WATER SPORTS

NI2A/C

• Homework: Reading. Student´s Book.p. 31, Exercises, review unit 2 in st.B.p. 35, grammarm unit 52, question tags
• EO: question tags in a pair work activity.
• EE: finish the "for and against" composition ,and a photocophy of linking words.
• CO : a listening for Certificación, the first one we´ve done and rather tough, I must say. Audio, exercises, cript and answers.
  
• CL: a multiple choice reading for Certificación.
• Homework: some exercises about future tenses and word building. study the grammar and vocabulary of unit 2, a speaking activity: a speech to to by following some questions on a particular topic.
  

NB1A/B

• Homework: a composition about daily routines.
• St.B.p.22. Relatively Famous. Grammar possessive ´s . Match the people in the photos with their famous relatives. e.g. he´s Hugh Grant´s brother. Grammar Bank. St.B.p. 124. rules and exercises about the possessive ´s.
• EO: St.B.p. 22. Whose is this? it´s Kate Winslet´s bag.
  
• Vocabulary Bank. St.b.p.145. The Family. Pronunciation of new words and use of the possessive ´s. Jill is Robert´s sister. Say as many words as possible without writing, then write 5 sentences.
• EO: A projection of a family tree to relate their members.
  
• Phonetics. St.B.p. 23. Sounds like in bag, thumb, mother,monkey, nose,house.
• CO: St.B.p. 23. Listen to Sarah talking to her boyfriend about her family. Label the photos and answer the questions.
• Homework. Grammar, unit 64 (Kate´s camera), St.b.p. 26,27

DIVING IN A CAVE

This is one of the most thrilling experiences I´ve ever had. It´s not dangerous if you follow the instructions given by your diving instructor. What you can´t do is to panic because you lose control of yourself and your emotions and then you´re lost since nothing can be done unless you get over it and keep your mind cold. Diving a a very good way of controlling your mind and subconscious feelings of fear. When you overcome it, you´re proud of yourself and you´ll find it easier to sort out problems in your daily life.

NB2
- Homework:Grammar,unit 9 :I have/I´ve got. Workbook,p.10,11.
- Listening: St.B. p. 11. "What´s the word?" , a contest where the contestants have to find out a word with a given definition.
- Vocabulary. Paraphrasing: an interesting way to make yourself understood when you don´t know the exact word. e.g: it´s something, it´s how you feel, it´s like....Some words to be defined as a practice.
- Speaking: Two activities : a gap filling activity and a card game to use relative pronouns
- Writing: St.B. p. 13. Describing yourself, an e-mail with some mistakes , reading of the mail and answering questions about it.
_ Homework: Grammar, unit 101. Relative clauses:who, that,which. Wk: p. 12. A composition for 4th of November: a description of yourself

Here you have a song, Alberto Pintos has sent me. He´s a former student of mine who still sends me songs, so take him as an example and do the same!

HI EVERYBODY¡

Hi everybody! Believe it or not, that one with the orange T-Shirt is me diving inside a cave in the Red Sea.This is what I did practically during the summer, there ,in Egypt and other places on the Mediterranean coast. It´s an extraordinary sport I encourage you to take up if you enjoy water activities.

Scuba diving is popular, scuba diving is easy and scuba diving is fun. Scuba diving as outdoor recreation is gaining in popularity, while participation in other pastimes is diminishing. Why is scuba diving so popular?
Over 70% of the earth's surface is covered with water. The allure and mystery of the underwater world has inspired the human imagination since prehistory, from the mythological monsters described by seafaring people, to the science fiction of Jules Verne and the modern underwater adventures in Hollywood films. Breath-hold diving, dangerous though it can be, has been used to collect pearls, sponges and valuable commodities from the sea floor for many generations.
Advances in underwater exploration began nearly three centuries ago using diving bells and large cumbersome sealed suits using pumped air from the surface. Only very recently advances in technology and mechanics have allowed people to visit this domain safely for exploration using comfortable, self-contained air delivery systems.

Today, scuba diving is accessible to almost anyone with only a modest investment in equipment. Anywhere you want to dive you can usually find a dive shop near-at-hand to rent tanks, go on a guided dive with a master diver, take a chartered boat or just strap on the tanks and swim out from the shore.
From:www.thescubadive.com

NB2A/C and NI2E
Our first day of class! What expectation to meet your new classmates and teacher! Well, in spite of the fact that some classes are quite crowded I´m delighted to be with you this course.
In our first class I gave you basic information about the course ,books , rules to be followed and the flu. Students under 18 must contact me as I have to give you some important documents for your family to sign.
Remember to bring a photograph and also browse the EOI web page to check the books , grammars and interesting links to broaden your knowledge of the language.
After this long introduction you did an entry tests , just to check your level of English . I´ll try to have them marked by next week, but don´t expect miracles with so many students, it may take a little longer to get them ready.
Please, buy your books as soon as possible. Delays will always be a problem to follow the syllabus plans for the term.