Sunday, 13 November 2011

FINAL EXAM - MODULES 1, 2 AND 3

Module 1: lifestyles
1.Grammar and Functions
  • ·Present Simple (Lucy works regular hours)
  • ·Present continuous (Are you going out tonight?)
  • ·Present Simple vs. Present Continuous (The Smiths are having breakfast now / usually have breakfast at 7:00)
· Time Adverbial
  1. Present Simple
  • Before the main verb
  1. Frequency adverbs (always – usually – often – sometimes – occasionally -rarely – hardly ever – never)
  • At the end of the sentence
  1. Every (day, month, year), once /twice /three times (a week, month ,etc.)
B) Present Continuous
  1. Now , at the moment, tonight, today
  • Expressing / describing preferences: can't stand / (not) like / love / hate / quite like / prefer / enjoy + -ing
  • -ing form
2.Vocabulary
·Lifestyle adjectives / relaxing and stressful activities
·Jobs: what do people do for a living?
·Daily routine and activities
·Describing preferences: talking about likes and dislikes
  • Multi – part verbs
  • Word formation: adjectives from nouns
TO STUDY:
A- STUDENT´S BOOK
LANGUAGE PROBLEM SOLVING 1 (PAGE 16) / GRAMMAR SUMMERY 142
B- POWER BOOK (PAGE 107) WORD BANK and MINI-GRAMMAR 116


Module 2: Homes
1.Grammar and Functions
  • Present perfect for past actions with present results
  • Present perfect vs simple past
  • Regular and irregular verbs
2.Vocabulary
· Houses and special features. Furniture / item s found in home
· Housework and feelings
· Common verbs: do, go, have, make
· Common words
· Linking words (and, but, because, so)


TO STUDY; STUDENT'S BOOK: COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS PAGE 22/ 23
REVIEW 1 AND 2
Module 3: Heroes
1.Grammar and Functions
  • Past simple and past continuous
  • When+ simple past / while /as + past continuous
  • Expressing opinions: in my opinion... / I (don´t) agree... / I think...
  • Agreeing and disagreeing: so / neither do I / I do, I don't
  • Articles: a, an, the, no article
2.Vocabulary
· Personality adjectives
· Opinion adjectives
· (Local) heroes and heroines
· Causes (slavery, human rights, etc.
· Famous campaigners and ¨campaigning¨words
· Multi- part verbs (power book page 108) and Word building
· Time linkers: sequencing: first, then, after (that), finally, in the end, suddenly, as, meanwhile, when, laterComplete the Table
Lifestyle Adjectives
Daily routine
-ing forms
Adjectives with prepositions+ing
Jobs
Free time activities



















Complete the sentences using an adjectives with its right prepositions
  • I’m tired …...........................................................................................................................,,.........................
  • Egg timers are useful ...................................................................................................................................
  • Little children are afraid..............................................................................................................................
  • My sister is good …............................................. and …....................................... but she is bad …............ ….............................. or ….............................................
  • Traditional Chinese weddings are different …...............................................................................................
  • Campaigners were interested …......................................................................................................................
  • Radio alarm clocks are necessary …...............................................................................................................
  • Vets are responsible for. …...............................................................................................................................
Complete the Table and then write examples
Do
Go
Have
Make







Housework
Feelings / reasons
Sport/ music & television
Going out
Clothes











Multi -part verbs
Multi – part verbs
Meaning
Get up
Set up
Get on with
Put off
Get up to
Took part
Get back
Came back
Return
Be friendly with your neighbours
Get out of bed
Establish
Do something
Return
Postpone
participate
Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or simple past
Dear Lydia,
I´m writing to tell you all the latest family news. Aunt Daisy (1)….............. (have) a baby girl a week ago. Uncle Nick is very pleased. They (2) …................. (name) the baby Louise. Uncle Bruce (3) …................. (buy) a new car and he (4) …........... (give) the old one to aunt Celia. Do you remember cousin Rupert? Well, he (5) ….............. (move) to Germany last month. He (6) ….......... (take) his wife and children with him. Grandpa (7) …...................... (take) Alex on a fishing trip last weekend . Unfortunately, they (8) …...................... (not catch) any fish!
Grandma (9) …................. (recently / redecorate) the living room. She (10) …............ (paint) the walls pink and (11)................................. (buy) a new carpet to match . It looks lovely
That´s all for now. Take care and write soon with your news
Love
Mum



TO STUDY; STUDENT'S BOOK: LANGUAGE PROBLEM SOLVING 2 PAGE 32



Saturday, 12 November 2011

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS NOVEMBER 11TH

STUDENT'S BOOK UNIT 37 STUDENTS BOOK 

  • WE LISTENED TO THE CD AND COMPLETED EXERCISE 3
  • WE TALKED ABOUT FUTURE ACTIONS (PRESENT SIMPLE / PRESENT CONTINUOUS / WILL / BE GOING TO + INF)
LANGUAGE POWER BOOK 

  • UNIT 42 (PAGE 83)
  • UNIT 37  (PAGE 77)
SONGS

WE LISTENED TO AND COMPLETED TWO SONGS

HOMEWORK: 
PAGE 76 POWERBOOK (UNIT 37)
BE PREPARED TO TALK ABOUT MUSIC AND FUTURE 
PRESENT THE POSTERS READY 
POWER BOOK PAGE 101 TEST 2

Thursday, 10 November 2011

HAPPY TRADITION DAY

Tradition Day: Tradition Day  it's our country's great gaucho festival. November 10 is the anniversary of Jose Hernandez's birth date, one of the nation's most important poets who highlighted the injustices and hardships of the ordinary people of his day. Tradition Day is the END of a week or  parties, concerts, gaucho parades, traditional music and other festivities across the country.

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS NOVEMBER 7TH

ORAL PRACTICE: MUSIC


UNIT 37 STUDENT`S BOOK


WHAT`S YOUR FAVOURITE BAND / SINGER?


REVIEW 7 AND 8 PAGE 72


HW: BRING INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE BAND / SINGER AND ABOUT THE FUTURE TOPIC AND CRAYONS TO WORK IN CLASS 

Thursday, 3 November 2011

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS - NOVEMBER 2ND


WE WATCHED A FILM: 
THE CORPSE BRIDE AND THE STUDENTS DID THE ACTIVITIES PREPARED FOR IT

Monday, 31 October 2011

HALLOWEEN WHAT WE DID IN CLASS

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 67 EX 9 / 10
PAGE 68
POWERBOOK PAGE 42 / 43
HOMEWORK: HANDOUT PAGE 49 / 50
Prepare the handout to correct (NOV 4TH)