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

FINAL EXAM GUIDES 2015-2016 SECOND ROUND

Hello

Here you have all the information you need to be ready to get a 100 in your exam, SECOND ROUND  I'll be willing to help you studying.
See you in class¡

Your teacher.

Miss Tere

 

 FINAL EXAM   CAE

GUIDE

I. Simple past, present perfect, present perfect continuous differences in usage.

II. Exercises to complete the second sentence so that it has similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given WITHOUT CHANGING THE WORD GIVEN. You must use between three and six words, including the given word.

Ex. The weakest part of the show was definitely the choreography.     GREATEST

The LEAST GREATEST PART OF THE SHOW was definitely the choreography

You have more exercises similar to this one in your books.

II. Exercises in which you have to choose the most suitable alternative to complete the given sentence.

III. Find the word that is incorrectly used.

1. I’m really sorry but I’ve been crashing into your car.

2. The hospital which I used to work is in North London

3. You ought be strong enough to deal with the problem on you own.

4. Take some waterproof clothes with you just if you need them.

5. The royal Arms Hotel, that was refurnished last year, is now definitely the best in town.

FINAL EXAM GRAMMAR INTERMEDIATE

GUIDE

I. SIMPLE PAST

 You need to study your verb list

Complete the following passage with the verbs in parentheses in simple past.

Yesterday ________ (be) a terrible day. I __________ (wake up) late and _____ (cut) myself shaving. At breakfast I ______ (break) the teapot. I _______ (miss) my usual train, so I ____________ (arrive) at work late. Then I  _________(forget) about an important meeting and the Managing Director ________ (tell) me that I ______(be) a fool.

II. SIMPLE PRESENT

You need to study the formulas for affirmative, negative and interrogative ways for the simple present.

Unscramble the words to make sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. (simple present)

 Ex.

always / the newspaper / (read) / Aldo.

Aldo always  READS the newspaper

(study) /they / these days / French

___________________________________________

never / (miss) / Carmen and John / classes

____________________________________________

Write the corresponding questions for the next answers.

I am from Rome. __________________________________

My name is Lorna ___________________________________

I have 2 brothers and one sister _____________________________

Carlo is my cousin ______________________________

I am twenty. ________________

III. PRESENT PERFECT   SINCE, FOR, STILL, ALREADY, YET

Complete the sentences using the present perfect form of the verbs in parentheses.

Dave and Pat ___________________________ the museum (visit)

How long _____________________ German? (learn / he)

Karen ______________________ me an e-mail (send)

He _________________________ in this company since 1983 (not work)

Lisa and Colin __________________________ to a concert (go)

Complete using STILL, ALREADY OR YET.

Your friends are _______ in the hall

The 8 o’clock train hasn’t come ______

Kay was a good chess player when she was young. Nothing has changed. She’s _______ a good player.

Haven’t you sent those e-mails ______?

My mother has _______ bought all her Christmas presents

Years ago Chris painted very well. Nothing has changed. She’s _______ paint very well.

Complete using SINCE OR FOR.

Peter has been my best friend _______ we were ten.

I have studied _____ 9:15

Johan has been in France ________ more than 2 months now.

I have worked her _______ 3 years.

She hasn’t had a day off _________ 2014.

FINAL EXAM READING HIGH-INTERMEDIATE (Reading Explorer 4)

GUIDE

VOCABULARY

Ferry

Commencement

Philosopher

Embrace

Abundant

Inherent

Mutual

Proof

Immense

Bury

Refine

Vanish

Descendants

Bulk

Conquer

Scatter

Mainland

Scientist

Grieving

Odd

Frivolous

Rhythm

Prosperous

Chronic

Enrich

Bald

Inhabitant

Prejudice

Charming

Subterranean

Into each other

Proportion

Incident

Meteorite

Commence

Navigate

Flee

Retrieve

Romance

Abundant

Exotic

Folk

Prejudice

Plot

Overseas

Theme

Hero

Rustic

severe

theme

II Study the readings from unit 5A “The DNA Trail”, including the Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Practice sections (pages 74-79)

III Study the readings from unit 10A “The Science of small” and 10 B “The Threat from Space”, including the Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Practice sections (pages 160-171)

FINAL EXAM TOEFL

GUIDE

Exercises similar to the ones on your text book

Gandhi's letters

Here you have another letter witten by Gandhi, its name is "To every Englishman"


Enjoy it!

TO EVERY ENGLISHMAN

Exercises

6th section II. TOEFL course

To compliment the exercises solved in class. increase your knowledge on PASSIVE VOICE.
Tell me how easy or difficult was for you this exercise.!!

ENJOY

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-passive.php


6th section IV. Collections 12

You will watch a video in which you will learn more about Malala, the youngest person winning the Peace Nobel Price.
Listen carefuly and find similarities with the texts we have been reading in class. Write them and give me your personal oppinion about her job in favor of women's right to study.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=malala's+fight&qpvt=malala%27s+fight&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=A7CAF827036347ED08B9A7CAF827036347ED08B9

Simple Past April 18-22

As we continue working with the simple past, I want to share this review with you. I think it is a clear explanation and it will help you to understand it better.

As homework, you have to write 3 sentences per category.

The Past Simple Tense

(also called the simple past tense)

(Click here to learn about how to USE the past simple)
It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were':
The Past Simple with 'be'
Here's how to make the positive:

Positive with 'be'

I was cold

you were tired

he was in the garden

she was late

it was sunny

we were on holiday

they were hungry

To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Negative with 'be'	Negative Short Form
I was not sleepy	I wasn't sleepy
you were not on the bus	you weren't on the bus
he was not at school	he wasn't at school
she was not beautiful	she wasn't beautiful
it was not cold	it wasn't cold
we were not at work	we weren't at work
they were not tired	they weren't tired

Here's an exercise to practise the positive and negative forms with 'be'
To make a question, just like the present simple, we change the position of 'was / were' and the subject.
Here are the past simple 'yes / no' questions with 'be':

'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be'

was I sleepy?

were you late?

was he at the cinema?

was she kind?

was it hot?

were we hungry?

were they at work?

And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):

'Wh' Questions with 'Be'

why was I sleepy?

where were you?

when was he at the cinema?

how was she?

how was it?

why were we hungry?

when were they at work?

And here's an exercise for 'wh' and 'yes / no' questions
Here's another exercise with 'be' (this time it's all forms - positive, negative and questions)

The Past Simple (Simple Past) with Other Verbs

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of 'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.
The positive:
We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'go' becomes 'went' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.
(Here's some help if you are not sure how to pronounce '-ed' at the end of a verb).

Positive with Other Verbs

I walked (regular)

you played (regular)

he cooked (regular)

she listened (regular)

it rained (regular)

we ate (irregular)

they drank (irregular)

Click here for a list of 50 common irregular verbs (PDF file)
Click here for an exercise about irregular verbs in this verb tense
Click here for another irregular verb exercise

In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive':

Negative	Negative Short Form
I did not walk	I didn't walk
you did not play	you didn't play
he did not cook	he didn't cook
she did not listen	she didn't listen
it did not rain	it didn't rain
we did not eat	we didn't eat
they did not drink	they didn't drink

Here's an exercise about the negative form
Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the infinitive after it.
Here are the 'yes / no' questions:

'Yes / No' Questions

did I walk?

did you play?

did he cook?

did she listen?

did it rain?

did we eat?

did they drink?

And here's an exercise about 'yes / no' questions
To make a 'wh' question, of course, put the question word at the beginning of the sentence:

'Wh' Questions

where did I go?

what did you play?

what did he cook?

why did she listen?

when did it rain?

where did we eat?

how did they travel?

And here's an exercise about 'wh' questions

Articles April 11-15

As we have been checking this week, we can use a definite or an idefinite article before a noun but sometimes we don´t use any of them, here you have some simple rules about this.

Check them and then, write a sentence corresponding to each case.

Easter around the world

Hi everybody! Do you celebrate Easter?

We have already returned from our "spring break", lets check the Easter's meaning to try to understand it in different cultures.

Write your personal opinion on this article.

EASTER AROUND THE WORLD