Final exam dates

Hi, everyone.
The dates of our final exam are Monday 23 May, part 1, (listening, reading and use of English), and Wednesday 25 May, part 2, (writing task and orals.)
The exam is obligatory, and to pass the course you must pass the final exam, which is worth 40%.
Best regards.
Tom.

Class update 30/03/2016

Hi everyone!!
Here's what we did today in class

SPEAKING	We started the class doing exercise 2c page 92 with our partner
GRAMMAR	We did the exercise 4 page 93 to repass reported speech and verb patterns. Also, we did two exercises from DVD.
VOCABULARY	-
LISTENING	We listen an audio and them, we did the exercise 6 with our partner
WRITING	-
READING	-
OTHERS	Tom gave us the writting we did in the exam and then, we had to correct and we sent him
HOMEWORK	Below Tom have left 16 exercises of reported speech. There are two groups, group 1 have to do 1-8 exercises and group 2, 9-16 exercises.

Have a nice weekend

Mari Cruz

Reported speech extra.

Hello, everyone.
On the first page you'll find some helpful inform on verb patterns, (bottom right), and on the second 16 phrases in direct speech wiating for an enterprising student to convert them into reported speech.

Reported speech HW key.

1.       He promised to do it the following day. …that he would do it…

2.       He apologized for breaking her glasses.

3.       She reminded him to buy the present.

4.       She admitted writing the letter.

5.       He urged her to go with him.

6.       He decided to phone him.

7.       He warned them not to touch it.

8.       She threatened to shoot if I didn’t keep quiet.

9.       She offered to carry it.

10.   She suggested going out for a drink. She suggested they all went out for…

11.   He asked if they’d like to see a film / He wanted to know if they’d like …

12.   He agreed to do it.

13.   He refused to help.

14.   She encouraged / urged them to do it.

15.   She insisted it was her case.

16.   He recommended the restaurant.

EASTER HW. P93 3 A & B

Hello, everyone.

Here's the adapted version of p92 for your Easter HW. REMEMBER, THE INSTRUCTIONS IN 3B SHOULD READ "Look again at the reporting verbs in BLUE

Enjoy yourselves.

Tom

Class update 14/03/2014

Hi everyone!

Here's what we did today in class. Have a nice week!
*REMEMBER to bring the a resume of what is going to talk about each member of the group, including the keywords.

SPEAKING	We started the class talking with our partner about listening to people. We asked to the other person if we listen to each other and gave examples of our favourite cases. Also we talked about our homework that consisted on practising Future perfect and Future continuous. Later we continued with a small performance: one was the manager of a famous singer and the other was a phtotgrapher. We tried to arrange a suitable timetable for a photoshoot, using Future perfect and Future continuous.
GRAMMAR	We did an exercise to repass the Future perfect and Future continuous on the book’s DVD. Reported speech. There’s an example: ‘I’ll kill you!’ --> She said/shouted/threatened (that) she would kill me.
VOCABULARY	Exercise 1 and 2, page 90. Business collocations. Remember: you have the definitions on page 152.
LISTENING	Exercise 3, page 90. It was a listening related to the vocabulary.
WRITING	-
READING	-
OTHERS	-
HOMEWORK	Page 91: exercise 4. The resume of our oral projects!!!

Paloma.

Class update 9/03/2016

Hello, classmates! This is what we did today.

OTHERS	Euronews: is a web where you can practice english by reading and listening news. Oral Project: for next wednesday 16th March, all groups have to give Tom a resume of what is going to talk about each member of the group, including the keywords.
VOCABULARY	Conjunctions cards: Phrases for beginning, conjunction and ending using for writings: On the other hand, However, despite, as well as,...
SPEAKING	-
LISTENING	Exercise 4 page 89, sections a+b. Help with listening: Notice the contraction I´ll and the weak form of have. Listen and write. Check the dictation on page 171.
WRITING	Exercise 4 page 89, section b: Listen and write.
GRAMMAR	Describing future events and the Future Perfect. Exercise 3 page 88 Use the Future Perfect or the Future Continuous. Exercise 7 page 89
READING	-
HOMEWORK	Exercise 8, page 89.

Class update 07/03/16

Hello, everyone. This is what we have done in today's class.

OTHERS	At first, Tom returns the exams to the class. Then he commanded us create a file with our own writing with the mistakes from the last exam and write it again with the corrections in a new context. We have to send it to Tom by email.
VOCABULARY	Work collocations: Exercise 1 page 88 section a DVD Activity with this vocabulary.
SPEAKING	Exercise 1 page 86. Speaking activity about inviting friends for a meal. (Tom gave us a great recipe to make a delicious pizza dough). Exercise 1 page 88 section b: We had to work in pairs and ask each other the questions in 1a related to work collocations.
LISTENING	Exercise 2 page 88, sections a+b We had to listen a conversation between two friends, answer some questions and correct some sentences.
WRITING	-
GRAMMAR	-
READING	-
HOMEWORK	Exercise 6 a, page 89.

WWW.EURONEWS.COM

Hello, everyone.
Here's a link to help you improve your listening while following the news and current events. The presenters are speaking for an international audience, so it's easier to follow than the BBC, while also including a reasonably complete transcript.

Please try it out, and leave a comment on the blog.

http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/06/boat-sinks-off-turkish-coast-at-least-25-refugees-drown/


Best regards.
Tom.

Class update 29/02/16

Hello everyone!

SPEAKING	Warming: we completed the sentences from the yellow square from page 76 and we talk about it in pairs.
LISTENING	-
READING	-
VOCABULARY	We review the vocabulary about movies from unit 9 and made a game about compound nouns and adjectives, from unit 10. We also review the vocabulary about “making suggestions”.
WRITING	-
GRAMMAR	We review some sentences from the passive form.
OTHERS	If each of you wants more exercises to prepare yourself for the progress test, you can do the exercises from page 123-124 from our book. Tom has already posted the answers on the blog.
HOMEWORK	Studying for the progress test!

Good luck tomorrow!!

Andreea :) 

Extra Practice. Units 9 & 10. Answers.

Hello, everyone.

Here are the answers to the Extra Practice sections for units 9 & 10. You'll find the exercises on pages 123 and 124 of your course book.

Good luck.

Tom.