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=Senior 3 Summer Course 2010 - Teachers - Julian and Sue=

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Hello everybody
Here are some of the things we will study during the course During your Senior 3 course, you will study these things…
 * ** What’s in your Senior 3 Course? **

During your Senior 3 course, you will study these things…
 * What’s in your Senior 3 Course? **

Comparatives Superlatives Present simple and continuous Past simple and continuous Present perfect+ for /since Modals (can/can’t/have to/don’t have to) Modals (may/might/should/shouldn´t) Quantifiers (some/any/not much/many/ a lot) Future (predictions) Future (intentions & plans) Passive (present & past) Prepositions of movement 1st conditional || Appearance and personality Family Leisure activities TV /Media Body Healthy and unhealthy habits Jobs Music styles Musical instruments School subjects Transport/travel Sports Computers || Family Leisure activities TV /Media Body Health Jobs Music styles Musical instruments School subjects Transport/travel Sports Computers || Expressing preferences Exchanging opinions Talk about pastand future Giving advice Making suggestions Giving directions Agreeing and disagreeing
 * ** Grammar ** || ** Vocabulary ** ||
 * Question forms
 * ** Themes/Topics **(will depend on particular coursebook) || ** Skills/Functions ** ||
 * Appearance and personality

Write a personal description Describe a photo Write a story Write an email to a friend Write a formal letter Write a postcard ||


 * By the end of the course, you should be able to do this … **


 * Use the right language to ask and answer questions about your daily life ||  ||
 * Use the right language to express your needs and requirements ||  ||
 * Use the right language to take part in discussions and express your attitude, opinions and wishes. ||  ||
 * Have the confidence to speak fluently and with a more natural speech pattern which will help make you more easily understood. ||  ||
 * Use the right grammar and language to make predictions about your future career ||  ||
 * Use words like ‘may, might, should, shouldn’t’ to give advice ||  ||
 * Use the right grammar to talk about actions in the past ||  ||
 * Use the right language to talk about advantages and disadvantages ||  ||
 * Use the right language to talk about TV/Media ||  ||
 * Use ‘can/can’t/have to/don’t have to’ correctly to discuss healthy and unhealthy lifestyles ||  ||
 * Use the right language to write an informal letter or email ||  ||
 * Use the appropriate format when writing formal and informal texts ||  ||
 * Use the correct language to write a description of a photo ||  ||
 * Use the right language to write a story ||  ||
 * Use the right language to right a description of someone you know ||  ||

Senior 3 GRAMMAR Past Simple and Continuous
 * A || Did you hear what happened? When Sarah came out of the station, Laura was waiting on her. ||
 * B || So what happened? ||
 * A || While they were walking to the cinema, the rain for worse and they got soaked. ||

Comparatives & Superlatives
 * A || Who is the tallest in the class? Is it Sarah? ||
 * B || I don’t know. Pere is taller I think. ||
 * A || Pere is tall but he is smaller than Nacho. ||
 * B || Maybe Nacho is the tallest then. ||

Present perfect+ for /since
 * A || My life has changed since I met him. ||
 * B || Really? ||
 * A || Yeah, we haven’t spoken for two hours and I miss him already! ||

Quantifiers (some/any/not much/many/ a lot)
 * A || How much homework do you have for English? ||
 * B || Not much! Only one page. Why? ||
 * A || My teacher has given me a lot. I have many pages. ||

Future (intentions & plans) The Passive
 * A || What are you going to do tonight? ||
 * B || I’ve got a date with Phil tonight? ||
 * A || What time? ||
 * B || I’m meeting him at 8 o’clock. ||
 * A || Did you know that the computer was invented by a man called Charles Babbage ||
 * B || Really! I didn’t know that. ||
 * A || And mobile phones were invented by Doctor Martin Cooper ||
 * B || No – I didn’t know that either ||

1st, 2nd & 3rd conditional
 * A || If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why? ||
 * B || If I could live anywhere in the world, I’d probably live in Australia. ||
 * A || Why? ||
 * B || Because I love surfing and barbecues!! ||

Future (predictions)
 * A || What do you think the world will be like in 2099? ||
 * B || In 2099, it will be impossible to tell the difference between humans and robots. ||

Modals (can/can’t/have to/don’t have to) Giving directions Agreeing and disagreeing
 * A || Can you tidy your room please? ||
 * B || No sorry I can’t ||
 * A || Laia you have to tidy your room!! ||
 * B || No I don’t have to mum! ||
 * A || You need to go straight down London Street and turn right just before the library. The sports centre is the second building on the right. ||
 * A || I think this homework is really hard. ||
 * B || I agree question one is really hard but the rest is easy. ||