BFI A2.1 - Mon 9 Feb

Today's lesson (last lesson):

- book p 50: reading "Nightmare jobs"
- book p 54 / 153: listening "The Quit Smoking group"

- extra: video "Worst Case or Wurstkäs?"

BFI B1.1 - Mon 9 Feb

Today's lesson (last lesson):

- listening: The Alhambra (book p 107)
- grammar: Passive (book p 149, Part 2)
- song: Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle

We decide to get away and have some ____________ Book a room and catch a flight for two ____________ in the sun She says, "Hawaii's too ______________." I say, "Barbados isn't bad." She says, "I'd ___________ to see Bermuda" and I say, "_____________, are you mad!"	Bermuda Triangle It makes people _____________ Bermuda Triangle _____________ go too near But she __________ see my angle And she ___________ I'm being dumb So Bermuda Triangle Here we _____________!
Lying with my woman on the ____________ sand I __________   ______ and see her with a stranger, hand in hand I see her sitting on his blanket I see them going for a _________ And when I run to find my woman I find her _____________ after him!	Bermuda Triangle Makes my woman _____________ Bermuda Triangle _________   _________ too near Looking at it from my angle Do you _________ why I'm so sad Oh Bermuda Triangle Very ____________!
Lying ___________ and lonely on the island sand, when a lovely stranger says __________ and takes my hand And soon she's ____________ on my blanket and then we're going for a _______________ When I say, "What about your _______________?" she turns and waves goodbye to him!	Bermuda Triangle It makes people ______________ Bermuda Triangle Don't go too _____________ But ____________ at it from my angle and you'll see why I'm so _________________ Now Bermuda Triangle Not so ______________!

fun

weeks

expensive

love

woman

disappear

don't

doesn't 

thinks

come

island

look up

swim

running

disappear

don't go

see

bad

lost

hello

sitting

swim

boyfriend

disappear

near

look

glad

bad

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VHS A1.3 - Tue 3 Feb

Today's lesson (last lesson)

- book p 42, 84 & 126: "Uwe Brüderle"

VHS A1.2 (West) - Tue 3 Feb

Today's lesson:

- book p 91, 92: listening & reading "Strange birth places"
- book p 93: speaking "Birth Facts Bingo"


See you again in March! 
Our next course (English A1.3) starts on the 3rd of March.

BFI A2.1 - Mon 2 Feb

Today's lesson:

- book p 47: vocabulary "sports with 'do', 'go' & 'play'"
- book p 48: listening & speaking "dream jobs"
- book p 49: reading "From mountains to modelling"

Homework:

Write a short text about the worst job you have ever had.
For ideas, read the text "Nightmare Jobs" (book p 50)

BFI B1.1 - Mon 02 Feb

Today's lesson:

Focus on textwork (reading & listening):
- book p 104 "Incredible but true stories"
- book p 106 "The coolest hotel in the world"

Homework:

- STUDENT's book p 114, number 1 (reading)

VHS A2.1 - Mon 2 Feb

Today's lesson:

- book p 60: "Lost and found"
- listening: "Lost and found"
- song: Barry Manilow - Bermuda Triangle


OUR NEXT LESSON - START OF THE NEXT COURSE (English A2.2): 2 March, 2015

SEE YOU THEN!
Have a good holiday :)

We decide to get away and have some ____________ Book a room and catch a flight for two ____________ in the sun She says, "Hawaii's too ______________." I say, "Barbados isn't bad." She says, "I'd ___________ to see Bermuda" and I say, "_____________, are you mad!"	Bermuda Triangle It makes people _____________ Bermuda Triangle _____________ go too near But she __________ see my angle And she ___________ I'm being dumb So Bermuda Triangle Here we _____________!
Lying with my woman on the ____________ sand I __________   ______ and see her with a stranger, hand in hand I see her sitting on his blanket I see them going for a _________ And when I run to find my woman I find her _____________ after him!	Bermuda Triangle Makes my woman _____________ Bermuda Triangle _________   _________ too near Looking at it from my angle Do you _________ why I'm so sad Oh Bermuda Triangle Very ____________!
Lying ___________ and lonely on the island sand, when a lovely stranger says __________ and takes my hand And soon she's ____________ on my blanket and then we're going for a _______________ When I say, "What about your _______________?" she turns and waves goodbye to him!	Bermuda Triangle It makes people ______________ Bermuda Triangle Don't go too _____________ But ____________ at it from my angle and you'll see why I'm so _________________ Now Bermuda Triangle Not so ______________!

BFI A1.3 - Wed 28 Jan

Today's lesson:

- Questions & answers in present perfect (Have you ever been to...?)
- book p 101 vocabulary "experiences"
- book p 102 reading & listening "Adventure World Travel"

VHS A1.3 - Tue 27 Jan

Today's lesson:

- revision: "Have you ever been to...?"
- book p 118, 2a / 2c
             "Where were you on holiday...
                                                               ... last year?
                                                               ... three years ago? (vor 3 Jahren)
                                                               ... in 1995?

- book p 119
- book p 120, 6a: reading


Homework:

- book p 129, 4a & 4b: reading

VHS A1.2 (West) - Tue 27 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 88: listening & reading "My cup of tea"
- book p 100: listening & reading "Congratulations"
- book p 91: reading "Happy birthday"(birthday cards)


Homework:

Write a greeting card to a friend or relative
(see book p 100 / 101 for ideas and vocabulary)
Also write a mini dialogue of when you give the card to your friend (personally or on the phone)

BFI A2.1 - Mon 26 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 44: reading & speaking "16 ways to de-stress"
- book p 45: listening & speaking "Laughter clubs"
- video: "Laughter clubs" (you can watch the video HERE - go to 19:55 to start)
- video: "Mr Bean's wedding" (you can find the video HERE)
- book p 46: listening "learning sports"

Homework:

- Write down a short funny story (an anecdote or a joke) to make the others laugh :)

BFI B1.1 - Mon 26 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 101: listening: "A friend's pet"
- book p 98: reading / listening "3 stories about animals"
- book p 98/99: grammar "Relative clauses"
- book p 100: listening "Pets"


Homework:

- STUDENT'S book p 97: listening 2 & 3
(If you cannot find the mp3 of the recording on your pen drive, you can read the text on page 156)

VHS A2.1 - Mon 26 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 55 "Souvenirs from NYC"
- book p 56: reading "Gifts for the President" / "Left behind"

Homework:

Write a dialogue: "Shopping for souvenirs in the gift shop"
For ideas, you can use the picture on page 55 and the script of the dialogue (>>| 1/68) on page 168

BFI A1.3 - Wed 21 Jan

Today's lesson:

book p 100: reading & listening "Fifteen places of a lifetime"
book p 101: grammar "present perfect" ("have you ever...")

Homework:

Write:
- 5 sentences: "Have you ever been to ...?"
- 5 sentences: "I've never been to ..."
- 5 sentences: "I've been to ... once/twice/three times/..."

VHS A1.3 - Tue 20 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 118: "Have you ever...?"
- reading/speaking: your dialogues from last time

A: Did you have a good holiday?
B: Yes, it was wonderful.
A: I think you were in France?
B: Yes, that’s correct. The sea was fantastic. And the weather was beautiful.
A: So everything was perfect?
B: No! The French people were terrible. The food was not good, it was awful. The holiday in France was very expensive. This was horrible. 

C: Hi, did you have a good holiday?
D: Yes, my holiday in Spain was very nice.
C: Was the weather good?
D: Yes, the weather was excellent, and the water was cool.
C: Sounds great!
D: But the hotel room was dreadful, the bed was horrible because it was broken and the service was awful. I will never go back to Spain! 

Homework:

- write 9 sentences: 
     3x questions: "Have you ever been...?"
     3x sentences: "I have been to..."
     3x negative sentences: "I have never been..."

VHS A1.2 (West) - Tue 20 Jan

Today's lesson:

- listening/reading: "Enjoy the party" (book p 84)
- book p 86/87: Progress test

Homework:

Write a dialogue: Uwe Brüderle meets YOU at the party. 
Write questions (What do you do? Where are you from? ...) and answers. You can use the dialogue on page 84 for ideas...

BFI A2.1 - Mon 19 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 41: questions with HOW + adjective/adverb
- book p 41: listening "Sport at school"
- book p 42: listening "A sports star for an energy drink"
- book p 42: grammar - comparatives


Homework:

- Write 7 sentences: compare things/places in your country to things/places in another country (like the examples in student's book, page 42, Grammar 1)




You can compare two things/persons/... using adjectives in two ways:

1) (not) as ... as

I'm as tall as my best friend.
My car is not as fast as your car.

2) more ... than / (comparative) + than

She is more beautiful than her sister.
A Fiat is cheaper than a BMW.

The comparative of adjectives is formed in the following way:

Short adjectives (1 syllable):

ADJECTIVE + er

cheap - cheaper
nice - nicer
safe - safer

Long adjectives (3 or more syllables):

more + ADJECTIVE

beau|ti|ful - more beautiful
ex|pen|sive - more expensive
con|ve|ni|ent - more convenient

Special case - adjectives with 2 syllables:

adjectives ending in "y", "le", "ow", "er" > short adjectives

happy - happier
gentle - gentler
shallow - shallower
clever - cleverer

all other endings > long adjectives

care|ful - more careful
use|less - more useless
com|plex - more complex

BFI B1.1 - Mon 19 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 96: reading & speaking "Your attitude to animals"
- presentation: "Red Cross"

Homework:

- WORKbook p 67: Writing
  Write a reply to Bill Bowell or Zoe Houseman suggesting a suitable pet.
  Look at the reply in number 2 for ideas and phrases!

VHS A2.1 - Mon 19 Jan

Today's lesson:

- book p 53: "Hotel problems"
- book p 54: "Gifts and souvenirs"

Homework:

- book p 58 (whole page) & 59 (quiz)