23/02/2010

Intermedio 1 Mini-check Module 6

Here are the answers:

1 surprising 2 disappointed 3 confused 4 exciting 5 depressed 6 are injured 7 have been found 8 is being built 9 cost 10 was stolen 11 will / are going to complete 12 in 13 about 14 to 15 by 16 about 17 happy 18 angry 19 hot 20 surprised

22/02/2010

Avanzado 1 Review and Practice Unit 5

Here are the answers:

1 2 used to be 3 get used to not understanding 4 used to finish 5 get used to having

2 1 The party in the flat upstairs was very noisy. However, I managed to get a few hours' sleep.
2 I would say that Charlotte is my best friend although I've only known her for a few months.
3 I wanted to have a party this weekend but my parents weren't happy about the idea.
4 He's very unreliable. Nevertheless, she seems to be in love with him.
5 Sandra is a very good student. However, she will ned to work a bit harder if she wants to pass her exams.
6 Although I had all the necessary qualifications, I didn't get the job.
7 I enjoyed the film but some of the acting was awful.

3 1Do you think you will be able to finish the presentation by Friday?
2 They finally manged to get the car out of the mud.
3 I could draw quite well as a child.
4 He wasn't able to persuade the other employees to go on strike.
5 She didn't know how to make his camera work.
6 Did you manage to speak to Brian before he went home?

4 1 relieved 2 clean-shaven 3 a bit of a loner 4 muscular 5 pain in the neck 6 confused

16/02/2010

All - Learning with films

Hi everyone,
As you know, films are a very useful resource in your learning process. I've found this website where you can watch a movie trailer of your choice and answer some comprehension questions about it.

I hope you enjoy it.

05/02/2010

Intermedio 1 Mini-check Module 5

Here are the answers:

1 'm going 2 to go 3 going 4 go 5 to go 6'll go 7 imaginative 8 jealousy 9 succesful 10 ambition 11 skills 12 run 13 call you back 14 due 15 to travel 16 for 17 on 18 for 19 in 20 for

28/01/2010

Avanzado 1 Review and Practice Unit 4

Here are the answers:
1 1g 2d 3b 4e 5a 6f 7h 8c

2 1 What will we do if the taxi doesn't come on time?
2 If I had been born a year earlier, I would have done the military service.
3 What would you do if you were offered a better job?
4 If I'm not home by 11 pm, my dad will be really angry.
5 I wouldn't have hired a car if I had known how expensive it was going to be.
6 If she works really hard between now and the exams, she will probably pass.
7 We would have gone to the cinema if we had been able to find a babysitter.
8 If I were you, I would go on along holiday.

3 1 You didn't have to wait for me.
2 I'm supposed to take some ID.
3 I didn't need to get up early theis morning.
4 We've got to be in our seats at the teatre by 7.30pm.
5 You shouldn't have forgotten Janine's birthday.
6 Did you have to do miltary service when you were eighteen?

4 1 it 2 so 3 just 4 vital 7 does 8 such

5 1 work 2 elbow 3 dream 4 stretch 5 intense 6 heightened 7 shoulders 8 achievement

26/01/2010

Avanzado 1 - Free Running - answer key

Here are the answers to the reading comprehension questions on page 52.

Ex. 6: 1 True 2 True 3 False (a group which later split) 4 False (Foucan is surprised) 5 True 6 False 7 False (and couldn't walk for nine weeks) 8 True 9 False

Ex.7: 1 vault 2 opt 3 setback 4 momentum 5 cliche 6 rigid

Is free running a good thing for young people to be involved in? Write your answers in the comments section of this post.

12/01/2010

international meeting point

One of my students - Alexia, thank you - has told me about a non-smoking international exchange group that gets together twice a week and organises all sorts of activities. If you're interested in meeting people and practising your English while having fun , you can find more information here.