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HAD BETTER (‘d better) / WOULD RATHER (‘d rather)

WOULD  RATHER / ‘D  RATHER (+ (NOT) INFINITIVE)

“Would prefer” es la forma condicional del verbo “prefer”, preferir, por tanto, es “preferiría”

Por otro lado, “would rather” es igual que “would prefer” y, por tanto, también significa “preferiría”.

Ejemplo 1: I would prefer to go out. Preferiría salir.

Ejemplo 2: I'd rather stay here. Yo preferiría quedarme.

Ejemplo 3: She'd prefer dancing. Ella preferiría bailar.

Ejemplo 4: Would you rather sleep or stay awake? ¿Preferirías dormir o permanecer despierto?

IMPORTANTE: Diferencia entre "would prefer" y “would rather”: El verbo que sigue a “would rather” va en infinitivo sin “to”. En cambio, el verbo que sigue a “would prefer” puede ir seguido de un verbo en infinitivo con “to” o en "-ing"; no hay mucha diferencia de significado entre una u otra opción.
Algo más sobre “would rather”:

Podemos decir:

Ejemplo 1 : I'd rather you spoke in English. Preferiría que hablases (o hablaras) en inglés.

Ejemplo 2: My brother would rather we didn't go home. Mi hermano preferiría que no fuésemos (o fuéramos) a casa.

sujeto +“would rather” + (2) sujeto + past tense

Ejemplo 3: She'd rather you worked. Ella preferiría que tú trabajases.

Observa además como en esta estructura traducimos el “past tense” por el “pretérito imperfecto del subjuntivo” (no por el pasado).

Por ejemplo decimos:(worked) trabajara/trabajases, (slept) durmieras/durmieses, (told) contara/contases, etc.

HAD BETTER / ‘D BETTER (+ (NOT) INFINITIVE)

I'd better go ------> "Mejor me marcho." o "Debería marcharme."

Regla: Observación importante: Al hablar no se suele decir “had”, sino que se contrae, igual que would “I'd, you'd, he'd....” por eso parece “I would better.” Pero, no ¡ojo! se trata del pasado de “have”, es decir, “had”. Nunca se dice “have better

Ejemplo 1: You'd better come--Va a ser mejor que vengas.

Ejemplo 2: Hadn't you better write to them? ¿No sería mejor que les escribieses?

Ejemplo 3: You'd better do what I told you. Más vale que hagas lo que te dije.

Ejemplo 4. . She'd better leave now. Mejor que se marche.

Las posibles traducciones son : -Mejor (que), - Más vale que, - Sería mejor que, - Debería

"Had better" sirve para amenazar o hacer una sugerencia fuerte y, a veces, no muy educada. Además se refiere a un futuro inmediato, no al pasado. Veamos más ejemplos para tenerlo claro:

Ejemplo 5: You'd better study. If you don't you'll have to work. “Es mejor que (deberías) estudies. Si no lo haces tendrás que trabajar”. Este es un especie de mandato un tanto amenazante y obviamente se refiere al futuro, no al pasado.

Ejemplo 6: He'd better do it or I'll be very angry. Más vale que lo haga o me enfadaré. También es una orden o amenaza.

Ejemplo 7: I'd better hurry up. "Es mejor que me dé prisa", ó, "Debería darme prisa" Aquí estamos ante una sugerencia que me hago a mi mismo.

Regla: El verbo que sigue a “had better” va siempre en infinitivo, no en -ing

EXERCISES

Would rather or had better

http://www.ejerciciodeingles.com/ejercicios-distinguir-had-better-would-rather/

Would rather or would prefer

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-49279.php

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html

3RD TERM

REPORTED SPEECH

READ

Sex Stereotyping

A survey by the Equality Opportunities Commission in the U.K. asked fathers if they would like to stay home to take care of their babies. Many fathers said that they would be happy to be homemakers. In fact, four out of five new fathers said they would be happy to quit work and become homemakers. However, another report found that in only four per cent of families the mother was working full –time while the father was working part-time or was a stay-at-home dad. Estimates suggest that there are over 140,000 stay –at- home dads in the U.S., and over ten million stay-at-home moms. It seems that sex stereotyping has a big influence on us at all stages of life. It affects our views on home life, the subjects we study in school, and the jobs we choose. A separate report found that fewer than 40 percent of girls questioned aged 15 and 16 agreed that boys and girls are treated exactly the same way in families. As for jobs around the home, girls generally help Mom with things such as ironing, cleaning, and washing the dishes. However, boys help with jobs that Dad would normally do, such as household repairs and physical tasks like cutting the grass. In school, fewer girls choose math and science: these are often seen as subjects more for boys. Sex stereotyping also seems to be supported by some schools career counselors. They sometimes advise girls to try traditional careers in nursing and teaching, rather than become scientist or engineers.

Understanding the text

What is your opinion about the text?

___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Check the statements you agree with. Then make a group and compare your opinions.

_______ Women are better at taking care of people, so they make nurses.

_______ It’s easier for a man to get a good job than a woman.

_______ Men make better soldiers and firefighters

_______ Sports like boxing and weightlifting are not suitable for women.

SEE MORE http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech.html

RELATIVE CLAUSES

- Focus: Describe these pictures with a partner. Then read the information.

Match the photo to the types of film.

1. Mamma mia:_______________Romantic comedy___________

2. Shreck:_____________________________________________

3. When a stranger calls:_________________________________

4. Star wars: __________________________________________

5. While you were sleeping:_______________________________

6. Steet thief: __________________________________________

Think about it  What is your favorite type of film? Why?________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________

READ

WHO BUYS THE TICKETS?

Polly: Sorry Guys. The Batman film’s sold out. Which film shall we see instead?

Lin: How about this? It’s called Girl of my Dreams. It’s about a young man who dreams about

the perfect girl. The next day he goes to a bookshop where he meets a girl called Nina.

Greg: That’s a romance! No thank you!!!

Josh: What about Journey into space? It’s about some astronauts who go to Mars.

Lin: Mm. It doesn’t sound very exciting. Is there anything else on?

Polly: How about The Pyramid? It’s a horror film about a monster in a Egyptian pyramid which comes alive.

Greg: ok. That’s better. Shall I get the tickets? Polly: Yes, but let’s hurry. It’s half past five. The next performance starts in five minutes.

Understanding the text Answer the questions.

1. Which films do Lin, Josh and Polly suggest that they see? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

2. What types of film are they? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

3. Which film do they agree to see? __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________

4. What time does the film start? __________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR FOCUS

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES WITH WHO, WHICH AND WHERE

PEOPLE

 It’s about astronauts who go to Mars.

Things

 It’s about a monster which come alive.

Places

 He goes to a bookshop where he meets a girl.

Grammar Practice

 Complete with who, where, which

1. I live in a town ___________________________ there aren’t any cinemas.

2. I saw a boy ____________________________ looked like Harry Potter!

3. I don’t like films________________________ have talking animals.

4. Do you know a shop ___________________I can buy DVDs?

5. Is that the actor _______________________ was in Star wars?

6. I’ve got a book_______________________ has got photo of Mars.

 Rewrite the story of Pirate of the Caribbean with who, which or where.

1. Captain Jack Sparrow is a pirate. He has a ship called the Black pearl.

Captain Jack Sparrow is a pirate who has a ship called the Black pearl.

2. One day, he goes to Jamaica. In Jamaica, he sees a beautiful woman, Elizabeth. __________________________________________________________________________

3. Then Jack meets Will. Will loves Elizabeth. __________________________________________________________________________

4. Jack, Will and Elizabeth look for pirate treasure. The treasure is on the Island Isla de Muerta. __________________________________________________________________________

5. They must fight the pirate Captain Barbarossa. Barbarossa has the treasure. __________________________________________________________________________

6. Captain Jack wins and they all go back to Jamaica. There, Elizabeth tells Will she loves him. __________________________________________________________________________

Can you do a short film?

LEVEL VII

1ST TERM

To study present simple:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresent.html

To study past simple:

To study future simple:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplefuture.html

To sudy present continuous:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html

To sudy past continuous:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html

To study present perfect:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

To study past perfect:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect.html

Tenses Review Chart by karenjuliocardenas

Review Tenses Exercises by karenjuliocardenas

ACTIVITY

More exercises

A:Make questions to match the answers. Use present simple.

Example: 0. Where do you study? I study at CURN

1. What time ....................................................... ? The meeting starts at 8.30 tonight.

......................................................................... ? No, I don't watch TV every day.

2. What ............................................ after school? I don't know what I'll do.

3. How often ....................................................... ? She helps me twice a week.

B:Put one of these verbs in each sentence. Use the past simple:

eat bring write buy see meet

1. The party was fantastic. Every guest _______________ something to eat and a bottle of wine.

2. I had an extravagant weekend. I _______________ some clothes and a plant.

3. Three weeks ago Tracy _______________ her ex-husband in Mallorca. What a coincidence!

4. When I lived in Italy, we always _______________ lamb at Easter.

5. Shakespeare _______________ a lot of plays.

C:Read the situations and write sentences in the present perfect simple. Choose one of the following:

learn buy find break clean grow

1. James can't go to school because his arm is in plaster. He has broken his arm.

2. Fred was nervous about travelling to France. He isn't any more because he knows he can

communicate. He has ……………………………………………………………………..

3. Jane didn't have a dress to wear to the wedding. Now she does ………………………….

4. Our flat was very dusty. It isn't any more. ………………………………………………..

5. Mr Flint was unhappy because he had lost his cat. Now he is happy. ………………….

6. Harry didn't have a beard last month. Now he has a beard.……………………………….

D. Read the situations and write sentences in the past perfect using the words in brackets.

1. I arrived at the party at 9 p.m. but Jane was already there.

(she / arrive / before / me) She had arrived before me.

2. I invited Jeff to come for lunch but he wasn't hungry.

(he / already / eat / lunch)

3. Jane was late for her exam. All the other students were already there.

(they / start / the exam)

4. Mike got home after midnight. The house was quiet.

(everybody / go / to bed)

5. I rang Fred but he wasn't at home.

(he / already / leave / for work)

MORE EXERCISES OF TENSES TO FEEDBACK

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-tenses.php#.VOe0e3yG9Qc

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/mixed-verb-tenses5.html

http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/AlltenseSw-2.htm

TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR THE ORAL EXAM.

The teacher will take into account theses elements.

2ND TERM

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