Dec 15, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

14. 12. 2024

Hello everyone! What we did in Class yesterday:

-Test Unit 3

-ECPE Screening Test: Listening, GCVR and Writing

- Visited the kidzBooks Excibition

Homework

Mastermind:

• Unit 7 p. 56 ex. A, B

• Unit 10 p. 78 all, p. 79 ex. D, A, p. 80 ex. C, p. 81 ex. 3, p. 82 ex. H, p. 83 ex. C (Don’t forget to use your mini- companion when working on this unit)

Companion:

- pages 40-41: learn and make sentences with the following words: 
outnumber, trigger, fall prey to, prevalent, sufficient, conspicuous, emulate, imitate, blend into, minority

Do not forget you will have to take the test next Saturday if you were absent yesterday, so be prepared.

Also, if you haven't handed in your writing tasks, please do so next Saturday!

Next Saturday is our last lesson before Christmas! Secret Santas: Don't forget your presents!
(as we said in class, you don't need to spend more than 15 euros!)

Have a good week!

:-)

Dec 7, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

7. 12. 2024

Hello everyone!

What was covered today in class:

- Vocabulary Quiz

- SB: p. 36 Listening, Writing pages 38-40: Discussion on DNA profiling and GMO foods. p. 40: The brainstorming of ideas and the outline of the essay were done in class. The introduction was written in class too.

- WB: p. 22 cloze

Homework

Test on Unit 3: Please, revise all the Grammar and Vocabulary we have covered in this unit

SB: p. 40 Read the task and write your essay on GMO Foods. Those who were absent today can watch the following videos to learn more about GMO foods:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FZewFiw7IE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMPE5wlB3Zk

p. 127 all

WB: p. 21 ex. E

Companion: revise vocabulary on pages: p. 29-38, p. 39 ex. A

Due to popular demand, we’re going to do Secret Santa as a class on 21.12 :-D
We drew names to randomly assign a Secret Santa to each player. Those of you who were absent will have the chance to do that next Saturday! (REMEMBER: we do not need to spend more than 15 euros. The goal is to spread some joy!)
 

Finally, ISA Saturday Language Program is hosting the yearly Kidzbooks Exhibition, which we are going to visit next Saturday! There, we willl have the chance to enjoy the display of numerous books of different genres, and choose a book to buy! (The books on average cost between 8. 50 to 15.00 euros each.)

Have a lovely week! See you next Saturday! :-)

Nov 30, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

30. 11. 2024

Hi everyone! Here’s what we did today in class:

Mastermind: Grammar Units 5& 9, p44 ex. B, p. 75 ex. A, p. 76 ex. D

We also used speaking cards to practice perfect modal verbs

SB: pages 32-33 all, p. 35 ex. A

Thanksgiving

We discussed: What is thanksgiving? How and why is it celebrated? What is the real story behind Thanksgiving?

We watched the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ociHVDWxDaY&ab_channel=UncivilHistory

We discussed things we are grateful for, intrigued by questions on speaking cards

Homework

Companion: p. 34-37 (words 3.114- 3.186) Please try to revise all the words from the beginning of Unit 3

WB: p. 18 ex. C, p. 19 ex. D, F, p. 20 ex. A, p. 23 all

Mastermind: p. 41- 43 study well, p. 45 ex. E, p. 46 ex B,
                         p. 73- 74 study well, p. 75 ex. A, p. 77 ex. B
SB: p. 35 ex. B

Have a lovely week! :-)

Nov 23, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

23. 11. 2024

Hello everyone! Here’s what we did in class today:

Test Unit 2

Speaking Stage 2: We practiced paraphrasing and presenting (SB: p. 156-157 unit 2)

SB: Unit 3 GENETICS: completed pages 29-31, and grammar page 34 ex. A

Watched a video and discussed the first murder which was solved by fingerprinting

Played a game to practice the new vocabulary introduced today

Homework

SB: p. 156-157 Unit 1: choose STUDENT A or STUDENT B: prepare your presentation of the two students (remember to paraphrase as much as possible).

Companion: p. 29-33 up to word 3.102, choose 8 to make sentences

WB: p. 18 ex. A, B | p. 19 ex. E | p. 20 ex. B

See you next Saturday!
Have a good week! :-)

Nov 16, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

16. 11. 2024

Hello everyone!

In class today, we covered the following:

Mastermind: Unit 6 Discussed the different types of alternative medicine,
p. 48 ex. D

SB: Listening, Speaking, Writing skills: pages 24-28

Homework

Test Unit 2: Revise all vocabulary & Grammar
Remember you also need to study unit 3 in your Mastermind books
(Past Tenses)

WB: p. 16-17

SB: p. 126 and p. 28 Complete your article using all the notes you have and the model article on p. 26

Have a good week!

See you next Saturday :-)

Nov 9, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

9.11.2024

Hello everyone! Work completed in class today:

- SB: p. 20, 21, 23

- Short quiz on the assigned vocabulary for today

- Mastermind: p.26 corrections, p. 27 ex. E,
                             p. 28 Cohesion- Coherence, ex. 1
                           p. 47 Unit 6 Body and Mind ex. A
- Short discussion on Fun Facts about our organs

Homework

- Companion: study pages 21-24 (2.125- 2.196) AND p. 25-26 (2.219- 2.235)

- Choose 10 words to make sentences with.

- WB: p. 11 ex. B, p. 12 all, p. 15 cloze

- Mastermind: p. 29 ex. B, C

• KIND REMINDER: Those of you who have not taken the test on Unit 1 yet, please be prepared to take it next Saturday. Also, please make sure you turn in any work that you haven’t completed.

See you next Saturday!

Enjoy your week! :-) 

Nov 2, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

2.11. 2024

Hi everyone! Here’s what we covered in class today:

- Test Unit 1
- Essays: Corrections and discussion

Unit 2 SPORTS

- SB: pages 17-19
- Mastermind: Unit 3: Past Tenses: pages 24-25, p. 26 ex. A

Homework

- Companion: Study vocabulary- pages 16-19 words 2.1- 2.84

   Choose 10 words to make sentences in your notebooks.
   Quizlet set: https://quizlet.com/gr/965545055/ecpe-honors-revised-unit-2-words-21-2124-flash-cards/?funnelUUID=4e15e1d6-f028-4273-8523-c82ad440dd4d

- SB: p. 20 ex. A, B

- WB: p. 11 ex. A, C

Mastermind: Study pages 24-25, p. 26 ex. B, C, D

Optional: You can watch this video about technological doping and think about the questions one of the speakers poses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJuVM4oWk8&ab_channel=FRANCE24English

-Should athletes have the right to have access to technologies that not everyone can afford?

-Could technology make people too proficient in sport, and take away the human achievement that we’re all trying to look for when we watch the Olympics?

Have a lovely week! :-)

Oct 26, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

26.10.2024

Hello everyone! Here’s what we covered in class today:
 

SB: p. 12 Listening; p. 13: Introduction to the Speaking exam: stage 2

WB: checked all h/w except p. 8

Mastermind: Unit 8 Travel and Tourism: Discussion on different types of travel and ecotourism; also, p. 63 ex. A, p. 65 ex. C, p. 67 ex. F, p. 68 ex. B

Vocabulary Quiz on the words you had to study for today

Vocabulary revision and practice

Halloween:  we discussed the history of Jack o’ Lantern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x51p-94DuU&ab_channel=ReadingThroughHistory
and played a Halloween TABOO game!

Homework

Test Unit 1: Revise the Vocabulary and the Grammar we have covered in Unit 1
(remember to study Grammar both from the coursebook AND from Mastermind!)

Companion: p. 15 all

SB: p. 125 all

Mastermind: p. 65 ex. 2, p. 63 ex. B

Enjoy your week! :-)

Happy Halloween!

Oct 19, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

19.10.2024

Hello everyone! Here’s what we covered today in class:
 

-SB: grammar& close pages 10-11

-Writing an essay: pages 14-16: brainstorming, planning, organizing ideas, integrating sources, including topic sentences

Mastermind: p. 9 expressions with future meaning, p. 11 ex. D, p. 13 ex. A

Homework

Companion: pages 12- 14 study vocabulary (please, make sure you revise all the vocabulary we have learnt so far).
Choose 7 words to make sentences with.

SB: p. 16: Write your essay using all the notes you took in class and the ideas we brainstormed.

WB: p. 8-10 all exercises

Mastermind: p. 9 learn the expressions with future meaning

Have a lovely week!!

Oct 12, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

12.10.2024

In Class

Coursebook: Unit 1- Human Nature

Student’s Book (SB): we completed pages 5-9

Mastermind: pages 8-9 except: expressions with future meaning
                     page 10 we checked exercises A+B

Homework

Companion: - study words on pages 5-12 (words 1.1-1.149)
                      - Choose 8 words to make sentences with.
You can use this Quizlet set to practice (words 1-148):
 https://quizlet.com/gr/955966623/revised-ecpe-honors-unit-1-211-words-flash-cards/

Workbook (WB): pages 4-5 all exercises

Mastermind: review pages 8-9
                       p. 12 ex. F
                    (those of you who did not have the books earlier this week, please also complete exercises C+E on pages 10-11)

Oct 5, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

4.10.204

In Class

We discussed and did activities on the following topics:

• Global English
• Product placement
• Space tourism
• The population problem

Homework for next Saturday

• ECPE HONORS Companion Book: study words 1.1-1.110 on pages 5-10.
  Choose 8 words to make your own phrases
  -If you want, you can use this quizlet set which will help you learn and practice the new vocabulary: 
  https://quizlet.com/gr/952703038/ecpe-honors-unit-1-flash-cards/?new
   
• Mastermind Grammar and Lexis: study pages 8-9| p. 7, 10, 11 do all exercises

Have a lovely weekend!

Oct 3, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

Booklist

Dear students and parents,

These are the books that we need for this year:

Let's have a wonderful and fruitful school year!

Your teacher,

Christina

Sep 29, 2024 | Teacher: Christina Tsagouli <ctsagouli@isa.edu.gr>

Proficiency

Welcome to Proficiency!

28th September

Classwork 

Proficiency Placement Test

Speaking Practice