EXAM PRACTICE AUDIOS and READINGs KEY

Here´s the link to the listening audio documents we couldn´t do in class ( Health issues and Washington Eastern market). Click on "intermedio" and download the winzip document.
In this page you will also find the answer key.


Readings answer key:

How to make your break abroad less expensive:
1 eye  2 aisle  3 overbooked  4 expectant  5 taking  6 at least   7 valuables  8 overcharged  9 nearby
10 takeaways  11 complaints  12 sight  13official  14 license

Why people get tattoes:  1G 2 K 3 L 4 H 5 F 6 B 7 C 8 J

THIRD CONDITIONAL

3rd Conditional from David Mainwood

I´D RATHER/I´D PREFER/I´D BETTER ANSWER KEY

1  I prefer BeethoveN to Mozart.
2 I think you had better be polite at the interview.
3 Right now, I´d rather have a bath than a shower.
4 Generally speaking, I prefer jogging to swimming.
5 I¨d prefer to go to the cinema tonight rather than a restaurant.
6,. I´d rather be poor and happy than rich and unhappy.
7 We´d better sit down-the teacher´s coming..
8 I¨d rather you left now.
9 Would you rather stay here or go home?
10 I´d rather you hadn´t told him the secret.

TOPICS FOR MONOLOGUES

Here´s a list of topics for your exam monlogue task. .

I´D RATHER/I´D PREFER

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RELATIVELY SPEAKING HANDOUT Answer key

A  1 what  2 who  3 who   4 whose   5 which   6 what   7 what   8 which   9 which
B 10 which  11 whose  12 which  13 whose  14 who  15 which  16 which  17 what  18 which
C  19 who  20 who  21 who  22 which  23 whose  24 who  25 which

A  a 2,3,9  b  12,16,18  c 19,20,21,24
    B a3  c19

PASSIVE BOARDGAME

Here´s the link to have access to it.

REVISE AND CHECK Answer key

GRAMMAR
a 1b  2c  3a  4c  5a  6b  7c  8b  9b
b 1 my photo taken  2 my hair cut   3 my flat painted  4 was built  5 should be paid  6 being told

VOCABULARY

 a 1 broken  2 came  3 paid  4 come  5 keep  6 up  7 back  8 down  9 away  10 up
b  1 box office 2 interval  3 plot  4 matinee  5 oppoent
c  1 dyed  2 manicure  3 weight  4 massage  5 stretch  6 monarchy  7 attack  8 cannon  9 war  10 soldiers.


PRONUNCIATION

 a 1 quarter  2 army  3 audience  4 fake  5 theatre
 b 1 deposit  2 manicure  3 performance   4 spectators  5 aerobics

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

a Event cinema is a live performance ( e.g. opera, ballet, sport) that is broadcast to a cinema. It is a popular because people can see a live performance from far away, at a much lower cost.

b 1 F  2 F  3 F  4 T  5 T  6 T  7 T  8 F

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?

1c  2b  3a  4b  5c

LISTENING PRACTICE ( MULTIPLE CHOICE AND FILL IN THE GAPS)

Click on this page for the task document and on this other link for the MP3 audio.
On this page for the answer key. Look for Inglés intermedio soluciones.

QUESTION TAGS BOARD GAME

Here´s the link to have access to the document used in class as promised.

EXAM PRACTICE. LISTENING. FILL IN THE GAPS. VIDEO AND WORKSHEET

CLICK ON THIS PAGE TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE WORKSHEET.

IMPORTANT EXPRESIONS Answers

Exercise 2

1 I¨d like to thank you/Thank you so much
2 It was really great/It was just wonderful
3 I´m very sorry about /I should apologise for 
4 rather hectic
5 I´d like to tell you/let me tell you  
6 Last Weekend
7 I was quite fascinated by/interested in
8 In fact/actually
9.- Hopefully/ all being well
10  Even though
11  Great news/ I´ve got some fantastic news
12  Believe it or not/You´re not going to believe this.
13  Surprise, surprise
14 Incidentally/By the way
15 I¨m considering/I´m thinking of
16  It´s been such a long time/It´s been ages


 

CERTIFICADO DE NIVEL INTERMEDIO

15.45  CONVOCATORIA CANDIDATOS
16.00  COMPRENSIÓN DE LECTURA: PRIMERA PARTE (15 minutos)
           COMPRENSIÓN DE LECTURA: SEGUNDA PARTE ( 55 minutos)

17.10  COMPRENSION ORAL: (35 minutos aprox)
17.45  DESCANSO 20 minutos aprox
18.05  EXPRESIÓN ESCRITA ( 75 minutos)
19.20  FIN 

 

REVISING QUESTION TAGS VIDEO

LAWEBDELINGLÉS

Click on this  blog to practice for the Intermediate exam mostly useful it is its writing section with examples of the different types of compositions for the level and also corrections. I hope you´ll find it useful.

EXAM PRACTICE

Click on this link to have access to all four skills practice for your Examen de Certificado I2.
Bear in mind that the exercises are from other "Comunidad Autónoma" and might not be exactly the same as the ones provided in Madrid.

VERB PATTERNS TWO MEANINGS, EXERCISES

Click on this link for further practice on the topic

CURSOS DE IDIOMAS EN EL EXTRANJERO

TIVE, Comunidad de Madrid

NEW LINK: NEWS IN LEVELS

For further practice on all skills try this link. You can also practice your English on the Skype section.

READING SKILLS : THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN A NIGHT TIME pdf

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SHAKESPEARE´s HANDOUT Answer key

2
1 bard  2 fortune  3 anniversary   4 showcase   5 scribble   6 will   7 audacious   8 underestimate
9 demolish   10 foundations

3  1 in 1616
    2 37
    3 New Place
    4 300 years ago
    5  4
    6  a collection of Shakespeare´s plays published


4 1 F  2 F  3 F  4 F  5 T  6 T
5 1 reemphasize,   2 playwright   3 recital   4 gather together  5 tattered   6 dismantle   7 jokily  8 peer

6  1 b 2 f  3a 4e 5 c  6 d
7 1 traditional  2 experimental  3 documentary   4 interpretation  5 attraction   6 recital

PHRASAL VERBS ORGANISER pdf

Click on this link to have access to the pdf document

NEW LINK: LINGORANK

Here´s this new link to improve your listening skills I heard from  Miguel Angel, a classmate of I yours. I hope you´ll find it useful.

LINGORANK

PHRASALS BOARDGAME+ answer key

Here´s the phrasals boardgame and its answer key (I2A):

1 see...off   2 take out  3 go up   4 sort out   5 deal with   6 get over   7 put away   8 split up
9 come up with   10 look...up   11 bring....back  13 coming back   14 point out   15 Throw...away
16 put off   17 gave...away   18  pick.....up   19 clear...out   20 go through   22 came across   23  check out of   24 get back   26 put up with  27 tidy...up   28 fall out   29 get around  30 looking forward to
31  get out of   33 set off

MODALS BOARD GAME

Here´s the board game to practice Advice that we used in class for you to keep practising.

BECASEUROLINGUA

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REVISE AND CHECK answer key

GRAMMAR

1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 c 7 c 8 b 9 a 10 a 11 c 12 b  13 b 14 a  15C

VOCABULARY

a  1 barn  2 sitcom  3 rope  4 tray  5 bowl
b  1 turn  2 soap  3 forecast  4 current  5 screen
c  1 leaves  2 stream  3 valley   4 pick   5 lamb
d  1 ladder   2 batteries   3 thread   4 screws   5 set up
e  1 ask  2 leave  3 take   4 sew  5 book

PRONUNCIATION

a 1 tap  2 bush  3 cartoon   4 work  5 cow
b 1 commercial   2 harvest   3 screwdriver   4 battery  5 teaspoon

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?

b   1 Tipping is more common in the US.
     2 If the service has been very good.
     3 No, in the most casual of restaurants tipping is not universal.
     4 If you are very unhappy with the service.
     5 No all restaurants add a service charge. You don´t have to pay it if you´re unhappy
        with the service.
     6 Because the service charge may already be added, but the card machine may still ask
        if you want to add a tip.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?

   1B  2B  3C  4A  5C   

BUFFET FROM A BIN Answer key

1 fined   2 on   3 from   4 bin   5 profit   6 pursuit   7 safe   8 searching   9 empty   10 On

JAMIE OLIVER´S VIDEO CLIPS answers

a  The DJ is very angry. Jamie hopes to achieve a food revolution in America.
    They argue because the DJ feels attacked in American eating habits and that Oliver wants them to eat lettuce every day.

b - Children can´t identify a tomato.
    -mushroom, beetroot, pear, potato, etc.
   - He´s shocked.

c - Children´s diet
     it´s killing America
     pizza and nuggets
      according to him it is.

READING: ARE BRITS BECOMING MORE ADVENTUROUS IN THE KITCHEN? Answer key

Answers:

•1Britain is starting to get a reputation for bad cuisine ( false)

    

2Advertising campaigns are encouraging British people to try new foods.

(false)

•3The most popular TV chefs in Britain are younger and more charismatic

than they used to be.  (true)

•'4Jamie's Kitchen' is a TV programme about ordinary people who set up

their own restaurants with no cooking experience. (false)

-

   5 Jamie's restaurant 'Fifteen' will be opening in several months time.

(false)

6 The traditional British diet may be dying out.

      (true)

JAMIE OLIVER´S VIDEO ACTIVITIES

Hi you all
Here is the link to the worksheet videos from Thursday. If you have trouble you have the three videos of an old entry from october 2012.

COOKING IN BRITAIN

Click on this link to have access to a video activity on the subject

ST PATRICK´S DAY

Click on this page to learn more about this important festival.
More exercises on the topic.

ROB AND STEAL HANDOUT

1  ROBBED,  STOLEN
2 ROBBED, STOLEN  
3 STOLE, ROB
4 ROBBED,  STOLEN , ROBBED,  STOLE,  ROBBED ,  STOLEN , ROBBED

ESSAY LINKING PHRASES HANDOUT Answer key

1 Generally speaking/On the whole  2 for example/for instance  3 Obviously/ Of course   4 Another point in its favour/ a further advantage   5 also   6 Alhough/ Even though   7 Unfortunately/Sadly   8 except for/ apart from   9 In fact/ Actually   10 In addition   11 Another drawback/ a further disadvantage   12 in spite of / despite   13 Taking everything into consideration/All things considered 14 as I see it/ personally speaking  15 I think, I believe   16  In conclusion, To conclude.

BREXIT

Do you know what "Brexit"  is about?
Find out all about it on this link

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

present perfect vs. present perfect continuous

More presentations from Beth Bogage

ONLINE PRACTICE ON YET ALREADY

This page contains more practice on the use of yet and already

THE SIMPSONS CLOZE TEST answer key

1 audiences  2 dubbed   3 may   4 rights   5 so   6 ever   7 on   8 up  9 than   10 above   11 in fact   12 even   13 better   14 appalled   15 for   16 after   17 role   18 attempts   19 have   20 selfish

WRITING A FILM REVIEW EX2 answers

2  a  a film I´ve enjoyed 
    b, what made me watn to see it 
    c It was directed  
    d it stars 
    e is set 
    f the problem is that 
    g played by 
    h Eventually
    i things get really complicated 
    j all ends happily  
    k  there are a number of things 
    l the soundtrack
    m I would recommend this film
   

Funny Valentines - Harry Hill's Look at Love BBC 2016

VIDEO WORKSHEET (A scout for London´s fashion) Answer key

1 establishment  2  trend    range     eager   4   paralell      5   aspects    global   6  playful   wit  cute  7        skinny   scruffy   8 denim   sports wear  pot

HISTORY OF VALENTINE´S DAY

If you want to know more about Valentine´s day click on this short video to find out.

Scouting the streets of London - British Style Genius - BBC

Use this video together with the last song´s back handout

WRITING A BOOK/FILM REVIEW

Click on this link for some guidelines on how to write a book or film review

CV TEMPLATE

Click on this link to have access to the Europass CV document.

3&4 REVISE AND CHECK ANSWERS

GRAMMAR
 1c 2a 3b 4c 5a 6b 7a 8c 9c 10b 11a 12c 13b 14b 15c

VOCABULARY

 a 1 teenager  2 in his /her early twenties  3 toddler  4 pensioner   5 in his/her late fifties

b  photographer  2 flash  3 upload  4 bottom right-hand  5 file  6 background
c 1 dustman/refuse collector  2 cardboard  3 lid   4 bin bag   5 wrapper   6 landfill site
d  1 covering  2 residence  3 qualifications  4 apply   5 lectures   6 vacancies   7 trial  8 minimum

PRONUNCIATION

 a 1 hoped  2 behind  3 faculty   4 reapply   5 front  
 b 1 photographer   2 photocopy   3 recycle   4 undergraduate   5 qualifications

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a It is mostly negative
b 1 F  2 T  3 T  4 F  5 T  6 F   7 T  8 F  9 F  10 T

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?
1A 2A 3B 4A 5B

UNUSUAL JOBS LISTENING

Click on this link for a listening comprehension exercise on unusual jobs.
There is this other listening exercise with comprehension questions on the right on good companies to work for. I hope you enjoy it.

COVER LETTER answer key

1.- apply
2.- advertised
3.- attached
4.- assistant
5.- experience
6.- knowledge
7.- since
8.- language
9.- dealing
10.- working
11.- entitles
12.- start
13.- discuss
14.- interview
15.- mobile

Free online Dictionary of English Pronunciation - How to Pronounce English words

Free online Dictionary of English Pronunciation - How to Pronounce English words

CONDITIONALS: AS LONG AS, PROVIDED THAT, UNLESS, ETC

Here´s a link to masterise this grammar point.

HOW TO WRITE A COVERING LETTER AND A CV EXERCISES

Click on this page to learn more about the subject. There are plenty of exercises to get confident on the subject.

SO DO I WORKSHEET and ANSWER KEY

Click on this link for the worksheet and answer key.

VIDEO WORKSHEET Answer key

1.-  free from the pressure of oppresive economy and free from not paying for things.

2.-  a  cosmetic reasons   b. store stacking reasons.
      In general people don´t care enough not to waste.

3.- security guards and grocery owners
4.- dumpster divers
5.- purchasing
6.- best service and freshness
7.- middle-upper class/ priviledged people
8.- attractive, reuse, imperfection
9.- a letter she wrote to the mayor as a child to ask him to save the trees behind her house. Also at school
     wshe was the first animal rights defender.

10.- communal, growing

CREATIVE LIVING OUTSIDE OF CAPITALISM VIDEO

Use this video to fill in the gaps on the worksheet you got in class.

BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH2 HANDOUT answer key

1 GARDEN, SHOP, HIGH STREET,CINEMA, MATES, CRISPS YARD, STORE, MAIN STREET, MOVIE THEATER, BUDDY, POTATO CHIP.


2 COOKIE FLASHLIGHT LORRY, PAYRISE   FLAT   DRAPES  TRASH  BILL  FIRST FLOOR CHECK  CARETAKER  TRUNK   TIN    COOKER  ZIPPER   ROUND TRIP   WINDSCREEN ONE-WAY   SUBWAY   POSTBOX.

 3 1 B ONEWAY OR ROUND TRIP
    2 A LORRIES
    3 A ON THE GROUND FLOOR
    4 A  DUSTBIN, OR RUBBISH BIN
    5  B  FLAT TIRE
    6 A CARETAKER
    7 B  CANS COOKIES
    8  AB
    9  A  BILL
   10 AB
   11 B FLASHLIGHT
    12 A WINDSCREEN
    13 AB
    14 B ZIPPER
    15 A  UNDERGROUND
    16 B  STOVE
    17 A PAYRISE
    18 A  CURTAINS
     19 B  CHECK
     20 A  POSTBOX

WHY I LIVE A ZERO WASTE LIFE VIDEO

Hi everyone a classmate of yours has come across this video on the topic we are discussing in class.

DIFFERENCES ABOUT BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

Here´s and interesting though long talk on the differences about British and American English. There´s more on the subject on this link too. This poster is also useful
I hope you´ll enjoy it. I take the oportunity to recommend this site ( ABC.es360 by diverbo) to improve and practise your English.

PREPOSITIONS AFTER ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS FOUR-IN-A-ROW BOARDGAME

Click on this link to get a copy of the game used in class and on this other link for the answer key to keep practising at home.

3B PREPOSITIONS HANDOUT ANSWER KEY

3B:
2 IN, AT   3 ABOUT, FOR   4 UNDER, PAST   5--, FOR   6 FROM, ABUT   7 OUT OF, TOWARDS,  8 WITH, FOR   9 OVER, ROUND   10 TO, ON  11 OF, FOR  12 ON, UNDER  13 TO, ABOUT   14 ON, AT   15 ABOUT, -

FREE ONLINE COURSE

Click here to see some information about a free online course that will start in April. It's organized by the British Council. Although the course is focused on IELTS exams, all English learners can benefit from tips and advice.