Monday 26^th / Wednesday 28^th October

Unit 6B: But is it ethical?

Pages:  59 - 61

Grammar: Formal and Informal Comparative Expressions

http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/wp-content/uploads/grammar/comparative_superlative/08.htm

Vocabulary: stealth, buzz, gush, hype, quirky, squeak, screech, cutlery, zapping

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

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

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

OR simply look them up in Google.

For slang go to:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/

Also:

Oxford Online Collocations Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/ 

Homework: Workbook – pg. 29 ex. 1 & 2

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talks

Dan Gilbert: Why we make bad decisions

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_researches_happiness/transcript?language=en

Sheena Iyengar: The art of choosing

http://www.ted.com/talks/sheena_iyengar_on_the_art_of_choosing/transcript?language=en

Dan Ariely: Are we in control of our own decisions?

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_asks_are_we_in_control_of_our_own_decisions/transcript?language=en

Week: 19^th – 24^th October

Unit 6A: A curious science

Pages: 56 - 58

Grammar: Formal and informal ways of comparing

http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/compare-and-contrast.html

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/comparing-and-contrasting/

Vocabulary: to behold, lenient, goatee, self-conscious, self-aware, self-confident, cunning, sheer, wrinkle, to prime, shopping cart/trolley, instinctive

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. 29 ex. 3 & pg. 30

Extras if you have time:

TED Talk

Laura Trice: Remember to say thank you

http://www.ted.com/talks/laura_trice_suggests_we_all_say_thank_you/transcript?language=en

The Best of Buster Keaton

Monty Python - The Funniest Joke In The World

About make-up

http://verne.elpais.com/verne/2015/10/22/articulo/1445512223_634400.html

Article

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/21/why-do-girls-wear-makeup-google-answer

Class: 8^th / 9^th May 2015

Unit 10C: Go for it!

Pages: 102 -103

Grammar Review:

Impersonal Report Forms

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/personal_passive.htm

http://www.slideshare.net/alv24/impersonal-constructions-itissaid

Mixed conditional

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/Mixedconditionals.php3

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_09_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

Vocabulary: to have a knack for, to prompt, woolly, trashy

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.

Online Oxford Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Workbook – pg. 53

Extras, if you have time:

Advice on how to improve your English

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/learn-english-tips.htm

http://www.learnenglish.de/improvepage.html

TED Talks

Gary Haugen: The hidden reason for poverty the world needs to address now

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

Class:  24^th / 25^th April 2015

Unit 10B: Stick with it!

Pages: 100 - 101

Grammar:

Modal Verbs

http://www.englishpedia.net/grammar-exercises/modals/modals-degrees-of-certainty-exercises.html

Adjective –noun collocation

http://www.englishdaily626.com/quizzes.php?007

https://elt.oup.com/student/headway/advanced/b_vocabulary/unit12/hwy_adv_unit12_4?cc=us&selLanguage=en

http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/5-most-common-adjective-noun-collocations-express-chilly-rich-heavy-strong/

Vocabulary: to whirl, wry, twang, zeal, daredevil, canny, outrageous, peak, grimace, weightlessness, rekindle, soar, arching

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.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Workbook – pg. 86 - 87

Extras, if you have time:

Evel Knivel

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

LA coliseum jump 1973 EVEL KNIEVEL AMAZING!!

TED Talk

Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine

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

Thank you to all of you for your extremely enjoyable and informative presentations.

Class: 17^th / 18^th April 2015

Unit 10B: Stick with it!

Pages: 99

Grammar: Modal Verbs

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g3-modals-deduction-exercise.php

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-probability.html

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/modals-deduction

http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs/pastmodalsdeduction.htm

Vocabulary:  gifted, gambling addict, compulsive gambler

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.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Workbook – pg. 49 - 52

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talk

Dan Ariely: How equal do we want the world to be? You'd be surprised

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

Janine Jansen

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

Janine Jansen - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

Thank you to all of you who have given your presentation.

Class: 10^th / 11^th April 2015

Unit 10A: Be creative!

Pages: 98

Grammar: Subject/ verb agreement

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/sv_agr_quiz.htm

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr2.htm

Vocabulary: blind, deaf and dumb, muteness, borderline, lability, qualm, lenient, condescending, tax-break, hyphen, wicked, to brew, lame, co-defendant, co-worker, to dawn on smo., the penny drop(ped), to hit

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.

Online Collocation Dictionary

http://oxforddictionary.so8848.com/

Homework: Workbook – pg. 71 ex.8 b & c

Thank you to all of you who have given your presentation. I have enjoyed myself and I look forward to next week’s.

Extras, if you have time:

TED Talks

Why do ambitious women have flat heads?

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

Helen Keller

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

Helen Keller - Her Amazing Story

LA IMAGEN DE TU VIDA - El tiempo es oro (1987-1992)

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