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)!

10 March 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• International Women's Day
  http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women
  http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm
  http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=44445&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/indepth/international_womens_day_2009.shtml
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline/1970.shtml
  
• Vocabulary Bank - p.152.
  

1. roles
2. feminine
3. breadwinner
4. equal rights
5. feminist
6. do their share
7. Ms.
8. "politically correct"
9. sexist
10. new man
11. partner
12. macho
13. sexism
14. discrimination
15. divorce rate
    

B.

un- : unambitious, uncommunicative, unfaithful, unimaginative, unreasonable, unselfish, unsociable

im-: immature, impatient

in-: inconsiderate, insensitive

ir-: irresponsible

il-: illogical

dis-: dishonest

Un- is the most common prefix. The four adjectives that don't fit in the chart are bossy, vain, jealous, and possessive. The opposites would be expressed with not.

• Speaking - p. 56
  

1. Generally speaking
2. In general
3. Nowadays
4. Most
5. All
6. The average (= a typical man)
   

• Grammar - I wish...
  

- Too late: 67% - 23%
- Dissatisfied: 80% - 50%
- It really annoys me!: 70% - 87%

b. 1B / 2A / 3C

• Listening
• Pronunciation (only 3ºG)
• 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

Grammar Bank - p. 137. - 4B

9 March 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Presentations - (Julia / Antonio)
• International Women's Day

http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

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

http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm

http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=44445&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/indepth/international_womens_day_2009.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline/1970.shtml

• Grammar bank - p. 136.

1. long fair hair
2. huge dark eyes
3. a gorgeous Italian silk scarf
4. hideous suede shoes
5. a lovely old house
6. a short wool skirt
7. a tight purple sweater
8. an expensive Japanese laptop
9. a black and white striped tie
10. a second-hand sports car
    

Further practice...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/ask_about_english/080624/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1428_adjectives http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode42/quiz.shtml http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/adjective_order01.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/adjord2.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?quiz=1131_quiznet http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYzGLzFuwxI&mode=related&search=

B. The more... the more...

1. -
2. The sooner we leave, the earlier we'll get there.
3. The faster I speak, the more mistakes I make.
4. The colder the weather (is), the more electricity you use.
5. The fuller the restaurant (is), the worse the service (is).
6. The brighter the colour (is), the more she'll like it.
7. The more money you have, the better you can dress.

• New File...Why men don't iron...
• What's your favourite karaoke song?
  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl95eDA_uR4 - My way...
or maybe... I will survive... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctQI9Oo_Ie8

• Vocabulary Bank - p.152.

1. roles
2. feminine
3. breadwinner
4. equal rights
5. feminist
6. do their share
7. Ms.
8. "politically correct"
9. sexist
10. new man
11. partner
12. macho
13. sexism
14. discrimination
15. divorce rate
    

B.

un- : unambitious, uncommunicative, unfaithful, unimaginative, unreasonable, unselfish, unsociable

im-: immature, impatient

in-: inconsiderate, insensitive

ir-: irresponsible

il-: illogical

dis-: dishonest

Un- is the most common prefix. The four adjectives that don't fit in the chart are bossy, vain, jealous, and possessive. The opposites would be expressed with not.

• Speaking

1. Generally speaking
2. In general
3. Nowadays
4. Most
5. All
6. The average (= a typical man)

• Grammar

- Too late: 67% - 23%

- Dissatisfied: 80% - 50%

- It really annoys me!: 70% - 87%

b. 1B / 2A / 3C

• Song - The boy does nothing
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev44tKZzLSc
  
• HOMEWORK
  Reading - pp. 58-59.
  Grammar Bank - p. 136.