FONIX, THE FINAL STAGE 2017

Dear Irene,
Here you have some activities to prepare for the final. Don't worry so much if you can't do all of them,  pick the ones you like best and enjoy!  Remember WHATEVER HAPPENS, FOR US ...

READING  LINKS (here you have information about customs and traditions in the UK)

1. Read about different aspects of British culture in  Project Britain

Exercises: A look at Great Britain

VOCABULARY (lists and exercises)
1. Culture list + exercise
2. Symbols of Great Britain

WRITING
Revise notes on OPINION ESSAYS and list ideas for these possible compositions. If you have time write one or more of the essays.
You may want to watch a video before writing : WHAT IS CULTURE?

1. Traditions are part of our culture. Describe a tradition we have which you consider important to keep following.
2. Imagine you have to fill in a capsule for the future humans with relevant information about us, you must describe two traditions you think important to be preserved and why.
3. All cultures have their own stereotypes. Which are the main stereotypes in your culture? Describe the most popular ones. 
4. Do you think stereotypes are true or just an exaggeration of our cultural traits?

TO PREPARE THE SPEAKING PART practise with some of these questions

Questions about culture

IF YOU HAVE EXTRA TIME:
Customs and traditions in English Speaking countries

                                                          

Hi Irene,
The following activities will help you to prepare for the Fonix contest. You can do them in the English class or at home remember that FIRST you must do all your homework from the rest of the subjects.

This is English extra practice!

VOCABULARY

l. LIST
2. LIST 2
3. BASIC VOCABULARY: PRESENTATIONS
4. ACTIVITIES:    4    5
You can find interesting activities also in the app " English Conversation" (Sports, music and events)

GRAMMAR

PAST TENSES

Past Progressive / Continuous

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Progressive / Continuous
past simple versus present perfect 

• Simple Past – Past Progressive

WRITING
Give opinion about art, making a choice and saying why.

Possible writing topics:
- Are you interested in art? What's your favourite art work? and museum?
- What is art? Do you think anyone can be an artist?
- What do you think about modern art?
- Why is art important in life? Should we all study art at school? Give your opinion.
- Who is your favourite artist? Give your opinion about his/her art works.

GET READY FOR YOUR EXAM. UNIT 2

Hello students,
In this entry you will find a lot of exercises and fun activities to help you prepare your unit 2 test.
Have a go!

WHAT'S GOING TO BE IN THE EXAM?

1. VOCABULARY: hobbies, sports, entertainment activities
2. GRAMMAR: present simple vs present continuous (unit 1), past simple (affirmative, negative, questions, short answers). Revise irregular verbs!!
3. READING: a text about free time with questions. Remember you must write complete sentences in your answer. 
4. WRITING: a story, describe your favourite hobby, questions about free time activities, what you did yesterday/last weekend/last Christmas.

REMEMBER!! Part of the exercises will be class activities

EXERCISES:

1. VOCABULARY:  Click on the numbers to do the activities, copy new vocabulary.

Activities: 1, 2,

2. GRAMMAR: Click on the numbers to do the activities. If you have a mistake, check you understand why and copy the correct sentence on your notebooks.

IRREGULAR VERBS REVISION: 1

A) PAST SIMPLE VERB "TO BE": 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

B) PAST SIMPLE, FILL IN THE BLANKS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

GAME

C) PAST SIMPLE, MAKE SENTENCES:

• Positive Sentences in Simple Past
• Answer Questions in Simple Past
• Negative Sentences in Simple Past
• Questions in Simple Past
• Questions with Interrogatives in Simple Past
• Mixed Exercise in Simple Past

NOW CHOOSE A LEVEL AND TRY THE TEST:  Level 1, Level 2, Level 3


TRANSLATION: 1

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS REVISION: 1, 2, 3, 4

3. READING: 1,
4. LISTENING
5. GAMES

PAST SIMPLE

Open publication - Free publishing - More grammar notes

SPLIT VIII (speaking activities: present perfect / past simple )

Let's practise grammar we have learnt in class:
- Past simple: past, finished events (we say when they happened)
- Present perfect: past events connected with the present (just, already, yet, for, since, still)

Now tell us about your life:
1) Past events: I was born in Asturias, when I was 18 I moved to Oviedo and started university studies...
The most important moment in my life was when...


2) Experiences: I have already travelled to New York, I haven't been to India yet...

Here you have some useful verbs. Check you know past simple and participle.

travel         go              visit           try           taste        buy          see         watch meet           start             finish        study         learn           find          create      talk                tell          leave            make          do           invite                decide               play       celebrate       work

SPLIT VII (internet vocabulary, listening, reading)

The topic this week is ... of course, the INTERNET.

ACTIVITIES:


Internet vocabulary:  1  2  3  
+ a difficult one


Listenings: 
1. Can you live without the internet?   PODCAST
Notebook: What does the girl do on the internet?

2. Click on the link to watch the movie and do the quiz.
Internet safety.  


Reading: 1   


Just if you are curious. Click on this link 
Who is the saint patron of internet?
Why?
When is it celebrated?

SPLIT VI (containers, much/many, recycling, irreg.verbs)

1. CONTAINERS:
Exercise: 1
2. MUCH/ MANY:
Exercises: 1  2  
3. TOO/ENOUGH: 
Exercise: 1
Translate the first five sentences on your notebooks
4. LISTENING.
Listen and watch the video to answer the following questions on your notebooks:

a) What is the Pacific Trash Vortex?
b) Where are the two vortexes?
c) Who is responsible for the problem?
d) How old is plastic?
e) Why is the trash vortex dangerous?
f) How can we avoid it? (Give at least 5 examples)  



5. RECYCLING(Reading)
Now do the quiz and write the results on your notebooks: QUIZ 5

6. IRREGULAR VERBS:
Click on the link and practise : English-Hilfen on Irregular verbs

Notebooks: Corrected wrong answers.