A2 . 2B That´s me in the picture

pronunciation regular verbs 

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_cont.htm

•  choose between past simple or continuous http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-past-continuous-exercise-1.html
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=734#a
• complete the text http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/exercises/past_cont_3.htm
• https://wordwall.net/es/resource/33766244/esl/past-simple-past-continuous-dialogue

😅IN ON AT  Another one

C1 How to write an opinion composition

👉Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? 

Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

1. Social Media Regulation: Should there be stricter laws to govern social media platforms?
2. Climate Change: Should governments implement stricter regulations to combat climate change, even if it means sacrificing economic growth?
3. Gun Control: Should there be stricter regulations on gun ownership to reduce gun-related violence?
4. Universal Basic Income: Is universal basic income a feasible solution to combat poverty and inequality?
5. Animal Testing: Is it ethical to use animals for scientific and medical research?
6. Death Penalty: Is capital punishment an effective deterrent for crime, or is it morally wrong?
7. Immigration Policies: Should countries have stricter or more lenient immigration policies?
8. Censorship in Media: Should governments censor certain types of content in the media to protect public morality?
9. Euthanasia: Should individuals have the right to choose euthanasia if they are suffering from terminal illnesses?
10. The Ethics of Genetic Engineering: Is altering human DNA morally acceptable?
11. Bullying Among Adults: Is enough attention given to bullying in the workplace? How should companies address workplace bullying, and what legal protections should be in place for employees?

Opinion essay: in an opinion essay the writer states his opinion and supports it with facts, evidence and examples but he doesn’t try to convince the reader.

Persuasive essay: in a persuasive essay the writer tries to convince the reader to agree with his opinion. The author uses logic and facts, definitions and examples in order to persuade the reader to share his point of view.

How to write an opinion composition

How to write an essay

👉How to write a formal essay: Advanced language and model

C1 connectors to write an essay

TO EXPRESS FACTS

• · It is widely known that…
  
• · It is a well-known fact that …
  
• · Research has shown that…
  
• · There are definitely…
  
• · It is a fact that…
  
• · It is clear/ true that…
  
• · For example/ for instance,...

Structure

 TASK:  Write about ONE of the topics you discussed before.

DEADLINE:      

You should spend about 50 minutes on this task.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge. Make sure that you use advanced vocabulary and grammar. Also, use connectors to give cohesion and coherence to your writing.

You should write 175-200 words. Remember that extension is part of the task

Example:
http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essays.html

C1 PARENTING

 

Anne Frank (1929–1945) was a Jewish girl whose diary of her family’s two years in hiding in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands became a classic of war literature.

1. Which of the following list would make children happier in your country?
2. Which one is the most important for you?

• a non-competitive school culture
• having parents who don´t work too hard
• reading a lot
• a strong sense of community
• gender equality
• the freedom to do what you want at  a young age
• spending time outdoors
• not being a fussy eater (colloquial dislikes many types of food)
• being polite

The results of the UNICEF report showed that the top 5 countries for childhood happiness are: 1 The Netherlands, 2 Norway, 3 Iceland, 4 Finland, 5 Sweden.

READING NEF 12-13 Why the Dutch Youngsters are the happiest in the world.

💬SPEAKING 

1. What did you like/ dislike about yor upbringing?
2. How strict was your upbringing in the following areas: studying and homework, free time, general behaviour?
3. If you have siblings of the opposite sex, were there any differences in the way they were brought up?
4. How would you compare your upbringing to that of your parents? What factors do you think have influenced the changes?To what extent do you think your parents´upbringing influenced the way they brought you up?

Listening HEADWAY page 72. Gender-neutral parenting. 

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READING. Historical reasons for the gender pay gap. (C1.2 NEF plus, page 45).

You are going to read an article about unequal pay for men and women. Six paragraphs have been removed from the article. Choose from paragraphs A to G the one that fits each gap. There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.

A2, That´s English. Past Simple Tense

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm
Listen pronunciation of regular verbs

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/74389776/ingl%c3%a9s/simple-past-verbs-regular-or-irregular

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

HOMEWORK: Harry_Potter- Simple past

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/74405095/ingl%c3%a9s/regular-verbs-pronunciation

HOMEWORK:

Culture: Remembrance Day

B2- C1

1. What do the words 'peace' and 'freedom' stand for? Which is more important to you?

2. In what ways do countries try to achieve and maintain peace? What are some of the laws surrounding the concept of peace in your country?

3. What is your ideal vision of peace in the world? Do you think it is, or will ever be, achievable? Why or why not?

4. What are some characteristics of peaceful people? How can we teach our children to live peaceful lives? If the world was full of just peaceful people, what do you think it would be like?

Lesson plan. Listening

SPEAKING

1. What is the purpose of Remembrance Day and Veterans Day? How important is it to honour members of the armed forces? How does your country honour the members of its armed forces? 

2. Do you have any family members that have served in the armed forces? How was their experience? Do they feel respected?

 3. What motivates people to join the military? 

4. Do you think society respects people who serve in the military enough? Do you think veterans are more or less respected than they were in the past?

5. Which other people serve their country? Is it important to honour these people as well?

 6. Could national days to honour the military ever be considered a dangerous sign of nationalism? If so, why might this be? 

7. Would you be prepared to risk or sacrifice your life to help defend your country? 

USEFUL LANGUAGE TO MEDIATE A TEXT

TASK: Mediating Remembrance Day

C1 Video. What Is Remembrance Day and Why Is the Poppy its Symbol?

NEW Royals-lead-remembrance-Sunday-event-at-the-cenotaph-2024 VIDEO

exercise about ☝https://app.questionwell.org/play/TE5PDL

Royals and politicians mark Remembrance Sunday - BBC News

Queen leads Remembrance Day tributes at the Cenotaph

B1

https://www.liveworksheets.com/dd2591156fb

A2

C1. Unit 3. We are family

“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”

― Leo Tolstoy , Anna Karenina

💬   What does this quote mean? Do you agree with it?

What he meant is that at core, happy families are functioning as expected, and are therefore alike in the way that matters the most. In contrast, unhappy families are dysfunctional, and the source of this dysfunction could come from any number of things. Maybe dad hits mom, maybe mom can’t hold down a job, maybe Junior is using hard drugs, maybe all of this is occurring, etc. Within a family dynamic, there’s a near-infinite combination of things that can go wrong and result in unhappiness, hence Tolstoy’s observation that every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

LISTENING: TYPES OF FAMILIES

💬  Do you agree/half-agree or disagree?

1. It´s better to be an only child than to have brothers and sisters.
2. You should always defend members of your family against the police, even if they have done something wrong.
3. Mothers and daughters have a more difficult relationship than mothers and sons.
4. If a couple doesn´t get on, it´s better for their children for them to divorce than to stay together and completely argue. 
5. If we want to save the planet, no couples should be allowed to have more than two children.
6. Your "family" are the people who care about you, not necessarily your blood relatives.
7. Your parents brought you up, so it´s your responsibility to take care of them when they´re old.

LISTENING: TYPES OF FAMILIES

TASK

💬 To what extent do you think the following are good ways of predicting personality types?

online quizzes
personaliy tests
your handwriting
your star sign

https://www.16personalities.com/
ORAL SKILLS: MEDIATING PICTURES AND GRAPHS

B1 Past simple: Irregular verbs

 

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Harry_Potter- Simple past

C1 THE PERFECT ASPECT

Aspect and Key Tense Forms

the meaning of the perfect aspect:

• The perfect aspect emphasizes the completion or continuation of actions relative to another point in time.
• Simple Perfect focuses on the completion of actions.
• Perfect Continuous highlights the duration of actions that may or may not be completed.

Time markers for each tense:

• Past Perfect: before, by the time, already, until then
• Present Perfect: since, for, recently, just, so far, yet
• Future Perfect: by tomorrow, in [x amount of time], by the time

• Present Perfect: "What’s something you have achieved this year?" ( present perfect simple)
• Present Perfect Continuous: "What have you been working on recently?" ( present perfect continuous)
• Past Perfect: "Before this class, had you studied English at this level?" ( past perfect simple)
• Future Perfect: "By this time next year, what will you have accomplished?" ( Future Perfect simple)
• Future Perfect Continuous: "By next month, how long will you have been learning English?" ( Future Perfect Continuous)

2.  Main uses in each time frame.

• Present Perfect Simple: Used for actions relevant to the present, often focusing on the result.

• Present Perfect Continuous: Used to emphasize the duration or ongoing nature of a recent activity.

• Past Perfect Simple: Used to indicate a completed action before another action in the past.

• Past Perfect Continuous: Used to highlight the ongoing nature of a past action leading up to a certain point.

• Future Perfect Simple: Used to express a completed action before a specific time in the future.

• Future Perfect Continuous: Used to emphasize the ongoing nature or duration of an action leading up to a future time.

Culture: Guy Fawkes Day 5th November

 British people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day the 5th of November

 Do you want to know the story about it?

Have a look at the following links to find out. Enjoy!

B1- B2.1
- Vocabulary http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/autumn-festivals/bonfire-night/bonfire-night-vocabulary.html

LESSON PLAN https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/video-series/word-street/wots-halloween/bonfire-night
- Reading http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/autumn-festivals/bonfire-night/bonfire-night.html
- Listening  http://www.kico4u.de/english/topicotw/guyfaw.htm
   

  👉👉Bonfire Night Listen and fill in

      Worksheet

      Remember, remember the 5th of November Listening

      Bonfire Night (online listening worksheet)

https://www.liveworksheets.com/ll2578831jc

B2 - C1

-Reading http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/alabaster/A199488
-A brief history
- Quiz  http://www.isabelperez.com/bonfire.htm
- Video  What is Bonfire Night?
INTERLINGUISTIC ORAL MEDIATION

Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Recuerden, recuerden el cinco de noviembre

La conspiración de la pólvora.

 

Así reza el popular refrán inglés, ofreciendo una introducción perfecta al tema de hoy. Y es que cada cinco de noviembre la comunidad anglosajona conmemora la muerte de Guy Fawkes, quien fue quemado en la hoguera por traición en el año 1605. Pero ¿quién fue este desafortunado señor inglés, qué le llevo a conspirar contra el gobierno británico y por qué merece una fiesta en su nombre? Aprovechamos la fecha de hoy para explorar este singular festivo británico, la Noche de las Hogueras.

https://teatroeningles.com/remember-remember-the-5th-of-november/

A2 Present continuous

REVISION: PRESENT SIMPLE

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/73084645/ingl%c3%a9s/questions-present-simple

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/present_cont.htm

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/74535744/ingl%c3%a9s/present-continuous-

👉HOMEWORK

FRIDAY

C1, verbal tenses review

 

Grammar-tense-review . Chart

Exercises 

 Quiz

A2 Halloween

Do you celebrate Halloween?

SONG. ISL COLLECTIVE 

1. https://www.liveworksheets.com/w/en/english-second-language-esl/457610
2. Vocabulary. After pictures
https://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/autumn-festivals/halloween/crossword.html
3. READING_THE HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
4. . Lesson
5. https://wordwall.net/es/resource/5170278/halloween

6. Comprehension questions  https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/grammar-practice/general-grammar-practice/halloween-with-mrbean/720676

7. https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/listening-comprehension/deep-listening-focus-on-meaning/halloween-traditions-and-customs/713592

C1 . AGES AND STAGES . PART 2. The most influential teenS of the year.

ORAL MEDIATION. EXPLANATION

The perfect age for everything. NEF C1.2 page 42 

Summarizing 

In some tasks, you’ll need to express the main points of a long text or a set of texts.

 • Break the text down into manageable chunks, look for the topic sentences that paragraphs often start with, and circle any keywords that are in the text. 

• Leave out any information that isn’t important, such as supporting detail, extra ideas, or unnecessary words.

 • While you are writing your summary, remember to paraphrase. This can often help you to shorten the text.

 • Be careful not to add any details that aren’t in the text. You can’t use your own ideas or write details that are not in the text.

HE / SHE / THEY: 

1. ORGANIZED A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THE USE OF PLASTIC. 
2. DEVELOPED SOFTWARE TO HELP DOCTORS IMPROVE CANCER  TREATMENT. 
3. WAS AN AMBASSADOR FOR UNICEF AND FOR UEFA’S CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE WOMEN’S FOOTBALL. 
4. CAMPAIGNED TO INCLUDE BLACK GIRLS AS MAIN CHARACTERS IN BOOKS

https://time.com/5463721/most-influential-teens-2018/

https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

C1 Halloween

History of Halloween, video and comprehension questions

History-of-Halloween

festivals/halloween/history-of-Halloween-listening.html Halloween in

History of Halloween

Halloween in the USA, Video and comprehension questions

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topics/autumn-festivals/halloween/halloween-in-the-usa-listening.html

Halloween by the numbers

Ten things you should know about Halloween

Reading: a horror story 

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/horror_halloween.htm

                                   Thriller song

  Speaking:

  Do you believe in ghosts? Do you know any stories about ghosts?

· Has anything ever happened to you that you cannot explain?

· Do you believe that vampires or zombies exist?

· What is the most frightening experience you have had.

Conversation. questions about fears, supernatural phenomena and so on. p

Song ( for gap filling exercise)

Lyrics
Translated lyrics
 Long version

short version

Dictation (from the beginning to 4.40)

You are going to see the first part of the video where there is a dialogue between Michael Jackson and his girlfriend. Half the class will take Michael’s role and half the class the girl’s role.

M. Jackson: Honestly, we’re out of gas.

Girlfriend: So, what are we going to do now?

They leave the car and start to walk

Girlfriend: I’m sorry I didn’t believe you.

M. Jackson: Can I ask you something?

Girlfriend: What?

M. Jackson: You know I like you, don’t you?

Girlfriend: Yes.

M. Jackson: And I hope you like me the way I

like you.

Girlfriend: Yes.

M. Jackson: I just wondered if you would be

my girl?

Girlfriend l: Oh Michael!

He gives her a ring

Girlfriend :It’s beautiful!

M. Jackson: Now it’s official!

M. Jackson: I have something I want to tell you.

Girlfriend: Yes, Michael?

M. Jackson: I’m not like other guys.

Girlfriend l: Of course not. That’s why I love you.

M. Jackson: No, I mean I’m different.

Girlfriend :What are you talking about?

M.Jackson starts his transformation

Girlfriend: Are you alright?

M. Jackson :Go away!

 In the cinema

Girlfriend: Can we get out of here?

M. Jackson : No, I’m enjoying it.

Girlfriend: Well, I can’t watch. Excuse me.

M. Jackson: It’s only a movie.

Girlfriend : It’s not funny.

M. Jackson: You were scared, weren’t you?

Girlfriend: I wasn’t that scared!

M. Jackson: Yeah, you were scared.

Song with lyrics

____________________________________________________________________________
WRITING

Have you ever been to a haunted house?
Share any experiences you have had visiting a haunted house. 

In groups of 3, write a scary story about this house.
Horror music