29/01 Wednesday. Class 7

Hello!
Today we´ve listened to your presentations about Festivals in Spain. They were all very interesting. Those who haven´t spoken you have the chance to do it next class.

Common mistakes: people/children (no article), on the 12th of August, the festival is celebrated, people sing songs, drink, dance etc. (NOT dancing, drinking, singing).

British celebrate one day with fireworks -  
Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night  (November 5th).
We´ve read about the origin of this holiday, who Guy Fawkes was and what he did.
Remember the vocabulary (catholics, king, blow up, cellars, gunpowder, barrels, plotters, fireworks, dummy).

We watched a short video about how British celebrate this day and learnt some useful vocabulary: to let off fireworks, bonfire, dummy/effigy/ragdoll Guy Fawkes, torchlit processions, kick off the fireworks etc.
Watch the video again.

If you want to know more about the history, watch a short video about what happened that day and who Guy Fawkes was.

People usually recite this small poem this day:
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot;
I see of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.


Next week we´re starting a new topic "Eat in or out".
Your homework is to find the food and its names in your copies and revise the grammar points.

27/01 Monday. Class 6

Hello
Today you were speaking English non-stop about holidays and celebrations (Easter, Carnival, Halloween, Guy Fawkes Night etc.).
Remember:
on the fifth of November, at Easter/Christmas, people celebrate (no article), in spring, in December.

If you´re interested to find ou more about the holidays, watch the videos:
St.Patrick´s Day

Veterans Day

Thanksgiving Day

Carnival (Mardi Gras)

Traditions of Easter

We also did "Festival quiz" to check you knowledge on different traditions, it was fun!

Your homework is to prepare a short speech about tyour favourite holiday.

22/01 Wednesday. Class 5

Hello

Unfortunately, we couldn´t watch the second part of the video due to some technical problems. Here´s the link - Video Part 2, watch it and do the exercises in the copy.
Check for the transcript in case if you don´t understand the speech.

We read about some famous festivals in the world and learnt some adjectives (sunny, beautiful, colourful, incredible, fantastic, impressive, exciting, traditional, tasty etc.).

Today we learnt about some traditions that people have celebrating some holidays (to let off fireworks, to wear costumes, to burn dummies, to dress up as witches, to eat a stuffed turkey, to cook traditional meal, to light bonfires etc.).

We also revised some very famous holidays and he dates:
Halloween - October 31st
Mary Day - Mar 1st
St Patrick´s Day - March 17th
Independence Day - July 4th
Guy Fawkes Night - November 5th

Your homework is to prepare a short speech about different holidays, using your copy: what people do that day, what the traditions are, what people eat and drink etc.

20/01 Monday. Class 4

Hello everyone!
I´m happy that you have finally been reading our blog. It means I´m doing it for something.

Today we´ve been doing lots of listening - at the train station and at the airport. Hope that now you won´t be lost anywhere! Here´re the links if you want to listen again:
At the airport
At the train station

We did some situation conversations - at the customs:
Where´re you coming from?
How long are you planning to stay?
Where will you be staying?
What is the purpose of your visit?
Is there anything to declare? etc.

Watch a video "At the customs desk in Austarlia", repeat and learn the phrases.

We also watched a short video about a trip to London. Video Link.

Your task at home is to do the vocabulary exercise. Next class we´re going to watch Part 2 of the video.

15/01 Wednesday. Class 3

Hello! Sorry for a delay!

So, last class we were talking about transport (train, bus, plane). We learnt a lot of new vocabulary (the train arrives at the platform 6, departs from platform 7, to land/take off, to hire a car, to buy a single/return ticket to ..., to give a lift etc.). 
We also listened to the numbers related to transport (platform 6, bus line 360, flight number DST 4389, seat 22, the 11:50 train etc.)

Here´re couple of links where you can revise the vocabulary and learn some extra words/phrases to the topic: Link 1 and Link 2.

We practised also some situation conversations - At the train station and At the bus stop:
Excuse me, when does the train to London leave?
I´d like a return ticket to Manchester.
Does this bus go to Green Park?
Where can I get the bus to ...?etc.

Watch videos and practise questions from the conversations:
Video 1 "At a railway station"
Video 2 "At the airport"

Your homework is to learn new words and expressions and to read a text about the festivals.

13/01 Monday. Class 2

Hello and welcome new students to our group - Aridane and Nerea, hope you´ll like it with us!

Today we learnt some new adverbs that we use with Present Perfect - since and for:
I´ve lived here since last winter (Christmas, 1998, I was four, Monday etc.).
He´s known his friend for years and years (ages, three years, a week etc.).

A small exercise for you to practise for and since.

We also listened to your small presentations of places of interesest in London - Tower Bridge and London Eye, thank you Ana, Jessica and Marta for your work.

When we´re travelling we can´t help using different means of transport. This was our subtopic today. We learnt different words related to transport (hand luggage, boarding pass, arrivals, ticket office, platform etc.).

Check the previous post of our blog with some extra exercises on the topic. Watch a video - Means of Transport and do the activity.

Your homework is to study carefully the copy "Transport", to learn new words and expressions and to practise their use with the exercises.

Trimester II. 08/01 Wednesday. Class 1

Hello. I´m glad to see you again in our course and welcome new students as well.

Today we continued the topic we had started before. We revised grammar: Have you ever...?
And we learnt a new thing related to Present Perfect: yet, just and already.
Have you packed your suitcase yet? - Yes, I´ve just done it.
Have you cleaned your room yet? - No, I haven´t done it yet.
I have already sent an e-mail.

If you would like to practise more visit this site.

We also did some listening - Tour of London (visit the site if you want to listen once again). You can also practise some means of transport - Transport. 

Here´s also a list of different exercises related to Tourism and transport, choose the ones you like and do them.

Your homework is to choose one of the attractions of London and prepare some info about it. And also do the grammar tasks in the copy.