Monday, February 9, 2009

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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