In 3.64 we published all the exams you had to take this year: two per term, plus the global test for those of you who did not pass. As you know, throughout the course you also had to take three oral exams. In this post you can see some of the images that were used to prompt your response in the third term oral test. They cover some of the topics we worked on this year. Those of you who have to take the exam again in September can use them to practice and gain more confidence.
In this post you will find links to the exams you sat this year. All of them have been published in the blog. We have decided to group them together in order to help those of you who did not pass English in June and will have to retake English in September. Go through the 6 units and try to do the exams again. Organise your work during summer; cramming does not work when it comes to learning a language. Teachers will be available these coming weeks to help you identify your weak points and to guide you on the aspects you need to focus on. Failing a subject is not the end of the world. If you put some effort into it, you’ll be able to make it next time. Good luck and have a nice summer.
In this page from the UIB, you can find exam models from previous years. Use the tool provided at the bottom of the page to browse different years.
In the useful resources section of the blog English4all you will also find useful links to revise.
Good luck!!
Here follow several links to on line exercises that will help you build up your vocabulary on jobs
Once you’ve grabbed your potential employer’s attention with your great cover letter and impressive CV, you must prepare for the interview. This video provides useful tips to prepare for your upcoming interview. Jeff and Mike discuss each of the top 10 interview questions and provide valuable suggestions to answering them perfectly. Watch the video and answer the questions.
We’ve been talking about jobs (employability, brain drain, best jobs) for the last two weeks and in the last 4 posts. Even though you are currently in you last year of High School and most of you may not have had any working experience yet, you will undoubtedly need to apply for a job in the future. It is about time we get down to some practical tasks and give you some guidelines to actually write a good CV/resume and a cover letter.
Europass is a useful tool that will help you write your CV following standards that will make your skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe.
Relative clauses is the last grammar topic we shall revise this year. In the use of English part of the selectivitat exam, students are often asked to show they know how to use relative pronouns.
This power point will help you revise the differences between defining and non defining clauses. It will also explain when to omit the relative pronoun.
If you prefer, you can use 
web site, which we have repeatedly directed you to in this blog.
Finally, here follow three links to rephrasing exercises, in which you will have to use relative pronouns to link clauses.
As we saw in the previous post, youth unemployment rates are unfortunately very high. As a result, many people decide to go abroad to work. When those who decide to migrate are qualified workers, a phenomenon known as the brain drain takes place. This means the home country has invested in the education and training of workers who are later forced to migrate because of a lack of jobs. This means receiving countries benefit from personnel another country has prepared.
Listen to this recording. Can you extract the definition of brain drain from what you have heard? Leave out details, stick to the basics.
After listening to some news related to this, have a look at this interactive infographic, where you will see the most demanded professions and where in the world they are mostly required.
Finally, consider what are the pros and cons of working abroad. Sometimes people move because they do not have an alternative, but the experience may eventually be rewarding. In other cases, the urge to go abroad does not stem from unemployment, but a choice to enrich one’s CV and living experience. What do you think?
Here you can find some personal accounts from professionals who have left their home countries.
a. What differences have they noticed between their home country and their destinations?
b. What difficulties have they encountered?
c. What benefits do they highlight from their experience?
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