18th - Mar 26
Agenda
Let's look at homework
Did you find out any more about increased mortality after time changes?
Any questions about task 2 of meeting an old friend
Any questions about the children and baby idioms?
Listening task will be https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/c1-listening/interview-about-two-books
As a whole group, let's
Individual:
Together with a partner:
For homework, you can talk with (read aloud with) this audio once.
In pairs or small groups, choose something to work on from this site: https://linguapress.com/advanced.htm
For homework, you can do the activity that the other group did. For more speaking practice, do it with a friend.
https://linguapress.com/puzzles/xwd-index.htm
For homework, do another crossword puzzle from the link above. For more speaking practice, do it with a friend.
Did you find out any more about increased mortality after time changes?
Any questions about task 2 of meeting an old friend
Any questions about the children and baby idioms?
Activity 1: Listening
Listening task will be https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/c1-listening/interview-about-two-books
As a whole group, let's
- complete the preparation
Individual:
- open Task 1 on your device (e.g., phone)
- while we listen, try to complete the task
Together with a partner:
- open Task 2 and discuss the answers to the 6 questions while you complete it. Don't press Finish yet!
- click back to the first answer
- while we listen again, fix any errors & press Finish
For homework, you can talk with (read aloud with) this audio once.
Activity 2: Speaking
- In pairs or small groups, discuss:
- Do you like to read 'dark' books? Without spoiling the plot, tell a bit about one you read.
- What was the last book you read? Without spoiling the plot, tell a bit about it.
- What types of books do you usually read? Why?
- What's the best book you ever read? What was so good about it?
- Ask a related question.
Activity 3: Word Tennis
- Let's select a topic (e.g., vegetables, sports, the environment)
- Take turns (individuals or teams) with each person (or team) saying a word connected to the topic.
- The last student (team) to be able to say a word each time wins a point.
Activity 4: Listening
In pairs or small groups, choose something to work on from this site: https://linguapress.com/advanced.htm
- One person opens the text and/or plays the audio.
- The other person scrolls down to the questions.
- If you are playing the audio, be prepared to pause it occasionally to discuss the answers.
- If you have difficulty finding an answer, ask for help from me.
- At the end, post a link to it on Whatsapp and comment on whether it was useful for you.
For homework, you can do the activity that the other group did. For more speaking practice, do it with a friend.
Activity 5: Vocabulary Game
Try one of the crossword puzzles at this link:https://linguapress.com/puzzles/xwd-index.htm
For homework, do another crossword puzzle from the link above. For more speaking practice, do it with a friend.