Mrs. S.'s English Classes

English Club — test preparation

Corinna Schwartz — Mon, 30 May 2011 21:07:02 +0000

Here you can practise online for the test:

examenglish.com (writing test)

esl.about.com (correcting mistakes)

mansioningles.com (speaking test)

ukstudentlife.com (example of speaking test)

Parapal-online.co.uk (exercises on writing letters and essays)

Mock Test

Corinna Schwartz — Fri, 27 May 2011 08:43:46 +0000

Here are the solutions for today’s exercises.

English Club: speaking test

Corinna Schwartz — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:21:25 +0000

You will find information on the B2 speaking test here: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/fce_speaking.html . The B1 test has the same format, only the language that is expected of you is simpler.

The C1 test is very similar: http://www.splendid-speaking.com/exams/cae_speaking.html

For the tests you will be taking, you should know how to talk and write about the following topics: food; free time activities such as sports, hobbies and travels; young people and family life; jobs

Test 30th May

Corinna Schwartz — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:08:41 +0000

The last test this term will be about Ireland, of course. You will get a text and you will have to answer questions on that.

As to grammar and language you will have to deals with tasks concerning

gerund and infinitive constructions

http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_1.htm http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/infinitive-vs-gerund

(The above exercises are more complex than what is asked of you in the test.)

linking ideas

http://une.education.pour.demain.pagesperso-orange.fr/rodsex/08_links/index.htm

Web Quest: Eating in America

Corinna Schwartz — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 21:48:37 +0000

Please do this Webquest on eating in the US.

Test 7th April

Corinna Schwartz — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:28:20 +0000

The next test will be about an environmental topic. You will get a short text to read and you will have to solve the following tasks:

Grammar:

Conditional clauses

Interactive English grammar (useful to practise the verb forms)

e-grammar (multiple choice exercises)

Relative clauses

English exercises (defining and non-defining relative clauses)

Learnenglishfeelgood (relative pronouns)

Writing:

Essay, in which you discuss the pros and cons of an environmental issue. For this it is very important that you can use the phrases for discussion we have practised.

Mock test solutions

Corinna Schwartz — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:50:06 +0000

If you like, here are some possible solutions for the exercises today. Of course I would accept any other correct solutions, too.

Test February 14th

Corinna Schwartz — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 21:47:48 +0000

You will have to be able to

compare what life used to be like and what it is like now,
say what may or might happen,
report what other people have said
write a formal letter

Here are some online exercises:

“used to”: EnglishExercises, EnglishPage

“may or might”: ToLearnEnglish, UsefulEnglish

reported speech: PerfectEnglishGrammar, TheEnglishCafe

reported orders: PerfectEnglishGrammar, EnglishExercises

Test Dec. 3rd

Corinna Schwartz — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:35:38 +0000

You should expect the following tasks:

Listening
Grammar: simple past/ present perfect; passive voice; participle constructions
Text production

Here are some links for grammar practice:

Present perfect/ simple past

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/zeiten/simple_past_present_perfect.htm

http://www.lothar-kissinger.de/grammar/tenses.htm#presentperfect

Passive voice

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-passive-voice-exercise1.html

http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/grammar/grammar-passive_voice.asp

Participle constructions:

http://www.ekg.gp.bw.schule.de/lbs/partconst/pc1.htm

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises?13

Australia Exhibition

Corinna Schwartz — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 14:00:45 +0000

You will be marked as follows:

Work in class (use of English, preparation for lessons, progress etc.): 50%
Design of stall (materials, special ideas — see below): 20%
Presentation of topic (explanations, language etc.): 30%

Make your stall as interesting as possible:

collect pictures (e.g. from travel brochures, from the internet etc.)
create posters and diagrams,
design a brochure with tips,
bring in samples (e.g. sand from the outback, aboriginal drawings, eucalyptus leaves …)

If you want to do more research on your topic, here are some useful links:

Sydney

Sydney tourist information; Sydney Aquarium; Sydney Tower; Sydney travel video

The Great Barrier Reef

Traditional owners; Protection; Discovery Channel film

Ayers Rock/ Uluru

Quick facts about Ayer’s Rock; Timeline with Aboriginal videos; Bush and outback safety

Australian fauna (marsupials and monotremes)

Videos: koala, wombat, echidna, platypus

Marsupials; Monotremes

Dangerous animals

Video dangerous animals; Surviving dangerous animals; Animal portraits

Invasive species

Videos: overview, rabbits, cane toads

List of species; Damages by invasive species