GETTING READY FOR SELECTIVIDAD.

1) Have a go at some selectividad exams to give yourself some practice before the exam.

   
a) Forever Young (spare exam. June, 2015) . Answer

b) Lady in Black (spare exam. June, 2015). Answer

 c) Second Life (spare exam. September, 2015). Answer

d) Women Warriors (spare exam. September, 2015). Answer  

f) What is Cyberbullying? (spare exam. September, 2015). Answer

h) Who inspired the ‘Games of Thrones’ Creator? (spare exam. September, 2015). Answer 


2) Revise all the model compositions in your book and workbook. Do some of the compositions in
the selectividad exams above.


3) Don't forget to revise  IRREGULAR VERBS. You have a good list on pages 103-104 of your workbook.


4) Read pages 74-75 of your workbook about word formation (word building)

5) Find some more REPHRASING ACTIVITES here. Find the answers on the last pages.

6) Revise some grammar.


      
     

Selectividad Exams

Hi!

Have a look at SOME SELECTIVIDAD EXAMS WE HAVE DONE LATELY:

June, 2015. OPTION A: Screen Dinosaurs

                    OPTION B: Tatoos

Answers

September, 2015.  OPTION A: La Tomatina Festival: The Messiest Holiday in the World

                                     OPTION B: Safe Swimming

Answers

June, 2015 (Spare Exams) OPTION A:  Mass Tourism Can Kill a City

                                                   OPTION B: Videogames

Answers

REWRITING/ REPHRASING ACTIVITIES

Hi,

Find HERE some rephrasing activities which you might find useful to revise for your exams.

Good luck again!!

GERUNDs or INFINITIVES

Hi!!

Find HERE some notes on verbs followed by GERUND or INFINITIVE.

You can also find some help on pages 70-71 of your workbook.

Remember that you have some more information on VEB PATTERNS on this photocopy about reporting verbs.

See you tomorrow!. Good luck on your exam!!

REPORTED SPEECH

Here are some basic NOTES on REPORTED SPEECH.

Reported speech-notes from pilarmd

You can have some practice doing these ACTIVITIES:
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Activity 4
Activity 5
Activity 6
Activity 7

A communicative activity to practise with INDIRECT SPEECH.

EXPRESSING PURPOSE IN ENGLISH. (UNIT 5)

Hi, again!

Here are some notes on how to express purpose in English.

These are some links with activities:
Explanation + Activities
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3 
Activity 4
Activity 5

WRITING SKILLS

Hello!!

As you know in the Selectividad Exam you are asked to write a composition. Find HERE some clear instructions about this section of the exam.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING:

A) DESCRIBING A PERSON (STARTER UNIT)

- You can find some vocabulary  on page 12 of your book  Move On 2. Don’t forget that you should also have some photocopies with useful vocabulary and expressions.

-You can find a model of this kind of writing on page 8 of your workbook Move On 2

-Click HERE to find some more models of this kind of writing.

     DESCRIBING A PLACE
- Click HERE to find a good model and some information about how to describe a place.
     
     DESCRIBING AN EVENT 
- Find HERE some instructions and model compositions.

B) A NARRATIVE ESSAY  (UNIT 1)

You can find some help on pages:  20- 21 of your book Move On 2.

                                                              14- 15 of your workbook Move On 2

                                                              78- 79 of your workbook Move On 2

Click HERE to find some more practice. Find the answers HERE

C) A DISCUSSION ESSAY  (UNIT 3)

You can find useful help on pages:  44-45 of your book Move On 2.

                                                               30-31 of your workbook Move On 2.

                                                               82-83 of your workbook Move On 2.

Click HERE to find some more practice. Find the answers HERE

Find HERE another model of this kind of writing. You can read some more example in this LINK.

D) AN OPINION ESSAY (UNIT 6)

We have written some opinion essays throughout the year. Find one example HERE.

You can find some help on pages: 80-81 of your book Move On 2.

                                                             54- 55 of your workbook Move On 2.

                                                             88-89 of your workbook Move On 2.

Click HERE to find some more practice. Find the answer HERE

E) A TOPIC ESSAY. (UNIT2  Move On 1)

You can find some help on pages98-99 of your workbook Move On 1.

Click HERE to find some more practice. Find the answers HERE

IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

Hi,

It's sometimes difficult to improve your listening skills. Here are some activities which might help you.

1) Some exercises to practise with phonetics


2) Listen to the different English sounds in the phonemic chart


3) Good listening activities from the BBC at different levels. You can download the script.

4) 6 minutes PODCASTS by the BBC. You can also download the scripts.

5) Find here a collection of PODCASTS at intermediate level.


6) Loads of listening activities at different level. They are in American English.

SELECTIVIDAD EXAMS

Hello!

These are the two "Selectivad" exams (Option A and Option B) you should do next.
Don't forget that you have to do the "Comprehension" section  and the "Use of English" section of BOTH options, and choose only ONE composition of the two options to write.
I wish you a very Happy Easter Holiday!

CONTENTS FOR YOUR SECOND TERM EXAM

Hi everybody!!!

Here is the LIST of contents you should revise for your second term exam.
Good luck!!

Becas para la participación en un programa intensivo de inmersión lingüística en inglés en España

Desde el 4 de marzo al 8 abril 2016 se encuentra abierto el plazo de solicitudes de esta convocatoria de becas para la participación en un programa intensivo de inmersión lingüística en inglés en España, destinadas a estudiantes de Bachillerato, de Grado Medio de Formación Profesional, de Artes Plásticas y Diseño, de Enseñanzas Deportivas, de Enseñanzas Profesionales de Música y Danza y de Idiomas de Nivel Intermedio y Avanzado, para el año 2016. Podrán participar todos aquellos/as alumnos/as que cumplan los siguientes requisitos:           -Haber nacido entre el 1 de enero de 1996 y el 31 de diciembre de 1999.        -Tener la condición de becario en el curso 2015/16 de la convocatoria general de becas de este Ministerio conforme a la Resolución de 30 de julio de 2015 de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades por la que se convocan becas para estudiantes que cursen estudios post-obligatorios.          -Estar matriculado en el curso 2015/16 en:         Bachillerato.       Enseñanzas profesionales de música y danza.       Grado medio de Formación Profesional.     Grado medio de artes plásticas y diseño.         Grado medio de enseñanzas deportivas.       Enseñanzas de idiomas de nivel intermedio o avanzado.        -Tener aprobado totalmente el curso inmediatamente anterior y haber obtenido en dicho curso una nota final mínima de 7,50 puntos en la asignatura de inglés.          Tendrán preferencia los solicitantes que hayan obtenido una puntuación superior.           Acceso al servicio on line      Extracto de la convocatoria      Web del MEC

UNIT 4: CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

A) Here is a power point with some notes on CONDITIONAL SENTENCES:

Conditionals from pilarmd

Find SOME ACTIVITIES in these links:
- Activity 1
- Activity 2
- Activity 3
- Activity 4
- Activity 5 (Rewriting)
- Activity 6 (Rewriting)

B) I WISH / IF ONLY....
Click HERE to find some good explanations about " I wish/ If only..." and some activities.
Find some more help with this structure HERE.

MONEY

We are about to start a unit 4, which is about MONEY and the consumer society. To introduce this topic, we are going to listen to this song and do some gap filling activities in class.

A mock exam on THE PASSIVE VOICE (for 2º Bach. D)

Hello!!

YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE REVISING FOR YOUR HALF-TERM TERM EXAM!!!!

1) Find HERE the answers to the activity on the PASSIVE VOICE that I asked you to do for homework.

MACBETH

Hi everybody!

On Tuesday next week we will be attending a theatre play: Macbeth. To help you understand the play, here is some useful material.

A) An introduction to Macbeth:


An introduction-to-macbeth from pilarmd

B)  A short synopsis of the play: Click HERE to get it.

C) Macbeth for lazy people: Macbeth told in 96 seconds:



Find the script HERE

D) Perhaps, you might like to wacth the full version. I hope you will enjoy it:
PART I.

BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales Macbeth Part 1 from Johnny Rocket on Vimeo.


PART II
BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales Macbeth Part 2 from Johnny Rocket on Vimeo.

PART III

BBC Shakespeare Animated Tales Macbeth Part 3 from Johnny Rocket on Vimeo.

E) You can find some more interesting information about Macbeth and Shakespeare on the SITE.

CONTENTS FOR YOUR HALF-TERM TEST ON THURSDAY, 11th OF FEBRUARY

Hello folks!!

Find HERE the
summary of the CONTENTS you have to revise for your exam this week.

CHECKING ACTIVITIES ON PAGE 38 OF YOUR BOOK

Hi!

Click HERE to find the answer to the activities on page 38 of your book. Work seriously and check your own work!!

THE PASSIVE VOICE

Hi everybody!

Here you have some links which you might find useful:

A) 1- Click HERE to find some practice with PASSIVE VERB TENSES:  
    
      2- Find some more practice on THE PASSIVE VOICE in these links:
         1- Activity 1.
         2- Activity 2
         3- Activity 3
         4- Activity 4
         5- Activity 5
         6- Activity 6

B) CAUSATIVE HAVE ( HAVE/GET SOMETHING DONE)
     
      1) Watch this video where they tell you how to use this structure.

    2) Click HERE to find some more practice with HAVE/ GET SOMETHING DONE
    3) You can find some grammar notes and activities in these links:
         Activity 1
         Activity 2
         Activity 3

C) PASSIVES WITH REPORTING VERBS: IT'S SAID....
     Have a look at this video:



You can find some more grammar explanations in this LINK

1) Find some activities on these links to practise with this structure.
    activity 1  activity 2

D) Some more COMPLEX STRUCTURES for ADVANCED STUDENTS:

The passive voice.complex structures from pilarmd

BECAS "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN"

Ha salido la convocatoria de becas para el Instituto de Verano Benjamin Franklin en su edición de 2015, que permanecerá abierta hasta el Viernes, 26 de febrero de 2016 – 18h. 

   Aquí tienes el enlace por si estás interesado/a:
 http://photos.state.gov/libraries/spain/164311/education/Convocatoria_BFTI_2016b.pdf

EXTENSIVE READING

As you probably know, reading English at your own pace and for pleasure is a good way of improving both your reading and writing skills. Here are some books you might like.

1) The screenplay of the film An Education

2) TheCollected Short Stories of Roald Dahl