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Tuesday, 31st January 2023

 

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45)

- Unit 9 (page 128-129)

2- Listening -  (most/least dangerous animals/insects- cows, deer, snakes, adder, dogs, bees, wasps...). Class discussion: Have you ever had a bad experience with any of these animals?

3- Reading and Speaking - Quiz - Would you know what to do? Read and circle your answers. In groups of three, correct answers.
 

UBI1M (11:15-13:00)
 
- Correct homework activities (pages 50-51)

- Unit 4 - Revision- File Test 4 
 
Reading- Read the email and do activities 1 and 2.
 

Writing

Answer the questions about a man in your family: 

1. He’s my brother-in-law/brother/cousin/father/son/grandson...

2.His name is Pedro…

3.He’s from Spain/He’s Spanish.

4. He’s 55 (fifty-five) years old.

5. Yes, he is.(He’s married with 3 children) No, he isn’t. He’s a widower/divorced/ single.

 

Now answer the questions about a woman in your family:

1. She’s my daughter/sister/wife/mother/ workmate/ work colleague/ my best friend…

2.Her name’s Elena.

3.She’s from Spain.

4. She’s 73 (seventy-three) years old.

5. No, she’s a widow / divorced/ single. No. She isn’t married.

 

 
Listening - Activities 1 (Tick true or false) and 2 (Tick the correct answer).


UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)
 
Correct homework - Workbook 4A

- Revision- File 4 test- Reading and listening (part 1). We will do part 2 of the listening on Thursday.
 
UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00) 

- Verb phrases (page 29)

(invite somebody to dinner, have a great time, run across the road, wait for somebody, be in a hurry...)

- Speaking (3d) - In pairs students retold the story One October Evening using the photos on page 28 as prompts.

- Video listening - happy ending / sad ending.

- Homework- page 36-37 (2C).


Monday, 30th January 2023 



UBI4T(18:45-20:30)

Film/cinema

- Reading- The Oscars- news article about this year's Oscar nominations (best supporting actress, leading actress, nominations, nominees, ...)


- Listening Activities

Going to the cinema: 

Listen and choose the correct answer: 


Friday, 27th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45)

What are the peace symbols of today? - Diplo
- Peace Day Activities
 
We looked at the information in the blog on the webpage of Ceper Pintor Zuloaga and discussed the origins of Peace Day in Spain and the origins of the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
 
Song- We are the World- we read the song and discussed its meaning. Then we listened to the song (in blog).

- Video- trailer of film He Named Me Malala. Watch and complete the worksheet. Here is the link to the webpage:
 

 

UBI1M (11:15-13:00)


- Review adjectives. With cards (tarjetas) from previous day form sentences. Eg. It's a fast car. It's an expensive car. They're big houses.

- Video listening and activities (page 45): Beaulieu Motor Museum.
 
- Homework- Unit 4B Activities (pages 50-51).

- Peace Day (Día de la Paz) - lectura de la entrada sobre el Día de la Paz en el blog de actividades de la página web (ceper pintor zuloaga).
 
Vocabulary related to peace: Peace, Nobel Peace Prize, tolerance, respect, honesty, equality, equity, love, freedom...
 
-Song- What a Wonderful World:
 
 

Thursday, 26th January 2023

UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

- Correct homework - page 59 C.

- Video listening- The island of Okinawa (page 59). Complete the activities. Discuss what this island has in common with Ikaria and Nicoya. Compare with your own lifestyle.
 
- Homework- Workbook activities 4A to review unit.

- Peace Day
We looked at the webpage and discussed different aspects related to peace (values, Nobel Peace Prize...). Then we read the song We are the World and discussed what the message was. Finally, we listened to and sang the song.

UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00) 

- Correct homework- page 29 Activity 1
 
Peace Day
 
We looked at the information in the blog on the webpage of Ceper Pintor Zuloaga. 
 
 
Song- What a Wonderful World- we read the song and discussed its meaning. Then we listened to the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrd_3VMC3c
 
 

- Video- trailer of film He Named Me Malala. Watch and complete the worksheet. Here is the link to the webpage:
 


 

Wednesday, 25th January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)

- Peace Day
 
We looked at the information in the blog on the webpage of Ceper Pintor Zuloaga. 
 
Then we watched the video about the winners. The sound was not very clear so we decided to watch it at home. Here is the link: https://www.euronews.com/2022/10/07/watch-live-who-will-be-awarded-the-nobel-peace-prize-2022
 

Song- We are the World (in blog) - we read the song and discussed its meaning. This led us on to a longer discussion about problems in society (consumerism, capitalism, communism...). Then we listened to the song.
 

- Video- trailer of film He Named Me Malala. Watch and complete the worksheet. Here is the link to the webpage:

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/he-named-me-malala 

 

Here is a link to a webpage with extra information about Malala:

 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2014/yousafzai/biographical/

 

Tuesday, 24th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45)

- Revision of Unit 8 - Speaking Activities (file test 8).

- Unit 9A- Beware of the dog (pages 128 and 247)

Vocabulary  (insects, farm animals, wild animals, sea animals, bite, sting...).

Pronunciation - word stress on common animals words (camel, mosquito, giraffe...).

Ask and answer questions in pairs about animals (Do you have a pet? What's your favourite film/cartoon about animals? Are there any animals or insects that you are really afraid of?, etc.).


UBI1M (11:15-13:00)

- Revision of vocabulary (adjectives: big, small, cheap, expensive, long, short, old, new...). 

Communicative game: What is it? Example: A: It's fast. B: It's a car.  A: It's ugly. B: It's a fish.

 

- Grammar - Adjectives (pages 45, 160). 

Rules

After verb "be" - An Audi is expensive

Before a noun- It's a fast car

Singular / plural nouns - It's an old house. / They're old houses (sin cambios en el adjetivo).

Masculine/Feminine - He's tall. / She's tall (sin cambios en el adjetivo).


- Page 161 (4B) Activities A and B.

 

- Pronunciation  (page 45)

/ɑː/  - car, fast, father, park, garden...

/ɔː/ - horse, sport, small, awful...

Linking - a big umbrella, an old man, brown eggs, an orange coat...

 

- Speaking (page 45)

Talk in small groups about your preferences (gustos/preferencias). I prefer small cities. I prefer British films. I prefer colour photos.


UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

- Pronunciation - the letter h (page 58)

hello, happy, house, how, high, hour...

Harry's a hairdresser. He hardly ever has breakfast. He usually has half an hour for lunch. 

 - Reading and speaking (page 59 and 190/196)

Communication activity - read texts and explain to partner. What do the two places have in common?

- Homework - C - What words and phrases can you remember from the articles related to food and drink and physical exercise?

 

UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00) 

  - 2C - One dark October evening (page 28-29)

- Grammar- time sequencers (after that, the next day, two minutes later, when...) and connectors (because, so, but, although).  Activities 1a-1e)

- Grammar bank 2C and activities (page 214-215).  

- Communicative activity- Sentence Race in groups.

- Homework - page 29 Activity 1F- Complete the sentences.

 


Monday, 23rd January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)
 
Films / Cinema
 
- Revision of film vocabulary. To do this we played the quiz that we had done in the previous class.

- Reading - film reviews.  Students read reviews (A Man Called Otto, Matilda, Avatar, I wanna Dance With Somebody) in pairs/threes and then shared them with the other members the class. They then decided what film they would like to watch.
 
The reviews can be found on the following website: 
 
 

Friday, 20th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45)

- Homework correction (page120) - Grammar and vocabulary

- Revision:

File Test 8- Reading comprehension, listening comprehension and speaking activities. 

Writing - homework:

Write an email to a friend who wants to visit you. Answer your friend's questions. (100-150 words)

When should I come and visit your?

What will the weather be like then?

What clothes should I bring?

How should I get there?

Is there anything I should do before I come? 


UBI1M (11:15-13:00)

- 4B- The Perfect Car (page 44)

Colours and common Adjectives (page 44 and 183) 

What colour is it? It's blue. What colour are they? They're red.

What's the opposite of new? Old. What's the opposite of big? Small. What's...

Positive and negative adjectives (good, very bad, great/fantastic, bad, very bad, awful/ terrible). 

 

Thursday, 19th January 2023

UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

- Revision of adverbs/expressions of frequency (see grammar on page 216)

- Questionnaire in pairs - How often do you...? (page 58 and 190).

- Communicative activity- How often? Board game. In groups of four students played a board game, inventing sentences using different adverbs and expressions of frequency. For example, I'm never tired in the morning. I do exercise every day.

 

UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00) 

- Speaking and writing (page 27)

Asking questions in pairs about photos (Do you post photos on social media?

What kind of photos do you post? Do you have a photo as a background on

your phone...? Do you have a favourite photo?).

 

Homework- Writing- describing a photo. Page 200 - preparation (activities

 a-e). Look at the example to get ideas for the structure. Use the highlighted

words (This is one of my favourite photos. I took the photo... when I was... 

I love this photo because... reminds me of... I have it...). 

 

 

Wednesday, 18th January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)

Films / Cinema

- Do you like going to the cinema? How often do you go to the cinema? What type of films do you like watching?

- Film vocabulary (general vocabulary, actors, describing a film, giving your opinion...). 

- Film quiz



- Listening - My Favourite film




Tuesday, 17th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45) 

 - Correct homework- possessive pronouns (pages 226-227)


- Video-listening (page 119)
 
We watched part 1 and part 2 of the story and shared our ideas about who each character was. Then we watched the final part and again shared our ideas.Here is a link to the original story by the American author O Henry:

- Vocabulary and writing (page 119) - adverbs of manner (angrily, sadly, seriously...). Finally, in pairs students wrote a short final scene of the story between Hartley and Héloise, including some adverbs of manner.

- Workbook - 8C (page 126-127)
 
- Homework- revision of units 7 and 8 (page 120).

UBI1M (11:15-13:00)

- Correct worksheets (possessive adjective and possessive 's).

- Communicative activity in pairs. Family Tree: Ask about the people in the list to complete the family tree. Who's Beth? She's Angela's sister. Who's Dan? He's Angela's husband.

- Speaking and writing (page 43 and 148): Who's ...? He's my sister's husband.
 
- Homework (tarea) - escribir un texto parecido al texto de Alice (page 148) sobre vuestra familia.

UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

- My Favourite Day- page 200- Correct sentences and write a similar text for homework.
 
- 4C- Blue Zones(page 58):
 
Vocabulary: months, adverbs and expressions of frequency (sometimes, hardly ever, once a week, twice a month...).
 
- Vocabulary Bank (page 243): Expressions of frequency- How often do you? Adverbs of frequency. 
 
- Grammar bank (page 216) and activities 4C (page 217)
 

UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00)

- Correct activities- page 34-35 (1 and 2)
 
- Pronunciation and listening (weak forms- was/were): page 27 and workbook page 35.

- Speaking (page 27) Talk to a partner. Ask and answer questions about photos (Activity 5). We will finish this activity on Thursday.


Monday, 16th January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)

- Correction of Listening (part 2). 

- Presentation of new topic (The Cinema). General conversation to set the scene. Do you like going to the cinema? What type of films do you like watching? What was the last film you saw?


Friday, 13th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45) 

- Homework correction - page 125- Confusing Verbs (2a and 2b).
 
- Reading (8C: page 118-119) Read and answer the questions. ç
 
- Pronunciation - Reading aloud. In pairs, students took turns to read part 2 of the story, paying attention to the punctuation and intonation.
 
- Homework- grammar- possessive pronouns- Read grammar bank (page 226) and do the activities on page 227 (8C).
              

UBI1M (11:15-13:00)

- Revision of family and people vocabulary.

- Possessive Adjectives (my, your, his, her...) and possessive 's (page 42/160). Activities - page 161

- Listening - Page 43.

- Homework- complete with the possessive adjectives / possessive 's.

 

Thursday, 12th January 2023

 UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

 - Speaking - daily routines. Interview a classmate about their daily routine (page 57). Find out what you both have in common. 

(What time do you get up? Do you have breakfast in the morning? What do you have? What time do you go to bed?).

- Writing - preparation- article (page 200) My Favourite Day of the Week. Read and answer the questions. For the next class the students have to complete part B with the highlighted words.


UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00)

- Revision of the Past Continuous (was/were +verb + -ing):

Grammar worksheet

Communicative activity Who did it? In groups, the students asked questions to find out who stole Sophie Hatcher's money (alibi, culprit, argue...).

- Homework: Workbook: Page 34-35 - Activities 1) Vocabulary and 2) Grammar.

 



Wednesday, 11th January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)

- Reading- Top 10 Most Common New Year's Resolutions (and How to Follow Through on Them). In pairs students read one of the steps and then explained it to their classmates.

https://www.goskills.com/Soft-Skills/Resources/Top-10-new-years-resolutions

- Listening - exam part 2 (correction). Listen to audio at home and correct for the next class.

 

 

Tuesday, 10th January 2023

UBI3BM (9:00-10:45) 
                         
- Discussion about Christmas and what the students did over the holidays.

 
- New Year's Resolutions - Speaking and Listening.

Do you make New Year's Resolutions?
 
What are common resolutions?
 
Video- Watch the video and answer the questions about Finn's resolutions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/lower-intermediate/unit-14/session-1

- Speaking- future plans for the year 2023.

 

UBI1M (11:15-13:00)

- Unit 4 - Meet the Family (page 42)

 

- Vocabulary - People and family (pages 42 and 182). 

 

- Pronunciation  

/ə/ (computer, mother, daughter, woman)

/æ/ (cat, man, family, thanks)

/ʌ/ (up, husband, brother, mother)

 

- Grammar - possessive adjectives and possessive 's

 (my, your, his, her, our, their, my husband's book...). 

 

We will continue with this during the next class.

 

Aquí hay un vídeo que explica los adjetivos posesivos:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cH8S7njP7XA

 

Y el possessive 's (saxon genitive /genitivo sajón):

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjF9DYEaH-Q

 

Possessive adjectives (1) - Escolar - ABC Color


 

UBI3AT1º (16:00-17:45)

 - Discussion about Christmas and what the students did over the holidays.

 
- New Year's Resolutions - Speaking and Listening.

Do you make New Year's Resolutions?
 
What are common resolutions?
 
Video- Watch the video and answer the questions about Finn's resolutions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/lower-intermediate/unit-14/session-1

- Speaking- future travel plans for the year 2023.

 

UBI3AT2º (18:15-20:00)

 - Discussion about Christmas and what the students did over the holidays.

 
- New Year's Resolutions - Speaking and Listening.

Do you make New Year's Resolutions?
 
What are common resolutions?
 
Video- Watch the video and answer the questions about Finn's resolutions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/lower-intermediate/unit-14/session-1

- Speaking- future travel plans for the year 2023.

 
 
 
 
 


Monday, 9th January 2023

UBI4T(18:45-20:30)
 

- Discussion about what students did at Christmas.

-New Year's Resolutions - Speaking, listening and reading activity.

Speaking:Do you make New Year's Resolutions? What resolutions have you made for this year?

Video - watch the video and answer the questions about Finn's resolutions. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/lower-intermediate/unit-14/session-1


Reading- Top 10 Most Common New Year's Resolutions (and How to Follow Through on Them). 
 
We started this reading (introduction). On Wednesday we will continue and in pairs the students will read one of the steps and share the information with their classmates.