Hi, there!


This is the final schedule for your exams in September this year.


THURSDAY, 16th and TUESDAY, 21st
SPEAKING TEST
From 16.00 onwards
Room: 2.22

CONVOCATORIA DEFINITIVA AQUÍ
(In case you find it impossible to attend, please let me know as soon as possible)

MONDAY, 20th
READING, LISTENING AND WRITING TESTS
From 15.45 to 18.30
Room: 0.19

Published by Mariluz en 11:07 AM Comments

Hi, there!


This is the final schedule for your exams in June this year. NOTICE THE SPEAKING TEST TAKES PLACE BEFORE THE READING, LISTENING AND WRITING TESTS!!!


MONDAY, 14th and TUESDAY, 15th
SPEAKING TEST
From 16.00 onwards
Room: 2.22

CONVOCATORIA DEFINITIVA AQUÍ
(In case you find it impossible to attend, please let me know as soon as possible)

FRIDAY, 18th
READING, LISTENING AND WRITING TESTS
From 15.45 to 18.30
Room: 0.19 for group A and 1.14 for group B

Published by Mariluz en 12:31 PM Comments

And don't forget to hand in your last assignment or send it by e-mail as soon as possible, so I am able to correct it and give it back to you before the classes are finished.

Published by Mariluz en 3:18 PM Comments

Hi, guys!

As I promised you, here is the exam that you did in February with the answer keys and transcripts of the audio files. You can download the files to your computer by right-clicking your mouse and choosing "Guardar destino como" on each one:

Comprensión lectora
Comprensión oral
Claves (CL y CO)
Audio 1, Transcript 1
Audio 2, Transcript 2
Audio 3, Transcript 3
Expresión escrita
Expresión oral

And remember that tomorrow we'll have an ordinary class, not the usual Friday oral practice, ok? See you then!

Published by Mariluz en 2:32 PM Comments

Hi, and welcome to all the new contributors to the blog!

Yesterday we had a lot of fun learning how to actually write your own posts on the blog and I hope you keep on writing new ones to make the most of it.

Some students told me they feel the need to see more exam samples. Well, here you have the links to download past official exams used in Madrid:

Reading comprehension:
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4 
Keys

Listening comprehension:
Task 1, Audio 1
Task 2, Audio 2
Task 3, Audio 3
Keys

Writing:
Task 1
Task 2

Oral:
Task 1
Task 2 

That's all for now, see you next week, and GOOD LUCK!

Published by Mariluz en 11:20 AM Comments

Hi, guys!

Yesterday we practised a True/False listening exercise with three real conversations, and you told me they were really difficult to understand. Well, here you have the possibility of listening to them over and over again until you get to understand them: (see transcripts here)

Conversation 1:

Download it from here (right-click --botón derecho del ratón-- and  choose 'guardar destino/enlace como')

Conversation 2:

Download it from here (right-click --botón derecho del ratón-- and  choose 'guardar destino/enlace como')

Conversation 3:

Download it from here (right-click --botón derecho del ratón-- and  choose 'guardar destino/enlace como')

I also told you to practise the writing task with this worksheet, which includes the answer key to the exercises.

Finally, we started unit 5 by studying how to talk about plans in English. Now, watch this funny video:


Exercises about the video here: 1, 2, 3

Extra grammar work:
Going to/present continuous 1
Going to/present continuous 2 
  
Extra listening:
What are your plans for tonight?

For homework tomorrow, please do ex. 2 and 3, p 46 of your Student's book and the exercises on this worksheet. And remember that tomorrow is the last day to hand in or send your formal e-mail!

Cheers!

Published by Mariluz en 6:21 PM Comments

Hey there!

Well, we've been busy this week training for the February exam on the 22nd and 24th. Here you have what we have done so far:

Reading tasks:
Lottery man multiple choice and text and headings matching (with key)
Facebook cloze (with key)
Billboard Dating multiple choice (with key)
Blind date cloze (with key)
Texts and headings matching (with key)


Listening tasks:

Oprah Winfrey gapfill (with key)
Oprah Winfrey transcript
Download the Oprah Winfrey audio file here (mp3) (Right-click (usa el botón derecho del ratón) and choose "Guardar destino como" if you are using Internet Explorer or "Guardar enlace como" for Mozilla Firefox.

If you keep practising with listenings, try Listen A Minute.com, a superb site where you can listen to recordings which are one minute long and also read the transcripts.

And finally, check the oral list for tomorrow's class. There is still room for more students, so find a time that is free and I'll practise the speaking with you! Remember to revise the invitations/suggestions vocabulary.

That's all for now.
Bye!

Published by Mariluz en 4:48 PM Comments

Hi, there!

Yesterday we practised Task 2 of the oral exam and I could see that you have a lot of problems when you try to make questions. This is a difficult point, even for intermediate students, so the best thing you can do is more drilling (machacar). Download these question-making exercises in pdf and do them at home. (answer key)

To see more examples of the exam tasks that are used in the EOIs of Madrid, check the following site:

Oral task 1

Oral task 2

Writing task 1

Writing task 2

Finally, try practising conversations with robots. To use the site, study the conversations first by reading and listening to them several times, type in your question, and then click the SAY button or hit the ENTER key on your keyboard, and the robot will reply with its computer voice. If your computer has speech recognition software installed, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking, you can speak into your microphone instead of typing your questions. Have fun!

Published by Mariluz en 12:41 PM Comments