Monday, 10 February 2020
A grammar question
I'm positive you find it difficult to choose: You and I OR You and me. No doubts any longer after watching this video
Sunday, 9 February 2020
A2- Semi
Homework
KEY
Listening
4
b
They are Duncan Jones and his father, David Bowie. They had a good relationship.
c
2 he was born in the UK in 1971.
3 His parents divorced when he was 9. He stayed with his father. He saw his mother, Angie, until he was 13, but he hasn't seen her since then.
4 His father tried to get him to learn the drums, the saxophone, and the piano.
5 He went to the London film School and studied to be a director.
6 His father bought him an 7mm video camera, which he used to make films about his Star Wars toys.
7 He directed the TV commercials in the early years of his career.
8 He made Moon in 2006.It's a science-fiction drama and was very successful. he won the prize for Best New British Director.
9 He made Source Code, a science-fiction thriller, and Warcraft, based on the game World of Warcraft. They have both been successful.
10 He wanted to be a film director because he wanted to be behind the cameras, not in front of them. He hated the paparazzi who were around when he was a child and doesn't like being photographed.
Writing
6b
2 divorced 3 lived 4 became 5 appeared 6 went 7 wrote 8 starred 9 won 10 didn't finish 11 has become 12 has appeared 13 has received 14 won 15 has been
- Study irregular verbs starting with eat up to see
- Revise shopping vocabulary bank on p241
- Read Grammar explanations 9B about Present Perfect+for/since (p229) and do exercises. Ask questions next day
- Listen to the radio programme 4b and do exercises b & c (p133). Key below
- There's a new written assignment: Writing a biography of someone you know or a famous person who is still alive (125-150 words). Find the instructions and some practice on p204-6b,c. Key below. Deadline: Thursday, 20th February
KEY
Listening
4
b
They are Duncan Jones and his father, David Bowie. They had a good relationship.
c
2 he was born in the UK in 1971.
3 His parents divorced when he was 9. He stayed with his father. He saw his mother, Angie, until he was 13, but he hasn't seen her since then.
4 His father tried to get him to learn the drums, the saxophone, and the piano.
5 He went to the London film School and studied to be a director.
6 His father bought him an 7mm video camera, which he used to make films about his Star Wars toys.
7 He directed the TV commercials in the early years of his career.
8 He made Moon in 2006.It's a science-fiction drama and was very successful. he won the prize for Best New British Director.
9 He made Source Code, a science-fiction thriller, and Warcraft, based on the game World of Warcraft. They have both been successful.
10 He wanted to be a film director because he wanted to be behind the cameras, not in front of them. He hated the paparazzi who were around when he was a child and doesn't like being photographed.
Writing
6b
2 divorced 3 lived 4 became 5 appeared 6 went 7 wrote 8 starred 9 won 10 didn't finish 11 has become 12 has appeared 13 has received 14 won 15 has been
Saturday, 8 February 2020
B1-CAL
Follow up
Homework
KEY
b
2 French 3 Hebrew 4 Italian 5 Dutch 6 Greek 7 Spanish 8 Russian 9 German 10 English 11 Catalan
c
1 Alex says that every new language that he learns is a completely new adventure for him.
2 Greek and German are the two languages that he enjoys speaking the most.
3 Chinese and Slovene are two languages that he would like to learn at the moment.
4 Alex feels guilty that he he's never learned other British and Irish languages - Welsh, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic. On a recent trip to Wales that everything was in two languages, Welsh and English.
5 Russian was the most difficult language for him to learn, because he had to learn a new alphabet.
6 Youtube has helped Alex to watch videos in other languages and immerse himself in other cultures. He says that there's a lot of technology to help with learning vocabulary and grammar.
d
1 Because they don't have enough time, they're not doing it for the right reasons, or they expect it to be easier than it actually is.
2 Because the grammar is very simple (there are almost no irregular verbs, and there are only three real tenses) an a lot of the vocabulary in Africaans is very similar to vocabulary in English.
3 Because they don't have much confidence and they never get a chance to practise other languages.
4 You never finish learning a language.
Try to spend 10-15 minutes a day on the language you are learning
- File 4B: Function (asking for information), Speaking, Reading & Speaking
Homework
- On Thursday 13th , we're going to practice the speaking skill with dialogues. There are two 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. As it happened with the monologues, you need to include modals, present perfect, vocabulary related to language learning (see the post B1 File 4B) and dependent prepositions. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog
- In addition, there's a written assignment. It consist in writing a post in a forum. The post is called "B1-CAL FILE 4B FORUM". Open it and follow the instructions. Deadline: Friday, 14th February. The handout I gave you in class contains some tips for forumsFind more ideas by reading the following point
- Do you consider you need to know more about languages? Watch Video Listening on p67 of your student's book and do exercises 7b,c & d. These ideas and contents can help you to do your assignment well. Key below
KEY
b
2 French 3 Hebrew 4 Italian 5 Dutch 6 Greek 7 Spanish 8 Russian 9 German 10 English 11 Catalan
c
1 Alex says that every new language that he learns is a completely new adventure for him.
2 Greek and German are the two languages that he enjoys speaking the most.
3 Chinese and Slovene are two languages that he would like to learn at the moment.
4 Alex feels guilty that he he's never learned other British and Irish languages - Welsh, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic. On a recent trip to Wales that everything was in two languages, Welsh and English.
5 Russian was the most difficult language for him to learn, because he had to learn a new alphabet.
6 Youtube has helped Alex to watch videos in other languages and immerse himself in other cultures. He says that there's a lot of technology to help with learning vocabulary and grammar.
d
1 Because they don't have enough time, they're not doing it for the right reasons, or they expect it to be easier than it actually is.
2 Because the grammar is very simple (there are almost no irregular verbs, and there are only three real tenses) an a lot of the vocabulary in Africaans is very similar to vocabulary in English.
3 Because they don't have much confidence and they never get a chance to practise other languages.
4 You never finish learning a language.
Try to spend 10-15 minutes a day on the language you are learning
Thursday, 6 February 2020
B1-CAL FILE 4B FORUM
WHAT ONE THING MOST IMPROVED YOUR ENGLISH?
Watch this video and post a comment in 100 words in the forum. The thread will be closed on Friday 14th January
(Let me tell you how to do it: Click on Comments/No Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. You'll probably need a gmail account. Use informal language. You need to click on comments if you aim to see your classmates' comments .Good luck!)
Watch this video and post a comment in 100 words in the forum. The thread will be closed on Friday 14th January
(Let me tell you how to do it: Click on Comments/No Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. You'll probably need a gmail account. Use informal language. You need to click on comments if you aim to see your classmates' comments .Good luck!)
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
B1-A
Follow up
Homework
KEY
b
2 French 3 Hebrew 4 Italian 5 Dutch 6 Greek 7 Spanish 8 Russian 9 German 10 English 11 Catalan
c
1 Alex says that every new language that he learns is a completely new adventure for him.
2 Greek and German are the two languages that he enjoys speaking the most.
3 Chinese and Slovene are two languages that he would like to learn at the moment.
4 Alex feels guilty that he he's never learned other British and Irish languages - Welsh, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic. On a recent trip to Wales that everything was in two languages, Welsh and English.
5 Russian was the most difficult language for him to learn, because he had to learn a new alphabet.
6 Youtube has helped Alex to watch videos in other languages and immerse himself in other cultures. He says that there's a lot of technology to help with learning vocabulary and grammar.
d
1 Because they don't have enough time, they're not doing it for the right reasons, or they expect it to be easier than it actually is.
2 Because the grammar is very simple (there are almost no irregular verbs, and there are only three real tenses) an a lot of the vocabulary in Africaans is very similar to vocabulary in English.
3 Because they don't have much confidence and they never get a chance to practise other languages.
4 You never finish learning a language.
Try to spend 10-15 minutes a day on the language you are learning
- File 4B: Function (asking for information)* Speaking, Reading & Speaking
- File 4A: Monologues
Homework
- On Wednesday 12th , we're going to practice the speaking skill with dialogues. There are two 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. As it happened with the monologues, you need to include modals, present perfect, vocabulary related to language learning (see the post B1 File 4B) and dependent prepositions. Remember there's a model for dialogues in the blog
- In addition, there's a written assignment. It consists in writing a post in a forum. The post is called "B1-A FILE 4B FORUM". Open it and follow the instructions. Deadline: Thursday, 13th February. Find more ideas by reading the following point
- Do you consider you need to know more about languages? Watch Video Listening on p67 of your student's book and do exercises 7b,c & d. These ideas and contents can help you to do your assignment well. Key below
KEY
b
2 French 3 Hebrew 4 Italian 5 Dutch 6 Greek 7 Spanish 8 Russian 9 German 10 English 11 Catalan
c
1 Alex says that every new language that he learns is a completely new adventure for him.
2 Greek and German are the two languages that he enjoys speaking the most.
3 Chinese and Slovene are two languages that he would like to learn at the moment.
4 Alex feels guilty that he he's never learned other British and Irish languages - Welsh, Irish, or Scottish Gaelic. On a recent trip to Wales that everything was in two languages, Welsh and English.
5 Russian was the most difficult language for him to learn, because he had to learn a new alphabet.
6 Youtube has helped Alex to watch videos in other languages and immerse himself in other cultures. He says that there's a lot of technology to help with learning vocabulary and grammar.
d
1 Because they don't have enough time, they're not doing it for the right reasons, or they expect it to be easier than it actually is.
2 Because the grammar is very simple (there are almost no irregular verbs, and there are only three real tenses) an a lot of the vocabulary in Africaans is very similar to vocabulary in English.
3 Because they don't have much confidence and they never get a chance to practise other languages.
4 You never finish learning a language.
Try to spend 10-15 minutes a day on the language you are learning
B1-A FILE 4B FORUM
WHAT ONE THING MOST IMPROVED YOUR ENGLISH?
Watch this video and post a comment in 100 words in the forum. The thread will be closed on Thursday 13th January
(Let me tell you how to do it: Click on Comments/No Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. You'll probably need a gmail account. Use informal language. You need to click on comments if you aim to see your classmates' comments .Good luck!)
Watch this video and post a comment in 100 words in the forum. The thread will be closed on Thursday 13th January
(Let me tell you how to do it: Click on Comments/No Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. You'll probably need a gmail account. Use informal language. You need to click on comments if you aim to see your classmates' comments .Good luck!)
B1-CAL
Follow up
Homework
KEY
2
a
1 never, able, dance 2 won't, able, come 3 love, able, ski 4 hates, able, drive
b
1 He's been to 2 We be to 3 I'd to be to 4 She not being to
- File 4B: Speaking, Reading, Listening & Vocabulary (-ed/-ing adjectives)
- File 4A: Monologues
Homework
- Read the tips on a forum for learning English and look up vocabulary (p66)
- Practise sentence stress with exercises 2a,b,c & d (p64). Key below
KEY
2
a
1 never, able, dance 2 won't, able, come 3 love, able, ski 4 hates, able, drive
b
1 He's been to 2 We be to 3 I'd to be to 4 She not being to
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