- Grammar practice: p. 143
- Writing Task: Write a letter of about 125 words to an English-speaking friend who has travelled around in the USA using public transport. Describe your last holiday and say why you would like something different this year. Tell him/her why you are thinking about going to the USA. Ask for specific information aout his/her trip and ask for some advice.
Thursday, April 30
Unit 7. Can we make our own luck?
- Reading & Listening (p. 100)
What do you think? Can we make our own luck?
- Grammar: Third conditional (p. 142)
. to talk about regrets & wishes in the past
. if + past perfect, would have done (would + past participle)
- Oral practice in groups: finish third conditional sentences with imagined situations
What do you think? Can we make our own luck?
- Grammar: Third conditional (p. 142)
. to talk about regrets & wishes in the past
. if + past perfect, would have done (would + past participle)
- Oral practice in groups: finish third conditional sentences with imagined situations
Wednesday, April 22
6C. Who is your favourite hero?
- Reading: "Heroes and icons of our life" (p. 94)
- Vocabulary: words which tell us what people do
Useful prefixes: -er, -or, -ian, -ist
- Speaking activity: Tell your partner about a famous person you admire. Why do you admire him/her?
- Practical English: Giving and reacting to news (p. 96)
Useful expressions: You'll never guess who I saw!; Really?; you're kidding / you're joking; I don't believe it!; I'm telling you! it's true!; that's incredible!
- Vocabulary: words which tell us what people do
Useful prefixes: -er, -or, -ian, -ist
- Speaking activity: Tell your partner about a famous person you admire. Why do you admire him/her?
- Practical English: Giving and reacting to news (p. 96)
Useful expressions: You'll never guess who I saw!; Really?; you're kidding / you're joking; I don't believe it!; I'm telling you! it's true!; that's incredible!
Listening mock exam - 22nd & 23rd April
. 3A14 - 22nd April from 14.00 to 15.00
. 3B17 - 23rd April from 18.00 to 19.00
. 3B19 - 23rd April from 20.00 to 21.00 (Sorry!!!)
If, you are not able to attend the listening mock, just note that we'll do another listening exam practice the second week of May (following the tenets of the listening part).
. 3B17 - 23rd April from 18.00 to 19.00
. 3B19 - 23rd April from 20.00 to 21.00 (Sorry!!!)
If, you are not able to attend the listening mock, just note that we'll do another listening exam practice the second week of May (following the tenets of the listening part).
6C. We all need a hero!
- Grammar: relative pronouns and relative sentences (p. 140)
Remember that...
. Relative pronouns: which (=that), who (= that), when, where, whose
. Defining relative clauses: they add needed information; 'which' & 'who' can be substituted by 'that'; 'which' & 'who' can be omitted when the referent of the main sentence and the subject of the relative one are not the same one.
. Non-defning relative clauses: they add extra information; they are used in between commas; 'which' & 'who' cannot be substituted by 'that' or omitted.
- What do you know about.. Che Guevara? - Reading & Speaking (pp. 92- 93)
- Listening: Who is the presenter talking about? (Radio competition)
- Oral activity in pairs: Guess the defined word (pp. 118 & 121)
Remember that...
. Relative pronouns: which (=that), who (= that), when, where, whose
. Defining relative clauses: they add needed information; 'which' & 'who' can be substituted by 'that'; 'which' & 'who' can be omitted when the referent of the main sentence and the subject of the relative one are not the same one.
. Non-defning relative clauses: they add extra information; they are used in between commas; 'which' & 'who' cannot be substituted by 'that' or omitted.
- What do you know about.. Che Guevara? - Reading & Speaking (pp. 92- 93)
- Listening: Who is the presenter talking about? (Radio competition)
- Oral activity in pairs: Guess the defined word (pp. 118 & 121)
Friday, April 17
6B. Films and Cinema
- Vocabulary: Cinema p. 154
- Grammar: Passive p. 140
It is used when the active subject is either unknown or the speaker doesn’t want to specify it.
Structure: passive subject + be (takes verbal tense) + main verb (in past participle form)
by: if you want to specify who did the action
- Speaking: Guessing films!
How much do you know about cinema? - group questionnaire
- Listening: Dagmara & Steven Spielberg (p. 91)
- Grammar: Passive p. 140
It is used when the active subject is either unknown or the speaker doesn’t want to specify it.
Structure: passive subject + be (takes verbal tense) + main verb (in past participle form)
by: if you want to specify who did the action
- Speaking: Guessing films!
How much do you know about cinema? - group questionnaire
- Listening: Dagmara & Steven Spielberg (p. 91)
Wednesday, April 1
Homework - 6A
- Reported speech worksheet
- Reading & Grammar activities (from past exams)
- Composition (not compulsory): "My life changed when my new neighbours moved in."
- Reading & Grammar activities (from past exams)
- Composition (not compulsory): "My life changed when my new neighbours moved in."
Unit 6. Love in the Supermarket
- Reading and writing p. 84 (ex. 1)
- Grammar: Reported Speech (p. 140)
. Tenses usually change from
present simple to past simple
past simple/ present perfect to past perfect
will to would
can to could
may to might
must/have to to had to
. Time and place references change to refer to the moment we are talking about.
. Questions are introduced by if/whether for yes/no questions and a wh-word for wh-questions. Moreover, word order for indirect or reported questions remains subject+verb
. Remember reporting verbs structure: said to someone that / tell someone that / asked someone that.
. To report command and order:
tell/told someone to do something: My father told me to do the washing up.
ask/asked someone to do something: My boss asked us not to be late to work.
- Vocabulary: Shopping (p. 85)
. Speaking p. 85
. "Shopping questionnaire" in pairs (extra activity in class)
- Pronunciation (p. 85)
- Listening & Speaking (p. 87) Complaining about bad service.
- Grammar: Reported Speech (p. 140)
. Tenses usually change from
present simple to past simple
past simple/ present perfect to past perfect
will to would
can to could
may to might
must/have to to had to
. Time and place references change to refer to the moment we are talking about.
. Questions are introduced by if/whether for yes/no questions and a wh-word for wh-questions. Moreover, word order for indirect or reported questions remains subject+verb
. Remember reporting verbs structure: said to someone that / tell someone that / asked someone that.
. To report command and order:
tell/told someone to do something: My father told me to do the washing up.
ask/asked someone to do something: My boss asked us not to be late to work.
- Vocabulary: Shopping (p. 85)
. Speaking p. 85
. "Shopping questionnaire" in pairs (extra activity in class)
- Pronunciation (p. 85)
- Listening & Speaking (p. 87) Complaining about bad service.
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