28 January 2010 - NI2 E

• Vocabulary: Strong adjectives - 3

1. tired - exhausted
2. ugly - hideous
3. pleased - delighted
4. shocked - horrified
5. cold - freezing
6. hungry - starving
7. small - tiny
8. angry - furious
9. hot - boiling
10. surprised - amazed/astonished
11. big - huge/enormous
12. clever - brilliant
13. dirty - filthy
14. interested - fascinated
15. upset - devastated
16. scared /frightened - petrified /terrified

REMEMBER THAT...

You can't use absolutely with normal adjectivesYou can't use very with strong adjectives
Pronunciation - Expressive intonation

• Reading - Captain Scott's diary.
• Writing - Write a diary entry about your last weekend. It should all be true except for one detail.
• Revise what you know: (conditionals)http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/upperintgrammar1.htm
  http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/preintermediate/zero%20conditional.htm
  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
  http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond01.htm
  lhttp://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond02.html

27 January 2010 - NI2 A

• Vocabulary: Strong adjectives - 3
  

1. tired - exhausted
2. ugly - hideous
3. pleased - delighted
4. shocked - horrified
5. cold - freezing
6. hungry - starving
7. small - tiny
8. angry - furious
9. hot - boiling
10. surprised - amazed/astonished
11. big - huge/enormous
12. clever - brilliant
13. dirty - filthy
14. interested - fascinated
15. upset - devastated
16. scared /frightened - petrified /terrified

REMEMBER THAT...

You can't use absolutely with normal adjectives
You can't use very with strong adjectives

• Pronunciation - Expressive intonation
• Reading - Captain Scott's diary
• Writing - Write a diary entry about your last weekend. It should all be true except for one detail.

Revise what you know: (conditionals)http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/advanced/upperintgrammar1.htm
http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/preintermediate/zero%20conditional.htm
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond01.htm
lhttp://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/Interactive/thrdcond02.html

26 January 2010 - NI2 E

• Listening - A story...
• Remember that when someone is telling you a story it is very important to show your feelings (interest, surprise, etc.) to encourage the speaker to continue telling the story. Here are some expressions to react to the speaker's words.

Showing surprise: You're joking.
Reacting to bad news: How awful!
Agreeing: I can imagine!
Asking for more information: What happened? - What did they do? - Was anybody hurt?

• Grammar
  WHAT + (A) + NOUN: What a surprise! - What a day! - What bad luck!
  HOW + Adjective: How awful! - How interesting! - How lucky!
• Speaking: Taking about car journeys. Have you ever...got really lost in a car? / run out of petrol? / had a puncture? / broken down? / missed something important because of traffic problems? / been stopped in a car by the police? / stopped to pick up a hitch-hiker?
  
• NEW FILE - 3B I will survive.
• Reading
• Grammar - Third conditional - p. 41.

A. 1c / 2d / 3e / 4b / 5a

B. i. had or had not + past participle (i.e. the past perfect).

ii. would (not) + have + past participle.

C. Grammar Bank - p. 135

1. If I'd waited another minute, I would have seen you.
2. If you hadn't left the door open, the cat wouldn't have got out.
3. If I spoke French fluently, I'd apply for the job.
4. He wouldn't have fallen if he had been wearing mountain boots.
5. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (or I could tell you).
6. If he wasn't / weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time.
7. If I could drive, I wouldn't depend on public transport.
8. If she had shouted, people would have realized she was there.

25 January 2010 - NI2 A

• Listening - A story...
• Remember that when someone is telling you a story it is very important to show your feelings (interest, surprise, etc.) to encourage the speaker to continue telling the story. Here are some expressions to react to the speaker's words.

1. Showing surprise: You're joking.
2. Reacting to bad news: How awful!
3. Agreeing: I can imagine!
4. Asking for more information: What happened? - What did they do? - Was anybody hurt?

• Grammar

WHAT + (A) + NOUN: What a surprise! - What a day! - What bad luck!

HOW + Adjective: How awful! - How interesting! - How lucky!

• Speaking: Taking about car journeys. Have you ever...got really lost in a car? / run out of petrol? / had a puncture? / broken down? / missed something important because of traffic problems? / been stopped in a car by the police? / stopped to pick up a hitch-hiker?
• NEW FILE - 3B I will survive.
• Reading
• Grammar - Third conditional

A. 1c / 2d / 3e / 4b / 5a
B. i. had or had not + past participle (i.e. the past perfect).
ii. would (not) + have + past participle.
C. Grammar Bank - p. 135

1. If I'd waited another minute, I would have seen you.
2. If you hadn't left the door open, the cat wouldn't have got out.
3. If I spoke French fluently, I'd apply for the job.
4. He wouldn't have fallen if he had been wearing mountain boots.
5. If I knew the answer, I'd tell you (or I could tell you).
6. If he wasn't / weren't so obstinate, I wouldn't argue with him all the time.
7. If I could drive, I wouldn't depend on public transport.
8. If she had shouted, people would have realized she was there.

21 January 2010 - NI2 E

• NEW FILE - File 3A – Car Stories
• Cars and driving - Brainstorming about cars and driving.
• Vocabulary Bank - P.149 Ex. a steering wheel airbag gear stick handbrake seat belt windscreen - windshield (Am. En.) boot - trunk (Am. En.) engine tyre - tire (Am. En.) wheels Ex. b brake overtake reverse crash into break down run out of petrol fill up (with petrol) get a puncture - get a flat tire (Am. En.)
• Reading The Wedding: E - H - D - B The Interview: G - F - C - A
• Grammar: Narrative tenses

Past Simple: was, got, started, saw, stopped, hooted, realized, had
Past Continuous: was driving
Past Perfect: had just been called, 'd...run out of
Past Perfect Continuous: 'd been looking

• Pronunciation: regular/irregular past. P. 38.
  /d/ - seemed, robbed, argued
  /t/ - noticed, looked, discussed
  /id/ - avoided, reminded, expected
• Questions about cars and driving. E.g. How old were you when you first learned to drive? Was there anything difficult about learning to drive? Have you ever been pulled over by the police?...
• Irregular past and participle forms - p. 38. /e/ - ate, meant, said, dreamt /i/ - built, driven, written /əʊ/- chosen, grown, tokd /ɔ:/- caught, bought, wore /ʌ/ - done, sunk, won /eɪ/ - lay, paid /ɜ:/ - heard, hurt, weren't
• Song - Hot & Cold
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_FreDrOFd0

20 January 2010 - NI2 A

• NEW FILE - File 3A – Car Stories
• Cars and driving - Brainstorming about cars and driving.
• Vocabulary Bank - P.149
  Ex. a
  steering wheel
  airbag
  gear stick
  handbrake
  seat belt
  windscreen - windshield (Am. En.)
  boot - trunk (Am. En.)
  engine
  tyre - tire (Am. En.)
  wheels
  Ex. b
  brake
  overtake
  reverse
  crash into
  break down
  run out of petrol
  fill up (with petrol)
  get a puncture - get a flat tire (Am. En.)
• Reading The Wedding: E - H - D - B The Interview: G - F - C - A
• Grammar: Narrative tenses

1. Past Simple: was, got, started, saw, stopped, hooted, realized, had
2. Past Continuous: was driving
3. Past Perfect: had just been called, 'd...run out of
4. Past Perfect Continuous: 'd been looking

• Pronunciation: regular/irregular past. P. 38.
• /d/ - seemed, robbed, argued
• /t/ - noticed, looked, discussed
• /id/ - avoided, reminded, expected
  
• Questions about cars and driving. E.g. How old were you when you first learned to drive? Was there anything difficult about learning to drive? Have you ever been pulled over by the police?...
• Irregular past and participle forms - p. 38.
  /e/ - ate, meant, said, dreamt
  /i/ - built, driven, written
  /əʊ/- chosen, grown, tokd
  /ɔ:/- caught, bought, wore
  /ʌ/ - done, sunk, won
  /eɪ/ - lay, paid
  /ɜ:/ - heard, hurt, weren't
• Song - Hot & Cold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3CehyfUko

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_FreDrOFd0

19 January 2010 - NI2 E

• PRACTICAL ENGLISH - Checking and apologizing (p. 32): Listening - a and b.
• Question tags...
  Some more quizzes...http://a4esl.org/q/h/fb006-bp.htmlhttp://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-bd-tagq.htmlhttp://esl.about.com/library/lessons/bltags.htm
• Grammar and Vocabulary Revision - Revise and Check - p. 35

EX. A

1. 'll win
2. say
3. gets
4. Don't buy
5. 's
6. don't get
7. won't finish
8. rains
9. had
10. 'd com

EX. B

1. 'll be having
2. won't have finished
3. 'll have been
4. 'll be working
5. 'll have written
6. 'll be waiting

EX. C

1. W - I usually get up
2. R.
3. W - I'm used to working
4. W- didn't use to

EX. D

1. used to smoke
2. 'm used to living
3. usually go

VOCABULARY EX. A

1. prescription
2. check-up
3. swollen
4. overdose
5. pregnant
6. acupuncture
7. stroke
8. dizzy

EX. B

1. scientific
2. website
3. program
4. document
5. a hacker

EX. C

1. fed up
2. fascinated
3. obsessed
4. mad
5. hooked
6. keen
7. fond

• Listening - Getting ready for the final exam...
  6 minute English
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/01/100114_6min_larksandowls_page.shtml
• Homework
• Write a "for and against" composition - p. 34 - For next week!
  Follow the indications given in the book.
• EX. A

1. However
2. The main advantage
3. Besides (or What is more)
4. On the other hand
5. As a result
6. What is more (or Besides)
7. for example
8. In conclusion

• EX B

1. To list advantages and disadvantages The main advantage To add more points to the same topic Besides What is more
2. To make contrasting points However, On the other hand...
3. To explain a consequence As a result
4. To introduce the conclusion In conclusion To introduce an example For example