GE - Advanced - Writing and Reading test

Writing tests

Choose ONE of the options below and write a 150 paragraph approximately to complete the task.

a) Write briefly about your opinion on animal treatment. Remember to use at least 3 three instances of passive voice with modal verbs. 

b) Write briefly about ad campaign in which they used a technique used by successful advertisers and include at least 3 instances of the passive voice with gerunds.

c) Compare briefly how children are different in behavior some decades ago from today's kids. Include vocabulary about parents and teen behavior.

Reading Test

Read the text and send ONLY the questions.

a) According to the article, What challenges are China's young people facing today?
b) How may elder care in China differ in the future fron the traditions of the past?

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SDC - Elementary - Writing Tests and Reading

Writing Tests

Escriba UNO solo de los tres textos que se presentan a continuación.

a) Write about a vacation you took. Describe in around 100 words where you went, how you traveled, how the weather was, where you went and if you had a good time there.

b) Write about the store you work for or know well. Describe in 100 words what its name is, how  many levels it has, what departments it has, what you do there and how we can get to your office from the entrance.

c) Write about a suggestion for your job. Write about what the person should do and shouldn't do in your job in around 100 words.

Reading test.

Lea el texto y únicamente envíe las respuestas a las preguntas.

1. Why do you think people with confirmed reservations became "no-shows"?
2. What are some advantages of getting dumped? Would you volunteer to get off an overbooked flight?
3. What are some advantages of GPS systems? What are some disadvantages?
4. Do you prefer GPS systems or paper maps?

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GE - Advanced - Unit 8 - Summit 1 - Grammar Resources

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Double Comparatives - Explanation

1. Exercise on double comparatives.
2. Overview of all the possible comparatives.
3. General Review of the comparatives.
4. PDF File to work on comparatives.

Word Formation

Listen to the explanation. 

Word Formation Exercise (Challenging). 
Word Formation Exercise (Even more challenging)
From nouns to adjectives (beauty - beautiful)
From verbs to nouns (complicate - complication)
Word Formation
Word Formation (Challenging)

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GE - Listening activities - Unit 8

1. Listen to the conversation. 

2. Listen to the article. 

 3. Listen to the exercise.

4. Listen to the conversation. 

5. Listen to the vocabulary. 

6. Listen to the exercise. 

7. Listen to the chart.

8. Listen to exercise C.  Listen to part D. 

9. Listen to the exercise. 

10.  Read along the article. 

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SDC - Elementary - Grammar Resources - Unit 9

Should and could for advice.

Watch this video about the use of "SHOULD" for advice.

Here we have another video about using COULD and SHOULD to give advice.

Further exercises.

Using should or shouldn't

Using should and shouldn't. 

Using should to give advice.

Could vs should

GOING TO

Watch this video about the future with "GOING TO".

Be going to for future 1

Be going to for future with explanation 2

Be going to for future 3

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SDC - Elementary - LIstening Activities

1. Listen and practice the conversation

2. Listen and practice the vocabulary.

3. Listen and practice the conversation

4. Listen and practice the vocabulary.

6. Listen to the exercise.

5. Listen and practice the conversation.

7. Listen and practice the vocabulary.

8. Listen to the exercise.

9. Listen and practice the exercise.

10. Listen and practice the pronunciation.

11. Listen and practice the vocabulary. Listen to the exercise.

11. Listen and practice the text.

13. Listen to the exercise.

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GE - Advanced - Listening Resources - Unit 7

Listening Resources - UNIT 8 - Advertising

 1. Listen to the conversation and practice with a partner.

2. Listen to the conversation strategies.
2B. Describing low prices.
2C. Describing high prices.

 3. Listen to the vocabulary about shopping.

 4. Listen to the conversations.

 5. Listen to the interviews.

6. Listen to the vocabulary about persuasion. 

 7. Listen to the audio.

 8. Listen and read along.

9. Listen to the exercise.

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