B2 - Crime and punishment

Hi, everyone!

This is a compilation of documents I've been posting over the last few years on this topic: CRIME

Enjoy!

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B1 listening comprehension - holidays & work

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for unit 3A's listening comprehension exercise. You can find the key below.

track 3.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r3-1_md_2600173_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a)

1.- Sam likes his job, but Marcia doesn't

2.- Sam has to deal with some very difficult people and has to put up with some idiots. Marcia thinks managing a hotel is quite stressful and doesn't like people complaining all the time. She can't stand it when people steal things. Also either she or her husband has to be at the hotel and it's very hard to get a holiday together.

b) & c)

SAM   1e)  2a)  3d)  4g)

MARCIA   5c)  6f)  7h)  8b)

B2 grammar: adjectives & so/such + KEY

Hi, everyone,

This is the handout we've been doing in class. The key is at the end of the document, as usual.

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B1 - listening comprehension - expressing concern

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2D. This unit's focus is on expressions to give and ask for advice and how to show concern.

Track 2.8

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r2-8_md_2577596_1.mp3"]

KEY:

3.a)

1. F (She thinks her husband works too hard)


2. T


3. F (He thinks she is spending too much on things for the house and their children)


4. T


5. F (She thinks Lorna and Andy both need a night off)


6. T

B1 - listening comprehension: sleep

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2C's exercise 3.

recording 2.6

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KEY:

3.      1.- more  2.- 30%  3.- one and a half hours  4.- more  5.- the same amount  6.- a few hours

4.      

1. 10%


2. People went to sleep when it got dark and got up when it got light


3. Older people


4. They organise information they've collected during the day


5. A place where you can go for a quick nap during the day (THEY DON'T EXIST, THOUGH)

 

B2 - revise & check 1

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the listening comprehension exercises on p. 19.

track 1.23

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-23_md_1569028_1.mp3"]

track 1.24

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-24_md_1569030_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a.  1-b  2-a  3-c  4-b  5-a

b. 

1. Because she was having a lot of problems with her fiancé.


2. That the problems would be resolved.


3. No, it wasn't.


4. That the psychic wasn't very professional.


5. Because Alice believes that psychics can really see into the future.


6. She told Alice she would have a new job.


7. She didn't get depressed when she lost her job.


8. Not to depend too much on psychics.

B2 - Stereotypes

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings, from unit 2A (p.20), on national stereotypes.

track 2.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-1_md_1571735_1.mp3"]

track 2.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-2_md_1571737_1.mp3"]

KEY:

2.1

Speaker 1 (American)

(+) individualistic, hard-working, optimistic

(-) materialistic, very interested in money

Speaker 2 (Irish)

(+) sociable, easy-going, religious, family oriented, good storytellers

(-) melancholic, nostalgic, drink a lot

Speaker 1 (English)

(+) tolerant, open to new ideas

(-) self-satisfied, arrogant towards foreigners, lazy, careless in the way they dress, drink too much

Speaker 1 (Scottish)

(+) proud of their identity, inventive, sociable, like to have a good time, great travellers, well behaved abroad

(-) melancholic, negative attitude towards their neighbours (the English), quite negative towards foreigners

2.2  

1. a) achieve  b) inherited  


2. a) emigration  b) climate


3. a) multi-ethnic  b) unwillingness


4. a) attitude  b) wrongs

B1 Listening comprehension - Relaxing activities

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 1C's listening comprehension exercise. The KEY is at the end of the post.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r1-6_md_2433006_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a) Mike does yoga - Anne goes to a health club - Sally paints watercolours - Jeremy sits in front of the TV

b) Mike: every morning when he gets up - Anne: 2 or 3 times a month - Sally: Every Sunday - Jeremy: 6 nights a week

B2 listening comprehension - SPEED DATING

B2 communicative activity - Q&A + KEY

Hi, everyone!

You can find below the speaking activity we've been doing over the last few days, and its KEY. Check it out and correct your worksheets when needed.

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B2 listening comprehension exercise

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we have done in class. In the document that follows, you can find the KEY to the exercises as well as the recording script.

Track 1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-1_md_2405513_1.mp3"]

Track 2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-2_md_2405514_1.mp3"]

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B2 listening comprehension tests & KEY

Hi, everyone!

You can find below the tests and the recordings which we have been doing over the last few days.

Test 4-7.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-1_md_2095725_1.mp3"]

Test 4-7.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-2_md_2095855_1.mp3"]

Test 5.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-1_md_2095720_1.mp3"]

Test 5.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-2_md_2095723_1.mp3"]

 

Student A

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Student B

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KEY:

Units 4-7

Student A

1  

1. A


2. C


3. B


4. C


5. C

2  

1. C


2. C


3. C


4. C


5. A

Student B

1  

1. B


2. B


3. C


4. C


5. C

2  

1. B


2. B


3. A


4. C


5. A

Unit 5

Student A

1  

1. about a year ago


2. working hours


3. at the same time every day


4. watching TV in bed


5. dark

2  

1. A


2. A


3. C


4. A


5. A

Student B

1  

1. all night


2. feeling worried


3. every morning


4. relaxation exercises


5. cool

2  

1. A


2. B


3. B


4. B


5. A

B2 reading comprehension exercises KEY

Hi, everyone!

This is the key to the exercises I gave you this week. If you find anything you don't understand, we'll discuss it in class.

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B2 - the future

Hi, everyone!

Keep this handout as a guide for the expression of the future in English.

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B2 listening comprehension - Driving in the USA

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we did last week in class.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-10_md_1878167_1.mp3"]

1. The most dangerous thing to be on the road is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. a pedestrian
   
   
   2. a driver
   
   
   3. a motorcyclist
   
   
   
   


2. Most accidents happen because drivers ______________.
   
   
   
   1. fall asleep at the wheel
   
   
   2. are drunk
   
   
   3. drive too fast
   
   
   
   


3. Driving at night is ______________ times as dangerous as driving during the day.
   
   
   
   1. three times
   
   
   2. four times
   
   
   3. ten times
   
   
   
   


4. You’re most likely to have a non-fatal accident on a ______________.
   
   
   
   1. Tuesday morning
   
   
   2. Friday afternoon
   
   
   3. Saturday night
   
   
   
   


5. Most fatal accidents happen on ______________.
   
   
   
   1. motorways
   
   
   2. A-roads
   
   
   3. country roads
   
   
   
   


6. Kilometre for kilometre, women have more ______________ than men.
   
   
   
   1. minor accidents
   
   
   2. serious accidents
   
   
   3. fatal accidents
   
   
   
   


7. The age at which a driver is most at risk is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. over 75
   
   
   2. between 21 and 25
   
   
   3. under 25
   
   
   
   

KEY:

1.- 1  2.- 3  3.- 2  4.- 2  5.- 3  6.- 1  7.- 3

B2 - The Past

Hi, everyone!

This is the handout on the past that we went through last week. The key to the exercises is at the end of the document.

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B2 writing a discursive composition / CRIME

Hi, everyone!

This is the handout we've been using in class these last few days. Now you have it here as well.

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B2 listening comprehension - unit 2 revise & check

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the revise & check section, unit 2.

track 2.21

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-21_md_1721834_1.mp3"]

track 2.22

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-22_md_1721837_1.mp3"]

KEY:

• a) 1. b  2. c  3. c  4. a  5. b


• b)

1. Cold, reserved, often depressed and maybe suicidal.


2. Quite a lot, except for the suicidal rate.


3. Because it hasn't fought in a war for 200 years.


4. They are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment, and very good at recycling.


5. They are very good in the house

so / such... (that...) - narrative tenses & KEY

Hi, everyone!

This is the handout I've given out in class. I hope you find it useful and didn't make many mistakes.

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B2 - HEALTH related vocabulary & KEY

Hi, everyone!

This is the HEALTH handout I've given out in class this week. The KEY is at the end of the document.

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