29 January 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral presentation (Álvaro - Wales...)


• New File: I will survive


• Reading - I cut the rope - p. 40.


• Listening - p. 40.


• Grammar - Third conditional.


• Courtney - Questions about cars and driving. E.g. How old were you when you first learned to drive? Was there anything difficult about learning to drive? Have you ever been pulled over by the police?...

HOMEWORK -

1. Grammar Bank - p. 134 - File 3B


2. Reading 6 - p. 42.

28 January 09 - 3ºI

• Courtney - Questions about cars and driving. E.g. How old were you when you first learned to drive? Was there anything difficult about learning to drive? Have you ever been pulled over by the police?...
• Irregular past and participle forms - p. 38.

/e/ - ate, meant, said, dreamt

/i/ - built, driven, written

/əʊ/- chosen, grown, tokd

/ɔ:/- caught, bought, wore

/ʌ/ - done, sunk, won

/eɪ/ - lay, paid

/ɜ:/ - heard, hurt, weren't

• Listening - The elephant's trunk story...
• Reacting when we're listening

1. Showing surprise: You're joking! You're kidding!
2. Reacting to bad news: How awful! (Remember: HOW + Adj. / WHAT + (A) + Noun).
3. Agreeing: I can imagine!
4. Asking for more info: What happened? What did they do?

• Telling and retelling stories: Excuse me, there's a car in the roof and Saved by her mobile
  ...Some more stories.
• STORY A - THREE WISHES AND A WINDSURF BOARD - Photocopy

1. Set off
2. had been travelling
3. broke
4. managed
5. had been
6. had found
7. was jogging
8. appeared
9. had been
10. disappeared
11. had disappeared
12. was feeling
13. had gone
14. thought
15. made
    

STORY B - SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

1. was walking
2. was wearing
3. had been living / had lived
4. had been
5. had changed
6. has disappeared
7. decided
8. had become
9. was paying for
10. found
11. had taken
12. turned
13. had been living / had lived
14. had forgotten
15. came back
    

HOMEWORK - Reading - p. 40.

Workbook pp. 24-26.

28 January 09 - 3ºC

• Oral presentation (Mercedes - Sweet dreams...)
• Vocabulary revision: cars and driving + the "car" quiz. How much do you know about cars?
• Reading: The Wedding (E-H-D-B) / The Interview (G-F-C-A)
• Grammar: Narrative tenses.
• American students: Telling a story to them + Questions about cars and driving: How old were you when you first learned to drive?, Was there anything difficult about learning to drive?...
• Happy Birthday, Patricia!! And thanks a lot for the cakes! - Hope you enjoyed your birthday party:-)
• HOMEWORK - Grammar Bank - p.134 - File 3A

Workbook - p.23.

27 January 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral book reviews - Congratulations for the excellent presentations. Keep up the good work!
• Reflection about the language learning process... Sorry to inform you that it takes a lot of effort to learn a foreign language...

26 January 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Oral book reviews - Congratulations for the excellent presentations. Keep up the good work!
• Reflection about the language learning process... Sorry to inform you that it takes a lot of effort to learn a foreign language...
• HOMEWORK:

3ºC: Vocabulary Bank - p. 149. / Book - p. 36. Reading and Grammar (a).

3ºI: p. 38 - Irregular past and participle forms.

22 January 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral presentations (3ºG - Rosi / 3ºL - Juan).
• Listening - The elephant's trunk story...
• Telling and retelling stories: Excuse me, there's a car in the roof and Saved by her mobile
• ...Some more stories. The students told the abovementioned stories to Courtney... And in return, she told them a really exciting story about a car journey in Argentina...
• Two more stories (Photocopy).

STORY A - THREE WISHES AND A WINDSURF BOARD

1. Set off
2. had been travelling
3. broke
4. managed
5. had been
6. had found
7. was jogging
8. appeared
9. had been
10. disappeared
11. had disappeared
12. was feeling
13. had gone
14. thought
15. made

STORY B - SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

1. was walking
2. was wearing
3. had been living / had lived
4. had been
5. had changed
6. has disappeared
7. decided
8. had become
9. was paying for
10. found
11. had taken
12. turned
13. had been living / had lived
14. had forgotten
15. came back

• HOMEWORK - Workbook pp. 24-26.
• DON'T FORGET to prepare your oral presentations about the book you read for next day!

21 January 09 - 3ºI

• NEW FILE - File 3A - Cars and driving. - Courtney - Brainstorming about cars and driving.
• Vocabulary Bank - P.149

Ex. a

1. steering wheel
2. airbag
3. gear stick
4. handbrake
5. seat belt
6. windscreen - windshield (Am. En.)
7. boot - trunk (Am. En.)
8. engine
9. tyre - tire (Am. En.)
10. wheels

Ex. b

1. brake
2. overtake
3. reverse
4. crash into
5. break down
6. run out of petrol
7. fill up (with petrol)
8. get a puncture - get a flat tire (Am. En.)
   

• Reading
  The Wedding: E - H - D - B
  The Interview: G - F - C - A
  
• Grammar: Narrative tenses
  Past Simple: was, got, started, saw, stopped, hooted, realized, had
  Past Continuous: was driving
  Past Perfect: had just been called, 'd...run out of
  Past Perfect Continuous: 'd been looking
  
• Pronunciation: regular/irregular past. P. 38.
  /d/ - seemed, robbed, argued
  /t/ - noticed, looked, discussed
  /id/ - avoided, reminded, expected
  
  HOMEWORK - Grammar bank 3A - p.134!

REVISE & CHECK - Page 35 - KEY

EX. A

1. 'll win
2. say
3. gets
4. Don't buy
5. 's
6. don't get
7. won't finish
8. rains
9. had
10. 'd com

EX. B

1. 'll be having
2. won't have finished
3. 'll have been
4. 'll be working
5. 'll have written
6. 'll be waiting

EX. C

1. W - I usually get up
2. R
3. W - I'm used to working
4. W- didn't use to
   

EX. D

1. used to smoke
2. 'm used to living
3. usually go

VOCABULARY

EX. A

1. prescription
2. check-up
3. swollen
4. overdose
5. pregnant
6. acupuncture
7. stroke
8. dizzy

EX. B

1. scientific
2. website
3. program
4. document
5. a hacker

EX. C

1. fed up
2. fascinated
3. obsessed
4. mad
5. hooked
6. keen
7. fond

21 January 09 - 3ºC

• Oral presentation - Javier
• PRACTICAL ENGLISH - Checking and apologizing (pp. 32-33): Listening (c), question tags, pronunciation, apologizing and understanding information.
• American students: Welcome to our class! - Introductions: getting to know each other!
• HOMEWORK
  Workbook; pp. 20-22.
  WRITING (for next week) - Page 34. Read the instructions carefully, and take your time to plan your writing thoughtfully. Good work!

EX. A

1. However
2. The main advantage
3. Besides (or What is more)
4. On the other hand
5. As a result
6. What is more (or Besides)
7. for example
8. In conclusion
   

EX B

To list advantages and disadvantages

The main advantage

To add more points to the same topic

Besides What is more

To make contrasting points

However, On the other hand...

To explain a consequence

As a result

To introduce the conclusion

In conclusion

To introduce an example

For example

• REVISE & CHECK - Page 35 - KEY

EX. A

1. 'll win
2. say
3. gets
4. Don't buy
5. 's
6. don't get
7. won't finish
8. rains
9. had
10. 'd com

EX. B

1. 'll be having
2. won't have finished
3. 'll have been
4. 'll be working
5. 'll have written
6. 'll be waiting

EX. C

1. W - I usually get up
2. R
3. W - I'm used to working
4. W- didn't use to

EX. D

1. used to smoke
2. 'm used to living
3. usually go

VOCABULARY

EX. A

1. prescription
2. check-up
3. swollen
4. overdose
5. pregnant
6. acupuncture
7. stroke
8. dizzy

EX. B

1. scientific
2. website
3. program
4. document
5. a hacker

EX. C

1. fed up
2. fascinated
3. obsessed
4. mad
5. hooked
6. keen
7. fond

20 January 2009 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• NEW FILE - File 3A - Cars and driving.
• Vocabulary Bank - P.149

Ex. a

1. steering wheel
2. airbag
3. gear stick
4. handbrake
5. seat belt
6. windscreen - windshield (Am. En.)
7. boot - trunk (Am. En.)
8. engine
9. tyre - tire (Am. En.)
10. wheels

Ex. b

1. brake
2. overtake
3. reverse
4. crash into
5. break down
6. run out of petrol
7. fill up (with petrol)
8. get a puncture

• Reading

1. The Wedding: E - H - D - B
2. The Interview: G - F - C - A

• Grammar: Narrative tenses

1. Past Simple: was, got, started, saw, stopped, hooted, realized, had
2. Past Continuous: was driving
3. Past Perfect: had just been called, 'd...run out of
4. Past Perfect Continuous: 'd been looking

• Pronunciation: regular/irregular past. P. 38.

1. /d/ - seemed, robbed, argued
2. /t/ - noticed, looked, discussed
3. /id/ - avoided, reminded, expected

• Irregular verbs

1. /e/ meant, said
2. /i/ built, driven, written
3. chosen, grown, told
4. caught, bought, wore
5. done, sunk, won
6. /ei/ lay, paid
7. heard, hurt, weren't

• HOMEWORK - Grammar bank 3A - p.134!

19 January 09 - 3ºI

• Oral presentation - Antonio
• Listening - c. Colloquial words and expressions: At the end of the day, crazy, workaholic, loads and loads, kids, chatting, the telly, for ages, mate, get someone down.
• Speaking (p.30) - Secret addictions...(the Internet, watching TV, gambling, shopping...)
• Reading (p.31) - Cloze test.

1. perfect
2. causes
3. enough
4. never
5. better
6. race
7. finish
8. house
9. who
10. someone
11. sofa
12. kitchen
13. job
14. belong
15. mothers
16. much
17. yourself
18. much
19. with
20. its
    

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH - Checking and apologizing (pp. 32-33): Listening, question tags, pronunciation, apologizing and understanding information.
  HOMEWORK
  Workbook; pp. 20-22. + Revise & Check - p. 35.
  WRITING (for next Monday, 26 January 09) - Page 34. Read the instructions carefully, and take your time to plan your writing thoughtfully. Good work! About 150 words.

EX. A

1. However
2. The main advantage
3. Besides (or What is more)
4. On the other hand
5. As a result
6. What is more (or Besides)
7. for example
8. In conclusion
   

EX B

• To list advantages and disadvantages
  The main advantage
  
• To add more points to the same topic
  Besides
  What is more
  
• To make contrasting points
  However,
  On the other hand...
  
• To explain a consequence
  As a result
  
• To introduce the conclusion
  In conclusion
  
• To introduce an example
  For example

19 January 09 - 3ºC

• Oral Presentation - Julia
• Speaking (p.30) - Addictions... Are you addicted to anything?
• Listening - a, b and c.
• Reading (p.31) - Cloze test.

1. perfect
2. causes
3. enough
4. never
5. better
6. race
7. finish
8. house
9. who
10. someone
11. sofa
12. kitchen
13. job
14. belong
15. mothers
16. much
17. yourself
18. much
19. with
20. its
    

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH - Checking and apologizing (p. 32): Listening - a and b.
• HOMEWORK
  Workbook; pp. 20-22. / Revise and check - p. 35.

16 January 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral presentation (Luismi - 3ºL)
• Revise & Check - Page 35 - KEY

EX. A

1. 'll win
2. say
3. gets
4. Don't buy
5. 's
6. don't get
7. won't finish
8. rains
9. had
10. 'd com

EX. B

1. 'll be having
2. won't have finished
3. 'll have been
4. 'll be working
5. 'll have written
6. 'll be waiting

EX. C

1. W - I usually get up
2. R
3. W - I'm used to working
4. W- didn't use to

EX. D

1. used to smoke
2. 'm used to living
3. usually go

VOCABULARY

EX. A

1. prescription
2. check-up
3. swollen
4. overdose
5. pregnant
6. acupuncture
7. stroke
8. dizzy

EX. B

1. scientific
2. website
3. program
4. document
5. a hacker

EX. C

1. fed up
2. fascinated
3. obsessed
4. mad
5. hooked
6. keen
7. fond

• VIDEO - The life of a paparazza in London! - Listening activities related.
• WRITING - A 'for and against' composition

EX. A

1. However
2. The main advantage
3. Besides (or What is more)
4. On the other hand
5. As a result
6. What is more (or Besides)
7. for example
8. In conclusion

EX B

• To list advantages and disadvantages

The main advantage

• To add more points to the same topic

Besides

What is more

• To make contrasting points

However,

On the other hand...

• To explain a consequence

As a result

• To introduce the conclusion

In conclusion

• To introduce an example

For example

• REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE TO WRITE A COMPOSITION FOR NEXT THURSDAY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 34. READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START WRITING!

15 January 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Reading (p.31) - Cloze test.

1. perfect
2. causes
3. enough
4. never
5. better
6. race
7. finish
8. house
9. who
10. someone
11. sofa
12. kitchen
13. job
14. belong
15. mothers
16. much
17. yourself
18. much
19. with
20. its

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH - Checking and apologizing (pp. 32-33): Listening, question tags, pronunciation, apologizing and understanding information.
• HOMEWORK

1. Workbook; pp. 20-22.
2. WRITING (for next Thursday, 22 January 09) - Page 34. Read the instructions carefully, and take your time to plan your writing thoughtfully. Good work!

14 January 09 - 3ºC

• Book: We started a new file. File 2C. - Pages 28 and 29.
• Page 28 - Vocabulary: Adjectives + prepositions (addicted to, hooked on, obsessed with, interested in, fascinated by, fond of, keen on, mad about, tired of, fed up with).
• Page 29 - Grammar: usually, used to/didn't use to + inf., be used to + -ing. Ex. a, b, c. and d (Grammar Bank).
  
• Grammar Bank - KEY:
  
• Ex 1.
  W. I used to play in the street
  R.
  W. usually stay at home.
  W. didn't use to smoke...
  R.
  W... not used to driving
  R.
  
• Ex. 2.
  aren't used to
  didn't use to / 'm used to
  don't usually
  'm used to
  usually
  used to
  used to /'m not used to
  didn't use to
  
• Oral exercise: e.
  
  HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY (15 January 09)
  
• Grammar bank - p. 132. 2C.
• Book: Pages 30-31. Reading - a, b and c.
  

14 January 09 - 3ºI

• Courtney - What you did to celebrate Christmas.
• Oral presentation. (Ester: Ukraine).
• Book: Page 29 - Grammar: usually, used to/didn't use to + inf., be used to + -ing. Ex. a, b, c and d (Grammar Bank).
• Grammar Bank - KEY.
  
• Ex 1.
  W. I used to play in the street
  R.
  W. usually stay at home.
  W. didn't use to smoke...
  R.
  W... not used to driving
  R.
  
• Ex. 2.
  aren't used to
  didn't use to / 'm used to
  don't usually
  'm used to
  usually
  used to
  used to /'m not used to
  didn't use to
  
• Oral exercise: e.
  
• Listening: a and b.
  
• HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY (19 January 09)
  Book: Pages 30-31. Reading - a, b and c.
  

13 January 2009 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Oral presentations. (3ºG: Rebeca and Juan Carlos / 3ºL: José Ángel).
• Book: Page 29 - Grammar: usually, used to/didn't use to + inf., be used to + -ing. Ex. a, b, c and d (Grammar Bank).
• Grammar Bank - Key:

Ex 1.

1. W. I used to play in the street
2. R.
3. W. usually stay at home.
4. W. didn't use to smoke...
5. R.
6. W... not used to driving
7. R.

Ex. 2.

1. aren't used to
2. didn't use to / 'm used to
3. don't usually
4. 'm used to
5. usually
6. used to
7. used to /'m not used to
8. didn't use to

• Oral exercise: e.
• Listening: a and b. 3ºG: also c.

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY (15 January 09)

• Book: Pages 30-31. Reading - a, b and c.

REMEMBER WE HAVE CLASS NEXT FRIDAY!!!

12 January 2009 - 3ºC

• First day after Christmas - Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
  
• Resolutions for the New Year. Our resolution: try to work harder this year and make the most of our classes.
  
• READER: Oral presentation about the book for 26 January 2009. ALL STUDENTS. Time: 4-5 minutes. Content: Brief summary of the book + Personal opinion. Remember it is an oral presentation, so you are not supposed to read your notes.
  
• Daily presentations (about any piece of news).
  
• Revision of the Exam.
  

12 January 2009 - 3º I

• First day after Christmas - Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
  
• Resolutions for the New Year. Our resolution: try to work harder this year and make the most of our classes.
  
• READER: Oral presentation about the book for 26 January 2009. ALL STUDENTS. Time: 4-5 minutes. Content: Brief summary of the book + Personal opinion. Remember it is an oral presentation, so you are not supposed to read your notes.
  
• Daily presentations (about any piece of news).
  
• Revision of the Exam.
  
• HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY (14 January 2008)
  New English File. Page 29: Reading + activities a,b, c and d (Grammar Bank).

8 January 2009 -.Groups: 3º G y L

• First day after Christmas - Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
• Resolutions for the New Year. Our resolution: try to work harder this year and make the most of our classes.
• READER: Oral presentation about the book for 27 January 2009. ALL STUDENTS. Time: 4-5 minutes. Content: Brief summary of the book + Personal opinion. Remember it is an oral presentation, so you are not supposed to read your notes.
• Daily presentations (about any piece of news).
• Revision of the Exam.

1. HOMEWORK FOR NEXT DAY (13 January 2008)

• New English File. Page 29: Reading + activities a,b, c and d (Grammar Bank).

Happy New Year!!!

Hello everybody!!

As I promised, I have finally created my own blog!!! I know you've been looking forward to it eagerly for a long time, so I hope you're happy to hear the news. However, I am not very familiar with it yet, and I guess it will take some time until I can make the most of it... So if you have any suggestion or comments to improve it etc... I will be really happy to hear them.

For now, I will be using this blog mainly to communicate with you, indicate the activities we'll be doing in the class, as well as your homework and presentations. However, in the future I would also like to include some guidelines to help you practise your English outside the classroom.

This is all for now... Welcome to the blog and... let's get the party started :-)