F.C.E

19 Oct 2015

Speaking - Part 3 & 4

Part 3

I would like you to talk to each other about the clothes people wear and why they choose to wear particular things.

Now you have 1 minute to discuss if the fashion industry has too much influence.

Part 4

Do you think looking good is important and explain why or why not?
Do you think people are judged by what they wear and is that right?
Are you interested in fashion and do you think the fashion industry is too powerful?

16 Oct 2015

The Giver - Chapters 15 to 18

Answer these questions

Chapter 15

1. Why did Jonas ask The Giver if he could help?

2. What memory did Jonas receive?

3. What did the boy near Jonas request?

4. After giving the memory, what did The Giver say to Jonas?

5. What other bad memories do you think The Giver has in his mind?

Chapter 16

1. What did Jonas want back?

2. What favourite memory did The Giver pass to Jonas?

3. What feeling do you think Jonas cannot find the word for about the memory?

4. What do Jonas's parents say about the word "love"?

5. What does Jonas decide to stop doing?

Chapter 17

1. What special announcement did the family hear?

2. How did Jonas feel?

3. Why did the game upset Jonas?

4. Why is tomorrow a big day for Father?

5. Why does Father tell Lily it is bedtime?

Chapter 18

1. What question does Jonas have for The Giver?

2. What was the name of the Receiver that did not make it ten years ago?

3. How does The Giver feel about Jonas and the other Receiver?

4. What happened to the other Receiver?

5. What would happen if Jonas died?

6. What does The Giver say they will talk about again sometime?

5 Oct 2015

Speaking - Part 3 & 4

Basic information

Part 3
Two-way conversation between candidates.

Candidates are given spoken instructions, along with written prompts, and work on a decision-making task. The focus is on sustaining the interaction by: sharing ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating and negotiating to reach a decision.

Give opinions, agree and disagree, make suggestions, etc.; take turns.

4 minutes

http://learnenglishwithemma.blogspot.com.ar/2015/02/fce-2015-speaking.html

Part 4 Discussion related to the task in Part 3

Candidates answer spoken questions that focus on: expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing.

Give and justify opinions, agree & disagree, take turns and explore topics.

4 minutes

28 Aug 2015

Sample Report from the Cambridge English First (FCE) Writing paper with feedback

Follow this link to open the webpage we worked with last class.
Try to do the same activity and you can also choose other examples of writing exercises that show teachers' comments and suggestions!

27 Aug 2015

What's the meaning? On cloud nine, as happy as Larry...

Here is the link to the webpage we worked with last class

English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions: Happiness - Sadness

And as part of your homework, you had to find out and explain the meaning of some of these expressions.

Well, here is some help for you!

Have a look and get ready to tell your classmates the interesting origins of those expressions!