PREINSCRIPCIÓN Y PÉRDIDA DERECHO A RESERVA DE PLAZA

Los alumnos que pierdan el derecho a reserva de plaza deberán formalizar la preinscripción. El plazo de la misma es del 21 de Marzo al 4 de Abril (ambos inclusive). Aquellos alumnos que crean que pueden perder el derecho, DEBEN REALIZAR LA PREINSCRIPCIÓN.
Sólo podréis preinscribiros en un curso, bien en el que estáis matriculados o el siguiente. Tenéis toda la información en las normas de asistencia que os entregaron al matricularos.
Aquellos que no se preinscriban o lo hagan en el curso equivocado tendrán que esperar a las plazas sobrantes en Septiembre

1 NA - DOs and DON´Ts OF BRAINSTORMING

3 Do's and Don'ts of Brainstorming

2 NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the reading comprehension on the job advertisements and we´ve started unit 7.2. We´ve done the listening, vocabulary, pronunciation, speaking and grammar sections on pages 60 and 61.

Homework: Cloze tests and grammar exercise on page 138.

See you on Monday!

2 NB "B"

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected the exercises on "spend, pass and have", we´ve done a communicative activity to practise the use of spend and we´ve done the reading section on page 58 and 59.

Homework: do the extra reading comprehension "job advertisements".

See you on Thursday!

1 NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve revised the phonemic script and we´ve corrected exrcise 5 on page 57. We´ve also done the Keyword section onpage 55 and We´ve done a bit of storytelling. (Nice stories, by the way...)

Besides, we´ve done exercise 1 from the Target activity Section on page 54.

See you on Thursday!

1NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on conditionals on page 137 and the reading comprehension  text on advertising.


We´ve also done the vocabulary and writing sections on page 61 as well as the vocabulary bank on page 152.

Homework: Cloze test + section 2 from the extra worksheet on business and advertising.

See you!

2 NB "A"

Hi guys,

Today we´ve done a communicative activity to practise the use of the verb "spend" and we´ve also done the reading and speaking sections on pages 58 and 59.

Homework: Reading comprehension "Job advertisements" from the extra worksheet.

See you on Wednesday!                               

1NA - READING COMPREHENSION - KEY

Hi guys,

These are the answers for the reading exercise "One small world, one big difference in meaning".

a)
1. c
2. b
3. c

b)
Without the "a" the sentence has a general meaning (mankind). However with it, the meaning is particular ( Armstrong)

d)
2. mankind
3. momentous (=of great importance/significance)
4. meaningful
5. memorable
6. inauduble

See you tomorrow!

1NI - THE WEATHER FORECAST

1NI

Hi guys,

Yesterday we revised how to use and form comparatives and superlatives in English and we corrected the grammar exercises.

We also did the section on Phonemic script and the revision exercises 1, 2 and 3.

Homework: exercise 5 from the revision section.

See you on Tuesday!

1NI - WEATHER EXERCISES - KEY

Hi everyone,

These are the answers for the exercises on "weather":

1.
1. foggy
2. snowy
3. cloudy
4. rainy
5. icy
6. sunny

2.
1. fog
2. breeze
3. lightning
4. shower
5. destroyed
6. comes
7. temperature
8. zero

3.
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F ( a shower is a short period of rain)
6. F (the air will feel wet/damp)
7. T
8. F (it hardly ever pours with rain in the desert)

4.
1. blows
2. hot/warm
3. winds/gales
4. snows
5. humid

1 NA

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected the vocabulary bank and the exercises on articles. We´ve also done the grammar section "conditionals" and the speaking section on page 60.

Homework: conditional exercises on page 137 plus the reading comprehension about advertising on the extra worksheet I´ve given you.

See you on Monday!

2 NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve revised the pronunciation of words with "ou", we´ve corrected exercises 1, 2 and 5 on page 57, you´ve exchanged you messages and we´ve also corrected the reading comprehension "16 Things to Do before you are 60".

We´ve also done a listening acitvity about that topic and exercises 2a, 3a and 3b on page 58. Besides we´ve done some of the exercvises from the extra worksheet as well as the vocabulary section "Spend" on page 59(plus the exercise on page 149).

Homework: Write a magazibe article entitled "A day in the life of..." where you give information about your professional and/or student life and how you spend your time. (For Monday).

REMEMBER: WE HAVE CLASS ON FRIDAY AT 5PM

1NA - VIRAL ADVERTISING

Tomorrow we´ll continue with out topic on advertising and we´ll talk about this new way of reaching the maximum number of people: VIRAL ADVERTISING. This is last week´s top viral video campaign...Enjoy it!! ;)

SHROVE TUESDAY - PANCAKE DAY

If you want to find out what this holiday is about, click on the following link:
 
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/shrove.html

A video on how to make pancakes in 5 minutes:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinkvideo/five-minute-food/7220705/Recipe-cinnamon-banana-and-chocolate-pancakes-Five-Minute-Food.html

You can also try this quiz to check what you´ve leant:
 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/17042054

Prince Willian and Kate Middleton tossing pancakes:

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12676574


 I´m going to make a batch of pancakes right now, and you?? Do you feel like celebrating this traditional English holiday??

1NI - HOUSEHOLD CHORES - EXTRA PRACTICE

Listening comprehension:

http://www.elllo.org/english/0301/309-Adrienne-Cleaning.htm

http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1246&lang=fr

 http://www.esl-lab.com/vocab/v-chores.htm

Interactive book:

 http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article144

Articles:

 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7559218/Robot-to-help-with-housework.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7561243/Working-mothers-spend-three-hours-on-chores-every-morning.html

2 NB "B"

Hi guys,

Yesterday we did the Keyword and independent Learning sections on page 55 and we also did the Explore Writing section on page 56.

Homework: exercise 1a, 1b, 2a and 5a on page 57 plus the reading comprehension on the extra worksheet I gave you.

REMEMBER: NO CLASS ON TUESDAY!!!

See you on Thursday!

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the reading text on robots and we´ve started unit 6.2. We´ve done the vocabulary, the listening and the grammar sections.

Homework: exercise 1b, 2 and 3 on page 53, the vocabulary worksheet on weather and find out the weather forecast about a country you want on the Internet.

REMEMBER: WE DON´T HAVE CLASS ON TUESDAY!!

See you on Thursday!

1 NA

Hi there,

today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises from the Grammar Bank on page 137 and we´ve done the pronunciation and practice on page 57. We´ve also done the Vocabulary and Vocabulary Plus sections on page 58 and we´ve started lesson 5.2 and we´ve done the Listening section on page 59.

Homework: exercise 8C on page 58 (only one entry), plus the exercises on articles from the extra worksheet.

REMEMBER: NO CLASS ON MONDAY !!!

Enjoy the bank holiday (if you can...)

2NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve finished the Keyword section and we´ve done the Independent  Learning section on page 55. We´ve also done the Explore Writing section on page 56, exercise 4 on page 57exercise 1 on page 58.

Homework: exercise 6a on page 56, exercises 1a, 2a and 5a on page 57 plus the extra reading comprehension text I´ve given to you.

REMEMBER: NO CLASS ON MONDAY, so...see you on Wednesday!

2NB "B"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve corrected the reading comprehension and the exercise on extreme adjectives. We´ve also done some practice on restaurant vocabulary on page 54 and we´ve watched this video:



See you on Thursday!!

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve continued with our unit on household chores and, apart from doing some extra exercises, we´ve done the speaking, reading and vocabulary sections on pages 50 and 51.

Homework: Read the text on robots I gave you and find the words or expressions in the text. You also have to think of your opinion about robots doing the housework.

See you on Thursday!

1NA - THINGS YOU CAN´T LIVE WITHOUT

This is the article I talked about in class yesterday:

http://www.timeout.com/london/gallery/1748/hidden-heroes/3


And this is your own rank (random order!!):
- Chopsticks
- Toothbrush
- Washing machine
- Bed
- Toilet
- Fridge
- Watch
- Coffee

1 NA

Hi everyone,

Yesterday we started unit 5 and did the reading and grammar parts.

Homework: exercise on articles from the grammar bank.

2 NB "A"

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected the vocabulary exercise on extreme adjectives and we´ve done the Target Activity (Order a meal ) on page 54 plus an extra video and speaking practice on the topic.
We´ve also done exercises 1 and 2 from the keyword section ("this/that/these/those) on page 55. We´ve also played a gameboard to practise it.

Homework: exercise 3a from Keyword section on page 55.

See you on Wednesday!!

1NA - FAWLTY TOWERS

A promise is a promise...



Enjoy this hilarious video we mentioned in class!! :) Hope you like it!!!

2 NB "A" and "B"

Hi there,

On Friday, we worked on restaurant language with the extra worksheet I gave you.

Homework: GROUP A: Wordbooster worksheet: extreme adjectives (exercise 3). GROUP B: reading on breakfast routines and the same adjective as group A.

Happy weekend!!

1NI

Hi everyone,

On Thursday we practised the questions about money on page 47, we did the Explore Writing section on page 48, exercises number 4 and 5 on page 49 and we started unit 6 and did exercise 1a and b on page 50.

Homework: make a list of household chores and draw a table indicating who usually does each chore, if you ever do it and if you like doing it.

See you on Tuesday!!

2NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve done some extra work on countable and uncountable nouns. (We haven´t used the textbook)

See you ON FRIDAY!!

1 NA - WISH and IF ONLY - key

Hi again,

These are the answers to the other exercises on "Wish" and "If only".

Exercise 1:
1. I wish you would hurry up.
2. I wish you would do the washing-up.
3. I wish you would tell me the whole story.
4. I wish you wouldn´t blow cigarette smoke in my face.
5. I wish you would tell me what you´re thinking.

Exercise 2:
1. I wish/If only I wasn´t so tired.
2. I wish / I only I didn´t get (these) headaches.
3. I wish / If only my work was going well/better.
4. I wish / If only I could concentrate.
5. I wish / If only life wasn´t so complicated.

Exercise 3:
1. I had caught it.
2. she had stayed (there).
3. she had accepted it.
4. I had found it // I could have found it.
5. he could have played.

Exercise 4:
1. I hadn´t asked you (to marry me)
2. you wouldn´t talk nonsense.
3.I was a young man.
4. you would listen.
5. I had met you // I could have met you.

1 NA - TENSES / I WISH EXERCISES - KEY

Hi there,

These are the answers for the exercises on narrative tenses and regrets. Sorry about the delay.

WISH/IF ONLY:
Exercise 1:
2. I wish I spoke Russian.
3. I wish I had a car.
4. I wish I was/were hard-working.
5. I wish I was/were good at sport.
6. I wish I liked dancing.
7. I wish it didn´t rain all the time.
8. I wish she didn´t work on Sundays.
9. I wish I could eat eggs.
10. I wish the radio worked.

Exercise 2:
2. I wish it would snow.
3. I wish the phone wouldn´t keep ringing.
4. I wish the baby would stop crying.
5. I wish the kettle would boil.
6. I wish the traffic lights would go green.
7. I wish your mother would write.
8. I wish Pat would find a job.
9. I wish the exam results would come.
10. I wish spring would come.

Exercise 4:
1. I wish I had chosen a different career.
2. I wish I hasçd done more travelling when I had the chance.
3. I wish I had gone to a better school.
4. I wish I had gone to bed earlier last night.
5. I wish I hadn´t got married when I was eighteen.
6. I wish I hadn´t told him the truth.
7. I wish I had saved money when I was earning a good salary.
8. I wish I had studied harder at university.
9. I wish I´d taken better care of my teeth.

NARRATIVE TENSES:
 Exercise 1:
1a
2a
3b
4a

Exercise 2:
1. When nick had saved enough money, he bought a motorbike.
2.Mark put all the dishes away when he had dried them.
3.When I had looked both ways, I pulled out into the road.
4.The golfers when into the clubhouse when they had played the last hole.

Exercise 3:
1. had decided.
2. we were waiting
3.I realized
4. I had forgotten
5. I was
6. I hurried
7. rang
8. They were working
9. heard
10. They found
11. drove
12. I met
13. We had
14. I had said
15. I ran
16. I got
17. were sitting
18. they saw
19. started.

See you tomorrow!!!

Practise for your listening test!! ;)