24TH APRIL 2025

 Dear all,

This is what we did in class yesterday:

- I gave you different cards to make questions in the past. File attached

- We made questions and gave the answers to questions in different tenses

CAN YOU?

CAN YOU DRAW OR PAINT WELL? YES, I CAN// NO, I CAN´T

YES, I CAN PAINT BUT I CAN´T DRAW WELL

CAN YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION IN ENGLISH?

CAN YOU PLAY THE GUITAR?

CAN YOU PLAY CHESS?

CAN YOU DRIVE?

CAN YOU WEAR JEANS TO WORK OR SCHOOL?

DESCRIBE A FRIEND

WHAT’S HIS/HER NAME? HIS NAME IS JOHN // HER NAME IS SARAH

WHERE DOES HE LIVE? WHERE DOES SHE LIVE? S/HE LIVES IN MADRID

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SEE HIM/HER? I SEE HIM/HER TWICE A WEEK

WHAT DOES S/HE DO? S/HE IS A TEACHER, AN ENGINEER, SHE’S RETIRED

WHERE DID YOU MEET HER FOR THE FIRST TIME? I MET HER IN THE UNDERGROUND

WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN COMMON? WE LIKE THE THEATRE, WE LIKE GOING TO THE GYM, WE ARE STUDYING THE SAME

TIMES AND DATES

WHAT’S THE TIME NOW? IT’S 6 O’CLOCK

WHAT TIME DOES THE CLASS FINISH? IT FINISHES AT 18.30

WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? IT IS ON 12TH AUGUST

WHAT TIME DO YOU GET UP ON SUNDAYS? I GET UP AT 8

WHEN IS YOUR NEXT CLASS? IT’S NEXT TUESDAY

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE DAY OF THE WEEK? IT’S SATURDAY BECAUSE I DON’T WORK ON SATURDAYS

WHAT WAS THE DATE YESTERDAY? IT WAS 22nd APRIL

HOW OFTEN

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO THE GYM? THREE TIMES A WEEK

HOW OFTEN DO YOU HAVE DINNER WITH FRIENDS? ONCE A MONTH

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT MEAT? HARDLY EVER

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO BED AFTER 11 O´CLOCK? EVERYDAY

HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH TV IN THE EVENINGS? FOUR TIMES A WEEK

HOW OFTEN DO YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR? ONCE A YEAR//IT DEPENDS

NOW

WHAT TV SERIES ARE YOU WATCHING? I’M WATCHING LA CUPULA DE CRISTAL

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING AT THE MOMENT? I’M READING THE QUIXOTE

IS IT RAINING NOW? YES, IT IS. NO, IT ISN´T

WHAT’S YOUR TEACHER WEARING? SHE’S WEARING A PAIR OF BROWN TROUSERS, A LIGHT BROWN TOP AND SNEAKERS

HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW? I’M FEELING GOOD. SAD, NERVOUS

 

 - I explained the comparative adjectives


HOMEWORK:

- exercises at the back of the book, The comparative. Unit 9C a and b

- handout: the comparative

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK

- Comparatives Exercise 1

- Comparatives exercise 2



22nd APRIL 2025

 Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- We checked our homework

  1. Make questions and answer them. 

        PERSONAL INFORMATION

    • What’s your name? My name’s Valentina
    • How do you spell your surname? M-A-R-T-I-N
    • Where are you from? I’m from Madrid
    • What’s your phone number? My phone number is ………
    • What do you do? I’m a teacher
    • Do you have a big family? Yes, I do. I have two children
    • Why do you need English? To travel, for work. To communicate, because I need it for work


        THE PAST (BE)

  • Where were you born? I was born in Madrid
  • Where was your mother born? My mother was born in Badajoz
  • Where were you at 8 yesterday evening? I was at home. I was at the cinema.
  • Who were you with? I was with my friends. I was with my family
  • What was your favourite food when you were little? It was paella, cola-cao
  • Were you at home at 7.30 in the morning? No, I wasn´t. Yes, I was.

 

FREE TIME
  • How much free time do you have? I don´t have much free time
  • What kind of books do you like? I like thrillers, romantic stories, sci-fi, adventure books
  • What do you do when you want to relax? I listen to music, read books, do sport, go for a walk
  • What do you like doing at weekends? I like going shopping. I like going to the cinema. I like meeting my friends. I like ironing clothes
  • How often do you go to the cinema? I never go to the cinema. I go to the cinema twice a month
  • What’s your favourite kind of music? My favourite kind of music is ( reggeton, disco music, Opera...)

 

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
  • Where do you usually have breakfast? I usually have breakfast at home, at work, in a cafetería
  • What time do you usually leave home? I usually leave home at about 9.00
  • What do you usually do in the morning? I usually work, I usually do the housework, I usually go to the gym
  • What time do you usually have lunch? I usually have lunch at 1 pm
  • What time do you usually get home? I usually get home at 7 pm
  • What do you usually do at weekends? I usually go to the cinema, I usually go shopping, I usually see my family,

 

THE PAST SIMPLE
  • What did you do last night? I went out for dinner, I went to a gig, I went to see a musical
  • What did you have for dinner? I had fish for dinner
  • What time did you go to bed? I went to bed at …..
  • How many hours did you sleep last night? I slept 8 hours last night
  • Who did you have dinner with yesterday? I had dinner with …(my wife, my husband, my boyfriend...)
  • How did you come to class today? I came to class on foot, by car, by public transport, by bus  

- Your homework: 
  1. vocabulary bank. Days and numbers. Part 4
  2. finish the questions and answers

11TH APRIL 2025

 Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we asked questions to our visitors. 4ESO empresa

- we checked our homework.

- we listened to the rest of the story and found out who murdered Jeremy

- we asked and answered questions to find out who committed a robbery. A Police interview

HOMEWORK:

- Make questions and answer them. File attached

- handout (simple pasts). File attached


ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK

- Past simple regular and irregular

- Past simple regular and irregular




8TH APRIL 2025

 Dear all, 

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- You asked Diego questions to know him better.

- we checked our homework: ge, go, have

- we played with the buzzers and had lots of fun

- we did a communicative exercise using those verbs

- we did a listening exercise


HOMEWORK: 

- unit 8A exercise 1b

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK:

- Exercises go, get, have

3rd APRIL 2025

First of all, CONGRATULATIONS to Jose, Elena, Yoli and Dani for their 3rd position in Wednesday's Talent show 



this is what we did in class yesterday:

- we checked our homework. 

- we did a communicative exercise. We guessed about our partners pasts

- we did a listening exercise. Page 103 exercise 4


HOMEWORK:

- page 246

- booklet (for self-study). Past simple, regular and irregular verbs



1ST APRIL 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- We checked our homework. Translation

- We checked the answers to exercises 1c and 2a in Unit 7C

- We put the irregular pasts of some verbs in different columns according to the pronunciation of their vowel

- We played 4 in a row to remember the irregular pasts

- I explained the grammar of the irregular pasts  (unit 7C page 222)

HOMEWORK:

- do exercises 7C a, b and c on page 223

- handout (irregular pasts)


ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK

- Irregular verbs. Exercise 1

- Irregular verbs. Exercise 2

27TH MARCH 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we checked our homework. Past simple (regular verbs)

- we did a drill. Pronunciation of the final ed

- We ordered some time expressions 

- We did a find someone who communicative exercise. Asking and answering questions

- We translated sentences into English


HOMEWORK:

- Translation. 

- Composition. Write an informal email.

Paragraph 1: your name, age, and where you are from. Say what you do, and why you are studying English

Paragraph 2: who you live with. Say something about them

Paragraph 3: what you like doing in your free time

- Unit 7C exercises 1c and 2a 


ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK:

- Regular verbs

- Regular verbs 2

24TH APRIL 2025