UNIT 6: TOP 10 BEST HOTELS IN THE WORLD

Here's a video with the top ten hotels in the world:




What are the best options if you are...
1. looking for privacy?
2. looking for stunning views?
3. looking for spas and beauty treatmens?
4. concerned about the environment?
5. keen on luxury?
6. fond of active holidays?
 
Write your answers based on what you hear, not what you see in the video. Answers in comments

(activity taken from Helena Manrubia's blog)

UNIT 6: ACCOMMODATION EXTRA LISTENING

Try these listening activities:

Living in NY
Roommates
Complaints
Loads of listening practice

UNIT 6: ACCOMMODATION

"Where would you like to stay?"
"What are the pros and cons of these different types of accommodation?"

Remember to use different phrases to list advantages and disadvantages and the use of proper linking words to express addition or to switch to the other side of the argument:

TALKING ABOUT ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

ADVANTAGES	DISADVANTAGES
The main benefit/ upside/ argument for / positive aspect …..	A great/ major/ big disadvantage …..
A significant plus ….	The main argument against ….
An overwhelming merit ….	A potential minus ….
What I do like about ….	A comparatively minor drawback …
The best think about …	One of the cons ….
Looking on the bright side ….	What I can’t stand …..
By far the greatest selling point …	The only disadvantage …
I wouldn’t mind staying ….	I won’t be bothered to …
I’d prefer (to+ inf or –ing) ……rather than (to+ inf or –ing) ….	Worst of all …..

Adding:

“Moreover, Furthermore, In addition Additionally, …”

Switching to the other side of the argument:

“On the other hand, On the other side of the coin, As for, Moving onto, …”

UNIT 5: GYMOREXIA

"GYMOREXIA: HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?"

Here you have the video we watched last day in class showing how addictive going to the gym might be when you push your workout to the extreme and become a slave to the scale:

Click here for the script ( there are some parts of the script missing)

UNIT 5: SHOULD'VE, COULD'VE, WOULD'VE (MODALS OF LOST OPPORTUNITY)

Have a look at this video to help you with these past modal verbs we spoke about this morning in class:


     

Need more practice? Click on the links below:

QUIZ (After watching avideo you can check how well you understand the difference between these modal verbs)

SHOULD'VE vs COULD'VE

SHOULD'VE

COULD'VE

THIRD CONDITIONAL (practise would've, could've, might've)



Hope it helps!                                                                                                                                                                   

UNIT 5: SPORTS (KERRIN'S POWERPOINT)

This is the powerpoint Kerrin used last day in class:

Sports (by Kerrin Murphy) 

Thanks a million Kerrin for your help!

UNIT 5: SPORTS AND INTERESTS

If you are interested in learning more vocabulary, have a look at "The Visual Dictionary Online" where you'll discover many different words to speak about SPORTS (this is an American dictionary, so some words like "field" are used in Am.English. In British English, they use "pitch" instead)

EXTRA LISTENING ACTIVITIES:

• Dream Team
• Video-activity: PARKOUR (watch the video and complete the gaps  (activity designed by Cristina, a fellow teacher):

Ana

UNIT 5: SPORTS AND INTERESTS

DOWNTIME

How do you spend your free time?

How would you spend it differently if you had more time or money?

What are the benefits to society of giving people more downtime or holidays?

UNIT 5: VOCABULARY Football and life; READING "Sport-you've gotta love it" (answers)

Click here to check the answers to the vocabulary activity on pag. 38.

Click here to check the reading activity on pag. 38

UNIT 5: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

This is the powerpoint I showed you last day in class to speak about the main differences between "Present Perfect Simple" and "Present Perfect Continuous" in English:

Need more practice? Try the following links: 

• Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
• Time adverbs used together with Present Perfect.
• Yet, already, just and still: ACTIVITY 1    ACTIVITY 2
• Tests: Test 1      Test 2

Hope it helps!

UNIT 5: SPORTS AND INTERESTS

"What do you like doing in your free time?"

LIKES	DISLIKES
I’m (really,quite) into/keen on/fond of... I’m a big fan of.... myself. What I do like is... It’s such fun that.... (such + noun) It’s so exciting that... (so + adj) I’m absolutely crazy about...	It’s not my kind of thing/ I’m not interested in/ I’m not into... It’s too dangerous/boring/expensive for my liking. I’m not a sporty person. I’ve never been a fan of... I’m not that keen on... .... doesn’t appeal to me. .... is something I can’t stand/bear at all.

"How often do you do what you like doing in your spare time?"

RARELY	SOMETIMES	USUALLY	ALWAYS
Once in a blue moon Hardly ever Seldom	Occasionally Now and again Once in  a while Every now and then From time to time	As a rule Generally	All the time
Not a much as I used to                            Not as much as I’d like to.    Most of my evenings.                                All my weekends Whenever I can                                        Whenever I get the chance

REVIEW UNIT 1 TO 4 (KEY)

Click here to check the answers to the review activities on pag. 34-35.

"EVERYTHING AT ONCE" by Lenka

Hello everybody,

Last year while driving, I listened to this song on the radio. I found it great because of all the "as ... as..." expressions. Can you try and write down as many "as..as.." expressions as you can?



Now check with the lyrics.

Would you dare to sing along? 

I wouldn't! Hard, isn't it?

See you next Wednesday

UNIT 4: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

hello everyone!

Today we have spoken about Comparative and Superlative adjectives and adverbs. Here you have a document containing the information you need to make comparative and superlative forms of both adjectives and adverbs.

Here you also have the powerpoint I showed you last day in class:

 Need more practice? Click on the activities below.

Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3

"As ... as .... expressions" here

Try this online quiz to test your knowledge on "As ...as.." expresions

See you soon!