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- Present perfect continuous
- Past perfect
- Modals
- Passive voice

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Unit 6 includes vocabulary connected to airports. We extended their airport vocabulary based on a video and a task sheet I designed.

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In December we read about Christmas in Britain, then compared and contrasted British and Hungarian Christmas traditions.

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Grammar:
-Present Perfect
-Present Perfect vs Past Simple

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The students had to make a ppt in which they recommended tourist attractions to visit in Budapest.

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Twas the week before Christmas and all through the classroom....

Choose ANY reading material in English you like, BUT....
...it MUST relate to "HOLIDAY" in some way.

The Five 'R's.
1.) Read an ONLINE article that relates to "holiday".
2.) Roundup a few new words, share them with the class.
3.) Record it (web link & new words)  on a WORD document, UPLOADED to Google Classroom. (You MUST upload.)
4.) Report on it next week to the class. (If you do NOT report, you receive NO mark. You MUST report.)
5.) Receive a 50% mark.

It can be about . . . .
-- a film about Christmas (old, new, funny, serious,...film)
-- the ruse of Santa Claus played on poor trusting children.
-- gift giving.
-- the economic factors relating to gift shopping during the Covid era.
-- about the impact on the airline business.
-- the psychological necessity of holidays
-- the spiritual side of Christmas.
-- ANYthing you like that SOMEHOW relates to "HOLIDAY".

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- many, many interactive worksheets

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- job types (blue-collar, part time etc.)
- Simple Past

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Last week's topic was connected to natural disasters, we listened to some reports in Solutions Pre-Int. This week each student is working on a ppt on a nartural disaster (volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami, tornado, mudslide, avalanche, etc.) which they are going to present on Friday.

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Our topic was climate and weather two weeks ago. We did a reading and vocabulary task about a funny incident in Switzerland on breakingnewsenglish.
Swiss Chocolate - ESL Lesson Plan - Breaking News English Lesson

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The students learnt idioms related to weather.
10 Weather Idioms You Need to Be Using | KSE Academy®

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Early in November we talked about the US elections. The students read an article about the US electoral system on 5percangol and watched a youtube video and did some tasks based on the article and the video.

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Students are told to read anything they want (in this way, they gain "ownership" of the assignment and their own interest pulls them along), as long as it is in English.

They need to provide a URL (link) to their source or a uploaded photo of the paper book, magazine, newspaper, brochure,... as PROOF that it was in English. By reading in English (not translating to EN from HU) they learn more. I am a stickler on this point with them.

There is a deadline for uploading, as I do not want them reading during class as a form of CYA. If present in class, they will not be allowed to share (material read after class began) and get a '1' (50% mark) because they are not ready. I want to push them to learn to BE READY. It is expected in the university and at the job.

They need to talk for 1-2 minutes so the reading must be at least 3-4 paragraphs. In this way I can get through a whole class in one class period, unlike the presentation which takes several class periods.

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School types/subjects/stationary
School idioms (eager beaver, teacher's pet, etc)
Video based lesson: Education in Finland
We also practised prepositions linked to thiis topic, e.g. good AT, specialize IN, arrive IN time vs ON time, etc
School issues like bullying, workload, stress and possible solutions
What makes a good teacher?

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The "Hungarian Company" presenations went well. It always gives a good picture of a student's skill when they are alone, uninterrupted on the stage for a few of minutes speaking continuously. I gave feedback on pronunciation, word order, grammar, diction, etc.

Built into the lesson was learning how to communicate visually. A PPT or Prezi is an AID. Do *NOT* read off the PPT, read off paper notes. This avoids traffic jams in the brain. I taught them WHY it vital to have VERY short bullet points. More screens with max. 5-6 points on each is better than fewer screens with more bullets. Our era is information overload time, so we need to use visual communication, and use if properly. (I studied this stuff for my MEd.)

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vocabulary:
- pagan, secular, sacrifice, famine, mischief, prank...
- armistice, truce, trench etc...

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- covered all of unit 7
- 2nd conditional
- past perfect
- vocabulary topics: money, entrepreneurship, shopping
- gerund or infinitive
- photo comparison expressions

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The tenses we learnt about since my last post:

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The tenses we learnt about since my last post:

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- past continuous
- present perfect
- will
- going to

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Prep for a Presentation & Discussion Circle

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Prep for a Presentation & Discussion Circle

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They chose topics (world-class Hungarian companies) to speak on and present a PPT (as an AID to their talk). We covered all the details and they will report the next time we are in class together. (visitors are welcome)

After this was done we put the tables an a circle and had one-on-one discussions about RACISM. The students would rotate ever 4 minutes and thus get a new speaking partner and a new topic to discuss.

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Grammar: Past Simple vs Past Continuous (Solutions Unit 2)

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Grammar: Past Simple vs Past Continuous (Solutions Unit 2)

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We compared the two past tenses using the tasks in the book and online tasks on ego4u.

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In Unit 2 of Solutions there's a section dedicated to word building. As the examples in the book were not challenging for the students at all, I gave them a task I had found on the internet (https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/word-formation/wf064-sentences.htm). They had to make nouns out of verbs and adjectives. Some students could do the task with very few mistakes, while others needed more assistance.

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Breakingnewsenglish: Skydiving over Mt. Everest

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Breakingnewsenglish: Skydiving over Mt. Everest

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Our topic was extreme sports, so I chose an article on skydiving. We talked about different extreme sports and the dangers they might have, then read the article. They practised the new words and did reading comprehension tasks, then re-told the story based on some key words. Everyone took part in the lesson actively.

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We read about how COVID19 affected the school leaving exams (A-levels) in the UK this summer. We discussed the drawbacks of the measures taken by the English government in introducing an algorithm to predict the students' grades. We also compared it to the decisions made in Hungary regarding the final exams. They practised the new words and had to retell the story based on the words given. Some of the students found the words too difficult, but on the whole they understood the text and could share their opinion with the class.

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- everyone had to choose a book for the autumn break
- they had to do the graded reader level test (see link in the "websites we like" column) and choose a book based on that (most of them selected level 4 or above)

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- if you don't know which level is the best for you...

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Oxford University Press, English Language Teaching - elt.enquiry@oup.com

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Oxford Graded Readers Level Test | Learning Resources | Oxford University Press

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Research shows that the more you read, the better your English language becomes. Reading in English improves your listening, speaking, reading, writing, pronunciation, fluency and confidence. It is important to read at, or just below, your level: so you need to know what your level is.

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- 1 page review about a book of their choice
- plot summary
- opinion

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- a lot of ready-made stuff in the "community" section
- you can create your own activity
- very good for triggering conversation etc.
- or just click-in, drag in, gap-fill

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- Sayings about friendship
- Compliments you can give every day
- Recipe for a friendship
- How to make friends at school
- My best friend
- Instructions: making a friendship bracelet

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Family members
family relationship
- quesionnaire
- video:
Video: Every Argument With My Parents EVER!
- newspaper articles:
- Common Problems Between Parents and Teenagers
- How to improve your relationship with your parents?
- Family occasions

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- telling a story

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Sts learnt how to describe a person in terms of their appearances and personalities.They also practised some new words related to the topic, such as negative prefixes + adjectives.

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We have learnt and practised the following tenses so far:

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We have learnt and practised the following tenses so far:

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- present simple
- present continuous
- past simple and used to

I'm planning to continue with past cont. next week.

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I only have 2 lessons/week with them but I enjoy working with them a lot. We use the Grammarway 2 book since I'm the one responsible for grammar practice.

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I only have 2 lessons/week with them but I enjoy working with them a lot. We use the Grammarway 2 book since I'm the one responsible for grammar practice.

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We watched a short video and read a short article, then talked about the necessity of taking risks in life.
They paid attention and took part, but at times apprehensively.

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We read an article and talked about who these people are and why they believe in conspiracies rather than in the "established" explanation of key events. We also talked about how this can be dangerous.
They seemed to enjoy the topic.

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They learned idioms and expressions. eg: More fun than a barrel of monkeys, Tickle the ivories, Pull someone's leg, etc.
They learned well.

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- focusing on similar patterns

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- Second conditional
- idioms connected to money
- shop types
- bargain, receipt, discount, refund...
- workaholic, shopaholic
- borrow, save up, afford, charge
- house types (detached, cottage, shanty town, havenots)
- past perfect

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- B1
- very good results

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As an example, I shared about my summer break. Then they each got a chance to talk and share.
It was a good starting topic.