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A2-Semi EXAMS

Thursday 2nd     4.00 pm    

PRUEBA ORAL 

• Producción de Textos Orales (Monologues)     4.15-4:30

PRUEBA ESCRITA

• Coproducción de textos escritos (Writing)      4:40-5:20                    
• Mediación de Textos Escritos                          5:25-5:40
• Comprensión de Textos Escritos (Reading)     5:45-6:05
• Comprensión de Textos Orales (Listening)      6:10-6:30

B1 EXAMS

Monday, 30th     4.15 pm    

PRUEBA ESCRITA 1 

• Comprensión de Textos Orales (Listening)    4:30-5:00
• Producción de Textos Escritos (Writing)        5:05-6:05

Tuesday, 31st      6.45 pm         

PRUEBA ORAL

• Producción de Textos Orales (Monologues)   6:50-7:10

PRUEBA ESCRITA 2

• Mediación de Textos Escritos                        7:15-7:40
• Comprensión de Textos Escritos (Reading )  7:45-8:15

B1 FILE 5B

Here you can find:

• Videos 
• Mediation
• Reading

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Video

MEDIATION
This is an example of a possible mediation task. In this case, you must fill in the gaps using the information from the chat
task
chat
key
READING
Do the following reading test with different types of exercises
exercises
text
key

B1 FORUM

Watch this clip where people chat about what irritates them most about British people. And now, let's focus on Spanish people: what do you find most irritating about them? Leave your comments.


(Let me tell you how to do it: Click on  Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. You'll probably need a gmail account. Find an example of an imaginary student below. Use colloquial language. To see your classmates' comments, you need to click on comments.Good luck!)

B1-CAL

Homework 

• Next chat (Thursday 26th) there will be a tutorial session from 6:45 to 7:30 pm where you can ask any doubts you have about grammar, speaking, writing and so on.(via chat or videocall, in either English or Spanish).                                        Besides, from 7:30 to 8:30 we can chat about irritating things and also there will be sort of dialogue practice about relationships using cards. I'm going to be student A to start the conversation and you must adopt only one role (A or B) throughout the conversation(s) . Try to use as much grammar of this term as possible (check contents on a different post) and relationships vocabulary.  These are the cards models 7A & 7B

• Can you remember...? 1-5 (p93). Use the key below

KEY
Can you Remember 

B1-A

Homework 

• Next chat (Wednesday 25th) there will be a tutorial session from 4:30 to 5:00 pm where you can ask any doubts you have about grammar, speaking, writing and so on.(via chat or videocall, in either English or Spanish).                                        Besides, from 5:00 to 6:00 we can chat about irritating things and also there will be sort of dialogue practice about relationships using cards. I'm going to be student A to start the conversation and you must adopt only one role (A or B) throughout the conversation(s) . Try to use as much grammar of this term as possible (check contents on a different post) and relationships vocabulary.  These are the cards models 7A & 7B

• Can you remember...? 1-5 (p93). Use the key below

KEY
Can you Remember 

A2-Semi

Time to practise superlatives! The best way can be through a forum where you post a comment. How can you do it?
First, watch the clip to get some ideas. Then, click on  Comments/No Comments - next to the pencil, at the bottom of the post - and enter your comment, then publish it. 
You'll probably need a gmail account. Use informal language. You need to click on comments if you want to see your classmates' comments.
Good luck!

B1 Contents for the Exam

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2nd term

B1 How to use and Pronounce some contractions

The video is lengthy. Don't watch it in a row. Use the subtitles if you can't understand it well. And... put your contractions to the test!

B1-CAL

Homework 

• Next chat (Tuesday 24th) will involve discussions in which you have to agree or disagree. The statements are on p83 (6a). Read them, tick the ones you agree with and cross the ones you don't agree with. Think about your reasons for each one. You can use the language from the Presenting an opinion box along with discussion language and relationships vocabulary. 

• Practical English p.84-85. Use the key below

KEY
Practical English
1
a
She has got engaged. / She and her boyfriend are getting married.
b
 
2
a
He asks Jenny to meet his friend, paul, at the airport and to take him back to his flat.
b
 
c
1 mind, course   2 OK   3 Can, Sure   4 favour, meeting, Not   5 could, problem
d
1 Of course not. / Not at all.    2 Could you ...? / Would you mind ...?
3
a
Rob is delighted to see him. Jenny seems tired and not very enthusiastic.
b
1 Hasn't changed much    2 late    3 talked a lot about himself   4 eating in    5 full of energy   6 doesn't feel like
d
1 mate    2 come    3 way    4 mind    5 days    6 about
e
A4    B2    C6    D1    E5    F3 

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 Homework

• Vocabulary worksheet 5B   vocabulary . Use the key below

• Listening p71 3b,c,d. Use the answer key below

• Next Thursday 26th , our chat will focus on functions and phrases of Practical English 3 (p74-75) & 5 (p134-135). All the exercises are useful and good listening and pronunciation practice but pay special attention to the shopping conversation (3) and the instructions to give directions and get to a place (2 & 3). There's also an additional shopping dialogue below for further practice. Key below 

         At the clothes' shop









KEY
5B
 
Listening
3
c
1 Helsinki    2 Mumbai    3 Budapest, New York    5 Moscow, Amsterdam    9 London, Warsaw    16 Lisbon
d
1
a Amsterdam    b Helsinki    c Moscow    d Mumbai    e London
2
47%; No, there was no common factor.
Practical English 3
1
a
 
3
a
1 They are too small
2 He changes them for another pair.
b
1 minute    2 try    3 15    4 problem    5 size    6 sorry    7 same    8 receipt
4
a
1 Brooklyn    2 shows    3 morning    4 6.45    5 early    6 7.15    7 has
c
1 had    2 know    3 don't    4 make    5 Let's
d
A3    B4    C1    D5    E2
Practical English 5
1
a
1T    2T    3F    4T    5F    6F
b
 



2
b
1 left    2 straight    3 next    4 traffic    5 roundabout
3
b
1 Take    2 off    3 stop    4 straight    5 first    6 right    7 lost
4
a
No, it isn't.
b



d
1 sorry    2 said    3 feel    4 long    5 mean
e
A3    B1,2    C5     D4