WISHES, REGRETS AND CONDITIONALS

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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...

HOW TO SAVE THE PLANET

PLASTIC SURGERY IN BRITAIN EXPLAINED

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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

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AND BUCKET LISTS

EXAM DATES

*JANUARY 28TH, MONDAY: WRITING TEST

*JANUARY 30TH, WEDNESDAY: READING AND LISTENING TESTS

*FEBRUARY 4TH OR FEBRUARY 6TH: SPEAKING TEST IN PAIRS AT YOUR DESIGNATED SCHEDULED TIME

CONTENTS FOR THE WRITING AND SPEAKING TESTS (subject to possible changes)

Writing:

These are the topics:

*Do you believe in the supernatural? Are you a superstitious person?

*How would you describe yourself? How would you describe Donald Trump? And Rafa Nadal? 

*What advice would you give to a candidate at a job interview?

*What would be your dream job? Describe the perfect working conditions, salary, environment etc. 

*Are you in favor or against cosmetic surgery? Do we judge by appearance?

*Are you in favor or against alternative medicine? Does it work or is it a scam?

Speaking.

Monologue: preparation time 3 minutes. You can take notes. Presentation time: 4 minutes. The topics are the same as for the writing test.

Dialogue: preparation time 3 minutes. Presentation time 5 minutes. These are the topics:

*At the doctor's: role play doctor/patient. 

*Debate for and against a candidate for a job THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN ELIMINATED

*Debate for and against alternative medicine
*Debate for and against cosmetic surgery

*Debate for and and against salary being the most important factor in a job

SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE WRITING TEST

Writing test.
There will be two tasks which you have to complete. That means that you have to write ONE text from each task.
Task 1: option A OR option B.
Task 2: option A OR option B
By the end of the test, you should have completed the two tasks, that means that you will have written ONE text from Task 1 AND one text from Task 2.
Approximate length: 200 words per text
Approximate time limit: 2 hours

MERRY CHRISTMAS, PEOPLE!

I will publish the contents for the semester tests very soon. Don't panic and enjoy the holidays!

GETTING USED TO BRITISH CHRISTMAS

GETTING USED TO NEW THINGS

EXERCISE AND TRANSCRIPT HERE

READING COMPREHENSION: ACUPUNCTURE

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LISTENING COMPREHENSION: INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

 True or False? Justify your answers 

1. Integrative medicine is a combination of traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine. 
2. At medical school, professors show you some alternative and complementary medical practice. 
3. Dr McCAnn thinks a doctor needs to treat patients with either conventional or alternative medicine. 
4. According to alternative medicine, the human being can heal himself. 
5. Patients of integrative medicine are willing to take an active role in their healing process. 
6. Some patients of integrative medicine are not ill at all. 
7. Dr McCAnn believes integrative medicine is here to stay.

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