ESOL 2018 - 2019
WELCOME TO YOUR PAGE
WEEK ONE SEPT 19 20 21
MAIN grammar point : PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
STATIVE DYNAMIC VERBS
verbs that cannot be in the progressive form EVEN when the situation is happening now
have = to possess
appear= seem
look=seem
see=understand
think= to have the opinion
feel=to have the opinion
WEEK TWO SEPT 26 27 28
MAIN GRAMMAR FOCUS ZERO AND FIRST CONDITIONALS
LINK
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/intermediate-grammar/conditionals-1
When you have a job you can look for different jobs
When you have any job you dont
Week Three: October 3/4/5
Main Grammar focus Present Perfect and Past Simple
www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-exercises.html
Wed October 3rd
INTER GROUP
I bought light clothing but I didn’t wear it yet
I haven’t worn it yet
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I’ve known my friend ….. for a long time
Know knew known
I have = I’ve + past participle had for a long time
You have = You’ve +
He/She/It has = She’s +
They have= they’ve
Have had had
I’ve bought a car/ a house/
She is a very nice people person
AGREEMENT: subject and verb
She’s live here She lives here
She bring brings her kids in to my house
She live lives in Brazil
Her daughter study studies medicine in Poland
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INCORRECT VERSION OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Now she planning to moving
Now she’s planning to move
Her daughter is studying medicine in Poland
I am going to the cinema
My house still in Brazil
My house is still in Brazil
Tenses/Wrong
I wear wore it three years ago
I’ve worn it for three years
I was to beach I went to the beach
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Wed October 3rd
WEEK FOUR
Oct 10/11 /12
Inter - Zero and first conditionals
Pre inter ?
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WEEK FIVE
Oct 17/18/19
2nd conditional
www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional.html
Effective reading: Pre inter group Chapter 3
Inter Group Chapter Four
FRI 19th www.ihbristol.com/useful-english-expressions
Week six Oct 24 25 26
www.englishpage.com/articles/articles_1.htm
Grammar notes on articles
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GRAMMAR SUMMARY ON ARTICLES
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EVERYDAy ENGLISH
www.talkenglish.com/lessondetails.aspx?ALID=520
21 November -0 Preposition Exercises - BASIC
www.perfect-english-grammar.com/preposition-exercises.html
MORE - THESE ONES !
www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/prepositions.htm
28 September 2018
FUTURE FORMS
= present continuous= 100% planned future arrangement/[excuses]
I’m meeting Maria tomorrow - [it's in Maria's diary]
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be going to
I'm going to call him tomorrow = an intention = 80%
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will = instant decision/ promise
A I've run out of credit
B I'll give you my phone
A Manuel has cut his finger
B I'll get the first aid box
A This bag is too heavy ...
B I'll help you
A I need that report as soon as possible..
B I'll do it/that next week
THU 29th November
When I arrive to home
When I'm home I'm cooking
I like the dogs
They go to the home and he is playsing computer games
When M finishes college the first thing that he does is he collects his daughter from school he brings her back home and he cooks dinner
Sabrina when she finishes school - she [goes to] picks up her children from school and after that she cooks and helps her children with the homework .
After this class - Alex collects her son from school and after that Alex goes home and if its a good weather if the weather is good , she goes to the park
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Aleks: on the 24th of December evening she has dinner and she never eats meat just fish and salad. She puts one empty plate on the table and someone goes
to her house and brings some food for to share.
Sabrina: on the 24th of December evening she have has dinner with her family and friends. They have traditional foods such as (like) turkey and codfish. After that the kids open the presents. She and her family usually decorate her house with the Christmas tree.
She doesn't celebrate Christmas, Finish. She likes to go out with the kids to see Christmas lights.
Fransisco his family never celebrates Christmas. She goes to church.
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Corrections:
I'm visiting my cousin in Paris.
Are you flying
I'm going by coach
What time does it leave?
I'll send you a post card.
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1arrives
2won't like
3she's going to study
4 I'm visiting
5 It's going to rain .
6 We're /We'll be
7 I'll open
8 I'm working
9 We're not hiring/ We're not going to hire a car
10 will /be
11will/let
12 I'll phone
Will I help
I'm going to see him
will be
I'll wear It's not going to rain
Wed December 5th REVISION
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November 30th 2018
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He ended up in the hospital.
I ended up sleeping [alone?] in a hay barn. __________________________________ What do you do if you can’t sleep? I listening relaxing music I listen to relaxing music When my daughter don’t doesn’t sleep …. I try to don’t sleep a lot …. I try not to sleep a lot during the day How much sleep do you usually get ? ______________________________________ (Last night) He came back from work at twelve He was sleep walking My brother has a problem I put my children to bed at about eight. When I have too much emotion on day When I have too many problems to deal with during the day – I can’t sleep at night ____________________________________________ Insomnia = inability to sleep I’ll sleep on it 2019 Jan
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JAN 2019
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wWed Feb 28th
KET Speaking Part one
Give the answer and a little more
She is twenty yea rs old OR she is twenty
WRONG: She is twenty years
I like reading books I like cooking
My brother IS living
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Thurs 14th September
Takeways: Present simple CHANGES for he/she/it
She likes pasta NOT She like pasta
Present simple = routines I eat out twice a month
/ Present continuous - something happening right now or around now
I'm eating out a lot these days because I'm getting a new kitchen.
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HomeworK: handout
Thursday 21st
Sara not like sport
Sara doesn't like sport
I'm staying in a hotel by the sea [ at the moment ]
What are you doing ?
They don't watch TV
He doesn't speak very good English
I'm doing my homework
Where do they live?
Listen John is playing music
John plays music
I never go to the swimming pool
gives
travels
he's staying
He's having
He's drinking
he's reading
plays
practises
goes
gets up
gets
is wearing
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he's finishing
They are enjoying They're enjoying
prefer
know
waiting
important
TAKEAWAY: present continuous is ALSO used for planned future arrangements
I can't make the meeting tomorrow. I 'm interviewing the applicants for the manager's jpb
works
Who is talking to Bill ?
seems
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are going
I'm organising
like
has
He's planning
Sam is bringing
goes
has
thinks
likes
she's taking
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DNA movie
May 4th 2017 :
KET 2017
Reading and writing Order of questions timing
Shorthand:
Part 9+8: 7 minutes each
Part 7 + 4: 10 minutes each
Rest: 5 minutes each
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Is the library open evenings ?
Does the library open in the evenings ?
Does the library have good computers
how can I join ?
a student
Does it have DVDs
How many words do I need to write ?
What can I write about
Can you give me the email address?
What is the first prize
March 10th 2017
zero - if plus present + present
1st - if plus present + will
2nd - if plus past simple + would
3rd + If plus had past perfect + would have present perfect
First Cond If + present + will
Prediction, offer, warning, threat, advice, suggestions
1 If we don’t leave now we’ll miss the train If you turn it round the other way, it’ll fit If you want I’ll do the dishes offer If you explain why you did it, he’ll understand suggestion If you touch that wire you’ll get an electric shock WARNING If you don’t stop doing that I’ll get angry THREAT If you don’t pay within ten days your electricity will be cut off
Keep off the tracks
who will help set the table
If you change the baby's nappy I'll tidy the living room
Ok if you tidy the living room I'll set the table
Actually If you set the table I can go to the pub
If you set the fire I'll prepare the veg
That is a good idea - If you tidy the living room I will change the baby's nappy
That is a good idea and the table set we can do together
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1st Conditional
If you are late again .... I will not let you ... -WARNING
if you don't eat your vegetables - you won't see any TV tonight
I'll have enough milk for the weekend if I go shopping - PREDICTION
(office training)
If you press that red button the photocopier will stop.. - ADVICE
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2nd Conditional
If I were you I wouldn't open that umbrella inside the house.
I'm overweight.
If I were you - I'd exercise
1. I have no friends.
If I were I'd meet more people
2. I can't read small print anymore.
If I were you I'd put on glasses/I'd wear glasses
I'd get an eye test
3. My car keeps breaking down.
If I were you I'd fix my car
I'd get it serviced
I'd buy a new car
4. I hate my mother in law.
If I were you I wouldn't talk about her
5. I'm obsessed with American Politics.
If i were you I'd find another hobby
If I were you I wouldn't take any interest
If I were you I'd stop watching TV - I like playing tennis )
6. I talk too much in when I'm teaching ESOL !
If I were you I'd stop talking
March 9th 2017
If + present =present – things always true – zero
If I get up too late I never have time for breakfast
If I go now, I’ll catch my train = If + present + will 1st
If past simple + would = 2nd
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If robots did all the work people didn’t wouldn’t have jobs
I agree with Sandra because [if you] have no job , you have no money you have no fun.
In my opinion it wouldn’t be better because if robots to did all the jobs it would be a disaster
because some jobs need personality and emotion.
I think that if the robots do did the work the companies wouldn’t share the money earned. –[profits they make] .
I think that if good robots do did the domestic work only and they don’t didn’t do the industrial work it would be better because people would still have jobs.
I think life wouldn’t be better because I agree with Sandra because robots would take all the jobs.
I think that if robots did all the work it would be bad because people need work for life because just as flowers don’t grow without water – people don’t grow without work.
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Would a world without work be liberating or demoralising
I think some people would be liberated and some demoralised – because people who are lazy hate jobs and these people would be liberated.
Without I feel demoralised
If you don’t have a job you miss your daily routine.
With me worked a woman
A woman worked with me (in a cleaning job) – she is from Georgia. She was a doctor in her country.
I think a world without work would be more demoralising – because people don’t have the options they don’t have the resources.
Because people need to feel fulfilled in their jobs. Did you enjoy the movie ?
No … I was bored.. totally
The film was boring. The election of Duterte in the Philippines for many people has been demoralising and therefore people are demoralised
White collar jobs
A trade union organiser
Interaction with people
Human empathy
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If people weren’t working there wouldn’t be a need for all of this
People’s jobs are getting more automated
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If you were going to the doctor for a scan would rather (prefer) to put your fate in the hands of a doctor or a machine
I would prefer a doctor to evaluate a scan
Wow ! I would not have even looked for that type of cancer
Jan 29th
Group X ; www.talkenglish.com/grammar/grammar.aspx
and GRAMMAR BOOK ONLINE
www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf2/Basic%20English%20Sentence%20Patterns.pdf
Jan 29th
jAN 2017
BREUGHEL THE ELDER: THE HARVEST
Painted in
1565
What do you hear when you see the painting:
I hear the wind / the birds singing
I hear people cutting the grass
A heat haze hovers on the far horizon
A small group of harvesters are stopped to rest in the shade of a pear tree
What are group doing?
They are taking abreak they are having lunch
One man is sleeping - he stretched put
A sheaf of wheat
When do the workers begin and end their work
Pick up the adjectives to describe the group
They're
exhausted dehydrated
everyone wolfs down the food
Why would the bread be top?
It might be the first grains
What's in the bowls ?
milk with bread
What's on the table cloth
Pears
'we cannot enough value '
The first bite of a seasonal fruit
What did breughel do when painting ?
How many people scything:
a scythe
an orchard
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It's important
RESOURCES COMMON TO ALL CLASSES - RESOURCES TO USE INDEPENDENTLY IF NOT USED IN CLASS
GRAMMAR BOOK ONLINE
www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf2/Basic%20English%20Sentence%20Patterns.pdf
LINK to Intercultural Language Centre Website
dublincityilc.weebly.com/
BBC English
www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/towards-advanced/unit-14/session-2
For specifically assigned work - scroll down to just before 'page break'
Fri 16th September
FRIDAY OCTOBER 21st - Big group
LINK TO PRINTOUT TODAY
www.e4thai.com/e4e/images/pdf2/Basic%20English%20Sentence%20Patterns.pdf
Homework for MID TERM
Jumbled Sentences 1-20 for this week - rest by November 9th
potluckenglish.wikispaces.com/file/view/Jumbled+sentences+exercises.pdf
THURSDAY October 27th and FRI OCTOBER 28th
BIG GROUP 804 - do these exercises on articles
www.englishpage.com/articles/index.htm
www.better-english.com/grammar/willgo.htm
usefulenglish.ru/grammar/tenses-exercise-sixFRIDAY NOVEMBER 11TH - DO THESE EXERCISES - THERE MIGHT BE SOME THINGS WE DIDN'T COVER YESTERDAY
www.better-english.com/grammar/willgo.htm
www.rafamoreno.com/Rafa/Goingto.htm
esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/willGoing.htm
WORK FOR THIS WEEKEND
usefulenglish.ru/grammar/tenses-exercise-six
www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises
www.e-grammar.org/download/test-your-english-1.pdf
SOME READING: ADVANCED
www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/weekly-topical-news-lessons/pdf-content/human-lifespan-has-hit-its-natural-limit-advanced/555624.article
INTERMEDIATE
www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/weekly-topical-news-lessons/pdf-content/human-lifespan-has-hit-its-natural-limit-pre-intermediate-/-intermediate/555622.article
Thursday 24th November 9.00 -10.00 a.m.
Try these - all tenses exercises VERY GOOD - LET's GO BACK TO THEM AGAIN!
www.agendaweb.org/verbs/all-tenses-exercises.html
Friday 25th November Jurate
www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm
THURSDAY 8th December do this exercise on stative and dynamic verbs
www.eltbase.com/quiz/075_01.htm
PAGE BREAK
Video on TTIP
Disposable Income = money for non essential items
Lobby = hotel
A lobby group = a group employed by companies to pressure politicians and law makers to change the law to suit their company
What is at stake= What is at risk
grandiose promises = unrealistically big promises
FIRST VIDEO= PRO TTIP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4J2InGns3Y
SECOND VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4OQeekSD6s
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016
The Italian Job
We would get out of the bus, Let it crash and go get the gold from the bottom of the mountain
We would get one gold crate at a time
We would try to make a rope out of tshirts and pull the gold up
we would take some gold crates
We would keep people in the back end of the bus so it could help the bus to balance
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Context: What was the highlight of your holiday
Lexis: a rip off = eg; cheese instead of desserts in some restaurants
We wished each other a happy new year !
Fay was working in a take away
Solange was watching Sky news
My sister hasn't been to Brazil since she was four
Alain was with his Mum - it was very exciting !
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Maria was with her husband he worked until ten thirty and he came back to his home at ten thirty and he stayed with Maria for new years eve and he went back at two o clock
Adrian was in Ratoath he was serving champagne (P) to friends at the party we were wishing each other a happy new year
Ewa was working in a restaurant and she finished at one in the morning.
How do you get rid of customers at new years' eve ?
>I don't talk about tips
> Do people who work in restaurants dread new years eve >?
NOW: what were your hioliday highlights ?
What were you doing at midnight on New Year's Eve ?
WELCOME ESOL AND EMPLOYABILITY STUDENTS IN RAHENY 2015 2016 !
OCTOBER 9th
Have you ever seen St Paul's cathedral
Yes I have! actually I saw it last year, when I was in London
Solange;
1She slept in a tent a few years ago
2Alain had sushi a month ago
3Sandra slept in a tent two months ago
4Kacper wore a suit on his birthday last January
5Roberto got a parking ticket when he was in a shop just for a minute
6Maria was clamped last year - she had to pay 80 €
7 Yes I cooked a delicious cake for my sister two days ago
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I have seen (see/saw/seen) that movie twenty times.
Adrian has=auxiliary verb had= his favourite book for more than five years
have/had/had
I have had a great time!
He has had a hard night !
Alicia is Ella's friend whom she has known for over ten years.
Adrian has had a favourite book for five years
Lilly has known her best friend Tanya since she was at primary school
Alan watched a really enjoyable movie last year.
I knew Tom for over twenty years. he's dead
She's = she has - lived here for twenty years
I never went to Brazil.
I've never been to Brazil
Ireland has won ! = present perfect
Ireland won last night! = past simple
Past simple words: Yesterday /ago /before/ last night - year - week- month -
when
12 Julie arrived
Julie has arrived
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October 7th
PET Speaking part one: Give the answer and a little bit more. Actually/ in fact/
Listen to the tense of the question;
What do you do? = PRESENT TENSE
What did you do last weekend ? = Past simple
How long have you been living in Ireland? = present perfect continuous
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PET reading:
Part one: Correct answer: Distractor: totally wrong answer
Part Two
Two kinds of reading: Skimming = to get the general idea of a passage
Scanning: = reading to find a particular detail
Part Three; true or false
MARK YOUR PAPER and underline the sentence that gives the answer
OCTOBER 2nd
What's the weather like? = describe
It's not bad, actually the weather unusually good for this time of year
The weather is very bad because it rains all the time and it's cloudy.
What kind of weather do you like? I like sun
- for September the weather is very good
The weather is very good for September
The weather is lovely at the moment.
The weather is very good for September but it rains a lot generally
Really ! isn't the weather really bad in Ireland?
Actually ! This year it's very hot
It's not really bad in September it's usually very good.
Yes you're right. Normally we have four seasons in one day
So are you working or what ?
I'm studying English
What's your English teacher like
He always complains and he gets annoyed [pissed off ] very quickly
He talks very quickly.
The English teacher talks too much!
I have a friendly teacher he likes rugby and he loves teaching
If you miss a class what does he [the teacher] do ?
He goes to the cinema with friends
He sends an email.
Are you reading any English newspapers
Yes I am
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Greg/Ella/Dorina/Maria/alain/ Sam/ solange/Andre/Adrian/
We miss you: Erika Roberto Sandra Fei Lilly Cynthia ...
23rd September
Present simple: permanent/habit /always/usually/
Present Continuous/Progressive: just around now/temporary/just at this moment/these days
Handout answers
1. as is
2. I'm making ...
3 What languages do you speak
4 I'm glad we are doing ...
5 Who plays that guitar
6 Who's playing
7 What is she playing
8 Does she play anything else?
9 She plays tennis
10 She's playing ...
11 is cooking
12 shop/cooks
13 It doesn't work
14 It's not working
HOMEWORK: EF : Page four.
Online exercise
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html
FRI 25th September
to cut down on = to reduce a phrasal verb
a ritual
He tries to cut down on crisps and chocolate = YOUR WHOLE LIFE
He’s trying to cut down on … NOW
In my country I think we have better quality food. We eat it but it's very expensive.
We have better quality food because the climate is tropical
Workbook
He's working
Do/ get up
don't usually have
They don't have usually WRONG
What are you doing tonight ?
I'm going to the mountains
She not buy WRONG
She doesn't buy
I'm trying
feel
love
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Guardian Article on Mc Donalds
desert (n) desert / verb = leaving something without notice
dessert (n) - food
Important vocabulary; massive 'A massive yes from me'
unjustified = not fair
to write off something = is not to give someone or something any more attention
before the rugby world cup : most people wrote off the chances of Japan winning against South Africa
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Here's an excelllent piece of listening about drugs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05r3zby
DECEMBER 3rd
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October 14th
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B1/B2 - A good article talking about ice bucket challenge
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WED OCTOBER 15th Writing
Writing for Wednesday: 15th October
Choose a famous person that you would like to meet and imagine you are preparing for an interview with him/her.
Write out 15 questions that you would like to ask them:
Ask them about the following: [re order more logically]
1 their career highlights:
2their childhood:
3 their biggest influences when they were teenagers/younger
4 their favourite food/cinema
5 what they do to relax
6 how they began in their career
7their family – brothers sisters – what their jobs are
8 their attitude to being famous –
9their future plans
10the things that make them nervous
11their training for their career
12 their happiest childhood memory
13 what they dread most in the future
14 a fellow practitioner/artist/ they admire and why
15 to imagine they could change one thing about the world – what ?
Writing for Wednesday: 15th October
Choose a famous person that you would like to meet and imagine you are preparing for an interview with him/her.
Write out 15 questions that you would like to ask them:
Ask them about the following: [re order more logically]
1 their career highlights:
2their childhood:
3 their biggest influences when they were teenagers/younger
4 their favourite food/cinema
5 what they do to relax
6 how they began in their career
7their family – brothers sisters – what their jobs are
8 their attitude to being famous –
9their future plans
10the things that make them nervous
11their training for their career
12 their happiest childhood memory
13 what they dread most in the future
14 a fellow practitioner/artist/ they admire and why
15 to imagine they could change one thing about the world – what ?