Weekly Planning: 12th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 12th May 2022

Time to practice with previous years exams:

 

Weekly Planning: 10th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 10th May 2022

For starters, a game about the use of gerunds & infinitives:

Let's continue with some grammar review about the use of the reported speech:

And now let's practice some reading & speaking with this text:

SPEAKING PRACTICE:

You have to speak about online shopping and regular shopping, providing as much information as you can about them and telling which one you prefer. You can refer to the following points:

• Advantages and disadvantages.
• Safety issues when buying online.
• How online shopping can affect the local commerce.

(12 minutes preparation / 3-5 minutes speaking)

You can use this video to get some ideas about the topic:

And now, time for some listening:

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Weekly Planning: 5th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 5th May 2022

To start our lesson, a game about adjectives and adverbs:

Here you can find a lesson plan about Work:

And some specific vocabulary about work and occupations:

We need as well some grammar, this time about the use of gerunds and infinitives (to / -ing forms)

You can test your knowledge about jobs & occupations with this game:

Time to sharp our listening skills with these videos about preparing the right CV for a job:

And another video that may come in handy when facing a job interview:

And to finish, a song:

Marina, "To Be Human"

Weekly Planning: 3rd May 2022

Weekly Planning: 3rd May 2022

Let's start with some vocabulary practice. A game to unscramble words about LANDSCAPES:

Then we will continue with a reading & listening activity about houses:

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Here you can find some vocabulary about houses:

Time for some speaking practice too:

And more ...

The writing activity above would be also good practice (you can do it as homework)

You can also do this MEDIATION activity:

A friend of yours is looking for a house to buy in an area West of Cambridge.

You have found some housing adverts in a newspaper.

Her initial budget is of 250.000 GBP, but maybe she could obtain some more funds to buy the house if she really likes it.

For her, it would be ideal to have plenty of space and she doesn't like living in a flat.

She doesn't want to do any works in the property she buys.

TASK: 

Send her a short e-mail or message telling that you have found a house that would suit her needs, explaining the details of it and why you think it is ideal for her (no more than 80 words).

And to finish, as usual, a song:

LP "Lost On You"

 

Weekly Planning: 26th & 28th April 2022

Weekly Planning: 26th & 28th April 2022

Let's start reviewing the use of the First Conditional with this game:

And some more information about the use of Conditionals. This time with "when, unless" ...

And here you have a video to clarify the use between 1st and 2nd Conditional:

And you can even have extra practice with these notes & worksheet:

Let's practice our conditionals with this game:

And to finish, a song:

Bruno Mars, The Lazy Song

Weekly Planning: 19th & 21st April 2022

Weekly Planning: 19th & 21st April 2022

This week we will continue with the pending activities from previous lessons.

Let's start with some weird facts game:

It is time to get rid of some grammar mistakes with this worksheet:

And we are going to master the Passive Voice with this notes and exercises:

Let's check if we got it right with this game:

We have carried out some speaking about Education. Here you can find some more specific vocabulary related to it:

Time to finish with a song:

Alicia Keys "Girl On Fire"

Weekly Planning: 5th & 7th April 2022

Weekly Planning: 5th & 7th April 2022

We will start with a trivia game:

We will continue reviewing the passive voice:

And check our passive voice proficiency with this game:

And here you can find a worksheet about the use of few, litte, much, many, ...

Time for listening: Chinese vs British education.

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We can further practice reading, listening, vocabulary and speaking with this piece of news:

And to finish, a song:

R.E.M. "Losing My Religion"

As homework, an extra practice: