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WIMBLEDON VOCABULARY

 

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (7th-11th April)

 

Homework:

P. 112-113

P. 116

P. 173, 10B, a+b

present simple vs present continuous

https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises/present-simple-progressive4.htm

https://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-present-simple-and-present-continuous-tests.html

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1098

vocabulary 

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/clothes/clothes-multiple

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/clothes/clothes-1-quiz-audio

http://en.ver-taal.com/voc_clothes1.htm

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (24th-28th March)

 

Homework:

P. 98-99: Leer el texto del reading 1, 1c, mirar la gramática p. 170 y vocabulary p. 191.

P. 100: leer el diálogo 1b.

P. 102-103: Activity 3 a and b.

Present Continuous Revision

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-progressive/forms

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/present-continuous/index.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-progressive.htm

https://www.english-room.com/grammar/presentcontinuous_1.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-2.htm

http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_cont/pres_cont_2.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-progressive/negative-forms

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-progressive/question-forms

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-progressive/wh-questions-write

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (24th-28th February)

Homework para la semana que viene:

P. 88-89: 1a+b, 2a+b+c, 4.

P. 90-91.

Revision

Grammar:

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=13220

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=7570

 can/can't

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/can/affirmative-negative

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/can/can-cant-test-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/can/can-cant-test-2

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1518

Vocabulary:

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/hobbies/free-time-activities-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/hobbies/free-time-activities-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/hobbies/activities-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/hobbies/activities-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/hobbies/activities-3

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (3rd-7th February)

 

Esta semana hemos terminado unit 7.

Homework:

P. 84-85

P. 86-87: 1a+b. 2 a+b+c, e+f

Saying the date

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/days-months-seasons/date-day-month.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/days-months-seasons/date-day-month-audio.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/days-months-seasons/date-years-audio.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/days-months-seasons/date-audio.htm

Vocabulary Revision

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/daily-routines/activities-quiz-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/daily-routines/activities-2-match

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/daily-routines/activities-quiz-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/daily-routines/routines-2

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/daily-routines/verbs-nouns-1

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (9th January)

Esta semana hemos visto unit 6B. 

Homework: 

P. 69-72-73

 P. 74-75: leer el texto 1 y repasar vocabulary 2c y grammar 3b. Hace rlas preguntas completas en speaking 5.

P. 76-77: Leer el diálogo 1 y vocabulario 2a.

Revision

Adverbs of frequency

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adverbs_of_frequency.htm

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adverbs/frequency-3 

http://www2.arnes.si/~oskplucija4/ces/howoften.htm 

https://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/AdvFreqPosSpot.htm


vocabulary "a typical day"

https://www.englishactivities.net/englishvocabulary?topic=Daily%20routine&level=secondary

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-vocabulary/daily-routine

Video: free time activities

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (25th-29th November)

Esta semana hemos terminado la unidad 4, con los colores y adjetivos. Os adjunto videos y actividades de repaso junto con los deberes.

Homework:

P. 47 can you understand this text?

P. 49: 2c   

P. 51: 2b

P. 52-53: leer 1c, leer y completar el texto 2. leer grammar 3b

P. 54-55: leer 1a+e, Leer 2b.

 Revision activities

common adjectives

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adjectives-1/index.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adjectives-2/index.html

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6039

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adjectives-3/index.html

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/adjectives/position-1

the colours

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=558

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/colours/words-colours-match  (arrastra y suelta con el ratón)

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/colours-colors

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/vocabulary/colours/colours-audio  (escucha y empareja con el ratón)

A1 WEEKLY REVISION (21st-24th October)

Esrta semana hemos comenzado 3Ay B. 

The homework is:

p. 32-33: escuchar 1a, leer 2a, 3b.

P. 34: leer 1b, 3a.

P. 37: 2d, 4.

P. 38: 1.

Nationality test

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-na.html

classroom objects

https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4023

classroom objects con la pronunciación

https://www.english-learn-online.com/vocabulary/classroom-objects/learn-classroom-objects-vocabulary-in-english/

Repaso del verbo to be

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g7-to-be-gap-fill.php

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g8-to-be-positive-or-negative-gap-fill.php

B1 ONLINE WEEKLY REVISION: ENVIRONMENT

vocabulary in context:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/environment.htm

Vocabulary video:

Listening practice:

https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_listening_environment.htm

https://www.esl-lab.com/academic-english/green-world/

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L13-global-change.php

https://www.esl-lab.com/academic-english/recycling-earth/

https://www.eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=31030

Reading:

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52592421

Quiz: what kind of recycler are you?

B1 ONLINE WEEKLY REVISION (20th March)

 

Revision

Listening 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1/work-life-balance

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_summer_work.htmj

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/2L3-job-interview.php

Grammar

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-1

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/infinitive-gerund/exercise-3

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?04

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?05

https://www.eltbase.com/quiz/037_02.htm

Vocabulary

https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/prefixes-suffixes/ps012-suffixes-jobs-people.htm

https://www.cristinacabal.com/advanced/work1.htm

B1 ONLINE WEEKLY SUMMARY (8th-10th January)

Watch this video to help you talk about sports in English:

 extra activities 

Listening

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/intermediate-b1-listening/sports-centres

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening/3L2-sports.php

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_sports.htm

vocabulary

https://www.playbuzz.com/cristinacabal10/extreme-sports

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_sport.htm

https://www.cristinacabal.com/intermediate/sport.htm

reading

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine/sport/why-i-love-swimming

B1 WEEKLY REVISION (6th-8th November)

 

This week we've been doing some revision on unit 2 and also worked on pages 42-45.

For next week, we'll continue on p. 45, prepare 6a and b.

p. 46-47: 1b, c, d, e, f. 2a and c. 3a, b and c.

P. 48-49: Do the listening 4a, b, c and d. Do vocabulary 5a, b, and c.

Vocabulary (travel and transport)

https://www.esleschool.com/b1-travel-and-transport-vocabulary/

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/travel.htm

Listening

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_holidays.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_transport.htm

Reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/intermediate-b1/a-travel-guide

REVISION ON FOOD AND COOKING

 

If you want to work on the topic of food and cooking, watch the video and do these activities:

Vocabulary

https://www.highlevellistening.com/food-vocabulary-part-2/

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/advanced-vocabulary-exercises/food

https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/vocabulary/3v12-cooking-vocabulary.php

Listening

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/audio-zone/a-special-restaurant

https://www.esl-lab.com/difficult/diet-plan/

https://www.esl-lab.com/difficult/hamburger-restaurant/

VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

WORDS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

A very tall and thin man is a lanky man. 

Some people are skinny, with bony elbows. They're skin and bones.

A stocky man has a very short, strong-looking body.

A wiry man is thin but strong. 

A chubby person is a slightly fat person.

Professional models have a well-built body. Sometimes they’re skinny, with slender legs, slim hips and narrow waist and they look gorgeous.

Some men used to wear sideburns but didn’t wear beard, goatee or moustache.

People who swim are usually broad-shouldered and broad-chested.

My daughter wears a ponytail. 

Peter’s so skinny that’s got bony elbows. He’s skin and bones. 

A hunky man is a strong and attractive man. 

A petite woman is a small and slim woman. 

WORDS TO TALK ABOUT CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY

You look jolly. Have you had some good news? 

He is a moody person. He has moody swings. 

He’s bad-tempered / surly. You need to be careful with him because he can be very rude. He’s a bit off-hand with people.

She’s so conscientious / thorough that she always does her best in everything. 

Tom is so vain / conceited / boastful. He’s full of himself.

An arrogant person tends to think he’s better than other people. 

It’s easy to empathise with someone who has been through the same experience as you. 

She’s trustworthy / dependable and supportive. You can rely on her.

A mean / tight-fisted / stingy person is the one who never buys their friends a drink in a bar. 

A sly / cunning / crafty person is clever and good at deceiving people. 

A glum person the one who always feels unhappy. 

She always tries to be sensible / level-headed, showing good judgement. 

If you judge something unfairly because of your personal opinion, you are a biased / even-handed person. I don’t like grumpy people, who are always complaining about everything. 

You‘ve to be very careful with her because she’s very touchy. She’s easily offended or annoyed. 

My son’s a fussy eater, he only likes a few things. 

He’s a courageous person because he takes brave decisions. 

You can’t withhold anything to Mary. She’s quick-witted person. 

The children were constantly on the go when we lived in the country. 

I’m afraid that his girlfriend is a bit anti-social. 

she’s always thinking how to make other people happy. She’s a thoughtful person. 

A thoughtless / inconsiderate person doesn’t think about other people. They’re selfish / self-centred because they only think about themselves. 

An ambitious and single-minded person is the one who knows exactly what he / she wants to achieve in life and how to get there.

SLANG TERMS

 

Do you know these slang terms?

Peng = someone who is good-looking
Bare = lots of or a large amount of
Fam = short for family or a close friend
Bruv = short for brother
Bait = when something is blatantly obvious
Calm = no problem

Fam, imagine if man said you couldn't use words like "peng", basically and "dem tings dere" in your classroom.

Didn't understand any of that? This might be because you were born in a different generation.

Just imagine if you were not allowed to use slang words that meant "beautiful" or "lots" when you were in school. That is the case for some students, who are being urged to ditch slang words in lessons in order to teach them how to use formal English.

In fact, some schools have even introduced anti-slang posters and stickers, grammar police badges and word jails, where slang is written on posters with jail images.

Does that mean that pupils studying there have to tell their classmates they look "jolly well splendid" rather than a "peng ting"?

However, a linguistics expert is warning that slang bans may actually cause more harm than good. "There's no incorrect or correct way of using language," says Ian Cushing, a lecturer in education at Brunel University London. He carried out a study by visiting schools and speaking to teachers in England over a year and found examples of slang being banned and policed in lessons. These included words such as "peng", "bare" or abbreviations such as "emosh" for emotional.

There were slang bans at about 20 of the schools he visited, which were mostly located in urban areas.

"Language is just one part of your identity - just the same way you wear your hair and clothes," said Dr Cushing. "Young people will police their own language - they don't need other people to police it for them, they understand the context of their situation, and know when to shift it accordingly. "Shakespeare is full of slang and we don't see teachers banning that - there's a hypocrisy here, which is rooted in cultural and linguistic snobbery."

The linguistics academic says slang is a natural way of speaking, and banning it may be a threat to a person's identity. It may also make students feel discriminated against and less motivated to take part in lessons. "Young people are typically the innovators of language change, so actually we should be celebrating that rather than banning it in the classroom," said Dr Cushing.

Francesca, a student at South Thames College, a further education college in Wandsworth, south-west London, says she is allowed to use slang in her lessons. But the idea of a slang ban on students does not appeal to her. "It's like taking away their voice in a way," says the business student, warning that young people might feel they were unable to "express themselves". "I think it will end up driving more students to not want to communicate. "I would probably end up getting in trouble for things that would slip out, not by purpose," she says, adding that a slang ban could stop students wanting to "interact" in the classroom.

Fellow student Tomas migrated to England five years ago and could not speak English. He started learning slang in secondary school and now uses it with his friends. "I think if slang was banned in primary or secondary, it would be understandable, because that's when children are growing and start listening to slang," he says. "On the one hand I think it should be banned, because it will help children and young adults to learn and be prepared for the working world. But banning it can also mean that the freedom of speech for some people can be affected."

Another student, Imran, says: "If my teacher told me that I cannot use slang words, I will feel a bit uncomfortable, mainly because it's not harming anybody. "Slang is something that I've grown up with and it's just something that I wouldn't be able to finish the sentence with, without using it. "There are cultures that use slang as a language, and if it's being stopped, they wouldn't be able to communicate with people the way they previously did when slang was involved."

Maybe using slang in school ain't that bad after all, innit? However, other people argue that a slang ban is indeed necessary.

Chris McGovern, chairman of Campaign for Real Education, says allowing slang is not doing any favours for underprivileged children. He says they are left in an "employment gutter" because of their "linguistic impoverishment". "Nurturing street slang is fine for linguistic acrobats such as Cambridge graduate Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, Ali G," he says. "It is much more difficult for that 20% of school leavers who, according to employers' organisations, are largely unemployable because of poor literacy. "In the UK today, around nine million adults are functionally illiterate, and many of them suffer under-employment, unemployment or destitution as a consequence."

Source: BBC News

ANIMAL SOUNDS

 

WINTER CLOTHES

 

EXPRESSIONS