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Dear Friends,
Here are the notes and homework.

See you soon.

Lynn

__**TOPICS**__ Lucia:

Pietro:

=__**Homework:**__= Review notes on the Superlative and Comparative to compare the different means of transport!

Lesson on Means of Transport Review: Q&A

New Headway Student's Book. Review for future pp. 104-107
Do exercises p. 106, n.1-4

Pass Trinity - Review pp. 8-10 (and review all the material on festivals and birthdays)
Festivals - Birthdays - Write about: How you are going to celebrate Easter this year How did you celebrate your last birthday How you celebrate weddings in Italy

Pass Trinity - Review pp.16-18
Means of transport - Write about: What is the most popular means of transport in your town? Write a broef survey about what means of transport you and friends use and why

Lesson 42: Special Occasions- weddings [[file:special occasions - wedding.pptx]]
Homework: Review vocabulary for wedding -Write about a typical Italian wedding -Write about the last wedding you went to -Write about the best wedding you went to and why it was so special -Write about the worst wedding you went to and what happened

__**Lesson 41: Present vs. Present Perfect // Present Perfect vs. Past Simple**__
Notes:

Homework - answer the following **ENTERTAINMENT** questions:
1. Have you been to the cinema / theatre recently? What did you see? What was it about? Did you enjoy it? Why? Why not? 2. What's your favourite TV programme / film / book / magazine? Tell me about it. (Write about the plot / story of the book you read or the film you saw) 3. Have you ever read an e-book? Do you think that e-books will replace traditional books in the future? Why?

__**Lesson 39-40 on Festivals: Homework**__
Choose a festival or festivity and write about: When do you celebrate it? Where do you celebrate it? What do you do on that day? What do you eat and drink to celebrate this festivity/festival? Who do you celebrate it with? The town / family and relatives ? Why do you celebrate it? How did you celebrate it LAST YEAR? (Past) How are you going to celebrate it NEXT YEAR? (Future) Out of all the festival and festivities you celebrate during the year, which do you prefer and Why?

Lesson 38: 28/10/2013 - Read Student's Book pages 94-95 and do exercises; Review food photocopies. Grammar Review notes:

Lesson 37: Review of Picture Description Write about your future plans and what you did last weekend

Lesson 36: 14/10/2013 - Future Notes

Homework: Student's Book - Review pages 104-105 (Please listen too!); Workbook - do exercises on pages 82-83.

Lesson 35: Preparing your topic for the final examination Read pages 92-93 of Student's Book and pages 82-83 of Student's Workbook notes on Sports and Future:

My passion for tennis:

My pastimes:

The festival in my town:

Lesson 34: Future "be going to" Homework: Review "past" page 78 Student's Book; Read pages 104-105 STudent's Book and complete exercise 3 on page 105; Do exercises on photocopies - Shopping and Food "What do you eat"

Lesson 33: __**HOMEWORK: page 78 exercises 1-2 Student's Book - Choose 3 holidays to talk about (for example, visiting a museum, going skiing, camping by the lake); page 80 exercises 1-2, page 84 Read article about the Internet (Review "can")**__

Starting thinking about a topic idea, here is an example for grade 4:

Lesson 32: Review for Trinity Exam - Possible questions and answers - Grade 3

__**Homework: Grade 4 - Review Units 8 - 9 - 10 (especially Past Tense - Regular and Irregular) from Student's Book and Workbook**__
Lesson 31: Review of Past - Viewing a video "A Night to Remember"

__**Homework : Write a summary of David's "night to remember"**__
Lesson 30: Video on past : Surprise, Surprise! Notes on get and suggestions: Homework: Review past simple - Units 9-10 of Student's Book and Workbook Video Worksheet: page 24 exercise Review and page 25 - After you watch - write questions and write about your friend's last Saturday.

Lesson 29: Review past simple - We had a great time on holiday! Homework: Student's Book p. 74 - exercise 1, p. 76 - exercises 1-2; Workbook - pp. 58-63 (all exercises)

Lesson 28: Where were you last...? - Review past simple - irregular verbs Talk about what you did last weekend.

Travel words notes:

Listen to song: "Yellow submarine" by The Beatles media type="youtube" key="_T-nzLzVM5I" width="448" height="251" Worksheet:

Past Simple Regular Verbs vs. Irregular Verbs: -ed Sound Notes:

Lesson 27: Homework: Review Unit 9 Student's Book - Past Simple of Irregular Verbs and Review Unit 9 of Workbook

Lesson 26: Past Simple - to be

Rules and Regulations: Homework: Review "must" "have to" and "mustn't"; Student's Book P. 67 exercises 5-6-7; Workbook pp.52-53-54

Lesson 25: DIY Video Homework: Student's Book p. 62 exercise 4 (Write about your home town); Student's Workbook p. 49; Grammar Reference p.13

Lessons 23-24: Where I live Notes:

Listen to song:media type="youtube" key="U6tV11acSRk" width="339" height="280" Worksheet:

Listen to song: media type="youtube" key="hmbUNF1Q4R8" width="339" height="280" Worksheet:

Homework: Student's Book - summary of Ellio Maddox's day (pp.42-43) and Lois Maddox's day (pp.44-45); postcard p. 53; pp.60-61 exercises 1-5, p. 62 Listening exercise 2, p. 62 exercises 4-5 (Write about your town, use Vancouver as an example.); Choose a room in your home and describe it, for example, describe your bedroom or living room); Workbook pp.46-48 and 50-51

Lesson 22: Shops Homework: Review Unit 7 Student's Book and finish unit 7 Workbook and review

Lesson 21: Review Jobs and Asking questions What's the weather like? Months of the year:

Listen to song Billy Joel - Just the way you are:

media type="youtube" key="QPiK_yGG8ag" width="339" height="280" Worksheet "just the way you are": HOMEWORK: Review Weather and Fill in worksheet on seasons. Write postcard

Lesson 20: __**Homework: Write postcard on p.53 Student's Book**__ Listen to song: Let it snow media type="youtube" key="mN7LW0Y00kE" width="339" height="280" Worksheet for Let it snow: Listen to song: Jingle Bell Rock media type="youtube" key="m6U0dbrATzQ" width="339" height="280" Worksheet for Jingle Bell Rock: Listen to song: DC Christmas media type="youtube" key="85thGp7A5Eo" width="339" height="280" Worksheet DC Christmas:

Lesson 19: My favourites: __Homework: Student's Book p. 49 exercises n.5-6; Workbook p. 38,40,41, 42 exercises n.6-7-8, Summary of video__

Listen to song: Just the way you are media type="youtube" key="LjhCEhWiKXk" width="339" height="280"

"Just the Way you are" - Bruno Mars worksheet : Lesson 18: Review and prepositions of time: Homework: Student's Workbook: pages 34,35,36,37,39.

Lesson 17: Typical Day 2 Listen to song: That's amore media type="youtube" key="aS6-b7CONDI" width="392" height="309" Worksheet:

notes:

=Download slides and exercises for the summer holidays!= __**Lesson One- Introductions**__ : __**Lesson Two - Phonetics and plural**__:

__**Homework - Unit 1 Plural Review: **__

Go to IPA website:IPA definition

Go to IPA American and British English: American and British English Pronunciation __**Watch Video:**__ //**__"__Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles**// media type="youtube" key="HBZ8ulc5NTg" width="396" height="262"

Lesson Three : Instructions - Your World Lesson Four: Countries and Nationalities - Your World 2

Lesson Five: All about you - jobs:

Lesson Six: Personal Profile Review - Workbook p13 questions and answers:

Lesson Seven: Personal Profile review:

Lesson Eight: Colours Watch video I can sing a rainbow: media type="youtube" key="nRTdq0VsLGQ" width="265" height="158"

and the family: Listen again to "Beautiful Day" by U2: media type="youtube" key="co6WMzDOh1o" width="264" height="166" Match words and make sentences: Lesson 9: My family tree Lesson 10: Review family tree and verb have pp.27-28, p. 124 Grammar Reference Student's Book: Review:

Lesson 11: Describing people with (verbs - be / have got) Parts of the body: Watch video media type="youtube" key="BisOdUvyoEQ" width="292" height="161" Lesson 12: Review describing family & friends The Alphabet Song: Watch video media type="youtube" key="-GGVfAUL99U" width="271" height="198" Lesson 13 : Likes & Dislikes - Leisure Activities Photocopy: Leisure activities: Homework: pp. 28-29 Workbook Listen to song: You've got a friend - media type="youtube" key="qde5NMy7WTU" width="340" height="201"

Lesson 14: Video - A Day in London Homework: Write a summary about Paola & David's day + Write a summary about the video "Three Plus One" (Helen, David, Matt & Jane)

__**Lesson 15: Listening about likes and dislikes**__ Homework: Write summary "At a party" p. 38 of Student's Book and do exercises 4-5-6-7 of page 30 of Workbook

__**Lesson 16: What's theTime? and Your Typical Day**__ Listen to songs and fill in words: 1) Rock around the clock : media type="youtube" key="F5fsqYctXgM" width="281" height="194"Answers to song: Puzzle on the days of the Week:

2) Happy Days: media type="youtube" key="ptP6snCIndk" width="288" height="219"Answers to song: 3) What a wonderful world: media type="youtube" key="m5TwT69i1lU" width="328" height="247"Answers to song:

Homework for summer holidays: 1) Review Units 1-65 Student's Book (pp.6-43, in particular the listening exercises) 2) Do exercises 2-5 pages 44-45 of Student's Book 3) Review Grammar Reference Units 1-6 pp. 123-125 of Student's Book 4) Do exercises 8-22 of Unit 5 pp. 31-33 of Workbook (Review previous units 1-4) 5) Do exercises 1-7 of Unit 6 pp.34-35 of Workbook ( listening is important in this unit) 6) Italian Companion booklet -. Review Grammar and do exercises of Units 1-5 (pp. 3-10) - Give me this booklet after the holidays (so I can check it) 7) Some worksheets to practice times and typical day: 8) If you want, you can do these practice tests (do not worry, the answers are attached) Units 4-5-6 Tests: Unit tests 4-6 answers: Stop and Check tests 1-2: Stop & Check Tests 1-2 answers: Progress Test 1 : Progress Test 1 answers:

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