NB1 - Mysterious celebrity

This is a description of a celebrity written by one of your classmates. Can you guess who it is?

She is a singer . She is middle-aged. She has straight orange hair. It is long.

She has green eyes. I think that she wears contact lenses but she never wears glasses.

She isn't tall, she is short, but she wears shoes with platforms. She has pale skin and a big mouth. Her nose is very big, too.

She isn't pretty but she's very friendly. She always wears fashionable black clothes. She usually wears dresses and hardly ever trousers. She sometimes wears huge earrings, too.

NB2 - My first part-time job

We've started talking about work in class. Listen to these people talking about their first job and answer the comprehension questions. I'd also like you to tell me about your first job if you are an adult or the way that you earn pocket money if you are a teenager. To break the ice, I'll tell you about mine in the first comment to this post.

NB2 - WORLD BOOK DAY

Three of your classmates are going to make a presentation on a book they've read. If you want to know more about words to describe emotions that books make us feel, listen to this conversation and answer these questions, too.

Can you write down the six-word stories that the speakers tell?

Can you make up your own six-word story?

By the way, I'm still waiting for the answers to the post named 'listening exercise' (19th April)

NB1 - UNITS 9-12

Dear students,

As you already know, the book that we're using in class does not correspond entirely to the contents of your level. It includes points that you will work on next year. We've been skipping some parts throughout the course but it's now when you'll notice it more. Do not worry, I'll give you plenty of warning in case you miss a class or you're using your workbook.

NB1 - REVIEW & PRACTICE - unit 8

Here are the answers to the review and practice section of unit 8, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected it:
1. 1. usually; 2. hardly ever; 3. always; 4. never; 5. sometimes

2.a. 1. digging; 2. making; 3. planning; 4. reading; 5. riding; 6. sitting; 7. studying; 8. swimming; 9. using; 10. waiting; 11. writing; 12. carrying
b.1. 'm writing; 2. 'm waiting; 3. is studying; 4. is using; 5. is making; 6. 'm reading; 7. are planning

3. 1. Are you reading a good book? Yes, I am;
2. Are you studying German? No, I'm not studying German, I'm studying English;
3. Is she cooking diner? No, she isn't cooking dinner, she's preparing tomorrow's lunch;
4. Is he working at home today? Yes, he is;
5. Are they playing tennis? No, they aren't playing tennis, they're playing badminton.

4. 1. She usually wears formal business suits;
2. Today she's wearing jeans and a T-shirt;
3. She usally talks to people in the office;
4. Today she's talking to clients at the match;
5. She usually has a sandwich for lunch in the office;
6. Today she's having a big meal in a restaurant.

5. a. 2. f; 3. a; 4. c; 5. b; 6. d.
b. 2. loudly; 3. comfortably / uncomfortably; 4. quietly; 5. carefully / carelessly / badly /
well / slowly / fast.

6. Possible answers: 1. a coat; 2. a hat; 3. trainers; 4. a dress; 5. a suit; 6. a jacket.

NB2 - listening exercise

Dear students,

You know how much I've insisted on learning how to describe personality - people are much more than just funny and friendly- so you can listen to a conversation on a radio programme in which the speakers discuss the topic of intelligence. I'd like you to try and pick up the personality adjectives that are mentioned in the conversation (clue: we've talked about two of them in class). You can also learn a few words to describe intelligent people.

Friday classes

This is to remind Monday and Wednesday groups that tomorrow 18th April we have a class. Tuesday and Thursday groups will have a class on Friday 9th May. These are the last Friday classes.

NB1 - REVIEW & PRACTICE - unit 7

Here are the answers to the review and practice section of unit 7, for those of you who missed the class when we corrected it.

1.the red one?; modern ones?; those ones in the corner; the metal ones; how about this one?; I don't like that one; a different one.

2. we skipped this exercise.

3. 1. left; 2. spoke; 3. came; 4. spent; 5. became; 6. thought; 7. had; 8. ate; 9. wrote; 10. bought.

4. 1. eighth; 2. twenty-fifth; 3. first; 4. eighteenth; 5. ninth.

5. 1. put together; 2. pick up; 3. give back; 4. looked at

NB1 & NB2 - JUST FOR FUN

Dear all,

This is just a quick quiz to test if your brain works in a male or female way. It's quite interesting, actually, but I don't know whether it has a sound scientific basis. Let me know your results and if you agree with them or not.