19 diciembre

Hola a todos
Os informo que se cancela la clase de mañana debido al temporal.
Nos vemos el miércoles. O eso espero.
Eva

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK

GROUP A (HOMEWORK FOR NEXT MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY)

- GRAMMAR BANK 3b PAGE 131
- AN INFORMAL EMAIL PAGE 113
-  WHAT CAN WE WISH FOR THE NEXT YEAR? (FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY)
THINK ABOUT THIS QUESTION TO SHARE IN CLASS.
FOR EXAMPLE: I  WISH A WHOLE YEAR FULL OF HAPPINESS AND PEACE

GROUP D (HOMEWORK FOR NEXT FRIDAY 23RD DECEMBER)

- GRAMMAR BANK 3b PAGE 131
- AN INFORMAL EMAIL PAGE 113
-  WHAT CAN WE WISH FOR THE NEXT YEAR?
THINK ABOUT THIS QUESTION TO SHARE IN CLASS.
FOR EXAMPLE: I WISH A WHOLE YEAR FULL OF HAPPINESS AND PEACE

CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

1) Have a look to this wonderful interactive book about  Christmas vocabulary, traditions, etc

INTERACTIVE BOOK CHRISTMAS

2) Singing Christmas carols: 

http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.aspx

LYRICS

3) Chirstmas story: A tale for children with subtitles

UNIT 3: DATES

Can you remember how to say dates in English?
Here you have some activities.

dates 1
dates 2
listening activitiy

UNIT 3: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO EXPRESS FUTURE

Use present continuous to refer to a future arrangement

ACTIVITY: PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS GOING TO
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO EXPRESS FUTURE

FUTURE: BE GOING TO

Practise and revise the structure "be going to" with the following activities

ACTIVITY 1
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY 3
ACTIVITY 4
ACTIVITY 5
ACTIVITY 6
ACTIVITY 7

AT THE AIRPORT

Practise and revise the vocabulary about airports

ACTIVITY: AT INMIGRATION

HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK FOR GROUP A (12TH DECEMBER)
- PAGE 21 READING (ACTIVITIES A, B AND C)
- GRAMMAR BANK 3A. PAGE 130 (EXERCISES A AND B)
- PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: GRAMMAR 2C TIME SEQUENCERS AND CONNECTORS (CHECK YOUR ANSWERS YOURSELVES FOLLOWING THIS BLOG)
HOMEWORK FOR GROUP D (9TH DECEMBER)
- PAGE 21 READING (ACTIVITIES A, B AND C)
- GRAMMAR BANK 3A. PAGE 130 (EXERCISES A AND B)
-  PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: GRAMMAR 2C TIME SEQUENCERS AND CONNECTORS (CHECK YOUR ANSWERS YOURSELVES FOLLOWING THIS BLOG)
- PAGE 153 VOCABULARY BANK. VERBS+PREPOSITIONS. PART 2

HAVE A NICE LONG WEEKEND!

ANSWER KEY PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: 2C GRAMMAR Time sequencers and connectors

2C GRAMMAR. TIME SEQUENCERS AND CONNECTORS
a)
2. d because
3. e although
4. a so
5. i but
6. h because
7. j so
8. f but
9. b although
10. c but
b)
2. when
3. although
4. because
5. but
6. One evening
7. so
8. Although
9. suddenly
10. So
11. ten minutes later
12. so
13. because
14. Next day
15. but

SONG DONE IN CLASS: ANSWER KEY

2 C SONG: BLUE AS YOUR EYES
did you like this song? Here you have the answers to the activities in the photocopy.
a)
1 completely
2 right
3 little
4 right
5 great
6 old
7 forever
8 right
9 only
10 now
11 that
12 right

b)
he is feeling really confused

You turn me away, now you beg me to stay (me haces de lado y ahora me imploras quedarme)

ANSWER KEY: 1&2 REVISE AND CHECK

Check the answers of the  revision activities on pages 18&19

GRAMMAR
Circle a, b or c
1 c 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 c 7 c 8 b 9 b 10 c 11 a 12 c 13 a  14 b 15 c
VOCABULARY
a)
1 do
2 look
3 wear
4 take 
5 stay
6 book
7 invite
8 drive
9 play
10 leave
b)
1 on
2 in
3 in
4 on
5 at
6 at 
7 on
c)
1 beard (the others are about hair)
2 lazy (the others are positive adjectives)
3 friendly (the others are negative adjectives)
4 tie (the others are normaly worn by women)
5 gloves (the others are worn on your feet)
6 scarf (the others are pieces of jewellery)
7 dirty (the others are about the weather)
8 luxurious (the others are negative)

PRONUNCIATION
a)
1 J
2 shorts
3 lives
4 weight
5 university
b)
1 talkative
2 moustache
3 prefer (remember!!!don't say prefer)
4 disgusting
5 comfortable
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a) a bad thing
b) 
1 T
2 T
3 T
4 F
5 F
6 T
c)
crowd- full of people
irritating-annoying, not comfortable
pushing- pressing
make sure- asegurarse
prove- try
posing- being modelling
label-identification tag
banned-prohibited

UNIT 2C: TIME SEQUENCERS AND CONNECTORS

Do you remember the time sequencers and connectors practised in class?
Click on the following links to do some extra practice:

so, because, but
time sequencers and connectors 1
Time sequencers and connectors 2

UNIT 2B: PREPOSITIONS IN/ON/AT

Practise the prepositions with these activities:

Prepositions in/on/at

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT MONDAY (GROUP A)
- PAGE 112 ACTIVITIES+WRITING (TO BE HANDED IN NEXT THURSDAY)
- PAGE 16 GRAMMAR (EXERCISES A,B,C,D-GRAMMAR BANK 2C)

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT FRIDAY (GROUP D)
- PAGE 112 ACTIVITIES+WRITING (TO BE HANDED IN NEXT FRIDAY )
- PAGE 16 GRAMMAR (EXERCISES A,B,C,D-GRAMMAR BANK 2C)
- PAGES 18 AND 19 (REVISION UNITS 1 AND 2)

THANKSGIVING DAY

On the fourth Thursday of November Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. You can have some information by watching the following presentation :

Thanksgiving Day

Here is a video about the story of this day:

Learn something else with this interactive book:

INTERACTIVE BOOK THANKSGIVING DAY

PAST CONTINUOUS REVISION ACTIVITIES

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/past-progressive-2

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3000

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3798

PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS

Click on the links to practise the differences between past simple and past continuous

Explanation 1

Explanation 2


http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1206

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3482

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/pastsimple_conti_2.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

HOLIDAY PROBLEMS

Here you have some ideas about holiday problems


holiday problems

YOUR HOLIDAY

ACTIVITY 1
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY 3
ACTIVITY 4

TRANSLATION CARDS: REVISION UNIT 1

TRANSLATION CARDS UNIT 1

PRONUNCIATION -ED FOR REGULAR VERBS IN PAST SIMPLE

PRONUNCIATION -ED

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK

HOMEWORK FOR GRUP A (21ST NOVEMBER)
- GRAMMAR BANK 2B PAST CONTINUOUS PAGE 129
- PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: VOCABULARY: HOLIDAY AND GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE
- PAGE 153 PART 1 PREPOSITIONS IN/ON/AT
HOMEWORK FOR GRUP D (25TH NOVEMBER)
- GRAMMAR BANK 2B PAST CONTINUOUS PAGE 129
- PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: VOCABULARY: HOLIDAY AND GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE
- PAGE 153 PART 1 PREPOSITIONS IN/ON/AT
- READING PAGE 14 (ACTIVITIES A, B, C AND D)
- GRAMMAR BANK 2C TIME SEQUENCERS AND CONNECTORS. PAGE 129

REMEMBER! REVISION IS ESSENTIAL

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!

EXTRA ACTIVITIES PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST SIMPLE

ACTIVITY 1
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY 3

ANSWER KEY PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE/VOCABULARY: HOLIDAY

ANSWER KEY PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE/VOCABULARY: HOLIDAY

VOCABULARY 2A: HOLIDAY 
STORY 1
1. away 2. go 3. stay 4. book 5. camping
STORY 2
1. skiing 2 hired 3. rent 4. had
STORY 3
1. sightseeng 2. swimming 3. sunbathe 4. spend 5. take

GRAMMAR: PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
1.
2. did....stay 3. stayed 4. booked 5. arrived 6. didn't like 7. left 8. rented 9. were 10. started 11. didn't finish 12. loved
2.
13. took 14. was 15. did 16. went 17. wasn't 18. Did...see 19. came 20. wasn't 21. did....have 22. knew
3.
23 Did...have 24. was 25 stayed 26. thought 27. didn't go 28. did....do 29. Did...go 30. spent 31. argued 32. bought 33. didn't buy

ANSWER KEY PHOTOCOPY GIVEN IN CLASS: PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

1B GRAMMAR present simple
A)
1. do you want
2. doesn't his sister look like?
3. do you know
4. doesn't make
5. don't eat
6. finishes
7. don't get on
8. Do they go
9. Does Lucy prefer
10. Do your sisters have
11. do you relax
12. stops
13. doesn't study
14. do you live
15. has
16. does
17. start
18. don't use
19. wear
20. Does yuor girlfriend have

1C GRAMMAR present simple or present continuous

1.

1. are you taking
2. want
3. don't understand
4. play
5. love
6. 'm selling
7. want

2.

8. Do you need
9. 'm just looking
10. Are...looking
11. 'm thinking
12. have
13. wear

3.

14. 're reading
15. don't believe
16. hate
17. need
18. is studying
19. 's walking
20. isn't walking
21. 's flying

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK

GROUP A ( FOR NEXT MONDAY 14TH NOVEMBER)

- PAGE 152 VOCABULARY BANK. HOLIDAYS
- PAGE 12 READING
(YA HE AÑADIDOAQUI ACTIVIDADES DEL PASADO SIMPLE AUNQUE LO DAREMOS LUNES O MIÉRCOLES)

GROUP D ( FOR NEXT FRIDAY 18TH NOVEMBER)

- PAGE 152 VOCABULARY BANK. HOLIDAYS
- PAGE 12 READING
- GRAMMAR BANK 2A PAGE 129 (A AND B)

UNIT 2A: PAST SIMPLE IRREGULAR VERBS

EXTRA ACTIVITIES:
Here you have some exercises to practise the past simple
activity 1
activity 2
activity 3
activity 4
activity 5

UNIT 2A: PAST SIMPLE

EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Have a look at this wonderful interactive book about the use of the past simple and prepositions of place

INTERACTIVE BOOK

HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WEEK

FOR GROUP A ( 7TH NOVEMBER)
- GRAMMAR BANK PAGE 127 1C, ACTIVITIES A AND B
- PHOTOCOPIES GIVEN IN CLASS (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
- VOCABULARY THINGS TO WEAR PAGE 151
FOR GROUP D ( 11TH NOVEMBER)
- GRAMMAR BANK PAGE 127 1C, ACTIVITIES A AND B
- PHOTOCOPIES GIVEN IN CLASS (PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS)
- HAVE A LOOK TO THE PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE (EXAMPLE, NEXT TO, IN FRONT OF, BEHIND, ETC,..)

UNIT 1: THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS INTERACTIVE BOOK

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUIZ 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUIZ 2

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS

UNIT 1: THE PRONUNCIATION OF SCHWA SOUND

SCHWA SOUND VIDEO

SOME ACTIVITIES ABOUT THE SCHWA SOUND

UNIT 1: THINGS TO WEAR

Have a look to this interactive book to learn something else about vocabulary related to clothes

INTERACTIVE BOOK ABOUT CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES

VOCABULARY ACTIVITIES ABOUT CLOTHES

HOMEWORK FOR YOUR NEXT LESSON

 FOR GROUP A: NEXT LESSON ON WEDNESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER

- GRAMMAR BANK 1B (EXERCISES A AND B) P. 126
- PAGE 111. DESCRIBING A PERSON (EXERCISES A, B, C, D). PART C (TO BE HANDED IN IN A DIFFERENT PIECE OF PAPER)

FOR GROUP D: NEXT LESSON ON FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER

- GRAMMAR BANK 1A AND 1B (EXERCISES A AND B) P. 126
- PAGE 111. DESCRIBING A PERSON (EXERCISES A, B, C, D). PART C (TO BE HANDED IN IN A DIFFERENT PIECE OF PAPER)
- PAGE 6 READING (EXERCISES B, C AND D)
SORRY! I FORGOT TO TELL YOU IN CLASS TO DO THIS READING! 

HALLOWEEN

October 31 Americans, and now, many other people around the world, celebrate Halloween. How much do you know about its origins? 
Here you have a wonderful interactive book to learn and practise vocabulary about Halloween! Enjoy!!! 

Happy Halloween!!

Interactive book about Halloween

UNIT 1: DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

Learn something else about the verb to be and adjectives of personality with this interactive book.

Personality interactive book

UNIT 1: PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Practise physical appearance adjectives with this interactive book.

Pysical Description

UNIT 1: SPELLING

Practise spelling with this video.

UNIT 1: WORD ORDER

Practise word order with these online activities.
enjoy it!

word order

UNIT 1: PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE QUIZZES

QUIZ 1

QUIZ 2

WELCOME TO THIS BLOG!

Hi students!
In this blog you will be able to check your homework for your next lesson, revise some the activities we have seen in the classroom and practise with some other stuff.
I hope you enjoy and find it useful
Eva