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2C AFM Activities on 26th February 2019

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STARTER

If you think it can be useful for you, watch a video tutorial about the difference between "going to" and "will".

MAIN COURSE

Go to p. 136 and revise how to form "be + going to + verb", then do some exercises

here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (1)
here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (2)
here's an exercise to practise "be + going to + verb" for intentions for the future (3)

AND / OR go p. 136 and revise how to form the Future Simple tense, then do some exercises

here's an exercise to practise the Future Simple tense for predictions for the future (1)
here's an exercise to practise the Future Simple tense for predictions for the future (2)
here's an exercise to practise the Future Simple tense for predictions for the future (3)
here's an exercise to practice "might" for possibilities for the future
here's an exercise to practice the difference between the modals "will", "may" "might"

DESSERT

Test yourself here.

4 SIA Assignment "Oral presentation on your hometown"

PREPARE A DETAILED ORAL PRESENTATION ON THE TOWN WHERE YOU LIVE, SUPPORTED BY SOME VISUAL AIDS.

Your presentation must

introduce your hometown by giving some information on it e.g. where it is located and how many people live there,
describe in details 3 interesting places or attractions in your hometown or in the area nearby,
explain what you like and dislike about your hometown, by giving good reasons.

Use some visual aids to support your presentation e.g. you can create a paper poster with pictures.

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3A CAT Activities on 21st February 2019

If you think it can be useful for you, watch a video tutorial about conditional sentences.

Then, put theory into practice by doing some exercises.

Exercise 1A & Exercise 1B on zero conditional
Exercise 2A & Exercise 2B on first conditional
Exercise 3A & Exercise 3B on second conditional
Exercise 4A & Exercise 4B on IF / UNLESS / WHEN

Finally, test yourself.

Test Level 1
Test Level 2

CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY B1 Vocabulary List

This list gives you a guide to the vocabulary needed when preparing for B1 Preliminary and B1 Preliminary for Schools.

4A CAT Assignment "Oral presentation on your hometown"

PREPARE A DETAILED ORAL PRESENTATION ON THE TOWN WHERE YOU LIVE, SUPPORTED BY SOME VISUAL AIDS.

Your presentation must

introduce your hometown by giving some information on it e.g. where it is located and how many people live there,
describe in details 3 interesting places or attractions in your hometown or in the area nearby,
explain what you like and dislike about your hometown, by giving good reasons.

Use some visual aids to support your presentation e.g. you can create a paper poster with pictures.

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1A AFM Assignment "A Museum of Me"

Create your own "Museum of Me" and present it to your class on Wednesday 20th February 2019.

think about 5 things which are meaningful to you (e.g. your interests, your past experience, your dreams, your aspirations) and interesting for your audience.

choose 5 pictures which best illustrate the 5 topics you are going to present in class

make your 5 pictures into a creative and original poster collage which can capture your audience's attention

prepare a unique oral presentation: your speech must give as many details as possible about your 5 topics

rehearse and be ready to exchange info about you in class.

Here the rubric which will be used to assess the oral test.

4 SIA Follow-up activities

Reading Practice at B1 level

Have a look at the following activities if you want to do some practice and improve your reading skills:

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 3. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 4. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Listening Practice at B1 level

Have a look at the following activities if you want to do some practice and improve your listening skills:

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 3. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

2C AFM Assignment "Oral presentation on your hometown"

PREPARE A DETAILED ORAL PRESENTATION ON THE TOWN WHERE YOU LIVE, SUPPORTED BY SOME VISUAL AIDS.

Your presentation must

introduce your hometown by giving some information on it e.g. where it is located and how many people live there,
describe in details 3 interesting places or attractions in your hometown or in the area nearby,
explain what you like and dislike about your hometown, by giving good reasons.

Use some visual aids to support your presentation e.g. you can create a paper poster with pictures.

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CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY Exam Booster

Click here for an exam booster for the Writing part 1.

1- Download the file.
2- Print it.
3- Do all the exercises.

Here the keys.

4A CAT Activities on 1st February 2019

Here some activities to learn/practice common English phrases used by travellers.

ACTIVITY 1: practice common phrases used at the check-in desk at the airport here.
ACTIVITY 2: practice common phrases used when it comes to speak with a flight attendant here.
ACTIVITY 3: learn vocabulary related to airplanes here.
ACTIVITY 4: practice common phrases used at the immigration/customs desk here.
ACTIVITY 5: practice common phrases used when it comes to make a hotel reservation here.
ACTIVITY 6: vocabulary related to things at the hotel here.
ACTIVITY 5: practice common phrases used when it comes to speak with a hotel receptionist here.
ACTIVITY 6: practice common phrases used while sightseeing here.
ACTIVITY 7: practice common phrases used when it comes to buy souvenirs here.

Look up unknown words on wordreference.com.

FAST FINISHERS:

Improve you active vocabulary by doing extra online practice in
(1) vocabulary related to different ways of travelling here.
(2) vocabulary related to holiday accommodation here.
(3) vocabulary related to types of holidays here.

4SIA Preparation for the Skills Test

Choose the activities that best suit your needs.

Reading Practice at B1 level

Have a look at the following activities if you want to do some practice and improve your reading skills:

Task type: true/false.

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Task type: four-option multiple choice.

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Listening Practice at B1 level

Have a look at the following activities if you want to do some practice and improve your listening skills:

Task type: multiple choice.

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Task type: gap-fill.

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Task type: true/false.

Click here for exercise 1. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

Click here for exercise 2. Read the instructions carefully before doing any activity.

4SIA Activities on 25th January 2019

ACTIVITY 1: Let's watch a video about women's football.

Go to learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to task section and do the two activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 2 : Let's watch a video about the tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.

Go to www.esolcourses.com and do the suggested activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 3: Let's watch a video about extreme sports.

Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then, watch the video and do the 2 exercises.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 4: Let's watch a video about ice skating.

Go to www.esolcourses.com and do the suggested activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 5: Let's listen to a classroom conversation about the benefits of sport.

Go to learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then, watch the video and do the 2 exercises.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 6: Let's watch a video about a football fan who is passionate about the Brazilian football team.

Go to www.esolcourses.com and do the suggested activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

4A CAT Activities on 25th January 2019

ACTIVITY 1: Do you find it difficult to understand the difference between the UK and Great Britain?

Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to task section and do the activity.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 2 : Let's discover the area of the Lake District in England.

Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. First, watch the video. Next go to the tasks section and do the 4 activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 3: Let's discover the lakes and mountains of Scotland, the Giant's Causeway in Ireland and the magnificent Durdle Door in Dorset.

Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. First, watch the video. Next go to the tasks section and do the 4 activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 4: Let's watch a video about the seaside entertainment.

Go to learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then, watch the video and do the 2 exercises.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 5: Let's find out more about Blackpool, a popular holiday resort in North West England.

Go to www.esolcourses.com and do the suggested activities.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

ACTIVITY 6: Let's watch a video about London's latest hot spot.

Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Do the preparation task first. Then, watch the video and do the 2 tasks.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY Info on the Papers

For general info about the Cambridge Preliminary click here.

For info about Paper 1 - Reading click here.
For info about Paper 2 - Listening click here.

4SIA Activities on 18th January 2019

ACTIVITY 1: learn or revise words about sport disciplines here.
ACTIVITY 2: revise collocations about sport activities here.
ACTIVITY 3: learn or revise words about sporting events here.
ACTIVITY 4: learn new words about sport equipment here.

Look up unknown words on wordreference.com.

FAST FINISHERS:

(1) watch a video (with your earphones!) about two famous sport places in the UK: Silverstone, home of Formula 1, and Wembley Stadium, the 'temple of football'. Go to learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org. First, do the preparation task. Then watch the video and do the two exercises.

(2) watch a video about Ashlie and Stephen going to the gym to prepare for a half-marathon for charity. Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video and do task 1, task 2 and task 3.

(3) watch a video about Ashlie and Stephen running the half-marathon. Go to learnenglish.britishcouncil.org. Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video and do task 1, task 2, task 3 and task 4.

If you need help, you can ask your teacher at any time.

1A AFM H/W for Wed. 23rd January 2019

Click here to download a worksheet related to the Present Simple tense & click here to download a worksheet related to the Present Continuous tense. Then, print the 2 worksheets.

Paste the 2 worksheets into your English notebook in the Use of English section.
Study the grammar rules, highlight the most important ones and stick them in your mind.
Do the exercises to check whether you have understood or not.
Bring your homework to school on Wed. 23rd January 2019.

Here the grammar keys to check the exercises you have done.

5B CAT Mock Invalsi Exam

Do some practice and be prepared for Invalsi in March 2019:

Listening comprehension at B1 level: do the tasks and then check your answers in the keys.
Reading comprehension at B1 level: do the tasks and then check your answers in the keys.

Listening comprehension at B2 level: do the tasks and then check your answers in the keys.
Reading comprehension at B2 level: do the tasks and then check your answers in the keys.

3A CAT Assignment "Oral presentation on your hometown"

Preparare a detailed oral presentation on the town where you live, supported by some visual aids.

Your presentation must

introduce your hometown by giving some information on it e.g. where it is located and how many people live there,
describe in details 3 interesting places or attractions in your hometown or in the area nearby,
explain what you like and dislike about your hometown, by giving good reasons.

Use some visual aids to support your presentation e.g. you can create a paper poster with pictures.

STEP 1 THINK AND PLAN
Think about these questions and make notes:
- where is it? how big is it?
- what is there? what is the best thing about it? what other two interesting places are nearby?
- what is good? why?
- what is bad? why?

STEP 2 PREPARE
Use your notes to prepare your speech. It should be divided into 4 sections:
1- introduction to the town (where it is and how many people live there)
2- what there is (3 interesting places or attractions in the town or in the nearby area)
3- what you like about it and why
4- what you do not like about it and why

Then, create a paper poster with pictures which illustrate your hometown to support your presentation.

STEP 3 REHEARSE

3A CAT Activities on Thu. 10th January 2019

If you think it can be useful for you watch a video tutorial about the relative clauses.

Then, put theory into practice by doing some exercises.

Exercise 1A & Exercise 1B on relative pronouns
Exercise 2A & Exercise 2B on subject or object relative pronouns
Exercise 3 on relative adverbs
Exercise 3A & Exercise 3B on the formation of relative clauses
Exercise 4 on the formation of relative clauses without the relative pronoun
Exercise 5

Finally, test yourself.

Test Level 1
Test Level 2
Test Level 3

3A CAT H/W for Thu. 10th January 2019

Click here to download a worksheet related to the defining relative clauses. Then, print it.

Paste the worksheet into your English notebook in the Use of English section.
Study the grammar rules, highlight the most important ones and stick them in your mind.
Do the exercises to check whether you have understood or not.
Bring your homework to school on Thu. 10th January 2019.