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SPELLING BEE - CONTEST

REPORTING VERBS

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CRIME - CRIMINALS - VOCABULARY

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SILENT LETTERS

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2Bach- Colors of the Wind Pocahontas) - Translate into Galician

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Translate this fragment of the song into Galician so that in can be sung (take the METRICS into account) in our language:

Voluntary homework to raise up to 0.5 in the final mark this term.(2 Bach B and C). Deadline: Monday THE WEEK BEFORE the 2nd term exams start.

You think I’m an ignorant savage - 9 Beats 
And you’ve been so many places - 8
I guess it must be so -6
But still, I cannot see -6
If the savage one is me - 7
How can there be so much that you don’t know?- 10
You don’t know-3

You think you own whatever land you land on-11
The Earth is just a dead thing you can claim-10
But I know every rock and tree and creature- 11
Has a life, has a spirit, has a name- 10

You think the only people who are people-11
Are the people who look and think like you-10
But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger-11
You’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew-11

Have you ever heard the wolf cry to the blue corn moon?- 13
Or asked the grinning bobcat why he grinned?- 10
Can you sing with all the voices of the mountain?- 12
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?-11
Can you paint with all the colors of the wind?-11

C1 READING /LISTENING COMPREHENSION: Tom Standage's ten trends to watch in 2025. A letter from the editor of The World Ahead

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PROBAS CERTIFICATIVAS - GALICIA + LINKS

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HERE, AS WELL (GUIDES)

HERE EEOOII scoring guides (rúbricas).

AND......USEFUL POSTS:

 

• SOME MONOLOGUES B1-GALICIAN EEOOII 

• MONOLOGUES EOI HERE

• B22 A FEW SPEAKING TASKS HERE

• EXCELLENT POST BY NATALIAZLM: WRITING - USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR ESSAYS + WRITING BANK

• THE GREAT GAME OF INVERSIONS BY NATALIAZLM

• CONNECTORS AND LINKING WORDS - INGLÉS PARA PEREZOSOS - Click HERE

• TALK SPEAK ENGLISH YOUTUBE CHANNEL-HERE

• USEFUL VOCABULARY (AND MORE) B2 AND C1 - B1 - ENGLISH FILE OUP + VOCABULARY B2 INGLÉS PARA PEREZOSOS HERE

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• SOME PRICELESS TOPIC BASED VIDEOS TO HELP YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR SPEAKING TEST (FROM CRISTINA CABAL’S WEBPAGE)

• ENGLISH FILE RESOURCES - DIFFERENT LEVELS HERE

• IMPROVING YOUR SPOKEN PRODUCTION - INTERACTION - MEDIATION

• B1-B2-C1 EJERCICIOS Y APUNTES -INGLÉS PARA PEREZOSOS HERE

• B1 GRAMMAR (FROM LAWEBDELINGLES) It includes translation exercises.

• B2 GRAMMAR ( FROM LAWEBDELINGLÉS) It includes translation exercises.

• C1 GRAMMAR (FROM LAWEBDELINGLÉS) It includes translation exercises.

• IMPROVING YOUR PRODUCTION/INTERACTION (By Nataliazlm)

• THE BEST ARTICLE FOR EEOOII C1 LEVEL. FRIENDSMILESAWAY.

• TEN TIPS TO PASS A WRITING TEST 

• TIPS FOR SPEAKING TESTS EEOOII

• CRISTINA CABAL’S EOI SPEAKING TOPICS AND MAREK CONNELL’S EOI MONOLOGUES - AN AMAZING UNIT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT BY CRISTINA CABAL HERE 

• B2-C1 SPEAKING EEOOII GALICIA - TECHNOLOGY 

• “GRAFFITI” - SPEAKING ( MONOLOGUE) - B2-C1 EOI

• MONOLOGUE B2-C1 SHOPPING ONLINE OR NOT? 

• MONOLOGUE B2-C1 - NEIGHBOURHOODS 

• “CLIMATE CHANGE” AND “NATURAL DISASTERS” -  MONOLOGUES B2-C1

• B2-C1 MONOLOGUE - POLLUTION 

• B2-C1 MONOLOGUE - PUBLIC VS PRIVATE HEALTH CARE 

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• B2- C1 MONOLOGUE - EMPLOYEE VS ENTREPENEUR - Transcript HERE

• MONOLOGUE - AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN MY LIFE 

• SOME USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR B1-B2 SPEAKING/WRITING TESTS 

• B2- C1 ORAL TESTS EXAMPLES - MAREK CONNELL’S WEBPAGE 

• BRINGING UP CHILDREN - B2 -C1 MONOLOGUE 

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• EEOOII EXAMS 

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• 7 C1 VERBS - LEARN AND TRANSLATE

• SOME B2-C1 PHRASAL VERBS
• SAMPLE EOI TESTS
• BRITISH MEDIA ONLINE
• MEDIATION (BY PAULA GÓMEZ CERNADAS)

• TWO C1 ORAL MEDIATION EXAMPLES
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• ARTICLES, GRAPHS, COMPLAINT EMAILS
• INVERSION
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• FOLDERS WITH EEOOII "PRUEBAS CERTIFICATIVAS" B1-B2-C1 - HERE
• B2-C1 USEFUL LINKERS + B2-C1 PHRASAL VERBS + B2- C1 USEFUL IDIOMS + B2-C1 OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS 
• ENGLISH FILE GRADED VOCABULARY
• UPPER-INTERMEDIATE VOCABULARY AND  INTERMEDIATE VOCABULARY 
• NEF ADVANCED VOCABULARY
• C1 ORAL MEDIATION TASKS
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• THE WORLD OF WORK - HERE - WORK B2-C1
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• SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH - HERE
• THE ENVIRONMENT - HERE
•  ADVANCED LISTENING PRACTICE 
• testenglish.com - HERE
• WORKBOOK C1 USE OF ENGLISH HERE
• WORKBOOK B2 USE OF ENGLISH HERE
• INGLÉS PARA PEREZOSOS EXERCISES - HERE
• SPEAKING LEVEL TEST - HERE
• YOU’RE DEFINITELY FLUENT IF YOU CAN CHANGE THESE (ADVANCED C1-C2 GRAMMAR) - HERE
• THAT’S JANUARY (B11 - B21 - B23 - C11) SPEAKING TESTS 
• TWO C1 ORAL MEDIATION TASKS - HERE
• NEF Preint GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY - HERE
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• SERENA’S BLOG HERE
• CHATBOTS BY CRISTINA CABAL TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING AND SPEAKING HERE
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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2nd BACH NOTEBOOK + MULTIPLE CHOICE CLOZE EXERCISES + READING TRUE- FALSE - NOT GIVEN

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READING COMPREHENSION PAU - TRUE / FALSE /NOT GIVEN

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INVERSIONS IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

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ACI CARDS

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Infinitives and Gerunds Games

Amazing chatbots to improve your writing and speaking created by Cristina Cabal

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Vocabulary to speak about towns and villages

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Translate BEAUTY AND THE BEAST into Galician

Translate BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (these lines) into Galician in such a way that It is "singable" (number of syllables in each line = English - try to keep the rhyme)

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Tale as old as time

True as it can be

Barely even friends

Then somebody bends

Unexpectedly

Just a little change

Small to say the least

Both a little scared

Neither one prepared

Beauty and the Beast

Ever just the same

Ever a surprise

Ever as before

And ever just as sure

As the sun will rise

Voluntary homework to raise marks for all those students who do not study the subject History of Music and Dance.

You MUST give it to me one week BEFORE the English language exams (deadline, you can do it before that)

GENDER EQUALITY VOCABULARY

Video - Why are women paid less than men? HERE

 

Multiple choice cloze

Fill the gaps in the text with the correct word below:

 

Gender roles can be (1)________ as the behaviours, values, and attitudes that a society considers appropriate for (2)________ male and female. Traditionally, men and women had completely different (3)________, men were seen as the provider for the family and women were seen as the caretakers of both the (4)________ and the family. Gender roles influence a (5)________ range of human behaviour, often including the clothing a person chooses, the profession a person (6)________, and the personal relationships a person enters. People have occasionally felt pressure to act or look a certain way based on their gender. This pressure can make people unhappy, especially if they are being asked to be or act in a way that does not (7)________ who they really are. Today people have more freedom (8)________ ever to express themselves, regardless of their gender.

 

1	a  called	b  defined	c  mentioned	d  determined
2	a  both	b  some	c  all	d  none
3	a  parts	b  character	c  papers	d  roles
4	a  home	b  house	c  residence	d  place
5	a  big	b  wide	c  extensive	d  large
6	a  follows	b  continues	c  pursues	d  chases
7	a  appear	b  fit	c  adjust	d  match
8	a  from	b  what	c  than	d  for

VIDEO listening (from: https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2020/11/17/gender-roles-b1-b2/?amp=1)

Why is Ross (the dad) so upset about Ben (the son) playing with a Barbie?

1. 1. Because he doesn’t like Barbies

   2. Because he doesn’t think it’s appropriate for boys

   3. Because his ex-wife gave him the Barbie

 

1. Why does Ben have the Barbie?

   1. Because he chose it at the store

   2. Because Susan gave it to him

   3. Because they didn’t have any other toys

 

1. How do Carol and Susan react to Ross’ opposition to Ben playing with the Barbie?

   1. They don’t pay too much attention to it

   2. They agree with Ross

   3. They are offended by his reaction

 

1. What does Ross do about the situation?

   1. He shows Ben other toys to play with

   2. He plays with Ben and his Barbie

   3. He hides the Barbie

 

1. Who tells Ross that he is exaggerating about the Barbie:

   1. Monica and Joey

   2. Joey and Rachel

   3. Monica and Rachel

 

1. What did Ross use to do when he was little?

   1. Call Monica “B”

   2. Dress up like a woman

   3. Sing songs all the time

PAUL AUSTER (AUTHOR OF ORACLE NIGHT) DIES AGED 77

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PRONUNCIATION OF -ED - WITH EXCEPTIONS!!!

VERB HAVE GOT PRACTICE

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