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1 Bachillerato: 2nd Term Revision
1 Bachillerato: 2nd Term Revision
Television: vocabulary
cartoon, chat show, detective series, documentary, sitcom, reality show
Television: collocations
change the channel, appear on a show, broadcast/miss/ban/record a programme
False friends, useful idioms and strategies to guess their meaning:
disgust, attempt, argument, against all (the) odds, come at a price
Modal verbs
o Modals of ability: can, could, be able to
o Modals of advice/necessity/obligation: should, ought to, need/have to, must
Be careful! Must = obligation, BUT:
a) mustnt = prohibition
b) dont have to = theres no need to do it
o Modals of possibility and certainty: must, may, could, might
o Modals + perfect infinitives: can/could/may/might/must/should + have + past part.
*Revise ALL verb tenses we have studied so you dont confuse them!
Word building: negative prefixes
unbelievable, irresponsible, impatient, dishonest
Word building: reflexive pronouns, where and when to use them
myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves
Adjectives to describe objects: material, size, cost, shape, etc.
affordable, versatile, pocket-sized, battery-operated, expensive, tiny
its a thing for + verb + -ing, its a thing you use to + infinitive,
its a kind of, its made of
Writing a formal letter