miércoles, 14 de marzo de 2012

A Celebration of Ireland

Here are a selection of videos that we will be looking at in Advanced 2. The objective will be to watch the videos and then discuss them.


And these are the two songs which we will sing...one is in the Irish language!






This is an Irish song that we are going to have a look at...isn't it wonderful?

jueves, 8 de marzo de 2012

ADVANCED 2 CD 3 ANSWERS

NA2
CD3: Key


1.
1. map (out)
2. conserve the site
3. humid
4. coach park
5. an underground stream
6. (loose) stones
7. leg
8. tour guide

2.
1. (our) civilization
2. gold
3. processed food
4. the food industry
5. blood pressure
6. heart attacks
7. third
8. roads

3.
1. D
2. D
3. B
4. A
5. C
6. B

4.
1. F
2. E
3. C
4. H
5. A
6. A
7. G
8. H
9. C
10. E

5.
1. chains
2. 98%
3. a few/several hours
4. flour
5. (rather) tasteless
6. stale
7. allergies
8. lose money


6.
1. complex
2. right angle
3. small and unimportant
4. in (the) rear
5. 67 (long)
6. corridors
7. (a) god
8. official functions

7.
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. A

8.
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. A
9. B
10. A

9.
1. (long-distance) running
2. long jump
3. nephew
4. build
5. shooting
6. proper diet
7. equipment
8. attitude

10.
1. a (poor) tailor
2. original
3. 18th century
4. social mobility
5. the details
6. Arabic cultures
7. exotic
8. budget


11.
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. C

12.
1. F
2. D
3. G
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. H
8. D
9. F
10. B

13.
1. at the top
2. more famous
3. five million
4. painted it
5. good fun
6. appreciate the painting
7. crowds of people
8. 10 seconds
9. impossible to see
10. unresolved mysteries
11. meaningful image

14.
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. B
5. C
6. C
7. A
8. C
9. B
10. C

15.
1. G
2. D
3. A
4. F
5. C
6. B
7. H
8. C
9. F
10. E

16.
1. problem-solving
2. fantasy
3. negative consequences/complaints
4. dishonest
5. interrupted
6. dreams
7. time lights
8. 30 days

17.
1. researching
2. writing
3. three or four
4. three or four
5. relationships
6. run down
7. two or three weeks
8. pyjamas
9. restaurants
10. expenses

18.
1. 90 minutes
2. 20 minutes
3. rapid-eye-movement
4. in colour
5. 10 minutes
6. half an hour
7. external sounds
8. stimulation

19.
1. the Park rules
2. is illegal
3. seeds and insects
4. uninhabited islands
5. fearless
6. feed
7. litter
8. souvenirs
9. your guide’s instructions

20.
1. A
2. C
3. C
4. A
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. B
9. A
10. C

21.
1. wake up
2. conscious
3. daylight hours
4. measured their levels
5. anticipation
6. inside their minds/brains/heads
7. can control them
8. flying

22.
1. tennis final
2. £1265.79
3. membership fees
4. police station
5. Installation of
6. locks
7. £80
8. (new) nets
9. (set of) glasses

Home-work for week beginning the 12th of March

INTERMEDIATE 1

1. W/B 4 B

2. Continue reading The Fruitcake Special, try to finish the 2nd story and do the workcard as you go.

3. CD 2 numbers 5 6 7 8

4. There will be 6 groups who do some quick and easy research on Saint Patrick's Day, go to this webpage to get the questions and to find the places to research the answers. Please write up your answers and you can illustrate them if you want. Be prepared to mix with your class next week to share the information that you have found. Good luck! (P.S. you may research other things about Saint Patrick's Day if you feel inspired! : ))

Here are some videos of the history of Saint Patrick's day that you can watch and learn from...


ADVANCED 2

1. W/B 4 B plus listening

2. Nelson's Dream Chapter 2 plus workcard

3. CD 3 numbers 4 5 6

4. Writing a discursive composition see page P. 64/65 S/B for Wednesday the 14th

5. S/B Grammar P. 146, 147 and 61

Learn an Irish Dance for Saint Patrick's Day

Hello everyone,

Please watch this video to see an Irish dance performed by Spanish students! We are going to try to learn this dance in class next Wednesday and Thursday (14th/15th)...practice a little at home if you like... ; )


miércoles, 7 de marzo de 2012

INTERMEDIATE 1 CD 2 Answers

NI1
CD2


1.
1B
2C
3A
4C
5B
6A
7A
8B

2.
a. scenes
b. crocodile
c. different
d. family
e. Qualifications
f. Short courses
g. fall
h. professional diver.

3.
1a
2b
3b
4c

4.
1a
2b
3c
4a

5.
1a
2a
3c
4a
5b
6c
7c
8b

6.
A newspapers
B school play
C vet
D moved to London
E drama school
F flat
G producers
H script

7
1. chillies, curry, spicy
2. potatoes, chips, fried
3. rice, vegetables, chopsticks

8.
1. D
2. C
3. A
4. B

9.
A. True
B. True
C. False
D. True
E. False
F. False
G. True

10.
A. Chris Turner 042317364 sell
B. Helen Foot 078322331 buy
C. Karen Singleton 6723909099 buy
D. Nicholas Dart 5472104783 sell
E. Jenny Page 1324659780 sell

Message a
Excellent
Yes

Message b
She can’t afford it

Message c
How old it is
Her dad

Message d
Mobile
He’s grown out of it
Two and a half years
Free delivery

Message e
Yesterday
Yesterday
£40

11.
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. C

12
1. mobile phone
2. laptop computer
3. video camera
4. MP3 player
5. digital camera

13.
A. True
B. False
C. False
D. False
E. True
F. True
G. False
H. True

14.
1. C
2. B
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. B
7. A

15.
A. False
B. False
C. True
D. False
E. True




16.
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. B

17.
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. D

18.
1. B
2. D
3. E
4. C
5. A

martes, 14 de febrero de 2012

Intermediate Home-Work for 27th/28th of February

1. Finish CD 1 and get CD 2 as we will start CD 2 the week after Carnival.

2. Finish Strong Medicine and complete one or two 'After Reading' activities to give to me on the 27th/28th of February.

3. On the 27th/28th we will have a Quiz on 'Strong Medicine', take your notes to class that day to be able to take part in the Quiz!

4. In the exam writings a lot of people had problems with Indirect Questions (e.g He asked me where the house was. NOT He asked me where was the house). Look at
this page
online and practice the examples. We will correct them on the 27th/28th.

5. Correct the exam writing mistakes and take them to class on the 27th/28th to discuss the corrections with me.

**REMEMBER** There is no class next week from the 20th to the 24th both inclusive.

And last but not least, enjoy Carnival!

miércoles, 8 de febrero de 2012

Intermediate and Advanced Reader News and the 16th of February Reminder

Hello everyone,

Due to the speaking exams taking longer that I imagined, we are going to postpone the 'reader' work until after Carnival week. In other words, please make sure you have finished the reader and done at least one of the 'After Reading' activities for your first class after Carnival Week. If there is anyone who has finished the activity and wants to hand it in to me next week, that is fine too!


IMPORTANT: A reminder to the Tuesday and Thursday Intermediate 1 groups that we do NOT have class on Thursday the 16th of February as we did speaking exams on Friday the 3rd of February instead.