28/11 Thursday. Class 20

Hello! How is it going? (= How are you?)

Today we´ve learnt a lot of conversational phrases. We can speak now English in different daily situations (in the bank, at the train station, in a shop, in a café etc.):
Can I try on ... ? - Sure.
Can I have a coffe, please? - OK.
Can I buy a ticket to ... ? - Of course.
Can I change the traveller´s cheque? - Certainly.
Can I send a postcard, please? - Yes, please.
How much is it? - It´s ... pouns/euros/dollars.

We´ve also practised the prepositions of place to describe where things are:
There´s a museum in New Road. It´s next to the post office.

We´ve learnt how to write a postcard/email/letter to a friend when we´re on holiday and to use adjectives (old, expensive, delicious, lovely, horrible, wet, cold, nice etc.).

Finally, we´ve read the dialogues where people were giving directions:
Excuse me. Where´s a museum near here?
It´s over there, next to the cinema. Go along New Road and turn left. It´s on the right.

Here´re couple of videos: "Asking and Giving directions" and "Giving directions vocabulary". Watch and practise saying the phrases, pay attention to the variations.

Your homework is to learn the phrases and to complete the dialogues.

26/11 Tuesday. Class 19

Hello. How´re you? Hope good in such freezing weather:)

Today we kept on talking about the city/town. Your short stories were really good. Good job!
We´ve practised asking questions and giving answers about the city:
Is there a supermarket near your home? - Yes, there is.
Are there any nice cafés near your home? - No, there aren´t.

We´ve also learnt some prepositions of place (in, in front of, behind, between, next to etc.). Now we can tell where exactly places are in the map:
The swimming pool is next to the bank. The museum in between the shop and the post office.

We´ve read and learnt some conversational phrases - In the tourist information centre:
Can I help you?
Do you have a map of the city? - Yes, of course.
How much is it? - It´s a pound.
Where is ... ?
Is it open on ...?
Is it closed on ... ?
Can you show on the map, please?

Hey, now you can travel to any country! Watch a small video, what was the problem?


Your homework is to read other conversations and choose the correct phrases. And to study a map and translate all unknown words.

21/11 Thursday. Class 18

Hello! How is it going?

Today we´ve learnt negative and interrogative sentences with there is/there are phrases:

Is there a chemist´s near your house? - Yes, there is/No, there isn´t.
Are there any shops near here? - No, there aren´t any shops near here. Yes, there are some good shops.
Remember to practise the pronunciation and linking!
For more practice, visit the site.

Also, we´ve learnt some adjectives to describe the city (cheap, expensive, famous, delicious, fast, slow, old/new etc.).

For more vocabulary and grammar practice, visit the site "Places in Town".

Your homework is to write a short story about the city you like (using the vocabulary from the places in the city, adjectives and there is/there are phrases).

19/11 Tuesday. Class 17

Hello!

Today we´ve been talking about different places in the city. We´ve learnt a new grammar structure which is very important: there is/there are.

There´s a park in my town.
There are some shops in my town. There are a lot of schools in my town.
To practise more watch a video here.

We saw today some words that we pronounce the same - there, their and they´re! Crazy!!!
Listen to this funny song and never confuse these words.
We´ve been talking about different cities and read a text about Sydney - there are so many interesting places there!

Look at the picture - What places are there? What isn´t there in this town?



 Your homework is to describe your city/town. Where do you go with your friends? What is there interesting for tourists? Where do you go in your free time?

14/11 Thursday. Class 16

Hello!

Today we´ve finished our topic and written a small test. Hope it wasn´t diffcult!
We´ve played Olympic Games to revise some free time activities and hobbies:

Sonia - 7 points
Begoña - 5 points
Jose - 2 points
Natalia -
Ana - 6 points

Good job! You know the vocabulary pretty well.

We´ve started a new topic today "Towns and Cities" and learnt some places that we can find in the city (a park, a theatre, a cinema, a shopping centre, a church etc.) Here´s a video "Places in the city", watch it and learn new words.

Your homework is to add 3 more places in the city to your list.

12/11 Tuesday. Class 15

Hello!

Today we´ve been talking about our free time and hobbies. We´ve learnt some adverbs of frequency (always, never, sometimes, usually, hardly ever etc.) and other expressions (every day, every Saturday etc) to say how often we do something.

How often do you go to the cinema?
I sometimes go to the cinema. I go to the cinema every Saturday.

You can practise questions and answers with the video "How often do you...?". And one more video "At Night" to practise free time activities.

Have a look at the picture with different household chores. What do you usually do at home?


Watch a video "Household chorse" and learn new vocabulary.

Your homework is to read the texts and prepare for a small test!

7/11 Thursday. Class 14

Hello!

Today we´ve been practising different sentences in Present Simple (mostly IIId person). You´ve talked about your friend´s routine. For more practice visit this page.

We´ve revised the prepositions of time and played Olympic Games:
Sonia - 5 points
Begoña - 3 points
Jose - 2 points
Natalia - 0
Ana - 4 points

We´re starting a new topic Day Off and your hometask is to read the texts about what people usually do in their day off.
Here´s a listening task "An Ideal Day off", it´s a little bit difficult, so read the script while listening!

Watch a small video "Do you have a hobby" and answer - What hobbies does she have?
Here´s a list of exercises with hobbies and sports - "Hobbies". What hobbies do you have?

And a little of phonetics. Link 1 and Link 2 are phonetics activities, do them and practise reading the words aloud!

Ufff, lost of things! Enjoy studying English and have a nice weekend!

5/11 Tuesday. Class 13

Hello!
Hope you have no superstitions about number "13", cause this is our 13th class and blog entry.

Today we´ve been practising a lot asking questions and answering about other people´s daily routines:
What time does Sally get up?
When does she get home?
Katie doesn´t work in an office, she works at home.

Don´t forget about your intonation when we´re correcting somebody´s statement:
She doesn´t work in an office, she works at home.

Also we did some pronunciation exercises. Remember how we read "ou" - like /au/, /a/ and /u:/ (house, touch, soup). You can practise listening to and pronouncing sound /au/ here.

Watch a video "Six Sounds of OU. English is Crazy" and practise all the variants of pronouncing OU.

We´ve learnt today some prepostions that go with time expressions (on Monday, in the morning, at six o´clock, in the week, at/onthe weekend etc.).
For more practice visit this webpage and do on-line exercises.

Your homework is to write 5 sentences about your friend´s daily routine using expressions with the prepositions of time.

31/10 Thursday. Class 12

Hello! and Happy Halloween!

Today we´ve learnt how to ask and answer about our daily routine:
What time do you get up? - I get up at 6 o´clock.

Also we´ve learnt a new item of grammar - Present Simple for the 3d person (he, she, it) in affirmative and negative sentences:
She finishes work at 8 o´clock. He plays football on Sundays.
She doesn´t like mornings. He doesn´t have lunch at home.

Don´t forget the ending -(e)s for the verbs! Practise here more.

Do you know any other daily activities? Look at the picture below and learn some more activities that we do every day.  Do you do them? What time?




Watch a video "Daily Routine" and repeat the phrases after the speaker. Pay attention to -s/-es endings!

And of course, it´s Halloween Time! 

 Here´s a Halloween Game, how well you know Halloween words.