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.