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?

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve started unit 1. We´ve learnt some vocabulary related to music, instruments and types of music. We´ve done the listening and vocabulary sections on page 10 and we´ve explained the grammar ( can, could, be able to).

On Wednesday we´re doing the initial test, so you don´t need to bring your books to class.

Homework (for Monday): grammar exercises on page 132 and page 6 from the workbook.

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

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve revised how to say your names, "how are you?" and countries and nationalities. We´ve watched some videos, we´ve done some listening activities and some speaking practice. Nothing new today so...revise these structures, please!!! And attention to PRONUNCIATION!!

Hoy hemos repasado cómo decir y preguntar por nuestros nombres, preguntar "¿cómo estás?" y los países y nacionalidades. Para ello hemos visto alguno vídeos, hemos hecho algún ejercicio de comprensión oral y algo de práctica oral. Hoy no hemos aprendido nada nuevo así que por favor... ¡repasad estas estructuras! ¡¡¡Y atención a la pronunciación!!!

See you on Wednesday!

2NB - THE ALPHABET

As I promised in class here you have an (or "the"?) alphabet song...Thank Fernando for the idea... ;)

1 NA

Hi there,

Today we´ve done the speaking and listening sections on page 8 and exercises 5 and 6 from the grammar section (Indirect questions).

Homework: grammar exercises on page 129.

Remember to send me an email with your name and group, please.

See you on Thursday!!

2 NB

Hi there,

Today we´ve revised some of the important things from last year. We´ve done exercise 1 and 2 on page 7, the listening and vocabulary sections on page 8 and the vocabulary section on page 9.

Homework: grammar exercise on subject pronouns and possessive adjectives on page 131.

Remember to send me and email with your name and group, please.

Have a nice weekend!!

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE 2012 US ELECTION

As you might know, yesterday CNN broadcast the first presidential debate between Obama and Romney. According to most journalists, Romney appears to be the "winner" of this first debate. What do you think? Do you agree? If you have around 90 spare minutes...watch the debate and decide for yourself!!!

1 NB - COUNTRIES

Hi everyone,

If you want to practise some countries in a fun way, watch the video below, an amazing 2-year-old girl!!! See how many countries you can understand.

( Si queréis practicar algunos países de una forma divertida, ved el vídeo que tenéis abajo y veréis lo impresionante que es esta pequeña de 2 años. A ver cuántos países sois capaces de entender)

1 NI

Hi there,

Today we´vedone the Intro unit where we´ve revised some important things such as: members of the family, jobs, languages, subjects, hobbies, basic grammatical rules... We´ve done exercise 2 and 3 on page 7, exercise 1, 2 and 4 on page 8 and exercise 5 and 6 on page 9.

On Monday we´ll start unit 1 and, probably, we´ll do the initial test on Wednesday.

Please, remember to send me an email with your name and group.

Have a nice weekend!!

1NB

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve learnt how to introduced ourselves (say our names and ask other people´s names) and we´ve done the vocabulary, listening and speaking sections on page 6. Besides, we´ve learnt some countries and their nationalities and languages.

** Hoy hemos aprendido a presentarnos (decir cómo nos llamamos y a preguntar cómo se llaman los demás). Hemos hecho los ejercicios de la página 6. Además, hemos aprendido varios (bastantes) países y sus correspondientes nacionalidades e idiomas.

Homework: Revise everything we´ve studied today!!! (Repasad todo lo que hemos visto hoy). 4 long days till Monday!! (que quedan 4 largos días hasta el lunes...) ACORDAOS DE MANDARME EL EMAIL, POR FAVOR.

See you on Monday!