Revision over Christmas

It is important to keep revising before it is too late. You should do a few exercises every day if you need to consolidate your grammar.
Here are some links to the grammar studied so far. New exercises (especially rephrasing exercises) have been added. But if you have not completed the previous exercises, it is highly advisable to do them.

Link to connectors

Link to past tenses

Link to future tenses

You will find exercises on verb tenses (with explanations in Spanish and solution) at "Reprographics.

Reader for Term 2:
Decide which one is more suitable for you, depending on your level (and what type of books  you prefer)

Brave New World
Burlington Books 2 Bachillerato
Jane Eyre
Burlington Books 1 Bachillerato

Exams
Reader: 31st January
Half term: 14th February*
End of term: 27th March*
*Grammar, Vocabulary and Reading comprehension/Listening
Dates for Writing will be decided later on.

SOLUTION TO REVISION WORKSHEETS UNITS 1 AND 2

GRAMMAR UNIT 1
1. I'm meeting 2. Julia hs been walking the dog for 3 hours.  3. ...hasn't finished...yet  4. I moved...in 2002. 5. We probably won't go... 6. I have been working ...lately  7. ...has stopped working at... 8. I was tired after I had done... 9. We had coffee while we were waiting... 10. We have already told you...

VOCABULARY UNIT 1
1. It's harmless 2. I was thrilled to hear that. 3. That poor man is homeless
4. ...is very useful. 5. ...felt embarrassed when she saw him again. 6. That was an amusing film. 7. I was shocked to hear that Bill had broken... 8. ...I find it very challenging.

VOCABULARY UNIT 1
1. expression 2. popularity 3. disappointment  4. punctuation  5. loneliness
6. sadness 7. description  8. improvement  9. happiness 10. combination

GRAMMAR UNIT 2
1. By the time he arrives, we will have finished. 2. At 8:00 he will be studying French. 3. Soon everybody will be working from home. 4. Do you think it will have snowed by the weekend? 5. We will have doubled.... 6. Their plane will be flying.... 7. This time next week I will be working... 8. I will have painted/I will have finished painting.... before we start living here.

VOCABULARY UNIT 2
1. upgrade 2. cutting-edge 3. perform 4. features 5. controversial 6. enables
7. search  8. invented  9. convenient  10. costly

VOCABULARY UNIT 2
1. saved the day 2. keeping the track of 3. keep you posted  4. saved...life  5. keeps a promise  6. keep....company  7. save energy  8. will save...the trouble 9. keep a diary

CONNECTORS
1. He is both lazy and irresponsible.
2. Neither your parents nor your teachers would approve....
3. She cooks well; she hates cleaning...., though.
4. She was not prepared....; however, she managed...
5. Alex didn't sleep....; consequently, he feels....
6. Neither Michael nor Samantha is going....
7. Although he has plenty...., he doesn't spend much.
8. Even though there was a lot of... , no trains were....
9. She has a driving license; nevertheless, she rarely....
10. In spite of feeling ill, she came....
11. Despite having....she never became...
12. Despite the fact that we had an appointment, he didn't...
13. She tries hard; however, she never manages...
14. Vicky eats a lot; however, she isn't...
15. I like travelling by...whereas my husband likes....
16. In addition to being very witty, he is resourceful.
17. The export wine as well as selling all....
      They sell all....as well as exporting....

addition and contrast

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4 (Grammar help and test)


Rewriting (contrast)  (NEW)
1) She has plenty of money, but she is very mean.
-Although...
2) I didn ́t buy the car, even though I had the money.
-Despite...
3) She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy.
-Even though...
4) They have a car but they rarely use it.
- Although...
5) They went out for a walk, even though the weather was bad.
- In spite of...
6) Despite being innocent, he was sent to prison.
-Although...
7) A lot of people buy those houses, even though the prices are high.
-Despite...
8) Our coach didn ́t arrive late, even though the traffic was terrible.
-In spite of...
9) People continue to smoke, even though they know the dangers.
-In spite of...
10) Despite being very tired, he stayed out late.
- Although...
11) John won the race. Nevertheless, he didn ́t feel happy.
-Despite...

(solutions underneath)

SOLUTIONS TO REWRITING
1) Although she has plenty of money, she is very mean.
2) Despite having the money, I didn't buy...
3) Even though she never takes any....., she is quite fit...
4) Although they have a car, they rarely...
5) In spite of the bad weather, they went...
6) Although he was innocent, he...
7) Despite the high prices, a lot of people...
8) In spite of the terrible traffic, our coach...
9) In spite of knowing the dangers, people...
10) Although he was very tired, he...
11) Despite winning (having won) the race, John didn't feel...

Discussion Essay

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Project Term 1

SPEAKING PART OF THE EXAM.

For the speaking part of your exam, you can choose to give a presentation or record a video on ONE of the following topics:

LENGTH
6 to 8 minutes (Pair work or group work)
3 to 4 minutes (Individual work)

TOPICS

• TOPICS FOR THE PRESENTATIONS:   (In pairs)

1- Social media sites (benefits and dangers).

2- Erasmus Exchange Programme for University Students.

3-The most important technological breakthrough.

4-Your favourite event in history.

5- Are we killing the Earth?

• TOPICS FOR THE VIDEO:   (In pairs, or groups of 3)

1- Choose a scene from your graded reader A Kiss Before Dying which you found specially interesting. Work in a small group (3 students) to prepare and act it out. Record it.
2- Re-create a moment in history.

3- A TV advertisement: advertise your school.   (Individual)

4- Make a book trailer: design a movie-style trailer about one of the books you compulsorily have to read this year. (Individual)

5- Record a video promoting an imaginary solidarity project created by you. Imagine you have to get as many "likes" as possible on social networks in order to get it sponsored by an important company.
                       Example

IMPORTANT TIPS
-Do some research
-Write your own script/rough draft (don’t just copy from the Internet)
- Allow yourself enough time to record and edit your video / to learn and rehearse your presentation.
- Make sure all the group members participate (ideally, each group member should spend equal time speaking)
- Hand in your script (it is compulsory!) and mention the SOURCES where you took your information from.



ASSESSMENT
-To assess your presentation/video, the following points will be taken into account:
  a) pronunciation, intonation, body language/ acting
  b) the content: creativity, grammar accuracy, extensive vocabulary
  c) quality of the video / resources used for your presentation

DEADLINES TO MEET

• VIDEOS:

If you decide to record a video, you should send the video and the script to your teacher’s email (or bring it to class in a flash drive) before Friday, 29th November

• PRESENTATIONS:

If you opt for a presentation, choose the most convenient date to you, and write down your name and the topic of your presentation. The presentations will take place during the breaks.

Dates for presentations 
Monday, 25th November
(break time)

Tuesday, 26thth November
(break time)

Wednesday, 27th  November
(break time)

Thursday, 28th November
(break time)

Friday, 29th November
(break time)

Noun Suffixes: Revision

Flashcards

Vocabulary games

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