New Year's Resolutions

Watch the video below about some people's resolutions for the new year and learn some vocabulary:

First year - 1ºD/E - Wednesday 21 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: roleplay

- Speaking: routine

- Speaking: Christmas in England and Spain

- Christmas carols

Fifth year - 5ºB/C - Tuesday 20 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Reading/vocabulary: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas





- Speaking: Differences between Christmas in England and Christmas in Spain

- Christmas song: All I Want for Christmas Is You




And these are the Christmas carols we are going to sing at the 'zambomba'

First year - 1ºD/E - Monday 19 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Revision: questions

- Useful phrases: timetables

- Speaking: roleplay

- Listening

- Speaking: talking about people

Fifth year - 5ºB/C - Thursday 15 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Christmas in the United States

- Crossword: Christmas. Click here to see the document

- Reading: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Click here to read the text



- Reading

First year (1ºD/E) - Wednesday 14 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: present simple

- Speaking: do you like shopping?

- Listening: shopping

- Reading: shopping for men and women

- Pronunciation

- Speaking: activities

First year (1ºD/E) - Monday 12 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Listening and reading

- Can / Can't ... revision

- Listening: can / can't

- Speaking: present simple

First year - can / can't

The following video is intended for children but it is good practice for can and can't

First year - Can't

Watch the following scene from 'Singin' In the Rain' . The lady has also problems pronouncing 'can't'.

First year (1ºD/E) - Wednesday 7 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Review: times

- Grammar: can / can't

- Vocabulary: verb phrases

- Pronunciation: can / can't

- Speaking: quiz

First year - 1ºD/E - Monday 5 December 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: time expressions

- Vocabulary: snacks

- Practical English: buying coffee

- Social English

- Writing: a magazine article

- Listening: can you hear the difference?

- Speaking: a teacher's routine


Homework:
Write a text with the title 'My Favourite Day', following the instructions on page 37.
Do exercises on pages 38 and 39

Important: On 12 December we are going to do two exercises on listening and reading.

First year - Grammar: prepositions

Here is the link to some exercises to practise prepositions of time:

at/on/in, by fadime16


127 sentences to practice PREPOSITIONS OF TIME, by Irina


7 exercises Prepositions of time , by Irina

Fifth year - 5ºB/C - Thursday 1 December 2011

Sumary of the class:

- Reading/grammar (phrasal verbs). Click here to see the document we worked on.

- Holes. Questions and speaking. Some of the videos we watched in class are the following:

First year - 1ºE - Wednesday 30 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Dates: years

- Grammar: prepositions of time

- Speaking: When?

- Listening: review

- Reading/listening/speaking: Times you love

First year - 1ºD - Wednesday 30 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Writing/Speaking: a festival

- Dates: years

- Grammar: prepositions of time

- Speaking: When?

- Listening: review

- Reading/listening: Times you love

Fifth year - Phrasal Verbs

Watch the following video to learn new phrasal verbs and practise them:

Fifth year - 5ºB/C - Tuesday 29 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Animal testing. Click here to read the texts

- Vocabulary: phrasal verbs

- Reading: Stop smoking. Click here to read the text.


Note: Remember that on Thursday we will be working on 'Holes', so bring the book along.

First year - The seasons and months

Watch the video below to practise the pronunciation of seasons:




With the following video you can practise the months:

First year - 1ºE - Monday 28 November 2011

Summary of the class:

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: How often?

- Speaking: the Okinawa way

- Pronunciation: h

- Vocabulary: the date

- Speaking: What's the date?

- Speaking: When's your birthday?

- Reading: fascinating festivals

- Writing: a festival

First year - 1ºD - Monday 28 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: How often?

- Speaking: the Okinawa way

- Pronunciation: h

- Vocabulary: the date

- Speaking: What's the date?

- Speaking: When's your birthday?

- Reading: fascinating festivals

Fifth year - Thursday 24 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Listening/reading: Revolting rhymes: Cinderella. Click here to read the text.



- Speaking. Functional language: changing subject.

- Thanksgiving.

First year - Wednesday 23 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Daily routine / clock times

- Pronunciation: the letter 'o'

- Grammar: adverbs of frequency

- Reading: The Mystery of Okinawa

- Vocabulary: time expressions (how often?)

- Speaking: how often

Fifth year - Grammar: modal verbs

Click on the following links to have extra practice on modal verbs:

Expressing Obligation, by liliana rota


Rules, by jacque38


Obligation: should, must , have to, by liliana rota

Fifth year - Writing/vocabulary: elections

Watch the following video from the film 'The Swing Vote'. The scene has no dialogue, and shows how a girl decides to vote on behalf of her father. If you want to have extra practice, write a text describing the scene on the video, using the vocabulary on elections we learnt in class yesterday.

Fifth year - 5ºB/C - Tuesday 22 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary and speaking: general elections. Click here to read the questions.

- Grammar: modal verbs (permission, obligation, lack of obligation, and prohibition)

- Speaking: role play

- Listening and writing: a woman's experience with alternative therapies

- Listening: back pains

- Functional language: change topic

First year - Vocabulary: daily routine

Watch the following videos to practise the vocabulary about routine



These are the verbs on the first video: wake up / wash your face / take a shower (In American English 'take' is more common than 'have') / dry your hair / brush your hair / eat breakfast / brush your teeth / get dressed / go to the bathroom / make your bed / go to school / study / eat lunch / go home / do homework / eat dinner / take a bath / go to bed

First year - 1ºD/E - Monday 21 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: clock times

- Listening: Vicky's morning

- Vocabulary: Daily routine

- Reading: Louisa and her stressful day

- Listening: Simon

- Speaking: your daily routine

Fifth year - 5ºC - Wednesday 17 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Reading, listening, and speaking: Australian bush






- Brainstorming: alternative medicine

- Speaking: alternative medicine. Click here to read the questions.

- Reading: alternative therapies

- Speaking: What would you change in your workplace?

- Grammar. Modal verbs: permission, obligation

Fifth year - 5ºB - Thursday 17 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Brainstorming: alternative medicine

- Speaking: alternative medicine. Click here to read the questions.

- Reading: alternative therapies

- Speaking: What would you change at your working place?

- Grammar: permission, obligation

First year - More adjectives

Watch the following video to practise adjectives:

First year - how to tell the time

Here are some videos to complement the information I gave you in class on Wednesday:



- Click here to watch another video

First year - 1ºD/E - Wednesday 16 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Listening: sentences

- Reading. Photographers and Models

- Vocabulary: physical descriptions

- Speaking: Who are they?

- Vocabulary: adjectives of feelings

- Vocabulary: telling the time

Fifth year - 5ºC - Tuesday 15 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: lawsuits

- Song: Abba... the Day Before You Came



- Grammar: modals of speculation (exercises)

- Pronunciation: weak form 'have'

- Speaking: deductions

Fifth year - 5ºB - Tuesday 15 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Song: Abba... The Day Before You Came



- Grammar: modals of speculation (exercises)

- Pronunciation: weak form 'have'

- Speaking: deductions

- Reading, listening, and speaking: Australian bush

First year - Adjectives

Watch the following videos to practise the pronunciation and vocabulary of the adjectives you learnt in class yesterday:

First year - 1ºD/E - Monday 14 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: my family

- Vocabulary: adjectives

- Grammar: adjectives

- Pronunciation: vowels and adjectives

- Vocabulary: adjectives to describe people

- Speaking: The same or different?

- Song: A hand in my pocket. Click here to read the lyrics.

Fifth year - Listening: Poppy Day in London (2011)

Watch the videos and answer the questions below:



1. What happened to Aaron?
2. Why does Aaron say the Poppy appeal is also important nowadays?
3. What happened to Samantha?
4. What does she say about the legion?
5. How old is the Poppy Appeal? What year did it first start in?
6. What impressed presenter Gethin Jones when he was filming a series in Afghanistan?



1. What does the man say about London Poppy Day six years ago?
2. What are the figures of today's appeal?
.... train tube stations covered
.... collectors
.... uniforms
Target: ....

Fifth year - 5ºC - Thursday 10 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Spanish health care system. Click here to read the questions.

- Poppy Day

- Writing: informal letters. Click here to read the document we worked on.

- Crazy legal claims



Homework: Write an informal letter about one of the topics suggested in the last exercise of the document.

Fifth year - 5ºB - Thursday 10 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Poppy Day

- Speaking: crazy legal claims

- Writing: informal letters. Click here to read the document we worked on.

- Song: Abba


Homework: Write an informal letter about one of the topics suggested in the last exercise of the document.

First year - 1ºD/E - Wednesday 9 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Pronunciation: consonant sounds

- Vocabulary: hotel words

- Practical English: checking in

- Social English

- Writing: An informal letter / email

- Listening: review

- Speaking: interview

- Vocabulary: Typically American

- USA quiz

Homework:
- Bring a family picture to the class on Monday, and make a little presentation about the members of your family
- Revise and check: page 26
- Write an email/letter to an imaginary penfriend, using the instructions on page 25

Fifth year - Guy Fawkes

This is a funny video about the gunpowder plot.

Fifth year - 5ºC - Wednesday 8 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Bonfire Night: Guy Fawkes

- Health idioms

- Speaking: are you a hypochondriac?

- Speaking: Compensation claims

- Listening: compensation claims

- Speaking: a woman's routine

Fifth year - 5º B - Wednesday 8 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Bonfire Night: Guy Fawkes

- Speaking: roleplaying

- Health idioms

- Speaking: are you a hypochondriac?

- Speaking: Compensation claims

- Listening: compensation claims

First year - Vocabulary: family

Watch the following videos to practise the pronunciation and vocabulary on family.

First year - 1ºD/E - Monday 7 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Bonfire night - Guy Fawkes

- Grammar: possessive 's

- Speaking: possession. Whose is this? Whose are these?

- Vocabulary: family

- Speaking: Who is who?

- Listening: family

Fifth year - Listening: Obama's health care reform

Here's the video about Obama's reform, which Tim explained to you last Thursday.



Vocabulary:

- Drop: stop

- Cap: Limit on money

- upfront: paid in advance

- donut hole: read the following link, if you want to know what the donut hole is: http://healthinsurance.about.com/od/medicare/a/understanding_part_d.htm

Fifth year - 5ºC - Thursday 3 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Tim: American health system


- Listening: Sicko. Click here to see the questions



- Speaking: role play

Fifth year - 5ºB - Thursday 3 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Tim: American health system

- Listening: Sicko. Click here to see the questions

First year - 1ºD/E - Wednesday 2 November 2011

Summary of the class:

- Reading: a double life

- Listening: guess my job

- Speaking: guess my job

- Listening: review file 1

- Possessive 's : celebrities and their families