UNIT 2 : Homework (WB p.20)

Hi everyone! Are you about to finish Unit 2? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 20). Are you ready? Let's start!

UNIT 1 : Homework (WB p.10)

Hi everyone! My name is Emily and I'm your dictation teacher. Listen to me to do your homework, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook. Are you ready? Let's start!

Treasure Hunt: What's this blog about?

Welcome to your ENGLISH BLOG! To begin with, you are going to do a Treasure Hunt on this blog. Work in pairs and read all the questions. First, answer the questions in a word document. When you finish, then post your answers as comments.

DON'T FORGET TO WRITE YOUR NAMES!

1. There is one photo on the right of this post. Where do you think it is from, the UK or the USA? Can you name the city?

2. What section do you see at the very top of the blog? What's the meaning of its title?

3. What is the website address of your coursebook? What activities can you find in it?

4. How many "English" dictionaries can you find on this blog? What are their names? What is Wordreference? And Babel Fish? Can you find any dictionary online on this blog?

5. Name 2 British newspapers and 2 American newspapers. Look at the websites of the British and American TV channels. Is there any programme that you know of?

6. Imagine that you want to watch a movie in original version (English) with subtitles. Can you name the movie theaters you can go?

7. What is the address of the British Council in Barcelona? What is the address of the Institut d'Estudis Nord-Americans in Barcelona? Can you take First Certificate or Proficiency tests at the British Council? 

8. Look at the Cyber Listening Lab. Try one of the online dictations. What is VOA? And ELLLO?

9. Is there any game online? And where can you see videos?

10. Look at the archive section and classify the posts according to at least 5 different categories. Is there any other way to get to this posts apart from the archive section?

THE GREAT QUESTION: Now that you have visited your English blog, can you tell me which uses can you think for this blog to help you in your English learning process?

Did you find the answers to all the questions? Now post them as comments!

Email Corrections

When you send me an email your starting mark is always an excellent. Then, I correct your writing and I discount all the mistakes you do. This is how you get your final mark (EXCELLENT - GREAT - GOOD - PASS - FAIL). If you want to understand my corrections, read the following examples. Here you have a sample of the most typical mistakes you could make in your email. This is the sample sentence: “I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.” Now look at the different mistakes and corrections.

1. Original: i like studying english! i think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

Correction: i like studying english! i think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

capital letterS (you forgot to start the sentence with capital letter or to write a name in capital letters, etc.)

2. Original: I like studying English I think it’s important because you learn a new language culture and society

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

ADD PUNCTUATION (you forgot to write commas, full stops, etc.)

3. Original: I like studying English! I think it’s importtant because you learn a new languague, culture and socaiety.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s importtant because you learn a new languague, culture and socaiety.

erase (you wrote some words wrong, you doubled some letters unnecessarily or you misspelled something)

4. Original: I like studing English! I think its importan because you learn a new languag, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

add (you forgot to write some letters or apostrophes and I included them in your original writing in green)

5. Original: I like studying English! I create it’s important for you learn a new idiom, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I create it’s important for you learn a new idiom, culture and society.

wrong word (you made a vocabulary mistake or you wrote the wrong verb, preposition, etc.)

6. Original: I liking studying English! I think it's important because you learns a new language, culture and society.

Correction: I liking studying English! I think it's important because you learns a new language, culture and society.

WRONG VERB: ERASE –ING, –S… (you didn’t write the verb right, you used a wrong tense or wrong person)

7. Original: I like study English! I think it important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! I think it is important because you learn a new language, culture and society.

WRONG VERB: ADD –ING, –S… (you forgot to write the verb ending in –ing or you forgot the 3rd person –s)

8. Original: I like studiyng English! I think it’s important becuase you learn a new langauge, culture and society.

Correction: I like studiyng English! I think it’s important becuase you learn a new langauge, culture and society.

WRONG SPELLING (your made some spelling mistakes, you wrote the letters in the wrong order)

9. Original: I like potatoes! I think English it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and chair.

Correction: I like potatoes? I think English it’s important because you learn a new language, culture and chair?

NONSENSE (I don’t understand what you mean or I don’t understand why you used a certain word)

10. Original: I like studying English!I think it’simportant because you learn a new language,culture and chair.

Correction: I like studying English!/I think it’s/important because you learn a new language,/culture and chair.

NEEDS SEPARATION (you wrote two words together or you forgot the space after the punctuation mark)

11. Original: I like studying English!  I think it’ s important because you learn a new language,  culture and society.

Correction: I like studying English! _I think it’_s important because you learn a new language, _culture and society.

EXTRA SPACE (you wrote two spaces instead of one or you separate something that should go together)

12. Original: I like studying English but Eva prefers studying French and I think it’s important but she doesn’t agree.

Correction: I like studying English but Eva prefers studying French and (.) I think it’s important but she doesn’t agree.

FULL STOP (your sentence is too long and you should separate it with a full stop. Remember: 1 idea = 1 sentence)

REMEMBER: You always have 1 week to send me your email. So don't wait until the deadline to send it because there are always last minute problems. If you send it out of time and you are late your final mark will be a ZERO!!! So be wise and send it with extra time or you will get stressed!

UNIT 1 : Homework (WB p.10)

Hi everyone! My name is Serena and I'm your dictation teacher. Listen to me to do your homework, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook. Are you ready? Let's start!

UNIT 6: Homework (p.60)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 6, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 60). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Serena.

UNIT 6: Homework (p.60)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 6, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 60). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Emily.

UNIT 3 : Homework (WB p.30)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 3, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 30). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Serena.

UNIT 3 : Homework (WB p.30)

Hi everyone! 
You are about to finish Unit 3, right? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 30). Are you ready? Let's start!
Best regards,
Emily.

UNIT 2 : Homework (WB p.20)

Hi everyone! Are you about to finish Unit 2? Then, listen to me to do your dictation, ok? Pay attention and write these 6 sentences in your workbook (page 20). Are you ready? Let's start!

Homework (Split Class)

Hi everyone! I told you in the split class that I will post your homework photocopies in our blog for you to see the original papers in colour. Check here any picture that you cannot distinguish or see very well in your photocopy. If you click on each picture, it will pop up in another window where you can see it bigger. You have to bring your homework finished to your next split class, ok? REMEMBER: Homework done with the whole class is corrected in the next whole class, and Homework done with the split class is corrected in the next split class. Any question? Just email me!

UNIT 8: Self-corrections

Hi everyone!

Are you studying hard? I hope so! Here you have the corrections from your WORKBOOK for you to know the correct answers, ok? If you have any doubt, please email me!

*ESTER*


GRAMMAR REFERENCE (p. 79):
1)  2. were     3. was     4. weren't     5. weren't
2)  2. Were Nora and Eric at the disco on Saturday? Yes, they were.
      3. Was Rosa at the beach on Sunday? Yes, she was.
      4. Was Joe at the park on Sunday? Yes, he was.
      5. Was Rosa at the café on Sunday? No, she wasn't.
      6. Were Nora and Eric at the cinema on Saturday? No, they weren't.
3)  2. served     3. helped     4. chatted     5. carried     6. stopped
4)  2. fought      3. made       4. wrote        5. became    6. won


VOCABULARY REFERENCE (p. 96)
1) FEELINGS: avorrit, emocionat, feliç, nerviós, relaxat, trist, espantat, sorprès, cansat.
     JOBS: artista, dissenyador de moda, inventor, músic, polític, corredor, científic, cantautor, escriptor, professor.
2) - Estic aborrit! Anem al cinema.
     - Els estudiants sovint estan nerviosos abans dels exàmens.
     - Va ser un accident terrible (dolent). El Sam estava molt espantat.
     - Podem anar a casa ara? Estic cansat.
     - Ann normalment està feliç, però avui està trista. 
     - El polític va guanyar l'elecció.
     - David Delfin és el meu dissenyador de moda preferit.
     - Ella és escriptora. Ella ha escrit un llibre famós.
     - Jo vull ser un artista. M'agrada pintar.
     - Els científics van intenvar una nova medicina.
3) Qui és el teu heroi? Per què era ella especial? Explica'm més.


WRITING PRACTICE (P. 107)
1)  1. First     2. Then     3. Finally
2)  2. E          3. A          4. C          5. D
3)  2. Then, we visited the Prado museum in the morning.
      3. Then, we saw lots of beautiful paintings.
      4. Then, we went to the centre in the afternoon.
      5. Finally, we saw the Plaza Mayor and went shopping.