HAVE FUN WITH ENGLISH C1

Our teacher assistant has just carried out a very enjoyable activity on idioms. I realized that you all had a great time coming up with definitions to fool your classmates! Don't you see? Learning tough vocabulary does not necessarily have to be dull and boring. You can have a look at the presentation below to check all the idioms my C1 groups of students have been playing with. There is quite a bunch! Can you guess them all? Enjoy!

In the  mediation  tasks of the C1 exam, both oral and written, you might be asked to either give a short descriptive speech or write a short descriptive report based on visual information or data. This visual information will be most commonly presented as line and bar graphs , pie charts or tables . You will definitely be asked to describe and analyze the information provided by selecting and reporting its main features. In the presentation below, I will be focusing on some of the key factors to be considered when dealing with data analysis. First of all, you will learn how to look for the most obvious information to eventually find out what the numbers on a graph are referring to. Our final goal would be coming up with a structured piece of text on the data analysis, which you will also be able to find out by clicking on each of the graphs! Ready? Pull your socks up and go! This presentation is based on the writing activities in Unit 4 of New Language Lea...

DESCRIBING VISUAL INFORMATION: HOW TO SAY NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES In the new mediation tasks of the C1 exam - both oral and written ones - you might be asked to give a short descriptive speech (oral mediation) or write a short descriptive report (written mediation) based on visual information or data. This visual information is most commonly presented as line and bar graphs , pie charts or tables . You might be asked to describe and analyse the information provided by selecting and reporting the main features. In the presentation below, based on a didactic unit by New Language Leader Advanced , I will be discussing some of the key factors students will need to consider when dealing with such a task. First of all, they will learn how to look for the most obvious information: what are the numbers on the graph referring to? Then, by learning to say proportions and percentages, they will eventually end up passing on the information in the graph! Isn't it magic!? Fingers ...

The next time you must write a formal paper or give a formal speech, make sure you have the correct style guide to use. Some oral or written exam tasks will have my C1 students say or write proportions and percentages correctly. A percentage is a number expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign (%) or the abbreviation pct . As they are often used to express a proportionate part of a total, they are common in graphics, statistics and data images. Are you ready to say these proportions in English? Notice the link on more info at the end of the game with more useful exercises to practise!

This year my C.1 students have done a great job with their letters of interest. After working the tips, and the useful expressions, here are their sample answers. Provide your students with the input they need and you will come up with awesome pieces of work! Congratulations, everyone!

A landmark nuclear deal between Iran and world powers has completely fallen apart four years after it went into effect.  The US airstrike near Baghdad International airport increased the ill-feeling after the killing of Iran's top military general Qassem Suleimani on 3 January. Iran reacted immediately, in retaliation for the killing, firing 16 missiles at bases housing American troops in Iraq. Luckily, there were no casualties. Later on, Iran admitted "unintentionally" shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet, killing all 176 people on board. The military claimed that the jet was mistaken for a cruise missile . In the video below Seth Meyers takes a closer look at how President Donald Trump has almost brought the world to the brink of a disastrous war. Watch and enjoy the section up to minute 2.55 as many times as you think you might need to do the quiz. Choose your own video version: with or without subtitles. Then, press the " Start " button and follow t...

Here are the exam dates for the first term. It is amazing how fast time flies! We are about to finish it! Hope you don't have any problems with them. Just let me know as soon as possible if you do. You shouldn't miss exams because even though they don't count on your final score, practice is always welcome! They will prove a great opportunity to test yourselves. No pain, no gain! Remember that you will have to register for the speaking session in class. There'll be a list on the classroom board soon! Good luck everybody! I am 100% sure you'll do a great job! Just get ready to give exams your best shot! Group Time Listening / Reading Writing / Speaking / Mediation  C1.2-3 10.20 Monday 27 January Wednesday 29 January Group Time Listening / Reading / Speaking Writing / Speaking / Mediation Speaking / Mediation  C1.2-4 16.00 Thursday...