3C-What´s the word?/4A-Parents and teenagers

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June 13th

Topics

• defining relative clauses
• paraphrasing
• present perfect + yet, just, already
• housework: make or do?

Last class we worked with pages 24-25/28-29 and 132-133 (3C and 4A) of the Student´s book.
At the end of the class we read the story on pages 48-49 of the Skills.


Homework

Workbook: Unit 3C and (if you can) unit 4A


Links for further practice:

Defining relative clauses-Grammar exercise
Defining relative clauses-Grammar exercise 2
Present perfect + yet, just, already-Grammar exercise
Present perfect + yet, just, already-Grammar exercise 2
Housework: make or do?-Vocabulary exercise

Video: Make or do?

Short video: yet and already in sentences

3B-Let´s meet again!

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June 6th

Topics

• present continuous (future arrangements)
• verbs + prepositions

Last class we worked with pages 22-23 and 130-131 3B of the Student´s book.
At the end of the class we talked about the article "Brilliant minds linked to autism" (Skills pgs. 20-21)

Homework

Workbook: Unit 3B


Links for further practice:

Present continuous/going to-Grammar exercise
Present continuous/going to-Grammar exercise 2
Correct the mistake-Grammar and vocabulary exercise

Video: Sheldon and Asperger´s Syndrome

Video: Silent T

3A-Plans and dreams

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May 30th

Topics

• be going to (plans and predictions)
• the date
• vocabulary: airports
• prepositions: at, in, on 

Last class we worked with pages 20-21, 130-131 3A of the Student´s book.
At the end of the class we listened to the song "This is the Life"


Homework

Workbook: Unit 3A
Student´s book: pgs. 18-19 (Review units 1&2)



Links for further practice:

Be going to-Grammar exercise
Be going to-Grammar exercise 2
The date-Vocabulary exercise
Travel vocabulary-Video
Song "This is the Life"-Video and exercise

Video: Airport vocabulary

2C-One dark October evening

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May 23rd

Topics

• Past continuous
• time sequencers and connectors: because, so, but, although, after that, etc.
• pronunciation
• prepositions of time and place: at, in, on

Last class we worked with pages 14 and 153 (prepositions), unit 2C (pgs. 16-17) and pages 128-129 2C in the Student´s book, then we listened to the song "Blue as your eyes"
At the end of the class we discussed the short story The Open Window.


Homework

Workbook: page 14 (Unit 2B) and Unit 2C
Writing: write a new ending to the story One dark October evening (120-140 words) Student´s book, page 16.


Links for further practice:

Connectors but, although, so, because-Grammar exercise
Connectors but, although, so, because-Grammar exercise 2
How to pronounce p, b, f, v in English-Video

The Open Window by Saki

Song: "Bue as your eyes" (with lyrics)

2B-The story behind the photo

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Reading: The story behind Abbey Road photograph


May 16th

Topics

• Past continuous
• Describing pictures

Last class we worked with pages 14-15 (reading, grammar and listening) and 128-129 2B from the Student´s book.
At the end of the class we did a speaking exercise about fake photographs.


Homework

Workbook: Unit 2B, page 13
Skills: read pages 11-14 (Short story "The Open Window") and answer the After reading questions.


Links for further practice:

Past continuous-Grammar exercise
Past continuous or past simple?-Grammar exercise
Past continuous or past simple?-Grammar exercise 2
Stress monsters-Pronunciation game
How to remember vocabulary-Video

2A-Right place, wrong person (cont.)

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May 9th

Topics

• Past simple (regular and irregular verbs)
• Subject/object questions

Last class we continued working with pages 12 and 13 from the Student´s book. We also had a mini oral and written exam. At the end of the class we discussed Murasaki Shikibu´s biography (Skills book pages 7-8)

Homework

Workbook: Unit 2A



Links for further practice:

Common irregular verbs grouped
Past simple-regular and irregular verbs-Grammar exercise
Past simple-signal words-Grammar exercise
Subject/object questions-Video
Subject/object questions-Grammar exercise

Hotel problems/9A-Right place, wrong person

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April 25th

Topics

• hotel problems
• will for offers
• past simple: regular and irregular verbs
• vocabulary: holidays

Last class we worked with pages 10, 11, 12 and 13 (Grammar a)
At the end of the class we read the article The place is perfect, the weather is wonderful... on page 12 and we did exercise a (Grammar) on page 13

Homework

Student´s book: p. 129 2A exercises a and b
Workbook: Practical English-Hotel Problems and Unit 2A
Skills: pgs. 7 and 8 (After reading questions and Focus on Vocabulary)


Links for further practice:

Past simple-Grammar exercise
Past simple-Grammar exercise 2
Practical English-Calling reception
Past simple negation-Grammar exercise
Past simple affirmations and questions-Grammar exercise
Past simple-Test

Video: How to improve your listening skills