TASK
(See Student's Book, p. 47, exercise 7a)
You are going to tell your teacher one anecdote. Choose one of the topics below or propose a different one; plan previously what you are going to say and the vocabulary you are going to need.
- a time you cheated (in a sport / game or in an exam)
- a really exciting sports event you saw
- a time you had an accident or got a sports injury
- a time you saw or met a celebrity
- a time you got lost
Dos and don'ts
- Give as much detail as you can. It's important to answer questions such as WHEN, WHERE, WHO, WHAT, WHY, HOW, etc. while telling your story. The teacher might interrupt you from time to time to know more about each event of your story or to clarify something, answer her question(s) and go on. .
- Make sure you remember the order of events in your story clearly.
- You can start your anecdote by saying:
- I'm going to tell you about a time when...
- This happened a few years ago...
- When I was younger...
- Watch the use of the narrative tenses (past simple, past continuous and past perfect), they're so important when telling a story.
- As pronunciation is one of the assessment aspects, don't forget to produce the right pronunciation of a regular past verb (the '-ed' ending). You may use lots of past forms. Check the rules again if necessary.
- DON'T READ your anecdote. That would be considered cheating and could result in a failing grade!
- DON'T MEMORISE it. If you do so, you risk forgetting a word and then forgetting everything. Just let it be naturally, as it is in Spanish.
Monday, 5 December: Reading & Writing
Wednesday, 7 December: Use of English & Listening
NB The Speaking test can be done from Monday 5 to Tuesday 13 December at the time previously arranged. It will be online on Skype. Create an account in case you don't have one and add the following contact: ehecaxochitl1
1 PERMISSIONS AND REQUESTS
a
2 join 3 visit 4 meeting 5 pass 6 take
b
2 a 3 e 4 f 5 b 6 c
2 SOCIAL ENGLISH
2 come 3 way 4 mind 5 days 6 talk
3 READING
a
2 They all charge different prices.
3 It operates in the USA and Canada.
4 By buying your ticket seven days in advance.
5 Students get a 15% discount on the standard fare.
6 They should take their own food.
1 GRAMMAR
a
3 OK
4 doesn't usually wear
5 OK
6 usually walk
7 didn't use to talk
8 Do you usually get up
9 Did you use to watch
10 OK
b
2 didn't use to like
3 usually call
4 used to go
5 used to eat out
6 don't usually work
7 used to be
8 usually give
2 PRONUNCIATION
b
2 especially 3 please 4 music
3 VOCABULARY
a
2 flatmate 3 colleague 4 classmates 5 fiancé 6 ex 7 close friend 8 couple
b
2 got to know
3 became friends
4 bad, in common
5 went out together
6 were together
7 broke up
8 lost touch
9 got in touch
10 got on
11 proposed
12 got married
4 READING
a 2.03
b
2 c 3 a 4 b 5 b
d
2 trust
3 the average pérson
4 serious matters
5 contrast dramatically
6 getting more isolated
5 LISTENING
a
a 2 b 3 d 4
b
2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 T
