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ENGLISH SKILLS 3º E.S.O. UNIT 1

English Department Colegio Buen Pastor

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UNIT 1 GRAMMAR

Conectar frases usando because

Why have you not seen the movie? “I haven’t seen the movie because I don’t like horror films” I took an umbrella. It was raining “I took an umbrella because it was raining”

Present continuous tense for future use

A. At the end of July, I’m going on holiday for two weeks with some friends, to Spain.

B. I’m not really having a holiday this summer.

C. I’m leaving at the beginning of August and coming back in a year’s time

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D. Are you working the day after tomorrow?

E. We’re staying in an apartment at the seaside

F. I’m going with a friend

USE: To talk about plans and arrangements TASK: Translate sentences A-F into Spanish A. B. C. D. E. F.

VOCABULARY-SPEAKING Festivals

spring – primavera autumn / fall – otoño in the morning – por la mañana in the evening – por la tarde stay at home – quedarse en casa weather – tiempo atmosférico procession – procesión celebrate – celebrar holidays – vacaciones have a good time – pasarlo bien enjoy – divertirse bonfire – hoguera summer – verano winter – invierno in the afternoon – a mediodía, por la tarde at night – por la noche go out – salir Easter – Semana Santa Christmas – Navidad holiday – día de fiesta fireworks – fuegos artificiales have fun – divertirse funny / fun – divertido Valentine’s Day – Día de San Valentín Halloween – Halloween New Year – Año Nuevo Carnival – Carnaval carols – villancicos

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pumpkin – calabaza chocolates – bombones ghosts – fantasmas cards – tarjetas witches – brujas decorations – adornos resolutions – propósitos presents – regalos Boxing Day – Día de las Cajas (26 diciembre) midnight – medianoche roses - rosas What are the most important festivities in Seville? –The most important festivities in Seville are Semana Santa (Holy Week) and Feria de Abril. Tell me about Holy Week in Seville –In Holy Week, there are processions in the streets representing the death of Christ, with sculptures of Christ and the Virgin Mary. Tell me about Feria de Abril - We celebrate this festivity in April in an area in Los Remedios, near the centre of Seville. People wear typical clothes (flamenco dresses for women). They eat typical food (ham, fried fish, cheese, Spanish omelette…) in the tents (casetas). They ride a horse or go for a walk in the area. They can ride on and get into attractions (haunted house, Ferris wheel, rollercoaster…) They sing and dance “sevillanas” and they go to the bullring (La Maestranza) to watch bullfights. How long is Feria de Abril? –From Monday night to Sunday night. Have you been to Feria this year? - Yes, I have. I went there on Friday and Saturday and I had a great time Are there any other important festivals in Spain? - Yes. Fallas in Valencia (with a lot of bonfires and fireworks) and San Fermines in Pamplona (people run followed by bulls, very dangerous!)

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UNIT 1 TITLE OF TOPIC: FESTIVALS Grammar Point 1: Connecting sentences with BECAUSE Grammar Point 2: Present continuous for future Grammar Point 3: Use of MUST / MUSTN’T Grammar Point 4: Past continuous

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LISTENING

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READING

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WRITING: A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

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SAMPLE WRITING: A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

Write an essay (100-130 words) about a festival you know. You should:

• Say where the festival is celebrated and describe the place

• Say what people do in this festival

Hiberno Festival

Mount Leith is a 1569 m peak in Hibernia. In this essay, I will discuss its cultural importance and its connection to the Hiberno festival.

Although not difficult to ascend, the mountain has never been climbed to respect the locals’ wishes.

However, many Hibernians and some tourists do a special religious walk around it. An important Hibernian festival, called Hiberno, also takes place at the bottom of the mountain.

Hiberno happens during the eighth month of the year. Many people come to Mount Leith to celebrate, say prayers and put up the Leithian flagpole. The local people believe that if the flagpole is straight, this is a good sign. If not, it is a very bad sign.

In summary, Mount Leith is very important to local Hibernians and has a strong connection to the Hiberno festival.

HOW TO WRITE A DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY

STRUCTURE

Introduce topic – always introduce the topic in your own words and say what you are going to do in the first paragraph of an essay.

Use linking words – again, notice the importance of linking words and phrases, as underlined here in paragraph 2

Closing or summing-up phrases – learn a few phrases you can use to start your summary. These include:

In summary, To sum up, In conclusion, To conclude, LANGUAGE No contractions – remember, this is a formal style of writing, for example I will, not I’ll Have a clear and logical plan for each paragraph – here the plan is simple: Paragraph (P) 1 facts about Mt and aim P2 – info about relationship between Mt and people P3 – info about festival at Mt P4 – summary of key points Punctuation –we don’t usually use exclamation marks in essays because of the serious tone