External Exams

 

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1-Exam 1 (First)

WRITING A REPORT: An endangered species

TASK:

Outline the current situation of the endangered species (in general) and suggest ways to help protect them.

Find an example of a report on course book page 28 and some clues on page 29  (On Screen 1º Bachillerato)

STRUCTURE:

1- PURPOSE- (Keep it short and to the point)

You can start:

"The aim of this report is ...."

2-BODY: Topic paragraphs. 

2-   A- Describe briefly the current situation for some species. Give some examples

      B- Speak about the major threats these animals face. 

3-CONCLUSION: Make suggestions to help solve the problem. 

If you want some more ideas, click on the links below.

WHAT IS A REPORT?

 1- Click here for some basic information on what a report is and how it is structured

2- Click here to find an example of how a formal report is done

ADVANCED EXAM- WRITING PART

PREPARING FOR THE WRITING PAPER:

A- You need to have studied all the basic text types you may be asked to produce and understand the basic layout for each text.

B-You need to read the question carefully and make sure you understand it. In part 2, choose the option you feel more confident about .

C-You need to plan what to write: Write a draft first

D- Check - Read through your work once you have finished and correct  mistakes.

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTS:

Now we are going to review the book from page 194 up to page 205-
In groups we are going to describe : first  the layout, and then some clues - for each of the different text types in the exam:

TYPES OF TEXT:
A: Part 1: An opinion  essay out of some given notes
B_: Part 2: Options: 1-A formal letter-  2-An informal letter/e-mail, 3-A report - 4:A proposal- 5: A review

1- Click here to access a site with samples of the writing part

-Here you have a model of part 1
-Here you have a model of part 2

2- And here you have some clues

3- Here you have a list of linkers and connectors 

4-Here you have useful phrases to express opinion

5- Click here for some general tips

6- And some more

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

TEST YOUR ENGLISH.

As you all know, we have been practising for the Cambridge Advanced Exam during the last few months. Anyway, most of you have not got the First Certificate yet - and it might be very frustrating if you did not pass the Advanced exam and - even though you might get enough marks for achieving the First Certificate, you would not get any.

That is why we are considering to sign some of you for the First Exam instead .

This exam has exactly the same parts as the Adavanced (the "First" one is a little bit shorter, and easier of course). So if you have prepared for the "Advanced" exam you will have the proper practice for the "First" exam too.

This is why you should all complete the test on the link below and send me the final result, in which you are adviced on which exam to take. If you don´t know how to take a screen shot, please watch the youtube tutorial at the end of this entry.

I need it by January 24th. This exam will not carry any mark for your results in English.

Please click here and complete the test

Once you have done it, send me a screenshot (captura de pantalla) of the result through this link

If you don´t know how to take a screen shot, click here



HERE YOU HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXAM

MINI GRAMMAR

Here we are going to cover some grammar points which are usually neglected but are worth practicing

1- SO/SUCH A...
 1- “so”,”such”- Click here for some practice
   1- b, Some more practice 
    1-c And some more
2- INVERSIÓN - This is an interesting aspect which happens in formal speech, mainly in written English. Get some practice by clicking on the following links:
A- Some sentences that may be expressed using inversion. 
B- And here you have access of inversion with negative adverbiales
C- Some more practice here
D- One more turn of the screw: Inversion in conditional sentences. This is difficult
E- NEVER, RARELY, LITTLE,UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE...ETC.
F- INVERTED CONDITIONALS HERE
G-Some practice with inverted conditionals here
3- THE MORE.... THE MORE...
A- Click here for an explanation on this grammar structure
B. Click here for some practice
C. Some more practice here

4- WOULD RATHER
A. Click here to know about this structure

-B And now some practice
C.And some more

EVAU EXAMS

THIS IS THE LATEST SAMPLE WE HAVE GOT STRAIGHT FROM THE TEACHERS WHO ARE PREPARING THE EVAU EXAM. 

1- CLICK HERE TO ACCESS SOME EVAU EXAMS - COMUNIDAD DE MADRID

2-CLICK HERE FOR MORE EVAU MODELS

3-ONE MORE

4-AND LOTS MORE HERE

PRACTICE TESTS

HERE YOU HAVE A MODEL OF AN ORAL EXAM:

AND HERE YOU HAVE ONE MORE EXAMPLE.

Cambridge English Advanced

CLICK HERE TO FIND ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EXAM

1- Click here to do some practice for the C1 Cambridge exam (Advanced)
2- Click here if you want to know how this examis assessed