On Wednesday we will have our last lesson.  If you would like to continue with the next course starting Monday 2nd October, please register here: B1 English in the Morning – 2nd October

Homework from Lesson 7 (25/9)

• Reading: Sales madness around the world”, page 28. Read the article and do the questionnaire.
• Vocabulary:  do the questions in section b 1-15, page 28
• Vocabulary focus – page 136 3A Money and shopping
• Online practice: ‘Phrasal Verbs – Off’ Quiz
• Online practice: Future Continuous Quiz
• Check the answers to Unit 2, Review and Extension page 26

1 GRAMMAR
a   1 didn’t spend   2 asked   3 needed   4 didn’t take  5 wore   6 Did, meet    7 learnt/learned

b 1 was walking  2 came  3 found   4 were playing  5 was reading    6 arrived  7 sat
8 was telling   9 got

2 VOCABULARY
a
1 suntan lotion, sunglasses
2 foreign currency
3 guidebook, map
4 passport
5 backpack, suitcase
b
1 travel around
2 get
3 do
4 change
5 go away
6 set off
7 check out

Lesson 6 (20/9)

• Grammar focus 2B Past continuous pages 146-147. Read the presentation on page 146 and do the exercises on page 147.
• Workbook 2B Everyone was waiting for me page 11. Answers on pages 87-88.
• Unit 2 Review and extension page 26 Sections 1 and 2  (Grammar and vocabulary)
• Optional writing practice: A holiday you enjoyed. Use the questions in Section 7 (Speaking) to help you.
• Prepare to speak: Do something fun before the next lesson! Take a photo that you will show to your classmates. Remember to use the past simple and continuous.
• Online practice:  Past Continuous Quiz
• Past continuous and past simple
• OUP: The past simple and past continuous

 

Lesson 5 (18/9)

• Vocabulary focus 2A Tourism, page 134
• Grammar focus 2A Past simple pages 146-147. Read the presentation on page 146 and do the exercises on page 147.
• Workbook 2A We had an adventure page 10. Answers on page 87.
• Listening If you have the book you can listen to the rest of “Yes Man”. Section 1e and Section 3b on page 18
• Online practice: Past simple quiz
• British Council – Past simple
• British Council – Past continuous and past simple

 

Lesson 4 (13/9)

• Reading Read Simon’s emails on page 15. Answer the questions on page 14 in section 2, b c and d.
• Writing – Write an email to a friend or family member that you don’t see very often. Use Section 4 on page 15 to guide you.
• Reading: Read “Yes man” on pages 18 and 19 and complete the sentences from c 1-6 on page 18.
• Writing.  If you are interested in improving your writing, please check Cambridge’s Write and Improve and try out some of the tasks.
• Workbook pages 8 and 9 – Reading and listening extension
• Online practice: for or since?

Lesson 3 (11/9)

• Grammar focus 1B on pages 144 – 145
• Unit 1 Review and extension page 16 Sections 1 and 2  (Grammar and vocabulary) I’ll put the answers on the blog on Wednesday
• Online practice: The present simple and present continuous
• Workbook: If you have the coursebook work through the workbook section page 5  “I’m really into social media”  You can check your own answers on page 87 in the workbook section.

 

Lesson 2 (6/9)

• Read through the vocabulary and grammar from Lesson 2
• so and such (handout from Lesson today
• Try this online quiz: Too, too much, too many, enough
• And this one: Quantifiers (very, too, enough) multiple choice test 
• Writing (optional) – Write about a friend, relative or one of the topics you dicsussed in class using a variety of adjectives.
• Reading: “The fast and the furious” page 10, read the article and answer the questions in c 1-4.
• Grammar Focus 1A Question forms, page 145.  If you have the book you can read the presentation on page 144 first.
• Workbook: If you have the coursebook and need extra practice with question forms, work through the workbook section (grey pages) page 4  “Do you play any sports?”  You can check your own answers on page 87 in the workbook section.

 

Lesson 1 (4/9)

• Read through the vocabulary and grammar from today’s lesson: Vocabulary & Grammar from Lesson One
• Reading: read “Small talk” on pages 8 and 9. Put the questions from 3c on page 8  into the gaps in the article
• Grammar: Put the questions on page 9, 4e (1-6) into the correct order
• Vocabulary focus 1A Common adjectives, page 134
• Fun or funny? Try this online quiz here
• I was asked about “so” and “too” in class. This exercise might help: So, too or very?
• Have a look around this vocabulary and grammar practice site, and try some of the quizzes that interest you: https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/   Please let the group know what you thought of the site on Wednesday.