Clases hoy jueves

Hola a todos,
En principio hoy sí tenemos clase, voy a intentar llegar, si veo que se pone fea la cosa, doy media vuelta y os aviso por el blog. Estad pendientes.
Un saludo,
Olga

27th November

We started the class correcting the pending exercises from the grammar bank on p.132 (2b). To consolidate the grammar point, we did some oral practice exercises, in all of them they needed to use the present perfect continuous.

Then, we reviewed the pending reading texts. First, we re-read the article about Heidemarie, who decided to live without money and then, the text about two women who changed their lives after being on holiday.

We did the comprehension exercises and finally we learnt how to ask how much time is needed to complete a journey or another kind of activity, by the new structure:

How long does it take...?

If you ask somebody about his journey or activity, you have to add the pronoun (you,him,her...) to the question:

How long does it take you...?

Homework: Read the text you¡ll fing on p.28.

Check the key to "revise and check unit 1" on the same page of this blog.

22nd November

During this session ,we mainly worked the following grammatical structures: present perfect continuous and the strond adjectives.
We started with an oral activity in which the ss were asked to complete some circles with the information required on p.25(ex.4). They needed to use the continuous tense to answer their classmates' questions.
Then .we moved to p. 27 and studied a way of intensifying adjectives instead of using the adverb "very" all the time. To consolidate the new grammar point, we did the grammar exercises and played a snap game.

After that, we continued studying another use or meaning of the present perfecto continuous: for recent continuous actions. We practised by listening to three different conversations (T2.11) and completing some gapped sentences.

Viaje a Bournemouth

20th November

During this session we worked on numbers and figures. We corrected the pending exercises about quantities. We could listen and check the asnwers (T.2.3/T.2.4). After that, we listened to a news bulletin and the students had to identified the items of news and answer some questions using numbers (T.2.5)

To consolidate numbers, they did a general knowledge questionnaire in which they needed to use numbers to answer the questions.

We continued the class presenting Karen, a woman who moved to a foreign country to change her lifestyle. The ss were asked to listen (t.2.6) and answer some comprehension questions.

To finish, we studied the use of the present perfect continuous with for/since and at home they need to complete the grammar 2B a) on p.132.

Here you can find more practice on this topic. Read the grammar point first and do the exercises then.
Present perfect simple and continuous
More grammar explanation
Listen, read the grammar point and do the quiz

Homework: Please read the tx. you'll find on p.26 "It was just a holiday, but..."

WB unit 2, pp.14-16

15th November

We spent the whole class revising the grammar point about the present perfect and the adverbs of time: for, since, ever, never, already, yet and just. To do so, we watched some slides and did the comments on them using these new structures. Here you have the slides, you can download and print them.

13th November

We started the class correcting the pending cloze text about "Gangnam Style success" and which you can download from the documents page in the class blog.

Then we continued dealing with a new unit and topic on the coursebook: Unit 2 and Money.
First, we listened to a song of Shania Twain and completed the gaps in the lyrics and did a definition exercise(t.2.1).

Then, we studied the vocabulary related to the topic and learnt more about the present perfect and the simple past. To identify them, we listened to a couple arguing about money. The ss had to complete the dialogue and underline the verb forms(t.2.2).

Homework: Grammar exercises unit 2A, p.133
                   Vocabulary bank- Money, ex.3
                 

8th November

During this lesson we mainly worked the correct pronunciation of the English sounds.

We did the pending exercises from unit 1 which dealth with this topic and so, we distinguish between /u/ and /u:/, or /o:/ and /3:/, and studied about the stress on prefixes and suffixes.

Go to PRONUNCIATION section and you can download the audios.

We tried to finished the class with an oral activity in which the ss could consolidate the structures studied in class and talk about family problems.

Homework: WB unit 1, pp.7-13.

Composition: Deadline 20th November.
              TOPIC: Describing a person. Coursebook, p.17. Minimum 80words.


Here you have the key to those pending grammar exercises:

MY EXAM NIGHTMARE

2.hadnt studied   3.was raining   4.arrived   5.had already started   6.couldn't answer   7.had ever given   8.was sitting   9.was writing   10.looked   11.was standing   12.wasn't looking   13.threw   14.had already finished   15.called   16.was holding   17.had/'d both failed   18.had/'d written

FUTURE FORMS
2.c   3.b and c    4.b and c    5.a    6.a    7.c    8.a and c   9.a and c    10.a    11.c    12 b and c

5th November

During this session we continued with the topic about the family.

We studied the differences between reciprocal pronouns (each other) and reflexives (myself, yourselves...).

Then we studied about some special quantifiers like "both, neither, either". We did some grammar exercises and consolidated these structures with an oral activity.

To keep on working on these new structures try this site:
both, neither, either

Then, we worked on the personality adjectives, completed some practical exercises and listened to a psychologist talking about the influence of our position in the family on our personality. (t.1.11)

Homework: complete the vocabulary bank, p.146, ex.2-3