What was happening as the Titanic was sinking?

Past Continuous Tense vs. Past Simple: 

The Mysterious Stalker 

EXPLANATION: As, when or while

ACTIVITIES

Past Simple Tense

Explanation and practice

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Past Continuous Tense
Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4
Exercise 5

Past Simple and Past Continuous Tense

Explanation and practice
Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

REMEMBER: 

- We can introduce the Past Continuous using:  WHILE, AS and WHEN.

- We usually introduce the Past Simple using: WHEN.

Activity 1

Activity 2

What was happening as the Titanic was sinking?

WORKSHEETS

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USED TO: VIDEO, EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

ACTIVITIES

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 4

EXERCISE 5

EXERCISE 6

QUESTIONS

HOW TO FORMULATE QUESTIONS

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WORKSHEET 6

My First Job

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1.  In the first minute of the clip, we are introduced to some of the main characters in the show.  How would you describe them?

- Charlotte

- Jasper

- Henry

- Piper

2. Why does Jasper find the word "duties" funny?

3. Explain the name of the shop, "Junk ´n Stuff".  What do the duties at this store entail?

4. Describe our introduction to "Junk 'n Stuff" and the Man Cave.  Can you explain why Captain Man's secret headquarters is called that?  

5.  There's a spelling error in the video.  Can you identify it?

6.  All super villains have at least one distinguishing characteristic.  What is the Toddler's?

7.  Explain what a sidekick does.  Can you name a few more from books and films.

8. Why does Henry describe his first day at work as "interesting"?

9. Would you want to have a part-time job?  Explain.

10. What are the laws regarding under-18s working in your country?

Teenagers working in the US.

ADJECTIVE ORDER

The common arrangement of adjectives in order is: 

 quantity, opinion, size, age, colour, shape, origin, material and purpose.

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 2

Write three sentences using as many adjectives as possible.  Ask your partner to correct it.

TEENAGE JOBS

DESCRIBING JOBS

Think of three jobs you might want to do in the future.  Describe the job.  Have your partner guess what it is?

LITERATURE

THE THREE LITTLE PIGS BY Roald Dahl

1. Tell the story about the Three Little Pigs.

2. Compare Roald Dahl's version to the traditional tale.

3.  What does the traditional story say about having a good work ethic?  Do you think this is always true?

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Part 1 - On Work (23:00)

1. Summarise Kahlil Gibran's attitude towards work.

2. Does his view of work differ to your own?  If so, how?

3. In what ways do you coincide with his point of view?

4. Give some examples of poetic devices that he uses.

5. Why does he not write down his ideas in simpler, more plain prose?

COMPLETE FIRST CERTIFICATE STUDENT'S BOOK

AUDIO TRACKS

HOUSE AND HOME

Houses around the World

A ROOM

HOME

MY BEDROOM

HOMES OF THE FUTURE

JUST FOR FUN

Describe the sequence of events in the video.

GRAMMAR

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME: VIDEO, EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

ADVERB POSITION

v BEFORE THE MAIN VERB

Ø We often watch movies on Friday nights.

v AFTER THE VERB "BE"

Ø Lucy is always punctual.  She hates arriving late.

v AFTER AUXILIARY AND MODAL VERBS

Ø I can never understand what he says.

v WE PUT PHRASES AT THE BEGINNING OR THE END OF A SENTENCE.

Ø Every Friday, we have a family movie night with pizza.

Ø I have football practice twice a week.

Frequency Adverbs: video and online activities

WORKSHEET

Explanation and activity

WRITE: Put the words in the correct order.

ONLINE ACTIVITY

ONLINE ACTIVITY 2

LET'S PRACTISE!

Present Continuous review: video, explanation and practice

Read the explanation then do the activities

1. Dynamic and Stative verbs

2. Dynamic and Stative verbs 2

3. Dynamic and Stative verbs 3

4. Dynamic and Stative verbs 4

5. Dynamica and Stative verbs 5

2. Present Continuous explanation and activities

3. Listen to the recording then do the following:

A.  Choose the correct answer for speakers 1, 2 and 3.  How does each one feel about London?

B.  Why?  Note down your answers for speakers 1, 2 and 3.

C.  Listen to the recording again and complete the activities.

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: VIDEO, EXPLANATION AND ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

EXPLANATION:

QUANTIFIERS 1

ACTIVITY: AT, IN OR ON - EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

ACTIVITY: AT, IN OR ON - EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE 2

ACTIVITY: AT, IN OR ON - EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE 3

Watch the video and write down: the countries and one original characteristic of each house described.

21 Houses You Won't Believe Exist

SPONGEBOB THEME SONG

A LUXURY HOME

Describe your home to your classmates.  Draw.

Staying healthy

What does it mean to be healthy?

What advice is given in this video?

What is 5 2 1 0?

Talk about your healthy habits.

PRESENT SIMPLE: British Council Teens

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY:  British Council Kids

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: British Council Teens

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: British Council Teens

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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Family

A FAMILY AFFAIR

1. Describe the following pictures.

2. What aspects of family life do these pictures show?

3. Which of these activities do you enjoy doing with members of your family?  Which do you prefer doing with friends?  Why?

4. How important is it for families to do things together?  Why?

PICTURE 1

PICTURE 2

PICTURE 3

PICTURE 4

PHRASAL VERBS

FAST PHRASALS:  COMPREHENSION

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

LEARN ENGLISH TEENS

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

PRACTICE

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

What's your family like?

Have you ever seen the Addams Family?

• How do the values reflected in the video differ from those of conventional families?
• What other films, television series or books can you think of that explore the nuclear family unit in a satirical way?
• What is your opinion of how these families are depicted?

COMPLETE FIRST CERTIFICATE STUDENT'S BOOK

AUDIO TRACKS

Fairness (C1-U5)

PRISON BREAKS

• Watch the video about Alcatraz.  While you watch, make notes and then use them to summarise the main ideas.

• Explain what "institutionalised" means within the context of this scene from Shawshank Redemption.

RELATIVE CLAUSES: Video, explanation, practice

Join these sentences using a relative clause. If it is possible to omit the relative pronoun, write it in brackets. 

1 The man told me you were out. He answered the phone. The man 

2 The museum was shut. We wanted to visit it. The museum 

3 I didn't get the job. I applied for it. 

4 The party wasn't very enjoyable. We went to it. 

5 The storm caused a lot of damage. Nobody had been expecting it.

6 The postman was late this morning. He is always on time.

MORE PRACTICE

How to Choose the Right Career Path in 7 Simple Steps

JOB SECTORS

MODAL VERBS: WILLINGNESS, OBLIGATION, NECESSITY

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Watch the video and complete the expressions.

1 You’re staying with Emma at the moment, if my memory  __________ me correctly?

2 I was__________  the impression that you were writing another book?

3 No __________ you heard that from that guy from the radio interview.

4 What __________ out in my mind most is that that interview was a total disaster!

5 I’d __________ a guess that he hadn’t even read my book.

6 __________ , you’re a technician, like Emma’s boyfriend, right?

7 I think I __________ Emma saying that her boyfriend’s a technician at City FM.

8 __________ you’d known, would you still have agreed to meet with me?

Trumps tricks

LITERATURE

The Hitchhiker, Roald Dahl

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Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky

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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (2002 film trailer)

Why should you read “Crime and Punishment”? - Alex Gendler