B1-A

Follow up   

• File 5A: Grammar (past tenses), Speaking (anecdotes), Reading, Writing & Speaking

• Book review

Homework 

• Vocabulary bank p229. We didn't have time last Wed so we'll try again

• On Monday 9th, we're going to practice the speaking skill with monologues. There are 2 models (7&8), one for you and the other for your partner. Prepare your card on your own to make it similar to the exam. You need to include:present perfect, past tenses, first conditional and the related vocabulary, either sport or environment. Remember there's a monologue in the blog

• Past tense handouts. Check with the key

• Write a collaborative anecdote (175-200 words) in groups of 3. There is a model on p189. Use it after doing exercise c. You must include: past tenses and vocabulary related to the topic of the opening sentence. Follow the instructions on an email sent to you. Deadline: Friday 6th March

• Write an opinion essay on the following topic: 'Should physical education be optional or compulsory at school?' (175-200 words). Use the model and structure in your opinion essay handout. You must include: present perfect, modal verbs and vocabulary of sport.  Deadline: Friday 13th March

• File 5B Reading 1b,c. Find the key below 

KEY
Past tenses
Past Simple & Past Continuous
a) was waiting / saw    b) Were...reading / heard    c) were trying OR tried to / was complaining    d) was serving / arrested    e) was working / found    f) was writing / rang    g) decided / was looking    h) was cooking / left    i) weren't studying / went    j) Did ... appear / were dancing
4
2 thought    3 was standing   4) saw    5 were carrying    6) held    7) thanked    8) carried    9) went    10) was looking    11) realised    12) remembered    13) fainted    14) were carrying
5
2) parked    3) walked    4) told    5) was driving    6) shouted (once)/was shouting (all the way)    7) stopped    8) got out    9) saw    10) was running    11) arrested    12) was paying    13) got into    14) drove    15) saw    16) shouted    17) remembered    18) got 
1st paragraph: Last...
2nd paragraph: While... 
3rd paragraph: The police...
Past Simple & Continuous
1 saw / was speaking    2 said / was leaving    3 was cutting / was pasting    4 arrived / were sitting    5 met / was going    6 was having / rang    7 did / went    8 rang / were doing...stopped...sold    9 was listening 7 were doing    10. heard 7 called    11. was living / used to
5B
1
b
Tiffany met her partner in a supermarket car park.  
Kristina met her partner in an acupuncture clinic.
c
1T   2T   3K   4K   5K   6T
  

 

A2-Semi

Homework 

• Study irregular verbs starting with swim up to write

• Vocabulary bank p242. Practise pronunciation and then, study the new words

• Read grammar 5B: superlatives (p220). Ask questions next day

• File 5A Grammar bank: comparative adjectives and adverbs. Do exercises a & b. Check below

• Listening 4a,b (p69). Key below 

• There's a new written assignment on Moodle (la plataforma de semipresencial): First Term Lesson 2 Unit 3

KEY
Listening p69
4
a
speaker 1: shopping, speaker 2: getting to work, university or school, speaker 3: cooking, speaker 4: working or studying, speaker 5: seeing friends
b
a4    b1    c5    d2    e3
Grammar 5A
a
1 faster than    2 shorter than    3 easier than    4 further...than    5  worse than    6 better then    7 more stressed ... than    8 harder...than    9 bigger than    10 more slowly than
b 
1 as short as    2 as nice as    3 as big as    4 as popular as    5 learn languages as fast as    6 work as hard as    7 play as well as  

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• File 5A: Speaking

• Listening tests

• Book reviews

Homework 

• Vocabulary bank p229. Study it for next Tuesday

• Read the grammar explanation about past tenses (except for past perfect) on p212. Ask questions next day

•  On Thursday 5th, we're going to practice the speaking skill through interactions. There are 2 models (6 & 7), each one with 2 cards A & B, one for you and the other for your partner. Prepare your card on your own to make it similar to the exam. You need to include first conditional, present perfect and vocabulary related to the environment. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog

• Do Listening exercises 5b,c on p78. Key below 

• Have a look at extra material 5A, there's a reading and a listening test 
 

 

 

 

 

KEY
5
b
1c    2b    3b    4a    5a
c
1 right decisions    2 fast    3 rules    4 exceptions    5 with the ball     6 typical superstar

 

B1-A

Follow up   

• File 5A: Speaking & Listening

• Listening test

• Exam practice: interactions

Homework 

• Vocabulary bank p229. Study it for this Wednesday

• Read the grammar explanation about past tenses (except for past perfect) on p212. Ask questions next day

A2/B1 BASIC GRAMMAR

Do you know the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs? Watch the video to get a clear and detailed explanation.

A2-Semi

Follow up   

• File 4B: Vocabulary (shopping), Communication & Speaking

• File 9B: Grammar (Present Perfect + for/since) + Speaking

• Irregular verb test 

Homework 

• Study irregular verbs starting with swim up to write

• File 5A Grammar bank: comparative adjectives and adverbs. Do exercises a & b. Check below

• Listening 4a,b (p69). Key below 

• There's a new written assignment on Moodle (la plataforma de semipresencial): First Term Lesson 2 Unit 3

KEY
Listening p69
4
a
speaker 1: shopping, speaker 2: getting to work, university or school, speaker 3: cooking, speaker 4: working or studying, speaker 5: seeing friends
b
a4    b1    c5    d2    e3
Grammar 5A
a
1 faster than    2 shorter than    3 easier than    4 further...than    5  worse than    6 better then    7 more stressed ... than    8 harder...than    9 bigger than    10 more slowly than
b 
1 as short as    2 as nice as    3 as big as    4 as popular as    5 learn languages as fast as    6 work as hard as    7 play as well as  

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• Oral Mediation activity: environmental topics

• File 5A: Vocabulary (sport) & Pronunciation /ɔ:/ & /ɜ:/

• Reading test

Homework 

• Vocabulary bank p229. Study it for Tuesday 25th 

• Don't forget Mediation for Tuesday 25th

• Reading p77 4b,c & d. Check below 

KEY
4
b
Yes, because they increase confidence and control.
c
1B    2D    3A    4C
d
1  They're examples of famous sportspeople's superstitions.
2  They were used in a study at the University of Cologne to show that people perform better when they have 'lucky' things.
3  Adrenaline and other chemicals are produced as a result of sporting rituals, helping athletes to focus better.
4  This is an example of how superstitions can cause problems - both players wanted to be the last person to leave the changing room.

B1-A

Follow up   

• File 5A: Vocabulary (sport) & Pronunciation /ɔ:/ & /ɜ:/

• Listening & Reading test

Homework 

• Vocabulary bank p229. Study it for Wednesday 26th 

• Don't forget Mediation & Dialogues for Monday 24th

• Reading p77 4b,c & d. Check below 

KEY
4
b
Yes, because they increase confidence and control.
c
1B    2D    3A    4C
d
1  The're examples of famous sportspeople's superstitions.
2  They were used in a study at the University of Cologne to show that people perform better when they have 'lucky' things.
3  Adrenaline and other chemicals are produced as a result of sporting rituals, helping athletes to focus better.
4  This is an example of how superstitions can cause problems - both players wanted to be the last person to leave the changing room.

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• The Environment: Listening, Watching a video & Speaking 

• Book review

Homework 

• The task of written mediation consists in writing an email of reply to your friend Kathleen (100-125 words). All the instructions and the task itself are posted in a different entry called Written Mediation. Deadline: Tuesday, 25th February

B1-A

Follow up   

• The Environment: Listening, Watching a video, Speaking & Oral Mediation

Homework 

• The task of written mediation consists in writing an email of reply to your friend Kathleen (100-125 words). All the instructions and the task itself are posted in a different entry called Written Mediation. Deadline: Monday, 24th February

• On Monday 24th , we're going to practice the speaking skill with interactions. There are 2 models (6 & 7), each one with 2 cards A & B, one for you and the other for your partner. Prepare your card on your own to make it similar to the exam. You need to include first conditional, present perfect and vocabulary related to the environment. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog

B1- Written Mediation

Mediation Task

Your friend Kathleen is in Sevilla province. She and other colleagues are carrying out a research and sharing a house in San Juan de Aznalfarache. Everything is going smoothly but they have problems to understand the recycling system in the area.

Read her email and write an email of reply (100-125 words). You need to explain the poster in English by using your own words and appropriate vocabulary. Deadline: Monday 24th February B1-A  /   Tuesday 25th February B1-CAL


Hi love,
How are you doing? I'm so happy to be here. We arrived two days ago and we're busy bees because there's so much interesting information around.
As I told you, we're living in a pretty house. We share the household chores and there's no problem to cook, clean or anything else. Well, to be honest, we've got a sort of issue with rubbish and recycling.
The landlord left a poster with recycling info (in Spanish) and it seems easy but we don't want to put a foot wrong. You know, we're new kids in town, ha ha!
Can you help me, sweetheart?
xoxo
Kathleen
PS  I attach the poster

A2-Semi

Homework 

• Study irregular verbs starting with eat up to steal

• Revise shopping vocabulary bank on p241

• Read Grammar explanations 9B about Present Perfect+for/since (p229) and do exercises. Ask questions next day

• it's time to start another file, 5A. Do Reading (1a,b,c,d,e) & Vocabulary (2a,b,c,d,e) on your own. Key below

• Don't forget to hand in/send your biography of someone you know or a famous person who is still alive (125-150 words). Instructions in a previous post Deadline: Thursday, 20th February

KEY
Reading
1
c
technology / the internet
d
1 Impatient     2 Mobile phone apps like Tinder    3 10%    4 More than 125 million    5 Three out of five    6 A "like"    7 Six minutes    8 Waiting for a replacement credit card 
e
broadband, searches, downloads, apps, Google, webpage, site, a "like", posting

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• The Environment: Grammar, Vocabulary (recycling), Speaking & Listening

• File 4B: interaction practice 

Homework 

• 3&4 Revise & Check p68-69. Use the key below 

KEY
3&4 Revise& Check