Can you think of examples of each of these in your language learning practice?
Corrections
Wrong word: say/tell window/windscreen image (noun)/imagine (verb)
Countable/uncountable: informations How many time long did you stay there?
Pronunciation: climate /klaɪmət/
Verb Structure I asked to him Homework https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/learning-strategies/
Listen to the podcast on the link above. You can also read the audio script which is available here: https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/episode-58/
Homework
Finish reading the article. What is your view? Do you agree? Vocabulary to bulldoze (over someone) = to get what you want in an unpleasantly forceful way stumbling block = obstacle/problem that prevents you from doing something disingenuous = slightly dishonest or insincere cluelessness = stupidity boon (noun) = benefit default - e.g. default setting/option excruciating = extremely painful to not get a word in (edgeways) to call up = remember sheer (adjective) = complete verbiage Corrections stressing stressful a luna park an amusement park 1:30 C1/C2 Class
Modals - error correction
Modals in legal contexts - may (for permission), shall (for promises, obligation and signalling future events)
Memorandum of association - synonyms.
Homework
Finish of your analysis of the use of may and shall in the memorandum of association.
12:00 Level B1 Class Speaking Skills - Supporting the speaker Writing Skills - introduction to formal and informal emails at work Source: Business Advantage pp. 116, 124 - 125 Corrections part - party changement - change Vocabulary sponsorship versus support to sort out to get down on paper to play around with = experiment too strong a word I'm not totally happy softening bad news Homework Prepare a short talk on a newspaper, magazine or internet article you have recently read (it might be easy to chose one in English as this avoids any translation problems). It doesn't need to be long (only 1 - 2 minutes) but make sure you include:
where you saw the article
what the article is about
your opinion on the article
In the next lesson we are going to experiment with the supporting the speaker strategies we have looked at today while giving your talk.
1:30 Level C1/C2 Class Modals - Part One
It is very important to know what use the modal is being put to as this will determine which structures are possible. Look at the difference when must is used to show obligation and when it is used to show deduction:
Obligation:
Present/Future: I must study hard for the exam.
Past: I had to study hard for the exam yesterday.
The opposite of must is mustn’t (prohibition) or don’t have to (lack of obligation)
Deduction:
Present/Future: He must be very rich, he drives an expensive car.
Past: He must have been very handsome when he was young.
Lesson 10 12:00 Level B1 Class
Free Speaking - holidays and families
Goal Setting - aims for the new term
Language - the causative passive = to have/get something done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxnmhmwWb7E
Homework
Choose a forum for recording and practising new vocabulary and structures. This can take the form of a diary or journal or you can go digital and create a blog or start a collection of voice recordings. the important thing is to practise new words, phrases, tenses and structures by creating sentences and making them your own. Recording them in writing on audio allows you to bring them into class and check them if you are not sure.
Corrections complicate (verb) complicated (noun) depends of on Going Further - Viewing Suggestions Dark (Netflix)
San Junipero - Season 3, Black Mirror (Netflix)
Get Out (DVD)
1:30 Level C1/C2 Class Modals - Part One
It is very important to know what use the modal is being put to as this will determine which structures are possible. Look at the difference when must is used to show obligation and when it is used to show deduction:
Obligation:
Present/Future: I must study hard for the exam.
Past: I had to study hard for the exam yesterday.
The opposite of must is mustn’t (prohibition) or don’t have to (lack of obligation)
Deduction:
Present/Future: He must be very rich, he drives an expensive car.
Past: He must have been very handsome when he was young.
Corrections advice is an uncountable noun so therefore is always plural and never takes an indefinite article. Can you give me an advice some/a piece of advice.
Discussion: Music, books, film and digital technology. using these resources for improving your English.
Grammar - Verb Structure: stop to do or stop doing? See the notes on verb structure here: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080022/Verb%20Structure Look at the following examples how are they different? (1)Stop biting your nails, it's a disgusting habit. (2) He was working all day and only stopped to have lunch. (3) I stopped going to the cinema when my daughter was born. (4) I stopped to buy groceries on the way home.
Pronunciation: The importance of voiced and unvoiced consonants - How to pronounce the ed endings of regular past tense verbs.
CONTINUOUS – duration, in progress, temporary, changing situation or trend, personal feeling (e.g. surprise, irritation, criticism), informal
PERFECT – an action completed before another time or an action producing a result relevant to a later situation. Shows the relationship between different times.
e.g. I've read the book.
action result
reading knowledge
past present
Each of these aspects adds another layer of meaning to the verb.
Choosing the right tenses depends on many factors not a set of grammatical rules.
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