14 December 09 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary revision (health & medicine + science & technology). Remember that it's very important to review the vocabulary we learn in the class!!
• Grammar Bank - p. 133

1. -
2. 'll be sitting
3. 'll have finished
4. 'll have won
5. 'll be playing
6. will hear
7. will ask
8. 'll have sold
9. 'll have retired
10. 'll still be studying
11. won't have passed

• Oral - Predictions...In twenty years' time...
• 5 Writing

1. happening
2. studying
3. offered
4. developing
5. ageing
6. beginning
7. travelled
8. skiing
9. hoping
10. dying

• Vocabulary Bank - p.148

A

1. science - scientist - scientific
2. physics - physicist - physical
3. chemistry - chemist - chemical
4. biology - biologist - biological
5. engineering - engineer
6. research - researcher

C

1. do an experiment
2. laboratory
3. test a theory
4. guinea pigs
5. be a success
6. be a failure

• Computers: hardware

1. hard disk
2. monitor
3. keyboard
4. mouse
5. screen
6. printer
7. memory stick
8. laptop

• Science & Computers - Quiz

1. a. biologist / b. chemist / c. physicist
2. To test a theory / in a laboratory
3. guinea pigs

• Homework - Photocopy

Over to you...

http://www.worksheets4teachers.com/sciencesheets.php - Science worksheets

http://www.learner.org/interactives/ - Interactive

http://www.iwaswondering.org/ - Women's adventures in science

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/shapeoflife/glossary.html - glossary

http://www.jokes4teachers.com/J0071.php - science jokes

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/technology.html - Lots of listening activities on technology - Choose the ones you find more interesting.

11 December 09 - NI2 A

• Listening for specific information
  

1. There are many others factors to take into account.
2. They often have friendships or relationships with people younger than themselves.
3. They're the sort of people who wake up refreshed in the morning.
4. Generally speaking they are also people who read more and watch less TV.
5. They tend to prefer individual sports such as swimming or walking.
6. We also discovered that they tend to be more honest.
7. Non-smokers outnumbered smokers by about 20 to 1.
8. No, in fact the opposite was true.
   

• Speaking
  

1. energy
2. freedom
3. responsibility
4. health
5. insecurity
6. intelligence
7. independence
8. confidence
   

• Oral - Talking about different ages, advantages and disadvantages...
• Reading - Eternal Youth...
• b - vocabulary

1. commercially available
2. cease to function
3. retard
4. the ageing process
5. searching for
6. halt
7. within reach
8. indicate
9. involves
10. we are likely to see

• c

1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. c

• Grammar: Future perfect - future continuous
• Homework - Grammar Bank - p.133.

Over to you...

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0602/060221-retirement-e.html - Retirement age - Listening

http://iteslj.org/questions/age.html - Oral practice

http://dl.screenaustralia.gov.au/module/566/ - Reading - Old Age and the Burden of Dementia

http://seniorhealth.about.com/library/blalcoholalert.htm - Reading - Alcohol and Ageing

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0907/090721-senior_citizens.html - Listening - Ageing

• Grammar

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0907/090721-senior_citizens.html - Future perfect

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm - General grammar revision

http://www.past-simple.com/Future-Perfect.htm - Try the exercises at the bottom of the page

http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d3c10_resources_grammar_advanced_future_simple.htm - More practice...

http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/exercise/future_perfect_vs_continous

10 December 09 - NI2 E

• Gillian - Sharing a flat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/997957.stm - Reading - Perils of sharing a flat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/02/2009_43_fri.shtml - Listening

• Oral presentation - Virginia... The history of brownies

http://www.thenibble.com/REVIEWS/MAIN/cookies/cookies2/history-of-the-brownie.asp

http://www.kitchenproject.com/history/Brownies/index.htm

http://cookies-n-cakes.com/2008/05/14/history-of-brownies-creation/

• Listening for specific information

1. There are many others factors to take into account.
2. They often have friendships or relationships with people younger than themselves.
3. They're the sort of people who wake up refreshed in the morning.
4. Generally speaking they are also people who read more and watch less TV.
5. They tend to prefer individual sports such as swimming or walking.
6. We also discovered that they tend to be more honest.
7. Non-smokers outnumbered smokers by about 20 to 1.
8. No, in fact the opposite was true.

• Speaking

1. energy
2. freedom
3. responsibility
4. health
5. insecurity
6. intelligence
7. independence
8. confidence

• Oral - Talking about different ages, advantages and disadvantages...

Grammar revision - Key

• Cloze test

1. know
2. first
3. could / might
4. could
5. where
6. -
7. gave
8. -
9. obsessed
10. her
11. until
12. soon
13. did
14. noticed
15. notice
16. not
17. couldn't / wouldn't

• Designer living

1. F
2. C
3. G
4. A
5. I
6. B
7. H
8. E

• Rephrasing

1. He's the strangest person I've ever met.
2. We were given too little time.
3. I'm not keen on playing squash.
4. Would you mind not repeating everything I say?
5. I advised Kate to wear a different pair of shoes.
6. Why wouldn't you let them leave early?
7. It's unlikely that she will finish the job.
8. You must have seen the thief's face.
9. If the Titanic hadn't hit an iceberg, it wouldn't have sunk.
10. I had my eyes tested last week.
11. Despite not hearing the alarm, Rupert still had time for a cup of tea.
12. My grandfather isn't used to living in the city.
13. The faster we run, the quicker we'll get there.
14. I wish my daughter talked to me.

• Extra words.

1. the
2. for
3. -
4. of
5. very
6. -
7. -
8. the
9. been
10. -
11. to
12. -
13. about

• Phrasal verbs

1. up
2. away
3. showed
4. take
5. out
6. find
7. split
8. into

• 4

1. countryside
2. equipment
3. valuable
4. originally
5. accurate
6. reliable
7. invasion
8. rebellion

How did you do? Are you still having problems with grammar and vocabulary? I hope not!

9 December 09 - NI2 A

• Oral presentation - Carlos - The best film of all times... (If you still have doubts, just ask Carlos...) - Good job!
• Reading - 10 things you probably never knew about common cold...
  

1. E
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. H
6. J
7. G
8. D
9. I
10. F
    

• Choose five words or phrases to remember from this text. Here are mine:
  

During the average lifetime, we'll suffer... (p.2)
People traditionally link...with... (p.3)
affects the performance of the immune system (p.3)
Apparently it does this by... (p.6)
This means that... (p. 8)

• New File... 2B Do you want to be young for ever?
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7CuJ8cR9sg
  
• How old do you think they are?
• Listening - The "superyoung" phenomenon...
  
• Further reading...
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/965045.stm
  http://www.321books.co.uk/reviews/psychology/eccentrics.htm
• Second part of the class - Gillian - Sharing a flat...Advantages and disadvantages...

3 December 09 - NI2 E

• Oral presentation - Jesus... Everything you always wanted to know about coke (but were afraid to ask)...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola

http://www.freeonlineresearchpapers.com/coca-cola-myth

• Gillian
• Reading - 10 things you probably never knew about common cold...

1. E
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. H
6. J
7. G
8. D
9. I
10. F

• Choose five words or phrases to remember from this text. Here are mine:

1. During the average lifetime, we'll suffer... (p.2)
2. People traditionally link...with... (p.3)
3. affects the performance of the immune system (p.3)
4. Apparently it does this by... (p.6)
5. This means that... (p. 8)

• New File... 2B Do you want to be young for ever?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7CuJ8cR9sg

• How old do you think they are?
• Listening - The "superyoung" phenomenon...

Further reading...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/965045.stm

http://www.321books.co.uk/reviews/psychology/eccentrics.htm

2 December 09 - NI2 A

• Likely or unlikely...?
  If I feel tired when I get home tonight...(L) / If I felt tired...(U)
  If I don't pass my English exam...(L) / If I didn't pass...(U)
  If it snows at the weekend...(L) / If it snowed...(U)
  If I have more free time...(L) / If I had more free time (U)
  If I am given the chance to do a parachute jump...(L) / If I were given the chance...(U)
  If my computer breaks down...(L) / If my computer broke down...(U)
  
• Are you still having problems with conditional sentences? Try this for more practice...
  

http://esl.about.com/od/gramma1/a/conditional.htm - Explanation & exercises
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1110_conditionals - Conditionals - Quiz
http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/conditioneasy.htm - Quiz
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond1.htm - Second conditional
http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/games/whatwould/whatwould.htm - Quiz
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/painter/norajones.htm - If clauses & song...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1146_would - Would - Quiz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1shgss2eBo - On line lesson
http://www.englishspace.ort.org/esdemo/startdemo_11.htm - Reading & listening
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/earthday/heal.htm - Reading - If I could heal the planet...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_people_places/ - Listening.
http://genkienglish.net/milliondollars.htm - Song...If I had a million dollars...
http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/WhatWouldYouDoIf.jpg - Speaking

• Pronunciation - sentence stress...The music of English...
  

1. If you take pills twice a day, you'll soon feel better.
2. If we don't hurry, we'll miss the start of the film.
3. If I had more money, I'd buy a bigger flat.
4. If you didn't drive so fast, I wouldn't feel so nervous.
   

• Listening - Alternative medicine
  

1. Homeopathic doctor
2. An ex-smoker
3. A traditional doctor
4. A professional sportsperson
   

Transcript on page 124.

• HOMEWORK - Reading - pp. 22-23. 10 Things you probably never knew about common cold.
• Remember that we DO NOT have class next Monday, so I'll see you again next Wedsneday. Have a nice long weekend! I'll publish the solutions to the grammar exercises I gave you as soon as I have the time.
  

Further reading...

http://myesllab.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/just-the-swine-flu-facts/ - Just the swine flu facts.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0904/090428-swine_flu.html - Listening - Swine flu.
http://a4esl.org/podcasts/ - Podcasts...Try the one about swine flu.
http://skincare.about.com/b/2009/04/29/n1h1-flu-and-hand-sanitizer.htm
http://ezinearticles.com/?Boosting-Your-Immune-System-Against-the-N1H1-Flu-With-Acai-Berry&id=2296084
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8021958.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/2009/swine_flu/default.stm

Bits & pieces... Have you ever heard about secret restaurants?

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/going-out/bars-and-restaurants/the-10-best-secret-restaurants-in-london - Secret restaurantshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/nov/21/buenos-aires-secret-restaurants

1 December 09 - NI2 E

• Likely or unlikely...?

1. If I feel tired when I get home tonight...(L) / If I felt tired...(U)
2. If I don't pass my English exam...(L) / If I didn't pass...(U)
3. If it snows at the weekend...(L) / If it snowed...(U)
4. If I have more free time...(L) / If I had more free time (U)
5. If I am given the chance to do a parachute jump...(L) / If I were given the chance...(U)
6. If my computer breaks down...(L) / If my computer broke down...(U)

Are you still having problems with conditional sentences? Try this for more practice...

http://esl.about.com/od/gramma1/a/conditional.htm - Explanation & exercises

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1110_conditionals - Conditionals - Quiz

http://english.baladre.org/sedaviwebfront/conditioneasy.htm - Quiz

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/2cond1.htm - Second conditional

http://www.churchillhouse.com/english/games/whatwould/whatwould.htm - Quiz

http://pagesperso-orange.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/painter/norajones.htm - If clauses & song...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=1146_would - Would - Quiz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1shgss2eBo - On line lesson

http://www.englishspace.ort.org/esdemo/startdemo_11.htm - Reading & listening

http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/earthday/heal.htm - Reading - If I could heal the planet...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_people_places/ - Listening.

http://genkienglish.net/milliondollars.htm - Song...If I had a million dollars...

http://bogglesworldesl.com/files/WhatWouldYouDoIf.jpg - Speaking

• Pronunciation - sentence stress...The music of English...

1. If you take pills twice a day, you'll soon feel better.
2. If we don't hurry, we'll miss the start of the film.
3. If I had more money, I'd buy a bigger flat.
4. If you didn't drive so fast, I wouldn't feel so nervous.

• Listening - Alternative medicine

1. Homeopathic doctor
2. An ex-smoker
3. A traditional doctor
4. A professional sportsperson

Transcript on page 124.

• HOMEWORK - Reading - pp. 22-23. 10 Things you probably never knew about common cold.

Further reading...

http://myesllab.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/just-the-swine-flu-facts/ - Just the swine flu facts.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0904/090428-swine_flu.html - Listening - Swine flu.

http://a4esl.org/podcasts/ - Podcasts...Try the one about swine flu.

http://skincare.about.com/b/2009/04/29/n1h1-flu-and-hand-sanitizer.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?Boosting-Your-Immune-System-Against-the-N1H1-Flu-With-Acai-Berry&id=2296084

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8021958.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/world/2009/swine_flu/default.stm

Bits & pieces... Have you ever heard about secret restaurants?

http://www.thelondonpaper.com/going-out/bars-and-restaurants/the-10-best-secret-restaurants-in-london - Secret restaurants
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/nov/21/buenos-aires-secret-restaurants

30 November 09 - NI2 A

• Grammar Bank - p. 132
  

A.

1. when
2. as soon as
3. in case
4. until /till (unless is also possible here)
5. If
6. don't feel / aren't feeling
   

B.

1. don't feel / aren't feeling
2. go
3. won't get, take
4. has had / has
5. see / have seen
6. will give / are going to give, find / have found
7. will know, have seen / see
8. have
   

• Help us help you keep well... Possible answers
  ...have/take some vitamin C.
  ...you finish the course.
  ...it's really necessary.
  ...young children find / eat them.
  ...phone an ambulance immediately.
  ...there are any side effects.
  ...are taking antibiotics.
  ...go and see your doctor.
  
• First or second conditionals?
• Second part of the class: Exam revision & results. General assessment and some tips to improve your learning process.

27 November 09 - NI2 E

• Film - The Mistress of Spices
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpzV0HLaIrI - The film...
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_Spices_(film) - Information about the film.

26 November 09 - NI2 E

1. Exam revision & results.
2. Grammar Bank - p. 132
   A.
   

1. when
2. as soon as
3. in case
4. until /till (unless is also possible here)
5. If
6. don't feel / aren't feeling
   

B.

1. don't feel / aren't feeling
2. go
3. won't get, take
4. has had / has
5. see / have seen
6. will give / are going to give, find / have found
7. will know, have seen / see
8. have
   

• Help us help you keep well... Possible answers
  ...have/take some vitamin C.
  ...you finish the course.
  ...it's really necessary.
  ...young children find / eat them.
  ...phone an ambulance immediately.
  ...there are any side effects.
  ...are taking antibiotics.
  ...go and see your doctor.
  
• First or second conditionals?
  

25 November 09 - NI2 A

• Grammar - conditionals
• Second part of the class: Gillian - Travel tips.

http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/traveling/index.pl - Reading

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0804/080415-travel.html - Listening

24 November 09 - NI2 E

• Exam

23 November 09 - NI2 A

• ...I'm back again...this time to stay...
• Exam

19 November 09 - NI2 E

• First part of the class - Gillian - Health and medicine...The main causes of death in the world.
• Vocabulary revision
• Oral - Quiz - Are you a hypochondriac?
• Grammar - conditionals: zero, first; future time clauses.

C.

1. You use when if you are sure the boss is going to phone and if for just a possibility.
2. as soon as gives the impression of more immediately that when.
3. if means you'll see a doctor only if you think the problem is serious. In case means you think it might be serious, and you want to see a doctor as a precaution.
4. until means I stop 'at the moment I get tired'; unless means 'if I am not'.

• Homework - Grammar Bank - p.133.

17 November 09 - NI2 E

• New File - 2A- I told you I was ill!
• Vocabulary revision - Parts of the body
  http://www.languageguide.org/im/body/eng/
  http://www.languageguide.org/im/body2/eng/
  
• Hypochondriacs... (Did you enjoy the cartoon? I hope so...).
• Vocabulary Bank - Health and medicine
  

1. At the doctor's
A. 3 / B. 6 / C. 8 / D. 7 / E. 2 / F. 1 / G. 9 / H. 4 / I. 5

2. Symtoms

1. Same
2. Same
3. Different. feel sick = feel nausea; be sick = vomit
4. Different feel dizzy = feel as if everything is going round in circles and you might fall.
5. Different swollen = thicker or wider than usual (often because of an injury or infection); broken= the bone is broken.
6. Different hurts = feels painful; aches = has a dull, continuous pain
7. Different in hospital = staying there for some days as a patient; at the hospital = for any other purspose includings to see a doctor.
   

B.

1. He's being sick
2. His leg hurts
3. He feels dizzy
4. His ankle is swollen
5. She's in hospital
   

3. Medical conditions

Minor: pregnant, allergy, flu, virus ( though of course these might in some circumstances be serious).

4. Alternative medicine

1. using needles
2. using plants and herbs
3. touching /pressing the body
4. touching / pressing the bones / muscles
   

• Communication - The hypochondriac's guide
• Speaking - Are you a hypochondriac.

16 November 09 - NI2 A

• New File - 2A- I told you I was ill!
• Vocabulary revision - Parts of the body

http://www.languageguide.org/im/body/eng/

http://www.languageguide.org/im/body2/eng/

• Hypochondriacs... (Did you enjoy the cartoon? I hope so...).
• Vocabulary Bank - Health and medicine

1. At the doctor's

A. 3 / B. 6 / C. 8 / D. 7 / E. 2 / F. 1 / G. 9 / H. 4 / I. 5

2. Symtoms

1. Same
2. Same
3. Different. feel sick = feel nausea; be sick = vomit
4. Different feel dizzy = feel as if everything is going round in circles and you might fall.
5. Different swollen = thicker or wider than usual (often because of an injury or infection); broken= the bone is broken.
6. Different hurts = feels painful; aches = has a dull, continuous pain
7. Different in hospital = staying there for some days as a patient; at the hospital = for any other purspose includings to see a doctor.

B.

1. He's being sick
2. His leg hurts
3. He feels dizzy
4. His ankle is swollen
5. She's in hospital

3. Medical conditions

Minor: pregnant, allergy, flu, virus ( though of course these might in some circumstances be serious).

4. Alternative medicine

1. using needles
2. using plants and herbs
3. touching /pressing the body
4. touching / pressing the bones / muscles

• Communication - The hypochondriac's guide
• Speaking - Are you a hypochondriac.

13 November 09 - NI2 A

• Practical English - Hello and goodbye - p. 16.
  

1. Understanding information.
A. 1. T / 2. F / 3. F / 4. T / 5. T / 6. F / 7. T
B.

1. available
2. host
3. enclosed
4. provided free of charge
5. escort you
6. show you round
7. hire
8. coach transfer
9. staff
10. placement test
    

• Listening
• Vocabulary - Common expressions
• Vocabulary revision race
• Revise and check
  

GRAMMAR
A.

1. look for it
2. pick you up
3. look it up
4. look like her
5. turn it down
6. take after him
7. write it down
8. Put them away
   

B.

1. Did you enjoy the holiday?
2. What are they talking about?
3. Why didn't you like living abroad?
4. How many books have you read this month?
5. Who won the marathon last year?
   

C.

1. -
2. Had you been
3. Who did you go
4. Why didn't
5. How long did you
   

D.

1. Drive carefully because it's raining very hard.
2. I could hardly see the screen.
3. We almost missed the concert.
4. She speaks French and Spanish fluently, and a little German.
5. We don't (often) see each other often - only about twice a year.
6. I enjoyed the holiday very much.
7. It was an awful journey but eventually we got there (eventually).
8. The ambulance arrived immediately.

Vocabulary

A.

1. shut up
2. closed down
3. went on
4. turn on
5. gone up
6. took off
7. give out
8. looking into

B.

1. game show
2. headline
3. channel
4. biased
5. audience figures

C.

1. leg
2. sense
3. funny
4. joking
5. cartoons
6. telling
7. fun

D.

1. gradually
2. at the end
3. Ideally
4. At the moment
5. hard

• Listening

http://www.esl-lab.com/world/worldrd1.htm - Recycling

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_interview.htm - Interview with a famous singer
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blmistakes1.htm - Correct the mistakes

HOMEWORK - Next week - Write an interview for a magazine with a celebrity (about 150 words).

• An interview with Annie Lennox - Possible answers
  

1. Why did you (decide to) stop singing /leave the music world?
2. Did you enjoy being a housewife /staying at home /not working?
3. What did your husband think of your new role?
4. Do you think you'll ever make an album again?

12 November 09 - NI2 E

• Gillian - United States quiz!
• Vocabulary revision.
• Oral presentation - Jesús - Apollo at the forge of Vulcan by Velázquez - Really interesting...Great job!

http://www.artofeurope.com/velasquez/vel5.htm

http://www.gerardmburns.com/major/html/forge/forgetxt.htm

http://www.studio-international.co.uk/painting/velazquez.asp

http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/exh_gfx_en/ART41114.html

• Practical English - Hello and goodbye - p. 16.

1. Understanding information.

A. 1. T / 2. F / 3. F / 4. T / 5. T / 6. F / 7. T

B.

1. available
2. host
3. enclosed
4. provided free of charge
5. escort you
6. show you round
7. hire
8. coach transfer
9. staff
10. placement test

• Listening
• Vocabulary - Common expressions
• Vocabulary revision race
• Revise and check

GRAMMAR

A.

1. look for it
2. pick you up
3. look it up
4. look like her
5. turn it down
6. take after him
7. write it down
8. Put them away

B.

1. Did you enjoy the holiday?
2. What are they talking about?
3. Why didn't you like living abroad?
4. How many books have you read this month?
5. Who won the marathon last year?

C.

1. -
2. Had you been
3. Who did you go
4. Why didn't
5. How long did you

D.

1. Drive carefully because it's raining very hard.
2. I could hardly see the screen.
3. We almost missed the concert.
4. She speaks French and Spanish fluently, and a little German.
5. We don't (often) see each other often - only about twice a year.
6. I enjoyed the holiday very much.
7. It was an awful journey but eventually we got there (eventually).
8. The ambulance arrived immediately.

HOMEWORK - Next week - Write an interview for a magazine with a celebrity (about 150 words).

• An interview with Annie Lennox - Possible answers

1. Why did you (decide to) stop singing /leave the music world?
2. Did you enjoy being a housewife /staying at home /not working?
3. What did your husband think of your new role?
4. Do you think you'll ever make an album again?

11 November 09 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary revision
• Adverbs bingo
  

Card 1

1. I'm TERRIBLY sorry - I didn't realize it was your seat.
2. The small child ran across the road to get the ball. LUCKILY there were no cars coming.
3. You must phone the office AT ONCE. It's urgent.
4. I love reading in bed, ESPECIALLY on Sunday mornings.
5. Maria's SLIGHTLY taller than me - about a centimetre.
   

Card 2

1. If you work HARD I think you can pass the exam first time.
2. I couldn't take another step! I was ABSOLUTELY exhausted.
3. Don't try to learn everything at once. You have to do it GRADUALLY.
4. I don't ALWAYS have time for breakfast in the mornings.
5. The vet picked up the injured dog CAREFULLY and put it on the table.
   

Card 3

1. Cars used to be a luxury but NOWADAYS most families have one.
2. The weather forecast says it's going to be cold tomorrow, and very windy AS WELL.
3. We NEARLY missed the train. It left the station 30 seconds after we got on.
4. 'Coffee?' 'No thanks. I've JUST had one'.
5. She has been feeling very stressed LATELY.
   

Card 4

1. I don't drink MUCH. Just a glass of wine at weekends.
2. I'm so tired I can HARDLY keep my eyes open.
3. We don't OFTEN go to the cinema, only about once evey three months.
4. It was a terrible accident but luckily nobody was SERIOUSLY injured.
5. I'd love to come but UNFORTUNATELY I've got to work all weekend.
   

Card 5

1. Drive very CAREFULLY because it's a very dangerous road.
2. I won't give you all the details now but BASICALLY the plan is very simple.
3. Ther was a lot of traffic so we arrived LATE for the meeting.
4. The house was completely destroyed by the explosion but LUCKILY nobody was at home.
5. I don't know what to do about the job offer but I think I'll FINALLY accept it.
   

Card 6

1. My husband's been acting strangely LATELY.
2. He'd grown a beard and was much fatter so I HARDLY recognized him when he walked in.
3. It looked expensive but in fact it was VERY cheap.
4. He's so generous. He ALWAYS buys all his employees a Christmas present.
5. After looking for the car keys all morning I EVENTUALLY found them under the sofa.
   

Card 7

1. In the brochure the hotel looked wonderful but when we got there it was ABSOLUTELY awful.
2. We HARDLY see each other - we're both so busy.
3. NEARLY everyone has a mobile phone nowadays.
4. Oh no! I've left my wallet at home, and my keys AS WELL.
5. At first we couldn't hear the music but GRADUALLY it got louder and louder.
   

Card 8

1. She speaks several languages FLUENTLY.
2. The view from the top of the mountain was fantastic. But UNFORTUNATELY I'dforgotten to bring my camera.
3. Don't take things so SERIOUSLY. Try to relax more!
4. We got really lost but EVENTUALLY we managed to find their house.
5. He looks unfriendly but ACTUALLY he's very nice.

• Second part of the class: Gillian - United States Quiz!

10 November 09 - NI2 E

• Quick vocabulary revision - Adverbs...
• Oral presentation - Gustavo - Kayaking - Thanks a lot for being the first!! Good job!

Do you want to know more about kayaking?

• http://www.ukkayakingonline.co.uk/ - Kayaking in the U.K.
• http://www.nationalkayakschool.com/ - Kayaking in Scotland

• Adverbs bingo

Card 1

1. I'm TERRIBLY sorry - I didn't realize it was your seat.
2. The small child ran across the road to get the ball. LUCKILY there were no cars coming.
3. You must phone the office AT ONCE. It's urgent.
4. I love reading in bed, ESPECIALLY on Sunday mornings.
5. Maria's SLIGHTLY taller than me - about a centimetre.

Card 2

1. If you work HARD I think you can pass the exam first time.
2. I couldn't take another step! I was ABSOLUTELY exhausted.
3. Don't try to learn everything at once. You have to do it GRADUALLY.
4. I don't ALWAYS have time for breakfast in the mornings.
5. The vet picked up the injured dog CAREFULLY and put it on the table.

Card 3

1. Cars used to be a luxury but NOWADAYS most families have one.
2. The weather forecast says it's going to be cold tomorrow, and very windy AS WELL.
3. We NEARLY missed the train. It left the station 30 seconds after we got on.
4. 'Coffee?' 'No thanks. I've JUST had one'.
5. She has been feeling very stressed LATELY.

Card 4

1. I don't drink MUCH. Just a glass of wine at weekends.
2. I'm so tired I can HARDLY keep my eyes open.
3. We don't OFTEN go to the cinema, only about once evey three months.
4. It was a terrible accident but luckily nobody was SERIOUSLY injured.
5. I'd love to come but UNFORTUNATELY I've got to work all weekend.

Card 5

1. Drive very CAREFULLY because it's a very dangerous road.
2. I won't give you all the details now but BASICALLY the plan is very simple.
3. Ther was a lot of traffic so we arrived LATE for the meeting.
4. The house was completely destroyed by the explosion but LUCKILY nobody was at home.
5. I don't know what to do about the job offer but I think I'll FINALLY accept it.

Card 6

1. My husband's been acting strangely LATELY.
2. He'd grown a beard and was much fatter so I HARDLY recognized him when he walked in.
3. It looked expensive but in fact it was VERY cheap.
4. He's so generous. He ALWAYS buys all his employees a Christmas present.
5. After looking for the car keys all morning I EVENTUALLY found them under the sofa.

Card 7

1. In the brochure the hotel looked wonderful but when we got there it was ABSOLUTELY awful.
2. We HARDLY see each other - we're both so busy.
3. NEARLY everyone has a mobile phone nowadays.
4. Oh no! I've left my wallet at home, and my keys AS WELL.
5. At first we couldn't hear the music but GRADUALLY it got louder and louder.

Card 8

1. She speaks several languages FLUENTLY.
2. The view from the top of the mountain was fantastic. But UNFORTUNATELY I'd forgotten to bring my camera.
3. Don't take things so SERIOUSLY. Try to relax more!
4. We got really lost but EVENTUALLY we managed to find their house.
5. He looks unfriendly but ACTUALLY he's very nice.

• Writing - Make your language more vivid by using more adjectives and adverbs...

09 November 09 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary Revision
• Reading - Danger! Sense of humour failure - Adapted from Notes From a Big Country, Bill Bryson.

Did you enjoy it? Would you like to know more about its author? Maybe you could try and read one of his books. Here you'll find more information.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

• Grammar - Position of adverbs
  

1. manner: specifically, innocently
2. frequency: never, always
3. time: recently, at once
4. degree: very much, almost
5. sentence adverbs: luckily, actually
   

• Vocabulary Bank
  

1. Adverbs which are often confused

1. lately / late
2. At the moment / actually
3. hard /hardly
4. near / nearly
5. specially /especially
6. In the end / at the end
   

2. Common sentence adverbs

1. basically
2. eventually
3. apparently
4. in fact
5. obviously
6. anyway
7. ideally
8. gradually
   

3. Adverbs of degree

1. A little: a bit, slightly
2. Quite: fairly, rather
3. Very: extremely, incredibly, really
   

• Noughts and crosses...with adverbs!

Homework - Grammar Bank, p. 131. 1C.
Bingo - Prepare your sentences for next day.

I forgot to tell you some other exercises I wanted you to do for next Wednesday, so please if you check the blog before next day, try to them too, and if possible try to inform your colleagues. Thanks a lot!!

Practical English - pp. 16, 17.
Revise and check - p. 19.

5 November 09 - NI2 E

• Vocabulary Revision (tip, approach, misjudge, charge, such as, etc.).
• Reading - Danger! Sense of humour failure - Adapted from Notes From a Big Country, Bill Bryson.
• Grammar - Position of adverbs

1. manner: specifically, innocently
2. frequency: never, always
3. time: recently, at once
4. degree: very much, almost
5. sentence adverbs: luckily, actually

• Vocabulary Bank

1. Adverbs which are often confused

1. lately / late
2. At the moment / actually
3. hard /hardly
4. near / nearly
5. specially /especially
6. In the end / at the end

2. Common sentence adverbs

1. basically
2. eventually
3. apparently
4. in fact
5. obviously
6. anyway
7. ideally
8. gradually

3. Adverbs of degree

1. A little: a bit, slightly
2. Quite: fairly, rather
3. Very: extremely, incredibly, really

• Noughts and crosses...with adverbs!
  
• Gillian - Humour, jokes, and some more...
  

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-jokes/3~index.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen/jokes.html
http://iteslj.org/c/jokes.html

Homework -

1. Grammar Bank, p. 131. 1C.
2. Practical English - pp. 16, 17.
3. Revise and check - p. 19.

Oral presentations - Calendar

1. 10/11/09 - Gustavo Ginés
2. 12/11 - Jesús Fernández del Pino
3. 17/11 - Alfonso Moraleda
4. 19/11 - Zulema Ruiz
5. 24/11 - Álvaro Pozo
6. 26/11 - Francisco Márquez
7. 03/12 - Marcos Álvarez
8. 11/12 - Virginia González
9. 15/12 - Amalia García
10. 17/12 -
11. 12/01 - Daniela Martínez
12. 14/01 - Marisa Cancela
13. 19/01 - Alberto Bravo
14. 21/01 - Flora Pulido
15. 26/01 - Fran Velázquez
16. 28/01 - Moisés Alvarado
17. 02/02 - Roberto Martín Molero
18. 04/02 - Jorge Ortega

If you need to change the day of your presentation, please let me know beforehand so that I can organize my lesson plan, and maybe find another student to do the presentation. I will let you know if we need to change any of your presentations.

4 November 09 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary Revision (Humour)
• Speaking - Intonation - Showing interest
• Listening - Jokes
• Pronunciation - Consonant sounds
• Reading - Danger! Sense of humour failure - Adapted from Notes From a Big Country, Bill Bryson.
  

Did you enjoy it? Would you like to know more about its author? Maybe you could try and read one of his books. Here you'll find more information.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

• Second part of the class - Gillian - Humour, jokes, and some more...

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-jokes/3~index.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/on/topfen/jokes.html

http://iteslj.org/c/jokes.html

Next day - Oral presentation - 9 November 09. Pablo

3 November 09 - NI2 E

• Vocabulary Revision (humour)
• Speaking - Intonation - Showing interest
• Quiz - Have you got a sense of humour
• Reading - Danger! Sense of humour failure - Adapted from Notes From a Big Country, Bill Bryson.

Did you enjoy it? Would you like to know more about its author? Maybe you could try and read one of his books. Here you'll find more information.

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/billbryson/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

29 October 09 - NI2 E

• 1B - Match the words and definitions
  

1. joke
2. laugh
3. cartoon
4. fun
5. funny
6. make fun of
7. sense of humour
8. witty
9. irony
10. pull somebody's leg

• Test your memory - Explain the difference...
  
• Gillian: Scary stories...
  

Did you understand them well? Would you like to read them again?

http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories.html
http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories2.html
http://www.yodawork.com//images/NATHAN-LANGUES-VIVANTES/da/ga_halloween_7_14.pdf - The origins of Halloween
http://www.history.com/content/halloween - History of Halloween
http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/index.asp
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-quiz-halloween.htm - Halloween Quiz
http://www.manythings.org/voa/011029tia.htm - Halloween - Edgar Allan Poe..
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-witches.htm - Witches and wizards
http://www.halloween-website.com/ - The Halloween Web...
http://stbern.com/Classroom%20Pages/computer/Halloween%20Web%20Quest/scary_web_quest.htm - Webquest
http://www.quia.com/hm/215391.html - Hangman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=FR&hl=fr&v=jU6iP0WLsU8&mode=related&search= - This is Halloween - Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy8kIXA4STs - Thriller...

28 October 09 - NI2 A

• 1C - Funny ha-ha?
• Vocabulary - humour
  1. a comedian / 2. a joke / 3. a comedy / a cartoon

1B - Match the words and definitions

1. joke
2. laugh
3. cartoon
4. fun
5. funny
6. make fun of
7. sense of humour
8. witty
9. irony
10. pull somebody's leg

• Intonation - Showing interest
• Second part of the class - Gillian: Scary stories...

Did you understand them well? Would you like to read them again?

http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories.html

http://www.halloweenishere.com/ghost_stories2.html

http://www.yodawork.com//images/NATHAN-LANGUES-VIVANTES/da/ga_halloween_7_14.pdf - The origins of Halloween

http://www.history.com/content/halloween - History of Halloween

http://www.hersheys.com/trickortreats/index.asp

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-games-quiz-halloween.htm - Halloween Quiz

http://www.manythings.org/voa/011029tia.htm - Halloween - Edgar Allan Poe..

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-witches.htm - Witches and wizards

http://www.halloween-website.com/ - The Halloween Web...

http://stbern.com/Classroom%20Pages/computer/Halloween%20Web%20Quest/scary_web_quest.htm - Webquest

http://www.quia.com/hm/215391.html - Hangman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=FR&hl=fr&v=jU6iP0WLsU8&mode=related&search= - This is Halloween - Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy8kIXA4STs - Thriller...

27 October 09 - NI2 E

• Grammar Bank - p. 130

1. -
2. How many albums have you sold this year?
3. Are you going (to go) on tour next summer?
4. What made you sack your manager last week?
5. Why did you cancel your last concert?
6. What are you working on at the moment?
7. How many records do you they usually sell a year?

• Listening - a. 3 / b.5 / c.6 / d.1 / e.4 / f.2
• Speaking - Using auxiliary verbs to agree and disagree.
  

1. do - don't
2. am - am
3. would - would
4. have - haven't
5. do - do
6. do - don't
   

• Are you still having problems with that? - Try these if you think that you need further practice:
  

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_sneither.htm
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/68.html
http://esl.about.com/od/advancedlessonplans/a/l_arev2.htm

• 1C - Funny ha-ha?
• Vocabulary - humour
• 1. a comedian / 2. a joke / 3. a comedy / a cartoon

26 October 09 - NI2 A

• Revision
• Grammar - Question formation

6A - Correct the mistakes

1. Is her second husband Swedish?
2. How long have they been writing songs?
3. What does 'paparazzi' mean?
4. What was the programme about?
5. Who played the piano in the group?
6. Why didn't they play together again?
7. How many records did they sell?
   

6B & C

1. What about? - What are you thinking about?
2. Where to? - Where are you going (to)?
3. Who to? - Who are you writing to?
4. What for? - What do you need the money for?
5. Who from? - Who was it from?
6. Who with? - Who did you go out with?
7. How long for? - How long are you going (to India) for?
8. Who by? - Who was he murdered by?

Are you still having problems to make questions in English? Why don't you try this?
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/questform.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/questform02.html
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/wh_questions.html

• Communication - Interview with a star.
• Vocabulary Bank-The media 2 - p.145
  

1. cable and satellite
2. channels
3. viewers
4. audience figures
5. commercials
6. advertise
7. standard of programmes
8. listeners
9. stations
10. broadcast

• Listening - a. 3 / b.5 / c.6 / d.1 / e.4 / f.2
• Speaking - Using auxiliary verbs to agree and disagree.

1. do - don't
2. am - am
3. would - would
4. have - haven't
5. do - do
6. do - don't

Are you still having problems with that? - Try these if you think that you need further practice:

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/cm_sneither.htm

http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/68.html

http://esl.about.com/od/advancedlessonplans/a/l_arev2.htm

22 October 09 - NI2 E

• First part of the class: Gillian - Talking about the media / Personality adjectives.

It looks like you're enjoying a lot this part of the class with the teaching assistant (you even clapped for her last time!), and that you understand her better every day. I'm really happy about it. But if you have any problems to follow her or any suggestions about the type of activities you'd like to do with her, please do not hesitate to tell us (me or her).

• Grammar - Question formation

6A - Correct the mistakes

1. Is her second husband Swedish?
2. How long have they been writing songs?
3. What does 'paparazzi' mean?
4. What was the programme about?
5. Who played the piano in the group?
6. Why didn't they play together again?
7. How many records did they sell?

6B & C

1. What about? - What are you thinking about?
2. Where to? - Where are you going (to)?
3. Who to? - Who are you writing to?
4. What for? - What do you need the money for?
5. Who from? - Who was it from?
6. Who with? - Who did you go out with?
7. How long for? - How long are you going (to India) for?
8. Who by? - Who was he murdered by?

Are you still having problems to make questions in English? Why don't you try this?

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/questform.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/questform02.html

http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/wh_questions.html

• Vocabulary Bank-The media 2 - p.145

1. cable and satellite
2. channels
3. viewers
4. audience figures
5. commercials
6. advertise
7. standard of programmes
8. listeners
9. stations
10. broadcast

Homework - Grammar Bank - p. 131 - 1B

21 October 09 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary revision


• Part b - Write down the seven questions the interviewer asks
  

1. Who wrote Abba's songs?


2. Why didn't they do so many tours?


3. Did they have a lot of problems with the media?


4. Who was this most difficult for?


5. Why did Agnetha become a recluse?


6. Do the members of the group still keep in touch?


7. Do you think Abba will ever play together again?
   

• Pronunciation - Intonation

Remember! - Yes/No questions have a rising intonation. Question-word questions usually have a falling intonation.

• SONG - The winner takes it all

- A - Match a verb and a word/phrase

1. call your name


2. feel sad


3. throw a dice


4. play all my cards


5. go through


6. obey rules


7. make sense


8. shake your hand
   

-B - Fill in the gaps

1. gone through


2. played all my cards


3. made sense


4. throw a dice


5. calls your name


6. Rules must be obeyed


7. feel bad


8. shake my hand
   

- Did you enjoy the song? Would you like to sing it again?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfyDWIRndc&feature=fvst
Some other things about music...
http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/music.htm
http://www.voanews.com/english/entertainment/musicmix.cfm
Listening - Other famous artists - http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-07/2008-07-12-voa2.cfm

• Second part of the class - Gillian: Personality test.

Did you enjoy it? Do you agree with the test results? What about this one?

http://www.scribd.com/doc/16081/Personality-Test

Homework - Vocabulary Bank - p. 145 - The media 2.

20 October 09 - NI2 E

• Vocabulary Revision
• Vocabulary Bank - The media 1 (p.145)
  

1. tabloid press
2. serious press
3. headlines
4. front page
5. articles
6. objective
7. biased
8. censorship
9. intrudes in
10. a story
11. 'paparazzi'
12. interview
13. make up
14. fake
    

• Listening
  

- Part b - Write down the seven questions the interviewer asks

1. Who wrote Abba's songs?
2. Why didn't they do so many tours?
3. Did they have a lot of problems with the media?
4. Who was this most difficult for?
5. Why did Agnetha become a recluse?
6. Do the members of the group still keep in touch?
7. Do you think Abba will ever play together again?
   

• Pronunciation - Intonation

Remember! - Yes/No questions have a rising intonation. Question-word questions usually have a falling intonation.

• SONG - The winner takes it all

A - Match a verb and a word/phrase

1. call your name
2. feel sad
3. throw a dice
4. play all my cards
5. go through
6. obey rules
7. make sense
8. shake your hand

B - Fill in the gaps

1. gone through
2. played all my cards
3. made sense
4. throw a dice
5. calls your name
6. Rules must be obeyed
7. feel bad
8. shake my hand

Did you enjoy the song? Would you like to sing it again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfyDWIRndc&feature=fvst

Some other things about music...

http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/music.htm

http://www.voanews.com/english/entertainment/musicmix.cfm

Listening - Other famous artists - http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-07/2008-07-12-voa2.cfm

Homework - Vocabulary Bank - p. 145 - The media 2.

19 October 09 - NI2 A

• Revision - Phrasal verbs with pictures.
• Speaking - Conversation questions about music.
• Reading (pp.8 and 9)

- Part b - Communication questions

STUDENT B (Questions about part 1) - p. 119

1. Were Abba immediately successful?
2. What happened at the Royal Albert Hall in 1977?
3. Why were they called Abba?
4. When did they have their first big hit?
5. What was special about Abba's song?
6. What else helped make Abba so popular?
7. Why did their music become popular again in the 90s?
   

STUDENT A (Questions about part 2) - p. 114

1. When did their problems start?
2. What was the cause?
3. Did the couples separate at the same time?
4. What effect did the separations have on their music?
5. Did they all continue working in the music business after they broke up?
6. Which member of the group became a recluse?
7. Will Abba play together again in the future?
   

• Read the whole text at home and try to answer these questions on your own. Choose five word or expressions to remember from the article.
• Vocabulary Bank - The media 1 (p.145)

1. tabloid press
2. serious press
3. headlines
4. front page
5. articles
6. objective
7. biased
8. censorship
9. intrudes in
10. a story
11. 'paparazzi'
12. interview
13. make up
14. fake

• Listening

- Part b - Write down the seven questions the interviewer asks

1. Who wrote Abba's songs?
2. Why didn't they do so many tours?
3. Did they have a lot of problems with the media?
4. Who was this most difficult for?
5. Why did Agnetha become a recluse?
6. Do the members of the group still keep in touch?
7. Do you think Abba will ever play together again?

...Further reading. Do you want to find out more about the famous Swedish group? Check this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA
Did you find it difficult to understand the text about Abba? If you are having problems to understand written texts in English, you could check the following link where you will find some advice to help you.
Improve your reading skills: http://www.betterenglish.org.ph/Reading/Reading.htm#

15 October 09 - NI2 E

• First part of the class: Gillian - Communicative activity: The story.
• Revision - Phrasal verbs with pictures.
• Reading (pp.8 and 9)

- Part b - Communication questions

STUDENT B (Questions about part 1) - p. 119

1. Were Abba immediately successful?
2. What happened at the Royal Albert Hall in 1977?
3. Why were they called Abba?
4. When did they have their first big hit?
5. What was special about Abba's song?
6. What else helped make Abba so popular?
7. Why did their music become popular again in the 90s?

STUDENT A (Questions about part 2) - p. 114

1. When did their problems start?
2. What was the cause?
3. Did the couples separate at the same time?
4. What effect did the separations have on their music?
5. Did they all continue working in the music business after they broke up?
6. Which member of the group became a recluse?
7. Will Abba play together again in the future?

• Read the whole text at home and try to answer these questions on your own. Choose five word or expressions to remember from the article.

...Further reading. Do you want to find out more about the famous Swedish group? Check this:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABBA

Did you find it difficult to understand the text about Abba? If you are having problems to understand written texts in English, you could check the following link where you will find some advice to help you.

• Improve your reading skills: http://www.betterenglish.org.ph/Reading/Reading.htm#

14 October 09 - NI2 A

• Warm up - Stereotypes.
• 10 - Writing Bank - Read it carefully, and take it into account every time you write a composition in English.
• Revision: phrasal verb pictures (with cards)

1. hurry up
2. go up /down
3. find out
4. look forward to
5. try on
6. turn up / down
7. turn on / off
8. be over
9. get on with
10. take off
11. set off
12. throw away
13. look out
14. look up
15. give up
16. look up to
17. write down
18. cross out
19. get on / off
20. get in / out

• Lead-in activity: Song. Which group sang this song? Where were they from? Why do you think they sang in English and not in Swedish?
• Second part of the class - Conversation questions with Gillian.

Homework - For next week. Write an informal article about the stereotypes of people from your country. You could use the following title for your article: The Spaniards: What We're Really Like. (150 - 180 words).

13 October 09 - NI2 E

• Warm up – Stereotypes
• Speaking – Talking about different nationalities. Discuss the stereotypes about your own nationality.
• 10 Writing.
• Revision: Phrasal verb pictures (with cards).

 New Lesson: 1B – The winner takes it all

 Lead-in activity: Song. Which group sang this song? Where were they from? Why do you think they sang in English and not Swedish?
 Book – p.8 – 1 Speaking.
 2 Reading - Text about ABBA - At home: pp. 114/119. Write down the questions about the text.

HOMEWORK - For next Tuesday (19/10/2009) - Composition. Write an informal article about the stereotypes of people from your country. You could use the following title for your article: The Spaniards: What We're Really Like. (150-180 words approx.)