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Week 24^th – 26^th

We started the week reading and talking about teenage children and problems with them.

The Serrano’s family had problems with their children aged 18 & 20 because they took everything for granted (they thought they could have or do anything they wanted without giving anything else in exchange) without collaborating at home or looking for a job. So, their parents decided to teach them a lesson and take them to court (place where trials take place).The judge (the boss of the court) sentenced them to leave their parents’ home!

In our debate, María said she wouldn’t tell her kid to leave home. On the contrary, Juan and Raquel thought they would do it, so as to teach the kids a lesson.  Sometimes it’s good to teach your kids they can’t take everything for granted and they have to respect their parents, keep the rules and try to collaborate at home. Either doing housework or helping to the household (home) economy.

·      We continued talking about experiences.

·         None of us have ever been to a fashion show.

·         Carlos has worn a fancy dress. He dressed as Peter Pan.

·         Raquel has met somebody who was wearing the same clothes as her. It was at a wedding!

·         Jorge has ruined clothes in the washing machine. He mixed white and colour garments and the colours went off! The white clothes became pink!

·         Loli has danced in uncomfortable shoes! And she keeps doing it!

Remember: general questions, present perfect. Follow-up questions, asking about details in the past, past simple.

·          We learnt that we can also use “present perfect” to link the past with the present and to talk about the duration or how long something has happened.

Another use of Present Perfect is linking past with present, talking about duration.

She has lived in the countryside for nine years

Moved to the countryside                                               

    2005                                                                                  2014

                                                                                               Lives in the countryside

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

·      We talked about possessions that are important to us.

How long have you had your car? I’ve had it for four weeks.

How did you get it? My parents bought it for me.

Where did they buy it? They bought it at a car dealers’ in Madrid

Why is it important to you? Because I need it for travelling and to drive to work.

How long has she had her earrings? She’s had it for a long time.

How did she get them? They were a present from her granny.

Why are they important to her? Because they belonged to her grandmother.

At one point in the class, I told Carlos to leave the classroom.

 Where has he gone?

Carlos: “I’ve been to the loo (toilet).

Remember:

        ·            He’s gone to London. (He hasn’t come back yet)

        ·            He’s been to Paris. (He went there and he’s back)

        ·            I’ve been in Madrid for 10 years.(I am in Madrid now)

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And we also talked about the last time we…

·          When did you last go to the theatre?

·           When did he last see her best friend?
·           When did they last fail an exam?


Pronunciation of Irregular Verbs

Tomorrow we’ll finish talking about present perfect!

See you tomorrow!