English in the Morning B2
My name is Gareth Mills. Welcome to the blog. I will post important course information for the group here .
Mondays- Wednesdays 11.45am – 2pm
Four weeks – 25th may to 17th June
Room : 338
Book: Empower B2 – Combo A
Ferdosi Media Bookshop, Address: Odengatan 21, Stockholm
Homework
Lesson 3 Grammar 138+139 3a Page 40 + 41 Reading/vocabulary
Page 42 Unit 3 Review
Lesson 2 Page 35+36+156 – reading + vocabulary + 138+139 3a+3b
Write about _
When is the best time of the day for you to learn new things or do physical exercise? Are you an early bird or a night owl?
How good are you at remembering names, special dates, codes/passwords?
Have you ever tried to learn to play an instrument, to bake bread/cakes, or grow things in a garden? Do you have a talent for any of these or do/did you find it hard work?
Lesson 1 Page 32+33 Reading + Vocabulary Sport Vocabulary Page 154 + handout
present perfect grammar + 138+139 3b
Write your own introduction – background, job/ study/life situation, reason for stuying English, use of English – how often do you read, listen to, write, speak in English?
or write about your own interest in sport or exercise.
Extra online resources to help you learn English
Here are some sites for you to practise your vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening skills outside of the classroom.
The Local – Swedish news in English – https://www.thelocal.se/
Free online news sites :
- the guardian
- bbc news
- stuff.co.nz – NZ news
Vocabulary quizzes based on themes: http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/
ESL Gold: Phrases for conversation
Practise problem areas of grammar here: Using English – grammar quizzes
www.perfect-english-grammar.com/learning-english.html
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
Learn English with Anglo-Link
Learn English with the BBC. Choose the section you would like to work with: BBC Learning English
Improve your spelling: http://eslus.com/LESSONS/SPELL/SPELL.HTM
Listening
You can practise your listening skills (together with transcripts) with a BBC podcast: Six-minute English or try www.ted.com/watch/ted-ed
https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/qpp5u-436c6/Learn+English+Through+Listening
https://www.theguardian.com/podcasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
ted talks https://www.ted.com/
Listen to a news report from the BBC World Service and work through the accompanying exercises: BBC World Service radio