Hello everyone! Easter Week is over, and here are the homework assignments I hope you can do in the next few days.
- Open World
– GRAMMAR p.166. Ability and Possibility. Watch the video and then go to the Grammar Reference section p.229 for grammar explanations and exercises. Back to p.166, think about the ideas in ex.1. Suggested answers: good– you get to meet famous people, you get to see a lot of new places, you can watch concerts for free; bad– you would spend a lot of time away from home, you would get the blame if things went wrong, some artists are very demanding.
Ex.2 is a listening activity focused on expressing ability. After doing it, complete the rules in ex.4 and correct yhe mistakes in ex.4. Check your answers and make sure you identify the different grammar patterns according to the structures used.
Ex.5 is a one-sentence picture description. Think about how the ability shown in each picture could be expressed. Suggested answers on p.331.
– SPEAKING p.167. Short responses with So, Neither, Either, Too. See ex.1 and think about how you could answer briefly. Here are some tips that may help you: when people get married there is usually a WEDDING CEREMONY followed by a MEAL. When you move to a new house, it is very common to organise a HOUSEWARMING PARTY for neighbours and friends. Before a baby is born, most people have a BABY SHOWER party, where gifts are presented by her friends to the woman who is pregnant. When a student graduates, on most occasions there is a GRADUATION CEREMONY.
Do ex.2 and listening ex.3. Use the script on p.331 to check your predictions and help you with ideas on the topic of celebrations. This is a very frequent topic in the Mediation part of Certificación. In listening ex.5 you are asked to fill in the blanks with short responses. Check that you understand the structures used.
– LISTENING p.168. Exam focus. This is a multiple choice listening comprehension test similar to those in Certificación. Listen to it thrice before checking or looking at the script. Afterwards, read the transcript thoroughly and pay attention to new important words, expressions you didn’t recognise, and the answers you failed and where the problem seems to have been.
– READING and USE of ENGLISH p.169. The main aim of this type of exercise, apart from developing reading skills, is vocabulary practice and word formation. It does not appear in Certificación in this format, but it is very good language practice.
– WRITING: REPORT. Remember you will not be tested on this format in B2. Nevertheless, reading reports on topics like the one on p.169 can help you to become familiar with and get fluency in the kind of language and vocabulary you may be asked to use in mediation and also in writings, even if the format could be that of a formal letter or an article.
- Online grammar practice
Can/Could/Be able to. Use and practice
Can/Could/Be able to. Exercises
So/Too/Neither/Either. Use and exercises
- Listening test: «A festival organiser«
Goodbye for now! Stay safe, make the most of this 5th week of lockdown and, if possible, try to find a little bit of time for English!
