24th to 28th January (Summary & Homework)

Oral and Writing mock exams

- check homework: the uses of can, could and be able to

- Reading (p.47) "Never give up"
Interesting vocabulary: limb (extremitat), to achieve (aconseguir)

- Listening (p.46) A psychologist talks about how to suceed at learning to do something new

- Vocabulary revision: defining and guessing words from Unit 3

- REVISE and CHECK Unit 3: Solutions
Grammar:
1. should join
2. can't be
3. be able
4. mustn't take/can't take
5. might not / may not
6. don't have
7. must be
8. might be / may be
9. have to
10. shouldn't drink

Vocabulary:
a- 1 mid / 2 length / 3 straight / 4 fringe / 5 wears
b- 1 interested / 2 depressed / 3 boring / 4 embarrassing / 5 frustrated
c- 1 off / 2 back / 3 up / 4 like / 5 in

Can you understand this text:
a- 1 b / 2 a / 3 c / 4 a / 5 b
b- burst into tears = suddenly start crying
sympathetic = understanding other people's problems
I couldn't stand it = I couldn't tolerate the situation
turned down = rejected, refused to publish
deeply hurt = very unhappy or upset

- Debate on how education works nowadays.


HOMEWORK:
- check activities with adjectives -ing/-ed
- Reading: "Separate classes for migrants" from Catalonia Today

TO PRACTICE MORE...

- Listening practice: go to the following website. Watch the video and complete the activity entitled "Health Update":
http://www.xtec.cat/~ncasas12/tercer/healthupdate.htm (very interesting!)

- To practice on verb forms a bit more, go to:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vf003-do.html

- To practice adjectives ending in -ed or -ing, go to:
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/dg-eding.html

17th to 21st January (Summary and Homework)

- check homework: check worksheet on can, could, be able to

- How does the saying finish? Does it work for you? (p. 44)

- Reading: "I'm a failure! I've never been able to..." (p.44)
Remember... be able to is "to have an ability, opportunity, time,..."

- Grammar: modal verbs of ability and possibility - can, could, be able to (p. 134)
Can you play a musical instrument?
Would you like to be able to dance salsa?
Could you swim when you were four years old?

- Oral Practice: communication p. 116/119 and finding out information about your classmates.

- More on "can, could, be able to" - what are their uses?

-  -ed/ing adjectives (p. 46)
. My boss is boring. = person (thing) that casues de feeling
. My boss is bored. = person that has the feeling

Consider the questions (class discussion):
What's the most embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you?
Which do you find more tiring, travelling by car or by public transport?
Are you frightened of any insect?
What music do you listen to if you feel depressed?

- Oral practice in pairs and with the whole class

HOMEWORK:
- worksheet on can, could, be able to
- worksheet on adjectives with -ed or -ing

10th to 14th January (Summary & Homework)

- Check homework: word formation crossword

- Unit 3. Judging by appearances
.  How words work...
look + adjective: He looks intelligent.
look like + noun: He looks like an intelligent man.
look as if + sentence: He looks as if he is an intelligent man.


. Listening (p.41): Who is the suspect?

. Oral practice in pairs: finding differences in pictures

. Pronunciation (p. 41)
/ai/ in words such as bright, hight, height
/ei/ in words such as straight, weigh, neighbour

. Grammar: Modal verbs of deduction (p. 134)
Must: you're sure something is true
May / Might: you think something is possibly true
Can't: you are sure something is not true

Check the following examples. Can you see the difference?
. They must be out. There aren't any lights on.
. He hasn't written. He may not have my address.
. He can't be ill. I saw him at the gym.


- Oral practice in fours: "Sob story. Why do you deserve the prize"

- Listening: know about a British/Spanish flamenco guitarist (p.43)

- Oral mock exam: instructions, useful expressions and oral practice in pairs

- Oral comment and practice on the reader History of the English Language in groups

- Oral practice in groups of 3: who do you think they are? (using must, might, may, can't)

- Song: "Big girl you're beautiful" (by Mika)


HOMEWORK:
- Worksheet: 3C "can, could, be able to"