Speaking tests

The speaking test will take place from Monday 27th of May to Thursday 27th of May. Please, click on the links below to check the date and time of your test.

Monday and Wednesday Group

Tuesday and Thursday Group

Revise & Check 7 &8

Here are the answers to Revise & Check 7 & 8:

GRAMMAR:

1.- must have, 2.- should have, 3.- can't have got, 4.- rather do, 5.- as if/though, 6.- tastes like, 7.- as a waiter, 8.- was being repaired, 9.- never be found, 10.- thought to be, 11.- is said, 12.- a burglar alarm installed, 13.- to talk, 14.- killing her husband, 15.- apologized for being

VOCABULARY:

A: 1.remind, 2. matter, 3. stole, 4. raise, 5. argue, 6. refuses.
B: 1. calf, 2. hip, 3. wink, 4. vandal, 5. smuggler, 6. evidence.
C: 1. chew, 2. scratch, 3. stare, 4. frown, 5. hack, 6. blackmail, 7. bribe, 8. quit
D: 1. critic, 2. biase, 3. censored, 4. newsreader, 5. accurate

PRONUNCIATION:

A: 1. frown, 2. biased, 3. faud, 4. stare, 5. jury
B:  1. re, 2. kid, 3. kid, 4. co, 5.jec

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

B: 1F, 2T, 3F, 4T, 5T, 6T, 7F, 8T, 9T, 10F.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FILM?

1. They just have to post an article online.
2. 30,000.
3. Blackbeard/Edward Tech
4. Journalists would ride their horses to the nearest town that had a printing press.
5. because the roads were very bad
6. the telegraph
7. They were very biased/had no objectivity and they were usually censored.
8. radio and television.
9. by (live) Twitter (feeds)
10. because photos werte taken on smartphones and uploaded to Twitter within seconds.

Avoid or Prevent?

Are you still struggling with the difference between "to avoid" and "to prevent"? Do you often confuse these two verbs? Well, don't despair! Here's a video that can help you understand the difference between these two commonly confused verbs and a link to a website where you can practise them.

I hope this will help you to avoid making mistakes when you use these verbs. In other words, I hope this will prevent you from confusing "avoid" and "prevent".

 

  You can practise the difference by clicking here.

5 & 6 Revise and Check

Here are the answers to the Revise and Check exercises on pages 62 and 63 in your books.

GRAMMAR

Exercise A 
1 hadn't found               2 didn't work
3 wouldn't have gone    4 wouldn't be
5 used to driving           6 to have
7 to getting up               8 I could speak
9 I had learnt to play     10 you wouldn't leave

 Exercise B 
 1 meeting 2 cleaning 3 to get 4 not to be 5 living

 VOCABULARY

 Exercise A
1 proud   2 homesick   3 grateful   4 guilty   5 stunned

Exercise B
1 exhausting    2 shocked     3 embarrassed    4 stressful    5 annoys    6 disappointing    7 amazes
8 horrified        9 offensive  10 scary

Exercise C 

1 a conductor   2 a band / a choir     3 a cello    4 a soprano    5 a keyboard

Exercise D

1 pillow  2 snore   3 nap    4 nightmare    5 set

PRONUNCIATION

Exercise A : 1 really  2 alarm  3 chauffeur  4 architect  5 guilty

Exercise B:  1 -set     2 de-   3 or-  4 -som- 5 sleep-

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

1 a   2 c   3 c   4 b   5a   6 c  7 c   8 b   9 a   10  b

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FILM?

1 c  2 b  3 a   4b   5c

CLOZE TEST

These are the answers to the cloze tezt I gave you on Thursday to practise for the reading part of the test:

1. when   2. noticed  3. nothing  4. while  5. turbulence   6. hurrying  7. dropped   8. screaming 
9. lightning  10. relief

3 & 4 Revise and Check

Here are the answers to 3&4 Revise and Check on pages 42 and 43 in your books.

GRAMMAR

Exercise A: 1a, 2c, 3a, 4b, 5a, 6c, 7c, 8a, 9c, 10b.

Exercise B: 1 will be lying, 2 will already have started, 3 has landed, drink, 5 finish/ 've finished.

VOCABULARY

Exercise A: 1 gate, 2 baggage reclaim, 3 aisle, 4 turbulence, 5 jet lag.

Exercuse B: 1 lately, 2 even, 3 hard, 4 luggage, 5 especially.

Exercise C: 1 blew, 2 dropped, 3 poured, 4 got, 5 took.

Exercise D: 1 blizzard, 2 chilly, 3 damp, 4 bright, 5 drought.

Exercise E: 1 in, 2 off, 3 up, 4 after, 5 place.

PRONUNCIATION

Exercise A: 1 hardly, 2 clear, 3 lounge, 4 humid, 5 trolley.

Exercise B: 1 eventually, 2 gradually, 3 especially, 4 passenger, 5 hurricane.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a) No. There are a dozen professionals and a handful of people who have ever tried it.

b) 1D, 2E, 3A, 4F, 5C.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS FILM?

1 quarter, 2 more extreme, 3 wettest, 4 mild, 5 economy, politics 6 cold weather, 7 spring, summer
8 revolution, 9 artists, 10 storm.

Happy holidays!

The Christmas break has arrived! It's time to stop classes for two weeks and get into the festive mood! But don't forget to try to find some time to do your English homework!

In case you missed the last class of the year, this is your homework:

Writing exercise E on page 114 in your book: Write a short story (120 words).

Exercises on pages 20, 21, 22 in your workbook.

Have fun and see you in January!