UNIT 2_SPEAKING PRACTICE IN CLASS_OCTOBER 30 and 31

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8b4ze1qypvtr9ws/Your%20Speaking%20Practice_OCTOBER%2030%20and%2031.pdf?dl=0


I hope you find it useful for your progress.

UNIT 2_FEELINGS_LISTENING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE_ HOMEWORK FOR NOVEMBER 11th /NOVEMBER 12th

As we are dealing with feelings and emotions, I hope you can find some time to listen to these podcasts.

On November 11th  and 12th you will get the chance to discuss the content in class.


Make sure you choose ONE team.



TEAM 1

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-170420


 TEAM 2

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161013


 TEAM 3

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-190124



I hope it helps.

UNIT 2_HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY: READING_SIBLING RIVALRY

UNIT 2

FEELINGS

 Read the text about sibling rivalry.

I hope we can discuss the content in class on Wednesday, October 30/Thursday, October 31.

SIBLING RIVALRY

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wpaybzhkaxraki/Sibling%20Rivalry.pdf?dl=0

UNIT 2_SUPPLEMENTARY LISTENING PRACTICE_AUTONOMOUS LEARNING

UNIT 2: LISTENING PRACTICE

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ardg6q9knfcy920/AABRTzcXov5M8XCnkJg6R7R0a?dl=0

LET'S CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN

 SCARY STORIES

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6at8psf97svxrag/Halloween2019.pdf?dl=0

UNIT 1_WRITING A SHORT STORY IN CLASS

YOUR WRITING TASK: A SHORT STORY

Check some words and expressions you have tried to use in your short story.

ADJECTIVES

EXCITING

“I FOUND IT REALLY EXCITING”

 EXCITED

“WHEN WE GOT HOME, THE DOGS WERE EXCITED TO SEE US”

BORING

“THE MOVIE WAS SO BORING THAT I FELL ASLEEP

 BORED

SHOCKING

“SHE SAID THE NEWS WAS SHOCKING”

 SHOCKED

“I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I HEARD WHAT HAD HAPPENED”

TIRING

“WE HAD A LONG TIRING DAY”

TIRED

VERY TIRED=EXHAUSTED

“WE HAD BEEN WALKING FOR THREE HOURS AND WE WERE

COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED”

SO

SO NERVOUS / SO INTERESTING

“IT WAS SO EMBARRASSING!”

“HE WAS SO WEAK THAT HE COULDN’T EVEN SPEAK”

THE WEATHER

IT WAS POURING

THE SUN WAS SHINING BRIGHTLY

THE SUN WAS SETTING

THE SUN WAS RISING

THERE WAS A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE/SUNSET.

HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING

THICK SNOW WAS FALLING

LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING

FINE SNOW WAS FALLING

AGE:  I WAS ABOUT 17 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME

IRREGULAR VERBS:STUDY THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE, PLEASE:

 LEAVE, TAKE, DRINK, TEACH, BUY, THINK…

SPELLING: INITIALLY/APPROACHING/(DIS)APPEARED/(UN)FORTUNATELY/DIFFICULT/

ENOUGH/ IMMEDIATELY

EXCLAMATIONS: “WHAT A RELIEF!”  “HOW AMAZING!”

GRAMMAR: “THERE WASN’T ANYBODY THERE”

SUPERLATIVE: “IT WAS THE MOST EXCITING EXPERIENCE”

ALL NIGHT/ALL DAY/ALL MORNING/ ALL AFTERNOON/

 ALL EVENING

THE WHOLE NIGHT/ THE WHOLE DAY…

PANIC:

 “I GOT INTO A PANIC”/

 “I STARTED TO PANIC WHEN I REALISED

THAT I HAD LOST MY PASSPORT”

EVERYTHING/EVERYONE/EVERYBODY

“I FELT THAT EVERYTHING WAS GOING WRONG”

EXPRESSION:

SAFE AND SOUND

“THE MISSING CHILDREN WERE FOUND SAFE AND SOUND”

TIME LINKERS: WHEN, AS, JUST AS, BY THE TIME, AS SOON AS…

BE ABOUT TO

“I WAS ABOUT TO GET UNDRESSED WHEN THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR”

“WE ARRIVED JUST AS THE CONCERT WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN”

I hope it helps.

UNIT 1_WRITING PRACTICE_A SHORT STORY_HOMEWORK

WRITING PRACTICE

WRITE A SHORT STORY (175-200 WORDS) 

Hand it in on Wednesday, October 23^rd /Tuesday, October 29^th.

1.  WRITE A SHORT STORY. USE THE

FOLLOWING WORDS:

A. He/She came up to me…

B. I didn´t recognize him/her at first because…

C.  When I got home, I suddenly realised…

D.It was three o’clock in the morning when the phone rang.

E.  It was dangerous, but I knew I had to do it.

F.   …and that was the best day of my life.

G.…and that was the worst day of my life.

2.  Write a short story about…           

A. The first time your parents met

B.  A time you forgot or lost something important.

C.   A time you had an awful experience using English.

D. A time a stranger helped you or you helped

 a stranger.

E.  The first day at the Official School of Languages.

F.   The first day in a new job.

G.The first time you cooked a meal for someone

special.

H. The first time you went abroad.

I.     The first time you gave a presentation in English.

UNIT 1_SHORT STORIES_OCTOBER 14 and 15

 WRITING PRACTICE

• A few tips on telling and writing short stories

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1g5qphv6bb6x9ux/INTRODUCTION%20TO%20SHORT%20STORIES.pdf?dl=0

• Study these short stories. Highlight some words, structures and expresssions that you would like to use in your stories.

• Prepare for writing a short story, please.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/sp4ro625stge3xh/TWO%20SHORT%20STORIES.pdf?dl=0

UNIT 1 GRAMMAR_TELLING AND WRITING SHORT STORIES_AUTONOMOUS LEARNING

 

  UNIT 1 GRAMMAR

• Autonomy means the ability to take control of one's own learning, independently or in collaboration with others. An autonomous learner will set their own goals, reflect on their progress, and seek opportunities to practise outside the classroom. 

NARRATIVE TENSES

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-20/tab/grammar


 LINKING WORDS
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-20/session-1

 TELLING A STORY
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-20/session-2


PAST PERFECT PRACTICE


 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-7/session-2/activity-3


 http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-14/session-2/activity-3

UNIT 1_YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE_LAST WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY

YOUR SPEAKING PRACTICE  

                                 

• DEAL WITH CUSTOMERS

 Your company’s most vital asset is its customers, so you need to make sure you’re dealing with your customers properly. Without them, you would not, and could not, exist in business.

• ON A…BASIS  

the way that something happens, or

 the way that something is organized or done

on a regular/daily/weekly etc basis (=regularly, every day, week, etc) 

I’m saving money on a regular basis. 

Board meetings are held on a weekly basis.

• EASIER SAID THAN DONE

Finding the perfect house was easier said than done.

• GOOD AT…

• HOPELESS AT…  

I’m a hopeless cook.

hopeless at (doing) something 

My brother was always hopeless at ball games.

• FIND TIME TO…

 "You need to FIND time to do things you enjoy."

• IT DEPENDS ON… 

Choosing the right bike depends on what you want to use it for.

• THAT’S WHY…

That’s why people admire you.

That’s why babies crawl before they walk.

• EXPERIENCED

• KNOWLEDGEABLE (Practise the pronunciation)

• RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

 What's Your Recipe for Success?

According to Benjamin Franklin Fairless, there are four essential ingredients to success.

Quote from Benjamin Franklin Fairless

"What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: CHOOSE a career you love, GIVE it the best there is in you, SEIZE your opportunities, and BE a member of a team."

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• TELL THE TRUTH ► Don’t say ‘say the truth’. Say tell the truth.

• TELL A LIE lie/tell a lie 

to deliberately tell someone something that is not true

She had lied to protect her son.

Are you accusing me of telling lies?

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PRONUNCIATION

Practise pronouncing the words below:

TAUGHT/THOUGHT/CAUGHT/BOUGHT/

BROUGHT.

HOTEL

CAMPSITE

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Study collocations with the word MISTAKE:

make a mistake

The lab must have made a mistake – this can’t be right.

a big/great mistake

Buying this car was a big mistake.

a bad/terrible/dreadful mistake

It would be a terrible mistake to marry him.

a serious mistake

The decision to take the money was a serious mistake.

 a little/minor mistake

The essay was full of little mistakes.

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Check the spelling:

IMPROVE

INCREASE

HELPFUL

RUDE

IMPOLITE

DIFFERENT

DIFFICULT