Week 32: Monday 18th, May Results

 

- Today we had a look at last week's exam and all the course's results. They are here.

- We also had a look at the certificate exam, for those of you who are thinking about sitting the exam. Remember old exams are here on the web and the days of the exam are here. 

Thank you very much for your work and attendance this year and I hope you go on learning in the future. Take care!

Week 31: 6th & 8th May, 2026

 - This week we revised:
Present perfect and past simple.

Something, anything, nothing...

Quantifiers

Question formation

Speaking cards

Week 30: 27th & 29th April, 2026- Passive voice and revisions

- We corrected our photocopies of possessive pronouns, first conditional sentences, vocabulary of opposite verbs and get.
- We did the grammar and vocabulary revision of units 7&8.

- We revised some nationalities and how to use present and past passive voice in 10C.

- We practised how to talk about inventions.

Homework:

- Workbook up to unit 8 complete and 10C.

- Photocopy of superlatives and verbs followed by to infinitive.

- Revise and ask questions next day!

This is a document with the contents that we have covered.

Week 29: 20th & 22nd April, 2026- Murphy's law and O'Henry's story

 - We practised giving advice for students with problems in cards.

- We read about Murphy's law and how to say it in English with first conditional sentences.

- We saw some of the different meanings of get.

- We practised the different meanings of verbs we tend to confuse in 8B.

- We read and listened to the beginning of Girl, a story by O´Henry to practise possessive pronouns: You must be mine!

- We read sonnet 18 by Shakespeare and understood its meaning: Shall I compare thee...

Homework: 

- Workbook unit 8.

- Photocopy

Week 28: 13th &15th April, 2026- Getting deep in modal verbs!!

-  We practised the use of gerunds after other verbs coming up with ideas about Happiness is...
- We also practised the oral speaking exercise 4 on page 107.

- We saw how paragraphs are organised starting with topic sentences.

- We read about how a journalist learnt Spanish and read about how to use have to, don't have to, must, mustn't.

- We saw the rules to use these modals.

- We corrected a photocopy on rules in the UK.

- We started unit 8 reading about professional advice on relationships.

- We saw how to use modal verb should.

- We practised the pronunciation of long and short u.

- We did a listening exercise on giving advice to some parents.

Homework:

- Workbook of unit 7, if you haven't done ir, and 8A.

This is the provisional schedule of the oral exam in May.

Week 27: 8th April, 2026- Resuming lessons after Easter

- We revised the use of to-infinitive after another verb with cards in a photocopy.
- We saw how to pronounce unstressed to and linking words with the same sound when finishing and starting.

- We did a dictation to complete some questions using the structure to-infinitive.

- We talked in pairs asking and answering those questions.

- We saw how to write an article giving tips.

- We saw verbs followed by gerund and did the grammar part of 7B.

Homework:

- Photocopy of to-infinitive.

- Workbook of part 7B.

- Write an article giving tips.

Week 26: 23rd & 25th March, 2026-

- We practised using will for showing optimism.

- We did a revision of units 5 & 6.

- We saw how to write social media posts.

- We did a gap-filling exercise on Aretha Franklin's I Say a Little Prayer. And we tried to sing.
- We checked the answers of the little test I gave you on Monday.
- We corrected the photocopy of mixed verb forms.
- We started 7A and gave advice to people moving to study in the UK.

- We saw and practised verbs that are followed by to+infinitive.

- We saw a video about tips when moving to the UK.

Homework:

- Writing of unit 6: social media post.

- Photocopy of practice of using to+infinitive

- Workbook unit 7A

We'll be back on Wednesday 8th April. Have a very good Easter and holiday!!!

Week 25: 16th & 18th March, 2026- The end of the story

- We did Practical English 5 and 6: Pictures of you. The end of Izzy and Ben's love story.
-  In 5, we saw how to follow directions and practised it and in 6 we practised phoning and leaving a message.

- We started 6C with a listening of a patient with his psychiatrist, telling his dream.

- We revised verb tenses.

- We practised modifiers for adjectives and adverbs.

- We practised how to pronounce letters ea and ear.

- We saw a video about the meanings of dreams.

Homework: workbook 6C and page 94 and the reading on page 95.

Week 24: 9th & 11th March, 2026- Different uses of will/won't

- We talked about being an optimist or pessimist with will.

- We read about negative thinking.

- We started unit 6B and read about an old love story.

- We read and practised about other uses of will: offers, decisions and promises.

- We practised the pronunciation of two-syllable verbs.

- We saw vocabulary of verbs with back and their meanings

Homework: 

- Workbook 6B and photocopy being optimistic.

Week 23: 2nd & 4th March, 2026- The relationships crumbles!!

- We practised quantifiers talking ablut our drinking habits in a spoken exercise.
- We did number 3 of Pictures of you, the story of Ben and Izzy.

- We practised how to take an item of clothing back to the shop.

- We were anxious to know about the relationship so we did number 4 of Pictures of you.

- Here we practised how to buy at a chemist's.

- We started unit 6 with vocabulary about opposite verbs.

- We practised will/won't for predictions.

- We practised the pronunciation of the contractions of will.

Homework:

- Reading exercise 5. page 89.

- Workbook 6A

Week 22: 23th & 25th February, 2026- Superlatives and quantifiers

- We practised superlatives with a set of sentences.
- We did a listening on how to be friendlier.

- We practised sentence stress.

- We saw how to write describing the place where we live.

- We practised quantifiers talking about what we drink.

- We read about liquids that are good or bad for us.

- We learnt about too many/ too much and (not) enough.

- We practised sound /ʌ/ and its different spellings.

Homework:

- Workbook for 5C.

- Photocopy on comparatives

On Wednesday three of our classmates did a random act of kindness bringing a little something for all the classmates. Thank you Marisa, Inés and Daniel!!!