Monday, 18 July 2022

Mindset 2

Resources: 

LEVEL TEST. In order to find out your current level of English click here, go to Englishjet and take level tests C1. Once finished, write down your scores and report it to your teacher.   

Go to your end-of-book Irregular verbs appendix. Divide it into blocks of 10. Study one block a day (3 forms, spelling, translation and pronunciation). We'll set an exam date. This exam has to be perfect.

CONNECTORS DIAGRAM AND PPT. Here you have all connectors, nevertheless, we'll work on them step by step.  

CLOSING: Riptide 

Reader: Crime never pays  

PAU CALENDAR 

EOI CALENDAR 

Writing is a very important skill this year, more than ever. Here you have these documents: 

A lexical field sheet to download where you will build your own lexical field with about five very special words on every topic we work on. 

A writing template, where you will write all your compositions (the final version, already corrected and typewritten).  

Text types (ppt on blog) 

An Expressions +1 list which will make your writing stand out from the crowd. 

A List ofcommonnest mistakes and My personal writing mistakes list.  

Listenings will be worked on at home, as a part of the Flipped Learning Methodology to implement this year. Listening carefully at home, with your earphones will develop your listening skills to an outstanding level.  

Grammar will be provided through this blog and you are expected to take the necessary notes at home whereas we leave to class work the explanation, questions and practice. Once more, flipping the class. Watch this video Blended Learning and Flipped Classroom to understand the concept.  

UNIT 1. Crossing cultures.

LISTENING

READING

GRAMMAR. PrPerfC/PPerfC. Extra: Question tags. Agreement/disagreement.

VOCABULARY. Culture.

WRITING. Informative essay. Adjectives and adverbs.

SPEAKING. Cruise tourism dissemination.

UNIT 2. Safety first.

LISTENING

READING

GRAMMAR. Conditionals and time clauses. Practice WISH/REGRET/COMPLAINT here.

Extra: Inversion.


VOCABULARY. Safety.

WRITING. Formal email. Connectors of cause, result and purpose.

SPEAKING

UNIT 3. Keep moving.

LISTENING. Surfing on ice-cold water.

READING

GRAMMAR. The Passive voice and the causative.

VOCABULARY. Sport.

WRITING. For and against essay. Connectors of addition, contrast and example.

SPEAKING. Debate. To prepare the Debate, watch this Prezi carefully and take an UNCOMMON expression from each section. Select 10 expressions and get ready to use them. Document yourself with arguments and specific vocabulary for the debate. This video may help you.

Topic: Transgender sport. A challenge for female sport.

UNIT 4. Near and dear.

LISTENING. Relationships.

READING

GRAMMAR. Relative clauses: Prezi   Extra: Wh-ever words

VOCABULARY. Relationships.

WRITING. Opinion essay. Subject/verb agreement.

21 March is the World Down Syndrome Day.
Write an opinion essay using also expressions from the prezi on the debate.
Watch this video and read this news item/watch the video included to ellaborate your opinion essay.
You can find further information on this link.

 

Recently France has banned this ad "Dear future Mom" showing happy Down syndrome kids. 

Read this article on the news too.

I suggest you go through all this information to fully ellaborate your opinion on the subject.

SPEAKING

UNIT 5. It's about time.

LISTENING

READING

GRAMMAR. Modals and modals perfect. Extra: Would rather/had better.

VOCABULARY. Time.

WRITING. A Summary (NOT TO DO). Paraphrasing.

SPEAKING

UNIT 6. Just the job.

LISTENING. Steve Jobs: Challenges and success.

READING

GRAMMAR. Reported speech.

VOCABULARY. Work and jobs.

WRITING. A Job application letter. Formal and informal language.

SPEAKING

 

End of year: 

Correlative comparatives or double comparative. Practice 1 2 3
Structural conversion practice.
FCE     CAE

END-OF-YEAR MOVIE WORK WITH AVATAR and worksheet.


END-OF-YEAR SELECTIVIDAD WRITING PRACTICE
OPINION/DISCURSIVE ESSAY TEMPLATES
EBAU Assessment criteria July2018 Read the last page mainly for Writing Correction criteria.
Seeking current topics likeable to turn out on Selectividad, we suggest the following:
1.- EU belonging. This is the Brexit year. Watch the following videos and get information to carry out a writing task in class.  Parliament to vote again on Brexit - BBC News      
#EPlenary   
2.-
Venezuela power cuts and Venezuela black-out.
3.-
Spanish elections 2019.
4.-
Spain hits back at Mexico.
5.-
Domestic violence.
6.-
BBC's report on Euthanasia.and Brian Holdsworth's arguments about it.
7.- COVID AND VACCINES TEXT 1 AND 2.