Grammar presentation - Verb to be

EdPuzzle verb to be

Places around the town

Mi primer Genially sobre los sitios de una ciudad (Places around the city). Me encanta esta herramienta online, junto con Canva se pueden hacer verdaderas maravillas.

Diigo

What is Diigo?

Diigo (Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff) is a tool that allows us to bookmark and tag web pages for future occasions. Besides, we can highlight part of the text from the webpages and write some sticky notes for specific webpages. These can be shared with other users that are signed up in Diigo" or sent for others via link.

My personal Diigo: https://www.diigo.com/user/soniachzh

Extra Activity: Create your own account with Diigo and make annotations in different documents or webpages. Then give the links to your own personal Diigo to see if you know how to use it.

Feel free to post the links below, in the comment section

Writing

1. In groups of four, write a review of a restaurant where you have eaten recently and would recommend to others.  Using the ICT tool of Google Docs (https://www.google.es/intl/es/docs/about/), and in groups of four students. Write about 30 words (each) and revise the lines written by the other members of the team. To know who the original author of the words is, choose and write a colour.

Use and follow the guidelines provided:

How to Write a Restaurant Review

The job of a food reviewer is to tell the taste, texture, smell, and presentation of a restaurant's food. You not only comment on the food but also on the atmosphere, staff knowledge, attentiveness, the speed of service and the general impression of the restaurant. A great food review allows the readers to decide whether or not they want to visit the restaurant when they're done reading your review.

This is how a review would be planned and then written:

1)    Open your review with a catchy sentence. The first sentence of the review should make people want to read more. Remember, you are giving them a reason to either spend their money at this restaurant or skip ahead to another one, but you're also trying to get them to read your writing.

2)    Describe 3-5 dishes that you sampled, not all of them. No one wants to read a laundry list of foods, so pick the foods that made the greatest impression on you (good or bad) and focus your writing on these dishes. You should try and talk about:

·         Presentation

·         Taste

3)  Use big, colourful adjectives when writing. Remember that, above all, you're selling the experience here, not just the food.

4)  Think about a restaurant's intentions, not just your personal preferences. A good food review is about helping other people find the restaurant, not just a platform to tell everyone your likes and dislikes. A good reviewer is as unbiased as possible, evaluating the restaurant as a whole. What kind of atmosphere are they going for here? Do they pull it off? How do your preferences match the restaurants?

5)      Write a mixture of pros and cons. Unless it is either the very best restaurant you've ever eaten at or the very worst, it is not fair to write a review that is either all good or all bad. Try and give your audience the complete picture.

6)   Make a recommendation. Ultimately, people want your advice on the food. What to order, what to skip, and what restaurants to go to depending on their mood.

7)   Fill in the essential details of the restaurant in the beginning or end of the review. This is where you put in the average cost of a meal, the reservations time, and the address. You could also add a rating, such 3 out of 4 stars, if you wanted.

Here you have some useful language for a review:

The thing I liked most was

I was pleasantly surprised by

If you get a chance to

I was disappointed by/with

owned by

head chef (restaurant)

waiters (restaurant)

reasonable prices

 (a bit/somehow) expensive

always fully booked

book in advance

I would definitely recommend seeing/visiting/reading/having a look at ...

REMEMBER: Describe the location, service and setting.

Use as much modals as possible.

"Restaurant Savoy (Helsinki)" (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Restaurant_Savoy_%28Helsinki%29_-_DSC05579.JPG/800px-Restaurant_Savoy_%28Helsinki%29_-_DSC05579.JPG) by Daderot used under CC0 1.0

How the food you eat affects your brain

Extension activity

Annotation:

• Reputable source: TED-Ed
• Engaging presentation
• Adequate length
• Maybe too complex, but a good way to have contact with other subjects such as Biology
• Topic is well researched and has captions

Summary: The video describes how the food we eat have a long-lasting effect on our brain.

Watch it and answer the exercises below. Do not worry if it is too difficult or you do not understand every single word. 

"How the food you eat affects your brain" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyQY8a-ng6g) by Mia Nacamulli

Here, are some exercises: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-food-you-eat-affects-your-brain-mia-nacamulli#review 

Cooking verbs and food

• Engaging image
• Suitable images and vocabulary
• Cooking verbs are complete
• Lack of exercises I provide you with some.

"Cooking vocabulary in English" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/austinaronoff/18892579072) by attanatta used under CC BY 2.0

Here, you have the links to the glossaries and activities:

https://quizlet.com/308981838/cooking-verbs-diagram/ 

https://quizlet.com/214263153/healthy-food-in-english-diagram/

GRAMMAR MODALS

• Tree diagram about modal verbs
• Visual
• The video has captions

Diagram made by me with Mindomo https://www.mindomo.com/es/mindmap/bf9e5e974bb54f0eb817a17280b1b3f3

Speaking

Look at the following image:

Created by me with PiktoChart

• Do you follow a balanced diet?
• Do you drink 2 litres of water a day? What about your classmates?
• Is there anything you overeat?
• Do you think is easy to follow a balanced diet? Why/why not?

Idioms with Food

The original image "Floris Van Dyck, Pièce de banquet" (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Floris_Van_Dyck,_Pi%C3%A8ce_de_banquet.jpg#filelinks) by Thomas1313 and used under CC0 1.0 - Public Domain has been modified and edited with Thinglink

A piece of cake: This expression is used to say that something is very easy.

• E.g: The English exam that we did on Monday was a piece of cake.

Take something with a pinch of salt: to not completely believe something that you are told, because you think it is unlikely to be true.

• E.g: Sergio has to take everything you say with a pinch of salt, because you tend to exaggerate.

In a nutshell: something that you say when you are describing something using as few words as possible.

• E.g.: That's the problem in a nutshell.

Spill the beans: to tell people secret information.

• E.g.: Ok, I'll tell you my secret, but do not spill the beans under any circumstance.

Bread and butter: a job or activity that provides you with the money you need to live.

• E.g.: Teaching is my bread and butter now.

Cup of tea: if something is not your cup of tea, it is not the type of thing you like.

• E.g: Thanks for inviting me, but football isn't really my cup of tea.

Cry over spilled milk: To express regret about something that has already happened or cannot be changed.

• E.g.: It's true that I could have answered the questions in the test in a different and better way, but there's no point in crying over spilled milk.

A matter of false friends

 FALSE FRIENDS: DESSERT VS. DESERT

REMEMBER: 

False friends are words that are similarly written in two languages, in this case, Spanish and English but that they mean something completely different in one of the languages.

The above image is a modified version of the image "John popcorn FAIL!" published on Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/taestell/4342567080) by Travis Estell, which is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

DESSERT

Written as: dessert

Pronounced as: /dɪˈzɜːt/

"Berliner Luft"(https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berliner_Luft.jpg) by SKopp is licensed under CC BY 4.0

"Diferencia"(https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Diferencia.png) by Wil29 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

DESERT

Written as: desert

Pronounced as: /ˈdɛzət/

"Desert Morocco Sand Dune" (https://pixabay.com/es/desierto-marruecos-duna-de-arena-1270345/) by jpeter2 is licensed under CC0-Public Domain

BE CAREFUL WITH THE SPELLING!

Write four sentences (in the comment section) using dessert and desert and give some context to the sentence to see that they are used correctly.

INTRODUCTION. Getting to know each other.

Creating a Virtual Representation with Voki

1.- Go to the page: https://www.voki.com/ 

2.- Sign up and create your own customizable avatar.

3. - Think of 5 facts about yourself and record your own voice or write the information to turn the text into speech.

This is the example that I ellaborated for this blog.

Share yours in the comment section.

http://tinyurl.com/ybrzxfnd

Activity Multiple-Choice. Grammar. Modals.

Activity READING

1. Look at the following WordCloud and based on it, predict the main ideas of the text.

Image (https://worditout.com/word-cloud/3261876) created by me with WorditOut

2. Read the text and answer the following questions.

Top 10 Superfoods

A superfood is not just ordinary food, it is food that for some reason is especially good for your health, nature’s own medicine!

1) Honey

Honey is natural and much better for you than sugar because it contains many vitamins, it can even heal wounds if you put some kinds of honey on your skin.

"Honey Yellow Beekeeper"  (https://pixabay.com/es/miel-amarillo-apicultor-naturaleza-1958464/) by Daria-Yakovleva, used under CC0-Public Domain

2) Blueberries

Blueberries contain anti-oxidants which reduce toxins in your body and help your memory.

"Blueberries Fruit Food" (https://pixabay.com/es/ar%C3%A1ndanos-frutas-los-alimentos-690072/) by Free-Photos used under CC0-Public Domain)

3) Dark Chocolate

If your chocolate has 70% or more cocoa, eating a little dark chocolate can be very good for you and can actually reduce blood pressure.

"Dark chocolate"(http://www.picserver.org/c/dark-chocolate.html) by Nick Youngson used under CC BY-SA 3.0

4) Pistachio Nuts

Pistachios are the least fattening nut, also proven to reduce cholesterol levels in the body.

"Persian Pistachio" (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Persian_Pistachio.jpg) by Persian Dutch Network used under CC BY-SA 4.0

5) Egg Whites

The healthier part of the egg, the egg white can help you maintain strong bones, muscles, nails, and hair.

"Bowl of egg whites" (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Bowl_of_egg_whites.jpg) by Douglas P Perkins used under CC BY-SA 3.0

6) Broccoli

It's a rich source of vitamin A, vitamin C, and bone-building vitamin K, and has plenty of fiber to fill you up and help control your weight. 

"Broccoli Food Green" (https://pixabay.com/es/br%C3%B3coli-los-alimentos-verde-1239149/) by Meditations used under CC0-Public Domain.

7) Sweet potatoes

Orange vegetables can be especially good for you because they contain so many vitamins. Sweet potatoes make a great alternative to ordinary potatoes because they contain healthier potassium instead of sodium.

"Sweet Potatoes Roasted Olive Oil" (https://pixabay.com/es/patatas-dulces-asado-aceite-de-oliva-742283/) by pixel1 used under CC0-Public Domain.

8) Almonds

These nuts are high in protein and in Vitamin E, and calcium. You can also make them into healthy almond milk.  

"Free stock photo of almond" (https://www.pexels.com/photo/food-healthy-almond-almonds-57042/) by Keegan Evans used under CC0-Public Domain.

         

9) Salmon

This fish is a super food because of its omega-3 fatty acid content. Studies show that omega-3 fatty acids help protect heart health. 

"Salmon Pescado Crudo" (https://pixabay.com/es/salmon-pescado-crudo-pesca-corte-2562906/)  by pauofficial used under CC0-Public Domain. 

10) Goji Berries

Goji Berries have been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. They are high in vitamins B, C & E, and support a healthy immune system, liver and heart. 

"Photo of Goji Berry" (https://www.flickr.com/photos/foodista/3708555212) by Foodista used under CC BY 2.0.

1) Which superfood can be made into milk?

2) Which superfood can heal wounds?

3) Which superfood can reduce blood pressure?

4) Which two superfoods can protect your heart?

5) Which superfood is good for your bones?

3. Look at the statements below. Decide if each statement is true, false, or not given. If it is true, write T. If it is false, write F. If it is not given, write NG.

1)	Sweet potatoes are better for your health than ordinary potatoes.	____
2)	Omega 3 fatty acids are good for your liver.	____
3)	Eating any kind of chocolate is good for your health.	____
4)	Honey is better for your health than sugar.	____
5)	Broccoli can help you if you are on a diet.	____
6)	Egg white is very high in protein	____
7)	Blueberries do not help reduce toxins in your body.	____

This is a modified version of the original one, "Top 10 Superfoods" (https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/top_10_superfoods/food/78764) by Lewn used under iSLCollective Copyright License.

Activities unit 7

1. Use the words below to write comparative and superlative sentences.

1) books/interesting/novels

a.

b.

2) Holden Caufield/thin/D.B.

a.

b.

2. Summarise the passage of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (60-80 words). 

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Activities unit 3

1. For each of the following sentences, choose either "used to" or "would". If both are possible, use "would".

1) Do you remember how your Uncle David __________ sit in that chair and smoke those disgusting cigars.

2) Your mother __________ have a Yorkshire Terrier when she was a young girl, didn't she?

3) For years, they __________ go on holiday to the Rockies, but then it became very fashionable and, hence, expensive.

4) Years ago, I __________ write a diary every day but then I got bored with doing it and I stopped. Maybe it was my life that was boring!

5) At the start of their marriage, they __________ be very happy - but then it all went wrong!

6) You __________ spell so well. Whatever happened?

7) When I was five, I __________ be able to do incredible gymnastics. Now I can't even touch my toes.

8) Before getting my driving licence, I __________ ride a bicycle everywhere.