Here you have some links with practice for the official exam:
- EOI ILLES BALEARS
- EOI BILBAO
- EOI ALACANT
- EOI ASTURIES
- EOI MADRID
NEWS
I'LL BE BACK AFTER EASTER HOLIDAYS. REMEMBER TO READ A BOOK (LEVEL 4 OR 5) AND WRITE A REVIEW.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL. MARIA.
Mock exam
Here you have information about the first mock exam:
INTERMEDIATE 2 A:
Oral test - 11th January or 28th January
Use of English and Reading test - 23rd January
Listening test - 28th January
Writing test - the same day of the oral exam, just for those people
who haven't written 3 compositions
INTERMEDIATE 2 D:
Oral test - 25th January or 29th January
Use of English and Reading test - 24th January
Listening test - 29th January
Writing test - the same day of the oral exam, just for those people
who haven't written 3 compositions
Activities with so and neither
Click here to practise with ACTIVITY 1.
Click here if you need ACTIVITY 2.
Click here for ACTIVITY 3.
The passive
The Passive
The Passive Activities
Key Answers Passive
Click on the following link to have more practice.
ACTIVITY 1
Reported speech
REPORTING VERBS AND EXPLANTION REPORTED SPEECH
Reported Speech
ACTIVITIES WITH REPORTED SPEECH
Reported Speech Activities
Click on the following links to have more practice:
ACTIVITY 1
ACTIVITY 2
Online exam-like-practice
Here you have some links to practise for the official exam:
- PRACTICE 1
- PRACTICE 2
- PRACTICE 3
In the last link you have some practice for the first certificate exam.
Activities with gerunds and infinitives
Click on GRAMMAR EXPLANATION to read about the use of gerunds and infinitives.
Click on ACTIVITY 1 to practise with the use of gerunds and infinitives.
Click on ACTIVITY 2 to have more practice.
Activities with have something done
Click on ACTIVITY 1 to practise with have something done.
Click on ACTIVITY 2 to have more practice.
Click on ACTIVITY 3 to have a little bit of more practice.
Click on ACTIVITY 4 to improve your practice.
Activities with wish
Click on ACTIVITY 1 to practise with the use of wish.
Click on ACTIVITY 2 to have more practice.
Work and working conditions
Click on WORK AND WORKING CONDITIONS to see some vocabulary on work and working conditions.
Click on JOBS AND WORKING CONDITIONS to see more vocabulary.
Use of the article
Click on ACTIVITY 1 to practise with the use of the article.
Click on ACTIVITY TWO to have more practice.
Present perfect continuous
Present Perfect Continuous
Click HERE to practise with the present perfect continuous and present perfect simple.
DONAR-SE D'ALTA A LA BIBLIOTECA
Us podeu donar d'alta a la pà gina web de l'escola, a través de l'hipervincle "Alta usuaris biblioteca", després d'haver clicat l'opció BIBLIOTECA a la pestanya SERVEIS.
Heu d'emplenar el Formulari de petició de soci de la biblioteca (Això ho podeu fer des de casa). Tot seguit, l'heu d'enviar. Heu d'esperar a rebre la confirmació de soci.
Un cop rebuda la confirmació, podeu passar per la bibioteca a recollir el vostre codi de barres. És imprescindible presentar el vostre carnet d'estudiant per tal de recollir el codi de barres
Heu d'emplenar el Formulari de petició de soci de la biblioteca (Això ho podeu fer des de casa). Tot seguit, l'heu d'enviar. Heu d'esperar a rebre la confirmació de soci.
Un cop rebuda la confirmació, podeu passar per la bibioteca a recollir el vostre codi de barres. És imprescindible presentar el vostre carnet d'estudiant per tal de recollir el codi de barres
Present simple vs present continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1.Form: Infinitive form of the verb Verb to be + verb in –ing form
2.Spelling rules:
3rd person s Verb in -ing form:
-s,-ss,-ch,-tch,-sh,-x: +es /iz/ -e: no e + ing (eg. take- taking)
(eg. catch-catches)
-o: + es (go-goes) -ee: + ing (eg. see-seeing)
consonant + y: no y + ies -ie: no ie + ying (eg. die-dying)
(eg. try-tries)
vowel + y: +s (eg. play-plays) consonant+short vowel+consonant:double
consonant+ing (eg. run-running)
3. Auxiliary verb: DO, DOES VERB TO BE
4.Adverbs:
Frequency adverbs (never,always, Now,today,this week,at the moment,etc.
hardly ever,often,twice a month, etc)
Always (every time): Always (too often):
eg. I always make a cake on Saturday. eg. She's always forgetting her keys.
5. Use:
Routines or repeated actions. Something happening now,at the moment.
Eg. I usually get up at 8 a.m. Eg. It's raining cats and dogs.
Facts, things that are always true. Temporary actions.
Eg. People speak French in France. Eg. I usually work in the morning,
but today I'm working in the afternoon.
6. Stative verbs: Verbs that cannot be used in the continuous tense.
Thinking: think, agree, believe, forget, know, realize, recognize, suppose, remember, understand, etc.
Feeling: like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, enjoy, matter, depend on, want, etc.
Possession: have got, own, belong, be, etc.
Other verbs: consist of, contain, deserve, exist, mean, seem, promise, refuse, forgive, need, hear, etc.
1.Form: Infinitive form of the verb Verb to be + verb in –ing form
2.Spelling rules:
3rd person s Verb in -ing form:
-s,-ss,-ch,-tch,-sh,-x: +es /iz/ -e: no e + ing (eg. take- taking)
(eg. catch-catches)
-o: + es (go-goes) -ee: + ing (eg. see-seeing)
consonant + y: no y + ies -ie: no ie + ying (eg. die-dying)
(eg. try-tries)
vowel + y: +s (eg. play-plays) consonant+short vowel+consonant:double
consonant+ing (eg. run-running)
3. Auxiliary verb: DO, DOES VERB TO BE
4.Adverbs:
Frequency adverbs (never,always, Now,today,this week,at the moment,etc.
hardly ever,often,twice a month, etc)
Always (every time): Always (too often):
eg. I always make a cake on Saturday. eg. She's always forgetting her keys.
5. Use:
Routines or repeated actions. Something happening now,at the moment.
Eg. I usually get up at 8 a.m. Eg. It's raining cats and dogs.
Facts, things that are always true. Temporary actions.
Eg. People speak French in France. Eg. I usually work in the morning,
but today I'm working in the afternoon.
6. Stative verbs: Verbs that cannot be used in the continuous tense.
Thinking: think, agree, believe, forget, know, realize, recognize, suppose, remember, understand, etc.
Feeling: like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, enjoy, matter, depend on, want, etc.
Possession: have got, own, belong, be, etc.
Other verbs: consist of, contain, deserve, exist, mean, seem, promise, refuse, forgive, need, hear, etc.
Conditionals
ZERO CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE
If you heat water, it boils.
I feel tired if I don’t get enough sleep.
If you see an accident, call an ambulance.
- Use: for facts that are generally true. This means that one thing follows immediately from another.
- We can use an imperative form in the second clause.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, WILL + INFINITIVE
If we don’t hurry, we won’t catch the bus.
She’ll be angry if I’m late.
If we are expecting visitors, I’ll do the shopping.
If you go jogging regularly, you may lose weight.
- Use: to talk about things that may happen in the future.
- We can use the present continuous or the present perfect in the ‘if clause’.
- We can use other modal verbs instead of ‘will’ (e.g. can, might, should…)
SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + INFINITIVE
If Rachel got up earlier, she wouldn’t be late.
I’d buy a new car if I were you.
If she were playing the piano, it would be noisier.
If we had a calculator, we could do it quicker.
- Use: to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary situation.
- We sometimes use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’, especially in the clause ‘if I were you’ (for advice).
- We can use the past continuous in the ‘if clause’.
- We can use ‘could’ or ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT
If you had phoned her, she wouldn’t have been so annoyed.
I’d have passed my test if I hadn’t made that mistake.
If I’d had my mobile, I could have contacted you.
- Use: to talk about things in the past happening differently from the way they really happened. This sometimes means criticising people or pointing out their mistakes.
- We can use ‘could’ or ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
NOTE: instead of ‘if’ (mainly in the first conditional), we can use other particles:
- Unless (‘if… not’): I won’t go to the party unless she invites me.
- Provided / providing / as long as (only if): I’ll go home providing you don’t want me to stay.
- In case: I’ll buy some food in case Tom comes.
1. Future time clauses
We use the present simple after ‘when, as soon as, until, before and after’ to talk about the future.
I’ll call you as soon as I arrive.
We’ll have dinner when your grandparents get home.
After I finish university, I’ll probably take a year off to travel.
I’ll call you before I leave.
I won’t go to bed until you come home.
2. Mixed conditional
We can mix the second and the third conditionals.
a) IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT
If Tom was more sensible, he would have worn a suit to the interview.
If I didn’t have all this work to do, I would have gone out for the day.
b) IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + INFINITIVE
If you had planned things at the start, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.
If you hadn’t left all these dirty dishes, the place would look a bit tidier.
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE
If you heat water, it boils.
I feel tired if I don’t get enough sleep.
If you see an accident, call an ambulance.
- Use: for facts that are generally true. This means that one thing follows immediately from another.
- We can use an imperative form in the second clause.
FIRST CONDITIONAL
IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, WILL + INFINITIVE
If we don’t hurry, we won’t catch the bus.
She’ll be angry if I’m late.
If we are expecting visitors, I’ll do the shopping.
If you go jogging regularly, you may lose weight.
- Use: to talk about things that may happen in the future.
- We can use the present continuous or the present perfect in the ‘if clause’.
- We can use other modal verbs instead of ‘will’ (e.g. can, might, should…)
SECOND CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + INFINITIVE
If Rachel got up earlier, she wouldn’t be late.
I’d buy a new car if I were you.
If she were playing the piano, it would be noisier.
If we had a calculator, we could do it quicker.
- Use: to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary situation.
- We sometimes use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’, especially in the clause ‘if I were you’ (for advice).
- We can use the past continuous in the ‘if clause’.
- We can use ‘could’ or ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
THIRD CONDITIONAL
IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT
If you had phoned her, she wouldn’t have been so annoyed.
I’d have passed my test if I hadn’t made that mistake.
If I’d had my mobile, I could have contacted you.
- Use: to talk about things in the past happening differently from the way they really happened. This sometimes means criticising people or pointing out their mistakes.
- We can use ‘could’ or ‘might’ instead of ‘would’.
NOTE: instead of ‘if’ (mainly in the first conditional), we can use other particles:
- Unless (‘if… not’): I won’t go to the party unless she invites me.
- Provided / providing / as long as (only if): I’ll go home providing you don’t want me to stay.
- In case: I’ll buy some food in case Tom comes.
1. Future time clauses
We use the present simple after ‘when, as soon as, until, before and after’ to talk about the future.
I’ll call you as soon as I arrive.
We’ll have dinner when your grandparents get home.
After I finish university, I’ll probably take a year off to travel.
I’ll call you before I leave.
I won’t go to bed until you come home.
2. Mixed conditional
We can mix the second and the third conditionals.
a) IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + PRESENT PERFECT
If Tom was more sensible, he would have worn a suit to the interview.
If I didn’t have all this work to do, I would have gone out for the day.
b) IF + PAST PERFECT, WOULD + INFINITIVE
If you had planned things at the start, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.
If you hadn’t left all these dirty dishes, the place would look a bit tidier.
Visiting Ireland
Task presentation
Step 1
STEP 1 the Republic of Ireland
Step 2
STEP 2 Ireland Factfile
LISTENING 1: boomp3.com
Step 3
STEP 3 Recommending and Advising
LISTENING 2: boomp3.com
Step 4STEP 4 Final Task
Step 1
STEP 1 the Republic of Ireland
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Step 2
STEP 2 Ireland Factfile
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LISTENING 1: boomp3.com
Step 3
STEP 3 Recommending and Advising
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LISTENING 2: boomp3.com
Step 4STEP 4 Final Task
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