Hi, there!
This is the schedule for your exams in September this year:
THURSDAY, 10th
Oral exam (convocatoria definitiva para septiembre)
From 15.00 onwards
Room: 2.4
FRIDAY, 18th
Reading, Listening and Writing parts
From 15.45 to 19.30
Room: 4
WEDNESDAY, 23rd
Marks will be published at 16.00 (approx.)
THURSDAY, 24th
Review of the exam with your teacher (17.00-18.00).
Exam results will be posted on the door of the teaching room.
Exam reviews will take place in the usual teaching room.
HAVE A GREAT TIME THIS SUMMER AND KEEP STUDYING ENGLISH!
GOOD LUCK!
PRACTICE SPEAKING IN MADRID
El grupo de intercambio de idiomas Madridbabel se reúne todos los miércoles a partir de las 21:30 en el Café Madrid (c/ Escalinata s/n - metro Opera) para charlar, conocer gente y divertirse. No te lo pierdas, encontrarás gente de todo el mundo y aprenderás idiomas gratis!
Más información: http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/madridbabel
Más información: http://es.groups.yahoo.com/group/madridbabel
ORAL EXAM: Intermedio 2 Grupos D y E
Congratulations! Almost all of you passed the listening and reading parts of the exam!
Now click on the links to check your turn for the oral exam:
Convocatoria a examen oral, miércoles 10/06/09
Convocatoria a examen oral, viernes 12/06/09
Remember that you will have to do 2 tasks. In task 1 you will have to interact with the other students in your group and in task 2 you will have to talk about a topic individually. Task 1 will cover discussions ranging from planning a weekend with your friends to setting a business together. Task 2 will feature topics ranging from education to housing.
Please, be punctual and good luck!
Now click on the links to check your turn for the oral exam:
Convocatoria a examen oral, miércoles 10/06/09
Convocatoria a examen oral, viernes 12/06/09
Remember that you will have to do 2 tasks. In task 1 you will have to interact with the other students in your group and in task 2 you will have to talk about a topic individually. Task 1 will cover discussions ranging from planning a weekend with your friends to setting a business together. Task 2 will feature topics ranging from education to housing.
Please, be punctual and good luck!
Exam Workout: Speaking
SharedTalk is a Web page made up of a community of people interested in exchanging and learning languages. You’ll be able to find that native speaker with whom you can substantially improve your level of English.
Soziety is based on Skype. Search for other users based on language, age, gender, country, and "karma" (favorable feedback).
Of course, be careful what you reveal about yourself online!
Exam workout: Writing
I post some links where you can practice for the writing part of the exam:
Sample letters
Useful phrases
Postcards
School applications
Job applications
Formal and informal emails
Complaints
Description of people and places
Exam workout
Here you can download the audio file about marriage in Britain that we did in class to complete the task. You can also play it here:
If you want to do more exercises about listening, check this site. It's highly recommended!
Keep up the good work!
If you want to do more exercises about listening, check this site. It's highly recommended!
Keep up the good work!
Listen!
This is a sample task for the listening part, the one where you have to fill in the gaps with the words you hear. Try it and see if you can do it!
Here you have a multiple choice exercise with the same text. It's a timed reading, so you must try not to exceed the time limit to answer the questions!
Modelos de tareas
Aquí tenéis los modelos de tareas nuevas que se van a introducir este año en el examen y que ya os repartí en clase el jueves pasado. El martes corregiremos las tareas 3 (Aloe Vera) y 4 (New York) correspondientes a la comprensión lectora. Intentad no sobrepasar los 15 minutos estimados para realizar cada tarea. También tenéis los modelos de tareas para la expresión escrita, y dos sets de tarjetas para la expresión oral. El jueves lo dedicaremos a practicar el examen oral con estas tarjetas. Ya queda poco, así que ¡ánimo!
Tarea 3 C. Lectora
Tarea 4 C.Lectora
Tareas 1 y 2 E.Escrita
Tarea 1 E.Oral
Tarea 2 E.Oral
See you in class!
Tarea 3 C. Lectora
Tarea 4 C.Lectora
Tareas 1 y 2 E.Escrita
Tarea 1 E.Oral
Tarea 2 E.Oral
See you in class!
Linking words and Passives
Here you can practice the use of linking words:
Sentence Connectors-Review and practice
Contrast linkers
Addition linkers
Purpose or reason linkers
Time linkers
And here you can revise the basics of the passive voice and do some exercises:
Passive - focus on the object
Deciding when to include the agent
Placing emphasis on the receiver of the action
Verbs with no passive form
Recognizing verb tenses
Enjoy!
Sentence Connectors-Review and practice
Contrast linkers
Addition linkers
Purpose or reason linkers
Time linkers
And here you can revise the basics of the passive voice and do some exercises:
Passive - focus on the object
Deciding when to include the agent
Placing emphasis on the receiver of the action
Verbs with no passive form
Recognizing verb tenses
Enjoy!
Practising Cloze Tests and Matching Texts and Headings. Answers
These are the answers to the text about spas:
Headings to match with the numbered texts:
Text 1: A. Healthy Escapes for a Change
Text 2: D. What Are the Hot Trends?
Text 3: B. How do I Plan a Healthy Escape?
Text 4: E. What Types of Spas Are There?
Distractor: C. How Do I Find Out?
Words to fill in the gaps:
Headings to match with the numbered texts:
Text 1: A. Healthy Escapes for a Change
Text 2: D. What Are the Hot Trends?
Text 3: B. How do I Plan a Healthy Escape?
Text 4: E. What Types of Spas Are There?
Distractor: C. How Do I Find Out?
Words to fill in the gaps:
| TEXT ONE | | TEXT TWO | | TEXT THREE | | TEXT FOUR |
1 | walk | 1 | spas | 1 | most | 1 | aromatherapy |
2 | more | 2 | fitness | 2 | to go | 2 | wraps |
3 | two-hour | 3 | on | 3 | need | 3 | proper |
4 | ends | 4 | management | 4 | critical | 4 | active |
5 | massage | 5 | as | 5 | embark | 5 | thinking |
6 | allow | 6 | include | 6 | best | 6 | on |
| | | | | | 7 | well-being |
| | | | | | 8 | on |
| | | | | | 9 | illness |
| | | | | | 10 | mud |
Unit 10. Reported Speech/Verbs+TO+infinitive or +ING
Reported Speech
Uploaded on authorSTREAM by eoimarisa
These are links where you can practice the verb patterns we learnt in this unit:
Reported speech. Revision of common structures + exercises
Theory and Practice with explanations in Spanish
Gerund and infinitive explanation with exercises
More exercises on verb patterns 1, 2, 3
Have fun!
Uploaded on authorSTREAM by eoimarisa
These are links where you can practice the verb patterns we learnt in this unit:
Reported speech. Revision of common structures + exercises
Theory and Practice with explanations in Spanish
Gerund and infinitive explanation with exercises
More exercises on verb patterns 1, 2, 3
Have fun!
Word of the week 11 - 17 May 2009 SWINE FLU
Swine has two meanings:
1. Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, including pigs, hogs, and boars, having a stout body with thick skin, a short neck, and a movable snout.
2. A person regarded as brutish or contemptible.
Entry taken from http://self-learning-eoicoruna.blogspot.com
1. Any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family Suidae, including pigs, hogs, and boars, having a stout body with thick skin, a short neck, and a movable snout.
2. A person regarded as brutish or contemptible.
Entry taken from http://self-learning-eoicoruna.blogspot.com
Practising Cloze Tests. Answers
Here you have the answers to the cloze "Packing Your Suitcase":
1. privileged
2. to travel
3. given
4. skill
5. valuable
6. Place
7. which
8. on
9. edge
10. up
11. upwards
12. toilet
13. in
14. Finally
15. legs
1. privileged
2. to travel
3. given
4. skill
5. valuable
6. Place
7. which
8. on
9. edge
10. up
11. upwards
12. toilet
13. in
14. Finally
15. legs
Units 8&9: Modals and Linkers
Hi, these are some useful links to practice with the grammar of the units 8 and 9:
Modals explanation
Permission, obligation and prohibition online activity
Contrast linkers explanation
Contrast linkers practice (click on answers to check)
Modals explanation
Permission, obligation and prohibition online activity
Contrast linkers explanation
Contrast linkers practice (click on answers to check)
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