Games / Kahoots for selectividad:

• https://create.kahoot.it/search?filter=1&tags=selectividad%20grammar&query=selectividad%20grammar 

• Use of english:

  •  https://create.kahoot.it/details/fce-use-of-english-prep/67dc333f-b851-4cef-adf3-05da14409603 

  • https://create.kahoot.it/details/use-of-english-b2-practice/5ff66b89-6a6b-4423-a6c4-d1f0a0ae69ed 

• Collocations https://create.kahoot.it/details/cae-use-of-english-collocations/2badfffb-cb1f-4ff7-82d6-701bcb1162de 

• Prepositions https://create.kahoot.it/details/prepositions/7d918a6c-d36b-44dd-b454-d3adfdce41f1 

REVIEW AND PRACTICE:

Day 1. "A Perfect Time for Young Entrepeneurs"                                                  (KEY) 

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION AND USE OF ENGLISH

I usually drink coffee in the morning

I am ...

 When I turned 18, I acquired the habit of getting up at 7 without any alarm clock.

When I turned 18, I got used…

My father always took me to school on his motorbike until he sold it.

My father would...

For more similar practice, press here. https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-80920.php 

They only have a few Euros saved. (little)

With only a few litters of petrol the car arrived at its destination. (little)

For more similar practice press here (little, few, a few, a little). https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-25720.php 

Day 2. 

What is Cyberbullying? (Option A, reserva 2015)             What is Cyberbullying? (Option A, reserva 2015) RESUELTO 

Grammar practice

Rephrase:

• It's such a beautiful day that I'm going swimming   (so)

• 2nd Bachillerato students are taking their A levels soon. Sometimes they forget to study. (despite)

• I like spending time with my siblings, sometimes I'd like to kill them. (fond / though)

Join:

• We were given a leaflet. The leaflet helped us understand the exposition.

• My school has a very good reputation. I'm not so fond of the English teacher.

Finish the following sentences using a verb:

• I am thrilled...

• we are really concerned ...

• we are interested in...

Synonyms for 

thing: aspect, concern, topic, matter, issue

Idea: perspective, approach, view, concept, issue

Day 3

Grammar practice

Rephrase:

• It's such a beautiful day that I'm going swimming   (so)

• 2nd Bachillerato students are taking their A levels soon. Sometimes they forget to study. (despite)

• I like spending time with my siblings, sometimes I'd like to kill them. (fond / though)

Join:

• We were given a leaflet. The leaflet helped us understand the exposition.

• My school has a very good reputation. I'm not so fond of the English teacher.

Finish the following sentences using a verb:

• I am thrilled...

• we are really concerned ...

• we are interested in...

GIVE A NOUN WITH THE SAME ROOT AS:

“prove”                                                            a.) political (adjective).-                                                   b.) friendly (adj) : -

c.) scientific (adjective) :                                                    d.) wide (adjective) :                                               e.) long(adj) :

f.) improve (verb)                                                       g.) restrict (verb):                                                        h.) died (verb):

I.) alive (adj) :                                                            j,) injured (adj)

WRITING:

Synonyms for 

THING: aspect, concern, topic, matter, issue

IDEA: perspective, approach, view, concept, issue

GOOD: fine, superb, decent, right, all right, great, excellent, virtuous, righteous, moral, morally correct, ethical, upright, upstanding, high-minded, right-minded, right-thinking, principled, exemplary, clean, law-abiding, lawful, irreproachable, blameless, guiltless, unimpeachable, just, honest, honourable,  etc.

BAD: evil, not right, wrong, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up to par, deficient, imperfect, defective, faulty, shoddy, amateurish, careless, negligent 

HAPPY: thrilled,, excited, over the moon, contented, content, cheerful, cheery, merry, joyful, jovial, jolly, joking, jocular, gleeful, carefree, untroubled, delighted, smiling, beaming, grinning, glowing, satisfied, gratified, buoyant, radiant, sunny, blithe, joyous, beatific, blessed 

Making a memorable introduction:

1) Introduce the topic, with a general opinion of what you are about to say. Do not use rhetorical questions in the first sentence but you may use them within the first paragraph. The reader should be able to guess what the writing is about after reading the first paragraph.

2)DO NOT!!!!!

• Overuse rhetorical questions

• use informal language

Examples:

• • It is widely acknowledged that education should be our country's main concern

  • it is believed that... 

  • When it comes to education, almost everybody seems to have an opinion on how...

  • if we take into account that not everybody is.... one may come to the conclusion that ... however, this is not always the case, in fact there are more disadvantages than advantages and thus this is not an easy question 

Write a short introduction about the following topics                 

1 Selectividad, the unavoidable nightmare!

2 Mobile phones as isolating devices

3 Extreme right political parties are back on the game

4 Parents and teenagers, love and hate madness

For more: https://pro-essay-writer.com/blog/essay-introduction 

DAY 4

WRITING A MEMORABLE CONCLUSION

Summarizing

I'd like to finish by saying...

If we take into account the ideas and facts formerly presented, one may come to the conclusion that...

taking into account all the above mentioned reasons/ideas/facts

all in all: en suma                                   in brief: en resumen                                       in conclusion: Para concluir

in short: en resumen                            on the whole: en general                          to sum up: Para resumir

What to include

• Your conclusion wraps up your essay in a tidy package and brings it home for your reader

• Your topic sentence should summarize what you said in your thesis statement

  • This suggests to your reader that you have accomplished what you set out to accomplish

• Do not simply restate your thesis statement, as that would be redundant

  • Rephrase the thesis statement with fresh and deeper understanding

• Your conclusion is no place to bring up new ideas

• Your supporting sentences should summarize what you have already said in the body of your essay

  • If a brilliant idea tries to sneak into the final paragraph, you must pluck it out and let it have its own paragraph in the body, or leave it out completely

• Your topic for each body paragraph should be summarized in the conclusion

  • Wrap up the main points

• Your closing sentence should help the reader feel a sense of closure

• Your closing sentence is your last word on the subject; it is your “clincher”

  • Demonstrate the importance of your ideas

  • Propel your reader to a new view of the subject

  • End on a positive note

• Your closing sentence should make your readers glad they read your paper

https://www.time4writing.com/writing-resources/writing-a-good-conclusion-paragraph/

Write a short introduction and a conclusion for one of the following topics                 

1 Selectividad, the unavoidable nightmare!

2 Mobile phones as isolating devices

3 Extreme right political parties are back on the game

4 Parents and teenagers, love and hate madness

!!! Remember:

-use connectors and linking words throughout

-keep your style formal (no abbreviations, slang or informal phrases)

-write in a logical sequence that is easy to follow

-if you are writing your essay by hand, write neatly and legibly

-Include adjectives and adverbs to enrich your statements

-DON'T

-Interact with the reader

-Use colloquialisms (aint, cause)

-abbreviate

-Give personal examples