15th December

We finished the course studying the grammatical structures related to comparatives and we consolidated them in several speaking activities.
Then, we worked on the topic phase of the Trinity exam. We listened to a candidate defending her topic and we analyzed her exposition.
Then, we listened to another candidate in the conversation phase and after that we tried to answer the questions raised by the examiner.
We finished the class reviewing the content of the course with a game based on "Who wants to be a millionaire? quiz.

New pass trinity- teacher's
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Who wants to be a millionaire?
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1st December

During this class we started to deal with a new topic. We studied the vocabulary related to mmeans of transport.
We did the exercises form the trinity photocpis, in which the students had to identify and classify various means of transport (air, sea and land) and completed our glossary with a new handout.

We continued the session carrying out a survey about how the students came to class and how long it took them to get to university (audio 7) and to explain that survey we also studied a new grammar point: comparatives and superlatives.

We finished the class practising some questions in the comparative and superlative form.
To get some more practise, visit this site:
comparatives and superlatives

Remember: 
We won't have class next Saturday, but we need to come earlier on the 15th December (9:00-14:00)

17th November

We started the session correcting the pending listening exercises the students had been asked to complete at home.
Then, we commented the different types of problems one can have when on holidays and studied the differences between those adjectives ending in -ing and -ed.

Read the grammar and click on the quiz1/2/3 of the left

We continued the class with the photocopies from the coursebook "Trinity Grades 5-6". We focused on a series of pictures taken in different parts of the world. The students had to deduce where they were from, which continent, and then, reviewed the differences between travel, trip and journey. To finish, we completed a chart with words connected to the topic of travelling and used those expressions to describe the pictures form the beginning of the unit.



Homework: photocopy from Trinity coursebook p.56 "exam expert", ex.13a,b,c,d
exam expert- t.20

10th November

During this session we worked the vocabulary and reading skills, but the ss had also their first contact with the reality of the Trinity exam.
To start with ,we corrected the pending exercise about the vocabulary bank ( holiday accomodation).
Then we read 3 texts written by different people who experienced something wrong during their holidays. The ss had to match the photos with the texts and find adjectives synomyms to very good and very bad.

After that, we worked the pronunciation of the regular past tense and listened to Sean telling the story of his aunt and uncle's disaster holiday (t.2.3).
To finish with the photocopies, we did an oral activity (ex.6). The ss had to write the correct questions and the ask them to their classmates.

We ended the class with a mind map. In the Trinity exam they can bring a piece of paper with a mind map written on it, and it's related to the topic they are going to develop.
The ss were asked to create a mind map together as a whole class, it should be based on the topic "the most important person in my life". At home they need to think of possible answers to the questions the examiner can ask about that topic.

Homework- Real life-dealing with problems ex.2,3

2nd November

During this session we finished the topic about friends and relationships. First, we read a short text about a BBC TV documentary and the ss answered some comprehension questions, then we did an experiment to check if our brain was male or female (audios 1.3,1.4,1.5) and discussed the conclusions.
After that, we worked on the vocabulary and talked about the roles played either by men or women.
(To work at home, the ss were asked to bring a composition about an important person in their lives).

Then, we started a new topic: travel and tourism.
To start with, the ss had to make questions to the teacher to find out about her last holiday, then ,in pairs, they needed to write down 5 things they like doing when they're on holiday. And finally, we completed a photocopy full of expressions related to this new topic.

double object verbs grammar+exercises

27th October

During this session we talked about family and relationships. To start with, we asked our classmates to find out as much as we could about their family, job and likes. Then, we read some questions which used common expressions related to this new topic and then, after finding the correct answer to each of them, we asked them to our partner.

Then we did the vocabulary exercise about the family tree and read a text about some celebrities' ancestors. To finish the first half, we did a listening comprehension exercise in which a man talked about his family members (ex.5A,T.1.1).

The students were asked to work at home the Grammar and Practice exercises, on the same page, at home.

We finished the class talking about a controversial topic: differences between men and women. (watch the funny video).We read a text which mentioned some stereotypes and discussed if we agreed or not. With this text, we were also introduced the grammar point (review of tenses).

20th October

During this class we reviewed the question forms (Photocopy "All about you") .

Wh-question+auxiliary verb+subject+ verb

First, we had a look at 4 different photos, we analysed them and finally thought about different questions these people might be asking.

Then we listened to the CD (T.1.1) and answered the questions with our personal ideas, completed some other questions with the missing verbs and tried to join those sentences with the photos.

Finally, we worked in pairs and suggested questions to the situations proposed in ex.4 (T1.4)

Homework: Grammar exercises about present continuous, question forms.
                    Watch the video podcast and do the comprehension exercises.