26/02 Wednesday. Class 15

Hello!
What are you going to do this weekend? Hmm, I don´t know yet. I think I´ll stay at home.
See? I´m using different types of future.

So, today we´ve been practising to use Future Simple for spontaneous decisions:
What would you like? - I think I´ll have a coke.
What are you going to buy your mum for her birthday? - I don´t know. I´ll buy her some flowers.

For some extra practice click here.

Also we practised "to be going to" in predicitons based on what we see and evidences:
There are a lot of black clouds, it´s going to rain.
Those children are wearing swimsuits, they´re going to swim.

For some extra practice click here.
Will or Be going to?

Also we use "to be going to" to express our intentions/plans:
I´m going to prepare for my exams.
They´re going to the seaside on holidays.

For some extra practice click here.

Watch the video and practise Future tenses.


Your homework is to read the text in your copy and do vocabulary exercises.

24/02 Monday. Class 14

Hello!
Today we continued talking about Shopping and learnt some vocabulary related to Clothes/Accessories: shorts, a skirt, a slip, high heeled shoes, panties/knickers, pants/trousers, socks, flip flops, a nightdress/gown, a jacket, a sweater etc.

Watch these videos, repeat and learn the words:
Video "Clothes"
Video "Clothes Vocabulary"

Check this list of exercises and do those you like.

What would you wear if you went to the party/work/beach?
I would wear a dress and high heeled shoes ...
I would wear trousers and a blouse ...
I would wear a bikini and flip flop sandals ...

Also we were practising the use of Future Simple (in the function of predicitons based on the opinion):
I think you´ll get married within 5 years.
I´m sure you´ll buy a plane ticket next month.
I think you won´t go to the Japanese restaurant.

Practise Future Simple here.

Predicting Future - practice.

19/02 Wednesday. Class 13

Hello
Today we´ve been practising different expressions related to shopping and at the shops. We´ve learnt some useful phrases:
Can I have ..., please?
I´d like ... .
Where can I find ...?
I´m searching for/looking for ... .
Can I help you?
Would you like anything else? etc.

We practised them in different shopping situations. Watch the videos and practise saying the phrases:
Video "Shopping for clothes"
Video "At the Supermarket"


Also today we´ve started a new grammar point "Future" expressed by "will" and "be going to".
We use "will" future in:
- on-the-spot decisions/unplanned: Are you hungry? I´ll get you some sandwiches.
- predictions based on what we think/believe: I´m sure tomorrow it´ll rain.
- polite requests: Will you close the door, please?
- voluntary actions/offering support: I´ll carry your bags for you.
- promise/threat: I promise I´ll come tomorrow earlier.

We use "be going to" future in:
- plans/intentions: We´re going to the beach on the weekend.
- predictions based on what we know/see or evidences: There are black clouds, it´s going to rain.

Watch a short video with explanations - "Future Simple vs Going to".

Your homework is to do some grammar exercises related to Future.

P.S. What are you going to do this weekend?

17/02 Monday. Class 12

Hello and Bon Appetit or Enjoy your Meal!

Today we´ve listened to your recipes, they´re so good and sound very tasty! We also checked the exercises on the recipe of the pancakes.
Remember the new words: to whisk, to spoon, to beat, an electric mixer, to flip, batter (cooking mixture) etc.

Also we revised everything related to Food and Cooking and wrote a short test.

We started a new topic "Shops and Shopping" and learnt a lot of different kinds of shops:
bakery, butcher´s, greengrocer´s, hardware shop, chemist´s, florist´s, stationery, grocer´s, fishmonger´s, clothes shop etc.
We also talked about different things one can buy in each shop.

If you want to practise more (especially pronunciation) watch these two short videos:
Video "Kinds of Shops"
Video "Shops and Shopping"

Your homework is to do the vocabulary tasks in the copy.

12/02 Wednesday. Class 11

Hello!

Today we were talking about cooking and recipes!

We learnt some cooking verbs (to boil, to grill, to roast, to stew, to bake etc.).

What we can find in the kitchen? (a kettle, a teapot, a stove, an oven, a sieve etc.).

Watch the videos - In the Kitchen and Cooking, repeat and learn the words.

Also we learnt how to write a recipe, we watched a video "How to make an apple pie" and learnt some new words (to blend, to combine, to sprinkle, to pinch, to add, to cut off etc.). 

To write a recipe we use imperative verbs (infinitive form without "to"):
Preheat the oven.
Add some butter.
Mix everything.
Don´t pour water.

Your homework is to write your own recipe of your favourite dish as in the example.

10/02 Monday. Class 10

Hello!
Hey, finally, all students came today! Great!

Today we´ve been practising how to make uncountable nouns - countable. We use the special words for that - containers (a can, a tin, a slice, a loaf, a steak, a bottle, a bar, a mug, a jar etc.).

Check the containers here. Watch the video and repeat the containers - Video.

Do online exercises: Ex 1 and Ex 2  and practise the containers.

Also we were trying to use the containers in our speech when we´re shopping:
I´d like some meat.
How much would you like?
I´d like three steaks. How much is a steak?
It´s 3 euros.Three steaks are 9 euros.

Have you got any bread?
Yes, I have. How much bread would you like?
I´d like 2 loaves of bread. How much is a loaf?
It´s 50 cents.

Your homework is to do the exercises in the copy related to cooking.

05/02 Wednesday. Class 9

Hello!
Unfortunately, there was only half of the group in the class. If it was for football, it´s absolutely unforgivable!

So, generally, we practised a lot the use of some/any, much/many/a lot of and  (a) little/few:
There´s some milk in the fridge. (affirmative)
Would you like some water? (suggestion)
Can you give me some apples, please? (request)
There isn´t much/little juice left. (negative and uncountable)
How many potatoes do you need?  - A few. (question and countable)
There is a lot of cheese in the supermarket. (affirmative and uncountable)
There are a lot of bananas in the bag. (affirmative and countable.)

Check the previous page of the blog to practise this grammar. Also watch a grammar video "Countable and Uncountable Nouns" and do the exercises online.

Also we watched a video "Food in Britain" (you can watch it again) and talked about typical British food and new tendencies.
What is your favourite food? Watch a video and write down the answers, repeat the expressions after the speakers.


Your homework is to do exercises in your copies "Food containers" and "In the kitchen"(for those who were absent I´ll upload these copies in Aula Virtual).

03/02 Monday. Class 8

Hello
Yesterday we started a new topic "Eating in or out". We revised some food and drinks vocabulary. To practise more the vocabulary check Aula Virtual and also this webpage "Food Activities".

We revised some grammar (countable and uncountable nouns) - Exercises online. 

Also we revised some/any/a lot of and learnt some new things - (a) few and (a) little:
There were few people in the class (usually negative meaning).
There is little wine in the bottle.
There are a few apples left (meaning "un poco").
There is a little juice left.

Read these grammar rules for "much/many, few/little" here.

Do the online exercises here.

We also did a lot of speaking today, practised asking questions form the questionnaire "Eating Habits":
Do you eat chocolate every day?
How often do you eat bread?
Did you have breakfast today?
Are you a vegetarian?

Your homework is to practise much/many, few/little and do the exersices in your copies.