Class: 23^rd / 25^th March 2015

Module 12: Making a point

Pages: 166 - 164, 170

Grammar Review:

Present Simple

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-simple

Present Simple vs. present Continuous

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro

Present Perfect

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/present-perfect

Present Perfect vs Past Simple

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-preper

Used to vs. would

http://www.examenglish.com/grammar/used_to_would.htm

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/past-habit-used-towouldpast-simple

Vocabulary:  to commit, to compromise, feedback, to drift, to spoil, genre, to gain, a lack of, inquisitive, storyline, suspense, to expel from school, conductor, rehearse, upbringing, to broaden, therefore, to treasure, current events

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework:  FCE Test book - Exam 3, pg. 52 - 63 (Use of English and Reading) and Writing pg. 64 

Class: 16^th / 18^th March 2015

Module 11: Well-being

Pages: 141, 152 – 153, 155, 156

Grammar

The definite article

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/determiners-and-quantifiers/definite-article

(Module 12):

Connecting ideas

http://www.groovetoenglish.com/connecting.htm

http://www.smart-words.org/linking-words/conjunctions.html

http://grammar.about.com/od/c/g/conjuncterm.htm

Participle clauses

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/participle-clauses-exercise-1.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises?06

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/grammar-reference/participle-clauses

need + ing/to be done

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1536_gramchallenge8/

http://soda.ustadistancia.edu.co/enlinea/carmenenciso_ADVANCEDENGLISHII/need_passive_infivitive_and_need__verbing.html

have/get something done

http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/havesomethingdone/menu.php

Vocabulary:  goods, to land, to take off, timing, to aim, ballroom dancing, intake, harsh, to soak up, double decker, making a point

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework:  Course book – pg. 162 - 165, 168, 171 - 174

Speaking Exam:

Examiners talking about Speaking Tests

Cambridge English: First (from 2015), Victoria and Edward

Cambridge English: First (from 2015), Florine and Maria

Class: 9^th / 11^th March 2015

Module 10: Out and about

Pages: 126 - 127

Grammar (Module 11):

fairly /quite / rather / very

http://sanchezbenedito.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/gramatica-fairlyratherquitepretty.html

Clause of reason / Clauses of purpose / Clauses of contrast

http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/2004/u2/purposereasonresultclauses.htm

http://www.rafamoreno.com/Materiales/Contrast.pdf

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint/a_grammar/file07/nef_upperint_grammar07_bi01?cc=global&selLanguage=en

so / such

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/sosuch.html

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/sosuchexercise.htm

too / enough / very

http://www.grammar.cl/Intermediate/Very_Too_Enough.htm

http://www.1-language.com/englishcoursenew/unit50_grammar_exs.htm

Vocabulary:  fiancée, traffic jam, performance, bounce, coordination, industrially produced pastries, on hand, rely, crowd, scooter, mood, squash, rush hour, shrunk, to be weary, showroom, car dealership, recede, latter

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework:  Course book - pg. 148 - 151; pg. 154; pg. 157 - 160

Class: 2^nd / 4^th March 2015

Module 9: The consumer society

Pages: 123 – 124, 127 / Test book - Listening test 2 part 2

Grammar (Module 10):

Causative HAVE/GET

http://www.englishpedia.net/my-grammar/intermediate/causative/causatives-with-verb-have.html

Passives

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive

Wish / If only

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/pt-br/grammar-reference/wish-and-if-only

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-if-only.php#.VPba56sbL9s

Vocabulary:  whim, faulty, to figure out, to lean on to support, bribe, fuel, cockpit, somehow, struggle, take off, to work out, crate, to get diverted, to come up with, figures, cramped, department store, ice chiller

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework:  FCE Course book – pg. 134 – 135; pg. 136 – 137; pg. 140; pg. 143 – 146