Class: 20^th / 21^st March 2015

Unit 10A: Be creative!

Pages: 96 - 97

Grammar: Subject / verb agreement

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm

http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/599/01/

https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/SubjectVerb.html

Vocabulary: far-fetched, compassion, maternity/sick/compassionate leave, wiry, alas, to plough, ferret, dinghy, expend, spend

Pigeon vs Dove Columbidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbidae

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 69 – 71 (including ex.8a)

Extras, if you have time:

Brilliant Beasts Pigeon Genius (National Geographic)

On the waterfront love scene

REMEMBER: Progress Test 2 (Units 8 & 9) on 13^th / 14^th March!!!!

Class: Additional Post for the Saturday group (7^th March 2015)

Vocabulary: satnav, gloomy

Extras, if you have time:

Carlo Maria Cipolla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M._Cipolla

Allegro ma non troppo (pdf in Spanish)

http://argentina.indymedia.org/uploads/2012/12/allegro_ma_non_tropo.pdf

Class: 6^th / 7^th March 2014

Unit 9C: World Issues

Pages: 92 - 95

Grammar: Prefixes and Suffixes

http://www.uefap.com/vocab/build/building.htm

http://www.infoplease.com/cig/grammar-style/attaching-prefixes-suffixes-bits-pieces.html

Vocabulary: insupportable, unbearable, well-bred, well-mannered, cultured, coherent, sympathetic, compassionate, to be up-to-date, individualistic, neat, social obligation

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 48 ex. 2 & 3

Extras, if you have time:

Boudica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudica

Great Man Theory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Man_theory

Real Life Heroes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Righteous_Among_the_Nations_by_country

Gloomy Sunday - Billie Holiday

Bonnie Tyler - I Need a Hero (Lyrics)

Class: Additional Post for the Saturday group (28^th Feb. 2015)

Vocabulary: to feature, feel good factor, latent, card swiper

Extras, if you have time:

George Carlin Talks About "Stuff"

Class: 27^th February/ 7^th March 2015

Unit 9B/C: World issues

Pages: 92 - 94

Grammar: a/an vs one; few, a few, quite a few

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/adjectives/mitigators

https://books.google.es/books?id=lx7UAniLfJwC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=quite+a+bit+grammar&source=bl&ots=_gG6tH-1BI&sig=wCDu1xBkyk35-apBuLyUukHobuk&hl=es&sa=X&ei=xmfxVOmBE9fUaoaPgoAC&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=quite%20a%20bit%20grammar&f=false

Connecting words – cause and effect

http://inmadom-myenglishclass.blogspot.com.es/2011/05/connectors-showing-cause-and-result.html

Vocabulary: faux pas, coup d’état, housing rights, to raffle, derogatory, overdraft, overdraw, IOU, Caucasian  

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 46 ex. 3; pg. 47; pg. 48 ex. 1

Extras, if you have time:

James A. White – The little problem I had renting a house

https://www.ted.com/talks/james_a_white_sr_the_little_problem_i_had_renting_a_house?language=en

Anthropological Races

http://anthro.palomar.edu/vary/vary_2.htm

http://blog.world-mysteries.com/science/how-many-major-races-are-there-in-the-world/

Class: Additional Post for the Saturday group (21^st Feb. 2015)

Vocabulary: caveat, to taper off, to lessen, augment, conspicuous, fuzzy, bullish, bearish, haircut, purchasing power, costume/imitation jewellery, self-esteem, self-actualization

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:
http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Extras, if you have time:

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. Oscar Wilde

Class: 20^th / 28^th February 2015 

Unit 9B: Cash free

Pages: 89 - 91

Grammar:

a/an vs one; few, a few, quite a few

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/determiners/determiners.htm

http://ell.stackexchange.com/questions/923/difference-between-hundred-a-hundred-and-one-hundred

Productive suffixes

http://hoangdungz.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/suffixes-productive-suffixes-and-word.html

Vocabulary: defeatist, St. James’s way, diffidence, diffident, hitchhike, the lesser of two evils, left/right-wing, to render

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english

OR simply look them up in Google.

Homework: Workbook – pg 46 ex 1 & 2

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talk

Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies

https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson

Entrevista Satish Kumar Education (Sub español)

Class: 14^th / 21^st February 2015

Unit 9A: The price of happiness

Pages: 86 - 88

Grammar: Simple vs Continuous – verbs with different meaning

http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/non-continuous-verbs 

http://poligo.com/articles/grammar/verbs-different-meanings-when-they-are-states-and-actions 

Vocabulary: offspring, mean, frugal, thrifty, generous, make ends meet, fast asleep, to fast, to fasten, to strive

To review definitions given in class and see further examples, click on the following link:

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english 

OR simply look them up in Google. Clicking on Images can be quite helpful.

Homework: Workbook – pg. 44 - 45

Extras, if you have time:

Ben Ambridge: 10 myths about psychology, debunked

https://www.ted.com/talks/ben_ambridge_10_myths_about_psychology_debunked 

Yanis Varoufakis’, Minister of Finance

http://yanisvaroufakis.eu/ 

Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis on Greek economic problems (20Feb12)