August, it's a synonym of party time. Everywhere you go there is something going on. In every little village on the coast, in the mountains... there are local festivities with concerts, fun activities... and, of course, street parties!
There is even a remote village up in the mountains in the province of Granada, Spain, where they eat the traditional New Year twelve grapes. Do you happen to know this little village?
New Year’s Eve in August. Only in Bérchules, Spain
Road towards success in the Selectivity exam.....
Solutions to the exam...
1- d (lines 1-2) 2- b (lines 2-3)
3: False (line 3) “All these children can add more money to their savings by taking plastic and paper to recycle to school bus stops (—the money is automatically credited to their bank accounts).”
4: True (lines 6-7) “The idea came to Quisocala when he saw children begging at traffic lights and wondered how he could help them (and their families) earn and save, and at the same time recycle household rubbish (that would otherwise become litter).”
5: True (lines 10-11) “Quisocala also helped create the Bartselana Foundation, which turns donations of recyclable waste from local companies into funds to combat child hunger and improve education.”
6: True (lines 14-16) “He intends to continue his social activism, working with the “least-favoured or forgotten groups in Latin America” and helping them benefit from carrying out environmental services.”
7.1: customer (line 2) 7.2: reduce (line 8) 8.1: beg (line 6) 8.2: stationery (line 2)
9- c (lines 12-13) 10- c (line 10)
11: False (line 2). “(In modern laboratories, scientists are working to recreate garum, a sauce made from putrefying fish that was beloved by the ancient Greeks and Romans) but hardly sounds appealing to 21st-century food lovers.”
12: True (lines 3-4) “The Latin term garum could refer to both a sauce used in the cooking process —sometimes also called liquamen— and to a condiment, made with the blood and viscera of fish, (that writers such as Petronius, Ausonius and Seneca knew as garum sociorum (“garum of the allies”)).”
13: True (lines 8-9) “The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the building under ash, thus perfectly preserving a small liquamen factory.”
14: False (line 13) “Chefs state that it supercharges dishes with a potent flavour.”
15.1: beloved (line 1) 15.2: putrefying (line 1) 16.1: factory (line 9) 16.2: to seal (line 7)
USE OF ENGLISH
17.1 smile 17.2. have been complaining/have complained 18.1 about 18.2 a few
19. The driver told the passengers to stay away from the bus until the door opened.
20. Next year’s campaign is already being worked on by the staff at the shopping centre.
21. How much / often / strongly did Martina criticise the organization of the event?
22. Randy’s pet, which is a rather dangerous snake, needs to be kept in a cage.
23. You’d better not tweet them any more messages like this one. // You’d better stop tweeting them any more messages like this one.
24. the patient will be able to go home this afternoon.
25. The Matrix revolutionised the science-fiction genre over two decades ago.
26. My grandchildren asked me to accompany them home.
27. Brian replied that he thought he was going to update his Facebook profile the following day.
28. The most googled photo of all time is about actors.
SUMMER REVISION >> Activities for my students in 1º ESO !!!!
29. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets:
Penny (play) ____________ the guitar a lot when she (be) ___________ young.
Last summer we (take) _____________ lots of photos.
We (watch) ____________ a very interesting programme last night.
William Shakespeare (write) ____________ many famous plays.
30. TENSES. Fill in the gaps with the PAST form of the verbs in brackets either in the negative or affirmative:
Beethoven ______________ drama; he ____________ music. (WRITE)
We ___________ fire; we only ___________ some smoke. (SEE)
Greek philosopher Socrates __________ in Rome; he _________ in Athens. (LIVE)
31.TENSES. Fill in the questions with the right Simple Past form of the verbs given:
A/ When __________________? B/ I think Chaplin died in 1977.
A/ Where __________________? B/ I bought it in Portobello Road.
A/ What time ____ to work yesterday? B/ We got there at about half past eight.
32. MEDIATION. Find your job. Here you've got four advertisements. Read them and thell me which job you "sabes" do better using sentences in the affirmative, in the negative and the connectors AND/BUT/BECAUSE/SO.
Ad 1.- Help us with our children and travel around the world. If you can play the guitar or another instrument, cook and drive, phone Whitfield at 6896328.
Ad 2.- Typist required, excellent pay, one week nights, two weeks days. Musician appreciated. Write to Box 635, Oxford OX6 82J.
Ad 3.- Travelling companion/driver required for American writer; speaking English, other languages. Chess player appreciated. Excellent pay. Write to Box 492, Newton Tribune.
Ad 4.- Take 2 Italian boys, 8 and 10, on holiday in June. Some cooking, but no cleaning. Swimming, tennis, windsurfing. Very good pay. Phone Guidotti 2783440 evenings.
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33. Make questions with what you are given in brackets:
I study three hours every day. (your brother?) ___________________________
My teacher can speak English very well. (French?) ________________________
You have got a very good Chinese dictionary. (How many words?) _______________
And remember that all the activities proposed will be compiled in my site: Summer Revision for 1º ESO
NEW THAT'S ENGLISH >>>> Here are my hints for you to watch: 1º ESO Unit 9A Unit 9B 3º ESO Unit 6A Unit 6B (Module 8)
...and remember that if you want to watch more episodes, you can visit my site!
SUMMER REVISION >> Activities for my students in 3º ESO:
83. REPORTED SPEECH. What would you say in these situations? Do as in the example.
Example: My girlfriend says: "I'm tired", but five minutes later she says "Let's play tennis". What do you say? "But you said you were tired!"
1. Your friend says: "I'm hungry", so you go to a restaurant. When you get there he says "I don't want to eat". What do you say? "....................!"
2. Mike tells you: "My girlfriend has gone away", but later that day you meet her. What do you say? "...."
3. My cousin says: "I don't smoke". A few minutes later you see him smoking a cigarette. What do you say to him? "...........!"
4. Margaret tells her boyfriend: "I'm working tomorrow evening", but later that day she says "Why don't we go to the cinema tomorrow evening?". What does her boyfriend say? "......!"
5. John says: "I can't go out tonight", but later in the evening you meet him in the park. What do you tell him? ".........!"
6. You arranged to meet Albert in the English department. He says: "I won't be late". At last, he arrives 20 minutes late. What do you say? "...!"
84. Complete these sentences with SAID / TOLD / TALKED and then rewrite them into DIRECT SPEECH.
1. Tom _____________ me that he was enjoying his new job. >>> "........................................"
2. Jack ___________ it was a nice restaurant, but I didn't like it much. >>> "........................................"
3. The doctor ___________ that I would have to rest for at least a week. >>> "........................................"
4. Mrs Taylor __________ us she wouldn't be able to come to the next meeting. >>> "....................."
5. Mary _____________ Jack that she was going away. >>> "........................................"
6. My parents _____________ that they didn't like my boyfriend. >>> "........................................"
7. George couldn't help me. He _____________ me to ask his brother. >>> "........................................"
8. At the meeting the chairman ______ about the problems facing the company. >>> "................."
9. Jill _____________ us all about her holiday in Australia. >>> "........................................"
10. My uncle _______ me to help my aunt in the garden. >>> "............................"
85. Rewrite these sentences into REPORTED SPEECH using the beginnings given.
1. "Listen carefully!" , he said to us. >>> He told....
2. "Don't wait for me if I'm late", said Ann. >>> Ann said .....
3. "Don't come before 6 o'clock", I said to him. >>> I told...
4. "Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand.", he said to me. >>> He asked ..... because....
5. "Shut the door, but don't lock it", she said to us. >>>> She told...
6. "Read the instructions before you switch on the machine", he said to me. >>>> He told...
7. "Eat more fruit and vegetables", said the doctor. >>>> The doctor said....
Here's my musical hint for today: Dancing on the ceiling by Lionel Richie (An old school mash up). And now here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along.
Here are some more activities for my students:
Listening exercise for you to do: What is the manosphere? (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
English in a MINUTE: Phrases with HAT (BBC Learning English)
Real Easy English: Talking about YOUR BRAIN (BBC Learning English)
The English We Speak: Thailand-Cambodia conflict (BBC Learning English)
"All work and no play makes Jack/Jill a dull boy/girl"
Learn English with movies - Matilda (full movie)
...and also with Vicky the Viking Episode 23 The Revenge of the Swordfish
