Week 2: 14th & 16th September, 2026- Unit 1: Salsa class!

- Verb be.

- Saying hello, meeting people.

- Subject pronouns

- Vowels and word stress

- Days of the week and numbers 1 to 20.

- Listening practice

- Practice of Days of the week with The Cure: Friday, I'm in love

Homework: 

- Workbook 1A

- Two photocopies: vocabulary and grammar

Week 1: Wednesday 9th September, 2026- Welcome to the school and welcome to the year

 Dear students, welcome to the year and enjoy your time at the school!

- Organización de la escuela: school organisation.

- Calendario y horario de clases: calendar and class timetable.

- Web y blog de clase.

- Libro para el curso.

- Entrega de hoja perfil: profile sheet

- Spoken exercise with personal information: ejercicio de hablar con información personal.

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!!!

Week 21: 16th & 18th January, 2026- Starting unit 5

 - We warmed up by revising our resolutions for our English studying strategies for the rest of the year, after reflecting on our results.

- We also had a look at the results of the anonymous online questionnaire, both regarding the students' and the teacher's results.

- We read about speed in our lives on 5A.

- We saw grammar for comparing adjectives and adverbs and practised.

- We revised the pronunciation of shwa.

- We did a listening on speed lives in different generations.

- We did a speaking comparing our lives today and 3 years ago.

- We read and saw videos about the best cities to live.

- We saw vocabulary on towns and cities and how to describe them.

- We saw how to use superlatives.

- We practised superlatives with a video.

- We practised sentences stress

Homework:

- Handout on present continuous for future plans.

- Workbook parts of 5A.

- Handout on goint to +inf.

- Workbook part 5B

- Reading on Random Acts of Kindness.  This is a very interesting link and here we have a calendar with random acts of kindness for every day. 

Week 20: 9th & 11th February: resuming lessons after the tests

- We warmed up revising present perfect structures.

- We revised -ing/ed adjectives.

- We saw how to write an opinion essay.

- We saw how to compare adjectives in entry checker 9.

- We saw our exams, the results, the correction of the grammar, vocabulary, reading and listening parts.

- We got individual feedback on the productive skills.

- We commented on class feedback on speaking and writing and the most common mistakes.

- We discussed evaluation of the year and the certificate exam.

- We did the questionnaire on Speed on 5A.

Homework:

- Write an opinion essay as instructed in the book.

- Page 208 from Teacher's book on comparatives.

Week 19: 4th February, 2026- Written parts of the exam

- We did the reading comprehension, grammar and vocabulary test, together with the listening comprehension and writing test.

Good luck to you all!! 

Week 18: 26th & 28th January, 2026- Oral test and snow

 - We did our oral test on Monday but we could't do the written part because of snowy weather this Wednesday.
- We had the class online and we fisnished 4C with a video on the weekends.
- We revised units 3 & 4 on pages 62 and 63.

- We did the listening test practice on page 71.

Remember we don't have class on Monday 2nd February.

Work for Monday 2nd February: 

- Practice of grammar: Present continuos for future arrangements, present perfect or past simple and somethig, anything, nothing.

- Practice of vocabulary: Prepositions at, in, on, Right or wrong prepositions, Make or do and Shopping

- KEY TO THE EXERCISES ABOVE.

- Reading exercises page 70.

- Entry checker 9 page 300, only 9C part: comparative adjectives.

Week 17: January 19th & 21st, 2026- Preparaing for the test next week

 - We corrected the photocopies of relatives and present perfect.

- We saw a video about chain stores.

- We saw vocabulary on buying.

- We practised the pronunciation of letters c and ch.

- We revised the use of just/yet and already with present perfect.

- We did a present perfect handout to match questions and answers.

- We saw the meanings of adjectives ending in -ed and -ing and practised.

- We saw the use of somebody, any/nobody...

- We practised the sounds /e/, /əʊ/, /ʌ/ and also /j/ /dʒ/

Homework: 

- Revise everything for next week's test.

Week 16: January 12th & 14th, 2026- Resuming classes

- We have revised the use of simple past and present perfect talking about the Christmas break.
- We revised the vocabulary of housework and how to use it with do/make.

- We revised the use of yet, already and just with present perfect.

- We talked about having the oral exam on 26 January and the written parts on 28th January and revised how evaluation works for us.

- We did a short exercise and sang The Man Who Sold the World, by Nirvana.

- We practised present perfect questions and answers in a speaking handout taht folded.

- We did a listening on how to be tidy when you're lazy.

- We did a grammar and vocabulary test and a listening one, for practice.

Homework:

- Exercise 5 page 59 (4B)

- Photocopy with revision for relatives and present perfect

REMEMBER!!!

- Oral exam: Monday 26th January 2026, following this timetable.

- Written parts (reading, grammar, vocabulary, liatening and writing): Wednesday 28th January 2026- 17.30 in our class

Contents from the book for this exam.

Happy New Year to all of you