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 1. Media project. CMM (Colegio María Moliner) News, news!

 

Welcome to our newsroom. CMM news need your reporting skills to complete these 4 assignments for the week. Good luck!

1) RADIO: READING + PRONUNCIATION

Have a look to this week's  news. Choose one and practise the pronunciation. You have to record your piece of news for our radio bulletin (max. 30 seconds). Upload it on https://vocaroo.com/ and share it (and paste it on your Powerpoint).

• American: https://edition.cnn.com/
• British: https://www.bbc.com/
• New Zealand: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/
• Andorra: https://all-andorra.com/
• Spain: https://english.elpais.com/

Radio news	2	1.5	1	0.5
Pronunciation	Perfect	Good	Average	Poor
Intonation	Journalist style	Good	Average	Poor
Rhythm	Right speed	Good	Average	Poor
Content	Suitable	Good	Average	Poor
Accuracy	Totally	Good	Average	Poor

 

TIPS for each section:

• PRONUNCIATION: mind -ed termination, sounds /r/ and plosives and aspirations (/p-t-k/).
• INTONATION: modualte your voice, raise it in questions and series, falling at the end.
• RHYTHM: avoid uneasy pauses, hesitations or stutters; follow punctuation pauses.
• CONTENT: veracity, current and correct; contrasted.
• ACCURACY: mind agreement, tenses, prepositions and particles accurately.

2) CURRENT NEWS: LISTENING

Listen to Kamala Harris' speech. Make a summary (journalistic style) highlighting the main pouints and quoting the 2 key sentences. Include it on a slide for your powerpoint.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2020/nov/08/kamala-harris-historic-election-victory-speech-in-full-video

DEBATE: research about different points in Biden/Trump campaigns about different topics. Thomas will help you with this. We will propose different topics. You will take on side or the other and will defend your ideas (we can make you side one or the other on puspose, like in a DEBATE LEAGUE. Be ready to suport ideas you don't agree with for the sake of rethorics!).

3) PRESS/INTERACTIVE MEDIA: WRITING

Thomas will show you his "good news". Look for a positive one as well and write a short article in his style!

TIPS: follow the rules of the 6w and the inverted pyramid.

 

 

4) TV: SPEAKING 

Read the tips for your report. You will be parish correspondents. Look for a a newsworthy fact, prepare your piece and 3, 2, 1... action! You can share it with wetransfer.

https://zoomenglish.blogspot.com/2018/11/2bc-stand-up-tips-for-journalist.html

 

CATEGORY	2	1.5	1	0.5
ACCURACY AND FLUENCY	Speaks clearly and distinctly all of the time and mispronounces no words.	Speaks clearly and distinctly all of the time but mispronounces 1 or 2 words.	Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time and mispronounces 3-5 words.	Does NOT speak clearly and distinctly most of the time AND/OR mispronounces more than 5 words.
CONTENT AND LOCATION	All supportive facts are reported accurately (3 of 3). Perfect location.	Almost all facts are reported accurately (2 of 3). Suitable location.	One fact is reported accurately. Somehow relevant location.	No facts are reported accurately OR no facts were reported. Location with little relevance.
BODY LANGUAGE	Facial expression and body language show a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic throughout the newscast, but it is not overdone.	Facial expression and body language show a strong interest and enthusiasm about the topic throughout the newscast, but it is somewhat overdone.	Facial expression and body language show some interest and enthusiasm about the topic throughout the newscast.	Facial expression and body language depict apathy or boredom with the topic.
COHESION AND FOCUS	Newscast establishes a purpose at the beginning and maintains that focus throughout! Cohesive newscast.	Establishes a purpose at the beginning, but occasionally wanders from that focus.	The purpose is somewhat clear but many apects of the newscast seem only slightly related.	It was difficult to figure out the purpose of the newscast.
LEXICON	Use of vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience.	Use of vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience.	Use of vocabulary, audio and graphics they chose fit their intended audience	Poor vocabulary, audio or graphics. Technical problems

 

Short video: NOAM CHOMSKY'S "Manufacturing consent"

https://culturainquieta.com/es/pensamiento/item/17413-un-corto-animado-resume-los-5-filtros-de-la-maquina-de-los-medios-de-comunicacion-de-noam-chomsky.html

2BAC. UNIT 0. FASHION.

Dear fashionistas,

Welcome to UNIT 0. Here you have the activities for the fashion week... er... I mean for this first Unit of the year.

POWERPOINT (DRIVE- SHARED FOLDER)

COVER + CONTENTS

1) MY LANGUAGE BIOGRAPHY: languages I speak and collage per language (when do I use them? what for? who with?). Let's celebrate the European Day of Languages all together and our plurilingualism (it's a   treasure!).

Add a  round / doughnut graphic showing the % of usage throughout a year.

2) PICTIONARY (vocabulary + pictures about fashion).

• Include patterns: dotted, spotted, animal print, checked, striped, plain...
• Materials: leather, silk, denim...
• Hair styles: pony tail, dreadlocks...
• Phrasal verbs of the unit and lexicon facultative.
  

3) WRITING: DESCRIBE 2 CELEBRITIES

Use 3 paragraphs: who they are, what do they look like?, what are they weraing in the picture?

4) GRAMMAR + SPEAKING: ORAL PRESENTATION OF YOUR TENSE

Select your tense and explain it thoroughly to your classmates. You can use the whiteboard or aa powerpoint.

Include: form, usage, example + key words. Be ready to ask/answer questions.

You can find ideas here (infographics) and practise your tenses! 

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/verb-tenses.html

5) CREATIVITY

Include your most glamourous picture and decribe the moment and your outfit/looks!

6) LINK TO UNIT 1... FASHION + PRESS: MAKE YOUR COVER!

Produce your cover (using your glamourous picture maybe?) for when you receive your Nobel Prize or Princesa de Asturias Award (among others you can imagine). What will they give you an award for in the future? Breakthrough scientific discover? Best-selling nove, perhaps? Start visualizing! Choose the right headlines and type og magazine. Print screen and include it in your Powerpoint! 

Ideas:

http://fakeazine.com/ (tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK7T9TuuSNs)

https://magazineyourself.com/magazines

2BAC: EBAU practise + Listening + Speaking (job interviews) (18 May)

I know we are burning the candles at both ends, but it will be worth it in order to move up in the world! So don't be hanging by a thread and let's nail it!

Activity 4) Tense exercise

EBAU PRACTICE

1) Reading:
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Reading_comprehension/FCE_sample_exam_xu25596ho

2) Usage: https://www.liveworksheets.com/ht40978sc

3) Grammar https://www.englishgrammar.org/exercises/ (4th exercise on TENSES) *see picture above

4) Vocabulary. Phrasal verbs (3 exercises):
https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/advanced-vocabulary/payback

5) Morphology:
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Word_Formation/FCE_sample_exam_ub25593jx

6) Listening:
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Tests/B2_listening_test_2013_tj54089ph

7) Writing: write a paragraph using at least 5 of these expressions or other idioms (underline them). Explain these expressions below your text:
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Idioms/Idioms_zi61195jg

Example: That day I was feeling under the weather. I had bought a new laptop that cost me an arm and a leg but I wish I hadn't bought it online. I just clicked on a pop-up ad which promised me a great discount if I used a new app and... curiosity killed the cat. Of course, I had butterflies in my stomach before receiving the parcel with my brand new laptop. However, I ended up paying a lot more than expected for the shipping taxes, and I almost lose my marbles when I saw the receipt! I told my brother not to tell my parents about it... but he couldn't wait to spill the beans. Often, great offers appear online but we have to be aware of scams! Now, I am as broke as a church rat. If I could go back in time... I would change my mind.

Under the weather= sad...

Hack: use complex structures such as conditionals,  I wish/if only, comparisons, the passive, relative pronouns/clauses and reported speech!
Also, try to use an array of idioms, sayings and phrasal verbs in your composition!
ATTENTION: Mind the register! to die => FORMAL to pass away / INFORMAL to kick the bucket
Make sure you use the right register of formality according to the context!

Example: That day I was feeling under the weather. I had bought a new laptop that cost me an arm and a leg but I wish I hadn't bought it online. I just clicked on a pop-up ad which promised me a great discount if I used a new app and... curiosity killed the cat. Of course, I had butterflies in my stomach before receiving the parcel with my brand new laptop. However, I ended up paying a lot more than expected for the shipping taxes, and I almost lose my marbles when I saw the receipt! I told my brother not to tell my parents about it... but he couldn't wait to spill the beans. Often, great discounts are offered online but we have to be aware of scams! Now, I am as broke as a church rat. If I could go back in time... I would change my mind.

JOB INTERVIEWS 2026. MY DREAM JOB.

Imagine it’s 2026, you have finished your studies, have got some experience in your filed and suddenly, you see an opportunity of a life time: a vacancy for your dream job! Send the CV and cover letter and get ready for an online interview. Bear in mind the most frequent questions and the non-verbal communication! Also check your device (mobile phone, laptop…) in order to avoid technical problems in advance. Good luck!

Choose your preference for the 10’ interview via Google Meet. I will send you the link accordingly, in advance. Choose your slot by Friday 15, please. Schedule for next week: 18-22 May

SPEAKING TEST

time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
13:20
13:30
13:40
13:50
14:00
14:10
14:20
14:30
14:40
14:50
15:00
15:10
15:20
15:30
15:40
15:50

ASSESSMENT RUBRIC:

Score=       /10	2	1.5	1	0.5
Accuracy	Use of complex and rich structures, no mistakes	Use of complex structures, few mistakes	Use of simple structures, some mistakes	Poor use of structures, many mistakes
Fluency	Engaging rhythm and intonation, rich use of connectors	Good command of pauses and rhythm, right use of linkers	Many pauses, broken speech, few connectors	Difficult to follow, Basic connectors (and, but, also)
Content	Enriched answers; wide lexical repertoire.	Correct answers, good lexical items, phrasal verbs.	Answers with some imprecision, few phrasal verbs	Very simple and concise answers, no phrasal verbs
Register	Very formal, according to the situation	Formal, according to the situation. Some colloquial words	Quite formal, more or less according to the situation	Somehow informal, not according to the situation
Non-verbal communication	Very professional appearance, remarkable gestures, eye contact, and  background	Quite professional appearance, suitable gestures, eye contact and background.	Somehow professional appearance, gestures, eye contact and background.	Unprofessional appearance,  poor gestures, eye contact and/or background