LESSON PLANS
LEVEL: C1.2
GROUPS: A, B, C
DATE: June 1st,
2nd
CHECKING ACTIVITIES FROM PREVIOUS CLASS:
CONVERSATION (oral coproduction)
Feedback oral coproduction task on Padlet.
GRAMMAR
Answer key, page 184, exercises 1, 2 and 3.
Exercise 1, Grammar reference
1 distinct / probable (It is probable that
you’ll experience ...)
2 about to be / on the verge of being
3 due to / just about to (just about to =
more immediate and not usually with time phrase)
4 slim / slight (both mean small)
5 probable / likely
6 chances / likelihood (chances doesn’t fit the
phrase – collocation = in all likelihood)
7 set to announce / on the brink of announcing (though
first is far more common)
8 high / likely (there are some examples on
Google, but very unusual compared to high / low odds)
9 bound to / set to (set to suggests readiness
so it doesn’t work here when it is out of your control like this)
10 is
to / will (will isn’t usually used in the If clause of a
conditional sentence. Use present forms with future meaning.)
Exercise 2, Grammar reference
1 of 5 for
2 in 6 of
3 for 7 In
4 on
Exercise 3, Grammar reference
1 is to be overseen by
2 is sure to damage
3 on the brink of finding
4 are about to be
5 success is bound to
6 are
highly likely to rise
REVISION
AND PRACTICE FOR THE TEST
In the six remaining lessons that we have
left until the end of this unprecedented school year, we will revise contents
that we have studied during this course and we will practise with former tests.
From my standpoint, you should allow
yourself some time to complete these tasks the same way you would do it in an
exam. That’s probably what we would be doing in our face-to-face classes if we
had the chance to have them. Ignore the
time and number of tasks on the instructions of the activities themselves and
pay attention to the timing I suggest to follow. These activities belong to
June 2019. We received new instructions at the beginning of 2020 with updates
on the certificate tests (I uploaded that information on my blog at that moment
and posted it in our physical bulletin board in room 1bis). Once said that, I understand the present
circumstances so you can judge how to best do it yourselves.
READING (test practice)
In September 2020 you will have 3 tasks
and 55 minutes to do it. Last year they had 2 tasks and 60 minutes. The number
of words, nevertheless, is exactly the same even when the number of tasks will
vary. I advise you to do it following this year’s timing patterns. This section
will be scored out of 20.Click here to download the reading
test.
When you are done, check your own answer. Click here to download the answer
key. What’s your score?
LISTENING (test practice)
In September 2020 you will have 3 tasks
and 50 minutes to do it. Last year you had 2 tasks and 45 minutes. The total
length of the tracks, however, will be similar last year and this year. Listen
to each track twice, letting 1 minute between the first and the second time you
do it. This section will be scored out of 20. Click here to download the test.
These are the tracks:
WRITING (test practice)
In September 2020, you will have 40
minutes for written production (180-190 words), and 2 tasks to choose 1. You
will have 20 minutes for written coproduction (90-100 words), and only 1 task.
The total score for this skill will be 20, unevenly divided between production
(12 marks) and coproduction (8 marks).
I will attach below the test belonging to
June 2019. However, instead of writing that application email for a flat in
London, you will be writing an application email to book an adventure activity.
It’s coproduction, so write 90-100 words. Deadline: June 8th.
WRITTEN MEDIATION (test practice).
Finally, take a look at the written
mediation task they did last year in June. You don’t need to hand it in, this
is just for you to check what it looks like. This year, you will have 7 minutes
to watch the video twice and after that, 15 minutes to write 100-110 words
helping somebody interpret that video. Last year in June they used an audio
track, but they were supposed to show a video instead.
That’s all for now.
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