14/05/13 - Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives

Aims:
Expand vocabulary of adjectives used to describe people and characteristics
Learn the correct prefixes to create the negative form of an adjective
Learn the which adjectives take which form when using comparatives and superlatives

Introduction: Oral Expression and Vocabulary

1) Fill in the blanks with the opposites of these words using the prefixes un-, il-, im- and dis-

Polite	Sociable
Honest	Responsible
Punctual	Logical
Friendly	Interesting
Imaginative	Tidy
Respectful	Helpful
Patient	Reliable
Modest
Healthy

Main Section:  

2) Choose the best option for each sentence:

1. Johnson never has anything new to tell. It's so boring to talk to him. uninterestingdisinteresting

2. Cameron always comes up with the brightest ideas at work. She's so talented! imaginativeunimaginative

3. Sometimes I get the feeling that Mark is not telling the truth to his clients. dishonestunhonest

4. Alexis always has time to help her employees if they have a problem. politehelpful

5. Rob's desk is a mess! I don't know how he can find anything! untidydistidy

3) Tick which of these adjectives are strengths and leave the weaknesses blank:

Polite

Dishonest

Unreliable

Logical

Friendly

Impatient

Grammar Point:

Comparatives and Superlatives - Go to "14th May 2013"

13/05/13 - 24 Hours

What makes you happy?

To what extent to you agree that money makes you happy?

If you died tomorrow, what would you do today?

Is love enough to make you happy? Why?

If you could wake up anywhere tomorrow, where would it be and why?

Monday 13th May

13/05/2013 - 24 Hours (times of day, week, year)

Aims:

Grammar: likes and dislikes

Vocabulary: daily routines and activities

Oral Expression and Comprehension: asking questions and talking about personal likes and dislikes and daily activities

Introduction: Discuss

• What is your favourite time of the day/week? Why?
• What is your least favouruite time of the day/week? Why?
• Describe a typical day for you.
• Go to Section 1a and 1b on tab "13th May 2013"

Main Section: 

• Speaking - Personality Quiz - vocab and phrasal verbs
• Reading - Go to Section 2a and 2b
• Grammar - Go to Section 3a, 3b and 3c
• Speaking and Writing - Go to Section 4a and 4b

22/04/13 mishaps vocab

Mishaps vocabulary

• Homework review
• Expression- get in use
• Review-Grammar quizz- Practice
• Continuous tense review
• article warm up-worsheet
• reading 
• Grammar- forming nouns

15/04/13 practice 'get'

Speaking reviewing the past- Exercise
Common Mishaps vocabulary 

Get phrase review-worksheet

Expression- get in use
Review Quantifiers

8 sentences about your childhood-worksheet

Reading- Growing up British Asian

09/04/2013 Review and Revision

Gender continued

• Reading-gossip for girls
• man or women thing?
• How to make an argument
• Debate A, Debate B

08/04/2013 Gender and articles

Lesson  Gender stereotypes-

• Man or a woman thing- worksheet
• Grammar rule, 
• "The Manslator"
• Discussion 

02/04/13 Phrasal verbs

Lesson- Phrasal verbs

Tv habits-reading

Phrasal verb stories

Phrasal verb- grammar practice

Phrasal verb- listening exercise

Speaking practice 

extra

27/03/13 Usually used to- past review

Lesson -Used to/usually cont.

• Reading-Edit your friends
• Debate/listening- Men, women and friends
• Friends United reading
• Friends United Listening
• Listening- Somebody I used to know- Song, Worksheet
• Speaking- Past perfect
• Grammar-Past Perfect vs. Present perfect
• Practice- Worksheet (second half)

26/03/13 used to vs usually

Lesson-Used to/Usually

• Speaking Review/vocab- Worksheet
• Speaking- Used to questions
• Grammar- Used to vs. Usually
• How words work-worksheet

19/03/13- must and should advanced obligation

Review/Revision of Modal Verbs

• Vocab- You must not
• -Model Verb Review
• Speaking Giving advice board game
• Reading activity- Solving problems
• Nanny state- Reading
• Reading Comprehension- Reading 
• Homophones

18/03/13 Verbs of ability

Lesson 34- Ability-conditional/past

• Speaking- can you? worksheet--Grammar
• If you don't succeed... Worksheet
• Reading- I'm a failure
• Dictation- listening
• Using So- extremities and linking

12/03/13 cultural differences & adj. order

• Ed/ing- adjectives 
• Cultural Stereotypes: Stereotypes
• Grammar- Adjective order worksheet, grammar
• Opshacom -Opinion, Shape, Age, Color, Origin, and Material 
• Reading-Do we see ourselves as we really are?-reading, reading comp

11/03/13 deduction and adj.

• warm up-Judging by appearances 
• Grammar point-Deduction
• Vocab-vocabulary physical traits
• Listening-Who might he be?
• Reading- Do I really look like this?
• Making the difference-Looks like vs looks, Exercises

27/02/13

Wishes and regrets: Language Presentation

How much do you remember? Do the Quiz


I wish I was more _________.
I hope I can _________________ this year. 
I wish that my family ___________.
I wish I was able to __________ .
I wish i hadn't ___________.
I wish that I had __________  when I was a child.

Vocab / Speaking: Shopping in London

Phrasal Verbs 'UP'

12/02/13

Phrasal Verbs with 'UP'- Crossword

The passive voice  - Presentation

The passive voice - Practice

The passive voice - Practice making sentences

04/03/13 travel vocab. & Phrasal verbs

Travel and past review

Practice-  questions quantifiers, practice
Quantifier review-exerciseTravel Vocab and speaking
Vocabulary practice
Stuff Vocab Review- things vocab.
Grammar tense review- worksheet1, worksheet2
Phrasal verbs- Questions

Reported Speech

Reported Speech presentation: Overview

Practice: Gap-fill exercises

Listening Practice: Is your boyfriend a slob?

Quiz: How organised are you?

04/02/13 Auxiliary Review

Lesson 25- Psychics and Auxiliary review


Question Tags--Exercise

psychics- listening warm up
Grammar auxiliary verbs 
explanation, practice
Communication- exercise

Pronunciation with auxiliary verbs
Pronunciation-

Auxiliary verbs cont.

28/01/13 quantifers

Lesson 23- Slow life and Quantifiers

• Are we moving too fast- Reading
• Quantifiers- Grammar exercise
• Listening- How to live a good life
• Pronunciation
• Extra reading- slow food 

Body Confidence: Listening from previous week

Exercise 1 - Controlled Practice

Complete the sentences. For each one you will have to choose a suitable verb

1. If she_________ (.......) more effort, I would ____________(consider) helping her.
2. If electric cars didn’t ________(.......) such large batteries, they would _________(be) quicker to drive.
3. I wouldn’t __________(.......) my wallet around in my pocket if I ________(be) you.
4. If I __________(.......) properly, I could ___________(run) a marathon.
5. I would _________(.......) on a diet if I _________(be) overweight.
6. If I ________(have) a garden, I would __________(.......) roses.
7. Would you __________(.......) surprised if it ___________(snow) in July?
8. If I ________(know) his number, I could _________(.......) him a call.
9. You would _________(get) better results, if you __________(.......) harder.
10. If I ___________(have) more spare time, I would __________(.......) a book.

Exercise 2 - Free Practice

Complete the sentences

• If I had more money….
• If I had more time……
• If I were an alien……..
• If I were you…….
• If I lived in the country…….
• If you were me,………..?

Exercise 5

Meet Jane and John. They are about to get married, but John has arrived at the wedding looking like this. Make sentences describing what John would have to do, to make Jane happier about his appearance e.g.

• If he took off his sunglasses, he would look much better.
• Jane would really appreciate it if John shaved.

Exercise 6

Talking point:

1. What historical period would you travel to if you could travel to any time at all?
2. Who would you want to meet if you could meet anyone at all – past or present?
3. If you could change the history syllabus at school, what would you do?
4. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
5. If you had one wish, what would it be?
6. If you could go (or go back) to university, what would you study?

22/01/12

22/01/12 Using modals to give advice/ Talking about beauty magazines body image

What would you do? Worksheet

Agony Aunt - giving advice:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dWNgZdzBLf0NdI88lGjlDdx7Lxngc3sOY5zUTew6eK8/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1apUnopLnwCAs9UuUaUMe99lZUcRqAGv29Edg8dCgoa8/edit

Listening and talking point: Body Confidence

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qtF7tE2nDSuJVvNM62ItYFwWro_949R8a1FbhhUZnAA/edit

21/01/13 Conditionals 1&2

Past review

• Warm up- Question making 
• Review of past tenses
• Grammar exercises past- worksheet, worksheet2

1st Conditional and 2nd Conditional

• First conditional listening- Worksheet
• Grammar- First conditional exercises
• School- Speaking questions for debate
• Superstitions- first conditional review
• Lesson- second conditional 
• Grammar review- exercises, exercises2