SOME REVISION (1º Bach. D)

Find here the revision worksheet we started doing in class today.
Click here to find the answers

IMPROVING YOUR READING SKILLS

Here you can find some PRACTICE to improve your reading skills:

INTENSIVE READING: 

Find HERE some graded reading practice by the British Council to improve your Reading Skills.

EXTENSIVE READING: 

As you probably know, reading English at your own pace and for pleasure is a good way of improving both your reading and writing skills. Here are some books you might like.

A)  The tapescript of the film "An Education". 

B) Tales of the Unexpected (by Roald Dahl)

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

Hi,

It's sometimes difficult to improve your listening skills. Here are some activities which might help you.

1) Some exercises to practise with phonetics


2)  The phonemic chart


3)  Listening activities from the BBC at different levels. You can download the script.

4) 6 minutes PODCASTS by the BBC. You can also download the scripts.

5) Loads of listening activities at different level. They are in American English.

WRITING: A newspaper report.

Find  HERE some useful information on how to write a newspaper report.

You can also get some inspiration
HERE

Click here to find some useful templates.

UNIT 7: Modal verbs

Here are some notes on MODAL VERBS which might help you to use them correctly.

Modal verbs1b de pilarmd

Now you can try these activities:
1- Activity 1
2- Activity 2
3- Activity 3
4- Activity 4
5- Activity 5
6- Activity 6
7- Activity 7
8- Activity 8
9- Activity 9
10- Activity 10

CONTENTS FOR YOUR HALF-TERM EXAM (THIRD TERM)

Hi everybody,

FOR 1º BACH. B/C:  Find here the list of contents you need to revise for your exam.

FOR 1º BACH D: Click here to find the list of contents you need to revise.


SOME REVISION: Have a look at the "etiquetas" on the right hand side of the blog. There you can find a link to "REVISION". Some of those activities might be useful to help you get ready for your grammar and vocabulary exam.


For 1º Bach B/C:  Try this mock exam on the passive voice.
                              Click HERE to get the answers.

REWRITING/REPHRASING ACTIVITIES

Hi,

1- Find HERE some rephrasing activities which you might find useful to revise for your exams.

2- Find some more REPHRASING ACTIVITES here. They have been taken from Selectividad Exams.  Find the answers on the last pages.

CONTENTS FOR THE EXAM ON Monday, 27th March (1º Bach D)

Hi,

Find HERE the list of contents you need to revise for your exam. Have a nice weekend and don't forget to revise and get ready for the exam!!!

CONTENTS TO REVISE FOR THE SECOND TERM EXAM (1º Bach. B/C)

Hi!

You should start revising for your exam right now,  especially if you're going on the school trip to Málaga on Tuesday.

Here you can find the list of contents you need to revise.

CONTENTS TO REVISE FOR THE HALF-TERM EXAM (SECOND TERM)

1º Bachillerato B/C

Hi everybody,

Find HERE  the list of contents you should revise for the exam on Wednesday, 15th.


1º Bachillerato D

Hi,

Find HERE the list of contents you should revise for the exam on Thursday, 16th.

ORAL EXAM. SECOND TERM. 1º Bachillerato B-C

ORAL EXAM:  AN INTERVIEW FOR A SUMMER JOB.

Choose ONE of the following situations:

1   1.      An interview for a summer job as a babysitter for a wealthy family.

      Student A:  the interviewer (manager of an employment agency)

      Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

2   2.     An interview for a summer job as a Drama Coordinator on Summer Camp.

      Student A: the interviewer (Human Resources Manager, Beauchamp’s Summer Camp)

      Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

3.  An interview for a summer job as a Sports Instructor on Summer Camp.

      Student A: the interviewer (Human Resources Manager, Beauchamp’s Summer Camp)

       Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

4    4.   An interview for a summer job as a waiter/waitress at a restaurant.

     Student A: the interviewer (Human Resource Manager at the restaurant)

     Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

5     5.  An interview for a summer job as a lifeguard in a public swimming-pool.

     Student A: the interviewer  (manager of an employment agency))

     Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

6     6.   An interview for a summer job an assistant teacher of English in a summer school for primary        school children.

     Student A: the interviewer  (director of the summer school)

     Student B: candidate who is looking for the job

Now work with a partner. Write a good dialogue. Think of questions for the interview.  Use the ideas below: ·         Current situation ·         Experience ·         Skills ·         Education Decide who is going to be the interviewer and who is going to be the candidate.  Learn your parts. Try to create your interview room. Interviewer:  Greet the candidate and invite him / her to sit down. Then use the questions to  interview the candidate. Candidate: Answer the questions as fully as possible.

Record your video and send it to your teacher by email or use a USB drive.  Deadline:  10th March Find some help in these LINKS.  1- The most common interview questions. Click HERE.  2- Video example:       Example 1       Example 2: Typical quesions       Example 3: What you should / shouldn't do       Example 4       Example 5

LISTENING ACTIVITY

Hi,

Today you are going to do a listening activity for HOMEWORK. Open your workbook at page 23 and select the correct answer. Here is the audio:




Click HERE to find  the script.

Here is the answer KEY

REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

Hello!

Here you have a LINK to the book English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy (C.U.P), in which you can find some useful reinforcement activities.

If you failed the first term exam or if your mark was low, you should start doing some extra work.

You can do the activities on:
 VERB TENSES: units 1- 22
 USED TO: unit 24
 BE/GET USED TO: unit 59
 ACTIVES ENDING IN -ED/ -ING: unit 90
ADJECTIVES AND ADVEBS: unit 92-93
COMPARATIVES&SUPERLATIVES: units 101-104
STILL and YET: unit 103                       

SOME WORK FOR CHRISTMAS

Hi everybody!

I hope you really enjoy your Xmas holiday....but I also hope you will find time to do homework and some revision.

1º Bach. B-C

-Read the model compositions and revise activities on pages 32-33 book / 22-23 workbook.

-Read pages 98-99 workbook

-Read the model composition on the photocopy about  “A topic essay”

-DO the writing task on page 33 of your book. You will have to hand in your composition on the 9^th of January.

1º Bach. D

-Do and check all the activities on pages 18-19 workbook / 28-29 book. Don’t forget that you’ve got  the answer key to these activities  in the entry “For 1º Bach.D. Exam Revision"   of this blog.

-Do all the activities on pages 26-27 of your book. We will check them in class on the 9^th of January.

Graded Readers (Second Term)

Hi!

These are the GRADED READERS for the second term. You might like to start doing some nice reading at Christmas:

- 1º Bachillerato D: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (Burlington Books)

Find here a link to listen to the story.

- 1º Bachillerato B-C: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Burlington Books)

Click here to listen to the story.

FOR 1º Bach. B-C

Hi!

Find here the answer to some activities which will help you revise for your exam.

1- Click here for the answers to the activities on pages 28-29 of your book.

2- Click here for the answer to the activities on pages 20-21 of your workbook

3- Click here for the answers to the PROGRESS CHECK on page 36 of your book.

FOR 1º Bach. D (Exam Revision)

Hi!

Find here the answer to some activities which will help you revise for your exam.

1- Click here to find the answers to the activities on the small worksheet about FUTURE TIME CLAUSES and FUTURE CONTINUOUS/ FUTURE PERFECT.

2- Click here to find the answers to the activities on pages 18-19 of your workbook.

3- Click here for the answers to the activities on pages 28- 29 of your book.

GRAMMAR REINFORCEMENT

As you all know on pages 110 to 127 you can find the "GRAMMAR BASICS" section. If you think you need some grammar reinforcement, do the activities on those pages and check the answers on these links:

1) Key to Grammar Basics: Starter Unit  (Pages 110-114 of your book)

2) Key to Grammar Basics: Unit 1 (Pages 115-116 of your book)

3) Key to Grammar Basics: Unit 2 (Pages 117- 118 of your book)

CONTENTS FOR YOUR FIRST TERM EXAM. December, 2016

Hi!

It is time to start revising for your exam!! Click HERE to find a list of the contents you need to revise for your exam.

ORAL EXAMS (FIRST TERM)

DESCRIBING A PHOTO.

PART A

Select a picture. It can be taken from the internet, a magazine or it can be a photograph taken by you.

Write a good description of your photo:

 -Use expressions from the USEFUL LANGUAGE BOX on page 23 of your book.

 -Use adjectives and intensifiers to make your description more interesting.

 -Learn it by heart and be ready to talk about it for about 2-3 minutes.

 -Don’t forget to bring the photograph you’ve chosen in your USB stick so that you can show it while you are describing it.

PART B

You will be shown a photo and will be given a few minutes to look at it and think about it. Then, you will have to describe it to your teacher. (1 minute)

Have a look a these INTERESTING LINKS which might help you get ready for your exam:

- Link 1   - Link 2   -Link 3   -Link 4