JUNE 2018

Dimarts 19 de Juny a les 10h tenim l'examen de recuperació i millora d'Anglès.


RECUPERACIÓ 4t ESO:

L'examen constarà de:

-Listening

-Reading

-Vocabulary
         U-1 Fashion / Negative Prefixes
         U-2 Landscapes / Extreme adjectives
         U-3 The Human Body
         U-4 Relationships

-Grammar
       - Past simple & Past Continuous contrast.

       - Present Perfect.
       - Present Perfect & FOR / SINCE.
       - Present Perfect & (just / ever / already / yet).
       - Past Simple (AGO / last).
       - Present Perfect & Past Simple.

       - Passive Voice (present simple passive / past simple passive).

-Writing (in past tenses) about a great holiday.

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Els alumnes que volgueu també podeu fer un examen sobre el READER (llibre de lectura) All about Ireland. Si esteu interessats contacteu amb mi: rgomez48@xtec.cat

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Si vols practicar per la recuperació de juny primer de tot, recorda de fer els exercicis del workbook, tot i que els tinguis fets, torna'ls a fer (tippex o esborra) i revisa que els tens fets correctament!

Aquí tens les respostes:

Click the link below to check your U-4 workbook answers:
Unit 4 - workbook answer key

Click the link below to check your U-3 workbook answers:
Unit 3 - workbook answer key
    
Unit 1  Workbook answers:

Més material...

Unit 2: 

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Used to
Exercise 1

Exercise 2

 

 

 

Enllaços per practicar:

Irregular Verbs

Past simple grammar explanation + exercises

past simple and ago

Present Perfect grammar explanation + exercises

Past Simple vs Present Perfect

 



Last Exam

4th of ESO C -  Wednesday 30th of May EXAM (U-8/Writing)
4th of ESO B - Thursday 31st of May EXAM (U-8/Writing)

Contents to revise for the exam (parts of U-8): 

 1. Vocabulary from the reading "Accidental Inventions"
              -stall / still / realize
              -phrasal verbs : RUN OUT OF /COME UP WITH / CATCH ON / MADE UP
 2. Passive  (present simple passive & past simple passive)
 3. Writing (Advantanges & Disadvantages Essay - too/either)
 4. Bring your notebook to the exam, I will pick them up.
(U-8 notebook notes need to include: reading/listening exercises; vocabulary exercises; passive notes and grammar table; p. 94 exercises 2-6 & p.95 ex. 7)

4th of ESO C/B Homework:
- Copy the grammar notes and grammar table (check previous post of this blog).
- Students book p. 94 exercises 2-6 & p.95 ex. 7.

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4th of ESO B due to the lack of time, you won't need to hand in the notebook, but you do need to practise for the exam, specially exercises about passives.
Therefore, here you have p.94 from your students book execises with their answers, for you to check!


Click to open the document:
Passive exercises p. 94, answer key

Accidental Inventions

Vocabulary from last day's listening

Find the words below in the text on StB. p.96, try to guess the meaning.  Then, use them to complete the sentences:

come up with / stall / made … up / catch on / realized

1. When I got to the airport I _____________ I didn’t have my passport.
2. Scientist haven’t ________________ with a cure for the common cold.
3. I bought this coat from a market ______________.
4. He didn’t know the answer so he _____________ it _________.
5. The invention didn’t really __________________.

 PHRASAL VERBS in the text in p. 96  (vocabulary to learn!) Check the meaning from the text context.

RUN OUT OF
COME UP WITH
CATCH ON
MADE UP

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(4th C students, if you missed last Wednesday's class, copy these notes on your notebook)

PASSIVE OR ACTIVE? 

Which sentences are in active voice? Which in passive?

-They served the ice-cream in bowls.
-Ice-cream was served in bowls.

-Cervantes wrote Don Quijote.
-Don Quijote was written by Cervantes.

Complete the following sentences:

-Betty ran the toy company for 40 years.  > The _______________________________for 40 years.
-Finesse Remix _________________ by Bruno Mars in January 2018.

Complete this box about forming PASSIVE voice.

PASSIVE
Use		2)
Form	(-___ED)                     ________________ + _________________        (- 3rd column Irreg. V.) Ex:

Presentations _ Unit 4 workbook

Oral Presentations

Next Monday 7th of May you all need to make your presentations.
Check the corrections, check the pronuntiation of difficult words and prepare some set expressions (to start, to end it). Practice to see how long it takes you.

Remember you will be assessed on:


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1	Body language, looking to the audience, movement, interaction with audience.
2	Speaking loud & clear; not too fast, not too slow. Avoid repetition.
3	Content: answering the task, quality & quantity. Not too long, not too short. Register.
4	Comprehensible pronunciation.
5	Use of Visual aid. Use of the digital presentation as a guide & to illustrate what is said.

*4th ESO B we will be all together on Monday (no half-group) but anyway, group A students will do their presentations.


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Unit 4 Test

4th ESO C - Wednesday 9th: Unit 4 Test
4th ESO B - Thursday 10th: Unit 4 Test

For this exam, you must revise:
-Relationships vocabulary (WB p. 90, first column)
-Present Perfect (just / already / yet / for / since / how long...).  (WB p. 70-72)
-Present Perfect and Past Simple contrast. (WB p. 72)

You will be asked to talk about an artist or a song / or to describe a relationship, writing a short paragraph.

On the day of the exam you must hand in the "Grammar Table" Photocopy and the workbook with U-4 exercises done and corrected (with a different colour pen).

Here you have the link to a document with all the corrections.

Workbook Unit 4 Answer Key (click to open!)

Homework for the first week of May

Congratulations again on your St. George Day performances, writings, etc.

This week has been a bit of a mess... So, I want to make sure everybody knows what you have to do for the next couple of weeks.
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4th ESO C

Homework for Wednesday 2nd May:

-Complete the Present Perfect vs. Past Simple grammar table. (Photocopy)

-Workbook: pages 27-28-29-30 and page 73.
(Read p.72 if you have doubts and remember there is a complete Relationships vocabulary list on page 90).

Homework for "Speaking group B" only: 

- You must write a short paragraph describing the story in the "Hard 2 Face Reality" video we've seen today. Try to revise the relationships vocabulary first to use it in your writing. 

All of you should have your presentation ready for the second week of May (Monday 7th May)
Remember on Wednesday 9th May we'll do a test for Unit 4.
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4th ESO B

Homework for Thursday 3rd of May:

-Complete the Present Perfect vs. Past Simple grammar table. (Photocopy)

All of you should have your presentation ready for the second week of May (Monday 7th May)
Remember on Thursday 10th May we'll do a test for Unit 4.

Song or poem presentation

Remember before Monday 16th you must send me your presentation about one of the songs in the photocopies or the one you chose.

Send it to rgomez48@xtec.cat

Instructions

1. Prepare a short presentation  about one of these 5 texts with information you have found interesting about the song/poem. Use a digital tool of your choice: powerpoint, prezi, canva, padlet, linoit, etc... It can be about the meaning, the singer/writer, the life of the singer/writer, the videoclip, the vocabulary in it, etc. It must take you at least 5 min. to explain it (8 min. maximum). You choose, but don’t just copy from Wikipedia, use your words!

2. Prepare 4-5 questions about your presentation to ask your classmates after listening to your presentation.

EASTER HOMEWORK : "Love songs" & "All About South Africa"

REMEMBER, HOMEWORK to do over the EASTER BREAK, two parts:

A) Read all the songs and poems in the pack of photocopies. Do the activities explained in the "instruction" page.

B) "All about South Africa" read the first 4 Chapters, copy and check the selected vocabulary, and do the activities at the end of the two chapters pages 16-17 and pages 24-25 (on your notebook, only the answers).

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More details about the READER and homework B:

There has been some trouble with the readers this year, finally, we will read "All About South Africa" from Burlington Books

All About South Africa - Information

Have you got any idea what these pictures/words mean?  

Remember, as homework you must read the first 4 Chapters, copy and check the selected vocabulary, and do the activities at the end of the two chapters pages 16-17 and pages 24-25 (on your notebook, only the answers).

Chapter 1-4 Vocabulary

Apartheid /  to set free  /  slaves  /  imprison  /  ancestors  /  settlers  /  "Howzit?" /   scurvy  /  straw mat  / limestone quarry  /    demonstrating  /  anthem  /  resigned  /  policy /  release  /  barbed wire /  gates  /   clicks /  evil  /  witch   /   doctor  /  widely held beliefs  / healers  / chiefs  / councillors  / drought  /  famine  /  disease  /  mischievous  /   tablecloth   / boasted   /  leaned  foward  /   beat  /  contest  /   provide   /   warrior   /   raise  /   advise