Monday 23rd Wednesday 25th March

Hello class! How are you? We are on holiday!! I hope you enjoy these days and the time we have to rest and relax to come back with lots of energy to face the last term. These months you have worked very hard, so you deserve some days to disconnect for a while.


These days we have introduced a new lesson in which we will revise reported speech among other things. We were talking about success saying different ideas related to this concept. We also covered some listening activities, especially connected with common expressions used when describing both successful or unsuccessful situations. And to finish we introduced the reading section which refers to the skills that make a good leader. We will start with this when we come to class again, ok?


Then, on Wednesday we were watching a very interesting video about a different way to celebrate Easter. We discovered that the origin of this celebration, once again, is not Christian but pagan... very interesting!! So from now on we can celebrate the coming of spring, don't you think?? Well, as we said... it's up to you.


Remember I asked you to write a composition about Easter. I don't mind if you prefer writing about Easter itself or about your plans, or what you have done, ok? Just organize your writing in different and well separated paragraphs and use the appropiate verbal tense: GOING TO to talk about plans, PAST SIMPLE if you tell about what you have done or PRESENT SIMPLE if you want to talk about general ideas about this festivity.


That's all, class.


I really hope you have a great time.


Be good, have fun, see you in class (6th April)

Bye

Monday 16th Wednesday 18th March

Hi class! How are you? I hope you're enjoying these days if  you have some "extra" holiday... anyway, Easter is coming so we can rest a bit. I think we need since we are working very very hard, with few games or songs... I know. I promise a more relaxed week, ok?

These days we have been working with passives, with all the structures, and you have done a very good job, so maybe you need a little rest. We have worked with lots of listening and many activities as well.

Last Monday we were watching a very interesting video about Saint Patrick's Day, and we learnt many facts that we didn't know. Then we read about some legends and traditions related to this important celebration.

Then on Wednesday we finished our topic with more listening and voc activities.

Remember to finish the activities you have on page 102 in order to revise what we have been doing these weeks, ok?

That's all.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye

Monday 9th Wednesday 11th March

Hi class! How's it going? You're a bit tired, you told me, and waiting for holidays... I know. Fortunately we're enjoying wonderful weather these days and it doesn't feel like staying at home! At last!


Ok. These days we were working a bit more with passive sentences and we revised the structure HAVE SOMETHING DONE. Here you have some short notes, just in case. Also we were doing some exercises in order to have this clear. And even you could play a game and you did really good. I hope you liked. This week I tried to make this things more often since you have been  really hard-working, I thought you deserved this kind of class once in a lifetime!


We were reading and talking about pets when talking about excess again. Remember this is the main topic in this lesson. We had lots of fun and we laughed a lot. Also we learnt some common expressions that use animals to convey a different meaning. Very interesting, don't you think?

And to finish I'll remind you to do your homework: Please, complete the activities you have on Page 108, the ones that revise all the contents in this unit, and some passive activities, too, ok?


That's all.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye!!

Monday 2nd Wednesday 4th March

Hi class! How's it going? I hope you're enjoying a very nice weekend now that the weather is good and holidays are near... I also hope you can have a little time to revise passive voice, since that was the grammar section we worked with last class. To do a good job with this it's important to review the past participle, especially of the irregular verbs.

These days we completed more listening activities and we worked with the letter of complaint. Remember that it's homework, to write a formal letter as we saw in class. You can write it here or in your notebook, it's up to you; and it should look like the one we took as an example, right?

Next week we will work with the next section: reading. And we will learn idioms and other expressions related to animals... Very interesting, you'll see.


Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye!

Monday 23rd Wednesday 25th February

Hi class! How are you? I guess you're ok ready to enjoy this weekend. I hope you have a good time... no excess!

This is the topic we are working with these days. Last week we have been doing lots of listening and speaking activities. We have revised countable and uncountable nouns while reviewing voc related to food. Last week we saw this short video which showed us the excess in relation to food. Supersize me. This week we discussed excess when talking about money and items people can get in an auction house

We worked with this voc

• to bid
• a bargain
• a discount
• to haggle
• not worth
• memorabilia
• can't afford
  

We will finish the listening activities next week and revise passive sentences.

Remember your homework:

Choose one of the things in the list below. Think about how it is prepared and cooked.

1. your favourite dish
2. the last meal you made for visitors
3. a traditional dish in your country
4. a dish you used to love as a child
   

You'll tell the class next Monday, ok?

That's all.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye!

Monday 16th Wednesday 18th February

Hi class! How's it going? I guess you're still thinking about this word EXCESS and the things we have said. I think these days we have had really interesting conversations. This topic is really enjoyable and you have done your best in speaking activities.

Also listening  and reading activities have been very very good. I'm really happy. Believe me.

We  had a great debate about excess, health, obesity ... especially after watching the  1st  part of the documentary "Super Size me".

I think it could be a good idea if you go on watching the rest of the documentary. Next day we will continue working with the text and will finish the questions. We'll have a look to grammar revising countable and uncountable. And also we will work with voc and more listeniing activities.

As I said before, I'm very happy with your performance.. I hope you go on like this.

Be good, have fun, see you in class!

Bye