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,
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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! ;)