Monday 31 January 2011

Homework Básico 1, 31st January

Essential Grammar in Use (red book). Read unit 31 and do  these exercises:

Exercise 1- all the sentences.
Exercise 2- sentences 1, 2, 3.
Exercise 3- sentences 4, 5
Exercise 5- sentences 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10.
Do them on a separate piece of paper, check the answers at the back of the book and if you have problems, ask them in class on Wednesday.

Hacedlo en una hoja separada y corregidlo con las soluciones que vienen al final del libro. Si tenéis problemas, preguntadme en clase el miércoles.

Linkers and connectors- Intermedio 1

Would you like your writings to "sound" more English? A good way is to use linkers, connectors and modifiers.
These two activities will help you.(You can download them if you click here).
The first one is a list of words and their translation into Spanish. They are organized in categories.
The second one is a text about driving where you can see how these expressions work and some exercises to practise. You can correct them yourselves because the key is included.

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Vocabulary Calendar and other stuff (.. y otras cosillas)

Would you like to learn a new word every day? Here is a calendar which can help you.
And from this link you can find lots of activities to practise grammar, vocabulary, do crosswords, etc. Give it a try!

Básico 1
Os gustaría aprender una palabra cada día? Este calendario  os puede ayudar.
Y en este enlace hay actividades para practicar vocabulario, hacer crucigramas. Los ejercicios de gramática pueden ser un poco difíciles, pero podéis echar un vistazo.

Homework intermedio 1, 25th January

There is a reading activity for Thursday that you can download if you click here.
Do also sentences 1-7 in the exercise about reported speech for orders that you can download from this link. Sentences 8-14 are for Tuesday next week.

Monday 24 January 2011

Homework Básico 1, 24th January

Important: On Thursday there's a reading and writing test. (El jueves recogeré un reading y una pequeña redacción hecha en clase para nota)


Podéis descargar la actividad de las preposiciones la solución desde estos enlaces:  Actividad y solución

Traducid esto para el miércoles:

  1. Mi cumpleaños es el 23 de mayo.
  2. Ellos nacieron en diciembre.
  3. Nunca voy de vacaciones en Navidad.
  4. Mi sobrino a menudo sale los fines de semana.
  5. ¿Ves la televisión a la hora de comer?
  6. Nunca va a la playa los domingos por la tarde.
  7. ¿Cuándo vais al cine? Siempre vamos el jueves por la tarde, a las 4.  
  8. ¿Estás estresada alguna vez a mediodía?

  Y estas para el lunes de la próxima semana
  1. Ann:¿Con qué frecuencia te levantas pronto?
    Peter: Casi nunca. Normalmente me despierto a las 9.15 porque nunca me acuesto antes de la1. 
    A: ¿Qué hace tu abuelo los fines de semana por la tarde?
    P: Los sábados siempre lleva al perro de paseo y algunas veces juega al golf con sus amigos.  En invierno casi nunca se queda en casa porque eso es aburrido.
    A: Y ¿qué hace tu abuela?
    P: Lo mismo.

Saturday 22 January 2011

Ain't no mountain high enough.

I'm sure you all know this song. You can download this exercise and do it while you listen to the song. The answer is on the second page.

Homework Intermedio 1, 20th January

Do the reading activity on page 86 in the student's book, exercises b-e.
Download the activity "Study and writing skills" (click here) and do exercises 3, 4 and 5.

Homework Básico 1 - 20th January

On Thursday we started (empezamos) unit 3D and did (hicimos):
  • the activities in the vocabulary bank on page 148,
  • the reading activity on page 35.
Your homework is the reading activity at the beginning of unit 3D in your student's book
There is an extra reading activity you can download if you click here. You have the answers at the end, don't cheat! (La solución está al final, no copiéis).

Important: On Thursday there's a reading and writing test. (El jueves recogeré un reading y una pequeña redacción hecha en clase para nota)

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Friday 14 January 2011

Homework intermedio 1, 13th January

Finish the vocabulary and pronunciation revision at the end of unit 2. Do the reading too.
On Thursday next week there'll be a writing activity and a reading that I'll pick up and take home to mark. (Recogeré una composición  y reading para nota)
Instead of doing unit 3 next, we'll do unit 6. We started it and did the reading activity, but I didn't have time to explain the grammar, so don't do the fotocopies I gave you.
We listened to the song "I kissed a girl". You can download the activity and the answer by clicking here. I hope you like it.

Homework Básico 1, 13th January

You can read the grammar rules for adverbs of frequency in "Essential Grammar in Use". It's unit 95. (leed la gramática)
Do exercise 1, exercise 2, except sentences 4, 8, 9, 15. Don't do the exercise with the words "both, all" (I think it is exercise 4). (No hagáis el ejercicio con las palabras "both, all...")
When you do the last exercise, in sentence number 2, the expression "alguna vez", in questions is "ever". (En las frases de traducción, en preguntas "alguna vez" se traduce como "ever")
Be careful with word order in sentence 4. (Cuidado con el orden en la frase 4).
Don't do sentences 5, 6, 7, 8.

Thursday 13 January 2011

Básico 1. Adverbs of frequency

This is a song to practise daily routines and adverbs of frequency. Click here to listen to the song and do the exercise.
Have a good time (pasadlo bien).

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Intermedio 1, homework. 11th January

Read the text about a nightmare journey,  at the end of the unit. Correct the words or expressions underlined in red.
You have to write an anecdote, real or invented about a journey. You can e-mail it to me or give it in in class in a week's time.
Try not to use your dictionary or grammar book, think it might be the composition in your exam. It shouldn't take you longer than half an hour.
On Thursday we'll start correcting the Chrismtas homework which you can download by clicking here.

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Homework Básico 1, 10th January

El miércoles empezaremos a corregir la tarea de vacaciones. Podéis descargarla pinchando aquí.
Write a letter or e-mail similar to the e-mail on page 25 in the student's book. Use the questions below to help you. You can e-mail it to me or give it in in class.
Escribid una carta o correo electrónico similar al de la página 25 del libro. Podéis mandármelo por correo electrónico o entregármelo en clase. Hacedlo en media hora, sin usar diccionarios ni otro tipo de ayuda, como si fuera un examen. Utilizad las preguntas para que el texto tenga estructura.
El orden de las preguntas es:
What's your name?                                   Where are you from?
What do you do?                                     What languages do you speak?
Why do you want to learn English?           Do you have a big family?
What do the people in your family do?      How old are your brothers and sisters?
How old are you?                                    What are your interests?