Question Tags in Big Bang Theory

A detailed explanation of Question Tags:

Or a shorter explanation:

Practise Question Tags!

Big Bang Theory- Question Tags

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zuo56O7_aU

Let's put on our thinking cap,...............?

Subtlety isn't her strong suit,..............?

You did,..............?

It's great,..............?

It never is,.............?

You never stop talking,.............?

That's a funny turn,.................?

You'd love that,...............?

They have wine here,.................?

It is,...........?

Irregular Plurals

Check the different irregular plurals here!

Practise irregular plurals with some exercises here! And here:

Writing a proposal

 In this link you will find the steps to writing a proposal, the expressions you should use, examples of proposal and some activities. Very useful!

Writing a proposal

Graphs and Charts

 Here you will find some information for the C1 mediation task where you will have to describe a graph or a chart.

This is the type of task you will have to do in the EOI written exam for C1 level.

You are given a chart and a context. This can be an example:

You work for an insurance company which needs an analysis of the most prevalent crimes. You have been asked to write a summary of the latest results of the police survey.

You must write about the following points:

• Explain the results of the survey.

• Highlight the most important findings. 

• Write between 80 and 100 words. You must write about both points.

In these videos you will find some interesting ideas to describe charts. Take into account the charactereistics of the EOI exam.

Numbers in Daily Life!

Check how you handle numbers (C1)

Numbers

 

Common Idioms with Numbers (from 1 to 10)

#1

back to square one

to have one too many

one for the road

#2

To kill two birds with one stone

To be of two minds

#3

Bad things come in three

Third time is the charm

#4

On all fours

#5

The fifth wheel

#6

Six feet under

#7

The seven year itch

#8

To be one over the eight

#9

To be on cloud nine

To have nine lives

#10

A tenner

Charities

 Watch this video. What charities are mentioned? 

What is their purpose?

Are there any similar charities in Spain?

Look at these questions and ask your classmates some of them:

1. Have you ever done volunteer work? If so, describe the work you did.
2. What do you think about giving money to charity?
3. Do you trust charitable organizations? Which organizations are most trustworthy?
4. How often do you pass homeless people who are asking for money on the street? How do you feel in that situation? What do you do?
5. Do you consider donating blood is an act of solidarity?
6. Do you give blood regularly? Why or why not?
7. Would you consider donating an organ while you are alive, like a kidney or a lung?

Infinitives and Gerunds + Songs

PRACTISE HERE!

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/

Practice!

18 Cultural Differences Between the USA and EUROPE

Watch the video and write down notes on the different points mentioned. Do you agree with Drew Binsky’s ideas of Europe?

1 Toilets
2 Water
3 History
4 Driving
5 Sports
6 Food portions
7 Smoking
8 Clothes
9 Languages
10 Recycling
11 Coins
12 Toilets and buttons
13 Electric cars
14 Trash cans
15 Street signs
16 Dinner time
17 Outdoors
18 Vacation

used to, be used to, get used to

 Exercises to practise

Kids Tell Their Parents A Long-Held Secret & vice versa

What is the secret the children tell their parents?

Speaker 1:

Speaker 2:

Speaker 3:

Speaker 4:

How do parents feel after knowing their children’s secrets?

Parent 1:

Parent 2:

Parent 3:

Parent 4:

What is the secret the parents tell their children?

Speaker 1:

Speaker 2:

Speaker 3:

Speaker 4:

How do children feel after knowing their parents’ secrets?

Child 1:

Child 2:

Child 3:

Child 4:

Inversion for Emphasis

 

Inversion after negative adverbials

An explanation of inversion with negative advervials

Practise inversion

More practise

ART. Describe the images and the feelings they inspire

 

Here you can see a description and a bit of the history of some paintings:

Prepare a presentation of your favourite piece of art. Use the expressions and vocabulary in the handout and watch the video which will be useful to organise your presentation. Your presentation should not be longer than 3 minutes.

Formal Complaint

 Some tips to write a formal complaint

More tips and examples of formal complaints