Idioms

 1. as fit as a fiddle

2. alive and kicking

3. be under the knife / go under the knife

4. be under the weather

5. be back on your feet

6. a bitter pill to swallow

7.  a clean bill of health / give sb a clean bill of health / get a clean bill of health

8. to have/get/give a new lease on life

9. to have frog in sb's throat

10. to turn one's stomach

11. like a dog with two tails

12. live in a fool's paradise

13. life is just a bowl of cherries

14. music to sb's ears

15. whatever floats your boat

a)  to have surgery or an operation.

b) refers to being unwell, typically with a cold or other minor sickness

c) you’ve successfully recovered from injury or sickness and are feeling better again!

d)  it refers to a change in mental attitude or outlook. While not always, the idiom is commonly used to describe a situation in which an event or person has caused a change in somebody else for the better.

e) a difficult or uncomfortable realization that someone comes to. It could be accepting a difficult situation or admitting that you’re wrong

f) to be in excellent physical shape or to be very healthy.

g) unable to speak in a clear way. The reason that this idiom is included in this list is that it’s very common to use it when you’re unwell.

h) something that’s (still) functioning in a good way. This can be a person, an object or even an idea!

i) when a medical professional acknowledges that you’re healthy and free from health-related issues

j) If someone is  ..... , they are extremely happy.

k) If something is ... , the information that you receive makes you feel very happy.

l) it gives you an immediate feeling of nausea or sickness. This idiom is commonly (although not always) used to refer to food.

m) If someone is .... , they are in a state of contentment that will not last because their happiness is based on illusion or false hope.

n) This expression means that life is pleasant, uncomplicated and full of enjoyment.

o) Although you don't quite agree with someone, it's their choice and you think they should do whatever makes them happy.

Past Tenses

 Task 1: What is Past Simple? 

Task 2: Past Simple or Past Continuous (She was watching TV when the lights went off.)

Task 3: Past Simple or Past Continuous 2 (He wasn't running when the dog attacked him.)

Task 4: Past Simple or Past Continuous 3 (What were you doing when the doorbell rang?)

Task 5: All Past  / Narrative tenses - multiple choice

Task 6: Past tenses contrast

Task 7: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continous

Present Simple or Present Continuous

 1) What _______ (we / have) for dinner tonight?

2) We _____(stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer. We have already booked the tickets.

3) Their class _______ (begin) at nine every day. 

4) How often _______(you / go) to restaurants?

5) Take your umbrella. It ______ (rain).

6) You ______ (not like) chocolate.

7) My flatmate _______ (leave / always) his dirty dishes in the sink for me to wash up. I'm so fed up with him!

8) Usually we _______ (study) Spanish, but this week our teacher _____ (teach) us some Portuguese. These languages have quite many similar words. 

9) You ______ (not need) to start cooking before we _____ (be) back. 

10) What time _____ (the train / leave)?

______

Now check your answers

1) are we having

2) are staying

3) begins

4) do you go

5) is raining / 's raining

6) do not like / don't like

7) is always leaving

8) study , is teaching

9) do not need / don't need, are

10) does the train leave

Application Letter

 You saw a job advert on a website CV Online that you are willing to apply for. Decide which job you are applying for. 

Send your application letter to The Recruitment Manager, Harleys Inc., The Empire State Building, 20 West 34th Street, New York City 10 001, The USA. You do not know whether the manager is a man or a woman and you don't know the name.  

Open a Word / Office Word document. 

In your letter: Write the sender's address, e-mail and phone number, receiver's address, date, subject line. 

Write 5 paragraphs: 

* what the job is and how you found out about it; 

* why you are interested in the job; 

* why you are the right person for the job; 

* what you are sending with the letter and when you can start work; 

* what you would like to happen next. 

Send or share your application letter  (a file attached as a Word-doc) to your teacher. Her e-mail address is written on the blackboard. 

CV

 CURRICULUM VITAE

Contact information

Name:

Address:

Telephone:

E-mail:

Personal information

Date and place of birth:

Citizenship:

Gender:

Employment history / Experiences:

When and what (list all summer jobs, voluntary work, involvement in projects, paid and non-paid jobs etc)

Education

Formal and informal education (hobby schools, youth organizations, after-school activities etc)

Computer skills

List of programs and competence level etc

Languages

List of languages and competence (writing, speaking, understanding)

Awards

Any rewards received (when and what for)

Publications

Any articles written in published media or online relevant as a proof of your experience

Interests

Other information

About your personality and character. What are your strenghts?

Prefixes

1. CLICK HERE> Game   (Choose the correct prefix to form a word)

2. CLICK HERE> Prefixes

3. CLICK HERE> A fishing game

4. CLICK HERE: Prefixes - type

5. CLICK HERE> Word formation

6. CLICK HERE:  Prefixes

7. CLICK HERE: un-, mis-, dis- (en-)

8. Take a test: Quizizz    PS! The link is active till 10pm on Friday!

Conditionals

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The next tasks can be done in pairwork - you need just one laptop. 

Task 1: Baamboozle 1 (Choose Play => Baamboozle Play for free => 2 Teams)

Task 2: Baamboozle 2

Extra: click here (B2 level)

Task 3: 0-type conditional sentences - always happens or happens with great certainty

Task 4: First conditional 

Task 5: Zero or First Conditionals