Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

The life of Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller is fascinating.

Both are an example of courage

and

a model to the idea of teaching and learning in spite of our own limits.

You can visit links I´ve found interesting about them here.

Enjoy them!

What? Me? A Racist?

This is the link to an interesting comic in English.

It´s got different stories, all of them related to Human Rights.

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Suggested activity for my students:

Read some and choose one of them.

Do a powerpoint presentation including:

1. Interesting vocabulary.

2. Grammar you can learn or revise.

3. Main topic (racism, women discrimination, no tolerance...)

4. Human Right/s it deals with.

5. Connection with your real life:

"I´ve chosen this chapter becuase ...";

"I know someone who... ";

"I´ve experienced something similar when...";

"I know this is happening in my family/neighbourhood/school/city/country..."

Workbook Unit 5

Lesson 1

VOCABULARY

Exercise 1

2. Yes, probably; 3. What about you?;

4.What are you going to do?; 5. One day, I want to open my own restauorant.

Exercise 2

1. beautician; 2. chef; 3. musician; 4. actor; 5. reporter; 6. nurse/ doctor; 7. taxi-driver; 8. waiter; 9. teacher; 10. scientist.

Exercise 3

Susanne: farmer, farm in the country, farm, parrot, sell eggs and milk.

Megan: taxi driver, flat in the city, in a city, dog, drive car around the city.

Paul: nurse, house in a small town, hospital, cat, look after people.

GRAMMAR

Exercise 1

1. Julie is going to buy the food for the party.

2. Michael's going to buy the drinks for the party.

3.They're going to have the party at Louise's house.

4.Because Ian is moving to another city.

5.Michael and Julie are going to take Ian to Louise's house.

Exercise 2

1. She will take them to her room.

2. She will show them her new PC.

3. They will take him to the basement.

4. They will turn on the lights and say "Surprise!"

5. They will give him some presents.

Exercise 3

(Your own answers)

Exercise 4

2. meeting Jamie Donaldson;3.giving a lecture;4.going to the dentist;5.visiting Mum and Dad;6.having dinner;7.visiting uncle Ben and getting tickets for a rock concert.

The Picture of Dorian Gray: suggested links and activities

* In this link you have got a 4-questions quiz.

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These are Penguin´s activities (sheets for teachers to be used in class).

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Memorable quotes here.

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Wikiquotes here.

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Selection of quotes

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If you enjoyed the short version and would like to read the whole version, try this link, where you can find an e-book. (Teachers can compare one chapter from the original version to the adapted versions)

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Oscar Wilde Quotes, from different Wilde´s sources

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* A and B from this page to revise content and vocabulary.

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SUGGESTIONS:

MAKE YOUR OWN LIST OF QUOTATIONS from the version you are reading. Don´t forget to mention the chapter and page it has been taken from.

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* These are ready-to-use activities

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Extra links on Oscar Wilde here.

Superlatives

4th C

Diana´s tightest trousers are black.

Laura´s most comfortable trousers are big.

PREPARE QUESTIONS, for example:

What colour are your tightest trousers?

4th A

Cristina´s folder is the most beautiful one in the class.

Progress Check Unit 4

GRAMMAR

Exercise 1

1.c.; 2.g.;3.e.;4.f.;5.a.;6.d.;7.b

Exercise 2

2. coolest; 3. smarter; 4. baggy; 5. more comfortable;

6. nice; 7. more fashionable; 8. nicer

Exercise 3

3. you eat too many hamburgers; 4. They had too many cakes;

5. She drinks too many glasses of cola; 6. She/He doesn´t eat enough fish;

7. We don´t eat enough cornflakes

VOCABULARY

Exercise 4

2. tinned vegetables or fish; 3. semi-skimmed milk; 4. balanced diet;

5. fresh fish or vegetables; 6. brown bread

Esercise 5

2. nice; 3. short; 4. formal; 5. cool; 6. tight; 7. baggy; 8. fashionable;

9. comfortable; 10. beautiful; 11. trendy; 12. medium; 13. small; 14. big

Workbook EZ4 Unit 4

Lesson 1

Exercise 1

2. Try a bigger size; 3. That dress suits you; 4. These trousers are too tight;

5. These trousers are too big; 6. I´ll take the top and the dress.

Exercise 2

2. trousers; 3. suit; 4. T-shirt; 5. trainers; 6. shoes; 7. shocks; stockings

Exercise 3

2. Sophie´s skirt is shorter than Vicky´s but it´s not as/it isn´t as short as Chloe´s

3. Bruce´s sunglasses are more expensive than Sarah´s but they´re not / they aren´t as expensive as Naomi´s.

4. Jack´s shirt is cooler than Samantha´s but it´s not as / it isn´t as cool as Claire´s.

5. Nick´s jeans are tighter than Paul´s but they´re not as / they aren´t as tight as Steve´s.

6. Sophie´s dress is longer than Chloe´s but it´s not as /it isn´t long as Vicky´s.

Lesson 2.

Exercise 1

2. fruit; 3. saugages; 4. rice; 5. eggs; 6. cream; 7. pasta; 8. chocolate; 9. beefburgers;

10. dried fruit; 11. meat; 12. sugar; 13. fish; 14. vegetables; 15. cereals;

16. juice; 17. lentils; 18. cheese; 19. milk; 20. potato

Exercise 2

Diary products: eggs; cheese; milk

One third: rice; pasta; cereals; lentils; potato

Five portions: fruit; dried fruit; vegetables; juice

Moderate amounts: saugages; beefburgers; meat; fish

Small amounts: cream; chocolate; sugar

Exercise 3

2. enough; 3. enough; 4. too; 5. too; 6. enough; 7. enough; 8. enough;

9. too; 10. too; 11. too

Exercise 4

2. too many eggs; 3. enough cola; 4. enough pasta; 5. too many people;

6. enough knives and forks

Lesson 3

Exercise 1

2.d; 3.e.; 4.f; 5.a.; 6.b

Exercise 2

1. It was unbearably hot and humid. There were storms sometimes.

2. Ants, spiders and insects.

3. Because she doesn´t like insects.

4. Because she destroyed the girl´s food.