EXAMEN DE 2º NIVEL BÁSICO

Hola a todos,

Os recuerdo que el examen es mañana día 1 de junio a las 16:30. Los alumnos de 2NB "A" ( grupo de las 16:30) lo harán en el aula 312 ( nuestra clase habitual). Los alumnos de 2NB "B" (grupo de las 19:00) lo harán en el aula 210 ( la clase de los viernes).

Sed puntuales ya que no se dejará entrar a nadie una vez haya empezado el examen.

REVISE VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURES!!!

2NB - KEY

Hi there,


PRESENT PERFEC + YET, JUST, ALREADY

A.
3. Has he eaten the sandwich yet?
No, he hasn´t.
4. Has he turned off the computer yet?
Yes, he has already done it.
5. Has he drunk his coffee yet?
Yes, he ahs already done it.
6. Has he tidied his desk yet?
No, he hasn´t.
7. Has he put away his CDs yet?
Yes, he has already done it.
8. Has he made his bed yet?
No, he hasn´t.
9. Has he put away his clothes away yet?
No, he hasn´t.
10. Has he finished talking on the phone yet?
No, he hasn´t.

B.
2. He´s just been on holiday.
3. She´s just failed an exam.
4. She´s just missed her train.
5. We´ve just had lunch.
6. He´s just woken up.

PREPOSITIONS

1. to
2. at
3. on
4. at / in
5. at
6. on
7. at
8. in
9. to
10. on
11. to / by
12. by
13. to
14. to
15. in
16. in / on
17. at
18. from

CLOZE TEST - STRESS

1. can
2. from
3. health
4. or
5. task
6. yourself
7. everything
8. this

READING - TRUE/FALSE

1. F (A new post office has also been buit just across from his old school)
2. T
3. T
4. T
5. F (There´s only an European-style fountain)
6. T
7. T
8. F (He´s going to eat Mexican food)

CLOZE TEST - SENTENCES (Dear Jane)

1. 6
2. 2
3. 9
4. 3
5. 7
6. 1
7. 5
8. 8
9. 10
10. 4

2NB "A"

RECORDAD QUE MAÑANA LUNES NO HAY CLASE. NOS VEMOS EL MIÉRCOLES

1NI

Hi there,

Our last day of class!! We´ve corrected the exercises from unit 13.2 (use to/would), we´ve done some listening practice (do it at home as well!!) and we´ve revised the real and hypothetical conditionals (you can find this grammatical structure in unit 14.1.

Answers for the reading comprehension "Little boy lost..."
A.
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. a
9 c
10. b

B
1. fateful
2. slums
3. sleep rough
4. shelter
5. fend for
6. keep on
7. evebtually
8. turnedup
9. made his way to
10. struck gold
11. numb
12. age would get the better of her
13. grabbed
14. grasping
15. passed away

SEE YOU ON MONDAY!!! (6.15 PM)

If I were you, I´d study hard for the exam... ;)

2NB "A"

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the gramamar exercises on "if sentences" and quantifiers. We´ve also started unit 13 to study the form and use of the present perfect.

Homework: grammar bank on page 142 plus the extra grammar exercises on quantifiers and present perfect and the cloze test on Penélope Cruz.

SEE YOU NEXT WEDNESDAY! (We do not have class on Monday)

And remember...If you want to pass your exam, you should study hard this weekend ;)

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the "make section" on 87, the cloze test and exercise 2a on page 89. Besides, we´ve done the vocabulary and the speaking on page 86.
We´ve also moved to unit 13.2 to revise the use of "used to" and "would".

Homework: exercise 3a on page 109, cloze test "You are what you eat" plus reading comprehension "Lost boy".

See you on our last day of class, Thursday!

2NB "A"

Hi there,
Today we´ve corrected the exercise on linking words and we´ve done exercise 3b and 4 on page 99 plus the situation "At the pharcmacy". We´ve also learnt how to give advice (imperative, should and if ) on page 101 and we´ve also learnt how to use "too, too much, too many and enough".

Homework: grammar exercises on page 141 and 142.

See you on Wednesday!

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the reading comprehension on music Websites as well as exercises 5a and 6a on page 83. We´ve also explained the difference between "have got" and "have" and we´ve done a role-play (booking a room at a hotel).

Besides, we´ve started unit 10.2 on social networking sites (we´ve done exercise 1 on page 84 plus some listening practice you can find in the post below).

Homework: grammar exercise on page 142 plus a cloze test I´m sending you by email

1NI - SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

Article: 5 clues that you´re addicted to Facebook
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/23/ep.facebook.addict/

Article: Could you get by without Twitter? + Listening
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8459311.stm


Listening: Facebook
http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1043


 http://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1758&lang=fr


Twitter in plain English:
http://youtu.be/ddO9idmax0o

2NB "A"

Hi there,

Today w´ve done the grammar, vocabulary and speaking sections on pages 92 and 93 plus the vocabulary reference on page 153 (difference between "miss" and "lose").

Homework: extra exercises on articles plus the grammar bank on page 140 and the vocabulary bank on page 152 (for Wednesday) // The exercise on storytelling from the extra worksheet (for Monday).

See you on Wednesday!!

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the reading comprehension and we´ve revised the pronunciation of the -ed ending. We´ve also done some listening practice (catching up on news) and we´ve started unit 10.We´ve done the vocabulary and the listening sections on pages 82 and 83 plus this extra activity:

http://www.audioenglish.net/english-learning/english_dialogue_hotel_booking_a_room_2.htm

Homework: the composition giving news that I gave you on Tuesday, the reading exercise on Music Websites and exercise 5a and 6a on page 83.

Happy weekend!!

1NI - HOTELS

Listening ( hotel reservations):

http://esl-lab.com/hotelreservations/hotelreservationsrd1.htm

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/listen1.shtml

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit2/listen2.shtml



Vocabulary:

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/hotel-vocabulary.htm

http://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/hotel-vocabulary-quiz.htm

 http://s.mound.free.fr/skyblues67/hotels/HOTEL.htm

Dictations:

http://www.soundguideweb.com/fhdforeifjifvjqvjfiogapjgigjqvqiojqiogfiqopoii/hotel/quiz.htm

2NB "A"

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the cloze test and the grammar exercises on the present continuous. We´ve also done exercises 3 and 4 on page 86. Besides, we´ve started unit 11 and we´ve done the vocabulary and listening sections on pages 90 and 91.

Homework: exercise 1a and 1b on page 97 (for Wednesday)
Composition (for Monday):
A friend from England is coming over to Spain to spend a few days with you. Write him/her an email to explain what your plans for these days are. Don´t forget to mention:
- how to get from the airport to your house (  Try to use comparatives and superlatives).
- mention your plans for each day (one day you want to see a film)
* Remember to make suggestions!!

See you on Wednesday!

2NB - AIRPORTS

Cloze tests:
http://www.tes.mi.it/sir2ingweb/Sir2IngUnita1/Sir2IngPlane/plane41.htm

http://www.tes.mi.it/sir2ingweb/Sir2IngUnita1/Sir2IngPlane/plane42.htm

1NA - QUANTIFIERS - ANSWERS

50.1
1 Sheila´s had a lot of problems with her back for many years. She´s having an operation next week and she won´t be back at work for a good many weeks afterwards.
2. "There´s bound to be a lot of traffic on the way to the station. Perhaps we should leave now". "Dont worry, there´s plenty of time left, and at this time of the day a lot of people will already be at work".
3. A lot of people think that hedgehogs are very rare nowadays, but when I was in Wales I saw a lot".
4. Many have claimed that Professor Downman´s study on current attitudes to politics is flawed. One criticism is that far too many people questioned in the survey were under 18.
5. Much research has been conducted on the influence of diet on health, with many studies focusing on the relationship between fat intake and heart disease. However, mcuch remains to be done.
6. While it is true that many thousands of jobs were lost with the decline of the northern coal and steel industries, many advantages have also followed. Far too many cases of lung disease were recorded in the region, but with lower levels of pollution the number has declined. In addition, a great many hi-tech companies have moved into take advantages of the newly available workforce.

* "MUCH" & "MANY" ARE PREFERRED IN A WRITTEN ACADEMIC CONTEXT / "A LOT OF" IS PREFERRED IN CONVERSATION

50.2
2. many a sunny afternoon
3. many a ship
4. its/the many golf courses
5. my many letters
6. his many expeditions (many an expedition)
7. many a teacher
8. the many coffee shops

50.3.
1. plenty of (a  lot of)
2. a lot of
3. a lot of
4. a lot of
5. plenty of ( a lot of)

51.1
1. were all
2. can all
3. had all
4. are all
5. All the children / The children all
6. all been

51.2
1. The whole process
2. Whole areas of the country
3. The whole trip
4. all of the towns
5. all of the pages / whole pages
6. all the buiding / the whole building
7. The whole room

51.3
1. every
2. each
3. every
4. each/every
5. each
6. every
7. each/every
8. each
9. Every/each
10. each/every
11. every
12. each

51.4.
1. every so often
2. RIGHT
3. every few weeks
4. RIGHT
5. each of them
6. not all the food usually gets eaten
7. Not all of my brothers always come
8. Neil and his family were all on holiday
9. We all had a great time
10. RIGHT

52.1
1. few
2. little
3. few
4. the few/a few
5. The little/What little
6. a little
7. The few / What few
8. few
9. little
10. a little
11. a few
12. a few
13. the little /what little
14. the few / a few

52.2.
1. a bit of TV
2. there are only a few left / there aren´t many left
3. there isn´t much more / there´s not much more
4. not many / only a few
5. has had a few female politicians
6. exchanged few words
7. a little more confident
8. There seems to be little prospect

52.3.
2. Male students spend less money than female students on books. Students spend less on books now than they did in 1980.
3. Less (fewer) than 10% of female students walk to university now. Fewer students walk to university now than they did in 1980.
4. Male students spend less time on the phone now than female students.

95.1.
1. She hasn´t had many lessons yet.
2. I´ll have to make a lot (of it)
3. I haven´t got much energy
4. Maybe you should add a little water / a few drops of water
5. We´ve invited lots of friends / a lot of friends

95.2.
1. a lot of
2. many / a lot of
3. many
4. a lot of
5. much / a lot of
6. many / a lot of
7. much

95.3.
1. few
2. little
3. a little
4. a few
5. little
6. a few

95.4
1. much
2. little
3. much
4. many
5 few
6. little

96.1.
1. some of them
2. most of them
3. half of them
4. all of them
5. some of them
6. none of them

96.2.
1. She got some of them right
2. He got most of them right
3. He got all of them right
4. She got none of them right

96.3.
1. most people
2. no student/ no students
3. most of the money
4. all cars
5. All fruit/ most fruit
6. all (of) the lights

97.1
1. each
2. each/every
3. every
4. every/each
5. every

97.2.
1. all day / the whole day
2. all night / the whole night
3. every morning
4. all morning / the whole morning
5. all day / the whole day
6. every time

97.3.
1. One of them has a separate restaurant
2. Both of them serve bar snacks
3. One of them has a family room
4. Neither of them allows/allow pub games
5. Neither of them has/have live music
6. One of them has a non-smoking area

97.4.
1. neither
2. either
3. each (every)
4. every
5. whole

1NA - REPORTED SPPECH

 Reported speech exercises
 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/reported.htm

  Basic reporting verbs
  http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g11-reporting-verbs-exercise.php

Other reporting verbs
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=369

1NA - THE MEDIA

A listening activity on what to watch on TV
http://www.esl-lab.com/tvguide/tvguiderd1.htm

A listening activity on 6 different news stories
http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/newsgal/22_nitiya.htm


An article on "How to Detect Bias in the News"
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/broadcast_news/bw_bias_in_the_news.cfm

Useful vocabulary about the press
http://yvanbaptiste.pagesperso-orange.fr/methodo/vocabpress.htm

Information about newspapers in the UK
http://www.uksuperweb.co.uk/newspapers.html

2NB - COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES / VERBS + PREPOSITION

COMPARATIVES
2. She´s happier than her husband
3. Men drive faster than women
4. Spain is hotter than France
5. The sandwiches are more expensive than the cakes
6. Tom works more slowly than Greg
7. Laura speaks Italian better than Jake
8. Football is more popular than tennis
9. Singapore is farther/ further than Tokyo

AS...AS
2, Her husband isn´t as happy as her.
3. Women don´t drive as fast as men.
4. France isn´t as hot as Spain.
5. The cakes aren´t as expensive as the sandwiches.
6. Tom doesn´t work as fast as Greg.
7. Jake doesn´t speak Italian as good as Laura.
8. Tennis isn´t as popular as football.
9. Tokyo isn´t as far as Singapore.

SUPERLATIVES
2. What´s the most generous person you´ve ever met?
3. What´s the best restaurant you´ve ever been to?
4. What´s the cheapest hotel you´ve ever stayed in?
5. What´s the coldest place you´ve ever visited?
6. What´s the longest journey you´ve ever made?
7. What´s the most delicious food you´ve ever eaten?
8. What´s the most dangerous place you´ve ever been to?
9. What´s the most exciting book you´ve ever read?
10. What´s the farthest you´ve ever been on holiday?

2. RIGHT
3. WRONG - My last job was the worst job I´ve ever had.
4. RIGHT
5. RIGHT
6. WRONG - The service in this restaurant is the best in the city.
7. WRONG - My first English teacher was the most patient person I have ever met.
8. WRONG - You´re sitting in the most comfortable chair.
9. WRONG - We hired the most expensive car on our holiday.
10. RIGHT

VERBS + PREPOSITIONS
2. The rock star threw a TV out of the window.
3. A bird flew under the bridge.
4. They danced round the fire.
5. He walked towards the saloon.
6. The cat ran along the wall.
7. The motorway goes through the village.
8. A spider is climbing up the wall.
9. He jumped into the swimming pool.
10. The policeman fell down the stairs.
11. The dog swam across the river

1NI

Hi there,

Today we´ve corrected the extra worksheet on strong adjectives and the exercise on -ed and -ing adjectives. Besides, we´ve started lesson 9.2 and we´ve done the listening, vocabulary and grammar sections on pages 76 and 77.

Homework: exercise 2b on page 77, grammar exercises on page 141, exercise on present perfect/past simple from the extra worksheet and the cloze test.

Have a nice weekend!

1NI - KEY CLOZE TESTS + EXERCISES PAGE 151

Hi everyone,

These are the answers for the cloze tests I gave you last week and for the exercise on adjectives on page 151.


ART & SCIENCE
1. should
2. all
3. not
4. knows
5. how
6. were
7. little
8. just
9. no
10. would
11. spend
12. those
13. while
14. in
15. just
16. what
17. which
18. still

ADIDAS vs PUMA
1. being
2. were
3. became
4. from
5. that
6. when
7. it
8. viewers
9. brands
10. arrivals
11. sponsors
12. including
13. how
14. since
15. on
16. each

EXERCISE UNIT 9 PAGE 151
2. are
3. ´m
4. was
5. will be
6. be
7. are

1NA

Hi guys,

Today we´ve corrected the grammar exercises on quantifiers on page 140 and we´ve done exercise 2B from the listening section on pagr 83 and 4B and 4C from page 93 (plus the grammar explanation on page140). Besides, we´ve also done the vocabulary section on reporting verbs on page 84 (exercise 7).

Homework: exercise 9A on page 84, grammar exercises on reported speech on page 141, extra worksheet on quantifiers ( plus cloze test and reading).

Have a nice weekend!!

2NB "A"

Hi everyone,

Today we´ve done some listening practice and we´ve started lesson 10.2 (we´ve done exercises 1, 4 and 5 on page 84) and the grammar section on page 85 (plus some extra practice on the use of the present continuous for future arrangements).

Homework: grammar exercises unit 10 on page 140, exercise 3a on page 86 and the cloze test on "Kill your TV" plus tçhe extra worksheet.

Happy weekend!1

2NB

Hi guys,

These are the answers for the following exercises:

GET (page 79):
1.1. comments
1.2. calls
1.3. salary
1.4. dollars
1.5. job
1.6. newspapers

3.1. travel on
3.2. arrive
3.3. travel on
3.4. arrive

SUPERLATIVES (page 81):
2. the most dangerous
3. the most crowded
4. the fastest
5. the busiest
6. the most expensive
7. the slowest
8. the most boring

PERSONALITY ADJECTIVES (page 81):
- adventurous
- creative
- funny
- hard-working
- independent
- intelligent
- interesting
- serious

CLOZE TEST (TRAINS):
0. by
28. for
29. of
30. to
31. leaves
32. through
33. to
34. a
35. some


CLOZE TEST (SHARKS & WHALES):

0. most
28. of
29. long
30. bigger
31. as
32. than
33. it
34. to
35. is