2019-2020 academic year
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Dear students here is the link of the projects of our Summer Camp
Online Meeting Wednesday at 11:00 20.05.2020.
NEF Workbook slides 50-51
NEF Student’s book slide 88 Reading the media and you
Dear students, choose one of these topics and write a review .
My skills and capacities, achievements and failures 25.04-15.05
Dear students, here you will find the projects for the upcoming weeks. 14.04-30.04
Dear students, here are posted your online lessons assignments
Wednesday, Friday 11:00
15.04.2020
Questionnaire Revision, Question Forms, Reported speech
17.04.2020
Grammar Online 1,2
Dear students here is the link of the Distance Learning
Dear students, please don’t forget to read the text Necklace for Wednesday. Be ready to discuss
Distance Learning. 16.03.2020-20.03.2020
Dear students,here are your daily assignments, for other tasks visit the first page of my blog
Assignments for 20.03.2020
Reading. Please read the text Irene’s Sister and try to write your viewpoint about the text, try to find some similarities with today’s situation.
Assignments for 16.03
Infinitive and Gerund Verbs followed by gerund nd infinitive
A: Put in the infinitive or the -ing form of the verb in brackets.
1. I was overjoyed _____________(see) you at the party.
2. The nuclear station is not likely _____________(blow up) although it may shut down.
3. Janice was sad _____________(see) such poverty when she visited India.
4. It’s possible _____________(work) all day without being disturbed.
5. You are free _____________(leave) any time you want to.
6. You should be able to practise _____________(sing) every day.
7. Scientists are hoping _____________(discover) a new chemical element.
8. I don’t mind people _____________(ask) me questions.
9. He works too slowly _____________(be) any use to me.
10. He can ‘t stand _____________(wait) for other people.
11. I guess there is no point _____________(sit) around here any longer.
12. The lemonade was cool enough for us _____________(drink).
13. Please stop _____________(interrupt) me when I am trying to explain something.
14. I’ve forgotten _____________(buy) flowers for my girlfriend’s birthday.
15. I simply can’t afford _____________(waste) time trying to explain this to you.
16. The thief admitted _____________(enter) the house but says he didn’t take anything.
17. I don’t really fancy _____________(spend) my holidays in Spain.
18. I apologised to her but she refused _____________(accept) it.
19. He offered to help me _____________(repair) my motorcycle.
20. Why does John keep _____________(write) to you?
B: Complete the report by putting the verbs in the correct form, using ing or to.
Swimmer abandons Channel swim
James Forsyth has decided (1)_____________(abandon) his second attempt at
(2)_____________(swim) the English Channel after (3)_____________(break) his ankle in a
cycling accident. His decision (4)_____________(postpone) this attempt came after a two
week holiday (5)_____________(mountainbike) in Majorca with his wife. His first attempt
was also unsuccessful and he is unlikely (6)_____________(be) back training for quite a few
months. He said in a recent interview that he had not yet decided whether
(7)_____________(try) one more time, but denies (8)_____________(lose) total interest in
the project. ‘I aim (9)_____________(raise) money for a local charity’ he explained. He
continued by (10)_____________(say) that if he could manage (11)_____________(find) the
time, he would do a lot more charity work.
C: Put in the infinitive or ing form of the verbs in brackets.
1. It’s no use _____________(cry) over spilt milk.
2. This examination is not worth _____________(worry) about.
3. After _____________(register) for the course, please come and see me.
4. I am pleased _____________(announce) the new President of our company.
5. I would like to remind you _____________(bring) some information about our new
product.
6. I would rather _____________(die) than live in that place.
7. He didn’t set out _____________(be) malicious.
8. It never occurred to her _____________(bring) something with her .
9. I don’t have anything _____________(do) but study for my exams.
10. As soon as he had finished _____________(change) the baby’s nappy, we went to visit
my mother.
D: Complete the sentences with these verbs.
stay talk win read smoke watch change lose go close
1. Julie suggested __________ to the movies but I was really tired and decided against it.
2. Would you mind __________ the window, please?
3. I like Susan very much but she does tend __________ an awful lot.
4. Can someone show me how __________ the film in this camera?
5. You seem __________ a lot of weight.
6. Everyone wanted him __________ the tournament.
7. They don’t allow you __________ in this building.
8. She wouldn’t let me __________ the letter she had written to her aunt.
9. I would advise you __________ the night because the roads are treacherous.
10. Child psychologists do not encourage __________ TV after 9 o’clock at night.
E: Correct the following sentences.
1. Tom suggested me to buy a new laptop computer.
2. Why do you dislike to watch TV with me.
3. Trying some of this wine. Maybe you will like it.
4. I am looking forward to see you soon.
5. He apologised me for the delay.
6. Did you have any trouble to get a green card for the States.
7. It is a waste of time to go to the Psychology lecture.
8. I can’t afford going on holiday.
9. Foreigners are not used to drive on the left
10. I’m going to Spain learning Spanish.
F: Complete the sentences with either the infinitive or -ing form.
1. It is difficult _____________(find) a place to park in this town.
2. Peter prefers _____________(drive) rather than travel1ing by train.
3. It’s time _____________(clean) this kitchen.
4. She was sitting in her armchair _____________(watch) television.
5. I can’t help _____________(fall) in love with you.
6. I’ve given up _____________(try) to communicate with John.
7. There is no point _____________(spend) too long on the individual questions.
8. She used to _____________(say) she would return to her job when the children grew up.
9. If you put off _____________(explain) it to her, then it will only become worse.
10. Many dream of _____________(win) the lottery so that they never have to work again.
Classroom activities.09.03.2020
NEF Student’s Book. The psychology of music Vocabulary slide 163.
504 Essential Words Revise the words/ slide 83 Lesson 24
Grammar. NEF Student’s Book, slide 149 4C.a,b
Classroom activities
Grammar. Infinitive and Gerund side 150 5A
Listening 5.1 5.2
Assignments for 03.03.2020
NEF Student’s Book What do you remember ? slide 76
504 Essential Words Revise the words/ slide 83 Lesson 24
Hometask for 24.02.2020
NEF Workbook New Grammar / past modals slide 37, ex-es/ c,d
NEF Student’s book Creative writing./ An article / slide 75, ex-es / a,b,c/
Revise the past words related to Body and Feelings
Classroom activities
Listening Stage and Screen/ slide 74
Hometask 21.02.2020
NEF Workbook. slide 37, ex-es /a,b,c,d Grammar
NEF Workbook. slide 39 Vocabulary
NEF Student’s Book Reading ‘ Let the body do the talking,slide 73
Hometask 19.02.20
504Essential Words. slide 78, revise the words, fill in the blanks
Classroom activities
Grammar Past Modals slide 148 4B, slide 69 Mini Grammar
Hometask. 17.02.20
Write your viewpoint about the article ” How I trained my husband”
NEF Student’s Book Vocabulary , slide 69 ex- es/ a, c / Mini Grammar a,b,c
504 Essential Words. Revise the words. slide 75 page 70
Classroom activities
Past Modals/ slide 148
504 Essential words slide 78 Lesson 23
Essay Topics/ Do you agree or disagree with the following statement
- One should never judge a person by external appearance
- Some people believe that success in life comes from taking risks or chances. Others believe that success results from careful planning.
- Is it better to enjoy your money when you earn it or is it better to save your money for some in the future?
- When people succeed it is because of hard work. Luck hs nothing to do with success.
- If you could travel back in time to meet a famous person from history, what person would you like to meet?
Hometask . 12.02.20
NEF Student’s Book slide 67 Reading. How I trained my husband
Hometask for 11.02.20
NEF Workbook. slide 35 2/a,b,c, 3/ a.b
504 Essential Words . slide 71
Hometask for 05.02.2020
Vocabulary . Feelings slide 161/revise the words/
Grammar. slide 149 4A/.b/
NEF Student’s Book slide 60 Reading. How to get out alive Read and do the ex-es b,c,d
Grammar 1, 2
Hometask. 03.02.2020
NEF Student’s Book slides 58-59 What do you remember? What can you do?
Classroom activities
Unreal Conditions Grammar Bank slide 148 4A
Vocabulary . Feelings slide 161
504 Essential Words . slide 71
Essay topics
1. Should students be required to attend
classes?
2.Should education be free?
3.Should teenagers work?
4.Make decisions alone.
5. Self-employed vs employed
Home Reading.
15.01.20
The case of the perfect maid by Agatha Christie
Get ready for the discussion
Media In the modern age Ani Davidian’s blog
Assignments for 16.12.19
NEF Student’s Book. slide 51 Vocabulary. expressions with take / write on your blogs/
Grammar. NEF slide 146 3C/theory,147 3C/a,b
504 Essential Words slide 72
Assignments for 09.12.19
NEF Workbook Stormy weather. slide 27 Reading
Classroom activities
NEF Workbook slide 28, Student’s Book slide 47
504 Essential words. slide 72
Assignments for 04.12.19
Weather.Writing
Have you ever had any surprising weather where you live recently?
Write a short blog post describing what the weather has been like recently. Talk about how it has made you feel and how it has affected what you have been doing.
504 Essential Words Lesson 20 slide 71, Fill in the blanks, Antonyms
Assignments for 29.11.19
NEF Weather Vocabulary slide 160
NEF Grammar Future perfect, Future Cont. slide 147 / 3B
Classroom activities
NEF .Reading. slide 47/ Reading Blogs
NEF Workbook slide 26b,c
Extra Task. Brush up your blogs and post the missing posts.
Writing Topics / choose one of the topics and comment on it.
Some young people believe that while at school we should concentrate on studying; others think that working part-time has many advantages.
Childhood is the safest period of human life
It’s easier to make friends than to keep them.
The Internet is the greatest time-waster.
Some people think that young people should follow in their parents’ footsteps when choosing a profession.
Many people would prefer to work from home
What is your opinion? Do you agree with this statement? Write 150–200 words. Use the following plan:
− make an introduction (state the problem)
− express your personal opinion and give 2–3 reasons for your opinion
− express an opposing opinion and give 1–2 reasons for this opposing opinion
− explain why you don’t agree with the opposing opinion
− make a conclusion restating your position
Assignments 25.11.19
NEF Grammar. slide 44 World Cup thief’s own goal, Parrot Held in Prison, slide44 ex-es/b,e
NEF Grammar slide 146 3A / theory/ 147 3A/b
NEF Workbook slide 26b,c
Extra Task. Brush up your blogs and post the missing posts.
Assignments for 22.11.19
NEF Student’s book, Revise the vocabulary/ Crime and Punishment
Direct Indirect Speech Practice ,
Classroom activities
NEF Student’s Book slide 146/ 3A
Grammar. slide 44/newspapers articles
Direct Indirect Theory
Classroom activities.
504 Essential Words. Lesson 20 slide 69
Reading. Making the punishment fit the crime.
Questionnaire/ passive voice, direct-indirect/
Assignments for 18.11.2019
NEF Student’s Book Crime and Punishment.Vocabulary slide 159, page 149
NEF Student’s book Reading slide 44 Making the punishment fit the crime.
Decide on creative punishments for these crimes or offences . slide 43, ex a
IELTS Speaking Topics
IELTS Reading TEST
Exam Time
Assignments for 11.11.19
NEF. Student’s Book slide 36 What do you remember?
NEF. Student’s Book slide 37 How I conquered my fear of flying
Assignments for 08.11.19
NEF Student’s book. Mini Sagas
Writing. You are going to write a mini saga.Mini Saga is a story which can be told in exactly 50 words. Titles
The lie
Never again
A holiday romance
Revenge is sweet
Reading
Assignments for 06.11.19
NEF Student’s Book Incredible short stories. Mini Sagas. slide /30-31
NEF Student’s Book It was a small mistake but it changed my life/ slide 35
504 Essential words.
Assignments for 25.10.19
NEF Student’s book Write a story slide 29, ex b
504 Essential Words. ex 64 ex D,E F
Assignments for 21.10.19
NEF Reading. Air Babylon slide 26,ex /c,
Vocabulary. slide 27 ex/a
Classroom activities
Grammar Narrative sentences slide144 2B, 2C
Assignments for 16.10.19
NEF , Reading Watch the English how the English dress
Writing. Imagine that you were given two items of clothing for your birthday which you don’t like . You have decided to sell in on eBay. Write a detailed description of the item , making them sound as attractive as possible.
Assignments for 14.10.19
504 Essential Words Lesson 17. ex, -es Fill in the blanks, Matching
NEF , Reading Watch the English how the English dress
Classroom activities. National Stereotypes.Truth or myth slide 22
Listening 2.1,2.2
Vocabulary Clothes and Fashion slide 158, page 148
Grammar . Adjective order slide 144,page 134
Assignments for 07.10.19
NEF Workbook. slide 9 ex/b/, slide 10 ex-es-1a,b,c
504 Essential Words. slide 52 Lesson 16, ex-es Fill in, Synonym Search, Read the text
Assignments for 04.10.19
NEF Student’s Book What can you do? slide21, page 19
504 Essential Words. slide 52 Lesson 15 Learn the words/read the text
Assignments for 02.10.19
504 Essential Words slide 49,Lesson 14/ learn the words, do the ex-es, make up sentences
NEF Student’s Book, Letter Writing. slide 19
NEF Student’s Book, slide 20 What do you remember?
Classroom activities.
NEF Students Book. What can we do?
NEF Workbook.slide 8 Vocabulary
Assignments for 30.09.19
NEF Student’s book. Reading. Get stressed, stay young slide 17, page15 , ex-es a-e/choose one of the passages and retell/
Assignments for 27.09.19
NEF Student’s book. Reading. Get stressed , stay young slide 17, page15 , ex-es a-e
Assignments for 25.09.19
NEF Student’s Book slide 15, page 13 Reading. Help my friend is choking.
Classroom activities
Choose one of the texts and be ready to present
Reading and Listening
Practical grammar
Assignments for 23.09.19 Judge a man by his questions rather by his answers.
NEF. Workbook slide 4, Grammar 1A /a,b,c,d
NEF Workbook. slide 5 Reading and Vocabulary. Solutions for the shy Romantic.
Classroom activities
NEF Student’s BookGrammar. Present Perfect/ present, cont./
NEF Student’s Book Theme. Treatment and Illness slide 157
Assignments for 18.09.19
NEF Student’s Book slide 11,page 9 Vocabulary ex/c
Writing. My signature/ describe your signature using the words and phrases from the text. What your signature says about you:
Reading. NEF Can psychics really see the future? / slide 12, page 11
Listening. 1.6,1,7,1,8
Questionnaire. Revision of Tenses
English Exam
Assignments for 16.09.19
My signature./ write about your signature
Vocabulary Personality. slide 156, page 146, ex-es 1,2,3
Grammar Bank NEF Student’s Book slide 143 1C/a,b, page 133 1C/a,b
Assignments for 13.09.19
Reading and Speaking. NEF Student’s Book.slide 10, page 8 What your signature says about you.
Vocabulary Personality. slide 156, page 146, ex-es 1,2,3
Classroom activities.
Questionnaire.
Assignments for 11.09.19
Make up 10 questions to ask your classmates./general, special, disjunctive/
Reading. NEF Upper Intermediate Three minutes to get to know the love of your life slide 7-8, page 6-7/ be ready to answer the questions
Grammar Bank NEF Student’s Book slide 143 1B/b, page 133 1B/b
Classroom activities
Listening . Radio Program 1.3
Glossary 1, 2
504 Essential Words
09.09.19
Hometask
Mixed Tenses
Watch the video and answer the questions.
NEF. Student’s Book Upper Intermediate.
Reading. Young star, old star, read the interviews and write L and N.
Classroom activities.
Grammar Bank. Question Formation,page 132
Classroom activities
Time to hand in the translations.
Tense Review
Classroom activities. 06.09.19
Speaking
Revision of words from 504 Essential Words.
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Word Formation
Linking phrases for essays.
Essay consists of introduction, main body, conclusion.
Comment on the following topics
1.Are parents best teachers?
2.Why go to university?
3.Has the ease of cooking improved life?
4.Not everything that is learned is contained in books?
5.How do movies or TV affect people?
6.Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
7.Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation.
What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?
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