So, But, Because

Week 16^th -18^th June

Hi everybody!

Are you having fun? Are you enjoying the weekend?

Last week we finished watching the videos about the arrival of Allie in the USA.

We learnt some useful phrases:

You look good!                              Well done!

How was the fight?                        Did you sleep well?

You must be really tired!              How are things?

I’m so pleased you came!            What are the plans for the week?

It’s great to see you!                     It’s time to go!

Don’t forget that they use different words for the same words depending if it is the USA or the UK.

The USA                   The UK

Lift                              elevator

Parking Lot              car park

And we finished with a story.

The story of a girl that went out with her friends one Saturday. They went to a disco. The DJ fell in love with the girl in the yellow dress and they started going out together.

They met in a café every evening when she finished work. One evening she was driving very fast because she was in a hurry. She didn’t see a man in a dark coat that was crossing the road. She ran the man over but she didn’t realize.

She waited for her boyfriend in the café but he didn’t turned up (appeared) so, she went home.

While she was watching TV the doorbell rang. It was a police officer. She told her that her boyfriend had an accident and was in hospital. A woman driving a white car ran over him but she didn’t stop to help.

Who do you think ran over the boy?

Remember the use of so, because and but.

Reason: because. It answers the question ‘Why?’

Result: so. The consequence of something.

·         She was driving very fast because she was in a hurry. (Why was she driving fast?)

·         She was in a hurry, so she was driving fast.

We´ll continue with another story on Tuesday!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Immigration, Checking in, Calling Reception...Practical English

Week 9^th -11^th June

Hi again!

I was very happy to hear that Juan was really pleased with the English he spoke in Italy. It’s very rewarding (satisfying) for me to feel that I have helped you to learn and that you could communicate abroad (in a foreign country) thanks to that. But of course, the effort is yours! You’re the one who is studying and taking advantage of (using in your benefit) the lessons. Anyway, I’m very proud of you!

In view of the success of ‘Practical English’, we continued with this section last week.

We watched the videos and listened to the dialogues.

Do you remember Mark and Allie?

Mark is from San Francisco. He’s divorced and he works for a music company: MTC. Allie is British. She also works for MTC, but in London. Last month, Mark travelled to London on business and he met Allie. They went for a coffee. They went shopping. They had dinner at a restaurant. They got on very well, so Mark invited her to a conference in San Francisco. And now, Mark is at the airport, waiting for Allie.

We watched the video.

Allie went through ‘immigration’. Then she met Mark and he took her to her hotel. She was very tired. The flight was 11 hours long and she couldn’t sleep on the plane. Besides it was 5a.m. in England and 7p.m. in the USA!

She checked in the hotel. She called reception because the air conditioning didn’t work and she also ordered a sandwich!

You can see the videos again here.

See you on Tuesday!!!

Let's Talk!!!!

Tuesday 2^nd June

Hello!

Are you enjoying this day off (a day when you don’t have to work)?

Yes, I know, we have to work tomorrow so, this is not a long weekend.

But…it doesn’t matter. At least we don’t have to work today…or have we? Because if I’m writing the blog, I’m working!

          Last Tuesday, we had a conversation class.                             

We talked about:

Personal Information	Family	Music
Where are you from?	Do you have a big family?	What kind of music do you listen to?
What nationality are you?	How many brothers and sisters have you got?	When do you listen to m music?
What do you do??	Do you get on well with them?	Who wrote our favourite song?
What languages do you speak?	What does your best friend do?	How often do you go to concerts?

       

Languages	Do you think…?	Making offers
Why do you think it’s important to learn languages?	Do you think the weather will be good tomorrow?	“I can’t do this homework. It’s very difficult” Shall I help you?
Why are you learning English?	…you’ll study English next year?	“Oh no!. I don’t have any money with me” Shall I lend you some?
Do you think English is a difficult language to learn?	…you’ll get some e-mails today?	“These bags are very heavy” Shall I carry them for you?
Would you like to learn Chinese?	…your country will win the next football championship?	“It’s very hot in here” Shall I switch the air conditioning on?

Practise more conversations with this video

And that was our class!

I hope Juan is having fun!

Tell us about your trip next week!