Speaking Test (samples)

How do examiners assess your speaking?

Below you can find a sample test with the examiners' comments

Examiners' comments

Descriptive words

Aren't you tired of using the same words in your descriptions? 

Here's a useful chart to help you improve your vocabulary :)

A new grant only for the brave students

And here's the link in case you want to know more about it:

Becas de la fundación Amancio Ortega

Speaking Test materials...

A Charles Dickens Webquest

As you know, this year we're studying some of the most important authors and works from English literature.

Last term, we started with Dickens and now I'd like to continue what we started with this Webquest.

Three important rules:

1. The due date is on February, 8th 2015! So, please, note it down in your agenda/calendar/notebook so you won't be like this poor pup when I ask you about the webquest you didn't submit.

2. You have to do it in pairs (choose wisely, I won't accept any group changes/arguments). 

3. ENJOY!

Here's the link:

A Charles Dickens Webquest

An amazing web!

Here's an amazing web to prepare your B1, B2, C1 or C2 exams!

Have a look at it!

English Revealed

SICK AS A DOG

It's winter time and I'm sure you can feel it, can't you?

Winter, cold, rain and.... FLU!

And here's our first IDIOM!

Peter can't go to work. He's sick as a dog

New Section!

Today I'm officially starting a new section entitled

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IDIOM OF THE WEEK!

I know, I know..... it's pretty exciting!

.... Keep posted!

We'll start on Monday!

Grammar practise!

Click on the following links below if you can revise the grammar points we've seen in class so far:

Simple Past: Was or Were?

Past Simple Practise?

Put the verbs into the correct Past Simple Form

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Present Simple or Present Continuous? 1

Present Continuous or Present Simple? 2

Present Simple or Present Progressive? 3

Keeping fit--> UNIT 4 USEFUL VOCABULARY

Click on the link below to download the vocabulary copy seen in class!

Have a nice weekend!

Keeping fit and healthy (VOCABULARY)

Speaking Practise---> Copy set

Click on the link below to download the copies with the Speaking contents seen in class.

Speaking Prompts

Grammar time---> Future tenses in English

Click on the link below to download the copy set of UNIT 4.

UNIT 4--> copy set

And here you have the copy set focusing on grammar:

Future tenses in English

New Year, New Resolutions....?

Hello buddies! 
According to some studies, the world is divided among ...

a. Those who keep to their New Year's Resolutions

b. Those who don't

c. Those who don't care.

Which type are you?

Anyway, probably the most common Resolution is related to our beloved UNIT 3 and I just couldn't stop myself from posting this picture :)

New Year, New Resolutions....?

Hello buddies!
We are already half way through the first month of the year (OMG! Time flies!!!) and... I wanted to ask you... How are your New Year's Resolutions Going?

Have you got a lonnnnnnnnng list?

Are you keeping your resolutions?

or not?

Anyway, one of the most common New Year's Resolution is related to UNIT 4.....

Listening Practise

Some of you have asked me to post an entry including Listening exercises and  here it goes. Enjoy! :)

Click on the links below to do the listening exercises:

Exam Part 1

Exam Part 2

Exam Part 3

Exam Part 4

Exam Part 5

Present Perfect Simple---> Grammar

As some of you noted today in class, I have not uploaded this file yet to the blog. Soooo, here you have it (click on the link below to download it)

Present Perfect Simple--> Grammar copy set

Workbook answer key (UNIT 3)

Page 22
Exercise 1:   
1. ever
2. just
3. since
4. yet
5. for
6. already
7. never

Exercise 2:
1. has worked
2. has... invited
3. have.... been
4. hasn't left
5. hasn't stopped
6. have... done

Exercise 3:
1. have been
2. did your team win
3. missed
4. Has Bob returned
5. did you arrive
6. left
7. has never used
8. have been involved

Exercise 4:
1. John became a competitive swimmer at the age of 10. He has competed for 50 years.
2. Last year, Ian bought a racing bike. He hasn't ridden it yet.
3. My friends gave me rollerblades for my last birthday. I have already used them several times.

Page 23

Exercise 5:
1. I haven't seen Mike for three weeks.
2. Bill has known Harry since they were in primary school.
3. Bill has never been to/visited Spain before.
4. Katie has had a computer since January.

Exercise 6:
1. have just come back
2.grew up
3. have visited
4. took
5. have never seen
6. enjoyed
7. have used
8. won

Exercise 7:
1. We haven't bought the new equipment yet.
2. Jim has done athletics all his life.
3. We have been Chelsea fans for ten years.
4. Scotland have never won the football World Cup.
5. Yesterday, an Arsenal player suffered a serious injury.

Page 28:
Exercise 1
1. beat/ determined
2. talented/ runner-up
3. take up/ disciplined
4. trained/ draw
5. competitive sports/ win

Exercise 2:
1. score a goal
2. a challenge
3. competitive
4. broke a record
5. enter a competition
6. dedicated to
7. keep fit

Exercise 3:
1. have you ever watched
2. saw
3. I've just moved
4. tried
5. have known
6. haven' learnt

Exercise 4:
1. began
2. decided
3 believed
4. have participated
5. has improved
6. have found
7. have stopped
8. has become
9. attended
10. grew

IMPORTANTE: Becas para participar en el Instituto de Verano Benjamin Franklin 2015 en los Estados Unidos de América para jóvenes entre 16 y 18 años.

Aquí tenéis el link con el texto de la convocatoria:

Becas para participar en el Instituto de Verano Benjamin Franklin 2015 en los EEUU para jóvenes entre 16 y 18 años

Some food games

Some useful games to brush up your food vocabulary...

Food vocabulary game

And now, can you put the correct item in the basket?

Food Vocabulary game

Food vocabulary game

Irregular Verbs--> Online exercises

Hello! 

Due to a technical mishap the blog was not updated during the Christmas holidays... Sorry for that, but hopefully all the entries will be OK from now on.

You can start by clicking on the following link to practise vocabulary with this game.

http://englishflashgames.blogspot.com.es/2010/11/action-verbs-game.html

Some interactive games to practise irregular verbs and the past simple:

Past Simple Irregular Verbs ESL, Grammar, Interactive, Activity Online, fun game
Past Simple Irregular verbs
Past simple irregular verbs
Past simple Irregular verbs (Spin the wheel)
Past simple: complete the sentences
Past simple: memory game

Exam practise--> Improving your listening skills

This entry is for those who are taking the exams this week. Also, those of you who need to polish up their listening skills... try the following links (click on the pictures below)

PET LISTENING EXAM PART 1 (revision exercises) 

 

PET LISTENING: EXAM PART 3 (revision exercises)

Back to real life

 Hello y'all!

Happy new year!

Hope you've had a wonderful holiday surrounded by your loved ones but... now it's time to work!

Here's a Garfield's comic strip to make your comeback funnier :)