Week 26: 20th & 22nd April - Book market and Shakespeare

Doug Savage

- We practised reported speech and reporting verbs in speaking rounds.
- We started unit 8, 8A: I'm broke.
- We saw vocabulary and phrasal verbs on dealing with money.
- We saw how to make wishes with wish, hope and it's time.
- We practised wishes in the past in 8B Every little helps.
- We did a listening on Learners talking about learning.
- We saw feedback on the report assignment.
- We listened to Shakespeare's Sonnet 15 and rephrased it. Handout.

Homework: excs. 2 and 3 page 68.

Week 25: 13th &15th April - Reporting everything!!

businessnewsdaily.com

- We saw reporting verbs in 11C: The coffee shop.
- We practised back referencing to avoid repetition.
- We saw vocabulary on publicity in 11D: Advertising works.
- We saw discussion language.
- We practised stress and rhythm to change emphasis and meaning.
- We reported questions, orders and senteces.

Homework: exs. 2 and 3 page 66.

Week 24: 8th & 10th April - After Easter break: Lifted

Lifted from Pixar

-We exchanged weird stories that we had researched during the break.
-We saw vocabulary on business.
-We revised Reported speech in 11B: Going into business.
-We revised future perfect and future continuous.
-We saw and talked about the short film Lifted.

Homework: Do the writing in the handout on Lifted.
Ex. 2 and 3 page 92, 93
Interesting links on listening now on the right hand side of the page: American listening comprehensions, FiveMinuteEnglish, Listen a minute, Listening Skills Practice,