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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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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Turducken

Hi, everyone!

While looking for Thanksgiving resources I came across this funny video. Enjoy!

[youtube="http://youtu.be/-tGcsPQf4rA"]

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

B2 readers for this year

Hi, everyone!

These are the two novels we are going to read over the year. Diary of a wimpy kid will be part of our February reading comprehension exam, whereas Lies of Silence will appear in our final exam in June.

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video- can stress actually kill you?

Hi, everyone!

Please check this interesting video on stress and its effects on our health. Hope you like it!

Also note that you can activate the subtitles.


[youtube"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrjEP5MOT4"]

B2 Indirect questions

Hi, everyone!
Please watch this video in which indirect questions are explained.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/5zJmR5AYEto"]

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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From The Guardian: 10 grammar rules you can forget

Hi, everyone!

On the following link you can read an article on grammar aspects which worry English speakers. I hope you find it interesting and useful.

10 grammar rules you can forget: how to stop worrying and write proper

CONGRATS!

Hi, everyone!

I just want to let you know what a great job you've done this year and that I'm very proud of having you as my students. Thank you for an unforgettable year.

For those of you who couldn't make it, think that the right word to bear in mind is YET: you haven't made it YET.

Have a great summer and keep it up, guys!

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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formal letter writing

Hi, everyone!

These are just some tips I've published to help you write formal letters. Hope you find it useful!

Click on the image to view the document.

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 listening comprehension - Floods in Prague

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for the listening comprehension exercise on page 41 of the students' book.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-6_md_1843475_1.mp3"]

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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