Class materials

Lived in Mexico ___________________________________________________
Visited Russia ___________________________________________________
Eaten Ethiopian food ________________________________________________
Worked in a restaurant ______________________________________________
Ridden a motorcycle ________________________________________________
Traveled in Africa _________________________________________________
Studied English ____________________________________________________

http://letcteachers.wordpress.com/2012/05/24/perfectly-confused-teaching-the-present-perfect-tense-to-esl-students/

Class 38
Grammar: would like ambitions

Ambitions; vocabulary and speaking

Class 39/class 40

going places, city vocabulary

reading/vocabulary

prepositions of movement

directions

can, can't, have to, don't have to

Class 41

http://www.esolcourses.com/topics/christmas.htm

christmas quizz
es

Class 42

accidents and emergencies

cure for the common cold!

Class 43

family

revision

Family
personality adjectives
present simple, third person.

Class 43

Finish above exercises

Body parts.
Present continuous.
Revision of prepositions of place.

art

art 2

Class 44/45

film+exercises

Defining relative clauses

Class 46

sentence structure

Expressions for paraphrasing

Class 47

Describing yourself

Alphabet revision/email and computer symbols.

48/49

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Pronunciation

revision-pronouns-relative clauses-prepositions

50

Reading + exercise in are/do/does

Exercises for are/do/does; question forming

51

simple verbs, regular, irregular - reading

pronunciation 'ed', questions

52

question forming- 2

question forming - 1

Art reading and vocabulary

telephone language

53
explanation: past continuous

Past continuous Reading

54

past continuous Speaking, vocabulary, pronunciation

clip: past continuous, film&questions

55

Past continuous
Review of simple past
Past continuous
Text and writing exercise.

56

video

questions with/without auxiliaries

Reading

57

so, because, but, although

verb phrases

67

text... so, because, but

Spent extra time on questions with and without auxiliaries.

Example:
ho came here? questions the subject
Who did you speak with. Questions the object
This confusion is also partly due to the fact that "who" has taken over the function "whom", the question word for the object, filled when it fell out of use except in very formal writing.

What happened? subject
What did you do? object

Great revision on questions with and without auxiliaries

68

Continue with the end of last weeks lesson

photos-prepositions

revision

text-review

69

predictions with will/won't

positive phrases
pronunciation
contractions
will/won't opposite verbs

70

will/won't for promises/offers/decisions

verb + 'back'

word stresses on 2 syllable words

71

Going to

going to 2

role play, at the airport

video
Where does she park the car?
Where does she look for her flight?
Where does she show her ticket?
What is her baggage allowance?
What happens if her bag is to heavy?
Wow does she mark her bag?
What is she given so she can go on the plane?
What happens in security?
Where does she get checked for metals on her body?
How does she get to the other side of the airport?
Where does she wait?
Where is the plane waiting for her?

72

verbs and prepositions 1

verbs and prepositions 2

letter

73

revision and evaluation 1

revision and evaluation 2

74
present perfect -ever - never

ever/never explanation

present perfect - review clothes

exercises/ever/never

5

present perfect- verb phrases

yet already just exlanation

exercises!

77

present perfect yet, already, just Reading

grammar exercise

present perfect/simple past

79
1

78

Use:

Use the comparative form to talk about how two things are different.
I am taller than you.
This book is thicker than that one.

Form:

1) If an adjective has one syllable, add er to the end. If it ends in e already, just add r.
tall => taller nice => nicer
thick => thicker late => later

2) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write er. But never write a w twice.
big => bigger new => newer (NOT newwer) thin => thinner slow => slower (NOT slowwer) slim => slimmer
My brother is thinner than me.

3) If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add er.
funny => funnier silly => sillier
Which of these books is funnier?

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the short adjectives.

1. Tokyo is than Shanghai. (large)2. Europe is than South America. (small)3. The Amazon river is than the Mississipi river. (long)4. Antarctica is than Africa. (cold)5. The Caspian sea is than lake Michigan. (deep)6. Brazil is than Norway. (hot)7. Andagoya, Colombia, is than Santiago, Chile. (wet)8. The Atlantic ocean is than the Mediterranean. (wide)9. The Aconcagua, in South America, is than Mt. McKinley, in North America. (tall)10.The Niger river is than the Congo river. (short)

5) Adjectives which are longer than 1 syllable do NOT add er, but put "more" in front to create a comparative.

difficult => more difficult

Complete the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the long adjectives.

Gold is than silver. (expensive)

Reality TV programmes are than chat shows. (interesting)

Science is difficult but Maths is . (difficult)

I think that Halle Berry is than Sharon Stone. (beautiful)

Tigers are than crocodiles. (dangerous)

6) Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.
good  =>  better
bad   =>  worse
far   =>  further

Add than after a comparative adjective to compare one thing with another. However, this is not always necessary.

=> My house is smaller than yours.

Select the correct option.

Jim Carrey is than Rob Schneider. (funny)

The TV series Vampire Diaries is than Supernatural. (popular)

A sloth is than a tortoise. (slow)

Men are than chimpanzees. (intelligent)

Trains are than cars. (fast)

Cristiano Ronaldo plays football than Figo. (good)

Superlatives

Use:
Use the superlative form to describe something that is greater than any other thing.
The Amazon is the longest river in the world.
Helen is the most intelligent student in the class.

Form:
1) Write the before all superlatives.

2)            If an adjective is short and has one syllable, add est to the end. If it ends in e already, just add st.
                tall          =>           the tallest                           nice        =>           the nicest
                thick      =>           the thickest                        late        =>           the latest

2b) If an adjective ends in one vowel and one consonant, write the consonant again, then write est. But never write a w twice.

big => the biggest new => the newest(NOT newwest)

thin => the thinnest slow => the slowest(NOT slowwest)

slim => the slimmest

The biggest cat in the world is the lion.

3)            If an adjective has two syllables and ends in y, change the y to i and add est.
                funny    =>           the funniest                       silly         =>           the silliest

It’s the silliest film I’ve ever seen!

Select the correct option.

Jim Carrey is than Rob Schneider. (funny)

The TV series Vampire Diaries is than Supernatural. (popular)

A sloth is than a tortoise. (slow)

Men are than chimpanzees. (intelligent)

Trains are than cars. (fast)

Cristiano Ronaldo plays football than Figo. (good)

4)            For other adjectives with two or more syllables, DON’T add est. Write most before the adjective.
                interesting          =>           the most interesting      surprising            =>           the most surprising

                It’s the most interesting book I’ve ever read.

5)            Some adjectives have irregular superlative forms. These are listed below.
                good      =>           the best
                bad        =>           the worst
                far          =>           the furthest

Complete the sentences. Use the superlative forms of the long adjectives.

Bears are the animals. (dangerous)

Rio de Janeiro is one of the cities in the world. (beautiful)

The Bugatti Veyron is the and car. (powerful) (expensive)

American Idol is the TV show in America. (popular)

Bungee jump is one of the adventures. (exciting)

In is often (but not always) used after a superlative adjective to describe where this statement is true.
London is the biggest city in England.
Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

My brother is the tallest person in my family.

Applying it to a text

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate adjective.

The city of São Paulo

São Paulo is the city in South America and the third city of the world, with more than 10 million inhabitants. It is the economical capital of

Brazil

and a very place. It is also in culture parks and museums.

São Paulo is centered around the Praça da Sé, where there is a stone mark symbolizing the "point zero" of the city. The subway system is and but covers only a few areas of the city, although extensions are being made. neighborhoods to visit include Jardins, Itaim and theIbirapuera Park.

The main sights in the city include the different neighborhoods with their Italian, Japanese or Arabic influences. They have their own characteristic atmosphere and it is a lot of fun to just walk around, go to one of the many restaurants or have a drink somewhere.

Brazilians say that paulistanos (São Paulo locals) live to work and to eat, which is probably true. Food in São Paulo is the in the country and rivals that of any major capital in the world. If you are there and like to eat meat, make sure you try the rodizios (barbecue) or feijoada (pork and beans - served only on Wednesdays and Saturdays). The pizzas are also extremely tasteful and a must-eat. You can find it from a range of restaurants from the delivery place to fine ones.

São Paulo is also very much a party town. You can get stuck in traffic in the middle of the night when party animals return from their hunt.

Automotive traffic in São Paulo is , especially in main routes, all along the weekdays and gets at rush hours (from 8 am to 10 am and from 6 pm to 8 pm). Laws to regulate traffic include a rule forbidding cars to circulate at specific week days depending on the final number of their license. On the weekends the traffic is with some complications in places where there are bars, shopping centers or other public attractions.

São Paulo has the underground transportation system in Brazil: the "Metro". It is not as as the trains in Europe or North America, but it serves most of the important areas. It is the and way to get around São Paulo.

Week:3sr, 2nd and 3rd

travel conversations

making and confirming a booking

On the go - travel vocab

Asking for permission and making requests

Giving advice

7th/9th/11th

comparative/superlative exercises

Practical English... directions

Where I live

review exercises

review - reading and comprehension

14th and 16th

uses of verbs with infinitive

uses of verbs with infinitive (with to)

verbs + ing

25th and 28th

verbs describing emotions

expressing movement

prepositions

informal e-mail

1/5/14

review

reading - review

conversation, gerunds and 'ed'

exercise gerunds and 'ed'

further explanation

5/5/14

Warm up reading each others stories
Speaking word origins- worksheet
Grammar relative clauses- explanation, worksheet, Worksheet2
Practice fun sentences- exercise
Reading guessing the origin- reading

7/5/14/-13/5/14

16/5/14- 19/5/14

21/05/14

Present perfect explanation

Present perfect versus Simple past

Exercise 1 Present Perfect

Speaking:

Cinema experiences
Have you ever met a movie star? Have you cried in a cinema? Have you left the cinema before the movie ended? etc.
Computer experiences
Have you ever been in a video conference? Have you ever had a computer virus? Have you ever used an Internet chat? etc.
Health experiences
Have you ever spent a night in hospital? Have you ever broken a bone? Have you ever had an operation? etc.
School experiences
Have you ever cheated on an exam? Have you ever had a crush on a teacher? Have you ever played truant? Have you ever copied homework from someone else? etc.

Already/ Still/ Yet - present perfect

reminder of still/already/yet

he Martin family are on holiday in North America. Here are their travel plans:

Monday – am Niagara Falls, Canada. pm Fly to New York City.
Tuesday – New York City
Wednesday pm.– Arrive in Washington
Thursday - Washington
Friday– am Fly to Boston

It’s Wednesday morning. Are the sentences true or false?

The Martin family have already been to Washington.
The Martin family have not yet been to Boston.
The Martin family have visited New York City.

Homework: exercise

something/anything/nothing/someone/anyone/anywhere

A1 English - Mr Cuadrado

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