UNIT 11: UNCOUNTABLE WORDS

Do you remember the mistakes in the different questions of the quiz above?

This is the powerpoint I showed you in class to deal with uncountable nouns:

UNIT 11: NICHE HOLIDAYS

What kind of traveller are you?

What kind of holiday would you rather choose, a "flopout" holiday or a "niche holiday"?

Click here to listen to the radio programme discussing "Niche Holidays" again.

Do you feel like learning a bit more about Niche Holidays? 

If so, click here and try a "reading comprehension" activity based on an article about this type of holiday, and some links for you to listen to people talking about them.

ENCUESTA DE CALIDAD EOI CARTAGENA 2014-15

Click here to complete the EOI's "Encuesta de Calidad". We need your opinion, suggestions, ... to try and do it better next year.

Thanks for your help.

PS: It is anonymous, so be sincere!

UNIT 10: PASSIVE VOICE

This is the powerpoint presentation I showed you in class to deal with the passive:

If you need more practice, click here.

You can also download this document to revise and practise the use of the Impersonal Passive:

"It is said that..../ He's said to...."

UNIT 10: EXTRA ACTIVITIES PASSIVE (ANSWERS)

Click here to check the activities I told you to complete at home to practise the passive voice.

TYPICAL MISTAKE: "ANOTHER", "OTHER" AND "THE OTHER"

 Most of you seem to have problems, when writing and/or speaking, with the difference between "another" and "other". Have a look at the chart below and try the exercises proposed.





Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6








Hope it helps!

UNIT 10: QUESTION TAGS AND ECHO QUESTIONS

A: "I don't think Real Madrid will win the Champions League"
B: "Don't you?", You must be joking. Real Madrid players are playing great this season, aren't they?"
A: No, they aren't! Athletico is playing much better!

Click on the links below for extra pratice:

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5

UNIT 10: WHAT ARE YOU LIKE?

Hello again,

 When discussing the differences between men and women, we dealt with different adjectives to describe female and male character (bossy, career-oriented,...)

Click on the links to revise and learn a bit more about personality adjectives. I've also included some listening activities.

Hope you like it!

VOCABULARY
* Negative adjectives
* Positive adjectives
* Listen and complete the sentences

ONLINE QUIZZES
* Quiz 1
* Quiz 2
* Quiz 3

ACTIVITIES TO PRINT (with key)

PERSONALITY IDIOMS (Video)

LISTENING ACTIVITIES
* Personality types
* The ideal woman
* A good leader
* Talking about family

You may also want to try this activity to find out about your personality through handwriting analysis.

UNIT 10: SHOPPING WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND

This is the video we watched last week:

UNIT 10: MEN AND WOMEN

Last day, we started discussing about the differences between male and female brains.

If you feel like having some fun, have a look at this stand-up comedian talking about that topic:



Try to answers the following questions while watching the video:

1. What’s a man’s brain made of?
2. What’s the main rule in a man’s brain?
3. What does a man do when he discusses a particular subject?
4. What’s a woman’s brain made of?
5. Why is it different from a man’s?
6. Why do women remember everything?
7. Why doesn’t it happen to men?
8. What’s the “Nothing Box”?
9. How often do men make use of it?
10. What did the study carried by the University of Pennsylvania discover?
11. What’s the thing that irritates women the most?
 
Click on "comments" to check your answers

Hope you like it! We'll continue with that next day in class.

UNIT 10: FUTURE PERFECT AND CONTINUOUS

Do you remember the differences between ...?

* It'll rain tomorrow
* Tomorrow at 5, It'll be raining
* By tomorrow afternoon, It'll have rained

If you have any doubts, have a look at the powerpoint I showed you in class:

Future perfect and future continuous from Lola Domínguez

 
For extra practice, click on the links below:

* Activity 1
* Activity 2
* Activity 3
* Activity 4

UNIT 10: "WATCH WHAT YOU SAY!" & "TALKING ABOUT PARTIES" (answers)

Click on the links below to check the reading and vocabulary activities on pag.72, and the vocabulary on pag. 75:

* Reading 
* Vocabulary pag.72
* Vocabulary pag.75

UNIT 10: SOCIALISING

Recently we celebrated the "International Workers' day", and last Sunday, "Mother's day". These are common festivities celebrated in different countries. However, in some countries we can find other "weird" , and so not so common, festivities, for example "The Korean Alphabet Day" or "La Tomatina". 

Watch the video and find out the 25 strangest celebrations all around the world::

WRITING 5: PERSONAL STATEMENTS (answers)

Click here to check the answers to the activities on pag. 128 and 129.

Remember I told you to write your own "Personal Statement" to apply for a course or a job you are really interented in.