Class Diary 21 May 2020

Dear All,
The speaking exam will be done via videoconferencing on 4 and 5 of June. To know your time slot click here. 

Dear All,

If you would like to take part in our C2 class videoconferences, please send me an email asking me for an invitation.  

- Today's tasks:

1. Oral mediation

Close-up p 160. The Media. Oral Mediation

(Record a 2' minute message and email it to me)

An easy way to record a message is on this website:
https://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder
Go to: Start recording
Allow microphone use
Start speaking
Press STOP
Click on  "Save on server"
Write: YOUR NAME Consumerism (Example: Tomeu Consumerism)
Click on "SAVE"
Copy the link and email it to me.

2. Vocabulary

p 158-160

SB KEY

3. Grammar

p 161- 163

SB KEY

4. Listening

p 164

Audio here

SB KEY

5. Speaking skills

p 165

SB KEY

6. Writing skills

p 166-167

SB KEY

7. Listening

p 168

Audio here

SB KEY

8. Reading

p 170-171

SB KEY

9. Vocabulary

p 172-174

SB KEY

10. Grammar

p 175-177

SB KEY

11. Listening

p 178

Audio here

SB KEY

12. Speaking skills

p 179

SB KEY

13. Writing skills

p 180-181

SB KEY

14. Listening

p 182

Audio here

SB KEY

15. Use of English exam practice

p 183-184

SB KEY

16. Speaking skills

p 203-204

17. Writing skills

p 205-209

18. Interesting collocations and expressions

p 210

19. Interesting prepositions

p 211

20. Interesting phrasal verbs

p 212-213

21. Today's videoconference

Close-up p 145. Nouns: Number. Extra Cloze

p 161- 163 Gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives. Grammar

Gerunds and Infinitives. Extra Grammar Exercise 1

Letter From a Headteacher. Gerund or Infinitive Exercise 2

Gerund or Infinitive. Extra Grammar Exercise 3

Gerund or Infinitive. Unended sentences Exercise 4

Verb Patterns and Reporting verbs. Extra Key Word Transformations. Exercise 7

Gerunds and Infinitives. Extra speaking

 

- Announcements:

EXAMS
Official exam dates: http://eoicalvia.com/examens/
Final exam:
Speaking test:  4 / 5 June (via videoconferencing)
Results speaking test: 15 June on CentrosNet
You will fin two different marks: Oral production and Oral mediation (50% of the mediation mark)
Written test: 4 Sept at 16.00 at the EOI 

Results: 11 September at 21.00 on CentrosNet

Feedback: 14 September at 17.00 in room EOI 204
 
RESITS:
Speaking test: September at the EOI
Written test: 5 Oct at 16.00 at the EOI
Results:
October

- This year will not count towards the maximum number of years students can do the same course.
 

On the school website you can find all the evaluation information: http://eoicalvia.com/avaluacio/

- Free theatre play

Official Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch as the creature | Free National Theatre Full Play  

- Free Talks 

- Oxford Cultural Bytes:
It's a series of cultural talks published on Youtube with activities:
Videos:
Activities:
http://www.catalogooxford.es/oxfordculturaltalks/

- TED Talks 

- Free Readers
Oxford Learners Bookshelf

Free access to readers for learners during the lockdown.
Students have to sign in or register for FREE to access 148 Graded Readers until 30 Jun 2020.
- What's on guide

- Questions to discuss in our next session:

Close-up p 160. The Media. Oral Mediation

- HW:  

- Read an article/short story (weekly).

- Compositions:

1. Write a profile of a classmate. Read the instructions here. You will find a profile writing guide here. (150 words) (Deadline 15 Oct)

2. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." Under what circumstances might someone not act to prevent evil? What do you think people should do when faced with evil? Support your opinion with reasons and examples. You can get more information on writing essays on pages 16 &17, here and here. You will find useful language, here, here , here , here and here.(200 words) (Deadline 5 Nov)

3. Write a report

Your company paid for your enrolment at the EOI this year. After a couple of months at the EOI they want to know if their money was well invested and if more needs to be done. Therefore, you have been asked to write a report about your classes, your achievements, your goals, your experience in general, your needs and any recommendations you have for the continued success of the programme.

These are some of the points you need to include in the report:

Evaluate the effectiveness of the education programme

Reflect and recognise what you are learning

What progress you have made toward learning goals

Key learning objectives you have accomplished

Key learning objectives you would like to accomplish

What you should do to improve

What you need to do to perform successfully

What else you need from the programme

More information about reports: How to write a report?
(180 words) (Deadline 5 Dec)

4. Mediation: Write a review comparing two adverts. Useful vocabulary here:


Close-up p 31. Adverts. Mediation


(180 words). Deadline 19 Dec


5. 


Close-up p 31. Writing: Christmas Scrapbook.


(180 words). Deadline  21Jan


6.


- Close-up p 47 Ex H: Article on worthy causes about a charity you support 


(180 words). Deadline 18 Feb


7.


Close-up p 77. Commenting on a Story. Written Mediation


(190-200 words) Deadline 5 March


8.


Close-up p 61 Ex H


(160 words) Deadline 26 March


9.


- Write a review comparing the books you have read this academic year. Deadline 23 Apr.

  Useful language

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