(F2F unit 1) How to Confide in Someone

It is human nature to feel the need to share our burdens with others. However, knowing how to confide in someone is often more difficult than people realize. You must decide who to tell, when to tell them and how much you should reveal.

1. Step 1Determine if the person is trustworthy enough to confide in. You don’t want to bear your soul to the office gossip. Be sure that the confidante has a reputation of discretion and maturity.
2. Step 2

   Decide if you want your information kept silent by your confidante or if you don’t mind if she speaks about it with other people. Be sure to let the confidante know what you expect of her before disclosing anything.

3. Step 3

   Choose what you will tell your confidante and what you won’t reveal. It is best to make your mind up about this ahead of time so that you don’t walk away from the conversation angry at yourself for giving away too much information.

4. Step 4

   Find a discrete place and time to speak with your confidante. Pick a spot that will allow you to speak freely and without worrying about others listening in on the conversation.

5. Step 5

   Share your information. Speak calmly and slowly and allow your confidante time to ask questions to clarify the information.

6. Step 6

   Thank your confidante for listening and for giving you the opportunity to reveal your feelings.

7. Step 7

   Listen to any words of advice that your confidante may offer. Do this even if you weren’t looking for advice on the subject. It is human for people to want to assist you in some way. The most natural way for a confidante to do this is to offer advice.

 

Here’s a forum on confiding. Take a look at what ohers think.

EXTRA CLASSES – CONVERSATION, WORKSHOPS etc (times and classrooms)

All students are welcome at these classes. You do not have to sign up, JUST GO ALONG!

DOWNLOAD THIS PDF - anglés conversa, laboratori, tallers 2009-2010.pdf

WELCOME TO A NEW BEGINNING…

So, folks, it’s back to school and on with learning English.

WELCOME TO ALL MY NEW STUDENTS…

 

… AND WELCOME BACK TO THOSE WHO’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE!

I hope this year will be fun and worthwhile. Don’t forget, comments are welcome – it helps to motivate me and anyone else whose work appears on this Blog.

EXAM RESULTS…

Most of you will have seen that THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED here:  

…to those who passed…..

 

… commiserations to those who haven’t…

 

In any case, best wishes to all for a GREAT SUMMER!

Helen

THANK YOU…

This is just to say “thank you” to all of you for attending

my classes and working hard to learn English!

I hope the course has been enjoyable and useful.

Thanks also to all those who have contributed

in one way or another to my Blog.

It is greatly appreciated.

Finally, GOOD LUCK to all of you in the final exam.

Remember to USE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNT and

SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW (not what you don’t know)!!!

MORE COLLOCATIONS…

Collocations with intensifying adjectives.doc

COLLOCATIONS EXERCISES

Collocations exercises.doc

THIS IS THE KEY:

COLLOCATIONS KEY

CORRECTING COMMON MISTAKES: (the following are possible solutions, but not the only ones)

1. great/big/huge disappointment

2. a planned decisión/ a conscious choice

3. a real disaster

4. make a complaint (not “do”)

5. go on a diet (not “make a diet”)

6. lose (not “miss”)

7. make (not “do”)

8. achieve/obtain (not “have “)

VERB-ADVERB COLLOCATIONS

1. completely

2. flatly

3. hardly

4. strongly

5. readily

6. fully

7. legitimately

8. categorically

9. confidently

10. tentatively

VERB-ADVERB PHRASE COLLOCATIONS

1. refused

2. rejected

3. searched

4. offended

5. murdered

6. occur

7. live

8. ended

ADVERB + ADJECTIVE MATCHING

1. delicately balanced (A)

2. closely associated with (B)

3. enthusiastically received (C)

4. highly qualified (D)

5. carefully chosen (E)

6. ideally situated (F)

7. badly mistaken (G)

8. dangerously overcrowded (H)

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN EXPRESSION FROM ABOVE

1= (A) 2= (C) 3= (D) 4= (F) 5= (G) 6= (H) 7= (E) 8= (B)

ADVERB-ADJECTIVE MATCHING

1. bitterly disappointed

2. strictly limited

3. lavishly illustrated

4. eagerly anticipated

5. generously rewarded

6. widely available

7. heavily influenced by

8. extensively damaged

Sentence 1. ….eagerly anticipated……….widely available……….strictly limited…..bitterly disappointed

Sentence 2…lavishly illustrated (“eagerly anticipated” would also be suitable here)…heavily influenced…..generously rewarded……their reputation can be extensively damaged by so-called friends

(TOTAL ENGLISH 2008/09) GRADABLE/UNGRADABLE ADJECTIVES – NOTES

 

HERE YOU HAVE NOTES AND IN FOLLOWING POSTS THERE ARE EXERCISES ON INTENSIFYING ADVERBS AND A VARIETY OF COLLOCATIONS EXERCISES

gradable-ungradable adjectives notes.doc

BOOK TEST – REVIEW

Next Monday 4th May  or Tuesday 5th May you will be doing the final book test in class.  

The assignment consists of a Book Review.

You will be asked to follow a series of guidelines which I will give you before the exam.

You will be given 30 minutes to write the review.

Preparation – look on internet and find out “How to write a book review”.

 

 

Remember the time limit and prepare what you think will be useful.

 

You will not be able to refer to any material during the test (including the book in question).

 

FLASH MOB

A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only to gatherings organized via social media  or viral emails, rather than those organized by public relations firms or for a publicity stunt.

EXAMPLES OF FLASHMOB PERFORMANCES:

Beyonce 100 Single Ladies Flash-Dance Piccadilly Circus

The Great Trfalgar Square Freeze

The T-Mobile Dance at Liverpool Street Station

No Pants Subway Ride