2nd BATX - DESCRIPTION OF AN EVENT

Have a look at this presentation on how to write a description of an event. It may help you !

Describing an Event from English Online Inc.

2nd BACHILLERATO

PRACTICE AND REVISION EXERCISES

If you want to practise more rephrasing activities, click on the link below. Different grammar points are included, so it is a good way to revise all the grammar contents we have seen so far. 

1) REPHRASING

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2) MIXED VERB TENSES

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3) WORD FORMATION (suffixes, prefixes)

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MORE THAN WORDS - SPEAKING 2nd BATX

1st BATX - UNIT 8 - VOCABULARY ANSWERS

Hi students! We are almost there! Just the last effort! As I promised, I post here the answer key for the vocabulary activities. Check your answers and if you have any doubt, please let me know! 

UNIT 8 - Student's Book 

PAGE  92
- Exercise 1: 
1. rough   2. astounding   3. figure  4. put up   5. conduct   6. brain

- Exercise 2:
1. signals  2. tend to  3. behave  4. likely  5. choice  6. ensure  7. It's a pity

- Exercise 3 (possible answers):
1. Teacher's meetings at school take place every Wednesday.
2. The staff of a hospital includes nurses and doctors.
3. An example of worldwide clothing chain is Zara.
4. People are often tempted to buy clothes. 

- Exercise 4:
sorry about / for
proud of
similar in / to
good at / of / with  / to
worried about
pleased with / about / to / for
late for
interested in

- Exercise 5:
1. sorry for    2. pleased with   3. interested in   4. good at   5. similar to   6. worried about   7. late for
8. proud of

PAGE 93
- Exercise 1:
1. b   2. b  3. a   4.a   5. a   6. b

- Exercise 2:
1. liar   2. frank  3. blame   4. deceived   5. shoplifting   6. got into trouble

- Exercise 3 (possible answers):
1. We have caught the thief trying to steal my mum's car. 
2. The suspect said he was not guilty of the crime. 
3. The criminal admitted that he had killed the girl. 
4. I cannot understand why you suspected me, you know I've never stolen anything.
5. Plagiarising other people's work is a crine in the UK.
6. Criminals hardly ever get away with their crime. Sooner or later, they are caught by the police.

- Exercise 4:
1. catch someone red- handed : see someone doing something wrong
2- A rip - off : a price that is too high
3. have sticky fingers: a habit of stealing

- Exercise 5:
1. thief   2. blame   3. get into trouble  4. admit   5. get away with  6. stole  7. change my ways

- Exercise 6 (possible answers):
1. I can always trust my parents, who never let  me down.
2. When I'm under pressure, I tend to make mistakes.
3. One thing I'm proud of is that I always help my friends.
4. If I saw a friend shoplifting, I'd tell him not to do it.
5. I once got into trouble when I deceived my best friend.
6. I think it's a pity that some students aren't generous.

1st BATX - PASSIVE VOICE PRACTICE

Since you wanted to practise more  Passive voice activities, I have selected this  presentation with a short and clear explanation. Then you can have some online practice with the links below. I hope this will help you. 

Passive grammar powerpoint 

ACTIVITIES

1. Passive Rewrite
2. Passive with TWO objects
3. Causative Passive
4. All passive voice types and exercises
5. Mixed tenses Passive
6. Active or Passive?
7. Causative Passive
8. Impersonal Passives

If you need more practice the net is full of resources for you. I can recommend the websites:
ego4u.com
agendaweb.org

4th D - EXAM PRACTICE - PRESENT PERFECT

As you know, on Friday we have exam so I have prepared these online activities to practise. Click on the activities below. At home you can read this powerpoint presentation which also contains more online activities for you!







1) THEORY AND PRACTICE

Present Perfect Power Point

Activity 1: Present Perfect - have or has?
Activity 2: Present Perfect (affirmative)
Activity 3: Present Perfect + ever
Activity 4: Present Perfect Game
Activity 5: Furniture Vocabulary
Activity 6: Present Perfect + for / since

EOIES - SPEAKING PART - INTERMEDIATE 2 CERTIFICATE

Here there is a funny video with tips for the speaking test! It will help you to avoid some typical mistakes we do when taking the oral test. 

Now, you can also watch  this video to show how to improve your answers and avoid short sentences. 

In your Speaking Test you will be asked two tasks:

Task 1: You will have to interact with your partner and talk about the topic and questions proposed.

Task 2: Monologue. Each candidate will choose three questions to talk about.

Remember: Answer the questions directly. You don't have to refer to them

Watch this video to see how to interact with your partner (Task 1)

IT IS IMPORTANT IS TO KEEP CONFIDENT AND FRIENDLY. TALK LOUD AND KEEP EYE CONTACT. DON'T SAY WORDS IN CATALAN AND DO NOT HESITATE.

PRACTICE UNIT 7 - CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Today you are going to practise the use of the 3 types of Conditional Sentences. Please, first read  the explanation with examples, and once you understand them, go ahead with the different activities proposed below. If you need more practice, the net is full of resources you can check at home.


1) Explanation: 
First Conditional sentences
Second Conditional sentences
Third Conditional sentences

2) Practice:
Mixed Conditionals I
Mixed Conditionals II
Rewrite with conditinals

In class we have also learnt to form nouns adding suffixes. Here you one activity to practise more:
Suffixes
Suffixes

2nd ESO TEST REVISION - UNITS 1-3

Your exam is coming soon! Let's practise with these activities. Click on the links below and follow the instructions. If you have questions, ask me in class! Good luck for your test!

GRAMMAR

1) PAST SIMPLE 
3) PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE
4) PAST CONTINUOUS
5) COMPARATIVE
6) SUPERLATIVE
7) PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS (GAME)

1st BATX - IDIOMS TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE

My dear students of Batxillerat,  you can watch this video to get more idiomatic expressions about our Unit 1. You will learn more ways of describing people's character :)  

I am very happy to be again here with you. I hope we both enjoy this new school year 2015-16! Let's start with enthusiasm, energy and a big smile!  :) 

WRITING CORRECTION

As I explained in class, when I correct your first writing assignment I will include some symbols to help you focus on your mistakes. Before the end of the week, you have to try to rewrite the essay again with possible solutions for your mistakes. I will give a grade to this second version. Of course, you are welcome to come to the department during the break to discuss any doubts. 

Here is the list of symbol correction we discussed in class. 

Writing Marking Symbols

                                        ?: not very clear   

                                 UI: unnecessary info

                                  T: wrong verb tense          

                              WO: word order

                                  P: punctuation        

                           WE: wrong expression

                           GR: grammar mistake      

                         WW: wrong word

                         SP: wrong spelling          

                      Prep: wrong preposition        

                 ------ > :  sth missing 

                        O   : word repetition

CLASSROOM RULES

CLASSROOM RULES

Ø    Bring materials and homework.

Ø    Be on time in class.

Ø    Participate ACTIVELY and help your partners

Ø    Use ENGLISH in the classroom.

Ø    Treat the classmates and teacher with respect.

Ø    Respect classmates and teacher’s turn to talk.

Ø    Raise your hand to ask a question.

Ø    Leave the class when the teacher allows you.

Ø    Making mistakes is fine, it’s a way of learning.

Ø    Work hard in class and at home. Do your best!

Ø    Come to class with a smile J

AMERICAN OR BRITISH ENGLISH?

Today I found this picture and I thought it would be nice to share it with you. It shows the main vocabulary differences between the American and the British English. I hope you  learn more! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

MY BEST WISHES FOR YOU AND THE BEST FOR 2014, I HOPE ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

CURIOSITIES: THE HISTORY OF THE SANDWICH

The word sandwich that we use today was born in London during the very late hours one night in 1762. It was named after John Montagu, the Fourth Earl^[1] of Sandwich, an 18th century English aristocrat (1718-1792). As the story goes, in 1762, during a 24 hour gambling streak he instructed a cook to prepare his food in such a way that it would not interfere with his game. The cook presented him with sliced meat between two pieces of toast. Perfect! This meal required no utensils such fork or knife and could be eaten with one hand, leaving the other free to continue the game. The nobleman was able to continue his gambling while eating his snack and because Montagu also happened to be the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, others began to order "the same as Sandwich!". It is said that Lord Sandwich was fond of this form of food because it allowed him to continue playing cards, particularly cribbage, while eating without getting his cards greasy from eating meat with his bare hands.

From that incident, we have inherited that quick-food product that we now know as the sandwich. Sadly, the name of real inventor of the sandwich (be it inventive cook or the creative consumer) was not recorded for posterity. Besides the more obvious meaning of sandwich, "something edible between two or more slices of bread", metaphorically speaking, it also means "to squeeze in between two other people, places, things, materials, etc. "For example: Her car was sandwiched between two other cars in the parking lot. 

Earl^[1]= it's a title of nobility from Great Britain that means "count", like Count Dracula.

TEST YOUR LEVEL

Do you want to know your level of English? Check  the following website and do the two level tests (grammar/vocabulary and listening) . It is also a good website to practise for the CEF levels exams (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2)

Note: Take this test as a reference. It can't be 100% reliable as it doesn't contain any reading, writing or speaking assessment

http://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php

2nd BATX - GERUND & INFINITIVE

Do you need more practice? This link contains a tutorial of Gerunds and Infinitives and many exercises to check your progress. 


http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/

SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN

"Searching for Sugar Man" is a documentary about the unknown and mysterious singer Sixto Rodriguez. A true story that was awarded an Oscar as best documentary in 2013. It is an inspiring story that will make a difference! Here is "I wonder" one of the soundtrack songs. Hope you like it too