Class: 15^th/16^th March 2013

Unit 5: Concepts of space (My space, your space, our space)

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about crime

  Discuss and suggest solutions

  Discuss the meaning of privacy

Pages: 53 and 57

Grammar: Passives

Vocabulary: Collocations with solution, petty, petty cash, offenders, re-offend, prompted, stance, curfew, perpetrator, cigarette butt.

Homework: Work on your Oral Presentation; Workbook – pg. 33 ex 7, pg. 34 and 36.

Exam: I shall correct your exams over the holiday and hand them back on the first class we have (5^th/6^th April).

Polishing our English

I have to admit that you are all making a lot of progress and it is definitely not my doing. During our last class, I heard some great English. However, (and there is always a ‘however’), I feel that you could try to work on ridding yourselves of some ‘ugly’ habits that produce some sentences such as:

                                                                                                 The people is important.

When you have a minute, take a look at the links below.

Using the definite article the

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=71

Subject – verb agreement (Excellent if you click on HINT which is the grammatical explanation.)

http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/write/we/ch6/subjverbag.htm?AnswerFile=..%2Fqpserver%2F21a&rad1=a&rad2=a&rad3=a&rad4=b&rad5=b&rad6=b&rad7=a&rad8=a&rad9=a&rad10=a&rad11=a&rad12=b&rad13=a&rad14=a&rad15=b&mark=100

Also: GO OUT is NOT equal to salir unless you are referring to having fun.

SO:

No salgo del trabajo hasta las 19:00.    is       I don’t leave work until 19:00.

Sal de clase!                                       is       Leave the room!

¿Cuando sale el tren?                         Is       When does the train leave?

Actually salir translates into many different verbs in English. Look at the following sentences and think of how they would translate into English.

¿Han salido las notas?

Nunca me salen bien las croquetas.

Sal de dudas.

Va a salir el sol.

La mancha ha vuelto a salir.

Salió a la venta el martes.

Another TED talk:

Because we have been discussing possible solutions to petty crimes, I thought it might be interesting to hear what this speaker has to say about sentencing and creative ways of administering justice.

http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_using_our_practical_wisdom.html 

Class: 8^th/9^th March 2013

Unit 5: Concepts of space (My space, your space, our space)

Can-Do Objectives: Talk about crime and surveillance

                              Comment on experiences

Pages: 50, 51 and 56

Grammar: Passives

Vocabulary: fumble, oblivious, allay, hone, rampaging, a smack of smtg., mugging, riots, busking, reckon, paltry

Homework: Review unit 1 – 4 for the exam.

Remember: Next class, 15^th/16^th March, you will be having an exam on Units 1-4. As it will not take up the whole class time, we will continue working on unit 5.

Also, below I’ve included the trailer to the movie 1984 which we talked about in class. I encourage you not only to watch the whole movie but to also read the book by George Orwell included on the list of Modern Library 100 Best Novels.

Before next class (15^th/16^th), I encourage you to watch this video so that we might discuss it. It is a clip from a British game show about trivia called QI and hosted by Stephen Fry. The topic is about the American sentencing system and prison/jail.

Stephen Fry on American Prison Facts

And finally, here is the link to the page that I mentioned in class so that you can practice differentiating between Because of and due to.

http://web.ku.edu/~edit/because.html

Class: 1^st/2^nd March 2013

Unit 4: Maps (Changes)

Can-Do Objectives: Make comparisons and talk about changes

                              Talk about results

                              Talk about diet and nutrition

Pages: 40, 43, 45, 46

Grammar: Pronunciation /v/ vs. /b/; the future; comparisons involving verbs and times

Vocabulary: fizzy, pulses, stale, deafening, grimy, squat, pristine, snooze, hangout, fancy, stunted, is bound to, on the verge of, on the brink of

Homework: Workbook – Complete unit 4.

In preparation for next class: Please think of what you are going to do your Oral Project on. Also, take a look at this video. We’ll be discussing it in class.