Wednesday 2 May

Obligatory homework: deadline next Monday


Reading 9

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnU1BMNzctRnpUUDA/edit

Listening 6

Audio:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnN3lELU15Vi1BazA/edit 

Questions:  https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnSDd5d2tzcVJOTEU/edit
Answers: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnZUN4NDRlaVpKV0k/edit

Video 6
Questions: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnSk9nTEViNkxHcE0/edit
Answers: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnneWljcHM5Wkg3UjQ/edit
US secret service scandal in Colombia

Answers to quantifiers (last page)
EXERCISE 3
1 How much, a lot; 2 lots of; 3 Few; 4 a little; 5 a little; 6 much; 7 much; 8 (both are possible); 9 a few; 10 (both are possible)
EXERCISE 4
1 few, 2 any, 3 many, 4 lot, 5 None, 6 much, 7 little, 8 enough, 9 some

Wednesday 25 April

WRITING EXAM 4: A STORY

• Student's book, page 141, exercise 8B
• Workbook: pages 69-70
• Photocopies quantifiers: all exercises except the listening exercises

Answers to photocopies: indefinite pronouns, page 3

EXERCISE A

2e, 3f, 4b, 5g, 6c, 7 a

EXERCISE C

2 something, 3 everyone, 4 someone, 5 anyone, 6 anything, 7 something, 8 anyone, 9 somewhere

EXERCISE D

2 I could see someone; 3 I didn't tell the police officer anything or I told the police officer nothins; 4 The woman didn't tell me anything interesting; 5 Nobody is happy; 6 Everybody knows; 7 There was something unusual about her; 8 He's been everywhere

MY TURN

2 someone, 3 Everybody, 4 anywhere, 5 nothing - nothing, 6 Everyone, 7 Nobody

Monday 23 April

• Student's book: page 141, exercise 8A
• Workbook: pages 67-68
• Photocopies indefinite pronouns: pages 3-4

Chart: indefinite pronouns

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnnY3kyamM1VDI4MjQ/edit
Verb + Preposition
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnneHctamJaaHE1NWc/edit
Preposition + gerund
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_iEg9GINmnndFhVM0VOOHVzTWM/edit

Wednesday 18 April

ANSWERS TO PHOTOCOPIES NOUNS AND ARTICLES
PAGE 2, EXERCISE 3
A - T-shirts, cups, glasses, candlesticks
B - lion, giraffes, deer, rhinos, monkeys
PAGE 2, EXERCISE 7
3 a, 4 some, 5 a, 6 some, 7 some, 8 an, 9 some, 10 a
PAGE 2, EXERCISE 8
3 traffics, 4 cars, gas cars, 5 Information, 6 Facts, 7 words, 8 vocabulary, 9 songs, 10 music, 11 literature, 12 novels, 13 Beaches, 14 sand, 15 suggestions, 16 advice
PAGE 3, EXERCISE 30
2 Mountains, The mountains; 3 The water, Water; 4 The information, information; 5 Health, the health; 6 Men, women; 7 problems, the problems; 8 The vegetables, Vegetables
PAGE 4, EXERCISE 17
2 the, 3 a, 4 a, 5 the, 6 the, 7 a, 8 the, 9 the, 10 the, 11 a, 12 the, 13 a
PAGE 4, EXERCISE 18
2 Melanie, 3 Europe, 4 President Clinton, 5 home, 6 the Mayor, 7 the afternoon, 8 cat, 9 the violin, 10 Swimming, 11 the Colosseum, 12 The Bridgeford




Note: Your homework writing (a story) will be corrected and given back to you next Monday. Sorry for the delay.

Monday 16 April

• Photocopies: nouns and articles
• Check the answers to the last reading, listening and video (see post 26 March, below the questions)

Answers to The Passive (photocopies)

PAGE 3, EXERCISE A

2d, 3a, 4f, 5i, 6c, 7j, 8e, 9g, 10b

PAGE 3, EXERCISE B

2 is done, 3 are given, 4 was started, 5 is bought, 6 Is ... learned, 7 was discovered, 8 are produced, 9 Were ... sent, 10 was invented

PAGE 3, EXERCISE C

2 was eaten by, 3 The Queen opened, 4 was/were called, 5 Did he write, 6 isn't accepted

PAGE 3, EXERCISE D

2 am woken, 3 are emptied, 4 am shocked, 5 was left, 6 was taken, 7 was sold, 8 was put, 9 was broken, 19 was given

PAGE 4, EXERCISE 12

2 This house was built in 1904, 3 Rice is grown in India, 4 Is Spanish spoken in Peru? 5 The telephone was invented by Bell, 6 When was the first computer invented? 7 Hammers are sold at a hardware store

PAGE 5, EXERCISE 16

2 was interrupted, 3 belongs, 4 is delivered, 5 isn't pronounced, 6 happened, 7 arrived, 8 heard - wasn't surprised - was shocked, 9 will be built, 10 wrote - was written, 11 was kicked - attended, 12 agree - prefer, 13 was your bike stolen, 14 Have you paid - will be shut off

PAGE 6, BANANA FACTS

1 were grown, 2 are produced, 3 are used, 4 are eaten, 5 is used, 6 was introduced, 7 were brought, 8 are caused

PAGE 6, CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM

1 is called, 2 is located, 3 started, 4 was organized, 5 were received, 6 took, 7 was finally completed, 8 is still used, 9 cross