Fourth year (4ºA) - Monday 11 January 2010

Summary of the class:

- Speaking practice: the holidays

- Brainstorming: money

- Speaking practice: Happiness. What things make you happy? Click here to see the activity.

- Speaking practice and vocabulary: money idioms. Click here to see the document.

- Speaking practice: roleplay. Click here to see the different roles.

- Page 24. Reading: Gold Fever




Homework:

Page 23. Exercises on vocabulary: word

First year. A woman's daily routine.

Watch the following video and answer the questions below.



1. What time does she get up?

2. What does she do when she gets up?

3. Where does she buy breakfast?

4. Does she travel to work on the underground?

5. What time does she get to work?

6. What time does she start work?

7. When does she have lunch?

8. Does she go to bed at 12 a.m?


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Click here to read the script / words of the video.

Fourth year. Listening: The Big Freeze

England is lately suffering from very bad weather, which had been named "the big freeze". Watch the following video and answer the questions below.




1. True or False? It is still snowing in Clare's town.

2. What is Clare's main problem?

3. When does she expect to solve her problem?

4. What's the problem Britons are going through?


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Fourth year. Listening: Christmas Around the World

Watch the following video and answer the questions below.


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1. where does the custom of putting out shoes for Father Christmas come from?

2. What was the real ancient source Santa Claus' idea?

3. Who is Father Spanker?

4. What does Kenneth relate epiphany to?

5. Who's La Befana?

6. What's the feast of the seven fishes? What fish do they mention?

7. What's Boxing Day?

8. When do celebrations start in Sweden?

9. What happens in St. Lucia's Day?

10. What is the pre-Christian meaning of Christmas?

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Fourth year. Listening - Swiss Santa

Click here to listen to a conversation and answer the questions below.



1. When does Santa Claus come to Switzerland?

2. What does Santa Claus bring to the Swiss children?

3. Where does Swiss Santa Claus live?

4. What other characters does Anja mention?

5. Does Santa Claus get into the houses through the chimney?

6. Why is Santa Claus a scary person?

7. Who brings the presents on Christmas Day?

Click here to read the script.

First year - Telling the time

If you want to practise clock times, click here and do the exercises.

Fourth year. Listening: Christmas trees

Watch the following video about Christmas trees and answer the questions below.



1. How long before Christmas was the report recorded?

2. How many different trees are there in the festival?

3. What should you do before buying a Christmas tree?

4. How can you know a Christmas tree is fresh?

5. What is completely fashionable about Christmas trees?

6. What are the decorations Catherine mentions when she describes a traditional Christmas tree?

7. How are the last two trees decorated?


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