Grammar/ Relative clauses

Task 1 : Follow the links, do the exercises:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/relative-clauses-non-defining-relative-clauses

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/relative-clauses-%E2%80%93-defining-relative-clauses

Task 2: Find 3 interesting English words or phrases. Using relative clauses, write your own definition for each word or phrase but don’t write the word or phrase. Let your partners guess what the words or phrases are.

Deadline: 08.06.13

Listening/reading

Task 1: Follow the link, listen, read and do the tasks.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/stories/beginners-luck

Task 2:

Discussion: What do you like about the story? What don’t you like about the story? Give specific examples.

Deadline: 08.06.13

Reading and Vocabulary

Task 1: Follow the link, read the rules and do the exercises: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/passives

Task 2: In comments write 5 questions about interesting facts to your partners. Use Passive!

E.g.  How is green tea made?

Also, answer your group mates’  questions.

Deadline: 23.05.13

Reading

Task 1: Follow the link, read the text:

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/2012/04/13/dub-or-not-dub

Task 2: In comments, describe one of your own cinema experiences. (Minimum of 5 sentences)

Deadline: 23.05.13

Grammar: Passive Voice

Task 1: Follow the link, read the rules and do the exercises: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/passives

Task 2: In comments write 5 questions about interesting facts to your partners. Use Passive!

E.g.  How is green tea made?

Also, answer your group mates’  questions.

Deadline: 23.05.13

READING AND GRAMMAR/ IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU WIN OR LOSE

Task 1: Read the rules and do the tasks:

http://esol.britishcouncil.org/magazine/it-doesnt-matter-if-you-win-or-lose

Task2: Blog discussion: Do you think it's a goof idea to help people with DS this way? Is there an association in Georgia similar to DSA? What do they do?

Deadline: 10.05.13

GRAMMAR/REPORTED SPEECH

Task 1: Read the rules and do the tasks:

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/verbpatterns/reporting-verbs-that-wh-and-if-clauses

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/reported-questions

Task 2: Use reported speech and write a short story you've heard from your friend recently.

E.g. My friend James told me that he wanted to buy a car. He said that he had found one that he liked. Unfortunately, when James came to buy the car, the owner said that somebody had bought the car just before him. James said that he was really angry. Later he found out that his parents had bought that car as his birthday present :)

Deadline: 10.05.13