B2 ( Advanced 2) Grammar unit 1B: Cleft Sentences + keys + song ( Eric Clapton)

SONG ACTIVITY: ERIC CLAPTON

Now do this song activity:
1. Download this worksheet
2. Listen to the song twice and answer the questions. To listen click here.
3. Download the keys here.

Follow-up activities:
BBC - The Teacher- idioms: blue
Colour idioms
Idioms and sayings in various languages

B2 ( project): ADVERTISING: relaunching a product.

• Information and listenings about advertising

video- branding
script video- the idea behind the logo

• Classroom task: An advertising campaign

STEP 1: learn the language for discussion.
DOWNLOAD THIS FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE:
Useful classroom language for the advertising campaign: 

• putting forward new ideas
• reacting positively to new ideas
• reacting negatively to new ideas
• summarising/recapping (recap)

STEP 2: relaunching the product, aspects to consider:

• changing the name
• changing the packaging
• changing the advertising to target a different age group
• drop/raise the price

STEP 3: post your notes and final decisions onto Trello. You will see some windows, named: Group 1 4ºA, 4ºB,etc.

STEP 3: create your poster.

Think about the visual impact and remember to create a poster with your product. You can use www.canva.com to create your poster.

The secretaries can post their summaries in the comments section.

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• CLASSROOM PROJECT SAMPLE from the students at the EOI Motril: 

WATCH THIS OUT:
BELOW IS YOUR PRODUCT CAMPAIGN POSTER.
Here's your document with the agreements reached in class on the advertising campaign by you ( the Marketing Department).

IDEAS ORIGINALES DE ALUMNADO DE 4º.

The posters have been created by students at the 4th year Nivel Intermedio B2.1

EXCELLENT TEAMWORK!!

MANY THANKS!!

A1 ( File 3B): present simple- routines, daily activities, housework

• PRESENT SIMPLE

• ROUTINES

Daily routines ( starter)

Housework-listen to the verb phrases

Daily activities- match the pictures and the verbs

Daily activities 2-

Daily life- picture vocabulary quiz-

Daily routines- word order activity

Daily routine- worksheet- complete the gaps

• ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Power points – adverbs of frequency and videos
Exercise- adverbs of frequency ( unscramble the sentence)-

• TELLING THE TIME

What do you see? What time is it?- match the time to the correct sentence

The Date

• TIME/DATE: CLOCKS, DAYS, MONTHS, ORDINAL NUMBERS- REVISION

Time/Date : clocks, days, months, ordinal numbers, seasons, time

• SIMPLE PRESENT
• Simple present statements crossword
• Simple present questions- listen and click on the correct answer
• READING-Reading-
•  exercise 1- Daily routine
• exercise 2-

B1-B2: Complaint letters

Read this PowerPoint about how to write formal and informal letters of complaint

Holiday complaint letters.

Complaining about a Holiday ( sample letter- level advanced)

Poor standard of a service.

Letter of complaint about the poor standard of a service.

B2 ( Writing strategies): Portfolio 1- Topic and supporting sentences

Writing strategies writing paragraphs from Elena Gómez

 Practice

B2 ( Writing) : linking words and phrases

Download pdf here.

GUY FAWKES: Remember, remember the 5th of November...

See the video and do this quizz 

The Gunpowder Plot

Remember, remember the 5th of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot,

I see no reason,

Why gunpowder and treason,

Should ever be forgot!

Houses of History-

Explore the story of the Parliament and Democracy

B2- Speaking strategies practice: How to prepare your outline to deliver a monologue

Last Wednesday we agreed on me leaving a post on the blog to upload the speaking sessions you're having with the language assistant teacher on Wednesdays.
Please follow the steps below to prepare and record your speaking.

First, read the following instructions:

SPEAKING SKILL TIPS:
To prepare your monologue think about the following points:

1. Brainstorm vocabulary related to the card using bubble maps, small mind maps,etc.
2. Write a bare bones outline.
3. Add information to your bare bones outline. To do so, you'll  need to:

• Organize ideas starting with a topic sentence and add supporting sentences o it.
• Connect your ideas logically using connectors.
• Make sure you conclude your monologue within the time limit (around 4 minutes).

HOW TO PREPARE AND UPLOAD YOUR TASK:
Pre-task: Reading outline samples.
1. Here's an outline sample Kathryn has prepared for you on last year's card model 8A. Please read them through them.
Bare bones outline
Detailed outline

2. Now draft the outline and record your monologue without reading it.
3. To record your monologue use this online voice recorder: www.vocaroo.com ( once you finish recording your speaking, click on : click here to save and copy your embed code).
4. Send me your embed code by email or submit it in the "comentarios" section below.
5. Listen to your classmates' speaking tasks.
6. Choose a classmate's speaking and draft its outline.
7. Let's share the results in class.

Mind mapping to start writing/speaking

What is mind mapping?

Mind mapping examples
1. Shakespeare
2. Suffixing rules

3.HOW ICT CAN ACCOMMODATE LEARNING STYLES

To learn more click here.
mind-map tools

B2 (News): World Cup 2014

Read the following articles:
Germans certain their team will beat Argentina
A-Z of a memorable tournament

B2 (Vocabulary): Australian slang: your favourite examples

A recent Magazine article about the decline of Australian slang prompted readers to share some of their favourite expressions. Read more here.

B2 ( Reading): BBC- Capital- The joy of living with less

The joy of living with less.
f you’ve ever fantasised about selling everything you own and paring down your possessions to the bare essentials, you’re probably familiar with minimalism.

B2 ( Reading): BBC Capital: What is crowdfunding?

YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU MONEY FOR WHAT?!
Read the article here.

A1-B2 (song): Queen

This song is for my students 'semipresenciales'.


A veces el esfuerzo no está recompensado, pero hay que seguir luchando e ir hacia la meta. Para mi sois los campeones.

A1 (song): FIFA World Cup 2014 official song

What a catchy song!

B2 ( Music): Michael Jackson new single and Billboard performance

Michael Jackson hologram steals the show. The late Michael Jackson steals the show at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards with a computer-generated hologram performance ( read more here).




Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake: ' Love never felt so good'. Read the news here.

A1 ( SPEAKING): ORAL INTERACTION- SAMPLES

PART 1
PART 2

B2 ( Functional language revision): Stating a preference

Stating a preference: explanation and practice

Construction

Formula	Verb Form
I'd rather...	Use the base form the verb without 'to' with 'rather'
I'd prefer...	Use the '-ing' form following the verb 'prefer'
If it were up to me, I'd...	Use the second conditional form followed by the base form of the verb without 'to'
I think we should...	Use the base form the verb without 'to' following the modal form 'should'
Why don't we...?	Use the base form of the verb in a question
Let's go ...	Use the base form of the verb with 'let's'
How about...?	Use the '-ing' form of the verb after a preposition - here 'about'

B2 Documentaries

EARTH 2100 ( with subtitles)




THE ILLUSION OF TIME





PLANET EARTH 100 MILLION YEARS IN THE FUTURE

B2 ( BBC News)

BBC Top videos
Video 1: Ukraine' babushkas' in stand-off with separatists
Video 2: Brussels fatal gun attack at Jewish Museum
BBC Tech section
The medical mannequins 'brought to life' with emotions

BBC Entertainment

EU elections: Eurovision's Conchita Wurst praises 'tolerance'