Class update 28.1015

Hi guys!!

This is what we did in class yesterday…

We started the class with the “warmer”. We talked in pairs about: multinationals, job interviews, business and trade.

After that we checked the homework from the last day (exercise 6a, page 59) and we finished the exercise 6.

Finally we did exercise 7, we wrote 3 sentences in Present Perfect Simple and 3 more in Present Perfect Continuous. Then we were talking with our partner about that.

SPEAKING	“warmer” and exercise 8, page 59 What were they?
LISTENING	-
READING	-
WRITING	-
GRAMMAR	Review Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous.
VOCABULARY	Words in blue Business & trad vocabulary from the text on page 58.
OTHER	-
HOMEWORK	Complete the chart on the blog. See "HW for 2.11.15"

Stative verbs and the present perfect.

Here are two links to a web site that's very useful for us: www.perfect-english-grammar.com. It gives lots of clear explanations of grammar, ans well as opportinities to practise. Copy it into your 'Favourites' for future reference.
I've included two links to what we've been studying recently: stative verbs and present perfect.
Have a look, and post your comments.


http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/stative-verbs-list.pdf

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-simple-or-present-perfect-continuous.html

Homework for Monday 2.11.15

Unit 7B EX6 VOCABULARY TASK

Complete the chart. 

 + means that there is more than one term.

Noun for a person	Noun for a thing / idea	Adjective
		political
	+	capitalist
	economy	+
developer	+	+
	(an) investment
		Industrial +
producer	+ +
		manufactured
		environmental
		polluted

Progress Tests dates and evaluation system

Hello, everyone. 
Although we've just started our course, I already have dates for our progress tests, which represent 5% each of your total mark. The dates are fixed, and we cannot make any changes, so please note them in your diaries now to avoid complications later.
I've also included a breakdown of the evaluation system which I explained in our first class, just in case you don't remember all the details.

Progress Tests dates and evaluation system for General Courses

As last year we will have two progress tests in the English section. Each worth 5%

Progess Test 1 (after approx. one third of the course)

LX groups - X09 dic

MJ groups - J10 dic

V groups - V11 dic

S groups - S12 dic

Progress Test 2 (after approx. two thirds of the course)

LX groups - X02 marzo

MJ groups - J03 marzo

V groups -   V04 marzo

S groups -   S05 marzo

Evaluation system:

Final exam (compulsory) = 40%

Progress Test 1               =   5%

Progress Test 2               =   5%

Participation                    = 10% 

Oral Project                     = 10%

Written work, tasks, homework = 30%

Welcome to our blog

Welcome to our blog everyone, We'll be using it to keep you informed of what's happening in class, to upload homework, and to suggest useful activities or web sites to help you improve your English.

I've posted the class update for Monday 26.10.15, and each class I'm going to ask one of you to do the same for that day's class, using the same format, so that the people who can't make it to class still get a reasonably clear idea of what we did, and what the homework is. This will be rewarded via the evaluation of your 'participation' during the course

Feel free to upload anything you found useful or entertaining to help you practise your English.

Looking forwrd to seeing your contributions.

Tom.

CLASS UPDATE       26 / 10 /2015

Speaking	Warmer: Evening classes ‘My partner’s life’. From Teacher’s Book
Listening
Reading
Writing
Grammar	Present simple or present continuous + questions for ‘My partner’s life’ Present perfect / present perfect continuous. Theory and practice p59, Ex.3a,b, + c. (Grammar explanations p.143) Ex. 4a
Vocabulary	Homework. Trade vocabulary. P.59 Ex.6a
Other
Homework	Homework. Trade vocabulary. P.59 Ex.6a