File 5B

FILE 5B Web Guide
To further practise Quantifiers and Word Formation of File 5B, EFL teachers recommend the following sites:

Sentence Agreement when Quantifiers are Used

http://smccd.net/accounts/sevas/esl/reviewlesson/agree4a.html

Word Formation

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/grammar_games_archive_frame.html

5A Extra Reading

If you'd like to find out more about the film Gorillas in the Mist, mentioned in the Listening we did in class, check the Internet Movie Database on the following link:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095243/

Also, I'm sending by e-mail the original article (not the adapted version in the SB) of the Reading you have to do for Homework for next week, in case you're interested...

OLD FRIENDS: TEST YOUR TENSES

In the photocopy pack you can find an extra activity called "OLD FRIENDS: TEST YOUR TENSES". Since we're pressed for time and won't be able to do it in class, I'm uploading the key below for you to do it as homework. It's an activity to revise the present simple/continuous, past simple and present perfect simple/continuous.
If you have any questions after you've done it, you can ask them to me in class.

File 5A

FILE 5 Word list and Grammar Check
Today I have e-mailed to the students subscribed to the mailing list the word list and the grammar check for FILE 5.

FILE 5A Web Guide
To further practise the vocabulary on Animals and the grammar of File 5A, EFL teachers recommend the following sites:

Ejercicios interactivos del British Council

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/activities/animalz01.html

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/Activities/seadr.html

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/words/Activities/insects02.html

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Mixed Animal Trivia Quizzes

http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/animals/miscellaneous_animal_trivia/mixed_animal_trivia.html

Electronic Zoo

http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

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Animal Discovery

http://animal.discovery.com/

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Birmingham Zoo

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/

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E-Nature.com

http://www.enature.com/

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Sahara Wildlife

http://www.pbs.org/sahara/wildlife/wildlife.htm

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Noah: The Animal Search Engine.

http://www.cyberark.com/noah/search.asp

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Nombres de pájaros

http://english-zone.com/vocab/birds/birds.html

Present Perfect Practice

http://valenciaenglish.netfirms.com/presperfex.htm

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English Page Verb Exercise:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/exercises/exercise5.htm

ANDORRA AND GERMANY TREATY

Manuel , a year 4 student from MonWed@1930, e-mailed me the following very interesting "piece of history" on one of the controversial items in the Listening paper (March '08 exams):

The tiny nation of Andorra declared war on Germany in 1914 along with many other nations. However, the Versailles Peace Treay failed to include the nation and it remained at war with Germany throughtout the 1920´s and 30´s.

The country´s army was composed of 10 people and its military budget was 4 dollars per year. The soldiers, however, wore pins reading “TOUCH ME IF YOU DARE”, the country´s national motto.

In 1939 found itself involved in 2 world wars at once. A peace treaty was finally signed with Germany on september 25, 1939. This document ended, officially, the First World War.

March 2008 Marks

MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS @1730

PASS MARKS
Speaking 60 out of 100
Use of English 60 out of 100
Listening 10,8 out of 18
Reading 8,4 out of 14 [Reader THE RED NOTEBOOK 6 out of 10]
Writing 6 out of 10

MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS @1930

PASS MARKS
Speaking 60 out of 100
Use of English 60 out of 100
Listening 10,8 out of 18
Reading 8,4 out of 14 [Reader THE RED NOTEBOOK 6 out of 10]

Writing 6 out of 10

TUESDAYS THURSDAYS @1730

PASS MARKS
Speaking 60 out of 100
Use of English 60 out of 100
Listening 10,8 out of 18
Reading 8,4 out of 14 [Reader THE RED NOTEBOOK 6 out of 10]

Writing 6 out of 10

TUESDAYS THURSDAYS @1930

PASS MARKS
Speaking 60 out of 100
Use of English 60 out of 100
Listening 10,8 out of 18
Reading 8,4 out of 14 [Reader THE RED NOTEBOOK 6 out of 10]

Writing 6 out of 10

KEY TEST 2 Files 3 and 4

TEST 2 covers FILES 3 and 4. You can find it in the Photocopy Pack. You should use it as a test to find out how well you have assimilated the language of the preceding files.
BEFORE the test, you should revise the Grammar Summaries, the Build your Vocabulary sections, the Vocabulary Builders and the pronunciations exercises throughout files 3 and 4.
The marks for each part are indicated under the heading. The test has a total of 100 marks. You should do it individually for homework but pretend you are doing it "under exam conditions".

You can find the tapescript to the LISTENING below together with the KEY to ALL parts of the test.