domenica 23 novembre 2014

Now it's your turn!

Remember!
December is flipped class month.

You all agreed to prepare and delivery a part of the lesson during the month of December.

I hope you have all been thinking about this opportunity and what you would like to give a lesson on.
Let's talk about it in class!

sabato 22 novembre 2014

Replace ... substitute ... switch ... swap .... change ...

Do you remember our friends "replace" /rɪˈpleɪs/ and "replacement" /rɪˈpleɪsm(ə)nt/ ?

I think one of our example sentences was: "Patrick's smile was replaced by a frown".

The word "replace" comes from "place".
We add the prefix "re" to make the new verb.

Would you like to learn a little more about prefixes and suffixes?

Well, a good place to start might be this video from Cambridge English, available for viewing on that well-known online video sharing site.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPqxNqO8u-A&index=13&list=PL5146C9A4FD908B6D

(The link will take you to an official Cambridge English resource. It is not an International House resource.)

Watch the video and get thinking about words you know, or come across while studying, which are built up from other words.

See you in class!

Some more practice with already, since, yet, just and for

Do you want some more pratice with just, since, for, already and yet?

Try the exercise below.
Re-write the conversation in your notebook, making sure you put the words in the sentences in the correct order.

(Source: Complete PET CD - Cambridge)