HOMEWORK (Christmas)

- Composition 4. Letter to a friend

Write an informal letter to a friend who is living abroad following the instructions below:

·         apologise for not writing earlier and the reasons for it

·         thank him/her for a present he/she sent you for your birthday

·         explain him/her that you have just got a new job/post: tell him/her what is this new job about and what are your responsibilities in it

·         tell him/her why you like it better than your previous job (better atmosphere, better colleagues, etc.)

You can have a look at the example in p. 49 in your book.

Extension: 150-180 words

Deadline: 20^th January

- Crossword: word formation

- Summary and other from The History of the English Language

- Writing from cultural activity (Shakespeare in Love)

Interview with Gwyneth Paltrow - related cultural activity Shakespeare in Love

1. Choose True or False. Correct the false sentences.

1. Gwyneth wasn’t really happy with the fact of growing up surrounded by creative people.

2. Gwyneth was not worried about her father and grandfather’s reaction when they would see the nude scenes in the film.

3. His grandfather compared women’s breasts to two eggs.

4. When Gwyneth was dressed as a boy, the behaviour of the other actors towards her didn’t really change.

5. Some actors liked to tell her dirty jokes when she played the role of the woman.

6. Gwyneth does not think men walk differently to women.

2. Now, answer the following questions related to the last part of the interview.

a)      How old was Gwyneth Paltrow when she won the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love?

b)      In what ways did the Oscar change her relationship with her audience?

c)      Why does she consider the time she won the Oscar a “very emotional” time?

d)      What did she decide she wouldn’t do again after her father died?

13th to 17th December (Summary & Homework)

- SO - NEITHER / NOR
agree in positive sentences: I like chocolate. So do I / Me too  -- so + auxiliary (main verbal form) + pronoun
agree in negative sentences: I don't liek chocolate. Neither do I / Nor do I -- neither/nor + auxiliary (main verbal
                                                                                                                    form)+pronoun
disagree in positive sentences: I like chocolate. Well, I don't. -- pronoun + auxiliary in negative form
disagree in negative sentences: I don't like chocolate. Well, I do -- pronoun + auxiliary in positive form

- Oral Practice: finding differences in picture and discussion (women and work)

- Video Listening: Childhood (at last!)

-  Preparation for the cultural activity: Shakespeare in Love
. Some background information
. Useful vocabulary
. Interview with Gwyneth Paltrow

- 3B. Describing appearances
. Vocabulary on appearances (p.149) + copy
. Oral activity in pairs: finding who is who

9th December (Summary & Homework)

- check homework: revision past simple and present perfect worksheet; worksheet modal verbs of obligation, prohibition and advice; Reading "Words, words")

- Oral practice in groups of 4: writing rules and advice to improve your planet

- Listening practice: Four people who have been in London talk about politeness (p. 39)

- HOMEWORK:
Reading p. 38 "Culture shock" (activities c and d)

Solutions for Revise & check Unit 2 (pp.34-35)

Grammar:
a) 1-already / 2-long / 3-Since / 4-Have / 5-yet
b) 1-been working / 2-just made / 3-more expensive / 4-carefully as / 5-the most

Vocabulary:
a) 1- bank / 2- mortgage / 3-hungry /4-awful /5-travel /6-helmet / 7-railway station
b) 1- filthy / 2-tax / 3-rush hour /4-lend / 5-platform/ 6-inherit / 7-boarding pass / 8-tiny
c) 1-off / 2-out / 3-for / 4-back /5-by

Can you understand this text:
a- 1a, 2b, 3c, 4a, 5b
b- fortunate = lucky
charity = an organization which collects money to help people who are poor, sick, etc.
volunteer = somebody who offers or agrees to do something
orphanage = an institution where children without parents live and are looked after
deposit = a percentatge of the price of something you are buying which you pay in advance
annoyed = made angry
adopted = taken by a family and looked after as if they were their own children
useful = having a practical use
definitely = certainly, without doubt

Homework

- worksheet on past tenses (more practice)
- worksheet on Modals of obligation, prohibition, advice
- Reading: Words, Words (the uses of make)

OPTIONAL:
- Video Listening on eating habits: "Weightwatchers" (with solutions)
http://www.xtec.es/~ncasas12/tercer/weightwatchers.htm
-  Technology at home: household appliances quiz (with answers)
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vc-household-lb.html

27th to 1st December (Summary)

- check homework: more on comparatives and prepositions

- Practical English (p.32) - Permission, Requests and Suggestions
Some examples -
. Would you mind helping me?
. Could you help me?
. Can you help me?
. Do you think you could help me?
. Please, help me

 - Oral practice in pairs: making requests and answering to them

- Extra grammar point: so and such (copy)
. they are used to show emphasis; we would translate them as 'tant / tanto'
so + adjective/adverb: It's so beautiful!
such + (a/an) + adjective + noun: It's such a beautiful view!
(be careful; with uncountable nouns we never use the singular article)

UNIT 3. Modern Manners 

- Vocabulary and speaking: new technologies and mobile phone questionnaire. 
Useful vocabulary: dial, text, hung up, call back, ring tone, voice mail.

- Listening practice: bad and good manners when using a mobile in a public place (p. 37)
- Grammar point: Modals of obligation, lack of obligation, prohibition and advice (p. 134) 
. to express obligation: have to + infinitive; must + infinitive
. to express lack of obligation: don't have to + infinitive
. to express prohibition: mustn't + infinitive
. to express advice: should/shouldn't + infinitive / ought to + infinitive

Some important points to remember:

-  "must" can never be used in the past

- "don't have to" and "mustn't" are completely different - don't have to implies that "you don't need to do it, but if you want you can" and "mustn't" implies prohibition (it is not allowed)

- Practice: activities in 3A a and b

- Oral practice in fours: Are they true? - obligation, lack of obligation, prohibition and advice around the world