Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Monday, 26 May 2014
Friday, 23 May 2014
FCE Speaking
As my FCE students' speaking test is getting closer, another video to check what they are going to face.
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Writing FCE
Como mejorar el writing del FCE (B2)
1) Conoce bien en qué consiste el "writing" y qué se espera que hagas
En el FCE, tiene dos partes (Part 1 y Part 2) en las que debes redactar dos tipos de textos; uno obligatorio (Part 1) y otro a elegir (Part 2) entre varios tipos de textos. Veamos, a continuación, en qué consiste cada parte.
Obligatorio. En "Part 1" tendrás
que escribir un texto de carácter obligatorio (compulsory). Este texto será una
carta o email (semi-formal).
Tipo de texto: Carta o email (letter or email)
Estilo: Deberá coincidir con la información que te suministren en el examen. Si por ejemplo, tienes que redactar una carta pidiendo información el estilo será formal o semi-formal, nunca informal.
Longitud: 120 -150 palabras. Consejo: Cuando practiques antes del examen, cuenta el número de palabras que tienen tus líneas. Por ejemplo: suponiendo que escribes 10 palabras por linea, deberás escribir 15 líneas en total para tener 150 palabras.
Tiempo: 1.20 hora. en total . Sugiero utilizar. 40 minutos en esta parte y otros 40 en la segunda parte.
Contenido: El email, o carta, se debe redactar utilizando la información que te darán en el examen: un anuncio, una carta, un email. Dependiendo de la información deberás: disculparte, comparar, describir, explicar, expresar opiniones, justificar, persuadir, recomendar, o sugerir.
Tipo de texto: Carta o email (letter or email)
Estilo: Deberá coincidir con la información que te suministren en el examen. Si por ejemplo, tienes que redactar una carta pidiendo información el estilo será formal o semi-formal, nunca informal.
Longitud: 120 -150 palabras. Consejo: Cuando practiques antes del examen, cuenta el número de palabras que tienen tus líneas. Por ejemplo: suponiendo que escribes 10 palabras por linea, deberás escribir 15 líneas en total para tener 150 palabras.
Tiempo: 1.20 hora. en total . Sugiero utilizar. 40 minutos en esta parte y otros 40 en la segunda parte.
Contenido: El email, o carta, se debe redactar utilizando la información que te darán en el examen: un anuncio, una carta, un email. Dependiendo de la información deberás: disculparte, comparar, describir, explicar, expresar opiniones, justificar, persuadir, recomendar, o sugerir.
A elegir. En "Part 2" tendrás que escribir
otro a elegir entre varias categorías. Estas son las categorías
- a report /un informe
- a review/ una crítica
- a story / una historia
- a letter/una carta
- an article/un artículo
- an essay/un ensayo
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Monday, 19 May 2014
Friday, 16 May 2014
Thursday, 15 May 2014
FCE computer based
Here you have the reading part of a computer based test. Although you cannot get your results, I consider it necessary to do it so you can practise and get familiar with it before your exam.
Good luck!
Sample
Good luck!
Sample
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Monday, 12 May 2014
Sunday, 11 May 2014
Friday, 9 May 2014
'Look Up' is a lesson taught to us through a love story, in a world where we continue to find ways to make it easier for us to connect with one another, but always results in us spending more time alone. An awesome film for an online generation. Enjoy it.
Written, Performed & Directed by Gary Turk.
Written, Performed & Directed by Gary Turk.
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Tuesday, 6 May 2014
Advice vs advise
Advice and advise are two commonly confused words in the English language. When do you use each one?
Advice (pronounced with an
"S" sound at the end)
Advice is an uncountable NOUN. It talks about something
someone recommend you to do
When we have a problem, and we don't know what to do, we ask someone for their advice. We ask them what they thing is best for us to do.
When we have a problem, and we don't know what to do, we ask someone for their advice. We ask them what they thing is best for us to do.
Examples:
- You should talk to Laura. She always gives excellent advice.
- If you need some advice about which courses to take, you can talk to the professors.
- I didn't ask for his advice, but he told me what he thought
anyway!
- My advice is, always follow your heart!
Advise(pronounced with a
"Z" sound at the end)
Advise is a VERB that means to give advice. This verb
must always be followed by the
person we are advising. In this way,
it is like the verb tell.
Michaela advises Janice to
take a nice, long vacation.
If we want to say exactly what the advice was, we use to right after the
listener's name, like in the example above.
Examples
- The salesman advised the customer to buy the product
- The experts advise the president about complex situations.
- If you ask Donna, I'm sure she'll advise you to report the problem.
Adapted from Really Learn English
Monday, 5 May 2014
The most difficult job
I cannot resist the temptation to show you this fantastic video.
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