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REVIEW STRUCTURE Sample review (B2+) The Riverside Hotel: A comfortable stay with room for improvement Overall rating: (4/5)★★★★☆ I recently spent a weekend at the Riverside Hotel, a small hotel close to the city centre. I had booked it because of its excellent location and the positive reviews I had read online. Overall, it was a pleasant stay, although a few details could have been improved. The best thing about the hotel was the friendly, helpful staff. They gave us useful recommendations and made us feel welcome from the moment we arrived. Our room was spotless and the bed was extremely comfortable. The hotel was within walking distance of the main attractions, which was very convenient. However, the room was smaller than we had expected, and some noise from the street made it difficult to sleep on the first night. Breakfast was varied and delicious, but the dining area became rather crowded in the morning. Despite these minor drawbacks, I would recommend the Riverside Hotel to any...

POLES APART

WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO SOURCE: HERE How do you react to the video you’ve just seen? What do you think it’s trying to say? What do you normally do at Christmas? Who do you normally spend the holiday period with? Do you think it’s important for people to spend Christmas with their family? Give a brief description of your family. Where do they live? How often do different members of your family see each other ? Christmas means different things to different people . How important to you are the following things at Christmas time? > Being with family > Having a break from work/university > Religion > Having the opportunity to travel > Food and drink > Giving and receiving presents . What’s the best way to learn a language? Do you think it’s possible to teach yourself a language, like the grandfather in the video, or is it better to have classes with a teacher? Why are you learning English? Are your reasons mainly positive (e.g. you want to be able to commu...

TENSES IN ENGLISH (Brief explanations in Spanish)

You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

Activities for bachillerato: Revision of tenses

Different tenses affect the meaning of what one is saying or writing. Here are some “tips” on choosing the appropriate tenses:  make it clear when things happen: in the past (happened), now (happen/s), or in the future (will happen)   indicate the duration of an event/happening or a change  indicate that this event or state is generalisable i.e. always the case, everywhere e.g. "Water boils at 100º” or "Antibiotics usually have side-effects" - present tense  PAST TENSES IN ENGLISH: REVISION Activities for bachillerato : Revision of tenses All of the following sentences should be completed using the appropriate tense.   EXAMPLE A) I cannot sleep because the baby (cry) is crying . B) Tomorrow morning at 8:00 o'clock, I (get) will be getting ready for work. C) Sandra (travel) has travelled abroad several times.  When Carol (call) ______________________ last night, I (watch) ________________________ my favourite show on television.  I (work) ___...

REVISION OF TENSES: Personal Information Quiz

REVISION OF TENSES Personal Information Quiz When did you last see a film?  How many times have you been abroad?  What type of books do you like reading?  When were you born?  How long have you been learning English?  What will the weather be like tomorrow?  What were you doing at 7 o'clock yesterday evening?  What are your parents doing?  Where are your classes taught?  What are you going to do after this course finishes?  What are the names of the tenses used in the above questions?   Past Continuous  Present Simple Passive  Present Perfect  Future Intent  Present Perfect Continuous  Past Simple Passive  Future Prediction  Present Simple  Present Continuous  Past Simple  You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond

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Punctuation Kung Fu

Can we try? You learn something every day if you pay attention. ~Ray LeBlond