Language Snippets. Idiomas: An Egghead

5ºA - Wednesday 25 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Writing: Transactional Letters --- Requesting and Providing Information

- Writing: Application Letters

- Vocabulary: Review (Health)


- Vocabulary: Symptoms

- Vocabulary: Health

- Speaking: Health


Homework:

Complete the last activity on vocabulary in the worksheet on health

NA2. Listening Practice: Health

Click on the following links for some listening practice:

- Problems

- School Nurse

- Organ Donation

- Addictions

- Ageing Society

- At the Hospital

- A Doctor's View

- Hospital Care

5ºC - Tuesday 24 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Listening and Speaking: Integrative Medicine





- Introductory video: Cosmetic Surgery



- Vocabulary: Cosmetic Surgery

- Speaking: Cosmetic Surgery

- Listening: Cosmetic Surgery (Radio Programme). You can listen to the programme on this link: Cosmetic Surgery

- Cosmetic Surgery: Speaking

- Listening: Review

Language Snippets - Letter Writing

5ºB - Tuesday 24 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: Health

- Debate: Public health care vs Private health care

- Vocabulary: Parts of the body

- Speaking and listening: Medical Tourism

- Vocabulary: Alternative Medicine

- Speaking: Alternative Medicine

Language Snippets - Parts of the Body

5ºA - Monday 23 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Conditional Sentences

- Reading: First Job

- Speaking: Monologue

- Listening: Hurricanes

- Listening: News Stories

Language Snippets - Colour Idioms

5ºC - Thursday 19 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Health

- Debate: Private vs Public Health Care

- Vocabulary: Parts of the body

- Listening: Medical Tourism

- Speaking: Medical Tourism

- Vocabulary: Alternative Medicine

- Speaking: Alternative Medicine

Language Snippets - Informal Writing

5ºB - Thursday 19 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: Health


- Speaking: Health care

- Listening + speaking: The American Health Care System

Language Snippets - Working Hours

5ºA - Wednesday 18 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Truancy

- Listening: Truancy

- Speaking: Excelling in Education

- Speaking: School days

- Speaking: Controversial Topics


Homework:

- Conditional sentences --- page 176 and 177

- Complete activity 5 on page 82

Language Snippets - Illness and Disease

5ºC - Tuesday 17 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: Health

- Listening: Health

- Speaking: Health

- Listening + speaking: The American Health Care System

Language Snippets - Some Phrasal Verbs

Examples:

- The company turned around from losses of £1.4 million last year to profits of £26,800
-  I turned around quickly to see if anyone was following me.
- She broke off their engagement only a few weeks before they were due to be married.
- The US has broken off diplomatic relations with the regime.
- She started to speak, then broke off while a waitress served us coffee.
- Billy showed me the article he’d cut out of the magazine.
- The children were cutting out squares from the scraps of material.
- Cut out the bit about racial prejudice.
- I tucked the children in.
- The ice creams came and we tucked in.
- They tucked into a hearty breakfast of eggs.
- I gave most of my books away when I left college.
- Give your old clothes away to a thrift shop.
- We have 1,000 CDs to give away to our readers.
- He gave away as little information as possible.
- You’d better take back that remark!
- If the shirt doesn’t fit, take it back.
- She took her coat off and hung it up.
- I said goodbye and hung up.
- I think I’ll turn in early tonight.
- Margrove’s wife finally turned him in.
- Rescuers had to call off the search because of worsening weather conditions.
-  The trip to Italy might be called off.
- Call your dog off.
- He tore off his clothes and dived into the water.

5ºB - Tuesday 17 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Conditional Sentences

- Writing: Transactional Letters

- Vocabulary: Health and symptoms

- Listening: Health

- Vocabulary: Health

- Speaking: Health


Homework:


Write a transactional letter

Complete the vocabulary activity in the worksheet on health

NA2 - Listening: Education

Click on the following links for further listening practice:

- Higher Education

- University Group Work

- Science Class

- School Report

- A University Degree

- College Majors

- High School Experience

- High School

- China and US

- Class Rules

- Boarding Schools

- University Education

- Homeschooling 1

- Homeschooling 2

- Homeschooling 3

Language Snippets - Language for writing letters.

5ºA - Monday 16 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Education

- Speaking: Education

- Listening and Speaking: Exams

- Video: Homeschooling





- Speaking: Homeschooling

Language Snippets - Working nights

5ºA - Monday 9 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: work

- Listening: work

- Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe jobs

- Speaking: Jobs and Employees

- Listening: Job Interview

- Listening: How to get sacked

- Speaking: Work


Homework:

Complete the activity on 'money' in the copy

Language Snippets - Make and Do

5ºC - Thursday 5 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Education

- Speaking + Listening: Homeschooling

- Speaking: Truancy

- Listening: Truancy

- Listening: School days

- Speaking: Excelling in education

- Listening: University

Language Snippets - Conjunctions

5ºB - Thursday 5 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: Education

- Speaking: Education

- Listening and Speaking: Exams

- Video: Homeschooling




- Speaking: Homeschooling

NA2. Listening: work

Click on the following links to do some listening practice:

- Working Life in the UK. Audio. Activity. Script

- The Best Job in the World

- Telework

- Minimum Wage

- Salary Caps

- Business Trip

- Job options

- Bad Jobs

- Flexible Working Arrangements

- Apprentice

5ºA - Wednesday 4 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: work

- Powerpoint: work

- Listening: jobs

- Speaking: work

- Listening: work

Language Snippets - Idioms about Knowledge

5ºC - Tuesday 3 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: Education

- Listening: Education

- Speaking: Education

- Listening and Speaking: Exams

- Video: Homeschooling




- Speaking: Homeschooling

Language Snippets - Emphasizing your opinion

5ºB - Tuesday 3 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Vocabulary: earning money

- Listening: Advice on a job interview

- Listening: Being sacked


- Writing: Reports

- Vocabulary: Education

- Listening: Education



Homework:

Complete the vocabulary activity on education in the worksheet.

Language Snippets - Conditional Sentences

NA2 - Grammar: Conditional Sentences

Click on the following links for some practice on conditional sentences:

- Conditionals 1

- Inversions

- Conjunctions

- Conjunctions 2

- Mixed Conditionals

5ºA - Monday 2 April 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Modals of speculation

- Grammar: Prepositions after nouns


- Grammar: Conditional sentences --- basic types

- Speaking: Conditional sentences

- Grammar: Conditional sentences: complex points

- Listening: Review

Homework:


Complete the second activity in the worksheet 'Making a Living'