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 * Check out the contents of the first and second courses clicking here.**
 * Visit the New English File Intermediate web site clicking [|here].**
 * REMEMBER: You have to write a book review every term of the course. The deadline for the first term is the first day after the Christmas holidays.FIND OUT HOW TO WRITE A BOOK REVIEW CLICKING ON THE WORD FILE. If you need an example, click here. [[file:Book review language.pdf]]**

=Unit 1=

1A: Food: fuel or pleasure?
Listen to a father and his daughter talking about[| breakfast] Can you bake cookies? Listen to the [|recipe]! Do you eat junk food? Find out what people say clicking on this [|listening activity]! Find out about the typical English Breakfast [|listening to the audio file] and reading the script Read a text and do a [|comprehension activity].
 * __Vocabulary: food__


 * __Grammar: present simple and present continuous__

//DO YOU REMEMBER PRESENT SIMPLE?// media type="custom" key="7043863" @http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39.htm @http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/simple_present.jsp Watch this page and the video for a grammar explanation: __ @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B7%20Present%20Tense.html __ Third person singular: @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit8/page2.htm @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm @http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/PresSimpleAffirm1.htm @http://usuarios.lycos.es/englishweb/gramatica/PresSimpleNegat1.htm @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit8/page5.htm @http://www.fortunecity.com/bally/durrus/153/gramex02.html http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/present_simple/pres_simple4.html http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/present_simple/pres_sim_quests1.html

FREQUENCY ADVERBS: Explicación en español: __ @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit11/page5.htm __ Watch the videos @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jd9vTwV3lU @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg_zWwye5UU&feature=related frequency adverbs, time, dates, etc @http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/advfreq2.php @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/inenglish/elementary/a_grammar/ine_elementary_grammar11/ @http://www.imparareinglese.co.uk/esercizi_inglese/adverbs_of_frequency.html @http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.frequ.i.htm

//DO YOU REMEMBER PRESENT CONTINUOUS?//

@http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Blue%20Level/B8%20Present%20Continuous.html @http://www.languageguide.org/english/grammar/esp/part1/present_progressive.jsp @http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/ELEMENTARY/unit6/page1.htm Adding //-ing// @http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramacontinuo.htm @http://pagesperso-orange.fr/raud.dugal/beginners/the%202%20presents/exercise2.htm @http://www.pumpkinandcompany.com/PAC/Kids-activ-games_Gquiz_Prsntcont1-5e.htm @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pcontnq2.htm

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 * __Grammar: action and non-action verbs (dynamic and state verbs, too)__

Learn the [|grammar] point. Do some [|activities] now! More activities: @http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39.htm http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/pres_cont/pres_simple_cont.html @http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm @http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm @http://odl.vwv.at/english/odlres/res8/Grammar/grammar_exercises/tenses/present/present1.htm @http://www.e-anglais.com/exercices/present.php @http://www.mansioningles.com/gram39_ej1.htm @http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec15_5.htm @http://www.mansioningles.com/nc_lec15_6.htm @http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson14/TestIt/PSvsPC.htm

__FUN__ Find out how many calories fast food has just playing [|a funny game]. Watch Mr Bean preparing a [|sandwich] ! I just can´t stop laughing!

ADVANCED reading: I found this [|long article] about diets. It´s really interesting but read it only if you like the topic because it contains a lot of new words.

1B: Are you a cheat?
To be (past) http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/was_were.html @http://www.carmenlu.com/first/grammar/pastbe1_1.htm @http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?03 @http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/77.html @http://esl.about.com/library/beginnercourse/bl_beginner_course_was.htm
 * GRAMMAR: Past simple

Regular verbs http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.html [] [|http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.html] Pronunciation of regular verbs media type="youtube" key="_M7xIwAqy9I?fs=1" height="385" width="480" Irregular verbs @http://www.english-4u.de/iv_quiz1.htm @http://www.bradleys-english-school.com/online/jigword/jigpast1.html @http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/beardysg.htm

Regular and irregular verbs @http://www.better-english.com/grammar/past5.htm @http://www.pumpkinandcompany.com/PAC/Kids-activ-games_Gquiz3e_PastSimple1.htm @http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/regirreg.html @http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/historyf.htm @http://www2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/partypqf.htm Past tense questions [] Questions []

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 * GRAMMAR: Past continuous

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 * GRAMMAR: Past perfect

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 * GRAMMAR: Difference between past simple, past continuous and past perfect

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[|Check the names of Olympic sports] Listening game: Can you indentifiy the sport? [|Play] My favourite sport: [|Listen] A healthy lifestyle. Click [|here] to listen again and do the vocabulary and post-listening exercises. Listening activity: [|olympic sports] Listening activity: [|outdoor exercise]
 * VOCABULARY: Sport

**1C: Family guy**
Present continuous used to talk about the future (NEW ACTIVITIES ADDED) [] [|Download grammar activity] [|Grammar activity key] [|Read and listen to Laura's diary: what is she doing on Monday?]
 * GRAMMAR: Future tenses

Going to [] @http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson11/04.html @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Red%20Level/R12%20Future%20Tense%20going%20to.html [|What are they going to do? Read and choose the correct answer] Plans @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_c01/ @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_c02/ Predictions @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d01/ @http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/elementary/a_grammar/file07/grammar07_d02/ More exercises @http://eruditecafe.net/bookex/goingtoAA.php @http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson11/05.html @http://www.autoenglish.org/going.htm http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/vocab/family/family1.html http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/vocab/family/family7.html http://www.wsl.edu.pl/~azetka/family_pairs.htm @http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/family.html @http://www.sofaschool.com/gapfill.php?gappa_id=192 @http://www.prof2000.pt/users/tereza_n/family.htm
 * VOCABULARY: Family

Vocabulary: Personality adjectives [] [] [] []

WRITING: A personal description

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REVISION: PAGES 18 AND 19 OF STUDENT´S BOOK [|Revision_key.jpg]

Listening activities audios: [|- 1.18.mp3]

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=[|Unit 2]=

[|2A KA-CHING!]
Listen to the song and learn the vocabulary: media type="youtube" key="5Mujkbu_7lE?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

What do you spend your money on? [|Listen] and check! Are credit cards good? Listen and think about it!

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Do some grammar [|activities]

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2B: I´VE BEEN STUDYING... IN BEIRUT!
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=REVISION= Practise your oral exam skills: [|lists of questions] (choose a unit topic and speak English for 2-3 minutes) Learn useful [|phrases] for conversation (choose low intermediate ones) Do some [|listening activities] (choose medium level) [|Read texts] and check comprehension Some more [|texts] (choose intermediate level)

2C: TRAVELLING PROBLEMS!
GRAMMAR Learn to compare things! @http://www.theyellowpencil.com/gramacomparativos.html @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y6%20Comparatives.html Now, you can do some exercises: @http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/compsup.html http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives1.html http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/comparatives/comparatives2.html @http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-1269.php @http://englishexercises.itgo.com/yyadjective1.html @http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom2.htm @http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/1g9-comparative-superlative-gapfill.php @http://www.english-zone.com/spelling/compsup1.html @http://depts.gallaudet.edu/esl/compsuperl.htm @http://www.sofaschool.com/gapfill.php?gappa_id=56 [] Superlatives @http://www.learnamericanenglishonline.com/Yellow%20Level/Y7%20Superlatives.html [] [] [] Reading activity: who are the richest people in the world? [] = = VOCABULARY: TRAVELLING []

=Unit 3=

3A Mobile phones and good manners
GRAMMAR Modals of obligation [] []

VOCABULARY Mobile phones []

3B He looks nice: he must be a teacher!
GRAMMAR Modals of probability []

VOCABULARY: Description [|Basic vocabulary] [|Game that teaches you how to describe a person] [|Listening activity] [|Listen to a description and draw a face] [|Listening activity II] [|Listening activity III] [|Appearance or personality?] [] [] [] = [] = []

** 3C Would you be able to do it? **
GRAMMAR Modals of possibility [] []

VOCABULARY ED OR ING? []

REVISION MODAL VERBS []

= = = = =Unit 4= 4A WE DON´T NEED NO EDUCATION (Pynk Floyd) [] []
 * Vocabulary: School**

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 * Reading: One day in an English school**

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 * Listening: Education**

[|http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=stories&topicID]
 * Reading: Education**

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 * School information**: listening

Grammar: future time clauses [] []

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[[image:eoienglishcorner:2.gif caption="2.gif"]] **VOCABULARY**

 * [|Education] vocabulary
 * [|Bouncers] teaching at schools
 * Education system in UK [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/file/view/Education+in+UK.pdf"]] [|Education in UK.pdf]

[[image:eoienglishcorner:2.gif caption="2.gif"]] **GRAMMAR**

 * Conditional sentences explanation [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/file/view/CONDITIONAL+CLAUSES.pdf"]] [|CONDITIONAL CLAUSES.pdf]
 * __[|Conditionals] __View more __[|presentations]__ from __[|Ivan Albacete]__.
 * [[image:eoienglishcorner:condi_1.png width="345" height="262" caption="condi_1.png" link="http://www.slideshare.net/secret/vooVMYzeS6c9sR"]]

** IF YOU DO THESE ACTIVITIES, YOU WILL IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH **
 * 1st conditional & future time [|clauses]
 * 1st conditional & future time clauses [|(2)]
 * [|1st type] conditionals

4B: If I were a boy...

 * [|Conditional Exercise 1] || "If" vs. "When" ||
 * [|Conditional Exercise 2] || [|Present Unreal Conditional] ||
 * [|Conditional Exercise 3] || [|Present Real Conditional] and [|Present Unreal Conditional] ||
 * [|2nd type] conditionals (multiple option)
 * [|2nd type] conditionals
 * Conditionals [|1 & 2]
 * Are you a [|good person?] What would you do if...?

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:eoienglishcorner:2.gif caption="2.gif"]] **SONGS**
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__IF I WERE A BOY... (BEYONCE)__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lesson plan:[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/file/view/IFBOY_S.pdf"]] [|IFBOY_S.pdf]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lesson plan with answers: [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/file/view/IFBOY_T.pdf"]] [|IFBOY_T.pdf]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">__CHANGE THE WORLD__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://eoienglishcorner.wikispaces.com/file/view/change+the+world.doc"]] [|change the world.doc]

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">[[image:eoienglishcorner:2.gif caption="2.gif"]] **LISTENING**

 * [|What would he do]? Listen to James and answer the questions
 * What would Keith do with [|10,000 dollars]?
 * **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Do schools kill creativity? **

4C: MY HOUSE! [|Listening 1] =[|Listening 2]= [|Listening 3] [|Listening 4]

= = =Unit 5=

Third conditional (in your book unit 7)

 * [|Conditionals] . A grammar explanation with a quiz.
 * [|If Clauses] . Match the two columns so that each sentence is a meaningful sentence. Then click on the answer button to see if your answer is correct.
 * [|Present Unreal Conditional & Past Unreal Conditional] . Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate conditional form, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.

Gramamr: infinitive or gerund ??
> //(owl.english.purdue.edu)// > > > //**an explanation** (British Council)//
 * **[|Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives] - a detailed overview (including descriptions and examples)**
 * [|**THE GERUND**] - **//explications//** //et exercices (to print) - (erp.oissel.onac)//
 * [|**Verbs which are normally followed by the gerund**] //(learnenglish.de)//
 * [|**verbs + 'ing-form' / verbs + 'to-infinitive' / verbs + 'ing-form' or 'to-infinitive'**]
 * [|**Gerund after prepositions**] **- //adjective + preposition (list)//** //- (englisch-hilfen.de)//
 * [|**Gerunds after prepositions**] //(learnenglish.de)//
 * //**Infinitive & Gerund I, II, III**// **- [|infinitif ou gérondif]** - //exercice interactif + **leçon** (e-anglais)//

> **ex : I'm looking forward __ you at the weekend.** > **see ? to see ? seeing ? to seeing ?** > //(BBC)// > **- hear, watch, see, notice and feel.** > //(kico4u.de)// > //"Complete the sentences by using a preposition and the words in brackets." - interactive (esl-efl.webpark.pl)// > //- ex : "He apologised -- (be/late)."//
 * INTERACTIVE exercices :**
 * **[|Common verb structures] - interactive quiz**
 * **[|Participles used after verbs of perception and observation]**
 * //**Use of the Gerund -**// **[|Gap-fill exercise]** //(interactive) - (wwwedu.ge.ch/cptic)//
 * **//3è// [|Gérondif] //(nominalisation en -ING)//** //- (Hervé Humbert)//
 * [|**Gerund and Prepositi****on Exercise**] **-**

[|Pronunciation of most important work-related vocabulary and examples (don´t worry about French translation :-D)] [|Listening about job hunting (search for a job)] [|Do you remember these names of professions?] [|Let´s talk about work! Part one] [|Let´s talk about work. Part two.] Listening activities [|Job interview] [|Bad jobs]

=Unit 6= REPORTED SPEECH > //(British Council)// > //(eslbase.com)// > //(englisch-hilfen.de)// > //(valenciaenglish.netfirms.com)// > - Direct vs Reported Speech > - Questions & Order > //(grammar.correctpunctuation.co.uk)//
 * **[|Reported speech]** **- explanations**
 * **[|Reported speech] - explanations**
 * [|**Reported speech**] **- explanations**
 * **[|Reported speech] - explanations**
 * [|Reported speech]

> //"Convert the phrases ... into reported speech."// > //"What's this?" > "Do you know what this is?"// > //"Are you happy, Carla?" asked Bob. > Bob asked Carla if/whether she was/were happy.// > "Don't turn on the light," she said to him. > She told him not to turn on the light.// > " Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box. Use each verb once only. > **advise hope promise suggest > beg insist remind threaten > deny invite refuse warn**"// > "Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box in the correct form. Use each verb once only. > **add apologize explain promise > admit beg offer protest**"// > > > > > - ex : "Agnes "I love aikido." Michael: "Agnes said (that) she ___ aikido." a. loved b. loves c. loving"// > - REPORTING / INTRODUCTORY VERBS > - TENSES > - ADVERBS OF TIME AND PLACE, DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS > - PRACTICE > - CHECK YOUR PROGRESS//
 * **[|Indirect speech] - interactive exercises** //(Hervé Humbert)//
 * **[|Verbs for reporting speech] - interactive quiz** //(BBC)//
 * **[|Reported Speech Exercise at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)//
 * **[|Indirect Questions Exercise at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)//
 * **[|Reported Speech for Questions at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)//
 * **[|Reported Speech for Orders at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)
 * **[|Reporting Verbs Exercise at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)
 * **[|More Reporting Verbs Exercise at Auto-English]** //(autoenglish)
 * **[|Indirect questions]** //(autoenglish)//
 * [|**Reported Speech**] - //interactive quizzes (english-4u.de)//
 * [|**Reported Speech**]:- //interactive exercises (eslus.com)//
 * [|**Reporting verbs**] //with interactive quizzes (British Council)//
 * [|**Reported Speech**] - //(engli.webpark.pl)
 * [|**Reported speech**] - //interactive exercises (différents niveaux) - (englisch-hilfen.de)//
 * [|**REPORTED SPEECH**] - //Presentation and **interactive exercises** (absolutenglish-972) :
 * [|**Reported Speech - 2**] - //Short-answer quiz (wwwedu.ge.ch)//

=Unit 7= =Unit 8= =Unit 9= =Unit 10=