1st June: Crime - we listened to an ex-burglar talking about aspects of burglaries, read about 'How NOT to get robbed in the street' and talked about crimes that we or people we know have experienced.
Homework: Reread and Revise 'Of Mice and Men' and 'Kindertransport'. Next week, bring both of these books (not 'English File') to lessons
Homework: Reread and Revise 'Of Mice and Men' and 'Kindertransport'. Next week, bring both of these books (not 'English File') to lessons
June Exam
Section 1: Reading Comprehension
Section 2: Written Task
Section 3: Literature Analysis – an essay on either ‘Of Mice and Men’ or ‘Kindertransport’ (choice)
For homework: Reread each one and learn points/quotations
29th May: We talked about Body Language, and arguments, especially between men and women (p. 67 to 70)
Section 1: Reading Comprehension
Section 2: Written Task
Section 3: Literature Analysis – an essay on either ‘Of Mice and Men’ or ‘Kindertransport’ (choice)
For homework: Reread each one and learn points/quotations
29th May: We talked about Body Language, and arguments, especially between men and women (p. 67 to 70)
18th May: In your experience, what do men and women argue about? Do men and women each have different argument strategies? How do couples resolve their issues? we talked about this and then read about an argument between a husband and wife in Papua New Guinea. Homework for tomorrow: Answer questions 1 to 8 on p. 65 True or false about the text
Tomorrow’s lesson: Bring your books !!
Tomorrow’s lesson: Bring your books !!
28th April: We talked about sleep and did the vocab and grammar exercises from p. 61 to 62
Homework:
For Thursday’s lesson:
p. 63 Reading
and ‘Can you understand this film?’ (use the DVD in the back of the book, file 6 ‘revise and check’)
Homework:
For Thursday’s lesson:
p. 63 Reading
and ‘Can you understand this film?’ (use the DVD in the back of the book, file 6 ‘revise and check’)
25th April: We talked about dreams and the 10 most common types of dreams
We then discussed sleep walking, swapped experiences and listened and read about a sleep walker
We then discussed sleep walking, swapped experiences and listened and read about a sleep walker
4th April: Sleep
We listened to three people talking about the problems they have sleeping (p. 58) and read a text about the benefits of a short daytime sleep and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myaonferplk)
Then we did the exercises about:
I used to do (past habits which you don't do now), I didn't use to and Did I use to?
I am used to doing and to get used to doing, about habits which you are accustomed to, usually in the present (p. 143)
The we read 2 texts, about sleeping beauty (p. 106) and about how our ancestors used to sleep (p. 111)
We listened to three people talking about the problems they have sleeping (p. 58) and read a text about the benefits of a short daytime sleep and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myaonferplk)
Then we did the exercises about:
I used to do (past habits which you don't do now), I didn't use to and Did I use to?
I am used to doing and to get used to doing, about habits which you are accustomed to, usually in the present (p. 143)
The we read 2 texts, about sleeping beauty (p. 106) and about how our ancestors used to sleep (p. 111)
Thursday 30th March: We read the text about a young man who hears for the first time. We then listened to (and sang) Hotel California.
Homework for next Friday (31st March)
Write an essay of at least 350 words about:
What is Steinbeck saying about ‘dreams’ in ‘Of Mice and Men’?
Here is the example and points we looked at in class:
Golden Rules of Essay Writing about Literature
QUESTION: Compare and Contrast the characters of Mickey and Eddie
Show how the contrasts had tragic consequences
Willy Russel’s play, Blood Brothers, is firstly a great story tale in musical form, but similarly it is a modern drama that reflects the differences between the social classes in Liverpool. The two main characters which I will focus on in this essay are Mickey and Eddie, twins who are separated at birth.
Mickey and Eddie have different characters because of many reasons; firstly I will talk about their wealth and social background. Mickey was brought up as one of many brothers and sisters, who didn’t have much money because his mother was just a cleaning lady. The Johnstone family could not afford many luxuries: they didn’t have anything that was not strictly necessary. Furthermore, there was no father to provide for them. The Lyons, however, had a lot of money. Mr. Lyons had a full time job which paid well and Eddie could get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
Another factor which affected their characters was education. Eddie goes to school; he’s a good student with great marks. Mickey is the opposite of Eddie; Mickey hates school, never goes and has bad marks. He loves saying rude words because he doesn’t have a good education and has a very bad vocabulary. A funny part of the musical is when Eddie says ‘What’s the F word? ‘and Mickey replies ’What’s a dictionary?’ Even though Mickey doesn’t have a good education, he is nevertheless street wise and leads Eddie and Linda into naughty games.
A third factor which contrasts their characters is their reactions to women. They change from wishing they were like each other to being jealous of each other because of their love of the same woman. Despite the fact that Mickey is shyer with girls, he eventually gets the girl with Eddie’s help. In the end though, he loses her.
Finally, these contrasts become very tragic ant the end of the play. It is their contrasting education and ability to get a job which means that Eddie gets work and steals Linda, and Mickey loses his job. His character has changed from a happy go lucky kid into a depressed drug addict. This funny and entertaining musical ends in tragedy.
(360 words)
Write an essay of at least 350 words about:
What is Steinbeck saying about ‘dreams’ in ‘Of Mice and Men’?
Here is the example and points we looked at in class:
Golden Rules of Essay Writing about Literature
- Use PARAGRAPHS: one topic one paragraph
- Use a TOPIC SENTENCE to show what the paragraph is about
- Have a good INTRODUCTION (plan before the test), and leave something to say in the CONCLUSION.
- Don’t tell me the story; I already know it – instead ANSWER THE QUESTION.
- Write on the left hand side what each paragraph is about
- Underline the topic sentences
- Underline the conjunctions and linking words (except for ‘and’ and ‘but’)
QUESTION: Compare and Contrast the characters of Mickey and Eddie
Show how the contrasts had tragic consequences
Willy Russel’s play, Blood Brothers, is firstly a great story tale in musical form, but similarly it is a modern drama that reflects the differences between the social classes in Liverpool. The two main characters which I will focus on in this essay are Mickey and Eddie, twins who are separated at birth.
Mickey and Eddie have different characters because of many reasons; firstly I will talk about their wealth and social background. Mickey was brought up as one of many brothers and sisters, who didn’t have much money because his mother was just a cleaning lady. The Johnstone family could not afford many luxuries: they didn’t have anything that was not strictly necessary. Furthermore, there was no father to provide for them. The Lyons, however, had a lot of money. Mr. Lyons had a full time job which paid well and Eddie could get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
Another factor which affected their characters was education. Eddie goes to school; he’s a good student with great marks. Mickey is the opposite of Eddie; Mickey hates school, never goes and has bad marks. He loves saying rude words because he doesn’t have a good education and has a very bad vocabulary. A funny part of the musical is when Eddie says ‘What’s the F word? ‘and Mickey replies ’What’s a dictionary?’ Even though Mickey doesn’t have a good education, he is nevertheless street wise and leads Eddie and Linda into naughty games.
A third factor which contrasts their characters is their reactions to women. They change from wishing they were like each other to being jealous of each other because of their love of the same woman. Despite the fact that Mickey is shyer with girls, he eventually gets the girl with Eddie’s help. In the end though, he loses her.
Finally, these contrasts become very tragic ant the end of the play. It is their contrasting education and ability to get a job which means that Eddie gets work and steals Linda, and Mickey loses his job. His character has changed from a happy go lucky kid into a depressed drug addict. This funny and entertaining musical ends in tragedy.
(360 words)
23rd March
We practiced the two conditionals, here is a summary:
2nd Conditional: WOULD – Imaginary situation
Eg. If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house. If Manchester United were a big club, they could get Jurgen Klopp as manager.
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’.
3rd Conditional: WOULD HAVE – Regret for a PAST situation.
Eg. My wife left me. If I had treated her better, she would have stayed. If Ibrahimovich had scored that penalty, we could have won the match.
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
We practiced the two conditionals, here is a summary:
2nd Conditional: WOULD – Imaginary situation
Eg. If I won the lottery, I would buy a new house. If Manchester United were a big club, they could get Jurgen Klopp as manager.
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’.
3rd Conditional: WOULD HAVE – Regret for a PAST situation.
Eg. My wife left me. If I had treated her better, she would have stayed. If Ibrahimovich had scored that penalty, we could have won the match.
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
HOmework for next Thursday P. 140 read about unreal conditionals then answer a. and b. on p. 140
Homework for Friday 17th: complete the sheet about themes in Of Mice and Men, including short relevant quotes from the text. You can continue onto a separate sheet if you want.
Try to use the general principle of PQE (Point, quote, explanation)
Try to use the general principle of PQE (Point, quote, explanation)
6th March: We read half of the fourth chapter and discussed themes in the book: Friendship, dreams, prejudice.
Homework for Friday read and finish the chapter and write full answers to the following questions.
1. What type of person is Crooks? Describe him and his personality.
2.What does Crooks say about their dream?
At first, in the middle of the chapter and then later?
3. How does he get Lenny angry? Explain.
4. What do we find out about the past of Curley’s wife?
5. What does she call Crooks, Lennie and Candy?
6. How is Crooks treated by the other people on the ranch?
7. What do we learn about friendship in this chapter? Use quotes
8. How does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks?
Homework for Friday read and finish the chapter and write full answers to the following questions.
1. What type of person is Crooks? Describe him and his personality.
2.What does Crooks say about their dream?
At first, in the middle of the chapter and then later?
3. How does he get Lenny angry? Explain.
4. What do we find out about the past of Curley’s wife?
5. What does she call Crooks, Lennie and Candy?
6. How is Crooks treated by the other people on the ranch?
7. What do we learn about friendship in this chapter? Use quotes
8. How does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks?
2nd March: We started Into the Jungle in the textbook and read the text but didn't do the listening part yet. We will continue in next Thursday's class.
We also talked about Bear Grylls (see pic) and survival reality shows like 'The Island with Bear Grylls'. Check out his videos on you tube.
We also talked about Bear Grylls (see pic) and survival reality shows like 'The Island with Bear Grylls'. Check out his videos on you tube.
27th February: We read the third chapter about Lennie's fight with Curley and wrote a description of what happened. Homework to be handed in for Friday 4th March – complete the character sheet for Curley’s wife, Carlsson, Curley, etc.
For next Thursday after the holiday, read p. 43 and answer the questions about the text. Also vocabulary p. 42 parts a,b,c,d,e
We were talking about what to do in the 3 types of emergency situations – we will continue next Thursday
p. 44 The Survivors’ Club
We were talking about what to do in the 3 types of emergency situations – we will continue next Thursday
p. 44 The Survivors’ Club
10th Feb: We were reading chapter 2 in groups - continue in the same way on Monday's lesson.
6th February: We looked at the vocab from the first two chapters, then read about half of chapter two. For next time (Friday), write a few sentences about each character as they are introduced:
Candy
The Boss
Curley
Candy
The Boss
Curley
Risk Taking
We talked a bit about taking risks then did the listening on p. 28 about people taking risks. We then did a walk around questionnaire with questions :
Find someone who…
has driven a car or motorbike very fast
Has cheated in an exam
Has eaten a very strange food
Has drunk far too much alcohol
Has done a dangerous sport or activity
Who speaks more than three languages
Has visited a dangerous area of the world
Has used an illegal internet site
In tomorrow's lesson bring these sheets and then we will continue with Of Mice and Men
We talked a bit about taking risks then did the listening on p. 28 about people taking risks. We then did a walk around questionnaire with questions :
Find someone who…
has driven a car or motorbike very fast
Has cheated in an exam
Has eaten a very strange food
Has drunk far too much alcohol
Has done a dangerous sport or activity
Who speaks more than three languages
Has visited a dangerous area of the world
Has used an illegal internet site
In tomorrow's lesson bring these sheets and then we will continue with Of Mice and Men
How is the countryside described at the beginning of the novel? Give examples.
How do we first see the two characters?
What do we learn about their relationship right from the beginning of the novel?
Describe what is striking about Lennie’s personality.
Describe what happened in Weed.
What is the dream that George tells Lennie about?
Do you think he has heard it before? How do you know?
What does Lennie like best about the dream?
Before this, why does George get angry with Lennie?
What is his reaction?
Homework: Write good answers for all these questions. For Friday (next lesson we will do the text book)
How do we first see the two characters?
What do we learn about their relationship right from the beginning of the novel?
Describe what is striking about Lennie’s personality.
Describe what happened in Weed.
What is the dream that George tells Lennie about?
Do you think he has heard it before? How do you know?
What does Lennie like best about the dream?
Before this, why does George get angry with Lennie?
What is his reaction?
Homework: Write good answers for all these questions. For Friday (next lesson we will do the text book)
27th Jan.: We started reading, and wrote a little about first impressions of George and Lennie
26th January: We talked about the Wall Street Crash, the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl.
We are going to study Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. So buy (or get) a folder this weekend and put on the front Of Mice and Men in which you can put the six chapters I will copy for you.
On Monday and Friday we will study Of Mice and Men, and on Thursday ‘English File’.
We are going to study Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. So buy (or get) a folder this weekend and put on the front Of Mice and Men in which you can put the six chapters I will copy for you.
On Monday and Friday we will study Of Mice and Men, and on Thursday ‘English File’.
Monday 23rd January: We did the eco guitly survey on p. 34, and talked about environmental issues, using the two texts, one about a floating golf course and the other about solar glass.
Fri 20th January: We read pages 30 and 31 of the book, about a story involving guns and an unexpected crime....
16th Jan: HOMEWORK is to complete the sheet about the air crash investigation into flight 961 Ethiopian Airlines: we will do this Monday 23/1, also write a 50 word story on one of the titles given.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsd0THADqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTsd0THADqc
13th Jan: We started watching the video of Air Crash Investigation – the blowout, and made notes about what happened. We will continue next lesson.
12th January (Thursday). We did a lesson about air travel and looked at some of the vocabulary exercises and those on p. 24. Homework for Friday: Answer all the T/F questions on p. 24 then all the questions on p. 154.
Next lesson we will do more about air travel, including:
Air Crash Investigation – the blowout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNTHm2pvZTQ
Next lesson we will do more about air travel, including:
Air Crash Investigation – the blowout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNTHm2pvZTQ
5th December:
We did a practice reading comprehension test and discussed the following:
In what ways is Lil a bad mother to Eva?
How is Evelyn’s relationship with Faith affected by Eva’s relationship with her own mother?
How does Eva’s childhood affect the adult Eva?
Which character do you like best? Give reasons and examples.
Which character do you like least? Give reasons and examples.
Choose one scene which you think is critical (really important) to the play. Describe what happens and give reasons why it is important.
We did a practice reading comprehension test and discussed the following:
In what ways is Lil a bad mother to Eva?
How is Evelyn’s relationship with Faith affected by Eva’s relationship with her own mother?
How does Eva’s childhood affect the adult Eva?
Which character do you like best? Give reasons and examples.
Which character do you like least? Give reasons and examples.
Choose one scene which you think is critical (really important) to the play. Describe what happens and give reasons why it is important.
Here is the information about the exam:
Section 1: Reading comprehension: a text, not related to any topic we have been studying. The questions will be multiple choice, filling the gaps, etc.
Section 2: Written Production: You will have to make a piece of writing about a certain task, not related to any topic we have been studying. 200 to 250 words
Section 3: Understanding Literature: You will have to write an essay about 'Kindertransport' by Diane Samuels. 300 to 350 words.
Section 1: Reading comprehension: a text, not related to any topic we have been studying. The questions will be multiple choice, filling the gaps, etc.
Section 2: Written Production: You will have to make a piece of writing about a certain task, not related to any topic we have been studying. 200 to 250 words
Section 3: Understanding Literature: You will have to write an essay about 'Kindertransport' by Diane Samuels. 300 to 350 words.
1st December: Golden rules for essay writing:
Short 2 sentence intro about the question.
Clear paragraphs with the first sentence (topic sentence) telling the reader what the paragraph is about.
A conclusion of 2 – 4 sentences to sum up and give opinion.
To make your essays even better:
Use good connecting words – firstly, secondly, finally, furthermore, In conclusion, another factor is, However, even though, despite, in fact, in addition, On the one hand, on the other hand, etc.
Use examples to support your points.
Use quotes to support your points.
Examples of quotes from ‘kindertransport’ by Diane Samuels
‘part of me is dead because of you’ is said by Evelyn to Lil and it shows that she feels that Lil didn’t want her to have her own religion, language and culture.
Homework for tomorrow’s lesson:
Make three sentences with significant quotes like the one above and learn it !
For next lesson:
Analyze the character of Eva/Evelyn
What are her strengths?
What are her weaknesses?
How have her strengths/weaknesses affected her future?
Use short quotes from the text to support each point.
Here is the example essay I gave you:
Willy Russel’s play, Blood Brothers, is firstly a great story tale in musical form, but similarly it is a modern drama that reflects the differences between the social classes in Liverpool. The two main characters which I will focus on in this essay are Mickey and Eddie, twins who are separated at birth.
Mickey and Eddie have different characters because of many reasons; firstly I will talk about their wealth and social background. Mickey was brought up as one of many brothers and sisters, who didn’t have much money because his mother was just a cleaning lady. The Johnstone family could not afford many luxuries: they didn’t have anything that was not strictly necessary. Furthermore, there was no father to provide for them. The Lyons, however, had a lot of money. Mr. Lyons had a full time job which paid well and Eddie could get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
Another factor which affected their characters was education. Eddie goes to school; he’s a good student with great marks. Mickey is the opposite of Eddie; Mickey hates school, never goes and has bad marks. He loves saying rude words because he doesn’t have a good education and has a very bad vocabulary. A funny part of the musical is when Eddie says ‘What’s the F word? ‘and Mickey replies ’What’s a dictionary?’ Even though Mickey doesn’t have a good education, he is nevertheless street wise and leads Eddie and Linda into naughty games.
A third factor which contrasts their characters is their reactions to women. They change from wishing they were like each other to being jealous of each other because of their love of the same woman. Despite the fact that Mickey is shyer with girls, he eventually gets the girl with Eddie’s help. In the end though, he loses her.
Finally, these contrasts become very tragic ant the end of the play. It is their contrasting education and ability to get a job which means that Eddie gets work and steals Linda, and Mickey loses his job. His character has changed from a happy go lucky kid into a depressed drug addict. This funny and entertaining musical ends in tragedy.
Short 2 sentence intro about the question.
Clear paragraphs with the first sentence (topic sentence) telling the reader what the paragraph is about.
A conclusion of 2 – 4 sentences to sum up and give opinion.
To make your essays even better:
Use good connecting words – firstly, secondly, finally, furthermore, In conclusion, another factor is, However, even though, despite, in fact, in addition, On the one hand, on the other hand, etc.
Use examples to support your points.
Use quotes to support your points.
Examples of quotes from ‘kindertransport’ by Diane Samuels
‘part of me is dead because of you’ is said by Evelyn to Lil and it shows that she feels that Lil didn’t want her to have her own religion, language and culture.
Homework for tomorrow’s lesson:
Make three sentences with significant quotes like the one above and learn it !
For next lesson:
Analyze the character of Eva/Evelyn
What are her strengths?
What are her weaknesses?
How have her strengths/weaknesses affected her future?
Use short quotes from the text to support each point.
Here is the example essay I gave you:
Willy Russel’s play, Blood Brothers, is firstly a great story tale in musical form, but similarly it is a modern drama that reflects the differences between the social classes in Liverpool. The two main characters which I will focus on in this essay are Mickey and Eddie, twins who are separated at birth.
Mickey and Eddie have different characters because of many reasons; firstly I will talk about their wealth and social background. Mickey was brought up as one of many brothers and sisters, who didn’t have much money because his mother was just a cleaning lady. The Johnstone family could not afford many luxuries: they didn’t have anything that was not strictly necessary. Furthermore, there was no father to provide for them. The Lyons, however, had a lot of money. Mr. Lyons had a full time job which paid well and Eddie could get whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted.
Another factor which affected their characters was education. Eddie goes to school; he’s a good student with great marks. Mickey is the opposite of Eddie; Mickey hates school, never goes and has bad marks. He loves saying rude words because he doesn’t have a good education and has a very bad vocabulary. A funny part of the musical is when Eddie says ‘What’s the F word? ‘and Mickey replies ’What’s a dictionary?’ Even though Mickey doesn’t have a good education, he is nevertheless street wise and leads Eddie and Linda into naughty games.
A third factor which contrasts their characters is their reactions to women. They change from wishing they were like each other to being jealous of each other because of their love of the same woman. Despite the fact that Mickey is shyer with girls, he eventually gets the girl with Eddie’s help. In the end though, he loses her.
Finally, these contrasts become very tragic ant the end of the play. It is their contrasting education and ability to get a job which means that Eddie gets work and steals Linda, and Mickey loses his job. His character has changed from a happy go lucky kid into a depressed drug addict. This funny and entertaining musical ends in tragedy.
28th November: We finished 'kindertransport' and started some analysis.
Here are the questions for homework, Thursday, 1st Dec.
What do you think of Evelyn as a character?
Do you think she was right to call Lil a child stealer?
Why did she reject her mother Helga?
Write answers for each of these questions. Use quotes to support your answers.
Here are the questions for homework, Thursday, 1st Dec.
What do you think of Evelyn as a character?
Do you think she was right to call Lil a child stealer?
Why did she reject her mother Helga?
Write answers for each of these questions. Use quotes to support your answers.
25th November: We continued with the play and reached the end of Act Two Scene 1. I will give you some comprehension questions next lesson to test your understanding.
24th November: We acted out some parts of the play:
Group 1: p. 1 to 7 Introduction
Evelyn, Faith, Helga, Eva
Group 2: 14 to 17 First time see ratcatcher
Eva, Helga, Faith, ratcatcher
Group 3: 23 to 28 Eva arrives in England
Eva, organizer, Faith, young Lil
Group 4: p. 29 to 33 Faith finds out
Faith, Lil, ratcatcher
Group 5: bottom of p. 48 to 55 postman scene
Postman, Eva, Helga, Evelyn, Lil
Group 1: p. 1 to 7 Introduction
Evelyn, Faith, Helga, Eva
Group 2: 14 to 17 First time see ratcatcher
Eva, Helga, Faith, ratcatcher
Group 3: 23 to 28 Eva arrives in England
Eva, organizer, Faith, young Lil
Group 4: p. 29 to 33 Faith finds out
Faith, Lil, ratcatcher
Group 5: bottom of p. 48 to 55 postman scene
Postman, Eva, Helga, Evelyn, Lil
Act 2 Scene 1
What does Helga say about Jewels?
Why is Evelyn so upset at the beginning of this scene?
In what different ways does the postman skit the Germans and Hitler?
What does the letter from Helga say about the permits?
How is Eva changing in her attitude to her faith and culture?
What is Lil’s attitude to the Jewish religion?
What does ‘it doesn’t take a genius to put two and two together’on p. 54 mean?
Why is Eva being evacuated?
Does she go? What happens?
p. 61 What does Evelyn mean by ‘part of me is dead because of you’
What do you think happened in the past?
Complete these questions for Thursday’s lesson (24th November).
What does Helga say about Jewels?
Why is Evelyn so upset at the beginning of this scene?
In what different ways does the postman skit the Germans and Hitler?
What does the letter from Helga say about the permits?
How is Eva changing in her attitude to her faith and culture?
What is Lil’s attitude to the Jewish religion?
What does ‘it doesn’t take a genius to put two and two together’on p. 54 mean?
Why is Eva being evacuated?
Does she go? What happens?
p. 61 What does Evelyn mean by ‘part of me is dead because of you’
What do you think happened in the past?
Complete these questions for Thursday’s lesson (24th November).
Homework for Monday 21st:
Start at p. 30 and go to p. 45
How would you describe Lil’s attitude when Faith starts asking questions about Eva?
Why do Eva and Lil want to put an ad in the paper?
How is Eva’s English now?
What is her attitude about the ad?
What does Lil say about Eva’s birthday?
What does Eva lie about?
What is Lil’s attitude to her lying?
Did Evelyn’s husband know about her origins?
Describe Evelyn’s sometime strange behavior, panic attacks, etc.
Start at p. 30 and go to p. 45
How would you describe Lil’s attitude when Faith starts asking questions about Eva?
Why do Eva and Lil want to put an ad in the paper?
How is Eva’s English now?
What is her attitude about the ad?
What does Lil say about Eva’s birthday?
What does Eva lie about?
What is Lil’s attitude to her lying?
Did Evelyn’s husband know about her origins?
Describe Evelyn’s sometime strange behavior, panic attacks, etc.
17th November: We answered the following questions:
Act One Scene 1:
Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
The story of the ratcatcher is about…..
Recount what happened with the officer on the train.
Describe what difficulties she has when she first meets the organizer.
Then we read up to the point where Faith discovers she has been lied to..
Act One Scene 1:
Kindertransport by Diane Samuels
The story of the ratcatcher is about…..
Recount what happened with the officer on the train.
Describe what difficulties she has when she first meets the organizer.
Then we read up to the point where Faith discovers she has been lied to..
14th November: We have now read and acted out up to the end of the first scene in the first act of 'Kindertransport', and just started the second one.
Thanks to you all for your fantastic acting!
Thanks to you all for your fantastic acting!
Write a review of one of the films we have watched, giving reasons why you liked it. You can summarise the plot, analyse one or more of the characters, or talk about any aspect of the film.
Write approximately 200 words and I will grade it on the quality and accuracy of the writing. NO COPY AND PASTE from the internet.
Goodfellas or Slingblade
Write approximately 200 words and I will grade it on the quality and accuracy of the writing. NO COPY AND PASTE from the internet.
Goodfellas or Slingblade
We started watching 'Sling Blade'
Why was Karl in the state hospital ? describe what he had done.
What is peculiar (strange) about Karl’s personality – describe.
How do you think he will do out of hospital – do you think he will kill again?
Why is the film called ‘Sling Blade’?
Why was Karl in the state hospital ? describe what he had done.
What is peculiar (strange) about Karl’s personality – describe.
How do you think he will do out of hospital – do you think he will kill again?
Why is the film called ‘Sling Blade’?
10th October: We talked about injuries, sickness and going to the doctor (p. 14 and 15). For homework, prepare to tell your story to the class, about a time when you got injured or were very sick, or when you saw an accident, or someone else getting hurt, etc.
7th October: We finished the text about Cyberchondriacs and then did a True/False quiz, to be marked (with prizes!) next lesson
6th October: We did a correction lesson and started the text about cyberchondriacs
30th September: We told our scary stories, setting the scene by :
Setting the Scene :
When, the time, how long ago, what time of day
The place, where
Who, a friend of mine, etc
What was happening, what you/he/she was doing
The atmosphere
We then started analysing signatures, we will continue next lesson.
Setting the Scene :
When, the time, how long ago, what time of day
The place, where
Who, a friend of mine, etc
What was happening, what you/he/she was doing
The atmosphere
We then started analysing signatures, we will continue next lesson.
29th September: Today we looked at p. 8 and 9 of the textbook which had some stories of the unexplained, one about ghosts, the other about aliens.
Homework: Prepare for tomorrow's lesson a scary story (true or not, it doesn't matter) to tell us about something unexplained that happened to you.
Homework: Prepare for tomorrow's lesson a scary story (true or not, it doesn't matter) to tell us about something unexplained that happened to you.
26th September: We read 'Lamb to the Slaughter' by Roald Dahl
Summary (at least 150 words): Due for Thursday’s lesson.
Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story by Roald Dahl. It begins with Mary Maloney giving her husband her usual warm welcome as the husband comes home from work. He…
Here is the link to read the story:
http://www.depa.univ-paris8.fr/IMG/pdf/lamb_to_the_slaughter_by_roald_dahl-2.pdf
Here is the link for the questions:
http://www.lz95.org/assets/1/17/final_exam_review_guide_fall_11-12.pdf
Summary (at least 150 words): Due for Thursday’s lesson.
Lamb to the Slaughter is a short story by Roald Dahl. It begins with Mary Maloney giving her husband her usual warm welcome as the husband comes home from work. He…
Here is the link to read the story:
http://www.depa.univ-paris8.fr/IMG/pdf/lamb_to_the_slaughter_by_roald_dahl-2.pdf
Here is the link for the questions:
http://www.lz95.org/assets/1/17/final_exam_review_guide_fall_11-12.pdf
Homework:
Write a summary of about 150 words for Monday. (26th Sept)
Start like this...
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a short story about a boy called Billy Weaver who…
Write a summary of about 150 words for Monday. (26th Sept)
Start like this...
The Landlady by Roald Dahl is a short story about a boy called Billy Weaver who…
19th September: We started reading 'The Landlady' by Roald Dahl, we will continue next lesson.
We also looked at 'Extreme Interviews' on p. 6 and 7 of the textbook
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/landlady_text.pdf
We also looked at 'Extreme Interviews' on p. 6 and 7 of the textbook
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/landlady_text.pdf
Monday 12 th September: We did practise with relative clauses like: Sunflower - A yellow bloom which grows in hot areas and you can get oil from.
We practised it using a crossword and then a hotseating game.
We practised it using a crossword and then a hotseating game.
Our rule for inside the language classroom at all times:
Only English is allowed unless you ask the teacher if you can speak in a different language if you have a problem. (Georgios’s idea).
3 warnings per week and Georgios keeps score. If you break this, then you have to bring food for everyone.
We did the ‘getting to know each other’ activity. Please bring your sheet of paper to the next lesson and we will continue with it.
Only English is allowed unless you ask the teacher if you can speak in a different language if you have a problem. (Georgios’s idea).
3 warnings per week and Georgios keeps score. If you break this, then you have to bring food for everyone.
We did the ‘getting to know each other’ activity. Please bring your sheet of paper to the next lesson and we will continue with it.