Snakes & Ladders

Here's the snakes and ladders game we did the other day. Underneath, you'll find the instructions, with the answers at the bottom of the page.

Enjoy.

Tom.

 

25/11/2015

SPEAKING	-We began the class in pairs talking about the news of the two days before Wednesday class, then Tom asked some of us about it out load. -We correct Monday homework (excercise 5 of page 67) and practice about regrets with our partner.
LISTENING	-We heard an audio which dictated six sentences that we had to write down. The phrases were about the almost equal pronuntition of had (I had) and should (I´d) then we compare with our partner and we checked them in the blackboard.
GRAMMAR	-At the same time we practice speaking regrets in exercise 5, we remember what follows "wish" (past perfect simple) and which verb form follows "should have" (past participle)
VOCABULARY
READING	-
WRITING	-
OTHERS	-We played the game "snakes and ladders" with the money phrasal verbs we learn last Monday. -Tom shows us the web page which we can visit to watch series online for free (you can check it in the previous post)
HOMEWORK	-Exercises 9 and 10 of page 67

See you on Monday.

Julia.

TV series in English with subtitles in English!

Hello, everyone.
Here's a useful and enjoyable link from our classmate, Carolina. 
You can watch an enormous variety of TV series, for free for 40 minutes, or perhaps longer, though you'd need to ask Carolina about that.
I've already started!
Thanks a lot, Caroline.

http://www.ororo.tv/es

Class 23/11/2015

SPEAKING	-We began the class in pairs asking each other about the best and the worst way to earn extra money as it was said in exercise 2b, page 66. We also talk about our experience working and if we have a regular job. -We practice the money phrasal verb, first with an exercise in which one of the student said the infinitive form and his couple answered by puting it into a sentence.  -Also we wrote three phrases about us, which included some of that phrasal verbs and we stood up and looked for other people to talk about it with intermiadiate questions and answers. -We also dramatically regretted about the things people complains in exercise 4 of the same page 66.
LISTENING	-
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY	-We made the exercice 1 of the page 66 which taught us new phrasal verbs about money.
READING	-
WRITING	-
OTHERS
HOMEWORK	-Excercice 5 of the page 67.

See you on Wednesday.

Julia.

Class updateNovember 18th, 2015

Hi everyone!

I’m going to tell you what we did the last day in class.

SPEAKING	-Warmer: As usually, we started checking the homework [ex 6. a) and b)] and asking new questions referred to the sentences of these exercise. -We worked in pairs deliberating about advantages and disadvantages of being famous (3 pro and 3 against). - Life isn’t perfect game: Tom hands out cards with a singular celebrity for each of us that we had to represent: Each character had a problem which was the reason why his life wasn’t perfect, and we had to ask all the classmates about their character’s life to find out their problems. - All the students checked and corrected the results with Tom.
LISTENING	-
GRAMMAR	-Indirectly with all exercises we’ve continued to improve when and how we use wish and hope.
VOCABULARY	-
READING	-
WRITING	-
OTHERS	- In the game “Life isn’t perfect” we simulated an informal conversation as if we had a party, and I considered it’s a great idea to improve our English for real life.
HOMEWORK	-For next class (Monday23rd, November): exercises 2.b) and 4. - Tom has posted extra exercises in the blog but it isn’t for homework!

I think that’s all we did in the previous class.

Have a nice weekend!

Dani

Extra practice 8A & 8B

Hello, everyone. 

Since we don't always have enough time in clas to practise as much as we'd like to, here are some activities from the workbook, answers included, that you may find useful.

Class update November 16th, 2015

Hi guys!

Let me remind (not remember) you what we did in our class today.

Above all, we have been talking about money, like on the end of the previous class.

SPEAKING	-Warmer: We started checking the homework, exercise 1.a) from page 64 and asking about these words. -We worked in pairs and asked about the advantages and disadvantages of borrowing money from different sources (ex. 2.a pg 64). - Check all the exercises that we have done during the class as usual. These exercises are mentioned in the next sections   .
LISTENING	-We have done the listening of exercise 3.a (pg 64) and the section b too (of course comparing with our classmates).
GRAMMAR	-Differences between Wish and Hope. (We have a fantastic explanation on the blog!). -Exercise 4 (a,b,c and d) for a better comprehension of the uses of wish and hope. And also exercise 5.a) pg 65.
VOCABULARY	-
READING	-
WRITING	-
OTHERS	-
HOMEWORK	-For next class (Wednesday 18, November): exercise 6.a) + giving reasons why.

I hope I didn’t forget anything! Have a nice week!

Homework for 16 / 10 / 2015

Hi buddies.

Sorry for the delay of this update, but I had an issue with the acces with the blogger site.

The 11/10/2015 class was about problems on the phone, this is a little reminder.

SPEAKING	-Warmer: We started speaking about the homework, the exercise 3) a from page 63 with vocabulary about phone conversations . -The exercise 5) b,c which , after writting, we use as a speaking activity, first in pairs, then in double pairs.
LISTENING	-We did the listening part with the exercise 2) a,b from page 62 , both of them about phone conversations with troubles in the call. -At the end of the class we did the exercise 1) and 2) a from page 63, wich was about pronunciation of the sound /w/,/r/,/j/.
GRAMMAR	-
VOCABULARY	-Vocabulary about problems in the phone calls.
READING	-
WRITING	-We wrote in pairs conversations with troubles for use the vocabulary about problems on the phone calls , this was the exercise 5) a
OTHERS	-
HOMEWORK	Exercise 1) a , from page 64.

See you tomorrow! :)

Hope / wish explained.

Hello, everyone.
How to use hope and wish can be a bit confusing, so I've prepared a table for you that I hope will help clarify things.
Let me know what you think.
Tom.

Hopes & wishes:

We use wish / if only for imaginary situations, and things we don’t think are going to happen. (Usually translated as ojalá.)

Present / future:

States = wish + past simple

I wish/ If only you loved me, Marilyn. (But Marilyn loves Clark Gable.)

Actions = wish + past continuous

I wish / If only you were playing for us next week, Lionel. (But Lionel’s playing for El Barça.)

I wish / if only we were lying on the beach.(But we’re stuck in English class.)

Abilities = Wish + could + infinitive

I wish / if only I could fly.  (But you have to waste your money on Ryanair.)

Complaining  / or when you want people or things to change = wish + would + infinitive

I wish / if only he wouldn’t teach us so much grammar. (But he does.)

I wish / if only you’d stop smoking. (But I don’t think you will.)

TIP: We can’t use would to talk about ourselves.

We use hope for things we want to happen in the future.

Hope + clause ( Subject + verb + …)

I hope I pass my exams. (And I might.)

I hope they enjoy their trip to Paris. (And they probably will.)

TIP: We use hope instead of wish / if only when we feel something is more likely to happen.

Class update November 4, 2015

Hello, world!
Just a little reminder of our last class.

SPEAKING	-Warmer: using homework from November, 2. -Using prefixes grammar:  (page 106, 4 b and 109, 4 b, talking in pairs).
LISTENING	-Section 7c, exercise 5 a) and b)
GRAMMAR	-Practising with prefix and theory:        * Section 7c, exercise 3 a) and b)        *Page 106, 4 a(student A), 109,4 a                    (student            B)
VOCABULARY	-Prefixes too! --> For check it, see page 142,   7.3
READING	-
WRITING	-
OTHERS	-
HOMEWORK	-Exercise 1 a), page 62, section 7D. We're using it in our warmer next day!

Have a nice weekend!! ;)

Class update November 2, 2015

Hi, everybody!

This is what we have been doing today.

SPEAKING	-Warmer: threat on internet -Interviewing Pat Cook: foreign correspondent (Practising perfect perfect tenses, how long/how much) -The net (by pairs, advantages and disadvantages of internet)
LISTENING	-
READING	-Our digital world (Section 7c, page 60)
VOCABULARY	-Prefixes (page 61, exercise 3a ) -Vocabulary from the reading.
WRITING	-Speaking's preparation (we wrote the questions/answer before the speaking)
GRAMMAR	-
OTHERS	-
HOMEWORK	-Exercise 7a) ( Section 7c, page 61)