Class 22.1.15

In this class we did exercicies 8d, 9 and 10 (SB p.82)
We red: "The Pros and Cons" and did exercice 2a (SB p.84)

For homework:

WB p.41: 1 & 2

       p.42: 6

English courses in the 2º cuatrimestre.

Hello, everyone.
Here's the information you need if you, or someone you know, is interested in doing any of the courses the CSIM offers this second term.

http://www.ucm.es/data/cont/docs/80-2015-01-12-horarios2%C2%BActm2015.pdf

Thanks in advance for passing the information on to your contacts.

See you in class.

Tom.

Class 22.1.15

In this class we practised words in pronunciation
We review exercices 2 and 3 (SB pag 80)
We corrected exercices 5 and 6 (SB pag 81)
We did exercices 7 and 8 (SB pag 81-82)
We did exercice 5 (WB pag 42)

For homework:

WB pag 41, Ex 3 and 4; pag 42 Ex 5b

Class 20.1.15

In this class we red "Feel the fear"(SB page 80) and we did the exercices 2 and 3
We practised words in pronunciation
We did a list of personal adjetives (about our novels)
We talked about the first chapter of novel for our classmates and made questios about it

For homework:
SB p.81. EX 5 & 6
Review the summary

Class 15.1.15

In this class we studied SB pages 78 - 80.

We met the admirable Hazel Henderson in the listeing in Ex.8, and went on to discuss what admirable people we'd like to invite to dinner, and what questions we'd like to ask them. (Get ready...Get it right! (Ex.11 & 12)

We also practised linking words in pronunciation, and saw how those strange native speakers insert sounds to make linking easier, in this case /j/ and /w/. (Ex.10)
See also previous post, 15.1.15, 

Pronunciation: Linking sounds..... for dummies.

a version of which we saw in class.

For HW, do WB p.40, Ex. 4 & 5.

Come prepared to sumarise the first chapter of novel for your classmates.

See you on Tuesday.

Tom.

Pronunciation: Linking sounds..... for dummies.

Pronunciation: Linking vowel to vowel..... for dummies.

These people don't know the phonemic alphabet as well as you do, but the explanation is really clear.

https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/linking-3.htm

Linking Vowel to Vowel

When one word ends with a vowel sound and the next word begins with a vowel sound, we link the words with a sort of W or Y sound.

If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a W sound:

oo | o	We write it like this: too often who is so I do all We say it like this: tooWoften whoWis soWI doWall

If our lips are wide at the end of the first word, we insert a Y sound:

oo | --	We write it like this: Kay is I am the end she asked We say it like this: KayYis IYam theYend sheYasked

Class 13.1.15

Class 13.1.15

We have revised the exam in class.
We did the exercise of the council meeting.

The deadline for writing the review is on Thursday 15th January.

Homework:

Be ready for next Tuesday to report orally on the first chapter of your book.

Class 8.1.15

Class 8.1.15

We did the exercises 2 & 3 of page 121 from the student's book.

The sheet of the council meeting has been prepared for the next class.

The deadline for writing the review we had to present in this class is on Thursday 15th January.

Speaking: 
What I really want from 2015

Homework:

SB p.121, Ex. 1

WB p.40, Ex 4 & 5.

Bring your book.

Hello, everyone.

I hope you had a great break, and that even the people with exams coming up found time to celebrate. Happy New Year to you all.

I'm writing to remind you to bring the novel you've chosen to our first class on Thursday.

See you there.

Tom.