Class: Wednesday, 6^th March 2013

Unit 3: Review

Can-Do Objectives: Describe a person’s personality and physically

                              Talk about money, manners, food

 Talk about obligations

 Make deductions

 Compare forms of transport

 Talk about your habits

Pages: 50 and 51

Grammar: Grammar Banks for Units 1 – 3

Vocabulary: Vocabulary Banks –

from Food and restaurants to Describing People

Homework: Study for Monday’s Exam on Units 1 – 3. E-mail me about any doubts you might have.

  

Remember Calendar stuff: Starting on the 11^th of March we will end class 15 minutes later, at 18:15, to make up for my absence. (Sorry.) We will do so for 6 classes: 11^th, 13^th, 20^th March and 3^rd, 8^th, and 10^th April. No class on the 18^th March (San Jose). No class from the 22^nd March to 1^st April both dates included, (Easter).

Class: Monday, 4^th March 2013

Unit 5B: Same planet, different worlds

Can-Do Objectives: Generalize about men and women

Pages: 72 and 73

Grammar: a/an, the, no article; review of future time clauses

Vocabulary: bed sheets, to suit, whereas, however, on the other hand

Homework: Workbook pg 48; Course book pg. 73 Reading and pg. 152 Vocabulary bank - Work

Remember: By now you should have a better idea about the topic for your Written Project. I’m sending in an e-mail, again, with the Project Organizer. Don’t forget that we will have an ‘exam’ for units 1-4 on the 11^th of March.

Also, here are additional writing topics related to units 4 and 5:

High school vs. university: a comparison

The subject I hated the most in high school and why

What a good teacher should do

Why I chose to do the degree I’m doing

If I were rich, I would...

If I were a man/woman, I would...

My ideal home

My ideal partner

What makes a good friend

Things I used to do when I was 5 but now I don’t

You can turn in compositions at any time. You know I will correct anything you want me to.

Class: Monday, 25^th February 2013

Unit 5A: Slow down, you move too fast

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about how much time is spent on different activities

                              Discuss, agree or disagree with proposals for your city

Pages: 70, 71 and 72

Grammar: Review quantifiers; articles; pronunciation of THE

Vocabulary: Noun formation

Homework: Workbook pg. 46 and 47

Stuff: For the pronunciation of the schaw see the following video at the link below.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_5.shtml 

Class: Wednesday, 20^th February 2013

Unit 5A: Slow down, you move too fast

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about how much time is spent on different activities

                               Talk about what causes stress and how to relax

Pages: 68 and 69

Grammar: Quantifiers: a few, very few, a little, very little, too + adj., enough + noun, adj. + enough, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, not any, no + noun, much, many

Vocabulary: tough, guy, threaten, lack of, expectations, spend time, average, a quarter on an hour

Homework: Course book pg. 70 – 71 (Reading); pg. 139 ex. 5Ab; Workbook pg. 44 and 45

Useful Stuff

The other day one of your classmates told me that she was really having a hard time understanding the ‘listenings’ so I remembered that there is a wonderful site by the BBC with lots of great activities.

I recommend following Flatmates. It’s sort of like a soap opera.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/

Class: Monday, 18^th February 2013

Unit 4C: Still Friends?

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about things one used to do

                              Talk about friendship

Pages: 61 and 63

Grammar: Used to; Pronunciation /s/ vs. /z/

Vocabulary: Expression with GET; review of Describing people

Homework: Workbook pg. 42 and Course book pg. 62 (Reading)

Class: Wednesday, 13^th February 2013

Unit 4C: Still Friends?

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about friendships

                              Talk about what you used to do or be like

Pages: 60 and 61

Grammar: Usually and Used to

Vocabulary: Friendship - acquaintance, buddy, pal, mate, BFF, KIT, to discuss, to argue, to have an argument, to have a row, once in a blue moon

Homework: Workbook pg. 38-41

Remember: You can do additional review of grammar in the booklet that came with your textbook.

Class: Monday, 11^th February 2013

Unit 4B: My ideal home

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about your ideal home

Pages: 58 and 59

Grammar:   Second conditional vs. First Conditional;

Subj. want Obj. Pronoun + infinitive;

Go home vs. go to + place

Vocabulary: cozy, spacious, humble, storey, ground floor, block of flats, apartment building, terraced house, cottage, penthouse, loft

Homework: Course book, pg. 59 (Reading); Vocabulary: Houses, pg. 151; Read the audio script 4.9 on pg. 126

Remember: On Wednesday, I will check your workbooks to see if you have been doing the work.