viernes, 18 de enero de 2019

SHOPPING IN THE UK

Watch the video and fill in the chart with the missing information in the blanks and boxes and then check KEY below.


Pay attention to the following vocabulary:


Shoppers can browse their favourite labels
Glass-roof top
10-screen cinema
Brand names
Precious materials
Luxurious, exclusive, unique
Exciting and entertaining place
Convenience and choice



Shopping in the high street
…….% of town centre shops are empty

Shopping centres ……..%

where
when
Originally for
size
The Oracle


xxxxxxx

The Burlington Arcade


……. & …. ……



Shopping online …….%


Now check KEY:



Shopping in the high street
14% of town centre shops are empty

Shopping centres 31%

where
when
Originally for
size
The Oracle
Reading
1999
xxxxxxxxx
80,ooo square metres
The Burlington Arcade
London
1819
Jewelry& fancy articles
Almost 200 metres long

LONELY PLANET

This is a video about the creators of Lonely Planet. Watch it and fill in the blanks in the following sentences with one or two words and then check the key below.



1.     Tony and Maureen met in London in __________ and a year later they__________.
2.      For their __________they decided to travel across ­­­___________and __________ as far as their finances could take them.
3.     First they drove to Afghanistan and then they went by bus, train and ­­­­­__________to Bali.
4.       They sailed by __________ to Australia where they arrived in 1972 with just__________.
5.       In Sydney people wanted to know how they managed their __________so they   decided to create a book.
6.       One week after its publication they had sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet __________.
7.       Today the company has __________ in Melbourne, Auckland and London.
8.       They publish destination__________, phrase books, pictorials and travel __________.
9.       Through all these __________ Tony and Maureen have changed the way people travel.
10.   They have inspired and enabled countless __________ to get under the surface of a place, to connect with ____________ and to journey in a responsible sustainable way.



KEY


1.       Tony and Maureen met in London in 1970 and a year later they were married.

2.       For their honeymoon they decided to travel across Europe and Asia as far as their finances could take them.
3.       First they drove to Afghanistan and then they went by bus, train and ferry to Bali.
4.       They sailed by yacht to Australia where they arrived in 1972 with just 27 cents.
5.       In Sydney people wanted to know how they managed their journey so they   decided to create a book.
6.       One week after its publication they had sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born.
7.       Today the company has offices in Melbourne, Auckland and London.
8.       They publish destination guides, phrase books, pictorials and travel literature.
9.       Through all these creations Tony and Maureen have changed the way people travel.
10.   They have inspired and enabled countless travellers to get under the surface of a place, to connect with local people and to journey in a responsible sustainable way.







jueves, 10 de enero de 2019

PRONOUNS AND DETERMINERS

Subject
pronouns

Object
pronouns
Possessive adjectives
Possessive
pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
ME
YOU
HIM
HER
IT
US
YOU
THEM
MY
YOUR
HIS
HER
ITS
OUR
YOUR
THEIR
MINE
YOURS
HIS
HERS

OURS
YOURS
THEIRS
MYSELF
YOURSELF
HIMSELF
HERSELF
ITSELF
OURSELVES
YOURSELVES
THEMSELVES