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• Talking about cities
• Vocabulary about places
• Relative clauses
• What are relative clauses-relative pronouns?
• Should (Exercise) 

Help with modals......CAN YOU HELP ME? SHOULD YOU HELP ME?..

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TRAVELLING

Over with travelling right? But..........are you sure about the use of modal verbs?......Modal verbs.....those words that make you feel stressed! Well, the following chart is a breath of fresh air, right?....Take a look at it and practice

Modal Verb	Uses	Example
Can	Ability / Possibility	They can control their own budgets.
	Inability / Impossibility	I’m sorry. We can’t fix it.
	Asking for permission	Can I smoke here?
	Requests	Can you help me?
Could	Asking for permission.	Could I borrow your dictionary?
	Requests	Could you say it again more slowly?
	Suggestions	We could try to fix it ourselves.
	Future possibility	I think we could have another war.
	Ability in the past	He gave up his old job so he could work for us.
May	Asking for permission (polite)	May I have another cup of coffee?
	Future possibility	China may become a major economic power.
Might	Future possibility	They might give us a 10% discount.
Must	Necessity	We must say good-bye now.
	Obligation	You must pay me back by next week.
	Prohibition	They mustn’t disrupt the work more than necessary.
Ought to	Saying what’s right or correct	We ought to employ a professional translator.
	Future probability (quite certain)	The football match ought to start on time.
Shall	Offers	Shall I help you with your luggage?
	Suggestions	Shall we say 2.30 then?
	Asking what to do	Shall I do that or will you?
Should	Saying what’s right or correct	We should sort out this problem at once.
	Recommending action	I think we should check everything again.
Will	Predictions	Profits will increase next year.
	Instant decisions	I can’t see any taxis so I’ll walk.
	Promises	I’ll get back to you first thing on Monday.
Would	Asking for permission	Would you mind if I brought a colleague with me?
	Making a request	Would you pass the salt please?
	Invitation	Would you mind waiting a moment?
	Stating or asking preferences	"Would you prefer tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea please."
	Making arrangements	"Would three o’clock suit you?”

Have fun revising these.....

JAMIE OLIVER: SINGING FOR COOKINGOR COOKING FOR SINGING?

LAMB CURRY GIVE IT TO ME HOT! 

1. Listen to Jamie Oliver's, the famous british cook (Chef), song.
2. The first time you do it try not to look at the lyrics, and in your notebook write as many words or sentences you can understand
3. Second, listen again and look at the lyrics and fill in with the correct words
4. Finally, check your answers after you listen

Listen to the song!

• How many were correct?
• Is it difficult for you to understand those words? Why?
• Did you like it?

VERSE 1

Get yourself a ___ and get it hot,
Get your lovely _____and slice it up,
Whop in with some mustard seeds, two __________will do
Wait until they pop and they spit at you.

Then a teaspoon of Fenugreek is nice,
You need _______ hot chillies; red or ______,
De-seed them and finely _____, give a stir once or twice,
Oh my god its so nice, so nice!

Ive found this new revelation its called curry leaves,
Get yourself a handful and throw them in with ease,
Got my friend ginger just give him a peel,
Its so damn juicy, the ________ is unreal,

Skin three sweet _______ and give them a chop,
I use the food _________ saves time a lot.
Whack em in, throw em in,
Give it a shake; we start to make great curry, why ay ay ah.


CHORUS


Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart,
Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart..

Gonna give it to my ______ and sisters,
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs,
Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Why ay a yeah.



VERSE 2


Now back to the pan where all the action happen,
Just one teaspoon of chilli powder for a little extra passion,
One __________ of turmeric that lovely yellow stuff,
Using the same processor add six ripe __________

Give em a pulse to make some _________, lovely lovely sauce
Now find a tin of ___________ milk and open it up,
But mind your bloomin fingers theyre so easy to cut!
You can smell the sweet aromas as it hits your faces,
With a good pinch of salt you should season to taste,

Throw em in, whack it in,
Give it a shake, we start to make great curry,
Why ay ay ah.


CHORUS


Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart,
Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart..

Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs,
Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Why ay a yeah.

Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs,
Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters,
Why ay a yeah.

Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart,
Lamb Curry, you give it to me hot,
Aint no worries when you cook it from your heart..

Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters, (HOT)
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs, (HOT)
Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters, (HOT)
Why ay a yeah. (HOT)

Gonna give it to my brothers and sisters, (HOT)
Gonna give it to the Mrs and the Mrs, (HOT)
Gonna give it to you lot,
Gonna give it to you HOT! 

How to cook a verb?......Cooking verbs

These are some verbs that you can use to make a recipe

to add ád agregar

to bake béik hornear

to beat bíit batir

to blend blend combinar, mezclar

to boil bóil hervir

to bone bóun deshuesar

to break bréik romper

to broil bróil asar a la parrilla

to chill chil refrigerar, enfriar

to chop chóp picar, cortar en trozos

to coat kóut rebozar

to cook kúuk cocinar

to cover káver cubrir

to curdle kérdl cuajar

to cut into strips kat íntchu strips cortar en tiritas

to decorate dékoreit decorar

to defrost difróst descongelar

to dice dáis cortar en cubitos

to dilute dilút diluir

to dissolve disólv disolver

to dry drái secar

to emply émpti vaciar

to fill fil llenar

to flip flip dar vuelta

to fold fóuld doblar, plegar

to fry frái freir

to glaze gléiss glasear

to grate gréit rallar

to grease gríis engrasar

to grill gril asar a la parrilla

to grind gráind moler

to halve jáv partir en dos

to heat jíit calentar

to knead níid amasar

to liquidize líkuidáiss licuar

to melt melt derretir

to mince míns picar carne

to mix míks mezclar

to peel píil pelar

to pour páur volcar, verter

to press pres presionar, apretar

to put put colocar, poner

to remove rimúuv quitar, sacar

to rinse ríns enjuagar

to roast róust asar

to roll out róul áut aplanar, extender

to scoop up skup-áp ahuecar (con cuchara)

to seal síil sellar

to season síson aderezar

to serve sérv server

to shake shéik agitar, sacudir

to sharpen shárpen afilar

to sieve síiv tamizar

to simmer símer hervir a fuego lento

to slice sláis rebanar

to smoke smóuk ahumar

to soak sóuk remojar

to spill spil derramar

to sprinkle sprínkl rociar, salpicar

to squeeze skuíis exprimir

to steam stíim cocinar al vapor

to stew stiú guisar, estofar

to stir ster freír

to stir-fry stér-frái rehogar

to strain stréin colar

to stuff staf rellenar, mechar

to thicken zíken espesar

to trim trim recortar

to waste uéist desperdiciar

to whisk uísk batir

WHAT IS THE DIALECT YOU HAVE GOT? OR HAVE?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE DIALECT YOU HAVE GOT OR HAVE WHEN USING ENGLISH?

If the answer is NO then feel free to take the following simple test to know if the dialect you have got is British English (RP - Received Pronunciation) or American English.

Note: NO CHEATING - DON'T LOOK FOR ANSWERS ON THE INTERNET

1. First point:

Here is a list of word, what you should do is to choose options either A or B beloning to the word with the correct spelling according to what you know.

Example:

If yours is British        If yours is American

  A. COLOUR                B. COLOR

Note: Do not take into account the arrangement of the columns, all the words are mixed up so you can choose without taking care of being right or wrong.

Let's get started!

1.   A. FAVORITE                B. FAVOURITE

2.   A. PROGRAMME        B. PROGRAM

3.   A. CENTER              B. CENTRE

4.   A. KILOMETER              B. KILOMETRE

5.   A. GRAY              B. GREY

6.   A. REALISE               B. REALIZE

7.   A. CHEQUE             B. CHECK

8.   A. NEIGHBOR                  B. NEIGHBOUR

9.   A. THEATRE               B. THEATER

10. A. TRAVELED                 B. TRAVELLED

2. Second Point:

In this point you are going to read a short sentence descring an object or place, what you have to do is to choose the word that you use in your daily life.

Example:

It's something that is part of your jacket and protects you from getting wet when it rains.

Bonnet   -   If yours is British                Hood  -   If yours is American

Ok, now...start!

How do you call the place you go to, when you need something to make you feel better when you feel ill? IT provides you with some specific medicines to cure a great variety of things.

Drugstore               Chemists

How do you call those little sweet delicacies that have got chocolate chips inside? They are made of sugar, eggs, flour,etc.

Biscuits                   Cookies

What are the sweet little things you eat, that come in every flavor, colour and shape you can imagine?

Sweets                   Candies

How do you call the white or brown object that is used when trying to correct something you wrongly wrote?

Eraser                    Rubber

HAVE FUN MATES

CHEERS!!

DIALECT OR ACCENT? HOW MANY ARE THERE?

Do you know what's the difference between a Dialect and an Accent?

A dialect is a set of variations of a language in a specific region of a country; these variations can be presented in dimensions like grammar, lexicon, syntaxis, phonology and semantics. Whilst an accent is a group of variations solely in phonetics and phonology in a certain region or space within a country.

Examples:
American Dialect: I have forgotten, biscuit (like a little cake), I have something. Pronunciation of R (rothic)
British Dialect: I have forgot, biscuit (for cookie), I have got something, no pronunciation of R at the end of a word or before consonants (Non-rhotic)
American Accent: Pronunciation of R (rothic), d instead of T
British Accent: no pronunciation of R at the end of a word or before consonants (Non-rhotic), full T

Have you ever seen this video before? Well, check it out.
Try to identify the 21 accents spoken by this lady. Can you do it?

Have fun mates
Cheers!