Class Wednesday 22nd

Hello everybody!
This is the last class!! We are near to enjoy the holidays.

As it is the last week of classes, you don't have to send me the activities you'll be doing during this week. We are going to correct them, when we come back from our holidays. Therefore, don't send me the activities by mail.


On this class, let's start with the book, page 22 exercise 8 a) Read the text. Continue with exercise b) Answer the questions.
Go to page 23. Exercose 9 a) Here you have vocabualry from the dialogue. Do exercise a) an b)


Finally, go to the booklet page 60 and do the grammar activity exercise 4 a), b), and c)

This has been our last on line class. I hope you enjoyed these classes.

Happy holidays!

See you soon!!!

Class Monday 20th

Hi everybody! How are you?

As it is the last week of classes, you don't have to send me the activities you'll be doing during this week. We are going to correct them, when we come back from our holidays. Therefore, don't send me the activities by mail.

For this class, we'll start with page 9 from the book English in Mind 2. Look at exercise b and complete the table.

Choose 4 verbs in the past and make sentences:
1)
2)
3)
4)

Now, continue with exercise d). For this exercise it's not necesaary to read the text on page 8. Just, complete the summary with the past of the verbs in brackets. You can check the verbs with list you have on page 124.

Go to page 10. Read the dialogue and do the True or False exericse.
Continue with page 11, exercise 10 a), c) and d)

After unit 1, we'll start unit 3 page 20 from the book.

Please, read the text and do the true or false.
Continue with page 21, exercise 6 a), b), c), d), e), f) . Don't do exercise 7

That's all for now. Remember: don't send me the activities by mail. We are correcting the exercises on Monday 3rd after the holidays.

See you on the next on line class!!

Practice on Present Perfect

Hi People!

I've found this web page on You Tube. It may help with the Present Perfect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2fPHzkBMok

After watching the video, go to this web page for further explanation on Present Perfect:
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y3-%20The%20Present%20Perfect.html

Finally, here you have on line exercises.
http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Exercises/Present%20Perfect%20Exercise%201.html

Hope you enjoy it!
Let me know how you got on with Present perfect and the exercises.
(Haganme algun comentario sobre como les fue con estas paginas y los ejercicios)

Liliana.

Class Wednesday 15th

Hi People!!!

You don't have to send me the activities. I put the answers for you. Please, do the activities and then check with the answers.


1) Let's start with the book, page 8. Read the text.
Now, go to page 9 exercise 6 a) Underline examples of simple past verbs in the text on page 8. Then, complete the rule.

2) Now, complete exercise b). You have a list of verbs at the end of the book. Chech this exercise with the list of verbs.

3) Look at exercise c). Write questions for the answers. They are about the text on exercise 8.
Pay attention to the example:
Why did millions of people go.... = WHY+DID+PRONOUN + INFINITIVE

Answers:
did they go?
did they go?
did it take?
Why did people wlak?
How many people died?

4) Continue with exercise d). Use the past simple and complete the story.
Answers:
a- hoped / 2- made /3-didn't find / 4-decided / 5-was / 6-travelled /7-used /8-didn't have /9-walked / 10-carried / 11-didn't have / 12- wwent / 13 died / 14-caught /15-had.

HOMEWORK:
Booklet page 50 exercise d) and e)

Answers exercise d):
What did you there? f
How did you travel through the jungle? d
Did you go to Bangkok? a
What was the weather like? b
Did you like the food in Thailand? c

Answers exercise e)
2-wanted /3-stayed/4-took/5-didn't like/6-looked/7-didn't find/8-arrived/9-phoned/10-drove/11-saw/12-knew/13-didn't want.

Class Monday 13th

Hello People!
Today we are starting with the new book, English in Mind 2:

a) Go to the book English in Mind 2, page 6 exercise 1 a)
Please look up the following words in your dictionary or on the online dictionary at http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/ (English- English) or http://www.spanishdict.com/ (Spanish -English). You will need to understand these words well in order to understand the text. Write the definitions or the translation into Spanish:

Shipwrecks:
Settlements:
Find:
Send:
Boottom:
Remains:

b) After, that, go to page 7 and do exercise 2 a) and b)
I give you teh answers of the exercise, but please don't look at them until you finish with the activities!!
(Answers 2 a) : a) 2. noun / 3 . verb / 4. preposition / 5. adverb
2 b) a. nonun / 3. adjective / 4. verb / 5. verb / 6.noun )

c) Now, continue with exercise 3 a) and b) (This is a revision of Present Simple and Present Continuous)
Look at the examples!
Present Simple: He uses a computer.
he/she/it + verb with "S"
Present Continuous: He is working now.
to be + verb in ing

(Answers Rule 3 a) : presents imple / present continuous
3 b) 1-doens't go / 2-uses / 3-sends / 4-is not looking / 5-is exploring / 6- is working. )

d) Now, complete exercise c) page 7
EXPLANATION:
QUESTIONS:
*Simple Present:
What/Where/When/Who, etc + does/do+pronoun+verb in infinitive
Does/Do + pronoun + verb in infinivtive

*Present Continuos :
What, where, when, who, etc + to be + pronoun + verb in ing
To be +pronoun +verb in ing

(Answers:
2-What does Dr Ballard do?
3-What does he find?
4-What does he use?
5-What does it do?
6-Is he looking for...?
7-What is he working on at the moment?)

HOMEWORK:
Booklet page 48. Exercise 2 a and b

Answers:
*exercise 2 a):
likes / plays / spends / isn't spending / is saving / has / wants / knows / is training.
*exercise 2 b):
2)Does Mark usually spend all his money on books?
3) When does Mark play football?
4)Is Mark spending a lot of momeny at the moment?
5)What is Mark's great ambition?
6)Why is Mark training hard at the moment?

Continue with page 49 exercise c) and d)
Send me the answers to exercise c)

Answers to exercise d)
2.Do want
3. is wahsing
4. Do listen / don't
5. dont' watch / don't have
6. am doing
7. is sleeping

Answers for chapters 5, 6 and 7 from Different Worlds

lChapter 5
-1B
-2E
-3D
-4F
-5A
-6C


Chapter 6

-1F
-2A
-3B
-4E
-5D
-6C

Chapter 7

-a- SAM
-b- JIM
-c- JIM
-d- JIM
-e- SAM
-f- JIM
-g- JIM

Any comments? Please let me know if you have any doubts.

LISTENING PRACTICE

You are going to listen to some tourists in London.

What sights have they seen?


SIGHTS = Places of interests for tourists.

TICK THE PLACES THE TOURISTS HAVE SEEN

• THE BRITISH MUSEUM
  
• THE PARKS
• THE TATE MUSEUM
  
• WESTMISTER ABBEY
• BUCKINGMAN PALACE
• LONDON EYE
• VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
  
• SOHO
• COVENT GARDEN
• WEMBLEY STADIUM
• HAMPTON COURT
  
• NOTTING HILL
• WINDSOR
• GREENICH
  
• LONDON BRIDGE
• BUCKINGHAM PALACE

CLICK ON PLAY TO LISTEN:



Listen again and write TRUE or FALSE;

1) The first man doesn´t like the parks.
2) The second man has been in London for seven days.
3) The third speaker (a woman) likes the museum.
4) Speaker 4 (a woman) has been in London for only one day.

Imagine you are in London. Write three sentences about where you have been:

Example:

I have been to Hampton Court.
1)

2)

3)

Find information about some of the places mentioned by these tourists on the net.

KEY


The tourists mention:

• THE PARKS
• WESTMISTER ABBEY
• BUCKINGMAN PALACE
• LONDON EYE
• SOHO
• COVENT GARDEN
• NOTTING HILL
• WINDSOR
• LONDON BRIDGE
• BUCKINGHAM PALACE

TRUE OR FALSE?

1) The first man doesn´t like the parks. F
2) The second man has been in London for seven days. F
3) The third speaker (a woman) likes the museum. T
4) Speaker 4 (a woman) has been in London for only one day. T