Homework for Monday, 14th May

-Workbook 6A
- Read text on page 86: "Making a complaint, worth it?", and do a-d.
- Read the text "Cultural Chameleons" about working abroad and write your answer to ONE of the discussion questions on ourownblog.

Homework for Wednesday, 9th May

To work on in class:

 - Vocabulary Bank: shopping
 - Writing 5, page 81: ONLY a, b & c. I'm giving you a different writing assignment.

For review:

- 5: Revise & Check, pp 82-83

Homework for Monday, 7th May

To work on in class:
- Reading on page 70 "Slow down, you move too fast" and do ex. 4 & 5
- Grammar handout 5A

Blogwork:
- Post a question you would like to ask the minister of education, if you were a political reporter.

For revision:
- Workbook 5 A
- EGU: 82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91

Homework for Wednesday, 25th April

Due to some personal issues I couldn't post anything last week. Here's the homework for next day:

 To work on in class:
- Reading on page 78 (ex. a,b, c): "From librarian to political reporter ...".
- Grammar handout for 5 C
- Revise vocabulary bank: Work

For general revision:
- of articles, EGU: 72,73,74,75 (about the use of articles). 76 to 78 (extension, not compulsory)
- of verb followed by either "-ing" or to + infinitive , EGU: 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65

Easter homework

• Remember you have a composition to hand in (see post below). Use this template.

• Catch up on your blogwork. If you can't remember what is due, check out the label "blogwork" on Our Own Blog. One of the tasks under the label "blogwork" is related to the book club. Some of you have read a lot of books from our class library. However, I only have one review from most of you. Please write at least another book review and post it on your blog, following the directions in the post.

• Grammar Review:Here's a compilation of all the English Grammar in Use units that cover the grammar points we've worked with in the past two files.

 Suggestions for those of you who have already been doing the units throughout the course:

 - Do the additional exercises that go with each of the units, starting on page 302.
 - Do some extra work on phrasal verbs: units 136 to 145.
 - Revise Appendixes 1-7 (pp 292-300). This will be particularly useful to clarify fuzzy areas.
 - If you didn't do the Christmas homework on prepositions, you'll probably still be having lots of problems with them. Remember: 119-136. By the end of the year, nearly all of this book will have been covered.

Checking: Revise and Check 4

Click on "read more" to get the key to "Revise and Check 4"

Homework for Monday 2nd April

Revise for test (vocab & grammar from files 3-4)

Just Group A:
- Do Grammar Bank 5B
- EGU: 72,73,74,75 (about the use of articles). 76 to 78 (extension, not compulsory)

Just Group B:
 - Check Reading "Houses you'll never forget" pp. 58, 59:

Homework for Wednesday

Workbook 4C (self check)
Grammar Handout 4C (to check in class)

Revise & Check 4 (to check in class)
Revise Vocabulary & Grammar from files 3 & 4 for a test on Monday.
Blogwork: record your opinion on one of the statements on page 63 (maximum 2 minutes) and either publish on the blog or send it to me.
Podcast playlist: make up your own playlist using a selection of podcasts from the podcast series recommended below.

Homework for Wednesday next week

- Reading "Do you need to edit your friends?", p.62
- How words work: "get", p.63
- (Group A only): Grammar Bank 4C, p.136
- EGU review of files 3 & 4 

Homework for Wednesday

- Reading "Houses we'll never forget", pp. 58-59
- Workbook 4 B
- Grammar handout 4 B
- study house vocab on Vocabulary Bank, and expand clicking here.
- "Our own Blog": post the video of a song which uses 2nd conditional.
- "Our own Blog": post the photo of your dream house and describe it using 2 adjectives. (E.g. "I wish my house were light and spacious" or "I would like my house to be airy and cosy").

Homework for Monday

Read about education in England (see post below)

Listen to an interview about education in the near future (see post below)

Class exercise p.54, 4-e: complete the sentences in a logical and interesting way. We'll check them in class next day and I'll publish the best ones on the blog. 
Write a post of no more than 50 words in the student's blog called 

                           

                    "School memories"

 INSTRUCTIONS FOR BLOG POST:

 First, choose if you want to talk about primary, secondary or university.

 Include the following information:

 - brief description (type, your opinion)

 - favourite subjects or favourite teachers (choose)

 - a good experience you had (it could be an anecdote or an ongoing experience you enjoyed).

 Add the label School memories

 Remember to make your post sound more natural: link your sentences in a logical way by using connectors.

Homework for Wednesday

Workbook 4A
Grammar Handout (group B) 4A
Blog comment on your first week/year at university (Express English, see post below)

Homework: Our Own Blog

Well, I'm so amazed by what you have achieved in just one day of blogging! I haven't had time to check out all the blog posts, yet. But you can be sure that I will, as soon as I have the time: they're really awesome!

 As I told you yesterday in class, I need you to label your posts. Remember to use just the existing labels. However, we may change them once we get this thing going. For the moment, I'll be checking the language of those posts that already have a label. You can tell that your post has been checked because the "reaction" "Checked by the teacher" has been ticked (you can read a number 1, next to it). Notice that the mistakes are highlighted, sometimes they have been crossed out, and my suggestions for improvements are in CAPITAL LETTERS.

 Now it's your turn to edit your post to make it look good for the rest of your classmates to see!

 VERY IMPORTANT: As of next week, your blog will become "private", that is, only the authors -you all- will be able to read it. Therefore, those students who couldn't make it to class yesterday need to do their homework as  explained in the handout (see previous post). I'll keep checking my mail for your gmail addresses so I can send you your invitations.

 Click here to log on Our Own Blog. And remember, if you would like to change the name, suggest a new one by making a post. The rest of the people should make comments or tick reactions.

Homework for Wednesday

Hello everybody! Long time no see! 

As I told you on the last day of our written tests, we're going to work on a students' blog. On this blog, all of you will be able to post things you'd like to share with the class. And I'll give you homework to publish, too.

 To begin with, as you could read in the handout I gave you, I need you all to create a gmail account -unless you already have one-. You need to do this by tomorrow -that is, before the class. When you have your gmail account, send it to me (ingles.eoimolina@gmail.com). I'll give you permission to be a blog author.

 We'll start blogging tomorrow in class. Please, make sure you bring the handout (Blog project) to class. And, very importantly: I'd like you to click on one of the links in the left column of this blog and find something interesting you would like to share. Write down on a piece of paper why you recommend the people in the class to check it out. Don't forget the route to get to that link!

Homework for Monday

- Writing: An informal letter. (Txtbk p.49): this is a thank you letter to an imaginary (or real) friend of yours from an English-speaking country, that you spent some time with. Write a letter similar to the one in the book, where you recall some of the nice experiences you lived there. To finish your letter, ask your friend to come and visit you, say when would be the best time to do so and what sort of activities you could do here.

I would appreciate it if you used this template to do your writing. If you can't print it out, copy the heading.

Check with the "Writing Skills" column on the left for some useful tips to improve your writing. While doing so, you'll be practising your reading ;)

Homework for Monday

- Revise & Check 3, pp 50-51
- Catch up on blog homework.
- Last Wednesday we had Steven and din't have time to check the grammar handout or the reading, so don't forget we'll be doing that on Monday!

Homework for Wednesday

- Workbook 3C
- Grammar handout 3C
- Reading: textbook p 47 "Never give up"
- Watch the two videos posted below and cast your vote
- EGU review and practice on modals: 26, 28-A, 29 A y C, 30 A-B, 31, 32 A, 33 A-B

Homework for Monday

- Workbook 3 B
- Reading on page 44 (3C)
- Grammar handout for 3B (handed out last week)

Homework for Wednesday

- Study your vocabulary for physical descriptions. Add the new vocab to your Vocab Notebook. Expand your vocabulary by looking at this webpage







- Read this article about manners in England. Write a comment comparing one of the "d0s" or "don'ts" in England with your country.

Homework for Wednesday

Welcome back to our school routine! I hope the new year has brought you the time and effort you will need to accomplish this year's goals.

Here's the homework for Wednesday:

- Wkbk: 3A
- Txtbk: Reading 4 on page 38 "Culture Shock" + exercises a-e

Remember the deadlines:

- this Wednesday is the last day to hand in the "A nightmare journey" assignment.
- Wednesday next week is the last day to hand in the book review for your first book.