Wednesday, March 24, 2010

24 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • General Revision - p. 51 - Can you say this in English?
  • New File - Sydney, here we come!!
  • Reading & listening - A Tale of Two Sidneys...
  • Communication
  • Grammar - Past simple regular verbs

C.

  1. Did
  2. Was
  3. Did
  4. Were
  5. Did
  6. Did
  7. Was
  8. Was
  9. Did
  10. Did

Happy Easter holiday!!!

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23 March 2010 - NB1 C

  • New File - 5A - Who were they?
  • Listening
    George Washington
    Thomas Jefferson
    Theodore Roosevelt
    Abraham Lincoln
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore
  • Grammar - was / were - Past Tense of the verb to be
  • Grammar Bank - 5A
    A.
  1. was
  2. were
  3. were
  4. was
  5. was
  6. was
  7. weren't

B.

  1. were
  2. Was
  3. wasn't
  4. was
  5. were
  6. was
  7. were
  8. was
  9. Were
  10. weren't
  11. was
  12. was
  • Reading
  1. Chopin - Warsaw
  2. Joan of Arc - Paris
  3. Nelson - London
  4. Garibaldi - Rome
  • Vocabulary - Word formation
    B.
    pianist
    composer
    leader
    sailor
    politician
  • Speaking
  • Grammar - was /were
  • Game: Where was James?
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22 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • New File - 5A - Who were they?
  • Listening
  1. George Washington
  2. Thomas Jefferson
  3. Theodore Roosevelt
  4. Abraham Lincoln

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

  • Grammar - was / were - Past Tense of the verb to be
  • Grammar Bank - 5A

A.

  1. was
  2. were
  3. were
  4. was
  5. was
  6. was
  7. weren't

B.

  1. were
  2. Was
  3. wasn't
  4. was
  5. were
  6. was
  7. were
  8. was
  9. Were
  10. weren't
  11. was
  12. was
  • Reading
  1. Chopin - Warsaw
  2. Joan of Arc - Paris
  3. Nelson - London
  4. Garibaldi - Rome
  • Vocabulary - Word formation

B.

  1. pianist
  2. composer
  3. leader
  4. sailor
  5. politician
  • Speaking
  • Grammar - was /were
  • Game: Where was James?

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18 March 2010 - NB1 C

  • New File - Are you still mine?
  • Speaking - What kind of music is this?
  • Music questionnaire?
  1. What kind of music do you like? I like all types of music, but my favourite kind of music is pop music. I also like jazz, dance and classical music. I hate techno music, and you?
  2. What kind of music don't you like? As I said before, I hate techno music.
  3. Do you sing or play in a group or orchestra? No, I don't.
  4. Do you go to karaoke bars? No, I hardly ever go to karaoke bars, and you?
  5. Do you download music from the Internet?
  6. Can you play a musical instrument? Yes, I can play the flute, but not very well.
  7. Can you read or write music? No, I can't write music, but I can read it.
  8. Can you sing well? No, I can't. I'm a terrible singer, but I love singing.
  9. How often do you buy CDs? I don't buy CDs very often.
  10. How often do you look for song lyrics on the Internet? I look for song lyrics on the Internet all the time, especially in English!!
  11. How often do you go to concerts? I usually go to concerts about once or twice a year, not as often as I would like to.
  12. How often do you watch MTV? I sometimes watch MTV.
  13. Where do you like listening to music? I love listening to music! I listen to music everywhere: in the car, in the street, at home...even at work sometimes!
  1. a shirt
  2. trousers
  3. shoes
  4. a jacket
  5. jeans
  6. a sweater

B.

  1. Can
  2. size
  3. This
  4. over
  5. How

C.

  1. coffee
  2. taxi
  3. same
  4. dinner
  5. restaurant

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? - p. 50

GRAMMAR

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

VOCABULARY
A.

  1. for
  2. in - with
  3. for
  4. to

B.

  1. turn on
  2. ride
  3. tell
  4. play
  5. take
  6. use
  7. get
  8. run
  9. go
  10. draw

PRONUNCIATION

  1. find
  2. die
  3. wait
  4. turn
  5. cook

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
B.

  1. boil
  2. teenager
  3. a spectator sport
  4. it doesn't matter
  5. a waste of time
  6. delicious
  7. take-away food.

HOMEWORK - p. 19 - Describing a friend.
WRITING - Write a similar description of a good friend. Write five paragraphs.
A.
friend
studies
intelligent
writing
beautiful
always
B.
Who is the person in the photo?
How old is he/she?
Describe him/her.
What does she/he like doing?
Why is your friend special?

YOUR TURN - further practice...
Object pronouns (me, you, him, her...)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/jd-pronouns.html
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz44fck.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy11mzs.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy11mzs.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy10mzs.htm
http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-bd3aDMGA/www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei038/esl-test.php
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-pronouns.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns.htm
http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/grammar-pronouns.htm - The first part is VERY difficult, try the second one.
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/sp/new_objectpronouns2.html
POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (and possessive adjectives)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb005-bp.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/adj_poss/poss2bis.htm
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/adj_poss/poss3.htm
http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_pronouns/possessivepronouns.html
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/possessive_determiners.htm
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei101/esl-test.php
http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz18mdf.htm
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg2_possessivepron.html

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17 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • New File - Are you still mine?
  • Speaking - What kind of music is this?
  • Music questionnaire?
  1. What kind of music do you like? I like all types of music, but my favourite kind of music is pop music. I also like jazz, dance and classical music. I hate techno music, and you?
  2. What kind of music don't you like? As I said before, I hate techno music.
  3. Do you sing or play in a group or orchestra? No, I don't.
  4. Do you go to karaoke bars? No, I hardly ever go to karaoke bars, and you?
  5. Do you download music from the Internet?
  6. Can you play a musical instrument? Yes, I can play the flute, but not very well.
  7. Can you read or write music? No, I can't write music, but I can read it.
  8. Can you sing well? No, I can't. I'm a terrible singer, but I love singing.
  9. How often do you buy CDs? I don't buy CDs very often.
  10. How often do you look for song lyrics on the Internet? I look for song lyrics on the Internet all the time, especially in English!!
  11. How often do you go to concerts? I usually go to concerts about once or twice a year, not as often as I would like to.
  12. How often do you watch MTV? I sometimes watch MTV.
  13. Where do you like listening to music? I love listening to music! I listen to music everywhere: in the car, in the street, at home...even at work sometimes!
  • 2 Grammar
  1. Kylie Minogue - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmnLiCf2wD4
  2. Roy Orbison - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gslnSBbP-pc
  3. Joe Cocker - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuSRzIawogU
  4. Elvis Presley - Love me tender - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-bd3aDMGA
  • Grammar Bank - 4D

A.

  1. -
  2. ours
  3. his
  4. theirs
  5. hers
  6. yours

B.

  1. your - mine
  2. her - Their
  3. my - yours
  4. ours - Our
  • Rhyming words
  1. mine - fine
  2. yours - doors
  3. his - quiz
  4. hers - Thursday
  5. its - sits
  6. ours - showers
  7. theirs - wears
  • In a clothes shop - p. 48 - Practical English

A. Vocabulary

  1. a shirt
  2. trousers
  3. shoes
  4. a jacket
  5. jeans
  6. a sweater

B.

  1. Can
  2. size
  3. This
  4. over
  5. How

C.

  1. coffee
  2. taxi
  3. same
  4. dinner
  5. restaurant
  • WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? - p. 50

GRAMMAR

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

VOCABULARY

A.

  1. for
  2. in - with
  3. for
  4. to

B.

  1. turn on
  2. ride
  3. tell
  4. play
  5. take
  6. use
  7. get
  8. run
  9. go
  10. draw

PRONUNCIATION

  1. find
  2. die
  3. wait
  4. turn
  5. cook

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

B.

  1. boil
  2. teenager
  3. a spectator sport
  4. it doesn't matter
  5. a waste of time
  6. delicious
  7. take-away food.

HOMEWORK - p. 19 - Describing a friend.

WRITING - Write a similar description of a good friend. Write five paragraphs.

A.

  1. friend
  2. studies
  3. intelligent
  4. writing
  5. beautiful
  6. always

B.

  1. Who is the person in the photo?
  2. How old is he/she?
  3. Describe him/her.
  4. What does she/he like doing?
  5. Why is your friend special?

YOUR TURN - further practice...

  • Object pronouns (me, you, him, her...)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/jd-pronouns.html

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz44fck.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy11mzs.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy11mzs.htm

http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy10mzs.htm

http:/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y-bd3aDMGA/www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei038/esl-test.php

http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/mc-pronouns.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/personal_pronouns.htm

http://www.musicalenglishlessons.org/grammar-pronouns.htm - The first part is VERY difficult, try the second one.

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/sp/new_objectpronouns2.html

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS (and possessive adjectives)

http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb005-bp.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-pronouns-lb.html

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/adj_poss/poss2bis.htm

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/michel.barbot/hotpot/adj_poss/poss3.htm

http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/possessive_pronouns/possessivepronouns.html

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/possessive_determiners.htm

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ei101/esl-test.php

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

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/lefg2_possessivepron.html

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16 March 2010 - NB1 C

  • Grammar - Object pronouns
    I - me
    you - you
    he - him
    she - her
    it - it
    we - us
    you - you
    they -them
  • Speaking
    What do you think of... Tom Cruise? I like him / I don't like him / I hate him.
    What do you think of... Miley Cyrus? I like her / I don't like her / I hate her / I don't know her / My children love her...
    What do you think of 'Lost'? I love it / I hate it / I don't know it.
    What do you think of the Jonas Brothers?
  • Reading - Five classic love stories
  1. My Fair Lady - Film type: Teacher and pupil. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bkGHALqts
  2. An Officer and a Gentleman - Rich and poor. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Ehz_cAMGc
  3. Fatal Attraction - Obsession. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qH6TwougyE
  4. Romeo and Juliet - Fist love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvgRjHdEtG0
  5. The Bridges of Madison County - Sacrifice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISuKaTInf-M
    If you have the time and haven't still watch these films (or if you forgot about them, or just want to see them again), it wouldn't be a bad idea to watch them in English. Don't be afraid of using Spanish subtitles!!
  • Pronunciation - /i/ - /i:
  • Object pronouns - Photocopy
  • Grammar Bank - p. 130 - 4C
    A
    her - him
    it
    you
    us
    her - me
    them
    B
    her
    him
    them
    it
    her
    us
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15 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • Grammar - Object pronouns
  1. I - me
  2. you - you
  3. he - him
  4. she - her
  5. it - it
  6. we - us
  7. you - you
  8. they -them
  • Speaking

What do you think of... Tom Cruise? I like him / I don't like him / I hate him.

What do you think of... Miley Cyrus? I like her / I don't like her / I hate her / I don't know her / My children love her...

What do you think of 'Lost'? I love it / I hate it / I don't know it.

What do you think of the Jonas Brothers?

  • Reading - Five classic love stories
  1. My Fair Lady - Film type: Teacher and pupil. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0bkGHALqts
  2. An Officer and a Gentleman - Rich and poor. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Ehz_cAMGc
  3. Fatal Attraction - Obsession. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qH6TwougyE
  4. Romeo and Juliet - Fist love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvgRjHdEtG0
  5. The Bridges of Madison County - Sacrifice - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISuKaTInf-M

If you have the time and haven't still watch these films (or if you forgot about them, or just want to see them again), it wouldn't be a bad idea to watch them in English. Don't be afraid of using Spanish subtitles!!

  • Pronunciation - /i/ - /i:/
  • Object pronouns - Photocopy
  • Grammar Bank - p. 130 - 4C

A

  1. her - him
  2. it
  3. you
  4. us
  5. her - me
  6. them

B

  1. her
  2. him
  3. them
  4. it
  5. her
  6. us

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5 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • Listening
    I hate going to...
    I don't like shopping for clothes.
    I love buying...
    I like trying on clothes...
  • Grammar Bank - p. 129
    A.
    Working: talking / playing / cooking / studying
    Living; writing / having / making / phoning
    Shopping: running / sitting / getting / swimming
    B.
  1. He loves watching TV.
  2. He likes taking photos.
  3. He likes going to the cinema.
  4. He doesn't like doing exercise.
  5. He doesn't like listening to the radio.
  6. He hates doing housework.
  7. He hates eating fast food.
  • Reading.
  • Pronunciation.
  • Speaking
    Do you like...reading / watching football on TV / cooking / playing computer games / listening to music / walking / going to the cinema / doing housework / dancing / running / talking on the phone / going to the gym?
  • New File - Fatal attraction?
    Object pronouns
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

4 March 2010 - NB1 C

  • Listening
  1. I hate going to...
  2. I don't like shopping for clothes.
  3. I love buying...
  4. I like trying on clothes...
  • Grammar Bank - p. 129

A.

  1. Working: talking / playing / cooking / studying
  2. Living; writing / having / making / phoning
  3. Shopping: running / sitting / getting / swimming

B.

  1. He loves watching TV.
  2. He likes taking photos.
  3. He likes going to the cinema.
  4. He doesn't like doing exercise.
  5. He doesn't like listening to the radio.
  6. He hates doing housework.
  7. He hates eating fast food.
  • Reading.
  • Pronunciation.
  • Speaking
  • Do you like...reading / watching football on TV / cooking / playing computer games / listening to music / walking / going to the cinema / doing housework / dancing / running / talking on the phone / going to the gym?
  • New File - Fatal attraction?
  • Object pronouns

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3 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • Vocabulary revision
  • Grammar - can / can't
  1. I can't see it.
  2. I can't find it.
  3. I can't hear you.
  4. Can you come here a minute?
  5. Can you help me?
  6. Can you wait a minute?
  • Grammar Bank
    A.
  1. can
  2. Can
  3. can't
  4. can
  5. Can
  6. can't
  7. can't
  8. can

B.

  1. You can have a coffee here.
  2. You can't smoke here.
  3. You can't take photographs.
  4. You can camp here.
  5. You can't drive in this street.
  6. You can pay with credit card.
  7. You can't use mobiles here.
  • Speaking.
  • Find someone who can...
  • New File - Shopping - men love it!
  • Listening - Do you like shopping? - What things do you like buying?
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2 March 2010 - NB1 C

  • Vocabulary revision
  • Grammar - can / can't
  1. I can't see it.
  2. I can't find it.
  3. I can't hear you.
  4. Can you come here a minute?
  5. Can you help me?
  6. Can you wait a minute?
  • Grammar Bank

A.

  1. can
  2. Can
  3. can't
  4. can
  5. CAn
  6. can't
  7. can't
  8. can

B.

  1. You can have a coffee here.
  2. You can't smoke here.
  3. You can't take photographs.
  4. You can camp here.
  5. You can't drive in this street.
  6. You can pay with credit card.
  7. You can't use mobiles here.
  • Speaking.
  • Find someone who can...
  • New File - Shopping - men love it!
  • Listening - Do you like shopping? - What things do you like buying?

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Monday, March 1, 2010

1 March 2010 - NB1 A

  • NEW FILE - I can't dance
  • Grammar - can / can't (ability).
  • b. Listening - Star quality.
  1. -
  2. Kelly
  3. Gareth
  4. Jude and Kelly
  5. Gareth
  6. Gareth
  7. Jude
  8. Kelly
  • can / can't
  1. I can dance.
  2. She can't dance.
  3. Can he dance ? Yes, he can. / No, he can't.
  • Pronunciation
  • Vocabulary Bank - p. 149.
  1. run a race
  2. walk home
  3. hear a noise
  4. see a film
  5. come here
  6. find some money
  7. meet a friend
  8. call / phone a taxi
  9. wait for a bus
  10. take your umbrella
  11. give someone a present
  12. tell someone a secret
  13. help someone
  14. look for your keys
  15. turn on / off the TV
  16. take photos
  17. swim every day
  18. ride a bike
  19. dance the tango
  20. sing a song
  21. play chess
  22. draw a picture
  23. paint a picture
  24. travel by plane
  25. buy a newspaper
  26. talk to a friend
  27. use a computer
  • Remeber that you have to write a composition about your favourite day. Write four paragraphs. Answer the questions.
  1. What's your favourite day of the week? Why?
  2. What do you usually do in the morning?
  3. Where do you have lunch? What do you usually do after lunch?
  4. What do you usually do in the evening?
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22 to 25 February 2010 - All groups

February exams: Reading, listening and writing.

Oral exams: Speaking and conversation.
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18 February 2010 - NB1 C

  • Doubts, questions and revision for the February Exam
  • NEW FILE - I can't dance
  • Grammar - can / can't (ability).
  • b. Listening - Star quality.
  1. -
  2. Kelly
  3. Gareth
  4. Jude and Kelly
  5. Gareth
  6. Gareth
  7. Jude
  8. Kelly
  • can / can't
  1. I can dance.
  2. She can't dance.
  3. Can he dance ? Yes, he can. / No, he can't.
  • Pronunciation
  • Vocabulary Bank - p. 149.
  1. run a race
  2. walk home
  3. hear a noise
  4. see a film
  5. come here
  6. find some money
  7. meet a friend
  8. call / phone a taxi
  9. wait for a bus
  10. take your umbrella
  11. give someone a present
  12. tell someone a secret
  13. help someone
  14. look for your keys
  15. turn on / off the TV
  16. take photos
  17. swim every day
  18. ride a bike
  19. dance the tango
  20. sing a song
  21. play chess
  22. draw a picture
  23. paint a picture
  24. travel by plane
  25. buy a newspaper
  26. talk to a friend
  27. use a computer

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11 February 2010 - NB1 C

  • What can you do? - p. 39
  • Can you understand this text?

A. 4 and 5
B.
resolution= a decision to do something new
happens = occurs
very enthusiastic = feel very positive about
a personal trainer = a person who helps you get fit
cut out = stop eating
go jogging = run slowly as a form of exercise
C. Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise.

  • Listening
  • Writing - My favourite day - p. 37.
    A. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2
    B.
  1. and
  2. but
  3. because
  4. for
  5. or
  6. Then
  7. After
  8. before

C.

  1. or
  2. but
  3. After
  4. or
  5. the
  6. and
  7. because
  • Revision for the February Exam - Oral , grammar and vocabulary.
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10 February 2010 - NB1 A

  • What can you do? - p. 39
  • Can you understand this text?

A. 4 and 5

B.

  1. resolution= a decision to do something new
  2. happens = occurs
  3. very enthusiastic = feel very positive about
  4. a personal trainer = a person who helps you get fit
  5. cut out = stop eating
  6. go jogging = run slowly as a form of exercise

C. Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise.

  • Listening
  • Writing - My favourite day

A. 3 - 1 - 4 - 2

B.

  1. and
  2. but
  3. because
  4. for
  5. or
  6. Then
  7. After
  8. before

C.

  1. or
  2. but
  3. After
  4. or
  5. then
  6. and
  7. because
  • Revision for the February Exam - Oral , grammar and vocabulary.
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9 February 2010 - NB1 C

  • In a coffee shop - Practical English
  • Vocabulary - coffee and snacks
  1. Cappuccino
  2. Filter coffee
  3. Espresso
  4. Brownies
  5. Chocolate chip cookies
  • Buying a coffee
  1. Regular
  2. take away
  3. Anything
  4. separate
  5. 6.45
  • Social English

There is a free table.
Mark spills the coffee.
Their next meeting is at 12.30.
Allie agrees to go shopping for a new shirt.

  • What do you remember - Page 38.

Grammar
A

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

B.

  1. What colour is
  2. What time is
  3. What time do
  4. How often do you eat
  5. When do...watch

VOCABULARY
A. Opposites

  1. good - bad
  2. cheap
  3. ugly
  4. short
  5. full

B. Word group

  1. get
  2. take
  3. have
  4. do
  5. go

C. Word groups

  1. tall
  2. seven
  3. one
  4. nephew
  5. Easter

D.

  1. up
  2. until
  3. by
  4. at
  5. for

Pronunciation

A.

  1. do
  2. stop
  3. think
  4. father
  5. hour

B.

  1. expensive
  2. difficult
  3. always
  4. July
  5. December
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8 February 2010 - NB1 A

  • In a coffee shop - Practical English
  • Vocabulary - coffee and snacks
  1. Cappuccino
  2. Filter coffee
  3. Espresso
  4. Brownies
  5. Chocolate chip cookies
  • Buying a coffee
  1. Regular
  2. take away
  3. Anything
  4. separate
  5. 6.45
  • Social English
  1. There is a free table.
  2. Mark spills the coffee.
  3. Their next meeting is at 12.30.
  4. Allie agrees to go shopping for a new shirt.
  • What do you remember - Page 38.

Grammar

A

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

B.

  1. What colour is
  2. What time is
  3. What time do
  4. How often do you eat
  5. When do...watch

VOCABULARY

A. Opposites

  1. good - bad
  2. cheap
  3. ugly
  4. short
  5. full

B. Word group

  1. get
  2. take
  3. have
  4. do
  5. go

C. Word groups

  1. tall
  2. seven
  3. one
  4. nephew
  5. Easter

D.

  1. up
  2. until
  3. by
  4. at
  5. for

Pronunciation

A.

  1. do
  2. stop
  3. think
  4. father
  5. hour

B.

  1. expensive
  2. difficult
  3. always
  4. July
  5. December

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Sunday, February 21, 2010

5 February 2010 - NB1 A

  • Revision - Could you tell me the time, please?
  • Grammar Bank - Prepositions of time - p. 126
    A.
  1. at
  2. in
  3. at
  4. on
  5. in
  6. in
  7. at
  8. in
  9. at
  10. on
  11. at
  12. on

B.

  1. at midnight
  2. on July 4th
  3. at Christmas
  4. in the summer
  5. on Sundays
  6. in the afternoon
  7. at five o'clock.
  • Reading and listening - Times you love...
  • Speaking
    What's your favourite time of day? Why? My favourite time of the day is the afternoon because it is the time when I have more energy and I usually do a lot of activities. And you?
    What's your favourite day of the week? Why?
    What's your favourite month? Why?
    What's your favourite season? Why?
    What's your favourite public holiday? Why?
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4 February 2010 - NB1 C

  • Revision - Could you tell me the time, please?
  • Grammar Bank - Prepositions of time - p. 126

A.

  1. at
  2. in
  3. at
  4. on
  5. in
  6. in
  7. at
  8. in
  9. at
  10. on
  11. at
  12. on

B.

  1. at midnight
  2. on July 4th
  3. at Christmas
  4. in the summer
  5. on Sundays
  6. in the afternoon
  7. at five o'clock.
  • Reading and listening - Times you love...
  • Speaking
  1. What's your favourite time of day? Why? My favourite time of the day is the afternoon because it is the time when I have more energy and I usually do a lot of activities. And you?
  2. What's your favourite day of the week? Why?
  3. What's your favourite month? Why?
  4. What's your favourite season? Why?
  5. What's your favourite public holiday? Why?

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3 February 2010 - NB1 A

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2 February 2010 - NB1 C

  • Vocabulary revision – How often do you... do to the gym / read the newspaper / watch TV / do exercise / do your homework / go to the cinema / speak English / eat meat / eat fish ...?
  • New File 3D - On the last Wednesday in August... Do you want to know what happens then?
  • What’s the date today? Today it's 2nd February 2010 (the second of February two thousand and ten -or- February the second two thousand and ten).
  • Reading - Fascinating festivals
  • Vocabulary Bank: the date

A.

  1. autumn
  2. New Year
  3. summer
  4. Christmas
  5. winter
  6. Easter
  7. spring

B. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, September, November, December.

C.

  1. -
  2. second
  3. 3rd
  4. fourth
  5. 5th
  6. sixth
  7. seventh
  8. 8th
  9. 9th
  10. tenth
  11. eleventh
  12. 12th
  13. thirteenth
  14. fourteenth
  15. 20th
  16. twenty-first
  17. 22nd
  18. twenty-third
  19. 24th
  20. thirtieth
  21. 31st
  • Pronunciation /θ/ and /ð/
  • Prepositions of time - 4.
  1. at - in
  2. In
  3. on
  4. at

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1 February 2010 - NB1 A

  • Revision - oral & vocabulary.
  • New File - 3C The island with a secret... Are you ready to find out the secret?
  • Grammar - Frequency adverbs.
  • 1b - (p.33): always - usually - often - sometimes - hardly ever - never.
    Remember that frequency adverbs go BEFORE the main verb, but AFTER the verb to be. Do not forget that 'hardly ever' and 'never' have a negative meaning.
  • Grammar Bank - p.127. 3B
    A.
    hardly ever
    never
    always
    usually
    sometimes
    B.
    I'm always late for class.
    We hardly ever meet.
    What time do you usually finish work?
    I'm never hungry in the morning.
    I don't often read the newspaper.
    We sometimes go to expensive restaurants.
    The wine is usually very good.
  • Reading - The mystery of Okinawa
  1. A healthy diet
  2. Exercise
  3. Low stress
  4. Always active
  • Vocabulary - time words and expressions
    A.
    sixty seconds = a minute
    sixty minutes = an hour
    twenty-four hours = a day
    seven days = a week
    four weeks = a month
    twelve months = a year
    a hundred years = a century
    B. - Vocabulary Bank - p. 148. Part 1.
    week - month - year - week - week - week - year
  • Speaking - Quiz - Do you live the Okinawa way?
  • Communication - The Okinawa way.
  • Pronunciation - /h/
  • Frequency adverbs - oral practice.
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28 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Revision - oral & vocabulary.
  • New File - 3C The island with a secret... Are you ready to find out the secret?
  • Grammar - Frequency adverbs.
  • 1b - (p.33): always - usually - often - sometimes - hardly ever - never.
  • Remember that frequency adverbs go BEFORE the main verb, but AFTER the verb to be. Do not forget that 'hardly ever' and 'never' have a negative meaning.
  • Grammar Bank - p.127. 3B

A.

  1. hardly ever
  2. never
  3. always
  4. usually
  5. sometimes

B.

  1. I'm always late for class.
  2. We hardly ever meet.
  3. What time do you usually finish work?
  4. I'm never hungry in the morning.
  5. I don't often read the newspaper.
  6. We sometimes go to expensive restaurants.
  7. The wine is usually very good.
  • Reading - The mystery of Okinawa
  1. A healthy diet
  2. Exercise
  3. Low stress
  4. Always active
  • Vocabulary - time words and expressions

A.

  1. sixty seconds = a minute
  2. sixty minutes = an hour
  3. twenty-four hours = a day
  4. seven days = a week
  5. four weeks = a month
  6. twelve months = a year
  7. a hundred years = a century

B. - Vocabulary Bank - p. 148. Part 1.

week - month - year - week - week - week - year

  • Speaking - Quiz - Do you live the Okinawa way?
  • Communication - The Okinawa way.
  • Pronunciation - /h/
  • Frequency adverbs - oral practice.

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27 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Reading - How stressed? - (p.30).
  • Communication - Louisa's day.
    Louisa seems quite stressed or very stressed. She has to look after her son and work all day. She gets up early and is always in a hurry. She has very little free time.
  • Listening - Simon's typical day.
  • Pronunciation - The letter o has different pronunciations.
    /ɒ/- Clock - coffee - job - shopping
    /u:/- Boot - do - school - two
    /ʌ/- Up - one - son - worried
    /əʊ/- Phone - don't - go - home
    If you still have problems to pronounce these sounds, try to repeat them again at home. You can use an on-line dictionary to hear the pronunciation of the words.
  • Speaking – Telling the time.
    What time do you wake up? - I usually wake up at 8.30 (half past eight), and you?
    What time do you get up?
    What time do you go to work/school?
    What time do you start work?
    What time do you have lunch?
    What time do you finish work?
    What time do you get home?
    What time do you have dinner?
    What time do you go to bed?
  • A day in the life of an English teacher.
    An English teacher...wakes up at 9.30.
    Then he gets up and has a coffee.
    Later he has a shower.
    At 10.30 he has breakfast and reads the newspaper (in English, of course! ;-)
    After that, he gets dressed and goes to work by train at 11.30.
    He gets to work at 12.00.
    He teaches from 12.00 to 2.00.
    He has lunch at 2.30.
    He teaches from 4.00 to 9.00.
    He has a drink with friends at 10.00 (every day?).
    He goes home at 11.30 (if he lives in Spain, that is...).
    He corrects homework form 12.00 to 1.00.
    He goes to bed at 1.30.
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26 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Reading - How stressed? - (p.30).
  • Communication - Louisa's day.

Louisa seems quite stressed or very stressed. She has to look after her son and work all day. She gets up early and is always in a hurry. She has very little free time.

  • Listening - Simon's typical day.
  • Pronunciation - The letter o has different pronunciations.
  1. /ɒ/- Clock - coffee - job - shopping
  2. /u:/- Boot - do - school - two
  3. /ʌ/- Up - one - son - worried
  4. /əʊ/- Phone - don't - go - home

If you still have problems to pronounce these sounds, try to repeat them again at home. You can use an on-line dictionary to hear the pronunciation of the words.

  • Speaking – Telling the time.
  1. What time do you wake up? - I usually wake up at 8.30 (half past eight), and you?
  2. What time do you get up?
  3. What time do you go to work/school?
  4. What time do you start work?
  5. What time do you have lunch?
  6. What time do you finish work?
  7. What time do you get home?
  8. What time do you have dinner?
  9. What time do you go to bed?
  • A day in the life of an English teacher.
  1. An English teacher...wakes up at 9.30.
  2. Then he gets up and has a coffee.
  3. Later he has a shower.
  4. At 10.30 he has breakfast and reads the newspaper (in English, of course! ;-)
  5. After that, he gets dressed and goes to work by train at 11.30.
  6. He gets to work at 12.00.
  7. He teaches from 12.00 to 2.00.
  8. He has lunch at 2.30.
  9. He teaches from 4.00 to 9.00.
  10. He has a drink with friends at 10.00 (every day?).
  11. He goes home at 11.30 (if he lives in Spain, that is...).
  12. He corrects homework form 12.00 to 1.00.
  13. He goes to bed at 1.30.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

25 January 2010 - NB1 A

  • Vocabulary Bank - Daily routine (p.147)
  1. wake up (early/late)
  2. get up
  3. have a shower / a bath
  4. get dressed
  5. have breakfast
  6. go to work / school
  7. get to work / school
  8. have a coffee
  9. start work / school
  10. have lunch
  11. go shopping
  12. finish work / school
  13. go home
  14. go to her Italian classes
  15. go to the gym
  16. get home
  17. make the dinner
  18. have dinner
  19. take the dog for a walk
  20. watch TV
  21. do her Italian homework
  22. go to bed
  23. sleep (for seven hours)
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21 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Vocabulary Bank - Daily routine (p.147)
  1. wake up (early/late)
  2. get up
  3. have a shower / a bath
  4. get dressed
  5. have breakfast
  6. go to work / school
  7. get to work / school
  8. have a coffee
  9. start work / school
  10. have lunch
  11. go shopping
  12. finish work / school
  13. go home
  14. go to her Italian classes
  15. go to the gym
  16. get home
  17. make the dinner
  18. have dinner
  19. take the dog for a walk
  20. watch TV
  21. do her Italian homework
  22. go to bed
  23. sleep (for seven hours)
  • Reading...How stressed... Louisa's day
  • Communication - Ask each other some questions about Louisa's day
  • Listening - Simon's day.
  • Pronunciation - Letter o
  1. clock - coffee - job - shopping
  2. boot - do - school - two
  3. up - one - son - worried
  4. phone - don't - go - home
  • Your turn...

http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/mixer/get_up/get_up.htm - Listening - When do you get up?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/family.html - Reading - A typical day for a child in Britain.

http://www.esl-lab.com/schedule/schedrd1.htm - Listening - Daily schedule

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1830053.html - Vocabulary - A day in the life of...

http://www.quia.com/jg/662935.html - Video - Daily routine

http://theenglishyouneedblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Guided%20Composition - Writing - Guided composition.

http://www.sensite.co.uk/symbols/theme_21.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/language/english/label/morning/

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20 January 2010 - NB1 A

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19 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Grammar and vocabulary revision: Adjectives.
  • Game: Same or different?
  • New File: 3B Wake up, get out of bed...
  • Telling the time... Explanation & Some practice...

http://www.esl-lab.com/time.htm

http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerpronunciation/a/bd_time.htm

http://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/Time/time.html

  • Communication - What's the time?
  • Listening - Vicky's morning.
  • Song - Hot & Cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko - Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_FreDrOFd0 - Song with lyrics.

  • Homework: Grammar and vocabulary bank.
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18 January 2010 - NB1 A

  • File 2 - Exam
  • Last part of the class - Vocabulary: How do you feel? (p.29 - 5d)
  1. I'm happy
  2. I'm sad
  3. I'm angry
  4. I'm cold
  5. I'm tired
  6. I'm hot
  7. I'm thirsty
  8. I'm hungry
  • And you...How do you feel? Hope you're OK...Take care and see you next day!

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/7695948/MES-Englishcom---worksheets---feelings

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15 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Exam correction - I know some of you are a bit stressed, and things are getting more and more difficult. But cheer up and keep on working hard!! In general, you did a VERY GOOD JOB in the exam.
  • Grammar and vocabulary revision.
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14 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • File 2 - Exam
  • Last part of the class - Vocabulary: How do you feel? (p.29 - 5d)
  1. I'm happy
  2. I'm sad
  3. I'm angry
  4. I'm cold
  5. I'm tired
  6. I'm hot
  7. I'm thirsty
  8. I'm hungry
  • And you...How do you feel? Hope you're OK...Take care and see you next day!
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Monday, January 18, 2010

13 January 2010 - NB1 A

The use of adjectives in English is not very difficult. There are just two basic (but very IMPORTANT) rules you need to remember:

  1. Adjectives go BEFORE nouns.
  2. Adjectives DO NOT have a plural form.
  • Adjective race - 3.c - Possible answers.
  1. a full moon
  2. a red dress
  3. old men
  4. a high mountain
  5. a rich woman
  6. a dirty window
  7. a black cat
  8. an empty bag/purse
  9. a poor man
  10. blue boots
  11. a wet umbrella
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12 January 2010 - NB1 C

  • Vocabulary revision - Adjectives - opposites

http://esl-images.com/vocabulary_topic_display.asp?images=Describing%20People%20and%20Things&topic=11

  • Grammar: Adjectives. (p. 29)

The use of adjectives in English is not very difficult. There are just two basic (but very IMPORTANT) rules you need to remember:

  1. Adjectives go BEFORE nouns.
  2. Adjectives DO NOT have a plural form.
  • Adjective race - 3.c - Possible answers.
  1. a full moon
  2. a red dress
  3. old men
  4. a high mountain
  5. a rich woman
  6. a dirty window
  7. a black cat
  8. an empty bag/purse
  9. a poor man
  10. blue boots
  11. a wet umbrella
  • Listening.
  • Vocabulary and Speaking
  • Who are they? He is Enrique Iglesias and she is Nicole Kidman.
  • Vocabulary Bank. p. 146

A

  1. old - young
  2. tall - short
  3. fat - thin
  4. long - short (hair)
  5. fair - dark

C.

  1. very tall
  2. quite tall
  3. not very tall
  • Your turn...

http://rv.humbert.chez-alice.fr/ecoleprimaire/adjectifsperso1cloze.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.htm

  • Think of a famous person. Write five clues. Tell your partner. Can he /she guess?
  • Song - Oh Pretty Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSzMXRjr-zQ

  • Your turn

http://www.manythings.org/vq/mc-adj.html - Adjectives - Quiz

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Monday, January 11, 2010

11 January 2010 - NB1 A

  • First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!! And... Welcome back! I know it's a bit difficult after the Christmas holiday, so cheer up (;-) and get ready for the new year!!
  • Revision - File 2.
  • Grammar revision: Present simple: positive, negative, and interrogative.
  • Vocabulary revision: jobs and family members.
  • Questions - Talking about yourselves... (p.27)
  1. What magazines do you read?
  2. Where do you live?
  3. Where do you work?
  4. What music do you like?
  5. What food do you like?
  6. What languages do you speak?
  7. What TV programmes do you watch?
  8. What do you do?
  • New File - 3A Pretty woman...
  • What do you know about the USA?...
  • USA quiz - p. 28
  1. The White House
  2. New York
  3. American Airlines
  4. fast food
  5. Pretty Woman
  6. blue jeans
  7. Big Apple
  8. yellow taxis
  • Vocabulary Bank - p.146

Part 1
A

  1. red
  2. blue
  3. yellow
  4. orange
  5. black
  6. white
  7. pink
  8. green
  9. brown
  10. grey

B+C

  1. big-small
  2. expensive - cheap
  3. bad - good
  4. old - new
  5. easy - difficult
  6. wet - dry
  7. rich - poor
  8. fast - slow
  9. dirty - clean
  10. empty - full
  11. high - low
  12. beautiful - ugly
  13. dangerous - safe
  • Pronunciation

/i:/ - cheap - easy - clean
/u:/ - blue - new - beautiful
/ai/ - white - dry - high
/əʊ/- slow - old - low
/e/ - expensive - wet - empty

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07 Januray 2010 - NB1 C

  • First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all!!! And... Welcome back! I know it's a bit difficult after the Christmas holiday, so cheer up (;-) and get ready for the new year!!
  • Revision - File 2.
  • Grammar revision: Present simple: positive, negative, and interrogative.
  • Vocabulary revision: jobs and family members.
  • Questions - Talking about yourselves... (p.27)
  1. What magazines do you read?
  2. Where do you live?
  3. Where do you work?
  4. What music do you like?
  5. What food do you like?
  6. What languages do you speak?
  7. What TV programmes do you watch?
  8. What do you do?
  • New File - 3A Pretty woman...
  • What do you know about the USA?...
  • USA quiz - p. 28
  1. The White House
  2. New York
  3. American Airlines
  4. fast food
  5. Pretty Woman
  6. blue jeans
  7. Big Apple
  8. yellow taxis
  • Vocabulary Bank - p.146

Part 1

A

  1. red
  2. blue
  3. yellow
  4. orange
  5. black
  6. white
  7. pink
  8. green
  9. brown
  10. grey

B+C

  1. big-small
  2. expensive - cheap
  3. bad - good
  4. old - new
  5. easy - difficult
  6. wet - dry
  7. rich - poor
  8. fast - slow
  9. dirty - clean
  10. empty - full
  11. high - low
  12. beautiful - ugly
  13. dangerous - safe
  • Pronunciation
  1. /i:/ - cheap - easy - clean
  2. /u:/ - blue - new - beautiful
  3. /ai/ - white - dry - high
  4. /əʊ/- slow - old - low
  5. /e/ - expensive - wet - empty
  • IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!
  • Next Thursday (14/01/10) - Exam - File 2
  • El próximo jueves día 14 haremos un examen de la unidad 2.

Your turn...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqlJl1LfDP4 - New York, New York...

More quizzes about the USA...

http://esl-efl.webpark.pl/usa_quiz.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/usaknowledge.html

Grammar

http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgpressimple.htm - Present Simple - Quiz

http://wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic/prospective/projets/anglais/sharing/Simple-present.htm

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17 December 09 - NB1 C

  • 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.
job - Because it isn't a verb.
woman - Because it isn't plural.
football - Because it isn't a job.
student - Because it isn't a place.
niece - Because it isn't masculine.
D - 1. Where / 2. What / 3. Who / 4. How many / 5. Why

  • Pronunciation
    B.
    nice
    garden
    who
    watches
    stops
    C.
    policeman
    grandmother
    receptionist
    nephew
    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
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