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“such as” and “like”
“Tom enjoys desserts such as brownies, cheesecake, and macaroons”
or
“Tom enjoys desserts like brownies, cheesecake, and macaroons”?
Both are acceptable for many grammarians. But, what do people usually do?
Characters like Cinderella, Dracula, and Frankenstein continue to appear in movies and novels. (The “like” tells us characters that are comparable to Cinderella, Dracula, and Frankenstein continue to appear in movies and novels.)
Jim would love to travel to several European cities such as London, Florence, and Athens. (The “such as” tells us these are specific cities Jill wants to see. They are examples of cities he wants to see.)
| Like says that what follows is intended as a reference to indicate the group of things you’re talking about but is itself not included in the group. | |
| Such as means that what follows are examples of the things that are part of the group you’re talking about. |
Linkers with Kahoot
Do you remember the kahoot we did in class? Let’s eview it. Prepare your mobile phone and click on the piture to begin.
However, although, despite
Do some exercises about the linking words. If you need some grammar references, read the text bellow.
But / However
But is more informal than however. You can usehowever at the beginning of a sentence, but you can’t use but at the beginning of a sentence (in written English).
- I tried to lift the box, but it was too heavy for me.
- I tried to lift the box. However, it was too heavy for me.
Although / Even though
These linking words are the same, and they are both followed by a subject + verb.
- Although I exercise every day, I can’t seem to lose any weight.
- She still loves him, even though he treated her very badly.
Despite / In spite of
These linking words are the same, and they are followed by a noun or a gerund (-ing form of the verb, which can function as a noun).
- Our plane arrived on time in spite of the delay during takeoff.
- We won the game despite having two fewer players.
Despite the fact that / in spite of the fact that
These phrases are followed by a subject + verb.
- Our plane arrived on time in spite of the fact that it left 30 minutes late.
- We won the game despite the fact that we had two fewer players.
While / Whereas / Unlike
These linking words are used to make contrasts. While and whereas are usually used between two complete phrases. Unlike is typically used with only a subject.
- I like tennis, while my brother prefers bowling.
- This cell phone plan costs $0.05 per minute, whereas that one gives you up to 800 minutes per month for a fixed price.
- His boss allows him to work from home, unlike mine.
- She’s very friendly, unlike her sister.
Reported speech
Reported speech is indirect speech, you use it when you are talking about what a person said, asked, commented, etc.
Watch the video in order to understand when you have to use it, then, read how to tdo it, and then, do the exercises bellow.
VIDEO: Click here
HOW TO DO IT? Watch this video and read the chart:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/gTvmI3mT0wQ[/youtube]
DO THE EXRCISES: Click here
Popular person project
IN PAIRS:
In the search in google “famous people”, the result are these people.
Who are these people? Do you know them?. Discuss about them and write their names.
Do you think they can be considered famous people? Why? Why not?
Do you think someone important is necessarily someone famous? Justify your answer. And tell the class. Can you think of an example.
Individually, write about someone you consider a famous person and tell the class about him/her without mentioning his/ her name. Let them guess who you are describing. In your description of this person you should mention the following aspects:
He/ she was born in …
He/ she was (nationality) …
He/ she lived in …
He/ she worked in …
He/ she died (age) …
What did he/ she do?
What was he/ she famous for?
Do you think he/ she will always be famous?
REMEMBER THE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE
bald, black, blonde, blue, brown, curly, fat, grey, long , medium,
overweight, pale, plump, red, short, skinny, slim, stocky, straight, tall, tanned,
thin, wavy and white. Continua llegint
Although, though, despite and however
Do the following exercisse to practise the connectors:. If you have problems, you can watch the video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf7fgPnhHZA[/youtube]
How do you feel? Adjectives
In this page you will learn:
Write about memorable situations.
Words to describe how you feel.
CLICK ON: http://www.edu365.cat/aulanet/virtualschool/courses/level2/memory/01_1.htm
Practical English – Elementary
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/d_phrasebank/
Listen to and learn phrases, and do ‘spot the mistake’ activities.
Fairy tale land
In this page you can find eight Traditional stories. You can listen and read them, fins word to describe characters from the story, do a quizz, fins writing frames to print, etc. Choose the story and begin to enjoy it!