Weekly Planning 31st May 2022

Weekly Planning 31st May 2022

Let's start with a game about The Internet:

Let's continue with a digital lesson:

And now, time to practice our writing: advantages/disadvantages

Time now for some speaking practice with this game:

You have to talk for 30 seconds about the given prompt

And to finish, a song:

Coldplay, Clocks

Weekly Planning: 24th & 26th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 24th & 26th May 2022

Let's start with some games about Grammar & Vocabulary:

We will continue with a Listening & Reading activity:

Audio 9.1

Audio 9.2

Audio 9.3

Now it is time to improve our knowledge about Conditionals, this time with the Third Conditional:

And here you can find a video about it:

Let's practice what we have learnt with this game:

Time to learn how to use quantifiers in our conversations:

And now, time to practice our speaking skills for the incoming exams. Here you have an example of B2 monologue about "Eating habits":

And another video with useful expressions for writing/speaking:

Remember to organize your information according to the topic.

Most likely you will use a structure like this:

Introduction

- Where you present yourself and the topic you are going to talk about.

Body

- It could be formed of several sup-parts, related to each idea we want to talk about.

        - Idea 1

        - Idea 2

        - Idea 3

Conclusion

Here we sum-up what we have told and clarify our opinion.

Remember not to include any new information here!

And don't rush to the end, normally the conclusion is what is going to remain of our speaking, so make it a good one!

Once you have your main script, it is time for you to think:

Where am I going to introduce ... ???

1. A passive 

This method was developed by ...

2. A conditional     

If I had prepared my exam better I would have got better marks

3. Some superlatives and comparatives

The sooner, the better

4. Some reported speech 

It is said that, he asked me ...

5. Some relative clauses 

For definitions: it is a device which ...

6. Plenty of connectors

Therefore, thus, however, nevertheless, even though, finally, firstly, on the one hand, in contrast, ...

7. Verbs in -ING

Smoking is a bad habit, drinking & driving kills

8. Strong adjectives

Exhausted, furious, starving, impressive, awesome, gorgeous, ...

9. Idioms

To be on cloud nine, barking at the wrong tree, ...

10. Perfect tenses

If I had known, by this time we will be flying, ...

11. Modal verbs

Can, could, may, might, should, will, must, ...

And don't forget to use specific vocabulary related to the topic, an appropriate register (formal/informal) and avoid "general" words such as "thing, nice, good, ..." (use strong adjectives instead)

Remember that you have 15 minutes to prepare the dialogue and the monologue that they provide you with.

Normally you should spend 10-12 minutes to prepare the monologue and the rest for the dialogue.

You can also watch this video on how to improve your essay (writing) exam:

And to finish and chill out a bit, a song:

Dido, Thank you

Weekly Planning: 19th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 19th May 2022

We continue preparing our June exams with previous year's models.

You can access all the resources via Google Drive. Click on the folder icon:

Here you can watch some videos with tips for your Speaking Exams:

Part One

Part Two

Weekly Planning: 17th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 17th May 2022

REVIEW

Here you can find some useful materials for your incoming exams:

LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS (click on the image to download):

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR THE DIALOGUE (click on the image to download):

WRITING MODELS AND MORE:

And a WRITING CHECKLIST TO CHECK AND IMPROVE YOUR WRITING:

And here you can find plenty of LISTENING activities to practice:

B1 LEVEL

B2 LEVEL

You are very close to reach your goal, make a last effort and you can make it!

 

Weekly Planning: 12th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 12th May 2022

Time to practice with previous years exams:

 

Weekly Planning: 10th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 10th May 2022

For starters, a game about the use of gerunds & infinitives:

Let's continue with some grammar review about the use of the reported speech:

And now let's practice some reading & speaking with this text:

SPEAKING PRACTICE:

You have to speak about online shopping and regular shopping, providing as much information as you can about them and telling which one you prefer. You can refer to the following points:

• Advantages and disadvantages.
• Safety issues when buying online.
• How online shopping can affect the local commerce.

(12 minutes preparation / 3-5 minutes speaking)

You can use this video to get some ideas about the topic:

And now, time for some listening:

Audio 8.18

Audio 8.19

Weekly Planning: 5th May 2022

Weekly Planning: 5th May 2022

To start our lesson, a game about adjectives and adverbs:

Here you can find a lesson plan about Work:

And some specific vocabulary about work and occupations:

We need as well some grammar, this time about the use of gerunds and infinitives (to / -ing forms)

You can test your knowledge about jobs & occupations with this game:

Time to sharp our listening skills with these videos about preparing the right CV for a job:

And another video that may come in handy when facing a job interview:

And to finish, a song:

Marina, "To Be Human"

Weekly Planning: 3rd May 2022

Weekly Planning: 3rd May 2022

Let's start with some vocabulary practice. A game to unscramble words about LANDSCAPES:

Then we will continue with a reading & listening activity about houses:

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Here you can find some vocabulary about houses:

Time for some speaking practice too:

And more ...

The writing activity above would be also good practice (you can do it as homework)

You can also do this MEDIATION activity:

A friend of yours is looking for a house to buy in an area West of Cambridge.

You have found some housing adverts in a newspaper.

Her initial budget is of 250.000 GBP, but maybe she could obtain some more funds to buy the house if she really likes it.

For her, it would be ideal to have plenty of space and she doesn't like living in a flat.

She doesn't want to do any works in the property she buys.

TASK: 

Send her a short e-mail or message telling that you have found a house that would suit her needs, explaining the details of it and why you think it is ideal for her (no more than 80 words).

And to finish, as usual, a song:

LP "Lost On You"