lunes, 30 de marzo de 2015

Class 25.3.15


In this class we studied pages 121, 125 and 126 - 129.

Grammar: 
We finished studying relative pronouns with exercises 5 and 6, and reviewed the use of articles using material from the student's CD Rom, (below).























Vocabulary:
We worked on the vocabulary of emphasis in Ex.7 and 8.
We also studied phrasal verbs using come and go on p.125 Ex.5
I've prepared definitions to help clarify.

PRE FCE 18.1 Phrasal verbs: Come / go.
To go up – To increase

To go through – To experience
To come out – To be published
To go ahead – To do something as planned
To come up with – To have an idea
To go by – To pass (time)
To come across – To find by accident
To go off – To lose interest in something

Listening:
We heard 5 people speak about books they have read recently, in Ex.2 on p.126.

Speaking:
We discussed what genres, (styles), of books we prefer.

Writing:
We saw 'Exam advice' on p.129 on writing a review. 

Homework:
Read p.128 and 129 on how to write a review. Choose one of the tasks suggested in Ex.5, then follow the instructions in Ex.6




martes, 24 de marzo de 2015

Relative clauses practice.


Here are two activities from Perfect English Grammar to help you practice what we've seen in class.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-4.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses-exercise-4.html

If you find them difficult, you should consult the explationations below, and of course you can always consult me directly in class or by mail.

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/relative-clauses.html

lunes, 23 de marzo de 2015

Monday 23/3/2015

Monday 23/3/2015

Speaking: Hobbies and collections
Listening: page 119 nº4
Grammar:
  •  Articles, 
  • Phrasal verbs with "look" page 119 nº6
  • Relative clauses page 120 nº 1,2,3
Homework: Sb-page 121 and units 15-16 of the CD-ROM
Other relevant information: Holiday last the days between 25 of march and 8 of April, the mentioned days (25 and 8) we have class.
There isn´t class the 27 of April.

sábado, 21 de marzo de 2015

warmer: meals
listening: international
vocabulary: food
speaking: food topics
perfect tenses
the article

hw, sb p 115 (4)
wb p 39 (3)

jueves, 19 de marzo de 2015

Perfect tense time-lines.


If you're having trouble sorting out your perfect tenses, this link will clarify everything.

Scroll down to the perfect tenses, and compare the visuals with the explanations. It's soooo good!

1http://www.eslcharts.com/verb-tenses-chart.html.

Thanks a lot, www.eslcharts.com

lunes, 16 de marzo de 2015

hi colleagues
today in english class we have talked about pets, we checked our homework, we talked about perfect tenses, un/countable nouns and determiners (exercises 1, 2 and 3 in page 108) and eventually we have  practiced several expressions of quantity ( exercises 4 and 5 in page 109).
For the next class we have to do the reading in pages 113 and 114 (exercise 5) if you want to practise a little more do the exercises in page 37 of our workbook.
we have been learning a lot in the last classes, don´t miss the next ;)
let´s learn!

domingo, 15 de marzo de 2015

In the last class, we did the speaking and the listening in the page 106
we did the speaking (exercise 6),practise numbers spelling (exercise 7) and exrcise 8 in page 107 too
for the next class we have to write in a separated paper 6 phrases about your life in past perfect tenses, match the vocabulary in exercise 3 and 4with the pictures in this blog(you can see behind)  (page 106)) and exercise 5.

martes, 10 de marzo de 2015

monday 9 march 2015

we discussed reading topics (page 101)
we did a Progress test
interview role play (page 103, ex 5)
we practised perfect tenses (page 102 ex1, 5)

homework:
write six phrases that are true for you in perfect tenses and in past
student book page 103 ex6


domingo, 8 de marzo de 2015

 Wednesday 4th of March.

Speaking: 

  • About Spring
  • Reporting Speech
  • SB pag 100- ex 1,2.
  • SB pag 103- ex 5.(We will continue next day)

              
Listening:

  • SB pag 102- ex 4. (solutions pag 239)


Homework: SB pag 100- ex 3.

martes, 3 de marzo de 2015

Monday 2nd of March.
Speaking: Speaking Folder pg88
               We spoke about Secondary Education and our High Schools and then we report the learning experiences of our partners.(pg 94 ex 1,2)
Grammar: Reporting Speech.(Extra Exercises: convert 10 sentences into a reporting statements)

Homework: SB p85 ex8 + optional p84 ex3
                 Write 5 sentences using diferent reponting verbs.

domingo, 1 de marzo de 2015

Wednesday 125th of February.
Speaking: We spoke about what we enjoy doing at weekends and about adjectives (pag 79 ex 7 SB). We compare photos (exam FCE, pag 82 SB)
Excercises: Listening (pag 81 SB), 
Homework: Reading page 83 SB