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Friday, October 27, 2006

10H Test 1 Results

Names

Total

Blackpool

6

Bristol

13

Portsmouth

18

Birmingham

15

Leeds

12

Manchester

18

Mansfield

16

Southampton

10

Liverpool

7

Nottingham

17

Plymouth

15

Coventry

6

Winchester

17

Leicester

13

Darlington

7

Gloucester

16

Sunday, October 22, 2006

10 UV Review 1 Correction

1.1

1 T 2 F 3 F 4 T

1.2

1b 2d 3a 4c

3.1

1 Black English is a combination of English and local languages.

2 It has constantly changed because immigration has added new vocabulary and sentence structure from other languages.

2.1

1 you / you

2 me

3 them

4 us

2.2

1 Present Perfect

2 Past Simple

3 Present Continuous

4 Present Simple

2.3

1 have spoken

2 met / didn’t recognise

3 hasn’t finished

4 went

3.1

The English language has spread throughout the world and people are learning it for various reasons: to listen to Rock music or to look for information on the Net. The world has become a global village. Technology has made it easier for a businessman in Manila, Filipines, to deal with a client in Chicago thanks to email, fax and satellite communications. English is probably the means of communication.

11 OPQR Review 1 Correction

1.1

1 F – They live in Toronto, Canada

2 F – Alison meets Paul at the airport.

3 T

4 F – They go to the cinema in the evenings.

5 F – She doesn’t watch TV when Paul is at home.

6 F – They go on holiday to a hot country.

1.2

1 at the Post Office

2 at the Hospital

3 at School

4 at the Restaurant

5 at the Office

6 at the Factory

2.1

1 in 2 along / right 3 past / left 4 over / opposite

2.2

1 there are

2 There aren’t

3 there is

4 There isn’t

5 There are

6 there is

2.3

1 Where do Alison and Paul live?

2 Who does Alison meet?

3 Does she work at the airport?

4 When do they play tennis?

5 Does Alison watch TV?

6 Where do they go on holiday?

3.1

I live in Manhente, Barcelos. It’s not very far from town. I work in Barcelos at a shop. I go to work by car. I get up at seven o’clock and I start work at eight o’clock in the morning. I have lunch at a café opposite the shop. I get home at half past seven p.m. I have dinner at half past eight and I go to bed at ten o’clock in the evening. At the weekend I get up at nine o’clock. I always study on Sunday morning.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Language Portfolio 2

I Language Passport


1 My Diplomas

2 My Tests

3 My Self-Assessment


II Language Biography


1 All about Me

Name:

Age:

Date of Birth:

Place of Birth:

Years of English:

My English Teacher’s Name:

Read and put a tick or a cross.

Some members of my family speak English.

Some members of my family are from an English-speaking country.

I often read English books, magazines, etc.

I often watch English TV programmes.

I often listen to English songs.

I have extra English lessons.

There is someone at home who speaks English to me.

I have contact with people from English-speaking countries.

I have visited the following English-speaking countries:

I have lived in the following English-speaking countries:

2 How I learn

Think about the easiest ways for you to learn. Read the sentences below. You can choose more than one.

I understand words/sentences better if I

A listen to them on a CD.

B listen to my teacher saying them.

C see them written.

D do something with them.

E other

I learn words/phrases better if I

A listen to them on a CD.

B listen to my classmates saying them.

C read them.

D write them.

E repeat them.

F act them out, sing them, etc.

G they are part of a video/DVD, etc.

H other

I can express myself best if I

A already know all the words I need to use.

B know some of the words I need to use.

C use mime or objects to help me.

D already have some life experience on the subject.

E other

I learn best if I work

A on my own.

B in pairs.

C in groups.

D other

I am more eager to learn if

A I know why I’m doing an activity.

B I know an activity will help me.

C I am rewarded.

D an activity will help me to find out more abut the things I like.

E other

I understand grammar rules better if

A they are explained to me in my mother tongue.

B I compare them with my mother tongue.

C I get them from a text by exploring it.

D other