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Commentary

VOCABULARY
1.    Sedentary
2.    Heart Disease:  enfermedad cardiaca
3.    Habits
4.    Experiment
5.    Take a stand: tomar una postura con respecto a algo

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
In the video there is a man doing exercise while working on his computer.
A -british +British experiment -want +WANTS to change the habits of the people, because a sedentary -work +job -[can to be] +[CAN BE] the cause of a heart disease.
In the school of this video, we can see some pupils take lessons standing, and in the meetings at work, the -workpeople +workers are standing too. Perhaps, next time you take a stand, you should do it standing up.
I think people will continue working -sit +sitting down and children at the school -[do it] too. +IT IS VERY -TIRED -TIRING STANDING UP ALL THE TIME!

BBC Video

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Ta, Caroline!

Driving change in the west bank

Commentary

This video shows a Palestinian woman. She´s the first woman in -Palestinian +Palestine licensed to drive public buses. She checks the bus engine every day. She encourages other women to compete on an equal footing with men in all professions. I like that women advance professionally and that they break with taboo. This is a start. I think we have a long way to go.

Audio comment
 

BBC Video

Driving change in the west bank

Thanks, Encarna, very nice!

Key: NEF 1 & 2 Revise and Check

GRAMMAR
1 c 6 c 11 a
2 b 7 c 12 c
3 a 8 b 13 a
4 c 9 b 14 b
5 a 10 c 15 c

VOCABULARY
a
1 do 6 book
2 look 7 invite
3 wear 8 drive
4 take 9 play
5 stay 10 leave

b
1 on 3 in 5 at 7 on
2 in 4 on 6 at
c
1 beard (the others are about hair)
2 lazy (the others are positive adjectives)
3 friendly (the others are negative adjectives)
4 tie (the others are normally worn by women)
5 gloves (the others are worn on your feet)
6 scarf (the others are pieces of jewellery)
7 dirty (the others are about the weather)
8 luxurious (the others are negative)

PRONUNCIATION
a
1 J 3 lives 5 university
2 shorts 4 weight

b
1 talkative 3 prefer 5 comfortable
2 moustache 4 disgusting

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a
A bad thing.
b
1 T 3 T 5 F
2 T 4 F 6 T

Common mistakes in your writings

These are some notes on the most common mistakes in your writings. I will have linked to them already in my correction comments, but general review is advisable.

 

a /an

En inglés necesitamos algo delante de casi todos los nombres (un artículo definido o indefinido, un adjetivo posesivo...). El artículo indefinido (para uno cualquiera) es "a" y delante de sonido vocálico "an".

 Bas - EGU - (ESP) definite article - a an.pdf

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 Bas - PEU - a _ an _uses.pdf

 

the

Si con el nombre nos referimos a un ejemplo concreto, determinado, usamos el artículo definido.
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 Bas - EGU (ESP) - article the.pdf

​Y cuando hablamos de la categoría en general, sin especificar, no decimos nada:
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 Bas - EGU - (ESP) generalizations without article - the.pdf

También hay algunas excepciones, que podéis simplemente leer para que os vayan sonando:
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 Int - HEW - the (in school...) and no article special cases.pdf

 

much / many 

​Uno se usa para nombres incontables y el otro para plurales

 Bas - EGC 173 - much and many.pdf

Y un poco de repaso de nombres contables e incontables

 Bas - EGC 153 - countable and uncountable I.pdf

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 Bas - EGC 198 - countable and uncountable II.pdf

 

say and tell

​Los dos pueden ser "decir", pero no se dicen igual :)

 Bas - HEW - tell and say.pdf

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also / too

Los dos son "también" pero se colocan en distinto sitio

 Bas - PEU - also too as well - position.pdf

 

have (got)

 Bas - have & have got (links & intro)

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Take your time. We're in no hurry, but make sure that you review all these topics as needed. These are the basics!