Comunicaciones en Inglés B2 Mod. II

Future for predictions. Future continuous for an action in progress at a certain time in the future and to express determination. • WILL/WON´T have + past participle for predictions on actions expected to conclude at a certain time in the future (He’ll have finished his exams by June and should be able to take up some sport then). • WILL/WON´T have + been + verb-ing to express an action in progress in the future emphasizing how long the action takes (I’ll have been working at this school for fifteen years in October). • WILL/WON´T to express determination (After what happened I’ll never travel with the same company again). • Simple present for timetables (The bus leaves at 7.30 to take the guests to the airport and the plane leaves at 9.15). • Use of certain adverbs to reinforce or soften predictions, intentions or decisions (Sue probably won’t come on time, she rarely does; I certainly won’t tell them anything about the breakup of their relationship). • Use of present/present perfect in time clauses with when, after, as soon as, once, until (We won’t be ready to buy a flat until we save/have saved more money). • WILL/WON´T be + verb-ing to express events agreed upon in the past (Sorry, I can’t do lunch on Saturday. I’ll be taking my daughters shopping). • WILL/WON´T + verb-ing to express future events that will surely take place as they are parts of routines (They’ll be paying us their monthly visit tomorrow, so I’ll show them our new project then). Position and order of adjectives. o Predicative and attributive adjectives. Revision and extension. o Attributive only: former, latter, inner, outer, upper, joined, lesser, etc.(joint efforts, outer space). o Predicative only: alive, ill, well, alike, afraid (The situations are alike; I am aware of the fact). o Adjectives that change their meaning according to their attributive or predicative use: glad news / I’m glad; ill luck / He´s ill; a sick man / He’s off sick. o Noun- phrase head adjectives/ generic reference: the poor, the old, the British. o Noun-phrase head singular adjectives/neuter reference: the unknown, the absurd, the unexpected. o Words used as adjectives: the head waiter. o Idiomatized expressions with adjectives: the president elect, court martial, from time immemorial. o Adjective preceded by too, rather, so (rather a good idea / a rather good idea). o -Ing and –ed participles (frightening/ (frightened). Extension. Instances in which the participle can only be used after a noun: applying, caused, discusssed, found. o Use of be sure to / be certain to (Be sure to ask for a receipt when you buy the newspapers for the office). o Extension on the different types of comparison. • Gradual increase (Her visits to the country to see her family became rarer and rarer). • Parallel increase (The older I get, the wiser I become). • Use of like/as (She works as a waiter / She works like a slave). o Adverb + adjective collocations: bitterly cold, deeply ashamed, highly recommended. o Premodificacion of adjectives. Revision and extension: • Most frequent collocations of adverb. + adjective (bitterly cold, deep ashamed, highly recommended). • Non-gradable adjectives (freezing, boiling, amazing, tiny). • Idiomatic expressions with comparatives (The older we get, the grumpier we become). • Quasi-coordinate comparative structure (dominant comparative). Form and use. Revision and extension. o Different types of adverbs and adverbial phrases: • Manner: truly, wrongly, wholly (A robin was singing beautifully from a garden tree). • Place: backwards, clockwise, nearby (Have you got all your family locally?). • Time: formerly, presently, eventually (I’ve had some really weird dreams lately). • Length: for good, for five years, throughout history, briefly. o Revision and extension of the different types and uses of prepositions and prepositional phrases. o Easily confused prepositions above/over, beneath/below/under/underneath, at/in/on, (made) of /(made)from, across/through. o Use of prepositions in the description of movements and directions (He went along the path, past the pub, up the hill, down through the woods and over the river). Extension. o Idiomatized expressions with prepositions (Eat it up!; What are you up to?; On and off).