Extra Material Unit 3

Try to relax about the exam. Meanwhile, here is some extra work for you to practice.
-click here if  you want some extra activities on each of the lessons on unit 3 (remember we did not cover lesson 3C)
-click here if you want some extra vocabulary and grammar (with answers)
-click here if you want to practice the progress test from unit 3 and then click here to get the key.

3D A Trip to India

-We reviewed some travel vocabulary and we did a listening on Delhi and some T/F  activities as follow up.
-The grammar point was asking for and making recommendations and students practiced the activities on pages 30-31 while describing their home city or town. We also focused on intonation.
-After the break we practiced giving and receiving recommendations with Justin.
Homework:  write a composition giving a friend recommendations on what to do and what not to do while visiting your favourite place.

Unit 3B Lonely Planet

Dear, well done!!!

You have survived lesson 3B and Thanksgiving videos (funky turkey included). Please visit the general blog for Thanksgiving material (click here)
In case you are interesed this is the link to the lonely planet webpage: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Last week we covered unit 3B and learnt about the Wheelers and how they came up  with the idea of producing travel guidebooks.

3A, Thursday's class

On Thursday we finished unit 3A.
-we revised some phrasal verbs in small group doing an oral activity
-we corrected "help with grammar" page 25
-we practiced entonation and the differences in pronunciation when using the PPS(Present Perfect Simple) and the PS (Past Simple).

After the break we worked on the song Viva la Vida by Coldplay. Visit the general blog for a copy of the activity and a new song here.

Lesson 3A (Tuesday 17th November 2009)

In the one hour session before Justin came to our class we started by listening again to Roxana Saberi's text and correcting the questions.

Then we had a taste of phrasal verbs with the first page of unit 3 where students did activities 1 and 2 including the listening by Sam and Cintia.

Homework: help with grammar unit 3A.

JUSTIN: here is a copy of the material Justin used in class yesterday.