"It takes two
to tango"
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
B&B for next class:
- Write down a conversation between two friends at a Irish PUB.
Option a: They are talking about closing pubs at 11. One is against and the other is in favour of this topic.
Option b:They are talking about having tatoos and piercings done. One is against and the other is in favour of this topic.
Option c: They are talking about sending mails. One is against and the other is in favour of this topic.
- Listen and read ACT 8 and underline new words
- Solve activities on page 41 of the manual.
SOUND Focus:
- Short sounds
Unstresssed syllable of words starting with schwa
are very short, weak and difficult to hear:
Examples:
alone/ alive/ aware.
Don’t you get lonely in that big house?
No, I like living…alone…
Is the bank near here?
Yes, it’s…about…five
minutes…away…….
b. Elision of /h/ sounds
/h/ is sometimes not pronounced.
Examples:
Does he like it?
I used to love her but I had to kill her.
VOCABULARY Focus 2:
1. Features of non-verbal communication:
2. Words related to technology:
3. Things you can have done on/to your body:
1. distance,
orientation, posture and body language, physical contact, facial expressions,
gestures, clothing, eye-contact.
2. high-tech, technologist, techie, OS operating
system; quantum physics, AI artificial intelligence, nanotechnology,
IT information technology, techno babble = talk.
3. to get a chip implanted, to have a weigh lose
surgery or gastric bypass, to have your blood tested, to have a facelift or
neck lift, to have a breast reduction, to have liposuction, to have a tummy
tuck, to have a body contoured, to get anti aging treatment on your skin, to
get your hair removed with laser.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
B&B for Tuesday 24th September
- Complete Activities 3 and 5 on page 38 in the manual.
- Bring a small bottle of beer/sth to eat for next class snack:
Mariela: lager
Luisa: promised "Garotos"
Nora: ale
Haydee: sth to eat
Ana: ale
Sergio: bock
Santi: stout
GRAMMAR Focus:
Have something done
If you 'have something done', you get somebody else to do something for you.
- I'm going to have my hair cut.
- She's having her house redecorated.
- I'm having a copy of the report sent to you
In informal English, we can replace 'have' by 'get'.
- We're getting a new telephone system installed.
- They will be getting the system repaired as quickly as they can.
- I got the bill sent direct to the company.
Exercises:
http://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/int/grammar/grammar_09_012e?cc=ar&selLanguage=en
SOUND Focus:
ELISION:/ɪˈlɪʒn/
Elision is the omission of one or more sounds (such as
When /t/ and /d/ comes in between two consonants, they are elided or removed.
Examples:
old man
gold ring
and church
most famous
hand bag
VOCABULARY Focus:
- maid
- iron
- make up
- hidden
- asap
Most popular TYPES of BEER:
ALE: /eɪl/
· Pale ale: Light and bitter.
· Brown ale: dark and bitter.
· Stout: bark bitter, slightly creamy.
· Porter: dark, made from heavy roasted malt.
LAGER: /ˈlɑː.ɡə/
· Pale lager: contains lots of bubbles.
·
Bock: sweet and dark.
· Dunkel: dark amber in colour.
· Marzen: full bodied, rich, dark copper colour
Beers can be:
· Mild: soft taste
· Bitter: Strong taste
·
Special: Strong and thick
· Shandy: mixed with lemonade, ginger ale or fizzy drink.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
B&B:
- Solve page 37 in the manual.
- Choose 5 words from Vocabulary Focus and invent sentences with them.
SOUND Focus:
MORE ASSIMILATION cases:
1. /d/
can change to /g/ good girl
2. /v/
can change to /f/ have to go
Examples:
1. mad goat /mæg ɡəʊt/
2. fave taste / feif teist/
VOCABULARY Focus:
IN ACT 7:
To look forward
Get through
Bargain
Farewell party
Dearly
Grateful
Put
somebody through
Hug
Pierce
Encouraging
Log
in
Piece
of cake
Icon
Handwriting
Cute
In Class:
posh
receiver
ivory
taxido
reveal
grumpy
tongue twister
tools
fancy dress party
fave /feiv/
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