IEC, Week of Oct. 8/9

Your written exam will take place in your regular classroom at the usual time.
The exam duration is 1,5 hours.

What to prepare:

Vocabulary and grammar from units 14, 15, 16, and 17

At the end of your textbook you can find pages with the relevant grammar and vocabulary covered in these units. Also, use the blog.

VOCABULARY PART

Your knowledge of the vocabulary covered in our classe may be tested in some or all of the following ways:
a) as is in your textbook and workbook on vocabulary related pages (57, 60, 63, 66, 80)

b) choosing the correct word and filling out the blank

E.g. Gloria __________ when her team won the soccer game.
Answer: cheered

At the end of the day she was so tired. When she came home, she just said hello to her parents, ____________, and went to bed.
Answer: yawn

c) "Translating" ordinary verbs into phrasal verbs.

E.g. He had to reduce the amount of coffe he was drinking.
Answer: He had to cut down on coffee OR He had to cut back on coffee.

d)making up a sentence from the given key words

E.g
practice / yoga/ she / want
Answer: She wants to practice yoga.

read/ boook/ really / enjoy / I
Answer: I really enjoy reading books.

GRAMMAR:

Will be tested as is in your textbook and your workbooks (p. 58, 61, 64, 67,81)
Study: modals (must be, might be, can't be for deduction [expressing the level of certainty]
will/won't for future; conditional (all fo them), verbs with gerund or infinitive)

WRITING:
May take some of the following forms:

1. Short answers

E.g. Question: What activities do you personally nedd willpower for?
Answer: I need willpower to wake up early and study. (full sentences)
Qustion: What are some of the themes/topics of soap operas?
Answer: Some of the topics or themes in soap operas are love, crime, betrayal, etc.
Question: When do you yawn?
Answer: I yawn when I am bored or tired.


2. Write a short 10-15 sentence composition describing your favourite soap opera/ ad.

3. You will be given a short incomplete script of a soap opera. Provide a 10 sentence ending.

4. Write a script for a shampoo commercial.

E.g. shampoo:
Answer: "If you use Essence shampoo, your hair will be shiny and healthy. It will smell like a beautiful spring day. "
"coffee"
'Our Mountain Brew coffee comes from the freshest Brazilian coffee beans. Its rich, dark taste will wake you up better than a cold shower."
Etc.