Lesson 4 [Tue., 26th Nov. 2013]

Topics discussed UNIT 2
Vocabulary: extreme adj (p23); prepositions (p24)
Grammar: modifiers (p22); used to & would (p25)

Homework for Tue., 3rd December 2013

• Study your notes.
• Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 2 (page 134) and do #4-6 on page 135 on a separate sheet of paper.
• Do # 1-2 Grammar and # Vocabulary on page 29 on a separate sheet of paper.

Past Tenses in English

Let's revise Past Simple, Past Continuous and Past Perfect with an useful tutorial. Visit English Club Pro!

Extra Activity: White Teeth by Zadie Smith

If you want something different from most mainstream novels, or you like character-based, multicultural stories, you might read White Teeth by Zadie Smith or listen to the audiobook @ www.youtube.com

For summaries and discussion questions related to this novel, visit the LitLovers website.

Lesson 3 [Tue., 19th Nov. 2013]

Topics discussed UNIT 2
Vocabulary: -ing and -ed adj (p19); relationships (p20)
Grammar: Past Tenses (p19-21).

Homework for Tue., 26th November 2013

• Study your notes.
• Study Grammar Focus Unit 2 (page 134) and do #1-3 on page 135 on a separate sheet of paper.
• Read the extract from White Teeth (page 21) and do #3 (Reading) on page 20.

Present Simple and Present Continuous. What's the difference?

 Discover it on www.perfect-english-grammar.com.

Lesson 2 [Tue., 12th Nov. 2013]

Topics discussed UNIT 1

Vocabulary: Collocations for describing places (p11); the verb to look (p10)

Grammar: Present Simple and Continuous (p9); Questions (p11 and p12)

Video on the Present Tenses in the English Language:

Homework for Tue., 19th November 2013

• Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 1 (page 132) and do #1-7 on page 133 on a separate sheet of paper.
• Do # 1-2 Grammar and # 1-2 Vocabulary on page 17 on a separate sheet of paper.
• Read Towards a definition of cultures (page 13) and do #3 on page 12