Tech in the Future

 Ex. 7, p. 102

Technology in Nastazia's Future

I'm sure technology twenty-five years from now will be very different.  The Internet will be one thousand times faster, it will be free all over the world.  We will have mobiles with folding and transparent screens.  The latest gadget will be the interactive sunglasses which work as a phone or a screen.  Children will play with robotic cats and dogs.  People will play traditional sports but some new ones like Water Balloon Tennis will be popular.  The players will wear special boots to jump high out of the water and hit a water-filled balloon.  We will spend more time with friends and family and do lots of things together because robots and AI will be doing all the hard work.  

Spaghetti Bolognese

 Ex. 6, page 78 - Spaghetti Bolognese

Ingredients:

1 packet of Barelia Spaghetti No. 10

1 onion

500 grams of minced meat (beef)

2 daphne leaves

half a glass of olive oil

salt and pepper

1 tin of chopped tomatoes

Directions:

First, chop the onion and put the olive oil in a frying pan.  Then, heat the oil and fry the onions for 3 minutes.  Add the minced meat and stir well until it is half-cooked.  Now, add the chopped tomatoes, daphne leaves and salt and pepper.  Stir again and cook covered for about twenty minutes.

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Writing Time - Go Getter 2 - page 42

 Writing Time - Imagine you are on holiday.  Write an email to a friend or someone from your family and tell him / her about it.

Hello Alex,

I hope you're well.  My family and I are having a lovely time in Italy.  I wish you were here!

There are a lot of things to do here.  Last Monday I went sightseeing and I saw the Collosseum in Rome.  It was beautiful!  After that, we visited a museum with many ancient statues.  Then, we sat down in a park under the trees and we ate some panini with prosciutto and cheese.    

I need to go to my French lesson now, so I can't write any more.

All the best,

Manos

Gold Experience A2 + Workbook page 27

 Gold Experience A2 + (Workbook page 27)

Exercise 5, p. 27

Exercise 7, p. 27

Junior B - Portfolio, page 101

 P O R T F O L I O 

Think and write.

• What do people do in Greece for their summer holidays?   Answer:  A lot of people go to the beach and go on trips.  Some people go to the mountains.  They stay in hotels and go to museums or go to the park. 

 

• What did you do last year?
• Last year I did many things.  In June, I went swimming a lot.  In July, I visited the village of Saint Theodore.  My friend Dimitra and I explored everything.  In August, I went to London with my family.  It was fantastic!

• What will you do this year?  I will go to Ioannina for a swimming competition.  I will go to Karditsa in July and then I will go to Crete in August.

     

Exercise 6, page 78 - A Recipe

 Exercise 6, page 78 - A Recipe

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Ingredients:

1 kilogram of chicken fillet (cut into small cubes)

2 small onions

1 large tomato

half a glass of olive oil

some sage

1 packet of pasta

salt and pepper

Things you need:

a sharp knife

a wooden spoon

a frying pan

Instructions:

Chop the onions and add half a glass of olive oil in a frying pan.  Fry them for 3 to 4 minutes and add the chicken, the large tomato (chopped), the sage and some salt and pepper.  Fry everything for another 10 minutes on a medium heat.  

Now boil 3 litres of water and add the pasta.  Boil the pasta for 9 minutes.  Strain the spaghetti.  Put 50 grams of butter or olive oil in the pot and add the spaghetti and stir.

Put some spaghetti on a plate and some chicken on top.  You can also add grated cheese on top.  Enjoy!

Gold Experience A2 + (Workbook Listening page 26)

 Gold Experience A2 +  (Workbook Listening page 26)

Audio 3.3

Audio 3.4

Audio 3.5

Gold Experience A2+ (Workbook Audio 3.1, p. 24 & 3.2 p. 25)

Gold Experience A2+ (Workbook Audio 3.1, p. 24 & 3.2 p. 25) 

Audio 3.1

Audio 3.2

Letter Giving Advice to a shy student.

 Spin 3 (Exercise 8, page 69)

Letter giving advice

Dear Chris,

I'm really sorry to hear that you are going through this.  I've got some ideas to help you.

You shouldn't feel bad about being shy - it's natural when you don't know people.  I suggest that you should stop being terrified.  You shouldn't worry about what other people think. You shouldn't wait for others to talk to you, but ask them questions about themselves.   Why don't you talk about football?  Or about cars? 

I wish you good luck with your problem.  

All the best,

Jenny (Advice Expert)

How to do well in a test (Nastazia's version)

 Exercise 8, page 66

Write a text to give advice about how to do well in a test.

How to prepare for a test

Do you have a test coming up next Friday like me?  Follow my advice and you won't miss out!  

You should study a lot before your test.  You have to try and memorise important information.  

You should have a good sleep on the night before the test.  In the morning, you should have a good breakfast.  Drink a glass of fresh orange juice and eat a toasted sandwich.  You can also drink water before the test.  It will help you a lot!  

Good luck! 😁 

NOCN Writing Leaflet (The Old One)

 The Old Writing Leaflet.

Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Audio - Ex. 4 page 19

 

Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Audio - Ex. 4 page 19

Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Audio - page 18

 Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Audio - page 18

Exercise 1, page 18 🔊
Exercise 3, page 18 🔊

How to do well in a test - GG2, page 66 - Exercise 8

How to do well in a test

Have you got a test at school next week?  Don't worry, just follow my advice!

• You should study every day.
• You should have breakfast on the day of the test.  Your body needs energy.   
• You should drink a little water in the test.  It will help you do better.
• You shouldn't go to bed later than usual on the night before the test.

This simple advice works every time!  Just try it and see. 

 

How to use Quizlet

Quizlet is a very useful app for learning your new vocabulary.  Use it every day and enter your new words into a Study Set.  It will make learning vocabulary so much fun!  Some good advice for making Study Sets:

• First, give your set a title.  Say, "Gold XP A2+  Personality Adjectives"

• Put 8 words in every set.

• First practice with Flashcards

• Then do Learn

• When you are feeling sure, try Test to check what you know.

• Don't make learning new vocabulary boring - play the Match game and see if you can beat the clock!

Here's the link to a video with how to use Quizlet better!

Gold Experience Gold XP A2+

 Gold Experience A2+

Workbook Exercise 6, page 16

Workbook Exercise 4, page 17

New Total English Elementary Workbook

 New Total English Elementary Workbook Audio

Exercise 1a, page 66

Gold XP A2 + (Workbook Ex. 1 and 2, page 16)

 Gold XP A2+ 

Workbook Audio Ex. 1, page 16

Workbook Audio, Ex. 2, page 16

My Family and where I live - page 20

 You have a new English-speaking pen friend. Write a message to him/her about your family and where you live.

My name’s Diego. I’m 14 and I’m from a city in the north of Mexico called Chihuahua. It’s a very big place so there’s a lot for people to do. In the centre, you can see some beautiful old buildings in traditional designs. And we have nice places to eat and drink, and go shopping. I’m one of three kids. I have a brother and a sister but they are both at university in Mexico City. My dad works in a hospital and my mum’s a teacher. When I’m not at school, I like hanging out with my friends, playing sport and cooking! I think I’d like to be a chef one day. What about you?
Write back soon.
Diego

Few - A Few - Little - A Little

 An exercise from English.revealed.co.uk about Few - A Few - Little - A Little

Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Exercise 2, page 8

 Workbook - Exercise 2, page 8

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Gold Experience A2+ Workbook Exercise 3, page 10

 Exercise 3, page 10

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Gold XP A2+ (Workbook page 9)

Exercise 3, page 9 

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Exercise 2, page 10 

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 Ex. 9, p. 51

Eva's Dream Job

    Eva, who is 13 years old, is very popular at school.  She's really friendly with people, and she has many friends.  She also likes spending her free time with animals, especially with horses.

    Eva has dreamt of becoming a vet for horses since she was nine years old.  Now she wants to make her dream come true.   She's good at Biology, Maths and Science and she's studying quite hard  because she wants to make her dream come true.  She's also helps with young children at a local riding school.  

    I think Eva will succeed in getting her job.   I'm sure she'll get into university and make her favourite sport her dream job.  In ten years time, she will be working as a horse vet, looking after the animals she loves so much.

Mount Olympus National Park, page 45

Mount Olympus National Park

The Mount Olympus National Park is on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia.  Mount Olympus has 52 peaks.  The highest one is called Mytikas and it is 2917,72 metres high.  

Plants and Animals 

Mount Olympus has very many different plants and animals.  It has got oak trees, pine trees and beeches.  It has got 23 local plants and the most famous is the Campanula oreadum.  In Ancient Greece there were lions.  Now, there are brown bears, deer, wild boar and the red squirrel.  

Activities

You can go hiking and climbing in the Park.  No hunting is allowed and only very good climbers can go to the top.  You can stay at one of the six  mountain refuges.

A Nightmare

At the beginning, I was feeling really tired because I had been to school and been horseriding.  I was at home so, I decided to go to my bedroom and take a nap.     

The next thing I knew, I was having a nightmare.  I saw my boyfriend cheating on me with my best friend, with who we have been friends for five years.  Soon, I was having an argument with both of them.  They tried to hide the truth but this wasn't possible.  Suddenly, I was yelling at both of them and I woke up sweaty.  

Next day, I told my boyfriend and he said that he would never have done such a thing.  I believed his words since he is a nice boy.  Then we went to our favourite cafe and listened to the DJ playing the latest hits.  

In the end, I realised that it was only a horrible dream and not the truth.  The cafe's door opened and my best friend, Nadia entered holding an unknown boy's hand.  She came over to us and introduced her boyfriend.  "This is Stephanos."  Immediately, I felt really foolish and realised that my fears were  only part of my imagination.

A Famous National Park

 Project page 45 by Nastazia Kolla

The Vikos Gorge

The Vikos Gorge is in Epirus.  It is very beautiful and very deep.  It's 1350 metres deep and 32 kilometres long.  It is also very old, between 20,000 and 30,000 years old.  

Plants and animals

The most famous plant is the very popular Greek "Mountain Tea" and the most important local animal is the Chamois goat-antelope.

Things to Do

You can go hiking from the village of Monodendri to the springs of Voidomatis river.   You can also hike to the villages of Papingo and Vikos or go towards the 18th century stone bridges near Kipi village.