Intermediate group
Vocabulary in Use
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewZlRQ9zjUzggnetjm9K2AUOBk0rfHQ9/view?usp=sharing
English File Pre-inter https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7yA6qBjHCztLTQ1bzdvbjZYUzA/view?usp=sharing
New English File Intermediate Student's book https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KL2B8dKOLdmDOKGxmZawPjwrrIHisTAI/view?usp=sharing
Workbook
Revision course
Songs in translation
Vysotsky
October 7
Tenses revision https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-1/session-2
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/general-english/magazine/mindfulness
https://www.ted.com/talks/nassim_assefi_and_brian_a_levine_how_in_vitro_fertilization_ivf_works/transcript#t-395319
News https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1704/170426-egg-freezing.html
https://www.ted.com/talks/nassim_assefi_and_brian_a_levine_how_in_vitro_fertilization_ivf_works/transcript#t-395319
February 27 - March 5
1. This is an interesting compillation of movies watched in American high schools https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idZ_1W_2fxU
2. https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley - hard and slow-moving at the beginning but very interesting and informative. Do you believe him?
Switch on transcript!
3. This is also good https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity
2. Watch "Pay it Forward" (I watched it on youtube but now couldn't find)
https://vk.com/video32545558_162278616
or this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXrDV4IynoU
2.
February 17-26
1. Grammar reference: http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/brief-overview-modal-verbs-and-substitutes
Ecercises http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-one
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-two
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-three
2. Mysteries speculation http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-6/session-2/activity-3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-6/session-2/activity-2
February 8 - 15
1.Write an episode from your favourite film or cartoon.
2. EF-Intermediate 3C - paralympic story
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/modals/can.htm
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/can-could-be-able
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g1-can-be-able.php
2. Books: https://english-e-reader.net/intermediate
For example https://english-e-reader.net/book/cold-mountain-frazier-charles
You can download pdf and audio
3. More books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Sqy32Jw-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbhYCvv9VoE
January 31 - February 7
Grammar:
https://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/can-could-be-able
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/3g1-can-be-able.php
https://www.learn-english-today.com/vocabulary/expressions-mind.html
Let's do unit 3C from the New English File Inter book I uploaded https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7yA6qBjHCztLTQ1bzdvbjZYUzA/view?usp=sharing
Corresponding Grammar - p.14 of the same book
Workbook - unit 3C http://www.kstu.kz/wp-content/uploads/docs/restricted/lib/portfolio/folder/rus/eng/new_english_file_intermediate_workbook.pdf
finish 30.3-30.4 from Idioms in Use
January 25-31
1. Vysotsky - let's try to translate a song
2. Word formation and Reading - let's finish
Download Quizlet and work with vocabulary using Tests and Match games
3. https://quizlet.com/_5zu4df
4. https://quizlet.com/_5zu3jb
5. https://quizlet.com/_5zu4i8
6. https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive2.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive3.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/passive.htm
January 17-25
1. https://quizlet.com/360550874/english-file-upper-intermediate-feelings-flash-cards/?new
2. Experiences - finish writing
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xipkQboBAE
We talked about Bohemian Phapsody
4. Find your favourite Vysotsky's song. Is there English translation? Do you like it?
http://vvysotskyinenglish.blogspot.com/p/she-was-in-paris.html
January 9-16
We discussed holidays.
https://www.examenglish.com/B2/b2_vocabulary_holidays.htm
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McsmJZCS1ZA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Sv0ac-W8Vc
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9pFeMKZR1I
or here (you can also read the script) https://www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/talking-about-your-vacation?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F
3. Agathat Christie seems too long and not for everybody. For a change - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVCTGlgo6HM
4. Listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVXGO12j2Wg
5. Medical English in a video
very easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdzlLuPYzxc
easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm1KKcgQ7DM
more profound https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW22_OnpS5Y
December 21-29
https://worksheetsplus.com/Christmas/XmasYuleLads.htmlhttps://worksheetsplus.com/Christmas/XmasJackFrost.htmlhttps://worksheetsplus.com/Christmas/XmasStNicholas.htmlhttps://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/christmas
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/magazine/christmashttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Magazine-Christmas_0.pdf
2. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/beginner-grammar/adjectives-ending-ed-and-ing
December 13-20
1. Reading https://japantoday.com/category/features/a-guide-to-new-year-traditions-in-japan-2
2. More interesting stuff about the new year, most exercises are intersting and worth doing https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions.html
Much easier version https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions-4.html
3. Listening and exercises https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions-articles.htm
4. https://helenafairfax.com/2013/09/27/the-seven-basic-plots-and-your-favourite-films/
December 5-12
1. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_going_to.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_First_Conditional.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_present_continuous_for_future.htm
2. https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_will.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_zero_conditional.htm
November 25-December 2
1. A new book: https://english-e-reader.net/book/the-abc-murders-agatha-christie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQpzCQejw9g - enjoy the French accent!!!
To get the whole picture, you can get most of the films on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI23m5n_e4A
2. https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6089
https://esldiscussions.com/a/adoption.html
https://esldiscussions.com/a/advice.html
November 16 - 23
1. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reporting-verbs.html
2. https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reporting-verbs-exercise-1.html or https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/reporting_verbs_exercise_1.pdf
3. Crime and reading https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/part2.htm
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/mchtst2.htm
4.
Novermber 6 - 13
1. Today we discussed some criminal cases and learned new vocabulary.
Here is Rebecca to do the job for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuMIRI8Ypi4
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/eve-exercises/EngVocEx_crime_law_1-3.htm
Practice
https://quizlet.com/336951886/russian-crime-words-flash-cards/?new
https://quizlet.com/336952103/crime-and-punishment-english-vocabulary-flash-cards/?new
if you want more https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_cvIjWOdec
2. Get ready with your cases.
3. Let's discuss the Cell 13
4. A new book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUZzeERl3Wg
https://english-e-reader.net/book/a-kiss-before-dying-ira-levin
October 25 - November 2
1. Reported Speech
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/sequence-of-tenses-reported-speech
Exercises: https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/reported-speech.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/grammar-exercises/reported-speech2.htm
https://www.english-4u.de/en/crosswords/past-forms.htm
2. Grammar Exercise on sentence transformations
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Writing_Part_1/pet_sentence_transformations_4.php
https://www.autoenglish.org/PET/PETWritingTransformations.pdf (do a page)
3. I found our abridged book here https://english-e-reader.net/book/the-problem-of-cell-13-jacques-futrelle (you can download)
or I upload the rtf version (it will be at the top) - so let's go on reading :)))
And listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFWSraag6w
October 19- October 26
1. Grammar explanation http://usefulenglish.ru/phrases/so-do-i-neither-do-i
Exercises
https://www.englishgrammar.org/grammar-exercise-43/
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/so_too_neither_either_exercise_1.pdf
2. Reading as a test
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/preliminaryenglish/reading/pet_reading_practise_test_part_2.htm
3. Let's read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFWSraag6w
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0603601h.html (full version)
October 11 - October 18
1. Homework https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/stories/interesting-most-boring-man-world plus the tasks
2. A bit of grammar to go with the topic https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/beginner-grammar/adjectives-ending-ed-and-ing
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/participle_adjectives_exercise_1.pdf
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/eding.htm
http://www.eltbase.com/quiz/110_01.htm
October 3 - October 10
1. We did this in class but you might want to try tasks after the text https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/stories/serious-case
2. Let's talk about Teachers' Day (did you know it's international?)
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/world-teachers-day
3. Lets read and listen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5KZTfU0y0&t=2s
4. Idioms and collocations with 'mind' https://englsecrets.ru/vsyakaya-vsyachina/mind-idioms.html
or https://www.learn-english-today.com/vocabulary/expressions-mind.html
And practice https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2016/02/07/mind-boggling-expressions-with-mind/
September 26 - October 2
1. Exercises to revise questions: http://eslbluesapps.com/m/mcdeuddeg/wheretherem.html
(do all)
http://www.focus.olsztyn.pl/en-english-exercises-wh-questions.html#.W67KgvZoQ6Q
https://agendaweb.org/exercises/grammar/questions/short-answers-2
https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/311.html
1. Revision of questions https://www.language-worksheets.com/question-words-elementary.html
2. News https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/cats-island-of-japan-level-3/
Cats Island of Japan
Level 1. Do you like cats? If so, this news is for you! There is a small island in Japan. Many cats live there. There are more cats than people there!
People call the island “Cats Island.” Around 120 cats live there. Many tourists visit the island. They feed the cats.
The cats have no natural predators on the island. That is why there are so many of them!
Difficult words: tourist (a person who travels somewhere), feed (give food), natural predator (an animal which eats other animals – cats in this text).
Level 2. Cat lovers, this news is for you! There is a tiny island in southern Japan where there are more cats than humans.
Around 120 cats live and run over the island which people nicknamed “Cats Island.” Tourists from around Japan come to the island, even though there are no shops or hotels.
People brought the cats to the island originally to deal with mice, but the cats multiplied because they had no natural predators on the island.
Tourists and some locals feed the cats, but a lot of them have to look for their own food.
Difficult words: tiny (very small), nickname (to give something a nickname – a humorous name), multiply (to have babies).
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/cats-island-of-japan-level-3/
Level 3. More than 120 cats are living and running wild over a tiny Japanese island giving it the nickname “Cats Island.” Tourists from around the country have been flocking to Aoshima even though there are no shops or any hotels.
There are only ferries twice a day which link Aoshima to the rest of Japan, but that hasn’t deterred cat lovers.
The cats were originally brought over to the island to deal with mice plaguing fishing boats, but they’ve since multiplied, as there are no natural predators.
In its heyday, nearly 900 people lived on the island, but over the last 70 years, the population has declined.
The cats are fed occasionally by tourists and some people who live on the island, but generally a lot of them have to look for their own food, eating crops at residents’ plants or anything edible left lying around.
In a bid to control the cat population, ten have been neutered so far. But humans are still a minority on the island, even with the tourists.
Difficult words: run wild (to not be tame and to be out of control), tiny (very small), flock (to come in large numbers), deter (to stop from doing something), plague (to be in large numbers and to cause trouble), heyday (a period of success and popularity), decline (to fall), edible (able to be eaten), in a bid (in an attempt or try), neuter (to castrate or remove the reproductive organs) minority (a small number).
Helicopter Crash in Japan – level 1
08-02-2018 07:00
Level 1. A helicopter crashes in south-western Japan. It is a military helicopter. It crashes into a house. It destroys the top floor. It sets the house on fire.
The Japanese Defence Ministry says that it does not know if people died. The Japanese media says that there are two people in the helicopter when it crashes.
Difficult words: military (the people who fight for a country), destroy (break completely), Defence Ministry (army), media (television, radio, newspapers).
Level 2. A Japanese military helicopter crashed in south-western Japan, ripping off the top floor of a house and setting it on fire.
The Japanese Defence Ministry said that it does not know if there have been any deaths, but local media reported that there were two people on board the combat helicopter at the time of the incident.
Difficult words: combat (related to the military and to fighting), incident (a memorable event).
September 18 - 25
Hi everybody,
We are back. Autumn is back. Back to school sort of mood. Lets keep the schedule like before:
Tuesdays and Thursdays 13.00 for Elementary,
Wednesdays and Fridays 13.00 for Intermediate, ok?
For those who are new, you might find what we did below. Well, not quite what we did, rather what we were supposed to.
I promised a level test -http://www.pass-english-exams.com/en/courses/test.php
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/ (General English, of course)
Next time we agreed to talk about Japan -
https://esldiscussions.com/j/japan.html
and safety https://esldiscussions.com/s/safety.html
and queer facts http://www.eslteachersboard.com/cgi-bin/japan-info/index.pl?read=1801
June 13 - 19
1. We started a new book https://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/appointment-with-death-agatha-christie-570349#/page/1 - register here (free) and read and watch as much as you want!
2. Another short and easy to read book I promised https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXDRIm2qHCo
yet another https://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/rebecca-by-daphne-du-maurier-pre-intermediate-508811#/page/1
3. For those who can read in English easily https://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/rita-hayworth-and-shawshank-redemption-stephen-king-part-1-of-5-54565#/page/1
https://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/ken-follett-eye-of-the-needle-468419#/page/1
https://lingualeo.com/ru/jungle/dan-brown-origin-561032#/page/1
May 25- June 16
Hi all,
From now on we merge - two groups together to red books and discuss.
We will start with the Picture of Dorian Gray
https://fernandamaterial.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/065-the-picture-of-dorian-gray1.pdf
1. Audiobook easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8Q2MJ03lbk&t=3058s
intermediate level https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Lgb2aGDRw&t=1213s
BBC drama (I strongly recommend for the intermediate group) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq2Ymr4l_sg&t=470s
movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsUNXVpjJDw&t=18s
Discussion questions
May 15 - 22
We touched the topics of inclusion? special needs and autism, I found these TEDs quite interesting, lots of great vocabulary and new terms and concepts like neurodiversity etc. "If the computer doesn't run on Windows it doesn't mean it's broken' is about different brains. And the lady who thinks in pictures - gosh, the world is amazing.
https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds#t-246025
https://www.ted.com/talks/steve_silberman_the_forgotten_history_of_autism#t-113052
Well, and I just listened to this guy, I loved his humour and the language is fantastic. https://www.ted.com/talks/shane_koyczan_to_this_day_for_the_bullied_and_beautiful#t-376313
Just to laugh
https://www.surveygizmo.com/resources/blog/how-to-write-survey-gender-questions/
1. For those who were absent Health - unit 54 -55 from this book http://www.maltassist.org/English_Vocabulary_in_Use_Pre_Intermediate.pdf
May 3 - May 10
1. https://www.memrise.com/course/248416/new-english-file-intermediate-4/1/
https://www.memrise.com/course/718988/english-vocabulary-in-use-pre-and-intermediate/1/
April 29 - May 10
Hi guys, yesterday we just played Apples to apples with Alex.
If you have a chance to do something over the golden week,
1.https://www.memrise.com/course/115406/intermediate-english/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j5KZTfU0y0
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_1.php
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_2.php
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_3.php
April 19-29
Hi guys, I am sorry about Wednesday, April 25, but I can't make it. I am waiting for you to join on Thursday and Friday is as usual.
We did "Family condlicts: living with tenagers" - quite a topic.
Listening to finish - start from 8 minutes https://www.mixcloud.com/boynguyen902/new-english-file-pre-intermediate-cd2/
Well guys, we reached the point when you don't need me, youtube is much better)))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRGVtGfoXvI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGdKDemKF30
https://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_russell_looks_aren_t_everything_believe_me_i_m_a_model#t-555853
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_1.php
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_2.php
http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/vocabulary/pet_synonyms_adjectives_3.php
March 27 - April 3
1. Modals: MURDER AT GURNEY MANOR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jJkZaZByI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XDD_1S2IjA
The text and all the notes - under the screen in youtube or here https://sites.google.com/site/gocanhngu/streamline-3-destinations/24
https://sites.google.com/site/gocanhngu/streamline-3-destinations/25
2. (Next time) The Mary Celeste
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATxn90rXRxA&list=PLF26D0BB50072C4B5&index=25
https://sites.google.com/site/gocanhngu/streamline-3-destinations/28-1
March 19 - March 26
1. There are handouts with modals. If you need assistance or clarification with grammar om modals, ask me or refer http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-introduction
and further on the same site on every modal plus exercises
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-one
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-two
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-three
http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-four
2. And the news on the topic we have been discussing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHyUsnGZau4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlLFK8oSNEM
March 2 - March 11
Hi guys, we are having a class on Monday, March 5 instead of March 7.
1. This is the speech about education I mentioned briefly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a5VSkkdpB4
2. To celebrate the Women's Day (I do not actually like celebrating) - another history speech (we all know the result, but this not diminishes the speaker's talent)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tkccLCVPBw
3. You promised a story or a childhood memory.
Here are some exercises to help you
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/sites/teens/files/a_story_-_exercises.pdf
February 28
1. Let's sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3S-7UvCX30
February 19 - February 26
1. We talked about this film today - here it is with subtitles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgfZ7db0e6I
2. If this is not enough, here is the interview with the first robot citizen - again, we touched the topic briefly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8Ox6H64yu8
3.
1. Nice questions for our next classroom discussion https://esldiscussions.com/c/change.html
Hi everyone,
If you happen to open it in the morning, let's have a class today, February 19 in place of February 23, ok?
1. Some Present Perfect Progressive grammar
http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_prog_ex1.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_prog_ex2.htm
February 11 - February 17
1. We talked about films and answered very special questions like
http://iteslj.org/questions/whatif.html
2. Changing your life is the topic,
p. 25 - plus listening http://www.soundboard.com/sb/New%20English%20File%20Intermediate%20CD%201 (Track 26 - 29)
and p.26-27 in your Student's book, p.25 I hope we will do in class.
3. Grammar http://english4real.com/grammar-exercises-el-present-perfect-continuous.html
February 3 - February 10
1. Lets start with checking what you have done next! (Grammar homework on cheating in sports and money crosswords, right?)
2. This is the link to the text you have - just to keep it here
https://tokyo.mid.ru/web/tokyo-en/tokyo
3. Listening - let's move on with the money-shopping-business topic
https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_wang_how_china_is_changing_the_future_of_shopping?language=en#t-51006 (you have transcripts button under the screen to help you with vocabulary - the text is full of wonderful collocations)
4. Writing. How about a topic like... . Do you fit the typical gender stereotype of a guy who hates shopping and a gal who wants nothing more than to max out a credit card and why or why not? How do you think those stereotypes came about and how much water do those theories hold with your friends and relatives? How high does shopping list out of your top 100 things to do and why?
January 27 - February 02
1. Listening (Thank you, Lena, for the link)
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/New%20English%20File%20Intermediate%20CD%201
2. A TED talk on the topic to enjoy (switch the language to English if you get it in Russian) https://www.ted.com/talks/neha_narula_the_future_of_money?language=ru
January 18 - January 26
1. If you could download the zipped audiofile from here https://vk.com/public118897333
2.
January 10 - January 17
1.Let's go on with the topic of money, buying and selling
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/podcasts-professionals/ebay
2. Vocabulary for the topic
https://quizlet.com/125044536/money-flash-cards/
3. Idioms https://quizlet.com/129550243/idioms-with-money-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/177952537/new-year-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/142228152/money-idioms-flash-cards/
December 25 - December 31 (OMG, we are there)
List of topics to get ready for Speaking
https://www.listenaminute.com/t/travelling.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/a/art.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/a/animals.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/c/clothes.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/f/fashion.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/e/education.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/f/family.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/f/food.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/f/fast_food.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/f/friends.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/i/internet.html
1. Present Perfect (again) http://english4real.com/grammar-exercises-el-present-perfect.html
http://english4real.com/grammar-exercises-el-present-perfect-continuous.html
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/B1_presperf_continuous.htm
2. Listening (and exercises that follow) https://www.listenaminute.com/m/money.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/b/banks.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/c/credit_cards.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/i/investments.html
https://www.listenaminute.com/t/tax.html
3. Vocabulary and listening (actually, there lots of good exercises) https://www.allthingstopics.com/money.html
https://www.allthingstopics.com/banks.html
December 1 - December 9
1. Reading https://japantoday.com/category/features/a-guide-to-new-year-traditions-in-japan-2
2. More interesting stuff about the new year, most exercises are intersting and worth doing https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions.html
Much easier version https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions-4.html
3. Listening and exercises https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1501/150102-new-years-resolutions-articles.htm
November 19 - November 26
1. pp. 18-19 in the book
2. Grammar http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2941
3. Writing - a description of someone close to you (friend, relative etc)
4/ Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2AshX3tfHU
November 10 - November 17
Dear all,
We agreed to go on with the book, pages 14-15.
listening for the task is 12 12 listening here
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/New%20English%20File%20Intermediate%20CD%201
2. Speaking - nice and provocative topics
November 3 - November 10
1. Grammar http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/future-forms
2. Listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGh2vcDxIvo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pblF7Chwe_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdwUJrUNDlo
3. Sentence transformation practice (almost advanced and optional)
http://elearning.unior.it/pluginfile.php/58050/mod_resource/content/1/magic%20100%20and%20key%21.pdf
4. Vocabulary "Family". Multiple choice http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/vocabulary-multiple-choice-cloze/mcc023-family-helpline.htm
5. Listening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAU8QgM8Rqc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFO_9xxEd-8
October 22 - October 31
1. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/black-sheep-and-mysterious-uncle-bob
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/building-bridges
2. http://www.dsw.edu.pl/fileadmin/user_upload/SJO/pliki/English_Language_Exam_-_A2-B1.pdf
3. Listening test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQeB4TfYQjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63YMttOJlqc
For those who find the previous too easy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D5J7AjUEok
October 14 - October 21
1. Reading and listening https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine/twins
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/sites/podcasts/files/LearnEnglish-Magazine-Twins.pdf
2. Listening https://spotlightenglish.com/listen/birth-order-theory
3. Listening for the book http://muznew.me/?mp3=New+English+File+Intermediate
4. Tenses http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/tenses/t20.pdf
October 6 - October 13
1. Vocabulary trainers - for your reference
http://www.learning-english-online.org/vocabulary-trainers
https://www.languagecourse.net/vocabulary-trainer.php
2. Reading
1. Listening (you will find the questions above the comments)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEu6VBMa2q0
2. A listening comprehension test - I loved it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isMpyCkKuDU
3. You asked for a book to read and listen to. How about this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tun0StTXMgA
the link to the book - online or download
http://padaread.com/?book=47922&pg=22
some exercises
http://www.pearsonelt.ch/download/media/9780582419261_FS.pdf
Let's read the first chapter
4. Grammar - Past tenses https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-86969.php
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-105501.php
http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex2.htm
(you can do all the past continuous exercises from this site)
5. Example questions to guide you with a story (just examples, you might choose something different)
Meeting someone famous
What famous person did you meet?
Where did you meet them and who were you with?
What was the famous person wearing and how did he/she look (e.g. glamorous/ taller than I thought/ not too beautiful)?
What was he/she like? (e.g. friendly/ funny/ annoyed)
What did you do when you saw the famous person?
What happened next? ( e.g. He/she signed an autograph/walked away)
A great holiday
Where and when did you go?
Who did you go with?
Describe the place you went to.
What did you do there? (e.g. snowboarding, trekking, swimming, climbed Mt. Everest)
What sights did you see? ( e.g. The Eiffel tower, the Pyramids, the Great Wall of China)
What was the weather like?
Did you have a good time?
September 27 - October 5
1. Reading - about famous ladies' husbands, plus Van Gogh and Schumacher, for instance, why not https://etornauta.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/reading-30/
https://etornauta.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/reading-29/
https://etornauta.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/reading-28/
2.
September 19-26
1. Listening
https://www.ted.com/talks/jenna_mccarthy_what_you_don_t_know_about_marriage
2. Statistics on Marriage in Japan
https://japantoday.com/category/national/33-of-japanese-think-marriage-is-pointless-survey
If you feel you need more reading on the topic, you might find this interesting
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23182523
3. Grammar - almost all exercises are from Mixed Tenses (1,2,3,4,etc)
http://www.english-4u.de/tenses_ex1.htm
4. Just for those who really have time and commitment for this)))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyfnl8K8fJM
September 12-19
1. Grammar Quicktest - finish what you can (handout)
2. Vocabulary - example of definitions https://quizlet.com/224138482/character-and-appearance-words-p-i-flash-cards/?new
https://quizlet.com/224136861/jobs-definitions-flash-cards/?new
https://quizlet.com/190974840/animals-definitions-flash-cards/
3. Reading (handout)
4. Listening and reading https://www.ted.com/talks/siegfried_woldhek_shows_how_he_found_the_true_face_of_leonardo#t-234103
4. Writing: choose a piece of news in Russian and write about it in English
June 5
1. Listening and speaking https://spotlightenglish.com/listen/birth-order-theory
2. Further reading http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/05/05/birth-order-theory_n_7214638.html
I printed out everything, will hand out.
May 20
1. Grammar http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex1.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex2.htm
http://www.english-4u.de/past_prog_ex6.htm
2. Speaking http://iteslj.org/questions/cheating.html
3. If time - a very interesting topic
https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat
https://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_tells_us_why_we_love_cheat/transcript?language=en
May 12
1. Reading and vocabulary http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Do the test and read about your type.
2. Listening
http://www.soundboard.com/sb/New%20English%20File%20Intermediate%20CD%201#
tracks 02 2 and 06 6
3. Listening and reading https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver
https://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver/transcript?language=en
4. Reading - what we briefly discussed
https://www.simplypsychology.org/personality-a.html
The doctors did NOT DISCOVER TYPE A INITIALLY, it was an UNKNOWN UPHOLSTERER who told the doctors, "there's something different about your patients, I've NEVER seen ANYONE wear out chairs like this". They quickly dismissed him, wrote out a check and sent him on his way. They didn't also make the connection with the restless behavior until much later. I just heard this story on radiolab, WNYC 93.9 fm 3/21/13
5. Writing. Choose 1 topic http://www.custom-essays.org/essay_about/food_essays.html
May 4
1. Listenings 1.1 - 1.5
A talk about coffee (listening and reading) -
https://singjupost.com/didnt-know-coffee-asher-yaron-transcript/
2. Grammar http://www.english-4u.de/pres_prog_ex8.htm
3. Speaking http://www.tefl.net/elt/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/TP_Food-Glorious-Food.pdf
4. Write recipes of traditional Russian dishes.
5. One of my absolute favourite songs for present tenses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Nz7y26Tfs
Lyrics in the comments
April 27 Bonsai
1. This is where we are not going
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zar5LrKfU3o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evAMcJicDmI
2. Handout
3. Try this grammar explanation and then exercises
http://www.english-4u.de/conditional_clauses.htm
4. If you feel like more bonsai
http://www.nippon.com/en/views/b02317/
5. Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6S4O-VtZBI
April 22 Our topic is films
1. Listening
Let's take Cameron, he is crazy no doubt about that, just listen to him))) https://www.ted.com/playlists/66/the_power_of_film
Remember you can switch on/off subtitles, have the trascript etc. on this website
If time, there are 5 lectures here about painting, quite interesting (just if time, this is extra homework, not obligatory) -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbdgaZMd_74
2. Reading - the same Cameron, there are lots of great expressions in this transcript
https://www.ted.com/talks/james_cameron_before_avatar_a_curious_boy/transcript?language=en
3. Vocabulary
https://quizlet.com/114338950/english-movie-review-vocabulary-flash-cards/
https://quizlet.com/149388827/film-review-flash-cards/#_=_ (sorry it is with French translation)
4. Write a review of a film, something like this
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Student%20worksheet_2.pdf
April 16, 2017
1. Writing: describe an abstract painting
2. Reading: Art
https://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/conversation/TP_Art.pdf
3. Listening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5eEnD1dJ-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruFT1Ks9VX4
4. Next time we'll probably take
https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Painting%20student%20worksheet.pdf
For 11/04
1. Writing. Take one of the proverbs from CHILDHOOD topic as your essay title.
2. Reading. "Three men" - chapters 4-6.
3. Describe a part of your painting.
4. This is to help you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ9Mb2i5G7A
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/speaking-exams/describe-photo-or-picture
5. Extra: Most famous Japanese Paintings http://www.widewalls.ch/japanese-painting/
(starts with shunga, but, well, we are in Japan)
6. Sing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA3M3360lo8
For 06/04
1. Speaking
https://www.tefl.net/esl-lesson-plans/TP_Childhood.pdf
2. Writing. Take one of 3 questions from Family Matters topic (number 12, 13 or 15) and write a composition.
3. Reading. "Three men" - chapter 3. You might want to start reading the real book
http://www.gasl.org/refbib/Jerome__3_Men.pdf
4. Vocabulary https://quizlet.com/200598783/new-english-file-pre-intermediate-family-flash-cards/?new
For 04/04
1. Reading. "Three Men in a Boat", Chapters 1and 2: http://www.englishbysongs.ru/index.php/glossaries-audiobooks/45-three-men-in-a-boat
2.Listening (to revise all elementary vocabulary in one song) - Nina Simone, as promised. Hope you won't care much about grammar mistakes after this song))) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4mbLt2aEMk
3. Speaking and writing https://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/conversation/TP_FamilyMatters.pdf
4. Reading https://www.englishclub.com/esl-forums/viewtopic.php?f=192&t=41728
5. Grammar and Vocabulary http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/present_simple_mixed_exercise_1_be_and_other_verbs.pdf
For 30/03 - 04/04
1. Listening practice http://www.english-test.net/toeic/listening/autobahn.html
Press correct answer, then - next exercise (10 exercises)
2. Song as promised http://www.englishbysongs.ru/index.php/songsvideo/10-songa/253-autumn-leaves-nat-king-cole-text-video-sutitle
For 27/04/2017
Sending and resending you some links and more homework.
Homework: pp10-11 from NEF
Unit 5 VOC
Maneki Neko - reading for information
1. English Grammar in use pdf - we will be using this book for revision (sure you know it). Further - GRAM
Please find attached the same book in word in case it is easier to do exercises this way.
2. English Vocabulary in Use - for those who are new. Further - VOC
http://www.maltassist.org/English_Vocabulary_in_Use_Pre_Intermediate.pdf
3. New English File Pre-intermediate - for those who are new. Further - NEF
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9GzyhUQRHVyLW01bTc4MUg1NTA/edit