LINGUAL HOME 2015

Let's have a MAGICAL time together!!!

Friday, October 9, 2015

PASSWORD:

" What's the chef's speciality for today?"

B&B:

  • Complete the Multiple Intelligences TEST
  • Solve the PASSIVE exercise
  • Revise dialogue at the restaurant
  • Let's meet at Lingual next Wednesday October 14th at 8pm!!!

A MAGICAL group of students!!



THANK YOU for being a FANTASTIC group of students!!!! Ana:)


SOUND Focus: Vowels, diphthongs & consonants


GRAMMAR Focus: Active - Passive Voice

TenseSubjectVerbObject
Simple PresentActive:Ritawritesa letter.
Passive:A letteris writtenby Rita.
Simple PastActive:Ritawrotea letter.
Passive:A letterwas writtenby Rita.
Present PerfectActive:Ritahas writtena letter.
Passive:A letterhas been writtenby Rita.
Future IActive:Ritawill writea letter.
Passive:A letterwill be writtenby Rita.
Modal VerbsActive:Ritacan writea letter.
Passive:A lettercan be writtenby Rita.
     Exercise: Rewrite the sentences in passive voice
  1. He opens the door. - 
  2. We set the table. - 
  3. She pays a lot of money. - 
  4. I draw a picture. - 
  5. They wear blue shoes. - 
  6. They don't help you. - 
  7. He doesn't open the book. - 
  8. You do not write the letter. - 
  9. Does your mum pick you up? - 
  10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - 

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES!

Solve the TEST in the photocopy and 
check which one is your most developed intelligence:)

1.    Verbal-linguistic
2.    Mathematical –logical
3.    Visual-spatial
4.    Bodily-kinaesthetic
5.    Musical –rhythmic
6.    Interpersonal
7.    Intrapersonal
8.    Naturalistic



TEST: Are You Right-Brained Or Left-Brained?

Friday, October 2, 2015

Password:

 “ The visual, auditory and kinaesthetic student should be taken into account ” 

B&B for next class:


  • Listen and read ACT 8
  • Answer the questions: 
Where is Titch in Act 8? What's the name of his new method? What does this new method consider?
  • Translate into Spanish:
The new method is used at schools today.


Many books were written about this new method.


Student's performance has improved .
  • Choose one character in the manual MAGICAL STOPOVERS and change your personality!! Speak as if you were this person:)        Options:
Titch Oll
Ms Pastot
Rob Otick
Cave Man
Magi Kin
Inde Futar
B-86 
B-99
Match Ado

MR TITCH Oll Method: The ALL Method!!




SONG: We Can Work It Out by The Beatles

Thursday, September 17, 2015

PASSWORD:


B&B for September,30th

1. Listen to ACT 7

2. Solve exercises in SOUND Focus.

3. Read the sentences and agree or disagree.
    Examples:  A: I smoke cigars      B: I don't! 
                          A: I don't like fish.    B: Neither do I !
     a. I eat fish every day.
     b. I don't like tennis.
     c. I play football on Sundays.
     d. I don't take trains.
     e. I prefer Reality Land to Messy Land.

4. Write sentences about you in the PRESENT, PAST and PRESENT PERFECT.
    Examples: I always drink water.
                         Yesterday I drank vodka.
                         I have never drunk whisky in my life.

5. Memorize the dialogue AT THE TRAVEL AGENCY:

AGENT: Good morning! Can I help you?
CUSTOMER: Yes, plese. I want to visit Turkey with my family. 
                           What would you recommend?
AGENT: Well, I have several options. How long do you want to stay?
CUSTOMER: We will stay around two weeks.
AGENT: In that case, I would recommend an all-inclusive tour.
CUSTOMER: What does it include?
AGENT: It includes air and ground transportation, accomodation, 
                  meals and guided visits.
CUSTOMER: I really like that. May I have a brochure, please.
AGENT: Yes, sure. Here you are.

SOUND Focus : / r / & / h /




GRAMMAR Focus 1: SO DO I / NEITHER DO I



GRAMMAR Focus 2:







PRESENT PERFECT:



SONG: God Only Knows

Thursday, September 10, 2015

PASSWORD:

"Titch has met very interesting people
 during his holidays.
He has reached his last destination.
And he is planning to travel back to
 Reality Land."

B&B:


  • Listen to ACT 7 and follow the memory map on page 70 of the manual.
  • Solve activities on pages 47 and 48 of the manual.
  • Look at SOUND Focus and write down the words that include the sound /l/

SOUND Focus

 

VOCABULARY Focus: Occupations




SONG: The Dead Sea

Thursday, September 3, 2015

PASSWORD:

" Mexican Chicken TACOS 
with cheddar cheese and Guacamole sause 
are DELICIOUS!!!!"

B&B:


  • Prepare a short dialogue between a waiter and a customer at TACOS Restaurant!
  • Read ACT 7 and underline new words

SOUND Focus:Revision of / j / and / w / sounds


VOCABULARY Focus:


Cooking TACOS!!!

At TACOS Restaurant!

SONG:

Do you like...?
Do you like apples?
Do you like cheese?
Do you like potatoes?
Do you like fish?

I like apples
I like cheese.
I don't like potatoes.
I don't like fish!

Does he like...?
Does he like apples?
Does he like cheese?
Does he like Potatoes?
Does he like fish?

He likes apples
He likes cheese.
He doesn't like potatoes.
He doesn't like fish!

Sunday, August 30, 2015

PASSWORD:

" Are you ready to order?
 Yes, I would like to have 
a Mexican TACO, please "

B&B for next class:


  • Listen to ACT 6 and follow it in your manual.
  • Complete the dialogue " At the restaurant" in the extra photocopy.
  • Bring ingredients to cook:
Calm Clemar: drinks
Zesty Zita: Pancake dough
Adorable Agustina: chicken and vegetables
Crazy Chris: cheddar cheese and one packet of "rapiditas"
Responsible Rox: One packet of "rapiditas" and icing sugar
Astonishing Angie: milk caramel 
Active Anna: Guacamole Sauce

SOUND Focus a: How to Pronounce the W

SOUND Focus b: The /j/ Sound

VOCABULARY Focus a:


VOCABULARY Focus b:

SONG: Sweet Pea

Thursday, August 20, 2015

PASSWORD:

"Is there any pasta in this restaurant?
No, there isn't. 
But there's some chicken!
OK. I'll have chicken!"

B&B for next class:


  • Listen to ACT 6 and follow the memory map on page 69 of the manual.
  • Solve Activities 1 and 2 on pages 41 and 42 of the manual.
  • Answer the questions:
1. Where is Titch in Act 6?
2. Who did he meet there?
3. Where did he go?
4. Did Titch like Perfect Land? Why /not?

SOUND Focus: / ʃ / ʒ / s / z /

Match the words with the phonetic transcription:
zesty, some, soda, pleasure, shut, treasure, zeal, sugar


/ˈpleʒə/

/ˈsəʊ.də/ 

/ˈtreʒə/

/ʃʌt/

/ˈʃʊɡ.ər/

/sʌm/ 

/ziːl/

/ˈzes.ti/

VOCABULARY Focus:

Act 6: trip-handsome-record-hungry-free-meal-order-starter-main course-dessert-imperfect


I LIKE......    I DON'T LIKE........    I LOVE....    I HATE...........

             


SONG: I AM A PIZZA

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Password for next class:

" If wish I were in Perfect Land!"

B&B:

1. Answer the following questions:
    a. What are you doing at the moment?
    b. What were you doing yesterday in the morning?
    c. What will you be doing next Saturday night?

2. Look for examples with sounds / ð / and / θ/ in ACt 5

SOUND Focus: Fricative Sounds

/ f/ fare, five, foul, elephant, roof

/v/ vote, van, veal, vast, very, motive


/ð/ there, they, then, those, these, the


/θ/ think, thank, Thursday, Through, month

SoUND Focus The /θ/ sound

VOCABULARY Focus

Phrases in ACT 5:

portable car- mild winter- magic wand-good connection-Christmas boot-
strange city- perfect weather-glass roof-retired doctor incredible future
hot summer- it’s late!- a skiing resort- a long story-
 a Christmas tree- a futuristic house.

GRAMMAR Focus:

                    PRESENT CONTINUOUS:  I’m brushing my teeth at the moment.

PAST CONTINUOUS:    I was reading a book yesterday in the evening.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS:   I will be checking the blog tomorrow from 1 to 2 in the afternoon.


SONG: Technology in the Future

Thursday, August 6, 2015

PASSWORD. Choose one phrase







B&B for next class:


  • Listen to Act 5 and follow the memory map.
  • Choose one of the characters and write ten sentences about him /her
TITCH OLL, MS PASTOT, MAGI KIN, KEIV MAN, 
         ROB OTICK or INDE FUTAR
  • Write down the phrases that appear in Sound Focus
  • Answer the questions in ACTS Revision

SOUND Focus / m / n / ŋ /


VOCABULARY Focus:


ACT 1: REALITY LAND:
Astronomy books, duster, noisy students
ACT 2: SPACE LAND
Spaceship,  craters, twin brother
ACT 3: CAVE LAND
Pebbles, dinosaurs, fierce eyes
ACT 4: MAGIC LAND
modern house, miracles, magic wand
ACT 5: FUTURE LAND

Skiing resort, portable car, Christmas, the seasons.

ACTS Revision:

1.   What’s Titch Oll’s occupation now? And in the past?
2.   How old do you think is Titch Oll?
3.   Is Ticth married?
4.   What is Tich Oll interested in?
5.   What’s the name of the school principal where Titch works?
6.   Who did Titch meet in Space Land?
7.   Describe Rob Otik’s family.
8.   Where did Keiv Man live?
9.   What was Keiv Man afraid of?
10.     Who told Titch that the pointer was a magic wand?
11.     Who received Titch in Future Land?
12.     What’s the weather like in Future Land?