WEEK 24- 26/11

THIS WEEK  IN OUR CLASS WE TALKED ABOUT LIES: THE KIND OF LIES, THE REASONS WHY PEOPLE LIE, ETC-
WE STARTED BY FILLING IN AN EXERCISE TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO MAKE A SENTENCE NEGATIVE.
WE PLAYED A GAME : THE STUDENT IS ASKED DIFFERENT QUESTIONS BUT CAN´T ANSWER USING YES OR  NO.  KATIA WAS THE WINNER!!
 YOU ALSO HAD A TALK ABOUT SOME ISSUES RELATED TO WORK. WE MADE SOME CORRECTIONS,  REVISED VOCABULARY, PREPOSITIONS, ETC.
FOR HOMEWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED 3 EXERCISES TO USE DIFFERENT KIDS OF NEGATIVES-
I ALSO REMINDED YOU THAT YOU SHOULD START COLLECTING THE INFORMATION FOR THE PROJECT WORK ABOUT CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS.

12-11-14

THIS WEEK WAS MUCH SHORTER SINCE I DID NOT  SEE YOU ON MONDAY.

ON THE FIRST PLACE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROJECT WORK. SINCE THERE WERE JUST TWO OF YOU, WE PUT OFF THE DISCUSSION FOR NEXT CLASS WHEN THE WHOLE GROUP IS IN CLASS.
WE REVIEWED THE USE OF MAKE AND DO. WE PRACTICED SOME EXPRESSIONS BY COMPLETING AN EXERCISE TO FILL IN THE GAP..
WE ALSO REVISED THE USE OF SOME PREPOSITION: AT THE FRONT, AT THE BOTTON,AT THE TOP,ABOVE, BELOW,ON THE RIGHT OF.
FINALLY WE DID A  LISTENING ABOUT THE  LAYOUT OF A SUPERMARKET AND THE REASON FOR THAT., IT WAS VERY INTERESTING.!
FOR HOMEWORK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE DIFFERENT EXERCISES ABOUT THE TOPICS OF THE UNIT.

WEEK 03/05-11

YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB READING AND ANALYSING THE TEXT ABOUT RICHARD SOUNDS YOU HAD IT ASIGNED FOR HOMEWORK. WE CHECKED THE USE OF  WORDS WITH DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS LIKE NOUNS, ADJECTIVES OR VERBS SUCH AS  SECURE, MARKET, ORDER, MODEL,ETC. WE USED SOME OF THAT VOCABULARY TO COMPLETE A TEXT ABOUT SEPHORA COMPANY.THEN WE CONTINUED REVISING THE VOCABULARY FROM THE READING BY  USING THEM TROUGH  SINONYMS: PROFIT: POSITIVE FINANTIAL RESULTS, SUPPLIER: COMPANY THAT PROVIDES FOOD, DISCOUNT: PRICE REDUCTION; ETC. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY TO MEMORIZE VOCABULARY!
NOUN PHRASES SUCH AS MASS MARKET, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM,SPECIAL OFFER, LEADING NAME.... ARE  SOME OF THE EXPRESSIONS THAT MIGHT BE VERY USEFUL WHEN  REPORTING ABOUT A COMPANY.YOU ALSO ADDED SOME OTHERS: DUTY FREE,SALES FIGURES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, ETC-
IN OUR TALKING  TIME, YOU EXCHANGED OPINIONS ABOUT RICHER SOUND`S IDEAS TO REWARD HIS EMPLOYEES: LETTING THEM AN EXPENSIVE CAR FOR A MONTH , GOLD AEROPLANES BADGES AND SO ON. WE COMPAREDTHAT WITH BONUS  TO EMPLOYEES IN OUR COUNTRY.
WE HAD A QUICK REVIEW ABOUT THE USE OF  THE VERBS MAKE AND DO: MAKE A COMPLAINT/ A TRIP/ A SPEECH/ A DECISION OR DO RESEARCH/ YOUR BEST/ AN EXAM. YOU STILL HAVE A LOT OF EXPRESSIONS TO CONSOLIDATE WITH THOSE VERBS !
FOR HOMEWORK , YOU HAVE TO DOA READING AND COMPREHENSION EXERCISE AND ANOTHER ONE INCLUDING THE VERBS MAKE AND DO!

HALLOWEEN TIME! WEEK 27-29/ 10

ON THE FIRST CLASS WE CONTINUED OUR EVERYDAY ENGLISH EXPRESSIONS. WE  REVISED SOME PHRASES TO SHOW INTEREST AND SURPRISE: WE USED THE ECO QUESTIONS AND REPLY QUESTIONS:.... A  BOYFRIEND?,..... SLOVENIA? .....CAN´T HE?. WE ALSO PRACTISED THE RISING  INTONATION FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. YOU WERE VERY SHY!!
THEN WE STARTED A NEW LESSON TO TALK ABOUT RETAILING ( THE BUSINESS OF SELLING PRODUCTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC)-WE COMPARED THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GO SHOPPING NOWADAYS : ON THE INTERNET, AT SHOPPING CENTRES, ETC.

ON THE SECOND CLASS, WE CONTINUED TALKING ABOUT RETAILING. THIS TIME WE LISTENED TO A SALES PERSON TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES FOR SOME BRTISH COMPANIES TO ENTER THE AMERICAN MARKET. WE ANALISED THE VOCABULARY RELATED TO THE TOPIC.FOR HOMEWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED TO DO A READING COMPREHENSION  ABOUT A SUCCESFULL RETAILER AND A CROSSWORD FOR HALLOWEEN!!