martes, 28 de abril de 2015

Summer Camp

Ja tenim tota la informació per al Casal d’estiu en anglès.

Dates: del 29 de juny al 24 de juliol i del 31 d’agost al 10 de setembre (es pot contractar per setmanes).

Horari: de 9 a 14 o de 9 a 16.30 h. (es pot fer permanència abans).

Preus:

De 9 a 14 h:

Setmana 29 de juny a 3 de juliol i setmana del 7 al 10 de setembre: 32 euros
Resta de setmanes: 39 euros/setmana

De 9 a 16.30 h:

Setmana 29 de juny a 3 de juliol i setmana del 7 al 10 de setembre: 38 euros
Resta de setmanes: 45 euros/setmana

Permanència de 8 a 9: 5 euros/setmana
  
Inscripcions: les places són limitades. Les inscripcions seran del dia 28 al 30  d’abril exclusives per als alumnes de l’acadèmia i per als participants en Casals anteriors. A partir del 4 de maig, les places que sobrin es posaran a disposició del públic en general.

 Reunió informativa: dijous, 7 de maig a les 19 h. (Cal confirmar assistència a la reunió).





lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2014

Advent Calendar

En aquest enllaç trobareu un calendari d'Advent amb una activitat per a cada dia. Us animem a petits i grans a fer-ho. És molt divertit!!

http://www.advientos.com/destinatarios-publico.php?target=1#visualizar

English Club

Us passem la llista de classes extra (gratuïtes) de desembre:

ENGLISH CLUB


December 2nd, 10-11 am: English conversation: for Adults 1-2.

December 15th, 11.30 am-12.30 pm: English conversation: for Adults 4-5.

December 15th, 7-8 pm: English conversation: for FCE and CAE.

December 22nd, 11.30 am-12.30 pm: Improve your vocabulary: for Adults 2 to 5.

Remember all these extra lessons are FREE OF CHARGE. If you wish to join any of them, please let us know (grupagora@grupagora.com)

Phrasal Verbs

Separable Phrasal Verbs
The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts
:
·  You have to do this paint job over.
·  You have to do over this paint job.
When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated:
·  You have to do it over.
Verb
Meaning
blow up
explode
bring up
mention a topic
bring up
raise children
call off
cancel
do over
repeat a job
fill out
complete a form
fill up
fill to capacity
find out
discover
give away
give something to someone else for free
give back
return an object
hand in
submit something (assignment)
hang up
put something on hook or receiver
hold up
delay
hold up (2)
rob
leave out
omit
look over
examine, check
look up
search in a list
make up
invent a story or lie
make out
hear, understand
pick out
choose
pick up
lift something off something else
point out
call attention to
put away
save or store
put off
postpone
put on
put clothing on the body
put out
extinguish
read over
peruse
set up
to arrange, begin
take down
make a written note
take off
remove clothing
talk over
discuss
throw away
discard
try on
put clothing on to see if it fits
try out
test
turn down
lower volume
turn down (2)
reject
turn up
raise the volume
turn off
switch off electricity
turn off (2)
repulse
turn on
switch on the electricity
use up
exhaust, use completely

jueves, 13 de noviembre de 2014

Adults 4 Extra practice

Unit 1

Name: _______________________________________

1 How do you say these numbers and dates? Circle the

correct form (a or b).


Example 321



a three hundred and twenty-one

b three hundreds twenty-one

1 Liverpool 3–Chelsea 0 (football score)

a Liverpool three–Chelsea zero

b Liverpool three–Chelsea nil

2 01902 (phone code)

a nought one nine nought two

b oh one nine oh two

3 40–0 (tennis score)

a forty–love b forty–nil

4 7 May (date)

a the seventh of May b the seven of May

5 1999 (year)

a one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

b nineteen ninety-nine

 

2 Complete the table with the other parts of speech. Two

examples have been given.

Noun Adjective Verb

 

promise promising promise



scare __________ __________

poison __________ __________

__________ organized __________

__________ __________ entertain

__________ __________ hate

 

3 Mark the stress on the following words.


Example 'promise



organized development promising

playful entertain


4 Complete the sentences with a compound noun or

adjective formed from life, house, or home. Make sure



you spell the word correctly (one word, two words, or

with a hyphen).


Example I never buy potatoes from a supermarket.

All our vegetables are home-grown.



1 My children hated living abroad. They were

__________ the whole time.

2 Since they won the lottery, they’ve enjoyed a

luxurious __________ .

3 I do my grandmother’s shopping as she is

__________ .

4 Due to advances in medical science, people’s

__________ has increased.

5 We’ve finished decorating, so we’re organizing a

__________ party for all our friends.

6 I was shocked to see the number of __________

people sleeping on the streets.

(2 points for each correct answer)

5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of do, be,

or have. Some of the answers are negative.
Example Have you ever been to Japan?



1 I work in a large company, but I ____ like it very

much.

2 ____ you been waiting long?

3 It’s very hot today, ____ it?

4 I don’t understand what they ____ saying.

5 The job ____ advertised in last night’s paper.

6 You don’t see your parents very often. When ____

they emigrate?

7 ‘Have you moved house yet?’ ‘No, we ____ .’

8 A new road ____ being built through the town

centre at the moment.
 

 




6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

verb in italics. One example has been given.




have



1 We have French classes twice a week.



2 Don’t call the office at one o’clock. We

____________________ a meeting.

3 You’re so lucky! You ____________________ three

holidays already this year.

work



4 I’m a designer, but I ____________________ in the

sales department at the moment.

5 She ____________________ in London when I last

saw her.

6 He ____________________ for three different

companies since last year.

travel



7 Before she emigrated last year, she ____ never

____________________ abroad.

8 People ____________________ to the moon in the

25th century.

9 I ____________________ 5,000 miles by the end of

this month.

(2 points for each correct answer)

7 Make these sentences passive.


Example They’re repairing the bridge.




The bridge is being repaired.


1 Has someone repaired your car?

__________________________________________

2 They haven’t printed the results yet.

__________________________________________

3 They won’t tell the staff about the problems.

__________________________________________

4 They are improving the property.

__________________________________________

5 They don’t manufacture computers at that factory.

__________________________________________

6 They will advertise the new product on TV.

__________________________________________

7 They must do the work carefully.

__________________________________________

 
 
 
 
 
 


8 Translate these sentences.


1 She took the plunge and decided to emigrate about

a month ago.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

2 We all suffered from culture shock at first, but now

we feel very much at home.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

3 You’re boring me with all your questions. Go and

look it up in a book.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

4 If you’re bored, there’s plenty of housework to be

done.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

5 My life has changed a lot since I was made

redundant last year.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

6 When my father was a child, his family decided to

move abroad.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

7 When I went to London last week, I had dinner at

a brilliant restaurant.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

8 Are you being paid for working during the

holidays?

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

9 That puppy’s very cute, but it hasn’t been housetrained

yet.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

10 If they haven’t been found by 9.30, we’ll have to

organize a search party.

__________________________________________

__________________________________________

 
 
 
 
 

Adults 1 Grammar Unit 1

Aquí teniu un resum de gramàtica del tema 1:


Pronouns and possessive adjectives:

Els pronoms acompanyen el verb (I am) i els adjectivius possessius acompanyen el nom (My friend).

I-----My
You----Your
He----His
She----Her
It---Its
We----Our
You----Your
They----Their

To be (ser o estar):

Affirmative           Negative          Interrogative

I am                       I am not            Am I?
Your are               You are not       Are you?
He is                     He is not            Is he?
She is                   She is not           Is she?
It is                       It is not              Is it?
We are                 We are not         Are we?
You are                You are not       Are you?
They are               They are not      Are they?

Adults 1

Hola,


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