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