Monday, 30th October 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Comentarios sobre los pocos writings recibidos.

-Book, page 12, 1INTRODUCTION:

     *vemos la primera sección

     *ponemos en común

     *leemos el texto de b) para intentar completarlo

*volvemos a ver el DVD para completar lo que falte de b)

-Book, page 8, 1VOCABULARY & SPEAKING:

c)reading the text including the percertages given.

d)listening 1.15 to check our answers

e)speaking about the given situations

-Explicación de los reading que hay que preparar como HOMEWORK y de os ejercicios de Word formation y de Transformations.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 10, 5READING the two texts (“The youngest brother” + “The only child”) con ejercicio d) de vocabulario.

-FCE Macmillan, Workbook, Page 14: TRANSFORMATIONS + WORD FORMATION.

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

NON-ACTION VERBS:

Agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, mater, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose

Could you please send your writings to meetingclass@gmail.com?

I haven´t been able to check my email from <gregorio@mecafast.com> for two days, there must be some problems. So, please, could you send your writings to the following address  <meetingclass@gmail.com>? This is the email address linked to the blog. Thanks in advance!

Wednesday, 16th october 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Reading y explicación de uno de los writings del FCE (B2): essay. Usamos la página 169 de FCE Target.

-Book, page 8, 1VOCABULARY & SPEAKING:

a) describing the pictures: hacemos este ejercicio como práctica oral de FCE

b) vocabulary

-Corrección homework: Book, page 132, GRAMMAR BANK, section 1a: EXERCISES a) + b)

Page 132 Grammar Bank 1A Exercise a

1 These days, most children have too many fizzy drinks. 

2 Are you taking any vitamins at the moment? 

3 Don’t eat that spinach if you don’t like it. 

4 Does your boyfriend know how to cook fish? 

5 We don’t get takeaway pizzas during the week. 

6 What’s your mother making? It smells great! 

7 You look sad. What are you thinking about? 

8 The diet in my country is getting worse.

9 How often do you eat seafood? 

10 I don’t usually cook fish. 

Page 132 Grammar Bank 1A Exercise b

1 Come on, let’s order. The waiter is coming.

2 Kate doesn’t want to have dinner now. She isn’t hungry.

3 The head chef is ill, so he isn’t working today.

4 The bill seems very high to me.

5 We’ve had an argument, so we aren’t speaking to each other at the moment.

6 My mum thinks my diet is awful these days.

7 Do we need to go shopping today?

8 Can I call you back? I’m having lunch right now.

9 I didn’t use to like oily fish, but now I love it! 10 What are you cooking? It smells delicious!

-Book, page 8, 1VOCABULARY & SPEAKING:

a) describing the pictures: hacemos este ejercicio como práctica oral de FCE

b)

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK: (publicado en el blog)

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

In your English class you have been talking about “The News on television and in other media”.

Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay and give reasons for your point of view. What kind of news in the media has the most influence on people?

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

NON-ACTION VERBS:

Agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, mater, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose

Homework for next Monday 30th October 2017

You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

In your English class you have been talking about “The News on television and in other media”. Write an essay and give reasons for your point of view. What kind of news in the media has the most influence on people?

[Please, take into account that you should send your writing to my email address on Sunday evening before 9:00 p.m.]

Monday, 23rd October 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Revisión Quizlet

-Corrección Transformations FCE Gold Plus, page 9

-Corrección Open Cloze, FCE Gold Plus, page 9: “Movie monsters”

-Book, page 7, SPEAKING: we read the topics + a) listening 1.13 + b) useful vocabulary + c) we speak about the given topics.

-Book,page 7, 6GRAMMAR: a) reading the sentences and then listening 1.9 to check.

-Book, page 132, GRAMMAR BANK, section 1a: explanation about simple present, present continuous and non-action verbs

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 132, GRAMMAR BANK, section 1a: EXERCISES a) + b)

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

NON-ACTION VERBS:

Agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, mater, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose

The importance of vocabulary in language learning

Vocabulary learning is an essential part in foreign language learning as the meanings of new words are very often emphasized, whether in books or in classrooms. It is also central to language teaching and is of paramount importance to a language learner. Recent research indicate that teaching vocabulary may be problematic because many teachers are not confident about best practice in vocabulary teaching and at times don’t know where to begin to form an instructional emphasis on word learning.

Wednesday, 18th October 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Resumen oral del listening que hicimos el lunes pasado sobre el chef, en la página 6 del libro.

-Hacemos la segunda parte de ese listening,  Book, page 6, 5LISTENING & SPEAKING:

*d)listening 1.8: second part of the interview

*puesta en común de lo que hemos entendido

*leemos las preguntas que tenemos que contestar

*hacemos la segunda escucha

*puesta en común final. But first we read the given questions

-Corrección Page 133, ejercicios A y B de la sección 1B del GRAMMAR BANK

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/

HOMEWORK:

-Transformations FCE Gold Plus, page 9

-Open Cloze, FCE Gold Plus, page 9: “Movie monsters”

Sergio, ¿puedes enviarme tu email?

Hi Sergio,
I was going to send you the scanned page with the exercises, when I realized I haven´t got your email address. I tried to get it from Quizlet, but I couldn´t.
So, could you send me an email to <gregorio@mecafast.com>? Thanks in advance!!

Monday, 16th October 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Speaking: how was your weekend?

-Corrección FCE reading multiple matching: “Wouldn´t it be fun to run a restaurant?”. Anotación de resultados en la hoja de resgistro.

-Book, page 6, 5LISTENING & SPEAKING:

     *a)students talk about question 3

     *b)reading introduction

*b)listening part 1:Listening 1.7.

     *c)

-Continuamos la Corrección homework Photocopy page 145 about future forms, desde donde quedó el último día. Vamos viendo la teoría al mismo tiempo que corregirmos.

                               

VOCABULARY: you should check quizlet!

PHONETICS:

Carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -  private /ˈpraɪvɪt/

HOMEWORK:

-Page 133, ejercicios A y B de la sección 1B del GRAMMAR BANK

INFINITIVE OR GERUND:

Infinitive: afford, agree, allow + object + to infinitive (allow me to go), appear, ask, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), begin (in continuous tenses, with infinitive), claim, decide, demand, expect, forget, hesitate, hope, intend, learn, manage, mean, need, offer, persuade, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, try, wait, want, would like, would prefer.

Gerund: admit, allow, avoid, begin (in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive), can´t stand, consider, deny, discuss, don´t feel like, doesn´t / don´t mind, hate, enjoy, imagine, involve, keep, like, look forward to, love, mention, miss, need, practice, prefer, quite like, recall, recommend, regret, risk, spend, stop, suggest, understand,

Bare infinitive: had better, make, modal verbs, would rather, help

ADJECTIVE ORDER:

Opinion + size + age + shape + colour + pattern + material + nationality

Please, get your new book at the school office!

Next week we are going to work with our new book for this course. It would be great if you could have your own book. Remember its title, because you may need it when you go to the school office to ask for it: ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE. The cover is green-coloured, as you know. The price is around 25 €.