Hi!

We had a small group last Wednesday. As talkative as usual, though. We did do a little more work though.

First students read possible ways to prepare to do something. Example: You are going to bake a cake. What are you going to do to prepare for this plan?

I am going to buy some eggs.
I am going to put on an apron.
I am going to mix the eggs with the sugar.

After that students had to write down similar sentences saying what they were going to do in preparation for a plan. They each were given a couple of plans, eg. I'm going to go to a party, and they wrote 3 clues such as the ones above.

After that we played a guessing game. A student took a card and gave a clue about the plan on the card. Classmates had to guess the plan.

We also listened to the video you had to watch for homework.

HOMEWORK

Listen to the conversation again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhAaiamabQo


Now, write your own conversation: You and a friend talking, 2 imaginary friends making plans for the weekend... Something like that.

Include the following expressions: Let's..... (go, play, make... any verb)
I will (meet, buy, call.... any verb)
Do you want to (go, watch, eat... any verb) ?

HOMEWORK

Go to the next link and watch the video. Watch it 2 or 3 times. Then, answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhAaiamabQo

A
1. What are they going to do?

2. What is the girl going to buy?

3. How long are they going to stay away from the city?

4. What will they do while they are camping? (Say 2 things.)

B
Ask 4 questions about the video in the future form. Remember: when we make questions we say the auxiliary first, then the subject, then the verb with the meaning. Examples: What is the girl going to buy? and What will they do?

Welcome back! 

After the holiday everybody has lots of  energy to pursue our main goal: improve your English!
In our lesson last Wednesday we practiced two future forms: going to - for plans - and will for predictions and actions that will probably  happen.
Most students are already getting the trick of it.

We listened to a conversation of two young people talking about their plans for vacation. Students practiced the dialogue and then role played it. They did a good job.


HOMEWORK

1. Make a list of things you can do for vacation. Write 10 things.

Example:   
Go hiking

2. Here is a short conversation:

A:  Do you have any plans for the weekend?

B:  I think I'll go hiking on Saturday. How about you?

A:  I’m going to relax at home.

Now write 4 short conversations like that changing the activities. Use the activities you wrote for Ex. 1.

Hi!

Remember that if you want to participate in the Flea Market, you need to bring some used things that you don't use anymore, like toys, books or anything else you were thinking of throwing away.

Cheer up!  This is our last week before the Easter Holidays, then you'll have the chance to rest and have fun.

Next class we'll correct the homework from the week before.

HOMEWORK

Listen to some young people making plans, answer 4 questions each.

Vera and Raquel: 1, 2, 3 & 4

Sandra and Nico: 5, 6, 7, 8.

Jorge and Miriam: 9, 10, 11 & 12.

Victor: 13, 1, 2 & 3.

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_plans.htm

Hi!

Are you going to do your homework?

You can answer this question in different ways. If you have plans to do it at a certain time you may answer:

Yes, I'm going to do it in the evening, after my dancing lesson. 

But if you are not sure when of if you will actually do it you may say:

Yes, I'll (I will) probably do it tonight.
Or
I think I'll do it tomorrow.


HOMEWORK

Write about 5 things you are planning to do on your next holidays. Example:

I am going to finish the painting that I started last Christmas.

Write 5 sentences about things you think that will happen in the future or that you are not completely sure about: Example:

I think I'll like that book. 

Last Wedgnesday we started a unit about travelling and activities we can do while travelling:

We can
go rafting
go skiing
take a guided tour
go backpacking
take a bus tour
go to the beach
go on a cruise

In this unit we study how to talk about future actions. When we talk about planned actions we use the form: going to + verb. Ex: I'm going to go rafting on my next holiday.

When something is not planned or completely sure but we are considering doing it, we use will + verb. We use it in sentences that start with the words I think or include the word probably.
Ex: I think I will stay home next weekend. I have a lot of homework to do.

We also use will + verb when we make a sudden decision: The movie is starting and he is not here yet. I ' ll (contraction of I will) call him.

HOMEWORK  

Go to the link: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3135. Do both exercises. Write down the numbers and the verbs on your notebook. Example: 1. I am going to travel.

As we need to read them in class but I don't want to give you too much work, I am going to give each one of you a number of sentences to write:

Rachel and Vera: Ex 1, Sentences 1,2,3 & 4.

Miriam and Jorge: Ex 1, Sentences 5, 6, 7 & 8

Nico and Sandra: Ex 1, Sentences 9 & 10. Ex 2, Sentences a & b.

Victor: Ex 2, Sentences b, c, d & e

Hi! Anybody there?

Anyway, it is my job to keep on trying.

Last Wednesday very few students had done their homework. So we spend a lot of time working on it. It was about defining things, people, places and times using a relative clause. We introduce the relative clause with a relative: which, who, where or when.

We also talked about the kind of music each student likes. We asked: What kind of music do you like? We listened to a recording of a number of people talking about types of music they currently liked. We practiced the question: What do you think about...?  which is a question we ask when we want to know somebody's opinion about something or somebody.

Some students asked if we could spend the second hour of class talking about things that students like to talk about. That may be a good idea, although I don't know yet the kind of things students like to talk about. I'll ask you that question.

HOMEWORK

5 more words to define using relative clauses. I hope everybody does it this time.

A spoon.
A tennis court.
A wardrobe
The summer
A shop assistant.

If you want to just talk about a range of topics you 'll need to prepare yourself:

1st: What would you like to talk about?

2nd: What do you usually talk about with your friends?

3rd: How do you imagine your life when you are a grownup?