Hello everyone!
I post this entry to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I hope you make the most of these days, find time to relax, switch off, spend time with the family, travel, and start the New Year with renewed energy!
I guess (and hope!) you all know the history of Christmas. Last year around these dates I found this digital version of the story on the Internet and I wanted to share it with you. It's so good!
I would also like you to find some time to revise English (watch films, series; check links on the blog; read, etc.). Remember also that on the 16th we have the test of Dracula. When we come back from Christmas Leah will do an activity with you to remember the main events in the book (that is what will be on the test, not specific details).
See you on the 9th January then! :)
Thursday 22 December 2011
Merry Christmas to all! Digital story of the Nativity
Hello everyone!
I post this entry to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I hope you make the most of these days, find time to relax, switch off, spend time with the family, travel, and start the New Year with renewed energy!
I guess (and hope!) you all know the history of Christmas. Last year around these dates I found this digital version of the story on the Internet and I wanted to share it with you. It's so good!
I would also like you to find some time to revise English (watch films, series; check links on the blog; read, etc.). Remember also that on the 16th we have the test of Dracula. When we come back from Christmas Leah will do an activity with you to remember the main events in the book (that is what will be on the test, not specific details).
See you on the 9th January then! :)
I post this entry to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I hope you make the most of these days, find time to relax, switch off, spend time with the family, travel, and start the New Year with renewed energy!
I guess (and hope!) you all know the history of Christmas. Last year around these dates I found this digital version of the story on the Internet and I wanted to share it with you. It's so good!
I would also like you to find some time to revise English (watch films, series; check links on the blog; read, etc.). Remember also that on the 16th we have the test of Dracula. When we come back from Christmas Leah will do an activity with you to remember the main events in the book (that is what will be on the test, not specific details).
See you on the 9th January then! :)
Merry Christmas to all!
Hello everyone!
I post this entry to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I hope you make the most of these days, find time to relax, switch off, spend time with the family, travel, and start the New Year with renewed energy!
I guess (and hope!) you all know the history of Christmas. Last year around these dates I found this digital version of the story on the Internet and I wanted to share it with you. It's so good!
I would also like you to find some time to revise English (watch films, series; check links on the blog; read, etc.). Remember also that on the 16th we have the test of Dracula. When we come back from Christmas Leah will do an activity with you to remember the main events in the book (that is what will be on the test, not specific details).
See you on the 9th January then! :)
I post this entry to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I hope you make the most of these days, find time to relax, switch off, spend time with the family, travel, and start the New Year with renewed energy!
I guess (and hope!) you all know the history of Christmas. Last year around these dates I found this digital version of the story on the Internet and I wanted to share it with you. It's so good!
I would also like you to find some time to revise English (watch films, series; check links on the blog; read, etc.). Remember also that on the 16th we have the test of Dracula. When we come back from Christmas Leah will do an activity with you to remember the main events in the book (that is what will be on the test, not specific details).
See you on the 9th January then! :)
Monday 12 December 2011
Future continuous and future perfect
Hello everyone!
Well, the first term seems to be coming to an end!
On our last days of class we finished correcting a few exercises that were lagging behind. We did a mock test so that you could have an idea of what to expect in the one we do tomorrow, and it also helped you learn some useful vocabulary, collocations and prepositions.
We also corrected the photocopy about future tenses. It was pretty much of a revision, but there were two new things: the future continuous and the future perfect.
Exercises 1 and 2: Future continuous I and II
Exercises 3 and 4: will vs. present simple; will vs. will be +ing (future simple vs. future continuous)
Exercise 5: Future perfect
We also learnt some vocabulary related to food, and Leah brought some Christmas recipes! Why don't you try preparing one of them for the Christmas party at the school (21st December)? :)
Finally, here I post the key to exercises 1, 2, 3 on page 16. It's strange because some people have it corrected, and some don't. At any rate, here you have the key, just in case:
Exercise 1:
Exercise 2:
Exercise 3: (Here I write the odd word out)
Well, the first term seems to be coming to an end!
On our last days of class we finished correcting a few exercises that were lagging behind. We did a mock test so that you could have an idea of what to expect in the one we do tomorrow, and it also helped you learn some useful vocabulary, collocations and prepositions.
We also corrected the photocopy about future tenses. It was pretty much of a revision, but there were two new things: the future continuous and the future perfect.
Exercises 1 and 2: Future continuous I and II
Exercises 3 and 4: will vs. present simple; will vs. will be +ing (future simple vs. future continuous)
Exercise 5: Future perfect
We also learnt some vocabulary related to food, and Leah brought some Christmas recipes! Why don't you try preparing one of them for the Christmas party at the school (21st December)? :)
Finally, here I post the key to exercises 1, 2, 3 on page 16. It's strange because some people have it corrected, and some don't. At any rate, here you have the key, just in case:
Exercise 1:
- directed
- cast
- plot
- played
- masterpiece
- audience
- sensational
- miss
Exercise 2:
- reputation
- shoot
- supporting
- adaptation
- estimated
- enjoyed
- part
- set
Exercise 3: (Here I write the odd word out)
- live
- beatiful
- modern
- large
- ugly
Weeks 11 and 12
Hello everyone!!
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
Now I leave you with a listening about two people who want to rent a film. Click here for a multiple choice exercise, or here if you prefer to complete gaps in a text. After you do the listening, revise some of the new vocabulary doing these exercises. Finally, here you have the script.
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
I've already finished reading Dracula.
I haven't started Sherlock Holmes yet
Have you been to England yet?
Have you already started revising for the exam?
Here you have a text about Loch Ness that you have to complete using the present perfect. Check it out!
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
- What kind of film is it? - a love story, a comedy, a musical, a horror film...
- Who's in it? - the actors (the cast)
- What's it about? - the plot
- What's it like? - your personal opinion
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
- We use just for something that has very recently happened (acabar de). We place it in the middle of the sentence:
- We use already in affirmative sentences to mean 'sooner than expected'. We also place it in the middle of the sentence:
I've already finished reading Dracula.
- We use yet in negative and interrogative sentences. We place it at the end:
I haven't started Sherlock Holmes yet
Have you been to England yet?
- BUT remember: we can also use already in questions when we expect a positive answer
Have you already started revising for the exam?
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Asking about films; revision of tenses; just / yet / already
Hello everyone!!
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
Now I leave you with a listening about two people who want to rent a film. Click here for a multiple choice exercise, or here if you prefer to complete gaps in a text. After you do the listening, revise some of the new vocabulary doing these exercises. Finally, here you have the script.
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
Have you been to England yet?
Here you have a text about Loch Ness that you have to complete using the present perfect. Check it out!
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
- What kind of film is it? - a love story, a comedy, a musical, a horror film...
- Who's in it? - the actors (the cast)
- What's it about? - the plot
- What's it like? - your personal opinion
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
- We use just for something that has very recently happened (acabar de). We place it in the middle of the sentence:
- We use already in affirmative sentences to mean 'sooner than expected'. We also place it in the middle of the sentence:
- We use yet in negative and interrogative sentences. We place it at the end:
Have you been to England yet?
- BUT remember: we can also use already in questions when we expect a positive answer
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Weeks 11 and 12
Hello everyone!!
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
Now I leave you with a listening about two people who want to rent a film. Click here for a multiple choice exercise, or here if you prefer to complete gaps in a text. After you do the listening, revise some of the new vocabulary doing these exercises. Finally, here you have the script.
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
I've already finished reading Dracula.
I haven't started Sherlock Holmes yet
Have you been to England yet?
Have you already started revising for the exam?
Here you have a text about Loch Ness that you have to complete using the present perfect. Check it out!
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Well, apparently the first term is coming to an end!
On our last days we continued with Unit 4, and we talked about films. Remember the four basic questions to answer when you talk about a film:
- What kind of film is it? - a love story, a comedy, a musical, a horror film...
- Who's in it? - the actors (the cast)
- What's it about? - the plot
- What's it like? - your personal opinion
Some of you prepared a short presentation about your favourite film and you told the rest of your classmates. These days I will send you an e-mail with my feedback on how you did!! :)
We also continued revising the Present Perfect (remember, we use it to talk about experiences in our lives, without saying or asking when they happened), and we saw some specific words that are typically used with it: just, already, yet.
Remember:
- We use just for something that has very recently happened (acabar de). We place it in the middle of the sentence:
- We use already in affirmative sentences to mean 'sooner than expected'. We also place it in the middle of the sentence:
I've already finished reading Dracula.
- We use yet in negative and interrogative sentences. We place it at the end:
I haven't started Sherlock Holmes yet
Have you been to England yet?
- BUT remember: we can also use already in questions when we expect a positive answer
Have you already started revising for the exam?
And, finally, here you have three tests where you can revise the present perfect:
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Apart from films, we also talked about music! We listened to two people who had different musical tastes, but sometimes they agreed! To ask about their experiences with music, they always used the beginning: Have you ever...?
Finally, on our last day of class we talked a little bit about education and we listened to a current affairs programme where they talked about who should pay for university education.
To finish today's entry, here you have two websites to practise some of the grammar we saw in the previous units:
Monday 28 November 2011
A very interesting website
Hello again!
Here you have a very interesting website I found today. I think it can be very useful for you because you have lots of worksheets in English about different subjects: Maths, Social Science, Language, etc.
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
I hope you like it!
Here you have a very interesting website I found today. I think it can be very useful for you because you have lots of worksheets in English about different subjects: Maths, Social Science, Language, etc.
I hope you like it!
A very interesting website
Hello again!
Here you have a very interesting website I found today. I think it can be very useful for you because you have lots of worksheets in English about different subjects: Maths, Social Science, Language, etc.
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
I hope you like it!
Here you have a very interesting website I found today. I think it can be very useful for you because you have lots of worksheets in English about different subjects: Maths, Social Science, Language, etc.
I hope you like it!
Week 10
Good morning everyone!
Last week we revised the past continuous: you had to write 5 times and ask your partner what s/he was doing at that time.
- - What were you doing at 8.45 in the morning yesterday?
- - I was going to work.
After that we watched a video from the BBC where a journalist visited Barcelona. It was an original video (not adapted), but you did the activities very well! Congratulations! :)
Then we read a text about a man who was crazy about Star Wars (page 34), and we learnt how to use the Present Perfect Simple: we can use it to talk about the past when we don't know when the action happened:
- I bought a new pair of jeans on Saturday.
- I have bought a new pair of jeans.
On Wednesday you had one hour with Leah and you talked about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I found this listening about a girl who goes shopping: click here to listen to it and do a multiple choice exercise. If you prefer to complete gaps, then click here. Finally, here you have the whole transcription.
Then we corrected the text on page 29 and exercises 4 and 5 on page 33. After that, we started talking about films, but suddenly, while we were doing the activity, the lights went out! We waited for five minutes, but they didn't come back, so we had to finish the class earlier than usual. At any rate (sea como sea), thanks very much for staying and continuing with the activity in English using the light from your mobile phones!
Today we'll correct the photocopy I gave you about the Present Perfect and we'll also have a look at Progress Tests 1 and 2.
Listening "going shopping"
Good morning everyone!
Then we read a text about a man who was crazy about Star Wars (page 34), and we learnt how to use the Present Perfect Simple: we can use it to talk about the past when we don't know when the action happened:
Last week we revised the past continuous: you had to write 5 times and ask your partner what s/he was doing at that time.
- - What were you doing at 8.45 in the morning yesterday?
- - I was going to work.
After that we watched a video from the BBC where a journalist visited Barcelona. It was an original video (not adapted), but you did the activities very well! Congratulations! :)
Then we read a text about a man who was crazy about Star Wars (page 34), and we learnt how to use the Present Perfect Simple: we can use it to talk about the past when we don't know when the action happened:
- I bought a new pair of jeans on Saturday.
- I have bought a new pair of jeans.
On Wednesday you had one hour with Leah and you talked about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I found this listening about a girl who goes shopping: click here to listen to it and do a multiple choice exercise. If you prefer to complete gaps, then click here. Finally, here you have the whole transcription.
Then we corrected the text on page 29 and exercises 4 and 5 on page 33. After that, we started talking about films, but suddenly, while we were doing the activity, the lights went out! We waited for five minutes, but they didn't come back, so we had to finish the class earlier than usual. At any rate (sea como sea), thanks very much for staying and continuing with the activity in English using the light from your mobile phones!
Today we'll correct the photocopy I gave you about the Present Perfect and we'll also have a look at Progress Tests 1 and 2.
Week 10
Good morning everyone!
Last week we revised the past continuous: you had to write 5 times and ask your partner what s/he was doing at that time.
- - What were you doing at 8.45 in the morning yesterday?
- - I was going to work.
After that we watched a video from the BBC where a journalist visited Barcelona. It was an original video (not adapted), but you did the activities very well! Congratulations! :)
Then we read a text about a man who was crazy about Star Wars (page 34), and we learnt how to use the Present Perfect Simple: we can use it to talk about the past when we don't know when the action happened:
- I bought a new pair of jeans on Saturday.
- I have bought a new pair of jeans.
On Wednesday you had one hour with Leah and you talked about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I found this listening about a girl who goes shopping: click here to listen to it and do a multiple choice exercise. If you prefer to complete gaps, then click here. Finally, here you have the whole transcription.
Then we corrected the text on page 29 and exercises 4 and 5 on page 33. After that, we started talking about films, but suddenly, while we were doing the activity, the lights went out! We waited for five minutes, but they didn't come back, so we had to finish the class earlier than usual. At any rate (sea como sea), thanks very much for staying and continuing with the activity in English using the light from your mobile phones!
Today we'll correct the photocopy I gave you about the Present Perfect and we'll also have a look at Progress Tests 1 and 2.
Week 10: reporting verbs / newspaper articles
Hello everyone!
Last week we finished correcting the handout on Reported Speech and we learnt the use of some reporting verbs. Remember that each verb is different, so you have to learn them separately.
I found this document from the University of Adelaide (Australia), where you have a wide array of verbs classified according to their meaning and whether they're weak, neutral or strong. On the second page they tell you which ones are followed by a preposition, -ing or a that-clause:
Reporting Verbs
After that, we worked with a handout about what to do in awkward social situations. We watched a video where Andrew was offered food and drink he didn't like... but he didn't know what to do! On Thursday we continued working with this and we saw some expressions we could use. Surfing the Internet I've found a short article from the CNN talking about what to do when you can't remember the name of the person you're talking out. Check it out here!
Finally, you had one hour with Leah and you talked about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I don't know if you watched it on the news, but Friday turned out to be quite a violent day because of some crazy shoppers. Check out this article entitled "Big crowds, big mischief on Black Friday". You also have several videos which show what happened when shops opened.
And that's all for now!
See you tomorrow!
Last week we finished correcting the handout on Reported Speech and we learnt the use of some reporting verbs. Remember that each verb is different, so you have to learn them separately.
I found this document from the University of Adelaide (Australia), where you have a wide array of verbs classified according to their meaning and whether they're weak, neutral or strong. On the second page they tell you which ones are followed by a preposition, -ing or a that-clause:
Reporting Verbs
After that, we worked with a handout about what to do in awkward social situations. We watched a video where Andrew was offered food and drink he didn't like... but he didn't know what to do! On Thursday we continued working with this and we saw some expressions we could use. Surfing the Internet I've found a short article from the CNN talking about what to do when you can't remember the name of the person you're talking out. Check it out here!
Finally, you had one hour with Leah and you talked about Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I don't know if you watched it on the news, but Friday turned out to be quite a violent day because of some crazy shoppers. Check out this article entitled "Big crowds, big mischief on Black Friday". You also have several videos which show what happened when shops opened.
And that's all for now!
See you tomorrow!
Tuesday 22 November 2011
Sunday 20 November 2011
Week 9
Hello everyone!
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.
We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
- Exercises 4 and 5, page 33
- A composition: write an e-mail to a friend giving him/her advice about jobs. Your friend is undecisive and doesn't know what to do with his/her life. Choose one, two or three jobs and tell him about good and bad things about them (Check the first page in portfolio 3 of your workbook).
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
Strange jobs; /g/ vs. /d3/
Hello everyone!
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.
We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
- Exercises 4 and 5, page 33
- A composition: write an e-mail to a friend giving him/her advice about jobs. Your friend is undecisive and doesn't know what to do with his/her life. Choose one, two or three jobs and tell him about good and bad things about them (Check the first page in portfolio 3 of your workbook).
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
Week 9
Hello everyone!
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.
We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
How's the weekend going? Last week we had three days of class: Monday, Wednesday and Friday. On Monday we did a short activity to guess the meaning of some jobs (midwife, masseuse, tailor, plumber and trashman) and then we did a listening about some people with some very strange jobs! Then we did an exercise about word-formation with the suffixes -ion, -or, -ant, -er and -ment.
Finally, we listened to three different conversations where people had to apologise, give reasons and finally make a promise: I'm sorry I can't meet you tonight because I have to work, but I'll see you next Saturday. You practised these expressions with Leah on Wednesday.
With her you also talked about safety at work and we corrected the text on page 32, which was a bit difficult for some of you. Finally, we listened to Kevin, who offered Lara a job as an aider. That wasn't very difficult, was it?
On Friday we corrected the review on page 31 and we saw the difference between /s/ and /ʃ/. You didn't have many difficulties, but some of you still confuse /g/ and /d3/. Click here for a "game" where you can practise this difference.We also played a board game to revise units 1-3. To end with, I prepared a video from the BBC about a woman giving advice to visitors in Barcelona. We didn't have time to do the activities, so we'll watch it again and do them on Monday.
For homework:
- Exercises 4 and 5, page 33
- A composition: write an e-mail to a friend giving him/her advice about jobs. Your friend is undecisive and doesn't know what to do with his/her life. Choose one, two or three jobs and tell him about good and bad things about them (Check the first page in portfolio 3 of your workbook).
Deadline: Wednesday 23rd November, 23.59 h
I also gave you two copies to revise units 1 and 2 (Progress Check 1; Progress Check 2). Do them at home and we'll have a look at them on Wednesday.
Some learning tips...!
How many English words can I learn per day?
10 English words or phrases per day aren’t too many, are they? Just give it a try. You will find that you can learn them in next to no time.
So why not take a little time each day (Monday to Friday) to learn 10 new words?
Use the weekend to revise what you have learned during the past week(s). This way you’ll enrich your English vocabulary by 50 new words per week. (That’s 200 new English words after a month!)
Little strokes fell big oaks
- LEARN ENGLISH THROUGH READING
Read English texts as often as you can.
This could be the news, short stories or novels, texts from your textbook or ego4u. Choose an interesting text that is not too difficult for you (otherwise it wouldn’t be fun).
Don’t look up every word which is new to you – even without a dictionary you will understand a lot. Just concentrate on what you do understand and try to find out the rest by intelligent guessing. That works rather well, especially if you are interested in the topic. If you are a football fanatic for example, you probably won’t have problems understanding an English text about football. On the other hand, someone who is better in English than you but not interested in football will have more problems understanding the same text.
Do also watch the news in your native language and try to find English news to some of the topics. Even if you don't understand every word in the English text, you will get the message as you already know what the text is about.
Read between the lines
English and American English
Hi everyone,
How's your Sunday going? Here you have the usual summary after each week, plus some extra material. On Tuesday we corrected the unit on Indirect Speech -only two exercises left to correct-, and we worked with a handout about the differences between British (BrE) and American (AmE) English. We saw two different phenomena:
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah, where we talked about going to the doctor's -below you have the handout she worked with, in case you don't have a copy-. Surfing the Internet I've found this listening about making an appointment at the doctor's. Click here to listen to it and do a multiple choice exercise. If you prefer completing gaps, try this exercise instead. Finally, I leave you with the transcription and a vocabulary exercise.
Going to the doctor's
After that, we did a listening about differences in tipping in the US and the UK and we saw some pronunciation features of both accents -click here for a revision of the aspects we commented on in class-. Sometimes, it might be a bit difficult to calculate a 15% tip in your head, but I found this easy trick to do it relatively quickly (click on the image to enlarge it):
Does any of you have any better ideas?
In 4ºA, Leonor and Mª Carmen did their presentations about eating disorders and vegetarians, respectively. Thanks both of you for your effort.
For homework, I'd like you to do exercises 1, 4 and 8 on pages 36 an 37.
How's your Sunday going? Here you have the usual summary after each week, plus some extra material. On Tuesday we corrected the unit on Indirect Speech -only two exercises left to correct-, and we worked with a handout about the differences between British (BrE) and American (AmE) English. We saw two different phenomena:
- Two words, same meaning: underground vs. subway
- One word, different meaning: bill exists both in AmE and BrE, but the meaning is different.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah, where we talked about going to the doctor's -below you have the handout she worked with, in case you don't have a copy-. Surfing the Internet I've found this listening about making an appointment at the doctor's. Click here to listen to it and do a multiple choice exercise. If you prefer completing gaps, try this exercise instead. Finally, I leave you with the transcription and a vocabulary exercise.
Going to the doctor's
After that, we did a listening about differences in tipping in the US and the UK and we saw some pronunciation features of both accents -click here for a revision of the aspects we commented on in class-. Sometimes, it might be a bit difficult to calculate a 15% tip in your head, but I found this easy trick to do it relatively quickly (click on the image to enlarge it):
Does any of you have any better ideas?
In 4ºA, Leonor and Mª Carmen did their presentations about eating disorders and vegetarians, respectively. Thanks both of you for your effort.
For homework, I'd like you to do exercises 1, 4 and 8 on pages 36 an 37.
Tuesday 15 November 2011
Using monolingual and collocations dictionaries
When we corrected the homework last week, some people "complained" that the dictionary wasn't useful because it gave the same translation for different words, e.g. "gain"/"win" - "ganar".
That happened because you were using a bilingual dictionary. In a monolingual dictionary, you have a lot more information, such as the contexts where each word is used. I've been surfing the Internet and I've found the online version of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (monolingual), so you don't have to buy it. Please, start using it little by little.
I've also found the Oxford Collocations Dictionary, which you'll find extremely, extremely useful!! To have an idea of what in consists of, here you have part of the entry for the word "weight" (click on the image to enlarge it):
As you can see, it gives you a list of the adjectives, verbs and prepositions that collocate with that word. Use this dictionary and you'll be able to do the exercises in the book much more quickly, and your writing will also considerably improve.
Monday 14 November 2011
Collocations dictionary; tipping in the US; Guy Fawkes
Hello everyone!
First of all, I'm awfully sorry I haven't updated the blog before, but I've been up to my eyes with work during the whole weekend. At any rate, better late than never! :)
On Tuesday we corrected the text on pages 34 and 35, where we learnt some vocabulary and idioms (make a big deal of sth, come to terms with sth, etc). After that, in groups we worked on a handout about collocations and how to use a collocations dictionary. We saw a few examples, and you looked up quite a few words, so I hope it was useful for you!
Remember that you can find the Oxford Collocations Dictionary online at this website. When I corrected your compositions I found some examples where you could use it. See if you can improve the following structures!
After that, we talked about restaurants and we "visited" 6 of the most famous restaurants in London. After listening to three people discussing where to go (you can find it in ex 2, p. 48), you also discussed it with your partner using some expressions to agree and disagree. Here you have the handout, in case you don't have a copy:
Restaurants
On Tuesday I gave you back the first version of your corrected compositions and then we corrected a few exercises in the book. In 4º CAL we also had the pleasure to listen to three classmates talking about different aspects related to food; thanks Ramón, Mª Ángeles and Alicia. In 4º A we did the listening about safe drinking water in Africa, and we'll do the presentations on Tuesday.
Finally, we had one hour with Leah, who talked about vegetarians (I didn't know there were so many different types!).
For homework, please complete the handout about indirect speech and remember that the deadline to give me the final version of your composition is Thursday.
To end with, here I leave you with a video about Guy Fawkes, which is celebrated on the 5th of November in England. Do you know anything about this celebration? Well, this video will explain everything!
First of all, I'm awfully sorry I haven't updated the blog before, but I've been up to my eyes with work during the whole weekend. At any rate, better late than never! :)
On Tuesday we corrected the text on pages 34 and 35, where we learnt some vocabulary and idioms (make a big deal of sth, come to terms with sth, etc). After that, in groups we worked on a handout about collocations and how to use a collocations dictionary. We saw a few examples, and you looked up quite a few words, so I hope it was useful for you!
Remember that you can find the Oxford Collocations Dictionary online at this website. When I corrected your compositions I found some examples where you could use it. See if you can improve the following structures!
- The film was throughly wonderful
- The plot was utterly entertaining
- They were trying to hatch a plan
After that, we talked about restaurants and we "visited" 6 of the most famous restaurants in London. After listening to three people discussing where to go (you can find it in ex 2, p. 48), you also discussed it with your partner using some expressions to agree and disagree. Here you have the handout, in case you don't have a copy:
Restaurants
On Tuesday I gave you back the first version of your corrected compositions and then we corrected a few exercises in the book. In 4º CAL we also had the pleasure to listen to three classmates talking about different aspects related to food; thanks Ramón, Mª Ángeles and Alicia. In 4º A we did the listening about safe drinking water in Africa, and we'll do the presentations on Tuesday.
Finally, we had one hour with Leah, who talked about vegetarians (I didn't know there were so many different types!).
For homework, please complete the handout about indirect speech and remember that the deadline to give me the final version of your composition is Thursday.
To end with, here I leave you with a video about Guy Fawkes, which is celebrated on the 5th of November in England. Do you know anything about this celebration? Well, this video will explain everything!
Week 8
Hello everyone!
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.
After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
Guy Fawkes
Hello everyone!
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.
After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
Week 8
Hello everyone!
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.
After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
To start with, sorry I haven't published this before, but I've been extremely busy with work during the weekend. Anyway, better late than never!
On Tuesday I gave you back the final version of your first composition and I also gave you the table that I use for the correction. If you don't have it, please photocopy it from a classmate or ask me in the next class.
Then we had a look at the two photocopies I gave you before the bank holiday and we learnt/revised some vocabulary related to sports and weddings.After that, we continued talking about jobs and we talked about Gary, a taxi driver; Melissa, a vet; and Nigel, a pilot. We learnt some things they had to do and some things they didn't have to do in their jobs.
On Thursday we had one hour with Leah and we talked about the festivity of Guy Fawkes. Click here to read a little bit more about the history of this celebration and do some on-line exercises. Below you have a video of the fireworks after the celebration of Guy Fawkes:
After that, we corrected the homework on page 26 and we learnt the differences between present simple and present continuous. Apart from knowing if the action is happening now (continuous) or is a routine/habit (simple), remember that we also have to know if the verb is an activity or a state verb.
Finally, here you have a picture of midtown Manhattan (New York). As you can see, taxi drivers (and people in general!) don't have it very difficult to find places! (Click on the image to enlarge it)
For homework, remember you have to do exercises 4, 6 and 8 on pages 28 and 29.
See you in a bit! :)
Tuesday 8 November 2011
A better way to learn phrasal verbs
Hi everyone,
These days we've been working with phrasal verbs (or multi-word verbs). Below I post a mind-map that can help you remember them. The phrasal verbs thereby included are somewhat easy, but what I want you to see is a possible organisation for the new phrasal verbs you learn. Remember that the way you organise your vocabulary is as important as the time you spend studying it.
See you tomorrow in class!
Sunday 6 November 2011
The Statue of Liberty Anniversary - 125 years
"The statue has evolved in meaning since she first graced our shores 125 years ago," said David Luchsinger, superintendent of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, in a release. “She began as a symbol of friendship between France and the United States, evolved into a symbol of our great country, and is known today as an international symbol of freedom for people everywhere. This coming Friday is an opportunity to celebrate her complete legacy.”
The Statue of Liberty was of special importance to all the immigrants sailing to the New World during the end of the 19th century. The European ships would arrive in Ellis Island, only a few miles away from the Statue of Liberty. After several months of voyage in extremely poor conditions, with people falling ill and dying around you, the sight of the Statue of Liberty made everyone jump of joy, for it meant the journey was over and a whole world of opportunities was open before your eyes.
Seeing the Statue of Liberty meant leaving behind the famine and the political and religious persecution in Europe; in short, it meant the start of a new life.
(A boy was screaming with joy, "wake up, wake up you can see the Statue of Liberty - you can see the Statue of Liberty"). Picture of a letter by a witness to people arriving at Ellis Island. Picture taken at Liberty Island Museum.
On the day of Lady Liberty's 125th Anniversary, the CNN decided to interview several immigrants and recall the passage from Europe to the New World. Click here to watch the video and read the item of news. Extremely chilling!!
To celebrate the anniversary, five webcams have been installed around its famous torch, giving people around the world outstanding views previously off-limits to even the statue’s in-person visitors. The cameras will stream live video footage 24-hours a day, seven days a week of vistas of the New York City skyline, New York Harbor, Ellis Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island and the Freedom Tower.
Here you have a video explaining the installation of the cameras. And... wait for it! You can see the live web cameras clicking here! Absolutely amazing!
Seeing the Statue of Liberty from the ferry sends a shiver down one's spine, especially thinking about the feelings, dreams and hopes of the people that travelled for months and months yearning for a better life. The sight of the Lady Liberty meant their effort had been worth it, and their suffering would for once and for all come to an end.
Week 7
Hello!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
First of all, we had one hour with Leah and you did an activity about Richard Branson, a business magnate who owns the Virgin Group. Click on his name if you want to learn something else about him!
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.
For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
First date
Hello!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
First of all, we had one hour with Leah and you did an activity about Richard Branson, a business magnate who owns the Virgin Group. Click on his name if you want to learn something else about him!
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.
For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
Week 7
Hello!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
First of all, we had one hour with Leah and you did an activity about Richard Branson, a business magnate who owns the Virgin Group. Click on his name if you want to learn something else about him!
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.
For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
How's your weekend? Here you have a summary of last week. Because of the bank holiday we only had one day of class, but I think we did lots of things! :)
Then we started Unit 3 with some vocabulary related to jobs (make sure you revise it - page 137). You talked in pairs and you decided which characteristics were the most important for you (I'd like friendly colleagues, flexible working hours, on-the-job training, etc.).
Do you remember that at the end of Unit 2 we talked about love and relationships? Surfing the Internet I have found this listening about a girl going on her first date. Click here to listen to it; listen to it twice and try to answer the questions. Then click here for the transcription, and the explanation of some new vocabulary.For homework, remember to finish the two photocopies I gave you before the long weekend/bank holiday. We'll have a quick look at them on Monday.
See you tomorrow!
Halloween; language learning strategies; vocabulary for films
Good afternoon everyone!
Here you have a summary of last week. Due to the bank holiday we didn't have class on Tuesday, but we still had two sessions: Thursday and Friday - thanks to all the people that came on Friday; I truly appreciate your effort.
On Thursday we had an hour with Leah and we watched the Halloween video form National Geographic (this time it worked!!). I post it here in case you want to watch it again.
Here you also have the activities with the answer key. If you didn't come to class, make sure you do them at home.
Halloween
Then we discussed the concept of "being healthy" and we saw that different people have different interpretations of what it means to be healthy. Finally, 4º CAL did a listening about safe drinking water in Africa (4ºA will do it on Tuesday), and with 4ºA we did an activity about the differences between make and do and vocabulary related to health (4ºCAL will do in on Tuesday).
On Friday we did an interesting activity about the strategies you use to learn English. For homework, I asked you to prepare a document listing all the tips you would give to a person who wants to improve his/her English. I'll put all your ideas together and send them to you in one single document. I'm sure you can learn a lot from it! :)
Language Learning Strategies
Then we saw some useful adjectives you can use when describing a film (or a book!). Make sure you use some of them in your composition!
With 4ºA we had time to correct exercises 6 and 7 on page 17. We'll correct that on Tuesday with 4º CAL.
For homework, apart from the document with your strategies, please also complete exercises 2 and 6 on pages 34 and 35. AND, if you have a collocations dictionary at home, please bring it to class on Tuesday. We're going to do an activity with it to learn how to use it :)
See you in two days!
Here you have a summary of last week. Due to the bank holiday we didn't have class on Tuesday, but we still had two sessions: Thursday and Friday - thanks to all the people that came on Friday; I truly appreciate your effort.
On Thursday we had an hour with Leah and we watched the Halloween video form National Geographic (this time it worked!!). I post it here in case you want to watch it again.
Here you also have the activities with the answer key. If you didn't come to class, make sure you do them at home.
Halloween
Then we discussed the concept of "being healthy" and we saw that different people have different interpretations of what it means to be healthy. Finally, 4º CAL did a listening about safe drinking water in Africa (4ºA will do it on Tuesday), and with 4ºA we did an activity about the differences between make and do and vocabulary related to health (4ºCAL will do in on Tuesday).
On Friday we did an interesting activity about the strategies you use to learn English. For homework, I asked you to prepare a document listing all the tips you would give to a person who wants to improve his/her English. I'll put all your ideas together and send them to you in one single document. I'm sure you can learn a lot from it! :)
Language Learning Strategies
Then we saw some useful adjectives you can use when describing a film (or a book!). Make sure you use some of them in your composition!
With 4ºA we had time to correct exercises 6 and 7 on page 17. We'll correct that on Tuesday with 4º CAL.
For homework, apart from the document with your strategies, please also complete exercises 2 and 6 on pages 34 and 35. AND, if you have a collocations dictionary at home, please bring it to class on Tuesday. We're going to do an activity with it to learn how to use it :)
See you in two days!
Thursday 3 November 2011
Hello everyone,
Here you have the two documents I was commenting on in class.
The first one is about Leah's extra tutoring sessions. Make sure you write the days for Basic Level 2 in your notebook and try to make an effort to come. It's an opportunity to talk for one hour in English, so make the most of it.
Leah’s extra tutoring sessions
This second document is about the Christmas Postcard Contest at the EOI in Roquetas de Mar. Go ahead and participate! :)
Christmas Postcard Contest
Here you have the two documents I was commenting on in class.
The first one is about Leah's extra tutoring sessions. Make sure you write the days for Basic Level 2 in your notebook and try to make an effort to come. It's an opportunity to talk for one hour in English, so make the most of it.
Leah’s extra tutoring sessions
This second document is about the Christmas Postcard Contest at the EOI in Roquetas de Mar. Go ahead and participate! :)
Christmas Postcard Contest
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