1NI

Hi guys,

Yesterday we did the grammar section on page 29 and the listening and vocabulary sections on page 30.

Homework: exercises 1 and 2a from page 134 (nouns with prepositional phrases), the reading comprehension I gave you yesterday, the Progress Tests, exercise 1a and 5 from page 33 and from your workbook exercise 6 on page 19, exercise 7 on page 20 and all the exercises on page 22.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the reading section on page 25 and the 2 vocabulary sections and listening on page 26.

Homework: classroom language (page 15 and 23), progress tests (1,2 and 3), exercises 1, 2,3 and 8 on page 29 and from your workbook: exercise 5 on page 17, exercise 6 on page 18 and all the exercises on page 20.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your hoework and we´ve done the speaking activities on page 29 and the listening and vocabulary activities on page 30. Besides, we´ve done exercise 1 and 2 from the Across Cultures section on page 31.

See you on Thursday!

1NA - HAPPINESS

 Happiness is an interesting topic to talk about, read, listen to...especially in these days. So, click on the following link if you want to do some listening practice http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2009/04/090409_6min_happiness.shtml?001 and also go to this BBC website where you can find lots of interesting articles about this topic http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/happiness_formula/default.stm

1NA - THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS

In our unit we´re talking about happiness and what makes us happy. So, if you´re interested you can click on the link below and watch the video. You can watch it with or wothout subtitles in English or Spanish. Hope you enjoy it!!

1NI

Hi there,

Yesterday we continued with our unit on food and we did the listening and reading exercises on page 28 and the vocabulary and speaking activities on page 29.

Homework: vocabulary reference exeercise on could /can on page 148 and page 19 from your workbook

See you tomorrow!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done some more practice with directions and times. Besides, we´ve done the listening and vocabulary sections on page 24 and 25.

See you on Wednesday!

* Hola a todos,

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos practicado las direcciones y las horas. Además, hemos hecho la sección de listening y de vocabulario de las páginas 24 y 25.

¡Nos vemos el miércoles!

1NI - CLOZE TESTS

Here you can find some cloze which might be useful for you to practise at Christmas. You can find the key at the end of the document. You can only download the document if you have a Scribd account. However, you can still do the exercises from the computer and using the traditional pen and paper!! ;) Clozes final de curso

CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012

I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who came today and shared some great moments with us. It has been so much fun!!! :)

http://ciudadrodrigoaldia.es/2012/12/14/la-seccion-de-ciudad-rodrigo-de-la-escuela-de-idiomas-festeja-la-navidad/

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done some more practice on the adverbs of frequency.

We´ve also done the pronunciation and grammar sections on page 29.

Homework: write a composition about how you usually celebrate New Year and if you like it or not. Do the grammar exercise on pge 135 and from the workbook do exercises 4 and 5 on page 19 and 7, 9 and 11 on page 20.

See you tomorrow/on Tuesday!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve revised how to give directions.

Besides, we´ve done exercise 2 from the vocabulary section and exercise 2 from the speaking section on page 23. We´ve also done the vocabulary sections on numbers and clock times on page 24.

Homework: workbook exercise 3 a and b on page 16 and exercise 4 a on page 17.

See you on Friday/Monday!

* Hola,

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos repasado cómo dar direcciones.

Además, hemos hecho el ejercicio 2 de la sección de vocabulario y el ejercicio 2 de la sección de speaking de la página 23. También hemos hecho las secciones de vocabulario de los números y de dar la hora de la página 24.

Deberes: el ejercicio 3a y 3b de la página 16 y el ejecicio 4a de la página 17 del workbook.

¡Nos vemos el viernes o el lunes!

1NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on the passive and we´ve started lesson 2.3- We´ve done the speaking and function sections on page 26.

Homework: grammar bank page 131 an exercise 6 on page 27.

See you on Thursday!

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the speaking section on page 27 and we´ve started lesson 3.2 and we´ve done the listening and vocabulary sections on page 28 (plus a listening exercise).

Homework: exercise about adverbs of frequency on page 136 and the exercises on negative sentences i´m sending you now.

See you on Thursday!

1NI - RELATIVE CLAUSES

If you want to revise the grammar of relative clauses and do some basic exercises click on the link below:

Explanation + exercises

1NI - -ED /-ING ADJECTIVES

1NI

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we corrected the cloze test and explained the grammar about relative clauses ( + some exercises) and the difference between -ed/-ing adjectives.

We also did exercise 1 and 2 from the reading section on page 27 and exercises 5 and 6 from the vocabulary section.

Homework: read the text again and do exercise 3 on page 27.

See you tomorrow!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the vocabulary section on page 23 plus some extra practice on giving directions.

Homework: workbook page 14 and the reading exercise (1) from the section "It´s near the station" on page 23.

See you on Wednesday!

* Hola,

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos hecho la sección de vocabulario de la página 23 + prácticas extra sobre cómo dar direcciones.

Deberes: página 14 del workbook y el ejercicio de lectura número 1 de la sección "It´s near the station" de la página 23.

¡Nos vemos el miércoles!

1NI

Hi there,

Yesterday we continued with our unit on food and we did the vocabulary and speaking sections on page 26.

Homework: the cloze test I sent you and the exercises on page 18 from your workbook (for Monday) + a composition about "Advantages and disadvantages of a big supermarket in Ciudad Rodrigo" (for Wednesday).

See you on Monday!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the grammar, listening and speaking sections on page 22.

Homework: the reading comprehension from the extra worksheet and exercise 5 on page 12 and exercises 1 and 2 on page 16 from your workbook.

Happy weekend!! and...think about your recipes for the party!! :)

* Hola,

Hoy hemos hecho las secciones de gramática, listening and speaking de la página 22.

Deberes: el ejercicio de reading que os he dado en clase y el ejercicio 5 de la página 12, más los ejercicios 1 y 2 de la página 16 del workbook.

¡¡Feliz fin de semana... y pensad las recetas para la fiesta!! :)

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the vocabulary, grammr and listening sections on page 27.

Homework: grammar exercise on page 135, exercise 2 and 3 on page 18 and 19 from your workbook and the extra exercises I´m sending you tonight.

See you in a week!! ;)

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve revised the alphabet, done some pronunciation practice (page 17), the Across Cultures section on page 20 and we´ve started unit 3 (we´ve done the vocabulary section on page 22).

See you on Wednesday!

* Hola,

Hoy hemos corregido los debres y hemos repasado el abecedario, hemos hecho algo de pronunciación (página 17), la sección de Across Cultures en la página 20 y hemos empezado la unidad 3 (hemos hecho la sección de vocabulario de la página 22).

¡¡Nos vemos el miércoles!!

CINNAMON ROLLS RECIPE

If you feel like cooking, you can try these delicious cinnamon rolls!!! Watch the video or read the recipe and ... you won´t think of anything else!!! :)

http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/CinnamonRollsBuns.html

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the writing section on page 24 and we´ve started unit 3 on page 26.

Homework (for Tuesday): email on page 24, the exercise on object pronouns on page 135 and from your workbook exercise 1 on oage 18.

See you!!

1NB - THE ALPHABET

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done the task and keyword sections on page 19 plus the alphabet on page 20.

Homework: get ready to talk about someone you know, do the exercises from the extra worksheet and exercises1a, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6 and 7 on page 21.

Happy weekend!!

* Hola!!

Hoy hemos corregido vuestros deberes y hemos hecho la sección de Target Activity y Keyword de la página 19 y el abecedario de la página 20.

Deberes: preparad una breve exposición sobre alguien que conozcáis (lo que hemos hecho hoy en clase pero de manera oral), haced los ejercicios de la fotocopia extra y los ejercicios 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6 y 7 de la página 21.

¡¡Que paséis un buen fin de semana!!

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve finished the Target Activity section on page 22.

Homework: exercises 1, 3, 4a and 4b on pge 24 (for Thursday) and the email (exercise 5) for next Tuesday.

See you!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the grammar section on page 17, and section 2.3 on page 18 plus some listening practice.

Homework: exercise 4 on page 18 and exercise 4 from the extra worksheet.

See you on Wednesday.

* Hola,

Hoy hemos hecho la sección de gramática de la página 17 y la sección 2.3 de la página 18 y algo de listening.

Deberes: el ejercicio 4 de la página 18 y el ejercicio 4 de la fotocopia que os he dado en clase.

Nos vemos el miércoles

1NA - LOOKBACK UNIT 1 - KEY

Hi there,

These are the answers to the lookback section on page 18.

1A. (suggested answers)
1. Do you like driving?
2. What´s going up in a hot air balloon like?
3. How often do you fly?
4. Have you ever driven a really powerful sports car?
5. Would you like to travel in space?
6. Why do you not like public transport?

1B
- Can I ask if you like driving?
- Could you tell me what going up in a hot ait ballon is like?
- I was wondering if you have ever driven a really powerful sports car.
- I´d be interested to know if you would like to travel in space.

2A
2. He´s a people person.
3. She´s very particular about keeping fit.
4. She´s down to earth.
5. He´s a good laugh.
6. She isn´t tight-fisted.
7. He pulls his weight.
8. I do my best work in the early hours.

3A
1. exhausted
2. embarrassed
3. thrilled
4. relieved

4A
1. have improved
2. haven´t gone
3. have never met
4. played / have started
5. have seen
6. didn´t eat

5A
1. I´d like to enquire about train times to Vienna.
2. Can you tell me which train I need to take to get to Vienna by 3pm?
3. Can I ask how far is it from the Western to the Southern train station?
4. Do you mind me asking where I can get information on local transport in Vienna?
5. I was wondering if I need to book a seat on the train.
6. Could you tell me if I can book on the phone?
7. I was wondering if you could book it for me.
8. I´d be grateful if you could send me an email confirmation.

1NB - ANSWERS TO EXERCISES ON POSSESSIVE ´S

Answers to the exercises on possessive ´s :

A.
1. Do you like Jane´s cats?
2. I drive my mother´s car.
3. Amelia is my sister´s wife.
4. This is my friend´s flat.
5. I´m Daniel´s brother.
6. He works for his father´s company.
7. She´s the policeman´s wife.
8. Don´t do your sister´s homework!

B.
1. My brother´s a lawyer. He´s 24. He works for BP.
2. He lives in Paris with his three children. He has two boys and a girl.
3. My brother´s wife´s name is Pauline. She´s a teacher.
4. Pauline´s parents live in Paris too. My brother likes Pauline´s mother but not her father.

1NA - USA ELECTIONS CLOZE + GUW FAWKES LISTENING

Hi there,

These are the answers for the USA Elections Cloze Test:
1. election
2. leader
3. term
4. board
5. democracy
6. Greek
 7. people
8. November
9. polling
10. citizens
11. Constitution
12. amendments

And this is the key for the Guw Fawkes listening:
1. very
2. blow
3. terrorism
4. group
5. bring
6. plan
 7. followers
8. death
9. biggest
10. night
11. occasion
12. middle
13. traditional
14. treats
15. private
16. injured

2NB

Hi everyone,
 le
Today we´ve used your profiles to make some oral practice and we´ve learnt the difference between -ed and -ing adjectives. We´ve also learnt different prepositions of time (in, on and at) and their use. Besides, we´ve done the extension section (pronunciation and adjectives on page 125).

Homework (for Tuesday): page 25 exercise 1a, 2a, 3a and 3b. Workbook: page 14 (all the exercises) and page 16 exercise 1, 2 and 3.

REMEMBER: WE HAVE CLASS TOMORROW!!!

1NI

Hi guys,

Yesterday we did the reading and grammar sections from lesson 2.2.

Homework: extra reading worksheet I gave you on Monday and the grammar exercises on the present perfect on page 134.

Have a nice weekend!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve contiued studying how to talk about jobs and we´ve done the Places section on pages 16 and 17 (plus some extra listening and speaking practice).

Homework: exercise 4 on page 11 from your workbook and a short paragraph about your partner (personal information).

Have a nice weekend!!

1NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on page 129 and we´ve done exercise 5 and 6A on page 15.
Besides we´ve done section 2, 4 and 5 from the BBC video lesson.

Homework: prepare your roleplay (exercise 6B on page 15) and write about your first time in any of the situations on page 17 using the key phrases from the previous exercise (for next Tuesday).

See you!

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done exercise 5  and 6 on page 21, the reading on page 20, and the vocabulary and writing section on page 21. We´ve also started unit 2.3 and we´ve done exercise 1 from page 22.

Homework: Write a profile similar to the ones on page 20 and bring it to class on Thursday.

See you!

1NI

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected your cloze test and the exercises from the workbook. We´ve also done some practice on words related to work, some collocations and some listening practice.

Homework: the reading exercises from the extra worksheet (for next Monday).

See you!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done some practice on the possessive ´s and possessive adjectives. Besides, we´ve started unit 2.2 and we´ve done the vocabulary and the listening sections on page 16.

Homework: the exercises on possessive adjectives (section 1C) I sent you a few weeks ago.

See you on Wednesday!

* Hola a todos,

Hoy hemos corregiso los deberes y hemos practicado el posesivo ´s y los adjetivos posesivos. Además hemos empezado la unidad 2.2 y hemos hecho las secciones de listening y de vocabulario de la página 16.

Deberes: los ejercicios de los adjetivos posesivos (sección 1C) que os envié hace unas semanas.

¡Hasta el miércoles!

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on a/an/some and we´ve done the second role-play on page 19. We´ve also started lesson 2.2 and we´ve done exercises 1 and 2 on page 20 (plus the vocabulary reference on page 145) and the grammar exercise (4) on pge 21.

Homework: grammar bank on page 134, exercise 4 on page 12 from the workbook and the email from page 12 in your workbook.

Enjoy your weekend!!

1NI

Hi guys,

Yesterday we corrected the grammar exercises on present perfect and past simple. Besides, we did exercise 3 on page 19. We also did a speaking activity to practise this.

We also started unit 2.2 and we did exercise 1 on page 20.

Homework: the cloze test I sent you yesterday and from your workbook exercise 1, 2 and 3 on page 12 and 13.

Happy weekend!

See you on Monday!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done some translatin practise and we´ve revised the family vocabulary. Besides, we´ve learnt some possessive determiners and the Saxon genitive.

Homework: workbook page 10 exercise 1 and page 11 exercise 3 (plus revision of ´s ).

Have a nice weekend!

See you on Monday!!

* ¡Hola!

Hoy hemos hecho prácicas traduciendo frases y hemos repasado el vocabulario de la familia. Además, hemos aprendido algunos determinantes posesivos y el Genitivo sajón.

Deberes: del workbook el ejercicio 1 de la página 10 y el 3 de la página 11 (más repaso de ´s)

¡¡Que paséis un buen fin de semana!!

¡¡Nos vemos el lunes!!

1NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve had our own presidential elections with our Obama and Romney talking about health care, economy, educatin and jobs. Bhave of of them have done a great job even when they didn´t agree with the ideas so...well done!!!

Homework: do the quiz on page 13 and be prepared to talk briefly about it.

See you on Thursday!

2NB

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected your homework from the workbook and we´ve done the extra worksheet on would like/like and we´ve revised how to make requests and offers.

Besides, we´ve done the grammar and speaking sections on page 19.

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

See you on Thursday!

1NI

Hi guys,

Today we´ve revised the school subjects and we´ve done exercises 7, 8 and 9 from page 19. Besides, we´ve done exercise 1 and 2 from the grammar section on page 19. We´ve also done some practice  with past participles and a listening activity.

Homework: grammar bank page 133 plus the grammar practice exercises (1 and 2) from the extra worksheet.

See you on Wednesday!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and revised numbers 0-20. We´ve also done the grammar and speaking sections on page 14 and exercise 1 from the vocabulary section on page 15.

Homework: revise how to say and ask about your age and the members of the family.

See you on Wednesday!

* ¡Hola!

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos repasado los números del 0 al 20 También hemos hecho la gramática y el speaking de la página 14 y el ejercicio 1 de la sección de vocabulario de la página 15.

Deberes: repasad cómo decir y preguntar la edad y los miembros de la familia.

¡Nos vemos el miércoles!

1NA - PRESENT PERFECT - KEY

Hi guys,

These are the answers for the exercises on the Present Perfect plus a link to practise the difference between the present perfect and the past simple.
3.1.
1. have read
2. went
3. have had
4. wore
5. have spent
6. overslept

3.2.
1. hasn´t wanted - fell
2. has worked - hasn´t had
3. rescued - has been
4. has happened - spoke
5. has been able - have felt
6. has improved - has been

3.3.
1. a) have signed     b) signed
2. a) have finished    b) finished
3. a) got                   b) have got
4. a) heard               b) have heard

3.4.
1. have lost (has lost)
2. has closed ( has been closed) - died
3. defeated - has beaten
4. have been stolen - insisted - held

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

1NA - INDIRECT QUESTIONS - KEY

Hi there,

This is the key for the Indirect Questions exercises I gave you a few weeks ago. 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?

2NB

Hi guys,

Today we´ve revised how to make offers and requests in English and have practised with a couple of activities. Besides, we´ve worked on the pronunciation of the vowels and we´ve learnt some gestures to make them easier to pronounce. If you want to practise them, go to:

http://www.multimedia-english.com/phonetics/motion_phonics.php

And we´ve also done a reading comprehension activity about Guy Fawkes ( this is celebrated every November 5th).

Happy weekend!!! :)

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on page 17 and the exercises on modifiers I sent you by email. We´ve also done exercises 2, 3 and 4 on page 18 and the vocabulary section on page 19,

Homework: exercises 1, 2 and 3 from the workbook (unit 2).

See you tomorrow!!

OBAMA´S VICTORY SPEECH - VIDE + TRANSCRIPT

What else can we talk about this week but the Presidential Elections in the USA? By now, you already know that Barack Obama has been re-elected President of the USA so...are you interested in knowing what he said in his victory speech? If so, click on the following link where you´ll find a video and the transcript :

http://2012.democratic-candidates.org/

1NB

Hi!!

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on the demonstratives and we´ve practised the vocabulary of common objects we saw on Monday. Besides, we´ve also done the  Keyword section on page 11 and the Across Cultures section on page 12 and the numbers section on page 14.

Homework: exercise 2 on page 10 from the workbook.(Try to do the rest of the exercises from unit 1)

Happy weekend!! Enjoy it!! :)

* ¡Hola!

Hoy hemos corregido los ejercicios de los demostrativos y hemos practicado el vocabulario de los objetos que vimos el lunes. Además también hemos hecho la sectión Keyword de la página 11, el Across Cultures de la página 12 y la sección de los números de la página 14.

Deberes: el ejercicio 2 de la página 10 del workbook. (Intentad hacer también el resto de ejercicios de la unidad1 para que no se os acumulen y os sirvan de repaso).

¡¡Feliz fin de semana!! ¡¡Disfrutadlo!! :)

USA ELECTIONS

1NI

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we did the explore writing section on page 16 and the pronunciation section on page 17. We also learnt some strong adjectives.

Homework: exercise 5 on page 16 (bring them to class) and the exercise on strong adjectives fromthe extraworksheet

See you tomorrow!

GUY FAWKES´DAY// BONFIRE NIGHT - NOVEMBER 5TH

If you´re interested, try thia interactive activity

Or do this listening exercise

You can also watch the video below:

2NB

Hi there,

 Today we´ve revised the greetings and we´ve done the Explore Speaking section on page 16 plus an extra activity on modifiers. We´ve also started unit 2 and we´ve done exercise 1.

Homework: the exercise on modifiers I´m going to send you later and revision exercises 1a, 2a and 3a on page 17.

See you on Thursday!

1NB

Hello!

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done a communicative activity to revise some of the structures that we´ve learnt so far. We´ve also learnt the difference between "this", "that", "these" and "those" and we´ve learnt plenty of vocabulary (common objects). Besides, we´ve also studied the different ways of saying "goodbye" in English.

Homework: the exercises on the demonstratives I´ll send you by email tomorrow.

See you on Wednesday! ;)

* ¡Hola!

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos hecho una actividad comunicativa para repasar algunas de las estructuras que hemos aprendido hasta ahora. También hemos aprendido la diferencia entre "this", "that", "these" y "those" y hemos aprendido un montón de vocabulario relacionado con objetos comunes. Además, también hemos estudiado las diferentes formas de decir "adiós" en inglés.

Deberes: los ejercicios de los demostrativos que os mandaré por email mañana.

¡Hasta el miércoles! ;)

1NB

Happy Halloween!!!

Today we´ve learnt some vocabulary about Halloween.

We´ve also corrected your homework (negative of the verb to be), we´ve done exercise 4 on page 10 and the Target activity on page 11.

Homework: page 10 exercise 5, page 13 (all the exercises) ; Workbook: page 7 (all the exercises) and page 8 number 1 and 2.

Have a nice long weekend...if you have it... ;)

* ¡¡Happy Halloween!!

Hoy hemos aprendido algo de vocabulario relacionado con Halloween.

También hemos corregido los deberes de la negativa del verbo to b y hemos hecho el ejercicio 4 de la página 10 y la Target activity de la página 11.

Deberes: el ejercicio 5 de la página 10, todos los ejercicios de la página 13 y del workbook todos los ejercicios de la página 7 y el número 1 y 2 de la página 8.

¡¡Que paséis un buen puente...si lo tenéis...;)

HALLOWEEN AT THE SCHOOL

As you know, we celebrated Halloween yesterday. If you missed it, you can click on the link below and have a look at what we did. It was great fun!!!

HALLOWEEN IN CIUDAD RODRIGO

1NB

Hi,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve learnt the parts of the house and the colours. If you want to practise them you can go to:

www.learningchocolate.com

Besides, we´ve revised the section on families and we´ve learnt how to form the negative of the verb To be.

Homework: grammar exercises (I´ll send them by email).

*¡Hola!

Hoy hemos corregido los dos ejercicios del workbook y hemos aprendido las partes de la casa y los colores. Si queréis practicarlos id al link de arribe.

También hemos repasado la sección de "families" y hemos aprendido cómo se forma la negativa del verbo To be.

Deberes: unos ejercicios de gramática que os mandaré por email.

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the final task on page 14 and we´ve also done the Explore section on page 15.

Homework: Find out on the Internet how people greet each other in a country you want and do page 9 and 10 from the workbook (Deadline email: November 6th).

REMEMBER: ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 30TH WE´LL CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN AT THE SCHOOL!!! 4.30pm: ACTIVITIES // 6.15pm: FILM

I hope to see you all next Tuesday!

1NI

Hi,

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on the adverbs of frequency and we´ve learnt more words connected to physical activities and classify them according to the verbs they are used with ("play", "go" and "do"). We´ve also done the pronunciatio section on page 13 and the vocabulary reference on page 147.

Besides, we did a reading comprehension activity and listened to a song.

Homework: cloze test I´ve just sent you to your email.

Have a nice weekend!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on numbers from your workbook and we´ve finished the reading section on page 8. Besides, we´ve done the grammar, the listening and writing sections on page 9, plus the sound and spelling section on that page.

We´ve also done the vocabulary section on "families" on page 10.

Homework: workbook exercise 3 and 5 on page 5. You can also finish the sentences to translate. And you can go to this link and practise the 2 sounds we´ve learn in class ("ship" and "cat"):
http://www.multimedia-english.com/phonetics/motion_phonics.php

Happy weekend!!

2NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done some activities to practise jobs and the past of the "verb To be" again.

Besides, we´ve started section 1.3 and we´ve done the listening and the vocabulary sections.

Homework: REVISION

See you on Thursday!

1NI

Hi everyone,

Yesterdat we corrected the grammar exercises on page 12 and 133 and the ones I sent you by email. We also did some communicative activities to practise the form and use of the present simple, present continuous, past simple (plus revision of the -ed ending) and adverbs of frequency.

Besides we started the section "Physical activities" on page 13 (we did exercise 1a and 1b).

Homework: exercises A and B from section 2.2 (Adverbs of frequency), the exercises I sent you by email last week.

See you tomorrow

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve designed some posters to revise the classroom language, we´ve done some activities to practise numbers 0-10 ( you should know them by heart already!) and we´ve done some translation exercises.

Besides, we´ve started the section "I live..." on page 8. We´ve done exercise 1a, 1b and 1c.

Homework: revision.

See you on Wednesday.

* Hola,
Hoy hemos diseñado unos póstes para repasar el vocabulario de la clase, hemos hecho algunas actividades para practicar los números del 0 al 10 (¡que ya os deberías de saber de memoria!) y hemos hecho unos cuantos ejercicios de traducción.
Además hemos empezado la sección de "I live..." en la página 8 y hemos hecho los ejercicios 1a, 1b y 1c.
Deberes: repaso.
¡Nos vemos el miércoles!

2NI

Welcome!!!

These are the answers for the exercises we didn´t have time to do yesterday in class. Remember that you can send me your compositions if you want.

Exercise 2:
1. Reality TV
2. the box
3. a couch potato
4. channel hopping
5. a telly addict

Exercise3: 
a. opening episode
b. peak time
c. three-part documentary series
d. commentary
e. costume drama serial
f. a repeat run
g. narrated by
h. extended highlights

It was nice to meet you!! See you in a few weeks!!

Enjoy your weekend! :)

2NB

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we did some activities to practise the possessive ´s, the family and jobs.

Homework: I´m going to send you by email two more activities for Tuesday (some grammar exercises on jobs and the past of the verb To be).

Happy Saturday!

1NB - NUMBERS

1NB - CLASSROOM LAGUAGE

1NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve revised again the vocabulary related to personality with a video and a communication activity. We´ve also done the Writing and Learn To sections on page 10.

Homework: the reading about Signatures and personality (I´ll email something missing in that reading tomorrow morning..thanks David!! :) and the informal email on page 10.

Have a nice, nice weekend!!!

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we done the reading, vocabulary and grammar sections on page 12 and 13.


Homework (for Tuesday): exercise 2 on page 13, grammar exercise on page 133 and exercise 4 and 5 from the workbook.

REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE CLASS TOMORROW AT THE SAME TIME, 4.05PM!!!

1NI

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected exercise 3 on page 11 and we´ve done the speaking section on that page as well.

Besides, we´ve started 1.2.and we´ve done the reading and grammar sections.

Homework: exercise 6 and 7 on page 12 plus the exercises I´ve just sent you to your email.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework (Verb To be) and we´ve revised the classroom language that we learnt on Monday.

We´ve also done the "big/small" section on page 8 (plus page 86) and some extra practice which I´ll send you by email.

Besides, we´ve learnt the number 0-10.

Homework: exercise 4 on page 2 from your workbook + REVISION!!

Have a nice weekend!

(Hola,
Hoy hemos corregido los deberes con los ejercicios del verbo To be y hemos repasado el vocabulario relacionado con la clase que aprendimos el lunes.
También hemos hecho la sección de "big/small" dela página 8 y la página 86 y hemos hecho unos ejercicios extra que os mandaré por email para que los tengáis.
Además, hemos aprendido los números del 0 al 10.
Deberes: el ejercicio 4 de la página 2 del workbook Y REPASO DE TODO!!!
¡¡Que tengáis un buen finde!!)

1NA

Hi guys,

Yesterday we revised the use of some question forms.

We also read the descriptions of ourselves and tried to find our best flatmate in the class (according to Elías we should suggest the EOI director let us sleep at the school some day because it seems we get on really well...hahaha). Besides, we learnt some extra vocabulary related to personality.

Homework: the exercises on question forms (for Thursday) and the reading activity (for Tuesday). I´ve sent both of them to your emails.

See you tomorrow!!

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on page 132 ("can" and possessive ´s). Besides, we´ve also done the speaking section on page10 and 11 (exercises 3, 4, 5 and 6). And we´ve also revised the grammar "Verb to be" on page 11 and we´ve done exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4.

We´ve started unit 1.2 (only exercise 1).

Homework: grammar exercises on page 133 (present tense "To be") plus exercises 1,2 and 3 from your workbook.

See you on Thursday!

1 NA - SUBJECT/OBJECT QUESTIONS

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

1NI

Hi everyone,

We´ve corrected your homework (workbook + grammar reference). Besides, we´ve done some extra practice with "can", "could" and, especially, with "be able to".

We´ve also done exercises 6 and 7 on page 10. Besides, we´ve done the reading and listening section on page 11.

Homework: do exercise 3 on page 11.

See you on Wednesday!! :)

1NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected your homework and we´ve done some more practice with "Where are you from?" + countries and nationalities.
Besides, we´ve also done the grammar section on page 8 and 86. And we´ve learnt some useful classroom language.

Homework: do the exercises I´ve just sent you to your email.

See you on Wednesday!

* Hola,

Hoy hemos corregido los deberes y hemos seguido practicando cómo preguntar "Where are you from?" y los países y nacionalidades.

Además, hemos hecho la sección de gramática de la página 8 y 86. Y también hemos aprendido algo de vocabulario básico para la clase.

Deberes: haced los ejercicios que os acabo de enviar a vuestro email.

¡¡Nos vemos el miércoles!!

1NI - MUSIC

 If you want to have some extra practice related to our topic...click on the links below and have fun!!!

LIVE MUSIC QUIZ - LISTENING ACTIVITY

MUSIC WORDSEARCH

EXTRA MUSICAL VOCABULARY

1NB - VERB TO BE

Click on the links below to do the exeercises ( Haced click en los enlaces que tenéis a continucación para hacer los ejercicios):

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

Exercise 9

Exercise 10

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve done the grammar section on page 9 ( Where are you from? + Verb To be). You can check the grammar explanations on page 99. We´ve done some extra practice with this grammatical points and with countries and nationalities.

Hoy hemos visto la sección de gramática de la página 9 (Where are you from? y el Verbo To be). Podéis ver la explicación en la página 99. También hemos hecho algunos ejercicios extra (gramática, listening y speaking) para practicarlo.

Homework: page 4 from your workbook + revision of everything we´ve studied up to now.
(Deberes. página 4 del libro de ejercicios + repaso exhaustivo de todo lo que hemos estudiado hasta ahora)

Have  nice weekend!!! :)

1NA

Hi there,

Yesterday we revised the grammar of indirect questions and we corrected the exercises from the grammar bank. We also did the "practice" exercise on page 9 plus an extra speaking activity to practice them. Besides, we´ve done exercise 9A and 9B on page 9 plus the vocabulary bank on page 148.

Homework (for Tuesday): write a description about yourself using some of the vocabulary from the unit. On Tuesday we´ll try to find our best flatmate in the class.

REMEMBER TO SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND GROUP, PLEASE!!!

2NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on page 131 and we´ve done more practice with the possessive adjectives. We´ve also done the speaking activity (completing a form) on page 122. Besides, we´ve revised the use of can for ability and we´ve done exercises 1 and 2 on page 9.

We´ve also started unit 1 and we´ve done the vocabulary section ( and some extra practice and revision of the members of the family) plus the grammar explanation of the possessive ´s.

Homework (for Tuesday): grammar exercises on page 132 ( can / possessive ´s).

REMEMBER TO SEND ME AN EMAIL WITH YOUR NAME AND GROUP. DEADLINE: THURSDAY (OCTOBER 11TH).

1NA - FLATSHARING & FLATMATES

Read the following article about problems when you share your house:

Who´d live in a house like this?