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. Listening exam practice
Please complete the 3 parts and email me the answers. Alternatively, you can also correct them yourselves if you want to. You will find the answers at the bottom.
PART 1
AUDIO PART 1You will hear an expert taking about what it means to be dyslexic and what can be done about it. For questions 1 – 8, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
1 Being dyslexic when first going to school can have a detrimental effect on how _______________ that child progressively feels.
2 Not long ago, dyslexic children used not to be considered _______________ enough to go on to higher education.
3 It is believed that _______________ in ten people are dyslexic to some degree or another.
4 The key to preventing dyslexia from becoming a serious hindrance is _______________.
5 Dyslexia used _______________ as a reading, writing and spelling difficulty only.
6 Many dyslexics have problems _______________ they have been told recently, like instructions.
7 There isn’t a _______________ between social class and dyslexia.
8 Dyslexics often _______________ ethic than non-dyslexics because they are used to having to make more of an effort to complete a task.
PART 2
Audio PART 2
You will hear part of a
conversation between two friends, Pat and Tom, who are talking about their
experiences renting and buying a property. For questions 1 – 6, choose
the answer (a, b, c or d) which fits best according to what you hear.
1 Why don’t Tom and Angela buy the
flat they are renting at the moment?
a They’d like
to buy it but it’s not for sale.
b They wish
they could buy it or any other flat in the area but it’s out of their price
range.
c Although they
love the flat, they don’t want to have to commute any more.
d They think buying in the area is like pouring
money down the drain.
2 One of the flats Tom and Angela
saw
a had far too
many windows, which made it hard to heat.
b had very
gloomy views from the windows.
c had an
attic-type bedroom, which was accessed by a ladder rather than stairs.
d lacked light because it had no
windows.
3 How does Pat feel about Tom and
Angela’s chances of finding a flat to buy?
a She thinks
they have as good a chance as she and her husband had buying their house.
b She seems to
be quite pessimistic but she tries to hide it by telling Tom about her
experience.
c She’s fairly
optimistic because there should be more flats to choose from soon.
d She doesn’t think they’ve tried
hard enough or spent long enough looking.
4 Why didn’t Pat and her husband
agree to buy the house straight away?
a They weren’t
planning to buy a property because they were happy to rent indefinitely.
b They were
taken by surprise and they didn’t think they’d be able to afford it as they had
no savings.
c They really
liked the house, but they wanted to rent for the foreseeable future.
d They were reluctant to ask their family for a
loan.
5 What
made Pat and her husband change their minds about buying the house?
a When reality hit,
they realised that the house meant more to them than just bricks and mortar.
b They managed
to get a mortgage quite easily because there was a short lease on the house.
c They realised
that their family would be happy to lend them the money to put down a deposit.
d They knew that they would never find a house as
nice as the one they were in.
6 What is the main thing that Pat
and her husband have done to make their financial situation more comfortable and less austere?
a They’ve
extended the lease on their house so that it will be worth more in the future.
b They’ve made
sure they’ll be able to extend the short lease on the house when they can
afford it.
c They’ve
decided to rent out one of their bedrooms and so bring in a bit of income to
help pay off the mortgage.
d They’ve
decided not to go away on holiday, not to eat out or buy any new clothes for
the foreseeable future.
PART 3
Audio PART 3
Watch a video about making Skateboards from trash and decide if these statements are true or false. Write T for true and F for False.
1. The World Wildlife Fund approached fifteen artists for an Earth Hour Project. _________
2. Mac Premo is an artist who usually repurposes objects in his work. ________
3. Mac Premo bought a skateboard for himself. __________
4. Mac asked an old friend to help him make a skateboard out of trash. ________
5. Don is a woodworker who makes skateboards by hand. _________
6. The plastic buckets and other materials for Don and Mat's skateboards are free. _________
- KEY:
PART 1
1 confident
3 one
4 early intervention / early
support
5 to be thought of
6 remembering what / things
7 connection
8 have a stronger work
PART 2
1b 2c
3c 4b
5a 6c
PART 3
1 T (00:09)
2 T (00:15)
3 F (00:36)
4 F (01:09)
5 T (00:58)
- Announcements:
Third term exam practice:
24 Apr: writing and speaking
5 May: listening
7 May: reading and use of English
Final exam:
Speaking test: 4 / 5 June (via videoconferencing)
Written test: 4 Sept at 16.00 at the EOI
Results: September
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/- 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.
- Questions to discuss in our next session:
Close-up p 14. Personality. Extra Spoken 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.
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