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SONG: WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS

2011-07-20T19:23:00.000+02:00

Listen to this song and do the exercises on this worksheet for further practice on present perfect.
I hope you enjoy it.

Download this mp3 from Beemp3.com

AT A HOTEL

2011-07-19T18:29:00.001+02:00

Click on this link and choose the most suitable exercise at the bottom of the page, according to the level of difficulty. It´s in American English so don´t worry if you find it difficult as well.

THE HOUSE

2011-07-13T08:53:00.000+02:00

Click on this link for further practice on the house. Choose the exercises you find more suitable to your learning prioriries. Hope you like it.

LISTENING PRACTICE

2011-06-06T13:22:00.001+02:00

´Keep practising your listening skills by clicking on this webpage. There´s a full range of exercises of different levels.

FEEL, Robbie Williams

2011-05-24T21:12:00.000+02:00

Listen to this song and do the exercises from the worksheet in class.

EXAM PRACTICE (ANSWERS)

2011-05-24T18:42:00.002+02:00

10 A 11 C 12 A 13 C 14 B 15 B

EXAM PRACTICE ( LISTENING )

2011-05-21T12:50:00.000+02:00

Click on this button for listening practice. BE PATIENT WITH THE DOWNLOAD OF THE AUDIO The questions are on this link

WOULD LIKE TO, PRACTICE

2011-05-21T12:44:00.000+02:00

Click on this page for further practice on the use of these two structures. There´s also this one to keep practising.

EXAM PRACTICE: ANSWERS

2011-05-21T12:34:00.000+02:00

1 Have you got a car?
2 When did you finish school?
3 Are you going to ............?
4 How far is it......
5 Can you tell me the way to/How can I get .............?

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? Answer key

2011-05-18T12:15:00.001+02:00

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

Grammar: 1b 2a 3b 4a 5a 6b 7a 8a 9b 10b

Vocabulary:
a 1 slowly 2 dangerous 3 badly 4 quiet 5 the worst

b 1 tall 2 dangerous 3 leader 4 friendly 5 safe
c 1 in 2 of 3 for 4 up 5 than

Pronunciation:
a 1 car 2 slowly 3 boring 4 serious 5 big
b aggressive, ambitious, adventure, politely, dangerously

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
b 1a 2b 3a 4c

EXAM PRACTICE

2011-05-13T21:33:00.000+02:00

Write the question for each of the following answers:

1________________________________? Yes, I have. It´s a Fiat.
2________________________________school? I finished when I was 16.
3_______________________________ abroad next summer? No, I´m not, but maybe in December when I´m on holiday.
4 ______________________________________________from your house to the school? It´s about 500 metres
5______________________________________to the station, please? Go straight on, turn left and it´s the second on the right.

COMPARATIVES GAME AND MORE

2011-05-13T21:14:00.000+02:00

Test your memory and your knowledge on comparatives playing the game on this link

Keep practising doing the exercises on this page too.

HEALTH

2011-05-13T20:35:00.000+02:00

Click on this page for further practice on the topic of health.

AT A RESTAURANT

2011-05-08T20:31:00.001+02:00

Click on this LINK for further practice on restaurants.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? Answer key

2011-05-06T11:54:00.000+02:00

GRAMMAR

1a 2b 3b 4a 5b 6a 7b 8a 9b 10a

VOCABULARY
a 1 stay 2 see 3 get 4 mett 5 move
b 1 dessert 2 strawberries 3 sugar 4 tomatoes 5 coffee
c 1 in 2 of 3 for 4 with 5 on

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 steak 2 tea 3 true 4 go 5 move
b dessert menu vegetables banana biscuit

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a 1c 2b 3a 4b

La isla bonita ( answers )

2011-05-06T11:48:00.000+02:00

1 e 2 g 3 a 4 c 5 d 6 f 7 h 8 b

1 boy 2 island 3 samba 4 sun 5 sea 6 days 7 fast 8 island 9 sky 10 siesta 11 girl 12 island

LA ISLA BONITA (song)

2011-05-02T21:02:00.003+02:00

Listen to this song by Madonna and click here to download the worksheet for further practice on the topic of holidays.

La isla bonita

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PRINCE WILLIAM AND PRINCESS CATHERINE (HOLIDAY PLANS)

2011-05-02T20:45:00.001+02:00

This exercise is only for the students from NB1A. Those from NB1E can do it after unit 7C.

As you will now, PrinceWilliam and Princess Catherine got married last Friday at the Westminster Abbey. As every married couple they have planned their HOLIDAYS : where, when, how, accommodation, how long, what/do,

Can you guess about their plans for their future honeymoon trip? Make sentences using "going to" structure like:

"They´re going to go to Kenya"

I´m looking forward to your sentences and then when they are back we´ll check and see if you were right or wrong.

SOME AND ANY

2011-04-14T21:10:00.000+02:00

These are exercises on some and any for you to revise structures.

HAPPY EASTER HOLIDAYS (A RECIPE)

2011-04-14T21:05:00.000+02:00

A typical Easter recipe is "Hot cross buns" so here´s the recipe in case you are curious to know how to make them and have a go at trying. Let us know if you do1

DIRECTIONS

2011-04-08T13:15:00.000+02:00

Asking and giving directions, by Edite Tentere
Find this and other giving directions exercises in English Exercises .org

LISTENING PRACTICE

2011-04-08T13:14:00.000+02:00

Click on this page for listening practice on England´s culture. For further listening practice click on this page . You can choose among all the possible topics, the ones you find more suitable. Don´t worrry if you find some difficult. They´re real English recordings.

TOMATO AND POTATO

2011-04-08T11:38:00.003+02:00

As I promised TO NB1A STUDENTS here´s the video with the different pronunciations of tomato and potato and either and neither in British and American English. I hope you enjoy it. The lyrics are here

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? ANSWERS

2011-04-07T17:54:00.003+02:00

GRAMMAR 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6B 7A 8B 9B 10A VOCABULARY a 1 make 2 play 3 have 4 book 5 take b 1 shelf 2 cooker 3 there 4 town hall 5 square c 1 with 2 on 3 on 4 of 5 to PRONUNCIATION a 1 near 2 know 3 floor 4 church 5 theatre b opposite between behind cupboard museum CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? a 1b 2f 3e 4a 5d 6g 7c b 1Tt 2F 3F

LONDON VIDEO

2011-04-05T19:12:00.002+02:00

Click on this video and learn more about London. There are some comprehension activities for those of you used to listening to English outside the classroom. You can enlarge the screen by clicking at the bottom right side.

PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

2011-04-05T19:09:00.002+02:00

Click on this page:Present Continuous and Present Simple, Find this and other present continuous exercises in English Exercises .org for further practice on Present simple or Present continuous.

LEMON TREE SONG

2011-04-03T19:40:00.003+02:00

	Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree .mp3

	Found at bee mp3 search engine

Practise the Present continuous tense by listening to this song and filling in the gaps with the missing words:

LEMON TREE By Fool's Garden

I 1____ 2_____ here in a boring room it's just another rainy Sunday afternoon I 3_____ 4______ my time I got nothing to do I 5_____ 6____ around I 7____ 8____ for you

But nothing ever happens- and I wonder

I 9_____10 ____ around in my car I 11____ 12_____ too fast I 13____ 14 ____ too far I'd like to change my point of view I feel so lonely I15___16 _____ for you

But nothing ever happens- and I wonder

I wonder how I wonder why yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree I 17___ 18____ my head up and down I 19___20 _____21 ______ 22_____ 23_____ 24______ around And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

I25____26 _____ here I miss the power I'd like to go out taking a shower but there's a heavy cloud in side my head I feel so tired put myself into bed where nothing ever happens- and I wonder

Isolation - is not good for me Isolation - I don't want to sit on a lemon-tree I 27___ 28_____ around in a desert of joy

Baby anyhow I'll get another toy and every thing will happen-and you'll wonder

I wonder how I wonder why yesterday you told me 'bout the blue blue sky and all that I can see is just a yellow lemon-tree I'29____ 30 ____ my head up and down I 31____32 ____33 _____34 ____35 _____ 36_____ around

And all that I can see is just another lemon-tree

Check your answers with this video

APRIL FOOL´S DAY (Listening and more..)

2011-03-29T19:54:00.003+02:00

Click on this page to learn about April Fool´s Day. Please, since it´s a German page listen and read the text and do only the quiz exercise. The vocabulary exercise is for German students.

PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE GAME

2011-03-27T19:20:00.003+02:00

Click on this link and enjoy yourself finding the mouse in the picture.

St Patrick´s day (Answers)

2011-03-24T18:44:00.002+01:00

St Patrick´s Day

1 celebration 2 green 3 ribbons 4 pinched 5 shamrocks 6 parades 7 dye

Saint Patrick

1 Saint b Ireland 3 legend 4 born 5 captured 5 slave 6 angel 7 monastery 8 miracles 9 snakes

Leprechauns

1 fairy 2 tricky 3 mischief 4 a pot of gold 5 eyes 6 vanish

THE HOUSE GAME

2011-03-22T19:03:00.003+01:00

Click on this link and enjoy yourself with further practice of vocabulary and structures from the house lesson. You can also click on the whole lesson grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and dictation for further practice.

FILE 5 WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? Answers

2011-03-17T12:21:00.003+01:00

GRAMMAR

a 1b 2b 3a 4a 5a 6b 7b 8b 9a 10a
b 1 studied 2 went 3 drove 4 could 5 waited 6 said 7 thought 8 wrote 9 stayed 10 heard

VOCABULARY

a 1 actor 2 artist 3 painter 4 musician 5 scientist
b 1 have 2 get 3 go 4 get 5 have
c 1 for 2 out 3 by 4 to 5 in
d 1 three weeks ago 2 yesterday morning 3 last month 4 last night 5 last April

PRONUNCIATION

a 2 waited 2 landed 3 told 4 found 5 heard
b 1 politician musician restaurant ago somebody

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a 2 smoked 3 cried 4 went
b 1 No. Because they went to McDonald´s
2 Outside.
3 No ( but his father did)
4 Because it was a barbecue and it rained.

SAINT PATRICK´S DAY

2011-03-17T12:19:00.002+01:00

Click on this link and others on the web to learn about this important festival. Then try to fill in the blanks of this worksheet with the corresponding word.

I hope you enjoy it and learn a bit more about this day.

HAVE GOT ( Answer key)

2011-03-17T11:58:00.002+01:00

Exercise 5:

1 have go 2 ´ve got 3 have got 4 ´ve got 5 have got 6 ´ve got 7 has got 8 ´s got 9 has got 10´s got 11has got 12´s got 13 has got 14 ´s got 15 have got 16 ´ve got 17 has got 18 ´s got 19 has got 20´s got

Exercise 6

1 have not got 2 haven´t got 3 has not got 4 hasn´t got 5 has not got 6 hasn´t got 7 has not got 8 hasnt´got 9 have not got 10 haven´t got 11 has not got 12 hasn´t got 13 has not got 14 hasn´t got 15 have not got 16 haven´t got 17 has not got 18 hasn´t got

Exercise 7 1 Have you got my passport? 2 Have they got their sandwiches ? 3 Has Mr Carter got a car? 4 Have I got your pen? 5 Has Sally got a computer? 6 Has he got a pen-friend? 7 Have we got your address? 8 Have you got a French dictionary? 9 Has Dave got your phone number 10? Have Karen and Mark got bicycles?

Exercise 8 1 Yes, I have./ No, I haven´t 2 Yes, he has/No he hasn´t 3 Yes, I have/No I haven´t. 4 Yes he/she has./ No, he/she hasn´t 5 Yes, we have./No, we haven´t. 6 Yes, they have./No, they haven´t. 7 Yes, it has./ No, it hasn´t. 8 Yes, it has./No, it hasn´t 9 Yes, they have./No, they haven´t 10 Yes, I have./No, I haven´t.

Exercise 9 haven´t haven´t got Have....got ´s got ´s got ´s got hasn´t ´ve got ´ve got haven´t have haven´t have haven´t got haven´t got haven´t got

EXAM WRITING MISTAKES

2011-03-13T21:04:00.002+01:00

For NB1A students click on this page and correct the mistakes from your writings .

For NB1E students click on this page and correct the mistakes from your writings.

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST AND PRONUNCIATION

2011-03-09T20:11:00.004+01:00

Click on this link to get a new list of irregular verbs classified by common patterns.
For pronunciation practice of the verbs click here and listen and repeat to get the gist of it.
I hope it´s useful.

DANCING QUEEN SONG

2011-03-08T17:48:00.002+01:00

Click on this link to listen to the song and then use the classroom worksheet to do the exercises. I hope you enjoy it.

WORKSHEETS ANSWERS

2011-03-02T14:14:00.002+01:00

5C

A 2 HAD 3 WAS 4 WAS 5 SAW 6 WENT 7 COULDN´T 8 WENT 9 MET 10 DROVE 11 HAD 12 GOT 13 WENT 14 DROVE 15 WERE 16 WENT 17 SAW 18 DIDN´T SEE 19 LEFT 20 DIDN´T

B 2 DID LALI HAVE' 3 DID SHE MEET NESTOR? 4 DID THEY DRIVE/GO? 5 DID THEY DO 6 DID THEY GET HOME 7 DID LALI GO 8 DID NESTOR SEE 9 DID SHE DO? 10 DID SHE SEE HIM

5D

2 DIDN´T COME 3 DID YOU SEE 4 WOKE UP 5 HAD 6 DROVE 7 WENT 8 WAS 9 MADE 10 DID YOU COME 11 CAME 12 SAT 13 READ 14 HAD 15 WENT 16 HAD 17 SLEPT 18 DID YOU SPEAK 19 CAME 20 DID SHE SAY 21 DIDN´T SPEAK 22 SAID 23 TOOK 24 DIDN´T SAY 25 HEARD 26 DIDN´T SEE

-ED PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

2011-02-23T12:21:00.002+01:00

Click on this page for further practice on regular verbs pronunciation.

PAST SIMPLE TO BE

2011-02-23T12:11:00.006+01:00

Click on this page for further practice on the simple past in English. Don´t forget that in the Murphy´s grammar book and in File web page there are more exercises.

For wh questions click here

SHOPPING MISCELLANEA

2011-02-18T12:11:00.007+01:00

Click on this link for further practice on shopping vocabulary. You have vocabulary, grammar, reading, pronunciation and listening exercises. You don´t have to do everything. Choose the exercises you consider more useful.

For further practice on clothes you can also use this other link although we still haven´t dealt with the grammar bits included.

COMPOSITION TEMPLATE

2011-02-18T11:37:00.002+01:00

Here´s the link to get the template for your next composition task. Please use it to write the next composition and stick to the deadlines to hand it in if possible.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? File 4

2011-02-17T19:13:00.002+01:00

GRAMMAR

1A 2B 3B 4B 5B 6A 7B 8A 9A 10A

VOCABULARY
a 1 for 2 in with 3 for 4 to
b 1 turn on 2 ride 3 tell 4 play 5 take
6 use 7 get 8 run 9 go 10 draw

PRONUNCIATION
a 1 find 2 die 3 wait 4 turn 5 cook
b together follow instruction classical because

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a 1 a
2 e.g Cooking is a waste of time: A lot of adults don´t cook; if a mother hates cooking she doesnt teach her children to cook; many schools don´t teach cooking

b 1 boil 2 teenager 3 a spectator sport 4 it doesn´t matter 5 a waste of time
6 delicious 7 take-away food

LOVE IS ALL AROUND (song)

2011-02-13T19:46:00.008+01:00

Watch this video song and do the exercises on this worksheet.

First you have to listen and write the words you hear, then you have to choose the word you hear from the three given. The next task is to number the lines in the correct order. The fourth exercises you have to do is to match the halves, and the last one is to write the words from the table. Easy and nice!

ST VALENTINE´S DAY

2011-02-10T20:38:00.006+01:00

1) Click on this link for a treasurehunt on St Valentine´s Day.

2) For a harder task, click on this worksheet and try to do the exercises. You may finde them a bit difficult.

COMPOSITION MISTAKES: ANSWER KEY

2011-02-10T18:04:00.002+01:00

1) We can do all the things we like
2) My family and I/My family and me
3) Every Saturday morning
4) At lunchtime, I usually eat at home
5) I meet my friends to go out at night
6) I go to university
7) I go home
8) I go to dance lessons
9) After that my wife and I......
10) I have toast and coffee for breakfast
11) I like going to the cinema/I go to the cinema
12) On Sunday mornings.....
13) My favourite......because it is.....
14) I always have lunch at home
15) I go swimming/I swim
I play.....

COMPOSITION 3 MISTAKES

2011-02-06T18:18:00.002+01:00

Read the sentences from your compositions and correct the mistakes:

1) We can do all the things that we like it.
2) I and my family..........
3) Every Saturday in the morning.
4) For lunch I usually eat at home.
5) I meet my friends for go out at night.
6) I go at university.
7) I go at home.
8) I go classes dance.
9) After that me and my wife.......
10) I have for breakfast toast and coffee.
11) I going to the cinema.
12) On Sundays mornings.......
13) My favourite day of the week is Friday because is........
14) I always have lunch in home.
15) I go to swim/I go to play

PREPOSITIONS QUIZ ANSWERS

2011-02-06T18:03:00.003+01:00

1) It´s on 28th of March
2) It´s on 30th of January
3) In England it´s on 4th Sunday in Lent and in Spain it´s on 1st Sunday in May.
4) It´s on 5th November.
5) It´s on 17th March.
6) They take place in the summer, in 2012.

CAN ABILITIES (LISTENINGS and more)

2011-02-04T17:48:00.004+01:00

I couldn´t find any suitable exercise to practice on can/can´t pronunciation so you´ll have to manage with these two listening exercises I spot on the web. They´re in American English so don´t worry much if you find it difficult to understand every single word.

LISTENING 1

1)Listen to these people and do the follow-up exercises. Notice there are different types of exercises and the tapescript is at the end.

LISTENING 2
2) Click on this link for further practice on the use of "can".

Final practice on this link.

Mc Donald's Targets Starbucks(Audio)

2011-01-27T18:01:00.003+01:00

Click on this audio listening exercise about coffee. Don´t worry if you don´t understand everything. You only have to listen for specific information.

PREPOSITIONS OF TIME AND MORE

2011-01-27T09:51:00.004+01:00

1) Click on this page and after revising the prepositions of time uses click on NEXT for further practice.

2) For further practice click on this page

3) QUIZ

Now answer the following questions with a time expression.

1 When´s Lady Gaga´s birthday?
2 When ´s Príncipe Felipe´s birthday?
3 When´s Mother´s day in England? And in Spain?
4 When´s Guy Fawkes?
5 When´s St Patrick´s Day?
6 When do the next Olympic Games take place?

What do you remember? Answers

2011-01-27T09:29:00.004+01:00

GRAMMAR

a 1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 7a 8a 9b 10a

b 1 What colour is 4 How often do you eat
2 What time is 5 When do......watch
3 What time do

VOCABULARY

a 1 bad 2 cheap 3 ugly 4 short 5 full
b 1 get 2 take 3 have 4 do 5 go
c 1 tall 2 seven 3 one 4 nephew 5 Easter
d 1 up 2 until 3 by 4 at 5 for

PRONUNCIATION

a 1 do 2 stop 3 think 4 father 5 hour
b 1 expensive 2 difficult 3 always 4 July 5 December

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a 4 and 5 are OK

b resolution: a decision to do something new

happens: occurs

very enthusiastic: feel very positive about...

a personal trainer: aperson who helps you get fit

cut out: stop eating

go jogging: run slowly as a form of exercise

c Because in the winter our bodies need food and sleep not diets and exercise

THE LONGEVITY GAME

2011-01-23T18:51:00.002+01:00

Click on this link to find more about your life expectancy. Before you start you need to know your height in feet and inches and your weight in pounds. For the British measures click on this link to help you with the conversions.

Don´t forget to let us know some feedback on your results.

Aretha Franklin´song (Answer key)

2011-01-23T18:24:00.002+01:00

/eə/ hair, wear, prayer
/ei/ wake, stay, make, take, break
/ɪə/ dear
/u:/ too, you

Song lyrics:

wake, make, prayer, hair , wear, prayer, stay, dear, dear, prayer take, break, prayer, stay, prayer, prayer, you, too, prayer, stay.

I say a little ........ by Aretha Franklin (SONG)

2011-01-16T20:02:00.004+01:00

Click on this link to get the worksheet of the song by Aretha Franklin.
The best thing to do is to print the page and watch this funny video from the film: "My best friend´s wedding" to do the exercises.
Enjoy yourselves !

DAILY ROUTINES ( 3 Listenings)

2011-01-16T19:25:00.005+01:00

1 Here´s an EASY LISTENING to start with. I hope you don´t find it very difficult.

2 Then Click on this link for further practice on daily routines. Don´t worry about the accent, it´s in American English so you may find it a little bit"funny".

3 Finally A BIT MORE DIFFICULT LISTENING with pre and post exercises.

PRETTY WOMAN (Answers)

2011-01-16T19:02:00.002+01:00

WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU with the right answers

Pronunciation

/i:/ me, meet, see, street
/ai/ by, cry, right, tonight
/ei/ late, stay, wait, way

Song

1. street 2. meet 3. me 4 see 5 way 6 stay 7 right 8 tonight 9 by 10 cry 11 late
12 wait

Exam composition mistakes (Answers)

2011-01-16T18:46:00.002+01:00

1.-Juan isn´t married
2.-He listens to all kinds of music
3.-She doesn´t have children
4.-She doesn´t do exercise
5.-He doesn´t wear glasses
6.-He watches the news and football on TV
7.- She isn´t married.
8.- Her favourite sport is......
9.- She lives in a flat.
10.- Her favourite food is......

Adela and Merce, watch out for number 9.
Sara and Isabel , watch out for number 6.
Ainoa, MªAngeles , Ana ,Mari Carmen and Merche, watch out for number 2, 9.
Mari Jose ,watch out for number 2.

Pretty Woman (song)

2011-01-12T11:37:00.005+01:00

Listen to this song by Roy Orbison and do the exercises on the worksheet I´ll give you in class.
I hope you like it.

EXAM COMPOSITION MISTAKES

2011-01-09T13:49:00.002+01:00

These are sentences from some of your compositions from your last test.
Correct the mistakes.

Juan doesn´t married.
He listens all kind of music
She hasn´t children.
She doesn´t exercise
He doesn´t glasses.
On Tv he watches the news and football.
She doesn´t do married.
Her favourite´s sport is.....
She lives on the flat.
Her favourite food it´s..........

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

2010-12-21T20:09:00.002+01:00

Watch this Christmas tradition slideshare presentation to learn more about Christmas and its traditions. Then, click on this link for further practice.When you finish check answers here.

Christmas Traditions In Great Britain

View more presentations from jucadis.

WRITING AN INFORMAL E-MAIL/LETTER: ANSWERS

2010-12-15T17:33:00.002+01:00

1 What´s your name?
2 Where are youfrom?
3 What do you do?
4 What languages do you speak?
5 Why do you want to learn English?
6 Do you have a big family?
7 What do the people in your family do?
8 How old are your brothers and sisters?
9 How old are you?
10 What are your interests?

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ANSWER KEY

2010-12-15T17:25:00.002+01:00

GRAMMAR

1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10b

VOCABULARY
a 1 at 2 for 3 to 4 in 5 to
b 1 do 2 speak 3 watch 4 play 5 have
c 1 job (not a verb)
2 woman ( not plural)
3 football ( not a job)
4 student ( not a place)
5 niece (not masculine)

d 1 Where 2 What 3 Who 4 How many 5 Why

PRONUNCIATION

B 1 nice 2 garden 3 who 4 watches 5 stops
C policeman grandmother receptionist nephew artist

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

b 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T

MORE ABOUT THE EXAM PARTS

2010-12-12T13:31:00.003+01:00

En el test de la semana del 20 de diciembre entrará hasta lo que veo el último día de clase. El examen durará lo que dura la hora de clase aproximadamente.

COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA:

A.READING: uno o dos textos pequeños con preguntas de comprensión del estilo del libro clase o del workbook .

B. TEST LÉXICO GRAMATICAL:

B.1 Ejercicio de Test A,B,C. Elegir entre tres opciones la correcta.
B.2 Ejercicio de Preguntas y Respuestas como las del Blog.
B.3 Ejercicio de Fonética: stress, identificar símbolos fonéticos, etc.
B.4 Ejercicio de rellenar huecos en una frase con una palabra sólamente. Puede ser verbo, sustantivo, preposición, etc.

COMPRENSIÓN AUDITIVA: LISTENING:
2 Listenings a escuchar 2 veces cada uno.

EXPRESIÓN ESCRITA: WRITING

1 Redacción de no más de 90 palabras.

EXPRESIÓN ORAL: SPEAKING.

Ejercicio en parejas de unos 10 minutos máximo: ó entrevistar a tu compañero sobre él o una tercera persona, y/ó hacer una de las situaciones del libro de texto ( Practical English: On a plane, At a hotel). También ejercicio individual . Por ejemplo: deletrea estas palabras, o habla sobre tu mejor amigo.

EXAM LISTENING PRACTICE

2010-12-09T21:12:00.004+01:00

Click on this page for further listening. There´s also extra vocabulary and grammar practice on the subject. You can check the text on quiz script

FAMILY LISTENING AND MORE.....

2010-12-09T20:55:00.004+01:00

Here´s a listening exercise on the family.

It´s in American English so don´t worry if you find it difficult.

The important thing is that you expose yourselves to the language as much as possible.

Good luck!!!

POSSESSIVES

2010-12-09T20:37:00.003+01:00

PART 1

Just to start with an easy exercise to put the words in the correct order to make sentences. The full stop is to help you know the end of the sentence:

He´s my husband. teacher´s

David´s works sister Japan. in

is parents´house nice. very Our

father´s glasses. my are Those

My university. is sister friend´s at

in are Kate´s at London. children school

PART 2

Now let´s see how much you know about family words. Click on this link and find the family word for each gap . You can check your answers clicking on the "evaluate" button.

PART 3

Finally and for those of you who feel more confident about the possessives, ´s and family here´s a very challenging, difficult set of exercises.
Good luck!!!

JOBS

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PART 1

Let´s revise some vocabulary for jobs. Click on this link and do the exercise. Look at the different types of exercises related to jobs: listening, reading, dictation etc and do some further practice.

PART2

Do you have a good MEMORY? I´m sure you do. But for those of you whose answer is noooooooooo, let´s play "Memory" game.

Click on this game and concentrate on turning over: girar the cards and match the pictures with the corresponding jobs.

Good luck!!!!

Questions and answers: answer key

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Possible answers

1How do you spell your surname?
2 How is your mother?
3 What´s "comb" in Spanish?
What does "comb mean?
What ´s the meaning of "comb"?
How do you say comb in Spanish?
4 Where are your friends from?
5 Does she study English?
6 When does he do exercise?
7 What languages do you speak?

Listening Practice: Spelling revision

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Click on this page for further practice on spelling. Listen and try to write the word you hear first and then check answers.

AKINATOR

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Hello dear students. You´re going to play a game with genie AKINATOR.

Think of a famous person and answer the yes/no questions asked by Akinator. If he guesses it, he is the winner; if he doesn´t, you´re the winner.

Good luck!!!

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ( Exam practice)

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Write the question for these answers.

1____________________________? "M,A,R,T,I,N,E,Z"

2_________________________mother ? She´s fine, thanks.

3_______________________________? "peine".

4_______________________________? My friends are from Spain.

5______________________________? No, she doesn´t. She studies French.

6_______________________________? He does exercise at the weekend.

7____________________________? I speak English and French.

SOMETHING STUPID

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Here´s the video of the song: `Something stupid.´ Listen to the song and use the worksheet Igave you (the one with the lyrics of Eternal Flame) to complete the gaps with the missing words.

LISTENING

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Listen to a woman talking about her life in England. You can do the Multiple choice exercise and check your answers with the tapescript.

I hope you enjoy it.

SIMPLE PRESENT WORKSHEET (ANSWERS)

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Click on this link to check your answers for the Simple present exercises. Don´t forget to make any commentaries on your results.

TYPICALLY BRITISH

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As I promised last week here´s a picture of wonderful Cream Tea. If you have the chance don´t hesitate to try it. Simply Delicious ! Yummy yummy.

For more information click on this link

THANKSGIVING

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How much do you know about this feast?

Use the following link to answer these questions:

A) When is it?

B) Where is it celebrated?

C) What do people celebrate?

D) How do they celebrate?

E) Wha do they eat?

Read this page for further information on the topic and do the crossword. Click on this link for the answers.

WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER? FILE 1

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GRAMMAR

1A 2B 3B 4B 5B 6A 7B 8A 9A 10B

VOCABULARY

a 1 from 2 to 3 in 4 at 5 off
b 1 Read 2 Work 3 listen to 4 Open 5 Answer
c 1 file 2 Chinese 3 France 4 sixteen 5 her 6 they 7 watch 8 address 9 lipstick 10 pen

PRONUNCIATION

b 1 what 2 they 3 table 4 one 5 China
c address surname Argentina Portuguese umbrella

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
b Old English: woman and house
Latin: wine and family
French: menu and hotel
Other languages: siesta and judo
New words: Internet and e-mail

PLURALS

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Click on this link to revise the spelling rules for plurals and then on this quiz for further practice on plurals. If you want to be a millionaire you can also play this plurals´ game

SONG

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Watch this video song by the Bangles to complete the worksheet from today´s session.
I hope you like it

HAIKUS

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Syllables and poetry

Syllables are chunks of sound that make up a word. Each word contains at least one syllable. Breaking a word into syllables means you can spell a small bit at a time:
• hap – py
• yes
hos – pi – tal

Haiku is an old Japanese style of poem. Here is a haiku called Time:

Backward went the clock,
Tick-tock. Time went backwards fast.
I was young again.

Get writing:
Write out the poem and split the words into syllables. Remember, some words will only have one syllable.

Count how many syllables are in the poem. How many are on each line?

Complete the rules for a haiku:

A haiku has ________ lines.
The first line of a haiku has ________ syllables.
The second line of a haiku has ________ syllables.
The third line of a haiku has ________ syllables.
A haiku contains ________ syllables

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

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Click on this link for further practice on possessive adjectives Don´t forget to click on the exercise you´ll find on the left hand -side of the page.

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Apart from Halloween there exist some other less famous celebrations in England like this of Guy Fawkes.

See if you can learn the basics of his story. Read this text and complete it with the words provided.

fireworks kill, gunpowder, Parliament, bonfires, plot, conspirator, 5th November, "guys"

Guy Fawkes day is on 1)__________. He was a Catholic 2)____________ in a Protestant country . In 1605 he tried to blow up the Houses of 3)___________ with some
4)____________ because he wanted to 5)______king James I and restore Catholicism . This day it takes place the anniversary of the gunpowder 6)______.
How do people celebrate?: throughout England, towns and villages they light very big 7) ________, display magnificent 8) f_________ and burn 9) g_______ to celebrate the fact that the attack on the Parliament and James I in 1605 was not successful.

You can check your answers clicking on this link

As you see, this celebration has a lot in common with two very famous Spanish festivals which take place in March and in June. 10) Do you know which are these two?

Happy Guy Fawkes Day!!!!!

SOLVE THE MYSTERY

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Why is this British person wearing a flower?

Which flower is it? When do you see people in Britain wearing one?

Sorry, this time no help. Maybe on these days I´ll give you a clue

Enjoy yourselves!!!!!

REVISION EXERCISES VERB TO BE

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Click on this link for more practice on the verb to be.

Click on : presente simple de TO BE. You will find both exercises online and a worksheet with exercises to print.

Don´t forget to check answers with the answer key.

Please send me some feedback on your experience with this link.

HALLOWEEN

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Hi folks

In these days it will take place one of the most famous holidays in the English-speaking world and also in many countries around the world including Spain. Yes, you guessed it. It´s Halloween.

Let´s see how much you know or can find out about HALLOWEEN.

Try this quiz answering the questions using the links provided.

When is Halloween ?

Where is it celebrated?

What´s the origin: which people started celebrating it?

What vegetable is the symbol of this festival?
What do people and mostly children do at Halloween?

PART 2

Now let´s see if you are familiar with Halloween vocabulary. Match these pictures with their corresponding words. Good luck!

a. trick or treat b. jack-o-lantern c. witch d. ghost e. Halloween costumes

1) 2) 3)

4) 5)

HELLO HELLO, SONG

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Listen to the song in the video and do the exercises on the worksheet.

GREETINGS!

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Welcome to this English course!. , click on this page and start practising English with us.

/Tomatou/ /tomeitou/ /potatou/ / poteitou/

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As I promised here´s the video with the different pronunciations of tomato and potato and either and neither in British and American English. I hope you enjoy it. The lyrics are here

Fruit and vegetables

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Here´s a link for further practice on fruit and vegetables. Look at the vocabulary and the exercises which appear at the end of the list in the link and choose the ones you prefer.

SOME/ANY

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Click on this link to practice for the use of SOME and ANY

VERB TENSES

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Click on this page and choose the correct verb form. There are more exercises of this kind on the page.

WATERLOO SUNSET ( SONG)

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Watch the video song Waterloo Sunset, a song about the view of London over the River Thames in the evening, when millions of people are going home from work. It was a big hit for the Kinks in the mid 1960s

Use the worksheet from File 6D and do the exercises.

THE HOUSE ( LISTENING, READING, VOCABULARY)

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Click on this link for further practice on the house

EXAM PRACTICE (listening)

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Click on this button for listening practice. BE PATIENT WITH THE DOWNLOAD OF THE AUDIO The questions are on this link

Dancing Queen song

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Here´s the song to use with the worksheet

TAKE THE CHALLENGE

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FIRST Click on this SITE and listen to this student learning regular past tenseshttp:

THEN, take the challenge. Don´t worry if you don´t manage to distinguish the /t/ /d/ pronunciations of ED.

ED PRONUNCIATION

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Use this link to practice the pronunciation of the ED in the regular past tenses

LISTENING PRACTICE

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Practice for your next test with this listening video exercise. I hope it is not very difficult this time.

PHONETICS

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Here´s a link to revise the different sounds. Click on Phonetics and choose the exercises you want to do to revise your phonemes. You can even revise pronunciation of third person singular.