Friday, May 24, 2013

Comparing Pictures (2)

Hello Candidates!

Now you are going to see 2 pictures of animals that can fly. Compare these pictures and say what are the advantages of flying.



Don't forget to include:
  • Useful phrases.
  • Comparatives and superlatives.
  • Your answer to the question.

    I'm attaching an image with some phrases again.



Thursday, May 16, 2013

Video Activities!

Okay, so there is a lot of writing in FCE, and the listening excercises might not be  so easy as the ones you did in the previous years... Let's try practising with videos then!

The British Council created a series of activities online.

How much do you know about the British Heritage?
Does it ring a bell to you?

Listen and watch the video!

CLICK TO START

How did it go?

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Phrasal Verbs: Bring.

  • Phrasal verbs are verbs followed by one or two prepositions
  • They don't mean exactly what the verb means.
  • They are used in informal language.
Some tips to remember phrasal verbs:

1- Download lists from the internet.
Complete List in EGO4U
ESL-LOUNGE has a list also.
2- Go to the coursebook and make lists of your own according to what appears and the examples that you have there.
3- Buy a "Phrasal Verbs" dictionary.
Have you ever done any of this things? 

Let's Practice Phrasals with Bring!

CLICK HERE

How did it go? 


Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Voice Thread account and comparting pictures

Hello students! This is the first voicethread I'm uploading so you can comment on the pictures using you microphone.  Please click here.(enter the FCE folder)

"Examiner:  here are your two photographs. They show people playing different kinds of music. I'd like you to compare these photographs and say who would prefer each of this genres."



 I'm also leaving you the photos here, and you can comment on the blog if you have any questions.



  Please remember:
COMPARE the pictures, don't talk about them separately.
Talk about 60 seconds only.

 I'm leaving you also some helpful expressions and an example: http://www.autoenglish.org/oralexams/keyexpressions.pdf
http://timjulian.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/fce-speaking-market-photos.pdf