7th B graders

Consolidation practice - Workbook

page 46,
A. 
1. happier than; 2. handsome; 3. funnier than; 4. famous; 5. more intelligent than; 6. older than;
7. good; 8. calmer than; 9. lucky; 10. worse than; 11. big; 12. more modern than; 13. expensive; 14. sadder than; 15. large; 16. wetter than; 17. stronger than; 18. popular; 19. richer than; 20. prettier than

page 47,
B.
1. heavier; 2. more difficult; 3. worse; 4. taller; 5. better; 6. bigger

C.
1. Rafael is stronger than Karl.
2. Lisa is younger than Mary.
3. A sofa is more comfortable than a chair.
4. A bottle of water is cheaper than a bottle of juice.

page 48,
A.
1. c; 2. a; 3. b; 4. f; 5. e; 6. d
B.
1. of; 2. on; 3. for; 4. about; 5. for; 6. at; 7. with; 8. for
C.
1. of; 2. for; 3. with; 4. to; 5. of; 6. with
D. open answers

8th graders

Homework correction
Student’s File, page 43

A. 1. many; 2. much; 3. many; 4. much;
     5. many; 6. many; 7. many; 8. many;
     9. much; 10. many.

B. 1. any; 2. any; 3. some; 4. some;
    5. some; 6. some; 7. some; 8. any;
    9. some; 10. any; 11. some; 12. some; 
    13. some

C. 1. a lot; 2. any; 3. some; 4. little; 5. few

9th graders

Note: Reported Speech

Have a look at this extra help. Click here whenever you want and practise.

8th graders

Note:  Containers and quantifiers
Do you remember the expressions to indicate food quantifiers - the containers? 
They're in your Student’s book, and in your Student’s File. But ... why not an extra help? 
Click here.

If you want to practise a little bit more the quantifiers click here.

7th graders

Note: Comparatives of adjectives

Don’t forget to do and repeat the exercises in your Student’s Book and whenever you want you can practise

 here or here.

International Mother 
Language 
Day

21st February 2015

2015 Theme:

Inclusive Education through and with Language - Language Matters

                                                                                                                                                Source: UNESCO

“(...) International Mother Language Day has been observed every year since February 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. 

                                                                                                                                       

The date represents the day in 1952 when students demonstrating for recognition of their language, Bangla, as one of the two national languages of the then Pakistan, were shot and killed by police in Dhaka, the capital of what is now Bangladesh.

Languages are the most powerful instruments of preserving and developing our tangible and intangible heritage. All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue.”

(in http://www.un.org/en/events/motherlanguageday/)

Tuesday, February 17th

CARNIVAL is a 

date to celebrate joy, music, and dancing. 
It is a date to have fun!

And do you know that ...

"In England, the season immediately before Lent was called Shrovetide. It was a time for confessing sins (shriving) with fewer festivities than the Continental Carnivals. 
Today, Shrove Tuesday is celebrated as Pancake Day, but little else of the Lent-related Shrovetide survived the 16th-century English Reformation. Possibly the only Shrovetide Carnival in the United Kingdom is celebrated in Cowes and East Cowes on the Isle of Wight; it is the first Carnival on the island's long and busy calendar.
The largest Carnival in England is Notting Hill Carnival which does not derive from Lent and is celebrated in late August. It is derived from Caribbean tradition and is a cultural transplant.” 
(in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnival)

14th February 2015

St. Valentine’s Day is about LOVE 
but
it can also be about TRUST and FRIENDSHIP. 

The date is a symbol of AFFECTION, LOVE and DEVOTION.

9th graders (Class B)

Homework correction

Workbook,
page 30, ex. 3

1. (example)
2. Elvis said he was a singer but he didn’t know anything about music.
3. Dave said they would find a solution the following day.
4. Emma said she had had a wonderful evening.
5. They said they had seen a great film the night before.
6. Barbara said she hadn’t finished her project in time.

page 31, ex. 5

1. told; 2. says; 3. said; 4. says; 5. tell; 6. told

Student’s Book,
page 56, ex. 2

1. He thinks that they do not always have a good relationship.
2. He describes the strict and the liberal ones.
3. They should talk to their children, listen to them and trust them.
4. They should understand their parents’ feelings and tell them where they are going.
5. There are 4.
6. Yes, there is.
7. Yes, he does.

9th  graders

(classes A, B and C)

PAST 
         PERFECT
                         SIMPLE

(image in  http://www.espressoenglish.net/past-perfect-english-grammar/)

The Past Perfect Simple expresses an action taking place before a certain 

time in the past (putting emphasis only on the fact, not the duration).

Here are the links ( this and this one ) where you can learn more about this verb tense and practise as well.

8th graders (classes A and C)

Correction of the Homework
Student’s File, 
page 16,
ex. A

 (image in oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com) 

1. bag/ packet;
2. carton;
3. tin;
4. tub;
5. tin/ drum;
6. boxes;
7. barrels;
8. jars;                                                                                                          
9. pot/ jar.