SECOND YEAR BASIC LEVEL NOTICEBOARD
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ON THIS PAGE WE WILL PUBLISH HOMEWORK AND OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS
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2nd year-Pre-intermediate. EOI CHICLANA
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS OF YOUR TEXTBOOK
Some of these contents might change or be reduced during the year.
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Unit 1: Word order in Questions. Present Simple/present continuous. Describing people´s appearance. Clothes, Prepositions of place.
Unit 2: Past simple, regular and irregular verbs. Past Continuous. Time sequencers and connectors. Prepositions of time and place. Verb phrases. 10A Expressing movement Unit 3: be going to (plans and predictions). Present continuous (future arrangements). Defining relative clauses. Unit 4: Present Perfect. (yet, just and already. Present Perfect vs Past simple (1). Shopping. Something, anything, nothing. Adjectives ending in -ed and -ing. |
9B Present perfect with for and since.
9C Present Perfect vs Past simple. (2) Unit 5: Comparative adjectives and adverbs. Superlatives (ever + Present Perfect. Quantifiers. unit 6: will/won't. Shall. Review of tenses: present, past and future. Unit 7: Uses of the infinitive with "to". Gerunds. Have to, don´t have to, must/mustn´t. Unit 8: should, If present+ will- First conditional. Possessive pronouns. |
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
Please, find the diagnostic test we did in the classsroom here. Then, do the listening test. This is to say, listen to each track just twice. (Password protected)
| diagnostic_test_second_year.zip |
LINK TO OUR JOURNAL AND WORKSHEETS USED IN THE CLASSROOM (pasword protected)
Find our journal and the worksheets we worked on in the classroom in our Drive.
| link_to_our_journal_and_classsroom_worksheets__2nd_year.zip |
School's documents Teacher's details and evaluation criteria (password needed)
| desktop_25-26.zip |
How to get your Pasen credentials (username and password)
| pasen_credenciales.pdf |
TESTS
Listening and reading practice: https://test-english.com/listening/a2/ or https://test-english.com/reading/a2/ and https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/a2-listening and https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading/a2-reading, www.examenglish.com/A2/index.php
HAVE YOU MISSED YOUR TEST IN THE CLASSROOM? LAST CHANCE TO DO IT IN 48 HOURS (RULES)
From now on in this second term, you will have the opportunity to do tests we did in the classroom, but you missed, at home. In case you couldn´t attend to one of the tests we did in the classroom, you will have 48 hours to send it to me by email ([email protected]) or hand it in in the classroom. For example, you couldn't attend classes on Monday and we did a reading test that you missed, you will be able to access our "2nd year journal, tests and worksheets/tests 2nd year" folder in our Drive before Wednesday at 23.59 and send it to me by email or just hand it in in the classroom that very same day.
Do this only if you are missing some tests and you know that you don´t have enough marks for that language skill. These tests are only valid for the continuous assessment, not for the proficiency tests (certificación) and your marks in June cannot be based on only online marks (check the assessment rules above in school´s documents).
Rules- depending on the different 4 skills tests:
Do this only if you are missing some tests and you know that you don´t have enough marks for that language skill. These tests are only valid for the continuous assessment, not for the proficiency tests (certificación) and your marks in June cannot be based on only online marks (check the assessment rules above in school´s documents).
Rules- depending on the different 4 skills tests:
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Reading test: Do it in a maximum of 15 minutes per text/activity.
Listening test: Listen twice (3 times, only if it is allowed) for each activity. Approximately 10 minutes per activity |
Writing test. Production or Coproduction/mediation. Do it in 25 minutes maximum per activity
Oral test. Monologue: Record a 3-minute audio (maximum, 2.45 minimum) Oral mediation (record a 2.30 minutes audio maximum 2.15 minimum). Dialogue: Record a 5-minute audio maximum of a given conversation with a partner (4.30 minimum). |
HOMEWORK
Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary, etc.
TIP: Remember to do the activities in your Workbook (included in your textbook) after finishing every unit. The keys are in our Drive.
Revise and Check section. Always, do all the activities except for Can you understand these people? and Can you say this English? Check the answers on Drive/Pre-intermediate files/ English File 5th Edition/Teacher´s guide
Picture on you section- Do all the listening activities and check the answers on Drive/Pre-intermediate files/ English File 5th Edition/Teacher´s guide
Picture on you section- Do all the listening activities and check the answers on Drive/Pre-intermediate files/ English File 5th Edition/Teacher´s guide
Student´s book homework
7C Reading on page 108, activities a-c. Grammar bank 7C on page 242
Pictures of you on pages 110-111.
8A Reading p.120, all the activities. Grammar bank p. 244 8A. Vocabulary bank p.263
8B Reading p.122, all the activities. Grammar bank p. 244 8B. Vocabulary bank p.264
Pictures of you on pages 110-111.
8A Reading p.120, all the activities. Grammar bank p. 244 8A. Vocabulary bank p.263
8B Reading p.122, all the activities. Grammar bank p. 244 8B. Vocabulary bank p.264
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GRAMMAR CONSOLIDATION
There are some extra activities with answers that you can print after every unit to consolidate your learning. Find them on our Drive: Pre-intermediate files/Vocabulary and Grammar Corner/grammar |
Now everything is in our Drive
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EXTRA LISTENING HOMEWORK: Remember to revise your extra listening activities of the Practical English section after every unit.
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Are you studying the irregular verb lists? Go to http://www.manythings.org/repeat or get the files in our Drive/Vocabulary and grammar corner- past_1.zip
COMPOSITIONS
COMPOSITIONS 8-9
Please, do the activities on pages 218-219 but follow the instructions here. Although you need to do all the activities so that you know how it works in both cases. In pairs you are going to decide what to do at home, one of you will work on the biography of a non-famous person -alive or dead- (it can be a relative or a friend of yours, NEITHER AN ACTOR NOR A FAMOUS PERSON) and the other on the short story about something that happened to you including a dialogue like in the example of the book. In both cases 150-175 words.
I'll give some time for you to explain what you did to your partner on 21st May and I'll ask some students in the classroom afterwards that day and some volunteers (or people who could not attend the previous class) in the following class on 21st May.
This activity will finish with an exam on 26th May in which I will use one very similar composition to those two.
Please, do the activities on pages 218-219 but follow the instructions here. Although you need to do all the activities so that you know how it works in both cases. In pairs you are going to decide what to do at home, one of you will work on the biography of a non-famous person -alive or dead- (it can be a relative or a friend of yours, NEITHER AN ACTOR NOR A FAMOUS PERSON) and the other on the short story about something that happened to you including a dialogue like in the example of the book. In both cases 150-175 words.
I'll give some time for you to explain what you did to your partner on 21st May and I'll ask some students in the classroom afterwards that day and some volunteers (or people who could not attend the previous class) in the following class on 21st May.
This activity will finish with an exam on 26th May in which I will use one very similar composition to those two.
Find the answers to these activities on the Teacher´s Guide in our Drive. Always look for the Writing section in the Unit, in this case 8C, 6.Writing, on page 125 and on page 141, 9C 6.Writing .
You will need to check the answers on Pre-intermediate/English File 5th Edition/Teacher´s guide or the student's book answers.
You will need to check the answers on Pre-intermediate/English File 5th Edition/Teacher´s guide or the student's book answers.
FOR GENERAL COMMENTS ON PREVIOUS COMPOSITIONS GO TO
Writing correction codes and advice to write compositions
| writing_compositions_and_codes.zip |
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 or you can also compare your composition with your classmates.
I do not double-check compositions either. Once the composition is corrected, it is your responsibility to check your copy of your composition, rewrite it with the corrections made and try to improve next time.
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 or you can also compare your composition with your classmates.
I do not double-check compositions either. Once the composition is corrected, it is your responsibility to check your copy of your composition, rewrite it with the corrections made and try to improve next time.
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.
READERS
Free readers for you to download. You will need to register if you are not registered yet: https://english-e-reader.net/ , freegradedreaders.com/wordpress/a2/, https://aj3000.com/wp/free-graded-readers/
You can also search pre-intermediate and intermediate audiobooks on Youtube. Here are some suggestions: The train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rg-ir7RznM Learn English through stories: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvdL27Kuzg, Forrest Gump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5O2NyrDmg
LISTENING ACTIVITIES FROM AUDIOBOOKS (NOT THE WHOLE BOOK): www.blackcat-cideb.com/en/free-listening-activities
You can also search pre-intermediate and intermediate audiobooks on Youtube. Here are some suggestions: The train journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rg-ir7RznM Learn English through stories: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSvdL27Kuzg, Forrest Gump: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5O2NyrDmg
LISTENING ACTIVITIES FROM AUDIOBOOKS (NOT THE WHOLE BOOK): www.blackcat-cideb.com/en/free-listening-activities
What else can I do?
Apart from all the material you can get on downloads and the rest of pages of my website, 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
Free English Toolkits from British Council
Podcasts and radio in English (No subtitles): From Google Play: iHeart, Radio.net
Tv series and films: Use the service of your choice with subtitles. Netflix, HBO, etc. Free alternative TV and movies: Plex
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
Free English Toolkits from British Council
Podcasts and radio in English (No subtitles): From Google Play: iHeart, Radio.net
Tv series and films: Use the service of your choice with subtitles. Netflix, HBO, etc. Free alternative TV and movies: Plex
