Monday, March 16, 2020

St Patrick's Day and Ireland

Task 1: Read about Ireland

Task 2: Can you answer the following questions now? (You don't have to send them to your teacher, just take notes and remember the answers.)

* Which one is part of the United Kingdom and which one is a republic? Northern Ireland / The Republic of Ireland

All the following questions are about the Republic of Ireland
* What's the population? (2019 estimate)
* What are the official languages?
* When is St Patrick's Day?
* Is Ireland the least forested country in Europe?
* What's the highest point?
* What is Ireland's climate like?
* Which area gets the highest level of precipitation?
* What does Ireland mostly export?
* Which low-cost airline is registered in Ireland?
* What are the 3 biggest towns?
* Which band has been the best-selling act?
* How is the Irish potato pancake called?
* Which 2 sports attract the biggest number of spectators?

If you couldn't, please go back to the article.

Task 3: Watch and listen to the video carefully about St Patrick's Day

Task 4: Now go back to Stuudium and do the Quizizz test. You can find the link at Stuudium.


Sunday, March 15, 2020

Unit 7: SB p 71

SB ex 1a/72



SB 3b/72

build a house
chop wood
grow food
milk a cow

SB ex 5/72

1) 7 million, 2) 5 billion, 3) your own answer


Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Marketing / Commercials

Task 1:
What makes a good commercial?

Task 2: 
Watch the video and guess some of the products

Commercials

Task 3: Slogans. Do you know these brands?


  1. 1. Impossible is nothing
  2. 2. Think different
  1. 3. The ultimate driving machine
  2. 4.  Nothing runs like a deer
  1. 5. Finger lickin’ good
  1. 6.  Because you’re worth it
  2. 7. Melts in your mouth, not in your hands
  3. 8. I’m lovin’ it
  1. 9. Just do it
  2. 10. Taste the rainbow
  3. 11. It's the real thing.  / Open happiness.
  4. 12. Connecting people. 
  5. 13. The best a man can get
  6. 14. Quality never goes out of style
  7. 15. Everywhere you want to be

  1. Task 4: Groupwork 

1) Think of a product. (sth that you can bring to school next Friday)
2) Decribe its best qualities.
3) Who is the potential customer? Why would they need that product?
4) Make up a slogan.
5) Write a short script for your commercial.
*Where is it shot?
*Who takes part in which roles?
*What is happening?

6) Devide your tasks and roles for next lesson

7) Act it out and record your video.

CHECKLIST
* a good commercial gives information, draws attention, creates emotions and is easy to remember
* all the students have to speak (whether in front or behind the camera)





Check task 3: 1. Adidas; 2. Apple; 3. BMW; 4. John Deere; 5. KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken); 6. L'Oreal; 7. M&Ms; 8. I'm Lovin' It; 9. Nike; 10. Skittles; 11. Coca-Cola; 12. Nokia; 13. Gillette; 14. Levi's Jeans; 15. VISA

Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Idioms

Make a sentence with the following idioms

ANIMALS

1) a cat has got your tongue
2) cash cow
3) be a copy cat
4) fishy
5) kill two birds with one stone
6) take the bull by the horns
7) to beat a dead horse
8) a wolf in sheep's clothing
9) buy a pig in a poke
10) to fish for compliments

BODY

1) to be all ears
2) have cold feet
3) face the music
4) let your hair down
5) learn by heart
6) sealed lips
7) have a sweet tooth
8) pull my leg
9) play something by ear
10) over my dead body

FOOD

1) a piece of cake
2) like two peas in a pod
3) not my cup of tea
4) a hard nut to crack
5) to spice things up
6) cry over spilled milk
7) to go nuts
8) apple of my eye
9) bring home the bacon
10) the cream of the crop

WEATHER

1) under the weather
2) be right as rain
3) come rain or shine
4) once in a blue moon
5) have your heads in the clouds
6) storm in a teacup
7) rain cats and dogs
8) cloud nine
9) to weather the storm
10) to make hay when the sun shines


COLOUR

1) have green fingers
2)  blackout
3) out of the blue
4) green with envy
5) a white lie
6) as white as a sheet
7) to see red
8) feel blue
9) black as night
10) to see your true colours

MONEY

1) chicken feed
2) to be in the red
3) from rags to riches
4) to live from hand to mouth
5) on the house
6) make ends meet
7) be back on feet
8) have sticky fingers
9) put in my two cents
10) save for a rainy day

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Unit 5: Revision

VOCABULARY

1) Verbs and senses (SB p 50-51)
2) Idioms (Memrise)
3) Adjectives to describe noise, smell and taste

GRAMMAR
1) Passive Voice / Active
2) In order to / so / so that

WRITING

1) SENSES
* Which sense is the most important? Why?
* Describe different smells. What do you like?

2) FRAGRANCES
* What are the steps of creating a perfume?
* Describe a perfume you like.

3) A PLACE
* What makes it special?
* What do you remember about it?
* Describe your emotions.

4) FOOD
* How did the dish look, taste and smell?
* What would you do differently if you were a chef?
* What are your suggestions for Pargi Resto?

Monday, January 27, 2020

Gestures

Task 1: group discussion

Think of as many gestures as you know. Be ready to act them out and explain to the others.

* hands
* eyes
* posture
* voice / intonation

Task 2: Which gestures tell ...?

1) ... that you are eager to leave
2) .... that you are not telling the truth
3) .... that you have no idea what is going on
4) .... that you revealed a secret by accident
5) .... that you are really nervous while making a presentation
6) .... that the food is/was delicious
7) .... that you are ready to pay in the restaurant
8) .... that you can't hear
9) .... that you want to get a taxi
10) .... that fancy him/her


Task 3: Act out without using words (you can make sounds)

A:  Hey you!
B:  Me?
A:  Yeah.  Come here!
B:  Can I help you with something?
A:  Don’t you know me????
B:  Hmmm.  Oh!  We met last week, right? Your name is __________.
A:  That’s right!  How are you?
B:  Bad, sorry!  I just lost my wallet!
A:  Oh no!  Do you remember where you left it?
B:  That is the problem…I don’t know!!! And all my money is in it!
A:  Listen I am running late but I will help you look.
B:  Oh no no no!  I can’t ask you to do that.  Don’t worry about it!
A:  Well, then good luck finding it!
B:  Thanks and nice to see you again!
A:  Nice to see you too.  I’ll call you! Bye

B:  Bye!