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Hi everybody - so for Autumn we will follow a follow a more loose path, focusing on specific needs and having fun!

"Unit - freedom" 📈🏢

Language skills we will learn are:

🙏🏼 Focus on expanding vocab
📞 Reduce accents
🪄 Functional work phrases
📊  Pushing your boundaries
✉️ Developing study habits

With grammar we will focus on

🔶 ING vs Infinitive
🔶 Prepositions
🔶 TBC

As always, I welcome feedback, suggestions for anything to study, and questions!! The more questions the better, please!!

Chris

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The Dying of the Ice - Frozen Music - BBC Sounds

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Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.

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Phrasal verbs with "come"
Empower B2, Unit 9

To come up with (an idea) = to think of
To come up (in conversation) = to mention something (often a name)
To come to (+$$$) = to add up to
To come across  = to find by accident
To come true = to really happen
To come to the conclusion = to reach a decision

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Empower B2 SB - Unit 9 "come" Word Power 

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Listening:

Train operating companies and the government have reacted with dismay to the announcement of more strikes on the railways over the xmas period

The main union representing farmers says ministers must act to prevent a food supply crisis in the UK

The world’s third largest democracy Indonesia has outlawed sex before marriage,

And Kirsty Alley who delighted millions in the hit 1980s sitcom Cheers has died.

to react with dismay
a dispute
to play fast and loose
a walkout
to table (an issue)
to our dismay / delight / surprise
to outlaw / an outlaw

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Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds

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Discussion.

Focus on:
articles, prepositions, time,
to say vs to tell
before, by, until

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i) ING v Infinitive Grammar
ii) "down" phrasal verbs - unjumble the sentence and answer the Q
iii) BBC "Today" news. Listening

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When was the last time a friend told you to calm down?, At what age do you think people should settle down? , Do you find it easy to get down to studying at the weekend?, Is there anything that gets you down about work? , Has anybody ever looked down on you? How did you feel?, Have you ever turned down something and later regretted it? , What is the opposite of settling down? , Is telling someone to calm down in an argument a good idea? , Give two tips of how you can concentrate and get down to focused deep work,

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Empower B2 - "Word Power - down" (Questions 2 - unjumble)

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When was the last time a friend told you to calm down?, At what age do you think people should settle down? , Do you find it easy to get down to studying at the weekend?, Is there anything that gets you down about work? , Has anybody ever looked down on you?

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https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_22.htm

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Test your knowledge of gerunds and infinitives. Advanced exercise 21 of 30.

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i) ING Infinitive English page adv ex 21-22.
ii) Word Power "Down" phrasal verbs

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Empower B2 SB - Unit 7 "down" Word Power 

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ING vs Infinitive (4)

3 other uses of ING. See Padlet
Wordwall activities.
ING. Ex 4 p.125, BGP Unit 30. .

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8/12/22:
i) Dying of the ice

1/12/22:
i) Think of 2 topics.
ii) Watch tv or listen

24/11/22:
i) Think of 2 topics.

17/11/22:
i) ING Infinitive test

15/11/22:
i) ING Proverb - rejumble the sentences

10/11/22:
i) ING v Infinitive - online exercises

1/11/22:
i) ING v Infinitive - "test English"

27/10/22:
i) Watch Sting video

20/10/20:
i) Listening - podcast. Note vocab and share Monday.

18/10/22:
i) Watch a comedy

6/10/22:
i) Write 8 sentences with "up" verbs.
ii) Video - tbc

29/9/22:
i) Watch video - "Dusty - Automation in construction"

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i) Wordwall - "Unjumble the sentences to make the correct order"

https://wordwall.net/resource/38207011

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Proverbs with ING

i) Fill in the missing words
ii) Match the cards
iii) Pop the balloon
iv) Home task - unjumble the sentences
** See the exercise links below**

https://wordwall.net/resource/38184082
https://wordwall.net/resource/38184233
https://wordwall.net/resource/38184342
https://wordwall.net/resource/38184117
https://wordwall.net/resource/38207011

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ING vs Infinitive (2)
i) Review the 5 basic rules
ii) Wordwall practice
iii) Look at "verb + object + ING / Infinitive"

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i) Try the first 2 or 3 pages of exercises.

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Learning when to use gerunds (speaking) and when to use infinitives (to speak) can be one of the most challenging parts of learning English. For this reason, Englishpage.com has created the Internet's most in-depth tutorial including 30 exercises as well as gerunds and infinitives reference lists to help you go from beginner to pro. Just scroll down to begin!

Basic Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 1 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial explains what gerunds and infinitives are and how to begin using them in everyday English. Complete exercises 1-10 below to practice what you have learned in Part 1 before moving on to Part 2.

Intermediate Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 2 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial discusses how to control gerunds and infinitives and how to use them more like native English speakers. Complete exercises 11-20 to see if you understand what you've learned in Parts 1 and 2. Then continue to our advanced tips in Part 3.

Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 3 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial covers exceptions and advanced gerunds and infinitives usage. This section is for the pros who want to speak English just like a native speaker. Can you pass our gerunds and infinitives final test?

Gerund and Infinitive Reference Lists

Here is a collection of all the reference lists used in this tutorial for quick access.

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Learn English gerunds and infinitives easily with our in-depth tutorial which includes a list of 20 usage tips, every reference list you need, and 30 gerunds and infinitives exercises to practice what you learn.

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Grammar Practice.Upper Int.Units 41-45 (ING + Infinitives)

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Grammar Practice.Upper Int.Units 41-45 (ING + Infinitives)

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ING vs Infinitive 1

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Exercises Explanation Downloads

Gerund or infinitive - verb patterns

Exercise 1

Choose the correct gerund or infinitive form for each gap below.

When to use gerund or infinitive

In the table below, you can see when to use gerund or infinitive.

Verbs that take gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning

Forget

Forget to do something: Used to talk about things that we need to do, and we forget to do them.

Forget doing something: It's normally used in negative sentences. Used to talk about memories, normally about things that we did in the past and that we will not forget.

Remember

Remember to do something: You remember first and then you do something. Used to talk about things we need to do.

Remember doing something: Used to talk about memories. We remember things from the past.

Try

Try to do something: When we try to do something, we make an effort to achieve something that maybe we will or will not accomplish.

Try doing something: Used when we want to achieve something and try something as an experiment to see if it help us achieve what we want. We try a method (one of the many we could try) in order to achieve something.

Stop

Stop to do something: Used when we stop doing an activity so as to start doing a different one.

Stop doing something: It means to finish doing something that we are doing.

Need

Need to do something: It's necessary to do something

Something needs doing: It has a passive meaning. It means that something needs to be done.

Your car needs cleaning. (=Your car needs to be cleaned.)

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Gerund or infinitive - verb patterns - Test-English

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Gerund or infinitive. Verb patterns. Upper-intermediate English grammar. The use of gerunds or infinitives after certain nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.

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i) Review "14 common mistakes" in email writing

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Sting on his roots, Brexit and being inspired by Paris's red light district

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i) Gala "Two Truths, One lie"
ii) BYBG 4.3 "Change and Development" present perfect, past simple
iii) Sting video & Qs

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"Two Truths and One Lie"

Vocab in class:
ankle boots
the inflight food
at harvest
for pocket money

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"AI for image creation" - Gala

in reality
the "leg work" - we have done "the leg work" - ie the hardest, biggest part of the work.
a skyscraper
to drape / draped curtains / drapes

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Michael McIntyre's Best Stories | Stand Up Comedy

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to let, lettings
pioneer
single, double, treble
a "meagre" portion = small

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i) Ted Talk - continue

vast, vastly
to persuade, persuasion
to cope with
random, randomness
to get in the way - to cause a difficulty, problem
to be in the way - to be blocking, stopping someone
I am "on my way" - going
"early on" - near the beginning

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Unjumble the sentences.
Key phrases from the TedTalk video

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i) Discuss video
ii) Watch first section and answer WordWall 1 "Fill in the gaps"

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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She stood there in the rain ____ him to play He looked at this ____ rain drenched German teenager He took ____ on her and said never forget, "only for you" He gave the piece a ____, ambient quality Because the piano was so quiet, he had to set up these ____, repetitive riffs in the base. He stood up ____, pounding down on the keys. It is an ____ performance. KH had been handed ____. He embraced that ____ and it soared. You ____ it, you test it, you improve it.

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Ted Talk - "How frustration can make us more creative" (Fill in the missing words)

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She stood there in the rain ____ him to play He looked at this ____ rain drenched German teenager He took ____ on her and said never forget, "only for you" He gave the piece a ____, ambient quality Because the piano was so quiet, he had to set up these ____, repetitive riffs in the base.

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Watch Ted Talk video

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How frustration can make us more creative

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Challenges and problems can derail your creative process ... or they can make you more creative than ever. In the surprising story behind the best-selling solo piano album of all time, Tim Harford may just convince you of the advantages of having to work with a little mess.

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i) Vocab: Empower B2, Unit 3: “Up” (3) - remember as many verbs as possible.
Write 4 sentences.

ii) Present about work.
Roman and Vlad.

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i) Review "Up" phrasal verbs
ii) Watch "Construction automation - Dusty" video.

https://wordwall.net/resource/36438759/empower-b2-unit-3-up-phrasal-verbs-crosswords

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Wordwall - Create better lessons quicker

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If you don't know, look it - up in a dictionary., You need to drink - up - the café is closing., I wish he'd speak - up. I can't hear a word., I'm really annoyed. Gillian has used - up all the tea again, Who's going to clear - up the flat after the party?, Sally's really clever - she picked - up Italian in less than a year., At every meeting, David brings - up his plan for a staff trip to Chile., Kathy always looked - up to her father when she was a teenager., It was rude of them to turn - up so late again., I can't put - up with Anne's behaviour any more., Jo runs so fast it will be impossible to keep - up with her in next week's race., Every time i add it - up, i get a different result ,

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Empower B2 - Unit 3 "Up" Phrasal verbs (Match sentences)

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If you don't know, look it - up in a dictionary., You need to drink - up - the café is closing., I wish he'd speak - up. I can't hear a word., I'm really annoyed.

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How does Dusty work? (1m10s +)

What are the benefits of Dusty? (3m00s +)

How is technology and automation transforming construction and buildings in general?   (4m45s +)

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How Construction Automation Can Keep Projects On Time And Under Budget | United States Of Automation

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i) "up" vocab:

To run up a bill - to spend a lot at a bar / restaurant.

What are you up to ? = what are you doing?

I am not up to much

He is up to no good

Just "to clear things up" - to explain, clarify

ii) Today's headlines - BBC

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Vocab:
A bailout

To go bust

To force

A blunder

Clueless

To be on the brink of

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Newspaper headlines: 'Crisis forces Bank bailout' and 'cuts to follow'

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A £65bn injection from the Bank of England to prop up pension funds on Wednesday leads the papers.

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i) Listening: BBC Radio 4 "Today"

time wise = with respect to time

“How are we doing timewise?”

“New York is difficult timewise”

this is mine

this is my friend

This is a friend of mine

mortgage

lending / to lend

mortgage lending

mortgage lenders = banks

to withdraw

to slam - slammed

a cosmic collision

if the Earth can be protected

a pitch

To layout his pitch to become PM

to layout - to present

has deliberately slammed

after slumping to “an all time low” against the dollar

“an all time low / high”

The GBP is at “an all time low” against the USD.

to slump - to decrease a lot

an economic slump

To climb to - to go up

sterling had climbed to 1.08USD

to claw back - has clawed back = to recover

the pound has begun to claw back some of it losses

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Listen live to BBC Radio 4 on BBC Sounds