Giving your opinion Writing

1. Read the article and complete it with the given words.

above all / although / another / but / general / however / secondly / which / who
 

The good side
For me the first good thing about the weekend is that I don’t have to go to work. I like my job, (1) --- I have to spend all day inside, in an office, and I’m a person (2) --- loves being outside. (3) --- good thing is that I don’t have to get up early. During the week I have to get up at half past six every day. It’s not too bad in the summer but I hate it in the winter when it’s dark in the morning. But (4) ---, I like the weekend because I have time to do all the things I really enjoy doing, like listening to music, reading, or going out with friends.

The bad side
(5) ---, there are some things I don’t like about the weekend. Firstly, I have to go shopping on Saturday morning, and the supermarket is always crowded. (6) ---, on Sundays we always have lunch with my husband’s family. (7) --- my mother-in-law is a good cook and her food is delicious, I don’t usually have a good time. The family always argues and we end up watching TV (8) --- I think is boring.

But in (9) --- I love the weekend – I often get a bit depressed on Sunday afternoon when I know that the weekend is nearly over.


2. Read the article again and  mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
 

1. She works outside.
2. She has to get up early during the week.
3. She enjoys shopping on Saturdays.
4. Her husband always makes lunch on Sundays.
5. She doesn’t like watching TV.

What do you think of the weekend?  write two paragraphs.

- Paragraph 1 : the good side
For me the best thing about the weekend is …

- Paragraph 2: the bad side
However, there are some things I don’t like. For example, …

Final sentence: Do you love it or hate it?
But in general, …
 

ABOUT US

What kind of weekend do you find most relaxing     doing nothing like a bear     

What was your weekend like?    

Was your weekend very quite for...lack of (falta de) lack of humour; lack of money; lack of plans?

What did you do to feel "cosy / a gusto" at home?

manta/blanket    sofá/couch,    For my classmate, a quite weekend is when she stays in the couch covered with a blanket. For us, the best time for a quiet weekend is when you have the house clean and you can sit with everything more or less clean and placed. We are two girls, if we were two men, I would doubt they had thougt this way.

What's the worst thing could've happened at home?

The worst  is when your whashing machine is broken, or when your neighbor's washing machine is broken and your flat begins to flood. Or might be worst, maybe when you get home and there are a lot of fleas sleeping on your carpet. Those things are terrible,  both.

OPINION WRITING

PONER LOS CONECTORES ANTERIORES  above all / although / another / but / general / however / secondly / which / who EN EL TEXTO

__________________  of buying a house in Spain today...

________________ there are some things that I find frightening about buying a house nowadays in Spain _____________, it's very difficult to get a loan from Spanish banks nowadays,_________________ if you are ready to buy one of their properties, you are sure to get good credit conditions.

______________, houses are not such a secure investment as they used to be because prices keep going down.

______________, it is still wiser to pay off your own mortgage then to pay off your landlord's housing loan

DON'T FORGET Send to Pat ( patricia@eoisantander.org) The good side and the bad side of working as a teacher.

PARA FINALIZAR  To sum up    In conclusion    In general    Finally    all in all/con todo y con eso.

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