Week 1-4 June

Hi everyone,

So this is going to be the last week of this strange course!  We've been through hard times and looks like the sun is starting to shine again! So this is what you could do this week:

- LEVEL 2: If you finished with Reported Speech, you could have a look at Unit 11C (so/neither) and learn how to say 'jo també/ jo tampoc', which is always useful

LEVEL 3: Have a look at the funny phrasal verbs, which  is a very genuine and  creative area.

An if  there's any aspect you'd like to revise, or if you have any questions, just let me know.

Week 25-28 May

Hi everyone,

I hope you are doing fine. We only have two weeks to go, so this week  what you can do is:

LEVEL 2: Unit 12C: Questions without auxiliaries . 

Where did he go? 

Who cooked that ? 

Why do we use  an auxiliary in the first question and not in the second?

LEVEL 3:  You could spend a bit more time with  Reported Speech, questions and commands. It's not difficult but it requires some practice. 

When you are done, you can go to the Quantifiers in Unit 9A: much, many, few, enough, too, etc., a confusing area, in general.  Also in the same unit, the words we use when we talk about tehnology, which in this confinement period is 'all the time'!

Compositions: composition time is over. Many of you took atvantage of the situation to write compositions,  to make mistakes  and to improve  your writing skills and your English in general.  I think this new system of correcting your compositions  in GDrive has been really good for everybody so I think I'll be using it in the future also -good things we learn from bad times!

Take care,

L2 / L3 Reported Speech

Things you should pay attention to:

 - Use of SAY / TELL 

- Changes in Verb Tenses and Pronouns 

     L2: only pres, past, future 

     L3 ALL tenses 

- L3: Word Order in Questions (NO questions for L2)

- L3: Commands  (No commands for L2)

Week 11-15 May

Hi again,

This is what you can do this week:

LEVEL 2: Those of you who have finished with the funny phrasals can start looking at FILE12 (we'll skip 11 for the time being)

File 12 is an important one because you'll see still another verb tense (File 12A: The Past perfect) and then in 12B  next week (Reported Speech)  you will see them all at play. 

LEVEL 3: After the Infinitives and Gerunds (which is a never ending area and little by little you'll learn the verb patterns) you can move on to Reported Speech also in Unit . Start with positive/negative statements before moving into Questions.

Don't forget to put down your name on the Padlet if you want to participate in the online sessions.

Have a nice  week!

Gerund? Infinitive?

And a summary HERE

... and let's not forget about  the music 

Week 6-10 May

Hi everyone, 

I hope you are well  and able to cope with the situation in the best possible way. Who could've thought we'd be living a situation like this?

This week I'm not adding any new units for you to  look at. I've been speaking to many of you in the online sessions, and since it is a bit difficult for everybody to keep the same rhythm,  what I recommend this week is to devote your time to reading and listening as much as you can. Grammar is important, but it's only  the skeleton. You need the flesh, the muscles, the veins, the heart,, and this in language is words, words, words. Try to read and listen to the texts in your book or in many of the links that you can find on the blog (newspapers, magazines, TV channels) and ... dont forget to talk to yourself

Stay healthy, take care!

 

I will Survive, teacher version

By Andy Orr, principal at Harrisfield  Public school in Ingersoll, Ontario. 

He nailed it!

Read it HERE