Classes A, B & E

Week 19-22 April (assignments to do for 26-29 April)

Hiya!                                                                   
Here is your weekly LESSON PLAN.           

♦  GRAMMAR: RELATIVES              

  ∇   GRAMMAR PRESENTATION on RELATIVES-  Take your time to read this presentation thoroughly to remember the essential points you need to know about this grammar point. Relative clauses

∇   VIDEO GRAMMAR LESSON- Here is a useful video about relatives, which I guess will also be of much help.   Relatives: grammar lesson


∇   From
OPEN WORLD-
 Grammar Reference p.217: Relative pronouns and relative clauses. Read the brief explanations that remind you of the difference between a defining and a non-defining relative clause, and then watch the Grammar on the Move video on p.87 -or the other way round, as you find most suitable-, before doing the two exercises on p.217. Note that in ex.2 n°4, the pronouns who/that can be omitted, as they are the object of the clause (this option is not in the key).

Go back to Relative clauses p.87 and do from exercises 1 to 5 those we have not seen in class. Notice the use of whom, which you might not have come across with till now. In ex.4, sentence 5, both who and whom can be used with exactly the same meaning, being whom the most formal option. In exercise 5 you will practise some expressions with which and whomin these phrases only whom is correct, but not who.

∇   ONLINE PRACTICE- These are some extra exercises to practise relatives more in depth.
– Relative clauses: rules+online exercises with answers (from perfect english grammar)
– Relative pronoun: necessary or not? exercise with answers

♦  VOCABULARY          

∇   From OPEN WORLD- An unforgettable experience, p.88. Read the Did you know? box and do exercise number 2, which has been devised to help you clarify the difference between pairs of words such as sensitive and sensible, which are easily confused. Take your time to reflect upon the difference between options. Note the spelling and how you would pronounce them too (use a dictionary with pronunciation audios if needed). Any doubts? Let me know.

♦  LISTENING COMPREHENSION   

Being a volunteer. Listen to five people talking about their experience of being a volunteer and match each speaker to the idea they express.
exercise         key         script         audio

The Wartime House. Listen to an interview with a young woman who took part in a TV show called The Wartime House. Multiple-choice options.
The Wartime House+key+script          audio

♦  READING COMPREHENSION 

The Sea Mammal Institute. Read the five paragraphs and match the information to questions 1-10.
exercise          answer key

How my life changed. Article about a student who had an unexpected experience while travelling. Multiple choice reading with optional audio recording of the text.
exercise+key           audio

Enough for now, but some more work coming next week!