Week Beginning Monday 13th December

This Week's Technology

This Week's News (Amended)

Our programme of work for Tuesday 21st December / Friday 14th January is as follows:

• Consolidation test of grammar and vocabulary from Unit 3
• Writing an opinion essay under exam conditions
• FCE Listening test*

*The listening test may be brought forward to Friday 17th December if there's enough time.

This Week's Homework

Monday / Wednesday class: we have done up to Page 45 in our Student's Book. Do SB Page 45 Mini Grammar and Page 46 Grammar parts a, b, c and d.

Tuesday / Thursday class: we have completed up to Page 45 in our Student's Book. Make sure you have done Page 45 Mini Grammar and Page 46 Grammar 4a, b, c and d. Please also do Section 3A (a) and 3B in our Grammar Handout.

It goes without saying that everyone is working on their Workbooks; you should have completed lesson 3B by now. Don't forget that the deadline for our next reading assignment is 10th / 11th January.

This Week's Grammar

This Week's Strange But True

Motorists getting uptight in a traffic jam

In English, a motorist is someone who drives a car; a motorcyclist is someone who rides a motorbike.

Now you know!

This Week's Science

This is the barreleye fish. The green orbs are its eyes, directed
upwards to detect its prey in silhouette through its transparent head

In the last decade, scientists and explorers have discovered a quarter of a million new plant and animal species around the world. In a celebratory special programme on BBC television, presenter Chris Packham chooses his top 10 most extraordinary discoveries of the past 10 years. Here is a selection.

Source: The Guradian Newspaper

This Week's Art

David Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer. He was an important contributor to the Pop art movement of the 1960s. He is considered as one of the most influential figures of British art in the 20th century. Visit his website here.

This Week's Listening

Wedgewood Teapot

To what extent is drinking tea typically British? What is the historical backdrop behind this beverage? Find out by listening here. Print and read the transcript by clicking here.

Week Beginning Monday 29th November

This Week's Homework

Tuesday / Thursday class: make sure you have completed Lesson 3A in our Student's Book and do Page 40 as well. This includes Vocabulary Bank P 149 and Grammar Bank 3A P 136. Prepare the text on Page 49, "Community service is the best punishment . . . " and Grammar Bank 3B P 136 - 137. Ask me for the handout on writing an opinion essay and for the next FCE Reading Assignment. (This assignment is to be handed in on or before 14th December.) Needless to say, you should be constantly working on the activities in your Workbook; you should be on Lesson 3b now.

As you know, our next writing assignment is taken from Student's Page Page 49 Activity c. Deadline is 10th December. Please do it well. Have another look at SB P 43 for some ideas.

Monday / Wednesday class:  make sure you have completed everything up to Page 39 in your Student's Book. Your writing assignment is on Page 49, activity c. Plan carefully. Deadline is 10th December. Have a look at P 34 for some ideas. Do FCE Reading assignment for 13th / 15th December. Prepare Grammar Bank 3B Pages 136 - 137.