27 Mar 2015

BFI Intensiv - Fri 27 Mar & Sat 28 Mar


script (download the PDF file)

recordings (listen to the mp3 files)


Friday's lesson:

- script page 5, 6, 7, 9

- asking for the way & giving directions
- in the shop


Saturday's lesson:

- script page 10, 12
- video: "Do you speak English?"
- video: "Irregular Verbs rap"
- grammar: "Past Tense" - regular & irregular verbs
- asking for the way - card game: "The missing lottery ticket"





Homework:

script page 8






26 Mar 2015

VHS Hall Gruppe 2 - Fri 27 Mar

Today's lesson:

- "Marriage, Children, Divorce" (book p 36, 37)
- video: Mr Bean's Wedding
- video: Movie trailer - "Boyhood"
- song: Family Of The Year - Hero (theme song from "Boyhood")   music video   |   song text


Homework:

- book p 33:   13.1 & 13.4





VHS Hall Gruppe 1 - Fri 27 Mar

Today's lesson:

- vocabulary "Raising money for charity" (book p 127, 1a)
- your proposals for a charity event in your community (your homework texts)
- grammar / expressions: "will-future for polite offers and promises"   (e.g.: I'll carry it for you. / I promise I'll do it tomorrow.)




Homework for next week:

- book p 129, 2a, 2b, 2c

25 Mar 2015

BFI A2.1 - Wed 25 Mar

Today's lesson:

- grammar: questions (book p 9)

There are 4 types of questions, according to the type of auxiliary verb (Hilfsverb):

1. Questions with "am, is, are, was, were"
2. Questions with MODAL VERBS ("can, may, must, could, would, should, might, shall, will")
3. Questions with "have / has + 3rd form (past participle)"

4. Questions with "do / does / did"

You can ONLY use ONE type of auxiliary verb in a question - you CANNOT MIX the auxiliary verbs!

ONLY use "do / does / did" if you have NO OTHER auxiliary verb & NO 3rd FORM!


















Homework:

- book page 9, Grammar 2 & 3
- Write your own questions to the other people in the group:
   2 questions with "am/is/are/was/were"
   2 questions with "have / has + 3rd form"
   2 questions with "do/does/did"
   if you like: 2 questions with a modal verb





24 Mar 2015

VHS A2.1 - Tue 24 Mar

Today's lesson:

- spelling "Bruce Zaccharius Carter"   > listen again
- revision: like + ing / want to + verb
- reading "Easter story"  > download/print (PDF)



Homework.

- book p 16

23 Mar 2015

VHS A1.3 (West) - Tue 24 Mar

Today's lesson:

- listening/reading "Last weekend" (book p 104)
- speaking "Find someone who" (book p 105)
- reading "Easter story"  > download/print (PDF)
- song "Riptide"   listen/watch the video   |   read the lyrics

Homework:

- book p 109, 2a & 2b
- book p 146, § 17

BFI B1.2 - Mon 23 Mar

Today's lesson:

- reading: "deadmike.com" (book p 12)
- vocabulary & speaking: (extreme) adjectives (book p 13)  
> for more info & exercises on extreme adjectives, follow this link


- online dictionaries:

> dict.leo.org
> www.dict.cc
> www.linguee.de


Homework:

- Read the text on page 12 again, and do task 2 below the text on page 12
- Look at the adjectives (page 13, vocabulary box number 2) again - there might be a test next Monday...

22 Mar 2015

VHS A2.2 - Mon 23 Mar

Today's lesson:

- book p 75 "Weather quiz"
- book p 76 "Weather"
- song: "Kiss the rain - Billie Myers"    listen / watch the video  |  read the lyrics


Homework:

Read the text "Talking about the weather" on page 80 and
answer the questions on page 82, number 6