B1 FILE 2A

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GRAMMAR

B1-CAL

Follow up

• File 1B: Speaking (personality adjectives)

• File 2A: Song & Grammar (Present perfect & Past simple)

Homework

• Do exercise 2Ab (p206) and grammar worksheet 2A. Ask doubts next day

• Study money vocabulary 

• Study irregular verbs for Tuesday 29th

• Don't forget your emails

B1-A

Follow up

• File 1B: Speaking (anecdotes & personality adjectives)

• File 2A: Song & Vocabulary (money)

Homework

• Finish vocabulary 2A on p225. Practise pronunciation and study it for Wed

• Study irregular verbs for Monday 28th

• Reading exercises 3b,c,e (p26-27). Key below

• We're not going to see Practical English in class, but it is a pretty good listening practice for you. So, do it on your own and check below

KEY
Reading
3
b
A2   B6   C3   D1   E4   F7   G5
c
1F   2F   3T   4F   5F   6T   7T
e
olive oil  electricity bill    cleaning products    cycling trip    beauty treatments    tap water
Practical English
1
b
1 magazine   2 British   3 months   4 London   5 New York   6 permanent   7 find    8 family
2
a
He left the chocolates on his desk at work.
She's got a promotion-she's now a manager.
b
1T   2F   3F   4T   5F   6F
c
1 no, believe, You're   2 pity, Never   3 Really   4 How, news   5 great
3
a
The evening ends well.
b
1 Harvard   
2  No, he isn't, because he thinks creative people, like writers, sometimes don't earn enough to pay the bills.
3  He likes taking photographs. 
4 Jenny
5 Famous jazz musicians
6  That he knows about Wynton Marsalis (Harry's idol) and has interviewed him and spent the day with him.
d
1 see   2 really   3 things   4 mean   5 because   6 incredible   7 guy   8 ahead
e
A8   B5   C2   D3   E1   F6   G4,7

B1 TENSE REVIEW

A2-Semi

Follow up

• File 1B: Vocabulary (personality) & Speaking

• File 1C: Vocabulary (clothes)

Homework

• Study appearance and personality (p236). 

• Practise the pronunciation of clothes (p237).
  

• Read the explanations of present continuous (p212) and do exercises a & b on next page. We're checking them on Thursday. 

• Write a description of a relative or friend (100 words). Divide it into paragraphs. You can use the model on the first page of the Writing section in your book. Don't forget to include: appearance, personality and clothes vocab + present simple and present continuous  Deadline: Thursday, 24th October

B1-CAL

Follow up

• File 1B: Listening, Writing & Speaking

• File 2A: Vocabulary (money)

Homework

• Finish vocabulary 2A on p225. Practise pronunciation and study

• Revise personality vocabulary

• Read the emails on p187 and do exercises 1a,b,c & d. Key below

• ONLY FOR THE 6 EMAIL VOLUNTEERS: Write an informal email to a penfriend (100-125 words). Divide it into paragraphs and talk about yourself (personal details, family,personality, hobbies, interests, etc.) and ask a question to your penfriend in the last paragraph. You can use the sample on p187. Don't forget to include: family and personality vocab + will/shall/present continuous/going to verb forms  Deadline: Thursday, 24th October 

• Reading exercises 3b,c,e (p26-27). Key below

• We're not going to see Practical English in class, but it is a pretty good listening practise for you. So, do it on your own and check below

KEY
Writing
1
a
1  Because she is looking for an au pair and Sofia's friend, Kasia, told Angela she might be interested in working in England as an au pair.
2  Yes, she does. 
b
interested    responsible    forgetful    photography    independent
c
1 intelligent, hard-working, mature, responsible, friendly, independent
2  She likes going to the cinema  , listening to music, and taking photos.
3  She's quite shy, a bit forgetful and her English isn't very good.
4  Yes, she does.
d
incredibly/really/quite/a bit
Reading
3
b
A2   B6   C3   D1   E4   F7   G5
c
1F   2F   3T   4F   5F   6T   7T
e
olive oil  electricity bill    cleaning products    cycling trip    beauty treatments    tap water
Practical English
1
b
1 magazine   2 British   3 months   4 London   5 New York   6 permanent   7 find    8 family
2
a
He left the chocolates on his desk at work.
She's got a promotion-she's now a manager.
b
1T   2F   3F   4T   5F   6F
c
1 no, believe, You're   2 pity, Never   3 Really   4 How, news   5 great
3
a
The evening ends well.
b
1 Harvard   
2  No, he isn't, because he thinks creative people, like writers, sometimes don't earn enough to pay the bills.
3  He likes taking photographs. 
4 Jenny
5 Famous jazz musicians
6  That he knows about Wynton Marsalis (Harry's idol) and has interviewed him and spent the day with him.
d
1 see   2 really   3 things   4 mean   5 because   6 incredible   7 guy   8 ahead
e
A8   B5   C2   D3   E1   F6   G4,7

 

B1-A

Follow up

• File 1B: Grammar, Speaking, Vocabulary (adjectives of personality), Game & Listening part 1

Homework

• Finish the Listening activity 7c on p15. After that, make a draft of a family anecdote you'll have to tell your partners next day. It can be true or false. You must tell it and not read it. You can use the anecdotes of the listening as models

• Pronunciation practice 3b,c (p13) and 5a,b (p14) on your own

• Do Reading exercises 6b,c,d on p14-15. Key below

• Read the emails on p187 and do exercises 1a,b,c & d. Key below

• ONLY FOR THE 8 EMAIL VOLUNTEERS: Write an informal email to a penfriend (100-125 words). Divide it into paragraphs and talk about yourself (personal details, family,personality, hobbies, interests, etc.) and ask a question to your penfriend in the last paragraph. You can use the sample on p187. Don't forget to include: family and personality vocab + will/shall/present continuous/going to verb forms  Deadline: Wednesday, 23rd October 

KEY
Reading
6
c
1 the youngest child   2 the oldest child   3 the only child   4 the middle child
d
2C   3A   4B   5E   6F   7D   8G
Writing
1
a
1  Because she is looking for an au pair and Sofia's friend, Kasia, told Angela she might be interested in working in England as an au pair.
2  Yes, she does. 
b
interested    responsible    forgetful    photography    independent
c
1 intelligent, hard-working, mature, responsible, friendly, independent
2  She likes going to the cinema  , listening to music, and taking photos.
3  She's quite shy, a bit forgetful and her English isn't very good.
4  Yes, she does.
d
incredibly/really/quite/a bit