Computers- Useful vocabulary

Links to improve our pronunciation and  vocabulary:

- Pictures Quiz

- Audio and translation into Spanish

Listening A2: Computers

Computers in Class

Cleft Sentences- Preparatory 'It'- Exercises

- Exercise 1

- Exercise 2

- Exercise 3

- Exercise 4

Recommended audio-reader : Environmental Friendliness

Click on the link below. Outstanding vocabulary related to 'Environment' and two reading speeds to choose. Enjoy!!


Environmental Friendliness

The Transportation Song/ La canción de los transportes

TRANSPORTATION SONG

                            You can drive a car,

        You can drive a truck,

        You can ride on a train or in a bus.

        How do you get from “A” to “B”

                     Over land , through the air or on the sea.

                     You can ride a scooter,

                     You can ride a bike,

                     You can ride a unicycle if you like.

                     How do you get from “A” to “B”
                     Over land , through the air or on the sea.

                     You  can sail a yacht
                     If the wind is right
                     Or inside a submarine
                     If it´s watertight.

                    You can fly a plane

      Way up in the sky
      Or a helicopter

      If you want to try

      How do you get from “A” to “B”

      Over land , through the air or on the sea.

                     You can catch a taxi

       If you have the fair

       Or you can walk

       From here to there

       How do you get from “A” to “B”

                     Over land , through the air or on the sea

You can fly a rocket ship

If you have been taught

But first you have to train to be an astronaut.

              How do you get from “A” to “B”

Over land , through the air or on the sea.

How do you get from “A” to “B”

Over land , through the air or on the sea.

Food Vocabulary

Click on the links below to learn words related to food and cooking, their pronunciation and meaning in Spanish/ Pulsa en los enlaces de debajo para aprender palabras relacionadas con la comida y la cocina, su pronunciación y significado en castellano.

- Words to describe food.

- Food

- Drinks

- Alcoholic Drinks

- At the restaurant

- The Restaurant's Menu

Picture Dictionary/Diccionario visual

Click on the link below to review all the vocabulary. Now we are on unit 6/ Pulsa en el link de debajo para repasar todo el vocabulario. Ahora estamos con la lección 6

Picture Dictionary

Passive for Formal Effects- Exercise Key

One of the verbs given in the box is not necessary.


a) will/ have to  be paid for.
b) be required
c) be accompanied by a cheque guarantee card
d) is not allowed inside the cathedral
e) will be notified before the end of the month
f) should be received within ten working days
g) has not been granted
h) will be paid  for money  lost in the post
i) must be accompanied by an adult

Passive Causative

Video lesson and test:

Passive Causative

Distancing the Facts- exercises

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Personal Passive

Personal Passive exercise

Personality Types

Here you have a list with sixteen personality types and their descriptions:




Big Thinker, Counsellor, Go-getter,  Idealist, Innovator, Leader, Mastermind, Mentor, Nurturer, Peacemaker, Performer, Provider, Realist, Resolver, Strategist and Supervisor.

Listening- Homeschooling

Sarah talks with Peter about her experience being home schooled.

http://www.elllo.org/english/1251/1285-Sarah-Homeschool-Student.htm

Keys to the Reading Comprehension Test

1   B

2   A

3   C

4   A

5   B

6   C

7   A

8   B

9   A

10   B

CREATING YOUR OWN JOB SATISFACTION

(1) A lot of people think that job satisfaction is only for other people. They look with envy on people who love their jobs and who don’t think of them as work. The idea of earning a living from something you really like doing only applies to a few very lucky people, they think. But this isn’t so. It’s not only people in the so-called ‘glamour professions’, for example, who can get genuine job satisfaction. You don’t have to be in the arts or a sports person to get enjoyment from what you do for a living. Even if you’re in a boring job, it’s quite possible to get some satisfaction from it.

The key to this is your attitude. You may think it’s unlikely that you can derive much satisfaction from a dull job that doesn’t require much thought and that involves a lot of routine procedures. But if you approach it with the right attitude, and put some effort in, you may be surprised at how enjoyable you can make it. (2) Of course, if you just sit there telling yourself how boring your job is, you’ll never get anything out

of it. But if you set out to find ways of making it enjoyable, there’s a good chance you’ll manage to.

One thing you can do is to (3) set yourself challenges. Think about what you can do for yourself to make your work a little bit more interesting. If you’ve got a repetitive job, set yourself some targets to meet and try to beat your previous records. Or use your initiative in other ways. Think about ways you could develop your career into more interesting areas – see how you could improve your skills by doing a course, for example, or look into new skills you could get that would stand you in good stead for the future.

For some people, it’s not boredom that’s the problem, it’s the fact that their jobs involve a significant amount of unpleasantness. But if you keep telling yourself your job is horrible and there’s nothing you can do about it, you’ll get stuck in a rut and (4) you’ll never get out of it. Focus on developing a positive attitude and try to keep any negative thoughts about your job out of your mind. Keep a sense of perspective – (5) if something’s gone wrong on a particular day, decide whether it really matters or not. If it isn’t actually all that important, don’t dwell on it, let it go. Learn from it, and take an upbeat view of what’s happened – you’ll know how to avoid the problem in future, or what to do about it if it happens again.

Of course, you may reach the point where you feel totally trapped in a job. If this mindset starts to overwhelm you, (6) check out the options you may have in the place where you work. Map out a plan for improving your situation there. Are there other roles in the organization you could apply for? Could you ask to be given different tasks? Could you get a different kind of assignment or go to another department where your skills are required? Finding out there are other options will give you a sense of control over your own working life. (7) Even if you have no job satisfaction right now, you’ll feel better if you know that there is a realistic prospect of work that gives you a degree of it.

Expectations are another key ingredient in job satisfaction. Take a long hard look at what you really are capable of. (8) Sometimes it’s important to accept that you couldn’t really do the much more interesting or high-powered job you aspire to. Try to be aware of your own strengths and weaknesses. Focus on the things you really are good at, rather than on things that, if you’re really honest with yourself, you couldn’t actually do. Make the most of your situation and feel good about what you can do, rather than feeling bad about what you can’t do.

Work is a very important part of most people’s lives and it’s important to get at least some satisfaction from it. (9) If you really dislike your time at work, the rest of your life is affected too, and you can easily get a negative outlook on life in general. It’s in your own hands to avoid this. Even if you can’t get the job of your dreams, you can take steps to create your own job satisfaction.

Word Formation

Click on the link below:

Practice the Word Formation

6 Minutes English Odd Job Interviews

What are the most humiliating things that candidates must do when they are interviewed for a job?
A really delightful dialogue, with downloadable audio and text:

Odd Job Interviews

More on 'Jobs and Employment': Virtual Jobs Interview

Extremely useful videos to learn the right reponses in a job interview. Click on the link below:


 Virtual Job Interview

Jobs and Employment Vocabulary

Click on the links below to know more vocabulary related to jobs and  employment:

- English Vocabulary: Work and Employment

- Business English Vocabulary: Employment and Jobs

- Employment Vocabulary and Exercises

- Job or Work- which word?

- Work Collocations- Exercise

- Work and Jobs: Exercise

Exercises with Relatives/ Ejercicios con relativos

Click on the links below to do some exercises and practice the relatives/ Pulsa en los links de abajo para hacer algunos ejercicios y practicar los relativos:

- 'Which' and 'Where'

- Defining relative clauses(I)

- Defining relative clauses (II)

Adjective Order/ El orden de los adjetivos

Click on the link below to practise what we have learnt today/ Pulsa sobre el enlace de debajo para practicar lo que hemos aprendido hoy:

ADJECTIVE ORDER

Keys to the TEST 4th March 2014

Rephrasing. Write the sentences again starting with the word given:

1. ‘Where does she live?’, can you tell me?

Can you tell me where she lives?

2. I came to live in Málaga three years ago.

I have been living in Málaga for three years.

3. ‘Did they like the film?’, she asked.

She asked if/whether they have liked the film.

4. 'I will give you a lift to the station', Monica said.
Monica offered to give (us/me) a lift to the station.

5. I love German. Unfortunately, I can‟t speak it fluently.
I wish I could speak German fluently.

6. This is the man. His job is very dangerous.
This is the man whose job is very dangerous.

7. You’ll make more mistakes if you speak so fast.

The faster you speak, the more mistakes you will make.

8. I’m sure that David took your books by mistake.

David must have taken your books by mistake.

9. She had three lovely kids and a wonderful husband but she wasn’t happy.

In spite of having three lovely kids and a wonderful husband, she wasn't happy.

10. I have a shower every day in the morning. It takes me about 20 minutes. I usually start at 7:30.

At 7:45 tomorrow I will be having a shower.

11. If you don’t take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long.

Unless you take care of those shoes, they won’t last for long .

12. "Don't touch electrical appliances with wet hands “, said the security manager.
The security manager warned us not to touch electrical appliances with wet hands .

13. They are likely to burst out laughing when they see the present. (Use ‘probably’)

They will probably burst out laughing when they see the present .

14. Someone might have stolen it.
It may/might have been stolen.
 
15. You've all worked extremely hard today. You can leave early.
As you've all worked extremely hard today, you can leave early.

16. Irish people who live in Great Britain have the right to vote in British elections.
Irish people living in Great Britain have the right to vote in British elections.

17. We supply this appliance with a plug.
A plug is supplied with this appliance .

Join the sentences with the linker in brackets. Make the necessary changes.

1. The students didn’t behave, so the teacher got angry (because)

The teacher got angry because the students didn’t behave.

2. If you aren’t 18, you aren’t allowed to buy or drink alcohol (unless)

Unless you are 18, you aren’t allowed to buy or drink alcohol.

3. There weren’t enough children to play, thus the football match was cancelled (as)

The football match was cancelled as there weren’t enough children to play.

4. It snowed heavily, but some skiers didn’t stop skiing (despite)

Some skiers didn’t stop skiing despite the heavy snow.

5. We have installed an alarm. We want to prevent thieves from breaking in (so as to)

We have installed an alarm so as to prevent thieves from breaking in.

6. He couldn’t participate in the marathon. Patrick broke his leg last week (as a result)

Patrick broke his leg last week. As a result, he couldn’t participate in the marathon.

7. They didn’t go on holiday. My friends hadn’t saved enough money (since)

My friends didn’t go on holiday since they  hadn’t saved enough money.

8. Buy some salmon, Pete. I want to prepare your mum’s favourite dish (so that)

Buy some salmon, Pete so that I can prepare your mum’s favourite dish.

9. We missed the bus. We ran for it (however).

We ran for the bus. However, we missed it.

10. I made a big dinner. The children might show up (in case)

I made a big dinner in case the children showed up.

11. They moved to a new house. The Jones hadn’t bought the furniture yet (although)

The Jones moved to a new house although they hadn’t bought the furniture yet.

12. His sister is mad about sport. Paul enjoys painting (whereas)Paul enjoys painting whereas his sister is mad about sport.