Class materials

Houses 1




" My Dream Vacation"

 I won a lottery with a grand price $10,000 and now I am planning to go to the Egypt trip!!!  Egypt is one of the world's oldest civilizations which emerged from the Nile Valley around 3,100 BC. Historically Egypt is one of the oldest vacations spots. Early Greeks, Romans and others went there just for fun, and to see the wonders of some of mankind's earliest triumphs. But Egypt is much more than Pyramids and monuments. I found a great vacation deal from the local tourist agency called “See the World”. This trip includes airplane tickets, two-week stay at Sheraton-Cairo four-star hotel, bus-rides to the pyramids, historic monuments, museums, romantic cruises down the Nile on festive river boats, a night at the grand opera and cultural events like  you have never experienced. I will spoil myself by Red Sea scuba diving, hot night spots, luxury hotels and five star restaurants. This whole package will cost me around $6,000. The rest of the money I’m planning to spend for entertainment, shopping, and to buy a lot of presents and souvenirs for my family and friends!
 Egypt is a land bustling with life, sound, visual beauty and excitement. More than anything else, Egypt vacation will be fun.
Because the weather in Egypt is always warm or hot, I'll take with me my summer clothes. In the very hot desert weather my hat, scarf, and sunglasses will be my best friends. I'll also need comfortable walking shoes, medication, guide books, sun screen, map, and, of course, a camera!
 I chose the oldest and the largest city of Egypt - Cairo, because it is the heart of Egypt, and one may find almost every aspect of Egypt represented in the area, including some of the most famous Pharaonic, ancient Islamic and Christian monuments. Also Cairo offers an incredible selection of shopping, leisure, culture and nightlife. There are famous street markets, like Wekala al- Balaq, for fabrics, including Egyptian cotton, the Tentmakers Bazaar for appliqué work, Mohammed Ali street for musical instruments.
In case I get sick, I know which hospital to go; I did a little research on the best hospitals of Cairo and they have some internationally recognized medical facilities. If I lose my purse or credit/debit cards, I will use prepaid international calling card to immediately call my bank and cancel my bank card, and then I will start using my checkbook. However I hope everything will go smooth and I hope I will not need to use my plan B.
                                             
                                      Location: Northern Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea,
                                                       between Libya and the Gaza Strip, and the Red Sea
                                                       north of Sudan, and includes the Asian Sinai Peninsula

Write a page on your dream holiday/vacation!


Gammar : verb match

Conversation:

02/09/13

Grammar: a/ an, the no article

Same planet, different worlds! 


9/09/13

 Explanation of however, whereas, on the other hand. However, whereas, on the other hand
More discourse markers

exercise

text 1

text 2

listening text

listening 1

listening 2

listening 3

listening 4


Informal letters


Homework:
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/adjectives-and-prepositions-exercise-1.html

30/09/13

film one

film 2

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm

film 3

film 4

listening 1

listening 2

28/10/2013

NEWS: Saturday January 29, 2005
BNE: Hollywood and the movie industry yesterday took its latest step in trying to battle movie piracy and illegal file sharing – enlisting the help of Mums and Dads. Yes, parents are being encouraged to get involved in the fight against copyright infringement and the illegal downloading of movies via peer-to-peer (P2P) software. The MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has released software called Parent File Scan to allow parents to search the computers of their kids and then delete any illegal programs or files and thus avoid the risk of prosecution against copyright infringement.

MPAA boss, Dan Glickman said, “We cannot allow people to steal our motion pictures and other products online, and we will use all the options we have available to encourage people to obey the law," According to the MPAA web site, “Parent File Scan software helps consumers check whether their computers have peer-to-peer software and potentially infringing copies of motion pictures and other copyrighted material. Removing such material can help consumers avoid problems frequently caused by peer-to-peer software.” The MPAA assures parents no information would be passed on to it, “The information generated by the software is made available only to the program’s user, and is not shared with or reported to the MPAA or any other body.” Glickman said, “Many parents are concerned about what their children have downloaded and where they've downloaded it from.” Maybe many children have similar concerns about their parents.

OPINIONS: Discuss the following opinions with your partner / group. Find out which are the most commonly held opinions:
(a)  Parents should not be asked to spy on their kids like this.
(b)  The MPAA and the music industry is fighting a losing battle – kids (and adults) will always find software to download stuff.
(c)  The movie industry must protect itself – if everyone downloads everything free. Movie studios make no money and cannot make movies. We all lose eventually.
(d)  Movies are too expensive. Lower the cost of cinemas and DVDs and piracy will be reduced.
(e)  File sharing is the same as stealing from a store. People should go to prison for illegal downloading.
(f)  Movie stars and Rock stars make too much money. They are not really hurt by piracy.
(g)  What’s on a child’s computer is their own private matter. Parents have no right to search for and delete files.
(h)  Parents should check what their children are watching just to make sure the content is OK.
(i)  Breaking copyright laws is not new – everyone photocopies from copyrighted books, tapes music and videotapes movies. File sharing is just the next step

Present perfect  explanation

Exercise 1 Present Perfect

present perfect speaking exercise

18/11/2013

06/01/14

grammar: question tags

listening

direct/indirect questions/compound nouns

indirect questions listening

indirect questions explanation and exercise

compound nouns

13/01/15

http://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/emails-opening-closing.pdf

New years phrasal verbs

Family Reading

Family2 Speaking





23/01/14


expressions: negotiations


social language at conferences/trade fairs

06/03/14

What games did you play as a child?
What was your favourite food when you were a child?
What were you like as a child?

To answer these questions we can also use the phrase 'used to'
Used to do
We can use used to to talk about things:

1. we did regularly in the past that we don't do now
She used to smoke 20 a day but gave up cigarettes almost 10 years ago.
He used to eat lots of meat but now he's a vegetarian so he doesn't eat chicken, lamb or beef any more.

2. that were true in the past but which aren't true now
You and John just don't seem as close as you used to be. Have you two fallen out?
There used to be loads of shops in our village but now there are only four.

Form:


The positive, negative and question forms of 'use to' stay the same no matter what pronouns you use: 

Positive:
This is made up of used to + base verb
Tim used to work in a newsagent's but now he works in a department store.
You used to like me. Why aren't we friends anymore?

Negative:
This is made up of Didn't use to + base verb 
There didn't use to be a cinema here.
She didn't use to like wine but now she drinks a glass of it every evening.

Question:
This is made up of Did + pronoun + use to + base verb
Did you use to play sport?
Did she use to be scared of spiders?

Note it's unusual to use this form when asking questions about the past. We're much more likely to ask:
Did you play sport when you were at school?
Are you scared of spiders?/Were you scared of spiders when you were young?

Used to refers to the past. We can't use 'used to' to talk about the present or future.

To talk about your daily habits you can't say 'Every day I use to go to work by bike' you need to use the present simple - 'I go to work by bike'

To talk about future habits you can't say 'When I live in New York next year, I'll use to take the subway everywhere', you need to use will + base verb - 'I'll take the subway'
Activity

Speaking: You are going to compile a mini questionnaire to find out how your classmates have changed over the years.
Write ten questions using the expression 'used to' 
Your questions could relate to : Organised  // mischievous  // messy  // naughty  // rebellious  // 
Interview three different people in the class.
Present your findings back to the class and present one of your classmates to everyone else.

Writing: Write a paragraph about what you were like as a child

Reading:

People used to believe that the world was flat.
What else did people use to believe?
Why have we stopped believing these ideas?

 13/2/14

Suffering for science  click here
Science vocab  click here
Speaking:  click here






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