B2: Houses (revision)

  One of the topics you dealt with last year (B2.1) was accommodation (houses). Don't forget that this is one of the topics that we need to revise this year before the final test. As it is not included in our course book, I am going to introduce it today with a couple of activities. Please take a look at them and if you have any questions, let me know.

Revision: Types of houses. Click here and here.

Listening comprehension: "Homes of the future". Video here/ Activities here / transcript here / key here.

                                     "Environment and houses" (multiple choice). Click here.

Reading comprehension: "Buying or renting?" Click here.

B2.2.The environment

Words to talk about the environment. Click here and here.
Reading comprehensions. Click here, if you scroll down, you will find more reading comprehension and vocabulary exercises. I hope you find them useful.

B2.2: Pronunciation of the -ed ending in regular verbs.

  Click here.

B2.2.Grammar: Narrative tenses

 Revise the use of the past simple, past continuous, past perfect and past perfect continuous on page 208 of the Student's Book and then do the following exercises. Click here and here.

B2.2. Grammar: So and such

Click here (video) or  here  for a grammar explanation and exercises. 

Click here  and here  if you need extra practice.

B2.2. Video: Englishmen flying to Italy

 Watch this video and enjoy. The topics are stereotypes and flying. Click here.

B2. Listening comprehension (extra practice)

 As we don't have class from Thursday 11/01/24 until Tuesday 23/01/24, maybe you want to practise your listening skills at home. 

Here are a couple of listening activities that you may find useful.

Friendship- click here

At university -click here

The next topic we'll deal with in class is travel, so I thought it could be a good idea to include two more recordings as a sort of introduction. I hope you find them useful. 

Task 1. Click here and listen to Steve, who tells us about his European holiday. Click the grey tab on the right to view the comprehension questions (Quiz: Comprehension Q's)

Task 2. Phil lived in China for a few years. He discovered a lot of interesting things about the country and the places he visited. Click here and listen to the story.