Download this Verb Tenses portfolio where you'll be filling in info as we study them.
For follow-up self-corrected practice, download and print this document and Instructions.
LEVEL TEST
In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take three level tests B1, B2 and C1. Once finished, write down your scores and report it to your teacher.
HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT
Download this document and do the Listening tasks suggested.
READER DIAGRAM SAMPLE
UNIT 1. Tech time (On Technology and the Social Media in Catastrophes)
Go to you end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study 1 block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set an exam date. This exam has to be perfect.
GRAMMAR
Click on the links below and fill in the info on your Verb Tenses portfolio.
ONLY FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
LISTENING
Watch this video and answer the True/False questionnaire.
UNIT 2. Crime stories.
READING & WRITING
Read this article carefully and choose three new words, look them up in a dictionary and bring them to the class. Try to remember as much information in the article as you can.
In the class: write down as much info as you can remember. In groups of 4 share your notes and write a single 100-word report of the story.
To write a Report you'll need some connectors. Click here for a diagram and go to Engcyberia for practice.
LISTENING
Watch this video on Teen Crime Spree and fill in the gaps with the missing words from the box on your questionnaire.
GRAMMAR
PROJECT WORK
Criminal age of responsability
Watch the video and try to answer the questions asked. Take notes. We'll discuss it in the class.
To prepare the Debate, watch this Prezi carefully and take an UNCOMMON expression from each section. Select 10 expressions and get ready to use them.
CONNECTORS DIAGRAM AND PPT
Here you have all connectors, nevertheless, we'll work on them step by step. In this unit you just need to copy the connectors of purpose. Practice: 1 2 3 4 5
UNIT 3. I's a thrill (on risky activities or sports).
GRAMMAR
In this unit we're revising four verb tenses, the ones on future time, namely:
Simple Future (slides 6, 7, 8) Be Going To Future Future Continuous Future Perfect
Practice FC/FPerf
Take your Verb Tenses Portfolio and fill in the information requested on those four Tenses. Here you are a General diagram on Future verb tenses.
Go to Engcyberia for practice.
Infinitive/Gerund use. Take notes on this ppt and do the exercises suggested on the link. There're three sections, with three tutorials. Do some practice on each section.
LISTENING
Watch and listen to Bear Grylls struggling with a snake. As you listen, try to complete the worksheet given to you. Listen to it a few times to improve your listening skills.
VOCABULARY
Watch this ppt and take notes on -ed/-ing endings. Watch a video explaining it on the last slide.
Watch Marie Antoinette's segment and we'll do an activity in the class.
CONNECTORS
This time we focus on connectors of time. Practice: 1
WRITING
You have to write a 150-word travel blog. Watch this video for inspiration.
Depending on the results, we will engage a plan, "Rescue days". Some of you will work on those weak points while others will work on something more adapted to their level.
RESCUE DAY ONE
High achievers: Listen here to Simon Sinek's talk on How great leaders inspire action.
Click on Comments; Read a few of them and Reply to one of them (You'll need to sign up to do so); show your real name or surname, not both. Your reply must be a minimum of 5 lines long.
In 45 minutes you must have finished. Get together and share your comments or impressions on it and your comments.
Low achievers: Download the above mentioned Verb Tenses Portfolio, print it and bring it to the class. You need to revise the following 4 verb tenses:
Present Simple Present Continuous Past Simple Past Continuous
Fill in your portfolio about their FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
RESCUE DAY TWO
High achievers: Listen here to Giver Tulley's talk on 5 dangerous things you should let your kids do.
Click on Comments; Read a few of them and Reply to one of them (You'll need to sign up to do so); show your real name or surname, not both. Your reply must be a minimum of 5 lines long.
In 45 minutes you must have finished. Get together and share your comments or impressions on it and your comments.
Low achievers:
Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple (Time connections in the Past)
Fill in your portfolio about their FORM/USE/ADVERBS/SPELLING
DO NOT COPY EVERYTHING, JUST NOTES ON THOSE FOUR ASPECTS!!!!!
Click on the links on the ppts or go to Engcyberia for more practice.
UNIT 4. Let's talk (on relatioships, personality...).
LISTENING
Watch this video on The World's Quickest Personality Test and do the activity from the worksheet given to you.
VOCABULARY
Take notes on the vocabulary to describe people physically speaking (slides 2 to 6)
Visit this FBI page and find 3 new words to describe people.
Watch this Avatar segment and do your worksheet on Adjective order.
GRAMMAR
Modals. With this diagram we'll make a complete revision.
UNIT 5. What's on? (on movies, entertainment..).
LISTENING
Watch this National Geographic's The Photographs and do the activity suggested.
GRAMMAR
Watch this ppt on the Passive voice and take notes from slides n. 1, 2, 25, 26, 27, 29, 47. We'll work on it in the class.
Watching The Ant Bully we'll do some oral practice on the passive here or here.
UNIT 6. How much? (on consumerism and shopping)
LISTENING
By listening and viewing "Addicted to money", you'll find out more about the Mayans use of money. Fill in the questionnaire meanwhile.
GRAMMAR
Relative clauses prezi here. Practice in Engcyberia num. 49; Lots of exercises there!!!
WRITING
Connectors of contrast. Practice num 43 to 48.
UNIT 7. In shape (on sports, healthy lifestyle..)
LISTENING
The joy of surfing in ice-cold water. Listen to it and make five questions for your classmates to answer, including the answer and the minute where the answer is. Send it to me so that I can put it all together in the right order. ENJOY!!!
Once done, read some comments and write a 5-line-minimum reply to one of them, with a copy to me. Identify with a name I can identify.
GRAMMAR
Reported speech complete
WRITING
Connectors of consequence/result. Practice num 43 to 48.
Today 21 March is theWorld Down Syndrome Day.
Write an opinion essay using also expressions from the prezi on the debate.
Watch this video and read this news item/watch the video included to ellaborate your opinion essay.
You can find further information on this link. I suggest you go through all this information to fully ellaborate your opinion on the subject.
UNIT 8. Culture shock
We're going to start by working on Stereotypes.
GRAMMAR
Conditional clauses. You can do more online practice here.
Connectors (ALL) Review. You need to study this diagram we have been working on the whole year.
Google any connectors practice and check your mistakes.
END-OF-YEAR OPTIONAL PROJECT
