2 NB "B"

Hi there,

Today we´ve done a reading comprehension exercise and a listening activity about Halloween (check the 2NB "A" entry to see a link).

Besides, we´ve continued with our unit and how to express interests.

Happy Halloween!!

1 NI

Hi there, 

Today we watched the same video as the 1NA students, so if you want to watch them again, check the 1NA entry!!

We´ve also continued with our unit and did some work on extreme adjectives (exercises 5a and 5b on page 17). We´ve also discussed the questions on page 20 and the different pronunciations of the letter "u".

Have a nice bank holiday!!

1 NA

Hi there,

On Wednesday we watched this video about the history of Halloween and also the unforgettable "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.
Besides, we also continued with the vocabulary bank of the book and played a game to practise those difficult extreme adjectives...

Homework: Write a composition (150 word aprox.) about one of the questions on page 148 (exercise c).

See you on Wednesday!!

2 NB "A"

Hi there,

On Wednesday we dealt with the topic of Halloween: we did a reading comprehension and a couple of listening activities that you can find in the followin link:

http://www.audio-lingua.eu/ ( Choose English, level A2 and you can also type "Halloween").

Besides, we did the reading activity on  page 20 and the vocabulary exercise on "stay/be" on page 146.

Happy Halloween!!1

2 NB "B"

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected your homework (a/an and grammar at work) and we´ve explained the grammar section on page 21 and also the exercise on page 134. We´ve also started to have a look at the vocabulary part on that same page.

See you on Thursday!!

1 NI

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve been working on your formal and informal e-mail and we´ve tried to improve them. We´ve also done some more vocabulary exercises on the topic of "sports" and do the grammar and pronunciation sections on  page 17.

Homework: Do exercises 5a and 5b on page 17.

See you on Thursday!!

1 NA

Hi there,

Yesterday we corrected the sheet with the extreme adjectives and continued with the reading and vocabulary of our unit (section 1.2).

See you tomorrow!!

2 NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework from Friday and we´ve continued with our unit, We´ve done the vocabulary part on offers and requests, the pronunciation section and the speaking. Besides, we´ve started unit 2.2 called "sofasurfing" and we´ve done exercise 1 and 2 of the reading part.

See you on Wednesday!!

1 NI - MUSIC LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Hi everyone,

If you want to practise your listening and your music vocabulary, click on the link below and do this listening game.

http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G046-LiveHouse.html

Hope you enjoy it

2 NB "B"

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we continued with the pronunciation and speaking of lesson 2.1. We´ve also started lesson 2.2 (we´ve done the reading activity).

See you today at 5pm in room 210!!! :)

1 NI

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve revised the music vocabulary again and we´ve also did another reading comprehension to practise that vocabulary. We´ve also continued with the Explore section in our book on page 16 plus a listening exercise.

Homework: exercise 5 on page 16 (write 2 emails ON PAPER!! BRING THEM ON TUESDAY!!).

1 NA

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we started unit 1.2 and did the vocabulary on that page plus some extra practice for homework.

Have a nice weekend!!

2 NB "A"

Hi everyone!!

Today we´ve corrected the jobs sheet and the cloze test I gave you on Friday. We´ve also finished unit 1 and started with unit 2: We´ve done the listening on page 18 and the grammar part (a/an/some) on page 19.

Homework: exercise on page 134 (a/an/some).

REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE CLASS THIS FRIDAY IN ROOM 210 AT 5PM

2 NB "B"

Hi guys,

today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve started unit 2. We´ve done the listening activity on page 18, the vocabulary part and grammar on page 19 ( plus vocabulary reference on page 144 and grammar reference on page 134).

See you on Thursday!!

1 NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected "The Mozart Effect" reading comprehension, we´ve also did exercise 5 on page 14 and the "Explore" section ( "so" and "culture shock" on page 15).

See you on Thursday!!!

HOY SÍ HAY CLASE

Hola a todos,

Hoy ya me encuentro mejor así que tendremos clase como de costumbre.

Un saludo,

Cristina

NO PODRÉ ASISTIR HOY A CLASE

Hola a todos,

Siento comunicaros que estoy enferman y no podré asistir hoy a clase. Espero que el mayor número de gente pueda leer este mensaje antes de ir a la Escuela. Pensé que estaría mejor a lo largo de la mañana pero, desafortunadamente, no ha sido así...

Un saludo,

Cristina

1 NA - INDIRECT QUESTIONS - ANSWERS

Hi there,

This is the key for the Indirect Questions exercises I gave you on Monday. Sorry about the delay.

Exercise 1:


- I wonder if you could tell me what time the plane from Frankfurt arrives.
- Could you let me know when you would like me to come for an interview?
- I wonder if you know what bus I should catch for the town centre.
- Do you think you could tell me how you work this ticket machine?
- I wonder if you have seen George.
- I would like to know if you have any double rooms.
- Can you tell me what you were doing in my office?
- Do you know where this address is?

Exercise 2:

- Do you know when Tina gets back from Berlin?
- Could you tell me what time the film starts tonight?
- I would like to know if service is included in the price.
- Could you let me know what the salary is?
- I wonder if you have been to Brussels before.
- Do you know if Gail passed her exam?
- Where did Mary go after the party last night?

Exercise 3:


- be
- it
- whether
- it
- did
- him
-not
- it

Exercise 4: 


- Could you tell me what the time is?
- Do you know what this means?
- Could you tell me how much this costs?
- Could you tell me what time the museum opens?
- Could you tell me if I am in the right seat?
- Do you know where Asham Street is?
- Could you tell me if this is Trafalgar Square?
- Do you know when this bus leaves?

2 NB "A" and "B"

Hi!

On Friday we watched a short video to revise some words related to jobs, we also did a communicative activityto revise basic questions and answers, a cloze test, and a listening exercise from the intro unit.

Homework: 2NB "A": Jobs vocabulary sheet and the cloze test that I gave you. 2NB "B": only the cloze test.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

1 NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the music vocabulary sheet, we´ve done the reading activity on skydiving and we´ve also continued with our unit on page 14 (all the exercises except for number 5).

Homework: Reading comprehension "The Mozart Effect" and write a composition about the type of music that you like (answering the questions on the vocabulary sheet).

See you on Tuesday!! Happy weekend!!

1 NI - ELECTRIC GUITAR READING COMPREHENSION

Hi everyone!!

Here you have a reading comprehension exercise about the electric guitar.

http://www.englishcorner.vacau.com/reading/guitar.html

1 NI - PRESENT TENSE AND MUSIC

Hi everyone,

If you want more practice on the present tense and music vocabulary, click on the link below and in the "quizzes" section select "Present Tense" (there are several quizzes), "Music" and "Music Instruments".

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

2 NB "A" and "B" - HOW TO ASK SOMEONE TO REPEAT SOMETHING & JOBS VOCABULARY

Hi again,

If you want more practice on how to ask someone to repeat something and jobs, click on the link below and in the "quizzes" section select "Asking for clarification" and "Occupations".

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/

2 NB "A" and "B"

This is the video we watched in class in case you want to have a look at it again.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/node/1733

2 NB "B"

Hi there,

Yesterday we learnt some new vocabulary and expressions related to jobs, and did the Explore Speaking section on page 16.

See you tomorrow!!

IMPORTANT: CLASS ON FRIDAY 14TH AT 5PM IN ROOM 210

1 NI

Hi there,

Yesterday we learnt some new expressions related to music, revised the use of the present simple and present progressive and did a communicative activity to learn more words related to pastimes and hobbies.

Homework: Music vocabulary sheet (for Thursday) and The Mozart Effect reading sheet (for next Tuesday).

See you tomorrow!! Have a nice and relaxing day today!!

1 NA

Hi guys,

On Monday we revised the use of indirect questions, did a fun communicative activity to revise the personality vocabulary, and studied the writing section about how to write an informal e-mail.

Homework: Write an email describing your current living situation but, before that, do exercise 11 on page 10.

Have a nice weekend!!

2 NB "A"

Hi there,

Sorry for not writing before.

On Monday we studied some of the uses of the word OK, learnt some different greetings, and did exercises 1, 2 and 3 of the Explore Speaking section.

Homework: Find about greetings in different countries on the Internet and be prepared to share your findings with your classmates on  Monday.

IMPORTANT: CLASS ON FRIDAY 14TH AT 5PM IN ROOM 210

STEVE JOBS

I´m sure you already know who Steve Jobs was, so if you want to listen to this inspiring and visionary man while you practise your English, click on this link and you can do some listening practice and exercises.

http://web.educastur.princast.es/eoi/eoimiere/myweb/education/index.htm

1 NA - INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Hi there,

If you want some extra practice on indirect quesitions, you can find exerciser and theoretical information on the following links:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/145_gramchallenge36/

http://www.e-grammar.org/indirect-question/test1-exercise1/

http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.inqu.p.htm

Hope it helps you!!

1 NI

Hy guys,

Today we´ve continued with our unit. We´ve been talking about sports and exercise and we´ve also revised the use of the simple present, past simple and present progressive. We´ve learnt some vocabulary related to sports and also why some activities go with "play", others with "go" and others with "do".

Homework: grammar exercises page 133.

Have a nice weekend!!

1 NA

Hi there,
Yesterday we continued practising indirect questions (I´ll bring you more practice on Monday!!) and learnt some vocabulary to describe people´s personality.

Homework: Revise your mistakes on your profiles and write which classmate would be your best flatmate and why.

Happy weekend!!

2 NB "A"

Hi there,

Today we´ve had a look at your initial tests. We´ve also revised some vocabulary and continued with our unit: grammar section (past tense of To be), speaking, listening, vocabulary and task on page 14.

Homework: exercise on grammar reference page 133 (was, were) and pronunciation exercise on page 144 (college, colleague).

Have a nice weekend!!

2 NB "B"

Hi guys,

Today we´ve revised some vocabulary, expressions and pronunciation that we saw last Friday and we´ve also learnt some new professions. We´ve also done the grammar speaking sections on page 13. And, finally, we´ve also done exercise 1 a) and b) on page 14.

Homework: exercise on page 133 (past: was, were).

See you on Thursday!!

1 NI

Hi guys,

Today we revised some of the music vocabulary and did a speaking activity related to it. We also did the vocabulary section on page 11. Please practise the expressions in blue because they will be useful when you need to make suggestions or decide what to do.

We also did the inital test I talked you about.

See you on Wednesday!!

QUESTIONNAIRES

I´ve already had a look at your questionnaires as well as you expectations and goals for the course. The first thing that came to my mind after doing that was this quotation and I want to share it with you all: 


"Tell me and I´ll forget, show me and I may remember, involve and I´ll learn"

1 NI

Hi there,

On Thursday we started our unit on music and we did the listening and vocabulary activities on page 10 and the reading, listening and vocabulary on page 11. We also revised the use of can, could and be able to to express ability.

Homework: Exercises 1 and 2 on page 132 (be able to, can and could section).


REMEMBER: INITIAL TEST ON TUESDAY!!!


Happy weekend!!

2 NB "A" and "B"

Hi there,

On Friday we revised the use of the verb To be, we also did the reading activity in page 12, the vocabulary section on page 13 and 148 (jobs and words to describe them) and also some notions on pronunciation.

Homework: Revise the pronunciation of the words we saw in class ( both the pronunciation of jobs and the stress of words like hoTEL, INteresting...). Workbook: pages 6 and 7.

REMEMBER!! INITIAL TEST ON MONDAY/TUESDAY


Happy weekend!!!