Writing Unit 3

A memorable day

Imagine you are in London living with an English family and they take you to celebrate Bonfire Night. Write a letter to your family talking about this memorable day.
-Introduce the letter.
-Explain what you did on Bonfire Night:
 Explain the origin of this festival, talk about all the preparations, what you did, saw, ate.... something that you will never forget (any anecdote) and how you felt that day.
-Finish the letter.

Remember to use:
-vocabulary of Guy Fawkes.
-Grammar and vocabulary revised so far.
-Expressions learnt so far.

Make your writing sound real and interesting for a good mark!!!

Summary unit 3

 Unit 3: Summary (Contents in blue are for the second term)

• Vocabulary and pronunciation.

-p. 30 (adjectives).
-Guy Fawkes activity.
-Irregular verbs (Wb. . 128).
-Regular verbs: -ed pronunciation.
-"Fun"  activities  
-Extreme adjectives. (photocopy)

• Grammar

-Be: Past Simple.
-There was / There were
-Past simple (aff, Neg, Int, Short answers)

• Key Phrases:

-It might be....
-It looks like...
-It must be...
-Who do you look like?
-Who do you take after?

-"Penny for the Guy"

 -How was your weekend?
-When did you last...?
-How was it?

-What about you?
-Let's...
-It was last....../It was .........ago.

• Culture: Memorable lives.

- Rosa Parks
-Guy Fawkes

• Writing

-A memorable day.

Unit 2

Summary Unit 2

Vocabulary
-Furniture (p. 18 + photocopy)
-Types of houses (detached; semi-detached; terraced house; block of flats; cottage)

-Housework (p. 22 + photocopy: listening + activities)
-Borrow/Lend
-Carry/Take/Wear
-Take/Bring

Pronunciation
-detached            -tidy             -sweep            -ironing       
-cottage              -mind           -busy            -could         -would

Grammar
-Present Simple vs Present Continuous.
-Prepositions of place.
-Verb +( ______ing / + INF)
       -ing               INF
       mind              forget to

Use of English
-Asking for permission:
    -Do you mind if I....?
    -Is it OK if I....?
    -May I....?
-Asking for a favour:
    -Would you mind ......ing.......(for me), please?
    -Could you......(for me), please?
-Offering help:
    -Shall I .......(for you)?
-Key phrases:
    -I'm busy at the moment.
    -Is it OK if I do it later?
    -I suppose so but don't forget to..../make sure you....

Writing  (similar to the following)
-You are in London. You are working as a babysitter because you want to improve your English.
Write a letter to a friend/your family, talking about your life in London.


Speaking
-Dialogue (see photocopy): Could you do me a favour?
   

Writing Unit 2

Writing
-You are in London. You are working as a babysitter because you want to improve your English.
Write a letter to a friend/your family, talking about your life in London:
-Introduction
-The house, Type, rooms, furniture in your bedroom......
-What you have to do in the house (chores, children...)
-The family (your relation with them)
-Things you do in your free time.
-Finish the letter in an appropriate way.