Kevään 2016 kertauskurssi

Ilmoittaudu kevään kertauskurssille alla olevan linkin kautta!

Stepping Stones for Better English -jatkokurssi loppuu 30.11.2015 ja kevääksi sen tilalle on tulossa kertauskurssi, jossa pääpaino suullisessa viestinnässä erilaisia aihepiirejä käsitellen. Kertaamme myös rakenteita ja kohennamme sanavarastoa:) Open materiaali. Samalla tyylillä kuin tähänkin asti:) Syksyllä 2016 aloitamme uuden kurssin uuden kirjan kera.

Pääset ilmoittautumaan tästä linkistä: Kevään kertauskurssi

Homework for 30 November 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English - jatkokurssi

This will be the last lesson of this course. The new course (kertauskurssi) will start in January 2016. Please remember to enroll in the course.

Homework: Exercise 6A and 6B on page 163 and 3A on page 179.

Activate and Improve

This course will continue in January 2016 from unit 4.

Homework: Exercise 8a on page 27 and exercise 4 on page 28-29.

Happy Christmas

The Xmas story

Homework for Monday 23 November 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English  -jatkokurssi

Exercise 12 and 13 on page 170.

Activate and Improve

Exercise 5a on page 25.

Blake Shelton - God Gave Me You

Third conditional - Examples in Songs

Luke Bryan - I Don't Want This Night To End

Listening exercise

New words

Silent letters - the short history

The Internet

• How has the Internet changed the words in Finnish?
• Do you like English words being used in Finnish? 
• How has the Internet changed your life? 
• What would life be like without the Internet? 
• How does the Internet help you study English?
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Next time you're stressed:

Homework for Monday 16 November 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English - jatkokurssi

Exercise 9B and 9C on page 167.

Improve and Active

Read and do "How law-abiding are you?" on pages 24-25.

Enrique Iglesias - Hero

Conditional in songs

6 Foods that make you HAPPIER;)

6 foods that make you happier

Dark chocolate - so many reasons to enjoy your dark chocolate:)))

Even thinking about dark chocolate brings a smile to my face, but research backs its happiness benefits. The antioxidants in dark chocolate can trigger the walls of your blood vessels to relax, lowering blood pressure and improving circulation. That may be why one study found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate daily for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in people who rated themselves as highly stressed. Dark chocolate also contains magnesium, a mineral that has been shown to help alleviate PMS symptoms, including fatigue, depression, and irritability. Finally, dark chocolate’s unique natural substances trigger a sense of euphoria that’s similar in to the feeling of being in love! 

Avoid stress

Homework for Monday 9 November 2015

Stepping Stones for better English - jatkokurssi

Epäsuorakysymyslause handout.

Improve and Activate

Ex 6a on page 21 and 3a on page 30.

Happiness quotes

Facebook - In Simple English

Adele - Hello

Sam Smith - Writing's On The Wall (from Spectre)

Polite English: How to offer help

Homework for Monday 2 November 2015

Stepping Stones for better English - jatkokurssi

 Exercise 11 and 12 on page 151.

Activate and improve

Read "Trust your instincts" on page 20-21 and do exercise 5 a and  5b on page 21.

Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You

Homework for Monday 26 October 2015

Stepping Stones for better English - jatkokurssi

Read 6A Farewell Present from page 143 to 144. Do exercises 6A-6C from page144 to 145.

Active and Improve - keskitason kurssi

Read the article on page 16 and answer the questions on exercise  2.

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Jamie Oliver: Don't be scared of carbs

Homework for Monday 19 October 2015

Welcome back to study English again after the autumn break:)

Stepping Stones for better English jatkokurssi

Exercise 2B and 2C on page 140 and exercise 4 on page 141.

Activate and improve

Exercise 4 a and 5 a on page 23.

Different shop types

Different shop types

Jamie Oliver: Vegetable tips:)

Passanger: Let Her Go

It's autumn break time - No classes on Monday 12 October 2015

See you all on 19 October 2015:)

 

Homework for Monday 5 October 2015

Stepping Stones jatkokurssi

Exercise 12 and 13 on page 131.

Activate and Improve

Exercise 3c on page 13 and vote for Lili. See the post below.

Voitolla yöhön:) - Vote for Lili

Last Monday in our Improve and Active class Lili told us that she is competing in "Voitolla yöhön" programme with Viivi Pumpanen on Sunday 4 October. So turn to MTV3 at 19.30 and VOTE FOR LILI:)))

Link for the programme;Voitolla yöhön

Autumn break on week 42

The autumn break is on week 42, so there are no classes on Monday 12 October 2015!

Adele: Someone like you

Homework for Monday 28 September 2015

Stepping Stones

Exercise 4A, 4B and 4C on page 122.

Activate and improve

Read the article on page 12 and do exercise 2a.

Bryan Adams: Heaven

Richard Branson - I Educated Myself in the Real World

Richard Branson - left the school at 15

Verb patterns and sentence stress

verb patterns and sentence stress

Sentence stress

James Blunt: Bonfire hearts

Homework for Monday 21 September 2015

Stepping Stones

Exercise 1A  on page 176 - 177 and the homophones handout.

Activate and Improve

Exercise 6a on page 9 and the homophones handout.

Rihanna Diamonds

Homework for Monday 14 September 2015

Stepping Stones jatkokurssi

Exercise 2A Groceries, p. 118 and 119.

Activate and Improve - upper intermediate course

Read Where's English going on page 8 and do exercise 2. Also exercise 3a on page 14 about short questions.

Pasi Sahlberg on Finnish education

James Blunt: "When I find love again"

Which English - there are many varieties of English

Our English courses start on Monday 7 September 2015. See you then:)

English - global language - why?

English courses at Järvenpää adult education centre (2015-2016)

NOTE:  Enrolling to new English courses (starting in autumn) starts already on 9 June 2015

CLICK HERE AND ENROLL

Stepping Stones - englannin perustason kertaus 2  (B1.1)

7.9. - 30.11. ma 17.30-19.00 

Yhteiskoulu / Kristiina Latvanen, FM

Tule parantamaan englannin taitoasi! Käytännönläheiset aiheet, runsaasti suullisia keskusteluharjoituksia sekä peruskieliopin kertausta ja kohentamista. Rohkaistu ilmaisemaan itseäsi ja opi ymmärtämään muita erilaisissa arkielämän viestintätilanteissa. Kurssin aiheita ovat vapaa-aika, ruoka, shoppailu, oma hyvinvointi ja hyvä elämä. Tavoitteena on eurooppalaisen viitekehyksen mukaisen taitotason B1 (keskitaso) saavuttaminen. Oppikirjana Stepping Stones 1 (Finn lectura) step 6 eteenpäin. Ilmoittautuminen 2.9. mennessä. Kevätlukukaudeksi valitsemme uuden kirjan.

English Files - improve and activate (B1-B2)

7.9. - 30.11. ma 19.00-20.30

Yhteiskoulu, Kristiina Latvanen, FM
Ylemmän keskitason kurssi sinulle, joka haluat kohentaa ja aktivoida englannin kielen taitoasi. Painotamme erityisesti puhetaidon kehittämistä ja keskustelemme vaihtelevista aiheista sekä ajankohtaista tapahtumista. Lisäksi parannamme kuunteluvalmiutta ja laajennamme sanastoa. Kertaamme ja syvennämme myös kielen keskeisiä rakenteita valikoiden. Oppikirjana Face2face Upper Intermediate Second edition Students book. Taitotaso B1-B2. Ilmoittautuminen 2.9. mennessä.

Links

tanning

Paris city beaches

Happiness

hom yoga

Summer quotes

Summer

Summer discussion

Homework for 13 April 2015

Our last English lessons this spring will be on Monday 13 April 2015.

Stepping Stones for better English

Homework: do the tense handout below.

Activate your English

No homework.

Homework for Monday 30 March

Stepping Stones for Better English 

Do exercises 11 and 12 on page 101.


Activate your English

Do the handout below; when to use do and make.

Let's dance by David Bowie

Happiness

Literature

Dancing in the street

Cathy Kelly and Agatha Christie

I am sailing by Rod Stewart

Topics

links

books

cruise

Homework for Monday 23 March 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Homework: do exercise 7B on page 97 and translate the following sentences into English:

1. Minun olisi pitänyt tietää paremmin ja sinä olisit voinut kertoa minulle. 
2. Ystäväni on opiskellut venäjää viisi vuotta ja tänä kesänä hän aikoo matkustaa Moskovaan.
3. Perjantaina oli auringonpimennys. Näitkö sen?

Activate your English

Do the handouts below.

Activate your English handouts

unit 7 news

Links for Monday 16 March 2015

should / could + have + 3. muoto

news

cold keeps us thin

Homework for Monday 16 March 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Homework: Read 6 Almost a disaster on pages 94-95 and do exercises 6A, 6B and 6C. Do exercise 1A on prepositions on page 106, too.

Activate your English

Read In the news on pages 126-127 and do exercise 1 on page 131. Also exercise 10 on page 137.

New York by Frank Sinatra

Links for Monday 9 March 2015

hotel reception

New York interview

bbc news

Homework for Monday 9 March 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

HOMEWORK: Do the handout on travel words below. Also translate the following sentences into English:

1. Kävin Alhambrassa lomallani. Siellä oli monta muinaista rakennusta. Mikä ihana paikka!
2. Oletko koskaan ollut Australiassa? Sinun pitäisi nähdä Ayer's Rock, se on suurin kivi maailmassa. 
3. Varaatko lentolippusi netissä vai soitatko matkatoimistoon? 

Activate your English

HOMEWORK: Do the handout on conditionals below and exercise on page 123 (ATM).

Handouts for Monday 9 March 2015

Web links for Monday lesson 2 March 2015

Booking a flight

Great Places

Oscars 2015: the best actor speech

Homework for Monday 2 March 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Do the handout on tenses (the handout below). 
Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Jos menisin Intiaan, söisin herkullista maustettua ruokaa siellä.
2. En haluaisi mennä  risteilylle, jos en tuntisi ketään siellä.
3. Jos haluaisit tavata uusia mielenkiintoisia ihmisiä, minne matkustaisit?

Activate your English 

Read the text about Stephen Hawking (the handout below) and do the exercise on idioms on page 117.

Handouts for Monday 2 March lessons

Activate your English - IDEAS FOR OUR LESSONS

Please visit TodaysMeet and tell what kind of texts you would like to have in our English class this spring. Click the link below: (give your nickname, click join, write the message and click say).
 TodaysMeet

Homework for Monday 23 February 2015

Stepping Stones for better English

Homework: Word formation: exercise 7A on page 65-66 and exercises 11 and 12 on page 83.

Activate your English

Homework: The handout on relative pronouns and  the other handout on Johnny Cash. Please find the handouts below. 

HANDOUTS for Activate Your English

Johnny Cash

God's gonna cut you down by Johnny Cash

God's Gonna Cut You Down", also known as "Run On" and "Run On for a Long Time", is a traditional folk song which has been recorded by numerous artists.

The song has, over time, been modified to fit the boundaries of diverse genres like country, folk, gospel and techno.  "God's Gonna Cut You Down" was performed by Johnny Cash on the posthumously released American V: A Hundred Highways (2006). 

Homework for Monday 9 February 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Exercise 6B on page 79 and 7B & 7C on page 81.


Activate your English 

Read Inventions that changed the world on pages 105-106 and do exercise 3 on page 111.

Homework for Monday 2 February 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Read the text 5 Daydreaming on page 76-77 and do exercises 5A, 5B and 5C on page 77 and also exercise 5D on page 78.

Activate your English

Exercise 4 on page 94 and exercises 7 and 8 on page 96.

Homework for Monday 26 January 2015

Stepping Stones for Better English

Exercise 6A on page 65, exercise 2B on page 73 and exercise 3B on page 74.

Activate your English

Exercise on idioms on page 98 and the handout on phrasal verbs.

Homework for Monday 19 January 2015

Stepping Stones for better English

Exercise 10A on page 67 and the handout on tenses.

Activate your English

Read "How to save our planet" p: 86-88.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!

Our English courses start again on 12 January 2015! See you then ;)