SUMMERTIME

DEAR CLASS!

IT'S TIME TO SAY GOOD BYE UNTIL SEPTEMBER

IT'S SUMMER TIME

I want to thank you all for working together, for your interest in learning to communicate in this beautiful and useful language, for your contagious energy and for making my teaching pleasurable. 

Yes, it's time to enjoy but, 

why not keep on learning a bit?

I post here four interesting resources that you can use in case you don't want to stop learning English during your holidays:

DUOLINGO

It's great. It works like an APP, so you can use it with your smart phone. To join our class follow the instructions

 

ONLINE ENGLISH COURSE

With level test and very well graded

 CAMBRIDGE EXAM PREPARATION

You choose your level, the skill you want to learn and the time of the activity. 

An excellent tool for self-learning

IRONGAMBON

Pepa, Ana and Elvira keep on posting funny, interesting and useful activities, songs, videos, etc in the best English learning Blog ever!!!

 ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS AND KEEP ON LEARNING

IT'S GREAT TO BE YOUR TEACHER!!!

ANSWERS REVISION 2

FRIDAY 12TH - WEDNESDAY 17TH

Good morning class

This is the last assignment for you this school year.

You have six days to do it. 

It's the revision of the second term: Units 4-5-6 

on pages 85-85-87.

We are going to revise these topics:

• UNIT 4: PLACES IN TOWN 
• UNIT 5: FOOD
• UNIT 6: FRIENDSHIP 

 And these grammar points:

• UNIT 4: CONDITIONALS
• UNIT 5: RELATIVE CLAUSES
• UNIT 6: MODAL VERBS 

You must also read the text on page 87 about Romeo and Juliet, the most popular and beautiful love story of all time.

After reading and understanding the story, you must listen to it several times and practice your pronunciation. It's very important that you understand the story in order to express the meaning with the intonation of your voice. 
Here is the model audio 🔊 .

You must send an audio with the recording of your voice reading the text.

DEADLINE:  WEDNESDAY 17TH EVENING

After that date I won't accept more activities because I will be calculating your final marks. 

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!!!

TUESDAY 9TH - THURSDAY 11TH

Good morning class!

Two weeks to go and it's time to finish with the last unit in our

WEBBOOK UNIT 4

 

With this unit we will finish our work with the WEBBOOK.

So it's time to revise the CONDITIONALS.

1ST CONDITIONAL

 

IF YOU STUDY YOU WILL PASS      

Si estudias aprobarás

IF PRESENT ↦ WILL

2ND CONDITIONAL

 

IF YOU STUDIED YOU WOULD PASS 

Si estudiases aprobarías

IF PAST ↦ WOULD

3RD CONDITIONAL

 

IF YOU HAD STUDIED YO WOULD HAVE PASSED  

IF PAST PERFECT ↦ WOULD HAVE

Si hubieses estudiado habrías aprobado

You have everything explained in your Grammar Appendix on pages 170 - 171.

And remember, if you have any questions or doubts just send me an email and we will talk. 

DEADLINE: Thursday evening.

ANSWERS REVISION FIRST TERM (units 1-2-3)

TUESDAY 2nd TO FRIDAY 5th JUNE 2020

Good morning Classs!

After the good job you've made in the WEBBOOK with Units "Getting Started" 1, 2 and 3, it's time to revise the first term.

So we are going to do the REVIEW 1 on your Textbook pages 45- 46 - 47.

• Page 45 is for VOCABULARY
• Page 46 is for GRAMMAR
• Page 47 is for READING AND SPEAKING

This is the audio of the reading on page 47 🔈🔉

You must also send an audio with your reading of the text 

THE LOST WORLD

Listen to it carefully. Pay attention to pronunciation of the difficult words. You can send an audio for the whole text or one for each paragraph if you prefer.

Deadline: Monday 8th June.

FRIDAY 29TH MAY

Good morning Class!

We keep on revising and it's time for unit 3 now.
Is there anything you don't understand?
Do you need help at some points?
Please tell me and we will have an online video-lesson. 

UNIT 3 is about planning holidays. That's why the grammar is about the FUTURE.

On page 168 you have the GRAMMAR APPENDIX. Please take your time to revise it carefully. We have learnt three different FUTURE TENSES:

1. BE GOING TO 
2. PRESENT SIMPLE (for future use)
3. WILL 
4. PRESENT CONTINUOUS (for future use)
5. FUTURE CONTINUOUS 

If necessary, make a summary or diagram of the form and use of these different types of future.

 
 
You task is UNIT 3 in your WEBBOOK. 
The deadline is next Monday 1st of June.

¿Tienes dificultades? ¿No entiendes algo? Mándame un correo y te lo explicaré personalmente por videoconferencia.

GOOD LUCK

 

TUESDAY 26TH - THURSDAY 28 TH

Good morning class!

During this last week of May we are going to keep on working on our WEBBOOK.

Remember that you have to do all the activities in each Unit:

1. Vocabulary practice (one activity)
2. Interactive Grammar (three activities) 
3. Speaking (two activities)
4. Dialogue Builder (two activities)

It's the turn for Unit 2.

Do you remember when we learnt about ACHIEVEMENTS? You spoke and wrote about your classmate achievements using the 
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE and the PAST SIMPLE.

It's important that you revise the unit before start doing the activities. It will refresh your mind about all the work we've done.

Don't forget the two sets of vocabulary we studied:

1. ACHIEVEMENTS on page 22
2. ACTIVITIES on page 26

Once you have revised, you'll be ready to start with your WEBBOOK.

Remember you must get all answers correct. Try until you get it, but think well before answering because you have to get it with the less number of attempts.

The deadline for WEBBOOK UNIT 2 is next  
Thursday 28th.

GOOD LUCK

TUESDAY 19TH TO FRIDAY 22ND MAY

Good morning class!

Unit 6 is finished and we are going to revise all the work we have done during this school year. Si it's time for REVISION.
Our main tool for revision is going to be the Interactive WEBBOOK:

This week we are going to work on two Units:

               GETTING STARTED
              UNIT 1

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Revise the contents of the unit before starting.
• Do the activities until you get all answers correct. Try as many times as necessary, but think well before answering: the less the attempts the better the mark.
• Do not start a new unit until you have finished the previous one.
• It's not necessary to send photos: I can see your scores in my computer.

I'll also give you a speaking activity per unit. So be attentive to the blog or better subscribe to get you notifications. 

GOOD JOB AND GOOD LUCK
 

THURSDAY 14TH - FRIDAY 15TH MAY 2020

Good morning class

How fast weeks pass!!!

I have realised that your pronunciation is improving a great lot!!! Your recordings of the GREAT AMERICAN SLURP have shown me that you are even able to use an American accent, and that's great!!!

So, please, if you haven't done it yet, record your voice and send it soon. 

And we are about to end this unit. What shall we do afterwards? Just revising first and second term units. 

A good opportunity for those who didn't pass and want to retake it (recuperar).

But we have to end this unit first.

We are going to do the activities on yellow page 84:

And the activities on WEB BOOK unit 6.

  

Please, do all the activities as many times as possible until you get the right answers. Try to give the right answers at the first try (you may use a dictionary).

Do not leave exercises with wrong answers, because I'll use them to evaluate you.

You have until next Monday 18th evening to do these activities.

ENJOY.

 

TUESDAY 12TH AND WEDNESDAY 13TH MAY 2020

Good morning class!

How are you? I'm fine thanks.

Are you ready to start a new working week in your English class?

Well, I'm still waiting for some audios of friends asking for and giving advice (page 79). Please send it if you haven't done it yet. And I'm also waiting for some of your texts asking for advice (page 80). Please send it if you haven't.

And now some written and oral work. Listen to this girl:  🔊

Yes, she's got a strong American accent!!!

She's telling us about her experience as a Chinese in the USA. It's a funny text. 

Read carefully and make a new-vocabulary list.

Listen again and record your voice. You can do three different recordings so you can practice one by one.

Do activities 1-2-3 on that page.

Deadline Wednesday Evening.

Enjoy!

MODEL SPEAKING BY MARA AND LAURA

Funny dialogue by our dear classmates

LAURA and MARA

Have you sent your audio yet?

COME ON! SHOW US THAT YOU ARE LEARNING TO ASK FOR AND GIVE ADVICE

THURSDAY 7TH - FRIDAY 8TH MAY 2020

Good morning class!

It's time for a writing. Yes, the writing on page 80. 

First we will do activities 1-2-3. It's important that you read the chart  at the beginning of the page:

FACTS AND OPINIONS

FACTS:                (hechos) can be true or false
OPINIONS:          Can be supported with facts

To indicate that something is an opinion we start with expressions like:

• I THINK
• I FEEL
• IT SEEMS
• IN MY OPINION 

FACT:          She is his girlfriend (I know it)
OPINION:   I think she is his girlfriend (I'm not sure)

Do activities 1.2.3 

Write a letter asking for advice. Think about a problem you or a friend of yours may have and ask for advice. (minimum 80 words)

When I get your letters, I will send them to another students in class so they write and answer with some advice for your problem. But that will be next week.

 Deadline: FRIDAY 8th.

TUESDAY 5TH WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY 2020

Good morning, class!!!

Here we are again after this long weekend. 

It's been great to go outside and do some sport 🚴.

Today we start a four-working-day week, and soon it'll be Friday again.

Well. You've learn a lot of vocabulary about RELATIONSHIPS and PERSONALITY.  
You've learnt to use some modal verbs ( SHOULD - MUST - HAVE TO - NEED TO - CAN - COULD - BE ABLE TO - MAY - MIGHT).
You've read texts and listened to conversations about friendship and now it's time to SPEAK.

Please watch these videos, take notes and use the vocabulary and expressions in your speaking:









 Here is a twenty minutes talk about friendship. You can activate the automatic subtitles in English:



And here is the audio of  PAGE 79 EX 9 🎤. I think it can be very useful to improve your pronunciation. Repeat these sentences once and again until you sound natural.

On this occasion you won't have to write anything, just speaking.

PAGE 79 EX 10: SPEAKING

I expect a really good job. You can do it with a friend online, with somebody in your family or just by yourself.  Please, change roles. Enjoy

Deadline. Wednesday evening! (two days for a speaking: not bad)

THURSDAY 30TH APRIL

GOOD MORNING CLASS! 
It's Thursday but it's like a Friday, because we don't have class tomorrow 💃💃💃💃!!!

Well, today we are going to do a listening in order to practice the vocabulary and the grammar of the unit:
LISTENING: A RADIO PROGRAMME PAGE 78  EX 5 - 6

AUDIO EX 5 : 🔊

AUDIO EX 6 : 🔊

And also a question-and-answer exercise, in order to get ready for the SPEAKING activity: Talking about problems.
PAGE 79, EX 9 

Remember to copy all the sentences and use the dictionary to understand their meaning. If you don't clearly understand the meaning, the exercise has no sense. 

ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND 

TUESDAY 28TH - WEDNESDAY 29TH

GOOD MORNING CLASS!

Third week of the third term and only four class days. Yes, next Friday is the first of May, the International Workers' Day. So we are having just three English lessons.

How about your staying at home while your younger brothers and sisters went out for a walk? Or you are still fourteen years old and could go out with your family? The case of Ilde, for example, must have been hard: he has just turned 15, so he hasn't been able to go out for a walk with his family. Oh, Damn!!! I'm sorry my friend. Anyway you can go to to the shops on your own: not bad at all!

And talking about school work, we keep on learning vocabulary and expressions to talk about friendship

Today we start the last part of the unit with some vocabulary activities.

Please read the TEXT on PAGE 78. Listen carefully to this audio:

Look up in the dictionary for all the new words and try to understand the text. Then, practice your reading and your pronunciation. Listen and repeat as many times as it is necessary. When you are able to do it well, record your voice and send me the audio.

After that, You'll be ready to do the following activities:

PAGE 78 EX 1-2-3-4

ANSWERS EXTRA PRACTICE AND THRUSDAY 23RD

EXTRA PRACTICE

 

 PAGE 157 EX 4

 PAGE 158 EX 5-6-7

FRIDAY 24TH

GOOD MORNING CLASS!!!
Today is Friday

It has been a long working week and we're going to relax a bit today. No more writing exercises.

Today we are going to learn real ENGLISH though films. 
Have a look at this  YOUTUBE CHANNEL and watch the movie fragments you fancy the most. Watch some of them and enjoy. Enjoy your weekend too. See you on Monday.

THURSDAY 23RD

ATTENTION: Many of you haven't sent the EXTRA PRACTICE activities yet!! DO IT TODAY!!!

Well class!

It seems that you are understanding the MODALS quite well. 

Remember that we are talking about LEARNING.
We are not just talking about doing exercises and sending them to the teacher. 

The Coronavirus is teaching us some lessons. One of them is that you can learn by yourselves with a little help from your teacher and your determination to LEARN.

Just sending exercises is useless, but if you LEARN at the same time, your English will be a reality. You will be able to communicate in this amazing language. 

We are using the MODALS to communicate about friendship. Don't forget.

End of Sermon.

And now it's time to practice 

CAN - COULD - BE ABLE TO - MAY - MIGHT 

with some activities:

PAGE 157, EX 4

PAGE 158, EX 5, 6, 7

Deadline Friday evening

Volunteer work: Do you want to learn more? Do these online activities of mixed modals and send me some photos:

1. can     could     have to     must     might     should
2. must     have to  
3. might     must     should

Good luck

ANSWERS TUESDAY 21ST WEDNESDAY 22ND

The answers to EXTRA PRACTICE will be published tomorrow

TUESDAY 21ST APRRL - WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL

Second week after Easter and we MUST keep on working with  MODAL VERBS. Some students have made very good summaries of the grammar. Some have taken good notes form the videos.

I HAVE POSTED A NEW FUNNY VIDEO:  HAVE A LOOK AT IT ↠ ↠ ↠ ↠ ↠ ↠ ↠

It's important to understand it well before doing the activities. it's also very important to understand the sentences. If you know the grammar rules and understand the sentence, your answers will be correct. It's important that yo take your responsibility over this.

Let's revise a bit before going ahead. These are the four first MODAL verbs:


MUST:                OBLIGACIÓN:                          DEBER
SHOULD:           DAR CONSEJOS.                      DEBERÍA
HAVE TO:           OBLIGACIÓN:                          DEBER
NEED TO:          OBLIGACIÓN - NECESIDAD:   TENER QUE


HAVE TO y NEED TO se conjugan. Es decir, se pueden poner en otros tiempos verbales (pasado, futuro, etc) empleando el auxiliar DO/DOES en presente, DID en pasado y WILL en futuro.

MUST y SHOULD son verdaderos modales. Por lo que solo se usan en presente.

ACTIVITIES: PAGE 157 EX 1-2-3
EXTRA PRACTICE 1 

You can do these activities with your computer on the WORD file. If you want.
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY EVENING!

ANSWERS THURSDAY 16TH - FRIDAY 17TH APRIL

THURSDAY 16TH - FRIDAY 17TH APRIL

Good morning Class!

As you can see I'm glad because most of you have already sent the activities form Tuesday and Wednesday. So I am going to post the answers this evening. COME ON! send them if you haven't yet: don't be late!!!

ABOUT THE READING: the legend of Damon and Pythias
It's great to hear your voices again. And most of you have made a good reading. Nevertheless, I am sure you could do it better if you listened to the recording and practiced several times before. Please, use this system and try to improve your pronunciation next time:

Today we are going to start with the second grammar point of this Unit. We keep on learning about the MODAL VERBS. This time with: 

CAN - COULD - BE ABLE TO - MAY  - MIGHT

I have posted two good videos. You can see them on the right of this page: ⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉⇉

Everything is also clearly explained in Spanish in the grammar appendix of your textbook (pages 174 -175). Read it and take relevant notes in your notebook (you can send me a photo, please).

Once you have watched the videos, read the grammar appendix and take notes. Then, it's time to check if you have understood everything. How are we going to check that? Doing some exercises:
EX 5-6-7-8 PAGE 77 (DEADLINE NEXT MONDAY 20TH EVENING)

And remember: 

• LEARNING IN YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. 
• LEARNING IS GOOD FOR YOU. 
• WHEN YOU LEARN YOU GROW.

WELCOME TO THE THIRD TERM

Hi guys!

Here we are again, ready to face the last term of this strange school year.
From now on we will  work with a new blog: irongambon3d.
Yes, it is a personal blog only for our class.

Every week I will post the work for every class day. You must work every class day and send me you work when you finish it. Be punctual. Send you work before I post the answers. If you send it after, you mark won't be the same.

When I send the answers, you must correct your activities with a green or red pen. You must understand you mistakes, and If you don't understand anything you must ask me your doubts by email to valgandax@gmail.com.

Don't forget to write THE NUMBER OF EXERCISE AND THE NUMBER OF PAGE.

EXAMPLE:   EX 7, PAGE 56

Online learning demands your reponsibility.

Your goal must be LEARNING, not just sending your activities. Remember: learning is your goal,

 

GOOD LUCK