miércoles, 18 de diciembre de 2019

UPDATED EXAM CONTENTS

THESE ARE THE TOPICS BOTH FOR THE WRITING AND THE MONOLOGUES:
-What should you do in case of an emergency? Heart attack, burn, bleeding?
-How stressed are you? Are you a hypochondriac? And a cybercondriac?
-Are you a superstitious person? What is your star sign? Do you believe in the supernatural?
-How would you describe yourself? What qualities should a good politician have? And a good friend?
-What advice would you give a candidate for a job interview?
-What would be your ideal job? What aspects are the most important?          What are your priorities?
-Regrets and resolutions (and bucket list).
-What do you think of alternative medicine? Is it a scam or does it really help?



THESE ARE THE CONTENTS FOR THE DIALOGUES:

-Money is the priority in a job vs other factors are more important in a job
Alternative medicine vs traditional medicine
-In favour of plastic surgery vs against plastic surgery
-Superstitions are fairy tales for gullible people vs in some cases the supernatural is real

TOP TIPS:
WRITING: You will have to write 2 texts of approximately 150-170 words
SPEAKING: You have to speak for about 4 minutes individually (monologue), and then for about 5 minutes with a partner, giving your opinion and debating in pairs (dialogue).

WRITING AND SPEAKING: You will always have a choice between at least two options, so don't worry, in all the cases you will have an extra chance to escape from the topics you don't like ;)

viernes, 13 de diciembre de 2019

miércoles, 4 de diciembre de 2019

VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE

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Why is Ms Thomas visiting a GP?
Where is the video scene set?
How can a patient book an appointment?

Are the doctors always the same?
For an urgent case, can a doctor see you on the same day?
How did Ms Thomas find the problem?
Does she feel any pain?
Are there any precedents in the family?
What is the doctor going to do to the patient?
What is the function of a 'chaperone' during a consultation?

domingo, 1 de diciembre de 2019

martes, 12 de noviembre de 2019

domingo, 10 de noviembre de 2019

EXERCISES and SOME VIDEOS ABOUT PERSONALITY

To practise personality adjectives click HERE  

miércoles, 6 de noviembre de 2019

lunes, 4 de noviembre de 2019

lunes, 28 de octubre de 2019

LIFE AND DEATH OF...

Click HERE to watch the video

miércoles, 23 de octubre de 2019

CONNECTORS































Full article HERE

lunes, 7 de octubre de 2019

miércoles, 25 de septiembre de 2019

lunes, 23 de septiembre de 2019

lunes, 17 de junio de 2019

lunes, 6 de mayo de 2019

LETTER OF COMPLAINT: STRUCTURE AND FORMAT

Inside the DROPBOX folder you will find models of complaint letters.

miércoles, 10 de abril de 2019

UPDATED CONTENTS FOR THE FINAL EXAMS IN MAY 2019

Writing:
Two texts of 200-220 words:

ONE FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY: possible topics:
-Vegetarianism
-Fossil fuels
-Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO food) ELIMINATED
-Same-sex marriage
-Mass tourism
-Free university fees
(THE DAY OF THE EXAM THERE WILL BE THREE OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM)

AND ONE LETTER OF COMPLAINT: possible cases: 

POSSIBLE CASE 1
Last week you purchased the new smartphone Sanson S7 on a website. The instructions for the phone only come in Korean and you can’t connect to any WiFi. The phone also gets really hot when you charge it, and Sansons are prohibited on airplanes, because their batteries can explode. Besides, the fingerprint scanner only works with your brother-in-law.
Write a letter of complaint to Call Rissian, the manager of the online store.

POSSIBLE CASE 2
You contracted your high speed internet connection with Vomistar, a telephone company and internet provider. The technician who installed the equipment was clearly drunk and very rude. Besides, the signal doesn’t get to all the rooms and the speed is less than half of what was promised. The Premium TV channels they offered are always broadcasting Save Me Deluxe and old westerns. You have called the customer helpline repeatedly but nobody answers. You have also left several messages on their website.
Write a letter of complaint to Vlarg Burp, head of Vomistar’s customer service.

POSSIBLE CASE 3
You booked a package holiday to an exotic Caribbean island with Ripov Tours. The flight to the island of Milonga was on board an uncomfortable old airplane with a horrible cigarette smell. Besides, the holiday resort was a nightmare. The beach was full of plastic bottles and rubbish, the beach bar was closed and the staff only spoke Milongo. You also had some health problems related to the food, and your camera got stolen.

Write a letter of complaint to Ripov Tours.

(THE DAY OF THE EXAM THERE WILL BE TWO OF THESE CASES TO CHOOSE FROM, SO YOU ARE ADVISED TO PREPARE AT LEAST TWO OF THEM)

Speaking
Monologue: preparation time 3 minutes. You can take notes. Presentation time: 4-5 minutes. 
-Do you have any regrets? Have you thought about resolutions or made a bucket list?
-Do you consider yourself eco-friendly, a green person?
-Do you think same-sex marriage is morally wrong?
-Do you think there is an alternative to fossil fuels?
-Do you think eating GMO food is a good idea? ELIMINATED
-Do you think tourism is affecting the planet?
-Do you think university should be free for everybody?

Dialogues: preparation time 3 minutes. Presentation time 5-6 minutes. These are the topics:
-DEBATES FOR AND AGAINST:
-Vegetarianism
-Fossil fuels
-Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO food) ELIMINATED
-Same-sex marriage
-Mass tourism
-Free university fees

martes, 9 de abril de 2019

FECHAS DE EXÁMENES FINALES DE MAYO

⚠📑🇬🇧Los exámenes finales escritos serán el miércoles día 8 de mayo (Writing) y el lunes día 13 (Reading & Listening)* , y el *speaking entre el miércoles día 15 y el lunes día 20* . El speaking es en parejas y sólo hay que venir uno de esos dos días, dependiendo del turno que tengan. *Entrega de notas el miércoles 22*.⚠📑🇬🇧

TOURISM: PROS AND CONS


Click here to read the full article.

viernes, 5 de abril de 2019

viernes, 22 de febrero de 2019

WISHES, REGRETS AND CONDITIONALS

CLICK HERE FOR A REVISION ACTIVITY


lunes, 11 de febrero de 2019

INSTRUCTIONS: SPEAKING IN CLASS - REGRETS AND RESOLUTIONS


Speak in class for 3-5 minutes. Follow the models. Use all the highlighted expressions.

My name is XXXXXX and I'm going to talk about regrets and resolutions.


Back in 2018...



I should have laughed more.
      I wish I had laughed more.
I should have slept more.
      I wish I had slept more.

I shouldn't have eaten so much.

      I regret eating so much.
I shouldn't have wasted so much time online
      I regret wasting so much time online

Before the end of 2019...

   I will have lost 3 kilos
   I will have passed the course
   I will have turned 40

Before I kick the bucket...

   I will have visited Japan
   I will have found love
   I will have had a happy life

So, in a nutshell...

viernes, 8 de febrero de 2019

lunes, 21 de enero de 2019

lunes, 14 de enero de 2019

KEY EXPRESSIONS YOU SHOULD ACTIVATE


I'm going to talk about...
I have been revising my notes and...
I had never thought of this...
I'm still getting used to speaking...
I'm already used to grammar...
I wonder what this is about...
I have always thought that...
I should have studied more...
I shouldn't have eaten so much...
I regret eating so much...
I might have overindulged a bit...
I put up over two kilos...
I should cut down on desserts now...
By the end of this test I will have impressed you with my English
To conclude
In a nutshell

lunes, 7 de enero de 2019