February Exams: What to take into account

Hi there!

The February test is just around the corner, so if you are a little bit unsure of how the exam works, here are the different aspects you should pay attention to:


1. What you should be able to do (at the end of the year): Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria

2. How we evaluate your performance: Marking Criteria

Marking Criteria

3. How the exam goes: Exam Timing and Structure

Exam Timing and Structure

Chores

Practice pronunciation here 

Practice present perfect

Video explanation of present perfect
Video explanation of yet/already

Grammar exercises
Grammar exercises 2
Grammar exercises 2

Reading

Hey everyone!

I thought I'd share some popular children's and young adult book authors with you because, as you already know, reading in English is one of the most enjoyable ways to expand your vocabulary and improve your language skills. When you started reading in Spanish, I'm sure you didn't start with Cervantes. The same goes for English! Start with adapted readers or children's books and then work your way up.

Shel Silverstein

Poems are great because you can read them in one sitting and they can even be helpful for practicing pronunciation, intonation and rhythm when speaking!

Roald Dahl

J.K. Rowling

This is probably still a bit difficult for Basic 2, but I had to include it! 

Lois Lowry

Merry Christmas!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! I hope it's filled with family, joy, laughter and just a bit of English homework! 

If you are in the mood, check out this page where you can sing along to Christmas carols. Practice pronunciation of Christmas vocabulary here and here.

Illustrated Idioms

English can be a complex language to learn with loads of irregular verbs, idiomatic expressions and odd spelling/pronunciation rules. An English teacher in Brazil decided to make her students' lives easier by illustrating a few of the most popular idiomatic phrases in the English language. I thought you might enjoy them!

Click here to see them

Hi there!

Some people were a little bit confused about when to use "that" instead of "who" or "which". While we can of course use "that" when talking about people, animals or things, sometimes it may be better to use the relative pronouns "who" and "which". This video explains why.

Who? That? Which?

Enjoy!

Conjunctions/Connectors

Hey there! I hope everybody has had a nice weekend. This week we will be having a look at run-on sentences and the use of connectors. Here are a few extra activities to practice if you have the time. See you soon!

CONJUNCTIONS AND CONNECTORS

Extra activities from your book

Explanation