Fwd: [eoi-english-2013-ni2b:105] RE: Class summary for February 11th, 2014

Thanks, Jean!

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From: jean 
Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 10:53 PM
Subject: [eoi-english-2013-ni2b:105] RE: Class summary for February 11th, 2014
To: "eoi-english-2013-ni2b@googlegroups.com" <eoi-english-2013-ni2b@googlegroups.com>

Hello everybody,

Yesterday we started the class +by reading the article "The future of your mind…according to Hollywood" and we worked +on exercises 1 & 2 on page 40 (left column). We also discussed about some vocabulary in the text:

  · Mind-bending /maɪnd/- /bendɪŋ/: something that changes or modify your mind (algo que cambia tu mente).  [es más como algo "enrevesado", "retorcido"]

  · To get rid of sth /ɡet/ /rɪd/ /əv/: to remove or throw away something unwanted (deshacers de/eliminar algo).

  · To split-up /ˈsplɪt.ʌp/: an occasion when two people end their relationship (romper una relación de pareja).

  · To plant /plɑːnt/: To put something or someone in a position secretly, especially in order to deceive someone (Plantar / Implantar).

  · Record /rɪˈkɔːd/: to keep information for the future, by writing it down or storing it on another device like a computer, disk, etc. (Grabar).

  · Play back /pleɪ/ /bæk/: If you play back something that has been recorded, you put it through a machine so that you can listen to it or watch it (volver a poner).

Some additional vocabulary:

  · Footing /ˈfʊt.ɪŋ/: the fact of standing firmly on a slope on a slope or other dangerous surface (mantener el equilibrio).

  · Muscles /ˈmʌs.l̩/ one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movement (Músculos).

  · Mussel /ˈmʌs.əl/: (Mejillón) à Mussel se pronuncia prácticamente igual que Muscle.

  · A seed /siːd/: a small, round, or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant can grow (semilla).

After that, we read the grammar box, also on page 40, and José Luis explained to us another kind of passive form structure, using have and get: have/get + something + past participle.

This is commonly used in expressions to say that somebody does something for you. It can be used in all of the tenses.

For instance: Today I have/get my hair cut at the hairdresser's. [Today I had / Today I'm having...]

I have my hair cut twice a month.

Then we did exercises 1 & 2 (right column on the same page) and exercise 3 on page 41 to practice that type of passive form.

Afterwards we worked +on exercise 4 (page 41) which was connected to the previous exercise: firstly we listened to a phone conversation and finally we worked in pairs or groups of three to prepare a brief dialogue using +the passive form with have/get.

To finish the class, some of us played the dialogue.

Homework: Page 141, Practice 2, Exercises 1, 2 & 3.

See you all tomorrow.

Jean

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