PI2_MW_20H20

We started unit 7 Places, I used the website www.visitbritain.co.uk to check britain's top 15 attractions and we also did page 66 up to exercise 3.

FCE_MW_18H30

We started unit 9 and did some activities about how to describe people's appearance.

PHRASE OF THE WEEK

Dear students,
I'm not going to post anything because it's test week.

According to the Macmillan English Dictionary, if a place or an organization is going to the dogs, it is not as good as it was in the past. People often say things like “This country’s going to the dogs. Things aren’t like they were 30 years ago” or “This train service is going to the dogs. The trains are always late. The seats are uncomfortable and the fares are high”.

The origin of this expression is believed to be in ancient China where dogs, by tradition, were not permitted within the walls of cities. Consequently, stray dogs roamed the areas outside the city walls and lived off the rubbish thrown out of the city by its inhabitants. Criminals and social outcast were often expelled from cities and were sent to live among the rubbish – and the dogs. Such people were said to have “gone to the dogs”, both literally in that that was where they were now to be found, and metaphorically in the sense that their lives had taken a distinct turn for the worse.

PI2_MW_20H20

We corrected the exercises you were supposed to do and also checked your doubts about 'used to, modal verbs and since and for'. Study for the test!!!!

FCE_MW_18H30

We did a review of dynamic and stative verbs, affixes and reporting verbs. We also did an oral activity in pairs.

I2_MW_16H00

Unit 7D done and indirect questions. Homework: ecampus unit 2, study for the test indirect questions, abilities and unreal conditionals.

FL11_TT_18h30

We did pages 71 to 74 and the writing task preparation. Homework: writing task 4

FCE_MW_18H30

We finished unit 8 and did the exercises about affixes. In addition, we talked about better words to be used when writing a report. Homework: writing task 2.

I2_MW_16H00

Hello! We corrected the homework and finished unit 7B. Then we did the writing task preparation, which can be found on pages 76 and 77 (reading and writing portfolio) exercises 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7.
You have to write instructions according to the ones in exercise 1.

FL11_TT_18h30

We finished patterns to notice on page 61 and also the listening activity, pages 62 and 63 and, finally, the writing task preparation. Homework: writing task 3.

MAC1_ESPM

We did page 14 (wordspot) and the writing task preparation, in which you have to write about the most pressing problems in São Paulo and its possible solutions. Homework: writing task 2.

PHRASE OF THE WEEK - TO PULL SOMEONE'S LEG

If you try to pull someone’s leg, you try and make them believe something that isn’t true. “You’re pulling my leg!” is another way of saying “I don’t believe what you’re saying” or “You must be joking!”.

It often has humorous associations but the origin of the expression has nothing to do with making jokes or telling funny stories. It has its origins in the criminal world of 18th and 19th century London. In those days street robbers often worked in gangs of two. One would trip up the unsuspecting victim and the other would remove his money and other valuables while he was lying on the ground. The robber didn’t literally pull the victim’s leg but caused him to stumble and fall and then lose his valuables. If your leg is pulled now, you don’t lose your money but you might betray your ignorance and lose your temper.

PI2_MW_20H20

Dear students,
The first thing we did tonight was the correction of exercise 6 on page 57. Then we had extra practice on modal verbs and moved on to page 58 exercise 1-3 and talked about 'since' and 'for' and present perfect. Homework: workbook pages 36, 37 and exercise 2 on page 38 and exercise 4 on page 58 of your student's book.

FCE_MW_18H30

As agreed last class, we started off by doing a vocabualry activity about the clip seen last class and then we did 'weather lovely,..' on page 73 and page 74. Homework: workbook page 45 exercises 1-3, which will help you write the second composition.

I2_MW_16H00

We did unit 7B exercises 3 and 4, a flipchart and a powerpoint file about conditional sentences, page 55 exercise 9 and CDROM unit 7B second conditional. Homework: ecampus exercises 'second conditional - interrogative, negative, affirmative and use'.

PI2_MW_20H20

We did unit 6.1 up to exercise 5 and I explainde the modal verbs 'should, can and have to'. Homework: the first, fifth, sixth and seventh exercises in the ecampus, unit 6.

FCE_MW_18H30

We did an activity with the song 'Summer Loving' from the film Grease and also the book pages 72 and 73 up to exercise 5.

FL11_TT_18h30

Dear students,
The first activity today was about 'brain power' (resouce pack page 50) and then we started module 6, pages 56 and 57.

MAC1_ESPM

We did the reading and speaking activity on page 7, exercise 2 on page 8 and the text on page 9 and also an oral activity in which I gave you feedback on.

PI2_MW_20H20

We started unit 7 by doing exercises 1, 2 and 3 on page 56 and exercise 3 on page 55. We also did an oral activity about the three students in exercise 2.

FCE_MW_18H30

We did exercise 4 on page 71 and an activity about the vocabulary from the text. We also did an exercise about reporting verbs from a book called 'exam maximiser' and error correction using extracts from your compositions.

WORD OF THE WEEK

Booze can be either a verb or a noun, meaning to drink alcohol and alcoholic drink respectively. Despite its use in present-day informal British English, it is quite an old word and has been traced back as far as the 13th century. It is believed to derive from the old Dutch verb busen meaning ‘to drink to excess’.

These days it is more commonly used as a noun than a verb, although the form boozing can often be heard, as in We went out boozing last night. The related noun boozer can either mean a person who boozes, in other words a drinker, as in He’s a bit of a boozer, or, much more commonly, the place where a boozer boozes, namely a pub, as in The King’s Head is a decent boozer. Finally, there is the compound noun booze-up, which the Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners defines as 'a party or social event where people drink a lot of alcohol'. Cheers.

www.onestopenglish.com

MAC3_SAT

Dear students,
In the first part of the class we did an activity about all the vocabulary seen in module 8 and I asked you to write a paragraph using it. I'll correct everything and give you feedback next class. Apart from that, we did the activities on page 84 (exercises 1-4) and other exercises I prepared in a powerpoint file. You have to write a tactful letter like the one in exercise 2 and hand it in next class. I have also asked you to do the following ecampus exercises - a letter of complaint, adverb position, holiday around venice and time for tea.

FL11_TT_18h30

I handed in your reports and showed your tests. We finished the activity on pages 48 and 49, did 'paterns to notice' on page 50 and exercises 6 and 7. I also asked you to do page 20 in your phrase builders and we did an activity about education. Homework: Resouce Pack page 66.

MAC1_ESPM

We did the activities on page 15, a dictogloss and watched a youtube clip about different accents, which was the topic seen in the exercises. Homework: wordspot page 14 and 5 ecampus exercises.

PI2_MW_20H20

We corrected the homework and did the speaking activity on page 51, CDROM practises 1 and 2 and Communication page 52. Homework: page 54 ex 5 and any 5 exercises from the ecampus.

FCE_MW_18H30

We started the class with a powerpoint activity about vocabulary from the text on page 69 and we did the exercises 1 to 3 (close up) on pages 70 and 71. In the end of the class we did an activity using reporting verbs. Homework: workbook page 41 and 42 exercises 1 to 4.

I2_MW_16H00

We started the class with an activity about computers. Then we did the quiz on page 52 and exercise 3 as well as extra exercises about abilities in the past and present. Don't forget to bring the reader next class as we are doing the reading cicles activity. Homework: workbook page 30 and 31 exercises 3 to 6.

FL11_TT_18h30

In the first part of the class we corrected the activities about passive voice, we had a review of vocabulary of both units and I checked your doubts. The second one was the test.

MAC1_ESPM

We did the activity 'Learner questionnaire' on page 13 and then the writing task preparation, which is on pages 42 and 43 in your resource books. We have also agreed to do an oral activity on the 30th of September in which you have to choose any topic related to 'globalization' and prepare a 5-minute presentation. Some of the topics mentioned in class were: advertisings and China. Homework: writing task 1: 'Is globalization good or bad?'

PI2_MW_20H20

We started off by checking vocabulary from the previous classes and then we did exercise 7 on page 51 and extra practise on indirect questions as well as the workbook exercise 1, page 34. Homework: workbook page 34 and 35, exercises 2 and 3.

FCE_MW_18H30

We started the class talking about what could go really wrong on a holiday. Then we moved on to the text on page 69 and did exercise 3 on page 68. We did an activity using the vocabulary from the text and finished by doing the exercises 'lexis' and 'anecdote' on page 70.

I2_MW_16H00

Hello everybody,
Today we did unit 6D exercises 1-4 and the CDROM unit 6D, discussion 3 and 4. Homework: page 34 exercises 1 and 2. Don't forget that you have to hand your compositions in on Wednesday!!!!