21st to 31st January (Summary)

- 5C -- Sun and the city
. Vocabulary: weather, seasons and dates (p. 40 and p. 159)
. Dictation with dates
. Reading: what to do in London?
. Grammar: present simple and present continuous (p. 41 and p. 132)

- Practical English: in a clohtes shop (p. 43-44)
. Watching dialogues:
. Practising dialogues


UNIT 6. Reading in English

- What's the book?... (p. 45)
- 6A: subject and object pronouns (p. 45 and p. 134)
- Pronunciation: pronouns and vowels
- Song: I'm simply the best by Tina Turner

Links to practices present simple and present continuous:
- Link 1
- Link 2
- Link 3

Thank you for being a wonderful group and Good luck!

14th to 17th January (Summary & Homework)

- check homework

- Pronouns in English
. Subject pronouns: they go before the name (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they)
. Object pronouns: they go after the name (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them)

. Possessive adjectives: they are followed by a noun (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their)
. Possessive pronouns: they are not followed by a noun (mine, yours, his, hers, ours, yours, theirs)

--- Do some more practice in the following links:
. Write the pronoun (link) 
. Choose the pronoun (link) 
. Possessive pronouns (link) 
. Possessive adjectives (link)
. Objecte pronouns (link)
. Choose the pronoun (link)

- 5B. Love your neighbours
. Are your neighbours noisy or are you a noisy neighbour? -- quiz in pairs (p.38)

. Noisy neighbours - the top problems! (p. 38)

- Grammar 5B: present continuous (p. 132)
Present Simple: to talk about routies --- I go to the swimming pool every day. (you usually do this)
Present Continuous: to talk about what is happening now --- I'm going to the swimming pool now.

- Listen to the sounds -- what's happening? (p. 39)

- Pronunciation (p. 39)

- Reading and Listening: Switzerland. The sound of silence (p. 39)

- Song: Mercy by Duffy (LINK)
 


 

8th to 10th January (Summary & Homework)

- check homework

- check test Units 1 to 4

- Grammar Bank 5A (p. 132)
. can + infinitive: I can play / you can swim / he can ski / she can drive / we can see / you can listen / they can swim

. can't + infinitive or cannot + infinitive:  I can't play / you can't swim / he can't ski / she can't drive / we can't see / you can't listen / they can't swim

. can I / you / he / she / we / you / they swim?
Yes, I can // No, I can't

Activities a and b p. 132

- Listening p. 36: Gary goes to an audition for a TV programme called X Factor.

- Pronunciation: activities a and b (p. 37)

- Speaking in pairs: asking questions to each other

- Speaking with class: find people who can or can't (worksheet)

- Vocabulary: more verb phrases (p. 158)

- Teacher asks questions with verb phrases

- Finding differences in a text in pairs

HOMEWORK:
- Worksheet can / can't

HOMEWORK

COMPOSITION 3. Writing about the celebrity you admire. (1^st Level)

Who is he/she? Where does he/she live? Has he/she got a family? Who are they? Has he/she got pets?

What is her/his job? Has he/she got any hobbies? What does he/she like doing in his/her free time?

Why do you admire him/her – what are his/her main characteristics?

Extension: 80 words

Deadline: 17th January

- Worksheet: revision articles + possessive adjectives

10th to 20th December (Summary)

- check homework: practice on present simple

- Reading: "Nico's day" (p. 30)
Interesting vocabulary: own=propio, busy=ocupado, everyone=todo el mundo, go back=volver

- Listening: "Amelia's day, Nico's stepdaughter" (p. 31)

- Grammar 4B: prepositions
Prepositions of place and movement:
. go + to = He goes to work
. AT + work, home, school, university
. IN + other places: flat, a room, an office, etc.

With public places you can use AT or IN:
Examples: We meet at the restaurant (in front ot it) / We meet in the restaurant (inside)

- Oral practice in pairs: practicing prepositions and the present simple

- Vocabulary: Time - expressions of time with present simple (p. 157)

- Grammar 4C: Present simple + expressions of frequency (p. 130-131)
. Frequency adverbs: ALWAYS - USUALLY - OFTEN - SOMETIMES - HARDLY EVER- NEVER
They go before the "verb to be": He always goes to the swimming pool at three o'clock.
They go after the "verb to be": He is always late.

. Time adverbs: once a week / twice a week / three times a week, etc. / every day
They go at the end of the end of the sentence: He goest to the swimming pool twice a week.

- Pronunciation: the letter "h"

- Reading and oral practice: "Today's teenagers may not live as long as their parents" (p. 32)

- Oral practice in pairs: Communication - Short life, long life? (p. 101)

- Revise and check Units 3 and 4 - homework (p. 34-35)

- Revision through oral activities in groups

- Video listening: Everyday activities

- Test Units 1,2,3, 4

- Christmas Carols and Karaoke

                                                                        HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS!!!

3rd to 5th December (Summary & Homework)

- check homework: the time

- Prepositions of TIME: at, on, in
. hours: at three o'clock
. days: on Monday
. months and years: in May in 2012

BUT:
. at night, at midnight, at midday
. moments of the day: in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
. seasons: in autumn/fall, in spring, in summer, in winter

How to write the dates:
. Monday, 19th December 2012

- Vocabulary: Everyday activities (p. 156)

- Oral practice: practicing everyday activities and prepositions
Checking if your partner is Suzy busy or Henry Healthy

- Reading the first stories from Five Short Plays

HOMEWORK:
- worksheet present simple+prepositions of time

26th to 30th November (Summary & Homework)

- check homework

- Vocabulary: the family (p. 28 and 155)

- Oral practice in pairs

- Pronunciation: the vowels p. 29

HOMEWORK: more practice on the time