MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Well...this is the end......of the year. I thank you all that came to yesterday's lesson and we'll finish the cultural activities on 9th January when coming back.

Try to do something ...from time to time whenever you find a second...so you can still talk in English next year ;o)))

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST AND I HOPE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE...LET'S SEE IF ANYBODY IS LUCKY TODAY WITH THE LOTTERY!!!!!

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!

LISTENING: VIDEOS WITH VOCABULARY

Go to this LINK if you want to watch videos with vocabulary (you have tapescript and vocabulary explanations)

VERY VERY USEFUL TO IMPROVE YOUR SPEAKING ;O))))

MONDAY 19TH DEC. LESSON

Helloooo....
Yesterday we worked with some typical English recipes and learn some vocabulary. I'll send you the recipes by email so you can cook any of them for THURSDAY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY!!!!

Then, we did SPEAKING PRACTICE using the exam monologues and pictures. If you want to improve your speaking a good way is to record yourselves as if you were in the exam (don't prepare the text in advance and then read it, just prepare vocabulary and structures and talk as if you were doing the exam!!!).


LAST BUT NOT LEAST!!!! LISTENING PRACTICE:
Go to this webpage: http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm and try to do the following listening exercises (Intermediate Level): Checking into a hotel, Ruth's job, the Security announcement, Janet on New York and Salzburg nightlife..... Some of the instructions are in Spanish but just ignore them.  You've got the exercise, the correction and the transcript also.


See you on WEDNESDAY 21ST. This will be the last lesson until the 9th JANUARY!!!!!!

WED. 14TH DEC. LESSON + HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 19TH

AT THE AIRPORT:
Yesterday we reviewed vocabulary related to this topic and practised LISTENING a lot and a bit of speaking on this website: http://www.dailyesl.com/airport-arrival.htm


We did the first listening, the quiz, the second listening, the vocabulary at the bottom of the page etc....and I asked you to do any other listening you can find at the bottom of this link: http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-airplane-travel.htm
You have different ones (easy/medium/difficult) and you can find more vocabulary exercises etc...


Also remember to RECORD YOUR SPEAKING and send it to me using vocaroo or mailvu and practise the WRITING - I have sent you an email with the topics you can do ;o))

KEREN ANN- END OF MAY

Just to relax after the exam.....listen to this song and check the pronunciation of the words in red below. In English it is essential to pronounce the final consonants. Pay also attention to the pronunciation of 'word' ;o))
Have a nice weekend!!!!

Close your eyes and roll a dice

Under the board there's a compromise
If after all we only lived  twice
Which lies the run road to paradise

Don't say a word, here comes the break of the day
And wide clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May

Close your eyes and make a bet
Face to the glare of the sunset
This is about as far as we get
You haven't seen me disguised yet

Don't say a word, here comes the break of the day
And wide clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May

Close your eyes and make a wish
Under the stone there's a stonefish
Hold your breath then roll the dice
It might lead the run road to paradise

Don't say a word, here comes the break of the day
And wide clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end...

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 12TH DEC.

Well, after all the exams, we'll come back on 12th. As next week you'll just come for the oral interview, please try not to forget ENGLISH...let me help you with this homework ;o))))


- READING P. 21- EX. A+ B
- READING P. 27 EX. A
- GRAMMAR- P. 130-131- UNIT 3A
- QUICKTEST- UNIT 2 REVISION- DOSSIER OF COPIES P. 53 

Take it easy with your exams, ok? DON'T PANIC!!!!

MY FAIR LADY

I don't know if you have seen this film but it's really fatastic!!!! It's about a professor who tries to teach a girl that speaks Cockney (a dialect) how to talk properly with very good British accent. It's really worth it!!!


In Spanish we say: 'La lluvia en Sevilla es pura maravilla'. If you want to know how would you say that in English....click HERE

By the way, the adjective FAIR here means BEAUTIFUL= 'Mi bella dama'

PICTURE DICTIONARY ONLINE

Very useful dictionary if you want to learn vocabulary: MERRIAM-WEBSTER.

For instance, if you write BICYLE, this is what you can find. You can also LISTEN to all the words!!!!

MONDAY 28TH NOV. LESSON

Good morning!
Yesterday we spoke about music and reviewed when a question is formed without using the auxiliary verb (Who bought the tickets?) and then we did a brain teaser (A teaser a day keeps dementia away!) and finally we did 3 listening exercises about travelling by plane, about booking a flight and about a girl talking about her family.
I will send you the exercises and listening tracks by email in case you want to do them again at home. 


TRY TO PRACTISE LISTENING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU CAN IN ENGLUSH (DVDs, series, films, internet...)


Here you have another webpage with a lot of listening exercises about ENGLAND. You can listen to any of them and do the exercises. 

SPEAKING/WRITING TOPICS FOR THE EXAM

Yesterday we did a summary of the topics we've seen up to now and that you should be able to talk about in your writing and/or speaking exams.

REMEMBER TO USE CONNECTORS AND AS MUCH VOCABULARY RELATED TO THE TOPIC AS YOU CAN 

   WHAT DID I LEARN?                                              WHAT CAN I DO?

QUESTION FORMS	GIVE PERSONAL INFO (family, job, free time…)
SIMPLE PRESENT/ ADJECTIVES	DESCRIBE A PERSON (appearance + personality)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS /PREPOSITIONS	DESCRIBE A PICTURE / TALK ABOUT PAINTINGS AND ART
RELATIVE PRONOUNS	DEFINE THINGS / PARAPHRASE
SIMPLE PAST/ HOLIDAYS + WEATHER VOC.	TALK ABOUT ANY EVENT IN THE PAST
PAST CONTINUOUS	TALK ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE PAST (OR IN A PICTURE WHEN THE PERSON TOOK IT)

EXTRA LISTENING PRACTISE

Thank you very much for having recorded yourselves !!!!!! GREAT EFFORT!!!

To keep improving your pronunciation, it is very good to LISTEN AND REPEAT....you can also record yourselves again and check the difference ;o))) and try to repeat again and again...


Try this, even though it's American accent:
- Daily Listen and repeat- you'll find different sentences everyday 
- Pronunciation videos- how to pronounce different sounds


KEEP GOING!!!!!!!

WED. 23rd NOV. LESSON + HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 28th

Yesterday we practised mainly the SPEAKING SKILL: we used the questions in the workbook (p. 16 +20) and then they DESCRIBED SOME PICS.


Besides, we also did the 2 LISTENING EXERCISES P. 27 and we finised with Unit 2C- p. 20 talking about music and introducing the QUESTIONS WITHOUT AUXILIARIES (grammar explanation on p. 128- 2C)

HOMEWORK: WRITE ABOUT AN UNFORGETTABLE OR MEMORABLE DAY OR MOMENT IN YOUR LIFE- it could be an exciting experience or an awful situation (remember to use connectors and as much voc. as you can and use the correct verb tense- simple past or past cont.)





If you want EXTRA GRAMMAR PRACTICE of past continuous and prepositions, you can do UNIT 2B in your WORKBOOK.

MONDAY 21ST LESSON

Here we are once again!!!!!!


Ok, yesterday we practised the use of the prepositions IN/AT/ON (ex. on page 148 +p. 19 + p. 25)
We finised UNIT 2B + Reading + Listening + Speaking (description of pictures using present continuous or past continuous).
We finally checked WORKBOOK UNIT 2D


Tomorrow we'll keep practising SPEAKING + LISTENING. 


Remember the WRITTEN EXAM is next FRIDAY!!!! So, try to practise as much as possible these weeks!!!


See you tomorrowwwww.....

PRONUNCIATION

USE THIS WEBPAGE TO LISTEN TO THE PRONUNCIATION OF ANY WORD, included the past of the regular verbs ;o)))

THANKSGIVING

When, where and why is THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED? 

Read about this holiday HERE and do this QUIZZ if you want to know more. 


I'D APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD POST A COMMENT ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR!!!

SPANISH ELECTIONS ON THE BBC

You can read a piece of news about yesterday's SPANISH ELECTIONS

SATURDAY NIGHT...

A SONG FOR YOUUUUUU......HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO AND THE MUSIC ;O))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw&ob=av2e

SPAIN ON THE BBC

HERE you have a piece of news from the BBC about the Spanish election and our finantial problems ;o(
It's very difficult to understand but you can get the general idea and learn some new vocabulary

WED. 16TH NOV. LESSON + HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 21ST

Good morning everybody!!! How are you this rainy, foggy day??? 
Just smile 


Ok, yesterday we checked doubts in the workbook unit 2A and then we finished Unit 2D (Listen to the story on p. 22, retell the story using the pics on p. 23 and listen to the end of the story). Apart from that, we practised the pronunciation of the letter 'a' and of the 'schwa' in Unit 2B.


Homework for Monday:
- WORKBOOK UNIT 2D
- RECORD YOUR VOICE. Click here and just start recording yourself. YOU CAN EITHER READ THE TEXT ON P. 22 OR YOU CAN JUST RETELL ME THE SAME STORY USING THE PICS. ON P. 23, as you did yesterday in class. 
COME ON, YOU JUST NEED A SIMPLE MICROPHONE. I'll send you feedback of your recording. 
Remember to pronounce the end of the simple past forms CORRECTLY!!!!


Have a nice weekend!!!!!!!!

MONDAY 14TH LESSON

Hellloooooooo...yesterday we:
- Wrote a text using vocabulary on p. 23 (expressions such as 'to take somebody to a restaurant, to knock on the door, etc..)
- Then, we practised the simple past and past continuous trying to predict a story you have on p. 5 in your dossier of copies.
- Finally, we did an exam-type listening about holidays.


On Wednesday we'll correct WORKBOOK UNIT 2A + Reading exercises p. 22

Try to listen to any of the videos or podcast you can find on the webpage on the post below!!!!

PRACTISE LISTENING!!!!!!

This web page is great!!!
http://vaughanradio.blogspot.com/
http://vaughanradio.blogspot.com/p/listen-to-vaughan-radio-live.html

You can watch videos, listen to radio live, listen to podcasts and all about LEARNING ENGLISH !!!

You'll love it!!!!

FRIDAY 11TH LESSON & HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY

Morning everybody!!!


Yesterday we:
- corrected the writing about your partners' last holiday and checked general mistakes
- Then, we skipped some pages and went directly to Unit 2D. We read the info about CONNECTORS (but, although, so, because) and did exercises on p. 128-129 (2D).
- After that, we practised the connectors finishing the sentences on p. 7 in your dossier of copies. 
- Finally, we went back to p. 22 and read and ordered the Reading, introducing the PAST CONTINUOUS (i.e. I was sleeping at 7 a.m. yesterday morning)


That was it!!!!


On Monday, we will:
- Correct WORKBOOK UNIT 2A (as I told you on Wednesday)
- Correct the questions below the reading on p. 22 (Unit 2D) and the vocabulary exercise on p. 23
- I also asked you to find info about THE POPPY DAY, that was yesterday. Go to this LINK and find out WHY IS THE POPPY THE SYMBOL OF REMEMBRANCE DAY????

WED. 9TH LESSON

Hello, yesterday we finished Unit 2A:
- Reviewed pronunciation of Simple Past (regular + irregular verbs) p. 17
- Did the Listening about disastrous holidays - p. 17
- Did a speaking + writing about your partners' last holidays- p. 17 If you were not in class you can WRITE ABOUT YOUR LAST HOLIDAYS using the questions you have on p. 17 to help you.


REMEMBER WE'RE HAVING LESSONS ON FRIDAY THIS WEEK ;D


I'll send you an EXTRA LISTENING ACTIVITY ABOUT HOLIDAYS by email!!!

HOMEWORK:
On MONDAY we'll check WORKBOOK UNIT 2A

MONDAY 7TH NOV. LESSONS

GOOD MORNINGGGGGGG...

Yesterday we watched [t] a video about the Bonfire Night that you can watch HERE 
Then, we did a test (Unit 1 revision- p. 52 in your dossier of copies). You can do it and check your answers with your partners.
After that, we corrected [id] and checked [t] the vocabulary on p. 147 about Holidays and the weather and we added [id] some new words: chilly, drizzle, showers etc....
Finally, we started [id] with the Reading on p. 16 and the pronunciation of the regular form of the simple past p. 17. You can LISTEN TO THIS LINK to practise the pronunciation of the -ED. 

There is NO HOMEWORK for Wednesday...but here I leave you two things you can do to practise these vocabulary:
1) Read and watch a video about the weather forecast in UK (or anywhere in the world). Click here
2) WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT THE WEATHER AND DO THE EXERCISES: Click here (it's very interesting with a lot of idioms and expressions)

Finally, here you have a tongue twister: You can listen to it here 

“Whether the weather be fine,

Whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather,

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not”

WED.2nd NOV. LESSON AND HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 7TH NOV.

Yesterday we corrected the homework (Workbook Unit 1D + Unit 1 review pages 14+15).
We also started Unit 2A- p. 129- SIMPLE PAST and we did a funny,messy writing using this tense.
Finally, we had time to eat some candies and talk and read briefly about Halloween ;o))

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY:
- Vocabulary- Holidays p. 147
- Find info about HALLOWEEN- Why is the pumpkin called Jack-o-lantern? You can go to the link you have in the post I published about Halloween.

- Finally, find info about BONFIRE NIGHT. You can go here and you can also do this game and also this quiz.


Have a nice weekend 

HALLOWEEN

Do you want to know more about Halloween? Click here

WED. LESSON AND HOMEWORK FOR NEXT WED. 2ND NOV.

Helloooooo....
Yesterday we finished Unit 1D. We corrected the email on p. 13. We also did the Listening and speaking on p. 15 and finally we practised defining words using relative pronouns (who/which/where).

HOMEWORK FOR WED. (MONDAY'S HOLIDAYS!!):
- WORKBOOK UNIT 1D
- UNIT REVIEW P. 14 (grammar+voc+pronunciation) +15 (reading)
- OPTIONAL WRITING: p. 13- Describe yourselves
- Correct the mistakes on your picture description. 

Last but no least.....try to find info about Halloween!!!!

DESCRIBING PICTURES

Here you have some links with vocabulary and useful expressions when you need to describe a picture.
- Describing a picture in English
- Word list on picture description
- Prepositions of location

Have a look at them and use them in your descriptions- remember to publish the description on the blog if you have not done it yet- They will also be useful for speaking practise!!!

MONDAY 24TH CLASS + HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY

Good morning,
Yesterday we finished Unit 1D. We did the listening on page 11 and learnt vocabulary about rephrasing, that is, how to explain things when you don't know the exact word.
We also corrected the exercises in the workbook (Unit 1C)

For Wednesday, just do exercises on page 127- section 1D (relative pronouns) ;o))

See you on Wednesday and have a nice, sunny day!!!

WED. LESSON AND HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 24TH OCT.

Hi everybody,
Yesterday we finished Unit 1C- we spoke about art and paintings and sang a song ;o)) and we started Unit 1D (p. 10)

Homework for next Monday is:
- POST THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURE to the blog, if you have not done it yet!!!
- WORKBOOK- Unit 1C (p. 8+9)

- Go to this link and write down the definition of any word you like. We'll comment them on Monday

Also remember to send me the questionnaire ;o))

Have a nice weekend

HOMEWORK FOR WED. 19th OCT.

You have moved to a new flat and you need some pictures. Check this link and send a post to this blog describing the picture you have chosen.


Apart from that, please fill in this questionnaire and send it to me by email or give it to me whenever you can. It's important for me to know your opinion ;o))

MONDAY 17TH OCT. CLASS

Yesterday we learnt how to describe pictures (p. 8-9) and we reviewed The Body vocabulary (p. 146).
Apart from that, we also corrected and talk about the differences between using Present Simple and Present Continuous (p. 126-127- 1C)

Finally, we recommended the film 127 hours. Watch it, it's worthwhile!!!

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 17th OCT

Yesterday we corrected Units 1A + 1B in the workbook and we did the Irish quizz.
We listening to the Oscar winning song "Falling Slowly" from the movie "Once." written and performed by Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova. If you haven't seen this movie- you need to!

For Monday do the following exercises:
- p. 126-127 Unit 1C- Present Continuous
- 146 Voc. The Body

Have a nice weekend ;o))

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY 14TH OCT.

As this Wednesday is public holiday, remember that we are having lessosns on Friday.

Homework:
- WORKBOOK pages 4+5+6+7- Do the exercises and correct them yourselves with the solutions. On Friday we'll check doubts, problems etc..

- IRISH QUIZZ- Try to do this quizz about Ireland. Find info about the questions on the web. You can try this interesting webpage: http://www.irishabroad.com/ireland/

Have a nice week and see you on Friday ;o))

WHERE ARE WE?

Fo those of you that couldn't come, yesterday MONDAY 11TH OCT. we practised the description of people (dossier of copies page 2) and we did a listening about INTERNET DATING.

Then, we started Unit 1C and did the vocabulary and pronunciation sections.

UNIT 1B- HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER

WRITING: Describe a person you know well, a family member or a friend. You can use the questions on p. 7- speaking section to help you.

These links can also be useful ;o))
TO BE LIKE/ TO LOOK LIKE: http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson42/Lesson42.htm


PHYSICAL APPEARANCE VOCABULARY: http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.htm

PERSONALITY: http://www.esolcourses.com/content/exercises/grammar/adjectives/personality/words-for-describing-personality.html

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY 3RD OCTOBER

GRAMMAR- P. 127 EX. 1A- TEXTBOOK
VOCABULARY - P. 144- TEXTBOOK

Have a nice weekend ;o))

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HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE LESSON YESTERDAY

FRIDAY LESSONS

FOR MONDAY-WEDNESDAY GROUPS:

14TH OCTOBER
11TH NOVEMBER
2ND DECEMBER
27TH JANUARY
24TH FEBRUARY
23RD MARCH
27TH APRIL

WELCOME TO SCHOOL!!!!

This will be our meeting point! I hope you find it useful and you use it during the course.