IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! You have some tips and advice below which will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam.

When you are in a writing exam you shouldn't start writing immediately. You must think about the following questions and then plan your time carefully.
How much time do you have for the writing exam?
How many writing tasks do you have to do?

When you know the answer to these two questions you should divide your time into three parts:
Part 1 – Planning time
Part 2 – Writing time
Part 3 – Reviewing time

YOU HAVE A LOT OF INTERESTING TIPS AND PRACTICE HERE:

Have + Noun + Participle (Have Something Done)

You are going to practise the construction Have + Noun + Participle (Have Something Done)

Discuss
What's the difference?

1. She cuts her hair.
2. She has her hair cut.

 Answer.
In the 2nd sentence someone does the job for her

Speak
Look at the pictures and make sentences using the construction Have + Noun + Participle

Have something done from David Mainwood

Write
How many things do you have done by others?
Make a list.  

MODAL VERBS

Modal Verbs by aborruza65

MODALS OF OBLIGATION

PAST TENSES REVISION

TRY THE QUIZZ BELOW:

INTERNATIONAL WORLD WATER DAY

22nd March is international water day. Let's celebrate it together reflecting on the problems the shortage of water causes nowadays.

- Let's start by watching this video and answering the questions below:

Worksheet 1 Water Changes Everything

- Now try this webquest to learn more about this day.

Worksheet 2 Webquest World Water Day

- Finally,watch this video about Malawi Mountain Project and explain what it is about.

Describing pictures

Describing pictures from Chelo Parra

NEGATIVE PREFIXES

You have some games to preactice them HERE

"OPINION ESSAY" and "FOR and AGAINST" ESSAY

Here you have some tips to write a good opinion essay:

And a "for and againt" essay:

How to Pronounce the TH Sound in English

MORE PHONETICS...

Have you ever said the word FREE when you really wanted to say THREE?

The “TH” sound in English has been considered one of the most difficult sounds to reproduce phonetically by learners from all over the world, but is it really that difficult?

 NO! In this video lesson I am going to teach you all about the two different “TH” sounds and give you some great tips on how to pronounce this commonly mistaken sound.

Th Sound, video Transcript

LAMB TO SLAUGHTER

Below you have the QR codes for a  story by Roald Dahl called Lamb to Slaughter.


Each  group will scan and read one QR code which contains one of the 11 different extracts of the story .you must try to figure out how the story goes all together by telling the others what your extract is about.

If you don't have a QR reader, download QR Droid for Android or QR Reader for iPhone.

Have fun!

Now that you've come with the story, let's watch the short film based on it by Hitchcock:

REVIEWING PRONOUNS

1. Listen to the song and fill in the gaps: 

2. Circle the pair of words that rhyme:

Shine – Mine

Love – Move

Life – Live

Rough – Tough

Make – Cake

Rough – Roof

3. Find the synonyms in the song:

distrust, concern, disallow, glimmer, glare, difficult, big

REVIEW: PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES

Here you have a game to practice the personality adjectives you have learnt:
- En Garde

Watch the video and repeat the words:

PAST SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PERFECT

Have a look at the infographic below: 

Here you can practise the difference between present perfect simple and past simple tenses by playing some games. The first game is called Fling the teacher and you have to choose the correct option 15 times to win the game. You have to choose between present perfect simple and past simple tense. Good luck.

Fling the teacher1
Fling the teacher 2


The last game is a quiz. Complete the gaps with present perfect or past simple tense and if you score more than 80% you will get to play a game called Angry Finches. Enjoy the game!!!

• Quiz and Angry finches 

PAST SIMPLE REVIEW

Here you can find some games to learn and practise the verbs: 

• Teacher invaders
• Half a minute 
• Irregular Verb Wheel Game

FAREWELL, MADIBA

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  Why is Nelson Mandela famous?

  A leader of his people

  Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for trying to overthrow the pro-apartheid government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa.

  When did he live?
  Nelson Mandela was born in 1918. He was in prison from 1962 to 1990. He became President of South Africa in 1994, and retired in 1999. Nelson Mandela died on 5th December 2013 following a lung illness.

  Why is he famous?
  Nelson Mandela became famous for his long fight against bad government and racial prejudice. He became a hero to people all over the world. As South Africa's President, he was respected for his courage and wisdom in bringing people together to live in peace.

  HE WAS A MAN THAT REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE!
• Let's pay tribute by doing some activities about him.

1.Watch and listen to the poem “His Day is Done: A Tribute Poem for Nelson Mandela by Maya Angelou,” which was produced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Information Programs in December 2013.

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• 2.  Listen and fill in the blanks in the document below:

World Mourns Nelson Mandela

3. Now listen to Obama's tribute to him in the following public announcement. Which are the main ideas?

4. Finally, listen to the song by U2: they pay tribute to Nelson Mandela with their song "Ordinary Love":

For the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," U2 has contributed the song "Ordinary Love” to the soundtrack, which speaks to the complicated love story between Nelson and his wife, Winnie Mandela. They were two people who gave up their ordinary lives and their chance for an ordinary love.

Ordinary Love2

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Let's practice now:

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 4
TEST

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

QUANTIFIERS

Have a look at the presentation below: it will help you revise quantifiers so that you can use them correctly in your compositions:

Quantifiers from jeselen

Now get some practice

HALLOWEEN

Halloween is approaching, so it's time to learn a bit about it: its origin, traditions... 

You can start with the webquest below, continue reading a scary story and finish recording your own spooky halloween message. 

ENJOY IT!! 

- Now visit this page and record your own, spooky halloween message

- More activities here

- And if you feel like it, you can participate in the third zombie parade of Alcalá ...

- Now listen and do the exercises below:

halloween.pdf