CLASSROOM NOTICEBOARD-C1.1C1.1-Chiclana. Welcome!
ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL FIND HOMEWORK, COMPOSITION DEADLINES, EXTRA ACTIVITIES AND OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS AND SUGGESTIONS
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Sequence of Contents of your textbook (Approximate)
Units 1-5. 1st term: 1&2. 2nd term: 3&4. 3rd term: 5.
CONTENTS OF YOUR TEXTBOOK (grammatical and lexical)
1. The continuous aspect; personality; idioms for people; images. Describe a treasure possession.
2. Hypothetical conditional; past; collocations and idioms of opinion; verb patterns.
3. Noun phrases; relative clauses; city life;
4. Introductory it; the perfect aspect; expressing hyhpothetical preferences.
5. Modal verbs and related phrases. Idioms: secrets; the passive; journalism; multi-vord verbd
2. Hypothetical conditional; past; collocations and idioms of opinion; verb patterns.
3. Noun phrases; relative clauses; city life;
4. Introductory it; the perfect aspect; expressing hyhpothetical preferences.
5. Modal verbs and related phrases. Idioms: secrets; the passive; journalism; multi-vord verbd
HOMEWORK
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VOCABULARY, GRAMMAR, AND SKILLS CONSOLIDATION
These are some extra activities with their answers that you can print after every unit to consolidate your learning. Find them on Downloads |
EXTRA LISTENING HOMEWORK: Remember to do your extra listening activities from your workbook after every unit.
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TIPS! Remember to do the activities in your Workbook and Study booster after finishing every lesson and unit. Keys are included . There is also a Language Reference section in your student's book that you should revise after every lesson.
Homework. Do and check at home
We will try to study and practise at least a lesson or a bit more in the classroom per week.
4.4 DVD activities 1, 2, 3, and 4. (I would like you to do this at home, no time to do it in the classroom in the end).
4.5 Always do the Lookback section by yourselves to correct them in the classroom and use your notes to do the communicative activities.b
5.1 Vocabulary bank, page 152. Modal Verbs 5A+B + the activities in language bank on page 136. For the writing narrative section on page 58, you will prepare your story following the instructions in 12A at home to explain to a classmate in the classroom on 27th April. Your partner will listen to you attentively and ask questions afterwards
4.4 DVD activities 1, 2, 3, and 4. (I would like you to do this at home, no time to do it in the classroom in the end).
4.5 Always do the Lookback section by yourselves to correct them in the classroom and use your notes to do the communicative activities.b
5.1 Vocabulary bank, page 152. Modal Verbs 5A+B + the activities in language bank on page 136. For the writing narrative section on page 58, you will prepare your story following the instructions in 12A at home to explain to a classmate in the classroom on 27th April. Your partner will listen to you attentively and ask questions afterwards
FYI: Find the answers to the vocabulary, reading, listening and grammar sections of units 1-5 on downloads C1.1/vocabulary and grammar corner. Find all the audio on Downloads/listening. Also, find the audio of the reading texts on Downloads/Reading.
EXTRA ACTIVITY FOR THE THIRD TERM: ORAL TESTS
I would like you to revise monologues and dialogues from other years on https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/educacion/portals/web/educacion-permanente/pruebas-certificacion/modelos so that you can make some notes and practise recording yourselves at home if necessary.
Meanwhile, I will try to help with some useful language that you can use in oral exams.
We will do some tests on monologues and dialogues on 11th May/13th May.
Meanwhile, I will try to help with some useful language that you can use in oral exams.
We will do some tests on monologues and dialogues on 11th May/13th May.
COMPOSITIONS
COMPOSITION 8. Essay on social issues. Follow the instructions on activity 12, page 49. Choose one of the topics used on activity 2 (both boxes) page 47 and the parts and expressions suggested on activity 10, page 49.
Write 175-200 words.
Deadline: 22nd April.
Write 175-200 words.
Deadline: 22nd April.
COMPOSITION 9. Interaction. Write a email with a short article you would like to be published in your local newspaper about one of the court cases on activity 7, page 53. Use the fact files on pages 161 and 163. Invent additional details if necessary.
Write 150-175 words
Deadline: 13th May
Write 150-175 words
Deadline: 13th May
FYI: Remember to make a copy of the composition to keep it at home. Once the composition is corrected and I hand it out to you, it is your responsibility to check your copy of the composition and correct it, hand the original in and try to improve next time.
And from now on, what? Compare your compositions with a partner, check and try to avoid the mistakes you made. Revise the layout of every type of composition and the related vocabulary to try to use it in the future. And above all, exchange some compositions with your classmates to correct mistakes and compare.
And from now on, what? Compare your compositions with a partner, check and try to avoid the mistakes you made. Revise the layout of every type of composition and the related vocabulary to try to use it in the future. And above all, exchange some compositions with your classmates to correct mistakes and compare.
COMPOSITIONS PROCEDURE
Please, do not ask me if I can correct your composition after the deadline. The answer will always be "NO" under any circumstances!
You can always write down the next composition.
I do not double-check compositions either. Once the composition is corrected, it is your responsibility to check the copy of your composition, give me the original corrected and try to improve next time. However, you can compare your composition with your classmates.
Remember that I prefer your compositions handwritten for your own interest.
After every composition I will make some comments in the classroom that you can download from the downloads section of your level.
VERY IMPORTANT: I will not mark any compositions which were partially or completely copied from the internet, articles , magazines, etc.
Please, do not ask me if I can correct your composition after the deadline. The answer will always be "NO" under any circumstances!
You can always write down the next composition.
I do not double-check compositions either. Once the composition is corrected, it is your responsibility to check the copy of your composition, give me the original corrected and try to improve next time. However, you can compare your composition with your classmates.
Remember that I prefer your compositions handwritten for your own interest.
After every composition I will make some comments in the classroom that you can download from the downloads section of your level.
VERY IMPORTANT: I will not mark any compositions which were partially or completely copied from the internet, articles , magazines, etc.
What else can I do?
Help with the oral exam. I recommend viewing some videos on Youtube by Marek Connel who explains to B2 students from the Official School of Languages how to speak about different topics. Get the link on Joepinetreebush/oral-assessment and on 4th year downloads. I recommend checking both, B1 and B2 level topics.
Facebook is a very good tool to get material to improve your English as well. It is difficult to divide Facebook pages into the 4 skills as their posts are normally about any of them. I did my best to collect some of them for you but consider that these pages are in general about anything concerning English learning at any level. Here are some examples taken from Facebook...
4 skills: British Council, BBC Learning English, Grammarly, English Language Teaching, English Learn Sites, English Online Resources
Listening: Multimedia English
Speaking: How to practise speaking outside the classroom
Grammar/Vocabulary: Daily English Grammar, Learn English Grammar, Learn English Through Pictures
Writing/Speaking: English Fluency
Reading: The Guardian, Graded Reading British Council, Story Planet
Do you think you don't have time to study English? Visit Pick the brain to get suggestions of websites to learn languages even if you are too busy.
Live TV and Radio in English (No subtitles):
From Google Play: UK radio, TVMucho offers 1 hour of viewing for free. Using Google Search: Mobdro.to (Series and Films).
Visit Cultura Colectiva to get 25 links to watch movies and TV series for free.
The 7 Best Apps to learn English by Tofluency
Apps:
Free English Toolkits: British Council.
Facebook is a very good tool to get material to improve your English as well. It is difficult to divide Facebook pages into the 4 skills as their posts are normally about any of them. I did my best to collect some of them for you but consider that these pages are in general about anything concerning English learning at any level. Here are some examples taken from Facebook...
4 skills: British Council, BBC Learning English, Grammarly, English Language Teaching, English Learn Sites, English Online Resources
Listening: Multimedia English
Speaking: How to practise speaking outside the classroom
Grammar/Vocabulary: Daily English Grammar, Learn English Grammar, Learn English Through Pictures
Writing/Speaking: English Fluency
Reading: The Guardian, Graded Reading British Council, Story Planet
Do you think you don't have time to study English? Visit Pick the brain to get suggestions of websites to learn languages even if you are too busy.
Live TV and Radio in English (No subtitles):
From Google Play: UK radio, TVMucho offers 1 hour of viewing for free. Using Google Search: Mobdro.to (Series and Films).
Visit Cultura Colectiva to get 25 links to watch movies and TV series for free.
The 7 Best Apps to learn English by Tofluency
Apps:
Free English Toolkits: British Council.
