The Flatmates. BBC episode.
Listen to the conversation.
2. video: modals- will present habits
3.video: modals - would past habits
Showing posts with label English usage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English usage. Show all posts
Monday, December 2, 2019
Sunday, January 20, 2013
B1-THE FLATMATES SECTION: PHRASAL VERBS
In this document: PHRASAL VERBS LINKS you'll find a list with the Flatmates episodes in which phrasal verbs are taught.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
HOMEWORK: B1 SPEAKING ( useful expressions): HOW TO.....
Here's a list of the most common functions and expressions we use while we speak.
Do the activities below and try to use it in the classroom for both parts (monologue and dialogue) of the 2nd and 3rd term B1 speaking tests.
Remember that these language expressions are used in everyday conversation and are important to make yourself understood in different situations.
Let's start by learning the first 6 links ( part 1). Visit the links, do the exercises and write down the most important expressions on your notebook or the speaking copies that I gave you in the first term.
Let's start by learning the first 6 links ( part 1). Visit the links, do the exercises and write down the most important expressions on your notebook or the speaking copies that I gave you in the first term.
- part 1
- HOW TO DISCUSS ( read: making a point, disagreeing)
- HOW TO USE CONVERSATION LANGUAGE (read: How to agree with someone in an informal conversation- unit 1 New English File )
- HOW TO ASK SOMEONE TO REPEAT SOMETHING
- ASKING FOR PERMISSION ( UNIT 2 NEW ENGLISH FILE PAGE 32 practical English section)
- ASKING A FAVOUR
- part 2
- HOW TO GREET SOMEONE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FOR AGES
- INFORMAL INVITATIONS
- POLITE INVITATIONS
- HOW TO TURN DOWN AN INVITATION
- BORROWING SOMETHING
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
B1-KEYS unit 2B
page 132 GRAMMAR BANK KEYS
2A
a
1. How long have they been going out together?
2. I've been studying English for two years.
3. He hasn't been feeling very well recently
4. You've been reading that book for months!
5. Have you been waiting ( for ) a long time?
6. We haven't been spending much time together.
7. How long has she been living there?
8. I've been renting this flat for three years.
9. The lift hasn't been working since 10 o'clock.
10. Has she been working here ( for) a long time?
Before doing exercise 2A b read the PowerPoint about the present perfect and present perfect continous.
b
1. Have....been crying, 've been watching
2. 's been barking
3. haven't been sleeping
4. 've been shopping
5. have...been doing, 've been playing
READING - exercise 5- page 26
5c Victoria
1 She's working at Monkey World ( which looks after aptes which have been ill-treated)
2 She was working as a manager in Next, a chain store.
3 She went on a working holiday to Borneo. She worked with apes and enjoyed it. When whe came back she found it difficult to return to her old life. She decided to go back to university to study biology.
Sally
1 She's living on the Greek island of Lipsi
2 She was living in London, working for American Express. She had a good salary and social life but she didn't enjoy getting up early on the bad weather.
3 She went on holiday to Lipsi, a Greek island, with a friend and loved it- the people, the weather, the food, the mountains. She decided to apply for a job with the travel company who organized her holiday. She got a job as a tourist guide on the island.
4 She's very happy there. She can't imagine living in London again.
5e
1 trivial 2 mad 3 keeper 4 apes 5 ill-treated 6 the tube 7 delicious 8 applied for 9 blazing tiny
WRITING - TELLING A STORY - NIGHTMARE JOURNEYS -page 33
a. Below are in bold the right spelling and form for the verbs underlined in red from the article NIghtmare journeys.
left
didn't know
find
were
we couldn't check in
fell
b.
1. when 2. but 3. so 4. After 5. but 6. because 7. so 8. Although 9. in the end
c. C= refers to a car journey P= refers to a plane journey
the flight was delayed (P)
you broke down ( C)
you got lost ( C)
you missed your flight ( P)
there was a traffic jam ( C)
you got a puncture ( C)
you forgot your passport (P)
your flight was overbooked (P)
HOMEWORK
TASK- Write about a nightmare journey you've had ( or invent one)
Words 180-200
Deadline: Monday 3 December
2A
a
1. How long have they been going out together?
2. I've been studying English for two years.
3. He hasn't been feeling very well recently
4. You've been reading that book for months!
5. Have you been waiting ( for ) a long time?
6. We haven't been spending much time together.
7. How long has she been living there?
8. I've been renting this flat for three years.
9. The lift hasn't been working since 10 o'clock.
10. Has she been working here ( for) a long time?
Before doing exercise 2A b read the PowerPoint about the present perfect and present perfect continous.
b
1. Have....been crying, 've been watching
2. 's been barking
3. haven't been sleeping
4. 've been shopping
5. have...been doing, 've been playing
READING - exercise 5- page 26
5c Victoria
1 She's working at Monkey World ( which looks after aptes which have been ill-treated)
2 She was working as a manager in Next, a chain store.
3 She went on a working holiday to Borneo. She worked with apes and enjoyed it. When whe came back she found it difficult to return to her old life. She decided to go back to university to study biology.
Sally
1 She's living on the Greek island of Lipsi
2 She was living in London, working for American Express. She had a good salary and social life but she didn't enjoy getting up early on the bad weather.
3 She went on holiday to Lipsi, a Greek island, with a friend and loved it- the people, the weather, the food, the mountains. She decided to apply for a job with the travel company who organized her holiday. She got a job as a tourist guide on the island.
4 She's very happy there. She can't imagine living in London again.
5e
1 trivial 2 mad 3 keeper 4 apes 5 ill-treated 6 the tube 7 delicious 8 applied for 9 blazing tiny
WRITING - TELLING A STORY - NIGHTMARE JOURNEYS -page 33
a. Below are in bold the right spelling and form for the verbs underlined in red from the article NIghtmare journeys.
left
didn't know
find
were
we couldn't check in
fell
b.
1. when 2. but 3. so 4. After 5. but 6. because 7. so 8. Although 9. in the end
c. C= refers to a car journey P= refers to a plane journey
the flight was delayed (P)
you broke down ( C)
you got lost ( C)
you missed your flight ( P)
there was a traffic jam ( C)
you got a puncture ( C)
you forgot your passport (P)
your flight was overbooked (P)
HOMEWORK
TASK- Write about a nightmare journey you've had ( or invent one)
Words 180-200
Deadline: Monday 3 December
Friday, March 23, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
WRITING EMAILS
This is last Thursday's lesson.
First, have a look at this PowerPoint to start thinking about some writing routines.
In this lesson they will be emailing a tourist information centre in a city of your choice to get information about that place. Try to decide on a place in the world that you would like to visit.
Follow these steps to learn how to write a successful semiformal email:
1. Now download these worksheets and read the semi-formal email as an example of a good
email (worksheet 2b) and a copy of the ‘bad email’ (worksheet 4).
2.Draw two columns on a piece of paper and write the headings Dos and
Don’ts at the top.
3. Then compare the two emails and try to discover the rules of writing a good email.
4. Finally, check your answers on the Dos and Don'ts answer sheet.
To learn more about email writing read this document.
To learn the differences between email and letter writing read this pdf.
Have a look at the grid below which sumarizes the different letter registers included in worksheets 1, 2, 2a, 3.
Smartboard screen shot: LETTER WRITING STYLES
Once you've checked the correct answers, you are ready do the following task:
First, have a look at this PowerPoint to start thinking about some writing routines.
In this lesson they will be emailing a tourist information centre in a city of your choice to get information about that place. Try to decide on a place in the world that you would like to visit.
Follow these steps to learn how to write a successful semiformal email:
1. Now download these worksheets and read the semi-formal email as an example of a good
email (worksheet 2b) and a copy of the ‘bad email’ (worksheet 4).
2.Draw two columns on a piece of paper and write the headings Dos and
Don’ts at the top.
3. Then compare the two emails and try to discover the rules of writing a good email.
4. Finally, check your answers on the Dos and Don'ts answer sheet.
To learn more about email writing read this document.
To learn the differences between email and letter writing read this pdf.
Have a look at the grid below which sumarizes the different letter registers included in worksheets 1, 2, 2a, 3.
Smartboard screen shot: LETTER WRITING STYLES
- Write an email to the information centre of the city of their choice asking for any information you require. You can use the model email (worksheet 2b) as an example and to follow the list of rules you have.( write 150 words approximately). Send them via email.
- Deadline Thursday 2 Feb.
Monday, November 28, 2011
SPEAK and TALK- with/to
Differences between speak and talk
They have similar meanings, but there are some differences in the ways in which they are used.
When you mention that someone is using is or her voice to produce words, you usually say that they are speaking.
Also, to speak a foreign language.
However, if two or more people are having a conversation, you usually say that they are talking.
SOME INTERESTING RULES:
If you SPEAK TO someone or TALK TO them, you have a conversation with them.
They have similar meanings, but there are some differences in the ways in which they are used.
When you mention that someone is using is or her voice to produce words, you usually say that they are speaking.
Also, to speak a foreign language.
However, if two or more people are having a conversation, you usually say that they are talking.
SOME INTERESTING RULES:
If you SPEAK TO someone or TALK TO them, you have a conversation with them.
- Some American speakers say speak/talk with
- Speak about is used to describe something to a group of people, for example in a lecture:
- I spoke about my experiences at University
- Talk about is used in two ways:
- in conversation to refer to the thing someone is discussing.
- to refer in a general way to what someone is saying.
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