Homework - 5A

- Reading & vocabulary: "Slow down, you move too fast" (p. 70)
- Grammar- articles: activities in p. 138

5A. Slow down

- Oral practice in pairs: getting ready to go camping! (photocopy)

- Noun formation (p.71)
. from verbs, adding -ment, -ion, -ation, -al: government, reaction, proposal
. from adjectives, adding -ness, -ity: madness, similarity

- Grammar: articles - a/an, the, no article (p. 72; 138)

- Pronunciation: difference between 'that' & 'wealthy' (p. 72)

Unit 5. Slow down, you move too fast

- Reading (p. 68)
Are you happy with your work - life balance?
How much time do you have for yourself / to do exercise / to see friends / to be with your family?

- Grammar: quantifiers (p. 138)
. large quantities: a lot of/ lots; much/many; plenty of
. small quantities: little/few; a little/a few; very little/very few
. too / enough
. zero quantity: negative verb & any / no + noun / none

Homework - Composition

Write the following composition (Deadline 26th February)
Imagine you have recently moved house/flat. Tell a friend about your new house/flat and neighbourhood.

Suggested planning:
- Paragraph 1: Brief introduction. What kind of flat is it? Where is it exactly?
- Paragraph 2: Describe the house. What rooms does it have? Does it have special characteristics?
- Paragraph 3: Describe the neighbourhood. How far is it from places of interest; public transport; etc.?
- Paragraph 4: What do you like / don't like about your new house/flat? and your new neighbourhood?

Extra considerations...

- to express habits:
usually + present simple: something you regularly do in the present
used to + infinitive: something you regularly did in the past, but you don't any more
get used to + -ing: something you are trying to do regularly

Examples: can you discern the difference among these sentences?
I usually go to the swimming pool on Mondays.
I used to go to the swimming pool on Mondays.
I am getting used to going to the swimming pool on Mondays.

- to express wishes and hopes:
I wish + past simple: to talk about a wish in the present -- I wish I passed the exam.
I wish + past perfect: to talk about a wish in the past -- I wish I had studied more.

If only + past simple: to talk about a wish in the present with emphasis --
If only I passed my exam!
If only + past perfect: to talk about a wish in the past wish emphasis -
If only I had studied more!

I hope + present simple / will: to express positive feelings
I hope you have a good journey.
I hope we'll see each other soon.

Practical English - Suggestions

- Listening and Speaking p. 64
Suggestions:
Why don't we go for a drink?
How about / What about going for a drink?
How about / What about a drink?
Shall we go for a drink?
Let's go for a drink.

- Social English (An Unforgettable meal) p. 64
Useful expressions: what would you like?; It looks good!; I am allergic to...; Hang on. I have an idea!

- Review and Check p. 66-67

Homework - 4C

- Reading: "Do you need to 'edit your friends'?" (p. 62)

4C. Still friends?

- Vocabulary & Speaking (p. 60)
Useful expressions: argue, close friend, colleague, get on very well, have a lot in common, keep in touch, lose touch, know - meet

Consider the questions... do you have a close friend? / where did you meet? / do you ever argue? what about?

- Reading & Listening (p. 61)
"Friends Reunited website". Carol, from Cromwall, and Alex, from Manchester, met their old friends again... we read and listened to their experiences

- Grammar: used to / didn't use to / did you use to...? = to talk about past habits
I always go to the gym on Wednesdays evening - present habit
I used to go to the gym but not any more - past habit

- Pronunciation: difference between /s/ & /z/ (p. 61)

- How words work... expressions with GET
. get rid of = throw away
. get on with = be friends
. get to know = know somebody little by little
. get to = arrive
. get in touch = make contact with somebody
. get a reply = receive
. get excited / get angry = become

- Listening and speaking (p. 63)
Expressiong opinions - useful language: I agree with that / I think it's true / I don't agree with you at all / I don't think that's true / For example, my friend Paul...

4B. revision...

- Revision and further practice on 2nd conditional (not in book)

1) If you had to choose... what would you prefer...
. to live in a small village or in the centre of a capital city?
. to have as neighbours a couple with five children or a couple with five dogs?
. to live in a fourth floor flat without a lift or in a ground floor flat with a restaurant next door?

2) Worksheet ... second conditional (hypothesis) or first conditional (still possible)?


- Revision and further vocabulary on houses and living:
Do you live... on the outskirts of town / in the suburbs / in a residential area / quite close to a public building / right in the centre?

Other useful vocabulary: on the ground floor/ lift / flights of stairs / fence / steps vs. stairs / draughty / to heat your house

It is different... you own a house - the house belongs to you / a dark room - a light room / noisy flat - quiet flat / a house in good condition - in bad condition / tiny rooms - enourmous rooms

Homework - 4B

- Reading p. 58: "Houses you'll never forget. Casa Azul (The Blue House)"

4B. In an ideal world...

- Getting personal... (p. 56)
What would you choose... speaking and class discussion:
. if you could live in another period of time for its fashion, when would you choose and why?
. if you could come back in another life, who (or what) would you like to be?
. if you could change one part of your body, what would it be?

- Grammar: "If I won the lottery, I would get a new house"
Second conditional: if + past simple, would + infinitive (p. 137)
. for hypothetical situations: if I had more time, I would learn French.
. to give advice: if I were you, I would take the job.

- Vocabulary: Houses (p. 151)
& discussion... what's your dream house? / what special features would it have?