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B2.2 Blended 2023-24

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Check the diary to stay updated on class work and do the preparation work for the class sessions.

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NOVember

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April

December

january

MAY

october

2023

Oct 30th

Oct 2nd

Oct 9th

Oct 16th

Oct 23rd

Class session Oct 2nd

Preparation work for Oct 9th

This was the first session of the year! We went through the presentation with general information about the course. You can find it here.

Please, do the following activities in preparation for our next session:

1. If you have your eoiutebo email, join Google classroom and say hello on the first post.

2. Get the book, access Pearson Portal and become familiar with the materials.

3. Do the activities on this self-correcting worksheet.

And we also played a few games that helped us loosen our tongue in English a bit. You can try them again, if you want!

Class session Oct 9th

Preparation work for Oct 16th

Yesterday we discussed different aspects of learning a new language. You can check out the presentation here:

GRAMMAR: revision of questions. Click here and do the activities on Google Classroom.

VOCABULARY: personality adjectives. Do the activities on Google Classroom.

There's a lot of vocabulary. DON'T WORRY! You probably know a lot of words already and you don't need to learn everything at once.

We also tried some activities from our textbook (exercises on page 6). If you don't have your book yet, click on this text to download it.

Remember you have to finish this as homework and correct it with the key.

Preparation work for October 23rd

Class session October 15th

Yesterday we practised personality adjectives and questions. You can have a look at the presentation here:

Please, do the following activities:

• GRAMMAR: We're going to work on subject/object questions in more detail. Click here for some activities.

• VIDEO: Watch a video and do some activities.

• BOOK, page 10: you're going to do some preparation exercises for your first writing task. Do exercises 7A, 7B and 7C. If you don't have the book yet, click here.

We started unit 1 in our book:

• Video vlog on page 7: Who do you take after in your family? There is an extra exercise on the presentation. You can click here to watch the video if you don't have access to the online book.

• Vocabulary, text and listening on pages 8-9. Click here for the audio file if you don't have access to the online book,

Class session October 23rd

Preparation work for Monday 30th

On Monday we prepared your first writing task and I explained how to hand it in on Google classroom. Click here to access it directly.

• GRAMMAR 1: Have a look at exercise 3A on page 17 and then go to page 111 for a more detailed explanation and more activities. Remember that you have the answers for these exercises on Google Classroom!

We also did some activities to revise subject/object questions. You'll find them at the end of this presentation:

• GRAMMAR 2: present perfect simple and continuous. Click here to see the activities

We watched the video and did some of the activities on page 16. We didn't have time to finish this, I'm afraid, but you can watch the video again if you want. Click here.

Sorry there's so much grammar this week. I actually meant to do the first part in class, but there was no time.

And we also did an introductory activity to start working with the present perfect. Click here to watch the video where they play Never have I ever.

Preparation work for November 6th

Class session October 30th

• GRAMMAR: Learn how to use infinitives and ing words after certain words. Click here.

We practised the present perfect simple and continuous with exercise 1A on page 18 and then with an oral exercise.

• READING: book, pages 12 and 13, exercises 3B, 3C, 4A.

• REVISION: Revise some of the content in unit 1 and learn something about Halloween with a breakout game!

We also learned different ways of expressing preference. Have a look at unit 1C (pages 14 and 15) and the grammar bank on page 110. Click here for more practice. Remember to finish exercise 2 on page 110!

november

2023

Nov 27th

Nov 6th

Nov 13th

Nov 20th

Preparation work for November 13th

Class session November 6th

We've nearly finished Unit 1! Do the following activities before next Monday:

We revised the expressions used for likes and dislikes and we practised using them in different contexts. Here's the presentation:

• VOCABULARY: Learn vocabulary to talk about feelings and emotions. Click here.

• REVISION: Do the revision exercises on page 18 (except exercise 1, which we already did. Don't forget to correct them with the key!

• REVISION: Go to Pearson Portal and do some revision. Choose the aspect you need to revise in more depth in the online practice section. You can also give the interactive speaking practice a try.

We watched a video about a woman who can remember everything in her life. Click here to see the video and the activity.

• MEDIATION: You have a new assignment: a written mediation. It's due on November 17th, no need to have it ready on Monday.

We did exam-type oral mediation. Click here to see it.

Keep calm and do your homework

Preparation work for November 20th

Class session November 13th

On Monday we practised adjectives to express feelings and emotions in a number of ways. Here's the presentation, if you want to try the activities again.

• GRAMMAR: Revise basic concepts about how we express the future in English. Click here.

Unit 1 is finally over! We played a game in class to revise some of the content. Click here if you want to play again.

• VOCABULARY: learn adjectives to describe inventions and technology. Click here.

And we introduced unit 2 briefly talking about social media. Check out the presentation. You'll find the video in Pearson Portal.

Class session November 20th

Preparation work for November 27th

On Monday we discussed virtual reality; we read the text on page 21 and did the vocabulary exercise on page 20.

• GRAMMAR: we're going to continue working on future forms, focusing on ways to express future probability. Book, page 112: read the explanation (although you should know most of it already) and do exercises 1, 2 and 3. Don't forget to correct them with the key.

We revised the adjectives used to talk about technology and we practised them with a "Technology war". And the winner was... ELECTRICITY!

If you need more practice, go to Pearson portal and check out the online practice section.

• LINKERS: Learn how to use adverbials of concession. Read the explanation and do the exercises on page 132.

If you want to learn more about linkers, click here to visit the blog. This is voluntary work.

We also practised the future a bit, focusing on future probability. We did exercises 3A and 4C on page 22.

So much grammar this week ... sorry

Preparation work for December 4th

Class session November 27th

• HOMEWORK: if you didn't finish exercise 7C on page 25, do it for homework. We'll correct it in class.

On Monday we practised expressions to make predictions for the future

• VOCABULARY: Learn adjectives to describe lifestyles. Click here.

• LISTENING: click here for a listening comprehension exercise.

• FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: learn how to speculate. Go to page 114, read the explanation and do exercises 1 and 2.

Then, we did some activities about artificial intelligence. Click here.

You can also visit the blog, if you want to learn more. Click here.

And finally we started preparing your next writing, which is going to be a for-and-against essay. See the exercises on page 25.

Remember I also assigned a writing, but not for Monday - you have plenty of time for this one! Click here.

Keep up the good work!

december

2023

Dec 4th

Dec 11th

Dec 18th

Class session December 4th

Preparation work for December 11th

On Monday we practised the vocabulary to describe lifestyles and we learned a few things about the life of... astronauts!

• GRAMMAR: Countable and uncountable words/quantifiers. Click here to see the work.

We also practised different expressions we can use to speculate, trying to avoid using "I think" all the time.

That's all for this week - it's a holiday, after all :)

Don't forget the for-and-against essay is due on the 14th.

And finally, surprise! - bad one - We did an exam-type reading comprehension exercise. It you weren't in class and would like to do it, get in touch - there's the possibility of doing it next Wednesday.

And remember on Monday we'll also do listening exam practice. It's great practice for you.

We'll do the listening part next Monday, so be there!

Long weekeeeeennnnddd!!!

Class session December 11th

Preparation work for December 18th

On Monday we corrected the exercises about countable/uncountable nouns and we played a game to practise them. Would you like to try it again?

• GRAMMAR: quantifiers. Click here to see the work.

• LISTENING: listen to a BBC programme about nature and do some exercises.

• REVIEW: Do some revision exercises on page 30: 2A, 3 and 4A.

And we also started to discuss nature and learned some vocabulary. Have a look at the presentation if you want:

Don't forget tomorrow (Thursday 14th) is the deadline for the writing exercise. SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CLOSED AT MIDNIGHT and you won't be able to hand it in after that.

And then we did a truly horrible listening comprehension practice. Don't panic! It was just practice, not the real thing!

Christmas Homework

Class session December 19th

In January we'll be starting a new unit from scratch, so this is not preparation work, just homework.

On Monday we just finished off unit 2, we played the end-of-lesson game and did a Xmas activity.

• More work on QUANTIFIERS: apparently, quantifiers are not 100% clear yet. I've prepared more exercises. Click here.

Check out the presentation again, and don't forget to click on the information icon to see videos and explanations.

• EXTRA TOPIC - PETS: do some activities about the topic of pets. This is a topic that might be in your exam, but we won't have time to deal with it in class.

Have a great holiday!

january

2024

Jan 29th

Jan 8th

Jan 15th

Jan 22th

Preparation work for January 15th

Class session January 8th

• VOCABULARY: Learn vocabulary related to the enviroment and do some activities.

It was back to school for us yesterday!

We started discussing the environment and different things we can do to look after it. You can check out the presentation here:

• GRAMMAR: learn how to use relative clauses.

• LISTENING: do an exam-type listening exercise about recycling.

We watched a video about plastic packaging. Click here.

And we read a text about the 5! Rs of recycling. Click here.

There's also a written mediation, but not for Monday! Deadline is January 19th.

Class session January 15th

Preparation work for January 22nd

On Monday we revised some vocabulary related to the environment and we practised relative clauses. You have the materials in the presentation:

• VOCABULARY AND VIDEO: Learn some vocabulary related to music and watch a video. Click here.

• READING: do this exam-type reading comprehension exercise. Click here.

• WRITING: we're going to prepare the next writing task. Page 34, exercises 7A, B and C.

We also read the texts on pages 32, 33, 142 and 144, and we did the vocabulary exercise on page 32 (1C).

And we did exam-type oral mediation and monologue. Click here to see the materials.

Class session January 22nd

Preparation work for January 29th

• FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: learn how to use vague language. Page 39, exercises 3B, 4A, 4B. Page 117: read the explanation and do the exercises. You can find the audio file in Pearson Portal or just click here.

On Monday we talked about music and whether it is important in our lives or not. We watched the video and did the activities on pages 40-41 (not the grammar section).

And then we talked about TV series. We did the vocabulary exercise (2A) on page 38 and we also learned some adjectives we can use to describe TV series (and also movies or books). You'll find it in the presentation:

• REVISION: revise some of the language in units 1, 2 and 3 with these tests. Click here.

• WRITING: Remember there's a new writing assignment for January 30th. I'll try to correct it before your exam.

February 5th

Class session January 29th

On Monday the 5th we'll do the writing and written mediation papers of the exam.

On Monday we talked about binge-watching and we did the activities on page 38. We discussed some of our viewing habits and revised the vocabulary we had used the previous week to talk about series and movies.

On Wednesday we'll start the oral exams. Don't forget to sign up! Click here.

We also did a complete practice of the oral exam. You can find it here.

february

2024

Feb 26th

Feb 5th

Feb 12th

Feb 19th

Preparation work for February 26th

Class session February 19th

• GRAMMAR: future perfect and future continuous. Grammar for this week is very easy. I explained it very briefly in class on Monday. Click here to see the activities.

Exams are finally over! On Monday you had the opportunity to see your exams and we did some work on common mistakes.

• VOCABULARY AND READING: learn some vocabulary about health and do a reading comprehension exercise. Click here.

Preparation work for March 11th

Class session February 26th

Please do the following activities:

On Monday we revised health vocabulary and we discussed things people do to feel better. We watched the vlog video (page 43), we read the texts on page 45 and did the exercises on page 44.

• VOCABULARY: sport and exercise. Click here.

• GRAMMAR: the passive voice. Full revision and maybe a couple of new things. Click here.

We also did a couple of activities to practise the future continuous and the future perfect: one is the speaking activity on page 46 and you can find the other one in the presentation below.

• WRITTEN MEDIATION: health myths. Deadline for this one is March 14th.

Remember there's no class next week! If I have time, I'll prepare an extra topic worksheet for you. Enjoy the holiday!

march

2024

Mar 25th

Mar 6th

Mar 11th

Mar 18th

You can do it!

Preparation work for March 18th

Class session March 11th

On Monday we learned different expressions that we can use to express our opinion, agree and disagree. You have the info and exercises on pages 51 and 121.

• LISTENING: sleep. Listen to part of a radio programme about sleeping and do the activities. Click here.

Then we talked about sleep. We learned some vocabulary on page 47 and talked about myths about sleeping. You can find that on page 49 (go to page 142 to see the answers.

• GRAMMAR: the narrative tenses. Learn/revise how to use the simple past, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous. Click here.

Preparation work for March 25th

Class session March 18th

On Monday we read an article about things that might go wron on your first day at work. You can find it on page 56.

• GRAMMAR: learn to use linkers of contrast, purpose and reason. Click here.

We also talked about embarrassing things that can happen to us, and we tried to use the narrative tenses to describe an embarrassing situation. Check out the presentation. Have any of these things happened to you?

• WRITING - PREPARATION WORK: do some preparation exercises for the next writing task. We'll correct these in class on Monday. Click here.

• VOCABULARY AND LISTENING: Work. Do the self-correcting exercises. Click here.

Preparation work for April 8th

Class session March 25th

Last Monday we discussed work. We did some speaking activities and a listening. You'll find everything in this presentation:

• FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: learn to describe problems and suggest solutions. Do exercises 2B and C on page 63 (click here for the audio file), then go to page 124, read the reference and do the exercises.

• EXTRA TOPIC: describing places. As we normally do on holidays, we're going to work on a topic we won't have time to deal with in class. This time, you're going to learn language to describe places. Click here.

We also read a short text giving advice on rules to have a successful videoconference. You'll find it on page 62. We also did the vocabulary exercise (1C)

• WRITING: an informal article. Don't forget your writing assignment! Deadline is April 10th. Click here.

We also practised oral mediation and monologue. Click here for the materials.

And finally, we played a Bamboozle game to revise units 3, 4 and 5. Kudos for Silvia, who knew all the answers!!

april

2024

Apr 29th

Apr 8th

Apr 15th

Apr 22th

Class session April 8th

Preparation work for April 15th

On Monday we discussed tech problems and possible solutions. Here's the presentation:

• GRAMMAR: reported speech. Click here to see the activities.

• PRONUNCIATION: review of pronunciation of -ed regular endings. Go to the blog, pronunciation section (click here) and scroll down to watch a video about the pronunciation of -ed endings. Then, log into Pearson portal, go to the ONLINE PRACTICE section for unit 6B and do the pronunciation exercises.

And then we started unit 6: we talked about things we never get round to doing (you can find the video in Pearson Portal), we read the text on page 69 and we did an oral mediation. See the presentation and click here to see the handout.

Remember the deadline for the writing exercise ends today!

Class session April 15th

Preparation work for April 29th

On Monday we talked about introverts and extroverts. Check put the presentation to see the activities.

• VOCABULARY: do more exercises to practise reporting verbs. Click here.

• FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: giving advice. Page 74, exercises 1B and 1C; page 75, exercises 2A, 2B and 3A. Click here for the audio file. Page 128, grammar bank - read the explanations and do exercises 1 and 2.

• GRAMMAR: I wish, if only, should have. Click here to see the activities.

It's a little more than usual, but you have an extra week and we're running out of time! I'll also give you a writing task to do, but I'll give you only a few days to hand it in. I'll publish it shortly.

Then, we learned how to use some reporting verbs. See pages 72 and 140 (vocabulary bank).

REMEMBER THERE'S NO CLASS ON THE 22nd!

Preparation work for May 6th

Class session April 29th

On Monday we practised giving advice (Unit 6C) with a couple of oral mediations. Remember, the idea is to stop saying "you have to" all the time. Click here to access the mediations.

The course is coming to a close! Sorry if work these days seems a bit chaotic, but we need to finish our syllabus and we only have 3 sessions left! That's why I'm picking activities that might seem a bit unconnected. This is your work for next week:

Then, we discussed hidden talents and we watched a short video.

• VOCABULARY: IDIOMS - REGRETS. Page 84, read the text and do exercises B and C. I meant to do this in class but we did some grammar exercises instead.

• READING: read the text on page 81 and do exercise2 on page 80. We're not doing the grammar in this unit, but the text is interesting and the same kind of exercise you'll get in the exam.

That served as an introduction for the listening exercise on page 83, with examples of the use of wish, if only and should have.

• VOCABULARY: phrasal verbs explaining. Page 86, read the text and do exercise 1C.

We then practised these structures orally and with some exercises. Click here to download the exercises and the corrections.

may

2024

May 13th

May 6th

May 20th

Class session May 6th

Preparation work for May 13th

On Monday, we started by revising and practising structures with wish with an oral exercise.

• VOCABULARY: phrasal verbs. Phrasal verbs are tricky. We introduced the topic in class on Monday but, as promised, here are a few more activities that you can do.

Then, we talked about phrasal verbs and we saw different types of them. Have a look at the presentation:

• GRAMMAR: conditional sentences. Click here to see the activities.

And finally we learned language to describe processes, but we also saw how we can use the same expressions to give advice. See the info and exercises on pages 87 and 131.

As I said in class, I'll be posting a new assignment soon. It will be a written mediation and you will have only a few days for it. It's also useful to do it in exam conditions.

Here's a summary of all the expressions to give advice that we have learned. Click on the image to enlarge it:

And, as practice, we repeated the oral mediations we had done last Monday.

Class session May 13th

Preparation work for May 20th

On Monday we practised conditional sentences and we discussed world issues. You have all the information in the presentation (including the wheel we used to practise conditional sentences).

It's our last class. Sorry if the work seems a bit chaotic, but we need to finish a couple of things.

• READING: read the text on pages 92/93 and note down advantages and disadvantages of co-living.

• VOCABULARY: page 141, section 8A, exercises 1A and 1B.

• FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE: How to develop an argument. Page 135: read the reference section and then do exercises 1, 2 and 3.

We also did activity 2 on page 96 (if the world were a village).

And finally, we watched some videos about people who work to solve the problems of the world. Click here to to see the material (you can also access it from the presentation).