viernes, 27 de marzo de 2015

EASTER HOMEWORK

ONLINE
  • Find a video online on one of the topics of the term:
    • CAREERS & STUDYING Unit 9
    • SOCIALISING Unit 10
    • LIFE EVENTS Unit 13
    • HEALTH &MEDICINE Unit 12
    • BANSK & MONEY Unit 14
    Or one of last terms' topics:
      • Entertainment
      • Sightseeing
      • Things you need
      • Society 
      • Accommodation
      • Nature
      • Law and order
      • Transport and travel
    •  The video should be about 3 minutes long so you can use an EXTRACT of a video.
    • Prepare a set of comprehension questions to check understanding of the video selected. The questions can be any format you choose:
      • Open answer questions
      • Multiple choice questions
      • True/False
      • Fill in the gaps
      • Any others
    • Send me he link to the video or the video itself by email together with the set of questions and the KEY to the exercises BEFORE Tues 7 Apr.
    •  You are more than welcome to do this piece of homework IN PAIRS.

    jueves, 19 de marzo de 2015

    BEFORE session 24/03/2015


    SB
    p.66 READING A, B, C, D (prepare for discussion)
    p.67 GRAMMAR C
    p.69 VOCABULARY A, B, C

    martes, 17 de marzo de 2015

    FEEDBACK AFTER session 17/03/2015

    PRONUNCIATION
    • Control /kənˈtrəʊl/
    • Raise /reɪz/

    VOCABULARY
    STRUCTURES

    BEFORE SESSION 19/03/2015

    OFFLINE
      • Learn Vocabulary WORKING LIFE p.64
      • Read script LISTENING 9.1. Part 2 p.173
      • SB p.65 GRAMMAR Conditionals with present tenses A
      • SB p. 148 Grammar Reference
      • Revise Business Vocabulary from last year File 7B
      ONLINE
      • Watch the video for Unit 9
      • Do the exercises in the worksheet
      • Underline any useful words & phrases that might come in handy when you do the role-play in class on Thursday

      domingo, 15 de marzo de 2015

      10 SOCIALISING Unit Overview

      The main aim of this unit is to enable you to:
      • describe how people celebrate events
      • suggest different times/places to meet
      • start and end different kinds of conversations
      You have practice in:
      • dealing with awkward social situations
       The main grammatical focus is
      • the future perfect
      • question tags
      • ways of making mistakes
      • talking about parties

      09 CAREERS & STUDYING Unit Overview

      The main aim of this unit is to enable you to:
      • talk about good and bad aspects of working life
      • explain feelings about the future
      You have practice in:
      • giving better presentations
       The main grammatical focus is:
      • conditionals with present and past tenses

      KEY to GRAMMAR REFRENCE UNIT 10


      KEY to GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 9


      martes, 3 de marzo de 2015

      FEEDBACK AFTER session 03/03/2015

      STRUCTURES

      • Modal verbs in the past. SPECULATION. DEDUCTION
        • That MUST HAVE been awful = I'm sure it was
        • That CAN'T HAVE been awul = I'm sure it wasn't
        • That MIGHT/COULD have been... = I'm not sure it was

      PRONUNCIATION
      • sue versus sew 
      • linking: musthavebeenawful
      VOCABULARY
      • jury
      • drop
      • lads
      • gullible
      • broad daylight
      • come forward
      • dump
      • self-concious
      • report vs sue
      • snatch
      COMMENTS for INTERACTIONS [in the shared folder]

      FEEDBACK AFTER session 26/02/2015

      VOCABULARY
      • Today's meet FLOWERS
      • Read script p.171
       Also...
      • to beat about the bush
      • pull out
      • deer
      • wild boar
      • fungus
      PRONUNCIATION
      •  mushroom /ˈmʌʃruːm/
      •  parsley/ˈpɑː(r)sli/