B1 - File 8 (and fourth part)

Dear Students,

Today we are going to do File 8B Part 4.

Open your books on page 135. 7 Vocabulary. We are going to do Word-building, Part 1. Look at exercise a: the nouns come from the verbs compensate, complain and pay.

Now you need to go page 236. WORD-BUILDING. The first exercise is about making nouns from verbs. There are some endings like -ation and -ment. Other words don't have a common ending. Pls do ex a. Find the key in the Folder below. It's very important to listen to the recording, as the stress pattern often changes. Then, repeat them. Now do ex c. Check your answers on the Key.
The second part of the Word-building will be studied in a later lesson.

Go back to p 135. We'll do the 8 Video Listening. You can find these two videos on your Online Practice. In them we'll learn how to complain efficiently and politely.

Watch Part 1 and do ex c. Were you correct at guessing them?
Now watch Part 2. For the three situations see what he does wrong and how he can do it better. Check your answers on the Key in the Folder.

Now, I would like you to practice a role play in which you have to complain and/or deal with the complaints. In the Folder you will find Worksheet 8B Communicative, I want to speak to the manager. As in class, it would be ideal to find a partner to speak to and get some speaking practice. There is a similar exercise on pages 181 and 185. Look for 8B. I want to speak to the manager.

Remember that you also have the Workbook pages (p 138) and the Online Practice. Access with your code and do the extra exercises that you consider you need. Don't forget to do the Listening Comprehension and the part For Speakers of Spanish. Also I recommend you look at File 8 of your Pocket Book for Speakers of Spanish. Also try to complete the extra exercises in the Folders on the previous posts.

Folder for File 8 (4th part)

B1 - File 8 (third part)

Dear Students,

This is the class for File 8 part 3.

Open your books on page 134. We are going to read the article Going the extra mile. It means making an additional effort. Customer service is more important than it used to be because people can use social networks to tell millions of other people about good or bad service.
Read the text and try to guess the end of each story.

Here's some help with vocabulary :
heart-warming - reconfortante
crawl - ir a gatas
parcel - paquete
refund - devolver el dinero.

Then go to page 181, look for 8B Going the Extra Mile, Students A+B and read the endings. Were your predictions right?

Now go back to page 134 and do exercise d. The answers are:
1 B D E
2 C E
3 B D
4 A B D

Now we need to  do exercise 5 Pronunciation.
The letters -AI- between consonants are usually pronounced /eI/ if they are stressed. But there are some exceptions, like SAID, /sed/. Try to classify the words in the exercise in the correct box. Listen to them and repeat them. The key is to be found in the Folder below.

Now we are going to do the 6 Listening exercise on page 135.
Try to complete the missing words in exercise b and then listen to the recording.
The answers are:
1. throwing 2. complained 3. claim 4. produced 5. contacted, offered 6. reported, dropped

Now listen to the whole story and answer the questions in c and d.

In the Folder below you'll find the answers and the script. There is also an extra Listening Exercise for File 8 to be done when the lesson is finished. Don't forget the Workbook pages, the Online Practice and your Pocket Book for Speakers of Spanish.


Click here to access Folder File 8 (Third Part)

B1 - File 8 (second part)

Dear Students,
we are going to do File 8, second part

On page 129 you'll find the WRITING section, A covering email. A covering email is the email you include with your CV to send to a company or organisation in respond to a job advertisement. We need to use a more formal format and style when we write a covering letter or email.

You have to go to page 193 and read the job advertisement. Then do exercise b. You'll find the answers in the file below. Read the box in exercise c carefully. It's about register and style.

Now go back to page 132. This is File 8B. We are going to learn about Reported Speech and Wordbuilding.
Reported Speech allows us to  report what other people said originally and we need to move the tenses and forms "backwards" in the same way as we would do in Spanish. For example: "Do you need any help?", he said. He asked if I needed any help. (Present S. -to- Past S.)

Go to page 219 and read the grammar explanations carefully. When you are ready, do the exercises a and b on the same page. You'll find the key on the File below.

If you can, try to find someone to speak to for exercise 3 b on page 133, Speaking.

Remember you have extra work on the Workbook grey pages (p 141) and your Online Practice. Also I recommend you look at File 8 of your Pocket Books for Speakers of Spanish.

In the File below you'll also find a couple of Tests for File 8, together with the key and MP3 files. Try to download them and do them little by little, when we finish File 8B.


File 8 (second part)

B1 - Reported Speech (File 8B)

Click here for a link to the British Council with a good lesson on Reported Speech. You can then explore the website for more useful materials.

B1 - File 8 (first part)

Dear students,

This is the class for File 8A on page 128.
Please, do exercise 1a and listen to the words. The Key is: A8, B9, C5, D4, E1, F6, G3, H7, I2.

Then, go to page 235 for the vocabulary Bank: Work. Find the key in the File below.
Go back to page 128. Listen to exercise 2a. Pronunciation. Repeat them.

On page 129, do exercise 3a and d Grammar. Find the Key in the File below.

Now go to page 218, Grammar Bank 8A.
There are 3 verb patterns:
-infinitive with TO
-Infinitive without TO
-The gerund -ING
The most difficult part is to remember which verbs are followed by which pattern. In the File below you'll find a comprehensive list for reference and some extra exercises.

Do the exercises on page 218 and check your answers.

Also, do the exercises on the Worksheets  8A Grammar and  8A Vocabulary. Check your answers.
You will find a Communicative Worksheet 8A I think. If you can, find a partner to do the exercise together, checking the answers with the Grammar Reference.

Remember that you also have the Workbook pages (p 138) and the Online Practice. Access with your code and do the extra exercises that you consider you need. My advice is you should do the Listening Comprehension and the part For Speakers of Spanish.

Here's the link to:
File 8 (first part)

B1 - Listening Comp F7

 Click here for the recordings of the Listenings File 7.

B1 - Key

Here's the key to the exercises of the handout 7A and 7B Grammar and Vocabulary.
Click here

Women's Day for Equality

B1 - Key to Conditional Sentences Mixed Type

 

AAEE - First Impressions

Click here for the recordings for FIRST IMPRESSIONS

B1 - Listening Comp. File 6

Click here for the recordings Superecognisers and 5 Conversations.