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