Exam Practice

A

Everyone please try some of these video listening questions

http://www.elllo.org/video/V1001.htm


B

Number 1

try this video

http://www.engvid.com/english-idioms-hold/

then share what you found out with your partner

Number 2

try this video and share what you found out with your partner

http://www.engvid.com/phrasal-verbs-in-english-pull/


Discuss what he says

If you like these videos try another one :-)

C
people doing speaking and listening for the first time

Go to this page and complete the exercises

http://www.real-english.com/reo/46/unit46.html


D
We will do a test

use this link for the listening

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/mp3/e3_pp1.mp3

Speaking and listening/writing practice

Look at the videos (just 1 minute for each one)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sv64d/EastEnders_21_06_2010/

http://www.tu.tv/videos/the-simpsons-21x19-the-squirt-and-the

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/4132296/recipe_challenge_with_hugh_fearnley_whittingstall/


Find out from each other which TV programmes do you like, don't like?




Group A (People taking speaking and listening exam)
DO PARTS 1 and 2

1.

Go to this website and answer the questions... Choose five different videos

You have done this before...

http://www.elllo.org/video/index.htm


2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/06/100624_6min_highlands.shtml


answer the question from this site.

THEN CHOOSE ANOTHER LISTEING FROM THE LATEST SECTION ON THE RIGHT OF THE PAGE

Listen and write 3 questions for a partner to answer.

Ask your partner the questions and tell them to listen and answer.


PART 3

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/mp3/e3_pp5.mp3

Exam practice (error correction)

There will be two groups for the lesson today


Everybody should do section A

For people doing the reading and writing exams do section B

For people doing Speaking and Listening Exam for the first time do section C


SECTION A

Find and mark the mistakes in the following short biography.

Jack Friedhamm was born to New York in October 25, 1965. He began school at the age of six and continued until he was 18 years. He then went to New York University to learn Medicine. He decided on Medicine because he liked biology when he was at school. While he was to University he met his wife Cindy. Cindy was a beautiful woman with hair long black. They went along for yeers before they decided getting married. Jack began to work like a doctor as soon as he graduated to Medical School. They had two children named Jackie and Peter, and have lived in Queens since the past two years. Jack is very interested painting and likes to paint portraits of his sun Peter.




SECTION B



1. Read the paragraphs from the report and put them in the correct order.(see handout)

2. Write a paragraph heading above each paragraph. There is one heading extra.

3. Use your imagination to complete the header of the report.

4. Find the synonyms of the following words in the above text.



Your task is to write a world cup match report before it happens ( if you don't want to do football write a review of your favourite television programme, or
film, or a BIG BROTHER REPORT, or an ESOL EXAM REPORT)...

CHOOSE A GAME.


You need to do two things. One, imagine how the game will end up. Two, write about
it.

Start by looking at some match reports – on the internet. Try and see how a report is written. Work together in pairs to identify what a journalist will put at the beginning, in the middle and at the end.
Now work on your fantasy match report.

Think of facts first. Facts you need to make up the match report.

Such as:.
Who played?
Who scored?
Was anyone booked or sent off?
Were there substitutes?
Were there any other incidents like disallowed goals or penalties – or did the keeper
make a disastrous mistakes?

Once you have your facts, you can write your report.
These key pointers might help:
• start with an introduction, maybe saying how the game ended, whether it was
good or bad
• write a short paragraph about each goal scored
• add a made-up quote from the manager or a player
• end with a summary, looking forward to the next game





SECTION C

1.

Go to this site

http://www.elllo.org/video/index.htm

and choose the videos from the index answer the questions


2.

Go to these sites and follow the instructions

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_customer1.htm


3.

Go to this site: http://www.esl-lab.com/

choose any subject from the Medium Section.... complete the exercises

Use the websites at home for practice

The World Cup Mystery

A. Who is the man in the photo?


B.

The referee who was in charge of England’s friendly against the Platinum Stars
two days ago criticised Wayne Rooney for swearing during the game.
This short writing exercise is about trying to think of polite things to say on
the football field, rather than resorting to rude words.

For example, if you were playing football or another sport and an opposition player pushed you
over, you could say ‘Please don’t push me over. It’s against the rules of the
game and you might get sent off.’

Here are eight scenarios for you to respond to politely. Perhaps your teacher
could award prizes for the best responses. So try and be funny. Or try to say
something that no-one else will have suggested.
Here goes. What would you say if...

1. one of the opposition’s defenders pulls your shirt just before you try to head the
ball into the goal from a corner

2. you are about to take a penalty to win the game and one of the other team’s
players runs up to you and tells you that you are going to miss

3. a fan of the other teams shouts something at you from the stands, saying you
play football like a donkey

4. your manager substitutes you and you feel really angry and want to carry on
playing

5. you foul an opposition player and he stands up and pushes you

6. a spaceship lands on the pitch during the warm up and ruins the pitch, meaning
the game has to be abandoned

7. you are the last to leave the dressing rooms after half time and you get locked in




C.
The World Cup starts today – so it’s time to make your predictions.
All you need to do for this exercise is to write very five clear sentences. But, first, you
need to think – and maybe do a bit of research.

If you have time to look at today’s websites, that could help you make your choices.
Once you have done your research, make five World Cup predictions. It is important
to be clear, so write out your predictions clearly, like
‘North Korea will win the World Cup, beating Honduras in the final on 11 July.’
not
‘Korea will win’
Sometimes it is really important to be so clear that no one can misinterpret what you
are writing.

Once you have written your predictions, give them to your teacher to look after.
Maybe have a display of them on the wall. Or, turn it into a game and award yourself
a point for each one you get right. Give the winner in your class a prize.
Here are some topics for you to choose from:

• top scorer
• first team eliminated
• winners of trophy
• how far England (or any other team/your team) will progress
• first England player to be sent off
• team conceding most goals
• team that will score no goals
• how many times Thierry Henry will handle the ball

Exam Practice (formal letter and listening)

A.
Do these exercises

1.
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/articles2.html


2.
http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/grammar_test.html




B.
Finding a cheap hotel is important to budget travelers, whether for an Hawaiian honeymoon at places such as Waikoloa hotels, adventure travel in the mountains, or for business in Europe. How do you find a budget hotel: online through a hotel reservation Website, in a guidebook, or in the phone book? What questions would you ask if you called to make a hotel reservation?





complete the exercises on this page
http://www.esl-lab.com/hotel1/hotel1.htm#pre

then complete
III. Vocabulary Activities


C

Imagine your holiday is a disaster.
What problems might you have with the holiday?
Think about the recent volcano in Iceland......

ACCIDENT
HOTEL ROOM STAFF
LOCATION
NATURAL DISASTER
ARGUMENTS


D
Watch this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078vr8/64_Zoo_Lane_Series_2_The_Story_of_the_Hyenas_Holiday/

see if you can find a film of a bad/terrible/disastrous holiday

Share it with another group


E
Write a letter using the template complaining about your holiday


F
Discuss problems





More letter practice

http://www.international-house.com.ar/activities/Fce/webfiles/formallettercloze.htm

Exam practice May

A listening and writing

Go to this site and complete the exercises 1-6

http://www.real-english.com/reo/53/unit53.html

In pairs

What does 'give me a break mean' in this context?

Does is have any other meanings?

B go to this site and choose the correct word

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/vocabulary/spelling/homophones/multichoice/spelling-confusing-words.html

C Speaking with partner

Introducing yourself to others is important, whether it be to a friend, a friend you meet online, or through a common acquaintance. So, what are some common topics of conversation when you meet people for the first time? Think about what we talked about earlier this week.

Discuss with your partners.

D

go to this page and choose either windows or real player

http://www.esl-lab.com/small/smallrd1.htm

answer the questions

Click on parts II and III and complete the exercises

E

Make a list of topics of conversation that are appropriate and inappropriate when meeting people for the first time?

Talk with other students and try to identify which of these rules are culture-specific and which are universal from culture to culture.

Discuss the best ways that a man can ask a woman out, or to marry him.

How is is different in different cultures?

F

Go to these wbsites and put the sentences in the correct order

http://www.eslfast.com/writing/scrambled_past01.htm

http://www.eslfast.com/writing/scrambled_present_perfect01.htm


G Write a letter/email

Your friend is coming to UK. She/He is single and is looking for a British girlfiriend/boyfriend, husband or wife.

Write a letter to her explaining the differences of meeting people for the first time. Tell her the things that are good to say and things which are not good to say.

Tell her the differences about meeting a partner in UK from back home. Describe the types of things which would help. Tell him/her about someone you know who is married to a British person or has a partner who is British

Save the letter in word or write on paper.

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Dear Sir or Madam

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She is now 16 years old, and her problem is she is addicted to “video games”. She spends 12 hours a day sitting down in front of the computer. She forgets to sleep, to eat and she has stopped going to school. She has forgotten about her friends and relatives. She has become addicted to video games. She spends a lot of money, about £150 every week on video games.

Please can you advise me if there is a place for her in the clinic.

Yours faithfully


Brad Pitt