Something for our kiddies!

Hi parents!

Se siete alla ricerca di alcune attività inglesi per dare ai bambini, potreste trovare questi link utili. Stiamo facendo ora Unit 1 in classe ... se vogliano fare qualcosa anche a casa, non sarebbe male!

Click here! per livello 1 (6-7 years Kerin and Gem's classes)


Click here! per livello 4 (9-11 years Kerin and Gem's classes)

Vedete qui per i 'pre-schoolers' (4-5 years Gem's class)

Crime: Conversation class 29 Sep

How many words about 'Crime' do you know?

• Play this game to find out:

• Try this quiz:

• And finally, watch this video - no lesson on crime would be complete without speaking about Sherlock Holmes!

Men and Women: Conversation class notes

Great class last night! We were surprised that there wasn't more arguing!

Here are the notes:

interesting or interested?

Try this quiz to practise ING and ED adjectives

Vocab List

to cheat on 

have an affair

remember- to remind me

bringing up the children\ raising

exception

nowadays\ these days

we are used to going - familiar\habit

we used to go - past

someone in your family

close - closer.... not as close

nowadays

Errors:

Can you remember the correct form?

-we are agree

-You have not a best friend?

-I have not  a dog.

-Have you a house at the sea?

Phrasal Verbs - B1 homework

• I heard a strange noise from my bike, but I kept on cycling
  

• After few km I couldn't shift gears because the shiftgear broke down 

• After A few kms I couldn't shift gears because the shift gear HAD brokeN down 

• Tomorrow I will take it to the mechanic, I hope to get it back soon

• I lost my notes, they turned up only after the exam.

• Mario is never on time, He make up some excuses every times.
• Mario is never on time, He makeS up some excuses every time.

1. The cash machine is broken down. Could lend me € 100? I'll pay you back tomorrow.
2. The cash machine HAS broken down. Could lend me € 100? I'll pay you back tomorrow.

1. Have you ever looked after a pet? Yes, I look after the neighbours cat when they are away
2. Have you ever looked after a pet? Yes, I looked after the neighbour’s cat when they are away

1. Why didn't you come to Barbara's birthday? My car broke down and I had to call the car mechanic and wait until 11 pm

1. If you ask for the bill in a restaurant and it is a bit pricey, how do you do? I call the waiter and I ask for explanations
2. If you asked for the bill in a restaurant and it WAS a bit pricey, WHAT WOULD you do? I’d call the waiter and I ask for AN explanation

5) How did you celebrate your degree? I took my parents and friends out for a dinner

New vocab from Conversation Class 21.4.2015

Words from the video:

cramped- crowded -overcrowded

escape

conflict

tackle

heartfelt- empathy

Words from the discussion:

citizenship

trafficking

easy-easier

vessel

too big

to give asylum

asylum seekers

Watch Out!

fall-fell

feel-felt

shoot-shot

Europe (no article)

The USA, The Netherlands, The UK

to risk + ING
risk dying,  risk losing, risk not seeing, risk feeling

Vocab from Conversation Class

QUIRKY

 

Do the shopping

Go shopping

Kinds of shop:

DIY store
a stationer's 
a newsagent's

a dry cleaner
a laundrette   

estate agent
a travel agent

mini-market

Newsagent

DIY

Stationery Shop

Mean / Tight

tight-fisted

adjective

informal

1. not willing to spend or give much money; miserly.

   synonyms:

   mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching,cheese-paring, penurious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous

Things to remember:

AT the weekend

Once a week --- or ------once every two months

Once IN a while

organic

the mark up

to buy FROM 

fruit 

buying in bulk

take it TO   ------ go TO

bad - worse - worst

further

likely

Cultural Differences: conversation class 28/01/2015

Hi everyone,

We watched Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?

on TED talks. Remember you can download the transcript to understand it in more detail.

More listening:
A few years ago HSBC put together a global campaign on cultural differences: it makes the point of cultural perceptions in a clear & funny way, giving examples from all over the world. Their slogan is “The world’s local bank”!  

Check out some of the adverts they made: