Class: Friday, 30^th October

Unit 1B: Friends – the new family

Pages: 8 - 10

Grammar:

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentperfectorpastsimple/menu.php

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

Cleft Sentences

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv149.shtml

Vocabulary: burden, bottle up, inedible, by and large, booby trap

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Try to do Workbook pg. 7 ex. 4

Extras, if you have time:

BBC Documentary Secrets of Selfridges 

The Rolling Stones - Beast of Burden ("Some Girls, Live in Texas '78")

Monday 26^th / Wednesday 28^th October

Unit 1: Friends – the new family

Pages: 8 - 10

Grammar: Time expressions with Present Perfect and Past Simple

http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/conjunctions/as-soon-as

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-perfect

Vocabulary: cater, whim, broadly, burden, confide

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework:  Please watch a least one of the TED Talks I have posted so far.

Extras if you have time:

TED Talks

Meaghan Ramsey: Why thinking you're ugly is bad for you

http://www.ted.com/talks/meaghan_ramsey_why_thinking_you_re_ugly_is_bad_for_you/transcript?language=en

Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

http://www.ted.com/talks/laura_trice_suggests_we_all_say_thank_you/transcript?language=en

George Carlin – Self- help books

Week: 19^th – 24^th October

Unit 1A: Making a good impression

Pages: 6 – 8

Grammar:

Past Simple vs. Present Perfect

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/ppvpast.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/228.html

http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/present_perfect

Time expressions with Present Perfect and Past Simple

http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/conjunctions/as-soon-as

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-perfect

Vocabulary: to behold, lenient, goatee, self-conscious, self-aware, self-confident, eye-catching, butt in, overhear, witter, grumble, eavesdrop, bicker, chat up, conceited

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 4 &5

Extras, if you have time:

Cameron Russell: Looks aren't everything. Believe me, I'm a model.

https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model

Dale Carnegie – Quotes

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dale_carnegie.html

How to Make a Good First Impression | Good Manners

About make-up

http://verne.elpais.com/verne/2015/10/22/articulo/1445512223_634400.html

Article

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/21/why-do-girls-wear-makeup-google-answer