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

SELECTIVIDAD

Links to useful material  for PAU exams:

1- Directrices y Orientaciones generales para la prueba.

2- Exams we have already done in class:

A) Text 1: Centenarians
B) Text 2: St Valentine's Day

3- Exam for Xmas
C) Texto 3: Triskaidekaphobia

PENDIENTES DE 1º BACHILLERATO

Hello,

If you still have to pass last year's English, have a look at these links for help.

A) List of contents you have to revise and dates of exams. 

B) Activities (First Part):  Starter unit / unit 1 /unit 2 / unit 4

C) Activities (Second Part):  UNITS 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8


Here is a LINK to the GRAMMAR ACTIVITES on my blog for 1º Bachillerato.
Here you can find some VOCABULARY REVISION.

Good Luck!!!

TOPICS FOR YOUR ORAL EXAMS:

Have a careful look at these topic, which we have already dealt with in class. You should be ready to talk about ONE of them for at least one minute:

1) What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living up to 100 years of age?

2) Describe a member of your family.

3) Describe yourself / or your ideal partner.

4) Men take more risks than women. Do you agree?

5) Do you agree that “modern life presents us with very few dangers”?

6) Tell me about a frightening experience that you have had. (an accident/ getting lost/ encounter with an animal / severe weather / travelling

7) Tell me about a time when you or another person did something brave: (rescued a pet / tried extreme sport / did something you were scared of / helped someone in danger) Or a brave action that you have seen in a film or on TV, or read about in a book or newspaper.

8) Security cameras should be installed in all schools. Do you agree?

9) The government should impose stricter anti-smoking laws. What do you think?

10) Can you tell me about some sporting scandals that you have read about?

11) What should we do to keep fit?  What do you usually do?

12) Describe your favourite festivities of the year and explain why you like them.

CONTENTS YOU HAVE TO REVISE FOR THE FIRST TERM EXAM

CONTENTS YOU HAVE TO REVISE FOR YOUR FIRST TERM  EXAM                  

 

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: pages 104 to 110 book. You can find some more practice on pages: 8-9 book and on pages  5-6-7 of your workbook.

- 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 activities)

- Adjectives to describe someone’s appearance and personality (page 12 of your book+ photocopy with more vocabulary)

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, connective and reduced relative clauses): pages 16-17 book /112 book

- Revise activities on pages 10-11 of your workbook. Don’t forget you have some extra worksheets.

* TIME EXPRESSIONS and ADVERBS (page 21 book)

UNIT 2: SPORT: MODAL VERBS

VOCABULARY

- Revise vocabulary on pages 25-26-27 of the book

- Revise vocabulary about HEALTH and FITNESS on page 30 of your book / pages 20-21 workbook.

GRAMMAR

- Modal verbs: pages 113-114 of the book + some help on power-point presentation

- Revise activities on pages 28-29 of the book / 18-19 of the workbook

  

IMPORTANT ASPECTS TO REMEMBER:

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

- Don’t forget to revise the Word-building Reference on pages 74- 75 of your workbook. - Don’t forget to revise the Irregular Verbs: There is a list on pages 103-104 of your workbook. 

WRITING PART:

Revise these types of essay: A) A NARRATIVE ESSAY: - Pages 20- 21 of your book - Pages 78- 79 of your workbook

B) A DISCUSSION ESSAY: - Pages 44- 45 of your book - Pages 82- 83 of your workbook. C) AN OPINION ESSAY: - Pages 80-81 of your book - Pages 88-89 of your workbook

- You SHOULD also have a look at ALL the compositions you have written throughout this term.