25th January

During this session we mainly revised the pending grammar exercises about modals.
Then, we explained and studied the differences between wilo, might to make predictions:

might= if you're not certain

will= you are certain 

We did some practical exercises and finally, we discussed in group about the most important objects to use in case of a plane crash.
We finished the class watching a video in which some people talked about their future plans.

Homework: Writing exercise 6 A/B/C

19th January

During this session we mainly talked about our future plans.
To start with, we looked for someone in the class who did the lottery every week, played board games or liked playing cards,etc...
After that, we looked at a photograph of a couple in the photocopies and described it. Then, we read about them and found out that they'd won the lotto.
We discussed about their possible future plans and then we checked if we were right by listening to a radio interview (audio 10.1). At the same time, we had to tick some expressions in the photocopy which referred to the couple's plans.
After that, we learnt about the grammar point: be going to and would like to.

be going to = used when you have a definite plan
would like to= when you want to do something or you don't have a definite plan.

We continued the class studying new vocabulary about plans. We had to complete some collocations with the correct verbal expression.

To consolidate this point, the students had to talked to some people in the class about their plans for this weekend, next week and next year.

We finished the session dealing with a new grammatical point: modals of possibility  or probability (might, will).

Homework:
Grammar exercise 10.1 (going to, would like to)
Vocabulary- plans (add a new phrase to collocations in ex. 4A)
Composition- (talk about your plans for the future and about your classmates')

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.

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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