17 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral presentations (Santiago)
• READING - p. 46 - In case you want to check the answers!
  1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C
• Vocabulary revision - Photocopy.

1. Prime Minister
2. defeated / battle
3. reigned
4. political parties
5. World War / surrendered
6. multi-ethnic
7. government / general election
8. right-wing party
9. dictatorship
10. heir / throne
11. monarch / revolution
12. Civil War
13. Soldiers / armies
14. policies
15. autonomous government

• Practical English - Could you do me a favour?

2. Vocabulary

1. do me a favour
2. fill in a form
3. make a phone call
4. send a fax
5. sign your name
6. book a table in a restaurant
7. leave a message
8. check into/ out of a hotel
   

3. Reading - The perfect hotel...

A - 2 / B - 3 / C - 4

4. MAKING REQUESTS

- Usual

R. Could I have your passport, please?
R. Could you sign here, pleases?
G. Can you put it on my bill, please?

- Very polite

R. Would you mind filling in this form? - (Remember: Would you mind + -ING form).
G. Do you think you could send this fax for me?

c. Who would you say them to?

1. waiter 2. taxi driver 3. shop assistant 4. hotel receptionist.

You should be very polite for 1a, 2a, 3b, and 4a.

Would you mind asking... / Could I have...
Would you mind keeping... / Could you take...
Can you take... / Do you think you could hurry...
Do you think I could change... / Could you order...

5. ASKING PERMISSION

Normal Very polite

Can I...? May I...?

Could I...? Do you think (I/you could...)...?

I could...? Do you mind if I...?

• REVISE & CHECK - p. 51.

GRAMMAR

A.

1. realized / had been stolen
2. was listening / was talking
3. hadn't heard
4. arrived / had been waiting

B.

1. had known / would have phoned
2. wouldn't have married him / had realized
3. hadn't seemed / wouldn't have trusted
4. had invited / would (you) have gone?

C.

1. I must have left my jacket at the restaurant
2. They might have got lost
3. You can't have forgotten it's our anniversary
4. You can't have seen Simon
5. She might not have seen you if she didn't have her glasses on

VOCABULARY

A. Inside the car - outside / body of car - verbs

gear stick - boot - brake

handbrake - tyres - crash

seat-belt - wheels - overtake

steering wheel - windscreen - reverse

B.

1. delighted
2. furious
3. terrified
4. freezing
5. brilliant
6. filthy

C.

1. civil war
2. defeat
3. reign
4. surrender
5. general election
6. Prime Minister

D.

1. dictatorship
2. marriage
3. politicians
4. historical
5. accidentally
6. amazing

• Song - Viva la vida - Coldplay.

In case you missed it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/coldplay/viva_la_vida.html - for the lyrics...

http://www.coldplay.com/ - and their official site...in case you're interested...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

HOMEWORK

Workbook - pp. 30-32

IMPORTANT! I forgot ot tell you...but would you mind doing the vocabulary bank activities on page 151 for next day? Thanks in advance!