Final exam writing advice.

Hello, everyone.
One simple way to get better, (or worse), marks is how you organise your writing. Have a look at the tips below, and think about how you can apply them to your own writing.

Writing  Advice:

·      Make a plan

·      Write in paragraphs

·      Use a range of vocabulary, even if you are unsure of the correct spelling.

·      Check tense endings, plural forms and word order in sentences.

·      Check irregular past tenses and question formation.

·      Use language that is appropriately formal or informal for the task.

·      Write clearly, so that the examiner can read your answer.

·       

DON'T

·      Don't misspell key words which appear on the question paper.

·      Don't use the exact words from the question paper too much.

·      Don't mix formal and informal language.

·      Don't use formal linkers in an informal letter.

·      Don't worry if you run slightly over the word limit.

Class 23.05

Hi!!!


¿What have we done today? 


SPEAKING: 

- Pg. 92 (2)


GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY:

- Future tenses (blog)
- Pg. 91 (4)
- Pg. 92 (1)
- Pg. 93 (5)
- Objective First application: Units 9-10 (Future tenses)


WRITING:

- Objective First application: Units 7-8 (An essay) + Units 11-12 (A review)


READING AND USE OF ENGLISH:

- "Changing Lives with a Stranger" (blog)
- "The performing arts"
































LISTENING:

- "Announcement about an evening's programmes on Radio Pearl"


HW:

- Studyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Reading technique for final exam.

For those of you who couldn't make it to class today, here's a reading practice activity for next Saturday's final exam. 

I'd like you to follow the same technique we used in class. 

Begin with the questions, underlining the key words. 

Next, read the six short texts quickly, (scan),  underlining anything that sound familiar from the questions. Don't worry about the exact answers for the moment, because that's the next step. 

When you've finished reading the texts, go back to the questions and answer first the ones you think are easiest. 

Finally, look again at the articles to answer the trickiest questions, but remember time is important, and it may be better to leave one or two unanswered for the moment. If you finish the rest of your exam, you can come back to them later.

Confusing futures made simple. (From The British Council.)

Hello, everyone. Here's a really simple breakdown of how we use all those confusing futures. Let's say a big thanks to the British Council for this one.

Timetabled events, e.g. TV programme or train departure PS

Personal arrangements (something that's already organised) PC 

Predictions (when you can see the evidence) GT

Predictions (based on no evidence) W

General future intentions (not arranged) GT

Decisions made at the time of speaking W

Promises W

Decisions already made GT

Offers, refusals W

Lesson 9th of May

Hello, guys.

 Today we did the following activities :

Listening

- Student's Book:  Page 144, exercise 1.

- Online listening.

Grammar

- Previous H/W Review .

- Review lessons 1-6 and 7-12. ( Student's book )

- CD-ROM review .

- Gerunds&Infinitives2  ( Student's book : Pages 144 and 145, exercises 3-4 . )

- Reported Speech verbs deduced by reading the sentences of the following fotocopy ,which we used later to play a game .

Vocabulary

- Student's Book : Page 145, exercise 6 ( Topic set-crime) .

Homework 

- H/W Review 1-6 , page 48-51 .

- Fotocopy , exercise 3 .

( Find and correct 10 mistakes with adjectives and adverbs in the text . An example has been done for you ) . ¡You can find them after the mark ,which is on the 5th line , before that mark there are no mistakes! 

- Recommendation!  

Keep on practising : 

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/ and

http://www.examenglish.com/

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That's all! Have a nice week but now....

 

CSIM Summer courses.

Hello, everyone.
Summer is on the way, and what better time to do that intensive course you've been planning?
All the information you need is on the link below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/x14oawh8kubexr9/CIJ%2015%20DIGITAL%20EN.pdf?dl=0

If you think your friends might be interested, feel free to pass the information on.
See you in Summer.
Tom.

Hello, everyone.

Last Saturday we did the following activities:

-          Draw your favorite family photo, and talk about it with a classmate.

-          Review CD (units 1-4)

o   Unit 1-2 Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs

o   Unit 1-2 Grammar: Comparative adverbs

o   Unit 3-4 Grammar: obligation, necessity and permission

o   Unit 3-4 Grammar: as and like

-          Exam Practice.

-          Alternative medicine.

o   Exercise 3 and 4 page 138 Sb

o   Grammar extra (page 138)

-          Exam listening.

o   Exercise 1 page 48 Wb

Homework

-          Sb page 139-143

-          www.examenglish.com

-          People who didn’t bring the homework last Saturday should bring it the next day we have class.

We don’t have class the 2^nd neither the 16^th of May. The exam will be the 30^th of May.

Enjoy the holidays!