Week 3

Monday - Wishes and Regrets 

Reading - Facebook Hoodie Angers Bankers 
Listening - Gap Fill
Speaking - Business Meeting Etiquette
Writing - Facebook post - Reaction
Vocabulary - Commonly Confused Pairs
Grammar - Wishes and Regrets (Past Perfect) 

• Exercise 

• Vocabulary 

   Commonly Confused Words. 
Put the correct word in the correct sentence.

beside/besides

·       I put your bag ________________ your coat.

·       Who was at the meeting, _________________ Tom and Harry?

clothes/cloths

·       You should take your _________________ out of the washing machine.

·       Micro-fibre ___________________ are best for cleaning glass.

experiment/experience 
  The ___________________ was conducted by scientists at Oxford.
Climbing Mount Everest is a once in a lifetime _________________.

last/latest

·       Have you read Dan Brown’s ________________ novel?

·       Finnegan’s Wake was the _________________ James Joyce novel publish before his death.

lose/loose

·       I need to ______________ some weight before the summer.

·       If you lose any more weight, your clothes will be ________________ on you.

principle/principal

·       The _________________ makes all the decisions in the school.

·       O’ Connell Street is the ___________________ street of Dublin.

quite/quiet

·       Karen’s baby is really ______________. You wouldn’t even know she was in the room.

·       Karen’s baby is really ______________ cute. She looks like her mother.

sensible/sensitive

·       Patrick is a very ________________ man. He cries watching sad movies!

·       Sheila is a very _________________ girl. She always makes the right decision.

shade/shadow

·       Can we sit in the _______________? I’m very hot.

·       My dog’s a coward. He barks at his own ________________.

some time/sometimes

·       You should come visit us __________________. We only live ten minutes away.

·       My sister _________________ comes to visit us. She lives in Paris. 

Tuesday - Renting an Apartment 

Reading - Classified Ads

Listening - Pros and cons of renting

Speaking - Explanation of personal process

Writing - Application Form

Vocabulary - Rent related

Grammar - Modals of advice  

Monday 21st - Restaurant Hygiene  

Reading - KFC To Pay Damages for Food Poisoning 
Listening - Vocab Chunks
Speaking - Hygiene Procedures
Writing - Letter of Complaint
Vocabulary - Ordering in a restaurant
Grammar - Past Perfect 

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Welcome to MILI's English A2+ class.  We are delighted to have you in one of our English classes and we can guarantee you that you will learn tons of new things in the next few weeks.  We SPEAK a lot in class and you will lose your fear (if you have any) of speaking the language of Shakespeare.

Things to keep in mind for this class: Relax and have fun. Don't be afraid to make a mistake. We are all here to learn together. Do your homework everyday. This is key to the success of this program.   The work does not stop once you finish your class at MILI. In order to improve your English, you need to spent some time outside of the classroom listening, reading and conversing in the language.  The internet and podcasts are an excellent source of information in English. Don't be afraid of technology.  The iPads, blogs and other social media tools we use in class are excellent tools that will help you accelerate your learning process...and they are tons of fun too! Ask lots of questions during and after class.  Your teacher is there to help you at all times. If you like your experience at MILI.  Don't forget to tell all your friends about us!


Daily Ritual: We will always start our classes by having you tell me the day of the week and the current date (day, month and year), a quick sentence about the weather each day then you will go over your homework paragraph orally in class.




Advice: Listen to at least 5-10 minutes of NPR (US), BBC (UK) and/or ABC (Australia) and try to remember new terms used by the broadcasters.  Bring them with you and we we can discuss them in class.   BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/.  To the right of the main page, you will see a section labeled "Watch and Listen) where you can listen and watch the latest news. Try both if possible NPR: http://www.npr.org/  Go to the menu section across the page labeled "Hourly News" and listen to the summary. ABC: http://www.abc.net.au/news/abcnews24/news-in-90-seconds/  a short  summary of the news by the main media provider in Australia.