Book Recommendation - The Twins by Saskia Sarginson

Name of the book: The Twins
Author: Saskia Sarginson
Number of Pages: 384

This is the kind of book that stays with you long after you have finished reading it. The novel is about two identical twins, and some tragic event in the past makes them the way they are today. One of the twins seems to have everything: career, friends, a boyfriend, but she is unable to talk about her past. The other twin is in hospital for the umpteenth time as she fights against her anorexia. There is a secret that these two sisters share, which will be revealed in the right moment. The novel alternates between the present time  (1984) and the past when the sisters were children and living with their mother. As you journey through the book, you get to know these two women and why they are now in this point in their lives. It's well worth reading.

Language Snippets - Synonyms of 'frightened'

5ºA - Monday 30 November 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous class


- Speaking: Debate --- proposal

- Reading: Halloween stories

- Grammar: Future tenses and expressions


Homework:

- Read the writing section on pages 150 and 151, and complete the activities (Letters of Advice)

- Prepare a monologue

Language Snippets - Due to (expectations)

Language Snippets - Due to (expectations)

5ºC - Thursday 26 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of last lesson

- Speaking: Festivals

- Reading: Horror Stories


- Speaking: Visiting a city

- Listening: Worth a visit

Homework:

Write an email about a festival, using the text on page 19 as a model

Language Snippets - To introduce your first point

5ºB - Thursday 26 October 201

Summary of the class:

- Review of last lesson

- Speaking: Festivals

- Reading: Horror Stories


- Speaking: Visiting a city

- Listening: Worth a visit

- Speaking/Vocabulary: Interaction

Homework:

Write an email about a festival, using the text on page 19 as a model

Language Snippets - Agreement and Disagreement

Idioms - Cut Corners

5ºA - Wednesday 25 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of last lesson

- Speaking: Festivals

- Reading: Horror Stories


- Speaking: Visiting a city

- Listening: Worth a visit

- Speaking/Vocabulary: Interaction

Homework:

Write an email about a festival, using the text on page 19 as a model

Book Recommendation - Sleep with the Lights on by Maggie Shayne

Name of the book: Sleep with the Lights On

Author: Maggie Shayne

Number of Pages: 368

If you are keen on mysteries and the supernatural, you might want to check this book. It is about Rachel de Luca, a blind woman who is incredibly successful with her self-help books. The interesting thing about Rachel is that she is not the typical tame handicapped character, but she is cheeky, rude, and foul-mouthed. Then after many years of blindness, she is lucky to have a cornea transplant which restores her sight. The transplant comes from Detective Mason Brown's brother, who has just died and has a terrible secret. From this moment on, Rachel starts having visions of brutal murders, and she soon learns that her visions are connected to her transplant, and Detective Brown will help her discover the truth. This is the first book in a series, and I think they are all very entertaining novels. I don't usually like books about paranormal phenomena or too fantastic plots, but I found this one quite different even though it has some fantastic elements. 

5ºC - Tuesday 24 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Reading: Carnival


- Speaking: The most amazing festivals

- Listening: 11 amazing festivals




- Speaking: A festival

Language Snippets - Remember and Remind

5ºB - Tuesday 24 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Reading: Carnival


- Speaking: The most amazing festivals

- Listening: 11 amazing festivals







- Speaking: A festival

Language Snippets - Relative Clauses

Book Recommendation - One Step Too Far by Tina Seskis

Name of the book: One Step Too Far
Author: Tina Seskis
Number of Pages: 352

Emily has everything: a lovely home, a happy marriage, a beautiful family... Yet, one day she walks out of her life and starts as someone completely new. The novel keeps us guessing until the end. Intriguing and captivating...

NA2. Listening: Festivals

Click on the following links for some listening practice:

- Edinburgh Festival

- Independence Day Fireworks

- Jewish New Year

- The Summer Solstice

- Crazy Festivals (Just listening). Script

- Mardi Gras

Language Snippets - Make and Do

5ºA - Monday 23 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Reading: Carnival


- Speaking: The most amazing festivals

- Listening: 11 amazing festivals




- Speaking: A festival

Book Recommendation - A Boy Made of Blocks by Keith Stuart

Name of the book: A Boy Made of Blocks
Author: Keith Stuart
Number of Pages: 387

A Boy Made of Blocks is a wonderful book that will move and charm you at the same time. It is a father who finds it difficult to cope with his autistic son. The novel tells the story of this father's struggle and how he manages to finally connect with the boy through a simple computer game. A beautiful book based on the experiences of the author with his own autistic son.

5ºC - Thursday 19 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson


- Speaking: Cities

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Game: Relative clauses. Guess who/what

- Vocabulary: Festivals and Carnivals

Homework:



- Complete the activities on relative clauses on pages 167 and 168
- Reading: Read the text on page 19 and complete the activities on pages 18 and 19

NA2 - Grammar: Relative Clauses

Click on the links below to practise relative clauses:

- Relative clauses 1

- Relative clauses 2

- Relative clauses 3

5ºB - Thursday 19 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson


- Listening:  Review

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Game: Relative clauses. Guess who/what

- Vocabulary: Festivals and Carnivals

Homework:



- Complete the activities on relative clauses on pages 167 and 168
- Reading: Read the text on page 19 and complete the activities on pages 18 and 19

NA2. Vocabulary: Carnival

Watch the following video to practise and learn new vocabulary on this topic:

5ºA - Wednesday 18 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson


- Listening:  Review

- Grammar: Relative clauses

- Game: Relative clauses. Guess who/what

- Vocabulary: Festivals and Carnivals

Homework:

- Complete the activities on relative clauses on pages 167 and 168

- Reading: Read the text on page 19 and complete the activities on pages 18 and 19

Language Snippets - Adverbs of certainty

Book Recommendation - Love Virtually by Daniel

Name of the book: Love Virtually
Author: Daniel Glattauer
Number of Pages: 190

If you like romantic novels, this is a sweet story about two strangers that start a 'virtual' relationship through email. The novel is composed of the emails these two people exchange. It is not difficult to understand, and I think it is quite entertaining.

And if you want to find out what happens to the main characters in the end, you can read the sequel, Every Seventh Wave.

5ºC - Tuesday 17 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Listening: Review

- Speaking: Changes in your town/city

- Vocabulary: urbanisation

- Listening: The evolution of cities

- Reading: Problems of urbanisation

 - Speaking: Proposal

Language Snippets - Adverbs

5ºB - Tuesday 17 October 201

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Speaking: Changes in your town/city

- Vocabulary: urbanisation

- Listening: The evolution of cities

- Reading: Problems of urbanisation

 - Speaking: Proposal

NA2 - Vocabulary: Urbanisation

Watch the video to practise words related to urbanisation:

Book Recommendation - Little Sister by Isabel Ashdown

Name of the book: Little Sister
Author: Isabel Ashdown
Number of Pages: 384

This is a thriller about two sisters who are reunited after falling out for many years. Then one of the sister's baby disappears, things become strained. Nothing is what it seems, and as you read the book, there are a few twists and surprises.

Language Snippets - Forming Adverbs

5ºA - Monday 16 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Speaking: Changes in your town/city

- Vocabulary: urbanisation

- Listening: The evolution of cities



- Reading: Problems of urbanisation

 - Speaking: Proposal

B2. Listening: Sightseeing

Click on the following links if you want to have some extra listening practice:

- New York Tourist Attractions

- Tourism

- Best Foreign City

- Bath

- Green Tourism in London

- Brighton

- Manchester

5º A - Wednesday 11 October 2017

Summary of the class:

- Review of previous lesson

- Grammar: Adverbs and Adjectives

- Speaking: Places and Travelling

- Vocabulary: Buildings and areas

- Listening: Belgrade

- Listening: Footloose in London