Group: Wednesday, 11^th November 2015

Unit1C: Favourite sayings

Pages: 13 -14

Grammar:

Cleft Sentences

http://www.carmenlu.com/sixth/grammar/cleft-sentences6.htm

Connecting words

http://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/transition-words.html

http://www.englishgrammar.org/connecting-words-adding-information/

http://www.flo-joe.com/cae/students/writing/linking/addition.htm

Homophones

https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/homophones-list.htm

http://www.ezschool.com/play/english/choose-the-word-that-matches-the-picture/292

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/100.html

Vocabulary: to venture, to engage, molehill, coup

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

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

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

Saying and idioms

http://www.knowyourphrase.com/

Homework: Finish the worksheet handed out in class (ex b and c); Workbook – pg. 8 ex. 1a &b; pg. 57

Extras, if you have time:

The Last Word

Learn English with 5 Jokes

Group: Friday, 6^th November 2015

Unit 1B: Friends – the new family

Pages: 10 – 13

Grammar:

Cleft Sentences

http://www.slideshare.net/saravergon/cleft-sentences

http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/cleftterm.htm

http://www.grammaring.com/cleft-sentences

Vocabulary: water cooler, awash, nurture, wavelength, at arm’s length, amid, acquaintance, drift loose, at a glance, to blame

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

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

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Workbook – pg. 6 & 7

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talks

Juan Enriquez: Your online life, permanent as a tattoo

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

Renny Gleeson: Our antisocial phone tricks

https://www.ted.com/talks/renny_gleeson_on_antisocial_phone_tricks#t-208799

Rita Hayworth- Gilda "Put The Blame On Mame"(subtitulos en español)

Group: Monday 2^nd / Wednesday 4^th October

Unit 1B: Friends – the new family

Pages: 10 - 12

Grammar:

Cleft Sentences

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/sent-cleft.html

http://web.educastur.princast.es/eoi/eoimiere/myweb/blog/wp-content/uploads/cleft_sentences.pdf

http://www.scribd.com/doc/12881488/Cleft-Sentences-Exercises

Vocabulary: indicator light, to amuse, water-cooler, awash, poll, wavelength, arm’s length, insight, nurture, clumsy, shallow, to friend, loose, garment, appalling, household, random

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

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

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

 Homework: Workbook – pg. 6 & 7

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talk

Sherry Turkle: Connected, but alone?

https://www.ted.com/talks/sherry_turkle_alone_together/transcript

The Guardian

Your phone is seducing you and you are paying the price

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2015/nov/04/your-phone-is-seducing-you-and-youre-paying-the-price-video

George Carlin - I Like People

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

Class: 4^th / 6^th May 2015

Grammar Review:

Relative clause with preposition

http://www.eoilangreo.net/cristina/pre-intermediate/relatives5.htm

Participle clauses

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/participle-clauses

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles

Vocabulary: catwalk, impoliteness, plagiarise, to sack, to make redundant, to dismiss, to let go

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 Oxford Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Catch up with any homework you have not had time to do.

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talks

Nigel Marsh: How to make work-life balance work

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

Alice Goffman: How we're priming some kids for college — and others for prison

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

Nancy Duarte: The secret structure of great talks

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