Class Notes, Wednesday, 9 December, 2015

1. Grammar: Present Continuous for Future

Let's go to page 131 and check the grammar exercises from 3B.

3Ba Write N for now and F for future.

1. N   2. F  3. F  4. N  5. N  6. F  7. F  8. N

3Bb Complete the dialogue.

1. am packing
2. am flying
3. are you going
4. am seeing
5. are you meeting
6. am working

2. Listening

Let's listen to Lily and Ben arrange to meet. Listen to track 1.65.

What day do they arrange to meet? Thursday.

Listen again and complete the diary on page 23 in exercise 2e. You may need to listen several times.

Sunday 2 -> seeing Paul
Monday 3 -> meeting students
Tuesday 4 -> playing tennis
Wednesday 5 -> going to Vienna
Thursday 6 -> meeting Lily for dinner at 7:30 pm
Friday 8 -> going to the dentist at 4pm

Let's listen to track 1.66 to find out what happens when Ben and Lily meet. . .

3. Pronunciation

Let's go to activity 3a on page 23. Listen to track 1.67 and copy the intonation in the dialogue. Next, practice the dialogue with a partner.

4. Speaking

Commplete the diary in 3c with three different activities. Next, talk to other students and arrange to meet four different people for the afternoons you are free. Decide on an activity to do.  

5. Vocabulary: Verb + Preposition

Let's go to page 153 and complete part 2. Test your partner!

1. I arrived in Paris on Friday night.
2. I was very tired when I arrived at the hotel.
3. I hate waiting for people who are late.
4. What are you going to do at the weekend?
5. I don't know. It depends on the weather.
6. I asked for a chicken sandwich, but this is tuna!
7. Let's invite Debbie and Tim to the party.
8. Who's going to pay for the meal?
9. I need to speak to  Martin about the meeting.
10. I don't spend much money on food.
11. Are you going to write to him soon?
12. Don't worry about the exam. It isn't very hard.
13. She fell in love with a man she met on the internet.
14. You're not listening! What are you thinking of/about?
15. What do you think of/about Shakira?

*Remember, you must memorize these combinations.

Let's go to page 23 and do exercises 4 a and c.

4a What are the missing prepositions?

1. It depends on the day.
2. I'm arriving in Budapest at 14.40.
3. Paul invited me to dinner ages ago.

4c Complete the questions with a preposition.

1. What do you usually ask for if you go to a café with friends?
2. Who do you think should pay for the meal on a first date?
3. Who do you normally speak to when you are worried about something?
4. Do you spend more money on clothes or on gadgets?

5. Do you think it's possible to fall in love with somebody without meeting them face-to-face?