Soldier teachers

In 6 Minute English...

Rob and Cath talk about teachers and how one school is planning to only use people who were in the armed forces to work there.

This week's question:
According to Government figures, approximately how many school pupils are there in England? Is it:
a) 6.1 million
b) 7.1 million, or
c) 8.1 million

Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Visit the webpage to listen to the exercise, read the transcript and learn some new vocabulary. 

Homework for 5th March

Grammar Bank 4B

Read the rules and do the exercises

(Pages 136-137)

Workbook

4C: Ex. 5 and finish page 42

4B: Ex 1 on page 37

It's All Over Now

Homework for the 29th February

Grammar Worksheet

4C-7C "Used to"

Songs with "Used to"

I used to love her... but I had to kill her. (A bit politically incorrect now, don't you think?)

Viva La Vida (A phrase that doesn't appear in the whole song)

And speaking of the school days... This used to be my playground.

Homework for 27th February

I forgot to update this, sorry!

Student's book 

File 4C: Exercises 1 & 2

Page 60

Workbook 4C

Exercises on pages 40-41

English Grammar In Use Level Test

Test yourself at intermediate level with English Grammar in Use Interactive Grammar Test - Cambridge University Press

http://www.cambridge.org/other_files/Flash_apps/inuse/EngGramTest/EngGramIndex.htm

Homework for 22nd Feb

Grammar Worksheet 4A

Writing about Education Topics

Exercise 5

Student's book: Page 55

Homework for the 20th February

Grammar Bank 4A

Exercises a) & b)

(page 137)

Workbook 4A

(p.34-36)

Sam Cooke's "Wonderful World"

How many school subjects can you understand?

Don't know much about __________

Don't know much ______________

Don't know much about a _________ book

Don't know much about the __________ I took

But I do know that I love you

And I know that if you love me too

What a wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about __________

Don't know much ______________

Don't know much about _____________

Don't know what a slide rule* is for.

But I do know one and one is two,

And if this one could be with you,

What a wonderful world this would be.

Now I don't claim to be an "A" student,

But I'm trying to be.

For maybe by being an "A" student baby

I can win your love for me.

Don't know much about _________

Don't know much ________

Don't know much about a _________ book

Don't know much about the __________ I took.

But I do know that I love you,

And I know that if you loved me too,

What a wonderful world this would be.

Latatatatatatahuwaah (___________)

Oehwoewoe (__________)

Latatatatatatahuwaah (_________ book)

Oehwoewoe (_______ I took)

But I do know that I love you,

And I know that if you loved me too,

What a wonderful world this would be.

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* Slide rule= a long narrow instrument like a ruler, with a middle part that slides backwards and forwards, used for calculating numbers.

YOU CAN CHECK THE LYRICS HERE.

Audacity

Here is the link to download AUDACITY, the application I used to record your exams.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/beta_windows

Homework for 15th February

Student's book:

Reading

(Ex 3 page 53)

Workbook 4A

Ex 1&2

(p. 34)

Speaking Exams

Just a little reminder...

Today we have the Writing Exam:
Group A: 16-17:15
Group B: 19-20:15

Speaking Calendar:

Monday 6th Feb

TIME	Student 1	Student 2
17:30	Noelia	María C
17:45	Juan Antonio	Lidia P
18:00	Mª Carmen	Encarni
18:15	Laura N	Begoña
18:30	Raúl	Jesús
20:25	Inma A.	David
20:40	Davinia	Mª Esther / Ginés

Wednesday 8th Feb

TIME	Student 1	Student 2
16:00	Lorenzo	Susana
16:15	Javi S	Salva
16:30	Geni	Jose Victor
16:45	Dedi	Laura R
17:00	Angeles	Mª Luisa
17:15	Nuria	Mª Angeles
17:30	Cristel	Joaquina
17:45	Almudena	María M
18:00	Cati	Javi G
BREAK	BREAK	BREAK
18:30	Inma T	María I
18:45	Marga	Tomi
19:00	Mª José G	Lidia G
19:15	Rosario	Rosario
19:30	Sofía	Loli / Isabel
19:45	Maribel	Mónica
20:00	Jose Luis	Elisa
20:15	Juani	Juanjo
20:30	Mari	Nasko

Thursday 9th

TIME	Student 1	Student 2
18:30	Gloria	Esperanza

At the airport

Here you have some questions to help you at the Speaking Exam.

At the airport

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Captain's Etiquette

In "6 Minute English" Jen and Rob talk about acceptable and unacceptable behaviour for the captain of a ship during a disaster at sea.

Click here to listen to the podcast and here to see the full transcript and useful vocabulary.