FCE – March 30

Hi there guys,

Today’s homework:

- Coursebook: Unit 1 – Test (page 17)

- Watch some TV and pay attention to the ups and downs of the language

Cheers,

Rick

CAE – March 27

Dear students,

We covered lots of things in today’s class, huh?! I hope you can remember most of it. We didn’t have time to finish everything we were supposed to, but we’ll do so next class.

Homework:

- Maximiser: Unit 5 – Writing – Report

- Handout: Progress Test Units 1 – 5 (you received this 2 classes ago, so everyone has got it.)

Cheers,

Rick

FCE – March 25

Hi there guys,

A quick post with today’s homework:

- I want you guys to come up with a PPT similar to the one I used in class today.

These are the verbs each one of you have chosen:

- Jana: BRING

- Pedro: CARRY

- Laura: TAKE

- Ju: COME

- Paula: GET

- Belle: CALL

- Bárbara: SEE

- Igor: SPEAK

Minimum of 6 sentences, OK?

And you also have to write your second composition – MAXIMISER page 14 exercise 4.

FCE – March 16

Hi there,

Today we had our second mock test – English in use this time. How did you all fare?

Homework for next class:

- Coursebook – page 16 exercise 1 (Writing an email to a friend) – Make sure you check pages 206 and 209 before writing it, OK?

- Have a closer look at the mock test at home – please, make use of your dictionary if necessary.

See you on Wednesday,

Rick

CAE – March 13

Howdy,

I hope you enjoyed your lesson on this spooky Friday the 13th. hehehehe

Don’t forget to do your homework:

- Coursebook – page 62 (open cloze exercise)

- Coursebook – pages 65 – 67 (all of it)

- Go over your mock test again at home and check your answers. You may, and should, use a dictionary for that.

Enjoy the weekend!

FCE – March 11

Dear students,

It seems you got off the hook today, huh? But we really had to have this mock test now.

Your homework is fairly easy. I need you to have a closer look at the test at home.

Enjoy your weekend!

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bárbara!!! May your 17s be sweeter than your 16s.

FCE – March 9

Dear students,

So, today’s homework is simply to add your thoughts on the video we watched in class today. Here it goes:

Cheers!!

CAE – March 6

Hi there,

A very short post today just to let you know what to do at home. Here it goes, then:

Coursebook

- Page 58 – Vocabulary 1: word formation – exercises 3 and 4

- Page 58/59 – Use of English: word formation – exercise 2

- Page 60 – Grammar 2: Intensifying comparative forms – exercise 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3

- Page 61 – Vocabulary 2: Sports idioms – exercises 1 & 2

Paper 1 – Reading – Go over your test and check your answers.

Enjoy your weekend!!!

FCE – March 4

Hello guys,

Yesterday we had a chat about a bunch of things, if I’m not mistaken. I hope you all have learned how to spell words by now, huh?!

Homework for your next class:

- Coursebook: p. 13 – Vocabulary 2

- Exam Maximiser: p. 8 (Grammar 1) to p. 13 (but don’t do the Listening bit, OK?)

Enjoy your weekend,

Rick

FCE – March 2

Hi there,

So, first of all, I’d like to apologise for not being myself today. I hope I’m feeling a lot better when you guys read this.

I still have to post all of the links I talked to you about on our first class and I’ll do it asap.

Homework:

- Coursebook: pages12 & 13 (everything but vocabulary 2)

Cheers!