This blog is aimed at English students that want to review and improve all the important topics dealt with in the classroom. Every week you could see the pages of the coursebook or workbook that have been explained in the classroom and the activities proposed as homework. You could also see some useful links of websites that will help you to improve your English language. Feel free to ask anything you need. Enjoy your English!
18 May 2022
8A It´s no use trying to go to sleep. HEALTH
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1. SPEAKING AND READING
👉 Think about these questions:
In a typical day, how many hours do you spend on these activities?
-eating -finess -sleeping -travelling -entertainment - household tasks -studying -working
-other not mentioned
How much does this pattern differ from two years ago?
How much do you expect it to change in the future?
a.b. Answer the questions before you listen to the radio interview to check your answers.
🎵🎵 Track 3.45
If you have doubts, read the script on page 185 to confirm your answers.
c. Look at the headings and match them with tips A-D.
key: Compile a playlist, Acknowledge distraction, Everybody out It´s as it is.
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2. GRAMMAR: Gerunds and infinitives
ADVANCED EXPLANATION
After watching the explanation, please do some online exercises on the link below and finally take the quiz.
Exercises
Take this quiz
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4. LISTENING AND VOCABULARY: (page 94)
Do age or gender or anything else make you more likely to wake up at night?
a. You will hear four people talk about waking up at night. Look at the words in the speech bubbles in your book. What do you think each person is going to say?
🎵🎵 Track 3.48
b. Listen twice to the radio programme in the link above and check if your ideas in 4a were correct. Check with the help of the script on page 185.
c. Look at the expressions in the box from the recording. Which are about...?
1.Sleeping well or too long
2.Not sleeping or not sleeping well
3.Falling asleep.
4.Having a short sleep.
Key
Oral mediation in groups: Segmented sleep
READING AND LISTENING: SEGMENTED SLEEP_______________________________________________
IDIOMS WITH SIMILES.
There are a few similes with the same pattern as SLEEP LIKE A LOG ( verb + like + noun).
Can you complete them?
Eat like a_____
Sing like a______
Sink like a_____
Watch something like a ______
Have a face like_____
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👉f. Optional speaking task. Talk about your sleeping habits using expressions from 4c. Answer the questions in the exercise.
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Choose one of the activities below and send it to my e-mail. You can do both if you have the time.
👉Oral mediation task
👉Written mediation
USEFUL LANGUAGE TO MEDIATE AN ORAL OR WRITTEN TEXT
IDIOMS WITH SIMILES.
There are a few similes with the same pattern as SLEEP LIKE A LOG ( verb + like + noun).
Can you complete them?
Eat like a_____
Sing like a______
Sink like a_____
Watch something like a ______
Have a face like_____
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👉f. Optional speaking task. Talk about your sleeping habits using expressions from 4c. Answer the questions in the exercise.
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Choose one of the activities below and send it to my e-mail. You can do both if you have the time.
👉Oral mediation task
👉Written mediation
USEFUL LANGUAGE TO MEDIATE AN ORAL OR WRITTEN TEXT
17 May 2022
B1- C1 and That´s English : EXAMENES CERTIFICACION JUNIO 2022 FECHAS
Dear students,
Please find attached some the relevant information related to your exams.
Please find attached some the relevant information related to your exams.
The exact time for your oral exam will be arranged soon. Here you´ll find the date.
http://eoileon.centros.educa.jcyl.es/sitio/index.cgi?wid_seccion=38&wid_item=213
http://eoileon.centros.educa.jcyl.es/sitio/index.cgi?wid_seccion=38&wid_item=213
Written exam: (reading, listening, mediation and writing)
C1 and C1.2 That´s English: 15th June 16.00 (presentation 15.45´)
B1 and B1.2 That´s English: 20th June 16.00 (presentation 15.45´)
Oral exam: (mediation, monologue and dialogue)
C1- 13th June 16.00
C1.2 That´s English: 8th June 16.00
B1 (Mondays-Wednesdays) 1st June 16.00
B1 (Tuesdays- Thursdays) 2nd June 16.00
B1.2 That´s English. 9th June 16.00
16 May 2022
B1 Exam practice May 13th
Dear students,
Find some exam practice in the link below.
You´ll find the tasks and the key answers for the readings and listenings.
As for the speaking part, choose one of the topics and record a 3 minute monologue and send it to my email. You´ll get some feedback afterwards.
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