B1 - Weekly Summary

Hi pals!

Over the stressful final two weeks we’ve been coping with the “winter exams” and some revision exercises. Let’s have a look at it in depth.

During the first week we sat the reading and listening exams, corrected extra grammar photocopies. Then, we sat the oral exam about the book you previously read at home.

As for this week, we’ve finished Unit 2 by correcting the revision section of the book on pages 34 and 35 and and listened to a Christmas carol, Santa Claus is coming to town, which would be sang at the Christmas party. Finally, we had a look at the exams and we commented on the main mistakes made.

Here you are the answers if you couldn't come to class:

Grammar:

a. 1 already    2 long    3 Since    4 Have    5 yet

b. 1 been working    2 just made    3 more expensive    4 carefully as    5 the most

Vocabulary:

a. 1 bank     2 mortgage    3 hungry    4 awful    5 travel    6 helmet    7 railway station

b. 1 filthy    2 tax    3 rush hour    4 lend    5 platform    6 inherit    7 boarding pass/card      

    8 tiny

c. 1 off    2 out    3 for    4 back    5 by

Pronunciation:

a. 1 coach    2 tiny    3 charge    4 cycle    5 earn

b. invest     security    luggage    pedestrian    terrified

Can you understand these people?

a. 1b    2c    3b    4c    5a

b. 1 £7,500    2 Three years    3 £261.45    4 8^½%    5 22^nd March

As for homework, the only things you have to do are the reading exercise "Do I really look like this?" on page 40 and the exercise “How words work” on page 41.

That’s all folks!!!!