ADVANCED 2 HOME-WORK FOR THE 9TH OF JANUARY

1. Listening: (CD 2 Rafa's) Listen up to and including exercise 8.

2. Reading: Do the pre-reading activities on the work-sheet I have given you and read up to and including chapter 3 of the reader (Frozen Pizza etc) focusing on the corresponding questions on the aforementioned work-sheet.

Decide which 'After Reading' activity you are going to do and if you are going to do it alone or with a partner. The deadline for finishing this book and the related activities will be the 13th of February.

3. Dictation: Follow the instructions and do dictation number 8, 9 and 10 of the Advanced dictations from this website, (press here) http://www.dictationsonline.com/

4. Correct the writings that I returned to you and take them to class for that first week back to class in January.

Revise the different types of writings we have done (article, report, review) for a writing exam in mid-January.

To help your writing revision, make a list of the differences between a report and an article.

5. S/B P.161 vocabulary. P. 142 and P. 38 do the grammar exercises on speculating and deducting.

6. W/B All of 3A plus corresponding listening on CD.

INTERMEDIATE 1 HOMEWORK FOR 9TH/10TH OF JANUARY

1. Listening: (Rafa's CD) Do up to and including listening 9.

2. Reading: Read up to and including chapter 5 of the class reader (Strong Medicine)
and do the corresponding activities on the work-sheet I gave you.

Think about which of the 'After Reading' reading activities you are going to do for the deadline date of reading the book which is the 13th/14th of February. Decide if you
are going to do the 'After Reading' activity by yourself or with a partner.

3. Dictation: Follow the instructions and do dictation number 11, 12 and 16 of the Pre-Intermediate dictations from this website, (press here) http://www.dictationsonline.com/

4. Correct the writings that I returned to you and take them to class for that first week back to class in January.

INTERMEDIATE 1 CD 1 Listening Answers

NI1
CD1

Key:

1. 1C 2B 3B 4ª 5C 6ª
2. 1 34º 2 30ª 3 Portugal 4 apartments 5 flight 6 £100 7 £80 8 Sitia
3. 1B 2A 3B 4B 5B 6A
4. 1A 2B 3C 4A 5C 6A
5. 1 17th October 2 Liverpool Youth Club 3 8.30 pm. 4 £10 5 glass bottle 6 Star 7 phone
6. 1A 2B 3B 4A 5A 6B
7. 1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C
8. 1 17 2 25 to 27 3 female 4 babysitting 5 $600 6 meals 7 medical insurance 8 plane/flight ticket
9. 1b 2B 3a 4b 5A 6a
10. 1C 2A 3B 4B 5C 6A
11. 1 Saturday 2 School car-park 3 2.30 pm 4 books 5 (old) toys 6 school hall 7 £2
12. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5A 6B
13. 1A 2C 3B 4C 5A 6A
14. 1 15th May 2 (large) plastic bags 3 8 4 wood 5 831 8729 6 park
15. 1B 2A 3A 4A 5B 6B
16. 1C 2B 3B 4A 5B 6A
17. 1 21 2 walk 3 America 4 swimming 5 internet 6 dolphin
18. 1A 2A 3B 4A 5B 6B
19. 1C 2C 3A 4B 5C 6A
20. 1 College 2 10 am to 6 pm 3 craft workshop 4 horse rides 5 tools 6 student’s café 7 £10
21. 1A 2B 3B 4A 5B 6A
22. 1C 2C 3B 4B 5C 6C
23. 1 leaves 2 dry 3 plastic bag 4 stone 5 sunny 6 weeks
24. 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6A
25. 1B 2C 3A 4C 5C 6A
26. 1 125 2 cook 3 video 4 (our) chefs 5 1868 6 (Scottish) food
27. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5B 6A
28. 1C 2A 3B 4C 5B 6A
29. 1 5 days 2 four 3 each floor 4 opera 5 dinner 6 Wednesday, 10th August
30. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5B 6B

Homework for 12th and 13th of December

INTERMEDIATE 1


1. Revision for consolidation test (All Unit 2 plus reading and listening) on 14th and 15th of December.

2. Rafa's listening CD, exercises 1 and 2

3. Do joke activity in previous post.


ADVANCED 2


1. Revision for consolidation test (Unit 2 plus reading and listening) on 14th of December.

2. Listening CD 14 and 15.

3. New Reader, read chapter 1, 2, 3.

4. Correct Report Writings and return them on Monday the 12th.

5. Hand in new Report on Monday the 12th.

6.W/B All 2C plus listening.

7. Joke activity from previous post.

Holiday Season Activity for the 12th and 13th of December

Intermediate 1 and Advanced 2


We are going to do a light-hearted activity. I would like you to read some Christmas jokes, these are typical jokes that are found in christmas crackers (check what this is, if you don't know!).

Please select a joke that you like and understand and write it on a piece of paper with an illustration, if possible, and bring it to class on Monday the 12th or Tuesday the 13th as we are going to put the jokes up on the notice board outside our classroom to let others see them and have a laugh.

Please practice being able to tell the joke without having to look at the paper!

In order not to repeat jokes, please read the jokes only associated with the letter of your surname and choose one that you like.

Surnames from and including:


A to D, go here for your jokes.

E to H, go here for your jokes.

I to L, go here for your jokes.

M to P, go here for your jokes.

Q to T, go here for your jokes.

U to Z, go here for your jokes.

See You in Class This Week...

...hello everyone,

I hope to see you in class this week (28th Nov. to 2nd Dec.). : )

To celebrate, here is a video of classic British humour where they play with
words like 'Apple' 'Orange' 'Blackberry,' words that now have a technical meaning.
Enjoy! : )

(P.S. Let me know what you think of the video... : ))

No Class This Week Beginning 21st of November and Inter 1 Work.

Hello Inter. 1, this is your work for this week. The deadline for all the work is Monday the 28th of Nov. Plesae make sure you have done all of last week's work, I am worried that some people are not doing the work! Please, get in touch with me if you have any problems, it is vital that you do not fall behind.

1.Reading and Grammar

1. W/B All 2D

2. CD Rom 2D

3. Go here and here in the wiki and do the exercises connected with 2A Slow Down and 2B Ready, Steady, Eat

2. Speaking

Go to S/B and Q4a) P. 23
Follow the instructions here to record yourself on Vocaroo
reading and answering the questions in this exercise. Send
the link to me here in Vocaroo Speaking 1.

(This will be a very good experience for you and will give you an opportunity to practice some speaking, I will give you a grade on this as part of your
continuous assessment).

3. Revision

We will have a Consolidation/Progress Test on all of Unit 2
on the 1st week of December, possibly the 7th/9th/12th/13th
of Dec. Please revise all Unit 2, if you have any questions or
doubts, leave a message for me here or in the Wiki discussion
area, ok? (And don't worry, remember these consolidation tests
are for you to see how you are progressing!)

4. Listening

Please go here to get the exercises for this video 'Eat, Pray, Love'
and do the exercises and correct them. How well did you do?



5. Answers to Last Week's Work


Please go here to the Wiki to get the answers to P. 23 and the Review.