Wednesday, 20th December 2017

-Corregir Book, page 22, VOCABULARY:

a) 1 duck  2 crab  3 beetroot 4 raspberry  5 chicken 

b) 1 honest dishonest 2 mean generous 3 selfish unselfish   4 hard-working lazy 5 quiet talkative

c) 1 waste 2 inherit 3 earn 4 borrow 5 save

d) 1 tired exhausted 2 hungry starving 3 cold freezing 4 dirty filthy 5 angry furious

e) 1 out  2 out 3 on 4 back. 5 out

-Corregir Book, page 22, PRONUNCIATION a) 1 steak  2 money  3 account 4 tiny  5 worth 

-Terminar Book, page 23, CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?: sólo hemos escuchado la primera entrevista.

-FCE GOLD, page 59, Open cloze “Silk”: solo hemos hecho el primer párrafo.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

  

HOMEWORK:

-FCE GOLD, page 11, Multiple matching reading, “TV programmes”

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

Monday, 18th December 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Entregar a David corrección de writing.

-Book, pages 20 & 21, 5READING: los estudiantes le resumen a Juanma y a Sergio lo que hemos leído y escuchado hasta ahora sobre Helen Skelton

     *d)cloze text with options + correcting with listening  

1.51: nos falta Call number 3 [1 behind 2 boiling 3 exhausted 4 up 5 wide 6 chocolate 7 paddle  8 boring] 

     *e)listening 1.52: to answer questions about phone

     calls 4 & 5 and 6 (news)

-Corregir Book, page 22, section GRAMMAR:

1 a doesn’t like 

2 c I’m usually

3 a never watch 

4. b I’m trying 

5 c Do you have

6 c are you going to do

7 a I’m meeting 

8 c I’ll have

9 a Shall I 

10 b did you buy 

11 a I’ve never been 

12 b haven’t spent it yet 

13 a for about three years 

14 c has he been living

15 c I go to

-Corregir Book, page 23, CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? “Life-changing, or is it…?   [1T 2 DS 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 DS]

-Speaking about lottery, what would you do?

-Corregir Document 01200 about FOR / SINCE:

- Completa con ‘since’ o ‘for’ en los espacios en blanco. 1. I’ve lived in Valencia for five years. 2. Angeles and I have known each other  since 2012. 3. I haven’t eaten anything for  / since breakfast. 4. My parents have been married for more than fifty years.  5. Israel has been an independent country since 1948. 6. I’ve been really busy. I haven’t been out for / since about two weeks. 7. We haven’t seen Jane and Manoli since last Tuesday. 8. Graham has had his Porsche for nearly a year. 9. Danny has been in Michigan for two years. 10. I haven’t had a good steak for ages. - Ahora escríbe frases con ‘since’ y ‘for’ siguiendo el ejemplo Craig and Angeles live together. They started living together five years ago. Craig and Angeles have been living together / have lived together for five years. 1. Graham has a Porsche. He bought it two years ago. Graham has had (non-action) a Porche for two years 2. Deek is studying German. He started in 1999. Deek has been studying (action) German for eighteen years /  since 1999 3. Luis and Craig started working for that company in 2011. Luis and Craig have worked / have been working for that Company for six years. 4. Cathy is in Cuba. She went there three weeks ago. Cathy has been in Cuba for three weeks 5. Tom plays the saxophone. He began last March. Tom has been playing the saxophone for nine months / since last March 6. Craig teaches English. He started in 1991.                Craig has been teaching English for 26 years / since 1991

-Book, page 23, CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?: sólo hemos escuchado el primero.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, ache /eɪk/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/, vulture /ˈvʌlʧə/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 22, VOCABULARY: a + b + c + d + e

-Book, page 22, PRONUNCIATION a)

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

Wednesday, 13th December 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corregir EFOrangePhotoc., page 150: corrección de errores.

2.decided to move   3.is five / five years old   4.who are   5.the oldest / eldest child   6.He used to be   7.in charge of   8.to meet   9.I´ve been learning   10.went to   11.as a waitress   12.very hard work / a very hard job   13.had improved   14.to be able to speak   15. good at reading   16.is good enough   17.have very little   18.I´d learn

-Speaking: what about studying English for one week in UK or Ireland?

-Book, pages 20 & 21, 5READING:

b)reading introduction + answering questions on their own

c)speaking

d)cloze text with options + correcting with listening 1.51: nos falta Call number 3 [1 behind 2 boiling 3 exhausted 4 up 5 wide 6 chocolate 7 paddle  8 boring]  

    

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 23, CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? “Life-changing, or is it…?

-Document 01200 about FOR / SINCE

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

Monday, 11th December 2017 (Bon Jovi in our class!!)

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Speaking: Is your Christmas spirit alive?

-Canción de Navidad: “I wish every day could be like Christmas”, de Bon Jovi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js7kou6ghtY

What 1. ________ is it, baby, is it that 1. ________ again?
When 2. ______ will be falling, 3. ________ will be calling
You know it's 1. ___________

when there'll be carolers singing "4. ________ 5. ________"
I love when they sing, the feeling it 6. ___________
It's warm as a 7. ___________, it is bright.

Soon there'll be 8. ______ for good girls and 9. __________
And reindeer are heading our 10. ___________.
Yes, and Santa will come 11. _______ the chimney 12. ______
There's one 13. ___________ I wanted to 14. ___________.

REFRAIN

I 15. _______ every day 16. ______ be 17. _______ Christmas
And if I 18. _______ have one 19. _______ come 20. ________
I 15. _______ every day 16. _______ be full of 21. _______ and harmony
I 15. _______ every day 16. ______ be 17. _______ Christmas
I 22. ___________.

I 23. ________ a child sit with 24. ___________ Mr. Clause
Looked him in the 25. ___________ and                                           he asked 24. ________ Santa what peace on 26. ________ was
Now the 24. _____ man grew cautious on how he 27. _____ say
That it's the greatest 28. ___________                   what you could 29. ___________ every day

REFRAIN

Now the 30. ___________ and the house of Lord
All the 31. ___________ seems at ease 32. ___________
And all that I ask when these precious 33. ___________ pass
Is why 34. ___________ everyday be so 35. ___________

REFRAIN

-Corregir frases 7 a 2 sobre pasiva causativa de EFOrangePhotoc.,Minigrammar, page 177.

-Corregir FCE MCMLLN WRKBKK, page 23, Word formation

1.skilful/skilled   2.technological   3.tasty   4.helpless   5.inventor   6.later   7.appearance   8.electrician   9.successful   10.widely.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

above /əˈbʌv/, although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 22, section GRAMMAR.

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

Christmas is coming... but this year with no Mariah Carey!!

Monday, 4th December 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Comentarios sobre los writings recibidos (sólo el de Javier!! Menos mal que David lo entrega en mano…)

-Book, page 18, 1LISTENING: d) track 1.46

-Recordamos la teoría sobre la pasiva causativa con HAVE o

GET

-Ejercicio sobre pasiva causativa, EFOrangePhotoc.,Minigrammar, page 177: parte en clase y parte homework (de la frase 7 a la frase 12)

-FCE MCMLLNWRKBK, page 23, Open cloze:

1.used   2.there   3.it   4.The   5.well   6.be   7.on   8.later   9.less   10.The/These/Such   11.an   12.the   13.that/which   14.as   15.does

-Book, page 19, 4SPEAKING: a) + b)

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/, blood /blʌd/, carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/, dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/, flood /flʌd/, mountain /, private /ˈpraɪvɪt/, scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/, women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-EFORangePhotoc., page 150: corrección de errores.

-EFOrangePhotoc.,Minigrammar, page 177: parte en clase y parte homework: de la 7 a la 12 hmw

-FCE MCMLLN WRKBKK, page 23, 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

Wednesdat, 29th November, 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección Book, page 135, ejercicios 2Ba + 2Bb sobre present perfect + for / since and present perfect continuous

-Book, page 113: a) reading + b) correcting mistakes  + c) comprehension questions + e) enunciado para el writing de 140 – 190 words que tienen que enviarme antes del domingo a <meetingclass@gmail.com>

-Book, page 18, 1LISTENING: b) and C), track 1.45

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ - mountain //private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Writing from exercise e) in page 113 from the book.

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

Wednesday, 27th November 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corregir homework FCE MACMILLAN WORKBOOK Reading Multiple Choice “Meals on wheels”, pages 90 & 91.

-Revisión de vocabulario y fonética.

-Book, page 19, 2GRAMMAR: present perfect + for / since and present perfect continuous

-Book, page 135, GRAMMAR BANK 2: present perfect + for / since and present perfect continuous

-Book, page 18, speaking: about the title and describing the pictures.

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ - private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/ - women /ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Book, page 135, ejercicios 2Ba + 2Bb sobre present perfect + for / since and present perfect continuous

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

Wednesday, 22nd November 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Entregar corrección de writing.

-Book, page 15, 4LISTENING, listening 1.40.

-Corrección de las frases de traducción con present perfect de 162, page 10

-Book, page 134, GRAMMAR BANK 2Ab.

-Explicación de homework para el próximo día.

-FEC Gold Pus / Page 16 / Transformations

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ - private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-FCE MAC WRK Reading Multiple Choice “Meals on wheels”, pages 90 & 91

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

Monday, 20th November 2017

TODAY IN CLASS:

-Corrección Book, page 17, 6READING & SPEAKING, c) + f)

-Book, page 15, questionnaire “Are you a spender or a saver?” Nos falta comprobar la corrección.

-Book, page 15, 2PRONUNCIATION: b) + c) listening 1.38 para corregir + d)

-Book, page 17, 5GRAMMAR, speaking about “Have you ever…?”, after reading the questions: one minute for each student.

-Book, page 134, GRAMMAR BANK 2A: present perfect & simple past

-Book, page 134, GRAMMAR BANK 2Aa

VOCABULARY: you should check Quizlet!

PHONETICS:

although /ɔːlˈðəʊ/ - carbohydrate /ˈkɑːbəʊˈhaɪdreɪt/ -dessert /dɪˈzɜːt/ - private /ˈpraɪvɪt/ - scene /siːn/, sure /ʃʊə/ - women/ˈwɪmɪn/

HOMEWORK:

-Traducción de frases con present perfect de 1626, page 10

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