28 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Vocabulary (2) - Word building

Nouns: improvement - happiness - discussion - admiration - patience
Verbs: modernize - shorten - terrify
Adjectives: enjoyable - useful - impersonal - unforgettable - hopeless - possessive
Adverbs: gradually - apparently

• Reading - Anyone can do it...(Can you?)
  

B.

his background: hopeless at school /failed exams / left school with no qualifications / father left home when he was six / brought up by mother and stepfather
his present job: fireman / fire-fighter
why he's become famous: he's in the Guiness Book of Records for memorizing 22,500 digits of pi
who he was inspired by: Dominic O'Brien (five times world memory champion)
his technique for remembering:
1. phone numbers: he associates numbers with a person
2. names and places: he links them to an image
what he's doing now: he is teaching memory training and speed-writing at Huddersfield University

C.

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b
    

• Grammar - Quantifieres: all, any, every(body, etc.), no, none.
  

1. all the cases
2. was
3. Everything
4. all
5. all women
6. no
7. Every
8. None
   

• Listening - Childhood memories...
  
• Pronunciation ei / ie
  

BIKE: neither - height
TREE: believe - field - ceiling - handkerchief - receipt - receive
TRAIN: neighbour - weight
EGG: friend - leisure

• Speaking
  

A.

1. embarrasing
2. disappointed
3. exciting
4. exhausted
5. fascinating
   

• Writing - 8

B

1. most memories
2. favourite
3. in my teens
4. on holiday
5. there were a lot of people
6. they used to
7. I met a girl
8. a Brazilian
9. every day
10. all these years
    

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p. 139. 5B
Workbook - pp. 47-49.

27 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Vocabulary (2) - Word building

Nouns: improvement - happiness - discussion - admiration - patience

Verbs: modernize - shorten - terrify

Adjectives: enjoyable - useful - impersonal - unforgettable - hopeless - possessive

Adverbs: gradually - apparently

• Reading - Anyone can do it...(Can you?)

B.

his background: hopeless at school /failed exams / left school with no qualifications / father left home when he was six / brought up by mother and stepfather

his present job: fireman / fire-fighter

why he's become famous: he's in the Guiness Book of Records for memorizing 22,500 digits of pi

who he was inspired by: Dominic O'Brien (five times world memory champion)

his technique for remembering:

1. phone numbers: he associates numbers with a person

2. names and places: he links them to an image

what he's doing now: he is teaching memory training and speed-writing at Huddersfield University

C.

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. b
7. a
8. b
9. a
10. b

• Grammar - Quantifieres: all, any, every(body, etc.), no, none.

1. all the cases
2. was
3. Everything
4. all
5. all women
6. no
7. Every
8. None

• Listening - Childhood memories...
• Pronunciation ei / ie

BIKE: neither - height

TREE: believe - field - ceiling - handkerchief - receipt - receive

TRAIN: neighbour - weight

EGG: friend - leisure

• Speaking

A.

1. embarrasing
2. disappointed
3. exciting
4. exhausted
5. fascinating

• Writing - 8

B

1. most memories
2. favourite
3. in my teens
4. on holiday
5. there were a lot of people
6. they used to
7. I met a girl
8. a Brazilian
9. every day
10. all these years

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p. 139. 5B

Workbook - pp. 47-49.

23 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Activities about the book (Cold Feet)
• Crossword
• Writing - (A review of the book: summary + personal opinion)

• Grammar Bank - p.136 - Get something done

1. They've had the grass cut.
2. They've had some trees planted.
3. They've had the roof repaired.
4. They've had the path repaired.
5. They've had a new porch built.
6. They've had the house/windows painted.
   

• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
  

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working
    

• Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!
  

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2 http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since? http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since? http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

Tense revision (Photocopy)

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting
    

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary - word building - p. 72 Reading - p.73

Do you know the meaning of the expression "to get cold feet"? Could you find an example where this expression is used?

Some of you seem to appreciate the idea of having a blog. However, I haven't seen (or heard) much of your comments yet...(Still waiting...).

Today we celebrate the World Book Day, or as we call it in Spain, the Day of the Book. It could be an excellent opportunity to recieve your first comments. You could tell us about your favourite books, or some of the ones you've been reading recently. If you know any interesting web page or link, I'd also be pleased to hear about it.

Take care...and hope to hear from you soon...

22 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Activities about the book (Cold Feet)
• Crossword
• Writing - (A review of the book: summary + personal opinion).
• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?
  

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working
    

• Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!
  

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm
http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since?
http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since?
http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game
http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

• Tense revision (Photocopy)
  

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting

HOMEWORK

Vocabulary - word building - p. 72
Reading - p.73
Do you know the meaning of the expression "to get cold feet"? Could you find an example where this expression is used?

Some of you seem to appreciate the idea of having a blog. However, I haven't seen (or heard) much of your comments yet...(Still waiting...).

Today we celebrate the World Book Day, or as we call it in Spain, the Day of the Book. It could be an excellent opportunity to recieve your first comments. You could tell us about your favourite books, or some of the ones you've been reading recently. If you know any interesting web page or link, I'd also be pleased to hear about it.

Take care...and hope to hear from you soon...

English Recipes

• http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-make-apple-crumble - Apple Crumble
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=FR&hl=fr&v=UG5gO4nlLRQ - Pancakes
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrZRRGixR8Y - Carrot Cake
• http://www.quia.com/jg/1201759.html - Cookie Batch
• http://www.videojug.com/tag/food-recipes - More recipes...
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Category:Recipes_with_images - Recipes with Images
• http://www.bry-backmanor.org/picturerecipes.html - Picture Recipes
• http://www.visualrecipes.com/all-recipes.php - Visual Recipes

Now you have no excuse for not participating in the school's gastronomic journey.

Next Wednesday (29 April 09)!

Bring your own dish from home; and enjoy one of the thrilling workshops (starting at 4.30)!!

21 April 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• Grammar Bank - p.139 - Present Perfect Simple or Continuous?

1. I've played
2. 's been trying
3. 've been shopping / haven't bought
4. 've been waiting
5. has (Vicky) been going out...? / 've met
6. has lived / has been living
7. have (you) been learning / haven't learnt
8. have (you) been doing / 've been repairing
9. 've been looking / haven't found
10. has travelled / has been
11. 've known / 've never had
12. haven't had / 've been working

Still having problems with the use of the Present Perfect Simple and Continuous? Try the following links (on-line exercices, quizzes and more...)!

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont1.htm - Quiz

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blperfectorperfectcont2.htm - Quiz 2

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz28bka.htm - Quiz

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm

http://membres.lycos.fr/sir05/forsincec.htm - For or since?

http://www.quia.com/cb/305638.html - Ago, for or since?

http://www.quia.com/jg/840403.html - Game

http://www.insideout.net/resource-packs/5-upper-intermediate/IO-upp-int-6B-what-have-i-S.pdf - What have I been doing?

• Animal Quiz - How much do you know about animals?
• Listening - p. 71
• Tense revision (Photocopy)

1. didn't recognize
2. haven't seen
3. met
4. was
5. are you doing
6. 'm living / live
7. 've just come back
8. have been living / have lived
9. 've been
10. bought
11. are wearing
12. have you seen
13. had
14. broke
15. went back
16. Do you still live / Are you still living
17. 'm staying
18. 've been looking
19. 've seen
20. haven't found
21. 'm meeting

• File 5B - Can you remember?
• Speaking - Do you have a good memory?
• Song - Hot and cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO5uCKw4nl0

HOMEWORK

• Vocabulary - word building - p. 72
• Reading - p.73

Remember that next day we'll be doing some activities about the book you had to read (Cold Feet by Rod Smith). However, this is not the only thing we will do. So, you can come to the class even if you haven't read it. I also asked you to think about your favourite book, and prepare a short oral review of it.

20 April 09 - 3ºC and 3ºI

• Reading - English as a Second Language - pp. 68-69. Ex. C
  

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

• Vocabulary Bank - Animals. p. 154.
  

1. ANIMALS

Wild animals: bat - bear - chimpanzee - wolf
Farm animals: cow - donkey - goat - sheep - (rabbit)
Birds: eagle - owl - pigeon - seagull - (budgerigar)
Insects: ant - bee - butterfly - fly
Pets: goldfish - budgerigar - rabbit
Sea creatures: eel - octopus - shark - whale

2. BABY ANIMALS

cat - kitten
dog - puppy
hen - chick
horse - foal
sheep - lamb
cow - calf

3. ANIMAL PARTS

1. tail
2. paws
3. claws
4. wings
5. feathers
6. beak
   

• Speaking - Animals...
  

Do you like animals? Would you like to find out a bit more about them?

http://www.museumnetworkuk.org/materials/materials/animalfun.html - Fun with Animal Materials
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080427-cloning.html - Listening - Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080403-camel.html - Listening - Camel beauty contest
http://www.newssniffer.co.uk/articles/111477/diff/0/1 - Reading - Camel beauty contest
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0803/080316-kangaroo.html - Listening - Paul McCartney fights for kangaroos
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0801/080125-crocodile.html - Listening - Man shoots colleague in crocodile’s jaws
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22811104/ - Reading
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-polar-regions.htm - Polar regions
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/amelia/index.html - The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/hands-on_math/horses_in_movies/index.php - Horses in the Movies
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-pets.htm - Pets
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/wes/projects/pets_corinne/pet_webquest.html - Webquest
http://www.montana.edu/webquest/science/grades6to12/walsh/ - Webquest - The Rain Forest
http://www.montana.edu/cybertour/science/6to12/argottie/ - Webquest - Animals and Fish of Yellowstone National Park
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm - Vocabulary - Animals
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/quizzes/archives/AllArchive.htm - Vocabulary
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/curious/ - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

• Grammar (3) - present perfect simple or continuous?
  

1. I've been writing
2. I've written
3. the dog's broken
4. Both are possible
5. have you had
6. Both are possible
7. has he made
8. Have you been running?
   

• Pronunciation - Strong and weak syllables
• Listening - 5.

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p.139 - 5A

Remember that next day we'll be doing some activities about the book you had to read (Cold Feet by Rod Smith). However, this is not the only thing we will do. So, you can come to the class even if you haven't read it. I also asked you to think about your favourite book, and prepare a short oral review of it.