2024-11-08

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • Practice Part 2 speaking
  • Learn and practice Listening Part 2 Sentence completion
  • Learn and practice Reading and Use of English Part 6 Gapped text

Homework

Incidental Language

  • session guitarist
  • session guitarist
  • turn to
  • set up
  • come up with
  • stand out
  • turn out
  • put off
  • found out
  • carried out

Error Correction

  • I think it’s easier to make it.
    • play them (individual sports)
  • They just living lives and listening to music …
    • They’re just driving around and enjoying themselves.
  • I like listening to music in home.
    • at home
  • I wouldn’t want to work in a restaurant as he do.
    • …as he does
  • Watching films it’s also useful.
    • Watching films is also useful.
  • You need to talk with other peoples there.
    • … people …
  • They’re talking about people not place.
    • … not the place.

2024-10-25

Uncategorized, Upper Secondary B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • To introduce and provide practice of Listening Part 1: Multiple Choice
  • Pronunciation: To raise awareness of vowel to vowel linking (pronunciation)
  • To provide further practice with part 1 and 2 speaking
  • To provide practice with vocabulary related to Music

Plan

  • improv warmer
  • exam trainer listening
  • page 10 listening
  • page 14
  • Pron pack worksheet
  • start unit 2

Homework

  • pages 12-13 (review)

  • practice pronunciation

    • answers:
      • 1 – me and you (contains /j/ link) – buy and sell (contains /J/ link)you and me (contains /w/ link) – F
      • 2 – high and low – go and see – you and me – F
      • 3 – sorry about that – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 4 – more or less – sorry about that – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 5 – now and then – here and there – how and why – two or three – Asia and Africa – G
      • 6 – blue and red – law and order – true or false – free and easy – pasta or rice – idea of fun – 1
      • 7 – now or never – four or five – three or four – happy or sad – O
      • 8 – tea or coffee – tuna or cheese – India and China – happy or sad – O
      • 9 – tuna or cheese – India and China – happy or sad – O

  • Listening from exam trainer, page 64

Error Correction

  • What you said?
    • What did you say?
  • When someone do you a surprise …
    • when someone surprises you

Incidental Language

  • play
  • skit
  • line
  • cruel
  • inevitably
  • persuade
  • emphasise
  • to be up to something
  • sincere
  • get your feet wet

Next

  • Start unit 2 from Part 2 speaking

2024-10-18

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • To introduce and give practice in listening, part 3: Multiple matching
  • To give practice in part 1 speaking
  • To give practice with vocabulary related to the word ‘get’
  • To introduce writing Part 2: Informal letter

Material

  • Ready for B2 page 7/ex. 1
  • Ready for B2 page 8
  • Ready for B2 page 9
  • Exam Trainer pages 49-50

Plan

  • Part 1 speaking mingle
  • Vocabulary with get
    • check
      • check vocabulary with get page 8
      • check pate 204: Ready for Grammar
    • speaking ex. 3
  • Writing part 2 letter page 9
  • exam Trainer pages 49-50
  • Dixit break

Homework

  • Exam Trainer, Writing Part 2: Informal email/letter, page 50/exam task: write a letter or page 9/ex. 5 of coursebook

Incidental Language

  • impact
  • refer to

Error Correction

  • I was in many other countries.
    • I have been to many other countries.
  • Are you cold in the mornings? Yes, I do.
    • Yes, I am.
  • Are you parents annoying when you get to home?
    • … when you get home …
  • Have you used to live in Turkey?
    • Did you used to live in Turkey?
  • It depends on what do you write.
    • It depends on what you write.

2024-10-04

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • Introduce Reading and Use of English Part 7 Multiple matching
  • Introduce Listening Part 3 Multiple matching
  • Learn and use language related to habitual behaviour and vocabulary
  • Practice speaking incorporating the language from the lesson

Plan

  • Find Someone Who Warmer
  • Reading and Use of English Part 7 Multiple matching pages 4-5
  • Formula Exam Trainer Speaking Part 1 Interview
  • Language Focus: Habitual behaviour page 6/ex. 1-5 (position of adverbs)
  • next:
    • ESL Brains: Are we prisoners of our habits? (used to structures)
    • start from page 6, ex. 6

Homework

  • Exam trainer Reading and Use of English Part 7 – Multiple matching (worksheets)

Incidental Language

  • seldom
  • Owing to the fact that I live outside the city.
    • or
      • Owing to living outside the city.

Error Correction

  • Are you walking to school sometimes?

    • Do you walk to school? How often?

  • I like to go for trips.

    • I like going on trips.

  • I like working out, not play soccer.

    • … playing …

  • Pronunication

    • though

2024-09-07

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

Lesson Aims

  • Getting to know each other and the exam.
  • Speaking Parts 1 and 3

Materials

  • Ready for B2 page 1-3
  • Video worksheets 1-2

Visuals

Incidental Language

  • baseline
  • textile
  • silk
  • sedentary

Error Correction

  • 2nd class
    2nd grade

  • Do you want to spend more time on your hobbies?
    Do you wish you could spend more time…

  • Who do you want to become in the future?
    Who do you want to be in the future?
    What do you want to do …

  • I like to go for a trip with my friends.
    I like to go on trips with my friends.

  • Italia
    Italy

  • What do you like study the most?
    like + to + verb

  • I’m doing my homework.
    I do my homework.

  • I go for running.
    I go running.
    I go for runs.
    I go for a run.

  • I wash face.
    I brush teeth

  • I wash MY face.
    I brush my teeth.

  • determiner + noun

  • It’s the most free time.
    It’s when I have the most free time.

  • Every human is interested in other’s lives.
    Everyone is interested in other people’s lives.
    I prefer have …
    I prefer to have

  • Jogging would be more better than …
    Jogging would be better.

Welcome

Upper Secondary B2 Exam

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