27 October 2011 / Samanta Kurtovič

Autumn break is already here. That means no school, no studying and no homework. I'm going to be home. But unfortunately I will have to study for school and I will have to do my homework. If I will have enough time I'm going to go shopping. But the best thing is that I will go to my dance lessons. And my best friend is going to go to the spa (toplice) with her mother. I hope that they will have good time. Some friends will be at home. Other will go somewhere. I hope we are going to have fun during the autumn break.

27 October 2011 / Autumn Break Home Assignement

I, MYSELF AND ME

You need to write 20-25 sentences minimum about a person. It can be you, your friend, your idol, a fictional character... Organize your essay into three paragraphs:
1. this person as he/she/it is at PRESENT
2. this person in the PAST
3. your predictions and beliefs about this person's FUTURE.

On the sides mark the number of tenses' usage as it is numbered in the following translations from your textbook.

The Past Simple

1. We use this tense to express actions that happened and ended in the past. The time is definite or known or understood from the context.

The Past Continuous

2. We use this tense to describe actions that were happening in a certain time or period in the past.

3. In relation to the Past Simple Tense we use the Past Continuous Tense to express a longer action that lasted for some time while with the Past Simple we express a shorter action that happened suddenly and interrupted the previous act.

The Present Perfect

4. Expresses actions in the past the consequences or results of which are seen in the present.

5. An action that happened in the past but the time is not definite, known or important. We use it to express our experiences.

6. An action that started in the past and is still going on (also use Present Perfect Continuous, especially with activity verbs: play, do, watch, live, sing, rain, work, wait)

The Present Simple

7. General facts, not time-limited

8. Actions, events or conditions that are true for a longer time

9. Habits and repetitive actions

The Present Continuous

10. Speaking about actions taking place at the moment of speaking

11. Talking about future acts that are decided at the moment of speaking

12. Talking about things that change or develop in present  time or the time of speaking

13. Talking about something that only happens for a certain period, occasional actions

The Future Simple Tense - Will Future

14. Objective opinion

15. Forecasts, expectations, hopes

16. Immediate decisions

Future with 'going to'

17. Expressing intentions, plans and decisions for the future planned before the time of speaking

18. When we can conclude on the basis of signs and circumstances that something will happen

Think about the tenses you use.
Enjoy your Autumn Break and don't procrastinate.

24 October 1011 / Jakob Šilar

Hello, today in English class, we had fun. First, we worked in the book and then we had to write, we compared the human and the robot looking for unfamiliar words, we answered questions on the blackboard and the teacher prepared us in rehearsals for unfamiliar words. At the end of the lesson, the teacher graded a couple of students. For homework assignment we have to finish answering the questions on page 34 CB.

By Jakob :-)

18 October 2011 / Andraž Babnik

Last English hour we were talking about present continuous. Then we were doing some exercises about present continuous in textbook in pairs.

Here are some rules about the use of present continuous:

·         When we are talking about acts, which are placing right now, at this moment.

- Are you coming with us or not?

- We are flying by plane right now.

·         When we are talking about agreed future actions, which are at the time of talking already firmly established.

- We are visiting grandparents every week.

- I am flying to France on Friday.

·         When we are talking about things, which are changing or developing in the present.

- Computers are becoming more and more important in our lives.

·         When we are talking about something, which is happening only in fixed-term . It is going about a temporary or transitional actions.

- Miha is on holiday this week. He is staying with his parents in London.

When we read that, we were doing an exercise about present continuous in eleven sentences. At this time teacher was grading some pupil and then the English hour ends.

18 October 2011 / Jurij Košenina

Today we were speaking about the Present Continuous Tense. 

Let me show my examples ...

                                                                            

I am in Medvode. It's 11 pm here. I am chatting on Facebook.

Tim is in Los Angeles. It's 2pm there. He's eating lunch. 

Rok is in New York. It's 5pm there. He's playing basketball. 

Tina is in Rio de Janeiro. It's 7pm there. She is watching a TV show.

Igor is in New York. It's 5pm there. He's playing computer games.

Gašper is in Moscow. It's 1am there. He's dancing with friends on a party. 

Jure is in Tokyo. It's 7am there. He's taking a shower. 

Miha is in Sydney. It's 8am there. He's traveling by train.  

17 October 2011 / Špela Baš

Today in our English class we listened to Sally's story about her horse. Then we answered the questions.

Than we talked about present simple tense-revision and translated instances:

Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
The earth turns round the sun.

He lives in Oxford.
I like fish.

He plays football twice a week.
She gets up at seven o' clock every morning.

Than we had to write instances and I wrote:
I love dancing and I dance every day.

Then the bell rang and it was the end of English class.

17 October 2011 / Anita Kalan

Good day. Today the hour of English was the fifth or the last in the row that we were talking about the Present Simple Tense. Actually we revised our knowledge. First we had to translate the rules of the use of this tense from Slovenian into English language. Then, off course, we verified our translations. After the verification we listened to the story on the CD. The story was about a girl Sally and her horse, she was talking about her horse. When the teacher turned off the radio, we had to answer the questions in the course book on page 29. At the end of the hour the teacher warned us, that the next hour of the English lesson, she will be assessing. She also gave us homework in workbooks - pages 28 and 29. Then the lesson ended. Have a great day.