Final Revision - All Groups

PRONUNCIATION

• A

1. headache
2. physics
3. paid
4. hated
5. perfect
6. quiet
7. scientist
8. cough

• B

1. petrified
2. irresponsible
3. embarrasing
4. comfortable
5. eventually
6. kidnapper

• C

1. comedy
2. punishment
3. journalist
4. appearance
5. height
6. promise

PRACTICAL ENGLISH
Possible answers

1. Could you call me/wake me (up) tomorrow morning at 6.30, please?
2. Can/Could I try them on, please?
3. Excuse me, could / can you tell me the way to the bus station / where the bus station is, please?
4. Where shall we meet?
5. Excuse me, I think the bill is wrong / I think there's a mistake in the bill

READING

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. a

LISTENING
A - a-2 / b-4 / c-5 / e-3 / f-1
B - a-1 / b-5 / c-4 / d-2 / e-3
TEST 4
A

1. a
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. c

B

1. working
2. hadn't told
3. had/'d been waiting
4. 'll be sunbathing
5. saw
6. stealing
7. 've been reading
8. had/'d known
9. 's forgotten / must have forgotten

C

1. for forgetting
2. you practise, the better you'll speak
3. going to have my eyes tested
4. you get lost
5. playing / having played well
6. was asked to make

VOCABULARY
A

1. take after
2. press
3. recover
4. gradually
5. research
6. remind
7. army
8. sale
9. gate
10. housework
11. calf
12. jail
13. staff
14. a puncture
15. plain
16. gloves

B

1. fashionable
2. scientist
3. childhood
4. modernize
5. luckily
6. uncommunicative
7. censorship
8. bookmark
9. elections

QUICK TEST - GRAMMAR REVISION

1. will have finished
2. 'll be wearing
3. have it cut
4. hadn't forgotten
5. wouldn't have missed
6. had come
7. have got lost
8. have been watching
9. had
10. have you had
11. happened / had happened
12. arrives
13. getting up
14. stealing
15. not to travel
16. have you been waiting
17. had been crying
18. have known

Oral Exam - B1

10 June 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• We have class today too. However, we will finish a bit earlier (at about 19.30) because of the Corpus.

Useful information - All groups

• We DO have class tomorrow and the day after tomorrow (Monday and Tuesday)
• Tomorrow we will be in classroom 9 (on the first floor).
• We will do a final revision and I will answer all your doubts and questions about the exam.
• Remember that the final exam will take place next 18th June 09.
• The oral exams will start on Monday 22nd and finish on Tuesday 23rd. I still have no information about the arrangement. I'll give you all the information as soon as I receive it. Apparently you won't be able to change the day and time of your oral exam unless you have a justified reason.

I guess that's all for now. Take care and see you tomorrow!

Back to reality...

Hello everybody!!

How are you doing? I heard that you had a great time with the substitute teacher. I had a great time too ;-) But it's been really hard to be back to reality...

Anyway, I'll show you a picture of my wedding so that you check that I really got married! I still can't believe it's true!

Then, I'll write another post and I'll give you some practical information about the school, our classes and the exam, ok?

Take care a lot and see you tomorrow!

12 May 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Vocabulary revision - Crime
• Explain the difference between... (p. 84)
  

to kidnap = take a person / to hijack = take the control of a plane
a murder = killing an ordinary person / an assassination = killing a royal or political figure
bribery = giving money to sb to make him/her do sth / blackmail = getting sb to give you money to stop you from telling others about their secrets
a thief = is the general word for sb who steals / a burglar = is someone who steals things from your house / a robber = steals money from a bank, shop... / a shopliffter = steals goods from a shop

• Speaking - Let's talk about crime...
• Grammar - Gerunds and Infinitives
  

1. of murdering
2. to escape
3. Kidnapping
4. to learn
5. paying
6. To catch
   

• Listening - Crimebusters
• The alphabet race: Crime vocabulary (Photocopy).
  

1. Arrested
2. Blackmail
3. Clues
4. Denied
5. Evidence
6. Fine
7. Guilty
8. Hijacked
9. Illegal
10. Jury
11. Kidnapped
12. Legal
13. Murder
14. Not guilty
15. Offence
16. Pickpocket
17. Question
18. Robber
19. Shoplifters
20. Trial
21. Under
22. Verdict
23. Witness
24. X-ray
25. Young
26. Zebra
    

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p.141 - 6A

Reading

11 May 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Vocabulary revision - Crime
• Explain the difference between (p. 84)

1. to kidnap = take a person / to hijack = take the control of a plane
2. a murder = killing an ordinary person / an assassination = killing a royal or political figure
3. bribery = giving money to sb to make him/her do sth / blackmail = getting sb to give you money to stop you from telling others about their secrets
4. a thief = is the general word for sb who steals / a burglar = is someone who steals things from your house / a robber = steals money from a bank, shop... / a shopliffter = steals goods from a shop

• Speaking - Let's talk about crime...
• Grammar - Gerunds and Infinitives

1. of murdering
2. to escape
3. Kidnapping
4. to learn
5. paying
6. To catch

• Listening - Crimebusters
• The alphabet race: Crime vocabulary (Photocopy).

1. Arrested
2. Blackmail
3. Clues
4. Denied
5. Evidence
6. Fine
7. Guilty
8. Hijacked
9. Illegal
10. Jury
11. Kidnapped
12. Legal
13. Murder
14. Not guilty
15. Offence
16. Pickpocket
17. Question
18. Robber
19. Shoplifters
20. Trial
21. Under
22. Verdict
23. Witness
24. X-ray
25. Young
26. Zebra

HOMEWORK

• Grammar Bank - p.141 - 6A

7 May 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - p. 139. Relative clauses

A.

1. which / that
2. what
3. which
4. which
5. whom
6. what
   

B.

1. The magazine I work for is published weekly.
2. What's the name of the man you spoke to?
3. The chair you're sitting on was my mother's.
4. Always look at the person you're speaking to.

• Pronunciation - Silent letters...
• File 6A - Caught in the act.
• Vocabulary Bank - p. 155

1. Crime and Criminals

1. A - blackmail
2. B - kidnapping
3. C - hijacking
4. D - vandalism
5. E - bribery
6. F - theft
7. G - assassination
8. H - murder
9. I - terrorism

2. Courts and punishment

1. caught
2. arrested
3. offence
4. fine
5. trial
6. jury
7. innocent
8. verdict

• Listening - p.85.

KEY TO YOUR HOMEWORK

Reading, p. 78.

C. - 1E / 2C / 3A / 4D

D.

1. F. There have been thousands of investigations all over the world.
2. F. They didn't do the experiments themselves. They looked at the results of previous research.
3. T. The subjects transmit a picture using only their minds.
4. T. 27% choose the right picture.
5. T. Often what people think is an incredible coincidence isn't so improbable.
6. T. According to the psychologists it is just bad luck.

PRACTICAL ENGLISH

1. Asking politely for information

A.
1b...where the bus station is please?
2b...what time the bank opens?
3b...if this bus goes...

B.

1. b
2. It goes to the end.
3. It is omitted
4. If
   

C.

1. Could you tell me what time the next train is?
2. Do you know if this bus goes to the centre?
3. Do you know where the nearest bank is?
4. Could you tell me if this train goes to Bristol?
   

D.

1. -
2. ...where the British Museum is?
3. ...which floor the café is on?
4. ...if the shops open on Sunday?
5. ...what time the shops close?
6. ...how long the journey takes?
7. ...wher I have to get off?
8. ...if this train stops at London Bridge?
   

2. Vocabulary

1. Go over the bridge, across the park, and down the hill.
2. Go along the corridor, through the doors, and up the stairs.
3. Go under the bridge, round the roundabout, and past the church.
   

3. Asking for and giving directions

1. get
2. along
3. past
4. get to
5. round
6. exit
7. Keep
8. turning
9. right
10. straight
11. miss
    

REVISE & CHECK - p. 83

Grammar

A.

1. have you read / 've started
2. have (you) been going / 've (only) had
3. 've been looking for / haven't found
4. have (you) been doing / 've been working / 've planted
   

B.

1. everything
2. all
3. every
4. all

C.

1. No
2. None
3. any
4. None
   

D.

1. ...I'm staying with is very nice.
2. ...failed his driving test, which is a pity.
3. ...we're staying in is very noisy.
4. ...hear what she's saying.
5. ...about the sales is that there are so many people.
   

Vocabulary

A.

1. bee
2. whale
3. kitten
4. calf
5. paw
6. wing
   

B.

1. unfortunately
2. memorize
3. improvement
4. terrified
5. communication
6. useless
7. adorable

C

1. clairvoyant
2. future
3. horoscope
4. spooky
5. coincidence
   

D.

1. blind
2. match
3. fit
4. lie
5. court
   

PHOTOCOPIES

Relatively speaking

1. What
2. who
3. who
4. which
5. what
6. what
7. which
8. which
9. which
10. which
11. who
12. which
13. which
14. what
15. which
    

Words with two meanings

1. park
2. book
3. bank
4. sign
5. train
6. fly
7. ring
8. right
9. arms
10. make up
11. run
12. save
13. hard
14. mouse
15. tip
16. station

6 May 09 - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Dear students,

I've just finished giving you homework on the blog. I know it seems a lot, but don't worry, take it easy, and do it whenever you have the time. My advice is that you do a bit every day, which I think is better than doing a lot at the end.

Anyway, let's stop talking about work! I wanted to thank you again for your presents and for your cards. I couldn't believe you still remember our first lesson!! I felt really touched by your words.

I must say that I've also had a great time teaching you. I love what I do, and I'm really lucky to be able to do the job I like. I still have a lot to learn, and I hope to become a better teacher with time. I think that most of you have learnt quite a lot, and I feel really happy about it, even if I wouldn't dare to take the credit for it. The credit is obviously yours. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn a foreign language, but when you see the progress it gives great satisfaction. I've only been your guide in this long process, and I only hope to have been able to transmit you my love for English, so that you never give up, and keep on learning it every day.

Thanks again, but don't forget the year is not over yet!! ;-) So...have a great weekend, but...see you next week!!

6 May 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Oral practice with Courtney: Ghost stories, clairvoyants, UFOs and more... Thanks, Courtney, for a great lesson! We had a great time. (3ºI)
• Back to more boring (but useful!) things...
• Grammar Bank - p. 139. Relative clauses

A.

1. which / that
2. what
3. which
4. which
5. whom
6. what

B.

1. The magazine I work for is published weekly.
2. What's the name of the man you spoke to?
3. The chair you're sitting on was my mother's.
4. Always look at the person you're speaking to.

• Vocabulary - p. 79. Words with more than one meaning
  

A.

1. lie (on a bed) to rest or sleep / say something which isn't true.
2. match (n) a game between two teams / (n) a small piece of wood to light a cigarette or fire / (vb) to be the same colour or go with sth, e.g. These shoes match my jacket (They are both red).
3. tap (n) the thing you turn on if you want water / (vb) touch somebody lightly, e.g. on the shoulder.
4. blind (n) a thing made of wood or material to cover a window / (adj) unable to see.
   mind (n) the part of your body that can think and reason / (vb) feel annoyed / uncomfortable, e.g. Do you mind if I smoke?
5. fit (adj) in good physical condition / (vb) be the right size, e.g. This coat doesn't fit me. It's too small.
6. sink (n) where you wash the dishes / (vb) to go under water, e.g. A boat sinks if it has a hole in it.
7. court (n) the place where you play tennis, basketball, etc. / (n) the place where legal decisions are taken / (n) the official home of and the people who surround a king /queen.
   

B.

1. sink
2. mind
3. lie
4. match
5. fit
6. blinds
7. court
8. tap

• Listening - Saved by a Gorilla

KEY TO YOUR HOMEWORK

• Reading, p. 78.

C. - 1E / 2C / 3A / 4D

D.

1. F. There have been thousands of investigations all over the world.
2. F. They didn't do the experiments themselves. They looked at the results of previous research.
3. T. The subjects transmit a picture using only their minds.
4. T. 27% choose the right picture.
5. T. Often what people think is an incredible coincidence isn't so improbable.
6. T. According to the psychologists it is just bad luck.

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH

1. Asking politely for information

A.

1b...where the bus station is please?

2b...what time the bank opens?

3b...if this bus goes...

B.

1. b
2. It goes to the end.
3. It is omitted
4. If

C.

1. Could you tell me what time the next train is?
2. Do you know if this bus goes to the centre?
3. Do you know where the nearest bank is?
4. Could you tell me if this train goes to Bristol?

D.

1. -
2. ...where the British Museum is?
3. ...which floor the café is on?
4. ...if the shops open on Sunday?
5. ...what time the shops close?
6. ...how long the journey takes?
7. ...wher I have to get off?
8. ...if this train stops at London Bridge?

2. Vocabulary

1. Go over the bridge, across the park, and down the hill.
2. Go along the corridor, through the doors, and up the stairs.
3. Go under the bridge, round the roundabout, and past the church.

3. Asking for and giving directions

1. get
2. along
3. past
4. get to
5. round
6. exit
7. Keep
8. turning
9. right
10. straight
11. miss

• REVISE & CHECK - p. 83

Grammar

A.

1. have you read / 've started
2. have (you) been going / 've (only) had
3. 've been looking for / haven't found
4. have (you) been doing / 've been working / 've planted

B.

1. everything
2. all
3. every
4. all

C.

1. No
2. None
3. any
4. None

D.

1. ...I'm staying with is very nice.
2. ...failed his driving test, which is a pity.
3. ...we're staying in is very noisy.
4. ...hear what she's saying.
5. ...about the sales is that there are so many people.

Vocabulary

A.

1. bee
2. whale
3. kitten
4. calf
5. paw
6. wing

B.

1. unfortunately
2. memorize
3. improvement
4. terrified
5. communication
6. useless
7. adorable

C.

1. clairvoyant
2. future
3. horoscope
4. spooky
5. coincidence

D.

1. blind
2. match
3. fit
4. lie
5. court

• PHOTOCOPIES

Relatively speaking

1. What
2. who
3. who
4. which
5. what
6. what
7. which
8. which
9. which
10. which
11. who
12. which
13. which
14. what
15. which

Words with two meanings

1. park
2. book
3. bank
4. sign
5. train
6. fly
7. ring
8. right
9. arms
10. make up
11. run
12. save
13. hard
14. mouse
15. tip
16. station

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary bank - p. 155

5 May 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Vocabulary Revision
• Grammar (3) - Relative Clauses

1. whom
2. What
3. which
4. which
5. what
   

• Oral practice (What I like about...)
• Vocabulary - p. 79. Words with more than one meaning

A.

1. lie (on a bed) to rest or sleep / say something which isn't true.
2. match (n) a game between two teams / (n) a small piece of wood to light a cigarette or fire / (vb) to be the same colour or go with sth, e.g. These shoes match my jacket (They are both red).
3. tap (n) the thing you turn on if you want water / (vb) touch somebody lightly, e.g. on the shoulder.
4. blind (n) a thing made of wood or material to cover a window / (adj) unable to see.
5. mind (n) the part of your body that can think and reason / (vb) feel annoyed / uncomfortable, e.g. Do you mind if I smoke?
6. fit (adj) in good physical condition / (vb) be the right size, e.g. This coat doesn't fit me. It's too small.
7. sink (n) where you wash the dishes / (vb) to go under water, e.g. A boat sinks if it has a hole in it.
8. court (n) the place where you play tennis, basketball, etc. / (n) the place where legal decisions are taken / (n) the official home of and the people who surround a king /queen.

B.

1. sink
2. mind
3. lie
4. match
5. fit
6. blinds
7. court
8. tap

• Listening: The parrot's case...
• Listening: Saved by a gorilla.

HOMEWORK

FOR NEXT THURSDAY

• Grammar Bank - p. 139 - File 5C - Relative clauses.
• Revise & Check - p. 83.
• Photocopies - Revision (words with more than one meaning / relative clauses).
  

FOR NEXT TUESDAY

• Writing - p. 82.
  

REVISION (Do it whenever you have the time, I'll post the solutions on the blog).

• Reading - p.78
• Pronunciation - Silent letters
• Practical English. pp. 80-81.

04 May 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Grammar Bank - 5B - p. 139
  

A.

1. everybody / all the
2. Everybody / all the / all
3. Everything
4. All
5. everything
6. all
7. everywhere
8. every
   

B.

1. any
2. no
3. none
4. any
5. none
6. no
7. any
8. None
   

• File 5 C - It's all in the mind...
  
• Expressions with mind
  

make up your mind
change your mind
have something on your mind
out of sight, out of mind

• Speaking - Vocabulary. 1
  

1. a UFO
2. a faith-healer
3. a ghost
4. telepathy
5. a clairvoyant
6. a coincidence
   

• Listening - p. 77.
• Grammar - Relative Clauses

1. whom
2. What
3. which
4. which
5. what

• Oral practice (What I like about...) - Only 3ºC
  

HOMEWORK

• FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY

1. Grammar Bank - p. 139 - File 5C - Relative clauses.
2. Vocabulary - p.79 - Words with more than one meaning.
3. Revise & Check - p. 83.
4. Photocopies - Revision.

• FOR NEXT MONDAY

1. Writing - p. 82.

• REVISION (Do it whenever you have the time, I'll post the solutions on the blog).

1. Reading - p.78
2. Pronunciation - Silent letters
3. Practical English. pp. 80-81.
   

• Further practice...

http://www.1-language.com/memorymatchelem/play/memori1.swf - Test your memory - Memory Game.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0510/051012-fish-e.html - Reading and Listening
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/englishp/eslgames/ - English and Games. Train your brain while you learn English.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7912379.stm - Brain training...
http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading/- Test your reading skills...
http://www.esl-lab.com/story1/story1.htm - Listening on UFOs
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0805/080515-ufo.html - Reading and Listening...More about UFOs...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7398108.stm - Reading. Files released on UFO sightings.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7398491.stm - In pictures: The UFO files.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/ufo.htm - How UFOs work http://www.steelmarkonline.com/glossary.htm - UFO Glossary http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blufo1.htm - Listening. Do you believe in UFOs http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blufo2.htm - Listening. UFO sighting. http://www.link2english.com/book_pdf_links/storyboard_12-13.pdf - UFO story. http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/als1/index.htm - Meet the Aliens. http://www.offthemark.com/Images/sundays/sundays137.gif - Cartoon.

30 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - 5B - p. 139

A.

1. everybody / all the
2. Everybody / all the / all
3. Everything
4. All
5. everything
6. all
7. everywhere
8. every

B.

1. any
2. no
3. none
4. any
5. none
6. no
7. any
8. None

• File 5 C - It's all in the mind...


• Expressions with mind

1. make up your mind
2. change your mind
3. have something on your mind
4. out of sight, out of mind

• Speaking - Vocabulary. 1

1. a UFO
2. a faith-healer
3. a ghost
4. telepathy
5. a clairvoyant
6. a coincidence

• Listening - p. 77.


• Oral practice - Courtney - (Questions on page 76).

HOMEWORK

• Reading - p.78


• Vocabulary - p.79


• Pronunciation - Silent letters

Further practice...

http://www.1-language.com/memorymatchelem/play/memori1.swf - Test your memory - Memory Game.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0510/051012-fish-e.html - Reading and Listening

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/englishp/eslgames/ - English and Games. Train your brain while you learn English.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7912379.stm - Brain training...

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Reading/- Test your reading skills...

http://www.esl-lab.com/story1/story1.htm - Listening on UFOs

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0805/080515-ufo.html - Reading and Listening...More about UFOs...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7398108.stm - Reading. Files released on UFO sightings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7398491.stm - In pictures: The UFO files.

http://science.howstuffworks.com/ufo.htm - How UFOs work

http://www.steelmarkonline.com/glossary.htm - UFO Glossary

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blufo1.htm - Listening. Do you believe in UFOs

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blufo2.htm - Listening. UFO sighting.

http://www.link2english.com/book_pdf_links/storyboard_12-13.pdf - UFO story.

http://ngfl.northumberland.gov.uk/english/als1/index.htm - Meet the Aliens.

http://www.offthemark.com/Images/sundays/sundays137.gif - Cartoon.

28 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Vocabulary (2) - Word building

Nouns: improvement - happiness - discussion - admiration - patience
Verbs: modernize - shorten - terrify
Adjectives: enjoyable - useful - impersonal - unforgettable - hopeless - possessive
Adverbs: gradually - apparently

• Reading - Anyone can do it...(Can you?)
  

B.

his background: hopeless at school /failed exams / left school with no qualifications / father left home when he was six / brought up by mother and stepfather
his present job: fireman / fire-fighter
why he's become famous: he's in the Guiness Book of Records for memorizing 22,500 digits of pi
who he was inspired by: Dominic O'Brien (five times world memory champion)
his technique for remembering:
1. phone numbers: he associates numbers with a person
2. names and places: he links them to an image
what he's doing now: he is teaching memory training and speed-writing at Huddersfield University

C.

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b
    

• Grammar - Quantifieres: all, any, every(body, etc.), no, none.
  

1. all the cases
2. was
3. Everything
4. all
5. all women
6. no
7. Every
8. None
   

• Listening - Childhood memories...
  
• Pronunciation ei / ie
  

BIKE: neither - height
TREE: believe - field - ceiling - handkerchief - receipt - receive
TRAIN: neighbour - weight
EGG: friend - leisure

• Speaking
  

A.

1. embarrasing
2. disappointed
3. exciting
4. exhausted
5. fascinating
   

• Writing - 8

B

1. most memories
2. favourite
3. in my teens
4. on holiday
5. there were a lot of people
6. they used to
7. I met a girl
8. a Brazilian
9. every day
10. all these years
    

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p. 139. 5B
Workbook - pp. 47-49.

27 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Vocabulary (2) - Word building

Nouns: improvement - happiness - discussion - admiration - patience

Verbs: modernize - shorten - terrify

Adjectives: enjoyable - useful - impersonal - unforgettable - hopeless - possessive

Adverbs: gradually - apparently

• Reading - Anyone can do it...(Can you?)

B.

his background: hopeless at school /failed exams / left school with no qualifications / father left home when he was six / brought up by mother and stepfather

his present job: fireman / fire-fighter

why he's become famous: he's in the Guiness Book of Records for memorizing 22,500 digits of pi

who he was inspired by: Dominic O'Brien (five times world memory champion)

his technique for remembering:

1. phone numbers: he associates numbers with a person

2. names and places: he links them to an image

what he's doing now: he is teaching memory training and speed-writing at Huddersfield University

C.

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b

• Grammar - Quantifieres: all, any, every(body, etc.), no, none.

1. all the cases
2. was
3. Everything
4. all
5. all women
6. no
7. Every
8. None

• Listening - Childhood memories...
• Pronunciation ei / ie

BIKE: neither - height

TREE: believe - field - ceiling - handkerchief - receipt - receive

TRAIN: neighbour - weight

EGG: friend - leisure

• Speaking

A.

1. embarrasing
2. disappointed
3. exciting
4. exhausted
5. fascinating

• Writing - 8

B

1. most memories
2. favourite
3. in my teens
4. on holiday
5. there were a lot of people
6. they used to
7. I met a girl
8. a Brazilian
9. every day
10. all these years

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p. 139. 5B

Workbook - pp. 47-49.

23 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Activities about the book (Cold Feet)
• Crossword
• Writing - (A review of the book: summary + personal opinion)

• Grammar Bank - p.136 - Get something done

1. They've had the grass cut.
2. They've had some trees planted.
3. They've had the roof repaired.
4. They've had the path repaired.
5. They've had a new porch built.
6. They've had the house/windows painted.
   

• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
  

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working
    

• Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!
  

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2 http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since? http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since? http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

Tense revision (Photocopy)

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting
    

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary - word building - p. 72 Reading - p.73

Do you know the meaning of the expression "to get cold feet"? Could you find an example where this expression is used?

Some of you seem to appreciate the idea of having a blog. However, I haven't seen (or heard) much of your comments yet...(Still waiting...).

Today we celebrate the World Book Day, or as we call it in Spain, the Day of the Book. It could be an excellent opportunity to recieve your first comments. You could tell us about your favourite books, or some of the ones you've been reading recently. If you know any interesting web page or link, I'd also be pleased to hear about it.

Take care...and hope to hear from you soon...

22 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Activities about the book (Cold Feet)
• Crossword
• Writing - (A review of the book: summary + personal opinion).
• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
  

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working
    

• Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!
  

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since?
http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since?
http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game
http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

• Tense revision (Photocopy)
  

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary - word building - p. 72
Reading - p.73
Do you know the meaning of the expression "to get cold feet"? Could you find an example where this expression is used?

Some of you seem to appreciate the idea of having a blog. However, I haven't seen (or heard) much of your comments yet...(Still waiting...).

Today we celebrate the World Book Day, or as we call it in Spain, the Day of the Book. It could be an excellent opportunity to recieve your first comments. You could tell us about your favourite books, or some of the ones you've been reading recently. If you know any interesting web page or link, I'd also be pleased to hear about it.

Take care...and hope to hear from you soon...

English Recipes

• http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-apple-crumble - Apple Crumble
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=FR&hl=fr&v=UG5gO4nlLRQ - Pancakes
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrZRRGixR8Y - Carrot Cake
• http://www.quia.com/jg/1201759.html - Cookie Batch
• http://www.videojug.com/tag/food-recipes - More recipes...
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:Recipes_with_images - Recipes with Images
• http://www.bry-backmanor.org/picturerecipes.html - Picture Recipes
• http://www.visualrecipes.com/all-recipes.php - Visual Recipes

Now you have no excuse for not participating in the school's gastronomic journey.

Next Wednesday (29 April 09)!

Bring your own dish from home; and enjoy one of the thrilling workshops (starting at 4.30)!!

21 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working

Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm

http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since?

http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since?

http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game

http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

• Animal Quiz - How much do you know about animals?
• Listening - p. 71
• Tense revision (Photocopy)

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Speaking - Do you have a good memory?
• Song - Hot and cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5uCKw4nl0

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary - word building - p. 72
• Reading - p.73

Remember that next day we'll be doing some activities about the book you had to read (Cold Feet by Rod Smith). However, this is not the only thing we will do. So, you can come to the class even if you haven't read it. I also asked you to think about your favourite book, and prepare a short oral review of it.

20 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Reading - English as a Second Language - pp. 68-69. Ex. C
  

1. F
2. E
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. D
   

• Vocabulary Bank - Animals. p. 154.
  

1. ANIMALS

Wild animals: bat - bear - chimpanzee - wolf
Farm animals: cow - donkey - goat - sheep - (rabbit)
Birds: eagle - owl - pigeon - seagull - (budgerigar)
Insects: ant - bee - butterfly - fly
Pets: goldfish - budgerigar - rabbit
Sea creatures: eel - octopus - shark - whale

2. BABY ANIMALS

cat - kitten
dog - puppy
hen - chick
horse - foal
sheep - lamb
cow - calf

3. ANIMAL PARTS

1. tail
2. paws
3. claws
4. wings
5. feathers
6. beak
   

• Speaking - Animals...
  

Do you like animals? Would you like to find out a bit more about them?

http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/materials/materials/animalfun.html - Fun with Animal Materials
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080427-cloning.html - Listening - Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080403-camel.html - Listening - Camel beauty contest
http://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/111477/diff/0/1 - Reading - Camel beauty contest
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0803/080316-kangaroo.html - Listening - Paul McCartney fights for kangaroos
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0801/080125-crocodile.html - Listening - Man shoots colleague in crocodile’s jaws
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22811104/ - Reading
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-polar-regions.htm - Polar regions
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html - The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/horses_in_movies/index.php - Horses in the Movies
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-pets.htm - Pets
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/projects/pets_corinne/pet_webquest.html - Webquest
http://www.montana.edu/webquest/science/grades6to12/walsh/ - Webquest - The Rain Forest
http://www.montana.edu/cybertour/science/6to12/argottie/ - Webquest - Animals and Fish of Yellowstone National Park
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm - Vocabulary - Animals
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/archives/AllArchive.htm - Vocabulary
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/curious/ - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

• Grammar (3) - present perfect simple or continuous?
  

1. I've been writing
2. I've written
3. the dog's broken
4. Both are possible
5. have you had
6. Both are possible
7. has he made
8. Have you been running?
   

• Pronunciation - Strong and weak syllables
• Listening - 5.

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p.139 - 5A

Remember that next day we'll be doing some activities about the book you had to read (Cold Feet by Rod Smith). However, this is not the only thing we will do. So, you can come to the class even if you haven't read it. I also asked you to think about your favourite book, and prepare a short oral review of it.

16 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Reading - English as a Second Language - pp. 68-69. Ex. C

1. F
2. E
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. D

• Vocabulary Bank - Animals. p. 154.

1. ANIMALS

• Wild animals: bat - bear - chimpanzee - wolf
• Farm animals: cow - donkey - goat - sheep - (rabbit)
• Birds: eagle - owl - pigeon - seagull - (budgerigar)
• Insects: ant - bee - butterfly - fly
• Pets: goldfish - budgerigar - rabbit
• Sea creatures: eel - octopus - shark - whale

2. BABY ANIMALS

1. cat - kitten
2. dog - puppy
3. hen - chick
4. horse - foal
5. sheep - lamb
6. cow - calf

3. ANIMAL PARTS

1. tail
2. paws
3. claws
4. wings
5. feathers
6. beak

• Speaking - Animals...

Do you like animals? Do you want to find out a bit more about them?

http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/materials/materials/animalfun.html - Fun with Animal Materials

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080427-cloning.html - Listening - Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080403-camel.html - Listening - Camel beauty contest

http://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/111477/diff/0/1 - Reading - Camel beauty contest

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0803/080316-kangaroo.html - Listening - Paul McCartney fights for kangaroos

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0801/080125-crocodile.html - Listening - Man shoots colleague in crocodile’s jaws

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22811104/ - Reading

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-polar-regions.htm - Polar regions

http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html - The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon

http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/horses_in_movies/index.php - Horses in the Movies

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-pets.htm - Pets

http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/projects/pets_corinne/pet_webquest.html - Webquest

http://www.montana.edu/webquest/science/grades6to12/walsh/ - Webquest - The Rain Forest

http://www.montana.edu/cybertour/science/6to12/argottie/ - Webquest - Animals and Fish of Yellowstone National Park

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm - Vocabulary - Animals

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/archives/AllArchive.htm - Vocabulary

http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/curious/ - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

• Grammar (3) - present perfect simple or continuous?

1. I've been writing
2. I've written
3. the dog's broken
4. Both are possible
5. have you had
6. Both are possible
7. has he made
8. Have you been running?

• Pronunciation - Strong and weak syllables
• Communication - What does it mean?

HOMEWORK

• Grammar Bank - p.139 - 5A

15 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Welcome back! Did you have a good time during the Easter break? Hope you did, and you're ready to continue with the hard work!!
• REVISION - Unit 4 - Grammar and Vocabulary. Revise & Check (p. 67)
  

GRAMMAR

A

1. Wrong - dark curly
2. R
3. W - hideous pink
4. R
5. W - gorgeous 16th century
6. R
   

B.

1. The more tired you are, the more mistakes you make
2. The angrier she gets, the more she shouts
3. The nearer the centre you live, the more expensive it is
4. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish
   

C.

1. hadn't gone
2. could
3. hadn't told
4. would help
5. would play
   

D.

1. have them painted
2. had it repaired
3. having it cut
4. had it cleaned
   

VOCABULARY

A.

1. dressing-gown (the others are sportswear)
2. cap (the others are materials)
3. gloves (the others are kind of shoes)
4. plain (the others are all types of design)
   

B.

1. casual
2. bargains
3. designer
4. discount
   

C.

1. illogical
2. immature
3. unsociable
4. insensitive
5. dishonest
6. irresponsible
7. inconsiderate
8. unselfish
9. impatient
10. disorganized
    

D.

1. cosy
2. tap
3. gate
4. dishwasher
5. detached house
   

• Definition...Do you remember the meaning of the following words? Could you explain their meaning in English?
  

Bargain, gorgeous, sociable, pot, vain, fur, lock, unlock, oven, role, plain, sink, washbasin, breadwinner, cosy, tidy, path, faithful, suede, casual, smart, ceiling, rug, ban...
File 5A. Animals or people? - Reading pp. 68 and 69.

HOMEWORK
Workbook - p. 43.

14 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Welcome back! Did you have a good time during the Easter break? Hope you did, and you're ready to continue with the hard work!!
• REVISION - Unit 4 - Grammar and Vocabulary. Revise & Check (p. 67)

GRAMMAR

A

1. Wrong - dark curly
2. R
3. W - hideous pink
4. R
5. W - gorgeous 16th century
6. R

B.

1. The more tired you are, the more mistakes you make
2. The angrier she gets, the more she shouts
3. The nearer the centre you live, the more expensive it is
4. The sooner we start, the sooner we'll finish

C.

1. hadn't gone
2. could
3. hadn't told
4. would help
5. would play

D.

1. have them painted
2. had it repaired
3. having it cut
4. had it cleaned

VOCABULARY

A.

1. dressing-gown (the others are sportswear)
2. cap (the others are materials)
3. gloves (the others are kind of shoes)
4. plain (the others are all types of design)

B.

1. casual
2. bargains
3. designer
4. discount

C.

1. illogical
2. immature
3. unsociable
4. insensitive
5. dishonest
6. irresponsible
7. inconsiderate
8. unselfish
9. impatient
10. disorganized

D.

1. cosy
2. tap
3. gate
4. dishwasher
5. detached house

• Definition...Do you remember the meaning of the following words? Could you explain their meaning in English?

Bargain, gorgeous, sociable, pot, vain, fur, lock, unlock, oven, role, plain, sink, washbasin, breadwinner, cosy, tidy, path, faithful, suede, casual, smart, ceiling, rug, ban...

• File 5A. Animals or people? - Reading pp. 68 and 69.

HOMEWORK

Workbook - p. 43.

AVISO - ¡¡¡MUY IMPORTANTE!!!

Según la orden de la Consejería de Educación que regula las pruebas terminales de certificación TODOS LOS ALUMNOS oficiales que quieran presentarse a los exámenes de certificado TENDRÁN QUE RELLENAR COMUNICARLO EN LA SECRETARÍA DE LA E.O.I. entregando el impreso correspondiente.

Este impreso está disponible en la página web de la e.o.i. y también se puede recoger directamente en la secretaría de la escuela. El plazo para entregarlo es del 1 al 30 de abril.

Aquello alumnos que no lo entreguen en ese plazo no podrán presentarse ni al examen de junio ni al de septiembre.

En la página web de la escuela (www.eoitoledo.com) encontraréis toda la información más detallada. De todas formas a la vuelta volveré a recordároslo y si tenéis cualquier duda, podéis consultarme en cualquier momento.

ALL GROUPS - Easter Homework - Solutions

• P. 64. Vocabulary

1. greengrocer's
2. baker's
3. butcher's
4. department store
5. stationer's
6. chemist's
7. newsagent's
8. gift shop

• 2. Explaining what you want

1: d- shower cap / b- highlighter pen

2: chemist's / stationer's

• 2. C

- Conversation 1: hat / plastic / cover / have a shower

- Conversation 2: pen / small / fat / marking important words

• 3. Reading - b

1. 17.30
2. Wednesday or Thursday
3. supermarkets and department stores
4. Camden Passage, Bond Street, King's Road
5. (possible answers) a camera - Tottenham Court Road / a dictionary - Waterstone's / a CD - Marks and Spencer
6. Yes

• 4. Shopping

A

1. department store
2. a lipstick
3. No
4. a skirt
5. It's too small, and is the wrong colour
6. Visa (credit) card

B

1. Have you got
2. sold out
3. just
4. size
5. try
6. changing
7. fit
8. another
9. have
10. receipt

• 5. Understanding prices

1. 4,99 (in a greengrocer's; a melon)
2. 3,50 (in a newsagent's; Time magazine)
3. 4,60 (in a café; a coffee and a croissant)
4. 25,99 (in a music shop; a CD of Frank Sinatra)
5. 8,30 ( a taxi)

• P. 66 - An informal letter /email

A

1. person's name (but NOT friend)+
2. I'm sorry I haven't written for so long / for ages
3. I've got some good news!
4. (Anyway) I have to finish now / That's all for now
5. Write soon
6. (Give my) regards / love to your parents.
7. Looking forward to hearing from you / Hoping to hear from you soon

2 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• April Fool's Day...
  http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/aprilfool.htm - Reading
  http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/04/april_fools_day.html - Listening
  http://2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com/Canada-Festivals/April-Fools.htm - Reading Comprehension
  http://www.eslpdf.com/holidays_aprilfoolsday1.pdf -Reading
  

"The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment."

Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790

• Vocabulary Revision
• Reading - Feng Shui
  

Feng shui originated in China 3,000 years ago and literally means wind and water. It is about the layout (=organization) of your home and office and how this can improve or negatively affect your life. More and more architects and interior designers are taking its principles into account, and several big organizations, e.g. the bank HSBC and Body Shop have had their stores or offices designed with advice from a feng shui practitioner.

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/reading/articles/Feng-Shui-Redecorating-for-Your-Spirit.asp - Further reading
http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/viewtopic.php?t=26772 - Conversation Forum
http://www.rising-dragon.co.uk/photos/feng-shui-photo-features.php - Feng Shui Photo Galleries
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1038700 - A Beginner's Guide to Feng Shui

• Speaking - Get it Right - Position. Same or different?
  

1. Different. opposite means e.g. face to face or on different sides of the road.
2. Different. over=above, not touching
3. Same. Both by and near are 'vague' prepositions meaning 'in the area of' but without specifying exactly where.
4. Different. downstairs=the area of a house which is on the ground floor.
5. Different. on=on the surface of, in=inside a drawer.
6. Same
7. Same. There are often synonyms, as in this example. However, we use over not above with verbs of movement, e.g. We're flying over the city.
8. Different.
   

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_prep1.htm - In, On, or At?
http://bogglesworldesl.com/prepositions_movement.htm - Prepositions of Movement - Flashcards.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/prepositions/dogs/ - Prepositions.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/directions.htm - Giving Directions - Roleplay
http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-1.htm - Listening. Directions Through Town.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1655_how_to_ask/page2.shtml - Listening. Asking and Giving Directions.
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm - Listening - Directions Game
http://www.esl-lab.com/dir2.htm - Directions.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/french/subjects/prepositions.shtml - Prepositions. Easy.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep3.html - Prepositions of Spatial Relationship.
http://www.learnenglish.de/PictureIt/prepositionsplace.htm - Prepositions of Place.
http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/location/eng/Introduction/default.htm - Location
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=938_dependent_preps - Dependent prepositions.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1159_qnet_across - Quiz.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1838_business_preps - Quiz
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=943_prepositions - Quiz
http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/lycee/pageshtm/image_descr4.htm - Describing a Photo.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=125_questions_prepos - Questions ending with prepositions.

• Communication - Sell your house
• Grammar - have something done. - C. What can you have done at...?
  

1. At a hairdresser's you can have your hair cut, permed, dyed, you can also have your nails manicured, etc.
2. At a drycleaner's you can have clothes cleaned, stains removed, etc.
3. At a garage you can have your car repaired, tyres/brakes checked, the oil changed, etc.
4. At a dressmaker's you can have clothes made, repaired, altered, etc.
5. At an optician's you can have your eyes tested , new glasses made, glasses repaired, contact lenses fitted, etc.

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/havesomethingdone.ppt - Presentation.
http://www.quia.com/cb/302488.html - Listening.
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/havedone.htm - Quiz

• Homework
  - Grammar Bank - p. 136.
  - Writing - p. 63. Not to hand in!
  - Getting what you want? pp. 64-65.
  - Revise and Check - p. 67.
  - WRITING TO HAND IN AFTER EASTER - p. 66.
  Write a reply to the model letter, which is from a British friend you met last summer.
  

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!!

1 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• April Fool's Day...

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/aprilfool.htm - Reading

http://www.eslholidaylessons.com/04/april_fools_day.html - Listening

http://2ndnature-online-eikaiwa.com/Canada-Festivals/April-Fools.htm - Reading Comprehension

http://www.eslpdf.com/holidays_aprilfoolsday1.pdf -Reading

"The first of April, some do say,

Is set apart for All Fools' Day.

But why the people call it so,

Nor I, nor they themselves do know.

But on this day are people sent

On purpose for pure merriment."

Poor Robin's Almanac, 1790

• Vocabulary Revision
• Reading - Feng Shui

Feng shui originated in China 3,000 years ago and literally means wind and water. It is about the layout (=organization) of your home and office and how this can improve or negatively affect your life. More and more architects and interior designers are taking its principles into account, and several big organizations, e.g. the bank HSBC and Body Shop have had their stores or offices designed with advice from a feng shui practitioner.

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/reading/articles/Feng-Shui-Redecorating-for-Your-Spirit.asp - Further reading

http://forums.eslcafe.com/student/viewtopic.php?t=26772 - Conversation Forum

http://www.rising-dragon.co.uk/photos/feng-shui-photo-features.php - Feng Shui Photo Galleries

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1038700 - A Beginner's Guide to Feng Shui

• Speaking - Get it Right - Position. Same or different?

1. Different. opposite means e.g. face to face or on different sides of the road.
2. Different. over=above, not touching
3. Same. Both by and near are 'vague' prepositions meaning 'in the area of' but without specifying exactly where.
4. Different. downstairs=the area of a house which is on the ground floor.
5. Different. on=on the surface of, in=inside a drawer.
6. Same
7. Same. There are often synonyms, as in this example. However, we use over not above with verbs of movement, e.g. We're flying over the city.
8. Different.

http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_prep1.htm - In, On, or At?

http://bogglesworldesl.com/prepositions_movement.htm - Prepositions of Movement - Flashcards.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/books/prepositions/dogs/ - Prepositions.

http://bogglesworldesl.com/directions.htm - Giving Directions - Roleplay

http://www.esl-lab.com/eslbasic/travel-sightseeing-1.htm - Listening. Directions Through Town.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1655_how_to_ask/page2.shtml - Listening. Asking and Giving Directions.

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb7th/directions.htm - Listening - Directions Game

http://www.esl-lab.com/dir2.htm - Directions.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/french/subjects/prepositions.shtml - Prepositions. Easy.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep3.html - Prepositions of Spatial Relationship.

http://www.learnenglish.de/PictureIt/prepositionsplace.htm - Prepositions of Place.

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/location/eng/Introduction/default.htm - Location

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=938_dependent_preps - Dependent prepositions.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1159_qnet_across - Quiz.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1838_business_preps - Quiz

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=943_prepositions - Quiz

http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/lycee/pageshtm/image_descr4.htm - Describing a Photo.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=125_questions_prepos - Questions ending with prepositions.

• Communication - Sell your house
• Grammar - have something done. - C. What can you have done at...?

1. At a hairdresser's you can have your hair cut, permed, dyed, you can also have your nails manicured, etc.
2. At a drycleaner's you can have clothes cleaned, stains removed, etc.
3. At a garage you can have your car repaired, tyres/brakes checked, the oil changed, etc.
4. At a dressmaker's you can have clothes made, repaired, altered, etc.
5. At an optician's you can have your eyes tested , new glasses made, glasses repaired, contact lenses fitted, etc.

http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/havesomethingdone.ppt - Presentation.

http://www.quia.com/cb/302488.html - Listening.

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/havedone.htm - Quiz

• Homework

- Grammar Bank - p. 136.

- Writing - p. 63. Not to hand in!

- Getting what you want? pp. 64-65.

- Revise and Check - p. 67.

- WRITING TO HAND IN AFTER EASTER - p. 66.

Write a reply to the model letter, which is from a British friend you met last summer.

HAPPY EASTER TO YOU ALL!!

31 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Revision - House quiz - p. 60 - c.
  

1. a. block of flats b. a detached house c. a terraced house

2. a. washbasin b. heater/radiator c. sink

3.

a. fireplace the place in teh living room where you can have an open fire; chimney the place on a roof where smoke comes out.
b. ceiling the top part, inside a room; roof the top outside part of a house.
c. door can be found in any room; front door is the main entrance to the house /flat.
d. hedge a "wall" made of plants; fence a "wall" made of wood or metal.
e. antique furniture old, genuine, and usually valuable furniture; old-fashioned furniture any furniture which is out of fashion.

5. Possible answers

a. cosy, comfortable

b. old-fashioned, antique

c. luxurious

d. smart, wooden, stylish, practical.

• Pronunciation - 2. The /ə/ sound.
  a.
  

1. cupboard
2. iron
3. arrange
4. appearance
5. comfortable
6. terrace
7. modern
8. over
9. fashionable
10. leather
    

http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/esl/pronunciation/schwa.html

• Listening - Guess which room they decorated
  

CHARLES'S ROOM

Lucy dislikes
the sofa: It's like something in a horror movie / doesn't go with the rest of the room
the computer: reminds her of work / not attractive
the blinds: like a dentist's, not relaxing

likes
the photo frames: wouldn't have put them on the coffee table

GENERAL CRITICISMS
The room is very cold and impersonal, Charles is very lazy, buys the first thing he sees, furniture doesn't go together, he hasn't thought about it.

LUCY'S ROOM

Charles dislikes
the curtains: too feminine, too long
the branches: "typical woman's thing"
the sofa: completely impractical - can't watch footbal and drink beer on it.

likes
the colour of the walls
the fireplace
the shelves: better than his, more stylish

GENERAL CRITICISMS
She's thought about style more than practicality (though generally he thinks it's relaxing and tasteful).

• Your turn... If you want to learn some more...

VOCABULARY
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/rooms.htm
http://cassandra.sprex.com/teachionary/applets/English_room_parts.html
http://cassandra.sprex.com/teachionary/applets/English_house_rooms.html
http://www.learnenglish.de/dictationpage.htm - Dictation
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/roomsidioms.htm - Idioms
http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/houses/simsponshouse.htm - The Simpsons' house
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/archive/theme_houses.html
http://www.say-it-in-english.com/EverydayEnglish.html
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-homes.htm
http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/inredning/
http://www.liis.lv/eng_learn/Houses/voc_houses.htm
http://www.effingpot.com/house.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv75.shtml - House or Home?
http://www.isabelperez.com/houses.htm

LISTENING
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-housing.htm

READING
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4190000/newsid_4197100/4197174.stm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses.html - Houses
http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/britishhouses.htm - British Houses
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/house.html - Inside a Typical English House
http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/hof_houses01.html/ - Houses of the Future
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/Activities/apartment_game.html

30 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºL

• Revision - House quiz - p. 60 - c.
  

1.
a. block of flats
b. a detached house
c. a terraced house

2.
a. washbasin
b. heater/radiator
c. sink

3.
a. fireplace the place in teh living room where you can have an open fire; chimney the place on a roof where smoke comes out.

b. ceiling the top part, inside a room; roof the top outside part of a house.

c. door can be found in any room; front door is the main entrance to the house /flat.

d. hedge a "wall" made of plants; fence a "wall" made of wood or metal.

e. antique furniture old, genuine, and usually valuable furniture; old-fashioned furniture any furniture which is out of fashion.

5. Possible answers
a. cosy, comfortable b. old-fashioned, antique c. luxurious d. smart, wooden, stylish, practical.

• Pronunciation - 2. The /ə/ sound.

a.

1. cupboard
2. iron
3. arrange
4. appearance
5. comfortable
6. terrace
7. modern
8. over
9. fashionable
10. leather

http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/esl/pronunciation/schwa.html

• Listening - Guess which room they decorated

CHARLES'S ROOM

Lucy dislikes

the sofa: It's like something in a horror movie / doesn't go with the rest of the room

the computer: reminds her of work / not attractive

the blinds: like a dentist's, not relaxing

likes

the photo frames: wouldn't have put them on the coffee table

GENERAL CRITICISMS

The room is very cold and impersonal, Charles is very lazy, buys the first thing he sees, furniture doesn't go together, he hasn't thought about it.

LUCY'S ROOM

Charles dislikes

the curtains: too feminine, too long

the branches: "typical woman's thing"

the sofa: completely impractical - can't watch footbal and drink beer on it.

likes

the colour of the walls

the fireplace

the shelves: better than his, more stylish

GENERAL CRITICISMS

She's thought about style more than practicality (though generally he thinks it's relaxing and tasteful).

• Your turn... If you want to learn some more...

VOCABULARY

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/rooms.htm

http://cassandra.sprex.com/teachionary/applets/English_room_parts.html

http://cassandra.sprex.com/teachionary/applets/English_house_rooms.html

http://www.learnenglish.de/dictationpage.htm - Dictation

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/roomsidioms.htm - Idioms

http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/houses/simsponshouse.htm - The Simpsons' house

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/archive/theme_houses.html

http://www.say-it-in-english.com/EverydayEnglish.html

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-homes.htm

http://www.ur.se/sprk/engelska/inredning/

http://www.liis.lv/eng_learn/Houses/voc_houses.htm

http://www.effingpot.com/house.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/youmeus/learnit/learnitv75.shtml - House or Home?

http://www.isabelperez.com/houses.htm

LISTENING

http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-housing.htm

READING

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4190000/newsid_4197100/4197174.stm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/houses.html - Houses

http://www.learnenglish.de/culture/britishhouses.htm - British Houses

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/house.html - Inside a Typical English House

http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/hof_houses01.html/ - Houses of the Future

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/Activities/apartment_game.html

25 March 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Exam revision - Congratulations!! You're doing much better, but please, keep up the hard work!!
• New File. A question of taste...
  
• Vocabulary Bank - p. 152

1. Houses and Decoration

1. balcony
2. block of flats
3. chimney
4. detached house
5. fence
6. front door
7. gate
8. hedge
9. letter box
10. path
11. pavement
12. porch
13. roof
14. terrace
15. terraced house
16. wall
    

2. Adjectives

old-fashioned

well-designed
stylish
tasteful
original
practical

luxurious
comfortable
impersonal
relaxing
cosy

3. Furniture

kitchen: dishwasher - oven - sink - tap
bathroom: tap - toilet/loo - washbasin
bedroom: bedside table - chest of drawers - wardrobe
living room: bookcase - fireplace
any / all rooms: blinds - ceiling - curtains - rug - radiator/heater - (plant) pot - wall

House quiz - p. 60 - c.

1.

a. block of flats

b. a detached house

c. a terraced house

2.

a. washbasin

b. heater/radiator

c. sink

3.

a. fireplace the place in teh living room where you can have an open fire; chimney the place on a roof where smoke comes out.
b. ceiling the top part, inside a room; roof the top outside part of a house.
c. door can be found in any room; front door is the main entrance to the house /flat.
d. hedge a "wall" made of plants; fence a "wall" made of wood or metal.
e. antique furniture old, genuine, and usually valuable furniture; old-fashioned furniture any furniture which is out of fashion.

5. Possible answers

a. cosy, comfortable
b. old-fashioned, antique
c. luxurious
d. smart, wooden, stylish, practical

HOMEWORK

Reading - pp. 62-63.

26 March 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL - Oral Exam Sheet

ORAL EXAM SHEET – 26 March 09

VERY IMPORTANT!!! THERE WILL BE NO CLASS NEXT TUESDAY. THEREFORE, YOUR ORAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 09, INSTEAD OF TUESDAY.


16.25 – 16.45: Guillermo Romero y Rebeca García

16.45 – 17.05: Eva Romero Largo y Mª del Rosario Gómez Pérez

17.05 – 17.30: Diana Bachiller, Carlos Sahuquillo y Carolina Lara Casas

BREAK

17.50 – 18.10: Luis Miguel Calvo Sierra – Santiago G. Castillo Sánchez

18.10 – 18.30: Victoria Gil Alfonso – María José Patiño Ropero

18.30 – 18.50: Bárbara Conde – Clara Mª Martínez Vindel

18.50 – 19.10: Diego Rodríguez – Isabel Cano

19.10 – 19.30: Fernando Corrochano – Gabriel Salinero

19.30 – 19.50: Pilar Fernández Dorado – Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

23 March 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI - Oral Exam Sheet

ORAL EXAM SHEET – 23 March 09


16.50 – 17.10: Sara y Patricia

17.10 – 17.30: Rosario, Bibiana y Javier

17.30 – 17.50: Julia y Mercedes

17.50 - 18.10: Ester y Ana

18.10 – 18.30: Antonio y Marta

18.30 – 18.50: Clara Alonso y Ana Rodríguez

18.50 – 19.10: José Miguel Méndez, José Manuel y José Manuel Serrano

19.10 – 19.35: Javi, Antonio Martín y Guillermo Pérez Tejeda

12 March 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - p. 137.

1. I wish I was / were in Italy now!
2. I wish it would stop raining!
3. I wish I'd bought the washing in!
4. I wish I could afford a holiday this year!
5. I wish my husband would wash his own shirts!
6. I wish I hadn't moved to Britain!
   

• Speaking - I wish things could be different...
• New File. A question of taste...
• Vocabulary Bank - p. 152

1. Houses and Decoration

1. balcony
2. block of flats
3. chimney
4. detached house
5. fence
6. front door
7. gate
8. hedge
9. letter box
10. path
11. pavement
12. porch
13. roof
14. terrace
15. terraced house
16. wall

2. Adjectives

1. old-fashioned
2. well-designed
3. stylish
4. tasteful
5. original
6. practical
7. luxurious
8. comfortable
9. impersonal
10. relaxing
11. cosy

3. Furniture

kitchen: dishwasher - oven - sink - tap

bathroom: tap - toilet/loo - washbasin

bedroom: bedside table - chest of drawers - wardrobe

living room: bookcase - fireplace

any / all rooms: blinds - ceiling - curtains - rug - radiator/heater - (plant) pot - wall

• House quiz - p. 60 - c.

1. a. block of flats - b. a detached house - c. a terraced house
2. a. washbasin - b. heater/radiator - c. sink

a. fireplace the place in teh living room where you can have an open fire; chimney the place on a roof where smoke comes out.

b. ceiling the top part, inside a room: roof the top outside part of a house.

c. door can be found in any room; front door is the main entrance to the house /flat.

d. hedge a "wall" made of plants; fence a "wall" made of wood or metal.

e. antique furniture old, genuine, and usually valuable furniture; old-fashioned furniture any furniture which is out of fashion.

5. Possible answers

a. cosy, comfortable

b. old-fashioned, antique

c. luxurious

d. smart, wooden, stylish, practical

• Courtney

HOMEWORK

Workbook - pp. 37-39.

11 March 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Grammar Bank - p. 137.

1. I wish I was / were in Italy now!
2. I wish it would stop raining!
3. I wish I'd bought the washing in!
4. I wish I could afford a holiday this year!
5. I wish my husband would wash his own shirts!
6. I wish I hadn't moved to Britain!

• Speaking - Tell your partner about your wishes...
• Pronunciation
• Reading - Why men don't iron- p. 59

1. Why men and women are so different
2. Why women are better with words
3. Why women get lost but are safer drivers
4. Why men don't iron
5. Why men can't find things
6. Why women don't fly planes

• Speaking - More wishes...
• Song (3ºL) - That don't impress me much...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLz_0KzO83M&feature=related
  
• Further practice...
  

- Reading

http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday.php
http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/ageless/words/fema.htm - Masculine or feminine?
http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday_quiz.html - Women's equality day quiz...
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-womens-rights.htm

- Listening

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0810/081030-colour.html
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0808/080819-australia.html

- Webquest

http://cecnbouvier.educanet2.ch/anglaisgym/gym/G2/Women%20will%20rule%20the%20world.htm

- Humour

http://www.ekmekci.com/humour.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrJg8NMsFw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUei_ZP13E
http://www.dumbvideos.com/theladiesroommonologues.html
http://www.quia.com/pop/111332.html

HOMEWORK

Writing - p. 57.

Remember that we have the written exam next Monday (16 March)!