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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 4

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 4

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 3

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 3

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 2

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 2

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 1

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November 29th - final revision - Reading, Use of English, Speaking practice - part 1

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We corrected review in class !!
We spoke about the purpose, structure, register, etc of articles, reports, essays, email and articles
from WRITING FOR BS by Luis Porras Wadely
we practised transformations from B2 First 4
CUP

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November 22nd - Reading and use of English - mock test

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November 22nd - Reading and use of English - mock test

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Listening Practice from B2 FIRST 4 pages
44, THE ALBUQUERQUE BALOON FESTIVAL  45 46 parts 2, 3 & 4
Vocab seen in class:bump into, parachuttr, lift off, rise, take off.
More practice needed for parts 2 & 3

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November 15th - Speaking practice: Zoom out (offer a general response) and zoom in (offer examples, explanations, introduce arguments and ideas). Linking words and phrases, fluency.

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November 15th - Speaking practice: Zoom out (offer a general response) and zoom in (offer examples, explanations, introduce arguments and ideas). Linking words and phrases, fluency.

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Review
Title give it a miss
We spoke and talked intenseively about restaurants

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Revision reported questions and rethorical questions
we did a complete use of English sample test
unit 8 from exam essentials practice test 2 national Geographic learning

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October 18th - Writing an application letter

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October 18th - Writing an application letter

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October 13th - Speaking: linking words, connecting ideas, giving reason and describing activities during your leisure time

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October 13th - Speaking: linking words, connecting ideas, giving reason and describing activities during your leisure time

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October 11th - Reported speech (Grammar) - indirect questions - Phrasal verbs

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October 11th - Reported speech (Grammar) - indirect questions - Phrasal verbs

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Who's going to read this? My fellow college students. What does that mean about the tone? It means I can be on the informal side of neutral. You know, serious but friendly.

Planning time!

Okay, the first thing to do is to think of a book where the main character surprised me. This is quite an important step, because everything that follows is linked to this decision. Do you think I should spend five seconds on it, or thirty seconds?

[Thirty seconds later] I chose one of my favourite books, The Remains of the Day, by Kazuo Ishiguro. It's great! They made a movie of it with Anthony Hopkins.

So what do I have to include?

It doesn't make much sense to have points 2 and 3 separate, so for this review I will keep them together in one paragraph.

So my outline looks like this:

Let's think of vocabulary and grammar I can use. I'm just going to brainstorm by writing words and phrases I know that might be useful in the different paragraphs.

genre; historical drama; romance; set in the 1930s; duty; uniform; reserved; butler; gentleman; conflict; a difficult choice; there's no doubt that; not only but also;

Okay, that's not bad - I've got some good ideas already. Now I want to think of a title. I want something that is interesting and that helps me to write the review. What do I mean by that? For example, I could write 'Review of The Remains of the Day'. But that's boring and doesn't help me to write it. If I have a title like 'The Surprising Truth about The Remains of the Day' - well, I can already think of a way to write the last paragraph.

You'll see what I mean, I hope.

I'm ready to write it now! Here goes:

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How to Write a Review for FCE - FCE Exam Tips

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Who's going to read this? My fellow college students. What does that mean about the tone? It means I can be on the informal side of neutral. You know, serious but friendly. Planning time! Okay, the first thing to do is to think of a book where the main character surprised me.

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A rhetorical question is a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer.

If you have ever been late, someone might say: 'What time do you call this?' This person doesn't want an answer to the question. They are making the point that you have arrived at an unacceptable time.

Writing to persuade

Rhetorical questions are a useful technique in persuasive writing. As there is nobody to answer the question, a rhetorical question is usually designed to speak directly to the reader. It allows the reader a moment to pause and think about the question. For that reason, they are effective in hooking a reader's interest and making them think about their own response to the question in hand.

'Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?'

'Do we really want our planet to survive?'

'Wouldn't you feel happier if you could wear what you wanted to school?'

Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet

In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, a young couple fall in love but are forced apart by their rival families: the Montagues and the Capulets. Juliet makes a point that a person's name should not define them:
'What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.'
When Juliet asks the question ('What's in a name?') she does not expect an answer. This emphasises her point that names are meaningless. A rose being called a rose does not define how good it smells in the same way that people are not defined by their names or their family.

The Merchant of Venice

Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice looks at the divide between the Jewish and Christian faiths. In the following quote, rhetorical questions are used to highlight that all humans are the same regardless of their religion:
'If you prick us do we not bleed? If you tickle us do we not laugh?'
The answers to these questions are obvious: everyone bleeds if they are cut and most people laugh if they are tickled.

The rhetorical questions are not designed to be answered instead they emphasise the idea that all humans are created equal.

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What are rhetorical questions? - BBC Bitesize

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What is a rhetorical question? How and why would you use one? BBC Bitesize explains with examples from 'The Crucible' by Arthur Miller.

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October 4th - Listening practice - Key word transformation exercises

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October 4th - Listening practice - Key word transformation exercises

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October 5th - page 58 from Formula use of English 

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October 5th - page 58 from Formula use of English 

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Review

You have seen this advertisement in an English-Language magazine.

Restaurant review wantedHave you been to a restaurant recently that you either loved or hated?
Write us a review explaining your opinions.
Tell us about specific elements of the restaurant which caught your attention.The best reviews will be published in the magazine.

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September 20th - word formation exercises / adjectives' negative forms - Present tense: present simple vs. present continuous

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September 20th - word formation exercises / adjectives' negative forms - Present tense: present simple vs. present continuous

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page 27 Listening part 4 test 1 WhatsApp Image 2022-09-21 at 16.06.33

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Learn how to form Reported Questions in English with rules and examples.

When you are changing a question from direct speech into indirect speech, you follow the same kinds of rules as for statements. The only differences are that you need to use a different word to introduce the reported speech, and the word order of the question becomes like that of a statement. You end the sentence with a full stop, not a question mark.

Only ask can take an indirect object.
Example:
Direct speech: " Have you got a computer? "

You can jump to any section of this lesson:

How to report Wh and Yes/No questions

- We use " if" or " whether " to introduce a "yes‑no question".

Direct speech: " Did you receive my e-mail? "

Reported speech: The teacher asked me if I had received his e-mail. whether I had received his e-mail. OR The teacher asked me

- You introduce questions where there is a choice in the same way ‑ more usually by using " whether" than by using " if ".

Example:

Reported speech: I asked whether it was John's phone or Richard's.

Questions Words (Wh- Questions)

Example:

- You often mention the person who is being asked the question, by using a pronoun (, , , etc.) or by mentioning their name.

Example:
She asked Michael when he would go back to Japan.
In reporting questions:

- The tense of the verb changes as it does in reported speech but there is no auxiliary verb and the word order is like an affirmative sentence.

- We don't use question marks in reporting questions except beginning with

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Reported Questions in English | Direct vs. Indirect Questions | 7 E S L

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Learn how to form Reported Questions in English with rules and examples. When you are changing a question from direct speech into indirect speech, you follow the same kinds of rules as for statements. The only differences are that you need to use a different word to introduce the reported speech, and the word order of the question becomes like that of a statement.

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Phrasal verbs to study for Thursday, September 1, 2022

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Phrasal verbs to study for Thursday, September 1, 2022

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MAKING SENSE OF PHRASAL VERBS - Wikispaces ( PDFDrive.com )

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stuntman
dawn: amanecer
dusk: anochecer
to perform a stunt
extreme sports
to gnaw
rodents
a trend vs a tendency
suitable for
extent to
inclined to

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September 6th - FCE Booster - Unit 2: Health and fitness

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September 6th - FCE Booster - Unit 2: Health and fitness

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Zoe's essay
reading comprehension pages 18 & 19

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FCE Booster - Cambridge University Press

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FCE Practice Tests (Listenings) - Mark Harrison

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FCE Practice Tests (Listenings) - Mark Harrison

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Able to cause harm to something or someone, dangerous or bad for a person. E.g.: This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.

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Toxic chemicals continue to be dumped into the river.
The tax was so unpopular that the government decided to dump it.

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ALSO UNIT 1 PHRASAL VERB BOOK BY MARTIN SHOVEL

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October 26 th- grammar practice in class 

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October 26 th- grammar practice in class 

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page 167 ex 2 page 165 ex 3 page 163 ex 2

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Write your letter of application to Mrs Sykes (around 140-190 words).

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Write your letter of application to Mrs Sykes (around 140-190 words).

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Question
You have seen the following job advertisement:

ACTIVITY CO-ORDINATOR WANTED!
(Weekends)Would you like to work with children aged 5-11?Do you have lots of energy?Are you an excellent swimmer?Our Children's Club is looking for someone to teach a group of ten children swimming and to do a range of other activities. Please apply to Mrs Sykes saying why you are suitable for the job.

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Complete sample test from Cambridge essentials practice tests 2 unit 8

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Reading and use  of English fron B2 first 4
to be sent by email or whatsup