Happy teacher's day !

It turns out that today is teacher's day in Spain! 

[source of the image: http://teenbookshelf.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/woah.html]

So I guess I should say something like... 

Happy teacher's day -to me-!!! 

In my defence, I think that I very much owe that congratulatory message since I'm spending my afternoon scanning different sources for my classes. Something I enjoy, btw. A teacher's freakery, I have to concede.

Anyway, Happy teacher's day to all the teachers behind the screen.

Future tenses (easy level)

Good afternoon!

This morning, as we were checking the homework I could see that some of my students were struggling with verb tenses. Some faces were like this one...

[source of the picture: http://educationphysiqueetsantecanada.net/us-teens-win-international-rocketry-challenge/]

So, if that was your case, let me help you with some extra practice (easy level): 

Verb tense exercise on Future simple/ going to. 

Click on the link below (not the picture!) to be redirected to the webpage

Will/ going to

Verb tense exercise on Future simple/ Future continuous (we'll have a look at it in our next class)

Future simple/ future continuous

Future tenses exercise

Future simple/ future continuous/ going to /present continuous

Welcome to the new section!

Hello everyone!

I'll try to use this new section to upload free materials for you all! I hope you find them useful :)

Testing.... Testing....

I know.... I know... It's been while since I last sat in front of my computer and blogged something. 

However, I needed some time OFF. It was getting more and more difficult to fill in the lines of the blank page. I was worn out and running out of ideas! 

[source of the pic: http://www.slideshare.net/dfalecki/the-wellbeing-classroom-47012133]

But, has there ever been a better time to get some inspiration than summer time?

[source of the pic: http://www.schoolingschool.com/2015_06_01_archive.html]

Now, the holiday season is over and I thank you for your patience. 

I'm back.

Exam week

It's exam week and students be like...

[source of the picture:http://www.hercampus.com/school/uncw/6-things-youll-need-during-exam-week]

And teachers be like...

[source of the picture:http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/3385230/When+this+happens/180]

You gotta love this job! Muahahahaha

KET LISTENING EXAM

Click on the following links to be directed to new exam practice!

KET LISTENING EXAM PART 1

KET LISTENING EXAM PART 2

KET LISTENING PART 4

Answer Key for Bachillerato

UNIT 7

Page 88 of the Student's Book
Exercise 3
1. was hit
2. occur
3. was
4. were killed
5. lost
6. would help
7. would donate
8. were suffering
9. wasn't sent
10. had been given

Exercise 4
1. Holly asked whether Jim had seen Rosie the night before/ the previous night.
2. Unless it rains, we'll go to the beach.
3. This experiment will be conducted by some of our best scientists.
4. If William had felt well, he would have come to school.
5. Is Sally going to travel to Australia?


UNIT 8

Page 100 of the Student's Book

Exercise 3
1. Are you meeting
2. where
3. would have gone
4. would give
5. have logged in
6. which
7. are made
8. bought

Exercise 4
1. If I hadn't forgotten my password, I could have accessed my e-mail.
2. Did she really fall asleep while Daniel was performing?
3. Julie asked whether my/our friends had enjoyed their holiday.
4. I haven't ridden a horse for ten years.
5. Was Oliver Twist written by Charles Dickens?
6. I/ You/ We shouldn't have told Lauren

UNIT 9

Page 106 of the Student's Book
Exercise 1
1. joined
2. Do... shake
3. will be watching
4. are going to study
5. was talking
6. won't have finished
7. Are...speaking

Exercise 2
1. must have
2. don't have to
3. should have
4. must
5. couldn't have
6. can't 
7. may not have

Exercise 3
1. would speak, lived
2. share, won't become
3. would be, were
4. had listened, wouldn't have misunderstood
5. go, will do
6. would have studied, had had

Exercise 5
Page 107

1. The tourist said hat he /she had never been there before.
2. My neighbours told me that they had gone to the Carnival in Brazil the previous year/ the year before.
3. Beth asked us what special food people ate in our country.
4. The guide told us not to go into a Buddhist temple with our shoes on.
5. My sister wanted to know if/whether I would take her to the market the following day/ the next day.
6. Donald suggested going/ that we go to a concert that night.

Exercise 6
1. We spoke to a man who lives in Kenya.
2. Hinduism, whish is thousands of years old, is the world's third largest religion.
3. Italy is a country where people dress very fashionably.
4. I'd like you to meet Cathy, whose husband teaches English in France.
5. The day when we arrived in Tokyo was cold and rainy.
6. Jonny's parents, who are from Ireland, moved here in 1992.

Page 112
Exercise 4
1. The policeman asked whether that car belonged to me.
2. We walked while it was raining.
3. Carol, whose mother has written many books, wants to be a writer.
4. I'm sure that the loud noises must have disturbed the neighbours.
5. Were you informed about the meeting by Mrs Ward?
6. Mr Atkins told his son not to drive so fast.
7. I would have got the job if my English had been good enough.