Getting back into our routine after holidays

Hello guys!

I believe this cartoon accurately depicts your faces this morning. 

Take an extra cup of coffee tomorrow. 

I'm not kidding, you were all very quiet.

This morning the only one participating in in class was the cricket chirping on the courts outside (and he seemed to like my classes)

So, school is back and so are my daily (weekly) posts. Today I'm bringing you some grammar practise involving relative clauses. It's in .pdf format and you can dowload it by clicking on the following link (answer key is included).

Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses

Unit 6--> Copy set

Good evening!

Here's the copy set of UNIT 6 involving magical worlds and fairy tales. I hope you like it. 

Click on the following link to download your copy. And remember, you can always get your printed copy at the copy shop.

Unit 6 Copy Set

Here's also a very nice presentation involving some of the most famous fairy tales. I used it this morning in class in order to introduce the unit to my students. It consists on some clues describing the most important elements or characters of these fairy tales and students have to guess their titles.

Fairy Tales- Guessing exercise

WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER

New idiom brought to you by popular demand (well, perhaps not soo popular, but you know I exaggerate things).

Well, some of your classmates were racking their brains because they couldn't translate the meaning of this idiom into Spanish... 

Let's start by giving you some context. Just imagine the following conversation:

A. How is Peter?

B. Oh, Sarah has him wrapped around the finger.

(Oh, the girl is Sarah and the tiny little man wrapped around her finger is Peter)

If the meaning is not clear yet, I'll copy the following definition (by courtesy of Urban Dictionary):

1. A term used when a girl has a guy under her command. 

2. Means the guy will pretty much follow their girl's every wish and do whatever she wants.

Well, this is an expression which usually appears in songs. Take the following as an example:

Me... again!

Good evening! 

I know that today you've had a school trip, How was it? 

I hope you all had a ball!

It seems to me that there are some unwritten rules regarding this sort of trips. Take for instance, your place in the coach...

And... you must hurry if you don't want to end sitting in the WORST PLACE ... 

And this is probably how your teacher feels after such a lonnnnng trip ;)

See you tomorrow!

PS: Don't forget the homewok!

Listening resources (Flyers)

Some of you asked me today to upload some listening examples to practise for the upcoming exams. And look what I've found! A complete Flyers exam! 

Click on the following link to listen to the audio (take into account that it is a complete exam, so it may take some minutes to download)

Flyers Listening exam (audio)

Click on the following link to download the exam in .pdf format (with answers!!)

Flyers Listening exam (pdf)

If you have any questions, Leave a comment and I'll try to answer it asap (as soon as possible).

Listening Practise online (B1 level)

Good evening!

Some of you are concerned about the new listening exam format and so have asked me to upload more samples to the blog. 

And your wish is my command :)....

Click on the links to be directed to the exams:

Exam Practise 1:

Exam Practise 2

Exam Practise 3

Exam Practise 4

Exam Practise 5

Hello!

I hope so! 

Just a quick reminder:

DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR BOOKS and COPY SETS of unit 5 TOMORROW 

(I'm not sure if the smartboard is working)

ANSWER KEY. UNIT 4

STUDENT'S BOOK

Page 53
Exercise 1:
1. chemicals
2. travel agent
3. competitive
4. destroy
5. overpopulated
6. deforestation
7. rubbish
8. scored a goal

Exercise 2:
1. save
2. keep fit
3. training
4. recycle
5. protecting
6. determined
7. environmentally friendly
8. conservation
9. global warming

Exercise 3:
1. will be watching
2. will help
3. have you seen
4. will have finished
5. are leaving
6. had lost
7. am going to live
8. met

WORK BOOK
Page 32
Exercise 2: 
1. increase
2. pollution
3. harm
4. landfill
5. decompose
6. care about
7. protect
8. recycle

Exercise 3:
1. eat too much
2. oppose
3. you've used it before
4. other schools
5. several colours
6. hasn't got

Exercise 4:
1. anti
2. under
3. re
4. over
5. inter
6. multi

Page 36
Exercise 1:
a. 5
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. 6
f. 1
g. 2
h. 3

Exercise 2:
1. care about
2. protect
3. ecological disasters
4. damages
5. pollution
6. increase
7. interconnected
8. multinational

Exercise 3:
1. I'll answer
2. will have finished
3. will have become
4. is visiting
5. are going to discuss
6. will be preparing

Exercise 4:
1. is going to buy
2. will enjoy
3. will have completed
4. am going to meet/ am meeting
5. sill still be sleeping
6. will get

New web and new resources---> FCE (B2 level)

Hi guys! How are you doing? Ok. I know, it's Monday....

And that's why I've brought you a present... TO CHEER YOU UP!

It's a new webpage with tons of exercises. It's perfect for those of you who are taking the B2 exam any time soon. And ... oh yes, it's free! Click on the link to start.

Enjoy!

flo-joe FCE (B2)

Costume ideas

In need of costume ideas for this weekend? Let me help you! 

Check out Zoey's costume! 

Isn't she the CUTEST LITTLE PERSON EVER?

Dear pupils...

Can you excuse my absence from class?

Those of you who saw me on Monday may have imagined what has happened to me.... Let me give you a clue:

Yep, as you know, on Monday I lost my voice....again.... (deep sigh) and in order to recover I have to rest my voice.

Are you missing me?

I'm sure that today, when you realised that I was not coming to class, you were all like...

But I'd rather imagine you like this: 

Because just the thought of missing my classes is UNBEARABLE, ;)

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Although, being honest, I picture you more like this (deep sigh again):