BASIC LEVEL (A2)

Teacher: Encarni González Lara CURSO 2013-2014

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS

CONTACT INFO: Teacher’s email:

laragonzalez_79@hotmail.com Teacher’s blog

http://materialforstudentsateoihellin.blogspot.com/. Click on the tag NB2_13

BOOKOxenden, C & Latham Koenig, K. English File Pre-Intermediate. Student’s Book . Oxford University Press (Students Book + Workbook)

METHODOLOGY:

Communicative approach: speaking Vocabulary and grammar reviewed everyday Writing tasks every 15 days Homework: some exercises from the

workbook and activities at the blog Exams: Different tests through the year Language used in classroom: only English Group and pair work

WHAT HAPPENS IF …….? A. I can’t come to this classroom because

I’m working or I couldn’t choose? Write on a paper when you can come and stick it at the School’s pannel

B. I can’t usually come to classroom? Try to keep in touch using the blog and of course you can attend to the final exam

C. I’m missing one class one day? On the classroom pannel, you’ll find a file with photocopies in it, pick it up, make one copy and give it back to the file

D. with photocopies? Enter at the blog and download the copies for the activities we will do or buy them at Conserjeria

GRADED READERS

-Students will read two graded readers for this year. -- Activities will be done in classroom with the books -- There csn be questions about the books on the speaking test

Macmillan Readers: The Last Leaf and Other Stories

Katherine Mattock Macmillan Readers: This is London Pack

Philip Prowse

TIPS FOR EASY LEARNING AND STUDENTS PROGRESS

Keep a school diary: write everything new you’ve learnt in class

Enter twice or three times a week at the blog to practice listening and vocabulary exercises

Always take part in speaking activities (either with the whole classroom or with the language assistant)

Rewrite the worst writing tasks you’ve made When you do a listening activity at home, use a

grid to write down the vocabulary learnt Keep a constant and positive attitude to English

learning

WHAT ABOUT ME?Think about one question for each picture

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Write on a piece of paper four things that

happen in your life Work in pairs. Your partner should guess the

question that answers these things

How much do you remember about English verbal tenses?

Click here and discover if you haven’t forgotten what you’ve learnt last year

ACTIVITY 1. What can you see? Tell what it is and say a sentence using the

word

WHAT’S THE WEATHER LIKE? Click here and discover much vocabulary

about weather Do you know how to pronounce some weather

words? Click here and test yourself What’s your favourite season? Click here and

you can listen to different people talking about this

FILE 1B: DESCRIBING PEOPLEHow many adjectives do you know to describe people? Guess it

Practice what you’ve learnt Listen and choose the best answer for each question