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.
Watch this video to learn more about potential issues in your home that
can lead to unhealthy living conditions and high utility bills.
video-TASK: listen to the video and note down the reasons why people should get an energy audit. Check out KEYS at the bottom of the post.
VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING- HOUSEHOLD JOBS
EXERCISE
1b- XTRA WORD/PHRASES FOR VERBS.
CHANGE the sheets, a wheel PUT UP a picture, a poster PUT IN a new boiler, a new kitchen FIX the central heating, the shower CHECK the battery, teh brakes DECORATE the front room, the bedroom REPLACE the cooker, a door DRY-CLEAN a skirt, the curtains CUT the hedge, the lawn SERVICE a scooter/car, a washing machine
HELP WITH GRAMMAR- EXERCISE 6
1.
A How much do you pay to get your duvet dry-cleaned?
B I'm not sure. I haven't had it cleaned for ages
2.
A Did you do the decorating yourself?
B Yes, but I got my sister to help me
3.
A Did you dye your hair yourself?
B No, I got my friend to do it for me
4.
A Have you had some new lights put in round the pool?
B Actually, I put them in myself
5.
A When did you last get your car serviced?
B I haven't had it done recently
EXERCISE 7
2. haven't had...done 3 to get....to help 4 to get/to have...painted 5. get...to come
6. have....x-rayed 7. have/get ...mended 8 to have/to get...resprayed 9 get...to repair
10 getting/having ...done
VIDEO KEYS KEYS KEYS KEYS KEYS KEYS KEYS - TO IDENTIFY LEAKS PROBLEMS
-PROVIDE SOLUTIONS THAT CAN SAVE YOU MONEY IN YOUR BILLS
- IMPROVE POOR AIR QUALITIES AND LIVING CONDITIONS
- HOMES FRAMES CAN BE IMPROVED
- INDOOR AIR AIR-
- POLLUTANTS, RODENTS--PREVENT UNHEALTHY LIVING CONDITIONS
- NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUR FAMILY HEALTH
-TO DECREASE THE RISK OF CARBON MONOXIDE INCIDENTS AT HOME
- SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATE TO THESE GASES ARE MISTAKEN AS A FLU.
-CONCLUSION- CAN MAKE YOUR HOME A SAFER, HEALTHIER, MORE COMFORTABLE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT PLACE TO LIVE
Descriptive writing is characterized as containing sentences with more than one adjective. When this occurs in English, adjectives are placed before the noun they qualify and follow a specific order which is determined by the adjective and its use. We might use an adjective to talk about shapes, colours, origin, etc.
To learn more read the power point below or click here.
ADVANCED POINTS- SPOKEN LANGUAGE AND THE USE OF ADJECTIVES
When speaking we try not to put too many adjectives in front of the noun. How do we avoid doing this?
By adding phrases beginning withand, with or in or adding a relative clause.
Have a look at these examples:
1. rather stupid-looking, clumsy birds with blue feet and long necks. 2. Charming, rustic cottages in stone. In = de 3. delicious Thai curries, ( which were)made of fish and coconut.
P. 49. VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING: expressing feelings with verbs -ed/-ing. a. 1. infuriates, 2. frustrated. 3.embarrassing 4. exhausting 5. disappointed 6. amazes 7. terrifying 8. inspired 9. confuse 10. thrilled c. stressful ( first syllable- stress 3. scary ( sca- first syllable) 4. delightful ( second syllable- light ) 5 offensive ( second syllable) = ffen P. 50 3. READING AND SPEAKING
1. T ( Line 3: ...on average, we spend 44 minutes a week thinking about things we could or should have done differently.) 2. T ( Line 4: Our main areas of regret are our love lives...) 3. F ( Line 7: On average, most people have two main regrets in life.) 4. F ( Line 7: 17%...laid the blame at someone else's door.) 5. T ( Line 8: But two thirds...thought their regrets had led them to act more positively and that they had learnt from their mistakes.)
1. WARM-UP about having pets.
We started the lesson by talking about what it means to have a pet. These were some of your ideas:
2. VOCABULARY : YOU NAMED SOME PETS AND there were some doubts about pronunciation.
VOCABULARY: Look at this powerpoint, name all the animals you see on the slides.
Do ferrets make good pets?
GRAMMAR: EXPRESSIONS USED TO COMPARE ( ADVANCED LEVELS)
We started organizing the different expressions to compare and this is what I wrote down
SPEAKING TASK: Speaking practice- Face 2 Face student's book. Page 43. Get ready...Get it right!
1. Choose two places, two people or two things that you both know well ( cities, actors/actresses, bands, restaurants, cars,etc.)
2. Using the expressions from the smarboard above, write five sentences comparing the places, people or things you and your partner chose in A.
Example: Tokyo isn't any more expensive than London.
I think Julia Roberts is a far better actress than Cameron Diaz.
3. SPEAKING CARD: MONOLOGUE ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOLIDAYS.
Click here to read Juan Antonio's comparison exercise.
OTHER COMPARISON STRUCTURES
Listen to this song by UB40 ( Higher Ground) and pay attention to another type of comparison structure.
Not a clue yet?
EXERCISES
1. Listen to the chorus and fill in the gaps with the missing words.
2. Write down the grammar structure of the chorus to compare things?
3. Check your answers at the end of the lyrics.
4. Do the grammar exercise at the bottom of this post.
Enjoy the song!
Lyrics to Higher Ground by UB40
Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________ The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground
Moon and __________ sit way up high
Earth and _________ beneath them lie
The ________blows fragrant lullaby
To cool the night for you and I
On the wings the birds _________ free
Leviathan tames angry _________
The flower waits for honeybee
The __________ wakes new life in me
Every hour of every day I'm learning ___________ The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground
The fishes swim while rivers run
Through fields to feast my eyes upon
Intoxicated drinking from
The loving cup of burning __________
In dreams I'll crave familiar _________
Of whispered rain on weary__________
Of kisses sweet and warm ___________
Another time another __________
And every hour of every day I'm learning ___________ The_________ I learn, the __________ I know about before The _________ I know, the _________ I want to look around Digging deep for clues on higher ground
FILE 9A -P.72 READING- THE SILVER SCREEN. EXERCISE 2c
1. March
2. before
3. sometimes
4. aren't
5. 2010
6. aren't
EXERCISE 6.
2. The pills should be taken with food
3. She doesn't like being told what to do
4. I hope to be promoted next year.
5. He was the first to be invited
6. She had to be taken to hospital
7. The parcel will be delivered to me tomorrow
8.The boss needs to be told immediately
FILE 9B WHAT WAS IT LIKE? P. 75 HELP WITH GRAMMAR
EXERCISE 4.
1.such as
2. as
3.so
4. like
5. such
6. as
7. like
8. so
EXERCISE 5 1. so 2. such 3 like (as) 4. so 5 so 6 so 7 like (as) 8 such 9 as 10 such as /like 11 so 12 like 13 as 14 so 15 such 16 like
The aim of this post is to practise idioms of failure and success (face2face advanced handouts)and use the language to express similarities and differences and comparison previously learnt in this blog entry.
You have to answer both tasks in this blog entry. Submit your answer as a comment.
Task 1. Write a short text on the following topic: - Talk about your language learning experiences during the past 2 years: how you passed your tests, good and bad results, etc. (use idioms of failure and success). Task 2. Read the following prompt on educational programs and do the task below.
Context: Today, more and more colleges and universities are offering not only individual courses but entire degree programs online. Some educators worry that online programs do not provide the same quality as an on-campus education and that in an online program, students can get others to do their work. Task: Compare both types of educational programs: individual courses vs. degree programs online. ( Use expressions to talk about similarities and differences, and different ways of comparing). Remember to submit your answers. Click on post a comment.
1. 1. almost 2. probably 3. may 4. possible 5. think/believe 6. probably 7. don't 8. bad 2. -Example: She'll definitely pass = 100% 1. She's bound to pass 95% 2. She'll probably pass./She's likely to pass./I expect she'll pass 75% 3. She may / might pass. 50% 4. I doubt ( if /that) she'll pass. /She's unlikely to pass. 25% 5. She'll definitely fail. 100% 3. Answer from a Japanese person -definitely -good chance - unlikely -expect -disaster -pessimistic - might -likely to ask her - I fancy - I doubt
Remember: bound to do sth- If sb is bound to do sth, they will almost certainly do it. ------------------------------ Writing practice: Use the vocabulary to write sentences about your life next week. Answera sample from a Japanese person: Next week, I'm definitely going to go to a salsa party on Sunday evening. It's a good chance for me to let off steam. However, the good dancers are unlikely to dance with someone like me who isn't very good, although I expect some of them will ask me to dance anyway. Otherwise I will be standing alone in the corner for hours and it will be a disaster! But maybe I'm too pessimistic. My friend and I might go out for a drink afterwards. There I'm likely to ask her advice about the boy I fancy, even though I doubt she has a good opinion of him.
Help with grammar: RELATIVE CLAUSES WITH PREPOSITIONS
p. 17. Keys to exercises 3 and 4
2. She should consult the students for whom she is responsible
3. He embarked on a long journey, from which he never returned
4. Mahler is the composer with whom he is always associated
5. I'm impressed by the speed at which he runs
6. The artist eventually finished the picture on which he'd been working
Exercise 4.
2. She has two children, neither of whom look like her.
3. Tim interviewed several people, all of whom were unsuitable
4. She gave me four tops, only one of which I wore
5. There were only two flights that day, both of which were full.
6. I studied German at school, none of which I remember
