Sunday, 4 June 2017

Final preparation for writing exam!

Criterion C:
1.A short writing task of 35-45 words
(mark out of 5)

2.Writing an informal letter of about 100 words.
(mark out of 15)
What should I do to prepare?
1. The first thing you need to do is to redraft your exam answers. Write them out again, improving them.
Pay close attention to mistakes that I have underlined. ASK if you are not sure what the problem is.
Look at my written comments and follow them.
Refer to the mark schemes above to make sure you have got FULL MARKS.


2. Below are two more questions for you to practice with. Preparing these will be excellent preparation for our exam.


a. You are unable to attend an appointment with your doctor. 
Write a short email to Dr Jones in which you:
   
  • apologise for having to miss the appointment
  •  explain why you can no longer attend 
  •  propose another day and time to have the appointment.

Write 35 - 45 words



b. This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend:

I love cooking so much and I am thinking about taking some classes. 
What is your favourite food? What is the food like in your country?
 Have you ever had food from a different country? How does it compare to yours?
Write a letter answering your friend´s questions. 

Write about 100 words on your answer sheet.

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Year 8 Speaking exam - Silent classwork


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You MUST be silent during these exams! 

This lesson, you MAY choose from the following tasks: 

  • Continue to revise for the speaking exam if you have not already completed yours. (Watch the videos, complete the tasks/quizlet lists from previous lessons) 
  • Revise any other area of the PET exam that you feel you need to work on - particularly grammar. (Use grammar books, online games, quizlet lists, find practice questions and have a go at them) 
  • Read an English reading book and fill in the reading log in the back of your notebooks.

You MAY NOT:

  • Do revision for other subjects. 
  • Play games that are not related to your English learning.
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Best of luck year 8!



Monday, 15 May 2017

PET Speaking Part 2 - Useful Phrases

PETSPEAKINGTEST–usefulphrases
Askingforclarification
Sorry,I’mnotsurewhatyoumean.
Idon’t(really)understand
Correctingyourself
WhatImeanis…
WhatImeantwas…
WhatI’mtryingtosayis…

Discussing with partner (Part 2)
·         Making suggestions
Idon’tthink
 I’mnotsurewhether
 Ithinkit’dbebetterif
Ithinkweshould….
Itmakesme
Ifinditreally
Itlooksabitstrange/difficult …
He/shelooksasif
Thegood/badthing(s)is/are…
Oneadvantage/disadvantageis…
Ontheotherhand…

·         Expressing opinions
I(really)like/love/enjoy…..
Idon’t(really)like….
I’mnotverykeenon…
Imuchprefer…
I’dprefer…
I’d(much)rather…
ThethingIlikethebestis….

·         Agreeingordisagreeingwithyourpartner
Iagree/disagree
Thatsoundslikeagoodidea
That’sagreatidea
You’reright!
That’strue
I’mnotsureaboutthat
Idon’t(really)agree
Yes,but…

·         Involvingyourpartner
Whatdoyouthink?
Doyouthinkweshould…?
Whydon’twe…?
Perhapsweshould…
Let’sdecideabout….,shallwe?

Whatshallwedofirst?

Describing image (Part 3)
The image shows…
On the left/right…
In the background…
At the front…
It seems like/It looks like …
Maybe/perhaps …

Thispictureremindsmeof…..

Sunday, 7 May 2017

Vocabulary Revision

  • A meadow 
  • Roots 
  • A nightgown 
  • A very proper person 
  • A leech 
  • To snigger 
  • To be flushed 
  • A butcher 
  • Contritely 
  • A trail 
  • Overhead 
  • Pointless
  • To shimmer 
  • A mirage 
  • Man-made
  • Raspy 
  • Sheepish
  • A miacle 
  • To take a sip 
  • To peel 
  • A layer 
  • Murky 
  • A cub scout 
  • A prize 
  • To be arrested 
  • To sneak 
  • To be evicted 
  • To dunk 
  • A throne 
  • To retrieve
  • Sandpaper 
  • To crawl 
  • Dizzy