NEXT TEST

THE TEST IS ON FRIDAY 25th.

Tomorrow we are doing a general revision.

Special requests

Flor, Axel, Melina, Maia, Tomás please edit your profiles. Remember to include only your name and the first two or three letters of your surname. Go to "Panel", "Editar perfil", "Nombre a mostar" and there type this information. Also tick the box "Mostrar dirección de correo electrónico". Don´t forget to save the changes by clicking "Guardar cambios" at the bottom of the page.

Thank you very much, Jimena

Today's class

Hi, today we are going to practise listening comprehension.

Here are some links to activities. Listen carefully. Repeat them as many times as you need. Consult me if you are having trouble. Go ahead!

Act 1 At the restaurant
Act 2 At the shoe store
Act 3 4 different conversations
Act 4 Holidays
Act 5 Resort Holidays
Act 6 New year resolutions
Act 7 Wedding plans

We´ll continue practising with some situational listening activities.

Try the 5 situations HERE

See you next class, on Friday, for the test.
Bye, Jimena

Level test

Please complete this LEVEL TEST to assess your knowledge of English language. Copy the result and paste it on a comment in this post.

On this same page you may practise with some very useful multiple-choice activities with instant on-line correction.

Please complete the pre-intermediate level test and tell me your result (you may include it in a comment on this post).

This week

Hi, I remind you some dates this week.

Last Friday I handed out your draft copies of Writing task 1: "Answering an informal letter" (Student's book, page 75, exercise 11). Remember you have to correct the mistakes and hand in the final version on the template by Tuesday 22nd.

The homework for Tuesday is page 104 of the Student's book, exercises 1 to 3, and for Wednesday page 110.

On Friday you are having the Revision Test. The modules included are 1 to 8 of Opportunities Pre-intermediate. Pay special attention to tenses (including all 4 future forms), active and passive, conditionals and relative clauses.
We will be having revision classess on Tuesday and Wednesday, so consult all your doubts then!

See you on Tuesday, Jimena

Special requests

Hi, I have some special requests for some of you

Tomás, Melina, Maia, Denise, Joni, Flor, Axel: please edit your profiles. Remember to include only your name and the first two or three letters of your surname. Go to "Panel", "Editar perfil", "Nombre a mostar" and there type this information. Mine is Jimena Cas, for example.
Also tick the box "Mostrar dirección de correo electrónico". Don´t forget to save the changes by clicking "Guardar cambios" at the bottom of the page.

Thank you very much, Jimena

Written assignments

Hi, you can download this template to hand in your written assigments for your Portfolio. When you are asked for a username and a password, enter "ortenglish" on both boxes.
Complete your name, track and date (by double clicking the heading) and write your assignment here.
Good luck, consult me or the lab assisstants if you have any trouble.
See you, Jimena

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