MERRY CHRISTMAS

On Monday, we learnt vocabulary about Christmas. We sang this song and watched Merry Christmas Mr Bean.





I hope you have a very good time these days. And please, don´t forget your English!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

Results First Term

The results are published at the EOI. You are either APTO or NO APTO. Some results have an *. That means you should contact me. If you cannot come, send me an email and I will comment on your results via mail.

QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH

Click here to see the explanation about how to ask questions in English and download this handout used in class.

Self-assessment 1st term

Please, complete this questionnaire and submit it before 17th December.

Used to

Practise the use of the structure "used to".

exercise 1


exercise 2

Eleventh Week

Last week, James came on Monday and did a presentation about the educational system in USA. We finished section 2D, "the story behind the photo", the pronunciation exercise on page 26 and we started watching the second episode of Mark and Allie. Besides, we had 2 tests: listening comprehension test and a grammar test.
Next Wednesday, we will:
- do another test,
- finish watching the episode
- do a lot of oral practice
- do some grammar exercises

Homework:

1. Exercise 2 GRAMMAR, page 22, and Grammar Bank 2D, page 129 (only 2ºB CAL)
2. "What do you remember" section (pages 26&27). See the key
3. Find out about this new structure (form and uses):

When I was a child, I used to like sweets. Now, I prefer a piece of fruit.

Tenth Week

This week we learnt the use of the prepositions ON, IN and AT. We focused on the sound shwa, /w/ and /h/. We read the text on page 21, did the exercises and listened to the song "Imagine". On Wednesday, I explained the structure of questions with and without auxiliary (pages 20 & 128) and some of you did brilliant presentations about your photos.

Homework for November 30th:

- Write a composition about your favourite photo. Something similar to the text on page 25. Be brief and just answer the questions on exercise a. You can either send it by email or hand it in.

Have a great weekend!!

OUR TEXTBOOK ONLINE

Click here and practise everything we learn in class. This webpage is amazing! Enjoy!

Imagine, by John Lennon

Spend 5 minutes listening to this song!! You can read the lyrics too! Sing it out!!! :-)

Reading Comprehension Text

Click here, read the text and do the exercises. Practise the difference between past simple and past continuous.

Prepositions

Look at the explanation about the prepositions IN, ON and AT in English. Then, you can do this exercise.

Ninth Week

We revised the pronunciation of final -ed in regular verbs, finished section 2A and started 2B (text on page 18 and listening comprehension on page 19). We learnt the use of past continuous and its difference with respect to past simple. Some of you did very interesting presentations about your last holidays. Last Wednesday, I showed you some photos when I was a child.

Homework for Monday 23rd Nov.

1. Grammar exercises on page 128, section 2B.
2. Read text on page 21 and do exercises A and B about the text.
3. Some of you will do a brief presentation about three old photos.

Past Simple & Continuous

Look at the uses of Past Continuous here and practise the difference between both tenses here.

Pronunciation Irregular verbs

Click here to see the pronunciation of irregular verbs in English.

Eighth Week

On Monday, we started Unit 2 about the past. We read the article on page 16 and paid special attention to the pronunciation of final -ed (regular verbs). Later, I did a brief presentation with photos about my last trip to Berlin (see questions on page 17, exercise 6 SPEAKING)
On Wednesday, we went to the cinema to see Bunny and the Bull and La escuela expandida. We had a great evening!! :-)

Homework:
Next Monday, some of you will do some presentations showing photos about your last trip.
2ºA: Lola, Antonio (and any other)
2ºB: Mariló, Pablo, Lola, Mª Ángeles, Antonio, Juanma, Lidia and Pedro.

We will revise final -ed pronunciation (do this exercise), do listening comprehension exercise on page 17 and start section 2B.
And James is coming on Monday to talk about Thanksgiving Celebration in USA!!

Seventh Week

On Wednesday 4th November, we finished Unit 1 (end of section 1D, video about Mark and Allie, writing section p.13 and Revise and Check pp. 14 & 15)

Homework for Monday 9th November:

1. Read the text p. 16
2. Do exercises READING (a, b, c)
3. Do exercises GRAMMAR (a, b, c)
4. Check irregular verbs on page 155 (attention!!! there is a misprint: sit sat sat)

Click here to see the solutions!!!

Have a good weekend!!

Festival de Cine Europeo

On Wednesday (11th Nov), we are planning to see a film and a documentary at Nervión Plaza:

Bunny and the Bull : 17:50 See the trailer.
Synopsis: Stephen Farnaby hasn't been outside in months and when he finds his mind hurtling back to the disastrous trek around Europe he undertook with his friend Bunny, a catalog of adventures. Stephen's flat becomes the springboard for an extraordinary odyssey through a land made up of snapshots and souvenir replica landmarks within his imagination.

La escuela expandida: 19:40

Price: 2,55 € (group of more than 15 people)

SEND ME AN EMAIL to confirm you are interested so that I can book the tickets in advanced. Thanks!!

Sixth Week

Last week (26th-30th Oct.) we did the presentations about our favourite paintings and finished section 1C. On Wednesday, we had two guests: Michael did a PowerPoint presentation about himself and Marisa talked about her school in Sheffield. It was very interesting, wasn't it?

Homework:

1. We will finish section 1D next Wednesday.
2. Do grammar exercise on page 127 (2ºB CAL)
3. Correct the ten mistakes on page 13 (exercise a)
4. Complete the Revision section (pp.14 & 15). Except the Listening Comprehension exercise!! Click here to see the key.

Don't stop praising!!!!!!

Click here and learn how to praise!!

Halloween Workshop

On Wednesday, 28th October, James is going to organise an interesting workshop about Halloween from 18:00 to 19:00. Can you bring a small pumpkin? Thanks!!

Fifth Week

On 21st October, we started section 1C (pages 8 & 9). We revised the parts of the body focusing on their pronunciation (very important!!) and we did the exercises concerning Toulouse- Lautrec´s painting At the Moulin Rouge (speaking and listening exercises).

On Monday (26th Oct), you are going to talk about your favourite picture (be ready for a brief presentation in front of the class!!) and we´ll start section 1D.



HOMEWORK:



1. Do Grammar Bank, section 1C on page 126 in the book.



2. Click here to see my favourite painting closer and do this exercise:

Brief description of the painting:

Bottom right, there are some people talking.
Bottom left, two people are kissing.
In the middle, on the left, there is a lake. Some people are eating blackberries. And a man is doing a handstand.
Top left, there is a fish flying.
In the the middle, there are some women having a bath and a lot of people riding different animals.
On the right, there are some people carrying a huge shell.


YOU CAN COMPLETE THE DESCRIPTION WITH 3 MORE SENTENCES:

INCLUYE LAS ORACIONES EN LA SECCIÓN DE COMENTARIOS DE LA ENTRADA


3. Choose your favourite painting and write 5 sentences describing what is happening. Use the prepositions we saw on page 9. Send it by email.

Bring a picture!!!

What´s your favourite work of art? Definitely, this is my favourite painting:

Do you know who is the artist?

For next Wednesday, bring a photo of your favourite painting.

The body

Do you remember the parts of the body? Remember that your body is the most important tool you have.
Click here to revise the parts of the body.
Listen to their pronunciation here.
Finally, do this exercise!!

I hope you enjoy!!!

Fourth week

Last Wednesday, we finished section 1B. These are the solutions for the READING exercises on page 6:

B- READ THE INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTICLE.

1. Who is Richard? He´s a musician. He´s 26. He lives in Southampton.
2. Who is Danny? Danny is Richard´s best friend.
3. What do Richard´s mum and Danny try to do? They try to find him a girlfriend.
4. What does Richard have to do? He goes on a date with the girls to see which one he likes best.

C- NOW READ WHAT RICHARD SAYS. MARK THE SENTENCES T (TRUE) OR F (FALSE). CORRECT THE FALSE ONES.

1- T
2- F He´s friendly but sometimes quite shy.
3- F He likes music but he doesn´t like parties.
4- T5- F He likes women who are good listeners.
6- T
7- T

CONVERSATION CLUBS

James, our language assistant will organize conversation clubs to practise your spoken English. Click here to check the tiemtables.

Third week

We started the book at last!! We did page 4 and the listening comprehension exercise on page 5.
For Wednesday, read the text on page 6, do exercises on the VOCABULARY, READING (page 6) and GRAMMAR SECTION (page 7). We will correct everything in class. Have a great long weekend!!

REVISION

What have we done so far? During the first two weeks, we revised last year's contents. You can practise them through the websites provided.

Homework

Write a composition (120 words approx.) answering the following questions. Don´t write single sentences. Use connectors (however, but, moreover...) and frequency adverbs (sometimes, often, usually...).

At work:
1 Do I wear special clothes for my job?
2 Do I often work outdoors?
3 Do I work with the public?
4 Do I often work at weekends?
5 Do I have to travel to do my job?
6 Do I earn much?
7 Is my work glamorous or highly prestigious?
8 Do I work mainly with my hands?
9 Is my job sometimes dangerous?
10 Do I often receive tips?
11 Is my job creative?
12 Do I work with animals?
13 Do I work in a laboratory?
14 Do I need to be fit for my job?
15 Do I need a university degree for my job?
16 Do I need to be good with numbers?

DEADLINE: 5TH OCTOBER. You can write it on a piece of paper or send it by e-mail.

Useful websites

By clicking on the following webpages you can practise grammar and pronunciation in English. They are very interesting!!

- How to pronounce English sounds: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

- English Sounds Exercises on-line:
http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/

- English grammar (with notes and exercises):
http://www.english-area.com/paginas/gramatica.htm


Enjoy!!:-)

Present Continuous or Present Simple

Click here to know about the uses of these tenses and do some exercises to practise.

Was / Were

Click here to practise the use of was and were. Enjoy!

Present Simple

Remember that we can use the present simple to talk about habits (things that we do regularly), facts (things that are always true) or states (facts that are true for a long time).
For example:

Habits:
We give the teacher a present every month.
She cleans the house on Saturdays.

Facts:
The sun doesn't rise in the west.
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.

States:
They don't live in a flat together.
Alice works in a hospital

You can find some exercises to practise on this website.

Plans, predictions, intentions

Click on these links to practise the structure "be going to".

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Possessive 's vs of-structure

In this site you can find some notes about the English Saxon Genitive

Questionnaire

Please, fill out this questionnaire. You can use Spanish!!!

English sounds

To begin with, practise the English sounds by watching these videos. Please, download this chart for Monday's lesson.