We started the lesson naming things we do every day, i.e. I check my email everyday or I wash my hands every day.

Students read homework:  life habits they have changed in the last five years.

We studied some adjectives and the prepositions they are used with:

Terrified of  or by

Fascinated by or with

Excited about, by or at

Satisfied with or by

Shocked by or at

Disappointed in, by or with

impressed by, with or at

aware of 

famous for 

fond of 

sure about or of

sick of

We also studied: be used to as in  I´m not used to getting up so early. Remember we always use the verb in its ing form after used to.

The difference between being used to and getting used to is that the latter means the process between not being used to something and being used to something. But that is the meaning of get.

Students read aloud  Letter from abroad and questions about it were asked. They learned words and expressions like rush hour, pedestrian, cop, adjust.

We answered a questionnaire about Halloween

Homework

Write about: 2 things you have been disappointed with. 2 sentences.

2 things you are aware of.

2 things you are fond of.

2 sentences using the verb ignore or twice when you have ignored a person or a reality because you were not interested.

2 things you are excited about or were excited about in the past.

We had a short lesson today. We started it with a drill: the teacher would say that had happened and students had to say weather they believed it or not and repeat the statement making the necessary changes.

Example: Most American children eat pancakes for breakfasta everyday. Yes, I believe that most... or No, I don´t believe that most ...

Students read the sentences they had had to write for homework using I used to... I would, I am always ...ing, I´ll +infonitive.

Exercises 4 & 5 page 17, Face to Face Upper Intermediate.

Remember: if there is a frequency adverb  we prefer would +infinitive to used to +infinitive. 

After a frequency adverb we also prefer will + infinitive instead of Present Simple.

Frequency adverbs: rarely, seldom, frequently, occasionally, more often than not, every so often, most of the time, once in a while, every now and again (or and then).

Homework: write about the difference between your life 5 years ago and your life now. Things you may consider: sleeping habits, free time activities, time with friends and family, sports and exercise, work or study, taste in music/films/TV programs, annoying habits.

Our lesson today:

For warming up students were each describing his sister.

The topic today was eating habits. We listened to Cassy and Ted talk about their current eating habits, and also about the way they have changed the way they eat or  not since they were children or teenagers. Their attitudes were quite different.
We talked about food in general and their nutrients and learned the names for the different courses of a meal: starter, main course and dessert.

Grammar 

A different way of using the Present Continuous tense: we use it together with "always" to talk about present habits and repeated actions that annoy us or happen too often.

We use the Future Simple tense or will + infinitive to talk about repeated or typical behaviour. 

Talking about past habits: used to + infinitive  and would + infinitive.

Homework:

Write 2 sentences using the Pr. Cont with always.

Write 2 sentences about things you used to do in your childhood or habits you use to have

Write 2 sentences about your childhood using would + infinitive.

Exercises 4 & 5 page 17 Face to Face.

The most healthy 

The Top 10 Healthy Foods Check this link.

Our lesson today.

We continue working on the career topic. After the warming up, which we did repeating Monday´s questions: What does a mechanic do?, what does a dentist do? and answering them with simple questions in the Pr. Simple, we practised dialogue. Students read it and then practiced it without looking at the text.

Grammar: gerund phrases as subjects and objects; Being, doing and working before different professions and activities.
Comparisons: better paid, worse paid, as much as, as adjective as.

Students wrote short dialogues imitating model on Pg 10 New Interchange 3. Then they practiced them orally.

Homework
Choosing 4 different jobs or careers, comparing 3 things: hours, pay and other qualities of that particular job.

Hello,

Here is the link I mentioned in our class. You can check some of the classified ads in the Accounting & Finance or Legal/Paralegal sections. Choose a couple of them and answer the following questions:

1. What does the advertising company do?

2. What responsabilities does the position involve?

3 What requirements must candidates meet?

See you on Wednesday.

B.

Let me remind you of some of the things we were working on in our last lesson:

I don´t have a clue...

I was caught cheating.

facts and figures (numbers)

kids weren´t taught how to actually speak

when it came to the oral exam

he did tell me (using the auxiliary before the actual verb to remark it)


For homework, write your own story: My worst exam moment.

Also, tell us if there is anything about our Education System that you would change and in which way you would change it.

Guillermo, you asked me about vocabulary lists. Check the Aula Virtual of Learn&Enjoy. To get there you must:
1. Go to www.lenjoy.es
2. Click on the Moodle image icon on the right.
3. User name: DNI (only the number)
4. Password: Ask in reception, please.

Look at the box called My courses, on the right side at the bottom. Click on  Upper Intermediate, you´ll find different types of materials you might like to check.

For now, do learn all those verbs that we highlighted in the text. The opposite of encourage is discourage. Other words we mentioned in the class were (to) highlight, allowance, pocket money.

Have a nice weekend!