ORIENTAMENTO: SAE MILANO / BIMM LONDON

Think about your future:

SAE MILANO

BIMM LONDON / DUBLIN / MANCHESTER

15 - DICKENS TIMES

DICKENS TIMES:

Read Slides and write a SUMMARY about Dickens, his time and his works (max. 150 words).

Don't worry. Try your best. Then we will check together.

Do not copy word for word and try to summarize by using headlines, for example:

Charles Dickens's Life

The setting of Dickens's novels and his characters

The main theme and aim of Dickens's novels

Dickens's style and Dickens in modern times

14 - ORAL TEST - TOPIC PREPARATION

TOPIC 

MY INSTRUMENT and ITS HISTORY

MY FAVOURITE OPERA SINGER and WHY (Background history)


Prepare a brief presentation of about 5 minutes (individual) or group (max 4) about 15 minutes

Use slides, video or even brief discourse (using a map as notes)

Send first drafts and ideas to email: linaferr@alice.it

13 - TEST YOUR ENGLISH

Go online and test your English. You will receive certificate by email. 

TEST YOUR ENGLISH

12 - PRACTICE READING ONLINE

PRACTICE READING ONLINE:

Reading Comprehension
Sign up and get some free credits to read at least 10 articles, then you must pay:  SPEAK UP ONLINE

Sign Up :  READ THEORY

Go to PRACTICE LONGMAN READING TESTS and TEST YOUR GRADE (from 1 to 8)


READING COMPREHENSION TESTS A2 ONLINE:

ACCOMMODATION

DAILY ROUTINE

FREE TIME

SHOPPING

EDUCATION

WEATHER



READING COMPREHENSION TESTS B1 ONLINE:

JOB APPLICATION

EDUCATION 1

EDUCATION 2

HOTEL REVIEWS

FREE TIME

HOLIDAYS

TRAVEL

READING COMPREHENSION TESTS B2 ONLINE:

JOB ADS

COUNTRIES

PLACES

SPORT

ENVIRONMENT

HEALTH

TRANSPORT

HOLIDAYS

11 - PRACTICE GRAMMAR ONLINE

GO ONLINE TO PRACTICE and REVIEW GRAMMAR:

GRAMMAR REVIEW A1 TO B2

A1

Present Simple

Like + -ing

was - were

Imperatives

A2

Can / could

How questions

Past Simple

Future - going to 

Future - Present Continuous

Future - will / won't

Comparatives and Superlatives

Superlatives

Uncountable nouns

some / any

Adverbs

Adverbs2

Articles


should / shouldn't


Review questions: subject - object 

would like vs. like 



B1

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of time 

Past Continuous

Question tags

Have to / must 

May / Might

Zero Conditional

First Conditional

Present Perfect

Present Perfect vs. Past Simple

Passive

Review: questions

Gerund and Infinitives

Phrasal Verbs 1

Phrasal Verbs 2

Connecting Words / Linkers

B2


Intensifiers: so / such / too / enough


Relative clauses (defining)

Relative clauses (non-defining)

Second Conditional

Third Conditional 

used to / would

10 - VOCABULARY REVIEW ONLINE

Practice online Vocabulary for PROVE in CLASS:

BUILDINGS

COUNTRYSIDE

CITY

EDUCATION

LANGUAGE

ENTERTAINMENT

 SHOPPING

ENVIRONMENT

HEALTH

WEATHER

NATURE

HOBBIES

SPORT

PERSONAL FEELINGS

TECHNOLOGY

WORK

TRAVEL

9 - GRAMMAR REVIEW

Do these exercises and bring to class to check:

Elementary Grammar Review (A2)

Choose the correct letter to complete the sentences.

1. Are there ______ apples in the kitchen?

1. much
2. any
3. some

2. That is _____ interesting book.

1. the
2. a
3. an

3. I went ______ church last Sunday.

1. at
2. in
3. to

4. What _____ he like? - He is very friendly.

1. does
2. did
3. is

5. I ________ a new car last month.

1. bought
2. have bought
3. buyed

6. How ________ money do you have in your pocket?

1. many
2. few
3. much

7. He came ______ home late last night.

1. -
2. at
3. to

8. Jack is a nice boy, and I like _____.

1. -
2. him
3. his

9. I get up ______ seven o'clock every day

1. in
2. on
3. at

10. I like __________ music.

1. listen
2. listen to
3. listening to

11. What __________ in your free time?

1. you do
2. do you do
3. are you doing

12. My father _______ in a bank.

1. works
2. work
3. is working

13. Would you like _______ coffee?

1. any
2. an
3. some

14. I _____ drive a car.

1. can't to
2. can
3. want

15. He likes watching TV ______ evening.

1. in the
2. at
3. during

16. It ________ rain tomorrow.

1. is going to
2. will
3. is

17. I drove my car _____ the garage.

1. in
2. at
3. into

18. _________. Is there a post office near here?

1. Please
2. Excuse me
3. Pardon

19. I live in ______.

1. italy
2. Italy
3. Italian

20. The shop is at the end of this street _____ the right.

1. at
2. in
3. on

21. The bank is _______ the post office.

1. near of
2. next to
3. next

22. There are ______ books on the table.

1. any
2. an
3. some

23. I would like _____ rice.

1. a
2. one
3. some

24. I went to Paris three years _____.

1. last
2. ago
3. time past

25. Do you like ______ Chinese food?

1. -
2. an
3. some

26. He speaks English _____.

1. good
2. well
3. gooder

27. He is a very _________ driver.

1. carefully
2. careful
3. care

28. He ___________ visit his brother next week.

1. is going to
2. will
3. is

29. I'm going to Seattle ______ English.

1. for learning
2. to learn
3. for to learn

30. What __________________! Look at that mess!

1. do you do
2. is you do
3. are you doing

31. He enjoys __________ football.

1. to play
2. play
3. playing

32. Paris is _______________ city I have ever visited.

1. the beautifulest
2. the most beautiful
3. most beautiful

33. Today is __________ than yesterday.

1. hoter
2. more hot
3. hotter

34. Jack is a ________ tennis player than Peter.

1. gooder
2. better
3. badder

35. I'm going home ______ it's late.

1. why
2. that
3. because

36. _________ 'The Sting'?

1. Did you ever see
2. Have you ever seen
3. Have you ever see

Lower Intermediate Grammar Review (B1)

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. The children in that class ______ nine years old.

1. has
2. are
3. have

2. How ___________ to work?

1. you go
2. go you
3. do you go

3. Do you like watching TV? Yes, I ___

1. like
2. like watching
3. do

4. ____________ to dinner tonight?

1. Does he come
2. Will he come
3. Is he coming

5. I like __________ to music.

1. listen
2. to listening
3. listening

6. He can see something _________ in the sky! Why don't we have a look?

1. flying
2. fly
3. to fly

7. _______________ to come to dinner with us? (invitation)

1. Do you like
2. Would you like
3. Like you

8. What film ______ we see? (asking for a suggestion)

1. want
2. will
3. shall

9. Do you want _________ to dinner tomorrow?

1. come
2. to come
3. coming

10. He's got _______ interesting stories.

1. any
2. some
3. a lot

11. We _____ a wonderful dinner yesterday evening.

1. have had
2. haved
3. had

12. I think the first painting was __________ than the other one.

1. better
2. gooder
3. goodder

13. I went to the butcher's _____ buy some bread.

1. for to
2. in order
3. to

14. This book is ______.

1. him
2. he's
3. his

15. We have our English lesson _____ Fridays.

1. in
2. at
3. on

16. Let's meet ___ four o'clock this afternoon.

1. on
2. at
3. in

17. My car was more expensive _____ his.

1. as
2. so
3. than

18. When _____________ to her?

1. you talked
2. talked you
3. did you talk

19. She _____ she wanted to come.

1. told
2. said
3. meant

20. I _______________ TV when the telephone rang.

1. watched
2. was watching
3. have watched

21. ___________________ your homework yet?

1. Have you finished
2. Did you finish
3. Did you finished

22. What will you do if he _______ come?

1. won't
2. isn't going to
3. doesn't

23. Would you mind __________ me a hand?

1. giving
2. give
3. to give

24. I'm hungry! Just a moment, I ____________ you a sandwich.

1. 'll make
2. 'm making
3. make

25. I enjoy his books because he writes so ______.

1. good
2. better
3. well

26. It ________ rain tomorrow.

1. isn't going to
2. not
3. won't

27. What _______________? He is quite tall and handsome.

1. does he look
2. does he look like
3. does he seem

28. She asked him _____ her.

1. help
2. helping
3. to help

29. We ________ leave by seven o'clock every evening.

1. have to
2. must
3. must to

30.  If you want to be healthy, you ________ smoke.

1. have not to
2. must not to
3. shouldn't

31. He's ________________ politics.

1. boring by
2. interested by
3. bored by

32. I tried my best but I __________ do the exercise.

1. can't to
2. couldn't
3. am not able

33. I missed the train, so I ________ take the one after.

1. musted
2. must to
3. had to

34. I ____________ sine we were children.

1. know
2. have known
3. did know

35. He's _______ eaten.

1. yet
2. still
3. already

36. They've been to France, __________ ?

1. aren't they
2. have they
3. haven't they

Intermediate Grammar Review (B1+)

Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.

1. I __________________ TV when the telephone rang.

1. watched
2. was watching
3. are watching

2. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.

1. yet
2. still
3. already

3. My mother let me __________ late when I was a child.

1. stay out
2. to stay out
3. staying out

4. Would you like _____ chicken?

1. any
2. one
3. some

5. He has _____ friends in Chicago.

1. few of
2. much
3. few

6. She _______ lunch by the time we arrived.

1. finished
2. is finished
3. had finished

7. What shall we do tonight? How about _______ a film?

1. to see
2. seeing
3. see

8. ______ you ever _____ Hollywood?

1. Did you ever go
2. Have you ever gone
3. Are you ever gone

9. Have you finished your homework _____?

1. already
2. yet
3. still

10. Jack is really _________ history, especially Japanese history.

1. interesting in
2. interested on
3. interested in

11. These images ___________________ by an artist named Phil Thomsen.

1. were photographed
2. photographed
3. photographs

12. If I ______ you, I would wait a while to begin investing.

1. was
2. are
3. were

13. He'll give you a call as soon as he ________.

1. will arrive
2. is going to arrive
3. arrives

14. He found his watch _______ his papers on his desk.

1. among
2. between
3. in

15. Would you mind ___________ me a hand this morning?

1. give
2. giving
3. to give

16. I think San Francisco is _____ exciting _____ New York.

1. as .... as
2. as .... than
3. than ... as

17. If she ________ he was coming, she would have prepared the guest room.

1. knew
2. had known
3. have known

18. She ______ me she wanted to come.

1. said
2. says
3. told

19. What _________________ do at work?

1. must you
2. have you to
3. do you have to

20. I wonder if ________________________ yet.

1. has the letter arrived
2. the letter has arrived
3. has arrived the letter

21. Do you really want to __________ that meeting until tomorrow?

1. put off
2. put until
3. put on

22. I'm hungry! Just a moment, I ______ you a sandwich.

1. 'll make
2. 'm going to make
3. 'm making

23. _________________, we won't have much to talk about.

1. If not he comes
2. Unless he comes
3. Since he comes

24. Oh, look at those clouds! It ___________ rain

1. will rain
2. is
3. 's going to

25. How is he? - Frank, oh he's _______.

1. fine
2. quite handsome
3. interesting

26. Jack told her that he __________________ the next day.

1. is coming
2. is going to come
3. was going to come

27. He will meet you ______________ the station at seven o'clock.

1. front of
2. next
3. in front of