16 December 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Talking about our family...
• What do you remember? - p. 26

Grammar

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

Vocabulary

• A - 1. at / 2. for / 3. to / 4. in / 5. to
• B - 1. do / 2. speak / 3. watch / 4. play / 5. have
• C.

1. job - Because it isn't a verb.
2. woman - Because it isn't plural.
3. football - Because it isn't a job.
4. student - Because it isn't a place.
5. niece - Because it isn't masculine.

• D - 1. Where / 2. What / 3. Who / 4. How many / 5. Why

Pronunciation

B.

1. nice
2. garden
3. who
4. watches
5. stops

C.

1. policeman
2. grandmother
3. receptionist
4. nephew
5. artist

• Can you understand this text?

1. F
2. T
3. F
4. F
5. T

• Listening
• An informal e-mail /letter (p.25)

1. What's your name?
2. Where are you from?
3. What do you do?
4. What languages do you speak?
5. Why do you want to learn English?
6. Do you have a big family?
7. What do the people in your family do?
8. How old are your brothers and sisters?
9. How old are you?
10. What are your interests?

• Homework: Write an informal e-mail or letter about you, answering the previous questions.
• Would you like to find a real penfriend? - ¿Te gustaría tener un amigo por correspondencia con quien practicar inglés?
• Try here: http://pen-friends.net/list1.html

15 December 09 - NB1 C

• Can you talk about your family members? - ¿Puedes hablarnos de los miembros de tu familia?

My wife's name is Maria. She is Italian. She is a French teacher. She lives in Talavera but she works in Toledo. She speaks several languages very well: Italian, Spanish, French and English.

Your turn... Introduce a family member. - Preséntanos a algún miembro de tu familia.
Who is he/she? / How old is she? / What does she do? / Where does she live?

• Photocopy - Grammar: 2C & 2D
• Practical English - At a hotel (p.24)
  
• Vocabulary
  

1. the lift
2. reception
3. a single room
4. a double room
5. the ground floor
6. the bar
   

• Checking in
  

Mark's reservation is for five nights and his room number is 425 (four-two-five).

1. spell
2. have
3. please
4. key
5. bags
   

• Social English
  

1. Where is Mark from? He's from San Francisco.
2. Where is Allie from? She is from Cambridge, but she lives in London.
3. Is Mark married? No, he isn't. He's divorced.
4. Is Allie married? No, she isn't. She's single.
5. Does Mark have children? Yes, he does. He has a daughter.
6. Does Allie have children? No, she doesn't.
7. How old is Mark? He's 34.
8. How old is Allie? She's 27.
   

• Your turn...
  http://bogglesworldesl.com/survival_travel_english/hotel_esl.htm - Booking a room
  http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/hotel1.htm - At the hotel. Useful language.
  http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Accommodation.htm
  http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/jobs.htm - Jobs and work
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/ - Hotel
  http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm - Hotel reservation - Listening.
  http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/mr-sw-hotel.html - Hotel vocabulary.
  http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/hotel1.htm
  http://www.agilitynut.com/signs/nv.html - Hotel signs...in Las Vegas...
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdw7sqMukyc - Hotel California
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al4H43R_xfU - Heartbreak Hotel
  
• Hope you enjoy them ;-)

14 December 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Can you talk about your family members? - ¿Puedes hablarnos de los miembros de tu familia?

My wife's name is Maria. She is Italian. She is a French teacher. She lives in Talavera but she works in Toledo. She speaks several languages very well: Italian, Spanish, French and English.

Your turn... Introduce a family member. - Preséntanos a algún miembro de tu familia.

• Photocopy - Grammar: 2C & 2D
• Practical English - At a hotel (p.24)
• Vocabulary

1. the lift
2. reception
3. a single room
4. a double room
5. the ground floor
6. the bar

• Checking in

Mark's reservation is for five nights and his room number is 425 (four-two-five).

1. spell
2. have
3. please
4. key
5. bags

• Social English

1. Where is Mark from? He's from San Francisco.
2. Where is Allie from? She is from Cambridge, but she lives in London.
3. Is Mark married? No, he isn't. He's divorced.
4. Is Allie married? No, she isn't. She's single.
5. Does Mark have children? Yes, he does. He has a daughter.
6. Does Allie have children? No, she doesn't.
7. How old is Mark? He's 34.
8. How old is Allie? She's 27.

Your turn...

http://bogglesworldesl.com/survival_travel_english/hotel_esl.htm - Booking a room

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/hotel1.htm - At the hotel. Useful language.

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/Travel/Accommodation.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/jobs.htm - Jobs and work

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/ - Hotel

http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm - Hotel reservation - Listening.

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/mr-sw-hotel.html - Hotel vocabulary.

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz/hotel1.htm

http://www.agilitynut.com/signs/nv.html - Hotel signs...in Las Vegas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdw7sqMukyc - Hotel California

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al4H43R_xfU - Heartbreak Hotel

Hope you enjoy them ;-) - See you next Wednesday!

11 December 09 - NB1 A

• Oral

1. How many brothers and sisters / cousins / aunts and uncles / grandparents / children / nieces and nephews do you have?

• Grammar Bank
  A
  

1. Jane's cats
2. my mother's car
3. my wife's sister
4. my friends' flat
5. Daniel's brother
6. his father's company
7. the policeman's wife
8. your sister's homework
   

B

1. My brother's lawyer. He's 24. He works for BP.
2. He lives in Paris with his three children. He has two boys and a girl.
3. My brother's wife's name is Pauline. She's a teacher.
4. Pauline's parents live in Paris too. My brother likes Pauline's mother but not her father.

• Pronunciation
• Listening - Sarah's family
• Talking about your family... Answer the following questions about 5 family members.

1. Who is he/she?
2. How old is she?
3. What does she do?
4. Where does she live?

• Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa2nLEhUcZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3E82WtyNFE - Karaoke

Your turn!!

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/royal3.html - The Royal Family tree

http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-family.htm - Family relationships - Listening (A bit difficult...)

http://www.languageguide.org/im/family/eng/ - The family - with sound...

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson44/Lesson44.htm - The Bell family

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/vocab/family/family_rels.html - More family trees - exercises...

http://pbskids.org/wayback/family/tree/ - Your own family tree.

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blfamily.htm

• Grammar

http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/Grammar/Singular%20Possessives.pdf - Possessive s

10 December 09 - NB1 C

• Grammar - Possessive s
• Grammar Bank

A

1. Jane's cats
2. my mother's car
3. my wife's sister
4. my friends' flat
5. Daniel's brother
6. his father's company
7. the policeman's wife
8. your sister's homework

B

1. My brother's lawyer. He's 24. He works for BP.
2. He lives in Paris with his three children. He has two boys and a girl.
3. My brother's wife's name is Pauline. She's a teacher.
4. Pauline's parents live in Paris too. My brother likes Pauline's mother but not her father.

• Whose is it?
  

1. It's JK Rowling's pen.
2. It's Hugh Grant's tie.
3. It's Kate Winslet's bag.
4. It's Antonio Banderas's hat.
5. They're Naomi Campbell's shoes.
6. It's Will Smith's cap.
   

• Vocabulary Bank - Family. Who are they.
  

Robert's aunt - Sandra
Robert's brother - James
cousin - David, Vanessa
father - Tom
grandfather - Bill
grandmother - Martha
mother - Caroline
sister - Jill
uncle - Alan
daughter - Lucy
nephew - Peter
niece - Deborah
son - Harry
wife - Anna
parents / grandparents / children+

• Pronunciation
• Listening - Sarah's family.

9 December 09 - NB1 A

She's _______ ___________'s ________ .

He's ________ ________'s ________.


She's _______ _________'s _______.



He's _________ _________'s ________.

• Relatively famous... Who are they?
  
• Revision - Jobs
  
• New File - 2D Relatively famous
• Grammar - Possessive s
  

1. He's Hugh Grant's brother.
2. She's Naomi Campbell's mother.
3. He's JK Rowling's husband.
4. She's Antonio Banderas's ex-wife.
5. He's Will Smith's father.
6. She's Kate Winslet's sister.
   

• Grammar - Possessive s
• Whose is it?

1. It's JK Rowling's pen.
2. It's Hugh Grant's tie.
3. It's Kate Winslet's bag.
4. It's Antonio Banderas's hat.
5. They're Naomi Campbell's shoes.
6. It's Will Smith's cap.

• Vocabulary Bank - Family. Who are they.

1. Robert's aunt - Sandra
2. Robert's brother - James
3. cousin - David, Vanessa
4. father - Tom
5. grandfather - Bill
6. grandmother - Martha
7. mother - Caroline
8. sister - Jill
9. uncle - Alan
10. daughter - Lucy
11. nephew - Peter
12. niece - Deborah
13. son - Harry
14. wife - Anna

• parents / grandparents / children
• Homework
  Grammar Bank - p.125. 2D
  What do you remember? - pp. 26 & 27.

Remember that we have class next Friday and that there will be several activities in the afternoon.

Acordaos de que el próximo viernes tenemos clase por la mañana y de que por la tarde habrá varias actividades extraescolares como la proyección de una película navideña o un karaoke de villancicos. Espero veros por allí.

3 December 09 - NB1 C

He's ______ _______'s __________.

She's ______ _______'s __________.


She's ______ ________'s _________.

He's ________ ________'s _________.

Relatively famous... Who are they?

• Revision - Jobs
• New File - 2D Relatively famous
• Grammar - Possessive s

1. He's Hugh Grant's brother.
2. She's Naomi Campbell's mother.
3. He's JK Rowling's husband.
4. She's Antonio Banderas's ex-wife.
5. He's Will Smith's father.
6. She's Kate Winslet's sister.

• Homework

1. Grammar Bank - p.125. 2D
2. Vocabulary Bank -p.145.
3. What do you remember? - pp. 26 & 27.

2 December 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Jobs...
  

1. What do you do?
2. Where do you work?
3. How many hours do you work?
4. Do you like your job?
5. What do you do to relax after work?
   

• Vocabulary revision - jobs
  http://www.eslgold.net/vocabulary/occupations_ak.html
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professions - List of jobs...Is your job there?
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv177.shtml -
• Job title suffixes
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/french/subjects/people.shtml
  
• Grammar a/an + jobs
  

1. an
2. a
3. -
4. -
5. a
6. an
7. a
8. a
9. a
   

• Pronunciation
• Listening and speaking
  

1. Do you work in an office? No, I don't
2. Do you work in the evening? It depends.Yes, sometimes.
3. Do you work with your hands? No, I don't
4. Do you wear a uniform? Yes...well...a kind of uniform.
5. Do you drive? No, I don't. Not in my job.
6. Do you write letters or e-mails? No, I don't.
7. Do you work with other people? Yes, I do.
8. Do you speak any languages? No, I don't.
9. Do you have special qualifications? No, I don't.
10. Do you earn a lot of money? Yes, I do.
    

What does he do?...He's a professional footballer.

Your turn...game...Guess my job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILacjy3SPQ

• Song - You're beautiful
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVm-u0JcDKk - Translated to Spanish
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-ehkilEKg - with lyrics - Karaoke
  
• Homework - Workbook pp.17-18.

1 December 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Jobs...
  

1. What do you do?
2. Where do you work?
3. How many hours do you work?
4. Do you like your job?
5. What do you do to relax after work?
   

• Vocabulary revision - jobs
  http://www.eslgold.net/vocabulary/occupations_ak.html
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professions - List of jobs...Is your job there?
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv177.shtml -
• Job title suffixes
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/languages/french/subjects/people.shtmGrammar
• a/an + jobs
  

1. an
2. a
3. -
4. -
5. a
6. an
7. a
8. a
9. a
   

• Pronunciation
• Listening and speaking

1. Do you work in an office? No, I don't
2. Do you work in the evening? It depends.Yes, sometimes.
3. Do you work with your hands? No, I don't
4. Do you wear a uniform? Yes...well...a kind of uniform.
5. Do you drive? No, I don't. Not in my job.
6. Do you write letters or e-mails? No, I don't.
7. Do you work with other people? Yes, I do.
8. Do you speak any languages? No, I don't.
9. Do you have special qualifications? No, I don't.
10. Do you earn a lot of money? Yes, I do.
11. What does he do?...He's a professional footballer.

Your turn...game...Guess my job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MILacjy3SPQ

• Song - You're beautiful
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVm-u0JcDKk - Translated to Spanish
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V-ehkilEKg - with lyrics - Karaoke
  
• Homework - Workbook pp.17-18.

30 November 09 - NB1 A

• Grammar revision
• Grammar Bank - p.124 - 2B
  A
  

1. Do
2. Does
3. Does
4. Do
5. Do
6. Do
7. Does
8. Do
   

B

1. Do you drink coffee?
2. Does your brother work?
3. Where do you work?
4. What music does she like?
5. What newspaper do you read?
6. Do you go to the cinema?
7. Does your father watch sport on TV?
8. Does your mother wear glasses?
   

• Grammar photocopy - 2B
  

1. -
2. Is
3. are
4. do
5. Do
6. Do
7. is
8. does
9. Are
10. do
11. Are
12. Do
13. Is
14. does
15. is
    

• New File - 2C An artist or a musician?
  

I'm an English teacher. I work in a language school in Spain. I usually work about five hours a day at school, and then I work at home too. Sometimes I work in the morning, and sometimes I work in the afternoon. I don't earn a lot of money, but I cannot complain. I love my job, because I love English and I like helping other people to learn it. I read books or watch TV to relax.
What about you?

• Reading - A double life...
  

1. What do you do?
2. Where do you work?
3. How many hours do you work?
4. Do you earn a lot of money?Do you like your job? Why?
5. What don't you like about your job?
6. How do you relax after work?
   

• Vocabulary - jobs - What do they do?
  

1. What does he do? He's a pilot.
2. What does she do? She's a musician.
3. What does he do? He's a doctor.
4. What does she do? She's a hairdresser.
5. What does he do? He's a police officer.
6. What does he do? He's a footballer.

• Vocabulary Bank

1. a student
2. a (bank) manager
3. a hairdresser
4. a shop assistant
5. a footballer
6. a nurse
7. a doctor
8. an engineer
9. a politician
10. a builder
11. a pilot
12. a lawyer
13. a musician
14. an actor
15. a police officer
16. a receptionist
17. a waiter
18. a secretary
19. a housewife
20. a jounalist
21. a retired person

27 November 09 - NB1 C

• Film - The Mistress of Spices

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpzV0HLaIrI

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_Spices_(film)

26 November 09 - NB1 C

• Grammar revision
• Grammar Bank - p.124 - 2B

A

1. Do
2. Does
3. Does
4. Do
5. Do
6. Do
7. Does
8. Do

B

1. Do you drink coffee?
2. Does your brother work?
3. Where do you work?
4. What music does she like?
5. What newspaper do you read?
6. Do you go to the cinema?
7. Does your father watch sport on TV?
8. Does your mother wear glasses?

• Grammar photocopy - 2B

1. -
2. Is
3. are
4. do
5. Do
6. Do
7. is
8. does
9. Are
10. do
11. Are
12. Do
13. Is
14. does
15. is

• New File - 2C An artist or a musician?

I'm an English teacher. I work in a language school in Spain. I usually work about five hours a day at school, and then I work at home too. Sometimes I work in the morning, and sometimes I work in the afternoon. I don't earn a lot of money, but I cannot complain. I love my job, because I love English and I like helping other people to learn it. I read books or watch TV to relax.

What about you?

• Reading - A double life...

1. What do you do?
2. Where do you work?
3. How many hours do you work?
4. Do you earn a lot of money?
5. Do you like your job? Why?
6. What don't you like about your job?
7. How do you relax after work?

• Vocabulary - jobs - What do they do?

1. What does he do? He's a pilot.
2. What does she do? She's a musician.
3. What does he do? He's a doctor.
4. What does she do? She's a hairdresser.
5. What does he do? He's a police officer.
6. What does he do? He's a footballer.

• Vocabulary Bank
  

1. a student
2. a (bank) manager
3. a hairdresser
4. a shop assistant
5. a footballer
6. a nurse
7. a doctor
8. an engineer
9. a politician
10. a builder
11. a pilot
12. a lawyer
13. a musician
14. an actor
15. a police officer
16. a receptionist
17. a waiter
18. a secretary
19. a housewife
20. a jounalist
21. a retired person

25 November 09 - NB1 A

• Game - Make sentences with the vocabulary we have learnt.(by saying one word each!). Good job!!
• Do you remember Darren and Natasha? They went out for lunch. Listen to the rest of the conversation. Is the lunch a success :-) or a disaster :-(?
• Listening
  

1. Does Natasha like computers? No, she doesn't.
2. Does Darren like computers? Yes, he does.
3. Does Natasha watch TV? No, she doesn't.
4. Does Darren watch TV? Yes, he does.
5. Does Natasha go to the cinema? Yes, she does.
6. Does Darren go to the cinema? No, he doesn't.
7. Does Natasha smoke? Yes, she does.
8. Does Darren smoke? No, he doesn't.
   

• Meeting people - Finding a new partner.
  

1. What's your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Do you work or study?
4. Where do you live?
5. Do you have a car?
6. What languages do you speak?
7. Do you smoke?
8. What music do you like?
9. What TV programmes do you like?
10. What food do you like?
11. What newspaper do you read?
12. What sports do you play?
    

• Pronunciation - Consonat sounds
• Song - Something stupid
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DlNZjof_wg&feature=related
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoY432ga0wQ
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJXmP8yhRo
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqWZoL_luxo
  
• Homework - Grammar Bank & Photocopy

24 November 09 - NB1 C

• Game - Make sentences with the vocabulary we have learnt.(by saying one word each!). Good job!!
• Do you remember Darren and Natasha? They went out for lunch. Listen to the rest of the conversation. Is the lunch a success :-) or a disaster :-(?
• Listening

1. Does Natasha like computers? No, she doesn't.
2. Does Darren like computers? Yes, he does.
3. Does Natasha watch TV? No, she doesn't.
4. Does Darren watch TV? Yes, he does.
5. Does Natasha go to the cinema? Yes, she does.
6. Does Darren go to the cinema? No, he doesn't.
7. Does Natasha smoke? Yes, she does.
8. Does Darren smoke? No, he doesn't.

• Meeting people - Finding a new partner.

1. What's your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Do you work or study?
4. Where do you live?
5. Do you have a car?
6. What languages do you speak?
7. Do you smoke?
8. What music do you like?
9. What TV programmes do you like?
10. What food do you like?
11. What newspaper do you read?
12. What sports do you play?

• Pronunciation - Consonat sounds
• Roleplay - Somebody like you...
• Song - Something stupid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DlNZjof_wg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoY432ga0wQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDJXmP8yhRo

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

Homework - Grammar Bank & Photocopy

23 November 09 - NB1 A

• Vocabulary & grammar revision - What do you usually do at the weekend?
• Grammar Bank - p.125
  

A.

1. She listens to the radio
2. We live in a flat
3. He has two children
4. They don't drink coffee
5. My father doesn't smoke
6. The shops close at 5.00
7. He goes to the pub
8. She does housework
   

B.

1. reads
2. doesn't have
3. speak
4. don't eat
5. drives
6. don't play
7. doesn't do
8. studies
   

• Grammar - Photocopy -...some more practice...

A typical Spanish family

1. They live in a flat.
2. They don't have a pet.
3. They have two children (a boy and a girl?).
4. They go to the beach for their holiday (Benidorm?).
5. The mother works.
6. She cooks.
7. She does housework.
8. She reads celebrity magazines (tabloids).
9. She watches celebrity shows.
10. She drives a car.
11. She goes to the gym.
12. The father works.
13. He doesn't cook. (Some of us do!!)
14. He doesn't do housework. (Same thing)
15. He watches sports on TV.
16. He drives a big car.
17. He drinks beer . (Who are you thinking of...? http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_homer.htm)

• Communicative activity - They're brothers but they're different... (Simon & Steve).
  
• New File - 2A - When Natasha meets Darren...
  
• Reading

1. -
2. Natasha
3. Natasha
4. Darren
5. Darren
6. Natasha
7. Natasha
8. Natasha
   

• Listening -
  

Darren doesn't drink alcohol. He doesn't like sushi. He lives with his mother. She's a very good cook. She works in a supermarket... What do you think will happen with Darren and Natasha? We'll find out next day...

Over to you...
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?05 - Grammar
http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/pastpresentfuture/wheredotheylive.htm - Where do they live?
http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/various/hangman/index.htm - Vocabulary - Hangman.

19 November 09 - NB1 C

• Vocabulary revision
• Brief notes about how to use the blog and practise your English on the net.
• Grammar Bank - p.125

A.

1. She listens to the radio
2. We live in a flat
3. He has two children
4. They don't drink coffee
5. My father doesn't smoke
6. The shops close at 5.00
7. He goes to the pub
8. She does housework

B.

1. reads
2. doesn't have
3. speak
4. don't eat
5. drives
6. don't play
7. doesn't do
8. studies

• Grammar - Photocopy -...some more practice...
• Communicative activity - They're brothers but they're different... (Simon & Steve).

• New File - 2A - When Natasha meets Darren...
• Reading

1. -
2. Natasha
3. Natasha
4. Darren
5. Darren
6. Natasha
7. Natasha
8. Natasha

• Listening -

Darren doesn't drink alcohol. He doesn't like sushi. He lives with his mother. She's a very good cook. She works in a supermarket... What do you think will happen with Darren and Natasha? We'll find out next day...

C.

1. Do you like sushi? - Does your mother work?
2. No, I don't - Yes, she does
3. What food do you like? - Where does she work?

Over to you...

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/use/exercises?05 - Grammar

http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/pastpresentfuture/wheredotheylive.htm - Where do they live?

http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/various/hangman/index.htm - Vocabulary - Hangman.

18 November 09 - NB1 A

• Vocabulary revision http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank04/
• Grammar - Present Simple - Grammar Bank 2A
  

Did you understand it? - ¿Lo has entendido bien? Si no te ha quedado claro, échale un vistazo a este link: http://eflbeginners.wordpress.com/category/simple-present/

• Pronunciation /v/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /l/, and /w/
  

Keep on improving your pronunciation at home! - Continúa mejorando tu pronunciación en casa: http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/a/pr_shortv.htm http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blIPAconsonants.htm

• Homework -
  

Grammar Bank p. 125 - 2A.
Grammar Photocopy - 2A
Workbook - Lesson 2A (all exercises!).

Your turn... Te toca... Do you want to keep on practising? - ¿Quieres seguir practicando?

http://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_intro1.htm - Reading - Introductions http://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_cooking.htm - Reading - Cooking http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/presentsimp3sing.htm - Grammar quiz http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm - Listening http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/family.html - A typical day for a child in England. http://evaeaston.com/pr/s-z-Iz-quiz01.html - Pronunciation. Final -s http://www.quia.com/rr/161280.html http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/Children/in_china.htm

17 November 09 - NB1 C

• Vocabulary revision http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank04/
• Grammar - Present Simple - Grammar Bank 2A
  

Did you understand it? - ¿Lo has entendido bien? Si no te ha quedado claro, échale un vistazo a este link:
http://eflbeginners.wordpress.com/category/simple-present/

• Pronunciation /v/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /l/, and /w/
  

Keep on improving your pronunciation at home! - Continúa mejorando tu pronunciación en casa: http://esl.about.com/od/speakingenglish/a/pr_shortv.htm http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blIPAconsonants.htm

• Writing and Speaking: A typical Spanish family (according to your opinión...) / (según vuestra opinión...)
  

A typical Spanish family

1. They live in a flat.
2. They don't have a pet.
3. They have two children (a boy and a girl?).
4. They go to the beach for their holiday (Benidorm?).
5. The mother works.
6. She cooks.
7. She does housework.
8. She reads celebrity magazines (tabloids).
9. She watches celebrity shows.
10. She drives a car.
11. She goes to the gym.
12. The father works.
13. He doesn't cook. (Some of us do!!)
14. He doesn't do housework. (Same thing)
15. He watches sports on TV.
16. He drives a big car.
17. He drinks beer . (Who are you thinking of...? http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_homer.htm)
    

Homework -

1. Grammar Bank p. 125 - 2A.
2. Grammar Photocopy - 2A
3. Workbook - Lesson 2A (all exercises!).
   

Your turn... Te toca... Do you want to keep on practising? - ¿Quieres seguir practicando?

http://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_intro1.htm - Reading - Introductions http://esl.about.com/od/beginningreadingskills/a/d_cooking.htm - Reading - Cooking http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/presentsimp3sing.htm - Grammar quiz http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm - Listening http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/family.html - A typical day for a child in England. http://evaeaston.com/pr/s-z-Iz-quiz01.html - Pronunciation. Final -s http://www.quia.com/rr/161280.html http://home.nordnet.fr/~rmaufroid/pupitre/Children/in_china.htm

16 November 09 - NB1 A

NEW FILE - 2A - CAPUCCINO AND CHIPS

• What is typically British? - How much do you know about Britain? - Oral
• What percentage of British people...?
  

70% (per cent) of British people read a newspaper every day.
25% of British people smoke.
90% of British people watch TV every night.
10% of British people go to the cinema every weekend.
45% of British people have a pet.
60% of British people live in a house with a garden.

• Vocabulary Bank - Verb phrases. p.143
  

1. live
2. work
3. have
4. study
5. speak
6. drive
7. read
8. like
9. go
10. watch
11. listen
12. play
13. smoke
14. do
15. play
16. have
17. drink
18. eat
19. cook
20. do
21. wear
    

• Reading - Typically British?
  

According to the four people, all the things in the photos are typically British.

• 2c - Irregular plurals
  

man - men
woman - women
child - children
person - people

13 November 09 - NB1 A

• Exam correction - Good job!! Congratulations to you all, and keep on working hard!
• Vocabulary revision - File 2A
• Crossword -
• Let's have some fun while we practise some more...

http://iteslj.org/v/s/ab-classroom.html - Vocabulary - The classroom
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/cg-a_an.html - A or an?
http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz85mbs.htm - Am, is or are?
http://a4esl.org/q/j/jb/mc-be.html - Verb to be.
http://www.manythings.org/vq/mc-n1.html - Vocabulary

• Song - D-I-S-C-O
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcbFFRYKS8

12 November 09 - NB1 C

• Exam correction - Good job!! Congratulations to you all, and keep on working hard!
• Vocabulary revision - File 2A
• Crossword - Let's have some fun while we practise some more...
• Song - D-I-S-C-O

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxcbFFRYKS8

11 November 09 - NB1 A

• Exam - File 1
• Revision - photocopies.

10 November 09 - NB1 C

• NEW FILE - 2A - CAPUCCINO AND CHIPS
• What is typically British? - How much do you know about Britain? - Oral
• What percentage of British people...?

1. 70% (per cent) of British people read a newspaper every day.
2. 25% of British people smoke.
3. 90% of British people watch TV every night.
4. 10% of British people go to the cinema every weekend.
5. 45% of British people have a pet.
6. 60% of British people live in a house with a garden.

• Vocabulary Bank - Verb phrases. p.143

1. live
2. work
3. have
4. study
5. speak
6. drive
7. read
8. like
9. go
10. watch
11. listen
12. play
13. smoke
14. do
15. play
16. have
17. drink
18. eat
19. cook
20. do
21. wear

• Reading - Typically British?

According to the four people, all the things in the photos are typically British.

• 2c - Irregular plurals

1. man - men
2. woman - women
3. child - children
4. person - people

09 November 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Grammar (a/an, plurals, and this/that/these/those). Vocabulary; and Pronunciation.
• Revise & Check

Grammar

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

Vocabulary

A – 1. from – 2. to – 3. in – 4. at – 5. Off

B – 1. Read 2. Work 3. Listen to 4. Open 5. Answer

C –

1. File (not a number)
2. Chinese (not a country)
3. France (not a nationality/language)
4. Sixteen (not a multiple of ten)
5. Her (not a personal pronoun)
6. They (not a possessive adjective)
7. Watch (not a question word)
8. Address (not an object)
9. Lipstick (not something you can read
10. Pen (not a verb)
    

Pronunciation

B – 1. what – 2. they – 3. table – 4. one – 5. China

C – address – surname – Argentina – Portuguese – umbrella

• Reading - Where are English words from?
• Listening - Can you hear the difference?

Can you hear the difference? 1.a – 2.b – 3.b – 4.a – 5.b – 6.a – 7.b – 8.a – 9.a – 10.b
Can you say this in English?

1. What’s your surname?
2. How do you spell it?
3. Where are you from?
4. What’s your phone number?
5. What’s your address?

5 November 09 - NB1 C

• Exam
• Revision - photocopies.

4 November 09 - NB1 A

• Vocabulary revision
• Grammar revision
  - Grammar Bank D (p.123)
  

Part A

1. a bag - bags
2. a country - countries
3. an identity card - identity cards
4. a watch - watches
5. an e-mail - e-mails
6. a sandwich - sandwiches
7. a key - keys
8. an umbrella - umbrellas
   

Part B
this - These - This - that - those

• Grammar - photocopy.
• PRACTICAL ENGLISH – On a plane
  
• Vocabulary – drinks 1. (diet) coke 2. coffee 3. tea 4. mineral water 5. (orange) juice 6. ice 7. lemon 8. milk 9. sugar
  
• Asking for information
  

Mark Ryder is American. He works for MTC, a music company. Allie is British. She works for the same company. Mark travels to the UK and meets Allie at the airport.

Mark Ryder es americano. Trabaja para MTC, una compañía de música. Allie es británica. Trabaja para la misma compañía. Mark viaja al Reino Unido y conoce a Allie en el aeropuerto.

• Dialogue – On the plane Mark has a diet Coke, and a coffee with milk but no sugar. / En el avión Mark se toma una coca-cola light y un café con leche sin azúcar.
  

1. Would you like a drink, sir? – Yes a diet Coke, please.
2. Ice and lemon? – Just lemon.
3. Here you are. – Thank you.
4. Coffee? Tea? – Coffee, please.
5. Milk? – Yes, please.
6. Sugar? – No, thanks.
7. Here you are? – Thanks.

• Homework

1. Completing a form - p.13 (a, b, and c).
2. What do you remember? - p. 14.
3. Photocopies
4. Workbook

• REMEMBER that we will have an exam next week on Wednesday 11 November 09.
• No olvidéis que el próximo miércoles 9 de noviembre haremos una prueba de repaso en clase.

3 November 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Grammar (a/an, plurals, and this/that/these/those). Vocabulary; and Pronunciation.
• Revise & Check
  · Grammar
  1.a – 2. b – 3.b – 4.b – 5.b – 6.a – 7. b – 8. a – 9.a – 10.b
  · Vocabulary
  A – 1. from – 2. to – 3. in – 4. at – 5. Off
  B –
  1. Read
  2. Work
  3. Listen to
  4. Open
  5. Answer
  C –
  1. File (not a number)
  2. Chinese (not a country)
  3. France (not a nationality/language)
  4. Sixteen (not a multiple of ten)
  5. Her (not a personal pronoun)
  6. They (not a possessive adjective)
  7. Watch (not a question word)
  8. Address (not an object)
  9. Lipstick (not something you can read
  10. Pen (not a verb)
• Pronunciation
  B – 1. what – 2. they – 3. table – 4. one – 5. China
  C – address – surname – Argentina – Portuguese – umbrella
• Can you hear the difference?
  1.a – 2.b – 3.b – 4.a – 5.b – 6.a – 7.b – 8.a – 9.a – 10.b
• Can you say this in English?
  1. What’s your surname?
  2. How do you spell it?
  3. Where are you from?
  4. What’s your phone number?
  5. What’s your address?

29 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Questions about personal information
• Completing a form - Student Registration Form

1. First name: Cristina
2. Surname: Rodríguez Pérez - Mr. (Mister) / Mrs. / Ms. (Miss)
3. Nationality: Spanish
4. Marital status: Single
5. Home address: Calle Palagonía, 5 - 28080 Madrid
6. E-mail address: cristinarp@yahoo.es
7. Phone number: 91 786 01 22 13 - 620 14 00 34
8. Passport / Identity card number: 50879123 - S
9. Signature and date

Now it's your turn.. - ¡Ahora te toca a ti!

• Writing - Capital letters

My name’s Enrique. I’m from Segovia in Spain, but I live in Talavera. I’m an English teacher. My classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Over to you – Write a similar text about you. – Ahora te toca a ti. Escribe un texto similar sobre ti.
• Grammar revision

- Grammar Bank D (p.123)

Part A

1. a bag - bags
2. a country - countries
3. an identity card - identity cards
4. a watch - watches
5. an e-mail - e-mails
6. a sandwich - sandwiches
7. a key - keys
8. an umbrella - umbrellas

Part B

this - These - This - that - those

• HALLOWEEN - Pumkins, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, witches...and some candy!! Let's have some fun!

- If you missed it...you can still do it on your own...

- Si te lo perdiste, todavía estás a tiempo de hacerlo por tu cuenta...

http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweencweasy.pdf
http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweensearchlow.pdf
http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweencards.pdf
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/halloween/halloween.htm
http://www.quia.com/rr/249081.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vVjVTCVXdE

28 October 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Common objects
• Vocabulary Bank - p. 142 - More common objects...
  

1. a magazine
2. a book
3. cigarettes
4. a mobile (phone)
5. coins
6. a newspaper
7. a purse
8. a comb
9. a pen
10. an identity card
11. tissues
12. an address book
13. a credit card
14. a pencil
15. a diary
16. a photo
17. a file
18. a wallet
19. stamps
20. matches
21. glasses
22. sunglasses
23. a lipstick
24. a watch
25. keys
26. an umbrella
27. a ligther
28. a dictionary

• Do you want to know some more basic words in English? - ¿Quieres aprender otras palabras básicas en inlgés?
  

Try this and have fun while you learn - Prueba esto y diviértete mientras aprendes

http://iteslj.org/v/s/jt-basic.html

• Grammar - Photocopy 1C
  Solutions: 2. My - 3. his - 4. Her - 5. Their - 6. our - 7. your - 8. her - 9. my - 10. His
  
• More practice with possessive adjectives - Sigue practicando con los adjetivos posesivos
  http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm
  
• Pronunciation - Vowel sounds
  1.d - Which word has a DIFFERENT vowel sound? / ¿Qué palabra tiene un sonido vocálico diferente?
  HORSE - wall - door - glasses
  BULL - book - photo - look
  UP - purse - sunglasses - umbrella
  BOY - coins - board - police
  EAR - here - we're - there
  TOURIST - euro - Europe - e-mail
  
• 3. Grammar - a/an, plurals, this/that/these/those
  3.a - a or an?
  a watch
  an umbrella
  a diary
  an identity card
  a file
  3. b - Write the plural
  stamp - stamps
  match - matches
  key - keys
  3. c -This - that - these - those?
  What's this?
  What's that?
  What are those?
  What are these?
  
• Classroom language
  

1. Close the door.
2. Go to page (84).
3. Read the text.
4. Don't speak (Spanish).
5. Listen and repeat.
6. Look at the board.
7. Open your books.
8. Sit down.
9. Stand up.
10. Turn off your mobile (phone)
11. Don't write.
12. Work in pairs.
    

• 6. c
  

1. What's (bonjour) in English? - How do you say (pizarra) in English?
2. How do you spell it?
3. Where's the stress?
4. Can you repeat it?
5. I don't know?
6. I don't remember.
7. I don't understand.
   

• These sentences are very important and very useful for you. Try to memorize them and use them in the classroom when you need to say or ask something to your teacher or your partners.
  Estas frases son de gran importancia y utilidad. Intentad recordarlas y usadlas en la clase siempre que sea posible y cuando tengáis que decir alguna de estas cosas.

• HALLOWEEN - If you missed it...you can still do it on your own...

Si te lo perdiste, todavía estás a tiempo de hacerlo por tu cuenta...

http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweencweasy.pdf

http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweensearchlow.pdf

http://www.english-4kids.com/worksheets/festivals/halloweencards.pdf

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/halloween/halloween.htm

http://www.quia.com/rr/249081.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vVjVTCVXdE

• Song - Eternal flame
  

1. Close
2. understand
3. am I
4. Is this
5. to be
6. you are
7. Am I
8. Is this
9. my name
10. don't want
    

Would you like to listen to this song again? - ¿Quieres volver a escuchar esta canción?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpnaLJ-jn1k
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwajTekSAcM

Homework - Grammar Bank p. 123 1D / Photocopy 1D

27 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Classroom language & common objects
• Grammar Bank - 1D - p. 123

- A

1. a bag - bags
2. a country - countries
3. an identity card - identity cards
4. a watch - watches
5. an e-mail - e-mails
6. a sandwich - sandwiches
7. a key - keys
8. an umbrella - umbrellas

B. this - these // that - those

• Grammar - Photocopy

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH – On a plane
• Vocabulary – drinks
  1. (diet) coke
  2. coffee
  3. tea
  4. mineral water
  5. (orange) juice
  6. ice
  7. lemon
  8. milk
  9. sugar
  
• Asking for information

Mark Ryder is American. He works for MTC, a music company. Allie is British. She works for the same company. Mark travels to the UK and meets Allie at the airport.

Mark Ryder es americano. Trabaja para MTC, una compañía de música. Allie es británica. Trabaja para la misma compañía. Mark viaja al Reino Unido y conoce a Allie en el aeropuerto.

• Dialogue – On the plane Mark has a diet Coke, and a coffee with milk but no sugar. / En el avión Mark se toma una coca-cola light y un café con leche sin azúcar.
  

1. Would you like a drink, sir? – Yes a diet Coke, please.
2. Ice and lemon? – Just lemon.
3. Here you are. – Thank you.
4. Coffee? Tea? – Coffee, please.
5. Milk? – Yes, please.
6. Sugar? – No, thanks.
7. Here you are? – Thanks.

• Social English
  1. What’s Mark’s surname? – Ryder.
  2. Where’s the hotel? – It is in the city centre.
  3. Would Mark like a drink? – No.
  4. How do they go to the hotel? – By car.
  
• Useful phrases
  1. Welcome to the UK – Bienvenido al Reino Unido.
  2. How far is it? - ¿A qué distancia está?
  3. Great! – Perfecto.
  4. All right. Let’s go. – Muy bien, vámonos.
  5. Can I help you with your bags? - ¿Te ayudo con las maletas?
  6. No, it’s OK, thanks. – No, está bien, gracias.

Homework - Completing a form (p.13) - Write a short text about you following the model.

26 October 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Questions about personal information / Preguntas sobre información personal.
  

1. What's your name? - ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. What's your surname? - ¿Cuál es tu apellido?
3. How do you spell it? - ¿Cómo se deletrea?
4. Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres?
5. Are you a student? - ¿Eres estudiante?
6. How old are you? - ¿Cuántos años tienes?
7. What's your address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección?
8. What's your postcode? - ¿Cuál es tu código postal?
9. What's your e-mail address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección de correo electrónico?
10. What's your phone number? - ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?
    

• Grammar Bank - p. 123. Possessive Adjectives
  

A. Complete the sentences with a possessive Adjective

1. Angela, please turn off your mobile phone.
2. The students are from Italy. Their names are Susanna and Tito.
3. London is famous for its red buses.
4. She's French, but her mother is English.
5. We're in Class 3. Our teacher is Bob.
6. His name is Ian. He's from Scotland.
7. I'm Mike. My family are from Dublin.
   

B. Write the questions.

1. What's your name?
2. Is her mother German?
3. Where are your parents from?
4. Is your surname Zablowski?
5. How do you spell your name?
   

• Pronunciation Bank - /ɜ:/ - /aʊ/
  

/ɜ:/ - Bird - her- first - surname
/aʊ/- Owl - how - our - now

• Speaking
  

A. Do you know these films? - ¿Conoces estas películas?

1. Bridget Jones's Diary
2. Monster's Ball
3. Shakespeare in Love
4. Stars Wars
5. Amélie
6. A Beautiful Mind
7. Life is Beautiful
8. All About My Mother
9. Schindler's List
   

B. Answer the following questions:
- What's his/her name?
- How do you spell it?
- Where's he/she from?
- How old is he/she?

1. His name is Hugh Grant. He is from England. He's 43. / Her name is Renée Zellweger. She is from the USA. She's 40.
2. Her name is Halle Berry. She is from the USA. She's 43.
3. Her name is Gwyneth Paltrow. She is from the USA. She's 37.
4. His name is Ewan McGregor. He is from Scotland. He's 38.
5. Her name is Audrey Tatou. She is from France. She's 31.
6. His name is Russel Crowe. He is from New Zealand. He's 45.
7. His name is Roberto Benigni. He is from Italy. He's 57.
8. Her name is Penélope Cruz. She is from Spain. She's 35.
9. His name is Liam Neeson. He is from Northern Ireland. He's 57.
   

• Communicative activity - Asking about personal information.
  

NEW FILE - 1D - TURN OFF YOUR MOBILES!

• Game - Hangman

Learn playing hangman! - Aprende, jugando al ahorcado.

http://www.manythings.org/hmf/hm-countries.html

• Vocabulary - 1c
  

1. tissues
2. an identity card
3. a lipstick
4. keys
5. an address book
6. a mobile (phone)
7. a purse
8. coins

Homework - Vocabulary Bank - Common Objects

REVISION

• Am, is or are? - http://a4esl.org/q/f/x/xz85mbs.htm

22 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Classroom vocabulary & common objects

Do you want to know some more basic words in English? - ¿Quieres aprender otras palabras básicas en inlgés?

Try this and have fun while you learn - Prueba esto y diviértete mientras aprendes

http://iteslj.org/v/s/jt-basic.html

• Grammar - Photocopy 1C

Solutions: 2. My - 3. his - 4. Her - 5. Their - 6. our - 7. your - 8. her - 9. my - 10. His

More practice with possessive adjectives - Sigue practicando con los adjetivos posesivos

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm

• Pronunciation - Vowel sounds
• 1.d - Which word has a DIFFERENT vowel sound? / ¿Qué palabra tiene un sonido vocálico diferente?

1. HORSE - wall - door - glasses
2. BULL - book - photo - look
3. UP - purse - sunglasses - umbrella
4. BOY - coins - board - police
5. EAR - here - we're - there
6. TOURIST - euro - Europe - e-mail

• 3. Grammar - a/an, plurals, this/that/these/those

3.a - a or an?

1. a watch
2. an umbrella
3. a diary
4. an identity card
5. a file

3. b - Write the plural

1. stamp - stamps
2. match - matches
3. key - keys

3. c -This - that - these - those?

1. What's this?
2. What's that?
3. What are those?
4. What are these?

• Classroom language

1. Close the door.
2. Go to page (84).
3. Read the text.
4. Don't speak (Spanish).
5. Listen and repeat.
6. Look at the board.
7. Open your books.
8. Sit down.
9. Stand up.
10. Turn off your mobile (phone)
11. Don't write.
12. Work in pairs.

6. c

1. What's (bonjour) in English? - How do you say (pizarra) in English?
2. How do you spell it?
3. Where's the stress?
4. Can you repeat it?
5. I don't know?
6. I don't remember.
7. I don't understand.

These sentences are very important and very useful for you. Try to memorize them and use them in the classroom when you need to say or ask something to your teacher or your partners.

Estas frases son de gran importancia y utilidad. Intentad recordarlas y usadlas en la clase siempre que sea posible y cuando tengáis que decir alguna de estas cosas.

• Song - Eternal flame

1. Close
2. understand
3. am I
4. Is this
5. to be
6. you are
7. Am I
8. Is this
9. my name
10. don't want

Would you like to listen to this song again? - ¿Quieres volver a escuchar esta canción?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpnaLJ-jn1k

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwajTekSAcM

Homework - Grammar Bank p. 123 1D / Photocopy 1D

21 October 09 - NB1 A

• Revision - Questions about personal information / Preguntas sobre información personal.
  

1. What's your name? - ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. What's your surname? - ¿Cuál es tu apellido?
3. How do you spell it? - ¿Cómo se deletrea?
4. Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres?
5. Are you a student? - ¿Eres estudiante?
6. How old are you? - ¿Cuántos años tienes?
7. What's your address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección?
8. What's your postcode? - ¿Cuál es tu código postal?
9. What's your e-mail address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección de correo electrónico?
10. What's your phone number? - ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?

• Grammar (Photocopy) - 1B
  2. Are - 3. am - 4. Are - 5. 're - 6. 's - 7. 's - 8. are - 9. 'm - 10. 'm
  11. Are - 12. 'm - 13. 'm - 14. 's - 15. 's - 16. Is - 17. 's - 18. are - 19. 're - 20. 're
• Sound Bank

- Do you want to improve your pronunciation in English? Check this page:
- Si quieres mejorar tu pronunciación en inglés, en la siguiente página encontrarás algunos consejos que pueden serte útiles:
http://www.wordreference.com/es/pronunciacion-inglesa.aspx

• Speaking - Communication - Interview (p. 111) - Entrevista.
• 4 Grammar - Possessive Adjectives
  

1. I'm Italian. My family are from Rome. / Soy italiano. Mi familia es de Roma.
2. You're in level 1. This is your classroom. / Estás en el nivel 1. Ésta es tu clase.
3. He's the Director of Studies. His name is Michael. / Es es jefe de estudios. Se llama Michael.
4. She's your teacher. Her name is Lucy. / Es tu profesora. Se llama Lucy.
5. We're an international school. Our students are from different countries. / Somos una escuela internacional. Nuestros estudiantes son de distintos países.
6. They're new students. Their names are Tina and Daniel. / Son estudiantes nuevos. Se llaman Tina y Daniel.
   

Homework - Grammar Bank p. 122

20 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - Questions about personal information / Preguntas sobre información personal.

1. What's your name? - ¿Cómo te llamas?
2. What's your surname? - ¿Cuál es tu apellido?
3. How do you spell it? - ¿Cómo se deletrea?
4. Where are you from? - ¿De dónde eres?
5. Are you a student? - ¿Eres estudiante?
6. How old are you? - ¿Cuántos años tienes?
7. What's your address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección?
8. What's your postcode? - ¿Cuál es tu código postal?
9. What's your e-mail address? - ¿Cuál es tu dirección de correo electrónico?
10. What's your phone number? - ¿Cuál es tu número de teléfono?

• Grammar Bank - p. 123. Possessive Adjectives

A. Complete the sentences with a possessive Adjective

1. Angela, please turn off your mobile phone.
2. The students are from Italy. Their names are Susanna and Tito.
3. London is famous for its red buses.
4. She's French, but her mother is English.
5. We're in Class 3. Our teacher is Bob.
6. His name is Ian. He's from Scotland.
7. I'm Mike. My family are from Dublin.

B. Write the questions.

1. What's your name?
2. Is her mother German?
3. Where are your parents from?
4. Is your surname Zablowski?
5. How do you spell your name?

• Pronunciation Bank - /ɜ:/ - /aʊ/

1. /ɜ:/ - Bird - her- first - surname
2. /aʊ/- Owl - how - our - now

Do you want to improve your pronunciation in English? Check this page:

Si quieres mejorar tu pronunciación en inglés, en la siguiente página encontrarás algunos consejos que pueden serte útiles:

http://www.wordreference.com/es/pronunciacion-inglesa.aspx

• Speaking

A. Do you know the films? - ¿Conoces estas películas?

1. Bridget Jones's Diary
2. Monster's Ball
3. Shakespeare in Love
4. Stars Wars
5. Amélie
6. A Beautiful Mind
7. Life is Beautiful
8. All About My Mother
9. Schindler's List

B. Answer the following questions:

- What's his/her name?

- How do you spell it?

- Where's he/she from?

- How old is he/she?

1. His name is Hugh Grant. He is from England. He's 43. / Her name is Renée Zellweger. She is from the USA. She's 40.
2. Her name is Halle Berry. She is from the USA. She's 43.
3. Her name is Gwyneth Paltrow. She is from the USA. She's 37.
4. His name is Ewan McGregor. He is from Scotland. He's 38.
5. Her name is Audrey Tatou. She is from France. She's 31.
6. His name is Russel Crowe. He is from New Zealand. He's 45.
7. His name is Roberto Benigni. He is from Italy. He's 57.
8. Her name is Penélope Cruz. She is from Spain. She's 35.
9. His name is Liam Neeson. He is from Northern Ireland. He's 57.

• Communicative activity - Asking about personal information.

• NEW FILE - 1D - TURN OFF YOUR MOBILES!
• Vocabulary - 1c

1. tissues
2. an identity card
3. a lipstick
4. keys
5. an address book
6. a mobile (phone)
7. a purse
8. coins

• Vocabulary Bank - p. 142

1. a magazine
2. a book
3. cigarettes
4. a mobile (phone)
5. coins
6. a newspaper
7. a purse
8. a comb
9. a pen
10. an identity card
11. tissues
12. an address book
13. a credit card
14. a pencil
15. a diary
16. a photo
17. a file
18. a wallet
19. stamps
20. matches
21. glasses
22. sunglasses
23. a lipstick
24. a watch
25. keys
26. an umbrella
27. a ligther
28. a dictionary

Homework - Workbook pp. 8-9 / Book - p. 10, Ex.2a - Pronunciation.

19 October 09 - NB1 A

• Revision: Countries - numbers.


• Communicative activity: Where are they from? (E.g. Is he American? No, he isn't. He's English)

 New Lesson: 1B – His name, her name

• Lead-in activity: Write down five countries where the first language is English. Ex. Britain, Scotland, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, etc.


• Every year thousands of students travel to different countries to study English. Where do they go?

1. 600,000 people study English in Britain


2. 500,000 people study English in Ireland


3. 120,000 people study English in the USA


4. 80,000 people study English in Australia


5. 40,000 people study English in Canada

• Listening. Listen to the interview and complete the form.

1. First name: Mario


2. Surname: Benedetti


3. Country /city: Italy /Rome


4. Student: Yes


5. Age: 20


6. Address: Via Foro, 25


7. Postcode: Rome 00132


8. E-mail address: mario.benedetti@hotmail.com


9. Phone number: 06 8405 517


10. Mobile phone: 348 226 7341

• 1c – Listen. Complete the receptionist’s questions

1. What’s your first name?


2. What’s your surname?


3. How do you spell it?


4. Where are you from?


5. Are you a student?


6. How old are you?


7. What’s your address?


8. What’s your postcode?


9. What’s your e-mail address?


10. What’s your phone number?

• 2 Pronunciation – the alphabet


• 2b


• • train – AHJK • tree – BCDEGPTV • egg – FLMNSXZ • bike – IY • phone – O • boot – QUW • car – R


• Song - The alphabet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XEN4vtH4Ic

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

Homework - Workbook pp. 6 and 7 / Photocopy - Unit 1B.

15 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision - The alphabet
• Grammar (Photocopy) - 1B

2. Are - 3. am - 4. Are - 5. 're - 6. 's - 7. 's - 8. are - 9. 'm - 10. 'm

11. Are - 12. 'm - 13. 'm - 14. 's - 15. 's - 16. Is - 17. 's - 18. are - 19. 're - 20. 're

• Communicative game - Where are they from?
• Song - The alphabet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fw3l1z9CUQ

• Sound Bank - Vowel and Consonat Sounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8uoxWwwB0Y

• Speaking - Communication - Interview (p. 111)
• 4 Grammar - Possessive Adjectives

1. I'm Italian. My family are from Rome.
2. You're in level 1. This is your classroom.
3. He's the Director of Studies. His name is Michael.
4. She's your teacher. Her name is Lucy.
5. We're an international school. Our students are from different countries.
6. They're new students. Their names are Tina and Daniel.

Homework - Grammar Bank p. 122

14 October 09 - NB1 A

• Grammar - Verb to be - (negative) and ? (interrogative)
• p. 7 - 3a. Complete the chart

1. Are you English ? - No, I'm not - I'm not English
2. Are they from Spain? - Yes, they are
3. Is she Portuguese? - No, she isn't - She isn't Portuguese
4. Is he on business? - Yes, he is

• 4 Pronunciation

1. Where's he from? - chair
2. Ben's French - egg
3. I'm not Scottish - clock
4. I'm American - computer
5. Are you from France? - car
6. No, I'm Polish - phone

• Speaking - Where's it from? (sing.) / Where are they from (plural)

1. Mercedes-Benz is from Germany
2. The dolls are from Russia
3. The women are from Japan
4. The cheese is from France
5. Guinness is from Ireland
6. The trainers are from the USA
7. The sunglasses are from Italy
8. The football fans are from Brazil

• What’s your phone number?
  o Numbers (13-30/14-40, etc.)
• Book – p. 7. – Vocabulary d – Listen and repeat.
• Vocabulary 6b. Which number do you hear?
• Game: BINGO
  

Homework – Workbook – p.6 / Photocopy - Grammar

13 October 09 - NB1 C

• Revision (7 mi) – What’s your phone number?
o Numbers (13-30/14-40, etc.)
• Book – p. 7. – Vocabulary d – Listen and repeat.
• Vocabulary 6b. Which number do you hear?
• Game: BINGO
• Communicative activity: Where are they from?

 New Lesson: 1B – His name, her name

 Lead-in activity: Write down five countries where the first language is English. Ex. Britain, Scotland, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, etc.
 Every year thousands of students travel to different countries to study English. Where do they go?

 600,000 people study English in Britain
 500,000 people study English in Ireland
 120,000 people study English in the USA
 80,000 people study English in Australia
 40,000 people study English in Canada

 Listening. Listen to the interview and complete the form.

 First name: Mario
 Surname: Benedetti
 Country /city: Italy /Rome
 Student: Yes
 Age: 20
 Address: Via Foro, 25
 Postcode: Rome 00132
 E-mail address: mario.benedetti@hotmail.com
 Phone number: 06 8405 517
 Mobile phone: 348 226 7341

 1c – Listen. Complete the receptionist’s questions

 What’s your first name?
 What’s your surname?
 How do you spell it?
 Where are you from?
 Are you a student?
 How old are you?
 What’s your address?
 What’s your postcode?
 What’s your e-mail address?
 What’s your phone number?

 2 Pronunciation – the alphabet
 2b
• train – AHJK
• tree – BCDEGPTV
• egg – FLMNSXZ
• bike – IY
• phone – O
• boot – QUW
• car – R
 2d
• PC = Personal Computer
• OK = yes, fine
• CD = Compact Disc
• VIP = Very Important Person
• DVD = Digital Versatile Disc / Digital Video Disc
• MTV = Music Television
• USA = the United States of America
• UK = the United Kingdom
• BMW = Bavarian Motor Works
• FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation

Homework – Workbook – p.6 / Photocopy - Grammar

12 October 09

Hello everybody and welcome to the blog!

¡Hola a tod@s y bienvenid@s al blog!

As promised, I have finally created this blog to facilitate communication between us, to keep you informed about the different activities we'd be doing in the class (especially when you cannot make it to the class), and also to give you some ideas to practise English outside the class. Please, feel free to send me your comments, suggestions and proposals to improve the blog together.

Hope you enjoy it!

Como os había prometido, he creado un blog para facilitar la comunicación entre nosotros, para que podáis estar informados de la marcha de la clase cuando no podáis asistir y también daros algunas ideas de cómo practicar el inglés fuera de clase. Por supuesto, también queda abierto a vuestras propuestas, sugerencias y comentarios.

Espero que os guste.