ORAL EXAM (FIRST TERM, 2019)

Hi everybody!

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

TOPICS FOR THE PRESENTATIONS:   (In pairs)

- Social media sites (benefits and dangers)

- Erasmus Exchange Programme for University Students 
                        (Find some help in these links: a  b   c )

-The most important technological breakthrough

-Your favourite event in history

- Are we Killing the earth?

* You will have to hand out the script/ You might like to prepare a power-point presentation, include pictures....etc.. 

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.

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

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.

These are some links for YouTube Videos which might inspire you:

  1-  Advertising a school    2- A film trailer     3- A solidarity project

Find some information HERE about free apps to edit your videos

IMPORTANT TIPS

-Do some research

-Write your own rough draft and script (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.

LENGTH:  

6 to 8 minutes

ASSESMENT:

-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

A) 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, 29^th November

B) 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. 

(on your classroom notice board!!!)

UNIT1- MORE PRACTICE: ANSWER KEY

Hi everybody!

Find HERE the answer KEY for the WORKSHEET  I handed out in class today.

CONTENTS FOR YOUR EXAM ON FRIDAY, 25th October.

Here is a list of CONTENTS you need to revise for your exam on Friday:

VOCABULARY:

1-Communication (words in blue on page 6 of your book)

2-Words and expressions from the reading text on pages 8-9 book

3- WORD FORMATION:

        -Noun suffixes (page 8 of your book FOCUS! + photocopies)

        -Adjective suffixes (page 12 of your book FOCUS! + photocopy)

GRAMMAR:

Verb Tenses:

- Present Simple and continuous, stative verbs,

-Past simple and continuous

-Past simple vs present perfect simple

-Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous.

-Past perfect simple and continuous    (time clauses...)

    *revise: rephrasing / rewriting activities

WRITING.

An informal letter or email  (pages 14-15 book + photocopy with expressions)

(Adverbs of manner/ comment /degree)

THE EXAM WILL ALSO HAVE:

A  READING AND A LISTENING COMPREHENSION section.

Webbook: Advantage 1

To have access to Advantage 1  Webbook, follow these steps:

 Click on this LINK and register

You will need to provide your individual coupon code (on your book cover) and the class code (5553A).
For the user name, use: your name and the first letter of your two surnames. For example: if my name is Pilar Muñoz Domíngez, my user name would be: pilarmd

After the initial registration, you will need your  coupon code only.

Good luck!!

UNIT 1 GRAMMAR: VERB TENSES

Have a look at these PRESENTATIONS with information about VERB TENSES:

1) PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS

1 present-simple-continuous de pilarmd


2) STATIVE VERBS. (ACTIVITY)

3 stative-verbs from pilarmd

3) PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs. PAST SIMPLE

present-perfect.vs.past-simple de pilarmd


4) PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs CONTINUOUS

5 present-perfect-continuous-simple de pilarmd



5) PAST PERFECT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

Past perfect de pilarmd


ACTIVITIES:
These are the activities that we did in class, in case you need to do some revision or check your answers again:

Past Tenses revision de pilarmd


KEEP ON PRACTISING

1) Activity on IRREGULAR VERBS.

2) Find here some useful activities to practise with the PRESENT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS.
- Activity 1
- Stative verbs.
- Activity 3
- Activity 4

3) PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE / CONTINUOUS.
    1- Exercise 
    2- Exercise 
    
 4)  PRESENT PERFECT / SIMPLE PAST  (From easy to difficult)
      Exercise 1
      Excercise 2
      

 5) FOR / SINCE (FOR= desde hace / SINCE= desde, desde que)
      Exercise 1
      Exercise 2

6) HOW LONG..? Answer the question:
      Exercise

7) ALREADY / YET / STILL / JUST/ FOR / SINCE (5 and 6 are more difficult)
     Exercise 1
     Exercise 2
     Exercise 4

8) PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS
    Exercise 1
    Exercise 2
    Exercise 3
    Exercise 4
    Exercise 5
    
8) PAST SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT SIMPLE.
     Exercise 1
     Exercise 2
     Exercise 3
     Exercise 4

8)  Time clauses in the past.
      Exercise 1

7) MIXED TENSES:
    Activity 1
   Activity 2
   Activity 3

GRADED READERS

Hi Everybody!

You might find this YouTube video useful to get you through your first graded reader, A Kiss Before Dying by Ira Levin.

Enjoy it!

LINK

   POINT FOR UNDERSTANDING.
On pages 87- 103 of your book you can find some interesting activities which will definitely help you understand the story. Work carefully and conscientiously and do these activities!

Find HERE some useful  WORKSHEETS about the story. Once you have answered the questions in these worksheets, check them  with this KEY.