viernes, 13 de abril de 2018

PET pictures: making guesses

When you are describing a picture, describe everything in it, 'I can see...there is/there are...' but make some guesses too, using words like:


could            might           perhaps         maybe       probably 

For example:



'In this picture I can see a young woman or a girl of about eighteen. She is slim and has short red hair. I can't see what she looks like because she has her back to us. She's wearing a black swimming costume. She is swimming in the ocean, in front of a huge whale. It is so large that it fills most of the picture.There is also a shoal of fish swimming aound the whale and below it. We can clearly see the woman's reflection in the whale's eye. We can also see its large teeth.



(And now for the guesses....)

'She is probably absolutely terrified as she looks into the whale's eye. 

She might be thinking that she is going to be the whale's next meal, although whales don't eat meat so she doesn't need to worry!

The whale could be hostile; angry with the girl for swimming into h territory.

But maybe the whale is actually friendly and wants to help the girl. 

Or perhaps the girl wishes to help the whale in some way.'

Now it's your turn. Check any vocabulary you don't know in a dictionary before you start. Then describe what you can see in the following pictures and make lots of guesses using:

could            might           perhaps         maybe       probably 









 Have fun!




PET speaking part two

Hi year 6 students, it's me again.

Part two lasts from two to three minutes. In part two you need to discuss alternatives and come to a decision. Try to decide early on which option you wish to choose, and make it clear you have chosen it, by saying, for example: 'So, shall we choose this option? ok, but let's look at the other ones too,' and then discuss the rest. Make sure each of you gives your opinion of each option.  Don't talk for too long about any of the options, you can always go back later if you have time.

Use: Could, would and should:

It would be a good idea if...


I think he/she/they could...

In my opinion he/she /they should...

Other useful language:





Practice with these situations. If you haven't got anyone to practice with, imagine you are two people and have a conversation with yourself! Time yourself - you can have between two and three minutes. If you haven't come to a decision before the end of two minutes you need to start coming to one. Before you start, check you know all the vocabulary, and if you don't, look it up in a dictionary and learn it.  don't forget to use some conditionals.


Situation 1

A teacher is going to take a class of 15-year-olds on a school trip. 
Talk together about the different places the class could visit and decide which trip the class would enjoy most.



Here is a picture with ideas to help you.


Useful Language

go sailing / boats / lake  cinema / actors  horses / riding school  old castle  art gallery / paintings  I think … would be a good idea because  is (more) interesting / boring because  Most people like visiting / going to… I think that they should choose 


Situation 2
A boy is leaving his school because his parents are going to work in another country. The students in his class want to give him a present. Talk together about the different
presents they could give him and then decide which would be best.

Here is a picture with some ideas to help you.






Situation 3
You are both going on a three  day walking trip in

the country-side.Talk together about the things you

 will need, and decide which are the most important things to 

take with you.




Situation 4
Your friend has moved to a new town and wants to make some new friends. Talk about different things he can do to meet people and say which you think is best. This photo should help you generate some ideas:




Situation 5
An older friend of yours wants to help his elderly neighbour who cannot walk very well. Talk about the different things your friend could do, and which is the best.

Have fun!




viernes, 6 de abril de 2018

Some exercises to practise vocabulary


Hello, year six, it's me again!

You all need to improve your vocabulary, so here are some exercises to do that....but first, one to practise pronouns, which a lot of you have problems with:





Now the vocabulary. It looks like a lot, but they are all very quick and easy to do:


Containers:





Kitchen:




Living-room:





Bedroom:




Bathroom:





Drinks:




Food:




Fruit:




Meat and fish:



Vegetables:




Speaking practice:

Now use the vocabulary you have just revised to describe these pictures, talking for as long as you can. Look up any words you don't know. Make as many guesses about the people in the pictures as you can, for example, (top picture) the women at the table could be looking at their holiday photos, or perhaps (bottom picture) the girl has fallen asleep at her desk because she has been studying for too long, etc. Use these expressions:

Maybe

Perhaps

the man could be....

the woman might be....

The waiter is probably....














Keep up the good work, everybody!



sábado, 24 de marzo de 2018

KET PRACTICE PAGES: VERY IMPORTANT!!



Hello KET students.
Here are some very useful webpages for you to practise with, especially the first one - do everything on it!!




Now, can you  practise speaking with these 2 pictures for part 2? First make the questions, then the answers.







Keep up the good work, we are proud of you!!




PET PRACTICE PAGES: VERY IMPORTANT!



Hello PET students.

Here are some very useful webpages to use to practise for the exam. I have already given you some of them, but just in case... The following one, Flo-Joe's Cambridge English Preliminary for schools is excellent. Do everything on it!! I especially want you to practise the passive (past simple) in the section called 'Grammar', because that is what we will be learning about for sentence transformations next.


The next one is also very useful...it's not PET for schools, it's PET which is the exam adults take) but it also has loads of useful practice tests and exercises:  



There is a lot to do on each webpage, DON'T PANIC! Little by little....my advice is to practise a bit of grammar, a bit of vocabulary, and do a bit of exam practice (some days readings, some days listenings) each time you decide to study English:



The last two pages are just exam practice ones:




Practise vocabulary on the next webpage and Flojoe and English revealed (the links at the top of the page) especially anything to do with food and its containers, rooms in the house and furniture:



Keep speaking in English as much as you can, and listen to it whenever you can, podcasts, T.V. series etc...

Now, describe these pictures:



Keep up the good work, I'm proud of you!!


viernes, 16 de marzo de 2018

KET: a great webpage to practise with.



Hi Ket students...here is a great webpage with all sorts of activities to do that will help you prepare for the exam.


If the page doesn't open for you, copy and paste the link into your browser. (copiar y pegar el enlace en tu buscador). 

Now, can you describe what these children are wearing? 


Have fun!


PET: SENTENCE TRANSFORMATIONS




Hi Pet students...here is the link to the page that I was talking about today, where you can practise comparisons in sentence transformations:


And here are some more things to practise....by the time you've finished, you will be an expert!





Now can you describe what all these children are wearing? Don't forget to use checked, striped, etc...


Have fun!




jueves, 8 de marzo de 2018

KET: reading and vocabulary




Hello KET students. Here is a link to practise reading part 1: 


 And here are some vocabulary exercises...Click and drag (arrastrar) the synonym on the right so that it matches the one on the left. Always start with the top one and go down one by one.




Have fun!

PET: Reading practise



Hi PET students. Here is a part 5 text for you to do, because most of you are having problems with this part of the exam. You can check the answers at the bottom when you've finished. Remember to do all the reading activities as if they were an exam, and then go over them again to look up and learn any vocabulary you didn't know. 


http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_5/pet_multiple_choice_cloze_1.php

 Next, a part two reading text, which a lot of you are also having problems with: 

https://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_for_schools_reading2.htm


After that, some vocabulary exercises: Click and drag (arrastrar) the synonym on the right so that it matches the one on the left. Always start with the top one and go down one by one. 



And then describe this picture in as much detail as possible:


Have fun!



jueves, 1 de marzo de 2018

More about clothes


(How to do a rubik's cube)


Hi everyone!
Here is another link about clothes for you all to practise with: If you don't go to the webpage automatically when you click on it, copy and paste it into your browser.   

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/FCE/fce_vocabulary2/clothes_3.php


And now, a couple of  reading exercises for PET students, but KET students please do them as well, they will improve your reading skills! Remember to look up anything you don't understand, and to write down and learn any new vocabulary.

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_4/four_option_multiple_choice_1.php

http://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/PET/Reading_Part_2/matching_1.php


Lastly, here is a picture for you to describe. Look up anything you don't know in a dictionary.....There are so many things, I wonder if you find all of them. Can you find a tortoise? And a feather? Make sure you say what the girl is wearing  too! Try and describe everything...
.


Have fun!



PET. reading part 5 pages and answers.

Hello PET students. Did you do the exercises in autoenglish on reading part 5?  Here is the link if you need it: http://www.autoenglish.or...