SUGGESTIONS

How often do you go to a bar or restaurant?
Do you do any sport?
How often do you go to the theatre?
And do you ever do any gardening?
What about holidays? How often do you go on holiday?
And where do you usually go?
How much TV do you watch a day?
Ok, that’s all the questions. Thank very much. Now if you could please give me your name. How do you spell it?


How do you suggest? Write down different expressions to suggest. Example:
Why don’t we play basketball on Mondays? Why don´t we go to Tarifa?
Let’s play/Let’s go to Tarifa......................
We could go windsurfing
How about (going)?
What about (going)?
Shall we (go)....?
I’d like to .......
I think that we should (go)...
I think that it would be a good idea to (go)....

ANSWERS
That’s a very good idea
What a good idea!
I think that’s a very good suggestion
I don´t think that’s a very good idea
That doesn´t sound like a very good idea to me

NO CLASS TODAY

Dear all,
I'm afraid I have a sore throat and I can´t go to class today. Hopefully everything will be back to normal tomorrow (Thrusday)

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS

Mick Benton made the TV programme
Andrea Price lives in Paris

SUBJECT QUESTIONS
Who made the TV programme? Mick Benton
Who lives in Paris? Andrea Price

OBJECT QUESTIONS
What did Mick Benton make? A tv programme
Where does Andrea Price live? In paris

SUBJECT QUESTIONS
Who made the TV programme?
Mick Benton Made the TV programme
Who lives in Paris? Andrea Price lives in Paris


Subject Questions
- No auxiliaries DO or DID
- Same order as in the positive sentence
- The question word is the subject
- Question words: who, what, which, whose
o What happened?
o Which journey costs the most?
o Whose journey takes two hours?
OBJECT QUESTIONS
What did Mick Benton make? Mick Benton made A tv programme
Where does Andrea Price live? In paris

and object questions
- Auxiliaries DO and DID
- Inversion
- The question word is NOT the subject

composition

- Your English course in Scotland has finished and the school magazine has asked its readers to write about a classmate. Write 4 paragraphs about him/her.

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE

CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
ASKING FOR HELP

Imagina que quieres que tu profesora:
1. Deletree una palabra
Can/Could you spell X, please?
2. te diga la palabra “deberes” en inglés
How do you say “deberes” in English?
Homework
3. repita algo
Can you repeat, please?
4. escriba la palabra “X” en la pizarra
Could you write “x” on the blackboard?
5. te de una fotocopia
Can you give me a copy please?
Give me a copy, please
Can I have a copy please?
6. que hable más alto
Can you speak up please?
7. que suba el volumen
Could/Can you turn the volume up? Can you turn up the volume?
8. que hable más despacio
Could / Can you speak more slowly?

USEFUL INFO

This is some information you need to know about the course

YEAR 2011/2012
LEVEL 2 (BASICO II)

Welcome to the EOI. My name is Valentina Martín. I will be your teacher this course.

MATERIALS REQUIRED

· Our textbook for this year is: Face2face Pre-intermediate. English for Spanish speakers. Cambridge. You will also need to buy the workbook mainly for writing tasks and self-study.
· A notebook or folder is also necessary in your language class.

REFERENCE BOOKS

Grammar books:
· English Grammar in Use with Key. Raymond Murphy. C.U.P
· English Grammar with Exercises. Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas. Longman

Dictionaries:
· A bilingual dictionary (Oxford, Collins or Larousse). Try to get the latest edition.

READERS:

You will have to read at least ONE BOOK of about 1,200 words. The class library is at your disposal to take out books. Hand in worksheet number ONE when you read the book.
It is also important to sign in the lending library list whenever you take out or return a book.

BOOKSHOPS:

Booksellers: C/ José Abascal, 45
Librería Internacional Pasajes C/ Génova, 3
Casa del Libro: Gran Vía, 29
English café and bookshop (secondhand books): C/Espíritu Santo, 47

LEARNING ENGLISH ON THE INTERNET

www.blogvalentinamartin.blogspot.com

If you need to contact me during the course you can email me at valentinaeoi@yahoo.com

ASSESSMENT
There will be different progress tests throughout the year. These tests will give you feedback on your progress and prepare you for the final exam.

WELCOME!

Hi everybody!
Welcome back to the EOI and welcome to my blog. I am sure we will have a very nice year together. Why don´t we start reviewing some things from last year? Have a look at this and see how much you remember. Click here
Try not to get confused with e, i a, g and j
Note that the second part of the video repeats the first part but adding subtitles!