Today's class
Names on desk
Check attendance: Could you please sign us in?
Greet and welcome one another
Introduction to today's lesson:
Getting to know one another
Getting to know our class Google Site
Getting to know the school
Getting to know Macmillan's Ready for C1
READY FOR C1 Advanced. Student's Book with key + digital student's book. 4th edition. ISBN: 9781380052438. Macmillan Education.
Initial Evaluation
New content in today's lesson:
Get to know one another: Introduce yourself!
Check this presentation
Get to know one another: introductions
Getting to know our class Google Site: https://sites.google.com/eoipalma.com/c12b/home
Book work
Mixed conditionals:
E.g.
if w/Past+present
If I had studied the conditionals, I would know how to use them now.
If w/Present+past
If I were rich, I would have bought you a present for your feast day.
Passives with verbs of thinking:
People think that English is fun
English is thought to be fun
It is thought that English is fun
People thought that English was fun
English was thought to have been fun
People believe that R. N. was a good tennis player
R.N. is believed to have been a good tennis player
People believe that R.N. is playing today
R.N. is believed to be playing today
People believe that R.N. was playing yesterday
R.N. is believed to have been playing yesterday
Contrast
Although it is expensive I will buy it
It is expensive; however, I will buy it.
In spite of/Despite being expensive, I will buy it
In spite of/Despite its high price, I will buy it
In spite of/Despite the fact that it is expensive I will buy it
Agreeing
I agree with you to a certain extent
Inversion
To express that one thing happened immediately after another:
hardly*...when
Hardly had I arrived when I had a problem to cope with.
scarcely ... when
barely...when
no sooner... than
No sooner had I arrived than I had a problem to cope with.
2nd Conditional
Inversion using "were to"
If I won the lottery
If I were to win the lottery
Were I to win the lottery
Were I to pass the exam
Third Conditional
Had I not studied more, I wouldn't have passed the exam
If I hadn't studied more...
Homework:
Learn your Vocabulary
Try to learn as many words and expressions from our classes as you can.
Tip: revisit newly learnt vocabulary often.
Reflections on today's class
What have you learnt?
What would you like to remember?
What do you think you could use in your everyday English from today's class?
What part of today's class have you found both enlightening and enjoyable?
What are you going to share with your family tonight from today's class?