Mind Your English!

Hey guys!

Well, it's been really hot this week in Aranjuez and I guess this is the reason why some of you find it increasingly difficult to come to class on time...I can understand but try to be more punctual, please! On Monday we basically corrected homework and learned phrases used in CVs. We also watched a very ingenious short film about a man getting advice on his way to an interview for a job as a sales rep. Here you have the video to watch it again and here you have the transcription. We finished the unit yesterday by learning how to ask for & give advice, as well as how to read aloud email & website addresses.

Extra grammar:
should, shouldnt (1)
should, shouldn't (2)

Extra listening:
Job options (multiple choice quiz) (transcript here)
Students and jobs (multiple choice quiz) (transcript here)

To revise this unit, download these files:
Unit 7 test
Unit 7 test Answer key

You can also do the Revision test of unit 7 on page 154 of your Student's Book and check your answers here.

Published by Mariluz en 8:52 PM Comments

Hi, there!

Sorry I haven't updated the blog in a while, but it's been a very busy week. So, where are we? We are learning more about the present perfect simple with already, just and yet. We also learnt more verb collocations about work and adjectives and phrases about personality.

Extra grammar:
Present perfect+already,just,yet (1)
Present perfect+already,just,yet (2)
Present perfect+already, just, still, yet

Extra vocabulary:
Personality adjectives
Appearance and personality adjectives game

Extra listening:
Personality traits (multiple choice quiz) / What are you like? (with transcript)
Good qualities (multiple choice quiz) / Good qualities (with transcript)
Best quality (multiple choice quiz+transcript)
Worst quality (multiple choice quiz+transcript)
Signs from the Stars (multiple choice quiz) / Signs of the Stars (with transcript)

And finally I told you to write 3 sentences describing the most important qualities needed to do your own jobs and explaining why for homework. Use the words and phrases in the horoscope on p 71 of your Student's book. For example, I think that "Good teachers have a lot of patience because students often ask teachers to explain the lesson over and over again".

Have a nice weekend!

Published by Mariluz en 4:50 PM Comments

Hi, guys!

Well, yesterday we started a new unit about jobs. We learnt some vocabulary related to work and listened to a radio talk show about people who have met celebrities to introduce the present perfect simple.
Now watch this video to see how people use this verb tense:


Exercise about Ann
Exercise about Jim and Robin
Video transcript

Extra grammar exercises:
Present perfect (form)
Present perfect (uses)
Present perfect or past simple?
Present perfect or past simple? 1, 2
Game: past participles

Extra vocabulary exercises:
Jobs
Jobs and work
Work and working conditions
Office jobs, relationships
Life events, professions
Job families. Can you find your job?

Extra listening:
What was your first job?
Game:Job center

For homework tomorrow, please do the exercises on this worksheet.

Cheers!

Published by Mariluz en 3:17 PM Comments

Hi, there!

I hope you all had a very nice Easter break and are refreshed and ready to begin work again. On Wednesday we finished unit 6 by listening to a man making a restaurant reservation and practising the language used by customer and assistant in a fast food restaurant. Then we watched Jamie Oliver cook a barbecued salmon. Here you have the video to watch it again and here you have the transcription.

Extra listening:
At the restaurant
Restaurant review
A Cuban recipe
An omelet recipe
A spaghetti recipe
A dessert recipe (see transcript here)

Finally, I asked you to write your next assignment: a recipe. Follow the instructions, read the sample recipe (here you can watch the video) and keep it simple. Please, hand it in or send it as an attachment by e-mail (DOUBLE SPACE, please!) before the end of Wednesday, April 21st.

To revise this unit, download these files:

Unit 6 test
Unit 6 test (answer key)

You can also do the Revision test of unit 6 on page 153 of your Student's book and check your answers here.

See you next week, have fun!

Published by Mariluz en 4:35 PM Comments