2nd TERM EXAM Television: vocabulary

cartoon, chat show, detective series, documentary, sitcom, reality show

Television: collocationschange 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, mustBe 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.

Word building: verbs + prepositionsapply for, depend on, laugh at, believe in, dream about, approve of

Word building: indefinite pronouns and adverbssome/any/no/every- + -body/one/thing/where: anybody, nothing, somewhere

Vocabulary: do vs. make: do your homework, make an effort, do your best

Writing an opinion essay

2nd TERM EXAM Technology: vocabulary

remote control, games console, digital camera, laptop, hair dryer

Technology: useful verbs turn on/off, plug in/unplug

Phrasal verbs: turn out, take over, work out

Verb tenses*: when to use different future tenses

o will / be going to / present continuous (decisions, predictions, plans)

o future continuous: will / wont + be + verb + -ing

o future perfect: will / wont + have + past participle

*Revise ALL verb tenses we have studied so you dont confuse them!

Word building: negative prefixesunbelievable, irresponsible, impatient, dishonest

Word building: reflexive pronouns, where and when to use themmyself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves

Adjectives to describe objects: material, size, cost, shape, etc.affordable, versatile, pocket-sized, battery-operated, expensive, tinyits a thing for + verb + -ing, its a thing you use to + infinitive,its a kind of, its made of

Writing a formal letter