Slumdog Millionarie v. Trimble

I have just seen this video and I really liked it! Try to compare it with the film "Slumdog Millionaire"! In some way it is also related to the topic we're dealing with right now: men and women.

We could talk about this in our next lesson! See you!

Oscars 2009

Welcome to the most exciting and glamorous ceremony. Our Penélope won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona!!

But, as we listen to the words, 'And the Oscar goes to...', those who have been nominated are not thinking, 'Please, let it be me'; they're thinking, 'No, please don't let it be me!'. The prize they really want, of course, is the official Oscar gift bag. What's that? It's the consolidation prize the losers get, when the show is over and everyone has gone home. Gossips claim that the value of the gift bags is more than $100,000, but the contents are as secret as the names of the Oscar winners. No one knows exactly what they contain, but rumour has it that the organizers fill them with everything from holidays in luxuty hotels to pearl necklaces, exclusive mobile phones and even gold slippers.

This time, Penélope didn't get the Oscar gift bag, what a pity!!! Have a look in the next video and enjoy watching the 2009 Nominees who got the precious bag. Furthermore, I would like to include Penélope's speech. I am sure you will watch it millions of time in the next few hours, but watch it completely in English!! What about her English accent???

We'll discuss it next time! See you soon!!

Homework (20/02/09)

Homework of the week: the exercises on the Student's book sometimes differ from group to group, because perhaps we have done them in the lesson.

Workbook:
page 35: 3a
page 36: 3b, 4, listening
page 37: 1a, b, c, d

Students' book:
page 57: reading and questions
page 59: 6a (without looking at the dictionary)
page 139: section 4B: a, b

Photocopies:
page 170

Pronunciation: simple past of regular verbs (-ed)

There are three ways to pronounce the final -ed of regular verbs in the simple past tense. This pronunciation is determined by the final sound of the verb in the infinitive: Is it a voiced consonant, an unvoiced consonant, or a vowel sound?

Visit this site on pronunciation to practice more and listen to the pronunciation at the same time!!!

Let's practice on this website, you have to choose the right option! Good luck!

See you next week! Enjoy this beautiful Sunday!

homework (12/02/09)

Dear students,

I should admit I forgot to write the homework yesterday, but here you have the homework from this week and the last one!

See you soon!!!

Students' Book: page 47 - Reading
page 50 - Review exercises
page 51 - Reading exercise + questions
page 151 - 1a, b, c (depends on the group)
page 139 - 4A - b

Workbook: page 30 - 1, 2
page 31 - 3, 4
page 32 - listening
page 34 - 1a, b, c
page 35 - 2a, b, c

Photocopies: page 168
page 185
page 169

Grammarway: Time clauses - page 144, 145

Conditional sentences (extra): 3 exercises


The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: chapter 5 - 9
4º I by 19th February
4º J by 20th February
4º K by 19th February

Evaluation criteria: writing

Here you find the evaluation criteria I will take into account to evaluate your writing exercises:

Writing

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HOMEWORK (04/02/09)

Dear students,

here I am again, with an update of the homework!!! I would like to remind you the exercises I told you to prepare at home during this last week.

Workbook: Page 30 --> 1

Student's Book: Page 137 --> section 3C a
Page 139 --> section 4A a

Grammarway: Adverbs and adverbial phrases working as linking words: page 150, 151
Conditionals: page 126 - 130

See you soon!!!