Pre-adolescents 1 more and more practice!!!

1) Write questions for the following answers: a) ________________________________________________________________ ? Kenny is going across America by bus. b) _________________________________________________________________ ? Kenny goes to a hotel. c) _________________________________________________________________? Yes, the robber has got a gun. d) _________________________________________________________________? Mel is from San Francisco. e)__________________________________________________________________? Mel is going to San Francisco. f) _________________________________________________________________? No, Mel doesn't like buses. g) _________________________________________________________________? Yes, Mel likes motorcycles. h) __________________________________________________________________? Ned is the robber. i) __________________________________________________________________? Yes, Kenny can get into Mel's room. j) _________________________________________________________________? No, Kenny can't find the money in Mel's room. k) __________________________________________________________________? Yes, Kenny can find the money in Ned'r room. l) _________________________________________________________________? Ned escapes. m) _________________________________________________________________? Mel follows Ned. n) _________________________________________________________________? Mel is a famous Stunt Girl. ANSWERS: a) What is Kenny doing? b) Where does Kenny go? c)Has the robber got a gun? d) Where is Mel from? e) Where is Mel going? f) Does mel like buses? g) Does Mel like motorcycles? h) Who is Ned? i) Can Kenny enter Mel's room? j)Can Kenny find the money in Mel's room? k) Can Kenny find the money in Ned's room? l) What does Ned do? m) What does Mel do? n) Who is Mel?

Answers for 4th year (no mirar hasta realizar las actividades!!!)

Answers: 1) The vice-president is being interviewed on the CNN (by them) 2) Anne must have missed the train. 3) If I could affor a new computer, I'd buy one. 4) If only I could get a job. 5) Jenny, who was born in Australia, has been in show business for several years. 6) I'Ve lived /I've been living in Berlin for 3 years. 7) She is not old enough to sing profesionally. 8) I was wondering if you would like to share a table for lunch. 9) I'm afraid the colour doesn't suit you. 10) I don't think the film was very good. 11) I wish I was invited to the party. 12) The community was alerted against a possible terrorist attack (by the police) 13) They've been married since 2000. 14) If he had asked me, I would have helped him (3rd conditional- not asked in the exam) 15) He must have forgotten the rehearsal. Good luck and study!!!!!

More practice for 4th year!!!!

1) They are interviewing the vice-president on the CNN. The vice-president ________________________________________________________________ 2) Anne was lete to the meeting. She probably missed the train. Anne must _________________________________________________________________________ 3) I need a new computer, but I can't afford one. If I ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) No matter how hard I try, I can't get a job. If only ___________________________________________________________________________ 5) Jenny was born in Melbourne, Australia. She has been in show business for several years. Jenny, _____________________________________________________________________________ 6) I moved to Berlin 3 years ago. I still live there. ______________________________________________________________________ for 3 years. 7) She is too young to sing professionally. She is not _________________________________________________________________________ 8) Would you like to share our table for lunch? I was wondering ____________________________________________________________________ 9) I'm sorry, but I think the colour doesn't suit you. I'm afraid _________________________________________________________________________ 10) I wasn't very impressed about the film. I don't think ______________________________________________________________________ 11) I would like to go to the party but I haven't been invited yet. I wish _____________________________________________________________________________ 12) The police alerted the community against a possible terrorist attack. The community ______________________________________________________________________ 13) They got married in 2000 and they're still very happy together. ________________________________________________________________________ since 2000 14) I'd be glad to help him, but he hasn't asked me. If he ______________________________________________________________________________ 15) John didn't show up at the rehearsal.He probably forgot. He must ____________________________________________________________________________

4th year practice part 1

1) re write these sentences without changing their meaning. a)"Did you go to the doctor?" She asked her son ______________________________________________________ b) Someone has called Susy. Susy ___________________________________________________________________ c) Mary doesn't go to work by car because she doesn't have one. If Mary ________________________________________________________________ d) She wanted to go to the concert, but she stayed at home. In spite of ____________________________________________________________ e) "I've never been to Europe" She said _______________________________________________________________ f) "Have you ever been to Bs. As?, he asked Laura. He asked Laura _________________________________________________________ g) Anna started working in the company three years ago. Anna ___________________________________________________________________ h) I don't have money. That's why I don't buy a house. If I ___________________________________________________________________ i) Tommy is going to finish his essay next week. Tommy's essay __________________________________________________________ j) A friend has got a new job. She is very happy. The friend _____________________________________________________________ K) We want to see Breaking dawn part 2. It's not available in the cinema. The movie ______________________________________________________________ l) Despite some problems with the sound, Madonna continued singing. Although _______________________________________________________________ In spite of ____________________________________________________________ m) The storm has damaged my flowers. My flowers _____________________________________________________________ n) I started studying Enflish two years ago. I ______________________________________________________________________ o) Paul moved to his present house last year. Paul _________________________________________________________last year. M

Pre-adolescents 1 practice part 3

1) Put the correct form of the verb. a) Nick _____________________ (go)to his grandma's house everyweekend. Today is Sunday and he ______________________ (be) there. At the moment he _________________ (have) lunch with his family. There ___________________ (be) a lot of people. They __________________ (watch) a football match. They ________________ (love) football! b) Daniel __________________ (be) at home today. He can't _________________ (go) to the park because it's raining. Now he __________________ (read) a book about dinosaurs. He _________________ (love) them. He _____________________ (have got) a lot ok books! c) Mary and Laura_____________(be) friends. They _______________(go) to the same school. They like _________________ (play) computer games together. At the moment, they ___________________ (play) a new game. But Mary __________________ (not like) it because it ______________ (be) very boring! d) On Saturdays I always _______________________ (get up) late and play with my sister. She ________________ (be) five years old. She __________________ (have got) a lot of toys, but her favourite toy is a Barbie doll. My sister ________________ (love)playing with it. At the moment, we __________________ (play) together.

Pre-adolescents 1 practice part 2

1) Write questions for the following answers. a)_______________________________________________________________? I'm fine thanks. b)_______________________________________________________________? They're from Madrid, Spain. c) ______________________________________________________________? Yes, we are friends. d)_______________________________________________________________? No, I can't see them very well. e)_______________________________________________________________? Yes, I have one brother and one sister. f)_______________________________________________________________? They are watching TV now. g)_______________________________________________________________? No, she isn't doing homework. She is having a shower. h)_______________________________________________________________? He's playing computer games at the moment. i)_______________________________________________________________? They're wearing strange clothes. j)_______________________________________________________________? They're at school k)_______________________________________________________________? My birthday is in September. l)_______________________________________________________________? No, I don't like reading books. m)_______________________________________________________________? I often go to the club. n)_______________________________________________________________? They are eating hamburgers. o)_______________________________________________________________? I live in Buenos Aires

Pre-adolescents 1 practice Part 1

1) Put the words in order to write sentences. a. school – Maria – to – everyday – goes _______________________________________________________________________________________ b. always – homework – I – do _______________________________________________________________________________________ c. watching tv – loves – Mel ______________________________________________________________________________________ d. you – Do - ? – riding – bike – like- a ______________________________________________________________________________________ e. has – She – got – brown – hair – long – eyes – green – and ______________________________________________________________________________________ f. he - Is - ? – tall ______________________________________________________________________________________ g. is – It – windy – hot – and ______________________________________________________________________________________ h. like – weather – the – What’s - ? ______________________________________________________________________________________ i. doesn’t – to – music – She – listening – like ______________________________________________________________________________________ j. often – you – do – How - ? – English – study ______________________________________________________________________________________ k. Anna – and- slim – is – tall _____________________________________________________________________________________ l. are- parents – your – Where - ? – from _____________________________________________________________________________________ m. don’t – wearing – I – informal – like – clothes _____________________________________________________________________________________ n. sitting – are – at – They – café – a _____________________________________________________________________________________ o. doing – What – Kenny – Mel – and – are - ? _____________________________________________________________________________________

Pre-adolescents 1 November 28th

Correction unit 31 Reading on the teacher's favourite band: Bon Jovi. We read the routine of the band and we did some activities related to present simple and adverbs of frequency. HOMEWORK: Write the interview to Bon Jovi (5 questions and 5 answers) Extra practice exam. http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6422 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-adverbs-frequency.php

7th year November 27th

Unit 6B (coursebook) Talking about "Face" Homework: page 89 Remember to do the review on Face!!!! Check previous posts with details on reviews!

FCE November 27th

We did the first exam of another book. Keep on practising please!

For Ivana

Hello! Here I include some activities for you. I hope they're useful!!! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-progressive/exercises http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs13.htm http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-3958.php http://www.e-grammar.org/past-perfect-simple-continuous/test3-exercise1/ "Wish" exercises: http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/wish/menu.php http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5841 http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4371.php http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-if-only-I-wish.php

Pre-adolescents 2 November 23rd

We finished unit 34 and we did units 35 of student's book and activity book. HOMEWORK: Exam for practice! http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1434 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/directions/exercises http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/directions/exercises?02

For FCE!!! Have a look at the regulations again!!! ;)

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/faq/general-exam.html

For FCE people!!! It's the final countdown! :)

7th year November 22nd

Talking about "Face". Unit 6A: vocabuary: music. Reduced relative clauses. Writing a review. HOMEWORK: Unit 6A (Student's resource book)Write a review on "Face" http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/relative-clauses-4 Have a look at this! http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=97 https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/benjamin-zephaniah/face-2/ http://es.scribd.com/doc/26851949/Face-by-Benjamin-Zephaniah-review-and-assessment

FCE November 22nd

Exam 5 Use of English and Writing. I've found a web site of a book for FCE which provides on-line practice tests. You have to submit, but it's very easy. Try it!!!! http://exams.richmondelt.com/index.php?practice_tests_fce_en

4th year November 21st

Correction of homework. Unit 8A: so... that ... / such a... HOMEWORK: Activity 8 page 71 (student's book) Unit 7D / 8A (activity book) Extra links: http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/sosuchexercise.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5763

Pre-adolescents 1 November 21st

We finished with the project on "My favourite singer" Unit 31: present simple for routines. HOMEWORK: Activities 4 and 5 (student's book) and unit 31 (activity book)

FCE November 20th

Speaking test 4. Exam 5

4th year November 19th

Correction of exams. Unit 7D: Communication in the 21st century. Homework: unit 7D (Activity book)

Pre-adolescents 1 November 19th

We had a great time listening to music and taking about our favourite singers' routines!!! Very good students!!! The class was marvellous!!! Congrats ;)

4th year November 14th

Unit 7c: contrast connectors. HOMEWORK: Finish unit 7C (activity book) http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1792 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5346

Preadolescents 1 November 14th

We did test on units 26-30. We talked about homework for next class!!! PROJECT:"MY FAVOURITE BAND / SINGER" Write the routine of your favourite band / singer. Choose one song and prepare activities on that song for the rest of the class. Good luck!!! :)

4th year November 12th

Unit 7B / Unit 7C Reported Speech!! / connectors Homework: Only activity 1 and 2 (Language Builder) http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-reported-speech.php http://www.e-grammar.org/reported-speech/test1-exercise1/ http://www.e-grammar.org/reported-speech/test3-exercise1/ http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/questions2.htm

Pre-adolescents 1 November 12th

We celebrated "Tradition day in Argentina". We did some activities related to that in Present Simple. We practised for the test in the computer. Extra links! http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm http://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-present-exercises.html#01 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?02 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises?03 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4057

4th year November 7th

Unit 7B: Reported speech. Reported verbs. We completed unit 7B (student's book) We practised for the oral part (Excalibur) HOMEWORK: Unit 7B (Activity book) http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements2.htm http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_ai01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_ai02?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_aii01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar06_aii02?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?09

Pre-adolescents 1 November 7th

Unit 30: revision PRESENT SIMPLE. Next class exam!!!! We did revision activities. (extra copies) Here I include some links for you to practise!!! http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file03/grammar03_a01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file03/grammar03_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file03/grammar03_c01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file03/grammar03_c02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

7th year November 6th

Unit 6a: Music!!!!!! Reading part. Types of music. Homework: study for the test next class!!!

FCE November 6th

Unit 12: we finished the unit. Unit 13: reading part. HOMEWORK: finish the activities on the reading part (coursebook) Unit 12 (Exam maximiser) Check this link!!! http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/

4th year November 5th

Test unit 5 and 6. Talking about Excalibur

Pre-adolescents 1 November 5th

Unit 30: revision (Present simple - adjectives)We finished unit 30 (student's book) We sang the song "Firework" by Katy Perry. (Working on present simple) HOMEWORK: Unit 30 (Activity book) and extra exam. Extra practice: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix.htm

Pre-adolescents 2 November 2nd

Unit 31 (student's and activity book) Means of transport. The Canterville Ghost: correction of activities. HOMEWORK: Exam for practising

Para YAMILA!!!!

Here I include a very interesting link. At the end of the page you can find the "answer" button. Press there and you have lots of examples of ellipsis (you omit sth) and substitution (you replace sth. There are also examples of reference and linking words. http://www.uefap.com/reading/exercise/refer/refer.htm In this second link you have some explanations regarding substitution and ellipsis, too!! http://www.linglit.tu-darmstadt.de/fileadmin/linglit/teich/hs-cohesion-4.pdf Here I include activities for practising!!!! http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/8.11/19b.htm http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/8.11/19a.htm In this link you have many activities for practising different topics... http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/index.htm Good luck!!!! :)

4th year October 17th

Unit 6C: gerunds and to-infinitives. We did unit 6C of the student's book. HOMEWORK: Activity 4 page 57 (student's book) + Unit 6C (language builder) + Lenguas Vivas Exam Extra practice: http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file05/nef_int_grammar05_c01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file05/nef_int_grammar05_c02?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive2.htm

Pre-adolescents 1 October 17th

Unit 28: Present simple. Daily routines. We worked on verbs related to routines. (extra copy) We practised our routines orally and the we did the following chart: I My partner get up at... gets up at... have breakfast at... has breakfast at... go to school at... have lunch at... do my homework at... have a shower at... watch tv at... have dinner at... go to bed at... HOMEWORK: Activity 4 page 59 (student's book) Activity 1,2,3 (Activity book) Extra practice: http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank08/vocabulary08_01?cc=global&selLanguage=en http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary/b_vocabulary/bank08/vocabulary08_02?cc=global&selLanguage=en This activity is very nice!!!: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=513

4th year October 15th

Unit 6B: 2nd conditional sentences. We did unit 6B (student's book and activity book) http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional2.htm http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-2/exercises?02

Pre-adolescents 1 October 15th

Unit 27: Present simple. We worked on the description of animals. We searched the web to look for information about the pig, the bear and the whale. HOMEWORK: Unit 27 (Activity book)

FCE October 13th

Unit 11: Mixed conditionals. Homework: pages 136, 137, 138 (coursebook) Writing: letter of application. Exam 3(Practice Tests) Further practice: http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/mixedconditional.html http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/Mixedconditionals.php3 http://www.e-grammar.org/if-clauses/test1-exercise2/

7th year October 11th

We finished unit 5A Homework: writings (e-mail) http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future.htm http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/futureforms.htm

FCE October 11th

Listening and speaking (Exam 4) Homework: exam 3 (Practice tests)

4th year October 10th

We finished watching the movie "King Arthur" and we discussed similarities and differences with the book) Correction of homework (Unit 6A) Check previous post!!! (Activities on 2nd conditional)

Pre-adolescents 1 October 10th

Unit 27: Present simple. Correction of homework (exam) We continued with the green house. HOMEWORK: Unit 27 (activity book)

For Ivana October 6th

Unit 3: use of the dictionary. Use of LIKE /AS / AS IF/ AS THOUGH Phrasal verbs with "look" HOMEWORK: Activities from unit 3 (exam maximiser) Further practice: http://www.grammarbank.com/as-if-as-though.html

FCE October 6th

We finished unit 10 (coursebook) We did progress test units 6-10 HOMEWORK: Unit 10 (exam maximiser) Writing an article Exam 2 (Practice tests)

Pre-adolescents 2 October 5th

Test units 20-25. Unit 26: must and musntn't (obligations and prohibition) Writing the school rules. Example: In my school students must... In my school students mustn't... The Canterville Ghost. Chapter6

4th year October 3rd

We watched the movie "King Arthur"

Pre-adolescents 1 October 3rd

Girl on a motorcycle. We finished reading it!!! Unit 27: they sleep in caves. Endangered animals. Present simple. HOMEWORK: Activities on "A girl on a motorcycle" Exam practice.

FCE October 2nd

Unit 11: vocabulary related to employment /modal verbs Progress test 2 Homework: reading part

4th year October 1st

Unit 6a: 2nd conditional. We did unit 6a Student's book. Homework: unit 6a (activity book) Further practice: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences/type-2/exercises?02

Pre-adolescents 1 October 1st

Unit 26 : "Do you like this t-shirt?" Description of clothes. He's wearing /she's wearing... HOMEWORK: Describe the picture (Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez) Unit 26 (Activity book) Further practice: http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/clothing_quiz1.php

On line tests for FCE

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm http://englishrevealed.co.uk/fce.php#fce

Pre-adolescents 2 September 28th

Correction of homework. Unit 23. We finished the student's book. Song: Get the party started by Pink. The Canterville Ghost. Chapter 5 Unit 23 activity book. Homework: unit 25 (student's book and activity book). Extra copy on present continuous and going to. Make a poster about "My favourite band" and be prepared for an oral lesson. Study for the test o units 20-25. Good luck!!!!

4th year September 26th

Unit 5c: polite requests / sentences using "in case" We practised rising intonation. HOMEWORK: Write 2 dialogues using polite requests. Unit 5c (Language builder)

Pre-adolescents 1 September 26th

Unit 25: revision part!. HOMEWORK: Unit 25 (activity book) assignment on units 16-20

FCE September 22nd

Unit 10: modal verbs (obligation, necessity, permission) Listening test 1 Homework: test 4 and pages 76-79 (exam maximiser)

Pre-adolescents 2 September 21st

Unit 22 and 23: future (going to) / present continuous (future arrangements) We practised for the oral exam. Homework: Finish unit 22 (activity book) finish unit 23 (Student's book) Further practice: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-going-to/exercises http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-1-going-to/exercises?05 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5640

FCE September 20th

Correction of progress test (coursebook) Homework: unit 10 (exam maximiser) Writing an article. Exam 4

4th year September 19th

Unit 5B : Future time clauses. Homework: unit 5B (Language booster) Extra practice unit 5B Further practice: http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii142/esl-test.php http://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test1-exercise1/ http://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test2-exercise1/ http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-13727.php

Pre-adolescents 1 September 19th

Unit 23 and 24: Body parts / instructions Homework: unit 23,24,25 (Activity book) Unit 25 (student's book)revision. Have a nice long weekend!!!

WELCOME SPRING!!!

4th year September 17th

Unit 5A: Correction of homework. Excalibur: unit 6,7,8,9. Homework: remember to write the two essays and finish reading Excalibur. Activities on Excalibur.

Pre-adolescents 1 September 17th

Unit 22: Can I...? Homework: unit 22 (Activity book)

Activities for Natalia

Nati! Here I include some links for practising numbers. http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/2012/03/ielts-listening-numbers-and-letters.html http://www.englishonline.org.cn/en/learners/ielts-preparation/listening/helpline http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_number2.htm http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_beg_number_quiz.htm

Pre-adolescents 2 September 14th

UCorrection of homework. Unit 21: Future with GOING TO Unit 21 (student's book) The Canterville Ghost ch. 3 Homework: unit 21 (activity book) Read chapter 4 "The Canterville Ghost"

Listening part. FCE Test. Unit 10 (speaking part) Progress Test units 6-10 Finish it for homework. -Choose one of the following topic and write an essay. -Getting a job when you're still at university. -Parents should make career choice for their children. -Parents should help their chldren to set goals. -Parents should be more strict.

4th year September 12th

We worked on reviews. Unit 5A : 1st conditional (if /As long as /Provided that /unless) HOMEWORK: Unit 5A (Language Builder) Write a review on "The Pretenders" Write a review on a movie/film.

Pre-adolescents 1 September 12th

Unit 21: CAN / CAN'T Unit 22: At the coffee shop! Vocabulary related to food and drinks. Can I...? HOMEWORK: Activity 8- unit 21 (student's book) Unit 21 (Activity book)

Activities for Ivana

Ivana, Here I include some ativities related to what we saw last Saturday. Check the previous post for more activities! http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-articles.php http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/a_the.htm http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/article_ex3.php3

FCE September 8th

Unit 9: Present and past participle clauses. Speaking part. Vocabulary: furniture. Homework: finish unit 9 (writing: report)and review part.

Pre-adolescents 2 September 7th

We worked on different activities related to "Haunted". The Canterville Ghost (chapter 2) Activities related to The Canterville Ghost

Ivana September 1st

Unit 2: comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs. Intensifiers. We did listening and reading part (coursebook and exam maximiser) HOMEWORK: Pages 15-18 (Exam Maximiser) Practise for the test unit 1 next class!!!! Further practice: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/exercises?ex10 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepersim-preperpro/tests?test2 http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/adjectives/intensifiers http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/adjectives/adjectives-ed-and-ing

FCE September 1st

Correction of homework. We finished unit 9 (coursebook) Homework: Review part and writing a report about a new room in your job. Finish unit 9 (exam maximiser) Check these links for reduced relative clauses: http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/reduced-relative-clauses-lesson-and.html http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/reduced_relative_clauses.html http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/clauses-11.html GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

Pre-adolescents 2 August 31st

We worked on the activities of "Haunted" Homework: Assignment on units 10-20. Activities related to "Haunted"

4th year August 29th

We saw the trailer on "The Pretender$" and we worked on activities related to adjectives (personality). Dealing with vocabulary of the play. HOMEWORK: -Activities on reviews (extra copies) -Write a review on a film/book. -Finish the activities on the play.

Pre-adolescents 1 August 29th

We did some activities related to "Haunted" Write 10 sentences using the words in the list. Listen to the song and put the stanzas in order. HOMEWORK: Unit 20 (activity book) Underline all the verbs in the song and sing it aloud!!!! Enjoy it!!!!!

4th year August 27th

Unit 4d (student's book) Text about "The Time Machine" Think about a book/movie to write a review.

Pre-adolescents 1 August 27th

Unit 18 student's book and activit book. Unit 20 : student's book. (homework) Trailer of "Haunted". Activities related to the play.

Pre-adolescents 2 August 24th

Unit 18: comparatives and superlatives (long adjectives)(student's book and activity book) Unit 20: revision (student's book) HOMEWORK: Unit 20 (activity book) Extra practice: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/exercises http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjectives/compare-exercises?2 http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-9451.php

FCE August 23rd

Unit 9 exam maximiser. Homework: finish unit 9 and re-write the writings!!!!

4th year August 22nd

Unit 4c: defining and non-defining relative clauses. Finish unit 4c (language builder) Further practice: http://www.e-grammar.org/relative-clauses/ http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses/exercises?12 http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-exercises/relative-clauses-non-defining-relative-clauses http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4219

Pre-adolescents 1 August 22nd

Unit 18: the time (student's book). Time prepositions AT/ON AT + time ON + days of the week. Homework: activity 7 (student's book) Finish unit 18 of the activity book!!!

7th year August 21st

Unit 4B (coursebook) Chris remember to finish unit 4B of the Student's resource book. Further practice: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1217 http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/dg-eding.html http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/determiners-and-quantifiers http://www.autoenglish.org/generalgrammar/Determiners.htm

FCE August 18th

Unit 9: We worked on present and past habits. Vocabulary related to fashion. Please! Do pages 69,70,71,72 (exam maximiser!!!) Sorry for the problems of last Saturday! Remember that next Saturday we're not having classes because I'm going to the BS AS Open Centre.

Pre-adolescents 2 August 17th

Unit 16: How far... /how long.../ how deep...? Adjectives. Homework unit 17: activity 7 (writing) Unit 16 (activity book) Unit 17: comparatives and superlatives (we only worked with the student's book)

Pre-adolescents 1 August 15th

Unit 17: Vocabulary: farm animals. How many...? We did students' book. Homework: Unit 17 activity book. Unit 18: telling the time... start practising!!!!!! Links for extra practice: http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/farmanimalsquiz1.php http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/farmanimalsquiz2.php http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/farmanimalsquiz3.php http://www.eflnet.com/vocab/dictionary/farmanimalsquiz4.php http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/time.htm HAVE A NICE LONG WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4th year August 13th

Unit 4A (finished language builder) Unit 4B (student's book) Correction of the exam. HOMEWORK: Correct the exam. Choose another ooption for the writing and do it!!!! Don't forget to do the homework, please!!!!!!

Activities for Ivana!!!

Here I include the exercises on Past Perfect!!! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-progressive/exercises http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/past3b.html http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/past_perfect

FCE August 11th

We finished with unit 8!!! Unit 9: reading part Extra practice on hypothetical meanings: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-5240.php http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-if-only-I-wish.php

Pre-adolescents 2 August 10th

Mid- term diagnostic test.(written and oral) Unit 14 (student's and activity book) Homework: finish everything please!!!! (unit 15: revision) Link for extra practice: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?05 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-past-1

FCE August 7th

We finished with unit 8!!!! Homework: Gapped text unit 9

4th year August 6th

Mid-term diagnostic test Remember to practise for the oral part!!!

Pre-adolescents 1 August 6th

Diagnostic test Questions on "Girl on a motorcycle" Study for the oral!!!!!! Tips for the oral part: questions I may ask: Personal questions: - How old are you? - Where are you from? - Where do you live? Describe your house. - Who do you live with? Describe a family member. My mother has got long fair hair and brown eyes... Girl on a motorcycle: -Who is Kenny? -Where is he from? -Who is Mel? -Where is she from? -Who is the robber? -Where does the robbery take place?, etc The I'm going to show you a picture and you are going to describe it!!!

FCE August 3rd (Romina and Martín)

Unit 8: Vocabulary:relatives. To- infinitive and gerunds. Listening page 98. Homework: Writing (article) and review part. Next class: test unit 7!!!! Check previous post for further practice on gerunds

Pre-adolescents 2 August 3rd

Units 14 and 15:PAST SIMPLE!!!! Homework: Act 5 (student's book) Project (make a poster about a famous person in Argentina). The oral part will be about this apart from "The Canterville Ghost" Unit 14 and 15 (activity book. Study The Canterville Ghost!!!!!

FCE August 2nd

Unit 8: Expressing hypothetical meaning (Wish + ...) Listening part. Homework: page 103 (writing an article) and the review part Finish unit 8 (Exam maximiser)

Adolescents and adults are going to the theatre too!!! (4th year, 6th year, 7th, year, FCE, Intensive groups, all of us!!)

We're going to the theatre!!!! (Kinder and 1st year)

We're going to the theatre!!! (3rd children, Pre-adolescents 1 and 2)

4th year August 1st

Unit 3D We did unit 3d of the student's book. We discussed "Excalibur" (ch 1-5) Homework:Writing unit 3D (Koor's letter)Student's book. Unit 3D (Language builder) and.... STUDY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EXAM!!!!!

Pre-adolescents 1 August 1st

We started with the green house!!!!! (empezamos con la casa ecológica!) Hicimos la maqueta (seguiremos las próximas clases) y luego hablamos de "Girl on a motorcycle" (Chapter 1,2,3,4,5) Esos capitulos sseran incluidos en el oral!)STUDY!!!! HOMEWORK: Draw a comic strip of the five chapters of "Girl on a motorcycle" (realizar una historieta de los primeros cinco capitulos de "Girl on a motorcycle"

FCE July 31st

Unit 8 : gerunds and infinitives. Suffixes for adjectives. Homework: page 94 and 95 (coursebook) Until page 65 (exam maximiser)

4th year July 30th

Unit 3c: Correction of homework (activity book) Homework: Write 3 dialogues accepting or refusing invitation. Use the vocabulary seen.

Pre-adolescents 1 July 31st

Unit 16: Physical description. (I've got.../ He's got...) We practised descriptions orally. Write a description for each of the characters that appear on the activity book. Example: The White Witch has got long blonde hair and blue eyes. HOMEWORK: Answer the letter in activity number 1 (Rob's letter)

FCE July 28th

We finished correcting unit 7. Listening and speaking. We also revised connectors. Here I include some links for practising linking words!!!! http://www.englishexpress.com.br/grammar/B3L2_Ex3.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1792 Unit 8: reading part. Gerunds and infinitives. Make /let/allow (for permission)

4th year July 23rd

Unit 3c (student's book and activity book)

Pre-adolescents 1 July 23rd

Corection of homework. What is your favourite part of the house??? Describe it in 50 words. Story 2: (student's book) "Take five" Comprehension part. 1)Answer these questions: a) What is Take five? b) Where is the competition? c) Who are the winners of the competition? d) Who is Raymond? 2) Write sentences with the new words.

4th year July 11th

Correction of homework. Unit 3C: modality (permission) Homework: finish unit 3c student's book and do unit 3c (Language builder)

Pre-adolescents 1 July 11th

We continued working on the project of the "green house". These are the ideas: - solar panels and bottles on the roof - mills next to the house. - trees around the house - three bedrooms - a bathroom - a kitchen - umbrellas in the park - a pond - lots of plants indoors and outdoors - lots of windows - stairs with plants - an orchard - furniture for the house: beds, sofas, lamps, a cupbpoard, a wardrobe,a radio, a fireplace, table and chairs, a desk, armchairs, etc. But... we need a lot of materials!!!! So please bring: bottles, bottle caps, stones, metallized paper, animals, cardboard, paintings, plastic glasses, cellophane paper, tree bunches, glue, etc. Write more ideas please!!!!! We're going to do it on July 23rd and 25th!!!! Homework for the winter holidays: unit 15 (student's book and activity book)

For FCE students!!!!!

Hi!!! As I haven't gone to school today, I've free time to look for further practice ;) I've found another web page where you can practice on-line tests!!!! Have a look at it! Here is the link: http://www.english-online.org.uk/fcefolder/fcegram1.php?name=FCE%20Use%20of English%20part%201%20test%201

7th year July 10th

Test unit 1,2 and 3 Links to practise at home!!! http://www.englishtenses.com/test/romance_novel_past_tenses http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4103.php http://www.world-english.org/conjunctions.htm

Para Lucia!!!!

Lu, aca te dejo algunas actividades para que hagas En esta primera actividad tenes que completar con EVER / NEVER http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-4147.php En esta actividad tenes que completar con HAS/HAVE http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?03 En esta actividad tenes que escribir las oraciones correctamente! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?06 Y esta última es como una pruebita!!!! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-perfect-simple-1 suerte!!:)

FCE July 7th

Unit 7: Relative clauses (defining and non-defining) Homework: pages 82,83,84,85(coursebook) Pages 54,55,56 (exam maximiser) People! I forgot to tell you but... next class we're having a short test on unit 6!!! Further practice: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronouns/relative_pronouns.htm http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Pre-adolescents 2 July 6th

Unit 12: Past simple We finished unit 12 student's book. We worked on the pronunciation of the final -ed /t/ /d/ /Id/ Homework: unit 12 (activity book) Extra copies Further practice: http://www.englishmedialab.com/pronunciation/regular%20past%20pronunciation%20ending%20sounds.htm

7th year July 5th

Talking about "A glowing future" and "Ricochet" Homework: finish reading "Ricochet" and do the activities

FCE July 5th

Unit 8: reading part Gerunds and infinitives Homework: pages 96,97,98 (coursebook) Further practice: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive.htm http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund

4th year

Unit 3B: modal verbs Homework: unit 3b (language builder) Extra activities on "Excalibur" Further practice: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3738 http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-obligation-exercise-1.html

Pre.adolescents 1 July 4th

Only Brian and Valen came!!! so we checked info about green houses and we finished the copies about the bedroom.

7th year

Unit 4A: Narrative tenses. Reading part. Explanation. Homework:finish unit 4a (coursebook)

FCE July 3rd

Correction of homework Test unit 6. Paraphrasing activities. Homework: extra copies on collocations and some other paraphrasing activities. Re-writing the compositions of the exam and composition unit 7

4th year

We worked on "Excalibur". Extra ativities. Homework: read until chapter 6 of the book

Pre-adolescents 1 July 2nd

Unit 14: reading about green houses. We worked on opposite adjectives (big-small; comfortable-uncomfortable; dry-wet; light-dark,etc.) Write six sentences about the good things of green houses. Homework: project: "MY IDEAL GREEN HOUSE" Pensar ideas y traer fotos, información etc. sobre "Green houses" Remember!!!!!! Complete unit 13 (activity book) and activities 1 and 2 of the extra copies!!!!

FCE June 28th

Speaking Part 3 and 4 Listening part 1 Collocations with the verb "do" and "made" Use of English Homework: writing part (essay) Review unit 7

4th year

Unit 3A: Future forms: PRESENT CONTINUOUS - GOING TO - WILL Correction of homework. Discussion chapter 1 and 2 "Excalibur" Homework: Look for information about King Arthur and about knights in medieval times. Further practice: http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blgrquiz_futureforms.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs18.htm HAVE A NICE WEEKEND!!!!!!!!

Pre-adolescents 1 June 27th

Correction of homework. Unit 13: There is / there are - Some / any Practicamos juntos en el pizarrón y terminamos la unidad 13 del student's book. También hicimos algunas actividades en la compu!! Homework: unit 13 (activity book) Activity 1 and 2 (extra copies)

FCE June 26th

Unit 7: conditionals and relative clauses. We worked on the exam maximiser (general words, use of english, reading) Homework: pages 57 and 58 (EM) and extra copies on conditionals.

4th year

Unit 3A: future forms (will-going to- present continuous) Homework: unit 3A (Language builder)

Pre-adolescents 1 June 25th

Correction of homework. Unit 13: There is/are. Some / any Reading chapter 1 and 2 "Girl on a motorcycle" Homework: activity 5 (student's book) Read chapter 3 "Girl on a motorrcycle"

For Ludmila

http://www.englishpractice.com/grammar/noun-clause-exercise/ http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/clauses.htm http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex1.htm http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/conjunctions_ex2.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2368 http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/adverb_clauses_ex.htm http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvanced/a/adverb_clauses.htm http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Pre-adolescents 2 June 22nd

Test units 6-10 Unit 11: saying dates. Jobs and professions. Make a list of words related to jobs and professions. Write a word for each letter of the alphabet. Verb to be in the past. Homework: activity 5 page 25 (student's book)

7th year June 21st

ING or TO-infinitive? Links to practise: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/cgi2/myexam/voir2r.php?id=19903 http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-83094.php http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive.htm Links to practise prepositions: http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/mixed_prepositions_1.htm http://www.better-english.com/grammar/prepositions.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_prepositions.htm

FCE June 21st

Finish the writing part. Unit 7: we worked on conditional sentences (type o, 1, 2 and 3) Homework: Make a map on conditionals mentioning use, grammar structure and examples Further practice: -On line test -Exercises on conditionals: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/conditional-sentences-4 http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/Mixedconditionals.php3

FCE!!!!!!

People! Here I include a link for you to practise on-line tests. I include the reading link, but you can do all the parts of the exam. Enjoy it!!! ;) http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fce_reading.htm

4th year June 18th

Unit 3A We worked on vocabulary related to food and kitchen. Record vocabulary. http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/food.htm http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/esl-pictures-kitchen1.html http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3700 http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-exercise-kitchen.php

Pre-adolescents 1 June 18th

Correction of homework. We worked with prepositions of place (in, on, under, in front of, next to, behind, between) Unit 12: Possessive 's Homework: unit 12 (activity book) http://www.english-4u.de/poss_case.html http://www.english-4u.de/poss_case_ex1.htm http://www.myenglishgrammar.com/english/exercise-10-possession.html

Pre-adolescents 2

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2134 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/some-any/exercises

Pre-adolescents I June 13th

Correction of homework. Unit 11: parts of the house - prepositions of place. Homework: unit 11 (activity book) Extra practice: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=20 http://www.saberingles.com.ar/games/memory/house.html http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/prepositions/exercises?07

FCE June 12th

Correction of homework.Unit 6: passive voice. Homework: finish unit 6 (coursebook- including the writing: report) Link for dates and price of the FCE Exam: http://www.buenosairesopencentre.com/main.php http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/fce/index.html#tab5

4th year June 11th

Revision part. Listenings unit 2D (student's book and language builder) Next class: test! Homework: R1 (student's book)

Pre-adolescents 1 June 11th

Test units 6-10 Unit 11: parts of the house. Prepositions of place. Homework: Where's the hamster? Look at the pictures on page 25 and answer the question.

FCE June 9th

Unit 6: modality. Progress test unit 1-5. Homework: Reading part (gapped text) Exam 6

Pre-adolescents II June 8th

Unit 8 and 9 (student's book) Homework:unit 8 and 9 (activity book)

4th year June 6th

We finished with Unit 2D Homework: Read chapter 1 of "Excalibur"

Pre-adolescesnts 1June 6th

Unit 10: revision. Sounds with the spelling -th. Homework: unit 10 (Activity book). Extra homework. Remember to practise for the test!!!!!

Pre-adolescents I June 4th

Correction of unit 9 Unit 10: REVISION PART!!! Finish unit 10 (student's book) for next class. June 11th TEST UNITS 5-10!!!

FCE June 2nd

Unit 6: Modal verbs (possibility / probability) Vocabulary: technology Homework: Activity 3,4,5 (pages 70 and 71 Coursebook) Pages 47,48,49 (exam maximiser) Links for practising modal verbs: http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal1.htm http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal3.htm http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability.html http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blmodalprob.htm Enjoy them ;) Sorry for the delay!!!

Pre-adolescents II June 1st

Unit 7: food. Countable and uncountable nouns. Homework: write the recipe of your favourite food. Unit 7 (activity book) Read chapter 1 "The Canterville Ghost"

FCE May 31st

We finished unit 5 of the coursebook. Speaking part: showing uncertainty. Unit 5 exam maximiser. Next class progress test units 1-5 Links to improve writing part: http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/8.11/19a.htm http://www.llas.ac.uk/materialsbank/mb061/8.11/19b.htm http://www.uefap.com/reading/underst/refer/refer.htm

4th year May 30th

We worked on past tenses. We listened to the song "You're beautiful" by James Blunt. Completion of the song. Separate the lines of the song into PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE HOMEWORK: Page 107 (Language builder)

Preadolescents 1 May 30th

Unit 9: cities and capitals. We read three different types of texts and we described the differences (letter - email - postcard) We finished unit 9 of the student's book Homework: write about your city and include photos. Unit 9 (activity book)

4th year May 28th

Unit 2C: Correction of homework (put the stories in chronological order) We worked on the use of BEFORE /AFTER + GERUND and past tenses (Past simple- past perfect simple) We started writing a story together. Melina has to continue the story at home. Homework: uni1t 2C (Language builder)+ extra copies on the use of past perfect. Links to practise: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple/exercises http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_perfect_simple_past.htm http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/pastperfect/exercise1.html

Pre-adolescents 1 May 28th

We finished unit 8 (student's book)and we read the fruits descriptions. Homework: unit 8 (activity book)

4th year May 23rd

Correction of homework. Extra copies on the use of past simple vs past progressive. Unit 2C: Past perfect Homework: Write in chronological order all the events that take place in each of the stories of unit 2C of the Student's book.

Pre-adolescents 1 May 23rd

Correction of homework. Unit 8: Fruits!!!!!! We worked with dictionaries and we made a list of fruits in the singular and plural form. Homework: Think about a fruit and describe it! Now... Guess my fruit!!! It has got a brown-green skin (piel) and bright green flesh (pulpa). It has got small, black seeds (semillas).The fruit has a soft texture (textura) and a sweet flavour (gusto) What is it???

FCE May 22nd

Correction of homework. Unit 5: Vocabulary related to publicity Reading part. Working on vocabulary. Test on unit 4. Planning the next writing: opinion essay. Thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of consumer society. (check links in the other post) Homework:Page 58, 59 (coursebook)

Opinion essay for FCE!

People, Here I include some links for you to write an opinion essay! Have a look at them! http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_opin.html http://daria-przybyla.suite101.com/how-to-write-an-opinion-essay-a104337 http://es.scribd.com/doc/16097993/Vocabulary-for-IELTS-Essays

Pre-adolescents 1 May 21st

We finished unit 7 We worked on personal pronouns, possessive adjectives, countries and nationalities. Extra practice on these topics. Homework: Extra worksheet Links to practise countries and nationalities: http://www.madridteacher.com/Activities/CountriesNationalitiesjb.htm http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4925 Link to practsise possessive adjectives!!! http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/pronouns/exercises?03 Good luck!!!

4th year May 21st

We finished unit 2B Past forms (past simple and continuous) / when - while - as Homework; Finish page 106 (Language builder. Write the second draft of the article about clothes. Links to practise: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises?ex03 Likn to practise phrasal verb with "up" (be careful because there might be some which we haven't seen this time but I'm sure you know them!!!) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/phrasal-verbs/exercises Good Luck!

FCE May 19th

Test on unit 3 We finished unit 4! So be prepared for the test next class! Unit 5: Vocabulary: publicity We worked on argumentative essays. For next class bring the first draft for an opinion essay. Extra copies on essays. Homework: page 58,59 (coursebook) and pages 39-43 (Exam maximiser)

Pre-adolescents 2 May 18th

Students showed their posters on "sports" and we did the activities proposed by them. Unit 6: genitive case and possessive pronouns Homework: act 6 page 15 (student's book) Unit 6 (activity book)

7th year May 17th

We started reading "The Companion". Introduction and first part analysis. Finish reading it at home.
Unit 3A Coursebook.
Homework: page 38 and 39 coursebook (reading part)

FCE May 17th

We finished unit 4!!!
We worked on future forms
Homework: extra copies on future forms

4th year May 16th

Correction of homework.
Unit 2B: Past tenses (past simple and continuous)
Homework: Finish unit 2B (student's book)
Write a biography about your favourite actor (page 134)
Invent 3 dialogues for different situations using the phrases of unit 2A

Pre-adolescents 1 May 16th

We played BINGO!!!! with countries and nationalities.
Unit 7: a/an- everyday objects
Homework: unit 7 (activity book). Extra homework (countries and nationalities)

7th year May 15th

We finished unit 2B
Homework: page 19. Read the 1st story "The Companion"

FCE May 15th

We did test on unit 3
Correction of homework
We finished unit 4 (coursebook). Topic: countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers, future forms.
For next class finish pages 49-53

4th year May 14th

Unit 2A: Past simple
Uses of the prepositions FOR and DURING
Homework: unit 2A (Language booster)

Pre-adolescents 1 May 14th

Unit 6: countries and nationalities. Terminamos la unidad 6 (student's book)
Hicimos las actividaes 1 y 2 del activity book.
Homework: teminar la unidad 6 del activity book.

FCE May 12th

Unit 4: countable and uncountable nouns, future forms.
Vocabulary: body and health.
Homework: pages51,52,53 (coursebook)
Exam 4
Re-write compositions.

Pre-adolescents 2 May 11th

Prueba unidades 1 a 5!!!! (deportes, verbos de preferencia, presente simple) Excelentes notas chicos!!!!
Corregimos la tarea y comenzamos a leer "The Canterville Ghost" by Oscar Wilde.
Trabajamos sobre predicciones. Leímos la introducción y la contratapa del libro. Chequeamos predicciones.
Tarea: realizar un poster sobre el deporte favorito y preparar actividades para la clase

4th year May 9th

Assignment 1st unit
Correction of homework.
1st draft of the article "the factors that influence my choice of clothes"
Homework: write the 1st draft

Pre-adolescents 1 May 9th

Test units 1-5
Unit 6: countries and nationalities.
Homework: estudiar países y nacionalidades para hacer un juego el lunes!!!!

4th year May 8th

Correction of homework
Unit 1D: Reading an article. Comprehension questions.
Homework: unit 1D (Language builder)

Pre-adolescents I May 8th

Países y nacionalidades.
Pronombres personales (I,you, he, she, it, we, they) y adjetivos posesivos (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
Realizamos actividades de revisión para la prueba del miércoles (unidades 1 a 5)
Tarea: actividades extras en la carpeta.

Pre-adolescents 2 May 4th

Correction of homework.
Unit 4: sports. Verbs of preference (like, enjoy, prefer, love, hate, don't like, etc)
Studnt's book and activity book complete!!!!!!
Unit 5: revision! (student's book)
HOMEWORK:  unit 5 (activity book)
NEXT CLASS TEST UNITS 1-5!!!!
STUDY!!! GOOD LUCK! :)

4th year May 2nd

We listened to the song "haven't met you yet" and completed the blanks using present perfect.
Unit 1c: Comparison of adjectives and adverbs with intensifiers (a bit, much, a lot, etc)
Homework:
Act. 4,7 and 7 (student's book)
Unit 1c (language builder)

Preadolescents 1 May 2nd

Le cantamos el "Happy birthday" a nuestra compañera Clarita!
Hicimos toda la unidad 4 del activity book.
Tarea: pág 12 (student's book) Página 10 and 11 (activity book)
¡A estudiar para la prueba del miercoles 09/05!!! (unidades 1 a 5)

FCE April 28th Adjectives vs Adverbs!!!!

We worked on "Adverbs vs adjectives" and ways of ...
Link for adjectives and adverbs
 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/adjective-or-adverb
 http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/adjectives-adverbs/exercises
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar/adjAdv.asp
Homework: Write a dialogue between two students using opinion phrases (related to the pictures of unit 3 - coursebook)
Write a story using fifteen ways of...
Unit 3 exam maximiser)
Exam 3

FCE April 26th

Listening Practice
As / like / As if / As though
Homework:
-Write a dialogue between two sts discussing 2 photos on page 34 /35. Use the OPINION phrases.
- Page 35,36,38,39,40,41 (coursebook)
Link to practise "As/like/as if/as though":
http://www.grammarbank.com/as-if-as-though.html
 http://busyteacher.org/6840-as-vs-like-worksheet.html

4th year April 25th

Oral diagnostic test. I have to congratulate all the students for their performance!
Links to practise at home:
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_a01?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub
http://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/intermediate/a_grammar/file02/nef_int_grammar02_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en&mode=hub

Girls:
Please DO the activities there!!!!
Ah!!!! I almost forget!!! The parents' meeting is NOT next Wednesday, it's on May 9th
Happy long weekend!!!
Vane

FCE listening to practise!!!

Facu check your e-mail account. I sent it via e-mail. It was impossible to upload it!!!

April 23rd Pre-adolescents 1 and 4th year

Diagnostic test (written)

Past continuous links for Sol and Abril!!!

Girls:
Here I include some links for you. I hope they're useful!!!
Good luck!!!!
http://www.englishtenses.com/tenses/past_continuous
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html
http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/p/g_pastsc.htm

Pre-adolescents 2 April 20th

Unidad 2: presente simple vs presente contínuo.
Práctica extra.
Practicamos para el exámen oral.
Tarea: Copias.
Completar con la forma correcta del verbo (presente simple/contínuo)

4th year April 18th

Unit 1B: Present perfect simple vs past simple
Extra practice page116. Listening "storm chaser"
Tarea: unit 1B page 6 and 7 (language builder)
Exta copies on present perfect simple

Pre-adolescents 1 April 18th

Unidad 3: Verbo TO BE
Numbers (1-100)
Práctica oral.
Tarea: Copias extra (verbo TO BE y números)

4th year April 16th

Unit 1B: Jobs (we worked on vocabulary)
Present Perfect Simple (introduction to the topic)
Homework: Grammar part page 11 (student's book)

Pre-adolescents 1 April 16th

Numbers everywhere!!!!
Trabajamos con números y practicamos con algunos links en la web.
Escucha comprensiva.

7th year April 12th

Phrasal verbs "down and up"
Homework:
Write examples with phrasal verbs with the preposition up and down

FCE April 13th (clase recuperada)

Listening and speaking
Adjectives (-ed / -ing)
Pronunciation
Homework: Pages 17-22 (exam maximiser)
Exam n° 2
Copies about articles

FCE April 12th

Listening and speaking
Adjectives (-ed/-ing)
Correction of homework.
Homework: Finish unit 2 (exam maximiser)

Preadolescents 1 April 11th

Corrección de tarea.
Números del 1 al 100 (cardinales y ordinales)
Verb TO BE
Jugamos a adivinar el personaje!!!
Tarea: Página 6 (Activity book)

7th year April 9th

Comparatives and superlatives
Adjectives and adverbs
We did pages 19,20,21 (coursebook)
Homework: page 22 (coursebook)

FCE April 10th

We finished unit 2 (coursebook)
Articles: definite/indefinite/zero article
Connectors: intrasentence and intersentence connectors
HOMEWORK:
Activity 4 and 5 Review (coursebook)
Grammar part of the exam maximiser

4th year April 9th

Vocabulary: clothes
Pesent simple vs present continuous.
Question tags. Intonation in question tags.
Homework: unit 1A (workbook)

Pre- adolescents 1 April 9th

Terminamos con la unidad 2 del student's book. Tabajamos vocabulario referido a la familia y adjetivos posesivos.
Tarea: página 5 (activity book)
Traer una foto de la familia que quieran!!!

Pre-adolescents 2 March 30th

Corrección de la tarea (presente simple vs. presente contínuo)
Unit 1: Vocabulario: "la familia". Hicimos un "brainstorm" entre todos en el pizarrón. Escuchamos un diálogo y lo represntamos. Actividades de comprensión. Completamos la rutina de Avril Lavigne.
Tarea: Unidad 1 (Activity book)
Enjoy the long weekend!!!!
HAPPY EASTER!!!!

FCE links for writing!!!

http://www.fceexam.com/fce-writing/fce-writing-review/
http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/FCE_writing2.htm
http://firstcertificate.wordpress.com/category/paper-2-writing/writing/

7th year March 29th

Past habits (used to - would - past simple)
State and dynamic verbs
Informal e-mail: style, phrases, etc.
HOMEWORK: Unit 1A

FCE March 29th

Reading (multiple choice). Comparisons (comparatives and superlatives)
Word formation - Use of English
Page 26 (coursebook) Act 1 and 2
HOMEWORK: Page 24 and 25 (coursebook)

4th year March 28th

Correction of homework.
We started with unit 1A of the book. Present simple vs. Present continuous.
Vocabulary: clothes. We did a brainstorm with the vocabulary related to styles, patterns, accesories, etc.

Pre-adolescentes 1 March 28th

Hicimos un hermoso poster de los integrantes de Pre-Adolescentes 1!!!
Y comenzamos con la primer unidad del libro. Revisamos los saludos, formas de presentarse y títulos (Mr./Miss/Mrs)
Tarea: terminar la fotocopia de la clase anterior!!!

FCE Mach 27th

Corection of homework and discussing writings.
Listening of the exam maximiser.
Exam unit 1!!!
Unit 2: speaking about "risks"
Listening: interview.
HOMEWORK: page 19 (coursebook)
Paper 1 - Exam 1 (reading)

4th year March 26th

Descripción de personalidad. Leímos un texto sobre dos hermanas. Realizamos actividades de comprensión lectora.
"each other / pronombres reflexivos (myself, yourself, himself, etc)
Escucha de un programa de radio (completar el cuadro con los adjetivos correctos)
Tarea: Act. 2 y 3 de la fotocopia de vocabulario (personality adjectives)
Writing (e-mail describiendo personalidad)

Pre-adolescents 1 March 26th

Seguimos recibiendo más amigos!!! Bienvenida Agus y Micaela que se incorporó la clase pasada!!!
Corregimos la tarea y seguimos con el tema "likes and dislikes".
Leímos una carta de un chico en la que expresaba  cosas sobre él y sus gustos y preferencias...
Tarea: responderle la carta a Edward (borrador)
Para la próxima clase traer  una hoja color N° 5 y una foto de ustedes!!!!
See you on Wednesday!!!

F.C.E. March 24th

Corrección de taea. Vocabulario referido a cine, televisión, conciertos,etc.
Presente Perfecto Simple/ Presente Perfecto Contínuo.
Speaking parte 1 (escucha a alumnos relizando esta parte)
Exam maximser: Pages 8,9 y Grammar pag 10
Tarea:
 Páginas 10 a 14 (Exam maximiser)
Re-escri bir e-mail
Review sobre un concierto u obra de teatro
Exámen de práctica N° 1
Próxima clase: examen unidad 1!!!!

Pre-adolescentes 2 March 23rd

Corrección de tarea.
Presente Simple vs. Presente Contínuo.
Vimos una presentación Power Point y un video con las diferencias entre los dos tiempos verbales, los usos y la forma de cada uno.
Actividades de aplicación.
Tarea: Fotocopia para completar con los tiempos verbales correctos.
Readings: Leer textos cortos y contestar las preguntas sobre cada uno de ellos utilizando el tiempo verbal correcto.
GOOD LUCK!!! :)

F.C.E. March 22nd

Corrección de tarea.
Speaking (parte 1). Listening. Práctica de algunos sonidos. Vocabulario: films
Revisión de Presente Perfecto Simple y Progresivo.
Tarea: Re-escribir escritos.
Review (concierto u obra de teatro)

Pre-adolescentes 1

Poema relacionado al otoño. (colores, preposicines de lugar)
Corrección de tarea. Verbo de preferencia (like-don't like)
Tarea: Realizar las actividades 2 y 3 de la fotocopia. (likes and dislikes; short answers in present simple)

7th year march 20th

Correción de la tarea (canción Rolling in the Deep)
Comenzamos con la primer unidad del libro Expert. Vocabulario relacionado a la familia. Verbos de estado y dinámicos. Tiempo simple y progresivo.
Tarea: primer parte del libro.

F.C.E. March 20th

Corrección de tarea. Listening part 1. Vocbulario relacionado a películas.
Tarea: Realizar la primer parte del Exam Maximiser. Re-escribir escritos (informal e-mail)
Realizar una review de un concierto u obra de teatro.

4th year March 19th

Describing personality.
Video: Born this Way (Lady Gaga)
Song woksheet.
What do the following words mean? (pay attention to the context to understand the meaning of the words)
Homework: activities related to the song

Pre-adolescents 1 March 19th

Classroom language. Write and draw a comic strip using at least 5 phrases about classroom language.
Reading: Summer international School.
Personal information- Likes and dislikes- Nationalities

7th year

Presentación.
Canción: "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele
Completar los blancos. Ordenar las líneas de un párrafo. Corregir errores, etc.
Encontrar frases que significan lo mismo en la canción.
Cuestionario: comprensión lectora.

FCE 15 marzo

Corrección de tarea. Lectura. Actividades de compensión lectora. Presente perfecto simple y contínuo. Sus diferencias. Verbos de estado y dinámicos.
TAREA: Página 13 (Use of English/ word formation)
Writing página 16 (e-mail informal)
Página 17 (revisión de la unidad 1)

4th year 14 de marzo

Conociéndonos. Video: ¿Cómo te describirías en una palabra?
Anotar todas las palabras que puedas escuchar. Clasificar los adjetivos en positivos, negativos y neutrales.
Leer una descripción de personalidad. Aplicar frases útiles en su propia descripción de personalidad. Escribir alrededor de 100 palabras

Pre- adolescentes 1 14 marzo

Juego: memory game (revisión de los contenidos vistos en el año anterior)
Juego: bingo (aplicación del vocabulario visto)
tarea: "classroom language". Unir la imagen con el texto

Pre-adolescentes 2

Presentación. Información personal. Completar una ficha con datos personales.
Juego: memory game (revisión de saberes previos)

FCE

Diálogo sobre el exámen y sus partes. Visita de sitios de internet dedicados a lapráctica de FCE.
1er unidad del libro Gold. Pág 6,7,8.
Tarea: página 9

Pre-adolescents 1 March 12th

Presentación. Información personal (completar una ficha con sus datos).
Formas de saludar. Escucha comprensiva. Unir con flechas las imágenes con los diálogos correctos