Peter Q Blackburn - British Council C2

Extra Material used in the Lesson	Homework
30th July
C039CEU A contradiction in terms p90-1 in Keynote
28th July
C038CEU Mind what you eat Modal Verbs Grammar summary answers are in the file I sent via chat, right hand column, first page.
3rd July
C008WEU I'll try anything once Write here
CX016CEU Reading & speaking
26th June
C047CEU A kinder, gentler philosophy of success TED talk Notes
C050CEU Review The meaning of success Make notes here
19th June
C046CEU The meaning of success Hedging Video
CX015CEU Listening Paper Part 2 & Speaking Paper Part 3
12th June
CX014CEU Use of English: Parts 3 & 4
C012WEU To get the best results Write your Review here
8th June
C041CEU Internet Sensation Watch the video and answer these questions: How many people do not know what the Internet of Things is? What does IoT mean exactly? When were ATMs first introduced? In which year did the number of objects connected to the Internet exceed the number of people? What is predicted in 2020? How far per week do Google’s self-driving cars travel? By how much did the wearable device market grow in 2015? What are Google & Samsung investing in? How much could a connected kitchen save restaurants and hotels How much will global GDP increase by in the years from 2015-2035? In 2015 how may connected things will there be? Answers Article Answers
C040CEU Review Food and Sustainability Text A Text A answers Text B Text B answers Text C Text C answers Write your summaries here	You may find this site interesting for further study of this subject: Living Sustainably
5th June
C044CEU Same old (Internet sensation) Online Slang Terms Answers
CX007WEU Writing Part 2: Letter How to write a formal letter Write here
1st June
CX006WEU During the lesson I will focus on material from the writing section of the C2 Proficiency Handbook , downloadable from Cambridge. If you wish to revise this, please download it for yourself. Write here
C039CEU A contradiction in terms Write notes here
29th May
C011WEU I'll get the hang of it (Writing Skills) Write here
C045CEU Review Internet sensation Internet vocabulary matching activity Listening: Internet Language Answers A B C
25th May
C038CEU Mind what you eat (Food and sustainability)
CX011CEU Speaking Part 1 Write questions here
22nd May
C043CEU Completely lost without it Article Questions Speaking Assessment Form Answers to grammar exs
CX013CEU Listening Paper: Part 1 & Speaking Paper: Part 2
18th May
CX010CEU Listening parts 3 & 4 Pages 45-46 in the past papers book. Part 3 Part 4	Extra Tests with transcripts: here
C037CEU How I fell in love with a fish TED talk Vocabulary in Context Task Answers Collocations Collocations CollocationsAnswers Speaking Pace Student A Student B
15th May
CX012CEU Use Parts 1 & 2; Speaking part 1 Worksheet part 1 Worksheet part 2 Worksheet part 1 Answers Worksheet part 2 answers
C007WEU Having said that Describing Trends Graphs
11th May
C036CEU Food and Sustainability Gap fill Answers Student A Student B Tips for Environmentally-Friendly Living
C006WEU Common Sense: Writing Online Post Grammar Extra Interview Questions
8th May
C041CEU The Internet of Things Watch the video and answer these questions: How many people do not know what the Internet of Things is? What does IoT mean exactly? When were ATMs first introduced? In which year did the number of objects connected to the Internet exceed the number of people? What is predicted in 2020? How far per week do Google’s self-driving cars travel? By how much did the wearable device market grow in 2015? What are Google & Samsung investing in? How much could a connected kitchen save restaurants and hotels How much will global GDP increase by in the years from 2015-2035? In 2015 how may connected things will there be? Answers Article Answers
C040CEU Text A Text A answers Text B Text B answers Text C Text C answers Write your summaries here	You may find this site interesting for further study of this subject: Living Sustainably
4th May
CX009CEU Listening for Book 2, which you have. Part 1 Part 2	Answers and transcripts for book 1 listenings done in class: Test 1 transcript Test 2 transcript
C035CEU Review Same but different Reading: Stereotypes Answers Group A Group B Graph Worksheet Describing Trends Economic Performance Graph Write here
27th April
C033CEU No better, no worse Grammar unit 7 Grammar unit 7: answers
C034CEU Why more is less Vocab matching activity Grammar unit 7 Grammar unit 7: answers Ex9
24th April
C038CEU Mind what you eat (Food and sustainability)
CX011CEU Speaking Part 1 Write questions here
20th April
CX008CEU Reading parts 6 &7.	The texts shown on screen at the start of the class, with answers: FirstTasks
C032CEU The danger of a single story.
17th April
CX010CEU Listening parts 3 & 4 Pages 45-46 in the past papers book. Part 3 Part 4	Extra Tests with transcripts: here
C037CEU How I fell in love with a fish TED talk	Collocations CollocationsAnswers
3rd April
CX009CEU Listening for Book 2, which you have. Part 1 Part 2	Test 1 transcript Test 2 transcript
C035CEU Graph Worksheet Describing Trends Economic Performance Graph Write here
27th March
C033CEU No better, no worse Grammar Summary 7 Answers
C034CEU Why more is less Grammar Summary 7 Answers
25th March Food and Sustainability We will choose who reads each article, depending on how we divide groups: The challenges of food security and sustainability Table to complete Why a sustainable future means shopping like our grandparents Environment report: Change the food and farming system Read the article with a partner and answer the vocabulary questions. When you have finished, please return to Zoom to see screen sharing. Now, read the article again and summarize it in approximately 100 words. Write your summary here: Summaries We can see all groups' summaries in the Google Doc. Skim read the others and we will have a group discussion about the topic. Now can you prepare a 2-minute talk about the content of the article you read and summarized, adding your own view and suggestions. If you do this task individually it will be similar to the CPE speaking test.	You may find this site interesting for further study of this subject: Living Sustainably
14th March School closed; watch this space for further information.
13th March Reading Part 6 & 7 of the Reading and Use paper. Practice with 2 of each, then part 7 from the exam past papers bk2; part 6 try for homework.	Ways of increasing vocabulary: read/listen to texts form radio and online publications, use a thesaurus to find alternative meanings, as many of the answers to reading questions are based on paraphrasing.
The dangers of a single story TED talk; using anecdotes to illustrate an idea or a lesson learned.	500 Years of Friendship , a BBC programme.
12th March Listening parts 3 & 4; lesson CX007CEU During the lesson we did these listenings Download zip archive. Listening tracks for book 2 test 1. Part 3 Part 4	These are the listenings on the last worksheet I gave you the lesson. Listening Part 3 Transcript for listening part 3 Listening Part 4 Transcript for listening part 4 More Part 4 Listening: One: Test 1 Answers Two: Test 2 Answers
7th March What've you been up to? (Creativity)
6th March Writing I can well believe that Big blades, hidden costs This nuclear deal is good for Britain UK could become leading exporter of wave and tidal power, say MPs
Same but different
5th March Listening parts 1 & 2
29th February Creativity Mostly about sentence stress & weak forms where vowels degrade to the schwa sound /ə/ Limerick activity to illustrate this.
28th February Practical Design Two articles about touch screens and whether they are really a good idea. Language work in the unit. Working in groups choose an aspect of life that needs a solution and present your ideas.	Passive grammar activities
Listening parts 3 & 4; lesson CX007CEU Listening Part 3 Transcript for listening part 3 Listening Part 4 Transcript for listening part 4	More Part 4 Listening: One: Test 1 Answers Two: Test 2 Answers
22nd February No class today.
14th, 15th & 21st February I was ill these days.
13th February Film review Examples of film reviews Parasite 1917 Joker Marriage Story 2nd text we read + comments Marking Criteria	Cambridge CPE Frequenty Asked Questions
14th February Magical houses, made of bamboo
Film review Examples of film reviews Parasite 1917 Joker Marriage Story	Cambridge CPE Frequenty Asked Questions
7th February Economic Resources
Practical Design Design Thinking
25th January The value of education.	Extra exs & answers
24th January Energy-Hungry World & Land for All Activities on pages 56-9 of the course book. Work book activities	Answers to exs in course- and work book
18th January Learning and Memory Article
17th January Expectations The Magic Washing-Machine p54-5 Further material	Homework Listening track: Answers to homework
Writing: Article
10th January Human Interaction Write your own collocations Collocations: answers Supplementary Material: Sweet Rituals	Complete exercises from Keynote not done in lesson. Answers to exercises in Keynote
Economic resources Extra material
4th January TED talk

19th December Write here
13th December Body Language
Human Interaction History of Telecommunication
6th December Report Writing Draft Report
Human Interaction
8th November Writing: letter Write here
Perception Essay on Perception
26th October A: Completely lost without it Keynote p100-1. Prof David Crystal on the effect of the Internet on English.
B: Reading & Use of English, parts 1 & 2 As advertised for the lesson, and nº2 of cloze tests from my site, and parts 1 & 2 from the Cambridge
25th October A: Optimist or pessimist pp22-3 Keynote book. Grammar practice: future predictions. Look at these pictures Watch this video about the future here Here are two views of what the world economy will be in 2050: PwC Business Insider Think about the future and then write in your predictions here
B: Reading & Use of English, parts 1 & 2	to kill time = matar o tempo
19th October Speaking part 1 Speaking questions and example video. Inversion after certain phrases
Writing: an account of an incident p26-7 Keynote.	Send in final draft of article.
18th October A: It's not really my thing - writing p16-17 Wingsuit jumping	Write the full report if you like, and post it to this link: Progress Report - write here Look up "Marc Hauser dives into the jet stream" to find out about his attempt. If you wish to work more on nominalisation, look at exs 10a & 10b on p17, & the extras on p141. Answers here
B: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking p20-21 Listening: The Lonely Cyborg
11th October A TED: the power of introverts	Listening
B Exam Practice Speaking Video
4th October A Unit 1.3
B Unit 1.4 Extra material Stone Age Brain	Homework & answers If you would like more listening practice, this is another ABC programme: Music Therapy
27th September A Use this Google doc to copy in gapped dialogues.
B: Exam work Essay writing, looking at examples and assessing them against the exam criteria.	Write the essay from the Cambridge 2 past paper book.

Peter Q Blackburn - British Council C2

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Extra Material used in the Lesson

Homework

30th July

C039CEU A contradiction in terms

28th July

C038CEU Mind what you eat

3rd July

C008WEU I'll try anything once

CX016CEU Reading & speaking

26th June

C047CEU A kinder, gentler philosophy of success

C050CEU Review The meaning of success

19th June

C046CEU The meaning of success

CX015CEU Listening Paper Part 2 & Speaking Paper Part 3

12th June

CX014CEU Use of English: Parts 3 & 4

C012WEU To get the best results

8th June

C041CEU Internet Sensation

C040CEU Review Food and Sustainability

5th June

C044CEU Same old (Internet sensation)

CX007WEU Writing Part 2: Letter

1st June

CX006WEU

C039CEU A contradiction in terms

29th May

C011WEU I'll get the hang of it (Writing Skills)

C045CEU Review Internet sensation

25th May

C038CEU Mind what you eat (Food and sustainability)

CX011CEU Speaking Part 1

22nd May

C043CEU Completely lost without it

CX013CEU Listening Paper: Part 1 & Speaking Paper: Part 2

18th May

CX010CEU

C037CEU How I fell in love with a fish

15th May

CX012CEU Use Parts 1 & 2; Speaking part 1

C007WEU Having said that

11th May

C036CEU Food and Sustainability

C006WEU Common Sense: Writing

8th May

C041CEU The Internet of Things

C040CEU

4th May

CX009CEU

C035CEU Review Same but different

27th April

C033CEU No better, no worse

C034CEU Why more is less

24th April

C038CEU Mind what you eat (Food and sustainability)

CX011CEU Speaking Part 1

20th April

CX008CEU

C032CEU

17th April

CX010CEU

C037CEU

3rd April

CX009CEU

C035CEU

27th March

C033CEU No better, no worse

C034CEU Why more is less

25th March

Food and Sustainability

14th March

13th March

Reading

The dangers of a single story

12th March

Listening parts 3 & 4; lesson CX007CEU

C037CEU
How I fell in love with a fish