Hway Adv 5th ed SB12 Simple vs Continuous discussing differences between simple and continuous in different forms (past, present, perfects, modals…)   Some interesting language: emotional blackmail to vote with your feet to exacerbate to swat /  a fly-swatter to load /to unload  / loads of… (quantifier) While the cat’s away, the mice will play! … Leer más

We reviewed the fundamentals of the perfect and the passive through collaborative homework task correction (see attached – 22/06/2026) Hway Adv 5th ed SB16: idiomatic expressions describing emotions (see attached) Some interesting language: He thinks he’s God’s gift to women! Flattery will get you nowhere (in response to someone trying to flatter you when they … Leer más

Hway Adv 5th ed SB62 – talking about hypothetical situations using the past tense Conditionals , including mixed conditionals It’s time the government did something aboiut unemployment as if he were the most intelligent person on the planet I wish / If only  you didn’t have to leave I’d rather you didn’t do that, if … Leer más

Hway SB74 The smile – reading, listening and speaking. a broad, beaming smile an anxious grimace a primate’s ‘fear face’ indicating submission a fake smile a tight-lipped smile a grin a smirk EF C1.1 Sb128/138 Passives (see guidelines attached) Some interesting language: The eyes are the windows to the soul a firm handshake a prison … Leer más

We corrected all homework pending:  complex passives; hypothetical structures We discussed why we can say both «I wish I was going» (more colloquial, spoken English») and «I wish I were going» (more formal written style), and why (the former has become accepted in modern usage, in line with ‘was’ for I, he, she  and it … Leer más

Talking about feelings Student’s book page 8 act a Workbook page 6

Scatter Sheets: Going out Disappearing text: General Sherman (original article here) Had a nice, long chat about Cantabria’s history and its identity Reviewed vocabulary about workplace jargon and buzzwords Cooler: Hangman (topic was ‘weather’)

Find the mistakes: All aboard (spelling) HW Check: Cooking & Eating (Linguahouse) Ex. 2 & 4 SB (English File B2.1), pg. 90, Reading & Listening

question words- pg 40 ex 4 – minibeasts quiz pg 41 ex 5a and b verbal, 5c – write the questions

sb pg 9 ex 9 and 10 – adventurer listening, then role-play an interview