British Council Summer Course 1A: Week 5 18/7 - 22/7

Lesson 19: Monday 18th July 2011, 6:30pm


Timetable this week

Monday 6:30 - 8:30 Normal Lesson
Tuesday 6:00 - 8:30 Normal Lesson
Wednesday 6:00 - 8:30 TEST
Thursday 6:30 - 8:30 Last Lesson and Results

Friday - NO LESSON DUE TO STRIKE

Test

Listening
Grammar and Vocabulary
Reading

Final Grade

Listening (test)
Grammar & Vocabulary (test)
Reading (test)
Writing (email)
Speaking (continuous assessment in class)

Tonight's Lesson
Can/Can't - listening and uses p. 41, 128 4A

Lesson 20: Tuesday 19th July 2011, 6:00pm

Revision:

1A Summer Course Revision
Listening
Ask a partner and write down their answers
How do you spell your name? Your surname?
What's your phone number? Home? Work? Mobile?
What are your hobbies? (e.g. sports and interests)

Reading
Put the sentences in the right order
(a) 1.20
(b) Hello, can I help you?
(c) Milk and sugar?
(d) Two coffees please.
(e) Just sugar, thanks.
(f) How much is that?
(g) There you are.

Look at the advertisement for The International Hotel
http://www.expedia.co.uk/London-Hotels-The-International-Hotel.h1949.Hotel-Information?rm1=a1&hwrqCacheKey=9bd56b19-e009-4839-99a9-3eaec1117508HWRQ&hashTag=default&rfrr=-30461&c=be28043a-cfea-4327-8ee2-c014d891d5af&&
How much is a room?
What phone number do you call to make a reservation?
Where is the hotel?

Grammar and Vocabulary
1. Look at this/that painting over there.
2. Where ____ your sister ____ ? (live)
3. He is my new boss. ___ name is Simon.
4. How ____ do you go to the gym?
5. Which word is different? Coffee, Orange Juice, Tea, Breakfast
6. What is the opposit of Tall?
7. What time do you w___ up at the weekend?
8. What do you do __ the evening?

Book
Like/don't like/love/hate doing
p. 42 - 43, p. 128 4B

Lesson 21: Wednesday 20th July 2011, 6:00pm

End of course tests:
Reading
Listening
Grammar and Vocabulary

British Council Summer Course 1A: Week 4 (11/7 - 15/7)

Lesson 14: Monday 11th July 2011, 6:30pm

Listening Strategies
Try to predict the question

Would you like spaghetti? - Yes, please.
Do you like spaghetti? Yes I do.

When is your lesson? - At 6:30 everyday.
Where is your lesson? - At the British Council in the centre.

Who is he? - My nephew.
How is he? - He's fine
How old is he? - He's 22.

Daily Routine
He wakes up at half past nine.
What time does he wake up?

Book - p. 30 - 31

Homework
Revise daily routine phrases
New vocabulary - Canteen, cellar, worried.

Lesson 15: Tuesday 12th July, 2011, 6:30pm

Daily routine - listening and speaking (p. 31)
Adverbs of frequency (p. 32, p. 126, 3C)
Times and dates p. 148

Reading p.32 - 33
You can use http://www.wordreference.com/enit/take%20your%20time to help you find words and phrases which you don't know - e.g. take your time

Rhymes can help you remember!

30 days has September
April, June and November
All the rest have 31
Except for February which stands alone
With 28 days clear
And 29 each leap year!

Lesson 16: Wednesday 13th July 2011, 6:30pm

Speaking - adverbs of frequency (p. 33)
Reading
Pronunciation "th"
Times and Dates (ordinal numbers) p. 148
Prepositions of Time
pp. 34 -35, 126 -127

Homework
Practise "th" sounds
Revise prepositions of time

Speaking Tip - Try to extend the conversation when you can
e.g.
When do you usually go to the gym?
On Monday, What about you?
I hardly ever go. When do you go on holiday?

Lesson 17: Thursday 14th July, 2011, 6:30pm

New words and phrases:
to eat out (in a restaurant)
when I can
homework
housework
between midday and one o'clock
favourite
enjoy
training

Remember pronunciation and word stress
temperature (3 syllables)
comfortable (3 syllables)

"Times You Love" p. 35
Reading, Speaking and Listening

Social English & Practical English p. 36
Buying a Coffee

What do you remember?
What can you do?

Pronunciation p. 38
Listening (a) p. 39

Homework
Revise new vocabulary

Lesson 18: Friday 15th July 2011, 6:30pm

Today is St Swithin's Day. Some people believe that if it rains on St Swithin's Day it will continue to rain for 40 days but if it is sunny, there will be good weather for 40 days. The popular novel, "One Day" by David Nicholls takes place on St Swithin's day over 20 years.

For more information on St Swithin's Day go to:
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/stswithun.html

To watch a video of Billy Bragg singing a song called St Swithin's Day go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whwEiTmgWk0

Revision - adverbs of frequency, prepositions in time phrases
Angry/hungry
Listening - questions - Hear the difference p. 39
Can/Can't for ability p. 40

AT Christmas/Easter/New Year - the Holiday
ON 25th December/Christmas Day, 31st December/New Year's Eve

24th December - Christmas Eve
25th December - Christmas Day
31st December - New Year's Eve
1st January - New Year's Day

Veb phrases p.149 - remember the patterns e.g.
Tell someone something
Wait for someone/something
Look for something

Homework
p. 38 -39 What do you remember/What can you do?
Grammar, vocabulary, Reading

Revise verb phrases p. 149

British Council Summer Course Group 1A: Week 3 (4/7 - 8/7)

Lesson 9: Monday 4th July 2011, 6:30pm

Today's July 4th - an American holiday. Here is a song about it by Aimee Mann.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kztcnVXtsjY

Remember irregular plurals
Man - men
Woman - women
Person - people
Police Officer - police

To check
Check your answers
Check your homework
Check your dictionary (for false friends)

To guess
Guess the answer
Guess what job he does

Book p 20 - 21, p. 144
What does he/she do?
Vocabulary for jobs

Homework
Revise job vocabulary p. 144

Lesson 10: Tuesday 5th July 2011, 6:30pm

Could you turn off the air conditioning and open the window please?

Confusing Words
Factory
Industry
Business
Lonely (adjective)
Loneliness (noun, negative)
Solitude (noun, neutral)

Book
Possessive "s" p. 22, 124
Family Vocabulary p. 23, 145

Lesson 11: Wednesday 6th July 2011, 6:30pm

Family Relationships Vocabulary
Masculine
grandfather
father
brother
son
nephew
uncle
father in law
brother in law
stepfather
stepson

Feminine
grandmother
mother
sister
daughter
aunt
mother in law
sister in law
stepmother
stepdaughter

Both Male and Female
children
cousin
partner

Book.

Practical English - At a Hotel
Social English
p. 24

An informal email
p. 25

Lesson 12: Thursday 7th July 2011, 6:30 pm
Adjectives - common adjectives, colours, appearance, quite, very
p 28 - 29, 146, 126 (3A)
pronunciation - vowel sounds

When you are learning new words, it's important to learn both the spelling and the pronunciation . Look at the notes on p. 157.

Listen and speak in phrases

"I have an appointment
at ten thirty
with the manager"

Homework
Revise adjectives

Lesson 13: Friday 8th July 2011, 6:30pm

Adjectives of sensation (cold, hungry)and emotion (angry,happy)p. 29
Telling the time:
What time is it?
What's the time?
p. 30, 126 (3B)
Daily Routine
p. 30, p. 147
wake up
get up
go to work
get to work
go home
get home

Homework
Practice - "Telling The Time" photocopy
What Do You Know? p. 26
What Can You Do? p. 27

British Council Summer Course Group 1A: Week 2 (27/06 - 1/07)

Lesson 5: Monday 27th June 2011, 6:30pm
Common Objects
This/These
That/Those
A/An/The
Classroom Language

Book
pages 10 - 11, Vocabulary p. 142, Grammar p. 122 1D

Homework
Photocopy 1D a/an/this/these/those
p. 13 Capital Letters

Lesson 6: Tuesday 28th June 2011, 6:30pm

Drinks
still/sparkling water
mineral/tap water
red/white/sparkling wine
beer - lager, bitter


Book
On A Plane & Social English
p. 12
Revise and Check pages 14 & 15

Homework
Reading p. 15
Can you say ? P.15

Watch this video. It is a comedy sketch with English actress, Julie Walters (Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6aYLOf8CUQ

Useful Language from the video
Ready to order Sir, Madam?
What's the soup of the day please?
I'll just go and find out/check
What time's your train?
I didn't quite catch that.
These are empty!
And to follow?
We just want to pay and go.
We're in a hurry

Lesson 7: Thursday 30th June,2011, 6:30pm

Collocation
Have a coffee
Drive a car
Play the guitar, piano, drums
Play tennis, squash, rugby, soccer, chess
Fish and chips
Knife and fork (and spoon)
Up and down

Book pp. 16 - 17, 143 (Verb Phrases), 124 2A (Present Simple)

Homework
p.17 (5) Writing & Speaking - A Typical Italian Family

Lesson 8: Friday 1st July 2011, 6:30pm
Present Simple Questions
Book pp. 18 - 19, 124 2B
Homework
Photocopies 2A and 2B
Why not see a film in English?
The King's Speech (The Savoy Cinema)
The Conspirator (Nuovo Olimpia)
Go to http://trovacinema.repubblica.it/programmazione-cinema/citta/roma/rm/cinema
for times and details.

British Council Summer Course Group 1A: Week 1 (21/06 - 24/06)

Lesson 1: Tuesday 21st June 2011, 6:30pm
Motivation - "I want to speak English."
Confidence - "I can speak English!"

Classroom Language
Sorry, could you repeat that please?
Sorry, I don't understand.
How do you say (this) in English?

Pronunciation
Word Stress
50 FIFty
15 fifTEEN

Vowel Sounds
A, E, I, O, U

Confusing Words
Tuesday
Thursday

Days of the Week
Listen to this song by Cherelle. Can you hear all the days of the week?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efLcgUQmyT8


Book
New English File Elementary
Pages 4 - 5, Grammar p. 122 1A, Vocabulary p.140 part 1

Lesson 2: Wednesday 22nd June 2011, 6:30pm

Countries and Nationalities

Country
Portugal
Australia
New Zealand

Nationalities
Portuguese
Australian
New Zealander

He (man)
She (woman)
It (thing)
They (people and things)

Where's he from?
Is he Italian?
Yes, he is.
No, he isn't.

Book
Pages 6 - 7, p.122 1B, Vocabulary p. 141

Lesson 3: Thursday 23rd June 2011, 6:30pm

Numbers - Phone Numbers
"oh" = zero
Large numbers
One hundred and twenty-seven or a hundred and twenty-seven
say "and" between hundreds and tens

Listening - Filling in Forms
@ = "at"
hotmail.com = "hotmail DOT com"

Alphabet and pronunciation

Book
Pages 7 - 8, p.140 part 2

Lesson 4: Friday 24th June 2011, 6:30pm
Form Filling - Spelling
Possessive Adjectives - MY, YOUR, HIS, HERS, OUR, YOUR THEIR
What's his/her name?
Where's he/she from?
How old is he/she?

Book
Page 9, P.122 1C


Homework

Completing a form p. 13
Possessive Adjectives - Photocopy 1C

Song Lessons

It was good to see so many of you using songs in your self study to help you with your English. Remember that songs can help you with grammar as well as vocabulary and pronunciation. Go to the link below to find song lessons to help you with modals and conditionals. The song links are at the bottom of the page.

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening-Skills

FALSE FRIENDS

Some of the most persistent errors this term came from over-translation (e.g. "according to me" doesn't exist in English - IN MY OPINION is used instead)and False Friends.

For example when you say you want to do a "STAGE" you really mean an internship, a work experience placement or appreticeship or when you talk about "actual" events you want to emphasise that they are happening now, present or contempoary.

In English a stage is a place for performing and actual is a synonym for real. Always check your false friends!

Look at the list below - What do they really mean in English?

In fact
Lecture
Eventual
Library
Morbid
Sympathetic