Saturday, 29 September 2012

HOMEWORK SEPTEMBER 27TH

 
Homework
  • Page 58 and 59
  • WRITING: You have a friend in London and you write him or her about your best holiday ever. It should be a composition. I include here some questions to guide you
Where did you go?
When did you go?
Who did you go with?
Where did you stay? (in a cottage, a camping, etc)
How long did you stay?
How did you travel? (by plane / train, etc)
Was your plane delayed?
How was your holiday? (exciting, etc) Why?
What happened?
Why was the best holiday ever?
What activities did you do?
What places did you visit?

USE RELEVANT VOCABULARY AND DON´T FORGET TO INCLUDE
  •  MAY / MIGHT: (WHEN SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE)TO SHOW THAT WE THINK SOMETHING IS POSSIBLE IN THE FUTURE
  •  PRESNT CONTINUOUS: TO DESCRIBE DEFINITE ARRANGEMENTS IN THE FUTURE
  • WILL:TO SHOW THAT WE THINK SOMETHING IS SURE TO HAPPENED WILL + DEFINITELY/ PROBABLY: TO SHOW HOW SURE YOU FEEL DEFINITELY (= VERY SURE) PROBABLY (QUITE SURE)
  • FUTURE FORMS: WILL BE ABLE TO + INFINITIVE / WILL HAVE TO + INFINITIVE

 

Thursday, 27 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS. SEPTEMBER 27TH

  1. WE LISTENED TO THE TAPE PAGE 54. EXERCISE 4/PAGE 56 EXERCISES 2, 3 and 4. The article: ¨The Sea is full of fish¨- exercises 5, 6 and 8
  2. ORAL PRACTICE
  3. IN TWO GROUPS WE PREPARED 15 QUESTIONS AND 15 SENTENCES ABOUT A HOLIDAY AND THEN WE EXCHANGED THEM

HOMEWORK:
  •  PAGES 58 and 59
  • Write about your last holiday (use relevant vocabulary from unit 7)
  • On October 11th you have to present units 5,6,7 complete (miniworkbook, workbook) and Journey to the Centre of the Earth questions and folder
 
 

AT THE AIRPORT CHECK-IN DESK



AT THE AIRPORT CHECK- IN DESK


Tuesday, 25 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS, SEPTEMBER 25TH

  • STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 55 (GRAMMAR 2KNOW: MAY, MIGHT and WILL). EXERCISE 7
  • PAGE 56WORDS 2KNOW 
  • WE READ THE SEA IS FULL OF FISH
HOMEWORK:
  1.  PAGE 50/ 51
  2. WRITE ABOUT THE MOST EXCITING HOLIDAY YOU HAD (USE RELEVANT VOCABULARY UNIT 7 - FROM 52/ 56 IN A SEPARATE PAPER )
  3. STUDY: WORD LIST (STUDENT'S BOOK AT THE END AFTER THE MINIWORKBOOK)

Monday, 24 September 2012

Sunday, 23 September 2012

HAPPY SPRING, SEPTEMBER 21ST



 

 

HAPPY STUDENT'S DAY

SEPTEMBER 21ST - STUDENT'S DAY!

 

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS, SEPTEMBER 20TH

  • WE WORKED ON PAGE 54/ 55
  • WORDS 2 KNOW
  • WE READ ABOUT THE THINGS WE DO AT AN AIRPORT
  • ROLE PLAY: RECEPTIONIST / PASSENGER / STEWARDESS  - STEWARD
  • WE PREPARED A POSTER
NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS, SEPTEMBER 18TH

ORAL PRACTISE: QUESTIONS IN CHAIN

  • WHERE DO YOU GENERALLY GO WHEN YOU ARE ON HOLIDAYS?
  • WHERE DO YOU GENERALLY STAY? (IN A COTTAGE / CAMPING / HOTEL)
  • HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
  • WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOING WHEN YOU ARE ON HOLIDAYS?
  • WHO DO YOU TRAVEL WITH?
UNIT 7 - PAGE :52 /53.
  1. WE COMPLETED THE CHARTS 
  2. WE DID THE ACTIVITIES ON PAGE 52 and 53
HOMEWORK:50 AND 51

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

UNIT 5 AND 6


Unit 5: STAY WELL

1-VOCABULARY – HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

*    FOOD AND DRINK: a box of – a packet of – a bottle of – a can of – a piece of – a loaf of – a carton of – a bowl of – a glass of

*    MEALS AND MEAL TIMES: breakfast, lunch, late snack, elevenses, tea, dinner, takeaway, packed lunch, coffee break, ready meal, national dish

2-GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONS:                              -Should / Must, articles.                                                                                                          Making arrangements: would you like to...? / Are you free ...?/ How about travelling...?/ Why don’t you ...? Shall we ...?

 

·      Unit 6: rules

1          -VOCABULARY

*    RULES AND BEHAVIOUR: get on with, have an argument, go wrong, go badly at school, get into trouble, take any notice, behave, punish, guide, control, bring up. ADJECTIVES: worry about, angry with, fair          easy-going, strict.

*    DOMESTIC TASKS: get make breakfast, do the cooking, do the housework, make phone calls, do the hovering, make the beds, set the table, do the washing up, do the ironing, make the most mess

*    SOCIETY AND THE LAW: join in the army, go to prison, steal, vote, commit a crime/a murder, be banned, take a driving test, be illegal, death penalty

2- GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONS:
     - 0bligation and permission in the present: have to + infinitive, don’t /doesn’t have to - can / be allowed to infinitive                                                                        
- 0bligation and permission in the past: had to, didn’t have to + infinitive - could / was/were allowed to + infinitive                                                                         

Thursday, 13 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS, SEPTEMBER 13TH

  • STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 47 FROM EXERCISE 6 TO 9 (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN CHAIN, WE COMPLETED SOME EXERCISES, WE LISTENED AND WROTE THE VERBS)
  • STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 49
  • Journey: Meli chapter 5 / Lucas chapter 6
HOMEWORK:
  1.  ACTIVITIES ON PAGE 48 AND 47
  2. PREPARE FOUR OR FIVE WORDS AND PHRASES TO REMEMBER CHAPTERS 1,2,3,4,5 AND 6

                  
                                   

Wednesday, 12 September 2012

PERMISSION AND OBLIGATION


                                                                                  WE USE
CAN + INFINITIVE
 
BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE
PERMITTED  IN THE PRESENT
 
WE USE
 
CAN’T + INFINITIVE
 
NOT BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED  IN THE PRESENT
 
WE USE
 
HAVE TO
                             + INFINITIVE
HAS TO
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO DO
 
WE USE
 

DON’T
                             HAVE TO + INFINITIVE  
DOESN’T
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY TO DO
                                                                                  WE USE
 
COULD + INFINITIVE
 
 WAS / WERE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE
PERMITTED  IN THE PAST
 
WE USE
 
COULDN’T + INFINITIVE
 
WASN’T / WEREN’T  ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE
NOT PERMITTED  IN THE PAST
 
WE USE
 
HAD TO + INFINITIVE
                        
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO DO IN THE PAST
 
WE USE
 
DIDN’T HAVE TO + INFINITIVE
 
 
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY TO DO IN THE PAST

 

Sunday, 9 September 2012

WHY SHOULD WE PROTECT THE RAINFOREST?

ARTICLES




Thursday, 6 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS SEPTEMBER 6TH

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARY!

  • WE ASKED AND ANSWERED: QUESTIONS IN CHAIN -
  • PRESENT                                                                          OBLIGATION (HAVE/HAS TO INFINITIVE - DON´T /DOESN'T HAVE TO INFINITIVE) PERMISSION (CAN + INFINITIVE / BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE - CAN´T + INFINITIVE / NOT BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE)
  • STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 46
  •  PAST OBLIGATION (HAD TO INFINITIVE - DIDN'T HAVE TO INFINITIVE) PERMISSION (COULD + INFINITIVE / WAS or WERE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE - COULDN´T + INFINITIVE / WASN'T or WEREN'T ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE)
HOMEWORK:
  • STUDENT'S BOOK PAGE 47
  • WRITING: You have a friend in England and your friend wants to join your youth club. Write an email to him/her about the club rules. Use the prompts (and have to/can/ be allowed to) below
- Rules on the style of dress
- Rules for general behaviour
- Things which are not allowed
- Things which are necessary (have/has to infinitive)

ARTICLES


from Carmen Eugenia Maza Vergara

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

DO / MAKE


Do
We use the verb 'do' when someone performs an action, activity or task.


do a crossword
do the ironing
do the laundry
do the washing
do the washing up


'Do' is often used when referring to work of any kind.


do your work
do homework
do housework
do your job


Note - these activities do not usually produce a physical object.
'Do' for General Ideas
Use the verb 'do' when speaking about things in general. In other words, to describe an action without saying exactly what the action is. This form is often used with the words 'something, nothing, anything, everything, etc.'
I'm not doing anything today.
He does everything for his mother.
She's doing nothing.
Important Expressions with 'Do'
There are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'do'.


do badly
do business
do the dishes
do a favour
do good
do harm
do time - (to go to prison)
do well
do your best
do your hair
do your nails
do your worst
do the cooking/ housework
do the hovering
do the ironing
do nothing


Make
We use the verb 'make' for constructing, building or creating
make a dress
make food
make a cup of tea / coffee
'Make' is often used when referring to preparing food of any kind.
make a meal - breakfast / lunch / dinner
Note - these activities usually create something that you can touch.
Important Expressions with 'Make'
There are a number of standard expressions that take the verb 'make'. The best solution is to try to learn them.


make amends
make arrangements
make believe - (to pretend)
make a choice
make a comment
make a decision
make a difference
make an effort
make an enquiry
make an excuse
make a fool of yourself
make a fortune
make friends
make a fuss
make a journey
make love
make a mess
make a mistake
make money
make a move
make a noise
make a payment
make a phone call
make a plan
make a point
make a profit
make a promise
make a remark
make a sound
make a speech
make a suggestion
make time
make a visit
make your bed - (to prepare the bed for sleeping in)
make a phone call
make the bed
make a sandwich
make a mess


 

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS - SEPTEMBER 4TH

WE WORKED ON PAGE 44 AND 45

  • WE READ THE ARTICLE ¨BRAT CAMP¨
  • OBLIGATION AND PERMISSION IN THE PRESENT: CAN / CAN´T - BE ALLOWED TO / NOT BE ALLOWED TO - HAVE TO / DON'T or DOESN´T HAVE TO + INFINITIVE     
  • PAGE 45 EXERCISES 2,3,4 and 5
HOMEWORK: MINIWORKBOOK PAGE 110
                         WORKBOOK UNIT 6 (PAGE 59/60)

Monday, 3 September 2012

OBLIGATION AND PERMISSION IN THE PRESENT

 
CAN + INFINITIVE
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE PERMITTED
 
CAN’T + INFINITIVE
 
TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT PERMITTED
 
HAVE/HAS TO + INFINITIVE
 
TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS NECESSARY
 
DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO + INFINITIVE
 
TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS NOT NECESSARY
 
BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS PERMITTED
 
NOT BE ALLOWED TO + INFINITIVE
 
TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS NOT PERMITTED