September 2nd-9th week

6th GRADE  COLLECTIONS 12

THE SECRET TO RASING SMART KIDS

Click on the next link and know more about the author of the text we are reading this week.

Check page 5 and read about the author and the comments to his job. You will find interesting opinions about it.

We will comment this in class.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids1/

6th GRADE PET

Even when we have checked this information in class, please, take a look at this PET Cambridge examination information important to you.

If you have any kind of extra doubts, please, ask me next class.

Your teacher.

Cambridge English: Preliminary (PET)

Difficulty level: B1 / low intermediate
The Preliminary English Test is one of the Cambridge English exams.

Who is it for?
Do this test if you want to know that you have an intermediate level of English. With this level of English you will enjoy holidays in English speaking countries. You should probably continue studying once you have passed the PET exam.

What is the PET test like?
The test has these sections:

1. Reading Writing are taken together - 90 minutes
2. Listening - 30 minutes
   
3. Speaking - an interview, 10 minutes

There are two versions of the PET test:

1. PET
2. PET for Schools

Both versions have the same type of questions. The PET for schools test has content of interest to school-age learners.
Paper-based or computer-based exams
You can do the PET exam on a computer or on paper. The computer-based exam is available once a month. The paper-based exam is only available six times a year.
Score
‘pass’, ‘pass with merit’, ‘narrow fail’, or ‘fail’
Level
B1 / Alte 2 / low intermediate. Click here to see how it compares with other exams.
Where do I take the test?
At a test centre.
When can I take the test?
Arrange with your closest test centre. The paper-based test can be taken 6 times a year. The computer-based test is available once a month.

5th  and 6th GRADE COLLECTIONS 11


VASCO NUÑO DE BALBOA


Read Balboa's biography and comment in class what you discovered about his life that made you understand better the way he acted as conquer.

Try to mention an idea from the short story we are reading that could be related to his real life.


http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vasco-nunez-de-balboa