As with my students in 2º Bachillerato, I have always said that the best thing of all is my students, and this time I mean my students in 1º Bachillerato. You don't know how much this little present you gave to me today means to me. That is really what I have always worked for, as a teacher. You know you will always have me to help you at any time and I'll try with my blog and site to provide you with all the necessary information for your Selectivity exam next year.
As a little sample of my gratitude, here's a Selectivity exam for you to do. In the next post I will give you some possible answers.
Here's the text to read...
And here are the activities to do...
A. COMPREHENSION. Answer the questions using your own words.
1. Why was Stuart Pike alone on the plane?
2. Why was it the best trip in his life?
3. Did Stuart Pike watch any films? Justify your answer.
B. LEXICON.
4. Give one synonym of 'COMPLETE' (verb) (line 8)
5. Give one opposite of 'LANDING' (noun) (line 13)
6. Find one synonym in the text for 'SATISFY' (verb)
7. Find int the text the WORD which has the following definition: "to promote a person to a higher rank or position"
C. GRAMMAR.
8. Put the following sentence into INDIRECT SPEECH:
Mr Pike said: "It is the most pleasant flight I've ever had"
9. Put the following sentence into DIRECT SPEECH:
He was invited by the captain to sit with him and watch the landing.
10. Put the following sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE:
The flight attendants gave him everything he wanted.
11. Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
He could (GO) .................. to sleep on one of the 14 beds if he wanted to.
D. PRODUCTION.
12. a) Describe an interesting journey that you have made.
b) What is your favourite method of travel?
CONGRATULATIONS to our students at the IES Mediterráneo (Salobreña) for their good results in the PEvAU exams (Selectivity). All of them have passed it and they have obtained a mean of 6.7 in English.
Here's my musical hint dedicated to all my students, especially those in Bachillerato, because THEY ARE SIMPLY THE BEST: The Best by Tina Turner. Here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along!!
Some activities for you to do:
Bus: Part 1: Learn how to catch a bus (BBC Learning English)
A listening exercise for you to do: Island life: Is it paradise? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
What do you say when you forget something? The English We Speak: It escapes me (BBC Learning English)
News Review: Google engineer: AI has feelings (BBC Learning English)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Mind Your Language - The most funny* English class
* They are not using here "the funniest" so as to make an emphasis.
Unlike our students, we live in a fake society, we have a fake educational system... we can even have the biggest fake in tennis!!!