TASKS UP TO EASTERN

HI LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
FIRST OF ALL I HOPE YOU ALL FELL GREAT! I AM FINE AND VERY ENTERTAINED WORKING WITH YOU AND MY VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL. THERE IS MUCH TO DO.
TASKS:

1) I NEED YOU TO HAVE A LOOK AT YOUR WRITINGS CORRECTIONS. THERE ARE SOME MISTAKES WHICH NEED TO BE SOLVED, (HAVE A LOOK AT COMMON MISTAKES LINK) ,FOR INSTANCE:

- ADJ+S
- DO NOT FORGET SUBJECT
- DO NOT USE NUMBERS: 3 -- THREE
- CONCORDANCE: A BIG CARS
- REPETITIVE USE OF ADJETIVES GOOD, BAD, BIG, SMALL....USE SYNONYMS

GOOD--> EXCELLENT, POSSITIVE, REWARDING, MAGNIFIC, FANTASTIC, OUTSTANDING, HIGHLIGHTING, CONVENIENT...

BAD--> NEGATIVE, TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE...

BIG--> ENOURMOUS, HUGE, A GREAT AMOUNT/NUMBER OF, A GREAT DEAL OF (UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS), A WIDE RANGE OF...

SMALL--> TINY, RIDICULOUS NUMBER OF, NARROW,...

- VERBS + ING : WHEN?

WHEN THEY ACT AS A NOUN IN A LIST OR A SUBJECT: I LOVE PLAYING FOOTBALL AND WATCHING GAMES ONLINE. PLAYING FOOTBALL IS MY FAVOURITE HOBBY (WHEN THEY ARE NOT THE MAIN VERB OF THE SENTENCE)

AFTER PREPOSITION (BUT TO): I AM CONVICED OF GETTING MY CERTIFICATE


2) THE RESULT OF YOUR READING TESTS WERE NOT AS POSSITIVE AS I HAD THOUGHT. GO TO ENGLISHAULA.COM AND PRACTICE THEM. THIS WEEK I WANT YOU TO DO AT LEAST 3 READING EXAMS. 

3) SHORT QUESTIONS FOR SPEAKING. AT LEAST 4 LINES PER ANSWER.

Work and study

1. Do you find it easy to study where you live?
2. Do you use the internet to learn new things?
3. Do you prefer working on your own or with other people?
4. What kind of work would you really like to do in the future?
5. Are you happier doing mental or physical work?
6. Can you remember your first English lessons?
7. What do you think were the most important things you learned at primary school?
8. Would you prefer to work for a big or small company?

Family and friends

1. Who do you spend your free time with
2. Who are the most important people in your life?
3. Do you and your friends share the same ideas?
4. Tell me about your best friend?
5. Do you normally go out with family or friends?

Travel and holidays

1. Have you ever used your English on holiday?
2. Where would you really like to go on holiday in the future?
3. Do you like to plan your holidays carefully or do you prefer to just go?
4. How do you prefer to travel? by train or by plane?
5. What’s public transport like in your country?

4) TOPICS: INCLUDE STRUCTURES, IDIOMS AND PHRASALS. USE SELF-ASSEMENT

Money and shopping

Time

Eating and drinking

Health and fitness

5) DESCRIBING PICTURES

WRITING LETTER: BUSSINESS AND INFORMAL LETTERS.

IN THE FOLLOWING LINKS YOU WILL FIND A COMPLETE OUTLOOK TO DIFFERENT STRUCTURES/STATEMENTS/COMMON SENTENCES YOU MAY USE IN CASE YOU HAVE TO DO A LETTER IN YOU EXAM.

https://site.uit.no/english/writing-style/letters/

EXAMPLE:

READING TEST

FROM PAGE 1 TO 12 YOU CAN ACCESS TO THE READING TEST WE'VE ALREADY PRACTICE IN OUR EXAM TASK CLASS. DO IT AGAIN CALMLY AND IN CORRECT AND REVIEW ANSWERS FROM PAGE 12.

http://www.diss.uniroma1.it/moodle2/pluginfile.php/5321/course/section/4402/Reading2.pdf

OVERVIEW: GENERAL TASKS Y TASKS FOR TUESDAY 24TH

EL OBJETIVO DE LAS TAREAS QUE VAMOS A REALIZAR ESTAS DOS SEMANAS ES EL SIGUIENTE:
1. TERMINAR TOPICS DE WRITING/SPEAKING
2. TERMINAR SHORT QUESTIONS DE LOS TOPICS DE SPEAKING
3. TRABAJAR LISTENINGS DE ENGLISH AULA (JMMG.FPSALCEDA@GMAIL.COM   PASSWORD: 48544501B)
4. TRABAJAR LA DESCRIPCION DE FOTOGRAFIAS (150 WORDS)
5. TRABAJAR LOS WRITINGS DE LA FICHA.


TUESDAY 24TH

1. TOPICS PARA TERMINAR:

Hobbies and free time

Travel and getting around

Education and learning styles

Work and obligations

2. SHORT QUESTIONS: 

Area where you live or used to live

1. Is there anything you would like to learn about your country?
2. Which area of your country would you like to get to know better?
3. What’s the most interesting place you’ve visited near ….?
4. Could you tell me something about the area where you grew up?
5. Could you describe your family home to me?

Sports

1. Are you interested in sport?
2. Is there a sport you’d really like to try?
3. What sports do people play most in your country?
4. How much exercise do you take each week?
5. Do you like to be physically active or do you prefer relaxing?

Leisure

1. How much TV do you watch in a week?
2. Tell us about a TV programme you’ve seen recently?
3. Do you have a favourite newspaper or magazine?
4. What do you spend your time doing?
5. Do you enjoy reading?
6. What sort of books do you read?
7. Does anyone you know have an interesting hobby?
8. What’s the difference between reading the news in the newspaper and watching it on TV?
9. Who do you spend your free time with?
10. Do you prefer to be outside or inside when you have free time?

3. LISTENINGS: ENTRA A LA WEB Y HAZ EL EXAMEN COMPLETO, EXERCISE 6.

www.englishaula.com

4. DESCRIBE THE FOLLOWING PICTURES

5 WRITINGS. 

DE LA FICHA QUE OS DI EN CLASE EL DIA DEL EXAMEN, PODEIS ADELANTAR 1 WRITING POR DIA.