Language Snippets - Adverbs

A1. Daily routine + adverbs of frequency

Watch the video below to practise the vocabulary of routine and adverbs of frequency:

First year - 1ºC - Wednesday 28 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: a teacher's routine

- Vocabulary: time expressions and adverbs of frequency

- Grammar: Adverbs of frequency

- Speaking: How often...?



Homework:

Write a text about the teacher's routine, using the pictures in the worksheet we worked on.

B2: Vocabulary/listening: the weather

Watch the following video to learn expressions related to the weather:

Fifth year - Tuesday 27 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: idioms

- Reading: emails

- Speaking: cultural shock


- Speaking: complaining

- Vocabulary: weather - natural disasters

- Listening: a weather forecast



Homework:

- Complete the listening activities on page 47

Language Snippets - Vocabulary: adverbs of frequency

First year - 1ºB - Tuesday 27 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: a teacher's routine

- Vocabulary: time expressions and adverbs of frequency

- Grammar: adverbs of frequency

- Speaking: how often...?



Homework:

Write a text about the teacher's routine, using the worksheet from class.

Language Snippets - Habitual activities

First year - 1ºC - Monday 26 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar/ speaking: questions + prepositions

- Writing: a magazine article. Use of linkers: until, during, after, before, then...

- Listening: Simon's routine


Homework:

Write an article about your favourite day. 

Language Snippets - Phrasal Verbs: Break down

B2. Grammar: Causative

Click on the links below to practise the use of causative in English:

- Activity 1

- Activity 2

- Activity 3

- Activity 4

Fifth year - Thursday 22 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: modifiers

- Listening: complaints


- Speaking: complaining

- Grammar: have/get something done

- Grammar/listening: the money pit (causative)


- Listening: exam practice


Homework:

- Complete activities on idioms (page 45)

- Read the emails on pages 46 and 47, and complete activities E (1,2,3, 4) and F

Language Snippets - Prepositions of time (at, in, on)

First year - 1ºB - Thursday 22 January 2014

Summary of the class:

- Writing: an article (my favourite day)

- Speaking / grammar: questions + prepositions

- Listening: Simon's stressful day

- Listening: Professor Parker's advice

- Vocabulary: expressions of time



Homework:

- Write an article about your favourite day (page 112)

- Complete the activities on vocabulary (page 157)

Language Snippets - Irregular plurals

Grammar: prepositions of time (in, at, on)

Click on the following clicks to practise the use of prepositions:

- Activity 1

- Activity 2

First year - 1ºC - Wednesday 21 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Reading: Nico's routine

- Listening: Amelia's routine

- Pronunciation: linking and intonation

- Grammar: prepositions

- Speaking: my routine

Fifth year - Tuesday 20 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Listening: exam practice

- Listening: accommodation

- Grammar: modifiers

- Speaking: problems with your accommodation.

- Vocabulary

First year - Daily routine

Watch the following video to practise the vocabulary on daily routines:

First year - 1ºB - Tuesday 20 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Review: routine

- Reading: Nico's routine

- Listening: Amelia's routine

- Speaking: your routine

Language snippets - Clock times

First year - Vocabulary: daily routine

Watch the following video to practise the vocabulary and pronunciation of daily routine:

First year - 1ºC - Monday 19 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Listening: family

- Review: possessive 's

- Vocabulary: routine

- Speaking: routine

- Reading: Nico's routine

Fifth year - Thursday 15 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Listening: exam practice

- Speaking: accommodation

- Advantages and disadvantages of different types of accommodation

- Vocabulary: accommodation and holiday

- Speaking: the best holiday

Homework:

Write an essay about the advantages and disadvantages of different types of accommodation.

First year - 1ºB - Thursday 15 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Listening: Sarah's family

- Speaking: my family and my partner's family

- Speaking: What do you do in the morning/afternoon/evening?

- Pronunciation: intonation and linking



Homework:


- Write sentences about the different family relations in the card about Andrew

- Write a text about your partner's family

Language snippets - Demonstrative adjectives / pronouns

First year - 1ºC - Wednesday 14 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Review: possessive 's

- Vocabulary: family

- Speaking: family, possessive 's, jobs

- Listening: family

- Speaking: my family and my partner's family

Language Snippets - Although, though, even though

First year - Possessive case

Watch the following video to practise the use use of possessive 's:

Fifth year - Tuesday 13 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: present perfect

- Speaking: present perfect

- Listening: exam practice. Click here to read the activities.


- Writing: a report ..... connectors. Click here to see the handout.



Homework: 

- Write a report using the suggestions in the handout or the task in the workbook (page 31)

First year - Tuesday 13 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: family + possessive 's // jobs

- Pronunciation: letter 'o'

- Listening: family

- Vocabulary: routine verbs

- Speaking: my routine

Language Snippets - lay - lie - lie

Possessive 's

Watch the following videos to practise possessive 's:

First year - 1ºC - Monday 12 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar/vocabulary/pronunciation: mistakes

- Listening: first day in the office

- Speaking: celebrities

- Grammar: Possessive 's

- Speaking: Whose is this?

- Pronunciation: letter 'o'

Fifth year - Thursday 8 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar/vocabulary: common mistakes

- Pronunciation: common mistakes


- Listening /speaking: Molly's uncle

- Grammar: Present perfect continuous / simple


Homework:

Complete activities on present perfect on page 143

Vocabulary: family

Watch the video below to practise the vocabulary and pronunciation of family:

First year - 1ºB - Thursday 8 January 2015

Summary of the class:

- Grammar/pronunciation: mistakes

- Listening test

- Review: genitive 's

- Vocabulary: family

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