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.