Class: Friday 22 July

Classwork:
Unit 5B
- youtube videos
- p.72 Grammar and Grammar Bank (pp.138-9)
- Communication exercise (generalizations/opinions)
- p.73 Reading and Speaking and How Words Work:
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- Presentations (Rut, Luz, Norma, Nikita)
- p.97 Writing - Film Review

Homework:
- prepare oral presentation
- p.97 (Student Book) - write a film review - due on Monday or Tuesday by email

Class: Thursday 21 July

Classwork:
- reviewed homework
- Speaking exercise (used to) with partners
Unit 5A
- pp.68-9 Grammar, Pronunciation
- pp.138-9 Grammar Bank and two exercises
- Speaking exercise (how much/how many) with partners
- p.70 vocabulary
- p.71 vocabulary and speaking
- Game: Sentence Auction

Homework:
- continue preparing presentations
- Workbook: pp.44-45

Class: Wednesday 20 July

Classwork:
- oral review of second conditional/house vocabulary
- inventions of 20th century - "used to"
Unit 4C
- p.60 Vocabulary & Speaking and Grammar (plus Grammar Bank p.136)
- p.61 Listening and Pronunciation & Speaking
- Song: I used to love her
- p.63 Listening & Speaking

Homework:
- prepare for oral presentation (for Friday or Monday)
- Student Book p.137 4C exercise b
- Student Book p.62 Reading and p.63 How Words Work...

Links for song: Our House

The song we listened to at the end of class on Tuesday 19 July is called "Our House", by the British group Madness.

Here is a link to the lyrics:

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/madness/our+house_20086770.html

And here is a link to one version of the song on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p4RWBCEFRo

Class: Tuesday 19 July

Classwork:
- review of homework
- Unit 4B: pp.56-7 Grammar, Text, Grammar Bank (pp.136-7), Communication exercise
- p.151 Vocabulary Bank: Houses, speaking about houses
- example presentation about Vermont
- p.58 Listening exercises a and b, Song: Our house

Homework:
- begin thinking about/preparing presentation for Friday (Rut, Javi, Jordi, Luciano, Carlos, Nikita, Norma, Luz, and anyone else who can) or Monday. 3 minutes, open topic (I recommend one you like)
- Workbook. p.37 1 a and b, p.38 3 a and b

Class: Monday 18 July

Classwork:
Questions and statements game
Unit 4A
pp52-53 Vocabulary, Pronunciation, Reading
pp54 and 136 Grammar and Grammar Bank
Class mingle game

Homework:
1. p.150 Vocabulary Bank (Student's Book)
2. pp. 35-6 Grammar exercises a, b, c
3. p.54 e - writing a few sentences beginning with one of these prompts

Hello everyone

Hi everyone, this is the blog for the second half of our class.