victim, witness, arrest, court, fine, judge, jury, juror, sentence, statement, trial, defendant, offence, verdict... (see the student's book)
Addicted to, angry about, aware of, capable of, certain about, curious about, excited about, guilty of, jealous of, late for, polite to, ready for, sensitive to, suitable for.
Verb + Preposition:
Verb + of
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Verb+ for
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Verb + with
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Accuse someone
Be guilty
Convict someone
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Arrest someone
Imprison someone
Fine someone
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Charge someone
Get away
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Compound Adjectives
Cold-hearted, cool-headed, hard-hitting, plain-speaking, public-spirited, single-minded ( see pag 111 in the student's book)
Modal Verbs
An Opinion Essay
Definition: An opinion essay is a formal piece of essay writing which presents the author’s point of view on a particular subject supported by reasons and examples.
The opposing viewpoint is also suggested, it goes with arguments that show that it is unconvincing.
A Successful Opinion Essay Consists of:
-An introduction where the topic and the author’s opinion are stated clearly.
-A main body where viewpoints supported by reasons are presented in several paragraphs.
-A conclusion where the main points of the essay are summarized This section has also the opposing viewpoint which is proved to be unconvincing and the author’s opinion is restated in other words.
Useful Tips for Writing an Opinion Essay:
-Decide your opinion as for the topic discussed
-Make a list of viewpoints and reasons supporting your point of view Write well-developed paragraphs
-Use linking words and phrases to join the sentences and the paragraphs within the text
-Start each paragraph with a topic sentence
Apply to the Following Techniques to Start and Finish Your Opinion Essays:
-Address to the reader directly
-Start with a quotation
-Start with a thought provoking or rhetorical question
-Refer to some striking or unusual fact, idea or situation
-Use the Following Expressions to Give Your Opinion:
- As far as I am concerned, …
- I am (not) convinced that …
- In my opinion/view …
- My opinion is that …
- I (strongly)believe …
- I (definitely) feel/think that …
- I am inclined to believe that …
Basic Doe’s in Writing Opinion Essays:
-Write in a formal style Introduce the topic clearly
-State clear topic sentences
-Use generalizations
-Use quotations
Basic Dont’s in Writing an Opinion Essay:
-Don’t use colloquial expressions
-Don’t use short forms
-Don’t use emotive vocabulary
-Don’t use over-generalizations
-Don’t use statistics without proper referencing
-Don’t give personal examples
UNIT 3: HEALTH
Vocabulary 1
Feel a bit dizzy, feel nauseous, have a cold, have a cough, have a fever, have a food poisoning, have a headache, feel a bit under the weather
Suffixes and prefixes
avoidable- unavoidable, curable- incurable. harmful-harmless, hopeful-hopeless, painful, painless, predictable-unpredictable.
Study all the vocabulary from the photocopy: health and medicine!!!!!!!!!
Vocabulary 2: Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are mainly used in spoken
English and informal texts. (The more formal a conversation or text, the less
phrasal verbs are found.)
Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a
particle( adverb or preposition). The particle can change the meaning of the
verb completely, e.g.:
- look up – consult a reference
book (look a word up in a dictionary)
- look forward – anticipate with
pleasure (look forward to meeting someone)
- look into – investigate
There are no rules that might explain
how phrasal verbs are formed correctly - all you can do is look them up in a dictionary and
study their meanings. Here, you will find some frequently used phrasal verbs.
Frequently Used Phrasal Verbs with:
Break, bring, call, carry, come, do, fall, get,
go, keep, look, make, put, run, set, take, turn
Position of the Particle
The particle could be placed either after the verb
or after the object.
Take
your coat off/ Take off your coat.
When the object is a pronoun, the particle has to
be placed after it.
Take it off
Exercises on phrasal verbs:1, 2,3,4&5
The Passive Voice
WRITING
If you watch this video, you won't have any problems when writing an advantages and disadvantages essay.
Upgrade 2. 2nd term exam contents
-Vocabulary test (15 minutes):
ü Units 3 & 4 Upgrade 2
ü Photocopies: Crime and the Law,
Health and Medicine.
- Cumulative grammar:
ü Conditionals
ü Mixed conditionals
ü Wishes
ü Passive
ü Have sth. done
ü Infinitives & gerunds
ü Modal verbs
ü Too/ enough
ü Tenses (past, present and future)
ü Expressing the future (present
simple &continuous, going to, will, future continuous and future perfect).
UNIT 5: TRAVEL
TOPIC VOCABULARY
Backpack, beach bag, beach towel, camper, city centre, countryside, guidebook, holidaymakers, independent travel, map, package holiday, passport, seaside resort, sightseers, sleeping bag, suitcase, sun cream, sunglasses, tent, tourism, walking boots.
PREFIXES Study your vocabulary reference, pages 196-7 student's book Upgrade 2.
- Negative prefixes: dis-/ il- (before l)/ im- (before p)/ in-/ ir- (before r)/ non-/ un-.
- Other prefixes: anti-/ cyber/ extra-/ inter-/ mis-/ multi-/ over-/ pre-/ post-/ re- / sub-/ super-/ under- .
LITERATURE
Chronicle, evocative, parody, satirize, travelogue
COMPOUND NOUNS
Part of speech
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Example
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Noun+ noun
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airfare, airline, exchange, rate, exchange trip, guidebook,
guideline, travel agent, travel sickness.
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Noun+ adverb
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passer-by
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Verb+ noun
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washing machine, driving licence
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Verb+ adverb
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lookout, drawback
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Adjective+ noun
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greenhouse, global warming
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Adjective+ verb
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dry-cleaner’s
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Adverb+ verb
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output, overpopulate, input
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Spelling rules:
For common noun+ noun
combinations, short words are generally written together (bathroom, lampshade, seaside).
Hyphens are used when the second part ends in –er (lorry-driver, bottle-opener).
Or when the first part ends in –ing (waiting-room)
VERB + PREPOSITION
Study the list of verbs + preposition on pag 197, the vocabulary reference in Upgrade 2.
VERB + PREPOSITION
Study the list of verbs + preposition on pag 197, the vocabulary reference in Upgrade 2.
REPORTED SPEECH
Reported speech de teachermercedes
Exercises on reported speech:
UNIT 6: TRAVEL
TOPIC VOCABULARY
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Exercises on reported speech:
- Statements 1, 2 & 3
- Questions: 1, 2 & 3
- Orders and commands: 1, 2 &3
- Reporting verbs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 , 8
UNIT 6: TRAVEL
TOPIC VOCABULARY
Efficient, methodical, outgoing, spontaneous, indecisive, organized, sensitive.
VOCABULARY 1
Adaptable, emotional, intuitive, reluctance, analytical, indecision, judgement, strenght, apathy, initiative, orderly, weakness, dishonesty, integrity, practical, willingness.
PSYCHOLOGY
Go with the flow, psyche, typology, make you tick, psychometric, trait.
Phrasal verbs
Deal with, get on, put up with, take on, end up, move ou, save up.
EASILY CONFUSED WORDS
Career/degree, earn/win, expect/hope, lose/miss, remember/ remind, sensible/ sensitive, travel/ trip.
RELATIVE CLAUSES
Relative clauses from teachermercedes
EXERCISES ON RELATIVE CLAUSES: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 & 6
RELATIVE ADVERBS: 1& 2
REDUCED CLAUSES: 1& 2
EXERCISES ON RELATIVE CLAUSES: 1, 2, 3, 4 ,5 & 6
RELATIVE ADVERBS: 1& 2
REDUCED CLAUSES: 1& 2
2º BACHILLERTATO Year 2016-17 SEPTEMBER EXAM CONTENTS:
Vocabulary ( from starter unit to unit 6)
Grammar
1.
Verb
tenses: past, present & future
2.
Modal
verbs: present and past (perfect modals)
3.
Gerunds
and infinitives
4.
The
passive & have sth. done.
5.
The
conditional clauses and alternatives to if: as long as, provided/
providing that, unless, even if.
6.
Wishes,
regrets and complaints.
7.
Too
and enough
8.
Reported
Speech (statements, questions and orders)
9.
Reporting
verbs
10. Defining and non-defining relative
clauses.
Writing
1.
An
e-mail
2.
A
narrative
3.
An
opinion essay
4.
A
for and against essay
