Writing Practice: Personal Profile

Optional task

Write a personal profile following the information below (70-100 words).

Name: Sarah Gilmore

Age: 13

Place of birth: Dublin (Irleland)

Place of residence: London

House: dad, grandmum, brother Nick (age:9)

Best friends: Randy (age, 14) and Lola (age, 12)

Love music

Play piano and violin

Also sing in a pop-rock band

Favourite band: Coldplay

Like sports.

Enjoy go for a run with Randy

Play volleyball (on Mondays) and tennis (at the weekend)

Hate football

Love Japanese food

LISTENING TASK

Instructions:
1. Click on the link and listen the news.
2. Listen the news again and read the audio script.
3. Answer the questions in a blank paper. Write title and subtitle like in the example. 

Name:                                                                               Date:

LISTENING PRACTICE

Listening 1: Auditions for Harry Potter spin-off

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/witn/ep-150722

1.  Find the following words in the dictionary. Write the meaning in English and find the translation in Catalan.

     http://www.wordreference.com

     stardom:

     hopefuls:

     dream come true:

     lead role:

     fierce:

2. Answer the following qüestions using a full sentence:

a.   Where does the audition take place?

b.   Are there many people in the auditions?

c.    What’s the audition for?

d.   Who’s perfoming the lead role?

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Listening 2: Snakes in a cafe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/witn/ep-150819

     1. Find the following words in the dictionary. Copy the meaning in              English and write the translation in Catalan.

      http://www.wordreference.com

      not for the faint-hearted:

      venomous:

      get up close and personal:

      conservation:

      reputation:

2. Answer the following qüestions using a full sentence:

a.   Where is the cafe?

b.   What’s the originality of this cafè?

c.    Are the snakes venomous?

d.   What’s the objective of the owner?

Present Simple

Exercises 

Present Continuous

Skills and Abilities

Free time activities

Verb to be

Countries and Nationalities

Introductions