Syllable Division Rules

1. Separate prefixes and suffixes from root words.
• examples:  pre-view, work-ing, re-do, end-less, & out-ing
2. Are two (or more) consonants next to each other?
• Divide between the 1^st and 2^nd consonants.
• examples:  buf-fet, des-sert, ob-ject, ber-ry, & pil-grim
• Never split 2 consonants that make only 1 sound when pronounced together and aren't the same letter (i.e., 'ff').
• examples:  th, sh, ph, th, ch, & wh
3. Is the consonant surrounded by vowels?
• Does the vowel have a long sound?  (Like the 'i' in line)
• Divide before the consonant.
• examples:  ba-by, re-sult, i-vy, fro-zen, & Cu-pid
• Does the vowel have a short sound?  (Like the 'i' in mill)
• Divide after the consonant.
• examples:  met-al, riv-er, mod-el, val-ue, & rav-age
4. Does the word end with 'ckle'?
• Divide right before the 'le.'
• examples:  tack-le, freck-le, tick-le, & buck-le
5. Does the word end with 'le' (not 'ckle')?
• Is the letter before the 'le' a consonant?
• Divide 1 letter before the 'le.'
• examples:  ap-ple, rum-ble, fa-ble, & ta-ble
• Is the letter before the 'le' a vowel?
• Do nothing.
• examples:  ale, scale, sale, file, & tile

Examples

• little:   lit - tle
• petal:   pet - al
• turtle:   tur - tle
• ankle:   an - kle
• riddle:   rid - dle
• arrow:   ar - row
• nickle:   nick - le
• cotton:   cot - ton
• student:   stu - dent
• teacher:   teach - er
• children:   chil - dren
• pottery:   pot - ter - y
• learning:   learn - ing
• textbook:   text - book
• watching:   watch - ing
• screaming:   scream - ing
• misbehaving:   mis - be - hav - ing

2 ASIR - Preparing for the exam

Conditionals Chart

Conditionals 1 - 2

Conditionals 3

Exercises

Passive

Passive 2

Exercises

1 ASIR/DAW - 10 Accidental Inventions

Writing / Discussion

What invention couldn't you live without? 

Describe it.

• Is it a simple everyday object or something more complex?
• What's it for?
• What kind of design has it got?
• Has the design changed much since it was invented?

Look on the internet. Find out some history

• Who invented it?
• Where was it invented?
• Was it invented by accident?
• Why and how was it invented?
• What were they trying to do when they invented it (what else were they working on)?

What do you think about it? 

• Why is it important?
• What did it change or make better for people?
• What couldn't we do without it?
• Why couldn't you live without it?

Write about your invention
Write it using 3 - 4 paragraphs (see above)
Don't forget to have an introduction (say what it is and why you are choosing it)
and a conclusion (your opinion of it / why couldn't you live without it and why you think it's important)

LIST OF THE MOST COMMON SIMPLE GRAMMAR MISTAKES

• NEVER TRANSLATE DIRECTLY FROM SPANISH. Structures are not the same and, unluckily, you haven’t got the same knowledge of Spanish and English. Try adapting your ideas in Spanish to a more simple level so you are able to work with them in English as well. 
• “-S” of third person singular for verbs in the present simple.
• Adjectives in English NEVER take “-s” to form the plural.
• All adjectives are placed before the noun they go with.
• All compounds of SOME and ANY are considered third person singular.
• THIS / THAT are singular words. THESE / THOSE are plural.
• Be careful with False Friends. ACTUALLY does not mean ACTUALMENTE but REALMENTE.
• MODAL VERBS are followed by an infinitive without TO.
• ALL sentences in English have a subject.
• PEOPLE is plural.
• VERY is MUY. A LOT OF / MANY / MUCH is MUCHOS/MUCHAS.
• No double negation in a sentence.
• Avoid contractions when writing; they are too informal.
• Be careful with the structure of the sentence: Subject+Verb+Object+Complement (place + time)
• WITH ≠ WHICH ≠ WITCH.
• WELL ≠ GOOD
• DIE (vb) / DEAD (adj.) / DEATH (noun).
• ENOUGH + noun / adjective + ENOUGH.
• The definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular.                                                                   "The dog that bit me ran away."                                                     Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me. 

Past tenses contrast de IES - Junta de Andalucia

Unit 1

These are the contents you are going to work in Unit 1. Click on the following links:

• Resumen de todos los tiempos verbales: Tenses EXAMPLES.

• Present Simple & Continuous EXPLANATION: present-simple-present-continuous
• Present Simple & Continuous ACTIVITIES: present_simple_and_present_continuous / PresentSimple&Continuous

• Present Perfect Simple EXPLANATION: present-perfect
• Present Perfect TIME WORDS: present-perfect-time-words
• Present Perfect ACTIVITIES: present_perfect / present_perfect_2 / PresentPerfect

• Verb + -ing or to infinitive? Some verbs are followed by a verb in the -ing form, and others are followed by a “to infinitive”. Learn it! This is the EXPLANATION:ing or to infinitive
• Verb + -ing or to infinitive ACTIVITIES: GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES Activities

ON-LINE EXPLANATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Present Simple and Continuous: CLICK HERE!
• Present Perfect Simple: CLICK HERE!
• For or Since: CLICK HERE!
• Verbs + ing / to infinitive: CLICK HERE!

EXAM REVISION!

Printable activities to revise GRAMMAR:

• Unit 1 grammar(1)
• Unit 1 grammar(2)
• Unit 1 grammar(3)

Printable activities to revise VOCABULARY:

• Vocabulary unit1(1)
• Vocabulary unit1(2)

Interactive exercises clicking on the following links:

GRAMMAR

• Gerund / Infinitive 1  2  3
• Present Simple & Continuous 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10
• Present Perfect Simple 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15

VOCABULARY

•  Adjective order  1  2  3  4
• For/Since 1  2  3  4    

Unit 1

SUMMARY:

Vocabulary

• Topic: Words from the text (good-natured, sign, degree, etc.)
• Topic: Noun & Adjective suffixes (-ment, -tion, -ful, -ible, etc.)
• Topic: Language: (bilingual, mother tongue, etc.) & Phrasal verbs (talk sb out of, talk sb into, talk down to sb, talk back, talk sth over).
• Topic: Communication: (whisper, have a heart, etc.)

 Grammar

• Present perfect simple and continuous
• Past perfect simple and continuous
• Future perfect simple

Writing

• An informative essay (Student's Book, pages 159-160)
• Connectors of cause and result (Due to, since, therefore, etc.) (Student's Book, page 158)

Reading

• Strategy: Identifying the main idea (Identificar la idea principal de cada párrafo)

LINKS TO ONLINE EXERCISES

• Present Perfect Simple (Explanation + exercises)
• Present Perfect Continuous (Explanation + exercises)
• Past Perfect Simple (Explanation + exercises)
• Past Perfect Continuous (Explanation + exercises)
• Future Perfect Simple (Explanation + exercises)
• Verb tenses (ejercicios de todos los tiempos verbales)

Revision exercises (download)
More exercises with key for self-study (download)

Grammar Revision.

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Vocabulary Revision.

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