Sunday, October 31, 2010

Level 3. Unit 5. Vacation!!


Homework
Write about three places you want to visit someday. Use the following question write a short composition..

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Sunday, October 17, 2010

Level 3. Unit 4


In the neighborhood
Voabulary: Places
What things can you do at this places? Bank, laundromat, post office, movie theater

You can save money in a bank.
You can do your laundry at the laundromat.
You can buy stamps at the post office.
You can see a movie and eat pop corn at the movies.


Do you know where I can __________? 
get a cup of coffee
get some hiking boots
get some cat food
buy some milk
work out
buy some pants
grab a hamburger
get some aspirin
see a movie
buy a book
mail a letter
buy some CDs
get a bite to eat



Asking and Giving Directions


Ask about an specific place:
A: Excuse me, Where's the Bridge theater?
B: It's on Albany Avenue
It's on the corner of Bloor Street

Vocabulary and exercises:
1. Giving Directions
2. Directions to the post office
3. Directions to the cinema
4. A game on giving directions: Hangman
5. How to give directions (complete exercise by BBC)
6. Giving Directions
7. practice phrases
8. Listening exercise

Prepositions of Location
1. Vocabulary
2. Excellent guide to prepositions
2. Exercise

How much . How many
1. Practice

There is - There are
1. exercise

Homework
1. make a collage  of places in your city. Write sentences telling what you can do there.
2. Get a map of your city and select an area to describe. Tell what places are there and write 4 conversations asking for and giving directions.

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Level 2. Unit 10. Home Sweet Home!


Parts of the House


Housing: Where do you live?
A: Do you live in a house or in an apartment?
B: I live in a house / I live in an apartment

Describing my house.
Consider the following questions:

Where do you live? House or apartment
Where is it?
What's your house like?
What's the neihborhood where you live is like?
How many rooms are there in your home?

Things to say to describe your house:Small/big
dark/ bright
old/new
Comfortable
Roomy
spacious
Conveniently located
Near public transportation
Carlos says:
I live in an apartment. I live on the second floor. Apartment 2A. In my apartment, there are seven rooms- a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bathrooms and two bedrooms.

Mary says:
I live in a house. I live in a quiet neighborhood. In my house, there are seven rooms- a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bathrooms and two bedrooms. There's also a yard.


Pronunciation: Rising intonation to show surprise

Asking about where you live
A. Hey Stuart.
B. Hi, Justin. Come in!
A: Hey, this is a nice apartment.
B: Yeah, and it’s only $400 a moth.
A: Really? That’s not bad! How many rooms are there?
B: There are five. There’s a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and my bedroom.
A: Is there a garage?
B: No, but there’s a small yard.
A: That’s great!

Describe your favorite room
My favorite room is my bedroom. It’s big, fresh, bright and comfortable. There’s a desk next to my window. The computer is on the desk…


•There is/there are; How many
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Yes/No questions:

A: Is there a table in the dining room?

B: Yes, There is. / No, there isn’t.

A: Are there any chairs I the dining room?

B: yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

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Wh- question: How many

A: How many chairs are there in the dining room?

B: There’s one./ There are four

     There aren’t any. 

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•Prepositions of place: in. on, under, between, behind, in front of, next to, in the middle of, on the right, on the left 

–

•Verb + preposition

–Verb + preposition + noun

–Jason listens to music

–Verb + preposition + noun phrase

–I listen to the radio



•Prepositions of place: in. on, under, between, behind, in front of, next to, in the middle of, on the right, on the left



–
•Verb + preposition 
–Verb + preposition + noun
–Jason listens to music 
–Verb + preposition + noun phrase
–I listen to the radio


Homework
1. Draw a floor map of your house or apartment. Use the model in your book and describe it.
2. Tell about four rooms in your house or apartment. Describe what furniture is in them.
3. Describe your favorite room in your house. Use prepositions of place to describe where things are.

* You can record your voice and add images.
* Visit your classmates blogs, read their compositions and leave a comment.
* Don't forget to Make the internet exercises from the on line workbook.
* Check your homework with a tutor. Use the check-speller. Make sure there are not grammar or typing mistakes.
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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Level 5. Unit 3 Unsolved Mysteries


World Link Unit 3 
Lesson A: Unsolved Mysteries     Lesson B: Mysteries of the world



Summary of the lesson

Contents: Topic: Unsolved mysteries and mysteries of the world 
Vocabulary: Cops and robbers, puzzled 
Grammar: Stative Verbs and Adverbs of Manner 
Functions: talking about possibilities

In this lesson we'll be discussing Collocations to talk about cops and robbers

What is a collocation?

A collocation is two or more words that often go together. These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time.

Collocations to talk about cops and robbers

Cops
Arrest a criminal
Catch a criminal
Question a Criminal
Solve a crime

Criminals
Break a law
Commit a crime
Have an alibi
Make a confession

Exercises:
1. Look at the picture on page 2. Exercise c. Write two sentences explaining what happened in the pictures. Use past tense.

Talking about possibilities

More than 50% possible
It's likely (that)....
I bet (that)....
There's a good chance (that)....

Less than 50% possible
I doubt (that)....
It doesn't seem possible (that)....
It's unlikely (that)....

Exercise. 
1. Find an unsolved mystery.. an unsolved crime.. an unusual event.. You can google a story on the internet.
2. Write a short summary of the event. (what happened, where, when, who)
3. Write 6 sentences using the expressions to talk about possibilities.

Stative verbs
Some English verbs, which we call state, non-continuous or stative verbs, aren't used in continuous tenses (like the present continuous, or the future continuous). These verbs often describe states that last for some time. Dynamic Verbs on the other hand use present continuous tenses.

We say....I have a car.
We don't say..... I´m having a car. 

Thinking verbs: believe, know, think, understand
Having verbs: belong, have, own
Feeling verbs: appreciate, love, hate, like
Sensing verbs: See, taste, hear, smell

Other verbs: seem, look, mean, cost, need

Some verbs can be both stative and dynamic:

Be is usually a stative verb, but when it is used in the continuous it means 'behaving' or 'acting'
  • you are stupid = it's part of your personality
  • you are being stupid = only now, not usually
Think
  • think (stative) = have an opinion
    I think that coffee is great
  • think (dynamic) = consider, have in my head
    what are you thinking about? I'm thinking about my next holiday
Common Stative Verbs


There are many more action verbs than stative verbs. Here is a list of some the most common stative verbs:

be, hate, like, love, need, belong, believe, cost, get, impress, know, reach, recognize, taste, think, understand


Exercises
1. Work on the exercises in your book and workbook.

Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of manner tell us how something happens. They are usually placed after the main verb or after the object. They often end with -ly.

Calmly, happily, neatly, quickly, slowly, clearly, heavily, nervously, quietly, strangely
  • He swims well, (after the main verb)
  • He ran... rapidly, slowly, quickly..
  • She spoke... softly, loudly, aggressively..
  • James coughed loudly to attract her attention.
  • He plays the flute beautifully. (after the object)
  • He ate the chocolate cake greedily.

Remember: Stative verbs (be, look, hear, etc are followed by adjectives only)

Adverbs of Manner




Exercises
1. Work on the exercise on your book. (a, b, c
2. Write  short story of a strange event.. use adverbs of manner. (what, when, where, who, how)

well, this is a summary of the most important in the lesson. I recommend you also work on the reading and listening part of the lesson. If you have any questions.. Contact me through private message or ask your partners in our group.

Keep on shining love and peace, everyone!

Doris
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