27TH FEBRUARY 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we checked our homework (text about London)

- we did a communicative exercise using the present simple and the present continuous

- we checked our homework (posts)

- we started a new unit Practical English: In a clothes shop and did exercises 1 and 2

- we had a Fashion Show in the class. Rafa and Elena are the best models in the world! 

HOMEWORK:

- Posting on social media. Imagine you are on holiday in your country or abroad. Plan four posts or messages of about 30 words. Think about the following: Where are you? Who are you with? What are you doing? What's the weather like? 

Make sure you use present simple and continuous correctly

25TH FEBRUARY 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we checked our homework (present simple and present continuous)

- we wrote sentences using present simple and present continuous

STUDENT A

1.    What/do? (job)                                  What do you do?

2.    What /do now?                                  What are you doing now?

3.    Wear/watch today?                             Are you wearing a watch today?

4.    Usually/wear a watch?                       Do you usually wear a watch?

5.    What kind of books/ usually read?    What kind of books do you usually read?

6.    What/read at the moment?                 What are you reading at the moment?

7.    /often drink alcohol?                          Do you often drink alcohol?

8.    /Drink alcohol now?                           Are you drinking alcohol now?

9.    What/your brother (or sister) do now?   What is your sister (or brother) doing now?

1   Where/ your best friend/live?              Where does your best friend live?

 

STUDENT B

1.    /it rain now?                                            Is it raining now?

2.    How often/rain in Madrid?                     How often does it rain in Madrid?

3.    /your parents work? What/do?               Do your parents work? What do they do?

4.    What/your parents do now?                   What are your parents doing now?

5.    What kind of TV series/like?                  What kind of TV series do you like?

6.    What TV series/watch at the moment?    What TV series are you watching at the moment?

7.    What time/usually get up?                      What time do you usually get up?

8.    What/the teacher wear?                          What is the teacher wearing?

9.    /Smoke?                                                   Do you smoke?

1   /smoke now?                                            Are you smoking now?

HOMEWORK:

- page 73 exercise 3a and b

- page 201 exercise 4a

20th FEBRUARY 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we checked our homework: Mrs Curious

- we did exercise 1a and b on page 72. Unit 5C

- we did a communicative exercise: what's the weather like in .......? It's (............) and it's (.......) degrees

- We did the listening exercise on page 72

- I explained the grammar on page 218 unit 5C and did the two exercises 5C a and b

HOMEWORK:

- worksheet (present continuous and present simple)

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK:

- booklet (present continuous vs present simple)

- https://quizlet.com/es/574364429/a1-ef-5c-the-weather-flash-cards/?x=1jqt

- https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file05/grammar05_c01?cc=global&selLanguage=en

- https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file05/grammar05_c02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

18th FEBRUARY 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we revised our homework

- I asked you questions about the pictures on pages 70 and 71

- You listened to what happened when Paul went next door (exercise 2 c page 71) 

- We did pronunciation and speaking. Exercise 3

- we did the listening exercise (4)

- we played mimics 

Homework:

- For Thursday: Mrs Curious

Additional homework:

- booklet (present continuous)

10th FEBRUARY 2025

 Dear all, 

this is what we did yesterday in class: 

- we checked our homework: worksheet (can / can't) and verb phrases

- we played a board game saying what we can and can't do

- we started Unit 5B. We did exercise 1 and exercise 2 (a and b)

- I explained the grammar on page 218 5B. We looked at the present continuous for actions that are happening now/at the moment/temporarily

Your homework: 

- page 219 exercises 5B a and b

- worksheet (present continuous)

Additional homework: 

Exercise 1 

Exercise 2

6TH FEBRUARY 2025

 Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

-we revised our homework playing this game

- we finished the listening exercise on page 68 (exercise 2)

- we did exercise 3a on page 69

- I explained the grammar on page 218 5A can/can´t

can/can't + infinitive for ability/possiblity/permission:

• POSITIVE + I/you/he/she/it/we/they can + infinitive
• NEGATIVE - I/you/he/she/it/we/they can't + infinitive

• QUESTIONS - invert 'can' and the subject - no auxiliary verb!

      Can I/you/he/she/it/we/they + infinitive?

• Short answers:

         Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can. 

         No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can't. 

Remember CAN/CAN'T is the same form for all persons. I can, she can etc. No -s for the third person singular.

Can/Can´t don't use auxiliary verbs for the negative or the questions. Can I go? I can't go

Can/Can´t is followed by the infinitive of a verb without to. I can sing

PRONUNCIATION OF CAN/CAN´T

POSITIVE + stress the infinitive - I can dance.

NEGATIVE - stress both, but stress 'can't' a lot! - I CAN'T swim.

SHORT ANSWERS:

Yes, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can. + (we only stress 'can' in short answers!)

No, I/you/he/she/it/we/they can't. - (we stress CAN´T a lot)

- we did exercises 5A a and b on page 219

- we did exercise 4 pronunciation and played a game

HOMEWORK:

- worksheet 1: can/can´t

- worksheet 2: more verb phrases

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK:

- https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file05/grammar05_01a?cc=global&selLanguage=en

- https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/elementary3/grammar/file05/grammar05_a02?cc=global&selLanguage=en

4TH FEBRUARY 2025

Dear all,

this is what we did yesterday in class:

- we looked at our exams. Congratulations!

- we checked our homework: page 217 (exercise 4C b) and worksheet. Adverbs and expressions of frequency

- we did exercise 1 a on page 68

- we did the listening exercise (exercise 2) on page 68. These are the answers:

YOUR COMPULSORY HOMEWORK:

- page 244. More verb phrases

ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK:

- Adverbs of frequency

- Adverbs of frequency 2

- Try this matching exercise with adverbs and expressions of frequency.