4to año A Inglés - Upper-Intermediate
PROGRAMA DE EXAMEN ALUMNOS REGULARES
4º A
AÑO: 2023
Profesor: Sandra Chiarelli
Bibliografía: PERSONAL BEST B2 (UPPER-INTERMEDIATE) – STUDENT’S BOOK + WORKBOOK – RICHMOND - JIM SCRIVENER
CONTENIDOS
Unit 1: Your unique style
Grammar: Present forms. Narrative tenses (Revision)
Vocabulary: Body language and communication
Writing: Making a narrative interesting
Unit 2: Culture Vultures
Grammar: Question patterns. Using linkers: contrast and purpose
Vocabulary: Adjective suffixes.
Unit 3: A sense of place
Vocabulary: Easily confused words.
Listening: My special place
Unit 4: Mind and behaviour
Grammar: Perfect and Past forms. Conditional sentences type 0,1 and 2.
Vocabulary: Personality and behaviour. Word families
Unit 5: Our planet
Vocabulary: Weather. Moods. Adjective prefixes
Writing: Writing an opinion essay
Unit 6: Habits and change
Grammar: The habitual past. Be/get used to
Vocabulary: Expressions with time. Expressions with prepositions
ORAL EXAM
TEXTS:
*Your Unique Style (p. 4)
*Not What I Expected (p. 8)
*What was I Thinking? (p. 10)
*The Secret of Success (p. 16)
*Procrastination and creativity (p. 34)
*Are global warming campaigns effective? (p. 46)
*Millennials - more to them than meets the eye (p. 52)
MOVIES: (Plot, characters, scenes, changing the beginning / ending)
● A star is born.
● Failure to launch
DIALOGUES:
*Tell each other about a person, place or event that surprised you. Use different narrative tenses. (Book p. 9)
*Choose an experience that didn’t turn out as you had expected and start a conversation ( Book p.11)
*Ask your partner which activities he/she enjoys. Use different Question Patterns. (Book p. 13)
*Think of a film, concert or show that you’d really like to see or go to. Take turns recommending it to your partner. (Book p. 19)
*Discuss these questions: (Book p. 25)
Which aspects of your daily life are most stressful? What good ways have you found to reduce stress? What are the best “third places” where you live?
*Think about an extreme weather event. Discuss the following questions:
Have you ever experienced extreme weather? What caused it? What happened as a result? What can we do to prevent these events? ( Book p. 43)
*Ask about HABITUAL PAST, using BE/ GET USED TO (Book p. 53)
*Imagine you belong to the same family. You need to solve a problem together. Start a conversation using one of the following ideas: noisy neighbours - sharing the family car - walking the dog - doing the weekly food shopping (Book p. 55)
PERSONAL QUESTIONS:: (topics dealt with in the different units)
● Describe a time when something was different to what you expected. (pag. 29)
● Describe someone you think is cool and explain why. (p. 7)
● Describe a time when something was different to what you expected. (p. 29)
● Talk about how to get on with people (p. 33)
● An experience when you procrastinated. (p. 35)
● A memorable experience. (p. 37)
● Describe an experience where the weather has affected your mood. (p. 43)
● Are advertising campaigns effective? Give your opinion. (p. 47)
● Describe habits or routines from your childhood. (p. 48/49)
● Describe something that happened when you were a child. (p. 49)
● Describe something you never thought you would get used to, but are used to now. (p. 53)
● Describe a problem you or someone you know has had, say how it was solved. (p. 55)
● Recommend a book, movie, or series.
● Talk about something funny or embarrassing that happened to you.
● Talk about your experience at Prep School.Would U recommend it?
● Talk about your experience at the camp. Do you have any anecdotes?
● Talk about your memories at Prep School.
● Talk about your future plans/next year.
BIBLIOGRAFÍA
Bibliografía del alumno:
✔ Burton, Graham; (2017): “Personal Best”, Student’s Book, Richmond.
✔ Walter, Elizabeth; Woodford, Kate (2017): “Personal Best”, Student’s Book, Richmond.