Let's learn about... THE USA!
Click HERE (American icons and landmarks), HERE (USA Quiz), HERE (USA Cloze Test)
Fast Facts about USA geography, people and culture, nature, governnent, economy and history HERE.
US history in 47 episodes HERE.
What’s the education system like in the USA? Click HERE.
"Yellow Submarine", by 1 ESO A
Click HERE.
EOI B2 Tests
Click HERE.
- Speaking photo above:
Reading: Working poor, the new class after the 2008 crisis- HERE.
Financial Crisis Vocabulary HERE.
Post about the credit crunch HERE.
- Speaking 3 EOI B2 (Success):
Reading - Click HERE.
FilmEnglish.com - Success HERE.
- Speaking B2 "Are exams a waste of time?"
Click HERE (Cristina Cabal’s web)
HERE BBC News TALKING POINT.
HERE Reading Comprehension.
Vocabulary exercise:
Are Exams a Waste of Time?
(EnglishClub.com copyright Liz Regan 2003Activity)
1- Use the correct form of the following words to fill the gaps below.
retake take fail cheat pass revise results scrape through do (very) well/badly pass with flying colours
1. I hate ............................................... I find it very boring trying to memorise things.
2. Unfortunately, I .................... my driving test the first time so I had to ................ it.
3. I know someone who.............................. in the last English test. S/he got 98%!
4. I only ever ...................................................... maths exams with 51 or 52%.
5. In every English test I ................................... because I’m really good at English.
6. I know someone who .................................. in all his/her exams. S/he copies the answers from the person sitting next to him/her.
7. I ...................................... every exam I ...................................... since I was a child.
8. I can’t stand waiting for the .................................. after taking exams.
- Speaking B2 - How are Spanish people and Spanish culture perceived abroad?
Click HERE.
Video HERE.
Reading Comprehension HERE.
THE BEATLES
Great didactic unit about the British band created by Carmen Maldonado. Click HERE.
More about The Beatles HERE.
1 ESO A students at IES Taboada Chivite are going to find out about The Beatles (For our "Cultural Week" - Rock and Learn) and then they are going to learn and sing the song "Yellow Submarine" (They will be recorded while singing it. Soon on this blog)
+ SPEAKING TEST EOI...
Click HERE (EOI Estepa) and HERE (Expressions to use in a speaking test). More speaking phrases HERE.
Sample English speaking test-dialogue (A holiday in Scotland) HERE.
Another version of Radiohead's "Creep"
Click HERE.
Podcastsinenglish.com
Very good listening comprehension practice with activities and transcript. Click HERE
Wheel of Fortune - 1 ESO Units 1-5 Translation
Get ready!!!! Cook!!!! (Listening activity - Food)
Food Vocabulary HERE
Listening Comprehension Activity:
Audio 1 - HERE
QUESTIONS:
a) Who are the contestants?
b) How often do JacK and Liz cook?
c) What does Liz really like?
d)How many ingredients are there in the bag?
e)How many dishes do they have to cook?
f) What basic ingredients can they also use?
g) Which are today’s ingredients?
Audio 2 - HERE
QUESTIONS:
h) What did Jack make? Starter: ; Main course: ; Dessert:
i) What did Liz make? Starter: ; Main course: ; Dessert:
Audio 3 - HERE
j) Maybe next time Jack could add ................. to the soup
k) How many onions did Liz use?
l) What does the pasta need?
m) Who is the winner?
ANOTHER LISTENING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY (EATING OUT) HERE
KEY LISTENING 1
a) Who are the contestants? Jack and Liz
b) How often do JacK and Liz cook? Jack cooks every evening and Liz cooks every day
c) What does Liz really like? Cooking for friends at the weekend
d)How many ingredients are there in the bag? Six
e)How many dishes do they have to cook? Three (Starter - Main course - Dessert)
f) What basic ingredients can they also use? Pasta, rice, eggs, sugar, salt, pepper
g) Which are today’s ingredients? A chicken, some carrots, some onions, three oranges, some cream cheese and some dark chocolate
h) What did Jack make? Starter:Carrot and orange soup; Main course: Chicken breasts filled with cream cheese; Dessert: pancakes with chocolate sauce
i) What did Liz make? Starter: Carrot and onion salad with orange dressing; Main course: pasta with creamy chicken sauce; Dessert: chocolate and orange mousse
j) Maybe next time Jack could add ..CREAM.... to the soup
k) How many onions did Liz use? Three
l) What does the pasta need? More salt and pepper
m) Who is the winner? Jack
SO AND SUCH
Describing physical appearance and personality
Louisiana and Oklahoma
Taylor, our assistant teacher, is from New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, but she did her degree in Oklahoma. Let’s learn about these two states in the USA.
Conditionals
British vs American English
Click HERE
More practice on relative clauses
Click HERE.
Click HERE.
Click HERE (Transformations).
Click HERE (More transformations).
Click HERE (More transformations).
Click HERE, as well.
HERE relative clauses in "Amigos ingleses".
Impersonal Passive Exercises
CAUSATIVE HAVE
SOME USEFUL VOCABULARY FOR B1-B2 SPEAKING-WRITING TESTS
Homes and Furniture (LearnEnglishKids British Council)
Click HERE.