Useful Links

Hello guys!

Here you have as promised some links to Certification exams, in case you want to practice.

exam 1
exam 2
exam 3
exam 4

Let me know if you want more :)

And remember, go and get them Tigers!!! I believe in you!!!!

IMPORTANT INFO INTERMEDIATE 2 STUDENTS!!!!

Hey guys!!!!

Here are the schedules for our Speaking exams. Remember: ON Monday 2nd and Tuesday, 3rd June, in the afternoon!!!! YOU MUST BRING YOUR ID CARDS AND ALSO BE AT THE SCHOOL 20 MIN BEFORE YOUR SCHEDULED EXAM. 

If you see any mistakes, please contact me by email ASAP (as soon as possible) 

02-06-14

NI2 ORALES CERTIFICACIÓN (ALUMNOS OFICIALES)

28th May, Básico 1 Students!

Hi again guys!

Bueno chicos, el curso ha terminado. Sólo quería escribirles estas líneas para agradecerles el año que hemos pasado juntos. Espero que sus expectativas se hayan cumplido. Las mías desde luego, sí. He aprendido mucho con ustedes y espero que ustedes también.

Les mantendré informados de cómo va la cosa en cuanto al escrito y las matriculaciones de cara al próximo curso.

Un abrazo fuerte y recuerden que esto es sólo el principio ;)

Intermedio 2 students!!!

I'm writing this while you are taking your final writing exam. You are all so quiet and concentrated!!! You even look cute ;)

Jokes apart, it makes me proud seeing that all of you have taken the exams. Some of you will have finished your final exams by this afternoon, some of you will finish next Tuesday, but most definetely, all of you will be here next Thursday!!!

So by now, have a nice weekend!! (you know what you have to do whether it is relax a little bit or studying a little bit)

(This was recorded in Glasgow... very close to where I used to live ;)

Básico 1 students!!!

Ya algunos han terminado los exámenes, congratulations!!!!

Los demás, ánimo que no es tan fiero el león como lo pintan. 

Un abrazo and have a nice weekend!!! 

Important info Intermediate 2 students!!!!

You can already check (and you MUST DO IT) that your names are included in the list of students taking the certification exam next June 4th.

You can check it on this link or on the EOI Fuerteventura webpage.

TIP: Download the PDF document and then search for your name, it will be quicker that trying to look it up online.

On the other hand, we have already done half of our May's exam!!! Hooray!!!!!

Remember next Thursday we have the writing exam and we will start with the speaking exams as well (they will be finished on the following Tuesday).

Just so you can review a little bit, have a look at this charts!!

Handout 1 + Possessive pronouns exercises keys

Here are the keys to the exercises on Handout 1 and Possessive pronouns handout.

HANDOUT 1 
PAGE 1, 8B Grammar: there is/there are, some/ any + plural nouns 
exercise a 

3 Is there a double bed in the bedroom?	Yes, there is
4 Is there a DVD player in the living room?	Yes, there is.
5 Is there a plant in the study?	No, there isn’t
6 Is there a dishwasher in the kitchen?	Yes, there is
7 Are there cupboards in the bathroom?	Yes, there are
8 Are there chairs in the bedroom?	No, there aren’t

exercise b

2 There are some plants in the living room. 

3 There is a mirror in the hall

4 There aren't any books in the living room

5 There is a computer in the study

6 There is a fireplace in the living room

There are some shelves in the study 

Extra Material 15th May

As promised here you have a video  called "The Halo Effect". You must complete the activities below. Please watch it carefully as I think it will help you a lot to understand the importance of an adequate intonation.

Also I would like you to watch this video about daily routines again:

Apart from being an excellent way to review office vocabulary as well as other related things about jobs and working (see exercise below), it is also a nice way to motivate you :)

Have a wonderful weekend!

Handouts exercises Key

Reading: Weddings around the World

1 on	2 beauty	3 from	4 both	5 couple
6 leads	7 by	8 several	9 takes	10 lighting
11 sign	12 lasts	13 called	14 role	15 designs
16 richly	17 plenty	18 chatting	19 groom	20 walk

Collocations

(will be uploaded on Monday) 

Exercises Key (Book)

Hey guys!

These are the keys to the exercises you have to do at home.

Page 110, Reading and Vocabulary

Exercise c

Paragraph 1 – The real Spider-Man

Paragraph 2- A childhood adventure

Paragraph 3- A terrible fall

Paragraph 4- Danger and police

Paragraph 5- Why he climbs

Exam dates Intermedio 2

Hey guys!

Just to remind you: 

• Tuesday 20th May: 

           - Reading 

           - Listening 

• Thursday 22nd May: 

          - Writing

          - Speaking 

•  Tuesday 27th May: 

           - Speaking

• Thursday 29th May: 

           QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMS WILL BE SHOWN THIS DAY 

Exam Dates Básico 1

Please remember our exam dates:

- 19th May, Monday: 

• Reading (50 Min) 
• Listening (30 Min)

- 21st  May, Wednesday: 

• Writing (50 Min) 
• Speaking (up to 10 min, speech and interaction) 

- 26th May, Monday: 

• Speaking (up to 10 min, speech and interaction) 

- 28th May, Wednesday:

• ENTREGA DE NOTAS

Exercises Key (book)

Here are the keys and answers to the exercises you had to do at home:

Page 141, 9A
exercise a 

15th May

Hello guys!

This is what we did in our last day of classes:

- Writings review: tips and common mistakes
- Speaking practice: speech and oral interaction
- Exam: doubts and FAQ
- Speaking game
- Phrasal Verbs handout
- Informal expressions review (see below)
- Video (see extra material 15th May post)

Please see the post named extra material 15th May, I've posted there some extra exercises to do at home. 

14th May

Hey guys!

This is what we did in our last day of classes:

- Exercises Correction
- Quantifiers review
- Possesive pronouns (mine, yours, his, her, its, ours, yours, theirs)
- Reading exercise
- Listening exercises
- Speaking practice
- Writing: tips and common mistakes

Study a lot!!!!!!

13th May

Hey guys!

This is what we did earlier today:

- Conditionals review
- Speech/ Monologues practice
- Oral Interaction/ dialogues practice

HOMEWORK

- 2nd Handout
- Practice speech/ oral interactions handouts
- If you were not in class, contact me on my email so I can assign you a role for a speaking exercise we are performing on Thursday 

REMEMBER: EXERCISES KEY ON THESE POSTS: book exercises and handout exercises

12th May

Hi everybody!

This is what we did in our class yesterday:

- Correction, Page 141, Grammar Bank 9A, 9B.
- Page 163, Vocabulary Bank, Food.
- Monologues/Speech practice
- Listening exam

HOMEWORK
- 2nd Handout
- Prepare dialogues/ oral interactions

REMEMBER: EXERCISES KEYS ON THESE POSTS: BOOK EXERCISES AND HANDOUTS

8th May

Hi everybody!

This is what we did last Thursday. Please remember that corrections for exercises will be posted here from now on (see below)

- Writing exercise: A narrative story.
- Listening exam.
- Page 109, Help with Grammar, Third conditional
- Conditionals review: Type 0, Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 (see chart below)
- Page 109, Help with Listening
- Page 109, Get ready, Get it right

HOMEWORK
- Page 112, Review
- Handout (compilation of photocopies with review exercises)
- Prepare the monologues and dialogues suggested.
- Finish any writings you may have not handed in.

CONDITIONALS CHART 

Type	If – clause	Main clause	What for?
Type 0 (general truth)	If + Present Simple	Present simple	They are used to express something, which is always true. We can use when (= whenever) instead of if I.e: If/when it rains, the roads get slippery.
Type 1/ First Conditional (real present)	If+ P.simple	Future (will)	They are used to express real or very probable situations in the present or future. I.e: If we work hard, we’ll finish the Project on time.
Type 2/ Second Conditional (unreal present)	If+ Past Simple or past continuous	Would/could/might + infinitive (without to)	They are used to express imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in the present and, therefore, are unlikely to happen in the present or future. They are also used to give advice. I.e: If I didn’t have to work such long hours, I wouldn’t be so tired.
Type 3/ Third Conditionals (unreal past)	If + past perfect/ past perfect continuous	Would/could/ might+ have + past participle	They are used to express imaginary situations which are contrary to facts in the past. They are also used to express regrets or criticism. i. e: If I had been more careful, I wouldn’t have made such a big mistake.

7th May

Hi guys!

We worked a lot last Wednesday. This is what we did:

- Correction page 139, 8B, a, b
- Page 63, Speaking, a, b
- Page 114, Writing
- Correction, page 162, prepositions: place & movement
- Page 69, Grammar, Countable and Uncountable names
- Page 140, Grammar Bank, 9A
- Page 70, Vocabulary, a, b, c
- Page 70, Grammar, Quantifiers: How much/ How many, a few, a lot of… exercises a, c
- Page 140, Grammar Bank 9B

HOMEWORK
- Page 139, 8C, a, b
- Page 141, 9A, a, b
- Page 141, 9B, a, b
- Writing: Description of your house. Page 114. IMPORTANT, DUE NEXT MONDAY!
- Page 65, Grammar, a
- Page 66, Grammar and Vocabulary
- Page 67, Can you understand this text?
- Page 68, Vocabulary and Reading
- HANDOUT WITH EXERCISES (recompilation of photocopies with exercises to review)

LAST DAY TO HAND IN WRITINGS: MONDAY 12TH! 

6th May

Hello everybody!

This is what we have just done in our class:

- Page 106, Help with Grammar correction
- Page 107, Exercise 4
- Page 107, Correction of exercises 5- 7
- Page 107, Get ready, get it right! 8, 9
- Page 108, Vocabulary, phrases with get (see page 154) 1 a, b, c
- Page 108, exercise 2, a, b
- Page 108, Listening, 3- 4
- Monologue  tips handout
- Monologue handouts

HOMEWORK
- Page 108, Help with Grammar
- Page 108, exercises 7, 8
- Page 110, Reading, 4, a, b, c, d
- Page 111, Help with Vocabulary, 5, 6
- Prepare the monologues in the handout
- Revise the handouts: "writing a narrative" and advantages and disadvantages

SEE BELOW THE CORRECTION OF WRITING A NARRATIVE EXERCISES and UNIT 11 REVIEW

5th May

Hi guys!

We worked a lot yesterday. This is what we did:

- Correction of Email handout
- Correction of old handouts: dates (three seconds ago, one month ago ...)
- Correction, page 62 Vocabulary
- Correction, page 161, The House, Vocabulary Bank
- Page 62, Listening, a, b, c
- Page 63, Grammar, There is/ There are
- Page 138, There is/ there are
- Monologue and Dialogue Helpsheet (a handout with tips for both the monologue (speech) and dialogues for the speaking exams)
HOMEWORK

- Page 139, 8B, a, b
- See exercise 5, b: Draw a simple plan of your living room (preparation for pair work next Wednesday)
- Prepare monologues and dialogues acording to the handout I gave you yesterday
- Page 64, Reading, a,b, c, d
- Page 65, Vocabulary, a, b

30th April

Hi guys!

This is what happened last Wednesday (sorry for the delay)

- Correction of Page 135, 6C, a, b; Page 49, 4 a and Reading
- Page 58 and 59, Practical English "Getting lost", directions

HOMEWORK
- Handouts (email)
- Writing: informal email 
- Page 59, "Asking the way", exercise e, prepare the dialogue 
- Page 161, Vocabulary Bank, The House