Blog de Igualdad

As I told you in class, I'm in charge of  Co-Education & Equality Department. To this end, I've created a blog. Have a look at it and share your suggestions and any useful material with me! Also, remember that I can give you a hand if you need it.

This is the link:

¿Y si hablamos de Igualdad?

B1 FILE 3A

Here you can find:

• Videos
• Listening
• Grammar (comparatives & superlatives)

 The post could be filled with more contents

VIDEOS
This is a review by CBS  (American TV channel)
Top Gear Interview
This is a link to the present TV programme on BBC 2
Top Gear
 
Transport

 














Travelling
  

LISTENING
This audio warns of the dangers of cycling. Listen and learn new vocabulary with the script below
audio
script
 

GRAMMAR

B1-CAL

Follow up   

• File 3A: Speaking (agreeing & disagreeing), Travels and holidays (Speaking & Vocabulary)

• Reading exercise to observe 25th November 'International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women'  

Homework 

• Prepare a monologue related to travels & holidays. Find all the necessary information in a different entry

B1 MONOLOGUE PRACTICE

Prepare this monologue for next class. Use as much as possible of the grammar and vocabulary  which we have seen so far in a suitable way. There are some expressions to help you in the model. I have also included some other forms to express advantages and disadvantages below. Remember that the monologue lasts 3-4 minutes. 

Monologue


Conveying advantages
One positive aspect (of ...) is ...
A benefit (of ...) is ... 
A good point (of ...) is ...
An argument in favour of ... is ...

Conveying disadvantages
A disadvantage (of ...) is
A drawback (of ...) is...
An objection to ... is ...
A negative effect (of ...) is ...
A downside (of ...) is ...
An argument against ... is ...

If you want an explanation of these expressions, watch the video below (subtitles are optional)

B1-A

Follow up  

• File 3A: Travels and holidays (Speaking & Vocabulary)

• Reading exercise to observe 25th November 'International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women'  

Homework 

• Prepare a monologue related to travels & holidays. Find all the necessary information in a different entry

• Are you an adventurous holiday-maker? Results to the questionnaire below

KEY
Questionnaire
1  a3 b1 c2    2  a1 b3 c2    3 a1 b2 c3    4 a2 b1 c3    5 a1 b2 c3    6 a2 b3 c1    7 a3 b2 c1    8 a3 b2 c1
8-13
You really aren't very adventurous when it comes to holidays, are you? Maybe you are right to worry about some of the risks you face when away from home, but relax a little. If not, then you should probably just stick to package holidays in your own country.
14-19
Well, there is some spirit of adventure in you somewhere, although you don't do things without thinking about them first. You probably enjoy different types of holidays and you probably have a lot of fun too without getting yourself into dangerous situations.
20-24
Rainforests, wild animals, political crises, nothing worries you, does it? Holiday are about adventures, new sensations, excitement and anything else that is on offer. Just remember, however, not all adventures are safe and there is life after the holidays!

A2-Semi

Follow up

• File 2B: Grammar, Pronunciation & Listening

Homework

• Do grammar exercises a & b (p214)

• Write a description of your favourite photo (125-150 words). Choose one where you are with more people.There is a model on p200. Do the exercises a,b & c in first place.You must include: past simple & past continuous, time sequencers and connectors, vocabulary of appearance, personality, clothes, prepositions of time & place, verb phrases. Deadline: Thursday 5th December

• File 2c will be entirely done by yourself at home. This is what you should work on: Reading p28 1b,c,d. Pronunciation p29 2a & b. Key below

• Study irregular verbs (p250)

• Bring a photo

KEY
Writing
a
1 of   2 in   3 with   4 in   5 like   6 of   7 at   8 away   9 on

b
paragraph 1
What's your favourite photo?
Who took the photo? When?
Where were you when you took the photo, and who with?
paragraph 2
What was  happening whe you took the photo?
paragraph 3
Why do you like it?
Where do you keep it?
Reading
1
b
2 When   3 The next day   4 After that  5 One evening in October    6 Suddenly

c
1  She was living in London, in her early twenties, working for an advertising agency.
2  She met him at a nightclub on a beach in the south of France.
3  She found a job in Patis because she wanted to be with him.
4  They went for a walk.
5  They stopped because they heard a lot of noise coming from a tree. They saw an owl and some little birds attacking it.
6  Because it was a happy time for her. 
7  Because she was in a hurry. 
8  Because he was wearing a dark coat.
d
1 because   2 Although   3 so
Pronunciation
2
b
across     after     again     along     although     awful     because     birthday     evening     invite     perfect     quickly

Revising State Verbs