C1 - Thursday 29 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Connectors

- Writing: Applying for a job

- Speaking: Monologues

- Listening: Spelling

- Reading and pronunciation: The Chaos

- Videos: Spelling and new technologies




- Speaking: Language and new technologies


Homework:

Write a letter of application, using the prompts in the powerpoint presentation

Prepare a monologue, using one of the topics in the copy

B2. Listening: Air Travel

Click on the following links to do some extra practice:

- Airplane Travel

- Travel Arrangements

- In-Flight

- Air Transport

4ºAbis - Wednesday 28 November 2018

Summary of the class:



- Review: Vocabulary (Air Travel)

- Vocabulary: Air Travel

- Listening: Air Travel

- Reading: Air Travel


- Speaking: Travelling by Plane

- Speaking: Positive and Negative Things about Air Travel

- Listening: Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers

- Listening: Practice

B2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Travelling by Plane

4ºA - Wednesday 28 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary (Air Travel)

- Vocabulary: Air Travel

- Listening: Air Travel

- Reading: Air Travel

- Speaking: Travelling by Plane

- Speaking: Positive and Negative Things about Air Travel

- Listening: Pilots and Air Traffic Controllers

- Listening: Practice

Language Snippets - Connectors

C1. Grammar: Connectors

Click on the links below to do some extra practice:

- Contrast 1

- Contrast 2

- Reason and Result

- Purpose

- Contrast, Purpose and Result

C1 - Tuesday 27 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary about work

- Grammar: Linkers --- Contrast, Result, Reason and Purpose

- Writing: A Cover Letter

- Listening: Practice

Homework: 

Complete the activities on page 141

B2. Vocabulary: Air Travel

Watch the videos below to practise the vocabulary:

4ºA-bis: Monday 26 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary

- Speaking: Monologues

- Listening: Practice

- Vocabulary: Air Travel



Homework:

Complete the activities on vocabulary of air travel

Language Snippets - Air Travel

4ºA - Monday 26 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary

- Speaking: Clothes and Fashion

- Speaking: Monologues

- Listening: Practice

- Vocabulary: Air Travel


Homework:

Complete the activities on vocabulary of air travel

Language Snippets - By and Until

C1 - Thursday 22 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary

- Vocabulary: Work and Careers

- Reading: What I'm Really Thinking

- Listening: Skyscanner

- Listening: Practice

B2. Listening: Fashion and Clothes

Click on the links to practise listening:

- Candem Fashion

- Clothes

- Dressing Up

- Fashion Magazines

- Fashion

- Jeans

- Fashion 2

4ºA-bis - Wednesday 21 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Adjectives


- Vocabulary: Clothes

- Pronunciation: Vowel sounds

- Reading + Vocabulary: Styles

- Speaking: Clothes and Fashion


Homework: 

Complete the activities in the worksheet

B2. Grammar: Adjectives

Click on the following links to do some practice on adjectives:

- Order of Adjectives 1

- Order of Adjectives 2

- Order of Adjectives 3

- Adjectives as nouns 

Language Snippets - Order of Adjectives

4ºA - Wednedsday 21 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Adjectives


- Brainstorming: Clothes

- Listening: Dress your age

- Vocabulary: Clothes

- Pronunciation: Vowel sounds

- Reading + Vocabulary: Styles

C1. Listening: Work

Click on the following links for some listening practice:

- Armand on Working life: audio ---- activities ---- script

- Bea, Working from Home: audio --- activities --- script

- Karin: audio --- activities --- script

- Ilona: audio --- activities --- script

- The Dole

- Salary Caps

- Minimum Wage

Language Snippets - Work

C1 - Tuesday 20 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Being a Teacher

- Brainstorming: Work

- Vocabulary: Work

- Speaking: Qualities you think are important in a job

- Speaking: Describing jobs

- Speaking: Employees and Employers

Homework:

Complete the activities on page 161 and the copy

Listening: The origins of Thanksgiving

Tomorrow Americans celebrate Thanksgiving's Day. Watch the following video and answer the questions below.






1. Why were some people unhappy in England?
2. Where did these people settle down after they left England?
3. What problems did they find there?
4. What was the name of the ship they set out on for America?
5. What problems did they find on board of the ship?
6. HOw long did they sail for?
7. Who was Squanto?
8. What did Squanto teach the pilgrims?
9. why did the pilgrims decide to have a celebration?
10. What did they cook for that celebration?
11. How were the Indians dressed?
12. Where did the first Thanksgiving's feast take place?

Click here to check your answers.

Thanksgiving - Food

These are the things Americans eat on their special holiday.

1. Roast turkey

2. Stuffing

3. Gravy

4. Sweet potatoes / yams

5. Cranberry sauce

6. Corn bread

7. Mashed potatoes

8. Pumpkin Pie

4ºA-bis - Monday 19 November 2018

Summary of the class:


- Speaking: Important dates and celebrations --- Thanksgiving

- Review: Vocabulary


- Reading: Trading Ages

- Grammar: Adjectives used as nouns and order of adjectives


- Speaking: Practice

- Brainstorming: Clothes and fashion

- Listening: Dress your age


- Vocabulary: Clothes

Homework:

Complete the activities on page 135

Language Snippets - Agree

4ºA - Monday 19 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Speaking: Important dates and celebrations --- Thanksgiving

- Review: Vocabulary

- Speaking: Ageing

- Reading: Trading Ages

- Grammar: Adjectives used as nouns and order of adjectives

- Speaking: Practice

Homework:

Complete the activities on page 135

C1 - Listening: Personality

Click on the following links to do some listening practice:

- Nature vs Nurture

- Charismatic People

- The Ideal Woman

C1 - Thursday 15 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Grammar: Have

- Review: Vocabulary

- Reading and Speaking: Nature vs Nurture

- Speaking: Monologues

- Brainstorming: Work

- Videos: Teaching Experiences

B2 - Listening: Ageing

Click on the following links to do some listening practice:

- An aging society

- Ageing population. Audio ---- Script

- Getting older. Audio --- Script

- Running Increases Life Expectancy

4ºA-bis - Wednesday 14 November 2018

Summary of the class:

- Review: Vocabulary


- Vocabulary: Adjectives


- Reading: Growing Old

- Listening: Ageing

- Vocabulary and speaking: Ageing


Homework:

Read the text on page 18 and do the exercises

Language Snippets - In good health