Here's a summary of the use of modal verbs that Ariadna has created to help you study for the unit test. We hope it's useful!
Here are some online flashcards for you to practice unit 1 collocations.
Thanks to Javoza for creating them!
Here is a set with collocations related to success and failure.
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This set is to revise suffixes to make new words.
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NEW! Here are the same words from the previous flashcards, but with examples in context.
Each of you is in charge of writing an example sentence for each of the three words s/he he's been assigned from SB p. 13 ex 3.
Anna A.: 1, Clara: 2, Octavi: 3, Marta: 4, Bernat: 5, Anna G.: 6, Pol: 7, Paula: 8, Blanca: 9, Ariadna: 10, Laura: 11, Mar: 12.
(Remember to go to www.quizlet.com and log in as santgregorienglish with the password iloveenglish).
Thanks for your help and enjoy learning! :)
Here are some exercises to help you practise the use of modal verbs. We hope they're useful!
The three sets below will help you in part 2 of the CAE's speaking section.
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Here are a few questions to discuss the topic of whether children should be rewarded or not (linked to the text on the SB.)
Thanks to Tomeu Aloy for coming up with them!
Ready for CAE Ss p 17. REWARDING a CHILD. Speaking
When it comes to educating children sometimes it is hard to keep a balance
between setting clear boundaries and on the other hand allowing some leeway for creativity.
Here's a TED talk on creativity by Sir Ken Robinson and below are a few listening tasks to go with it.
Click here for the full transcript (i.e., the key to the listening tasks).
Thanks to Tomeu Aloy for creating them!
LISTENING TASK 1
1. In this conference there have been three __________.
2. The first one is the ____________ / ___________ of human creativity in all of the presentations.
3. The second one is that we do not know how the future may _____ / ___.
4. We have a huge __________ / ___________ in education.
5. The third one is that we've all agreed __________ on the really extraordinary capacity that children have.
6. And my contention is, all kids have tremendous talents and we ___________ them, pretty ruthlessly.
7. A little girl who hardly paid attention in one drawing lesson she did. The teacher was ___________.
8. When my son was 4 he was in the __________ play.
9. James got the part of Joseph, which we were ___________ about.
10. The school auditorium was ___________ / _______ of agents in T-shirts: "James Robinson IS Joseph!"
11. The three kings come in ________ gifts. They bring gold, ______________ and _________.
12. Kids will take a chance. If they don't know, they'll __________ / ______ /_________. They're not frightened of being wrong.
13. We moved from Stratford to Los Angeles, so you can imagine what a ___________ transition this was.
14. Sarah was the love of his life. He'd known her for a month. _________ / _____, they'd had their fourth anniversary, because it's a long time when you're 16.
15. Every education system on earth has the same ____________ of subjects. There isn't an education system on the planet that teaches dance every day. We all have bodies, don't we? Did I ______ / ______ / _______?
Related to the topic of creativity and motivation, click below to hear Dan Pink's talk on what motivates us.
Thanks to Tomeu Aloy for sharing this talk!