CA2 FEEDBACK by ona

WORDS

onacarreras — 2016-10-25 09:16:52 UTC

If clauses

onacarreras — 2017-10-15 16:04:16 UTC

Present - Future Open condition
If you come I will be happy
Past - Conditional. Hypothetical condition
If you came I would be happy

Past perfect - Cond. Perfect
If you had come I would have been happy

MIXED CONDITIONALS
If he had not helped me, I wouldn't be here

WRITING: General recommendation

onacarreras — 2017-10-16 09:40:39 UTC

Please read "originality of students work' in the Course Plan. Text that has been AI generated, copied or plagiarized from wherever, and/or text that is not your own is not acceptable.

Please remember that

- the level of your speaking skills must be consistent with the level of your writing skills and in CAs that include an oral task and a written one, you will need to pass them both in order to pass that CA.

- If a significant discrepancy is detected, the CA mark will be the lowest of the two.

If you want to improve your writing...

- DON'T TRANSLATE directly from your mother tongue (automatic translations are not a good idea)

- SIMPLIFY ideas and express them in SIMPLE English

- Use the right connectors

- Make sure to revise the language focus of each particular CA, and use it in your activities.

educate/bring up

onacarreras — 2019-10-20 20:03:00 UTC

Educate’: the cultural or intellectual training you receive at an institution or school.
They were lucky to be educated at Oxford,
Bring up: raise, bring a person to maturity.
I was brought up by my mother and father in a small town.
Raising children is a full time job

STORY/HISTORY

onacarreras — 2019-10-20 20:03:18 UTC

HISTORY is the study of the past: How much do you know about American history?
a STORY is a narrative (fact or fiction): Alice in wonderland is a wonderful story

CAREER/DEGREE

onacarreras — 2019-10-20 20:03:42 UTC

A degree: I have a degree in Biology
A career is your job(s) in life : His career as a politician ended soon.

REMEMBER/REMIND

onacarreras — 2019-10-20 20:05:26 UTC

Do you remember the last time we met?
This song reminds me of last summer (makes me think of)

WANT

onacarreras — 2019-10-20 20:08:40 UTC

Look at the way the verb WANT is used:
I want to sing

I want Helen to sing
They wanted me to study Medicine
He wanted his children to be happy

STRUCTURES

onacarreras — 2019-10-23 12:07:54 UTC

CONTRAST CONNECTORS

onacarreras — 2019-12-14 20:39:26 UTC

We have many problems BUT I want to be optimistic
Although we have many problems, I want to be optimistic.
We have many problems. However, I want to be optimistic
Don't say: We have many problems. A~~lthough, I want to be optimistic~~
In spite of the problems, I want to be optimistic.

WISH an HOPE

onacarreras — 2020-10-12 15:56:48 UTC

Make sure you know the difference with this TEST

TRAVEL/TRIP/JOURNEY

onacarreras — 2022-03-06 14:40:02 UTC

The word 'viatge' is usually translated as JOURNEY/ TRIP

- It was a long and tiring journey // the journey takes only one hour (focussing on the process of going from one place to another)

- a business trip, a five-day trip to the Amazon ( focusing on the idea of going to another place and returning)

In general the word 'travel' is mostly used as a verb : Do you like travelling? // I often travel for work
or for a very general meaning : World travel gives you a new perspective.

***Incorrect uses of travel

~~How was your~~ ~~travel~~?
How was your trip?
~~I’m planning a~~ ~~travel~~ ~~to the U.S. next year.~~
I’m planning to travel to the U.S. next year.
I’m planning a trip to the U.S. next year.,

WHILE / MEANWHILE

onacarreras — 2023-10-27 14:43:58 UTC

You were working in the office while I was at home sleeping.

I was at home sleeping. Meanwhile you were working in the office.

CONNECTORS

onacarreras — 2023-10-27 14:44:33 UTC

JOB / WORK

onacarreras — 2023-10-27 21:13:28 UTC

Explanations and test HERE