SB2.2 Lesson outline and homework for 23 February 2019

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- We did the first four pages of Unit 5 up until the gap-fill listening 

- We watched this advertisement: https://youtu.be/U4MTgjNkfyI?t=7 

- We watched this short clip about the diet of sumo wrestlers from NHK: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhknewsline/liveblog/india/sumo2/  

- We watched and commented on Jamie Oliver's TED talk about obesity in the US: https://ed.ted.com/featured/qdZphjrI   

- We learned the expression, 'Popcorn should be popped in a proper popcorn popper.'  

- The question of IELTS came up. I mentioned that the British Council has a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), 'Understanding IELTS', as well as other MOOCs. Here are the links:  

https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/british-council   

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-ielts   

Homework:  

- Do the essay from Unit 4 that you should have done 2 weeks ago! 

- The next two pages of the unit. I haven't got the book here, but I think it's pages 54-55. It's the long text and the reading exercises that go with it. I'll update this when I'm at work next week.

SB1.1 Homework and links for 23 February 2019

Homework for this week is: 
Do/Finish last week's homework if you haven't already done it
Workbook page 54 and 55 ex 3 & 4

I've attached a document with some of the notes from the class in the Portal. I can't upload that here. 

The film which we used in class was 'The Boy Who Learned to Fly': https://youtu.be/6b03jWW70kc

The song we listened to at the end of the class was 'Cars' by Gary Numan: https://youtu.be/Ldyx3KHOFXw

Gary Numan has been playing music since 1976 - for 43 years! Here's a recent song from an album he released in 2017: https://youtu.be/lHomCiPFknY

SB1.2 Homework and Links for 22 February 2019

Homework from this class is: 
Student's Book p 57 ex 8
Student's Book p 58 - Read the grammar notes and do the activities. This will save us time in the next class.

The film we watched in class, 'The Gift', is here: https://vimeo.com/59179537

If you go to the Portal, I've attached a document with the examples you made up in the class. I can't attach that here. 

SB1.2 Homework for 1 February 2019

- Do the homework from last week if you haven't already done it.

- Look at page 49 of the student's book. We'll be doing the speaking activities next class. Think about what you will say. 

- Do the revision exercises on page 52 of the student's book.

SB1.1 (Saturday Morning Group) 2 February 2019

Homework for this week is: 

Workbook page 35 Lessons 1 - 4 Please write your answers ON PAPER so I can collect it in.

LearnEnglish Teens Reading Activity - Mystery Train (Level 2 - B1). I gave out copies but you can also find it here:  http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/study-break/graded-reading/mystery-train-level-2