Class: Thursday, November 18

1. Exams: UOE/Vocabulary2; Writing2

2. Song

HOMEWORK: Workbook pp. 50-51

Class: Tuesday, November 16

1. UOE Quiz 9

2. Corrected homework

3. Book p. 104 Exc. 5

4. Unit 8 Vocabulary TABOO

HOMEWORK: Study for Thursday's vocabulary exam (Unit 8 pp. 93, 96, 98, 100-103 & workbook p. 52 Exc. 1 & 2)

Class: Thursday, November 11

1. UOE Practice 9

2. Discussion Topics

3. Handed back Vocab Exam1 & Writing 1 and talked about them

4. Workbook p. 52

5. Students Book Grammar pp. 96-97 Exc. 1-3

HOMEWORK: Workbook pp. 53 & 55

Class: Tuesday, November 9

1. UOE Quiz 8

2. Corrected Homework

3. Book pp. 102-103 Writing

4. Vocabulary (handout - workbook p. 52)

HOMEWORK: Discussion Topic & Writing p. 103 Exc. 6 FOR THURSDAY

Class: Thursday, November 4

1. UOE Quiz

2. UOE preparation

3. Topic discussion

4. November poetry session

5. Video: Cambridge FCE exam part 2

6. Part 2 class practice

7. Book p. 101 Vocabulary 1 & 2

HOMEWORK: p. 101 Exc. 3 & 4; p. 104 Exc. 1-4

Class: Tuesday, November 2

1. UOE Practice Week 7

2. Topic Discussion

3. Book pp. 98-99: Listening & Speaking Practice

HOMEWORK: Prepare for Topic Discussion, study for UOE quiz

REMEMBER: Poetry recitation on Thursday

Class: Tuesday, October 26

1. UOE Quiz 6

2. Handed out Topic Question for Thursday

2. Modal Verbs extra Grammar packet - pp. 118-124

3. Special visit from Liverpool students

4. Tic-tac-toe for food vocabulary (Book p. 96)

5. Book p. 98 Listening lead-in (exercise 1)

HOMEWORK: Modal Verbs packet p. 124 exc.5 and p. 125 Exam Practice

**Listening/Reading 2 Exam this Thursday, 28/10**

Class: Thursday, October 21

1. UOE Quiz 5

2. UOE practice Week 6

3. Corrected Homework (Book pp. 94-95)

4. Book - food vocabulary p. 96

HOMEWORK: Book p. 100 Exc. 1-4

Class: Tuesday, October 19

Exams: Writing 1 & UOE/Vocabulary 1

Class: Thursday, October 14th

1. UOE Quiz 4

2. UOE Week 5 practice (quiz on Tuesday)

3. Handed out October Poetry

4. Corrected Book HW

5. Warm up: Names of Sounds (Handout)

6. JEOPARDY - Vocabulary Review Game

7. Book p. 93 Lead In

HOMEWORK: Book pp. 94-95 Exercises 2 & 3 AND Study for Vocabulary Exam

**VOCABULARY & WRITING EXAMS: TUESDAY, 19 OCTOBER**

Class: Thursday, October 7th

1. Week 4 UOE Practice

2. Topic Discussion

3. Corrected Homework; passive packet pp. 52-53

4. Speaking Practice --

a) watched Oxford 1st Certificate DVD;

b) practiced as pairs

c) group practice

HW: Book p. 92 AND Passives Packet pp. 54-55

Class: Tuesday, 5 October

1. UOE Quiz 3

2. Topic Question (on the back of the last topic question "Origins": choose a question from section 2 "What would you do?")
2. Passed back homework and exams
3. Corrected homework
4. Book p. 170: Speculating (reading and extended explanation in class)

5. Poem recitation
6. Homework packet last page (Grammar: Passives p.47) exercise 2

HOMEWORK: Homework packet last page (p.47) exercise 3; Book p. 85 exercises 5-7; prepare topic question

Class: Thursday, September 30th

1. Exams: Reading 1 & Listening 1

2. UOE practice for Tuesday

3. Discussion Topic presentations

HOMEWORK: Passive voice "packet" pp. 52-53, and Informal Email writing from book p. 91 (if you haven't turned it in yet)

Class: Tuesday, September 28th

1. UOE Quiz

2. Poetry questions

3. Topic question introduction for Thursday

4. Book p. 89 Vocabulary (formal vs. informal)

5. Book pp. 90-91 Writing: an informal email

HOMEWORK: Prepare Topic Question for Thursday, informal email task (p. 91 number 6) for Thursday or next Tuesday, October 5th

**EXAMS: Reading1 & Listening1 on Thursday, September 30th**

First Class: Tuesday, September 14, 2010

1. Read class rules/grading policy

2. Liar! Activity

3. Grammar for First Certificate: Passives

Homework: (a) Passive Grammar Excercises 1 (b) Prepare a paragraph/some notes with personal opinions on memory, from "Memory" handout (for Wednesday)

YEAR TWO

Welcome to the beginning of the second year of preparation for the First Certificate Exam. I hope everyone rested well during summer and is ready for an intriguing year of English learning in the form of exam preparation :-)

Class Wednesday, June 9

1. Poetry

2. Writing pp. 78-9

HOMEWORK: Writing assignment, p. 79; Hanout pp. 24-25

Class Monday, 31 May

1. Corrected Homework

2. Handed back writings

3. Speaking p. 75

HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Unit 6 Test (this Wednesday, 2 June)

Class Wednesday, May 26

1. Speaking Activities

2. Book pp. 76-77 Use of English & Vocabulary come & go

HOMEWORK: Book p. 76 Exc. 3, p. 77 Exc. 2, p. 80 Review ALL

Class Wednesday, May 19

1. Listening/Writing Exams
2. Song

HOMEWORK: Workbook Handout pp. 35, 38 & 39

Class Monday, May 17th

1. Corrected Homework
2. Graded Example Essay
3. p. 72 Speaking - giving advice using modals

Class Wednesday, May 12

1. Warm Up - fill in the blanks
2. Corrected Homework
3. Book pp. 66-67

HOMEWORK: Essay from "Writing" pp. 66-67 (look at instructions on p. 67 numbers 4-6 & on p. 161 of the book) AND 16: Reported Speech handout pp. 140-141 Exercises 1-3

Class Monday, May 10th

1. Corrected Homework (pp. 70-71)
2. Lead In: Journeys p. 69
3. Vocabulary, p. 72

HOMEWORK: Grammar pp. 72-73 exercises 1, 2, 4, 5

Class Wednesday, May 5th

1. Exams - Use of English, Vocabulary
2. Corrected Use of English as a class

HOMEWORK: Book pp. 70-71 Exercises 1-4

Class Monday, May 3rd

1. Corrected HW
2. Vocabulary Games (Unit 5)
3. Review p. 68 1-4

HOMEWORK: Review p. 68, exercises 5 & 6, and study for Unit 5 Vocabulary test

Class Wednesday, April 28

1. Corrected Monday's HW, read mini-sagas aloud
2. Listening & Speaking pp. 62-63
3. Use of English, exercise 1 p. 64

HOMEWORK: Book pp. 64-65 exercises 4 & 5 AND Vocabulary ALL

Class Monday, April 26

1. Finished direct speech game (book p. 60)
2. Reported Speech Listening & Explanation (extra handout)
3. Speaking game

HOMEWORK: Mini saga using three vocabulary words from p. 60 in book

Class Wednesday, April 21

1. Finished correcting Listenings
2. Great Gatsby Games
3. Book p. 60 Vocabulary

HOMEWORK: Workbook pp. 32-33, Book p. 61 #7, Mini saga using 3 of the vocabulary words from p. 60

Class Monday, April 19

1. Writing & Listening Tests
2. Corrected Listenings

Class Monday, April 12

1. Speaking Activity
2. Exam - Reading

HOMEWORK: The Great Gatsby chapter 9

Class Wednesday, April 7

Welcome Back!!

1. Speaking Activity - Easter Holiday
2. The Great Gatsby Intro & Chapters 1-5 quiz
3. Speaking Activity: discussing personality differences

HOMEWORK: The Great Gatsby chapters 6-8 (answer the questions at the back)

Class Monday, March 22

1. Warm up - Reported Speech table (present simple goes to past simple, etc.)
2. Corrected Unit 5 Grammar HW.
3. Passed out Easter Holiday homework, which is:

-Read the Introduction and Chapters 1-5 of The Great Gatsby
-Answer the questions at the back of the book for the introduction and chapters 1-5 (pp. 68-70).
* There is a glossary at the back of the book, as well (pp. 73-76). I recommend you take a look at the terms for each chapter either before you read, or as you read. It will be helpful!!

On Wednesday we're having a "fun" class, so please try to come if you can.

Class Monday, March 15

1. Grammar Exam
2. Song

Homework: Handout with connecting words and phrasal verbs

Class Wednesday, March 10

1. Vocabulary/UOE exam... if you weren't here, please find a time to make it up as soon as possible, because marks are due out next week.
2. "Played" Grammar Auction
3. Corrected Grammar Homework (present tenses handout)

On Monday we'll do the Grammar exam. The Grammar is from Units 3 & 4 except for one multiple choice exercise, which covers Units 1, 2 & 3.

Class Monday, March 8

Only one person came to class, so we did some speaking practice. The vocabulary test will be on Wednesday (March 10), and the grammar on Monday (March 15). Study up!!

Class Wednesday, March 3

1. Writing Test
2. Speaking Test
3. Unit 4 Review (book) numbers 1, 2 & 4 (did and corrected)

HW: Extra Grammar Handout on present tenses
**Vocabulary Exam on Monday, March 8th!!! Study all Unit 4 vocabulary, especially phrasal verbs with take and movie vocabulary (both nouns and adjectives)**

Class Monday, March 1

1. Book pp. 54-55
2. Started Writing assignment (Movie Review, p. 55 number 7)

HOMEWORK: Complete Movie Review (p. 55 number 7)

**Next class (Wednesday, March 3) we'll do the second Writing Exam.**
**Monday, March 8: second Vocabulary Exam. Study all Unit 4 vocabulary!!**
**Wednesday, March 10: Grammar Exam**

Class Wednesday, February 24

1. Corrected Grammar HW from Monday (pp. 48-49)
2. Finished UOE (pp. 52-53)
3. Did Speaking Activity (p. 51)

HOMEWORK: Workbook Handout (pp. 26, 27, 29)

Class February 22

1. Handed back exams
2. Corrected HW
3. Speaking activity and p. 51
4. UOE p. 52 number 1

HOMEWORK: UOE p. 52 numbers 2 & 3

Class February 17

1. Exams - Reading2, Listening2
2. Song

HOMEWORK: Book p. 53 Vocabulary 1-3

Class February 10

1. Continued on with homework correction (book pp. 46-47)
2. Did book p. 47 numbers 5 & 6
3. Did book p. 48 exercises 1-3

HOMEWORK: Book pp. 48-49 Grammar exercises 1-5 (have a look at pp. 163-64 for help/explanations)

Class February 8

1. Writing Exam
2. Listening
3. Song

Class February 3

1. Vocabulary Unit 3/Use of English Exam
2. Finished listening from Monday, February 1st

HOMEWORK: Book pp. 46-47 exercises 2-4

Class February 1st

1. Corrected HW (Review p. 44)
2. Played Taboo with vocabulary words from Unit 3

HOMEWORK: Study for the Vocabulary exam (Unit 3), which will be on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd

Class January 27

1. Corrected Homework
2. Wrote stories (p. 43) in pairs, using photographs

HOMEWORK: Review (ALL) Book p. 44, and study Unit 3 vocabulary. The Vocabulary test will be on Wednesday (Feb 3rd), but we'll play some review games on Monday (Feb 1st) so it would be good if you knew the words for the games.

Class January 20

1. Corrected homework
2. Did speaking (book p. 39)

Homework: Handout (from workbook) Vocabulary, Grammar & Use of English (pp. 18, 19, 21)
If you didn't come to class today, please come to the school to get the homework.

Class January 18th

1. Corrected HW
2. Worked on mini-sagas

HW for tonight: book pp. 34-35 Exercises 2 & 3

Classes - January 11 & 13

HAPPY NEW YEAR! It sounds like you all had nice holidays. I really enjoyed mine, and am ready to get back to work, nose to the grindstone ;-)

For those of you who haven't been able to make it to class, here's what we've done this week:

1. Talk about holidays (naturally)
2. Unscramble a jumbled story after finding the correct word for each gap
3. Take the first Writing Test (today, Wednesday)

Homework: Book p. 36 Vocabulary 1 & 3 (not 2); p. 40 Use of English 2 & 3 (not 1)

See you on Monday!