2BAC: Ebau news

 News

IMPORTANT: Changes in the Ebau exam for English 30% + 70%

BLOCK ONE. Total SCORE= 3 points

• Reading (answer 2 out of 3 questions) SCORE= x0.6 each
• Usage (answer 3 out of 5 questions of vocabulary and grammar) SCORE= x0.6 each

BLOCK TWO: Writing (ATTENTION: 200 words!) SCORE= 7 points

• Write an ESSAY. Two options to choose, either A or B. One might be related to the text.

Link: https://unedasiss.uned.es/oferta_asignaturas#:~:text=Ingl%C3%A9s%20(-,English,-)

Other news: 

https://www.publico.es/sociedad/faltas-ortografia-restaran-al-menos-10-nota-ebau.html#:~:text=A%20partir%20de%202025%20los,media%20entre%20las%20dos%20revisiones.

ST JORDI'S AWARDS 2024

 PREMIS SANT JORDI/PREMIOS SANT JORDI/ ST JORDI'S AWARDS 2024

Send your creations before 23rd January in English to this email address: 

• 2eso.and23@gmail.com (2nd ESO)
• 4eso.and23@gmail.com (4th ESO)
• 2bac.and23@gmail.com (2nd Bachillerato)

Subject: St Jordi + Name + Surname + Group + Pseudonym. Example: St Jordi Ana Martínez 4C Unicorn

Format: Word Arial 12 (line spacing 1.5)

• Narrative: 2 pages (max 6 pages)
• Poem: 20 lines
• Drama: 3 pages (max. 6 pages)

Remember to invent a pseudonym! Be creative, do not use AI or translators for the whole text and enjoy the process! Im need of some inspiration? Check the following resources:

• Narrative.plot ideas: https://thewritepractice.com/short-story-ideas/
• Poetry-Rhyme dictionary: https://www.rhymezone.com/
• Drama: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-write-a-dramatic-screenplay
• Essay: How to Write a Critical Thinking Essay: Examples, Topics, & Outline (custom-writing.org)

PRIZE: You can win €300 and a diploma, your creation will be published in a book and, last but not least, up to +0.5 in the 2nd term in the English assessment!

CHECK THE WHOLE INSTRUCTIONS HERE: https://premiossantjordicemm.wordpress.com/

2BAC Unit 6 and farewell

 Dear students,

This year we seem to have a shorter academic year, at least my personal feeling. I'm already missing you! I hope you work hard and get the brightest marks in your Ebau exams, get ready for our last test on unit 6 (remember content from all the course can also appear despite the focus would be on vocabulary and grammar of this last unit). And last but not least, here you have some extra material for you to revise before the exams. Feel free to keep in contact before and after the exams and ask me any doubt you might have. I hope you can make your dreams true and work to be your best version in the future. It's been a honor to be teaching you this year. 

All the best!

Humberto

Revision for Unit 6: Zoom English: 2BAC: Lockdown 3rd term (27th April-3rd May) + (12th May 1st part)

Extra activities and revision: Zoom English: 2BAC. Ebau drill: Models 1-4 (June 5)

2BAC Unit 5 Travel announcements and tourists in Spain

In today's class we are going to...

1. Revise transports & understand announcements you'll listen 
2. Read and talk about travel experiences
3. Write a summary

REVISION

front VS rear = back

Itinerary = route

Go to gate... Change to platform...

It has been cancelled / delayed...

Ampliation: https://www.myenglishlanguage.com/essential-vocabulary/travel/

DIGITAL PORTFOLIO. VOCABULARY: https://www.liveworksheets.com/nm328228ic

LISTENING

Listen to the announcements and answer the questions:

1) True or False: 

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening/pre-intermediate-a2/transport-announcements

2)  A B C:

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_listening_transport.htm

READING SPEAKING WRITING

Make groups of 2-3. Decide who is the secretary. You will read one article in groups. You'll have 10'

1) Work on the vocabulary and answer to the 6 wh- (who, where, when, what; how and why) speaking to your classmates.

2) Identify the main idea in each paragraph, i.e. the topic sentence. You can underline it. Can you write it in reported speech? "The author says that..."

3) Make a summary and read it out to the rest of the class (secretary of the group). You can write it on a postit and stick it in the display in class:

DOs

• State the main topic in the first sentence: "This text is written by... and it's about..."
• Then add some relevant information.
• Do use your own words

DON'Ts

• Don't write irrelevant information
• Don't use exact words from the text
• Don't give your opinion

4) Talk about the DISCUSSION question at the end of your text. Write a paragraph in groups on a postit answering the final question. You can add where would you like to go in Spain and why. Then stick it on the map in class.

EXTRA: CAN YOU LOCATE THE TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF YOUR TEXTS ON THE MAP? 

5) Homework-Grammar revision. Turn these direct questions into Reported questions. Answer them on your notebook.

Where would you like to go in the world and why?     When was the last time you went to Spain?

Have you ever visited another continent?      Will you study in a Spanish university? 

Which is the best holiday destination in your opinion?    Who are you travelling with this summer?

EXIT TICKET: VOCABULARY GAME

https://www.goconqr.com/flashcard/1236970/leccion-1-unidad-1-vocabulario

REMINDER. PROJECT: TRAVEL PODCAST + BOOK Animal Farm

https://zoomenglish.blogspot.com/search?q=podcast

SPEAKING. Listen to a travel podcast of your choice. Then, prepare and record an audio giving tips to young people about a destination of your choice. As you will see, a podcast must include some music, it might include sound effects and it is important to modulate the rhythm, pauses, and intonation. I will attach 2 examples from last year students to have an idea: Selena's did it individually, Dani and Luis did in couple. Duration: from 1 to 5 minutes. You can work in pairs (virtually though!... given our current situation).

https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/top-travel-podcasts-you-need-to-listen-to/

Students' examples: https://classroom.google.com/w/NDA0OTUwNjY4NzUz/t/all

Luis and Daniel about Portugal (1 minute)

Selena about Malaysia (3 minutes)

Italy:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SfQDAoZHUWz5BWdVcLBzbJtil0HH09wL/view?usp=sharing

Cuba:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1urHhObl2mxxQR1VpdrEbdcN0ySMxe_9E/view

Interactive world map. Create your QR Code with your audio!

QR creator: 

Then stick it on the world map in the classroom!

https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/

How would you mark them according to this rubric:

Podcast	2	1.5	1	0.5	0
Pronunciation Level of diction and intonation are...	Excellent	Very good	Average	Improvable	Poor
Fluency Pauses, rhythm,  connectors are...	Excellent	Very good	Average	Improvable	Poor
Accuracy Spelling, agreement, tenses...	Excellent	Very good	Average	Improvable	Poor
Content Ideas/tips, lexicon, phrasals and  info given are...	Excellent	Very good	Average	Improvable	Poor
Music/effects Sound elements like music/FX are...	Excellent	Very good	Average	Improvable	Poor

Tool:  You can use: https://www.soundtrap.com/edu/?lang=es

Audio format: .mp3 if possible.  

Audacity is another one of the multiple tools you can use to edit your podcast (even with your phone!). To add music and FX have a look to step 9 here (the rest of steps can help you use this free software): https://podcasts.ceu.edu/how-edit-your-podcast-audacity-step-step-guide

CALENDAR

Provisional calendar, subjected to changes

M	T	W	Th	F
21 U4 SPEAKING MARKETING PITCH COFFEE	22 U4 SPEAKING MARKETING PITCH COFFEE	23	24 UNIT 5 LISTENING READ/SP/WR	25 REVISION CLASSROOM: EXERCISES ON VOC AND GR
28 REVISION U5 SPEAKING: TRAVEL PODCAST	29  U5 TEST EBAU	30	31 UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS VOC + GR RELATIVE PRONOUNS	1 April PROJECT: EUROPASS CV + MOTIVATION LETTER
4 PROJECT: EUROPASS CV + MOTIVATION LETTER	5 RELATIVE PR READING + LISTENING TIPS FOR JOB INTERVIEWS	6	7 SEND CV + FORMAL LETTER U6 GR MINI TEST RELATIVE PRONOUNS	8 REVISION U6 CLASSROOM: EXERCISES ON VOC AND GR
11 E	12 A	13 S	14 T	15 ER
18 HO	19 LI	20 DA	21 YS	22 :)
25  U6 SPEAKING: JOB INTERVIEWS (during the week, afternoons)	26 REVISION	27	28 U6 TEST EBAU* SEND WORK: ANIMAL FARM	29  FEEDBACK & FAREWELL IKIGAI
2	3	4	5	6

2BAC Unit 4 Advertising, conditionals, alternatives to IF and wishes

 Unit 4 Advertising, conditionals, alternatives to IF and wishes

Exercises:

• CONDITIONAL TYPES: 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditional-exercises.html

• CONDITIONALS IN CONTEXT:

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b2/all-conditionals-mixed-conditionals-alternatives-if-inversion/

• 'If' alternatives. Theory and activities:

https://test-english.com/explanation/b2/unless-even-if-provided-as-long-conditionals/

• Wishes. Theory and activities:

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/wish-and-if-only

POWERPOINT/ePORTFOLIO

L2L - LEARNING TO LEARN STRATEGY: create your own examples to have as a reference. Try to provide affirmative, negative and questions and include pictures to activate your visual intelligence.

1. Slides for each type of conditional and your own examples. (x4)
2. Do the same for each IF alternatives (see the diagram above)(x6)
3. And also for each type of wish (use I wish and if only)(x3 to 5)

PROJECT:

1. Choose an advertisement and analyze it: 

a) sender/brand; 

b) receiver/target audience;

c) message/slogan: register of language (formal, colloquial, childish...)

d) code/language(s) 

e) channel/type: written, oral

f) context/country

g) Use of extra codes: visual aspect/colours/bright/frames-rhythm/duration

h) Music, FX, off voice/acting voice: what do they convey? Jingles?

i) Tone: humour, subliminal refferences (violence, sex...) 

j) Is it effective? Why or why not?

2. CREATE YOUR OWN AD

2BAC Unit 2 Speaking: DEBATE

 

SPEAKING: DEBATE PREPARATION

Prepare reasons for and against these hot topics. You will be given a position to defend. Use these expressions to do so. It will help your get ready for your arguments and refutations.

Example:

Australia calls for nationwide mobile phone ban in schools

 https://www.9news.com.au/national/mobile-phone-ban-in-australian-schools-nationwide-proposal-to-prevent-cyberbullying-and-distraction/a910d749-4dc6-4661-8639-013dc46a9fc8

See students' opinions: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-25/victoria-to-ban-mobile-phones-in-public-schools-from-first-bell/11246414

TOPIC	REASONS FOR	REASONS AGAINST
1. Spain should allow teenagers under 16 to drive	Andorra is a good exemple of good practice   David Araujo + Marc Bermudo	Teens might be more immature and cause more accidents Clarissa + Bea
2. Plagiarism should lead to expulsion from university	Toni Castro + Maria Chufarovskiy	Miguel Costa + Joel Fndz
3. Minor criminals should go to prision or security units	Érika + Paula	Román + Noa
4. Community service should be an alternative to fines	Andrea + Rafa	Álex + Anna Plana
5. Parents should be responsible of their children’s crimes	Nofre + Eneko	Miguel Teixeira + Gaudi
6. ‘X’ should be limited forbidden/regulated (e.g. x=the Internet)
Propose new topics: Mobiles should be banned in schools	Carla Varas      + Raúl Cañete	Miguel Vázquez + Julio Conde

Inspiration: 50 Great Debate Topics To Encourage Teens' Critical Thinking (kidadl.com)           Link àshorturl.at/motK9

Use these expressions:

• It's true/obvious/evident that ... However, ...
• While you might say that ..., it's important to remember that ...
• I agree with you that ... On the other hand, ...
• Although/even though it is true that... ...
• I agree/admit/concede that... , but we must remember that...
• I can understand that...