Jun

17

Junior 1 - June 16th

June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
So, I hope you’ve been practising your pronunciation after what we talked about yesterday. Remember and practise the UPS and DOWNS of the language. The rhythm of English is very different from the rhythm of Portuguese, and this makes a big difference in terms of understanding and speaking clearly.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t our picture in [...]

Jun

11

Junior 1 - June 11th

June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
Just a quick post to inform you of your homework.
- Grammar Booster - Unit 5 - Lesson 2
- Workbook - Unit 5 - Lesson 2
Make sure you also recycle the usage of articles, ok?
Cheers,
Rick

Jun

9

Junior 1 - June 11th

June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there guys,
So, what happened to the boys in this group? I had only the girls today. Come on guys, you have to show up!
Today we recycled some vocabulary from unit 5. I know you have to study for Sigma tests, but I still expect you to study English, OK?
Make sure you remember the vocabulary [...]

Jun

2

Junior 1 - June 2nd

June 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello everybody,
So, today we started talking about food. What a nice topic, huh?! Just make sure you don’t come hungry to class.
Today we covered the TOPIC PREVIEW for unit 5 and we also had a song - BUBBLY. I hope you enjoyed it.
HOMEWORK
- Workbook - Unit 5 Topic Preview (exercises 1 and 2 only)
And here [...]

May

28

Junior 1 - May 28th

May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi there,
Today there was the quiz from unit 4. We also worked on the Grammar Review from unit 4.
We were going to watch the video from unit 4, but for some weird reason the computer decided not to play it. Anyway, I’ll try to fix it so we can watch it next class, OK?
No homework [...]

May

26

Atlantic Junior 1 - May 26th

May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Howdy!!!
So, today there was time for a short review of machines and gadgets and some more vocabulary work. This is your homework for our next class:
 
HOMEWORK
- Workbook - Lesson 3 and 4 / Grammar Booster
- Composition - Hand in your final version
- Study for your quiz (Unit 4)
 
Cheers,
Rick

May

21

Junior 1 - May 21

May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi there sweeties,
Lots of vocabulary today, huh? Make sure you recycle it. Perhaps you could even post what you can remember as comments here, what do you think? Can you still remember what I have in my bedroom? What about your bedroom?
HOMEWORK:
- Workbook - Unit 4 Lesson 2
- Rewrite the composition correcting the mistakes (for [...]

Nov

9

Junior 1 - Brazilian Food

November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
 Since we’re talking about food, I thought you might be interested in learning what other people say about Brazilian food. This is just a note from what British people have to say:
Food
Black beans, white rice and manioc flour are staples, usually served with beef, chicken or fish. Coconut milk and palm-oil are traditional bases. [...]

Oct

24

Atlantic Junior 1 - October 24

October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
 We’ve been talking about electronic gadgets and appliances. It’s utterly important that you revise the vocabulary constantly as there is more than meets the eye.
Don’t forget to revise Unit 4 - Lesson 4, which we saw today, and work on the vocabulary there.
Homework:

Student’s book - Read text on Lesson 3 of Unit 4. Make sure [...]

Oct

24

We’re back

October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
 I’d like to apologise for the long period of inactivity. There were lots of things which had to be taken care of and, unfortunately, the blog suffered the consequences of my hectic life style.
Anyway, I hope now there won’t be any setbacks and we’ll be back on track again, at least posting homework.
 I appreciate [...]

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