CONTENTS FOR YOUR FIRST TERM EXAM (December, 2018)

Hello everybody;


Here is the list of contents you should revise for your end-of-term exam:

A) Reading Comprehension & Writing Part.

B) Grammar & Vocabulary


Click HERE to find some information + extra activities on MODAL VERBS.

Click HERE to find the answers to the activities on the worksheet I gave you all on Monday.

About Brexit

Hi everybody!

Here is the video about the story of Brexit that we couldn’t watch in class last Tuesday.  Watch it carefully and answer the questions below.

1-When did the UK first become a member of the EEC (European Economic Community)? 

2- When was the first national referendum held in the UK in order to decide whether they wanted to leave the EEC?    What were the results at that time? 

3- How many members does the EU have? 

4- According to the graphs shown, has being a EU member benefited our economies? 

    (GDP= gross domestic product PIB= product interior bruto)

5- Name some aspects in which the UK wanted to stay independent from the EU?

6- What is the article 50 about? 

7- Name some negative sad events happening in the world which made the UK think about Brexit:

 8- Which Prime Minister called the referendum on British membership? 

9- During the campaign, what arguments did far right politicians like Boris Johnson use?

10- On the referendum held on 23^rd of June, 2016, how many voted in favour of leaving the UK?

11- What were the immediate consequences of Brexit?

12- What key points  will the UK have to consider while negotiating their withdrawal? (name 2)

13- What does “soft and hard” Brexit mean?

14- What will happen to all the EU laws in force in  the UK?

15- Have many voters for Brexit regretted their decision?

You might also like to watch this other video which I personally found very interesting. I hope you enjoy it.

Reading Comprehension&Writing exam, November, 2018

Hi!

It’s time to get ready for the Reading comprehension &Writing Parts of your exam on Monday, 12^th.

1) You should give yourself some practice by revising (re-reading) the “extensive reading texts”

-On pages  6-7  and  14-15 book

-On pages 4 and 9 of your workbook

This will help you remember/learn new vocabulary/set phrases etc

2) Have some real practice by doing the “Exam Practice”  on page 16 of your workbook.

    

      Find the answers here to check how well you did it.

3) To get ready for your writing exam:

- Try answering the questions in activity 8 on page 14 of your book.

-Revise vocabulary and expressions connected to “Describing a person”. Remember you have an extra worksheet on that topic + some vocabulary on pages12 of your book and 8 of your workbook.

-Have a look at your previous marked compositions. Try to avoid making the same mistakes.

Good luck!!

Contents you need to revise for your exam . (Half-Term, November 2018)

CONTENTS YOU HAVE TO REVISE FOR YOUR HALF-TERM EXAM (1st TERM)                      2º Bach. A

STARTER UNIT: GROWING UP: VERB TENSES & GRAMMAR REVIEW

VOCABULARY

Revise vocabulary, expressions and phrasal verbs on pages 5-6-7 book and page 4 of your workbook.

GRAMMAR

- Verb tenses: Revise activities on pages: 8-9 book and  5-6-7 of your workbook. (you have some more basic practice pages 104 to 110 book)

- Other grammar points: adjective order / so- such / too-enough / word-building: page 111 book. You can find some more practice on pages 10 of your book / page 7 of your workbook.

- Questions for answers: you have been given a worksheet with activities.

- Used to, would, be used to (worksheet with some explanation + activities)

- Adjectives to describe someone’s appearance and personality (page 12 of your book/photocopy on horoscopes / page 8 workbook)

UNIT 1: RISK AND FEAR: RELATIVE CLAUSES

VOCABULARY

- Revise vocabulary, expressions and phrasal verbs on pages 13, 14, 15of your book and page 9 of the workbook.

- Revise vocabulary/ expressions and phrasal verbs about FEELINGS on pages 18-19 book. The activities on pages 12-13 of your workbook can help you revise.

GRAMMAR

- Relative clauses (Defining, non-defining, and reduced relative clauses): pages 16-17 book /112 book

- Revise activities on pages 16-17 of your book and on 11 of your workbook. Don’t forget you have some extra worksheets.

IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO REMEMBER:

- There is a good Vocabulary List on pages 94 to 98 of your workbook

-You can find a Grammar Reference on pages 57- 62 of your workbook

- Don’t forget to revise Irregular Verbs before an exam: There is a list on pages 103-104 of your workbook.

FIRST GRADED READER: A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

Hi everybody,

As you know the exam on your first Graded Readers is next Tuesday, 23rd October.  

Click HERE if you want to listen to the story while you are reading it.

Selectividad 2018-2019

Some interesting links for your SELECTIVIDAD EXAM

1- Directrices y orientaciones generales para las pruebas de acceso y admisión a la universidad.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS / VIDEOS

Hi everybody and welcome to this new academic year!

Find HERE all the information you need for the SPEAKING part of your  FIRST TERM exam.

Good luck.