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.
Saturday 28 May 2016
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.
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
Tuesday 24 May 2016
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
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
Sunday 15 May 2016
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.
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.
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