viernes, 27 de marzo de 2020

Easter

Easter traditions
 

Easter vocabulary and game
 

Game

 Hot cross buns recipe
 

domingo, 15 de marzo de 2020

UNIT 7-11A - Learning language and Education monologues

Choose a monologue topic about education and send me a recording (maximum 2 minutes).

MONOLOGUE 1
Do you prefer to study online or in a class?
Speak about your school days

MONOLOGUE 2
Do you prefer to learn a language in a small group or in a big group?
Speak about how you learn English

MONOLOGUE 3
Do you prefer to have a private teacher or go to a language school?
Speak about your language school

Listening exercises - education

1


2 Try this other listening exercise

3


4

Listen and questions and answers

Reading - education

Sixteen - What now?

Moocs

lunes, 9 de marzo de 2020

UNIT 6 - The future and technology monologues

Do you prefer a desktop computer or a laptop?
Speak about a gadget you can't live without

Do you prefer to watch the news on TV or read them online?
What do you use the Internet for?

Do you prefer to learn a language online or in a class?
Speak about your mobile phone

Do you prefer a tablet or a mobile?
Speak about the devices you have at home


lunes, 2 de marzo de 2020

lunes, 24 de febrero de 2020

Your predictions for the future


  1. What will homes be like in the future?
  2. What will cities be like?
  3. How will we communicate?
  4. How will we travel?
  5. Where will we work?
  6. What will we do in our free time?
  7. How long will we live?
  8. How will we study?
  9. What will we eat?
  10. What will families be like?
  11. Where will we go on holiday?
  12. How will we shop?
  13. What will we do in our free time?

lunes, 17 de febrero de 2020

UNIT 5 - Food and health monologues

Do you prefer to eat out or eat at home?
Speak the last time you ate out

Do you prefer to go to the gym or eat healthy food?
Do you have a healthy lifestyle? Describe it

Do you prefer a light breakfast or a heavy breakfast?
Describe a special meal you had

Spanish recipe

Food and diet




Activities


lunes, 10 de febrero de 2020

Speak about health


  1. How many hours do you sleep at night?
  2. Do you think pets are good for health?
  3. Have you ever had a backache?
  4. How can people reduce stress?
  5. What do you do if you can’t sleep?
  6. What’s health care like in your country?
  7. What alternative health therapies do you know?
  8. What’s the highest temperature you have ever had?
  9. When was the last time you were sick?
  10. Who is the healthiest person in your family?
  11. Do you have any allergies?
  12. Do you have any scars? How did you get them?
  13. Do you know anyone who suffers from migraines?
  14. How often do you catch a cold in a year?
  15. Do you eat unhealthy food?


viernes, 7 de febrero de 2020

Health - listen

Listen to a man speaking about his health and complete the information below.
  1. As a child he did a lot of ... exercise
  2. In his 20s and 30s he was never ... ill
  3. He hardly ever has a ... cold
  4. He can't go to the doctor because he's very ... busy
  5. Now he eats more ... healthily
  6. He ... sleeps- more now
Select the text above to see the answers.

miércoles, 5 de febrero de 2020

At the doctor's

Listen to two patients at the doctor's office and complete the information below:


Symptoms
(1) A  __________
(2) A __________
 A cough
 A pain in his (3) ___________, chest and (4) __________
(1) A __________
Feels (2) __________ and (3)__________
Not hungry
A (4)__________
His (5)__________ hurt
Temperature
(5) __________
-
Diagnosis
(6) __________
He hasn’t (6) __________
(7) __________
Treatment/medicine
4 or 5 days off work
(7) __________
Stay (8) __________
Paracetamol
Lots of (9)____________________,
vitamin C
Not go to New York
See a (8)__________
Eat a good (9)__________

Answers written in white. Select below to see them.
Stuart: headache, cold, back, neck, 39, rest, in bed, fruit and vegetables
Mike: stomachache, hot and cold, headache, eyes, eaten, stress, specialist, healthy meal

Healthy food


Do some activities about this

Healthy habits

sábado, 25 de enero de 2020

REVISION 1-5 Jeopardy

REVISION 1-5 Jeopardy Template

Revision units 1-5 - discussion questions

Family and friends
How many members are there in your family?
What activities did you do together when you were a child?
What do you do now?
What is the next thing you are going to do with a family member?
Speak about your best friend
What do you like doing together?
Work
Which jobs are well-paid at the moment?
Which jobs have flexible hours?
Which jobs have a lot of responsibility?
Who has to work outside?
Which jobs are monotonous?
Which is your ideal job?
Holidays and free time
Which has been your best/worst holiday?
Where would you like to travel to?
What kind of accommodation do you prefer?
What kind of accommodation do you dislike?
What do you do when you go on holiday?
What are your plans for your next holiday?
What do you like doing with your friends?
Do you have any hobbies?
Transport
What’s the best means of transport?
How have you come to class today?
How do you usually get around?
What transports do you use when you are on holiday?
What are the benefits of the bike? And the negative points?
What is public transport like in your area?
Home
How many homes have you had?
Describe your current home and the area
What would you like to change in it?
Have you ever had any problems?
Have you done any housework this week? Are you going to do any?
Compare living in a flat and living a house
Shopping
When do you usually do the shopping? Where?
What was the last thing you bought?
What’s the next thing you are going to buy?
Have you ever bought anything online?
Have you bought anything in the sales this year?
City and countryside
Which one is noisier?
Which is the safest of the two?
Which option is cheaper to live?
Which place is more convenient for entertainment?
Which place has a bigger population?
Which place is cleaner?
Where do you like to go out with your friends?
Where is the best place to go out in your home town?
Do you prefer to go out or stay in?

lunes, 13 de enero de 2020

City and countryside - Positive and negative points


COUNTRYSIDE
CITY
PROS
Healthy environment / open spaces / peace and quiet / friendly people / relaxed lifestyle / low crime rate / more space / vegetable garden / no neighbours / less pollution / fresh products / farmers’ markets
More facilities / better entertainment / efficient public transport / job opportunities / cheaper housing / convenient / more shops / education and health /
good nightlife and shopping
CONS
Isolated / fewer facilities / fewer job opportunities / boring / little to do / inefficient transport / expensive housing /
more home expenses
Stressful / pollution / traffic jams / crime / fast lifestyle / noisy / few green areas / crowded