Class # 38 Monday 28/3/11

Part 1: Check HW (Present Perfect Simple and Continuous)
Part 2: Connecting HW with the class (page 59)
Part 3: Anecdote (page 58)
Part 4: Reading & Vocabulary (page 60)
Part 5: Exam preparation (Listening)
Part 6: HW (Cloze)
 Remainder: On Wednesday 30/3/11 we'll have a Cloze test (part of the reading test)

Class # 37 Wednesday 23/3/11

Part 1: Check HW (page 56-57)

Part 2: Reading+Vocabulary (page 56-57)

Part 3: Listening (page 58)

Part 4: Speaking ("Food & Restaurants")

Part 5: Exam preparation (listening)

Part 6: HW worksheet (Present Perfect Simple-Present Perfect Continuous)

Class # 36 Monday 21/3/11

Part 1: End-of-unit 5 test
Part 2: Pre-writing test practice: USEFUL SENTENCES FOR LETTERS+CONNECTORS´WRITING CHECKLIST
Part 3: Writing test
Part 4: Listening # 4 (Exam practice)
HW: Page 56, exercise 2. Page 57 "Reading and Vocabulary", exercise 1

Class # 35 Friday 18/3/11

Part 1: Check HW (exam practice)
Part 2: Game: Verb Patterns
Part 3: Writing assignment for unit 5: Opinion Article (page 55)
Part 4: Topics for the writing assignment: Current affairs (worksheet)
Part 5: Listening 3 (exam practice)
HW: Writing assignment. Due date: 28/3/11

Class # 34 Wednesday 16/3/11

Part 1: Checking HW( exam practice)
Part 2: Page 52-53: Verb patterns
Part 3: Listening # 2
Part 4: HW

Class # 33 Monday 14/3/11

Part 1: Checking HW (Exam practice)
Part 2: Wedding rituals (page 51) Listening + Speaking
Part 3: Listening 1 (Exam practice)
Part 4: HW Cloze

Class # 32 Wednesday 9/3/11

Part 1: Grammar Unit 5 (Will/Would for habits). Page 136 and page 49
Part 2: Reading and Vocabulary (page 50)
Part 3: Speaking Test Results
Part 4: HW: Page 49, exercise 2 + Transformation-Cloze Worksheet
Part 5: Second book assignment of the school year. Due date April 27th (Wednesday)

Question from students: The verb PREFER

The verb "prefer" is not easy. It has different patterns that can be easily mixed up. The result will be an incorrect sentence...so read the following and take notes of the examples (personalise them in your notebook)

• You can use prefer + -ing or prefer + to infinitive in examples like the following:I don't like cities. I prefer to live in the country or I don't like cities. I prefer living in the country.

• For other uses of prefer study the following examples VERY CAREFULLY:

I prefer this coat to the coat you were wearing yesterday.

I prefer driving to travelling by train.

I prefer to drive rather than travel by train. - I prefer to live in the country rather than (live) in a city.(Notice the variety of patterns in these examples: prefer + "to" infinitive/rather than + infinitive without "to")

• We use "would prefer" to say WHAT SOMEBODY WANTS IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION (not in general):

Would you prefer tea or coffee?
Coffee, please.

Shall we go by train?
Well, I'd prefer to go by car.

I would prefer to stay at home tonight rather than go to the cinema. (Notice the variety of patterns in this last example: Would prefer + "to" infinitive/rather than + infinitive without "to")


ALL THESE GRAMMAR NOTES ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING (EXTREMELY USEFUL!) INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED BOOK:

Class # 31 Monday 7/3/11 Speaking Test

Speaking Interaction: You have 1 or 2 minutes to read the task and organize your ideas in your head (do not write).Talk about the topic for 6 to 8 minutes in pairs or 8 to 10 minutes in groups of three.

Class # 30 Wednesday 2/3/11



Part 1: Listening and Vocabulary (page 48)

Part 2: Expressions with go (NOUN) (page 48)

Part 3: Transformations+New Grammar: will/would to talk about habitual behaviour which is characteristic and predictable (a.k.a habits) in the present or past (page 136)

Part 4: Speaking Interaction (practice for next Monday's test)

HW: Speaking Assignment

Class # 29 Monday 28/2/11

Part 1: Unit 4 Test
Part 2: Speaking: Superstitions
Part 3: Speaking/Vocabulary/Culture: Game "Old Wives' Tales"
Part 4: Unit 5. Reading: Mind Games (page 46-47)
Part 5: Organizing the Speaking Test (interaction)

• Please be on time (or a few minutes early)
• 1 minute to read the task
• 6-8 minutes to interact in pairs
• Read the following assessment criteria: