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