Progress test unit 1

 Progress test unit 1 (vocabulary and grammar) will be done in class, 15th December. It will last 40 minutes and we will correct it in class. We will first correct homework and then will do the test.

Have a great week!

Raul.

Class diary (17th November)

DAY 4 (17th November)

Communicative objectives

-       Understand two people talking about evening classes.

- Talk about evening classes.

Activities and skills

-       Verb patterns (speaking).

-       Evening classes (listening and speaking).

-       Keeping a conversation going (functional language).

-       Sentence stress and rhythm (listening).

-       Single-sex schools (listening and speaking).

Homework

  - Student’s book: page 13 (Review): exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.  Page 14: exercise 3.

-       Workbook: page 9, exercises 1, 2 and 3. Page 10: exercises 1, 2, 3, 4. 

Learning tip 1: Make a top-ten mistakes/errors list

Last Saturday we had a good laugh at using "he/him" to refer to Beatriz. This is a very typical mistake among Spanish learners of English as even many advanced learners still mix up "he" and "she".


 I was wondering if you have already put my suggested top-ten mistakes/errors list into practice. All you have to do is write the mistake/error down (e.g. "mix up "he" and "she"") and specific examples where you did it.

Have a great week and see you on Saturday.

Raul.

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Dear students, 

Let me start by reminding you what we've done in class. If someone missed a class or has just joined us, the following can help you.

DAY 1 (20th October)

1A A global language (Face2Face Upper-Intermediate Student’s Book)

Communicative objectives

-       Talk about my English learning experiences.

-       Read texts about learning English.

Activities and skills

-       Language ability (vocabulary and speaking).

-       Who owns English? (reading and speaking).

-       The English verb system (grammar).

-       My classmates (writing and speaking).

-       Introducing English vowel sounds and symbols (listening and pronunciation).

Homework

-       Student’s Book: page 7, exercises 5 and 6.

-       Workbook: page 5, exercises 1, 2 and 3.

                       page 6, exercise 4.

DAY 2 (27th October)

1B My first week (Face2Face Upper-Intermediate Student’s Book)

Communicative objectives

-       Understand students discussing their university.

-       Talk about my education.

-       Write a one-minute conversation.

-       Keep a conversation going and showing interest.

Activities and skills

-       Education (vocabulary and speaking).

-       My first week (listening).

-       Uses of auxiliaries (grammar).

-       Contractions (listening).

-       One-minute conversation (writing and speaking)

-       Introducing English diphthong sounds and symbols (listening and pronunciation).

Homework

-       Student’s Book: page 9, exercises 7 and 8.

-       Workbook: page 6, exercise 1.

                       page 7, exercises 2, 3 and 4.

DAY 3 (10th November)

1C Making the grade (Face2Face Upper-Intermediate Student’s Book)

Communicative objectives

-       Understand two people talking about exams.

-       Reading a text about taking exams.

Activities and skills

-       Exams  (speaking).

-       Under examination (reading and speaking).

-       Verb patterns (grammar).

-       Exams (listening).

-       Sentence stress and rhythm (listening).

-       Exams: feelings and experiences (speaking)

Homework

-       Workbook: page 8, exercises 1, 2 and 3.