Thursday, February 26, 2009

25 February 09 - 3ºI

  • VERY IMPORTANT!!! - We will do the second term exam on 16 MARCH (Written part). We will start with the oral exams 18 March.

  • Courtney - What did you do for Carnaval? And the Oscar went to...

http://www.oscar.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5WZujVJvWw

  • New File...Clothes to die for...
  • Listening - Fashion... Princess Mary and Tito Lombardo.

B. Transcript - p.126.

  • Vocabulary Bank - p.151.

1. Fashion and shopping

  1. department store
  2. mail order
  3. window shopping
  4. latest fashion
  5. smart
  6. casual
  7. designer clothes
  8. sales
  9. bargains
  10. discount
  11. out of fashion

2. Items of clothing

Women's fashion: a blouse - a dress - a skirt

Menswear: a shirt - a tie - a waistcoat

Footwear: sandals - slippers - trainers

Sports clothes: a running vest - a sweatshirt - a tracksuit

Underwear / nightwear: a dressing-gown - pyjamas - tights

Accesories: a cap - gloves - a handkerchief

3. Materials and adjectives describing clothes

a patterned silk scarf - 4

a plain wool scarf - 2

a V-necked cotton T-shirt -7

a long-sleeved striped shirt - 1

a short-sleeved checked blouse - 3

a loose linen jacket - 8

a tight lycra jacket - 5

high heeled leather boots - 6

- Vocabulary http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.htm#Mens http://www.languageguide.org/im/clothes_men/eng/ http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/MatchIt/MatchItClothes.htm http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/warm.html - Listening http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-fashion.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/081118_what_to_wear.shtml http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb14th/uniforms.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit4/index.shtml http://www.soundguideweb.com/soundguide/spip.php?article99 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJZow4hr5_s&feature=related - Reading http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/quizzes/fashionquiz.htm http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/readclth.htm http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0709/070915-fashion_models.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6380895 And after the hard work...a good laugh to relax http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckUqQaF_pc4

HOMEWORK
Writing - p. 50
Reading - pp. 54-55

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25 February 09 - 3ºC

  • VERY IMPORTANT!!! - We will do the second term exam on 16 MARCH (Written part). We will start with the oral exams 18 March.

  • REVISE & CHECK - p. 51.

GRAMMAR

A.

  1. realized / had been stolen
  2. was listening / was talking
  3. hadn't heard
  4. arrived / had been waiting

B.

  1. had known / would have phoned
  2. wouldn't have married him / had realized
  3. hadn't seemed / wouldn't have trusted
  4. had invited / would (you) have gone?

C.

  1. I must have left my jacket at the restaurant
  2. They might have got lost
  3. You can't have forgotten it's our anniversary
  4. You can't have seen Simon
  5. She might not have seen you if she didn't have her glasses on

VOCABULARY A.

Inside the car - outside / body of car - verbs

gear stick - boot - brake

handbrake - tyre crash

seat-belt - wheels - overtake

steering wheel - windscreen - reverse

B.

  1. delighted
  2. furious
  3. terrified
  4. freezing
  5. brilliant
  6. filthy

C.

  1. civil war
  2. defeat
  3. reign
  4. surrender
  5. general election
  6. Prime Minister

D.

  1. dictatorship
  2. marriage
  3. politicians
  4. historical
  5. accidentally
  6. amazing
  • New File...Clothes to die for...
  • Listening - Fashion... Princess Mary and Tito Lombardo.

A.

  1. TL
  2. PM
  3. TL
  4. TL
  5. PM
  6. PM
  7. PM
  8. TL

B. Transcript - p.126.

  • Vocabulary Bank - p.151.

1. Fashion and shopping

  1. department store
  2. mail order
  3. window shopping
  4. latest fashion
  5. smart
  6. casual
  7. designer clothes
  8. sales
  9. bargains
  10. discount
  11. out of fashion

2. Items of clothing

Women's fashion: a blouse - a dress - a skirt
Menswear: a shirt - a tie - a waistcoat
Footwear: sandals - slippers - trainers
Sports clothes: a running vest - a sweatshirt - a tracksuit
Underwear / nightwear: a dressing-gown - pyjamas - tights
Accesories: a cap - gloves - a handkerchief

3. Materials and adjectives describing clothes

a patterned silk scarf - 4
a plain wool scarf - 2
a V-necked cotton T-shirt -7
a long-sleeved striped shirt - 1
a short-sleeved checked blouse - 3
a loose linen jacket - 8
a tight lycra jacket - 5
high heeled leather boots - 6

- Vocabulary
http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.htm#Mens
http://www.languageguide.org/im/clothes_men/eng/
http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/MatchIt/MatchItClothes.htm
http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/warm.html
- Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-fashion.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/081118_what_to_wear.shtml
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb14th/uniforms.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit4/index.shtml
http://www.soundguideweb.com/soundguide/spip.php?article99
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJZow4hr5_s&feature=related
- Reading
http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/quizzes/fashionquiz.htm
http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/readclth.htm
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0709/070915-fashion_models.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6380895
And after the hard work...a good laugh to relax
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckUqQaF_pc4

  • American students - Speaking

To get some ideas for your oral practice, check that...
http://iteslj.org/questions/clothes.html
http://www.tefl-magic.com/noframes/material/acro/fashion.pdf

HOMEWORK

Writing - p. 50

Vocabulary Bank -p. 151.

Reading - pp. 54-55

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Friday, February 20, 2009

19 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Grammar Bank - p. 134.

A.

  1. might have got lost
  2. can't have lost
  3. might not have heard
  4. might have had
  5. must have bought
  6. can't have left

B.

  1. must have been
  2. may have thrown
  3. can't have seen
  4. might not have seen
  5. must be
  • New File...Clothes to die for...
  • Listening - Fashion... Princess Mary and Tito Lombardo.

A.

  1. TL
  2. PM
  3. TL
  4. TL
  5. PM
  6. PM
  7. PM
  8. TL

B. Transcript - p.126.

  • Vocabulary Bank - p.151.

1. Fashion and shopping

  1. department store
  2. mail order
  3. window shopping
  4. latest fashion
  5. smart
  6. casual
  7. designer clothes
  8. sales
  9. bargains
  10. discount
  11. out of fashion

2. Items of clothing

  1. Women's fashion: a blouse - a dress - a skirt
  2. Menswear: a shirt - a tie - a waistcoat
  3. Footwear: sandals - slippers - trainers
  4. Sports clothes: a running vest - a sweatshirt - a tracksuit
  5. Underwear / nightwear: a dressing-gown - pyjamas - tights
  6. Accesories: a cap - gloves - a handkerchief

3. Materials and adjectives describing clothes

a patterned silk scarf - 4

a plain wool scarf - 2

a V-necked cotton T-shirt -7

a long-sleeved striped shirt - 1

a short-sleeved checked blouse - 3

a loose linen jacket - 8

a tight lycra jacket - 5

high heeled leather boots - 6

- Vocabulary

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.htm#Mens

http://www.languageguide.org/im/clothes_men/eng/

http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/MatchIt/MatchItClothes.htm

http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/warm.html

- Listening

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

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/081118_what_to_wear.shtml

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/feb14th/uniforms.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit4/index.shtml

http://www.soundguideweb.com/soundguide/spip.php?article99

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJZow4hr5_s&feature=related

- Reading

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/kids/quizzes/fashionquiz.htm

http://esl.vcc.ca/eslvoc/ESLWEB/readclth.htm

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0709/070915-fashion_models.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A6380895

And after the hard work...a good laugh to relax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckUqQaF_pc4

  • Courtney - Speaking - You and your clothes... Are you going to dress up for Carnaval?

To get some ideas for your oral practice, check that...

http://iteslj.org/questions/clothes.html

http://www.tefl-magic.com/noframes/material/acro/fashion.pdf

HOMEWORK

  • Writing - p. 50
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

18 February 09 - 3ºI

  • Courtney - You and your clothes... (p. 52) - Questions about clothes and fashion...
PRACTICAL ENGLISH

c. Who would you say them to?

1. waiter 2. taxi driver 3. shop assistant 4. hotel receptionist.
You should be very polite for 1a, 2a, 3b, and 4a.

  1. Would you mind asking... / Could I have...
  2. Would you mind keeping... / Could you take...
  3. Can you take... / Do you think you could hurry...
  4. Do you think I could change... / Could you order...

5. ASKING PERMISSION

Normal - Very polite


Can I...? - May I...?
Could I...? - Do you think (I/you could...)...?
I could...? - Do you mind if I...?

REVISE & CHECK - p. 51.

GRAMMAR

A.

  1. realized / had been stolen
  2. was listening / was talking
  3. hadn't heard
  4. arrived / had been waiting

B.

  1. had known / would have phoned
  2. wouldn't have married him / had realized
  3. hadn't seemed / wouldn't have trusted
  4. had invited / would (you) have gone?

C.

  1. I must have left my jacket at the restaurant
  2. They might have got lost
  3. You can't have forgotten it's our anniversary
  4. You can't have seen Simon
  5. She might not have seen you if she didn't have her glasses on

VOCABULARY
A.

Inside the car - outside / body of car - verbs
gear stick - boot - brake
handbrake - tyre crash
seat-belt - wheels - overtake
steering wheel - windscreen - reverse

B.

  1. delighted
  2. furious
  3. terrified
  4. freezing
  5. brilliant
  6. filthy

C.

  1. civil war
  2. defeat
  3. reign
  4. surrender
  5. general election
  6. Prime Minister

D.

  1. dictatorship
  2. marriage
  3. politicians
  4. historical
  5. accidentally
  6. amazing

HOMEWORK

Writing - p.50. Read it carefully. And do the writing task to hand in on 2 March.

Vocabulary Bank - p. 151.

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18 February 09 - 3ºC

  • READING - p. 46 - In case you want to check the answers!

1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C

  • Grammar Bank - p. 134.

A.

  1. might have got lost
  2. can't have lost
  3. might not have heard
  4. might have had
  5. must have bought
  6. can't have left

B.

  1. must have been
  2. may have thrown
  3. can't have seen
  4. might not have seen
  5. must be
  • Practical English - Could you do me a favour?

2. Vocabulary

  1. do me a favour
  2. fill in a form
  3. make a phone call
  4. send a fax
  5. sign your name
  6. book a table in a restaurant
  7. leave a message
  8. check into/ out of a hotel


4. MAKING REQUESTS

- Usual


R. Could I have your passport, please?

R. Could you sign here, pleases?

G. Can you put it on my bill, please?

- Very polite


R. Would you mind filling in this form? - (Remember: Would you mind + -ING form).

G. Do you think you could send this fax for me?

c. Who would you say them to?


1. waiter

2. taxi driver

3. shop assistant

4. hotel receptionist.

You should be very polite for 1a, 2a, 3b, and 4a.

  1. Would you mind asking... / Could I have...
  2. Would you mind keeping... / Could you take...
  3. Can you take... / Do you think you could hurry...
  4. Do you think I could change... / Could you order...

5. ASKING PERMISSION

Normal Very polite

Can I...? May I...?
Could I...? Do you think (I/you could...)...?
I could...? Do you mind if I...?

  • American students - You and your clothes... - Speaking - (p.53)

Vocabulary revision - Photocopy.

  1. Prime Minister
  2. defeated / battle
  3. reignedç
  4. political parties
  5. World War / surrendered
  6. multi-ethnic
  7. government / general election
  8. right-wing party
  9. dictatorship
  10. heir / throne
  11. monarch / revolution
  12. Civil War
  13. Soldiers / armies
  14. policies
  15. autonomous government

HOMEWORK

  • Revise & check - p. 51 (if you haven't done it yet)
  • Vocabulary bank - p. 151.

I know that some of you are concerned about your listening skills and would like to get more listening practice in the class. Don't worry I'll try to work on that. However, meanwhile, you could take a look at the following web page, and get some practice...

http://www.esl-lab.com/ - Listening practice.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

17 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Oral presentations (Santiago)
  • READING - p. 46 - In case you want to check the answers!
    1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C
  • Vocabulary revision - Photocopy.
  1. Prime Minister
  2. defeated / battle
  3. reigned
  4. political parties
  5. World War / surrendered
  6. multi-ethnic
  7. government / general election
  8. right-wing party
  9. dictatorship
  10. heir / throne
  11. monarch / revolution
  12. Civil War
  13. Soldiers / armies
  14. policies
  15. autonomous government
  • Practical English - Could you do me a favour?

2. Vocabulary

  1. do me a favour
  2. fill in a form
  3. make a phone call
  4. send a fax
  5. sign your name
  6. book a table in a restaurant
  7. leave a message
  8. check into/ out of a hotel

3. Reading - The perfect hotel...

A - 2 / B - 3 / C - 4

4. MAKING REQUESTS

- Usual

R. Could I have your passport, please?
R. Could you sign here, pleases?
G. Can you put it on my bill, please?

- Very polite

R. Would you mind filling in this form? - (Remember: Would you mind + -ING form).
G. Do you think you could send this fax for me?

c. Who would you say them to?

1. waiter 2. taxi driver 3. shop assistant 4. hotel receptionist.

You should be very polite for 1a, 2a, 3b, and 4a.

Would you mind asking... / Could I have...
Would you mind keeping... / Could you take...
Can you take... / Do you think you could hurry...
Do you think I could change... / Could you order...

5. ASKING PERMISSION

Normal Very polite

Can I...? May I...?

Could I...? Do you think (I/you could...)...?

I could...? Do you mind if I...?

  • REVISE & CHECK - p. 51.

GRAMMAR

A.

  1. realized / had been stolen
  2. was listening / was talking
  3. hadn't heard
  4. arrived / had been waiting

B.

  1. had known / would have phoned
  2. wouldn't have married him / had realized
  3. hadn't seemed / wouldn't have trusted
  4. had invited / would (you) have gone?

C.

  1. I must have left my jacket at the restaurant
  2. They might have got lost
  3. You can't have forgotten it's our anniversary
  4. You can't have seen Simon
  5. She might not have seen you if she didn't have her glasses on

VOCABULARY

A. Inside the car - outside / body of car - verbs

gear stick - boot - brake

handbrake - tyres - crash

seat-belt - wheels - overtake

steering wheel - windscreen - reverse

B.

  1. delighted
  2. furious
  3. terrified
  4. freezing
  5. brilliant
  6. filthy

C.

  1. civil war
  2. defeat
  3. reign
  4. surrender
  5. general election
  6. Prime Minister

D.

  1. dictatorship
  2. marriage
  3. politicians
  4. historical
  5. accidentally
  6. amazing
  • Song - Viva la vida - Coldplay.

In case you missed it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvgZkm1xWPE

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/coldplay/viva_la_vida.html - for the lyrics...

http://www.coldplay.com/ - and their official site...in case you're interested...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay

HOMEWORK

Workbook - pp. 30-32

IMPORTANT! I forgot ot tell you...but would you mind doing the vocabulary bank activities on page 151 for next day? Thanks in advance!

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Tuesday, February 17, 2009

16 February 09 - 3ºI

  • HENRY VIII's wives - Listening

Catherine of Aragon

Kind, religious a girl (Mary) 22 years divorced

Anne Boleyn

attractive, clever, ambitious a girl (Elisabeth) 3 years beheaded

Jane Seymour

not beautiful, Henry's favourite a boy (Edward) 2 years died

Anne of Cleves

intelligent, Henry thought her ugly no children (less than 6 months) divorced

Katherine Parr

mature, intelligent, married before no children 4 years survived

READING - p. 46 -

1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C

Find out more about king Henry... http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/kings.htm http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history3.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/majesty_menace_01.shtml http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/flash/index.shtml?page=master.swf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV5jSXyoWd4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDkd2oCNMxw&feature=related

and his six wives... http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/six_wives_henry_viii.htm

  • Practical English - Could you do me a favour?

2. Vocabulary

  1. do me a favour
  2. fill in a form
  3. make a phone call
  4. send a fax
  5. sign your name
  6. book a table in a restaurant
  7. leave a message
  8. check into/ out of a hotel

3. Reading - The perfect hotel...

A - 2 / B - 3 / C - 4

4. MAKING REQUESTS

- Usual

R. Could I have your passport, please?

R. Could you sign here, pleases?

G. Can you put it on my bill, please?

- Very polite

R. Would you mind filling in this form?

G. Do you think you could send this fax for me?

c. Who would you say them to?

1. waiter 2. taxi driver 3. shop assistant 4. hotel receptionist.

You should be very polite for 1a, 2a, 3b, and 4a.

  1. Would you mind asking... / Could I have...
  2. Would you mind keeping... / Could you take...
  3. Can you take... / Do you think you could hurry...
  4. Do you think I could change... / Could you order...

HOMEWORK
* Grammar Bank - p.134
* Revise and Check - p. 51
* Workbook - pp. 30-32

IMPORTANT! I forgot ot tell you...but would you mind doing the vocabulary bank activities on page 151 for next day? Thanks in advance!

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16 February 09 - 3ºC

  • Grammar.
  1. Excalibur: King Arthur's sword which he is supposed to have pulled out of a stone.
  2. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's second wife.
  3. The Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur's 12 most trusted men, who in many adventures search for the Holy Grail, the cup which in Christian legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
  4. Lancelot: King Arthur's best and bravest knight.
  5. Guinevere /ˈgwi-nə-ˌvir/: King Arthur's wife and Sir Lancelot's lover.
  6. The Pope: The head of the Catholic Church and the man who refused to give Henry VIII a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke his relations with the Catholic church to get what he wanted, and this led to the Anglican (Protestant) Church becoming the official religion in Britain.
  7. Thomas More: A Catholic scholar and Henry VIII's chancellor. He disagreed with Henry's decision to break with the Pope in order to divorce his wife and was executed.
  8. Camelot: King Arthur's castle.
  • b. King Henry (H) or King Arthur (A)?
  1. A
  2. A
  3. H
  4. A
  5. H
  6. A
  7. H

2. Vocabulary

  1. do me a favour
  2. fill in a form
  3. make a phone call
  4. send a fax
  5. sign your name
  6. book a table in a restaurant
  7. leave a message
  8. check into/ out of a hotel

3. Reading - The perfect hotel...

A - 2 / B - 3 / C - 4


  • HOMEWORK


* Grammar Bank - p.134
* Reading - pp.46-47 - A rose without a thorn...

* Revise and Check - p. 51

* Workbook - pp. 30-32


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Sunday, February 15, 2009

12 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Oral presentations (Carolina)
  • Speaking - "word families" - Shifting stress.

1. history - historian - historical

2. politics - politician - political

  • Grammar -
  1. Excalibur: King Arthur's sword which he is supposed to have pulled out of a stone.
  2. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's second wife.
  3. The Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur's 12 most trusted men, who in many adventures search for the Holy Grail, the cup which in Christian legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
  4. Lancelot: King Arthur's best and bravest knight. Guinevere /ˈgwi-nə-ˌvir/: King Arthur's wife and Sir Lancelot's lover.
  5. The Pope: The head of the Catholic Church and the man who refused to give Henry VIII a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke his relations with the Catholic church to get what he wanted, and this led to the Anglican (Protestant) Church becoming the official religion in Britain.
  6. Thomas More: A Catholic scholar and Henry VIII's chancellor. He disagreed with Henry's decision to break with the Pope in order to divorce his wife and was executed.
  7. Camelot: King Arthur's castle.
  • b. King Henry (H) or King Arthur (A)?
  1. A
  2. A
  3. H
  4. A
  5. H
  6. A
  7. H

  • HENRY VIII's wives - Listening

Catherine of Aragon

Kind, religious a girl (Mary) 22 years divorced

Anne Boleyn

attractive, clever, ambitious a girl (Elisabeth) 3 years beheaded

Jane Seymour

not beautiful, Henry's favourite a boy (Edward) 2 years died

Anne of Cleves

intelligent, Henry thought her ugly no children (less than 6 months) divorced

Katherine Parr

mature, intelligent, married before no children 4 years survived

READING - p. 46 - 1. E - 2. G - 3. D - 4. B - 5. F - 6. A - 7. C

Find out more about king Henry...

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/tudors/kings.htm

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history3.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/majesty_menace_01.shtml

http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/flash/index.shtml?page=master.swf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV5jSXyoWd4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDkd2oCNMxw&feature=related

and his six wives...

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Tudors/six_wives_henry_viii.htm

  • Courtney - A really heart day...Idioms with heart...:-)
  1. to have a heart of gold - to be giving, caring
  2. to have a big heart - to care about other people
  3. to be cold-hearted - lacking in sympathy
  4. to wear your heart on your sleeve - to let everyone know how you feel about someone
  5. to cross your heart and hope to die (...stick a needle in my eye) - to promise
  6. to cry your heart out - to cry a lot and feel really badly about something
  7. to eat your heart out - to be jealous of someone. E.g. (only for good cooks!) - Julia Child (an American famous chef), eat your heart out!
  8. from the bottom of your heart - to really mean something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXMl4Hs2Oo)
  9. to have a change of heart - to change your mind
  10. to have your heart set on something - to really want something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MBDwnhoxzw)
  11. to take something to heart - to have your feelings hurt by someone

It's a heartache...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8VGQTtENSs


HOMEWORK
*Grammar Bank - p.134
*Workbook pp 27-29.
*Reading - pp.46-47 - A rose without a thorn...

Grammar revision...

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm

...and after all the hard work...just relax and have a laugh...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB0JdVzMTIY - thanks Luismi for the link...And the rest of you, if you find anything interesting or funny...hey! please share it with us!!

REMEMBER that you have to read another book for April. The title of the book is In cold feet by Rod Smith.

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11 February 09 - 3ºI

  • Courtney - A really heart day...
  • Idioms with heart...:-)
  1. to have a heart of gold - to be giving, caring
  2. to have a big heart - to care about other people
  3. to be cold-hearted - lacking in sympathy
  4. to wear your heart on your sleeve - to let everyone know how you feel about someone
  5. to cross your heart and hope to die (...stick a needle in my eye) - to promise
  6. to cry your heart out - to cry a lot and feel really badly about something
  7. to eat your heart out - to be jealous of someone
  8. from the bottom of your heart - to really mean something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCXMl4Hs2Oo)
  9. to have a change of heart - to change your mind
  10. to have your heart set on something - to really want something (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MBDwnhoxzw)
  11. to take something to heart - to have your feelings hurt by someone

It's a heartache...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8VGQTtENSs

  1. Speaking - "word families" - Shifting stress.
    1. history - historian - historical
    2. politics - politician - political
  2. Speaking - oral discussion about history and politics...
  3. Grammar.
    Excalibur: King Arthur's sword which he is supposed to have pulled out of a stone.
    Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's second wife.
    The Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur's 12 most trusted men, who in many adventures search for the Holy Grail, the cup which in Christian legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
    Lancelot: King Arthur's best and bravest knight.
    Guinevere /ˈgwi-nə-ˌvir/: King Arthur's wife and Sir Lancelot's lover.
    The Pope: The head of the Catholic Church and the man who refused to give Henry VIII a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke his relations with the Catholic church to get what he wanted, and this led to the Anglican (Protestant) Church becoming the official religion in Britain.
    Thomas More: A Catholic scholar and Henry VIII's chancellor. He disagreed with Henry's decision to break with the Pope in order to divorce his wife and was executed.
    Camelot: King Arthur's castle.
  4. b. King Henry (H) or King Arthur (A)?
  5. A
  6. A
  7. H
  8. A
  9. H
  10. A
  11. H
  • Communication - Two English Kings.
  • Pronunciation - Silent letters.

http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/a/silent.htm - A list of some of the most common silent letters.

http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/72.html - Now, it's your turn...

  • HOMEWORK

*Grammar Bank - p.134

*Workbook pp 27-29.

*Reading - pp.46-47 - A rose without a thorn...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB0JdVzMTIY - thanks Luismi for the link...And the rest of you, if you find anything interesting or funny...hey! please share it with us!!

REMEMBER that you have to read another book for April. The title of the book is In cold feet by Rod Smith.

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11 February 09 - 3ºC

  • NEW FILE - Divorced, beheaded, died...
  • Vocabulary - Quiz.
  1. a. The Russian revolution b. Julius Caesar c. The American Civil War (1861-65). d. The Battle of Waterloo (1815) when the French under Napoleon Bonaparte were defeated by the British and Belgian forces.
  2. a. Sweden b. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush... (http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/). c. Britain, Spain, Denmark... d. Chile, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Spain...
  3. a. history is the study of past events; a story is a description of people and events who/which are not real; a legend is an old story that may or may not be true. b. a republic has an elected government and an elected leader; a dictatorship is a country ruled by a leader who has total power. c. a politician is someone who works in politics and represents a political party; a policy is a government's plan of action. d. an MP is a Member of Parliament; the PM is the Prime Minister.
  • Vocabulary Bank

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

Fill in the gaps. 1. monarchy - 2. Civil War - 3. arms - 4. leader - 5. defeat 6. surrendered - 7. executed - 8. dictator - 9. rule - 10. revolution.

Politics

  1. UK
  2. UK
  3. USA (in the UK the two houses are called the House of Commons and the House of Lords)
  4. Both (in the UK the Labour party and the Conservative party, in the USA the Republicans and the Democrats)
  5. UK
  6. UK
  7. USA
  8. USA
  9. UK
  10. Neither
  11. Both
  12. Both
  13. Neither
  14. Both

Expand your knowledge: Britology - http://britologywatch.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/from-a-uk-of-england-and-semi-autonomous-regions-to-a-uk-of-autonomous-nations/

  • Speaking - "word families" - Shifting stress.
    1. history - historian - historical
    2. politics - politician - political
  • Speaking - oral discussion about history and politics...
  • American students: Do you want to be my Valentine?

Find out some more about Valentine's day...

Further reading...

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/feb14.htm

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Valentine

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-history-valentine.htm

And some listening...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/090210_nab_valentine.shtml -

HOMEWORK: Reading pp. 46-47.

Workbook - pp.27-29.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB0JdVzMTIY - thanks Luismi for the link...And the rest of you, if you find anything interesting or funny...hey! please share it with us!!

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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

10 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Oral presentation (Raquel - Madrid car bomb)
  • NEW FILE - Divorced, beheaded, died...
  • Vocabulary - Quiz.
  1. a. The Russian revolution b. Julius Caesar c. The American Civil War (1861-65). d. The Battle of Waterloo (1815) when the French under Napoleon Bonaparte were defeated by the British and Belgian forces.
  2. a. Sweden b. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush... (http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/). c. Britain, Spain, Denmark... d. Chile, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Spain...
  3. a. history is the study of past events; a story is a description of people and events who/which are not real; a legend is an old story that may or may not be true.
    b. a republic has an elected government and an elected leader; a dictatorship is a country ruled by a leader who has total power.
    c. a politician is someone who works in politics and represents a political party; a policy is a government's plan of action.
    d. an MP is a Member of Parliament; the PM is the Prime Minister.
  • Vocabulary Bank
    History - A 5 - B 2 - C 1 - D 6 - E 3 - F 4
    c. Fill in the gaps.
    1. monarchy - 2. Civil War - 3. arms - 4. leader - 5. defeat
    6. surrendered - 7. executed - 8. dictator - 9. rule - 10. revolution.
    Politics
  1. UK
  2. UK
  3. USA (in the UK the two houses are called the House of Commons and the House of Lords)
  4. Both (in the UK the Labour party and the Conservative party, in the USA the Republicans and the Democrats)
  5. UK
  6. UK
  7. USA
  8. USA
  9. UK
  10. Neither
  11. Both
  12. Both
  13. Neither
  14. Both

Expand your knowledge: Britology - http://britologywatch.wordpress.com/2007/12/08/from-a-uk-of-england-and-semi-autonomous-regions-to-a-uk-of-autonomous-nations/

  • Speaking - "word families" - Shifting stress.

1. history - historian - historical

2. politics - politician - political

  • Speaking - oral discussion about history and politics...
  • 3ºG ONLY - Grammar.
  1. Excalibur: King Arthur's sword which he is supposed to have pulled out of a stone.
  2. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's second wife.
  3. The Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur's 12 most trusted men, who in many adventures search for the Holy Grail, the cup which in Christian legend was used by Jesus at the Last Supper.
  4. Lancelot: King Arthur's best and bravest knight.
  5. Guinevere /ˈgwi-nə-ˌvir/: King Arthur's wife and Sir Lancelot's lover.
  6. The Pope: The head of the Catholic Church and the man who refused to give Henry VIII a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon. Henry broke his relations with the Catholic church to get what he wanted, and this led to the Anglican (Protestant) Church becoming the official religion in Britain.
  7. Thomas More: A Catholic scholar and Henry VIII's chancellor. He disagreed with Henry's decision to break with the Pope in order to divorce his wife and was executed.
  8. Camelot: King Arthur's castle.

b. King Henry (H) or King Arthur (A)?

  1. A
  2. A
  3. H
  4. A
  5. H
  6. A
  7. H


HOMEWORK - Workbook pp 27-29.

Reading - pp.46-47 - A rose without a thorn...

REMEMBER that you have to read another book for April. The title of the book is In cold feet by Rod Smith.

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

9 February 09 - 3ºI

  • Oral presentation (Marta - Coldplay)
  • Speaking: How dangerous are they? - Talking about dangerous things. How dangerous is cooking...? - p. 116.
  • Game - All you need is some counters and a dice or coin. Throw the dice, and start the fun! What would have happened if...? - Third conditional revision.
  • Song - Stand by me.
  • NEW FILE - Divorced, beheaded, died...
  • Vocabulary - Quiz.
  1. a. The Russian revolution b. Julius Caesar c. The American Civil War (1861-65). d. The Battle of Waterloo (1815) when the French under Napoleon Bonaparte were defeated by the British and Belgian forces.
  2. a. Sweden b. Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush... (http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/). c. Britain, Spain, Denmark... d. Chile, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Spain...
  3. a. history is the study of past events; a story is a description of people and events who/which are not real; a legend is an old story that may or may not be true.

b. a republic has an elected government and an elected leader; a dictatorship is a country ruled by a leader who has total power.

c. a politician is someone who works in politics and represents a political party; a policy is a government's plan of action.

d. an MP is a Member of Parliament; the PM is the Prime Minister.

  • Vocabulary Bank
  1. History - A 5 - B 2 - C 1 - D 6 - E 3 - F 4

c. Fill in the gaps.

1. monarchy - 2. Civil War - 3. arms - 4. leader - 5. defeat

6. surrendered - 7. executed - 8. dictator - 9. rule - 10. revolution.

2. Politics

  1. UK
  2. UK
  3. USA (in the UK the two houses are called the House of Commons and the House of Lords)
  4. Both (in the UK the Labour party and the Conservative party, in the USA the Republicans and the Democrats)
  5. UK
  6. UK
  7. USA
  8. USA
  9. UK
  10. Neither
  11. Both
  12. Both
  13. Neither
  14. Both
  • Song - Stand by me.

HOMEWORK - For next Monday - Reading - pp. 46-47.

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9 February 09 - 3ºC

  • Grammar Bank - p. 135 - Second and Third Conditionals.
  1. If I'd waited another minute, I would have seen you.
  2. If you hadn't left the door open, the cat wouldn't have got out.
  3. If I spoke French fluently, I'd apply for the job.
  4. He wouldn't have fallen if he had been wearing mountain boots.
  5. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (or I could tell you).
  6. If he wasn't/weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time.
  7. If I could drive, I wouldn't depend on public transport.
  8. If she had shouted, people would have realized she was there.
  • Vocabulary: Strong adjectives
  1. tired - exhausted
  2. ugly - hideous
  3. pleased - delighted
  4. shocked - horrified
  5. cold - freezing
  6. hungry - starving
  7. small - tiny
  8. angry - furious
  9. hot - boiling
  10. surprised - amazed/astonished
  11. big - huge/enormous
  12. clever - brilliant
  13. dirty - filthy
  14. interested - fascinated
  15. upset - devastated
  16. scared /frightened - petrified /terrified

REMEMBER THAT...
You can't use absolutely with normal adjectives
You can't use very with strong adjectives

HOMEWORK

Workbook - pp. 27-29.

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Monday, February 9, 2009

6 February 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

  • Video about Jane Couch, a famous British boxer.
  • Before you watch: previous activities.
  • While you watch - Some excercises to check comprehension.
  • After you watch - Vocabulary revision.

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5 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Vocabulary revision: strong adjectives.
  • Rd + Wr. - We read some of the diary entries they wrote the previous day. Not bad!
  • Speaking: How dangerous are they? - Talking about dangerous things. How dangerous is cooking...? - p. 116.
  • Game - All you need is a counter and a dice or coin. Toss the coin, head or tails? And start the fun! What would have happened? - Third conditional revision.
  • Song - Stand by me...
  • Courtney - Speaking - Questions about sports.
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4 February 09 - 3ºI

  • Courtney - Questions about sports. Adventure sports: bungee jumping, climbing, snowboarding, water skiing, wrestling, horse racing, canoeing, canyoning, sky-diving, scuba-diving, hand-gliding, paragliding...

  • Grammar Bank - p. 135 - Second and Third Conditionals.
  1. If I'd waited another minute, I would have seen you.
  2. If you hadn't left the door open, the cat wouldn't have got out.
  3. If I spoke French fluently, I'd apply for the job.
  4. He wouldn't have fallen if he had been wearing mountain boots.
  5. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (or I could tell you).
  6. If he wasn't/weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time.
  7. If I could drive, I wouldn't depend on public transport.
  8. If she had shouted, people would have realized she was there.

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4 February 09 - 3ºC

  • New File: I will survive
  • Reading - I cut the rope - p. 40.
  • Listening - p. 40.
  • Grammar - Third conditional.
  • American students: Speaking- Questions about sports.

  • HOMEWORK - Grammar Bank - p. 134 - File 3B Reading 6 - p. 42.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

3 February 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

  • Grammar Bank - p. 135 - Second and Third Conditionals.
  1. If I'd waited another minute, I would have seen you.
  2. If you hadn't left the door open, the cat wouldn't have got out.
  3. If I spoke French fluently, I'd apply for the job.
  4. He wouldn't have fallen if he had been wearing mountain boots.
  5. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (or I could tell you).
  6. If he wasn't/weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time.
  7. If I could drive, I wouldn't depend on public transport.
  8. If she had shouted, people would have realized she was there.
  • Vocabulary: Strong adjectives - 3
  1. tired - exhausted
  2. ugly - hideous
  3. pleased - delighted
  4. shocked - horrified
  5. cold - freezing
  6. hungry - starving
  7. small - tiny
  8. angry - furious
  9. hot - boiling
  10. surprised - amazed/astonished
  11. big - huge/enormous
  12. clever - brilliant
  13. dirty - filthy
  14. interested - fascinated
  15. upset - devastated
  16. scared /frightened - petrified /terrified

REMEMBER THAT...

You can't use absolutely with normal adjectives
You can't use very with strong adjectives

  • Pronunciation - expressive intonation in strong adjectives.
  • Reading - pp. 42-43.
  • Write your diary entry for last Saturday and Sunday.

Revise what you know: (conditionals)

http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/upperintgrammar1.htm

http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/preintermediate/zero%20conditional.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences

http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond01.html

http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond02.html

I'm still kicking and alive...more or less recovered, but I've come to school today anyway. And I'll be here tomorrow too. So, in case you were worried, we'll have class tomorrow. See you tomorrow then!

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

2 February 09 - 3ºI

  • New File: I will survive
  • Reading - I cut the rope - p. 40.
  • Listening - p. 40.
  • Grammar - Third conditional.
  • Vocabulary: Strong adjectives - 3
  1. tired - exhausted
  2. ugly - hideous
  3. pleased - delighted
  4. shocked - horrified
  5. cold - freezing
  6. hungry - starving
  7. small - tiny
  8. angry - furious
  9. hot - boiling
  10. surprised - amazed/astonished
  11. big - huge/enormous
  12. clever - brilliant
  13. dirty - filthy
  14. interested - fascinated
  15. upset - devastated
  16. scared /frightened - petrified /terrified

REMEMBER THAT...

You can't use absolutely with normal adjectives

You can't use very with strong adjectives

  • HOMEWORK -
    Grammar Bank - p. 134 - File 3B
    Reading 6 - p. 42.
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All groups - Grammar Bank p. 135

  1. -
  2. was
  3. had been travelling
  4. was feeling
  5. wasn't
  6. hadn't seen
  7. had changed
  8. had been
  9. looked
  10. had been waiting
  11. had promised
  12. had never been
  13. ordered
  14. saw
  15. was wearing
  16. was looking
  17. stood up
  18. walked
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2 February 2009 - 3ºC

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

/d/ - seemed, robbed, argued

/t/ - noticed, looked, discussed

/id/ - avoided, reminded, expected

  • 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
    Showing surprise: You're joking! You're kidding!
    Reacting to bad news: How awful! (Remember: HOW + Adj. / WHAT + (A) + Noun).
    Agreeing: I can imagine!
    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.

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