Oral exam

Here you have an example of two people taking the oral test; have a look at it.

Oral exams

Here you have some pieces of advice for the oral exam. Have a look at it.

Oral exam: tips for the second part

Here you have some tips for the second part of the oral exam. Have a look at it and try to use them when you practice

Test your English

Test your English

If you want to see your knowlwdge in the language, you can have a try and do this 25-multiple-choice-question test  ... and you will also know  which is the most appropriate Cambridge Exam for you.
There's no time limit, but don't cheat!

PODCASTS

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

http://www.eoioviedo.org/webteca/recursos%20ingles/listening.htm
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Here you have a very useful link to practise listening comprehension. You may find audios and posdcasts at different lecels of difficulty.

Have a try and let me know how it goes.

THANKSGIVING

Work in pairs and using any search engine you want, try to answer as many questions as possible.

Historical facts

-What is Thanksgiving Day?

- and what is Black Friday?

- When is it celebrated?

- When was first celebrated and why? Who sat together and why?

- When is canadian Thanksgiving day celebrated?

- Who were "the saints", "the Strangers" and the "Pilgrim fathers"?

-What is the ship name thet travelled into?

- Where and when did they leave from?

- How long was the voyage?

- Where did they arrive? Which city and state did they found?

-Who was the first governor?

- Which American Indian tribes lived in the area?

- Who was Squanto?

- What is the National day of Mourning?

- When did this day become a national holiday, and which president took the decision?Find information about him.

Anecdotes

- What is the typical Thanksgibving food? Look for a recipe and write it out.

- Which sate is the biggest producer of that animal?

- How many Americn towns are named after Thanksgiving dinner? in which states are these towns?

- When was the first national Football league's Thanksgiving Classic played and which team hosted it? What was their purpose to host taht game?

- Which president(s) has (have) spent Thanksgiving outside the USA, where, when and why?

Guy Fawk's Night

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Guy Fawkes Night is a (1) ____ British celebration. It celebrates a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament (that’s where Big Ben is) in London. This was (2) ____ one of the first examples of terrorism, only it didn’t work. It all happened on November the (3) ____, 1605. A group of Catholics who were unhappy with their Protestant rulers wanted to bring the government (4) ____. Their leader was a man called Guy Fawkes and his plan was called the Gunpowder Plot. Fortunately, some passers-(5) ____ saw Guy Fawkes and his followers with the gunpowder. Guy Fawkes was arrested. He was put on a bonfire and burned to (6) ____. In Britain and former British colonies, this day is also called Bonfire Night.

Bonfire Night is perhaps the biggest outdoor (7) ____ in Britain. Unfortunately, it is in winter and takes place at night. You have to (8) ____ the cold, but it is a happy occasion. Every town and village puts on a fireworks display. There is usually a large bonfire in the middle of the town. People gather (9) ____ it to watch the fireworks and eat traditional Guy Fawkes Night food. Baked potatoes and toffee apples are the most popular treats. There is usually a mock guy on the bonfire to (10) ____ the real one that died 400 years ago. Many families have smaller celebrations and will have their (11) ____, private fireworks display in their garden. There are many warnings to be careful because every year, children are (12) ____ in fireworks accidents.

Fill in the gaps in the article with the correct option.

1.	(a)	lots	(b)	very	(c)	much	(d)	lot of
2.	(a)	probably	(b)	probability	(c)	probable	(d)	problem
3.	(a)	five	(b)	fifty	(c)	fifth	(d)	fiftieth
4.	(a)	up	(b)	on	(c)	in	(d)	down
5.	(a)	up	(b)	along	(c)	by	(d)	through
6.	(a)	dead	(b)	death	(c)	die	(d)	dying
7.	(a)	celebration	(b)	celebrates	(c)	celebrated	(d)	celebratory
8.	(a)	brave	(b)	braves	(c)	bravery	(d)	braved
9.	(a)	to	(b)	on	(c)	in	(d)	at
10.	(a)	send	(b)	sent	(c)	represent	(d)	present
11.	(a)	owner	(b)	own	(c)	owns	(d)	owned
12.	(a)	injury	(b)	injuries	(c)	injuring	(d)	injured

Halloween

It’s Halloween time!

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. The day is often associated with orange and black, and is strongly associated with symbols like the jack-o’-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating , wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Watch This is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas and complete the reading comprehension below it.



Click on the following link to download the exercise and try and fill in the gaps: This is Halloween from the Nightmare Before Christmas.

Check the key if in doubt.

And what about you? Take these tests to check if Halloween may turn you into: a werewolf? or maybe a witch?

Tell us about your experience!!

ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING PERSONALITY

50 adjectives to describe the personality
in English and Spanish.

English	Spanish
ambitious	ambicioso
annoying	pesado
argumentative, quarrelsome	discutidor
bad-tempered	malhumorado
big-headed	creído, engreído
bitchy	de mala leche, venenoso;
brave	valiente
cantankerous	cascarrabias
carefree	despreocupado
careless	descuidado, poco cuidadoso
cautious	prudente, cauteloso, cauto;
charming	encantador
cheerful	alegre, jovial;
conceited, full of oneself	presumido
conservative	conservador
conventional	convencional
cowardly	cobarde
crazy, nuts	loco, chiflado
cruel	cruel
dull, boring	soso, aburrido
flirtatious	coqueta
friendly	amigable, simpático, agradable
generous	generoso
hard-working	trabajador
honest	honesto
kind	amable
laid-back	tranquilo, relajado
lazy	perezoso, vago
loyal	fiel
mean	tacaño
modest	modesto
moody	de humor cambiante
naive	ingenuo, inocentón
naughty (children)	malo, travieso (niños)
open-minded: narrow-minded:	de actitud abierta, sin prejuicios de mentalidad cerrada, intolerante;
pious	piadoso
polite	cortés, educado
proud	orgulloso
reliable: he’s a very reliable person	fiable, confiable: es una persona en la que se puede confiar
self-confident: to be self-confident	seguro de sí mismo: tener confianza en sí mismo
selfish	egoísta
sensible	sensato, prudente;
sensitive	sensible
shy - introverted	tímido, vergonzoso - introvertido
strict	estricto, severo, riguroso
stubborn	terco, testarudo, tozudo
sympathetic (understanding)	comprensivo
talkative	conversador, hablador
trustworthy	digno de confianza
two-faced	falso
weird	raro, extraño

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