LISTENING AND SPEAKING II

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Test #2

Guys: We will have our test #1 on Friday, April 22^nd

-First Part: Oral tests.

BREAK

-Second Part: Written tests.

So, again…. if you finish earlier you can go home….:)

BY THE WAY, check the previous page and study some exercises that I uploaded a long time ago. Unit 7 / Exercises

Also check Unit 8 / Numbers

PART IV — ORAL PART (8pts)

This part is performed at the beginning of the lesson.

Grading Scale

2pts: time to make reference to situations

3pts: structures, tenses, vocabulary and grammar

3pts: pronunciation

Topics for Oral Part:

-You should perform this individually.

-Remember that you have to choose FOUR situations in class

(TWO: going to & TWO: should). So, once again ….my advice is: study all of them….!!!

Using: S H O U L D -Street Crime in CR -High Prices in CR (food, bus fare, etc) -Ethnic Conflicts around the world -Alcohol abuse in CR -AIDS around the world -Expensive tuition for Universities in CR -Prostitution in CR -Terrible food in the cafeteria -Or...Two personal topics

Using: G O I N G T O -Your kid’s profession -Your future car (description) -Your future house (description) -Your future profession -Future champion in CR (soccer) -Your future clothing to work -Your future gifts during Christmas -Your English skills in 2010 -Or...Two personal topics

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Test #1

Guys: We will have our test #1 on Friday, April 8^th.

-First Part: Oral tests.

BREAK

-Second Part: Written tests.

So, if you finish earlier you can go home….:)

Topics for Written Part:

a- There is / There are: affirmative, negative, question forms.

b- Simple Past Tense (Verb list, regular-irregular verbs, affirmative, negative, question forms, all variations in the simple past tense)

c- Adjectives, Comparatives, Superlatives (all variations)

Topics for Oral Part:

-You can perform this part either in pairs OR individually. So, it’s your personal decision

and you can decide on your partner.

-Remember that you have to choose one of these situations in class. So, my advice is: study all of them….!!!

-First part: use Simple Past Tense – Second part: Use A-C-S. Total time for your presentation: 3 minutes approximately per person.

Using Simple Past Tense: 2 minutes

a- Talk about a famous or unknown person who is dead.

b- Talk about CR, your city, OR your neighborhood in the past.

c- Talk about an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend you had in the past.

d- Talk about any good friend that you had in the past

e- Talk about your time and experiences in high school

f- Talk about any trip to the beach, another country OR any other interesting place.

g- Talk about any job that you had in the past.

h- Use any personal topic if you wish, but it should be in THE PAST

Using Adjectives+Comparatives+Superlatives 1 minute approximately = 3 options

a- Going to work by bus / Going to work by taxi

b- Doing exercises / Staying at home watching TV

c- Getting married / Living with another person without getting married

d- Studying a career / Working without any studies

e- Soccer in CR / Basketball in CR

f- Catholics in CR / Christians in CR

g- Cold places to visit / Hot places to visit

h- Japanese food / Chinese food

i- Fidel Castro (Cuba) / Hugo Chaves (Venezuela)

j- Paulina Rubio / Celine Dion

k- Use any personal subject if you wish, but you should use A-C-S

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March 30th

Guys, we will not have our test #1 on Friday, April 1^st.

Please check the documents that you need to print. Take a look at UNIT 7 on previous page.

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March 13^th

1. People who don’t have the book, please photocopy these pages:

UNIT 6: 91-92-93-94-95-96-101-102-105-106-107-109-110

UNIT 7: 111- 112-113-114-115-119-122-123-125

UNIT 8: 127-128-130-136-137-140-141

UNIT 9: 145-146-147-155