English in the Summer A2/B1

Thank you for taking this course!  I was very glad to meet you and I’ve had a fun two weeks.  Stay in touch via the WhatsApp group if you wish.  I look forward to meeting some of you again next week!

Final homework:

 

Homework from Lesson 7

Grammar Focus Grammar focus 11A and 11B on pages 158 -159. Read through the explanation and do the exercises.

 

Lesson 6

Online practice: have to, doesn’t have to

can/can’t

  • Grammar focus 8B have to/don’t have page 153
  • Reading page 110. Read about the three actors

 

Lesson 5

  • Vocabulary focus 8A, Sport and Exercise collocations page 167
  • Grammar focus 7B love, like etc page 151 (emailed last lesson) Answers here:
  • Grammar focus 8A can/can’t,couldn’t for ability page 152.
  • Reading “Only 5 minutes…” page 82 (emailed last lesson)
  • Check your answers to Grammar Focus 7A

 

Lesson 4

  • Confusing words and grammar (handout from today)
  • Choose something that interests you from the BBC, listen to it and read it and tell us about it on Monday. You should also tell us about a new item of vocabulary that you learnt: BBC Learning English – Six minute English
  • Practice so/such
  • Do something you enjoy over the weekend, take a photo of it, and then tell your partner(s) about it on Monday.
  • From “Empower” – Unit 7 Review and extension, page 78, all sections
  • Reading: Jonnie Peacock on page 80. Answers the questions in Section 1 in class (a, c) and then look at the grammar in section 2
  • Vocabulary: Check the vocabulary on page 81, section 4
  • Grammar Past simple: negative and questions, page 151

I will add the pages tomorrow morning for the last three tasks!

Lesson 3

  • Grammar I didn’t… Did you…?  (handout from lesson)
  • Vocabulary focus: Transport collocations  (below)
  • Reading City.Tripper.com, page 72.  Answer questions in c,d and f  A2 Combo B Unit 7 pages 72-72
  • Optional writing “A memorable journey”  (you are welcome to email this)
  • Check out the Online Cambridge Dictionary

Lesson 2

  • Read through today’s notes
  • lend/borrow (handout from lesson)
  • Online practice lend/borrow
  • lose or loose?
  • Grammar practice: Past simple quiz
  • Past simple grammar practice (handout from lesson). Answers to come.
  • Writing (optional) – Write about a holiday memory and/or something special you did this summer.

Lesson 1