NEF Grammar Bank slide 140, 5A/ a, b
The deadline for the project is December 20

1. There are too many people in my salsa class.
2. Nobody likes him. He has very few friends.
3. We’ve had a lot of rain recently.
4. There aren’t enough car parks in the city centre.
5. I don’t have any time.
6. He works a lot. At least ten hours a day.
7. A Do you speak French? B Yes, a little.
8. I don’t have any time for myself.

1. Slow down! We have plenty of time.
2. We have too much work at the moment.
3. I think I made few mistakes in the letter.
4. He isn’t old enough to understand.
5. We can’t go tomorrow. We’re too busy.
6. We have very little time to do this.
7. A How many eggs are there? B A few.
8. He’s retired so he has much free time.

NEF reading Slow down you move too fast slide 71

Dear students who haven’t written about the text A Christmas tale be quick and complete the task
Writing . My Christmas Tale / you can either write it as advice, your attitude or invent a story

Paolo Coehlo A Christmas tale 

This story is about a boy, who was from a poor family. They all were amusing people by juggling. They didn’t have enough money to buy gifts for Christmas, but father always said, “Do you know why Santa Claus’s bag never gets empty, although there are so many children in the world? Because it may be full of toys, but sometimes there are more important things to be delivered, what we call “invisible gifts””. Invisible gift is the love, joy and happiness that Christmas brought to people.
The boy decided to become a priest and one day Our Lady decided to descend to Earth to visit the monastery with baby Jesus. All the priests were proud of themselves, they were showing some things to Our Lady, but when it was the boy’s turn, he didn’t know anything to show to Jesus and Our Lady, but was feeling that he must do something for him. He took some oranges from his pocket and started juggling, creating a beautiful circle in the air. Jesus felt joy and started laughing and clapping, so Our Lady let the boy hold her baby.
I think this story shows, that even if you don’t have possibility to do some important and weighty things, you still can be kind and bring joy to other’s lives. And this kindness will definitely come back to you one day.

Reading Paolo Coehlo A Christmas tale read the text, write down all the unknown words. Write your viewpoint on it.

amuse — զվարճացնել
reciting — ասմունքելով
troubadour — աշուղ
juggling — ձեռնածություն
lacking — պակասում է
monks — վանականներ
novice — սկսնակ
precisely — ճշգրիտ
toss up — նետել
reproachful gaze — նախատող հայացք

My viewpoint

NEF Student’s Book slide 67, What do you remember? slide 68 Reading We don’t need education or do we?/ learn all the unknown words.

1. If I don’t pass the exam, I will do it again in January.
2. You’d sleep better if you drank less coffee.
3. Don’t buy it unless you are sure you like it.
4. If I could change a part of my body, I would change my nose.
5. As soon as he arrives, we can have dinner.

1. Where would you live if you took the job in London? c
2. I used to go out with that boy over there. b
3. I didn’t use to enjoy flying but now I love it. c
4. In the summer I usually go to the country. a
5. Did she use to wear glasses? c

1. village (because others are houses)
2. shower (because others are in kitchen)
3. uniform (because others are types of schools)
4. exam (because others are process)
5. friendship (because this is a noun)

1. Maths, physics, and geography are subjects
2. A school year is often divided into three terms.
3. A school where you have to pay is a private school.
4. A senior university teacher is a professor.
5. The area outside the central part of a city is called suburb.
6. Smoke comes through the chimney.
7. The part which covers the top of a house is the roof.
8. The “door” of a garden is the gate.

1. They often argue about politics.
2. Do you keep in touch with old school friends?
3. They live in the suburbs.
4. Do you get on well with the people in the office?
5. My son is in university.
6. We don’t have very much in common.

1. student
2. punish
3. country
4. cottage
5. homework

NEF Student’s book ,slide 138 4C a/b
used to անցյալում սովորոություն ունենալ մի բան անելու / ժխտականի դեպքում didn’t use to հարցականի դեպքում did use to?
usually ներկայի կոնտեքստի համար է

1. I used to get up at 6.30, but I don’t any more.
2. Did she always use to have long hair?
3. Do you usually have breakfast before you go to work?
4. They didn’t use to have a car, they used to cycle everywhere.
5. He doesn’t like coffee, so he usually drinks tea in the morning.
6. He used to be a teacher, but now he works for Greenpeace.
7. Do you usually wear trousers or skirts?
8. Last year we usually went to Prague in August.
9. Did she use to live near you when you were children?
10. At school we didn’t use to wear a uniform. We wore what we liked.

1. Kirsty used to live in Bristol but she moved to London last year.
2. Did you use to have a moustache? You look different.
3. I didn’t use to like my boss but now we get on quite well.
4. We used to be really close but now we hardly ever meet.
5. Where did you use to work before you started with this company?
6. She used to play tennis professionally but she retired last year.
7. When I lived in Paris, I always used to have breakfast in a cafe.
8. Did you use to argue with your parents when you were a teenager?
9. He didn’t use to be so slim. In fact, he was quite overweight before.

My dream house is maybe ordinary, but I like homes like that. I want a bit little house, because I don’t like big houses, I don’t feel comfortable in them. There have to be all rooms needed, like bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, dining room, maybe balcony, wardrobe and etc. I’d like my house to be cozy, in warm tones, with many decorations like little lamps, plants and beautiful things from wood. I like that very much. Also I want my house to be modern, developed, with all comfort. I want it to be a flat, because I don’t like living in private houses.

Houses I will never forget
Try to find interesting, unusual, strange, luxurious houses and be ready to present in class.
NEF Student’s Book Reading Houses you will never forget/ learn all the unknown words and be ready to speak about the text in class

My writing

Once I saw a very strange house in one cartoon. The house was upside down and everything in it was also upside down. And I found houses like that in real life, they all are so strange, but at the same time so amazing.

Upside Down House, Los Angeles, Museum of Illusions

The Museum of Illusions in Los Angeles allows visitors to experience what it would be like to live in an upside down house. The unique museum has seven rooms that let you do things like walk on the ceiling or cook breakfast in an upside down kitchen, watch upside down TV and so on. Even the view outside the kitchen window is upside down. Being in this house is very interesting and unusual. I would like to visit it.