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?