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Composition: personal anecdote

Choose one of the following options and write your personal anecdote (120-140 words)

Tell me about a holiday you had.

Tell me about a difficult journey you had.

Tell me about a perfect day you’ve had.

Tell me about a special event in your life.

Tell me about a birthday you remember.

Tell me about a time when you lost something important.

Tell me about a time when you gave someone a surprise.

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Phone vocabulary

Dear students,

I wish you a lovely Christmas holiday.

X-MAS PARTY

ORAL EXAM: 3ºG

IMPORTANT: PLEASE, SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU CAN'T DO THE ORAL EXAM.

18/12

At 17:00

1. Barba Otero, Clara
2. Martin Orihuela, Fayna Guaxara 
3. Martín Sendino, Aida
4. Minchillo Salas, Borja

At 17:30

1. Ochoa de las de las Heras, Samuel
2. Pérez Hernando, José Luis 

At 18:00

1. Sánchez-Seco Jimeno, Irene
2. Hernández Martínez, Mariano
3. Trallero Jiménez, Carlos

Listening practice

Listening part 3. The Riverside Hotel: listen here
Listening part 4: listen here

ORAL EXAM: 3ºH

IMPORTANT: PLEASE, SEND ME AN EMAIL IF YOU CAN'T DO THE ORAL EXAM.

19/12

At 18:30

1. Ramos del Rey, Paula
2. Río Peiró, Alexia del 

At 19:00

1. González Gómez, David 
2. Martínez Marfíl, Neli 
3. Martínez Palacios, Jesús
4. Mayor Belles, Raúl
5. Minguez Muela, Lourdes

At 19:50

1. Moreno de Lucas, Rocío
2. Oñoro Gallardo, Diego
3. López Liétor, Andrea
4. Sánchez Maza, Miguel
5. Valdivia Terrazas, Patrick Vincenzo

A Christmas Carol

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Listen here

Quiz

Sypnosis

Ebenezer Scrooge, a miserly, cold-hearted creditor, continues his stingy, greedy ways on Christmas Eve. He rejects a Christmas dinner invitation, and all the good tidings of the holiday, from his jolly nephew, Fred; he yells at charity workers; and he overworks his employee, Bob Cratchit. At night, Scrooge's former partner Jacob Marley, dead for seven years, visits him in the form of a ghost. Marley's spirit has been wandering since he died as punishment for being consumed with business and not with people while alive. He has come to warn Scrooge and perhaps save him from the same fate. He tells him Three Spirits will come to him over the next three nights.

• What are the moral lessons learned in this story?
• How does Scrooge change from the beginning of the story to the end? Compare & contrast.
• Write a sequel to A Christmas Carol. How will scrooge live his life after this experience?
• How would a visit from these three ghosts impact you & your life? Think of the different visits and the symbolism of each one. How do they relate to your life?
• Discuss the consequences of our choices in life and how they affect others, too.

Thanksgiving story

Victoria and Ciara

Speaking & talking

Speaking: click here for a list of topics.

Talking: click here  for examples. It is very important to justify your points of view as well as to listen to what your partner says and react (i.e. agree, disagree, add ideas, offer solutions or suggestions...)

In the speaking and talking test, you often need to think about what to say next. But this does not mean that you cannot demonstrate your command of English while you are thinking. When English native speakers do not know what to say, they are not completely silent. They use conversation fillers – words and phrases to fill the space. Here are some examples: 

While listening

• Really?
• Right
• Sure
• How awful!
• Oh no!
• You're joking!
• What a pity!
• Auxiliary verbs to make short questions (as in "Have you? did you? Is it?...")
• Non-words (as in "mmm, uh-huh...")

While speaking

• Well
• Ok
• So
• Let me think...
• I mean
• I guess/think
• You know
• Like (as in "I'm... like... really sad that you lost your...")
• What I want to say is…
• The point I want to make is....
• Anyway,…
• Well, what I mean is that …
• Back to our topic …
• As I was saying …
• The basic idea is…
• kind of... (as in "he's kind of nice...")

Exam practice

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How to prepare the oral exam

Prepare vocabulary and ideas on these topics:

• Food/ eating out
• Family
• Money
• Experiences

Follow this structure:

• Introduce yourself and the topic: My name is ... and I'm going to talk about ...
• General comment: I've chosen the topic of .... as it is a very controversial issue at the moment.
• Stucture your discourse and introduce each point with a a connector: First, to start with, on the one hand, etc.
• Make use of the grammar and vocabulary seen in class.
• Conclusion: To sum up (to conclude, etc.) I would like to say that... / I would like to finish saying that ...

This is what is taken into account in the oral exam:

• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Fluency
• Entonation/pronunciation/rhythm
• Use of connectors (especially in speaking)
• Use of discourse markers: I mean, well, you know, it’s kind of, it’s sort of, it’s like, actually, what I mean is, what I try to say is,etc.
• Interaction (in talking)

Really?

Honestly?

What a great/horrible idea!

I agree/disagree with you

I think/don’t think so.

I see what you mean.

Oh! I see

Yes, sure.

Yes, you are right.

Yes, that’s right.

Exactly.

Happy Halloween

NIVEL INTERMEDIO – B1: TEMAS

● Personal: Temas de interés personal y situaciones de la vida cotidiana. Identificación personal y situaciones familiares. Alimentación. Actividades de tiempo libre, aficiones y ocio. Mensajes y relaciones personales. Valores creencias y actitudes. Condiciones de vida (vivienda, trabajo, mediosde comunicación etc.).

● Social: Viajes, alojamiento, comidas. Horarios. Relaciones humanas y sociales. Salud y cuidados físicos. Educación. Compras, transacciones y actividades comerciales. Bienes y servicios. Clima, condiciones atmosféricas y medio ambiente. Temas de interés profesional. Información técnica sencilla. Situaciones y reuniones de trabajo. Instrucciones y uso de aparatos de uso cotidiano. Convenciones, celebraciones, ceremonias, festividades, etc.

● Cultural: Lengua y comunicación. Medios de comunicación (radio, televisión, mensajes grabados), películas, espectáculos, libros, periódicos, revistas, Web, música, arte, religión. Ciencia y tecnología.

Composition for 1B1

Write a story telling about about a disaster holiday (140-170 words). Make use of the past tenses and connectors. Include the following information:

• Where, when and with whom you went
• What went wrong
• What happened in the end

Useful phrases:

A disaster holiday  was  when…

One day, when I was…

The first problem was…

Another awful thing was…

What a nightmare!

Useful vocabulary:

after / although / because / but / so / 

when / then / in the end

furious / terrified / exhausted

boiling / freezing / pouring

filthy / disgusting

awful / terrible / dreadful