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22nd JANUARY 2026

 Dear all,  this is what we did yesterday in class: - We did a listening exercise. Page 69 exercise 6 - We did a listening mock exam - we checked our homework. Page 225 - I gave you another grammar exercise to fill in  - In pairs you completed some sentences using the forms of BE ABLE TO HOMEWORK: - cloze. Attached. The answers are also attached - pages 70 and 71 in your books.  Revise and Check. Answers attached - An email of complaint. Write an email of complaing using the vocabulary on pages 200 and 201. You stayed at a hotel and the room was cold, the bath was small, there were no views from your hotel window and the radio didn't work

20th JANUARY 2026

 Dear all, this is what we did yesterday in the class: - Class 16.30: we checked our homework. Reading text How to learn effectively - we did the listening exercise on page 68 and looked at the grammar of reflexive pronouns (exercises e, f and g) - we did a practice test. Dialogue. Speaking in pairs. A Language course abroad - We did exercises 1b and c on page 66 - I explained the grammar on page 225 - we talked in pairs. Can you ......? Would you like to be able to ....? HOMEWORK - Page 225 exercises a and b - An email of complaint - For the 7pm class: reading text How to learn effectively. Multiple choice ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK Exercise 1 Exercise 2

15th JANUARY 2026

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 Dear all, this is what we did in class last Thursday: - We talked about the two short stories we had to read over Christmas - we did the pronunciation exercises on page 63 - we checked our homework. Page 257 exercises 4a and d - We then did a speaking practice test using some useful structures. Learning a new skill - We checked our homework on pages 200 and 201. Exercises 4a, b, c and d - We watched this video HOMEWORK: - Write an email of complaint using the vocabulary and structures on pages 200 and 201. Pretend you are the old lady in the video and send an email of complaint to the manager of the hotel complaining about the following: the room is too cold the bath is too small the radio doesn´t work the view  Ask for a compensation - Do the reading exercise attached

13th JANUARY 2026

 Dear all, this is what we did in class yesterday: - As a whole group, we discussed the statement: people shouldn't eat and drink in the cinema - Then we listenened to three people giving their opinions about this - We did exercise 7b on page 65 - We discussed the statements in exercise c page 65 using the structures in exercise 7 b - We did a listening exercise (exam practice) about Russian and British manners - We did a mediation (written) exercise in class  HOMEWORK - From previous week: an email of complaint page 200 exercise a, b and c. Page 201 exercise d - New homework: page 257 exercises 4a and d - Read Roald Dahl's two short stories NOTICE:  - Ask me for the rota of your speaking tests to put your names down for them

8th JANUARY 2026

Dear all, Happy New Year to all of you! This is what we did yesterday in class: - We talked about our holidays and our hopes for 2026 - We revised vocabulary - I explained the grammar of should, ought to, must, mustn't, have to, don't have to and corrected exercise b on page 224 - I gave you another grammar exercise to fill in - We talked about bad and good manners and then checked our homework (exercise 5b on page 64) - We did the listening exercises on pages 64 and 65 and gave advice using these structures I think you should ....... I don´t think you should ..... Why don´t you ....? How about + ing...? Whatever you do, don´t ..... I think it is a good idea to ...... I don´t think it is a good idea to .... HOMEWORK: - page 200 exercises a, b and c - page 201 exercise d - remember to read the Roald Dahl stories I gave you to read before Christmas ADDITIONAL HOMEWORK - Listening practice:  BBC exercises Test English Practice PET 6 minute English Exam English