martes, 23 de junio de 2020

PEvAU: Fill in the gaps with the correct word (USE OF ENGLISH)

Tipo de pregunta:



Corrección:
Esta pregunta viene dividida en dos frases, cada una de las cuales vale 0,25 si es respondida correctamente. Solo hay una respuesta posible y no es graduable. 

Explicación:
En esta pregunta, hay que rellenar un hueco con una única palabra del tipo que se pide entre paréntesis (adjetivo, adverbio, nombre, verbo...). Sin embargo, en los últimos años, el 100% de las preguntas con este enunciado han pedido que se rellene el hueco con una preposición. Por eso, es recomendable repasar los Phrasal Verbs, Collocations y listas de nombres/verbos/adjetivos+preposición. En las páginas 132 y 133 de vuestro Workbook podéis encontrar listas útiles.


Ejemplos y enlaces para practicar: 

 




 

Culture: Knighthoods in UK

Hoy os traemos otra de las presentaciones que ha hecho nuestra auxiliar, Sophie, a lo largo del curso. En este caso, aprovechaba la figura de Sir Isaac Newton para explicar en qué consiste eso de ser "Sir" o "Dame" en el Reino Unido. 

Click aquí para descargar la presentación
 

lunes, 22 de junio de 2020

domingo, 14 de junio de 2020

FOR MUSIC & SONG WRITING LOVERS




ENGLISH CHALLENGE

Are you a creative person?
Do you sometimes make up stories and write them down?
Have you ever written a song?


Well, if you have answered YES to at least 2 questions,
YOU´RE THE PERSON WE´RE LOOKING FOR.

Since this academic year is getting to its end and since this last term has been so weird, we want you to do something absolutely different and a bit crazy.

  • I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND, one of the most famous songs by The Beatles, was released in 1963. Here´s the video and the lyrics. Please, listen to it carefully as you read the lyrics.


  • They would have never imagined that, 57 years later, a “Coronavirus” version of that song would become viral. Again, here´s the video and the lyrics:



Which one do you like best?

SO, this is what we want you to do:


WOULD YOU( on your own or with your friends) BE ABLE TO

CHOOSE A SONG YOU LIKE ( it should be an easy one, one whose lyrics can be modified easily)

and CHANGE ITS LYRICS so that it becomes a Coronavirus hit??



You can write about wearing face masks and gloves/ getting together/ washing your hands/ keeping distance / staying home/ being desperate to go out/ going shopping/ not kissing or hugging your relatives and friends/ whatever other personal “Coronavirus/ lockdown ”experiences you want to share…..

BUT, WE DON´T WANT TO HURT PEOPLE´S FEELINGS ( we know this pandemic has been, and still is, a very serious issue. However, we think we must keep our sense of humour in order to overcome difficult periods of life). That´s why we must be respectful all the time. This is about having fun without hurting anyone.

ONLY FOR RISK-TAKERS:
A homemade video/audio file showing your teacher that special version??

Thank you! Enjoy the week!!


lunes, 8 de junio de 2020

JUNE 8, WORLD OCEANS DAY

Today, we' d like you to learn something extremely important from all those people and organisations that are fighting for cleaner oceans. More and more women are into this too.

CLEAN AND HEALTHY OCEANS MEAN LIFE

We aren' t exaggerating.

Have a look at these videos. One of them is in Italian, but is subtitled in English; others are just informing about the importance of this day, and others show what' s really happening in the Oceans.
 They' re all worth watching.


https://youtu.be/MIRLcI1VMwc


https://youtu.be/Alu03Uw7PrE


After watching the videos, we´re sure you have amazing ideas on how to reuse/recycle THROWAWAY PLASTIC BOTTLES.
In case you don´t know how to reuse them, we can help you. Click on the links below.
 
HOW TO REUSE

DISPOSABLE/THROWAWAY PLASTIC BOTTLES



OS ANIMAMOS A REUTILIZAR UNA BOTELLA DE PLÁSTICO QUE VAYÁIS A TIRAR. 
PODÉIS USAR LAS IDEAS QUE OS HEMOS DADO O NO; EL CASO ES NO TIRAR ESA BOTELLA A LA BASURA.

SI OS APETECE, PODÉIS MOSTRARNOS EL RESULTADO A TRAVÉS DE:

- A PHOTO AND A CAPTION ( explaining what it is, before and after )
- A VIDEO explaining  what it is and how you made it.
(Simple Steps:  First, take a water bottle. Then, take a knife and......./ Use the scissors to ............. . Then, stick......... . Next, use a marker to....... . Finally, ...............)



jueves, 4 de junio de 2020

PEvAU INGLÉS: Find in the text one synonym / opposite for (Comprehension)

Tipo de pregunta:



Corrección:
En esta sección se evalúa la comprensión léxica del texto. Debes identificar en el texto la única palabra que corresponde a la especificación indicada en el epígrafe correspondiente. Las respuestas correctas se puntuarán con 0,25 puntos no graduables, y las incorrectas con 0 puntos. En caso de dar más de una respuesta, solo se considerará la primera de ellas.

Consejo:

Tienes que encontrar una única palabra del texto que cumpla esa condición y que sea del mismo  tipo que la que te dan. En los últimos años, dan las palabras en singular o sin conjugar aunque en el texto vengan en plural o conjugadas. Ten cuidado con eso.  


Enlaces para practicar: 

  • Te puede venir bien practicar con juegos como freerice.com
  • Coge cualquier texto y busca algunas de sus palabras en un diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos como thesaurus
  • También puedes hacer ejercicios online:

4º ESO ENGLISH: UNIT 7 , REPORTED SPEECH + UNIT 8, PASSIVE VOICE


Here you have some more practice on REPORTED SPEECH offered by the British Council.

There´s a video where you can see examples of  REPORTED SPEECH IN CONTEXT.

After that, at the bottom of the page, you can do 3 different activities to practise more.

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-grammar/reported-speech


If you also want to practise Presnt Simple Passive and Past Simple Passive, try the following activity: 

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Passive_voice/Present_simple_and_past_simple_passive_voice_xb73qd


There´s a grammar tip ( REMEMBER!) at the top right corner, READ IT CAREFULLY!