Week beginning Monday, December 19

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, December 19: Press Review + Course book p83 (until 2. Grammar). Here is today's white board.

Homework for Wednesday, December 21: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday, December 21: Exams were handed out. Q&A session. Error-correction activity.

Homework for Monday, January 9: Press Review + Correct the remaining mistakes in the error-correction activity above + Review everything we've done so far.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL 2017 TO ALL OF YOU :)

C1.2 Friday group:

What we covered in class on Friday, December 16: Press review + Progress Test + Course book p83

Homework for Friday, January 13: Press review + Grammar focus 7B p151 + review everything we've done so far.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A WONDERFUL 2017 TO ALL OF YOU :)

Week beginning Monday, December 12

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, December 12:`Press review + Exercise C p150 + Unit 7 (4a-d) p82.

Here is a tutorial on the difference between specific and general ability in modals. And here is a very good summary of when to use can or could by the British Council.

As you can see in the latter, "could" is fine for a possibility in the future but is less commonly used for an ability in the (hypothetical) future.  Example of an ability in a hypothesis: If I didn't live close to the train station, I couldn't walk there every morning. In this case "wouldn't be able to" is highly preferable: If I didn't live close to the train station, I wouldn't be able to walk there every morning. 

Here is an excellent blog aimed at advanced students for any other grammatical query you might have.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, December 14: Explanation of the above + Progress Test

Homework for Monday, December 19: Press Review

C1.2 Friday group:

What we covered in class on Friday, December 16: Press review + Progress Test + Course book p83

Homework for Friday, January 13: Press review + Grammar focus 7B p151 + review everything we've done so far.

Week beginning Monday December 5

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, December 5: Homework correction + error-correction activity.

Homework for Wednesday, December 7: No homework  

What we covered in class on Wednesday, December 7: Course book p81 and 150

Homework for Monday, December 12: Finish exercise Cp150 + Press Review (remember, the Progress Test will take place on Wednesday the 14th).

C1.2 Friday group:

Homework for Friday, December 16: Press review + make sure you attend our class: Progress test! 

Week beginning Monday, November 28

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, November 28: Press Review + activity based on a video by The Economist Films

Homework for Wednesday, November 30: Writing Act. 4 p77

What we covered in class on Wednesday, November 30: Course book p80-81 (until Vocabulary c)

Homework for Monday, December 5: Grammar Focus 7A p164 (NO press review)

C1.2 Friday group:

What we covered in class on Friday, December 2: Press Review + Error-correction activity + Parallel structure tutorial. + course book p150 and 82

Homework for Friday, December 16: Press review + make sure you attend our class: Progress test! 

Week beginning Monday, November 21

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, November 21: Press Review + signpost language revision + speaking activity p75 + speaking activity around visual aids such as Power Point presentations + we viewed this video.

Homework for Wednesday, November 23: Do the Unit Progress Test on the platform

What we covered in class on Wednesday, November 23: Course book p76-78 + 172 + Paragraph Writing tutorial

Homework for Monday, November 28: Press Review

C1.2 Fridays:

What we covered in class on Friday, November 25: Press Review + speaking stage of last week's activity + Course book p78-81 (including p164).

Homework for Friday, December 2: Press Review + Grammar focus 7A p150

Week beginning November 14

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, November 14: Press review + homework correction +  Course book p73 (creative writing activity nº5)

Homework for Wednesday, November 16: Review participle clauses 

What we covered in class on Wednesday, November 16: Course book p74-75 (except the Speaking part) + signpost language

Homework for Monday, November 21: Press Review + revise the above-mentioned signpost language.

By the way: On my way back home I finally found a decent example of a "sore point" : my best friend was unable to complete her PHD 15 years ago and it's always been a bit of a sore point with her, she told me recently she is only starting to come to terms with it... 

C1.2 Fridays:

What we covered in class on Friday, November 18: Press Review + signpost language revision + speaking activity around visual aids such as Power Point presentations + we viewed this video. Course book p76-77 + activity based on a video by The Economist Films.

Homework for Friday, November 25: Press Review + Writing 4p77 + ex. 1&2p78

Week beginning Monday, November 7

C1.2 Monday + Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Monday, November 7: Press review + Course book p73 (until Gramar e.) + other grammar and vocab concepts

Homework for Monday, November 14: (NO CLASS ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 9) Press review + Exercises p149. By the way, here is the article I mentioned!

C1.2 Fridays: 

What we covered in class on Friday, November 11: Press Review, homework correction, course book p74-75, presentation language

Homework for Friday, November 18: Press Review + Unit Progress Test on the platform  + review the above-mentioned presentation/signpost language.