Christmas lesson

Reading
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/christmas
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/christmas

Listening
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/video-uk/christmas-shopping
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/christmas-tag
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/worst-christmas-presents
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/video-zone/christmas-gift-experiment

WRITE AN ARTICLE

In our next writing lessons we are going to write an article.

READ THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATION AND THE ARTICLE page 161 to have an idea.

The article you will read answers the following question:

How do you think teenagers should stay fit and healthy?

Have a nice weekend!

VOCABULARY WORD LIST

Wordlist (PDF) by Lina Alonso on Scribd

PRONOUNS

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

USE OF REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS:

- for emphasis 

I made the cake myself

- with some verbs , when the subject and object are the same

Behave yourself, blame yourself, enjoy yourself.

- in certain phrases that include a preposition

Believe in yourself


EACH OTHER

Tim and I helped each other to learn the speech from Shakespeare.

When the subject and object in the sentence are different.

MAKE A PLAN FOR YOUR ESSAY

What´s your opinion?

In the next class we are going to write an opinion essay in 140-190 words.

An  opinion essay is a type of writing where you give your opinion.

One example is Leandro´s essay in your student´s book, page 16. Read it again

Think about your opinion on the essay title below: 

"Some people say city life is bad for young people" What´s your opinion?

Think what  you could write about: 

-exercise
-entertaiment
- advantages or benefits of  city life
- disadvantages or downsides of  city life
- your own ideas

Use your ideas to make a plan for your essay.
Decide on the main topic and points for each paragraph. (4 paragraphs)


HAVE A LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION BELOW

THEY ARE TIPS TO WRITE AN OPINION ESSAY 

SEE YOU IN CLASS 

TUESDAY 18th OCTOBER 2016

VOCABULARY 

DESCRIBING CLOTHES 

APRON

DO ACTIVITIES PAGE 12 

TRACKSUIT BOTTOMS

HOODIE