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8:30-9:30
9:30-10:30
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11:30-12:00
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This workbook belongs to ______________________________________ from class ________

Presentación
Tu “Workbook” ha sido preparado por tus profesores para ayudarte a superar la
asignatura de inglés con éxito. Revísalo con frecuencia, tráelo siempre a clase, lee los
consejos que aparecen en él ¡cuídalo! y no olvides que hay que trabajar desde el
primer día.

Contiene las siguientes secciones:

Guía para el alumno ............................................................................. 1

Consejos para mejorar tu inglés ............................................................... 3
¿Cómo aprender vocabulario? .................................................................. 4
Classroom language ............................................................................. 5
Números ........................................................................................... 8
Verbos irregulares ................................................................................ 10
Reglas de ortografía ............................................................................. 13
Cómo hacer una buena presentación ......................................................... 14
Diario de lectura ................................................................................. 15
Fichas para las lecturas ........................................................................ 19
Vocabulario por unidades ....................................................................... 20
Fichas para mejorar la destreza oral ......................................................... 31
Explicaciones gramaticales y ejercicios ...................................................... 40
Mi Portfolio ........................................................................................ 58

¡Buen curso 2015-16!

The English Department

IES Pedro Espinosa
 IES PEDRO ESPINOSA
DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS
HOJA INFORMATIVA PARA EL ALUMNADO 3º ESO
CURSO 2015-2016
I. SISTEMA DE EVALUACIÓN
Se realizarán 2 exámenes trimestrales, para los que se establecerá hora y día, y todos los controles de vocabulario, verbos,
frases… oportunos. No olvides que la EVALUACIÓN ES CONTINUA, lo que implica que cada examen engloba todo lo
estudiado desde el comienzo de curso hasta el momento del examen y cada examen sirve de recuperación del anterior. Puesto que
la nota de exámenes es sólo el 70% de la calificación trimestral, ningún alumno podrá aprobar la asignatura SÓLO Y
EXCLUSIVAMENTE CON EL ÚLTIMO EXAMEN. ¡Hay que trabajar desde el primer día!
Los exámenes constarán de las siguientes partes:
→ Gramática y Vocabulario (Use of English) 40%
→ Comprensión del texto (Reading) 20%
→ Comprensión auditiva (Listening) 10%
→ Redacción (Writing) 20%
→ Expresión oral (Speaking) 10%

Recuerda que los EXÁMENES REPRESENTAN UN 70% DE TU NOTA FINAL Y EL 30% RESTANTE SE BASARÁ EN TU
TRABAJO DE CLASE Y EN TU CUADERNO Y EN LA REALIZACIÓN DE TAREAS, PROYECTOS, LECTURAS Y
REDACCIONES tal y como se muestra en la siguiente tabla:

Nivel 1º, 2º, 3º y 4º ESO. 100% repartido entre:

Exámenes: 70% Trabajo del alumno: 30 %
Trabajo en clase/casa Proyectos y
Exámenes de unidades Tests Biblioteca de aula
Participación Redacciones
50.00% 20.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%

Por tanto, para aprobar la asignatura será necesario:

→ Realizar Tarea en casa. Se revisará diariamente.
→ Participar en clase y en las actividades propuestas por el departamento.
→ Trabajar proyectos.
→ Aprovechar el tiempo dedicado a la lectura y llevar al día el diario de lectura.
→ Tener el cuaderno completo, limpio, ordenado y corregido.
→ Mostrar interés por la asignatura.
→ Realizar exámenes orales y escritos.
El alumnado que no supere el curso en la convocatoria de junio, deberá presentarse a la convocatoria de septiembre. El examen
de septiembre incluirá todas las destrezas trabajadas durante el curso.

II. RECUPERACIÓN DE CURSOS ANTERIORES

Para recuperar los cursos anteriores el alumnado deberá presentarse a un examen trimestral en las siguientes fechas y de las
siguientes unidades:
→ 1ª evaluación: temas 1, 2 – jueves 19 noviembre 17.00
→ 2ª evaluación: temas 3, 4 – jueves 18 febrero 17.00
→ 3ª evaluación: temas 5, 6 – jueves 26 mayo 17.00
Recuerda que para repasar tienes tu cuaderno del alumno realizado por el Departamento. Si lo has perdido, podrás descargarlo de
la página web del centro: http://bit.ly/1XLqoLU (iespedroespinosa.es » departamentos » inglés » cuadernillos). Si tienes dudas,
recuerda preguntar a tus profesores; te ayudarán.
*El profesorado indicará el lugar de realización de la prueba.

III. MATERIAL
Obligatorio
→ Interface ESO3, Student’s Book. Editorial Macmillan (Lo recibirás en el Centro)
 Recomendado
→ Cuadernillo del Alumno realizado por el Departamento (fotocopiadora del Centro, página web del centro en formato
*pdf: : http://bit.ly/1XLqoLU (iespedroespinosa.es » departamentos » inglés » cuadernillos).
→ Diccionario de bolsillo. Debe traerse a clase TODOS LOS DÍAS. Editoriales recomendadas: Collins Gem, Oxford,
Larousse, Longman.
→ Cuaderno a elección del alumno. Deberá estar perfectamente ordenado y presentable con nombre, apellidos y curso en la
portada.
→ Fundas folio para guardar las fotocopias que se entreguen o que se recomienden para su compra. Si el tamaño lo permite,
deben pegarse en el cuaderno.

IV. INSTRUCCIONES
→ NO SE PUEDE ESCRIBIR en el Student’s Book porque NO es nuestro.
→ Cuando el/la profesor/a llega, todos/as tenemos preparado nuestro material y estamos listos/as para empezar la clase.

V. RECURSOS ONLINE
→ http://englishyesplease.blogspot.com
→ www.wordreference.com (diccionario)
→ www.languageguide.org/english/ (vocabulario)
→ http://www.ego4u.com/ (gramática, vocabulario, expresión escrita)
→ http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/httpdocs/grammar/2eso.html (gramática, listening)

VI. ¿PARA QUÉ ME SIRVE EL INGLÉS?

→ Para APROBAR esta asignatura y así ir por buen → Para seguir tus series de televisión favoritas.
camino para obtener mi graduado. → Para conseguir un trabajo.
→ Para navegar por internet. → Para ligar, viajar…
→ Para escuchar y entender las canciones o a los
deportistas que me gustan.

VII. ¿QUÉ MÉTODOS PUEDO USAR PARA APRENDER INGLÉS?

→ Aprovechar al máximo las clases en el instituto: → Lectura de periódicos, revistas y libros
prestando atención, participando. (adaptados u originales).
→ Clases de conversación con un hablante nativo. → Uso de Internet y DVDs.
→ Charlas con turistas. → Concentración en la práctica oral.
→ Práctica con compañeros fuera de clase. → Concentración en los ejercicios de gramática.
→ Audición de podcasts.

VIII. SI YO FUERA ALUMNO/A

→ No faltaría a clase a no ser por extrema necesidad y, en caso de faltar, comunicaría al profesor el motivo de la falta y
además me informaría de lo que se ha tratado en clase el día en que yo he faltado y recuperaría los apuntes. Recuerda que
debes enseñar el justificante de tus faltas.
→ Por lo menos una vez por semana dedicaría un tiempo a estudiar la materia de esa semana.
→ Participaría en clase:
o corrigiendo la tarea. o me dirigiría al profesor con respeto.
o preguntando lo que no entendiera. o iría completando mi cuaderno poco a
o hablando en inglés. poco y este estaría limpio y claro.
o respetando el trabajo de los demás. o controlaría mis ganas de broma y de
o participando en los diálogos y teatrillos. juego en clase.
→ Estudiaría el vocabulario y los verbos a diario y NO la noche antes del examen.
→ Prepararía los exámenes intentando comprender todo, practicando con ejercicios, repasando el vocabulario…

Me doy por enterado de qué tengo que hacer para aprobar la asignatura de inglés, de los criterios de evaluación, de los
materiales necesarios, de mis obligaciones… y mi firma y la de mis padres da fe de ello.

FIRMA ALUMNO/A (3º ESO grupo:____) FIRMA PADRES

Fdo.________________________________
Fdo.________________________________

SEPTIEMBRE, 2015
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listenings recomendados, audiolibros o
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principio no entiendas. ¡ESCUCHA,
ESCUCHA, ESCUCHA!

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¿Sabes por qué es difícil aprender palabras en inglés?
1) Para un hispanohablante, la gran mayoría de las palabras en inglés son sonidos ininteligibles que no
significan absolutamente nada. Si la palabra nueva te resulta familiar solo se puede deber a dos motivos: es
una palabra de origen latino o la has escuchado en los medios de comunicación.
Recuerda: Dado que el inglés es un idioma de origen germánico, muy alejado del español, no se asimila un
nuevo sonido hasta que no se repite unas diez, a veinte veces, hablando. Algunas palabras incluso tienen
que llegar a repetirse unas cien veces para que se queden grabadas en la memoria.
2) Hay, al menos, dos tipos de vocabularios. El vocabulario del inglés hablado y el del inglés escrito. Esto
quiere decir que hay palabras que lees pero que no se suelen usar en inglés hablado y palabras que escuchas
pero que no se suelen escribir. Las palabras de inglés hablado son las más difíciles de aprender porque una
gran mayoría no son de origen latino; son "phrasal verbs", o palabras de origen germánico.
Recuerda: Es mejor empezar aprendiendo el vocabulario del inglés hablado ya que será el que más vas a
necesitar en el día a día.
3) El número de palabras que hay que aprender para hablar con cierta fluidez ronda las tres mil. Aprender
tres mil palabras es difícil y toma tiempo, por tanto, necesitaremos determinación a prueba de fuego.
Recuerda: Para incrementar tu vocabulario, determinación a prueba de fuego; esto significa planificación y
constancia.
4) Por cada palabra, hay que aprender "pronunciación" y "deletreo" (spelling). Si no sabes escribir una
palabra, no importa demasiado porque siempre puedes buscarla en un diccionario, pero si no sabes
pronunciarla realmente no sabes esa palabra.
Recuerda: Solo puedes decir que sabes una palabra si puedes pronunciarla y colocarla correctamente en una
frase. Consejo: Búscate ahora mismo alguien para hablar.
¿Cómo superaremos todas estas barreras?
Sólo hay una manera: con mucha determinación y un buen método. Suponiendo que ya tenemos la
determinación, veamos los métodos.
Una de las mejores maneras de aprender vocabulario es viendo películas en inglés con subtítulos. Ves la
imagen, escuchas cómo suena y ves cómo se escribe.
Ni que decir tiene que otra fantástica manera de aprender vocabulario es cantando.
Otra buena fórmula es hablando. Cuando no sabes cómo decir algo, la necesidad de comunicarte te lleva a
buscar las palabras que necesitas para expresarte. Así que piensa durante el día frases en español y piensa
cómo las dirías en inglés. Si tienes dudas pregunta a un profesor.
Otra forma eficaz de incrementar tu vocabulario es leyendo. La gran ventaja de la lectura es que
aprendes las nuevas palabras en un contexto determinado. La desventaja es que no sabes cómo suena la
palabra. Por ello, la lectura debe combinarse siempre con prácticas de conversación. También son buenos
los audio-books para leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo.
Por último, se aprende vocabulario estudiando y echando mano de todos los recursos que tenemos a
mano: diccionarios, internet,trucos para memorizar, juegos, crucigramas (crosswords), el ahorcado
(hangman), leyendo las noticias en inglés, etc
¿Cómo recordar vocabulario nuevo?
1. Traduciendo la palabra a tu idioma. Por ejemplo: coche – car (inglés).
2. Describiéndola en español. Por ejemplo: vehículo con motor y de cuatro ruedas para transportar
personas.
3. Haciendo un dibujo.
4. Poniéndola en contexto. Por ejemplo: Mi coche se ha estropeado y tengo que llevarlo al taller.
5. Colocándola dentro de un grupo léxico. Por ejemplo: coche, camión, moto, etc.
(Fuente: http://elblogdelingles.blogspot.com.es/)
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 CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
Cosas que podrías decir a tu profesor/a
Lo siento, no lo entiendo
¿Perdón?
¿Qué quiere decir “chair”?
¿Cómo se dice “X” en inglés?
¿Cómo se deletrea eso?
¿Es esto correcto?
¿Cuál es el pasado de “go”?
¿Cómo se pronuncia esta palabra?
¿Qué tenemos que hacer exactamente?
Perdone, ¿puedo pasar?
¿Podría hablar más despacio, por favor?
Perdone. Lo siento, llego tarde.
¿Puedo ir al baño, por favor?
¿Puedo sacar punta al lápiz, por favor?
Dígalo otra vez, por favor.
¿Puede ayudarme, por favor?
¿Es esto correcto / incorrecto?
Lo siento, he olvidado mi cuaderno.
Lo siento, no hice mi tarea.
Cosas que tu profesor podría decirte.
Abrid vuestro libro por la página 25.
Responde las preguntas.
Escribe las respuestas.
Trabajad solos / en parejas / en grupos.
Haz estas preguntas a tu compañero.
Responde las preguntas de tu compañero.
Escucha y repite… otra vez…
Haz la pregunta.
Escucha el CD y esponde las preguntas.
Lee el texto.
Escribe una redacción sobre…
Copiad esto en vuestras libretas.
La tarea es … ejercicio 5, página 11
¡Bien hecho!
¿Habéis terminado?
¿Dónde está Pedro hoy?
¿Quién falta hoy?
Things you might say to your teacher
I’m sorry, I don’t understand.
Pardon? Sorry?
What does “chair” mean?
How do you say “X” in English?
How do you spell that?
Is this correct?
What is the past of “go”?
How do you pronounce this word?
What exactly do we have to do?
Excuse me. May I come in?
Could you speak more slowly, please?
Excuse me. I’m sorry, I’m late.
May I go to the toilet, please?
Can I sharpen my pencil, please?
Say that again, please.
Can you help me, please?
Is this right / wrong?
I’m sorry, I forgot my notebook.
I’m sorry, I didn’t do my homework.
Things your teacher might say to you.
Open your book at page 25.
Answer the questions.
Write the answers.
Work alone / in pairs / in groups.
Ask your partner these questions ...
Answer your partner’s questions ...
Listen and repeat … again …
Make the question.
Listen to the CD to answer these questions.
Read the text.
Write a composition about…
Copy this into your notebooks.
The homework is ...exercise 5, page 11
Well done!
Have you finished?
Where’s Pedro today?
Who is absent / missing today?
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¿Habéis hecho la tarea?
Nos vemos la próxima clase.
¡Que tengáis un buen fin de semana!
¿Cómo estás?
¡Estaos quietos!
Ven a la pizarra.
Siéntate.
Levántate.
Cierra el libro.
Abre el libro.
Enséñame tu libreta.
Vamos a empezar con la clase ahora.
¿Está todo el mundo listo para empezar?
Voy a pasar lista.
¿A quién le gustaría tener un positivo hoy?
Coge uno y pásalos.
Cosas que podrías leer en tu libro o en
un examen.
Completa las frases con las palabras de
abajo.
Completa las frases con la forma correcta
de los verbos entre paréntesis.
Escribe las frases en negative e
interrogative.
Elige / Subraya / Rodea
Escribe las palabras en el orden correcto.
Lee el texto y responde las preguntas.
Escribe cinco frases sobre…
Traduce las siguientes frases a inglés.
Escribe los contrarios.
Cosas que podrías decir a tu compañero.
¿Podría coger prestado tu…?
¿Puedes dejarme un…?
Lo siento, no recuerdo tu nombre.
¿Podemos compartir el libro?
¿En qué página estamos?
¿Me puedes pasar esas hoja, por favor?
Perdona, ese es mi libro.
¿Quién va a empezar?
¿A quién le toca?
Me toca a mi ahora.
Have you done your homework?
See you next lesson.
Have a nice weekend!
How are you?
Be quiet!
Come to the board.
Sit down.
Stand up.
Close your book.
Open your book.
Show me your notebook.
Let’s start with the lesson now.
Is everybody ready to start?
I’m going to take attendance.
Who would like to get extra marks today?
Take one and pass them on.
Things you might read in your book or in an
exam.
Complete the sentences with the words below.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
Write the sentences in the negative and
interrogative.
Choose / Underline / Circle the correct…
Write the words in the correct order.
Read the text and answer the questions.
Write five sentences about…
Translate the following sentences into English.
Write the opposites.
Things you might say to your classmate.
Can I borrow your…, please?
Can you lend me a …?
Sorry, I can’t remember your name.
Can I share your book with you?
What page is it on?
Can you pass me that piece of paper, please?
Excuse me, that’s my book.
Who is going to start?
Whose turn is it?
It’s my turn now.
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 SCHOOL AND EDUCATION
go to school ......................
study ..............................
learn (by heart) .................
do homework ....................
ask .................................
answer ............................
know ..............................
revise..............................
take an exam ....................
examen
pass an exam.....................
fail an exam......................
repeat a year ....................
leave school......................
colegio
take the register
attendance .......................
expel ..............................
punish .............................
punishment.......................
skip classes*......................
absent.............................
present............................
hard-working.....................
inattentive .......................
undisciplined.....................
high / secondary school ........
state school ......................
private school....................
AT SCHOOL
class ...............................
classroom.........................
headmaster ......................
deputy ............................
director of studies ..............
counsellor ........................
teacher ...........................
tutor...............................
caretaker .........................
secretary .........................
language assistant ..............
cleaner............................
desk ...............................
table ..............................
ruler ..............................
glue ...............................
scissors ...........................
stick ..............................
calculator.........................
brush ..............................
computer ........................
keyboard .........................
mouse ............................
headphones .....................
loudspeakers .....................
laptop .............................
netbook ...........................
map................................
drawing pin ......................
duster, eraser....................
rubber.............................
sharpener.........................
schoolbag .........................
pencilcase ........................
exam ..............................
break ..............................
bell ................................
chair...............................
TEACHING
ir al colegio term ................................trimestre
estudiar timetable..........................horario
aprender (de memoria) subject.............................asignatura
hacer la tarea lesson ..............................lección
preguntar period ..............................hora de clase
responder free period ........................hora libre
saber french class .......................clase de francés
repasar vocabulary ........................vocabulario
hacer un grammar ...........................gramática
FACILITIES
aprobar
playground ........................patio
suspender
library..............................biblioteca
repetir
assembly hall .....................salón de actos
dejar el
language lab ......................laboratorio de idiomas
canteen ............................cafetería
reception ..........................recepción
pasar lista
staffroom ..........................sala de profesores
expulsar
registration room ................secretaría
castigar
laboratory .........................laboratorio
castigo
gym.................................gimnasio
saltarse las clases
headteacher’s office ............despacho del director
ausente
presente IN THE CLASSROOM
trabajador classmate .........................compañero
distraido chair................................silla
indisciplinado cupboard ..........................armario
instituto locker ..............................taquilla
colegio público stapler ............................grapadora
colegio privado hole punch .......................taladradora
schoolbag .........................mochila
board...............................pizarra
clase
notice board .....................tablón
clase
dictionary .........................diccionario
director
notebook ..........................libreta
vicedirector
sheet ..............................hoja
jefe de estudios
pen ................................bolígrafo
orientador
pencil .............................lápiz
profesor
marker ............................subrayador
tutor
boardpen ..........................rotulador pizarra
conserje
chalk ..............................tiza
secretario
crayons ............................ceras
asistente lingüístico
coloured pencils .................lápices de colores
limpiador
correction fluid ..................líquido corrector
pupitre
spelling ............................ortografía
mesa
essay ...............................redacción, trabajo
regla
translation ........................traducción
pegamento
exam ...............................examen
tijeras
mistake ............................fallo
pegar
good mark .........................buena nota
calculadora
bad mark ..........................mala nota
cepillo
pass mark..........................aprobado
ordenador
school report......................boletín
teclado
prize................................premio
ratón
GCSE ...............................graduado de
auriculares
Secundaria
altavoces
holidays............................vacaciones
portátil
miniportatil SUBJECTS
mapa computer studies ................informática
chincheta maths ..............................matemáticas
borrador history .............................historia
goma geography .........................geografía
sacapuntas science.............................ciencias
mochila biology .............................biología
estuche chemistry..........................química
examen physics .............................física
recreo languages..........................idiomas
campana English .............................ingles
silla physical education ..............E.F.
religion ............................religión
French .............................Francés

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 Zero scores in team games are usually called nil.
In tennis, table tennis , it is used the word love
In British English And is used before the last two figures
Manchester three; Liverpool nil
(tens and units) of a number.
Fifteen - love ; your service.
325: three hundred and twenty-five.
3,077: three thousand and seventy-seven.

Note that in writing, commas (not a full stop) are used to There are two ways of saying dates. Ordinal numbers are
separate thousands. used. We write the preposition on with dates.

1 /08 /2009 : On the first of August / August the first…

When dates are written the, of and often the ordinal

The words hundred, thousand and million can be used in ending (-th) are dropped.
the singular with a or an, but not alone.
A is more common in an informal style. Years are usually said in two halves.
1986 : nineteen eighty-six
I want to live a hundred years.
The journey took exactly one hundred days. To say the time we can use , digital numbers or time
expressions :
What’s the time?
12:15 . It’s twelve fifteen / It’s a quarter past twelve
Simple fractions are expressed by using ordinal numbers

¾ : three fourths   ¾ : one third

In phone numbers we say each figure separately.

0 is called / әu /. And if a number is repeated we say
Decimal fractions are said with each figure separate.. we use double.
a full stop, called “point”, not a comma, before the fraction. 6532209 : six five three double two o nine.

0.5 : nought point five

Ordinal numbers are used for Kings and Queens.

Henry VIII: Henry the Eighth
The figure 0 is normally called nought in British English and
Zero in American English.
When the numbers are said figure by figure 0 is often called
/әu / like the letter O.
The singular of pence is penny.
My account number is 41326069 : four one three two six o .. 1p : one penny Informal : one p / pi /
5p : five pence five p / pi /
In measurements, like temperature is called zero
In sums with pounds, the letter p is dropped.
0º : Zero degrees Centigrade. £3.75 : Three pounds seventy-five

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 Exercise 1
Write how you would say these numbers or figures.

1. He was born 3 -January 1975

………………………………………………………………………………………
2. His telephone number is 956 447 201
………………………………………………………………………………………
1. Addition 3. Juan Carlos I is the King of Spain.
………………………………………………………………………………………
2+ 3 = 5 4. How much are those trainers? They are £ 103.50
………………………………………………………………………………………
Two and three is / are five 5. He lives on the 15 floor.
Two plus three is /equals five ………………………………………………………………………………………
6. Who won the match? Real Madrid beat Manchester United 1-0
2. Subtraction ………………………………………………………………………………………
7. My cousin won 1,500,000 Є in the lottery two years ago.
7-4=3 ………………………………………………………………………………………
8. ¼ + ½ = ¾.
Four from seven is / leaves three ………………………………………………………………………
Seven minus four is /equals three 9. Nadal is winning 40-0 in the 1st game.
………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Multiplication 10. When is Tom’s birthday? His birthday is on 30 / 3
……………………………………………………………………………………..
5 x 2 = 10 11. What time is it, please? It ‘s 19:40
………………………………………………………………………………………
Five times two is / makes ten 12. The temperature now is 0º C.
Five multiplied by two equals ten ………………………………………………………………………………………
13. 10 - 1.5 = 8.5
4. Division ………………………………………………………………………………………
14. 352 + 1760 = 2112.
9:3=3 ………………………………………………………………………………………
Nine divided by three equals three 15. 27 : 3 = 9
……………………………………………………………………………………..

Exercise 2 Exercise 3
Write the following numbers Correct the flollowing numbers.

1. 1968 ( year) …………………………………………………. 1. The concert is the two of May.

2. 21st ………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….
3. 6374420 () ………………………………………………. 2. One thousand and three hundreds.
4. 5 + 7 =12 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
5. £100,65 ………………………………………………… 3. He died in one thousand nine hundred
6. 5ºC ………………………………………………… and sixty two.
7. Elisabeth I ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
8. 2/5 (fraction) ……………………………………........... 4. Manchester beat Liverpool three zero.
9. 6-0 (football) ………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………
10. 15-0 (tennis) ……………………………………………….. 5. My phone number is six nil one two four
11. 18/10/1999 ……………………………………………….. nine nine five.
12. 4 x 9 = 36 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
13. 15 : 5 = 3 ……………………………………………….. 6. Henry the Eight was born in Greenwich.
14. 1,950,011 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
15. 3rd ……………………………………………….. 7. The car cost a lot of money, thirty
16. 100 ……………………………………………….. thousands euros.
17. 1,000 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
18. 1,000,000 ……………………………………………….. 8. How much is three time six?
19. 502 ……………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………
20. Henry II ………………………………………………. 9. His birthday is the eleven January.
21. 50,20 Є ………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………
22. 30 – 19 =11 ………………………………………………. 10. The lesson starts at nine thirtieth.
23. 2010 (year) ……………………………………………….

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 Irregular Verbs 3 ESO

Irregular Verbs
INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION
SIMPLE PARTICIPLE

1 be was, were been estar

2 beat beat beaten derrotar, golpear
3 become became become convertirse en, hacerse
4 begin began begun empezar
5 bend bent bent doblar
6 bet bet bet apostar
7 bite bit bitten morder
8 bleed bled bled sangrar
9 blow blew blown soplar
10 break broke broken romper(se)
11 breed bred bred criar
12 bring brought brought traer
13 build built built construer
14 buy bought bought comprar
15 catch caught caught coger, atrapar
16 choose chose chosen elegir
17 come came come venir, llegar
18 cost cost cost costar
19 cut cut cut cortar
20 deal dealt dealt tratar
21 do did done hacer
22 draw drew drawn dibujar
23 dream dreamt dreamt soñar
24 drink drank drunk beber
25 drive drove driven conducir
26 eat ate eaten comer
27 fall fell fallen caerse
28 feed fed fed alimentar
29 feel felt felt sentir
30 fight fought fought luchar
31 find found found encontrar
32 fly flew flown volar
33 forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
34 foretell foretold foretold predecir
35 forget forgot forgotten olvidar
36 forgive forgave forgiven perdonar
37 freeze froze frozen congelar
38 get got got conseguir, recibir
39 give gave given dar
40 go went gone ir(se)
41 grow grew grown crecer, cultivar
42 hang hung, hanged hung, hanged colgar, tender
43 have had had tener, tomar, haber
44 hear heard heard oír
45 hide hid hidden esconder
46 hit hit hit golpear
47 hold held held sujetar
48 hurt hurt hurt doler, hacer daño

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 Irregular Verbs 3 ESO

INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

SIMPLE PARTICIPLE

49 keep kept kept continuar, seguir

50 know knew known saber, conocer
51 lay laid laid poner, extender
52 learn learnt learnt aprender, enterarse de
53 leave left left irse, dejar
54 lead led led encabezar, dirigir
55 lend lent lent prestar
56 let let let dejar (autorizar)
57 light lit lit encender
58 lose lost lost perder
59 make made made hacer, fabricar
60 mean meant meant significar, querer decir
61 meet met met conocer, reunirse,
quedar, encontrarse
con alguien
62 pay paid paid pagar
63 put put put poner
64 read read read leer
65 ride rode ridden montar (caballo, moto,
bici…))
66 ring rang rung tocar (el timbre) sonar
(el teléfono)
67 run ran run correr
68 say said said decir
69 see saw seen ver
70 sell sold sold vender
71 send sent sent enviar
72 sew sewed sewn coser
73 shake shook shaken agitar, sacudir
74 shine shone shone brillar, relucir
75 shoot shot shot disparar
76 show showed shown mostrar
77 shrink shrank shrunk encoger
78 shut shut shut cerrar
79 sing sang sung cantar
80 sink sank sunk hundirse
81 sit sat sat sentarse
82 sleep slept slept dormir(se)
83 speak spoke spoken hablar
84 spell spelt spelt deletrear
85 spend spent spent gastar (dinero), pasar
(tiempo)
86 spread spread spread extender
87 spring sprang sprung aparecer, brotar
88 stand stood stood estar de pie
89 steal stole stolen robar
90 stick stuck stuck pegar, colgar
91 stink stank stunk apestar
92 sweep swept swept barrer
93 swim swam swum nadar
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 Irregular Verbs 3 ESO

INFINITIVE PAST PAST TRANSLATION

SIMPLE PARTICIPLE

94 take took taken coger, llevarse

95 teach taught taught enseñar
96 tell told told decir, contar
97 think thought thought pensar
98 throw threw thrown tirar, arrojar
99 understand understood understood entender
100 wake woke woken despertar(se)
101 wear wore worn ponerse, llevar puesto
102 weep wept wept llorar
103 wet wet, wetted wet, wetted humedecer, mojar
104 win won won ganar
105 write wrote written escribir

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 English spelling often appears to be totally illogical. The following rules can help you to decode the
mysteries of English spelling. But remember, even the best rules have their exceptions.

ADDING -ING/-ED
Spelling Rule
Just add -ing or -ed to the end of the base verb:
work > working > worked, play > playing > played, open > opening > opened
Exceptions:
If the base verb ends in: do this: and add: For example:

consonant + vowel +
consonant
and a stressed syllable
double the final -ing stop > stopping > stopped
consonant -ed begin > beginning
tap > tapping > tapped
But, for example:
open > opening > opened
(because no stress on last syllable of
open)

consonant + -e remove the -e -ing phone > phoning > phoned

-ed dance > dancing > danced
make > making
rake > raking > raked
dye > dying > dyed

-ie change the -ie to -y -ing lie > lying

die > dying

nothing -d lie > lied

die > died

ADDING -S
We add -s to words for two reasons:
1. to make plural nouns (boy > boys)
2. to form the 3rd person singular of the present simple tense (you work > he works)
Spelling Rule
Just add -s to the end of the word, for example:
dog > dogs, play > plays, demand > demands
Exceptions:
If the word ends in: do this: and add: For example:

-ch nothing -es church > churches

-s mass > masses
-sh brush > brushes
-x fax > faxes
-z box > boxes
chintz > chintzes

-f remove the -f or -fe -ves wife > wives

-fe calf > calves
except:
beliefs, chiefs, dwarfs, griefs, gulfs, proofs,
roofs

consonant + -y remove the -y -ies spy > spies

baby > babies

Note: words that end in -o normally just add s, except:

buffalo > buffaloes ; cargoes (or cargos) ; domino > dominoes ; echo > echoes ; go > goes ; grotto > grottoes
halo > haloes ; hero > heroes ; mango > mangoes ; mosquito > mosquitoes ; motto > mottoes (or mottos) ;
potato > potatoes ; tomato > tomatoes ; tornado > tornadoes ; torpedo > torpedoes ; veto > vetoes ; volcano
> volcanoes

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 THE BEGINNING OR INTRODUCTION
• Good morning/afternoon everybody.
GETTING PEOPLE ATTENTION
• Great, shall we start?
The purpose of a PowerPoint presentation is • Right / Well / Ok. Let’s start.
to support a spoken presentation. GIVE TITLE AND INTRODUCE SUBJECT
• Don’t repeat what is written on the • I plan to talk about…
slides –explain what’s on the slide and
• Today I’m going to talk about…
add to it.
• The subject of my presentation is…
• The text on each slide should be
• My talk will last about … minutes.
written in point form –avoid full
sentences. • I will speak for 15 minutes.
GIVE YOUR OBJECTIVES
• Every slide should have a title.
• What I would like to do today is to explain,
• The background colour of your slide
to illustrate…
should contrast with the font –do not
TRANSITIONS
use patterns with lots of colours.
• Now let us turn to point one.
• Your font size should not be smaller
than 18 points, otherwise people at • Let us now move to the second part…
the back of the room won’t be able to THE MIDDLE OR THE BODY
read it. • There are three things we have to
• The best way to show statistics or consider: one…
trends is with a graph. • First of all…
• In the first place…
LINKING IDEAS
To give an example:
• Now let’s take an example.
• To illustrate this…
• For example
I mean • For instance
Well To rephrase:
Well, you see • In other words
So • Another way of saying the same thing is…
You know what I mean • That is to say…
OK To summarize:
Right
• To summarize
Let’s see
• To sum up
My point is…
THE END OR CONCLUSION
How shall I put it?
What’s the word for it? • In conclusion, I would like to say that…
Now, let me think… • Finally…
It’s on the tip of my tongue… • As a conclusion…
That’s an interesting question… • I’d be happy to answer any questions.
• If there are any questions, please feel free
to ask.

Create and present a PowerPoint presentation.

• Research one of the issues talked about in class.
• Create a PowerPoint presentation to go with your oral presentation.
• Give your presentation in front of the class.

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MY FIRST BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.
MY SECOND BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.

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MY THIRD BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.
MY FOURTH BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.

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MY FIFTH BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.
MY SIXTH BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.

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MY SEVENTH BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.
MY EIGHTH BOOK:

I started to read..................................................... on the .............................

It was written by .................................................................... and published
by .............................................................. in the year .................................

I STOPPED READING ON PAGE:

st nd rd
1 session: 2 session: 3 session:
th th th
4 session: 5 session: 6 session:
SUMMARY

WORDS I LOOKED UP

I finished reading this book on the .................................

It was awful/ boring/ nice/ interesting/ great.

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 Title
Author
Publisher and date

Main characters

Setting

Plot. What happens

in the story?

My comments
about the book

Would you
recommend the
book? Why?

Twenty words you have learnt reading the book

ENGLISH SPANISH ENGLISH SPANISH

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 STARTER UNIT
OPPOSITES ice cream .......................... helado
jacket potatoes................... patatas asadas
tall ................................ alto jam ................................. mermelada
short .............................. bajo juice................................ zumo
old................................. viejo lamb ................................ carne de cordero
young ............................. joven lettuce ............................. lechuga
fat ................................. gordo macarroni.......................... macarrones
slim................................ delgado mayonnaise........................ mayonesa
big ................................. grande meat................................ carne
small .............................. pequeño milk................................. leche
expensive ........................ caro nuts................................. frutos secos
cheap ............................. barato orange.............................. naranja
good............................... bueno pasta ............................... pasta
bad ................................ malo pork ................................ carne de cerdo
potato/potatoes.................. patata/patatas
rice ................................. arroz
PARTS OF THE BODY salad................................ ensalada
arm .......................... brazo sandwich/sandwiches ........... sandwich/sandwiches
ear ........................... oreja/ oído spaghetti........................... espagueti
eye ........................... ojo Spanish omelete .................. tortilla de patatas
face .......................... cara strawberry/strawberries ........ fresa/fresas
finger ........................ dedo (de la mano) sweets.............................. caramelos/dulces
foot/feet.................... pie/pies tea .................................. té
hair .......................... pelo toast................................ tostada
hand ......................... mano tuna ................................ atún
head ......................... cabeza vegetables......................... verdura
hump ........................ joroba
leg ........................... pierna/pata PLACES IN TOWN
mouth ....................... boca
neck ......................... cuello airport ...................... aeropuerto
nose.......................... naríz aquarium ................... acuario
tail ........................... cola bank ......................... banco
thumb ....................... pulgar book-shop .................. librería
toe ........................... dedo (del pie) building ..................... edificio
tongue....................... lengua bus stop..................... parada de autobús
tooth/teeth ................ diente/dientes café.......................... cafetería
campsite .................... camping
chemist ..................... farmacia
FOOD church....................... iglesia
apple ............................... manzana cinema ...................... cine
bacon ............................... tocino exit .......................... salida
banana ............................. plátano flat........................... piso
beans ............................... judías hotel......................... hotel
beef................................. carne de ternera library ....................... biblioteca
biscuit .............................. galleta museum..................... museo
bread ............................... pan newsagent .................. quiosco de prensa
butter .............................. mantequilla park.......................... parque
cake ................................ tarta restaurant .................. restaurante
carrot............................... zanahoria road ......................... carretera
cheese.............................. queso school ....................... colegio/instituto
chicken............................. carne de pollo shoe shop ................... zapatería
chips ................................ patatas fritas shopping centre ........... centro commercial
coffee .............................. café souvenir shop .............. tienda de recuerdos
dairy products..................... productos lácteos supermarket................ supermercado
egg .................................. huevo swimming pool............. piscina
fast food ........................... comida rápida tower........................ torre
fish.................................. pescado train station................ estación de ferrocarril
fizzy drinks ........................ refrescos underground station ...... estación de metro
French omelete ................... tortilla francesa water park.................. parque acúatico
fruit................................. fruta
gravy................................ salsa
ham ................................. jamón

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 LANDSCAPE FEATURES
beach ........................ playa
desert ....................... desierto
forest ........................ bosque
gulf .......................... golfo
ice............................ hielo
island ........................ isla
lake .......................... lago
mountain.................... montaña
rainforest ................... jungla
river ......................... río
sand.......................... arena
snow ......................... nieve
tree .......................... árbol
water ........................ agua
waves........................ olas
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
art and design................ educación plástica
drama ......................... teatro
English......................... inglés
French ......................... francés
geography..................... geografía
history......................... historia
ICT ............................. informática
Literature..................... literatura
Maths .......................... matemáticas
Music .......................... música
PE (physical education)..... educaión física
Science ........................ ciencias
ROOMS AND FURNITURE
armchair ...................... sillón
bathroom ..................... cuarto de baño
bed............................. cama
bedroom ...................... dormitorio
bookcase ...................... estantería
chair ........................... silla
cooker ......................... hornilla
cupboard...................... armario
desk............................ escritorio
dining room................... comedor
kitchen ........................ cocina
lamp ........................... lámpara
living room ................... salón de estar
mirror ......................... espejo
sofa ............................ sofá
table ........................... mesa
toilet .......................... aseo
wardrobe...................... armario
CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES
boots .......................... botas
bracelet ....................... pulsera
cap ............................. gorra
coat............................ abrigo
dress ........................... vestido
earrings ....................... pendientes
fancy dress ................... disfraz
flip-flops ...................... chanclas
gloves.......................... guantes
jacket ......................... chaqueta
jeans ........................... vaqueros
jewel/ jewelery .............. joya/joyas
jumper ......................... jersey
kilt .............................. falda escocesa
leggings ........................ mallas
necklace ....................... collar
outfit ........................... conjunto
sandals ......................... sandalias
scarf ............................ bufanda
shirt ............................camisa
shoes ........................... zapatos
shorts........................... pantalones cortos
skirt ............................ falda
slippers......................... zapatillas (de casa)
socks ........................... calcetines
sunhat .......................... sombrero (de sol)
sweater ........................ sudadera
swimming costume........... bañador (de mujer)
swimming-trunks ............. bañador (de hombre)
tie............................... corbata
track suit ...................... chándal
trainers ........................ zapatillas de deporte
trousers ........................ pantalones
T-shirt.......................... camiseta (manga corta)
umbrella ....................... paraguas
waterproof jacket............ impermeable
wellington boots.............. botas de agua
SEASONS
spring...........................primavera
summer ........................verano
autumn.........................otoño
winter ..........................invierno
CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
How do you say X in English? ............¿Cómo se dice X en
inglés?
What does X mean? .......................¿Qué significa X?
How do you spell it? ......................¿Cómo se deletrea?
What have you got for number X? ......¿Qué tienes en el
número X?
What do you think?........................¿Qué crees?
Can you lend me a X? .....................¿Puedes dejarme un
X?
How do you pronounce X?................¿Cómo se pronuncia
X?
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 UNIT 1: FREE TIME
FREE TIME ACTIVITIES
chat online ...................... chatear
do voluntary work .............. trabajar como voluntario
do magic tricks .................. hacer trucos de magia
do some kind of sport ......... hacer deporte
draw cartoons .................. dibujar cómics
go to a disco ..................... ir a la discoteca
go to the cinema................ ir al cine
go to the gym.................... ir al gimnasio
go to a youth group............. ir a un club juvenil
go out for a meal ............... salir a comer
go skydiving...................... hacer paracaidismo
go jogging ........................ hacer footing
learn a language ................ aprender un idioma
listen to music................... escuchar música
make models .................... hacer maquetas
play computer games .......... jugar al ordenador
play an instrument ............. tocar un instrumento
play tennis ....................... jugar al tenis
practise fencing ................. practicar esgrima
relax .............................. relajarse
running ........................... correr
travel ............................. viajar
CHARACTER ADJECTIVES
adventurous ..................... aventurero
cautious .......................... cauto
confident......................... seguro de sí mismo
dishonest ......................... deshonesto
energetic ......................... enérgico
enthusiastic...................... entusiasta
friendly ........................... simpático
funny.............................. divertido
generous ......................... generoso
helpful ............................ servicial, amable
honest ............................ honrado
lazy................................ perezoso
musical ........................... musical
quiet .............................. tranquilo
selfish............................. egoísta
serious ............................ serio
shy................................. tímido
talkative.......................... hablador
unsociable........................ insociable
OTHER VOCABULARY
adverbs
once............................... una vez
hardly ever....................... casi nunca
instead............................ en lugar de
too ................................ también
twice.............................. dos veces
verbs
chat ............................... charlar, chatear
fancy (+ing) ...................... gustar
get good / bad marks .......... sacar buenas/malas notas
get stressed...................... estresarse
laugh at........................... reirse
make noise .......................hacer ruido
miss................................echar de menos, perder
share ..............................compartir
spend..............................gastar
tidy ................................ordenar
worry ..............................preocuparse
adjectives
ancient............................antiguo
bad (at) ...........................malo (en)
be bored ..........................estar aburrido
be boring .........................ser aburrido
busy ...............................ocupado
frightened ........................asustado
good (at)..........................bueno (en)
interested (in) ...................interesado (en)
keen (on) .........................le gusta mucho
tired ...............................cansado
unusual ...........................raro, inusual
worried ...........................preocupado
nouns
advice .............................consejo
animal refuge ....................refugio de animales
ball boy/girl......................recogepelotas
balloon ............................globo
court ..............................cancha, pista
equipment........................equipo
evening ...........................tarde/noche
fit ..................................en forma, sano
fun .................................diversión
pressure ..........................presión
profile.............................perfil
showbiz (showbusiness) ........el mundo del espectáculo
skill ................................destreza
spider .............................araña
strawberry (pl, -ies) ............fresa(-s)
stressful...........................estresante
supper.............................cena
teenager ..........................adolescente
training ...........................entrenamiento
try .................................intentar
volunteering .....................voluntariado
washing-up .......................fregado (platos)
linkers
although ..........................aunque
because ...........................porque
so ..................................así que
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
for a time.........................durante un tiempo
s/he is not only (adj) but also (adj)... es no sólo (adj),
pero (adj) también
s/he is good friends with ......es buen/a amigo/a de
how often ........................con qué frecuencia
I’m not (+adj) at all ............no soy nada (+adj)
in late (+year) ...................a finales de (+año)
loads of ...........................montones de
no wonder ........................sin duda
related to ........................relacionado con
since then ........................desde entonces
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 UNIT 2: TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
verbs
charge a mobile phone ........ cargar el móvil
download a video............... descargar un vídeo
go online ......................... estar conectado
make a phone call.............. hacer una llamada
play a video game .............. jugar a un vídeojuego
plug in a memory stick ........ enchufar un pendrive
post a comment ................ escribir un comentario
print a document ............... imprimir un documento
read an e-book.................. leer un libro electrónico
scan a photo..................... escanear una foto
send an email ................... enviar un correo
electrónico
send text messages ............ enviar mensajes de texto
store data........................ almacenar datos
take a digital photo ............ hacer una foto digital
transfer .......................... pasar, transferir
upload a video .................. subir un vídeo
write a blog ..................... escribir un blog
upload ≠ download
nouns
broadband ....................... banda ancha
desktop computer .............. ordenador de mesa
electronic gadget............... aparato electrónico
flatscreen tv..................... television plana
high definition .................. alta definición
inch ............................... pulgada
laptop ............................ ordenador portátil
network .......................... red
printer............................ impresora
scanner........................... escáner
search engine ................... buscador
social networking sites ........ redes sociales
JOBS
accounting clerk ................ contable
secretary......................... secretario
material mover .................
assistant ......................... ayudante
shop assistant ................... dependiente
teacher........................... professor
lorry driver ...................... camionero
taxi driver ....................... taxista
builder ........................... albañil
researcher ....................... investigador
lawyer ............................ abogado
electrician ....................... electricista
politician ......................... político
technician........................ técnico
journalist......................... periodista
scientist .......................... científico
artist .............................. artista
actor .............................. actor
actress ............................ actriz
doctor............................. médico
fireman/woman ................. bombero
postman/woman ................ cartero
policeman/woman.............. policía
salesman/woman ............... vendedor
engineer .......................... ingeniero
waiter............................. camarero
waitress .......................... camarera
cook ............................... cocinero
nurse .............................. enfermera
office clerk ...................... oficinista
cashier............................ cajero
housewife ........................ ama de casa
OTHER VOCABULARY
verbs
develop ........................... desarrollar
get stuck ......................... atascarse
have a peek...................... echar un vistazo
hope............................... esperar
look for ........................... buscar
own ............................... poseer
perform live ..................... actuar en directo
realize ............................ dares cuenta
ring................................ llamar
adjectives
available ......................... disponible
blind .............................. ciego
deaf ............................... sordo
exciting........................... (ser) emocionante
excited ........................... (estar) emocionado
heavy ............................. pesado
ill .................................. enfermo
second-hand ..................... de segunda mano
sure ............................... seguro
nouns
client ............................. cliente
lens................................ lente
offer .............................. oferta
request ........................... pedido, solicitud
robber ............................ ladrón
thief............................... ladrón
rubbish ........................... basura,
rubbish (informal) .............. tonterías
stuff (informal).................. cosa
user ............................... usuario
wedding .......................... boda
stuff (uncountable) = thing (countable)
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 UNIT 3: STRANGE BUT TRUE!
PREPOSITIONS and ADVERBS
across ...................... al otro lado de; por
along ....................... por; a lo largo de
away from................. lejos de
down ....................... abajo
into......................... en
out of ...................... fuera de
over ........................ por; sobre
round ...................... alrededor
through .................... a través
towards.................... hacia
under ...................... debajo
up .......................... arriba
-ED / -ING ADJECTIVES
bored ...................... (estar) aburrido
boring...................... (ser) aburrido
frightened................. asustado
frightening ................ aterrador
tired........................ (estar) cansado
tiring ....................... (ser) cansado
excited .................... emocionado
exciting.................... emocionante
worried .................... preocupado
worrying ................... preocupante
surprised .................. sorprendido
surprising.................. sorprendente
interested ................. interesado
interesting ................ interesante
annoyed ................... (estar) molesto
annoying................... (ser) molesto
OTHER ADJECTIVES
accurate................... preciso
alone....................... solo
brave....................... valiente
huge........................ gigante, muy grande
loud ........................ fuerte (sound)
low ......................... bajo (sound)
weak ....................... débil
NOUNS
bear ........................ oso
blood....................... sangre
bodyboard................. tabla de surf pequeña
branch ..................... rama
bull ......................... toro
cage ........................ jaula
coastguard ................ guardacostas
countryside ............... campo, campiña
danger ..................... peligro
dark ........................ oscuro
dolphin .................... delfín
field ........................ campo
fire ant .................... hormiga roja
first aid .................... primeros auxilios
fox.......................... zorro
flat ......................... piso
ground ..................... terreno
guest ....................... invitado
head torch ................ linterna cabeza
hip.......................... cadera
jungle ...................... selva
lake ........................ lago
mound ..................... montículo
myth ....................... mito
note ........................ nota (recordatorio, mus.)
owner ...................... propietario
parachute ................. paracaídas
pool ........................ piscina
python ..................... serpiente pitón
rescue ..................... rescatar
reporter ................... reportero
sailor ....................... marinero
sausage .................... salchicha
side......................... lado, cara
shape ...................... forma
shark ....................... tiburón
shore ....................... orilla
skydiving .................. paracaidismo
sleeping bag .............. saco de dormir
snake....................... serpiente
spaceship.................. nave espacial
storm ...................... tormenta
surfboard .................. tabla de surf
tent ........................ tienda de campaña
thief........................ ladrón
toilet lid ................... tapa del inodoro
topic ....................... tema
trade ....................... comercio
treasure ................... tesoro
voyage ..................... viaje, travesía
wetsuit .................... traje isotérmico
wood ....................... bosque
VERBS
avoid ....................... evitar
bite......................... morder
climb....................... escalar
crash ....................... chocar
dive ........................ bucear
fix .......................... arreglar, sujetar
jump ....................... saltar
knock ...................... golpear
lid down ................... acostarse, echarse
look after ................. cuidar
pick ........................ recoger
push ........................ empujar
reach....................... alcanzar
sail ......................... navegar
shelter ..................... refugio
ship......................... barco
sink......................... hundirse
LINKERS
when ....................... cuando
while ....................... mientras
as ........................... al mismo tiempo, cuando
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 UNIT 4: SPECIAL PLACES
PLACES TO VISIT
bridge............................. puente
building........................... edificio
castle ............................. castillo
cathedral......................... catedral
cave .............................. cueva
coastline ......................... litoral
lighthouse ........................ faro
natural places ................... lugares naturales
opera house...................... ópera
pyramid........................... pirámide
rainforest ........................ selva tropical
reef ............................... acantilado
ruin................................ ruina
temple............................ templo
tomb .............................. tumba
tower ............................. torre
World Heritage sites............ lugares Patrimonio de
la Humanidad
ADVERBS
angry.................. enfadado
badly .................. mal
carefully.............. cuidadosamente
easy ................... fácil
fast .................... rápidamente
happily................ felizmente
hard ................... difícil, duro
noisily................. ruidosamente
quickly................ rápidamente
quietly ................ tranquilamente
slowly ................. lentamente
well ................... bien
ADJECTIVES
amazing .............. asombroso
cheap ................. barato
crowded .............. lleno de gente
entire ................. entero
expensive ............ caro
everlasting ........... duradero
flavoured ............. con sabor a
grilled................. a la parrilla
iconic ................. icónico
inexpensive .......... barato
luxurious ............. lujoso
man-made............ hecho a mano
pale ................... pálido
safe ................... seguro
sandy....................... de arena
tiny......................... diminuto
twisted .................... retorcido
wet ......................... húmedo
VERBS
hang out................... tender
hire......................... alquilar
join......................... unir(se)
spend ...................... pasar tiempo, gastar dinero
unusual .................... raro
weigh ...................... pesar
OTHER NOUNS
army ....................... ejército
bakery ..................... panadería
bench ...................... banco
cake shop ................. pastelería
chariot ..................... carro
concrete................... hormigón
contract ................... contrato
coffee shop ............... cafetería
crowded ................... abarrotado
diner ....................... restaurante (US)
exchange .................. intercambio
flag ......................... bandera
flavour ..................... sabor
granite block ............. bloque de granito
guest ....................... invitado
hall ......................... vestíbulo, entrada
heath ...................... monte
jewellery .................. joyas
lawyer ..................... abogado
wall ........................ pared
king ........................ rey
lift .......................... ascensor
marble ..................... mármol
merchant .................. comerciante
mosaic ..................... mosaico
octopus .................... pulpo
pistachio .................. pistacho
queen ...................... reina
sheet ....................... sábana, hoja
sightseeing ................ turismo
silk ......................... seda
site ......................... lugar
slave ....................... esclavo
stall ........................ puesto, tenderete
stone ....................... piedra
OTHER WORDS
instead..................... en lugar de
whole ...................... todo, entero
between ................... entre (dos)
among ..................... entre (varios)
enough..................... suficiente, bastante
too (+adj) ................. demasiado
too ......................... también
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
What is X famous for? ...............¿Por qué es X
famoso?
It’s famous for........................Es famoso por…
S/he is in her/his twenties .........Tiene unos 20
S/he is over/about/around 20 .....Tiene unos 20
S/he is 20 more or less..............Tiene más o menos
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 UNIT 5: HEROES
FUNDRAISING IDEAS equipped .....................equipado, dotado
event .........................acontecimiento
collect money ................... hacer una colecta famine ........................hambre, hambruna
do a sponsored swim ........... organizar un concurso football pitch................cancha de fútbol
de natación para glasses ........................gafas
recaudar fondos Goodwill Ambassador ......Embajador de
have a barbecue ................ hacer una barbacoa Buena Voluntad
have a bring and by sale....... hacer un mercadillo headache.....................dolor de cabeza
de segunda mano hut ............................cabaña, choza
make a charity cd............... hacer un CD benéfico letter .........................carta
organize a jumble sale......... organizar un rastrillo laptop ........................ordenador portátil
raise money...................... recaudar dinero luck ...........................suerte
sell badges ....................... vender insignias mile ...........................milla
sell raffle tickets ............... vender boletos para mistake.......................error
una rifa note...........................nota
sell sweets ....................... vender caramelos nurse..........................enfermera
wash cars......................... lavar coches nursing........................enfermería
organizer .....................organizador
MAKE AND DO refugee .......................refugiado
do charity work ............ hacer tareas benéficas shape .........................forma
do exercise ................. hacer ejercicio shark ..........................tiburón
do homework ............... hacer la tarea success .......................éxito
do nothing .................. no hacer nada tent ...........................tienda, carpa
do someone a favour ...... hacer un favor a alguien toy ............................juguete
do your best ................ hacer todo lo posible
make a decision............ tomar una decisión aim = objective
make a mistake ............ cometer un fallo
make friends................ hacer amigos
make money ................ hacer dinero ADJECTIVES
make someone laugh ...... hacer a alguien reir awful.................. horrible
cool ................... guay (informal)
dirty................... sucio
second-hand ......... de segunda mano
sick.................... enfermo
sponsored ............ patrocinado
wealthy............... rico
whole ................. entero, todo
wooden ............... de madera

wealthy = rich
wealthy, rich ≠ poor
VERBS
encourage........................ animar dirty ≠ clean
launch ............................ lanzar, fundar
look after ........................ cuidar ill = sick
realize ............................ darse cuenta ill, sick ≠ healthy
release an album ............... sacar un album
star................................ protagonizar
LINKERS
NOUNS so........................... así que
aim ........................... objetivo
auditorium .................. auditorio OTHER EXPRESSIONS
badge ........................ insignia
a long time ............... mucho tiempo
beginning.................... comienzo
on somebody’s behalf... en nombre de
century ...................... siglo
suddenly................... de repente
charity ....................... organización benéfica
together................... juntos
earthquake.................. terremoto

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 UNIT 6: INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS
TRAVEL
arrive ............................. llegar
buy a guidebook ................ comprar una guía
buy souvenirs.................... comprar recuerdos
come back home ............... regresar a casa
get on a train ................... subirse a un tren
get off a coach.................. bajarse de un autobús
have adventures ................ tener aventuras
meet people..................... conocer a gente
pack a suitcase.................. hacer la maleta
plan a journey .................. planear un viaje
send postcards .................. enviar postales
set off ............................ salir/ponerse en camino
EXTREME ADJECTIVES
amazing .......................... asombroso
awful ............................. horrible/malísimo
bowling........................... hirviendo
delighted......................... encantado
enormous ........................ enorme
exhausted........................ agotado/exhausto
freezing .......................... helado/congelado
terrifying......................... aterrador
tiny ............................... minúsculo/diminuto
OTHER VOCABULARY
adverbs
abroad............................ extranjero
ever............................... alguna vez
mostly ............................ generalmente
solo ............................... en solitario
today ............................. hoy
tomorrow ........................ mañana
verbs
discover .......................... descubrir
do tricks.......................... hacer trucos
drive up .......................... llegar
drive down....................... bajar
encourage ....................... animar
enjoy ............................. disfrutar
harm .............................. hacer daño
hitchhike......................... hacer autostop
land ............................... aterrizar
leave.............................. salir
pick up ........................... recoger a alguien
queue............................. hacer cola
sail ................................ navegar
stand ............................. permanecer de pie
adjectives
alone ............................. solo
blue-haired ...................... de pelo azul
ecstatic .......................... extasiado
free ............................... libre
foreign ........................... extranjero
in-flight .......................... durante el vuelo
lucky.............................. afortunado
warm ............................. templado
nouns
amount ........................... cantidad
clothes ............................ ropa
cruise ............................. crucero
disease............................ enfermedad
event.............................. acontecimiento
fear................................ miedo
forty-nineers..................... los del 49
gold-seeker ...................... buscador de oro
gold rush ......................... fiebre del oro
immigration desk................ mostrador de inmigración
influenza ......................... gripe
land ............................... tierra
leukaemia ........................ leucemia
mill ................................ molino
population........................ población
queue ............................. cola
record holder .................... poseedor de un récord
seat ............................... asiento
sightseeing bus tour ............ autobús turístico (ciudad)
shark .............................. tiburón
ship................................ barco
shuttle bus ....................... autobús de enlace
sailor .............................. marinero
steak .............................. filete
teenager.......................... adolescente
trip ................................ viaje/ salida
wave .............................. ola
whale ............................. ballena
wheel ............................. rueda
wheelchair ....................... silla de ruedas
yacht .............................. yate
linkers
after that......................... después
finally ............................. finalmente
first................................ en primer lugar
next ............................... a continuación
then ............................... luego, después
in fact............................. de hecho
so .................................. así que
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
a few .............................. unos pocos(contable)
a little ............................ un poco de (incontable)
a lot of............................ un montón de
at last! ............................ ¡por fin!
in the middle of ................. en mitad de
lots of ............................. un montón de
on his/her own .................. solo/sola
on time ........................... a tiempo
what a journey! ................. ¡vaya viaje!
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 UNIT 7: ON SCREEN
FILM VOCABULARY
action scenes .................... escenas de acción
audience ......................... espectadores
autograph ........................ autógrafo
award ............................. premio
blockbuster ...................... éxito de taquilla
box office ........................ taquilla
director........................... director (de cine)
film a scene...................... filmar/rodar una escena
film-maker ....................... director de cine
film-making ...................... rodaje de película
film star .......................... estrella de cine
filming ............................ rodaje/filmación
fresh films........................ películas recientes
plot................................ trama, argumento
producer ......................... productor
release a film.................... estrenar una película
screen ............................ pantalla
script.............................. guión
soudtrack......................... banda sonora
special effects................... efectos especiales
star in a film..................... protagonista de la película lifelike ............................realista
stunt .............................. doble
stunt man/woman .............. espacialista
win an award .................... ganar un premio
NOUN SUFFIXES
advertisement................... anuncio
arguement ....................... discusión
competition ..................... competición
connection....................... conexión
decoration ....................... decoración
development .................... desarrollo
education ........................ educación
enjoyment ....................... placer, disfrute
equipment ....................... equipo
excitement ...................... entusiasmo
information ...................... información
possession........................ posesión
prediction........................ predicción
suggestion ....................... sugerencia
OTHER VOCABULARY
adverbs
definitely......................... definitivamente
dramatically ..................... drásticamente
even............................... incluso/hasta
everywhere ...................... por todas partes
exactly............................ exactamente
inside ............................. dentro
onward(s) ........................ en/hacia adelante
perhaps ........................... quizá(s)/ tal vez
probably .......................... probablemente
soon ............................... pronto
verbs
apply (for) ....................... solicitar
ask for ............................ pedir
be born ........................... nacer
be set .............................tener lugar/estar situado
come out .........................salir/ estrenar
change ............................cambiar
die .................................morir
enjoy ..............................disfrutar
exist ...............................existir
fail.................................suspender
give sb a lift......................llevar a alguien en coche
give up ............................dejar/abandonar
move ..............................trasladarse
realize ............................darse cuenta
replace............................sustituir/reemplazar
retire ..............................retirarse
pass................................aprobar
wait for win ......................esperar ganar
adjectives
amazing...........................asombroso
awesome..........................impresionante
boring .............................aburrido
computer-generated............producido por ordenador
exciting ...........................emocionante
interactive .......................interactivo
lonely .............................solo/solitario
realistic ...........................realista
successful ........................de éxito
timeless...........................eterno
well-known .......................conocido/famoso
nouns
achievement .....................logro
career .............................carrera
depth..............................profundidad
holograms ........................hologramas
multiplex cinema................multicine
odour ..............................olor
rubbish ............................basura
training ...........................entrenamiento
winner ............................ganador
linkers
for this reason ...................por esta razón
since...............................ya que/desde que
therefore .........................por tanto
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
in my opinión ....................en mi opinión
like ................................como
none of that......................nada/ninguno de eso
not many .........................no muchos/as
to make somebody dreams come true...hacer que los
sueños de alguien se hagan realidad
up to ..............................hasta
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 UNIT 8: GOOD FRIENDS
MAKING FRIENDS
arrive early ...................... llegar temprano
be late ............................ llegar tarde
be polite ......................... ser educado
be rude ........................... ser maleducado
bring a present .................. traer un regalo
click your fingers ............... chasquear los dedos
interrupt a conversation....... interrumpir una conversac.
jump a queue.................... colarse
kiss a stranger ................... besar a un extraño
point at someone ............... señalar a alguien
shake hands...................... estrechar la mano
take off your shoes ............. quitarse los zapatos
tell jokes ......................... contar chistes
VERB AND NOUN COLLOCATIONS
give advice....................... dar un consejo
give presents .................... hacer regalos
have an argument .............. discutir
have fun .......................... divertirse
receive advice................... recibir consejo
receive presents ................ recibir regalos
spend money .................... gastar
spend time ....................... pasar el tiempo
tell lies ........................... decir mentiras
tell the truth .................... decir la verdad
OTHER VOCABULARY
adverbs
anywhere......................... en cualquier lugar
early .............................. temprano
extremelly ....................... extremadamente
every day......................... cada día
just ................................ justo
luckily............................. afortunadamente
perhaps ........................... quizás
plenty............................. un montón
verbs
achieve ........................... lograr
apologize ......................... pedir disculpas
ask (sb) out ...................... invitar a alguien
be famous for ................... ser famoso por
be good at ....................... ser bueno en
be late ............................ llegar tarde
burp ............................... eructar
camp .............................. acampar
complain ......................... quejarse
do nothing ....................... no hacer nada
do the shopping ................. hacer la compra
go camping....................... ir de acampada
go out (with)..................... salir (con)
look after ........................ cuidar
meet friends ..................... quedar con amigos
meet people ..................... conocer gente
realize ............................ darse cuenta
take sth seriously ............... tomarse algo en serio
take off........................... quitar(se)/despegar
support ........................... apoyar
wake up .......................... despertar(se)
adjectives
asleep ............................. dormido
approachable .................... accesible
aristocratic....................... aristocrático
clever ............................. inteligente
funny .............................. divertido
kind ............................... buena persona
lively .............................. vivo
leather ............................ de cuero
older(than) ....................... mayor (que)
quiet .............................. tranquilo
rude ............................... grosero, maleducado
safer .............................. más seguro
slim................................ delgado, esbelto
successful ........................ de éxito
tidy ................................ ordenado
thoughtful ........................ atento, amable
reliable ........................... de fiar
nouns
achiever .......................... triunfador
adventurer ....................... aventurero
balloonist......................... aeronauta
borrowing ........................ toma a préstamo
campiste.......................... camping/campamento
celebrity.......................... famoso/a
cheek ............................. mejilla
exchange ......................... intercambio
engineer .......................... ingeniero
gadget ............................ aparato/artilugio
hot-air balloon .................. globo aerostático
host family ....................... familia anfitriona
midnight ......................... media noche
neighbourhood................... vecindario
rule ................................ norma
sock ............................... calcetín
stuff ............................... cosas
salesman.......................... vendedor
linkers
although .......................... aunque
furthermore...................... además
however .......................... sin embargo
in addition ....................... además
in fact............................. de hecho
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
as well as......................... además de
all over the world ............... por todo el mundo
if ................................... si (condicional)
me neither ....................... yo tampoco
so do I............................. yo también
what’s he/she like? ............. ¿cómo es (personalmente)?
what does he/she look like?... ¿cómo es(físicamente)?
wherever you go ................ donde quiera que vayas
with whom? ...................... ¿con quién?
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 UNIT 9: WORLD OF MUSIC
MUSIC
a hit ............................... un éxito
a music festival ................. un festival de música
a playlist ......................... una lista de reproducción
a record .......................... un disco
a recording studio .............. un estudio de grabación
a single ........................... un disco (sencillo)
an album cover.................. una carátula de un álbum
form a band...................... formar un grupo
go on tour ........................ ir de gira
go to number one ............... subir al número uno
high fidelity...................... alta fidelidad
long-playing record............. elepé, disco
music player ..................... reproductor de música
opera house...................... teatro (de la ópera)
performance ..................... representación
phonograph ...................... fonógrafo
play live at a concert .......... tocar en directo
un concierto
record a song .................... grabar una canción
record player .................... tocadiscos
release an album ............... sacar un álbum
singer-songwriter ............... cantautor/ora
song lirycs........................ letra de una canción
tape ............................... cinta
venue ............................. lugar de actuación/local
NEGATIVE PREFIXES
illegal ............................. ilegal
illogical ........................... ilógico
impatient ........................ impaciente
imperfect ........................ imperfecto
impossible........................ imposible
impractical ...................... poco práctico
unadventurous .................. poco atrevido
unfriendly........................ antipático
unhappy .......................... infeliz/descontento-a
unimaginative ................... poco imaginativo
unnecessary ..................... innecesario
unoriginal ........................ poco original
unreliable ........................ informal/poco fiable
unsuppportive ................... insolidario
untrustworthy ................... de poca confianza
OTHER VOCABULARY
adverbs
almost ............................ casi
at least ........................... por lo menos/al menos
even............................... incluso
on average ....................... de media
over ............................... alrededor de
still ................................ todavía
worldwide........................ por todo el mundo
verbs
agree.............................. estar de acuerdo
attend ............................ asistir
be born ........................... nacer
be short for ...................... ser el diminutivo de
bleed ..............................sangrar
broadcast .........................transmitir/emitir
carry around .....................llevar consigo
come out .........................salir/lanzar(se)
develop ...........................desarrollar
disagree...........................estar en desacuerdo
download .........................descargar/bajar
have fun ..........................divertirse
hold music........................guardar música
make sure ........................asegurarse
mean ..............................significar
own ................................poseer
play back .........................reproducir/poner
post................................enviar
share ..............................compartir
store...............................guardar/almacenar
raise (money) ....................recaudar dinero
upload.............................subir/cargar
adjectives
against ............................contra
both ...............................ambos
large...............................grande/amplio
loads of ...........................un montón
portable ..........................portátil
nouns
broadband ........................banda ancha
cartoon ...........................dibujo animado
caricatura
card ...............................tarjeta/cartulina
charts .............................lista de éxitos
cognate ...........................afín/similar
computer file ....................archivo de ordenador
data ...............................datos
electromagnet ...................electroimán
loads ..............................un montón
reel-to-reel player ..............magnetófono
side ................................lado
survey .............................estudio, encuesta
linkers
although ..........................aunque
because of........................debido a
however ..........................sin embargo
in addition........................además
in the end ........................al final
so far ..............................hasta ahora
OTHER EXPRESSIONS
decorated in (+colour) .........decorado de
for the first time ................por primera vez
loads better ......................mucho mejor
me neither .......................a mí tampoco
me too ............................a mí también
unlike .............................a diferencia de
without ...........................sin
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English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 1

"FREE TIME"
Discussion Questions Model Answers
1. What is your favourite free time activity? 1. I fancy (+ing) / I really like… / I’m good at… and I
2. How often do you practice your favourite free time also like…
activity? 2. I practice X once/twice a week / at weekends.
3. What do you usually do at the weekends? 3. Let’s see… At weekends I usually…
4. How often do you watch films? 4. I watch films once/twice a week/month… at the
5. Where do you usually meet your friends? cinema and at home…
6. What are you wearing at the moment? 5. I usually meet my friends at the cinema, at school…
7. Do you enjoy listening to music? Why? Why not? 6. I’m wearing a blue T-shirt, a pair of jeans…
8. Do you love doing sport? Which one? 7. Sure! I love it because it is relaxing/funny…
9. What do you like doing on Saturdays? 8. I don’t like it very much, but if I have to choose
10. What are you keen on doing? one… / I love sport! My favourite one is …
11. What kind of films are you interested in watching? 9. On Saturdays I enjoy (+ing)
12. Are you good at learning languages? Why? Why 10. Let me think… I’m keen on (+ing)
not? 11. I’m interested in watching romantic / horror films
13. What are you good/bad at? because they are shocking / amazing…
14. Imagine you are bored at home. Suggest your 12. I’m afraid I’m not good at … because… / Sure! I’m
friend watching a film and buying a pizza. Act out very good at … because…
a conversation. 13. I’m good/bad at…
15. Describe yourself / your best friend’s personality. 14. Do you fancy (+ing)? Let’s get some… Do you
16. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? want to invite? Good idea/OK/Yeah, cool/No, that’s
Describe it. boring/No, let’s…instead.
15. I think I am… / My friend is not only … but also…
16. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives
Free-time activities: do voluntary work, relax, make To describe people: cool/boring; cautious/adventurous;
models, play an instrument, learn a language, chat talkative/quiet; friendly/unsociable; generous/selfish;
online, go to the cinema, play tennis, go to the gym, play energetic/lazy; serious/funny; shy/confident;
computer games, go to a disco, go out for a meal, go to a honest/dishonest…
youth group, draw cartoons
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, To describe films: shocking, boring, interesting,
frequently, rarely, hardly ever, never engaging, romantic, cute, (un)believable…
Time expressions: once/twice/three times a week/month
Suggestions: do you fancy (+ing)? Let’s get some… Do To describe clothes: baggy, casual, cool, dressy, formal,
you want to invite? Good idea/OK/Yeah, cool/No, that’s smart, sporty, tight, loose
boring/No, let’s…instead.
Clothes and accessories
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 2

"TECHNOLOGY"
Discussion Questions Model Answers
1. How many hours do you use a computer every 1. Well… Let’s see… I spend about X minutes
day? downloading music files and then… So, I think I
2. How many hours do you watch TV every day? spend … all in all.
3. Which modern invention could you not live 2. Mm… Let’s see… I watch TV for X or X hours on
without? Explain your choice. weekdays. At weekends, I watch it for over…
4. Which is your favourite IT activity? Why? 3. No doubt I could not live without my… because…
5. What IT activities do you do with your computer? 4. My favourite IT activity is … +ing. I find it really
6. What did you do last weekend? interesting because…
7. What were you doing at 8pm last night? 5. That’s an interesting question because I do lots of
8. Which jobs do you think are easy / hard / activities with my computer. For example…
dangerous / fun? 6. Last weekend I…
9. What’s your father’s job? What time does he start 7. At 8pm last night I was …+ing.
work? 8. Well… it’s a difficult question… but in my opinion
10. What does your mother do? What time does she being a … is a … job because…
finish work? 9. My father is a… He starts work at…
11. What would you like to be? Why? 10. My mother is a… She finishes work at…
12. Would you prefer a job that pays well or a job you 11. I would like to be a… because…
enjoy? Explain. 12. I think I prefer picture number X because...
13. Do you prefer working indoors or outdoors? Why? 13. That’s an interesting question. I think I prefer
14. What three things are most important for you in a working indoors because…
job? 14. If you ask me I’ll tell yoy the three most important
15. Imagine you want to buy a new mobile phone. Act things for me in a job are …
out a conversation. 15. Can I help you? This one’s on special offer. Here
16. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? you are. That’s €50 then, please. I’m looking for…
Why? Describe it. Can I see another one? How much is it? I’ll take
that one.
16. I prefer number X because.... In the photo we can
see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives
IT activities: take a digital photo, play a video game, To talk about IT activities: useful/useless, entertaining,
make a phone call, scan a photo, send an e-mail, store funny, enjoyable, available, second-hand…
data, print a document, charge a mobile phone, post a
comment, download/upload a video clip… To talk about jobs: boring/interesting, safe/dangerous,
Jobs: builder, researcher, lawyer, electrician, politician, well-paid/badly paid, absorbing, motivating, stressful,
technician, journalist, scientist, artist, actor, doctor, monotonous, rewarding, exciting…
housewife, fireman, postman, policeman/woman…

Other expressions Essential classroom language

Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 3

"STRANGE BUT TRUE!"

Discussion Questions Model Answers

1. Have you got any superstitions? 1. Yes, I have / No, I haven’t. For example, If I see…
2. Do you know any strange stories? 2. Yes, I do / No, I don’t. One day...
3. What were you doing at 5pm yesterday? 3. At 5pm yesterday I was +ing
4. What were your friends doing when you saw them 4. When I saw my friends this morning there +ing
this morning? 5. When the English teacher arrived today I was + ing
5. What were your friends doing when the English 6. When the class started I was + ing
teacher arrived today? 7. When I woke up this morning my mother was +ing
6. What were you thinking about when the class 8. Last night I was watching a football match / a
started? documentary / a film / a talk show…
7. What was your mother doing when you woke up 9. On my birthday I usually have a party / go to the
this morning? cinema with my friends… and …
8. What were you watching on TV last night? 10. I go to the countryside once / twice a day, very
9. What do you usually do on your birthday? often / at weekends…
10. How often do you go to the countryside? 11. I was thinking about…
11. What were you thinking about now? 12. Let me tell you about the… / actually, it was… / it
12. Tell an anecdote to a friend. Where were you? was so… / for one thing… / in fact… / thanks to…
Who were you with? What happened? What was 13. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
the best / funniest part? see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
13. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer?
Why? Describe it.

Useful vocabulary More useful vocabulary

Prepositions: up/down, out of/into, under/over, away To tell anecdotes: For one thing…, As I discovered last
from/towards, across, over, along, round, through… year…, As you can imagine…, In fact,…, Like the
-ed/-ing adjectives: frightened/frightening, time…, Thanks to…
bored/boring, tired/tiring, excited/exciting, Nouns: parachute, skydiving, crocodile
worried/worrying, surprised/surprising, Verbs: bite, crash, dive, push, break
interested/interesting, annoyed/annoying…
Linkers: suddenly, meanwhile, then
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 4

"SPECIAL PLACES"
Discussion Questions Model Answers

1. Which of the World Heritage sites would you like 1. It’s difficult to say… I think I would like to visit …
to visit? Why? because it is…
2. What’s Antequera like? What is there to do there? 2. Antequera is beautiful / awesome / … and there are
3. What is Antequera famous for? many things to do there. You can…
4. Compare two buildings in your town. 3. Antequera is famous for El Torcal, a cold cream
5. When you travel, what places do you prefer to called “porra”, a special bread called “mollete” and
visit? its more than twenty churches.
6. Would you like to visit London? Why / why not? 4. I’m going to compare … and … The X is bigger /
7. What are the most popular attractions in your more beautiful… than X. However, X is … than X.
country? 5. Let’s see… when I travel I prefer to visit castles
8. City trip or beach holiday? Which do you prefer? and… I find them very interesting / amazing…
9. Which is your favourite building? Describe it. 6. Sure! / Not at all… because… I find it boring /
10. Talk about something you do quickly / carefully crowded / interesting / amazing…
/slowly. 7. The most popular attractions in my country are…
11. Talk about things you do well / badly. 8. No doubt I prefer … because …
12. Imagine you are a day out with your friends. Act 9. I always do … carefully. Moreover…
out a conversation. 10. My favourite building is … It is in… It was built
13. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? in…
Why? Describe it. 11. Let’s see. I often do X and X well. However, I X
badly.
12. What’s X like? What is there to do there? What
happened? What was the weather like? Was it fun?
It’s really… Well, you can… It was… We had a
good/bad time.
13. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives
Places to visit: a ruin, a cathedral, a coastline, a amazing, cheap, crowded, entire, expensive, everlasting
pyramid, a temple, an opera house, a lighthouse, a reef, a flavoured, grilled, iconic, inexpensive, luxurious, man-
rainforest, a tomb, a cave, a castle made, pale, safe, sandy, tiny, twisted, wet

Adverbs: quietly/noisily, quickly/slowly, fast,

badly/well, happily/sadly, angrily, hard/easily, carefully

Other expressions Essential classroom language

Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 5

"HEROES"
Discussion Questions Model Answers
1. Have you ever collected money for charity? 1. Yes, I have/No, I haven’t because/although I find it
2. Have you ever given money to charity? useful and interesting.
3. If you had to organise a fundraising event, which 2. Yes, I have/No, I haven’t…
one would it be? Explain. 3. I would wash cars / have a barbecue / make a
4. Do you know any charities? Which one would you charity CD… because I think it is a … idea…
choose? Why? 4. Yes, I do / No, I don’t. I would choose ... because…
5. Have you ever learnt to play a musical instrument? 5. Yes, I have / No, I haven’t. I have learnt to play
If so, which one? the…
6. What makes you happy? 6. That’s a(n) easy/difficult question… There are
7. Which people make you laugh? many things that make me happy, for example…
8. What’s the biggest mistake you have ever made? 7. That’s a(n) easy/difficult question… There are
9. How often do you do exercise? many things that make me laugh, for example…
10. What’s the most difficult decision you have ever 8. Mmm let’s see. The biggest mistake I have ever
made? made is when I… / +ìng
11. Where do you usually do your homework? 9. I exercise once / twice a week… at weekends…
12. What’s the best way to make a lot of money? 10. Let me think… The most difficult decision I have
13. Imagine you want to organize a sponsored walk: ever made is when I … / +ing
talk about it with a friend. Act out a conversation. 11. I usually do my homework in… but I sometimes…
14. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? 12. It’s difficult to say, but perhaps the best way to
Why? Describe it. make a lot of money is…
13. Would you like to sponsor me? I’m raising money
for a charity. Could you help me, please? I’ll give
you 1€ a mile. No, I’m sorry, I haven’t got any
money. etc
14. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives

Fundraising ideas: sell sweets, wash cars, have a awful, cool, dirty, second-hand, sick, sponsored
barbecue, make a charity CD, do a sponsored swim, wealthy, whole, wooden, interesting, useful
collect money, sell badges, sell raffle tickets, organize a
jumble sale, have a bring and buy sale

Make and do: do charity work, do exercise, do

homework, do nothing, do someone a favour, do your
best, make a decision, make a mistake, make friends
make money, make someone laugh
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing
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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 6

"INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS"
Discussion Questions Model Answers

1. Do you like travelling? Why? Why not? 1. Yes, I do. I really like it. I think it is
2. Does your father / mother / sister / brother like amazing/funny/interesting/relaxing…! No, I don’t. I
travelling? Why? Why not? don’t like it at all. I think it is boring/tiring/stressful.
3. Have you ever been abroad? Where did you go? 2. Yes, s/he does. She… / No, she doesn’t. S/he…
4. How many countries / cities have you visited? Talk 3. Yes, I have. I have been to… I went to…
about them. 4. I have visited lots of cities/countries. / I haven’t
5. Where do you usually go on holiday? What do you visited any cities/countries. In my opinion X is the
like about it? best/worst country/city I’ve visited.
6. How do you usually travel? (e.g. by plane, car, 5. I usually go to… What I like about it is…
bus) Which do you prefer? Why? 6. I usually travel by… However, I prefer…
7. Do you prefer the beach or the mountains? Why? 7. No doubt I prefer… because it is…
8. Where do you usually stay when you’re on 8. I usually stay in/with…
holiday? (e.g. hotel, resort, camping, family) 9. Well… Let me think… The three cities I like most
9. Which three cities do you like most? are…
10. Which country would you like to visit? Why? 10. I would like to visit X because…
11. Which country would you NOT like to visit? 11. I would not like to visit X because…
Why? 12. How was the journey? Did you have a good seat?
12. Imagine you are at the train station to pick up a Did you change trains at…? Did you have anything
friend: ask her / him about the journey. Act out a to eat? Etc
conversation. 13. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
13. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Why?

Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives

Extreme adjectives: terrifying, amazing, enormous,
exhausted, delighted, tiny, awful, freezing, boiling.
Travel: send postcards, meet people, get on a train, have
adventures, plan a journey, get off a coach, set off, come
back home, arrive, buy a guidebooks, buy souvenirs,
pack a suitcase, shuttle bus, arrive at, leave X, It was a
nightmare, what a journey! It was a disaster!
To describe places: amazing, funny, interesting,
relaxing, boring, tiring, stressful, beautiful, crowded,
deserted, dry, hot, fresh, colourful, incredible, modern,
pleasant, quiet, romantic…
To describe means of transport: fast, slow, cheap,
expensive, (un) comfortable, luxurious, (un)reliable,
(un)punctual, ecological, safe, dirty, clean, dangerous…

Other expressions Essential classroom language

Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 7

"ON SCREEN"
Discussion Questions Model Answers

1. How often do you go to the cinema? Who do you 1. I usually/never/sometimes go…

go with?
2. What kind of films do you like? Why?
3. Who’s your favourite actor or actress? Why do you
like them?
4. What’s the name of the last film you saw? What
was it about?
5. Do you like romantic/horror films? Why? Why
not?
6. What’s the best / worst film you have ever seen?
Explain why.
7. Do you prefer to watch movies at home or in the
cinema? Why?
8. When you watch an English film, do you prefer it
dubbed or subtitled? Why?
9. What kind of snacks or drinks do you have when
you go to the cinema?
10. Do you watch films in English or your language?
Which do you prefer?
11. Imagine you go to the cinema with some friends
Act out a conversation.
12. Look at the pictures: which film do you prefer?
Why? Describe it.
2. I usually prefer romantic/horror films but
sometimes I also like watching…
3. My favourite actor/actress is… because…
4. Let me think… The last film I saw was… It’s set
in… It tells the story of…
5. Not at all/Sure/No doubt… because I think they
are…
6. The best/worst film I have ever seen is … In my
opinion it is…
7. I usually prefer … but…
8. I always/often/usually prefer it X because it’s more
interesting/motivating/difficult/boring…
9. Well… I usually eat pop corn/gums/hot dogs… and
for a drink I usually prefer a fizzy drink/water…
10. I watch films in… I prefer…
11. What did you think of…? Did you like…? What
about you? I thought the actors were brilliant. The
special effects were very good. Etc
12. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…

Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives

Story/ plot: motivating, captivating, intriguing,
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, engaging, boring, funny, hilarious, (un)predictable,
frequently, rarely, hardly ever, never original, (un)realistic
Time expressions: once/twice/three times a week/month Characters: funny, nice, mean, happy, miserable,
Film: director, stuntman/woman, stunt, film star, script, cute…
soundtrack, special effects, producer, plot, star in a film, Actors: talented, (un)convincing, versatile…
win an award, release a film, film a scene, screen, it’s set Director: talented, famous, skilful…
in, it tells the story of… Dialogues: smart, boring, confusing, witty…
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 8

"GOOD FRIENDS"
Discussion Questions Model Answers
1. What is your father/mother/brother/sister/friend 1. Well, let me think… S/he’s really friendly, funny,
like? adventurous, cautious, unsociable, energetic, lazy, shy…
2. What does your father/mother/brother/sister/friend 2. Let me think…S/he’s very pretty. She’s tall, short,
look like? medium-height, slim, skinny, fat, dark, blonde…
3. What does your father/mother/brother/sister/friend 3. I think s/he likes playing tennis, watching films,
like doing? chatting online, drawing cartoons, going to a disco…
4. What cultural rules from other countries do you 4. That’s an interesting question. Let me think… In
know? France for example… and in England. In…
5. Do visitors have to bring presents in your country? 5. No, they don’t. However, presents are always
6. What would you do if your best friend told you a welcome. In France, however, …
lie? 6. Well, if my best friend told me a lie, I would…
7. What would you say if your best friend was late to 7. If my friend was late to meet me, I think I would…
meet you? 8. That’s a difficult question. But if I didn’t like a
8. Would you tell the truth if you didn’t like a friend’s boyfriend, I think I would…
friend’s boyfriend? 9. Let me think… I don’t usually have arguments… but I
9. When did you last have an argument with a friend? think the last argument I had with a friend was…
Explain. 10. If you ask me, I must tell you I think…
10. Is it ever OK to tell a lie? 11. At weekends I (don’t) usually spend much time with
11. How much time do you spend with your parents at my parents. For example, on Saturday mornings we…
weekends? 12. So, what was the party like? What’s s/he like?
12. Imagine your friends went to a party last weekend Where’s s/he from? What does s/he look like? What does
and met someone. Ask them to describe that s/he like doing?
person Act out a conversation. 13. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
13. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Why? Describe it.
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives and phrases
Making friends: bring a present, be late, click your To describe personality: What’s s/he like? S/he’s really
fingers, interrupt a conversation, jump a queue, tell friendly, funny, adventurous, cautious, unsociable,
jokes, arrive early, take off your shoes, shake hands, kiss energetic, lazy, shy, confident, talkative, quiet, generous,
a stranger, be polite/rude, point at someone selfish, serious, honest, dishonest...
Describing people: what’s she like? (personality) what To describe appearance: What does s/he look like?
does she look like? (appearance) what does she like S/he’s very pretty. She’s tall, short, medium-height, slim,
doing? (preferences) skinny, fat, dark, blonde, red-haired…
Personality and character adjectives To describe preferences: What does s/he like doing?
Free-time activities S/he likes playing tennis, watching films, chatting
Adjectives describing appearance online, drawing cartoons, going to a disco…
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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 IES Pedro Espinosa
English Department

Oral exam preparation: UNIT 9

“WORLD OF MUSIC"
Discussion Questions Model Answers
1. How do you usually listen to music? 1. I usually listen to music on my mp3 player. But I
2. Are computers used at your school? also like listening to music on my computer and…
3. Are dictionaries allowed in your English class? 2. Of course they are. We use them not only in the
4. How often are festivals celebrated in your region? English class but also in …
5. What’s your favourite album? When was it 3. Certainly! We use them very often. They are useful
released? Why do you like it? for…
6. What kind of music do you like? Why? 4. Let me think… There are lots of…
7. What is the best recent music video? 5. Well… My favourite album is… I’m not very sure,
8. Have you ever been to a concert or live show? but I think it was released in… I really like it
Talk about it. because…
9. Have you ever downloaded music from the 6. I must say I love… music because I find it …
Internet? Why? 7. The best recent music video for me is…
10. Do you prefer music in English or in your own 8. Sure / No, never…
language? Why? 9. No doubt / Not at all I have done it because…
11. Do you have an MP3-player? How often do you 10. Well… it’s difficult to say… I reckon I prefer…
use it? 11. Sure! I have one since… I use it…
12. Who is your favourite singer or music group? 12. That’s a difficult question because / since I like lots
Why? of them but if I must choose one, I’d say I like…
13. Imagine you are going to a concert. Talk about the because…
band or singer you are going to listen to. Act out a 13. I think so / Me too / Me neither / I totally agree /
conversation. I’m not sure / I see what you mean
14. Look at the pictures: which one do you prefer? 14. I prefer number X because... In the photo we can
Why? Describe it. see… / This photo shows / This is a photo of…
Useful vocabulary Useful adjectives and phrases
Music: single, record, playlist, hit, recording studio, Describing an event: exciting, colourful, noisy,
album cover, song lyrics, music festival, play live at a delicious, funny, boring…
concert, go to number one, record a song, release an
album, form a band, go on tour Describing music: trendy, melodious, rhythmic, loud,
Types of music: rock music, metal music, jazz, blues, tuneless, instrumental, calm, lively…
pop music, rock music, rock music, reggae, rap, classical
music… Describing singers and bands: good/bad player,
Frequency adverbs: from time to time, every now and good/bad singer, beautiful/good-looking, original, smart,
then, (not) often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never, intelligent, masterful…
once/twice/three times a (day/week/month)
Other expressions Essential classroom language
Helping you to explain ideas: I'm sorry, I don't understand.
What is more, ... Sorry, I’m not sure what you mean.
Actually, ... / In fact… Can you repeat please?
As a matter of fact, ... Can you speak more slowly, please?
Opinion Can you spell that word for me, please?
I think, ... / In my opinion, ... / I reckon… / I’d say…/ If Let me think...
you ask me, ... / I mean… / What I mean… / My point That's a difficult question...
is… / I find it really interesting…/ The truth is that… I'm not sure about this question...
Gaining time to think Sorry, I don't know...
It’s on the tip of my tongue… / Let me think… / That’s
an interesting question… / How shall I put it? / What’s
the word for it? / It’s difficult to say…
Expressing ‘for’ and ‘against’ views
The good/bad thing(s) is/are…
One advantage/disadvantage is…
On the other hand…
Alternatives to Yes/No
No doubt / Sure / Definitely / Absolutely / Of course
Not at all / Of course not / No way / Certainly not / No
way / It’s not my thing

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