8th June: Cool Runnings. We started watching the film based on the true story of the Jamaican Bob Slay team.
7th JUne: B Test: ANSWER ONE (use your own lined paper if you wish – approx. 300 words)
Choose ONE character from ‘Stone Cold’ and write an analysis. What are the important aspects of that character?
How does ‘Stone Cold’ illustrate the theme of homelessness? What different aspects of homelessness are shown?
Choose ONE character from ‘Stone Cold’ and write an analysis. What are the important aspects of that character?
How does ‘Stone Cold’ illustrate the theme of homelessness? What different aspects of homelessness are shown?
6th June: We analyzed Link's character and the theme of homelessness in 'Stone Cold' in preparation for tomorrow's B Test
1st June: How to organize an essay. By looking at an example literature essay, we wrote the first couple of paragraphs of an essay to analyze Shelter's character, organizing it in the classic way of structuring an essay:
Essay prompt: Analyze the character of ‘Shelter’ in ‘Stone Cold’
Shelter is the Villain of the novel ‘Stone Cold’. From the beginning of the story he writes his diaries in a way one can immediately notice is that of the ‘bad guy’. There are three major aspects to his personality. Firstly, his obsession with the military, Secondly, his meticulous organization, and finally his psychopathic tendancies. (Introduction)
Shelter is completely obsessed with military matters. His use of ‘recruiting’, beginning a ‘campaign’ and ending in a ‘victory’ all show that…. (first main paragraph about Shelter’s obsession with the military)
Secondly, Shelter is meticulously organized. Each of his entries are labelled ‘daily routine orders’, he dresses up all his victims in military uniforms including boots, and thinks and plans each stage….. (second main paragraph about Shelter’s organization)
Thirdly, he has psychopathic tendencies. He kills many victims, and is indeed a serial killer…. (third main paragraph about his psychopathic tendencies)
In conclusion, Shelter can be seen to be a military psychopath, obsessed with his plan of making a better world by killing homeless people and … (short conclusion)
Essay prompt: Analyze the character of ‘Shelter’ in ‘Stone Cold’
Shelter is the Villain of the novel ‘Stone Cold’. From the beginning of the story he writes his diaries in a way one can immediately notice is that of the ‘bad guy’. There are three major aspects to his personality. Firstly, his obsession with the military, Secondly, his meticulous organization, and finally his psychopathic tendancies. (Introduction)
Shelter is completely obsessed with military matters. His use of ‘recruiting’, beginning a ‘campaign’ and ending in a ‘victory’ all show that…. (first main paragraph about Shelter’s obsession with the military)
Secondly, Shelter is meticulously organized. Each of his entries are labelled ‘daily routine orders’, he dresses up all his victims in military uniforms including boots, and thinks and plans each stage….. (second main paragraph about Shelter’s organization)
Thirdly, he has psychopathic tendencies. He kills many victims, and is indeed a serial killer…. (third main paragraph about his psychopathic tendencies)
In conclusion, Shelter can be seen to be a military psychopath, obsessed with his plan of making a better world by killing homeless people and … (short conclusion)
31st May: We wrote the essay that you had planned last time. Next time I will collect your correction sheets which you were using today.
B Test date – Wed. 7th June
Writing an essay – structure and features (p. 112 – 113)
Analysis of ‘Stone Cold’
Homework for the B test. Re-read ‘Stone Cold’, thinking about what essay questions could be asked. Make notes/highlight short important quotations.
Examples of literature essays:
Analyze the character of…(strengths/weaknesses)
Analyze the theme of (crime? Poverty/homelessness/exclusion from society/loneliness)
How does the character X change?
Compare and contrast the characters of A and B.
Writing an essay – structure and features (p. 112 – 113)
Analysis of ‘Stone Cold’
Homework for the B test. Re-read ‘Stone Cold’, thinking about what essay questions could be asked. Make notes/highlight short important quotations.
Examples of literature essays:
Analyze the character of…(strengths/weaknesses)
Analyze the theme of (crime? Poverty/homelessness/exclusion from society/loneliness)
How does the character X change?
Compare and contrast the characters of A and B.
16th May: We finished reading 'Lamb to the Slaughter' and answering the questions on the sheet - we will continue next lesson, and talk about the irony in the story.
Homework for next Wednesday 17th
Gail is a journalist, and she is going to write a story about what happened.
Your task is to write the story which appears in the newspaper the next day.
You can write either for an online newspaper or an actual newspaper. Make it look as authentic as possible. Choose the style of newspaper/journalism as appropriate(approx. 250 words)
Marked on: authenticity, quality of language
We started reading ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl. Bring this on Monday’s lesson
Gail is a journalist, and she is going to write a story about what happened.
Your task is to write the story which appears in the newspaper the next day.
You can write either for an online newspaper or an actual newspaper. Make it look as authentic as possible. Choose the style of newspaper/journalism as appropriate(approx. 250 words)
Marked on: authenticity, quality of language
We started reading ‘Lamb to the Slaughter’ by Roald Dahl. Bring this on Monday’s lesson
Homework: Finish reading the book by tomorrow (10th May) and complete the ordering activity.
26th April: We read up to Daily Routine Orders 13
These are the questions discussed:
After you have read the chapter, discuss:
Would you say they now have a ‘romantic relationship’?
What does he see in Gail?
What do you think she sees in him?
What do you see in the future for their relationship?
Guess the meanings of:
Oblivious (p. 71/93)
Grimy (p. 71/93)
Bloke (p. 71/93)
Snag (p. 72/95)
Reeking crowd (p. 73/96)
Feasible (p. 75/98)
Write a summary of how Shelter manages to get ‘laughing boy number 1’ (approx. 150 words) for Tuesday 25th April
5th March: Next lesson we will start at daily routine orders 10
30th March: We read the two texts about the robber and his victim who were brought together and became friends through the restorative justice consortium, an organisation which brings together the victims and perpetrators of crimes, and so helps in the recovery and rehabilitation of each.
29th March: We read about Shelter's THIRD victim, and Link and Ginger set off to spend the night at Captain Hook's.
We started answering these questions:
Describe how Shelter gets his ‘latest recruit’
What does Shelter mean by ‘You are about to join another army’ (p. 65)?
What does Ginger tell him about ‘Captain Hook’?
Briefly describe the conditions there
What does link mean by ‘how much money people waste buying crap’ (p. 70)
How did ‘Doggy Bag’ get his name?
What has happened to him?
We started answering these questions:
Describe how Shelter gets his ‘latest recruit’
What does Shelter mean by ‘You are about to join another army’ (p. 65)?
What does Ginger tell him about ‘Captain Hook’?
Briefly describe the conditions there
What does link mean by ‘how much money people waste buying crap’ (p. 70)
How did ‘Doggy Bag’ get his name?
What has happened to him?
23/3/17 We looked at the story of the Titanic, read out the conditional sentences:
Eg. If they hadn't gone so fast they wouldn't have hit the iceberg, or if the flares had been seen earlier and taken more seriously more people could have been saved. Then we went onto the story of the Trojan Horse and began working in pairs to write down the story - we will continue this next Thursday
Eg. If they hadn't gone so fast they wouldn't have hit the iceberg, or if the flares had been seen earlier and taken more seriously more people could have been saved. Then we went onto the story of the Trojan Horse and began working in pairs to write down the story - we will continue this next Thursday
22nd March. We read the next part and answered the following:
p. 52 – 61 Stone Cold
1. What five things might you lie listening for, afraid might happen to you, if you are sleeping rough ? (p. 56/55)
2. What does link say about:
a. Bruises
b. cold feet
3. What does Link say, on p. 58, is:
a. warm and dry
b. nice in Whitby
c. considering his claim
d. perhaps missing him ?
4. Who ‘might as well have been one of the stone lions in Trafalgar Square?(p.59)Why? What were they talking about?
5. What does Ginger say is:
a. 400 pounds from Burlington Arcade
b. More compact than Buckingham Palace?
6. What does Ginger say about Captain Hook?
7. Who do you think Captain Hook is?
p. 52 – 61 Stone Cold
1. What five things might you lie listening for, afraid might happen to you, if you are sleeping rough ? (p. 56/55)
2. What does link say about:
a. Bruises
b. cold feet
3. What does Link say, on p. 58, is:
a. warm and dry
b. nice in Whitby
c. considering his claim
d. perhaps missing him ?
4. Who ‘might as well have been one of the stone lions in Trafalgar Square?(p.59)Why? What were they talking about?
5. What does Ginger say is:
a. 400 pounds from Burlington Arcade
b. More compact than Buckingham Palace?
6. What does Ginger say about Captain Hook?
7. Who do you think Captain Hook is?
21st March: We did a test, here are the questions:
1.Give a brief description of the two people Shelter killed and where they are now. (6)
2. What did Shelter say is the trap that most serial killers get caught in? (2)
2. How did link meet Ginger? (4)
2. What is Ginger like? (2)
3. What happens to them at 6 in the morning? (2)
4. What does Ginger say to link about:
a. Money (2)
b. the DSS (2)
c. begging (2)
5. What types of people did Link notice who:
a. Didn’t give anything (5 types) (5)
b. Did give something (2 types) (2)
6. What was so nice about the church? (2)
7. Describe when they meet ‘Shelter’:
a. From their point of view (2)
b. From Shelter’s point of view (2) total 35 marks
1.Give a brief description of the two people Shelter killed and where they are now. (6)
2. What did Shelter say is the trap that most serial killers get caught in? (2)
2. How did link meet Ginger? (4)
2. What is Ginger like? (2)
3. What happens to them at 6 in the morning? (2)
4. What does Ginger say to link about:
a. Money (2)
b. the DSS (2)
c. begging (2)
5. What types of people did Link notice who:
a. Didn’t give anything (5 types) (5)
b. Did give something (2 types) (2)
6. What was so nice about the church? (2)
7. Describe when they meet ‘Shelter’:
a. From their point of view (2)
b. From Shelter’s point of view (2) total 35 marks
16th March:
Conditionals :
WOULD – Imaginary situation
Eg. If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house.
Note: the use of the past tense with ‘If’ (won)
You can say ‘I’d buy’ instead of ‘I would buy’, or ‘wouldn’t’ if it is negative
You can also use ‘could’, ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
This is called the ‘second conditional’
WOULD HAVE – Alternative to a PAST situation.
Eg. My wife left me. If I had treated her better, she would have stayed.
Note: the use of the past perfect tense with ‘If’ (had treated)
You can use ‘could have’ or ‘should have’, ‘might have’, etc, or ‘wouldn’t have’ if it is negative
This is called the ‘third conditional’
Homework for next Thursday: Complete exercise on p.72
Read the story of the Titanic and write at least 6 sentences about how they could have avoided such terrible loss of life.
Conditionals :
WOULD – Imaginary situation
Eg. If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house.
Note: the use of the past tense with ‘If’ (won)
You can say ‘I’d buy’ instead of ‘I would buy’, or ‘wouldn’t’ if it is negative
You can also use ‘could’, ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
This is called the ‘second conditional’
WOULD HAVE – Alternative to a PAST situation.
Eg. My wife left me. If I had treated her better, she would have stayed.
Note: the use of the past perfect tense with ‘If’ (had treated)
You can use ‘could have’ or ‘should have’, ‘might have’, etc, or ‘wouldn’t have’ if it is negative
This is called the ‘third conditional’
Homework for next Thursday: Complete exercise on p.72
Read the story of the Titanic and write at least 6 sentences about how they could have avoided such terrible loss of life.
Next Tuesday (21st March) we will have a test on the chapters Daily Routine 0rders 7 to Daily Routine Orders 8.
What does Shelter mean by ‘you mustn’t get complacent, don’t fall into the trap of pattern’?
How is his second victim breaking the pattern?
Why had the woman gone into the hotel?
Who does Shelter pretend to be?
What does Shelter ask her to do?
Why does she think he says this?
So why does she agree?
What is ‘eternal oblivion’?
Answer these questions properly for tomorrow’s lesson (Wed 15th)
How is his second victim breaking the pattern?
Why had the woman gone into the hotel?
Who does Shelter pretend to be?
What does Shelter ask her to do?
Why does she think he says this?
So why does she agree?
What is ‘eternal oblivion’?
Answer these questions properly for tomorrow’s lesson (Wed 15th)
9th March: We read about two long journeys: Hannibal's and Mao's and summarised some similarities and differences:
They both had to cross snowy mountain ranges and rivers…
They both lost more than half of their people..
Both started with nearly 90,000 men
Mao was forced into the journey, but Hannibal decided to…
Then we talked about 'parts of the body idioms' like 'head over heels in love' and 'have a heart to heart conversation'. Follow this link to see many more examples:
https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Idioms/Body/
They both had to cross snowy mountain ranges and rivers…
They both lost more than half of their people..
Both started with nearly 90,000 men
Mao was forced into the journey, but Hannibal decided to…
Then we talked about 'parts of the body idioms' like 'head over heels in love' and 'have a heart to heart conversation'. Follow this link to see many more examples:
https://www.englishclub.com/ref/Idioms/Body/
Stone Cold Questions from p. 28
1. What methods for disposing of the body does Shelter talk about?
2. Where does he decide to put the body? Why?
Link p. 31
3. What does Link say he would like to do to his former landlord?
4. Where does Link find to spend the night? What does he think of it?
5. Why does he move from this place and where does he go?
6. How does he get in?
7. Who does he meet and what happens?
8. Who is there when he gets back to his place? Describe the person.
9. What happens then?
For next Tuesday14th read and do questions 1 to 9 on the sheet.
1st March: We read up to p.25. For homework, finish the questions on one side of the sheet (up to p. 25) for Monday's lessons. On Thursdays, bring Headway.
1. What methods for disposing of the body does Shelter talk about?
2. Where does he decide to put the body? Why?
Link p. 31
3. What does Link say he would like to do to his former landlord?
4. Where does Link find to spend the night? What does he think of it?
5. Why does he move from this place and where does he go?
6. How does he get in?
7. Who does he meet and what happens?
8. Who is there when he gets back to his place? Describe the person.
9. What happens then?
For next Tuesday14th read and do questions 1 to 9 on the sheet.
1st March: We read up to p.25. For homework, finish the questions on one side of the sheet (up to p. 25) for Monday's lessons. On Thursdays, bring Headway.
28th Feb.: We read up to p. 13 and wrote a summary of how Link became homeless, then highlighted parts of what Shelter says that makes him sound like the military.
We discussed the following about homelessness:
1. What age group do you believe suffers the most from homelessness?
2. Do you see many homeless people? What are the places you usually see them? In Belgium or your own country, or places you have visited.
3. Do you know anyone who is homeless? Why do they not have a home?
4. What do you think are some of the reasons people become homeless?
5. Homeless people are generally unemployed. Why don’t they have jobs?
6. Would you ever give homeless people money? Why or why not?
7. How much money do you expect a beggar might collect in a day?
8. Are all beggars genuinely in need of money?
9. Are homeless people always to blame for their homelessness? Explain.
10. What could a homeless person do to change their situation?
1. What age group do you believe suffers the most from homelessness?
2. Do you see many homeless people? What are the places you usually see them? In Belgium or your own country, or places you have visited.
3. Do you know anyone who is homeless? Why do they not have a home?
4. What do you think are some of the reasons people become homeless?
5. Homeless people are generally unemployed. Why don’t they have jobs?
6. Would you ever give homeless people money? Why or why not?
7. How much money do you expect a beggar might collect in a day?
8. Are all beggars genuinely in need of money?
9. Are homeless people always to blame for their homelessness? Explain.
10. What could a homeless person do to change their situation?
P. 42 Life in 2060
Do no. 3, then no. 5 – find the parts of the text which support your answers and then if it is false, correct it.
p.44 do no’s 1,2,3 and 4 about prefixes and suffixes
Football, p. 58 do no. 3 and 4
Finish these for homework tomorrow (9th Feb).
Next Tuesday, bring ‘Stone Cold’.
Do no. 3, then no. 5 – find the parts of the text which support your answers and then if it is false, correct it.
p.44 do no’s 1,2,3 and 4 about prefixes and suffixes
Football, p. 58 do no. 3 and 4
Finish these for homework tomorrow (9th Feb).
Next Tuesday, bring ‘Stone Cold’.
7th February: New Seating Plan: Did the 'Guess the Question' activity
Started the unit 'No Fear' on p. 62. Homework:Complete the gaps in number 2 for tomorrow’s lesson.
Started the unit 'No Fear' on p. 62. Homework:Complete the gaps in number 2 for tomorrow’s lesson.
26th January: We have been practising listening for the last few lessons in preparation for the B Test next week. Today we did the listening on p.100 of the students' book, about a pop star and the stories about him in the press. For homework do your corrections on the correction sheet and I will collect back in next time.
So, our B Test will be next Wednesday 1st Feb.
We will also change seating plan next lesson.
Write a 500 word piece of writing (approximately) to explain how Christopher is different to ‘regular people’. Explain how he is special, in both his talents and abilities, and his difficulties. Explain how this has helped his life, and also how it has made it more difficult.
Due for next Tuesday (31st Jan.). Use paragraphs, I will grade it on accuracy of language, complexity of vocabulary, and the way that you explain well the subject.
We will also change seating plan next lesson.
Write a 500 word piece of writing (approximately) to explain how Christopher is different to ‘regular people’. Explain how he is special, in both his talents and abilities, and his difficulties. Explain how this has helped his life, and also how it has made it more difficult.
Due for next Tuesday (31st Jan.). Use paragraphs, I will grade it on accuracy of language, complexity of vocabulary, and the way that you explain well the subject.
19th January. We read and answered these questions:
- Describe the first meeting between Christopher and his mum.
- What conversation do they have with the policeman?
- Recount in your own words the argument that they have with Christopher’s father.
- How does Christopher greet father?
- Does Christopher seem upset about the argument that just happened?
17th Jan: We did listening practice: About what people do on the net, about pilots/air traffic controllers
Christopher gets to the station and is confused by all the things that are going on. He sits down on a chair and starts doing maths problems in his head. A policeman...
Homework for Tuesday 17th: continue writing a summary about what happens to Christopher on his journey up to p. 220. Write no more that 200 words in your summary.
Next B test last week of Jan/first week feb.:
Listening test: do listening practice in advance.
Homework for Tuesday 17th: continue writing a summary about what happens to Christopher on his journey up to p. 220. Write no more that 200 words in your summary.
Next B test last week of Jan/first week feb.:
Listening test: do listening practice in advance.
11th January: We started again on ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time' and I gave you a sheet of questions starting with chapter 167. We will continue next lesson.
Next lesson (tomorrow 11th Jan) we will continue with the guessing word activity in exactly the same place as we finished today. Also bring Curious Incident Novel.
Homework: Finish the questions for Tuesday’s lesson (12th Dec.)
6th December: We continued with Curious Incident and answered these questions (continue tomorrow)
Questions Curious Incident chs. 97 – 149
Chapter 97
What does Mrs Alexander mean when she says ‘Your mother was very good friends with Mr. Shears’?
What does Christopher promise? Why does he allow himself to promise this?
Chapter 101
Give definitions for the following words/phrases:
Straightforward
A magazine column
Your intuition
Illiteracy
Why did Marilyn Vos Savant say you should change your mind?
How was she proved right?
What were the readers reactions?
How does this example show that logic is stronger than intuition?
Why does Christopher particularly like this example?
Chapter 103
Who is Rhodi?
What things does Christopher notice about Rhodi that other people wouldn’t?
What do you think ‘the third degree’ means?
How does Christopher describe the following things?
the garden
the clouds
other things he can hear
Chapter 107
Describe the following words or phrases in your own words:
a hound
‘he will inherit the hall’
A red herring
The power of detaching his mind at will
In ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ how does Stapleton make this huge dog look like a supernatural being?
How are the Sherlock Holmes books different to the films and TV Sherlock Holmes? Give 2 different points.
Why do you think Christopher likes Sherlock Holmes?
Chapter 109
Why is Christopher not sad about this mother and Mr. Shears having an affair?
What doesn’t Christopher eat? Why not?
Chapter 113
What does Christopher compare his memory to? Describe
How is Christopher’s memory different to other people’s? Explain
What does he say his grandmother’s memory is like?
Chapter 127
Explain the following words/phrases and their relevance to the story:
-A sulphur chimney
- relaxing your guard
- a rhetorical question
- a level headed Person
- switch off and switch on
What did Christopher’s Dad do with his book?
Chapter 139
What was ‘the case of the Cottingley Fairies’?
How was it relevant to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes?
Chapter 149
List the places that Christopher looked in his Dad’s bedroom
Give some examples of the things he found
Where did he find his book?
What else did he find and how did he know who had written them?
What was written in the letter and why did it surprise Christopher?
What do the following mean, and how are they relevant to the story?
deducing
leaping to the wrong conclusions
a bit of a racket
collages
steel
Questions Curious Incident chs. 97 – 149
Chapter 97
What does Mrs Alexander mean when she says ‘Your mother was very good friends with Mr. Shears’?
What does Christopher promise? Why does he allow himself to promise this?
Chapter 101
Give definitions for the following words/phrases:
Straightforward
A magazine column
Your intuition
Illiteracy
Why did Marilyn Vos Savant say you should change your mind?
How was she proved right?
What were the readers reactions?
How does this example show that logic is stronger than intuition?
Why does Christopher particularly like this example?
Chapter 103
Who is Rhodi?
What things does Christopher notice about Rhodi that other people wouldn’t?
What do you think ‘the third degree’ means?
How does Christopher describe the following things?
the garden
the clouds
other things he can hear
Chapter 107
Describe the following words or phrases in your own words:
a hound
‘he will inherit the hall’
A red herring
The power of detaching his mind at will
In ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ how does Stapleton make this huge dog look like a supernatural being?
How are the Sherlock Holmes books different to the films and TV Sherlock Holmes? Give 2 different points.
Why do you think Christopher likes Sherlock Holmes?
Chapter 109
Why is Christopher not sad about this mother and Mr. Shears having an affair?
What doesn’t Christopher eat? Why not?
Chapter 113
What does Christopher compare his memory to? Describe
How is Christopher’s memory different to other people’s? Explain
What does he say his grandmother’s memory is like?
Chapter 127
Explain the following words/phrases and their relevance to the story:
-A sulphur chimney
- relaxing your guard
- a rhetorical question
- a level headed Person
- switch off and switch on
What did Christopher’s Dad do with his book?
Chapter 139
What was ‘the case of the Cottingley Fairies’?
How was it relevant to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes?
Chapter 149
List the places that Christopher looked in his Dad’s bedroom
Give some examples of the things he found
Where did he find his book?
What else did he find and how did he know who had written them?
What was written in the letter and why did it surprise Christopher?
What do the following mean, and how are they relevant to the story?
deducing
leaping to the wrong conclusions
a bit of a racket
collages
steel
1st December: We continued with Curious Incident.
Homework for next lesson: Read up to p. 124 - Read it carefully!
Homework for next lesson: Read up to p. 124 - Read it carefully!
24th November: We continued watching 'Meet the Parents'
23rd November: We have finished the presentations. Well done to all of you, the standard was incredibly high ! Could you give me these marking sheets tomorrow with a short summary about the presentations that stood out for you and why.
In today's lesson (9th November) we talked about Donald Trump's victory and your reactions to it.
The order for presentations is:
1. Oskar, 2. Valeria, 3. Anouk, 4. Iris, 5. Veronika P., 6. Veronika P. G., 7. Carlotta, 8. Federico, 9. Veronika Has. Sara, Veronika Hal., 10. Dimitrios, 11. Christian, 12. 13. , 14. Felix, 15. Lorenzo,16. Estelle, 17. Elliot, 18. Kim, 19. Ioannis, 20. Anwen, 21. Max, 22. Elise, 23. Edmond, 24. Christiana, 25. Elias
1. Oskar, 2. Valeria, 3. Anouk, 4. Iris, 5. Veronika P., 6. Veronika P. G., 7. Carlotta, 8. Federico, 9. Veronika Has. Sara, Veronika Hal., 10. Dimitrios, 11. Christian, 12. 13. , 14. Felix, 15. Lorenzo,16. Estelle, 17. Elliot, 18. Kim, 19. Ioannis, 20. Anwen, 21. Max, 22. Elise, 23. Edmond, 24. Christiana, 25. Elias
27th October: We read up to p. 32 of the Novel Curious Incident
4L2 B TEST PRESENTATION
You are going to make an assessed presentation to the class for the next B Test. We will start on Thursday 10th November.
1. Decide the topic of research. It can be a hobby, an interest, a book you have read, famous person you admire, etc.
2. Information gathering. Use various sources. Don’t only use the internet, books are a great source, as are people (yourself !, your teacher, other teachers, parents, family members, etc.). Don’t forget to make notes about where you got the information. Only use reliable sources and do not copy and paste text. (of course you can use images)
3. If you wish, you can present the information as a powerpoint presentation of 5 to 10. The presentation is to help you communicate to the class – not to read from – so maximum number of words is 40 per slide – also use as many pictures as you want. Aim to speak for 5 to 6 minutes.
Minimum font size is 22 so it can be read easily.
Not too many animations please!
4. The presentations will be graded on:
communication and voice projection of speaker
content and interest of material
presentation of slides (if you use them)
Quality of language used
5. Also submit ONE sheet of A4 with a summary of your presentation.
You are going to make an assessed presentation to the class for the next B Test. We will start on Thursday 10th November.
1. Decide the topic of research. It can be a hobby, an interest, a book you have read, famous person you admire, etc.
2. Information gathering. Use various sources. Don’t only use the internet, books are a great source, as are people (yourself !, your teacher, other teachers, parents, family members, etc.). Don’t forget to make notes about where you got the information. Only use reliable sources and do not copy and paste text. (of course you can use images)
3. If you wish, you can present the information as a powerpoint presentation of 5 to 10. The presentation is to help you communicate to the class – not to read from – so maximum number of words is 40 per slide – also use as many pictures as you want. Aim to speak for 5 to 6 minutes.
Minimum font size is 22 so it can be read easily.
Not too many animations please!
4. The presentations will be graded on:
communication and voice projection of speaker
content and interest of material
presentation of slides (if you use them)
Quality of language used
5. Also submit ONE sheet of A4 with a summary of your presentation.
For Thursday’s lesson, talk to parents/grandparents and find out how their lives at school were different to your lives at school. Make some notes and ask about:
Discipline
Technology
Homework
Types of work, etc.
In tomorrow’s lesson, bring ‘Curious Incident’
NEXT LESSON WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE NEXT B TEST
Discipline
Technology
Homework
Types of work, etc.
In tomorrow’s lesson, bring ‘Curious Incident’
NEXT LESSON WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE NEXT B TEST
18th October: We started watching the first part of a movie, Meet the Parents
Homework for next Thursday: Complete these questions in number 4 on p. 26.
Then read p. 29 and do the question tags exercise, number 3.
Then read p. 29 and do the question tags exercise, number 3.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time by Mark Haddon.
We read up to the point where Christopher hits the policeman.
How is Christopher different to ‘normal people’? (because he is autistic)
He has a hard time expressing his own emotions. Siobhan tries to help him by drawing faces J
He’s highly intelligent, he knows every country and capital.
He doesn’t like people touching him or shouting at him and he reacts by ‘crouching’ (like Oskar showed us)
He notices details like numbers and things about people’s feet or something like the skin under the dog’s fur.
He likes facts and not imagination.
We read up to the point where Christopher hits the policeman.
How is Christopher different to ‘normal people’? (because he is autistic)
He has a hard time expressing his own emotions. Siobhan tries to help him by drawing faces J
He’s highly intelligent, he knows every country and capital.
He doesn’t like people touching him or shouting at him and he reacts by ‘crouching’ (like Oskar showed us)
He notices details like numbers and things about people’s feet or something like the skin under the dog’s fur.
He likes facts and not imagination.
11th Oct: We started the text about Romeo and Juliet - we will continue on Thursday's lesson
Next lesson (tomorrow) please bring ‘The Curious Incident’
Next lesson (tomorrow) please bring ‘The Curious Incident’
6th October: We read and discussed the text about Van Gogh and his life.
Homework for Tuesday :
p. 24 complete the gaps in ‘SMASH’ article
p. 25 no’s 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Homework for Tuesday :
p. 24 complete the gaps in ‘SMASH’ article
p. 25 no’s 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
4th October: We looked at free time activities on p. 20 - For tomorrow’s lesson, please complete the diagram about an activity you are interested in (no. 5 on p.20)
3rd October: I gave you the B tests back and correction sheets and talked about the correction scheme. We also started the vocabulary exercise about the Prince Charles text on p. 19. We will continue with these in the next lesson.
Correction Scheme exercise:
sp – spelling eg. ‘responsability’ look up in dictionary to find ‘r………………………y’
T - Tense eg. He has seen the film yesterday. Should be: ………………………………………………. (specific time in the past).
ww – wrong word eg. He said the truth. Should be: ……………………………………….
P – punctuation. eg. He is indian or Steves book. Should be: ………………………………or ………………….. Use commas, apostrophes’, question marks? when necessary and capital letters.
S/V – subject verb agreement. eg. he have a car. Should be: …………………………………. The subject ‘he’ must agree with the verb ‘to have’.
MW – missing word eg. I been to Scotland. Should be:………………………………………………………………
g – grammar eg. That car is more big than mine. Should be: …………………………………………………….
WF – word form eg. He is a very success person. Should be: ……………………………………………………
s/p – singular/plural eg. He gave some informations. Should be: ………………………………………………………
WO – word order eg. He always is late, Should be: ………………………………………………….
MU – mixed up words eg. The horses where grey, Should be:
………………………………………………….
Correction Scheme exercise:
sp – spelling eg. ‘responsability’ look up in dictionary to find ‘r………………………y’
T - Tense eg. He has seen the film yesterday. Should be: ………………………………………………. (specific time in the past).
ww – wrong word eg. He said the truth. Should be: ……………………………………….
P – punctuation. eg. He is indian or Steves book. Should be: ………………………………or ………………….. Use commas, apostrophes’, question marks? when necessary and capital letters.
S/V – subject verb agreement. eg. he have a car. Should be: …………………………………. The subject ‘he’ must agree with the verb ‘to have’.
MW – missing word eg. I been to Scotland. Should be:………………………………………………………………
g – grammar eg. That car is more big than mine. Should be: …………………………………………………….
WF – word form eg. He is a very success person. Should be: ……………………………………………………
s/p – singular/plural eg. He gave some informations. Should be: ………………………………………………………
WO – word order eg. He always is late, Should be: ………………………………………………….
MU – mixed up words eg. The horses where grey, Should be:
………………………………………………….
For next Tuesday 4th October, read the article about Prince Charles on p. 18 to 19 and answer all the questions in number 4 on p. 18.
Homework for next week: Wednesday 5th
Make poster for wall display
Make a poster about a typical family or individual in your country: What is a typical Spaniard like? What is it to be Greek? What is the German stereotype?
Think about:
Habits, food, family, attitudes, holidays, activities at weekends, celebrations during the year, etc.
Also, how has life changed in your country over the years in terms of traditions, your national identity, etc.
A good mix of writing and pictures at least 250 words of writing. You can copy and paste pictures from internet but writing ALL YOUR OWN WORDS. Maximum size A3 no bigger
Marked on:
Make poster for wall display
Make a poster about a typical family or individual in your country: What is a typical Spaniard like? What is it to be Greek? What is the German stereotype?
Think about:
Habits, food, family, attitudes, holidays, activities at weekends, celebrations during the year, etc.
Also, how has life changed in your country over the years in terms of traditions, your national identity, etc.
A good mix of writing and pictures at least 250 words of writing. You can copy and paste pictures from internet but writing ALL YOUR OWN WORDS. Maximum size A3 no bigger
Marked on:
- Presentation
- Quality of writing
- Interesting and original
The B Test is on Tuesday 27th Sept. Sorry for the change of plan
There will be reading comprehension and also a piece of writing to do.
For practice you can search google for ‘reading comprehension EFL’
Or look on bbc, learning English
There will be reading comprehension and also a piece of writing to do.
For practice you can search google for ‘reading comprehension EFL’
Or look on bbc, learning English
21st September: We finished the reading and asked the following questions:
No. 5 on p. 10
Make a list in your group of similarities and differences between the two families.
How have they changed over the years?
What regrets or worries do they have now?
The we started discussing: What is a typical family like in your country?
Think about:
Habits, food, family, attitudes, holidays, activities at weekends, celebrations during the year, etc.
Also, how has life changed in your country over the years in terms of traditions, your national identity, etc.
No. 5 on p. 10
Make a list in your group of similarities and differences between the two families.
How have they changed over the years?
What regrets or worries do they have now?
The we started discussing: What is a typical family like in your country?
Think about:
Habits, food, family, attitudes, holidays, activities at weekends, celebrations during the year, etc.
Also, how has life changed in your country over the years in terms of traditions, your national identity, etc.
20th September: We read the texts on p. 10 and 11 of the book about a family from Kenya and another one from China. We will continue swapping answers next lesson.
15th September: We did a crossword in pairs where you had to describe words for your partner to guess. We then played a similar sort of game with the whole class where one student from each group had to guess the words on the board by their groups' descriptions of them.
Here are the books you can get from me for this year:
Headway Intermediate Students’ book
9780194770200
€34
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ by Mark Haddon
9780099450252
€10
‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells
9780141368993
€10
The total is 54 Euros - If you would rather buy them yourself, please do, you can go on amazon.co.uk or Waterstones if you prefer.
Here are the books you can get from me for this year:
Headway Intermediate Students’ book
9780194770200
€34
‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time’ by Mark Haddon
9780099450252
€10
‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells
9780141368993
€10
The total is 54 Euros - If you would rather buy them yourself, please do, you can go on amazon.co.uk or Waterstones if you prefer.
14th Sept: We did the activity describing pictures to each other and spotting the differences between them.
First B Test : Wednesday 28th sept. Reading comprehension test
4 B Tests this year: Reading, writing (essay – later in the year), listening (listening comprehension), speaking (presentation to the class) .
Folders: ‘Atoma’ type so you can keep sheets in the transparent folders, and lined paper please.
First B Test : Wednesday 28th sept. Reading comprehension test
4 B Tests this year: Reading, writing (essay – later in the year), listening (listening comprehension), speaking (presentation to the class) .
Folders: ‘Atoma’ type so you can keep sheets in the transparent folders, and lined paper please.
6th September, Wednesday: After the 'getting to know you' activity we went through the 'True/false' quiz and will continue that next lesson - I will also give you a reading and writing test