EIGHT LESSONS TO GO!!

We need to bear in mind that there are less than 8 classes to go. We did quite a lot in class the other day:
- We decided that from the 13th May onwards, we will start our classes with NEWS DISCUSSION. It means that every day 3 of you will come to class at 11.00, I'll give you a different piece of news to read, and we'll start the lesson at 11.15 by talking in turns about the news you read, and end up discussing your partners news. Just a little bit of practice for the oral exam in June.
- We did the listening on p.106 about a CHANGE OF PLAN, and revised the structures on p. 105 "Language Reference: the future seen from the past" As part of your homework for the following day you have to do ex. 4 on the same page. This is the round off for the unit about the future (U.8).
- Then we did another listening, back to p.25 7, and focussed on the Language Reference: hedging. This is very useful for our NEWS DISCUSSION and led us to U.9 which deals with the news and headlines. As part of your homework I gave you "some" handouts:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_73xwcj89ch ABOUT HEADLINES
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_74gfffmmfb CLOZE TEST

CONGRATULATIONS

I wanted to congratulate you all for your book presentations last 24th April. They were very good, and I think you have plenty of things to do once you finish your studies with us, for example reading that book you liked so much!

In the link below you will get a cloze test which Veronica kindly prepared for us.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_72fhvv8nfx

OUT FOR A DRINK

Last Thursday we went for a drink and some tapas. We had a few good chats. Carolina, you know whatever you decide it will be the best. Big hugs from everybody!! And cheer up!!

DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE

On Monday 28th April you will have the chance of watching the play
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. It will take place in Gran Teatro at 18.00. You can get your ticket in class next week or at the gate just before the performance starts. Hope to see you all there.

AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH

After watching this documentary about global warming we had a bit of a discussion with Jessica. As part of your homework, there you go the correction of "Global Warming".http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_70gtvtzcfg

SMS TEXT

Last Friday 11th April Robert was in class with us. He taught us about sms texts in English. In the following link you can find some of the material used for it.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_58fvct3hg8

We also learnt some idioms and proverbs.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_59dp326pdq

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_64cc9rk8g3

As part of your homework, I handed out the following documents, don't try to do the cloze test without doing the exercises. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_696z8pvnhn

CUTOMORO

MY PORTFOLIO UNITS 6/7

As a round off for units 6/7 there you have the portfolio so that you can decide what you will have to work a little harder on. http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_57gzmcssc6

We will start unit 8 by watching a video about Stephen Hawking. Remember tomorrow we will have a special class to watch THE KITE RUNNER (10.15-12.15 in the lab) and Jessica will come with us after that to share our thoughts about the film.

I'll ask you to send me the composition by Thursday morning, before 10 a.m. because, otherwise, I won't be able to correct it to hand them back to you on Friday. Don't you hate me too intensely, please!!

JESSICA'S CLASS

Jessica was with us today, and we did the following activities.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_53cbzswjdw

Then we did exercises 1/2 on p.61 together with the listening on p.62. I also handed out the following document about different ways to request things politely (MIND).
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_56fb8bm6cn

As for homework: In your books p. 63 ex.1/2; p.64 1/ p.66 ex.1

See you next week! Remember we're having class on Tuesday, Wednesday (10.15-13.15 Film+discussion) and Friday 11.15-13.30 (Rob in class with us).

PETS AND ANIMALS

We've corrected homework from your books pp. 59-60 and I've handed out a xcopy about PARTICIPLE CLAUSES (grammar point in the unit) taken from Grammarway 4, together with some exercises (16/17).

Then we started a discussion about the use of ANIMALS FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT. That's the second part of the following file. In the first part you can see exercises about vocabulary related to ANIMALS. HOMEWORK http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgb2k5np_52pgnqbdfh

Jessica is coming to class on Thursday, and we'll listen to a song, play bingos... It should be fun, don't miss it!