English: Previous Knlowledge

FCE strategies:

Steps to write a report

Start with an introduction aiming the report

Organize the information in sections using headings if appropiate

Use bullet or numbered points

Express opinion interpersonally

Finish with a conclution giving opinions.

Active voice vs Passive voice

The active voice is selecting the human character, for example: The hunter killed the lion

The passive voice changes it for example: The lion was killed by him

Infinitive vs Gerund

The infinitive use to usually before the verb for example: to study

The gerund uses the suffix -ing for example: studying

First and second conditional

The first conditional is used for a future possible for example: I will do my homework if they ask me to.

The second conditional is used for expressing an imaginary situation for example: I would have failed the exam if I didn`t study.

Articles: A/An/The

Nouns: Used for determining a person, place, animal or something

Past tenses: Past simple: I visited Japan last summer, Past Continous: I was studying for the exam, Past Perfect: I have eaten pizza, Past Perfect Continous: What wave you been doing the whole afternoon?, Used to: I used to eat Gerber when I was a baby.

Giving advice: We ask for an advice with: Can you please give me an advice or a piece of advice, because the advices don`t exist, and for answering we could use for example: I think that you should go to the doctor because your injury is serious. image

Vocabulary: Steering wheel, departure lounge, commuters, runaway, handlebars, cockpit, motorist, backpackers, rush hour.

image