ZArchive+A1_A2

Tuesday, April 5, 2011:
Today we did some more work on colorful idioms such as the black market, a white elephant etc. We also looked at how to describe a person's appearance.


 * Homework**: vocabulary page 70, WB U2 ex 3/4/7, copy (Nadja: Artur has yours. He'll give it to you next week!)


 * Please remember that the lesson will start a few minutes later!**

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/jan22.htm http://www.english-at-home.com/idioms/idioms-using-colour/  **Clothes:** http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.htm http://www.laredoute.co.uk/ http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/warm.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/
 * Color idioms**: http://www.englishmedialab.com/cloze/coloridiom/index.html
 * [] **
 *  [] **
 * Describing people:**
 * [] **
 *  [] **
 * past simple: [] **
 * [] **
 * [] **

= Tuesday, March 22, 2011: = Today we looked at the differences between the present simple and the present continuous again and practiced that.


 * Homework**: vocabulary page 69, finish WB U1, CB pages 13+14 ex 6a+b+c

**exercises to practise the present continuous online:** [] [] [] []

= **Tuesday, March 15, 2011:** =

Today we welcomed a new student, Erich! we started with the 20 questions and practiced asking personal questions. In the CB we got up to ex 4c on page 11.


 * Homework**: vocabulary page 68, write the 5 T/F sentences (falls ihr das nicht schon gemacht habt...), WB U1 ex 5-10

Tuesday, March 1, 2011:
Today we started U1 in A2 - we revised how to greet people we meet for the first time and people we know, what questions we could ask and how to find out a famous person in 20 questions. In the CB we got up ex 3b on page 10.


 * Homework**: vocabulary pages 66+67; write 5 sentences about yourself - some of them true, some of them false but don't make them too obvious (offensichtlich); find out something about a **famous** person that you can use for 20 questions next lesson; WB U1 ex 1-4

Tuesday, February 22, 2011:
Today we finished the A1 course book which means that next week we will start with A2. We did some revision of A1.


 * Homework**: Revision pages 108/109

Some stuff for revision:
 * Adjectives**: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * verbs**: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * jobs**: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * odd one out:** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * pronouns (challenging!)**: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]

an **amazing website** with **tons of links to online exercises**!!! Go check it out!: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]



Tuesday, February 15, 2011:
Today we learnt the will future and acted as a fortune teller.


 * Homework**: please get your A2 books for next week! finish WB U12 + vocabulary Unit 12 within the next three weeks

Tons of will future exercises: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/future-exercises.html Signs of zodiac: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/words/zodiac.htm Hangman signs of zodiac: http://www.eslall.com/exercises_129_l0.html



Tuesday, February 8, 2011:
Today we welcomed two new students, Tony and Rita, and we learnt about the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives (RB pages 30+31/Murphy Units 87+88). We finished Unit 11 and started with Unit 12 where we looked at our sign of zodiac and used the opportunity to review the dates... In the CB we got up to page 100


 * Homework**: handout on comparatives, finish vocabulary Unit 11, finish WB U11

**comparatives and superlatives:** <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0000ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0017ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0017ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0017ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #0017ff; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] media type="youtube" key="jHad_GVnpgQ" height="344" width="425"

media type="youtube" key="KLE5yPZa_Ow" height="344" width="425"

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Murphy: Units 87 + 88 +90
= =

= =

Tuesday, January 25, 2011:
We revised the irregular past simple forms and practiced how to book a hotel room. In the CB we got up to ex 4e on page 96.


 * Homework**: vocabulary pages 81+82; WB U11 ex 1-5, CB ex3 pages 94+95

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPG9D_Ktfps
 * booking a room**: http://www.esl-library.com/pdf/lessonplans/travel-sample.pdf

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[] [] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[]
 * watch these videos to learn the irregular verb forms:**

Tuesday, November 30, 2010:
today we learnt about the present continuous and how to use in in the present and the future tense.


 * Homework**: vocabulary page 75, WB ex 6+8; write your sentences in the present continuous about the plans you made with your class mates.

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g28-present-continuous-positive.php
 * Grammar present continuous:** http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html ; http://www.englishtenseswithcartoons.com/tenses/present_continuous ; http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_pro.htm
 * Present Simple vs. Present Continuous:** http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/sp_or_pc.html, http://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/grammar-1-present-continuous.htm

Tuesday, November 23, 2010:
Today we looked at how to express things we like doing in different seasons (I like danci ng in summer, I like goi ng to the cinema in winter etc). We also collected weather vocabulary on the board. We also looked at how to make suggestions/plans. In the CB we got up to ex 3f on page 77 in Unit 9


 * Homework**: Vocabulary page 74, WB U9 ex 3-5

Tuesday, November 16, 2010:
Today we started with a Have you ever-warm up and then talked about reading habits (remember: we use the present simple to talk about habits and routines!). We also read about Maeve Binchy and quickly revised the seasons.


 * Homework**: WB U8 selfcheck, WB U9 ex 1+2, vocabulary page 73

media type="youtube" key="dDTcq3i0uWI?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

http://www.oup.com/elt/catalogue/teachersites/bookworms/?cc=global http://www.macmillanreaders.com/ http://www.cambridge.org/ch/elt/catalogue/subject/project/pricing/item404822/Cambridge-English-Readers-Pricing-and-availability/?site_locale=de_CH&currentSubjectID=382366
 * Graded readers:** http://www.penguinreaders.com/students-main.html

Tuesday, November 2, 2010:
Today we looked at the present perfect, using the copy from Total English. We then continued with the CB and got up to ex on page

vocabulary page 71, look at irregular verbs AGAIN!,
 * Homework:**

Tuesday, October 26, 2010:
We reviewed the present simple and the past simple and we started with a lead-in to the present perfect, using a copy from Total English.

Vocabulary page 70
 * Homework**: make 10 sentences in the present simple and 10 sentences in the past simple using two dice (1 dice: 1 I, 2 you, 3 he, 4 she, 5 we, 6 they / 1 dice: 1+2 affirmative sentence, 3+4 negative sentence, 5+6 question)

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa122197.htm http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-mw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past1-sw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past2-sw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past2-mw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past3-mw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past3-sw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past4-mw.html http://www.manythings.org/wbg/verbs_past4-sw.html
 * Overview irregular verbs:** http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/irregular-verbs
 * Quiz on irregular verbs:** http://www.esldesk.com/spelling/irregular-verbs

Tuesday, October 19, 2010:
Today we did some final past simple practice and we looked at daily routines using adverbs of frequency (usually, sometimes, never, often, always etc). in the CB we got up to ex 1b on page 67


 * Homework**: irregular verb forms on handout, vocabulary page 69

Tuesday, October 12, 2010:

 * Homework:** vocabulary page 68, handouts

==

Tuesday, September 28, 2010:
we talked about events in the past and looked at vocabulary for clothes and adjectives to describe clothes. We also reviewed this/that/these/those. In the CB we got up to ex 1f on page 59.


 * Homework**: finish irregular verbs, vocabulary page 67, WB U7 ex 1+2

http://www.laredoute.co.uk/ http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/warm.html http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/200/vocab/ http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii170/esl-test.php media type="youtube" key="FcNYFd8L3ko?fs=1" height="385" width="480"
 * Clothes:** http://www.learnenglish.de/vocabulary/clothes.htm
 * this/that/these/those**: http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii170/esl-test.php

Tuesday September 21, 2010
Today we once again practiced the past simple and finished the lesson with the Everyday Language part of Revision 2 on pages 56/57 in the CB.


 * Homework**: Revision 2 pages 56/57 CB, irregular verbs -ride, vocabulary page 67



Tuesday September 14, 2010:
today we reviewed the months, the seasons and the ordinal numbers and we practiced the past simple some more. We now are finished with Unit 6.


 * Homework**: finish WB U6, vocabulary page 66, irregular verbs in reference book up to lose + prepare a TIC TAC TOE with verbs in the infinitive (you should know the past simple of these verbs!)

Tuesday September 7, 2010:
Today we looked at the question forms and the negative forms of sentences in the past simple. We also made a list of signal words in the past simple - do you remember them? You can also find the grammar about the past simple in Murphy Units 12 + 13

irregular verbs in the reference book on page 36 - go / vocabulary page 65 / WB U6 ex 3-5
 * Homework**:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/sim_past.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/grammar/sim_past.htm http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/simple-past media type="youtube" key="TPgNEBB7hNE?fs=1" height="385" width="480"
 * Grammar past simple:**

Can you find the mistakes?: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_mistakes.htm

Form questions: http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_quest1.htm

Was/were: http://www.isabelperez.com/was-were.htm, http://www.isabelperez.com/was-were-2.htm,

http://www.eslgo.com/quizzes/pastsimpleirreg.html