PREPARE FOR YOUR EXAM

ADVANCED 1                                                  FIRST TERM                                         2017-18

4B – ARE YOU A RISK TAKER OR RISK-AVERSE?

Conditionals and time clauses

5A – THE SURVIVOR’S CLUB

            Unreal conditionals

5B – IT DRIVES ME MAD

            Wishes and regrets

1B –DO YOU BELIEVE IN IT?

Paranormal happenings.

Superstitions.

Fortune-tellers, tarot reading, palm reading.

3A- THE TRUTH ABOUT AIR TRAVEL

Air travel (Narrative tenses)

3B –INCREDIBLY SHORT STORIES

Adverbs and adverbials phrases

WRITINGS

AN INFORMAL/ FORMAL EMAIL –SB p.113

GIVING TIPS/ ADVICE – SB p.116

A SHORT STORY –SB p.114

SPEAKING        -I can talk about the following topics:

Risk in my life/ risky activities

The way I am/ feel (personality adjectives and feelings).

Life or death situations and what to do in case of emergency (giving tips or advice).

Spooky or paranormal events. Superstitions.

Making decisions and regrets in life.

Annoying situations in life.

Air travel & travelling in general. Travel problems. Going on holiday.

Telling an anecdote.

                        I can express the following functions:

Hypothetical situations and ask what would you do...?

Complaints (annoying habits) and regrets

Advise somebody about something / what to do:

If I were you, ...

I think you should...

Maybe you could...

Why don´t you...?

I don´t think you should...

Tell an anecdote or a story (about one of the topics in the term)

Interacting in conversation (use of auxiliaries…):

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE:

Did you? I didn´t, Really? Are you serious?, You must be joking!, That can´t be true!,

So do I/Neither do I, That sounds…, That looks…, What a beautiful place!, How fascinating!, That´s good/bad news!, That´s amazing!...