summer review

Here you are a link to a folder where you can download material to review during this season. It includes grammar, vocabulary and listening exercises.
There are 3 different folders: in one you can find the papers (choose paper A or B to work out), then, you can listen to the audios from those papers in another folder and finally you can check your answer in a third folder.
Any doubt, just ask me online.
Here's the link to start working: Listening+grammar+vocabulary review

questions

Learning a foreign language

28th May

useful sites:
Pronunciation dictionary
Recorder online

25th May

We completed the topic about country and city. We studied the vocabulary related to this and learnt how to express advantages and disadvantages of living in one or the other place.
We also listened to a couple of moving from the city to the country (audio 24) and used the expressions of agreement and disagreement to express personal opinions.
We finished studying the second conditional and used them in everyday language.

Grade 7- interactive phase. sample questions:
Interactive phase- promtps (7-9)

Homework: watch the video (videos section- 25th May) and complete the comprehension exercises.
Conditional grammar photocopies
Review vocabulary
ANd read the different text about describing a city and a village.

11th May

During this session we completed the topic about local produce and products. The students learnt to describe dishes, to express uncertainty and talk about their favourite places to go food shopping. Here you have some useful slides to practise at home.




More vocabulary related to food(tastes)cooking




 Homework: Read the text on p.11, titled "Long distance food", complete the rules for the topic phase on p.13, exam advice. Here's the key to previous exercises.Topic about education. Listening comprehension: That'' teach them" (education): ex.5a-1: To compare education today with the education in the 1950's ex.a-2: the food, and the girls didn't like cold showers ex.a-3: the discipline was very strict; they were caned or to stay after class and do extra work ex.a-4: badly. Most of them failed. Only 1 pupil passed all the exams ex. c: 1F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.F 9.F 10.T Reading comprehension exercises. Classrooms go digital ex.2b: 1E 2.A 3.C 4.D B. is not required

4th May

During this session we finished the topic related to early memories, practising the interactive/conversation phase. The students had to tell an anecdote and the rest of the class, had to show interest, surprise and ask for more information.

After that, we moved to talk about education. We reviewed the vocabulary for this unit and worked the grammar point: modals and phrases used to give advice.

We practised orally and did the grammar exercises.

Homework: For next day you need to read the text from the coursebook (New Pass Trinity- unit 2, Education, "Classroom Digitals").

Write a piece of advise for the 4 situations on p.17, ex.7b (New Pass Trinity, unit 2)

Think of 3 possible questions to ask about the topic of early memories

Listening exercise- That'll teach them (audio 4.7) 

vocabulary- grade 6, grade 7

Here you have a useful link to the vocabulary you need to learn for grade 6 ( el enlace original ha dejado de ser gratuito, probad con este,descarga directamente el documento word):
Grade 6- vocabulary
Grade 7- vocabulary  (usad este como referencia, aunque no nos sirva todo)
Grade 7- scheme

A new website to review your grammar, vocabulary and speaking in grade 6:
Grade 6- work online

Practice the conversation questions for different grades, look for your:
conversation questions grade 6-grade 7

Answers to grammar exercises "used to"

New Pass Trinity book, p.22, Grammar focus
Ex.4a 
1. didn't you use to like 2. used to love 3. did you use to play 4. did your parents use to work 5. used to come with 6. used to be
Ex.4b
1. both possible 2.both possible 3. used to 4.used to 5. didn't use to
Ex. 4c
1. used to   2.didm't use to   3. used to   4. used to   5. used to   6. used to   7.didn't use to

First memory: The bicycle
Ex. 3
Dahl walked alone, the kid's hands were off the handlebar and across his chest., we went back pedalling and he was 20 yards away.
Second memory: The great mouse plot
1. Its owner was a horror
2. Picture number 2

27th April

During this session we consolidated the grammar point 'used to'. We read some sentences and then explained those which applied to us. Then we thought about our childhood and compared it to our lives nowadays.
After that, we listened to Justin and Helen talking about an anecdote when they were children and the students answered the comprehension questions.
We continued the class explaining some tricks to use during the conversation and interactive phase in the exam.
We need to show interest, surprise and make the conversation going.
We can do so by repeating some of the words mentioned by the examiner, for example:

Examiner: Last night I saw a black horse in the park.
Candidate: A black horse?

Or we can add some expression of surprise: Really? Uh_huh, wow, yeah,yeah!

Or identify the main information in the speech to ask question about it.

Examiner: I'm really nervous about the exam.
Candidate: Why is the exam so important? When is the exam? What's the exam about?

Homework:Think about an anecdote when you were 10 years old. Be prepared to be asked more questions for information, or to show surprise and interest.

Answer key to pending exercises

-Go to Documents section and there you will find lots of questions about the topics studied in Grade 6. Think about the possible answers and we'll work them out in class.

-Key to listening comprehension: STRANGE SPORTING STATISTICS

1.oldest   2.33   3.98   4.hardest   5.3,8   6.180   7.tallest   8.2,45   9.highest   10.272-0   11.largest   12.1950   13.200,000   14.heaviest   15.1.90   16.165kgs.

Reading comprehension
Unit 8- grade 6, p.70

Ex.5c
1c   2d   3b   4a

Ex.5d
1F   2F   3T   4T   5T   6F   7T   8T

Health: illness and disease, injuries - key

54.1
1. a cough, sore throat, sneezing
2. a cough, sore throat, sneezing, temperature, aching muscles
3. runny nose, sneezing, sore eyes
4. headache
5. keep going to the toilet
6. difficulty in breathing
54.2
in class
54.3
I had a terrible toothache so I made an appointment to see the dentist. I need a fiiling, so I had an injection first, now I feel much better
54.4
1. hurts   2.attack   3.ache   4.pain   5.lung   6.prescription   7.asthma   8.disease   9.myself   10.aches

Health: injuries
55.1
verbs
cut, wound, injure, shoot, bleed, bandage, bruise, treat
55.3
1. I was preparing the dinner and I cut myself
2. he said he was in a fight and someone gave him a black eye
3. I was running for a bus and I hit my foot on something on the pavement and fell over
4. We were running for the same ball and we collided

13th April

During this session we completed the topic about health and fitness, and that means the end of grade 6.
We started the class, with the photocoopies from the coursebook, New Pass Trinity. On p.69, we listened to a fitness intructor giving some advice about keeping fit. As we listened we completed the sentences from 1-8. (audio 26).
After that, we completed the vocabulary exercises 4a-c.
Then, we worked the vocabulary related to sports and played the "20questions" game.
To finish the class, we watched a video in which some people on the street were interviewed about the healthy lifestyle.
And finally, we thought about some some ideas related to health and fitness and then, raised some questions that the examiner might ask us in the conversation phase.

Homework: Reading, unit 8, Grade 6, ex.5 a-d

Thing about the answers to the possible questions raised by the examiner. On this link you'll  have access to some more questions...Health and fitness, conversation questions ...how would you answer to them?

Listening comprehension photocopy."Survival of the fittest"ex. 2 Listen Better (audio 6.4)

key to past continuous exercises

On this link you can have access to the key to the grammar exercises about the past simple/continuous:
Past continuous- key

23rd March

Today we've talked about health and illness.
We started the class marking some expressions according to whether they were good or bad for our health. Then we read four short texts about what some people did to keep healthy and expressed our opinions about them.
To continue with this topic, we did a health quiz and talked about what we usually do to treat some illness. Then, we listened and checked if we were right or not (t.10.1).
After that,we completed some expressions with verbs and adjectives/nouns combination.
Then, we read an extract from a website and listened to a patient calling to a helpline to ask for advice for his problem (t10.2).
To consolidate the new vocabulary and structures, we did a role-play in which the students acted as doctors and patients.
We finally listened to other two patients talking about their problems and completed a dialogue with the missing words (t6.4)
Homework: vocabulary photoocopy about illness and disease, injuries

16th March

We finished the topic talking about money and shopping reading a text about tipping in Britain and asnswering the comprehension questions.
Then, we started a new point of discussion:health and fitness. To start with, we did a questionnaire about healthy habits. The students answered the questions first, personally, and then, we listened to an expert giving the correct answers.
After  that, we expressed our opinions about the questionnaire and so, we could practise how to express surprise in English: I was surprised about...
Finally, we studied the grammar structure from this unit: first conditional.
Zero condtional is formed as follows: if+present/present
First conditional: if+present/future
We completed a grammar practice exercise, ad finally we did a personal list of ten pieces of advice to keep healthy.

9th March

During this session we finished talking about fashion. First, we listened to 5 different dialogues and we had to decide the thing they were buying (audio 8.4).
Then, we practised in pairs a conversation using the prompts given in the photocopy. (ex.7) and finally, we completed some gaps in the phrases.
We also learnt how to describe thing we don't know their exact name, using expressions like:
that thing that, that stuff, it's a type of, it's a kind of...

Then, we started a new topic, money. To start with, we match some definitions with the words and discussed in pairs some questions about how we usually spend our money. Then, in pairs tried to guess how people in other countries spent their money and then, we compared our guesses with what the graphics showed.

We studied the vocabulary related to money and finally we watched a video podcast in which some people talked about shopping.

Homework: Photocopy- Money vocabulary
                   Reading text about tipping in England.

2nd March

During this session we continued talking about fashion.
We corrected the pending exercises of vocabulary and continued working with a role-play dialogue in a boutique.
Dialogue
The students had to play the role of a customer shopping for clothes and the shop assistant. They needed to use the vocabulary learnt in class.
After that, we analysed different ways and places for shopping and read some pieces of advice: DOS AND DON'TS for shoppers.

Homework: Write a composition. Choose one of the 3 options from the photocopy.
          Complete photocopy 17. worksheet 2.Exercises 1,2.

23rd February

During this session we did some exam practice. One of the students had to develop her topic and the rest of the class made questions about the content and how she prepared it.

After that, we started a new topic: fashion and money.
First we reviewed the vocabulry matching some photos and styles, then we tried to complete some exercises with the new expressions and listened to a couple talking about what to wear in a wedding (listening 16).

Homewrok: Complete vocabulary exercises 56.3, 56.4, clothes and shopping 17 ex.1a

16th February

During this session we revised the modal verbs of obligation and prohibitinon. We tsarted correcting the pending grammar exercises and then we put these structures into practice with an oral activity firt and then, working the vocabulry exercise from p.61.
In this exercise we had to describe the signs first, where we could find then and finally express our opinions about them.
To finish, we moved to the conversation phase section on p.63. We listened to a student talking about her topics and the teacher asking questions about she prepared them and the reasons why she chose them.(audio 23- trinity).

Homework: Write a composition about one of the topics you'll find on p.65

                     Go to audios section, listen to audio 5(16thFebrero) and match each of the staments you listen  to the situation where you hear them.

9th February

 During this class we completed the photocopy about Max, a journalist who did an intensive Spanish course. We listened to him and the test he took in MAdrid:
learn a language in a month- Max- listening exercise 3c-d

After that, we discussed how well we could do that test ,but in London and in English, and we learnt different modifiers alternative to very: incredibly, really, quite, a bit, not very...

Then, we described some pictures related to the topic of learning a foreign language and we match them with the vocabulary from the exercse 1a and finally discussed which were the three best ways to learn and improve a foreign language.

To finish the class, we read an article about the best tips to improve our foreign language and so we could identify the modal verbs of prohibition, necessity and obligation.

Homework: grammar exercises from Grammar focus photocopy (4a)
                   Grammar bank 3A
                   

2nd February

During this session we started a new topic: learning a foreign language.
We started looking at some scripts of different languages and trying to guess which they were. Then we listened and checked.
Then, we read an extract from a website article about Esperanto and wrote the questions to some FAQs  about Esperanto.
We continued the class, discussing the pros and cons of learning Esperanto and deciding the reasons why people learnt a foreign language.
We finished the class reading about an experiment carried out by a British journalist who decided to learn Spanish in one moth.

Homework: Topic "Making friends around the world" (photocopy "What languages do you speak?")
Listen to Mark and answer questions c/d 3.15.

25th January

During this session we mainly revised the pending grammar exercises about modals.
Then, we explained and studied the differences between wilo, might to make predictions:

might= if you're not certain

will= you are certain 

We did some practical exercises and finally, we discussed in group about the most important objects to use in case of a plane crash.
We finished the class watching a video in which some people talked about their future plans.

Homework: Writing exercise 6 A/B/C

19th January

During this session we mainly talked about our future plans.
To start with, we looked for someone in the class who did the lottery every week, played board games or liked playing cards,etc...
After that, we looked at a photograph of a couple in the photocopies and described it. Then, we read about them and found out that they'd won the lotto.
We discussed about their possible future plans and then we checked if we were right by listening to a radio interview (audio 10.1). At the same time, we had to tick some expressions in the photocopy which referred to the couple's plans.
After that, we learnt about the grammar point: be going to and would like to.

be going to = used when you have a definite plan
would like to= when you want to do something or you don't have a definite plan.

We continued the class studying new vocabulary about plans. We had to complete some collocations with the correct verbal expression.

To consolidate this point, the students had to talked to some people in the class about their plans for this weekend, next week and next year.

We finished the session dealing with a new grammatical point: modals of possibility  or probability (might, will).

Homework:
Grammar exercise 10.1 (going to, would like to)
Vocabulary- plans (add a new phrase to collocations in ex. 4A)
Composition- (talk about your plans for the future and about your classmates')