Intermediate English

SYLLABUS 

Please, download the syllabus and place it in your Portafolio.

syllabus Intermediate English 2019-2.pdf
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Vocabulary Quiz 1: Phrasals with Make

Podcasts

PROYECT 1: Listening to Podcasts

 

PODCAST EXAMPLE: Download the podcast you listened to in the firt class by clicking here.

 

Find more Podcasts from the program called C'est la Vie here

 

PODCAST 1

http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/calgeyeopener_20150728_81464.mp3 

SOME RADIO STATIONS

BBC Radio

CBC Radio 

More Radio Stations in the USA

Podcast Worksheet
Complete the information, print the paper out and place it over you portafolio on a monthly basis.
Podcast Worksheet.docx
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ABOUT THE JOURNAL

JOURNAL INSTRUCTIONS 

Read carefully, follow the instructions and hand in your document on time. Have fun!
JOURNAL TOPICS AND DATES.docx
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READING PLAN 1

Download the book Red Water by Antoinette Moses here

 

Find Quiz # 1 here.

Lab Activity 1

1. PLACEMENT TEST:

Go to Cambridge Placement Test. Take the test and show the results to the teacher. Depending on your results, you'll be taken supplementary classes with a tutor teacher. 

 

EF TEST

 

2. Take notice of the results and show them to the teacher, so she can keep a record of it. 

 

3. LISTENING PRACTICE

 

Go to the link on British Council and complete the listening exercise_Level B1 on MOVIES. 

 

4. Take the quiz on Narrative tenses. 

 

5. Take the rest of the time to prepare your presentation on American Cultural Past (Remember to include narrative tenses)

 

6. Complete a survey here.

 

Listening Practice 1

Lab Activity 2: Writing

1) Write down a story, poetry or flash fiction by using StoryBrird. 

2) Share your text to the teacher's email. 

Narrating events

Objective: Expressing about achievements of people in life

Language use: Present perfect and Past perfect Vs. Past Simple 

 

ACTIVITIES: 

1. Watch the videos with grammar explanation below. 

2. Download the paper "Expressing about achievements of famous people". Complete it and place it over your portafolio. 

 

Expressing about achievements of famous people
The surprising achievement of famous peo
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Jamie on a cruise_corrected
Fill in the listening exercise on the copy.
37 Track 37.mp3
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Passive Voice Practice

*Watch the video on passive voice here.

* Passive explanation and quiz here.

Lab Activity on Passive Voice

PASSIVE VOICE 

Guys, here you do not need to print anything or prove you did the activities. But I suggest working on them, since all you need to improve is practice on the topics we have been studying. Be well and happy study!!! 


1. Practice active and passive voice here

2. Active or passive? Practice here.

3. Passive voice game


PET PRACTICE

PET PRACTICE_ LISTENING_ PART 2 

ing and ed adjectives 

Ing/Ed Adjective List
ing ed adjective list.docx
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Lab Activity: Exam preparation

Topic 1: PET TEST Reading and Writing

 

Objective: Getting familiar with test sessions.

 

1. PET Reading part 1 

2. PET Reading part 2

3. PET Reading part 3 

 

4. PET Writing part 1

5. PET Writing part 2 


Topic2: RELATIVE CLAUSES

Objective: Describing people, places and things by using relative clauses. 

 

Activities:

1. Watch the video about Relative Clauses

2. On a word document, create a mini dictionary about Vocabulary related to things you need to go camping. Include:

The Word, the pronunciation symbols, the picture and a description using relative clauses. Upload the document over your folder in PB Works as soon as you finish.  


PET Speaking Questions

PET Speaking questions.pdf
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Partial Test # 1

Click here to find the test. 

Lab Activity: Expressing conditions

Planning a road trip
Road Trip.pdf
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Videos to Practice First Conditional

READING PLAN: Sredni Vashtar by Saki 

Download the story here.



Lab Activity

1. Go to Grammarly and create an account. Then, download your journal #4 from PBWORKS, copy and paste the document content over NEW DOCUMENT. Check and Reflect about the mistakes and correct your text.


2. Practice one of the topics we have been studying (First conditional) by using lyrics training. Clic the link and select INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.


3. PEARSON PLATFORM: Go to MyEnglishLab and work on three activities assigned.   


4. Go to EnglishFox Website and practice zero and first conditionals. 


Lab Activities

1. Today we'll get familiar with British Council Learn English resources.

Do the activities below and report your teacher when you are done:


a) Cick here. Once you reach the homepage, go to Grammar & Vocabulary and then clic over Grammar videos. The clic over the video about Conditionals. Finish activities 1 and 2 (matching and multiple choice). 


b) Now watch a video about eating out and then complete two activities related to the content on the video (true or false and fill the gaps).  


c) Now listen to an interview about High-achieving teenagers. After that, scroll down and work on the first two activities in the list (multiple choice and gap fill) 


d) Vocabulary activity: Restaurants. Complete the activities (gap fill drag and drop and gap fill typing.    


e) Tongue Twister: Practice the tongue twister.  


f) Animal quiz


g) Word game. How many words can you write in 3 minutes? If you get 30 words in a game you will get postive points!!! Report your score!!!  


Reading Plan # 3 

Download the story here

Listen to the story in the video below. 

The Bottle Imp Activity 

Talking about the future

Find the exercise here to practice the use of WILL or GOING TO.

DUMB LAWS

Alejandra: Alabama & Wyoming

Diego: Arizona & Wisconsin 

Abdel: California & West Virginia 

Erika: Colorado & Washington 

Sharon: Connecticut & Vermont 

Nicolás Piñarete: Delaware & Tennessee

Sandy: Florida & Rhrode Island

Bryan:Georgia & Utah  

Jose David: Idaho & Pennsylvania 

Nicolás Ulloa: Lousiana & North Carolina 

Website: http://www.dumblaws.com/ 

 

 

Intermediate Level Vocabulary

1) VOCABULARY QUIZ

 

2) PREPOSITION COMBINATIONS 

 

3) Short Animation: Watch the video and write the story down in your own words, using the past tense of the verbs. Write at least 200 words. Upload your text over PBWorks. Thanks!  

 

4) Do you know any other short animation video? Could you please, get ready to have a perfect, clear explanation of the plot for you partners. Just make some notes and be ready to talk about during next classes.

Include:

a) Why you like this particular short animation. What do we can learn for our lives? How do you fell about it? Use complex vocabulary.

b) Who were the creators? Where was it created?

c) The Plot (a summary) Prepare your pronunciation

 

5) Phrasal verbs practice: Do the activities on the website. Make sure you get familiar with the use of the phrasal verbs in there.  

 

6) Pronunciation: Go over BBClearningEnglish channel, if possible, suscribe to this channel. Go over this video here and practice the pronunciation and expressions associated to buying and returning things in the market. 

 


Modal verbs of permission

1. Grammar practice 1 here.

2. Grammar practice 2 here.

3. Linking words here.

4. Crime and punishment vocabulary practice here.

5. Obligation and permission in the past. Practice by completing page 1 un this link

Expressing regrets 

Short Films

Hello guys,

 

One of the objectives of this course is being able to tell stories. Here is the list of the short videos you are talking about:

 

1. Angie: MAN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfGMYdalClU&app=desktop

 

 

PET SPEAKING TEST

PART 3

Find the samples by clicking here.

 

Cards 2

 

Useful Phrases:

Link 1

 

 

PET LISTENING PRACTICE

1) PET Test Part 3

2) PET Test Part 4

3) PET Test Part 4

 

Reported Speech

Uses of reported speech: Here

PET PRACTICE

Find grammar, reading, vocabulary and more exercises here.

 

VOCABULARY

FINAL TEST_2019 II

Read the instructions before each exercise and complete the test here

Linguistic Anxiety Form

Marcela kindly asks you to complete this last form. Thank you very much for your help!