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Idioms are very important in English language. Native often . speakers use them naturallyFollow the link to get some idioms practice in English.
Self-correction activity to learn and practice new idioms
Idioms are very important in English language. Native often . speakers use them naturallyFollow the link to get some idioms practice in English.
Self-correction activity to learn and practice new idioms
Self-correction activity to learn and practice word-formation
Here you will find exercises to revise verb tenses
Activity to revise the different pronunciations of the spelling -s/es for present simple 3rd person singular and regular nouns plural. You have the file below. Don't forget to upload your work in pdf format
Go over the activity to check you really understand the different pronunciaton of the -s/-es endings
Go over this worksheet to help you revise the above mentioned skills.
In this video you can get to know the basics of a Narrative writing:
Setting
Climax
Resolution
TIPS FOR THE NARRATIVE PROMPT
Use your imagination and experiences to tell a story
or describe what is happening.
2. Organize essay into a three-part story: a beginning, middle and end or a before, during and after. 3. Write about mood, people, objects, events, messages revealed using precise words.
4. Try to relate the prompt to any
story, novel, television show, or movie you have seen.
5. Revise and
edit your story using the Writer’s Checklist.
CREATE A STORY MAP What is the story? Who/what is the main
character?
Where is the action happening? What is the
main action? Details about the place: What does the action show?
Details about the main character: Hypothesis/ Questions About the
main Character: Hypothesis about the place: Hypothesis about the
action:
Write a story about something shocking you have ever experienced.. Plan for your writing, describe a clear setting, develop characters with vivid personality traits, and unfold a plot that includes a story problem, rising action, climax, and concludes with a solution.
Length: 100 words
Go through this activity to learn the meaning of a set of idioms connected with weather
Self-correction activity to revise weather vocabulary as well as your own listening skills
For those who love American English. Here you have some practice!
In this Pdf you will find some useful vocabulary to talk about the weather and some Weather report samples (easy, medium and difficult)
GRAMMAR:
Here you will find a slideshare ppt to know how to contrast and compare pictures.
Eg. Both pictures show… but this one…, whereas the other one…
Eg. They might (well) have problems finishing
She is likely to / she’ll probably find it quite tough
I expect/imagine she’s feeling a bit lonely at the
Moment.
Rephrase the following sentences using Modal Verbs:
Pay attention to clue words in the sentences to help you guess the right modal verbs
Self-correction activity to revise the structure and contents of the opinion essay
In this file you can find some grammar explanation about conditional clauses as well as some practice
Go through the activities in the file
Go over the exercises to revise the structure of the for and against essay
PASSSIVE VOICE
CAUSATIVE HAVE
CONNECTORS CAUSE & RESULT
WRITING: INFORMATIVE ESSAY
Self-correction activity to revise the use of Cause and Result connectors
Practice file about cause and result connectors. (keys included)
Write an informative essay on the following topic. (120 words approx):
The link between music and increased efficiency at work
Here you have a set of files to practise rephrasing for conditionals, passive and causative
Here you have a pdf containing some explanations (in Spanish!!!) to revise reported speech (statements, questions and commands). You also have some exercises
For sure you have seen films like Mathilda or Charlie and the chocolate factory, so you have heard of Roald Dahl. Watch the video about this famous writer´s life and write a short biography
Write a biography (100 words approx) about somebody (celebrity or not) who you admire or has been important in your life.
Follow the structure in the template.
Relative clauses:
types: defining and non-defining
when to leave out the relative pronoun
rephrasing using relative clauses
Fill the gaps with the information next to the complaint letter. This could be a good complaint letter model to be taken into account when you have to write yours.
Have a look at the template(click on the link below) which contains good info about what to include in a complaint letter and a list of Do's and Don'ts. Then choose ONE of the situations and write a complaint letter (in pdf format) (length: 100 words approx)
This is a typical student mistake when writing in English. We tend to write long (in fact extremely long!!)sentences which are commonly found in our mother tongue. Consequently, we join sentences which should not be written together (we call them " run-on sentences").
You will find a bunch of run-on sentences in this activity. Try to fix them!
PASSIVE SENTENCES REPHRASING ACTIVITY
Revision of all the grammar points seen throughout the academic year. You've got clues for self-correction on the second page
ANTIA´S GROUP ( NEW IN THE BLOCK!!!) 120,92 POINTS
GEIN´K 114,23 POINTS
HERETICS ON FIRE 113 POINTS
RECESHBIRROS 82,49 POINTS
LA BOBINETA 80,75 POINTS
LOS BAZAS 65,75 POINTS
Pay attention to the clip and then answer the questions the teacher (nice wonderful Ana) will ask your group. The first to answer the two questions right will get 2 points!!!
Match the adjectives with their definitions in your worksheet
Here you have 17 movie fragments to revise Reported Speech . Write the reported sentences (1 point each) and if you can guess the title of the film and extra point
Choose the right answer for each question. At the end of the test you will know whether you are A1,A2.B1;B2 or the master of the universe!!! C1/C2