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Relative clauses

RELATIVE CLAUSES (Defining AND Non-Defining)

Explanations in Spanish

Lower level Exercises

Subject or object pronoun?
Is the relative necessary?
When, where, why (relative adverbs)
Defining or non defining?

Exercise 1-multiple choice
Exercise 2-multiple choice

Upper level Exercises

Exercise 1-rephrasing
Exercise 2-rephrasing

Exercise 3-translation

Adele Someone like you

LISTENING PRACTICE

If you want to practise and improve your listening skills, try the following links at different levels
Randall's Cyber Cafè 
Elllo

Topic essay

A. ORGANISE YOUR WRITING

1. Divide your essay into introduction, body and conclusion.

• Introduction.

You can begin like this: "According to (a) recent research/statistics/police report...., the amount /number of....has increased/decreased (by .....per cent.)"
Then , you can continue with a question: "How can .../Why....?"

• Body.

When you write a topic essay, it is important, first, to plan what you are going to talk about.

-Divide the body into different paragraphs. Each paragraph will introduce a new idea.

-Remember to include main ideas (normally at the beginning of each paragraph) and supporting ideas. 

Use connectors to put everything together: 

-For example, for instance,such as, like,...

-Because, as (puesto que), since (ya que), because of (a cause de), due to/owing to (debido a), due to the fact that (debido a que).

-As a consequence, as a result, therefore (por lo tanto), consequently, that is the reason why...

• Conclusion. 

In one or two lines, try to sum up the general idea you want to communicate. You can include your opinion here.

2. USEFUL VOCABULARY IN ANY TOPIC.

Make a list of vocabulary you can use in any topic essay. The following are just some examples.

-Achieve a goal/achievement (conseguir una meta) (logro)
-make people aware of /raise public awareness (despertar la conciencia ciudadana)
-bear in mind (tener en cuenta)
-a large amount of (una gran cantidad de)
-carry out a project (llevar a cabo un proyecto)
-pass a law (aprobar una ley)
-increase (incrementar)
-put pressure on (presionar)
-proposal (propuesta)
-be concerned about...(estar preocupado/interesado por)
-avoid (evitar)
-encourage (animar, incentivar)
-currently / nowadays (actualmente)  // actually (en realidad)
-the lack of (la falta de)
-take measures (tomar medidas)
-develop (desarrollar) Development (desarrollo)
-improve (mejorar)
-etc...
You can start by learning this vocabulary and using it in your compositions.

• Do not forget to check any grammar mistakes you have made.

And remember, if you don't practise, you will never be able to improve your writing skills.

Convalidación estudios secundaria y nivel básico EOI

You might find this information interesting if you are thinking about taking up a course at EOI.
 Click here.

"Página núm. 18 BOJA núm. 34 Sevilla, 17 de febrero 2011

ORDEN de 31 de enero de 2011, por la que se regulan

convalidaciones entre estudios de educación secundaria

y estudios correspondientes al nivel básico de las

enseñanzas de idiomas de régimen especial, así como el

reconocimiento de certificados de competencia en idiomas

expedidos por otros organismos o instituciones."

used to / would / be used to / get used to

• used to

http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/eso3/3eso2007/usedto2.htm

• used to / would

http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/usedto.htm
http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/bch2/2bch2007/usedwould2.htm

• used to / be used to / get used to

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2447
http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_grammar/usedtodo.php3
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.used.i.htm

• Translation

http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/eso3/3esover09/used3e3.htm

• For people who need to practise verb tenses

http://picasazahara4e.blogspot.com/