to study for the PET exam:
http://examenglish.com/PET/index.php

godd luck! and enjoy studying

Hello again guys!
Remember on the next class we're having some exam preparation

Have into account these three different topics, revise and practice them:

word formation:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/word_formation.htm (try the part of speech ones)

and skimming and scanning (reading):
http://www.uefap.com/reading/exercise/menu_eff.htm

see you on saturday!! remember we'll meet at the lab and then move to a room.
see you!

1st writing activity

ok guys, these are the possible activities to write on this week:

1. things you do on a normal day:
you're going to use present simple and simple structures to give information

2. a journal:
you tell your journal what you DID during the day, using past simple and past continuous

3. memories from your childhood
using present simple, and present perfect you can talk about your childhood and your life as a kid.

Remember to keep it simple. Half a page is enough. around 100 to 120 words. Send it to my mail before thursday:

luisvanegasmarin@gmail.com

see you on saturday!

Movies!

Hello guys,

to this week we're gonna work on movies, genres (types) and recommendations.

have a look of the list of the one hundred movies you should see before you die:

http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/100-movies-to-see-before-you-die.html

What do you know about movies?

take the quizzes:

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/namethatgenre.htm

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/movietrivia.htm

http://www.eslpartyland.com/students/nov/movies.htm

here you'll find some trailers of new movies, watch some and do the following exercise:

http://www.youtube.com/trailers

now guys, practice:

WRITE THE DESCRIPTION OF 2 DIFFERENT MOVIES YOU HAVE SEEN. TALK ABOUT THEM AND SAY WHY YOU LIKED THEM. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE NEXT CLASS.

See you next Saturday!

Hello guys!

To this week I want you to try an advanced vocabulary practice.

***WORD FORMATION***

in this practice, you have to use the different parts of speech (noun, adjective, verb...)

by using one word you have to create others:

MAGIC (adj.) : MAGICIAN (noun); MAGICAL (adj.)

EMPLOY (verb) : EMPLOYER (noun); EMPLOYMENT (noun); EMPLOYEE (noun); EMPLOYABLE (adj.)

try this exercises first:

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/word_formation.htm

and then go to for the big pot:

http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/blvocabquiz_wordform1.htm

The writing task to this week is going to be about adoption as well.

you can choose from the 3 videos below to write an opinion. Remember, the important thing about correcting our writing is that you don't make the same mistakes again. HAVE FUN!

1. http://www.elllo.org/video/0926/V941-Pet.htm

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bR-1yN__fZo

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOZGwqHVnKs&feature=related

Watch the following video: "How to lie and get away with it"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H72EdDQmKwk

and write about:

your opinion about lies and liars

some of your advices on how to lie

did you like or dislike it; do you believe it works?

remember you can also work on the writings given by both books. It's always the last exercise for every unit.

writings must be between 60 and 80 words

Good luck and see you on saturday!

Hello again!

This time just to remind you that we have our midterm on the next saturday!

check this out:

Grammar:

* Questions within statements

* use how to, where to, what to + verb

* present perfect and present perfect continuous

* since, for, in with the present perfect to show duration

* already, still and yet with the present perfect

Vocabulary

* separabla phrasal verbs

* kinds of movies

* vocabulary related to movies

conversation:

* giving different opinions

* agree and disagree expressions

* ask for a favor politely

* use all right and ok

STUDY HARD GUYS!!! SEE YOU ON SATURDAY