Friday 29 February 2008

3rd Yr- FEBRUARY 25th-29th

In Class:
- Grammar: comparison + present perfect (correct handouts + unit 6D & 7A)
- Grammar II: already/yet/just/since/for
- Vocabulary: Going out for dinner, Food, Work (handouts)
- Speaking activities: At a restaurant; talking about work
- Reading and Listening: units 6D & 7A + song "Money, money"

Homework:
- Grammar: the present perfect vs. simple past, ex. 14.1; 14.3 (handout given on Monday) + ex. nº2 p.26 (stapled handout) "put each verb in brackets into either the present perfect, past simple or present simple).
- Vocabulary: Work (handout)

D'U want more?
Present perfect:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html
http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blpresperfect.htm

Practice
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/presentperfect1.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/present_perfect1/index.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_perf.htm

Already, yet, just, since, for:
http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1C.html
http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/yetstill.htm
http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/sevastopoulos/esl/reviewlesson/presperf3b.html

REMEMBER: SECOND TERM TESTS
March 5th: Listening
March, 12th: Writing and Reading

1st yr- FEBRUARY 25th-29th

CLASS:
Grammar:
- Revise pronouns: personal (subject, object, possessive)
- Past tense: to be (affirmative, negative, questions)
Vocabulary: revise vocab (units 1-7)
Speaking: practice for the oral exam
Reading and Listening: units 8A and 8B

HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK:
- past tenses: ex. 23 (fotocopia) + p.71 nº 1 & 3 (Grammar)

PARA SABER MÁS:
- Past tenses
http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/blwas.htm
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_a01/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file05/grammar05_a02/
- Vocabulary
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank04/

Thursday 21 February 2008

1st yr- WEDNESDAY CLASS (Feb, 20th)

Clase:
- Grammar: Revisar los pronombres: pronombres personales sujeto, objeto, posesivos (determinantes y pronombres) : libro + fotocopias de clase
- Speaking: Unit 7C (travelling abroad)
- Describe: "there is/there are"
- Pronunciation: /m/,/f/,/v/, /p/

Homework:
- Revise vocabulary (units 1-7)
- Revise pronouns: finish photocopy: ex. 2,3,4 (handout)

Para saber más:
- de la posesión (gramática): http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pronomen.htm
- de los pronombres (ejercicios):
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/a_grammar/unit02/hwy_elem_unit02_5/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d01/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file04/grammar04_d02/
- de like/ would like: http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/a_grammar/unit09/hwy_elem_unit09_1/
- de some/any: http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/a_grammar/unit05/hwy_elem_unit05_2/

RECUERDA:
- There IS class on Friday!
- Si estás interesad@ en el viaje a Londres de la EOI, dímelo cuanto antes.

3rd Yr - WEDNESDAY CLASS (FEb, 20th)

Class:
- Revise comparatives and superlatives (handout) Unit 6C
- Spoken practice: coffee or tea? Survey in the classroom
- Writing: a report
- Reading and Speaking: make up a story

Homework:
  • If you haven't handed in your book review...you need to do so as soon as possible
  • Writing: a report (due on March, 5th)
D'u want more?
- Comparatives and superlatives:
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/comparatives.htm
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_c01/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_c02/
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_compsup.htm

- Vocabulary: revise some adjectives http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/b_vocabulary/unit06/hwy_int_unit06_4/

IMPORTANT:
- There's class on Friday!
- If you're interested in the London trip, ask me!

Thursday 7 February 2008

3rd Yr - WEDNESDAY CLASS (Feb, 6th)

Class:

  • Grammar: correct the future handout + new handout (left hand side)
  • Reading: unit 5D
  • Grammar: verb patterns (to infinitive vs. ing)
  • Speaking: ideal holidays
  • Phonetics: silent letters ex. unit 5D + handout (game)

Homework:

  • Hand in composition: film review corrected
  • The future: new handout (right hand side)
  • ING//to-infinitive: handout

D'u want more?
http://www.uazone.org/friends/esl4rus/ingform.html
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/lang/es/exercise.asp?exid=789

Further Reading & Listening: "US news: The super Tuesday"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2008/02/080205_super_tuesday.shtml
Super Tuesday - everyone's a winner
Democrats in close race

1st yr- WEDNESDAY CLASS (Feb, 6th)

Class:

  • Grammar: there is/there are
  • Speaking: Is there....near your hotel?
  • Writing: a description of St. Petersburgh
  • Reading and Listening: unit 7A
  • Phonetics: stress in words

Homework:

  • Para el lunes: Ex. 2, 4 (fotocopia de There is/there are)
  • Para el miércoles: writing "describe lo que tiene y lo que hay en la ciudad que más te gusta)

D'u want more?

There is-there are (quiz) http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/km-thereisare.html & http://www.eslgo.com/classes/beginner/bedroom.html & http://www.tcet.com/EAOnline/FlashedESL/fe-thereisare.html

A1 English revision before the exam:) IMPORTANT INFORMATION

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