FINAL EXAMS: DATES AND USEFUL INFORMATION

Find below some links where you will find the dates and useful information with regard to final exams:

• DATES (pending approval)
• ASSESSMENT 2012/2013

TIPS FOR FINAL EXAMS

Find below an article written by Saro Rosales, giving advice for the speaking exam. 

"The oral exam is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your knowledge, your speaking skills, as well as your ability to communicate. 

Before the exam:

• Practise working with classmates or in front of a mirror, to evaluate yourself. 
• Maintain your self-confidence and composure. If you find yourself anxious, take several slow, deep breaths to relax. 
• Don't talk about the test to other students just before entering the room: their anxiety can be contagious. 
• Correct yourself if you make any mistakes. 
• Keep eye contact. 
• Develop what you say.
• Remind yourself that you are well-prepared and are going to do well."

Adapted from: http://sarorosales.blogspot.com.es/2010/05/tips-for-ora.html

Find below some documents you may find useful .

Interaction from DULCE ROSALES

Speaking Gambits Intermediate 

 

Guidelines For Writing(2) from esuarezguillen

Writing structures from esuarezguillen

  Formal Letter from rrrosaco

 

In the following sites, you can have further listening practice:

• Randall’s Cyber ESL Lab: Listening activities for all levels.
• Lyrics Training
• English Listening
• TalkEnglish
• SoundsEnglish 
• CDLP

REPORTED SPEECH

Reported Speech

View more documents from ammfurtado.

Reported Speech

View more presentations from Carmen Torres.

INFINITIVE or -ING?

To have some further practice on verb patterns, click on the following links: 

EXERCISE 1
EXERCISE 2

STEAL VS ROB

• 
  Someone robs a person or an organisation, but steals things such as money.
  
  

The verb rob is usually followed by the preposition of, while steal is followed by the preposition from. Sometimes the phrase starting with of or from is understood or not stated.

Have a look at the following examples:

• A mugger robbed me of my wallet in the park.
• A mugger robbed me in the park.
• The thief stole a laptop from the store.
• The thief stole a laptop.
• They have robbed me.
• They robbed the bank.
• I was robbed of my cheque-book.
• Someone has stolen my watch.
• They stole plenty of money from us.

Related words

robber: the person who robs
robbery: instance of robbing
thief: the person who steals
theft: instance of stealing
Further practice:

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2

SPORT

SPORTS from eoi.soraya

 

LET'S SUPPORT SPAIN

Watch the following advertisement broadcast by Sky Sports in which football fans of Great Britain and Ireland were encouraged to support the Spanish national football team for the Euro Cup.

EXERCISES

• EXERCISE 1

• EXERCISE 2

• EXERCISE 3

• EXERCISE 4

• EXERCISE 5

WRITING

In the following links you will find superb samples of different writing tasks created by my English Department colleagues: Yolanda Marín, Gloria Ferreira and Ana Enríquez.

They have created an excellent glogster for each of the following levels:

• PRE-INTERMEDIATE (A2)
• INTERMEDIATE (B1)
• ADVANCED (B2)

Writing structures from esuarezguillen