JUNE EXAM

In case you have to retake some of the skills in June, these are the dates and times:

JUNE 4th

USE OF ENGLISH ---- 16.30-17-20h
WRITING --------------- 17.20-18.35h
LISTENING ------------ 18.50-19.20h
READING --------------- 19.20-20.05h


JUNE 5th

SPEAKING ---- 17.00h onwards.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!! 

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MAY EXAM

INTERMEDI 1C (Tuesday-Thrusday 17.00h)

9th May - Use of English and Reading
14th  May - Writing and Listening
16th and 15th May - Speaking



INTERMEDI 1D (Tuesday-Thrusday 19.00h)

7th May - Use of English and Reading
9th  May - Writing and Listening
14th and 18th May - Speaking


Go to 'Exam practice' to practise, there are exercises covering multiple choice, verb tenses, open clozes, gapped texts and some listenings. Remember: Practice makes perfect!!!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

HAPPY EASTER

WRITING A LETTER OF COMPLAINT

 

Go to 'writing' to get a copy of this picture  and some model letters. 

RELATIVE CLAUSES

Let's practise relative clauses with these exercises ...

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Let's revise when to use an infinitive and when to use a gerund. If you want to see this , download and/or print as a document, just go to 'Grammar'

INFINITIVE + TO

- after adjectives
          My flat is easy to find
- to express a reason or purpose
          He is saving money to buy a new car
- after some verbs
          She's never learnt to drive
          They want to go on holiday

INFINITIVE (without to)

- after most modal and auxiliary verbs
          I can't drive
          I must hurry
- after make and let
          My parents don't let me go out much
          She always makes me laugh

GERUND

- after prepositions and phrasal verbs
          I'm very bad at remembering names
          She's given up smoking

- as the subject of a sentence
         Eating out is quite expensive here
- after some verbs
          I don't mind getting up early
          She hates playing tennis

DIFFERENT MEANING

Stop

          We stopped talking each other (we didn’t talk each other anymore)

          We stopped to have lunch (in order to have lunch)

Remember

          I remember going to that place (refers to what you did in the past)

          I must remember to send this letter (refers to the future)

Forget

          I have forgotten telling you that (refers to the past)

         Don’t forget to close the door when you leave (refers to the future)

Try

          I tried to reach the book but I couldn’t, it was on the top and I’m small

          I tried taking an aspirine but it didn’t work, my headache was terrible!

Go here if you need some practice. Watch the sentences and the verbs used, it will help you remember when a verb takes the gerund or the infinitive.
You can also do these exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
A page with many exercises

REPORTED SPEECH - Practice

LET'S PRACTISE REPORTED SPEECH!!!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Reporting Questions
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Exercise 7
Exercise 8
Exercise 9



And remember that you can go to 'Our Bits and Bobs' to see, download and/or print some documents on how to use the reported speech with statements, questions, commands and requests.