FINAL TASK - AMERICAN DREAM PROJECT

 ROLES DISTRIBUTION

Hi all!

Let me clarify how you need to distribute roles before starting the Project. Even though you are just a binome this is how you are going to distribute responsibilities.

SPOKESPERSON:  The student in charge of communicating with the teacher ( mail, classroom, face-to-face) in case they need to report. In case you need to open a Drive File to share documents / pictures. This person will also be the Google administrator.

RESEARCHER: Person in charge of finding valuable information to share with his/her partner. This student needs to differentiate between valid material and non-solid information. He / she also needs to select video clips, images of the film, citations ...

WRITER/REVIEWER: This role will create the content to be spoken in class. It must be brief, concise interesting and dynamic. In case both students want to write their own lines , one of them will review grammar and spelling  and style, in order to create an engaging message. He /she will also review the webography and the outline to be uploaded to the classroom space.

EDITOR: In case you are presenting video/ visual support to your talk, the editor will use the best format and will modify ( size, extension...) , he/she will include in a presentation (optional). 

Students  may have more than one role. The idea of distributing the task according to the students's own personal competence  is based on cooperative learning methodology. The aim is to create a working environment (using online tools ) in which we learn from each other and take responsibility in your personal work.

Please , let me know if this is clear enough for you. I'll be happy to answer any question.

Go teams!

BLACK FRIDAY EXPLANATION AND LISTENING

 

Hello dear Seniors!

I told you we would continue with November eventful days. In this case we are going to talk about the so well-known Black Friday💸. I know you know 😉; but how much do you really know about its origins ? Let's pay attention to this listening activity and find out about the coinage of the word and the origin of the custom.

Please watch the video and answer the following questions below.

SENIORS GROUP A.💰💰💰💰💰💰

Q1. What is the connection between Black Friday , Thanksgiving day and Christmas?

Q2. What day and what month did the first so-called Black Friday took place ? Was is related to Christmas shopping 🎄?

Q3. What is the earliest example of calling "Black Friday" to the day after Thanksgiving?

SENIORS GROUP B

Q1 Where in the US do they start calling  the day after Thanksgiving Black Friday? Who started to do that?

Q2 What two problems did the Police have after Thanksgiving?

Q3 What spin off have retailers made of Thanksgiving?

SENIORS GROUP C.

Q1. Has the term Black Friday always been used to refer about shopping? Explain very briefly, please.

Q2. How did retailers try to rebrand the term " Black Friday"? Why didn't it succeed?

Q3. What is the mythical explanation about the use of "black"in the expression  that has been going on since the 80s? Please be brief.

THANKSGIVING INTRODUCTION - SENIOR STUDENTS ( A, B AND C)

 Hello my dear Seniors!

You may already know that in the USA🗽 they are already counting down the days to Thanksgiving 🦃. When do they celebrate it?  Did you know that Canada 🍁 has a similar celebration just a week earlier? Let's find out a little bit more about how it is celebrated through this video.

STEP 1. WATCH THE VIDEO 👀  👆Find the time to do it, use headphones if necessary, and try not to be interrupted.

While you watch the video you may want to write down the relevant vocabulary ✍. You can stop the recording and pay attention to the definitions of the different keywords offered on the screen.

STEP 2. QUESTIONS ❓

Answer the following questions about this important American celebration in the comment section below 👇. You need to watch the whole recording to be able to answer them.

Q1. Who founded Thanksgiving as a National Holiday?

Q2. Why is it the beginning of the busiest season for stores ?

Q3. What is the typical main course? What different side dishes and sauces round out the table?

Q4. How long did the very first Thanksgiving celebration take?

Q5. What is the connection between Football and Thanksgiving?

Q6. What new vocab have you learned from the video?

Leave your answers in the comment section. Do not forget to write your name and group.

DEADLINE  2A Wednesday 18th, 2B and 2C Friday 20th.

I hope you like it! 

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE SENIORS ( 2A, 2B AND 2C)

 

Hi everybody!

How is the Reported Speech working for you? In this video you can follow the basic changes that you'll have to take into account in any Direct Speech=> Reported Speech sentence transformation.

Please watch the video and take down the main information and examples, create your own notes on Tense Change and bring them to class. 

Use headphones if you might be distracted by surrounding noise. Concentrate and prepare your notes!

Halloween Micro Story Competition 2 B

 

Congratulations to all participants!! You really did a good job. We have  wonderful micro stories that move from horror stories to mystery tales. I hope you enjoyed them all

Please read the compositions from your class (2ºB) and you can start voting just answering these three easy questions In your opinion ...

These are the stories you need to read in order to vote

 Mary's Halloween Party by Maks Kolasa

Pumkin Panic! by Pepe Cordon

Nightmare by Monica Ferreiro

The Diabolical Doll by Inma Alfaro

Candle Light by Lucia Yuan Infante

Night Without Candy by Maria Carrasco

Apolypse By Arac Alfonso

Eternal Nightmare by Luz Diaz

QUESTION 1: Which story did you enjoy the most?🎃🎃🎃

QUESTION 2 : Which story do you consider the most original?💀💀💀
QUESTION 3: Which story has got a better writing?👻👻👻

Please ,vote your favourite stories until Tuesday 3rd before 17.00 Post a comment answering the three questions

HALLOWEEN micro story CONTEST 2C

 

Congratulations to all participants!! You really did a good job. We have  wonderful micro stories that move from horror stories to mystery tales. I hope you enjoyed them all

Disappearance into the shadows by Ale Parada

Monotony by Gema Sánchez Garrido

Evil never looked so good by María Pedro

The Old Man by Ángela Llamas

The Hitch-hicker by Miriam Romero

Again by Pilar Martin

The Story by Leonardo Nedelea

In the Next Life by Alejandro Venegas

The Room by Antonio Sánchez

 The Door by Lucía Paisal 

Please read the compositions from your class (2ºC) and you can start voting just answering these three easy questions In your opinion ...

QUESTION 1: Which story did you enjoy the most?🎃🎃🎃

QUESTION 2 : Which story do you consider the most original?💀💀💀
QUESTION 3: Which story has got a better writing?👻👻👻

Please ,vote your favourite stories until Tuesday 3rd. Post a comment answering the three questions

HALLOWEEN MICRO STORY CONTEST 2A

 A key 🔑, candle light🕯 , a black cat, a shadow▒  and autumn leaves🍂... these were the common elements...

Congratulations to all participants!! You really did a good job. We have wonderful micro stories that move from horror stories to mystery tales. I hope you enjoyed them all

Please read the compositions from your class (2ºA) and you can start voting just answering these three easy questions In your opinion ...

These are the micro stories you need to read in order to vote.

Help, room 34, black Cats´hotel, London by Laura Duque

Shut in, By Pablo Torres

Emma by Roberta Elvira

The Biggest Secret of Westle

People in my basement by Paula Dominguez

QUESTION 1: Which story did you enjoy the most?🎃🎃🎃

QUESTION 2 : Which story do you consider the most original?💀💀💀
QUESTION 3: Which story has got a better writing?👻👻👻

Please ,vote your favourite stories until Tuesday NOV 3rd at midnight. Post a comment answering the three questions

SENIOR STUDENTS LISTENING TASK : Let's talk about what's going on...

 Hello dear Seniors!

Here is your first task of the year. I would like you to pay attention to this video explaining the basic vocabulary to be able to talk about the pandemic situation we are in. So take 13 minutes of your time , grab your headphones and your notebook to take notes. Pay attention to important concepts like " contaminated surface" or "lockdown" or maybe you are going to need the name of basic objects such as " face mask" or measures such as "social distancing" to explain your current experience at school. There is a writing task coming up and you will be ask to use as much of this vocab as possible. The aim of the video is to give you the proper language to talk and write about this topic

This is what you have to do:

2ºA:  watch the video before Wednesday 23rd

2ºB and 2ºC: watch the video before Friday 25th 

All senior groups have to be ready  to answer the following questions about it by that date:

1) In which different contexts can we use the adjective "contagious"?

2) What is Cockney?How do they speak it?

3) In which contexts can the word " lockdown" be used?

4) What kind of word is " pandemic"? What does ir mean? What is the difference between "epidemic" and "pandemic"?

5) What does "work remotely" mean?

There will also be a writing task to be prepared over the weekend . Check your classroom space for that.

That's all for now. Enjoy your video!!

Welcome back!

 Hi Everyone! Welcome to the English blog. My name is Arantxa Sánchez and I will be your teacher throughout this year. To those of you who already started the journey with us, welcome back ;-), in case you are new at the school , make yourself at home.

ABOUT THE BLOG...

As many of you already know, this is a resource blog and a class blog altogether. You will have to check for homework or task instructions in it. It can also be used to review grammar in the grammar section, improve your listening skills, etcetera.

Make sure you also check your " Classroom space" in your Google account , so that you won't miss any work.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION...

The most important part in this blog project is YOU. Make comments, answer questions, comment on your classmates posts; your contribution is priceless.
Pay attention to the different tags in every entry, IF IT SAYS HOMEWORK, you'll probably have to post a comment or prepare a task, if it says " ASSESSABLE", it means that it will be specially taken into account  in the marking period. Feel free to contribute even if it is not compulsory any other time.


SUBSCRIBE FOR THIS BLOG...

An easy way to be updated is to submit your e-mail. pay attention to the section on the right , where it says "follow by e-mail". You'll receive an e-mail notifying a new entry on or any other update.

CLASSROOM SPACES

1A ( groups 1 and 2) classroom code: y77mfgm

1B ( groups 1 and 2) classroom code: 7ku6odz

2A  classroom code :l6fhb2y

2B  classroom code: 54ehawl

2C  classroom code: 54ehawl

What do you say? Are you ready to start?

😉

CUESTIONARIO DE VALORACIÓN / SURVEY ON THE SUBJECT (1A/1B)

Dear students,

How are you today? You know your final period assessment conference will be next Wednesday. As far as I am concerned I am not asking you to do any more tasks/ activities regarding this subject. You are done! It has been a hard term and an even harder situation for all of us. I must congratulate most of you on the good work you have made, on how honest you have been and how extremely disciplinate many of you have acted. These are demanding days, we need to show, make efforts and learn. Learning really is the key to success. I hope to have contributed to your learning of the language and I hope you feel that you really have learned with me.

It's a shame we have to finish your junior year without huggins, kisses and joyful gatherings at our school, as I said ,these are hard days. Good news is , summer is round the corner 😉. 

I have a last questionnaire for you to make. It's a little survey (in Spanish) so that I get a general perspective on your opinion about the subject. There are only 15 items and it has an estimated time of 10 minutes to complete it. It will be open for several days before the teacher's assessment conference takes place.

CLICK HERE TO ANSWER THE SURVEY

It's been my pleasure to teach you, I hope you all get  the best results !

Best wishes,

Arantxa

1B LISTENING COMPREHENSION - AMERICAN V. BRITISH

Hello everyone!

How are you today? This is the last activity on the blog. I selected a video explaining some differences Between American and British English. I know you already know some of them " elevator/ lift", "sideway/pavement", "highway/ motorway"... These here have more to do with cooking and ingredients. Watch the video  and find out.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

Answer as many questions as you can. Watch the video with subtitles if you need. Pause and play it as you wish, and above all, learn and enjoy.  Post a comment on the blog by today. 

Q1. Why does the young woman " Grace" speak American English? Where is she from? Explain.
Q2. How many different food do they mention? Please explain the difference between 5 of them, write the american and the English term?
Q3. What explanation does she give about the term "eggplant"?
Q4. What words differ only in the pronunciation? Give two examples.
Q5. What is the Spanish translation for "herbs"?
Q6. Grace use the term "garnish", in the context of cooking? What herb is she mentioning to be used as garnish?
Q7. In which meal do they eat "porridge" or "oatmeal"?
Q8. Where do they use the expression " you are walking in treacle"? In which context do they use it.
Q9. Could you explain the difference among " Jam" / "Jelly" and " Jello"? In which situations would you eat each of them? Which one is American and which one is English?
Q10. What is the meaning of " mince" ? Why is it different in American and in British English?

I hope learn a lot today! 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION-1A STUDENTS

Hello everyone!

How are you today? This is the second-to-last activity on the blog. I selected a video explaining some differences Between American and British English. I know you already know some of them " elevator/ lift", "sideway/pavement", "highway/ motorway"... These here have more to do with cooking and ingredients. Watch the video  and find out.

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

Answer as many questions as you can. Watch the video with subtitles if you need. Pause and play it as you wish, and above all, learn and enjoy.  Post a comment on the blog by today. 

Q1. Why does the young woman " Grace" speak American English? Where is she from? Explain.
Q2. How many different food do they mention? Please explain the difference between 5 of them, write the american and the English term?
Q3. What explanation does she give about the term "eggplant"?
Q4. What words differ only in the pronunciation? Give two examples.
Q5. What is the Spanish translation for "herbs"?
Q6. Grace use the term "garnish", in the context of cooking? What herb is she mentioning to be used as garnish?
Q7. In which meal do they eat "porridge" or "oatmeal"?
Q8. Where do they use the expression " you are walking in treacle"? In which context do they use it.
Q9. Could you explain the difference among " Jam" / "Jelly" and " Jello"? In which situations would you eat each of them? Which one is American and which one is English?
Q10. What is the meaning of " mince" ? Why is it different in American and in British English?

I hope learn a lot today! Tomorrow you'll have your last task!!

1B - GRAMMAR TEST 1 TO 5

This is the test you were waiting for. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TEST👈
As I told you the estimated time to take it is 40 minutes. The test will be open from 10.00 to 13.00. No more answers will be accepted after the deadline.

SOME TIPS BEFORE TAKING THE TEST✅

 Just pay attention to your OWN test and take your time to think  the right answer. Remember this is a test to diagnose how much you know and how much you have learnt, take your time reviewing before starting the test. Results will be sent to you as soon as the deadline is over so that you can check the correct answers. You will need a watch / clock to control time, remember the estimated time is 40 minutes.
🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀GOOD LUCK🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

1A TEST- VERBS AND GENERAL GRAMMAR 1 TO 5

Hi Everyone!

This is the test you were waiting for. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TEST.👈
As I told you the estimated time to take it is 40 minutes. The test will be open from 16.00 to 19.00. No more answers will be accepted after the deadline.

SOME TIPS BEFORE TAKING THE TEST✅

Every test is different for every student. Just pay attention to your test and take your time to think  the right answer. Remember this is a test to diagnose how much you know and how much you have learnt, take your time reviewing before starting the test. Results will be sent to you as soon as the deadline is over so that you can check the correct answers. You will need a watch / clock to control time, remember the estimated time is 40 minutes.

🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀GOOD LUCK🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

1B test preparation- grammar contents

Hi 1B juniors!

Ready for your second pre-test practice? Have you checked the grammar reference at the back of the book.? Well first things first, the very first step will be going to the blue section of the book and verify that you understand everything that will be included in the test. Make a summary or chart of the contents and have you notebook by you so that you can write down your mistakes.

TEST ON VERBS AND GRAMMAR CONTENTS

Your online test will be opened tomorrow  at 10.00 🕓. The estimated time to take the tast is 40 minutes. The test will be opened until 13.00. No more answers will be accepted after the deadline. It will be a multiple choice test, so I have selected some useful varied exercises for you to practice today. Leave a comment asking any question you need to ask.

TODAY'S PRACTICE  Now practice online with the following exercises. You can skip the tenses you think you control better and jump to the contents that you really need to practice.
PRESENT TENSES ( STATIVE INCLUDED)
PRESENT/PAST
PAST TENSES ( INTERMEDIATE)
USED TO
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE 
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

ALL PAST TENSES ( GENERAL TEST)
FUTURE TENSES
FUTURE TENSES II
FUTURE PERFECT AND CONTINUOUS
CONDITIONALS (III)
COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE STRUCTURES

Be ready for tomorrow 💪.
Practice as much as you can and review your irregular verbs. Make sure you can concentrate with no distractions while taking the test. You know you can do it! Go class!

1A TEST CONTENTS and PRACTICE

Hi 1A juniors!

Ready for your second pre-test practice? Have you checked the grammar reference at the back of the book.? Well first things first, the very first step will be going to the blue section of the book and verify that you understand everything that will be included in the test. Check this spanish version of the grammar reference in case you find it more useful.👇

GRAMMAR REFERENCE ( SPANISH)👈

Now practice online with the following exercises. You can skip the tenses you think you control better and jump to the contents that you really need to practice.
PRESENT TENSES ( STATIVE INCLUDED)
PRESENT/PAST
PAST TENSES ( INTERMEDIATE)
USED TO
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE 
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
ALL PAST TENSES ( GENERAL TEST)
FUTURE TENSES
FUTURE TENSES II
FUTURE PERFECT AND CONTINUOUS
CONDITIONALS (III)
COMPARATIVE / SUPERLATIVE STRUCTURES

Please, study and review hard.

Be ready for tomorrow 💪The exam will be open from 16.00 to 19.00h ( as requested by the class). It can be done in about 40 minutes or less.🕓
There will be no other post in the morning. Make sure you can concentrate with no distractions while taking the test. You know you can do it! Go class!

1B GRAMMAR REVIEW- TEST PREPARATION

Hi 1B juniors!

How are you today? We still need to work a little harder before the term is over, it's easy and simple, just a little more. We are going to review all the verb tenses, including time expressions. You'll have a test on Thursday June 11th. Don't worry, it's easy, just review what you know!

LET'S USE OUR BOOK!

Do you recognise all the tenses? Well, you are going to use the blue section at the back of your book to review. Just read, make sure you remember, do all the exercises in case you haven't ( There are exercises after every grammar explanation).I'll show you the pages:

UNIT 1 page 109

UNIT 2 page 111

UNIT 3 page 114

UNIT 4 page 115

UNIT 5 page 117

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST Page 152

SEE GRAMMAR REFERENCE IN SPANISH

TODAY'S SELF- CORRECTING PRACTICE

Here you are some online self-correcting practice 

PRACTICE 1  ( scroll down for corrections)

PRACTICE 2 (click check for corrections)

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN THE BLOG?

Just post a comment explaining your mistakes. You can also ask a question about anything you do not understand . I'll prepare an extra set of exercises and explanations for tomorrow based on your questions. Have fun today, and practice a lot!

1A JUNIORS general tenses Review- TEST PREPARATION

Hi my dear Juniors!

Explendid morning, isn't it? How are you feeling in the last part of this year's race? You are doing great! I am so proud of you ! We still need to work a little harder before the term is over, it's easy and simple, just a little more. We are going to review all the verb tenses, including time expressions. You'll have a test on Wednesday June 10th. Don't worry, it's easy, just review what you know!

Pay attention to this chart below👇Do you recognize all the tenses?

LET'S USE OUR BOOK!

Do you recognise all the tenses? Well, you are going to use the blue section at the back of your book to review. Just read, make sure you remember, do all the exercises in case you haven't ( There are exercises after every grammar explanation).I'll show you the pages:

UNIT 1 page 109

UNIT 2 page 111

UNIT 3 page 114

UNIT 4 page 115

UNIT 5 page 117

IRREGULAR VERBS LIST Page 152

TODAY'S SELF- CORRECTING PRACTICE

Here you are some online self-correcting practice 

PRACTICE 1  ( scroll down for corrections)

PRACTICE 2 (click check for corrections)

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN THE BLOG?

Just post a comment explaining your mistakes. You can also ask a question about anything you do not understand . I'll prepare an extra set of exercises and explanations for tomorrow based on your questions. Have fun today, and practice a lot!

TOO AND ENOUGH. GRAMMAR AND LISTENING JUNIORS 1B

Hi my dear 1B students!

This is your last assignment of the week. Remember our "so" and "such" practice? Well, let's keep on practising with adjectives. This time it's TOO and ENOUGH turn. 

STEP 1. Watch the explanatory video 

STEP 2.

grammar practice

grammar practice 2

STEP 3. LISTEN TO THE SONG by Marvin Gaye 

Pay attention to the chorus of this song and practice the pronunciation of "enough" singing it. 🎶🎵🎤

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN THE BLOG?

Answer the following questions USING YOUR OWN WORDS after listening to the song, and reading the lyrics. Post your comments by today.💻📝

1. Give an example of conditional sentence from the song.

2. Give two examples of imperative forms.

3. How would you translate " to keep me from getting to you" into Spanish?

4. Give an example of a contrast connector

5. Give an example of a comparative sentence

DON'T FORGET TO PRACTICE YOUR PRONUNCIATION SINGING THE SONG.🎧🎵🎶

See you on Tuesday, have a wonderful week!

READING COMPREHENSION - FRIENDS (JUNIORS 1A AND 1B)

Hi guys!

How are you today? Let's keep on talking about interesting issues that concern all of us. This time you are going to read about our perception of friendship within the social media context. Read the following text and answer all the questions. The correction (answer key) will be posted at 19.00 pm of today. No worksheets will be accepted after the Answer key is released.

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE WORKSHEET
ANSWER KEY  (ACTIVATED)




TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT:
Complete the worksheet and send it to arantxaealo@gmail.com.
Post a comment answering the following question.
How does the "echo chamber" the text is talking about affects people? Do you think you are also affected by it

JUNIORS ( GROUPS 1A AND 1B) LISTENING PRACTICE AND WRITING

Hi Everybody!
How was your long weekend? did you have the chance to go to the beach? Welcome to your first week in June! I have an interesting video for you about climate crisis and natural possibilities of fighting it.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO AND THE EXERCISES. Before watching the video , do the task preparation to verify that you'll understand most of the vocabulary about climate change.

Pause the video as many times as you wish and take notes of vocabulary you need, re-play the difficult parts. Just work with the video material as you will and as you need.

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT

Watch the video carefully, do TASK 1 AND TASK 2.☝ These tasks are important to practice your listening comprehension.

Answer to the following question in the blog. Write a short paragraph to answer the question ( use 6 to 8 lines). Create an original answer, show what you think, do not copy your classmates answers or the transcript from the video. Use a dictionary to check spelling, do not use a translator.

Question: Do you agree with Greta and George that natural climate solutions are needed? What can you do to make a difference?

Please, do not forget to write your name and group. Have fun! I hope you learn a lot from this activity. Go Juniors!💪

2B ERROR CORRECTION HOMEWORK ( optional)

Hello 2B students!

Well, this is the last assignment for you before the marking period is over . I've decided to offer you an error correction exercise to review different common mistakes. There are 15 sentences to be read and corrected. Remember there are two mistakes in every example . Do not forget to rewrite those sentences ( the exercise does not consist of adding a word or crossing out an "s" on the existing sentence, but writing a correct full one.

As for correction standards and punctuation, every fully corrected sentence is marked 0.5, In case you just identify and correct one of the two mistakes , 0.25 will be marked.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXERCISE

LAST HOMEWORK

1. Send your error correction exercises  to arantxaealo@gmail.com

2. Leave a comment on the blog indicating what in your opinion is your Achilles Heel in English ( a grammar point, spelling, a particular type of exercise...) I am preparing further PEvAU practice to keep on offering you ESL materials  and I would appreciate this information.

DEADLINE: exercises will be accepted until 23:59 of tonight.

I will continue posting PEvAU exams , suggestions , practice and language tips on the blog. I would suggest that you "stay tuned".

It has been my pleasure to teach you an it's a shame you have to end your senior year like this. I hope you have improved your English and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours ( PEvAU or not ).

Keep studying, the fight is still on!💗💪

1A TOO/ ENOUGH practice and explanation

Hi all!

This is your last assignment of the week. Let's keep on practising with adjectives. This time it's TOO and ENOUGH turn.

STEP 1. Watch the explanatory video 

STEP 2.

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 

GRAMMAR PRACTICE 2

STEP 3. LISTEN TO THE SONG by Marvin Gale 

Pay attention to the chorus of this song and practice the pronunciation of "enough" singing it. You do not have to post anything on the blog today, just practice, learn and enjoy! ;-)

See you on Tuesday!!

1B So/ Such practice

Hello all!

How are you feeling today? I hope you are still with some energy to finish this week. Remember Thursday, Friday and Monday are no-school days, so let's try a little effort before your long weekend.

You are going to learn and practice the difference between so and such , together with too and enough.

Pay attention to the following links to study the difference. Follow the steps.

STEP 1. ( SO /SUCH) Watch the video explanation first. Then click on NOTES and PRACTICE to exercise what you are learning.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NOTES

CLICK HERE TO PRACTICE

STEP 2. LISTEN TO THIS SONG

Listen to the song by Coldplay called "The Scientist":pay attention to the lyrics and write down on your notebook any line of the song containing the structure " such+a/an+ noun" or "so adj".

STEP 3. COMMENT ON THE BLOG.

Write 4 different sentences (created  by you) using the structures learned in this lesson. Make them true for you . Remember they have to be original, check spelling before writing.

I hope you find this exercise useful.

2B LINKING WORDS PRACTICE- CONTRAST

Hi dear 2B students!

How are you today?  This is second-to-last exercise before the marking period is over. There will be an extra homework tomorrow just to make the assignments even with the other senior group 2A.  We are almost there!
I would like to review the following connectors/prepositions  of contrast ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, DESPITE AND IN SPITE OF. Please pay attention to the video explanation ( it's a 9.04 min.  length video), pause it as many times as you need to write down an example, to take notes...watch it as you will. Make sure you do not get interrupted and you can really focus on the explanation.

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.
Well, you do not have to do anything too stressful today. I would like you to write 5 sentences as a comment of this post. Use a different connector each time. Make sure you pay attention to punctuation and sentence typology. Do your best.

Try to make the sentences true for you, use a variety of topics so that you can practice your vocab.
Do not hesitate to ask me any questions.
Have a nice Tuesday! I hope you find the exercise useful.

ERROR CORRECTION EXERCISE 2A

Hello all!

Well, this is the last assignment for you before the marking period. I've decided to offer you an error correction exercise to review different common mistakes. There are 15 sentences to be read and corrected. Remember there are two mistakes in every example . Do not forget to rewrite those sentences ( the exercise does not consist of adding a word or crossing out an "s" on the existing sentence, but writing a correct full one.

As for correction standards and punctuation, every fully corrected sentence is marked 0.5, In case you just identify and correct one of the two mistakes , 0.25 will be marked.

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE EXERCISE

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

1. Send your error correction exercises  to arantxaealo@gmail.com

2. Leave a comment on the blog indicating what in your opinion is your Achilles Heel in English ( a grammar point, spelling, a particular type of exercise...) I am preparing further PEvAU practice  and I would appreciate this information.

I will continue posting PEvAU exams , suggestions , practice and language tips on the blog. I would suggest that you "stay tuned".

I have enjoyed teaching you guys this bizarre, unpredictable school year. I hope you have improved your English and I wish you all the best in your future endeavours ( PEvAU or not ).

Keep studying, the fight is still on!

USE OF SO, SUCH

Hello all!

How are you feeling today? I hope you are still with some energy to finish this week. Remember Thursday, Friday and Monday are no-school days, so let's try a little effort before your long weekend.

You are going to learn and practice the difference between so and such , together with too and enough.

Pay attention to the following links to study the difference. Follow the steps.

STEP 1. ( SO /SUCH) Watch the video  first. 

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE NOTES.

CLICK HERE TO PRACTICE 

STEP 2. LISTEN TO THIS SONG

Listen to the song by Coldplay called "The Scientist":pay attention to the lyrics and write down on your notebook any line of the song containing the structure " such+a/an+ noun" or "so adj".

STEP 3. COMMENT ON THE BLOG.

Write 4 different sentences (created  by you) using the structures learned in this lesson. Make them true for you . Remember they have to be original, check spelling before writing.

I hope you find this exercise useful.

1B Reading Practice- The internet

Hi 1B students!

How are you? Welcome to the last week of May!  Today you are going to exercise your reading skills starting a new topic. " Internet".

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

STEP 1. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TEXT AND EXERCISES., read the text without using a dictionary.

STEP 2. Do both comprehension activities ( True/False and Grouping).

NOW YOU CAN USE A DICTIONARY TO CHECK UNKNOWN THE WORDS IF YOU NEED

STEP 3 Post a comment answering this question What do you usually search on the internet?. Also, comment what new vocabulary you have learnt.

I hope you learnt a lot of vocabulary and find the topic interesting. Please post your answers by today. 

EXPRESSING CONTRAST / CONNECTORS 2A

Hi dear 2A students!

How are you today? First of all, thanks for your comments on yesterday's post, I really appreciate your contribution. This is second-to-last exercise before the marking period is over. We are almost there!
I would like to review the following connectors/prepositions  of contrast ALTHOUGH, THOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, DESPITE AND IN SPITE OF. Please pay attention to the video explanation ( it's a 9.04 min.  length video), pause it as many times as you need to write down an example, to take notes...watch it as you will. Make sure you do not get interrupted and you can really focus on the explanation.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.
Well, you do not have to do anything too stressful today. I would like you to write 5 sentences as a comment of this post. Use a different connector each time. Make sure you pay attention to punctuation and sentence typology. Do your best.

Try to make the sentences true for you, use a variety of topics so that you can practice your vocab.
Do not hesitate to ask me any questions.
Have a nice Tuesday! I hope you find the exercise useful.

1A reading practice (Internet )

Hi everybody!

How are you? Welcome to the last week of May! Doesn't time fly? Today you are going to exercise your reading skills starting a new topic. " Internet".

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

STEP 1. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TEXT AND EXERCISES., read the text without using a dictionary.

STEP 2. Do both comprehension activities ( True/False and Grouping).

NOW YOU CAN USE A DICTIONARY TO CHECK UNKNOWN THE WORDS IF YOU NEED

STEP 3 Post a comment answering this question What do you usually search on the internet?. Also, comment what new vocabulary you have learnt.

I hope you learnt a lot of vocabulary and find the topic interesting. Please post your answers by today. 

2A Reading Practice/ short paragraph- PEvAU Practice

Hi Everyone!

Welcome to your last week! I figure you must feel tired and excited at the same time. You are already there! Today I am offering some practice of your reading skills, a must for the PEvAU test and an important skill for your future higher studies , whatever they might be.

TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT.

• Read the following text called👉"THE BUY NOTHING MOVEMENT"👈 , do not use  a dictionary for the comprehension part. 
• Do the pre-task vocabulary exercise ( Use a dictionary if you need to).
• Read and answer exercises TASK 1 AND TASK 2. ( Do not use a translator or dictionary of any kind).
• Correct your exercises ( Scroll down the document  to see the ANSWER KEY)
• Answer the question What do you think about the buy nothing trend? on the blog. (Use a short paragraph ca. 80 words and try to include topic-related vocabulary, new words you learned from the text , etc..)
• You have all day long to do this task. I'll check your answers at the end of the day.

2B TEST ON MIXED GRAMMAR- PEvAU PREPARATION

Hi everybody!

Here is your test! Are you ready to take it?  You can review the main contents before taking it. It will be opened at 10.00 and closed at 12.00. The estimated time to solve all the questions is 30 mins. You'll have 40 minutes to answer it. Every test is different for each students, so my advice is that you pay attention to your own test. You know how to do it.

There will be 25 items , 4 points each. There will be no mark down for incorrect answers.

Remember to write your name and group.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE TEST

2B exam preparation. Grammar Practice II

Hi again!
Ready for the second part of the general grammar review? I read your comments in yesterday's post and I am offering extra practice of the points that you found more complicated. In case you had no trouble in going through those exercises, just jump to today's set of grammar activities.

EXTRA REVIEW ( of yesterday's grammar points)

REPORTED SPEECH ( easy verb practice)
REPORTED SPEECH ( multiple choice)
REPORTED SPEECH (tenses)
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE

MIXED TENSES

TODAY'S PRACTICE
CONDITIONALS  ( 2ND TYPE)
CONDITIONALS  ( 3RD TYPE)
MIXED CONDITIONALS . TENSES
WORD ORDER
QUESTION FORMATION II -WORD ORDER
QUESTION FORMATION- PEvAU exercise
QUESTION FORMATION - PEvAU exercise II
verbs+ prepositions

TEST ON MIXED GRAMMAR
Remember your Grammar test will be tomorrow  Friday 22nd of May. There will be 25 items of different grammar points . The type of exercise will be varied: multiple choice, sentence transformation, sentence completion...)The test will be open from 10:00 to 12:00. The estimated time to answer all the questions is 30 minutes.

Practice after some rest, sit down comfortably. No stress, just learn.

1B LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Hi all!
Today we are going to practice a little bit of pronunciation. Let's do it with a song., shall we? How does it sound?

STEP 1. LISTENING
Listen to "Fireworks" by Katy Perry from this website 👉 click here There is a fill-in-the-gap exercise below the video so , scroll down to do the exercise. Make sure you understand the song. Check unknown words in a dictionary .

STEP 2 LISTENING AND PRONUNCIATION

Use the program Lyrics training to practice the song . You do not have to register or anything ( if the program asks you, just click on "quizás en otro momento". The song "Fireworks" has already been selected in the level "ADVANCED". Fill in the blanks with the missing words at the same time you listen to the lyrics. You can stop the song as many times as you need. 

CLICK HERE TO START THE SONG EXERCISE

STEP 3. SINGING, SINGING , SINGING

Just sing the song at home, follow the lyrics, play it again, sing it again, pay attention to pronunciacion, make sure you pronounce "you" correctly , "work" correctly. Sing it one more time. Learn some lines, the chorus, the beginning, by heart ( memorize it)

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO IN THE BLOG?

Just leave a comment about Lyricstraining as a resource to learn English. 

Was it fun for you? 

Did you learn the song? 

Do you feel like you can pronounce better?

Do not rush practice with this song all day and leave your comment when you really have learned from the song. DEADLINE 23.59 OF TODAY

I hope you enjoy this activity. Have fun!

2A TEST ON COMBINED GRAMMAR ACTIVITIES . PEvAU PREPARATION

Hi everybody!

Here is your online test. It will be available from 16.00 until 18.00. The estimated time to answer all the questions is 30 minutes the time of the test can be extended to 45 minutes. Make sure that you won't be interrupted before taking the test. Pay attention to the questions and focus on your test. Every test is different for every student so, do not waste your time and concentrate on your exam. You'll see 25 items. Every correct question will mark 4 points. There is no discount of punctuation for wrong answers.

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CLICK HERE TO START THE TEXT.

Remember no answers will be accepted after 18.00. Do your best!! 

GOOD LUCK!

1A and 1B UNIT 5 Final Practice

Hi everyone!

How are you today? We are going to end the unit with a little review of grammar and vocab. To do that you need to take your book " Get Set" on page 70. Try to do the three sections Vocabulary Grammar and Writing.

In Grammar you'll be reviewing CONDITIONALS
In vocabulary you'll be reviewing words related to MONEY
In the writing section you'll be CORRECTING MISTAKES ( see writing section on page 68 to review linkers such as (also, as well, too and what's more)

CLICK HERE TO SEE PAGE 70

CORRECT YOUR EXERCISES.

Use the following ANSWER KEY  to correct your exercises. Take your time, make sure you understand the correction, take notes of your mistakes and go back to your notes/book to find out the reason why it is incorrect.

You'll have all day to do this task.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DO IN THE BLOG?
Just post a comment telling me your results. Please tell me how much has it taken for you to do the three sections. Do you feel like you learned the contents of this lesson?

2B GRAMMAR REVIEW- PEVAU USE OF ENGLISH SECTION

Hi 2B students!

Welcome to your next-to-last week We are reaching the end of the tunnel, we are almost there! Don't stop now and keep on fighting! Are you ready for some grammar practice?

Here you are some mixed tenses practice, passive voice, reported speech and  relative sentences ( we'll leave conditionals , verbs + prepositions, connectors and question formation II for tomorrow )

GRAMMAR TEST COMING UP:

It's just time to offer you a general grammar content micro-test on Friday May 22nd,  as a general review to prepare for the Use of English Section. Let's start the practice!!

ONLINE SELF-CORRECTING PRACTICE 

• Mixed tenses  exercise ( present perfect, past simple, futures...)
• Passive voice ( Use a stop at the end of the sentence, start with a capital letter)
• Reported speech ( Questions)Use a stop at the end of the sentence, start with a capital letter
• Reported  speech ( General)
• Relative clauses ( Defining and Non-defining)Use a stop at the end of the sentence, start with a capital letter
• Question formation I ( do not forget punctuation signs)

ERROR CORRECTION:👌✅
Create a table chart /list with your mistakes ( write down the mistake, and its correction) on your notebook.📓
BLOG POSTING:
Please , post a comment on the blog answering the following questions by today.

• What mistakes did you commit?
• What do you think that you got it wrong ( you didn't know how to do it, lack of concentration, got confused with the exercise...)?
• Which grammar point do you think you need to review the most before the test?

TEXT BOOK REVIEW AND PRACTICE: If you feel you need to review any of the grammar contents above , you can use your book on lessons ( lessons , not pages)

VERBS                                 LESSONS 4 TO 26

PASSIVE VOICE                LESSONS 54 TO 59

RELATIVE CLAUSES       LESSONS 137 TO 143

REPORTED SPEECH        LESSONS 132 TO 136

QUESTIONS                        LESSONS 34 TO 39

I hope you find this practice useful. Have a great Wednesday and  # followtherules