lunes, 22 de junio de 2015

Have a look in detail at the list of monologues PUC and relate them to the topics dealt with in AV1 & AV2
Pick one of the monologues and do the planning

BEFORE session 26/05/2015

SB pp. 106-107

READING Con-fusion food
VOCABULARY Prefixes

SB p.109

GRAMMAR Reporting verbs

SB o.154

GRAMMAR Reference: Reporting verbs

Have a look in detail at the list of INTERACTIONS PUC and relate them to the topics dealt with in AV1 & AV2. Pick one of the roles in one of the interactions and do the planning.

lunes, 18 de mayo de 2015

EXAMS JUNE 2015

Avanzado 2 Oficial

Aulas 8, 10 y 12.

Lunes 8 junio @1600
NA2P Orales

Aula 2

Martes 16 junio @1600

Make your appointment here

jueves, 14 de mayo de 2015

ONLINE

Watch the video of Unit 15

OFFLINE

Prepare to tell us how to make your favourite recipe

SPEAKING ABOUT MEDICAL TOURISM

Would you ever go abroad for treatment? Why?/Why not?
Do you know any one who has been? How did it go?
Have you heard any stories about operations going wrong? What happened?
Have you heard of any scams? How do they work?

martes, 12 de mayo de 2015

REVISION UNIT 13

Do all the exercises in the WORKBOOK for Unit 13.

Do all the exercises in the Outcomes VOCABULARY BUILDER for Unit 13.

Revise the VOCABULARY of the unit.

Make sure you practise SPEAKING about the topics of the unit.

FEEDBACK AFTER 12/05/2015

VOCABULARY

from dusk till dawn

tomb/grave/coffin
bridesmaid
engagements and weddings vocabulary
funerals and burials vocabulary
to mourn
bloom/blossom/boom
first time mother
wine cellar
support
burden
veto
an ostentatious wedding reception /ˌɒstenˈteɪʃəs/

PRONUNCIATION

ceremony /ˈserəməni/
amniocentesis /ˌæmniəʊsenˈtiːsɪs/
tomb /tuːm/
funeral /ˈfjuːn(ə)rəl/

RECOMMENDED

The Loved one

martes, 5 de mayo de 2015

KEY to GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 13

More Speaking Practice now in BOX

BEFORE 12/05/2015

ONLINE

Watch the following clip and make note/be ready to talk/write about the life events contained in it:

I also recommend watching [in English, of course]:

The film FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
The TV series SIX FEET UNDER

OFFLINE
We'll be writing an anecdote in class. Check the following models texts in the workbook:

Unit 3, pp.20-21
Unit 13, pp.80-81
Unit 15, pp.92-93

SB p.96 VOCABULARY Birth, Marriage and Death A-E

FEEDBACK AFTER 05/05/2015

Today in class we analysed the means of achieving COHERENCE & COHESION in a narrative text:

Here's the text
Here's the brainstorm of ideas on the blackboard

lunes, 4 de mayo de 2015

BEFORE 07/05/2015

OFFLINE

Do the grammar reference on page 152, the column on be always-ing/wish and would
SB pp. 94-95 READING (A to E)
REVISE:

File 7A New English File Upper-Intermediate Structures after WISH

FILE 4B New English File Upper-Intermediate Text on how to train your husband

ONLINE

The video on How to stop a row from last year [now in Box]

REVISION UNIT 8

Do all the exercises in the WORKBOOK for Unit 8.

Do all the exercises in the Outcomes VOCABULARY BUILDER for Unit 8.

Revise the VOCABULARY of the unit.

Make sure you practise SPEAKING about the topics of the unit.

REVISION UNIT 9

Do all the exercises in the WORKBOOK for Unit 9.

Do all the exercises in the Outcomes VOCABULARY BUILDER for Unit 9.

Revise the VOCABULARY of the unit.

Make sure you practise SPEAKING about the topics of the unit.

jueves, 30 de abril de 2015

BEFORE 05/05/2015

First of all, a quick reminder that you should have completed your two slides of the "Organizing your Revision" ppts by Thursday.
OFFLINE Before Tuesday, do the grammar reference on page 152, the column on the Past Perfect Simple and Continuous. Also, SB p.93 GRAMMAR A & B
ONLINE Watch the video of Unit 13 and make a note of any words or phrases that might come in useful were you to do the same role-play as them.

REVISION UNIT 10

Do all the exercises in the WORKBOOK for Unit 10.

Do all the exercises in the Outcomes VOCABULARY BUILDER for Unit 10.

Revise the VOCABULARY of the unit.

Make sure you practise SPEAKING about the topics of the unit.

13 LIFE EVENTS Unit Overview

The main aim of this unit is to enable you to:

describe major life events in more detail (birth, marriage, death)
discuss gossip and news about people
complain about annoying habits

You have practice in:

reporting facts you are not 100% sure of

The main grammatical focus is:

the past perfect simple/continuous
be always -ing
wish and would

martes, 28 de abril de 2015

BEFORE 30/04/2015

SB p.75 VOCABULARY Talking about parties
Start doing the Easter Homework Videos. You can click on the corresponding tags on the right menu to find them all (Easter/Homework/Videos)

Instructions on how to do the ORGANISING YOUR REVISION ppts

There's a folder in BOX called REVISION
Download the ppt of the unit you've been assigned
Save it onto your PC
Fill in the slides you've been assigned
Save the changes
Send it to me by email before Thursday 07/05/2015

Those of you who have already handed me a slide in class: if you happen to have it saved on your PC, email it to me as well, so I can produce a complete e-version.
Thanks for your work! It's all for your own revision's sake!

FEEDBACK AFTER 28/04/2015

VOCABULARY

a white lie
a fib
crunchy
chewy
edible vs. inedible/uneatable
stuffy/stifling
at ease
We're going through a bad patch
host/hostess
eavesdropping vs. overhearing

PRONUNCIATION

café

Mercedes Valverde's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

Angel's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

Watch the firt three minutes of the video.
QUESTIONS ABOUT VIDEO : POPULAR MISCONCEPTION AROUND BANK

1.- What is the general idea the video talks about?

2.- Very few members of the public really understand how banks work however most economics

graduates have a better idea (T/F)

3.- Which is the first problem the video says we can find about many policy makers and economist?

4.- How do most people think that the way banks work?

5.- A poll done by ICM found that…….. still believe that banks works that way.

a) Half of the UK public.

b) Most of the UK public.

c) Third of the UK public.

6.- When they discover how Banks work they say “ this is wrong, I haven’t………………. to do so”.

7.- Your bank account isn’t a safe deposit box but it stores money in a digital equivalent box.(T/F).

8.- The money you put into bank is not your money neither the money of the bank.(T/F).

9.- The numbers that appear in your account are:

a) Your money.

b) A record for the bank.

c) The balance of your account.

10.- In the balance of the bank, this is recorded as a ……………………….-

11.- What does the balance of your bank represent?

Faustos' VIDEO [Easter Homework]

Eva's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

OPEN ANSWER QUESTIONS

1.- What types of bank account do banks offer?

2.- What might you do with whatever bank account?

3.- What bank account is good for managing your day-to-day money?

4.- In which bank account do they do normally charge a monthly fee?

5.- In which bank account do they do charges for refused Direct Debits and standing orders?

6.- In which bank account can you keep your spending money separate from money for bills or

rent?

7.- What is a credit union?

8.- What kind of bank account do you think is more appropriate for you? Why?

FILL IN THE GAPS

1.- Looking for a bank account can all seem very _______________.

2.-You might want to set up Direct Debits or standing orders to pay your _________    ____.

3.- You probably want to pay for things with a _________    ___________.

4.- Your _______   or benefits can be paid straight in.

5.- And you usually get a _______   ________ too.

6.- And if there's not enough in your account to cover a Direct Debit, you'll probably have to

pay _________ ________.

7.- The main difference in basic bank accounts is they don't let you go _______________.

8.- In jam jar accounts ,you'll normally get a card for using at cashpoint machines or a

_________ ______.

9.- You can't go overdrawn so there's no credit check to pass, and no fees or _________ to pay.

10.- These are 'not-for-profit' organizations that offer savings accounts and ________ to their

members.

Maribel's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

Comprehension questions: Top 10 Anti Allergy Superfoods

1.- Write at least six of the Top 10 Anti Allergy Superfoods.

2.- What is the first Anti Allergy Superfood that you watch in the video?

3.- What is the last one?

4.- Which superfood contains curcumin?

5.- Can the garlic boost your inmune system?

6.- Do you think that the garlic has antibiotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant

properties?

7.- What kind of acids are good fighters against allergies?

8.- You can watch in the video three products with vitamin C, could you write their

names?

9.- What is one of the oldest vegetables known to man?

10.- What product is related with Omega 3 in the video?

lunes, 27 de abril de 2015

Mª Jesús VIDEO [Easter Homework]

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-32076070

FILLING THE GAPS

• Bolivian women have years of the experience of knitting(1)_________medical

• Women are part of the production of small(2)_________which can save the life

of children with congenital(3)__________________

• The problem that seems to fix the device is a (4)__________in the heart.

• The device can(5)_________its own shape,it can be contracted or folded whist

travelling from the(6)_______to the heart through a (7)_________and then

expanded when it (8)______to the heart.

• The blood that was supposed to go to the whole body to(9)________________

and nutrients used to escape through a(10)________called “ductus”.

• Cinthia couldnt walk,she used to tired.she(11)____________when crying,she

was almost(12)____________,said her mother.

• Bolivia lacks a State(12)______Programme to treat these kind heart congenital

malfunctions,these(13)_________women are helping to solve this problem.

Mercedes García's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct words:

a) I hate the process of______________________

b) I’ve done a couple of 24h ____________trips.

c) I really enjoyed Holland, particularly __________________

d) The people are so nice and so __________________

e) I can’t speak a word of _______________

f) Trains are always _____________

g) I would really like to go to ________________

h) _______________and ______________ were both there and they just felt in love

with the place.

i) It sounds fantastic, so beautiful _________________, beautiful _______________

and such a variety as well.

2. Write TRUE (T)or FALSE (F):

a) He likes the process of travelling.

b) He thinks travelling by coach is the worst.

c) He enjoyed France, particularly Paris.

d) The man says he can’t speak Dutch.

e) He would like to visit New Zealand

Mar's VIDEO [Easter Homework]

1. What is the name of the first written laws about marriage?

2. Why wasn't always possible polygamy in the ancient cultures?

3. Where could a woman have multiple husbands and why?

4. Were always marriages between two living people?

5. What is the modern idea of marriage?

6. When does this idea appear?

jueves, 23 de abril de 2015

Update 23/04/2015

Different types of writing is now in the shared folder.
KEY TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 10

KEY to Photocopy FUTURE CONTINUOUS & PERFECT

1. will have lived/will have been living

2. will be working

3. will have been

4. will have found

5. will have covered

6. Will you be waiting

7. will be watching

8. will have finished

9. will be getting

10. will have left

1. c

2. c

3. c

4. a

5. c

6. a

7. a (b is also possible but it is not the best option)

8. c

9. c

10. a (c is also possible but it’s not the best option)

lunes, 22 de junio de 2015

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jueves, 28 de mayo de 2015

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World Service - Hourly Bulletin

lunes, 25 de mayo de 2015

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lunes, 18 de mayo de 2015

Avanzado 2 Oficial

Aulas 8, 10 y 12.

Lunes 8 junio @1600

NA2P Orales

Aula 2

Martes 16 junio @1600