27 October 2023

B1 1B Modern families

http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/going.htm
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/presentformsforfuture/menu.php

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/28010452/future-simple-will-questions-random-wheel

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/30294291/future-tenses

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/7988873/future-tenses

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/29295753/future-tense

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

24 October 2023

B1.1 That´s English. A global world

Introduction; Don´t make mistakes (NEF resource pack, page 8)

Let me introduce myself (handout)

👉Write a short paragraph about you, where you live , your work, and/or studies, your hobbies, and why you are learning English.

👀 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=UnEmEbWytI8

💬 General questions present simple and continuous

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Customs around the world

A PAIR WORK

Greetings People greet each other differently around the world.

Some people bow. Some people kiss once. Some kiss twice. Some shake hands. Some wave. And some hug.

In your opinion, is there a right way and a wrong way to greet people? Explain.

B DISCUSSION In your country, are there any topics people should avoid during small talk? What about the topics below?

• the weather

• someone’s job

• someone’s religion

• someone’s family

• someone’s home

• (other)

NOW YOU: page 9, ex 7 / page 13 ex 8

WRITING: PAGE 17 EX 8 . INFORMAL E-MAIL.

https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-video-lessons/etiquette-around-the-world/229854

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SELECTING RELEVANT INFORMATION: MEDIATION (reading culture and gifts)

WRITING FOR NEXT WEEK. PAGE 25 EX 8

23 October 2023

“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.

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