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.