Film series EOI

Dear students,

Here you have the list of movies playing at the Sa Nostra Cultural Centre (in Concepció 12 str.) every Monday at 18.00 starting on the 5th of March. The entrance is free and there'll be a short colloquium after the viewing of the film. It's a great opportunity to practice your English, so try to go if you can! :)

Best wishes,

Raquel

Ready for CAE KEY REFERENCE & ELLIPSIS (p.64) + RELATIVE CLAUSES (p.68)

Review Key Units 3 & 4 (p.40,58)

Ready for CAE p 56. Personality Adjectives. Extra Vocabulary exercise

ADJECTIVES OF PERSONALITY

Fill in the gaps with a word from the box. Only use each word once.

selfish bad-tempered tough crafty sensitive
sensible strict trustworthy dull shy
mean reliable stubborn silly nice
cheerful sympathetic clumsy loyal gentle

1. Janet is incredibly_____________ . She always arrives on time and does
her job well.
2. It’s impossible to say anything to his grandmother. One word and she starts crying. She is so ________________.
3. I wonder why he is so ________________ . He has got lots of money but he
hates spending it.
4. When she was a child, her parents were incredibly _____________ .
Whenever she did the smallest thing wrong, they would send her to bed.
5. Ann is such a_________________ girl. She is always laughing and smiling.
6. I’ll give you a lift home if you are______________________ to me.
7. She was so _______________ and understanding. When I told her about my
problems, I immediately felt better afterwards.
8. In westerns, the hero is always __________________ . He always beats his
enemies and can put up with any hardship.
9. That’s the second plate you’ve broken this week. Why do you have to be so ________________?
10. I think he is an extremely ______________ boy. He laughs at stupid
things and never concentrates in class.
11. Children are often really _____________ . They hide behind their
mothers when guests come.
12. Don’t be __________________ Cathy. You’ve got to learn to share things
with other children.
13. She is 100% ___________________ . I’d leave my money, car, anything, for her
to look after.
14. When I broke my leg, the nurse was so_________________ that she hardly
hurt me at all.
15. Why do you get angry all the time? You are so_______________ .
16. Bob is my best friend. He remained ___________________ through all my problems.
17. He is such a ______________ person with his boring little job and his
boring little wife.
18. He is terribly _______________ . Once he has made up his mind, it’s
impossible to get him to change it even if it’s obvious that he is wrong.
19. The general was really ______________ . Just when the enemy thought it had won the battle, he played his best card.
20. Come on, Maria! You can’t go on a country walk wearing high heels. Do be ________________ for once.

 

 

KEY:
1. reliable
2. sensitive
3. mean
4. strict
5. cheerful
6. nice
7. sympathetic
8. tough
9. clumsy
10. silly
11. shy
12. selfish
13. trustworthy
14. gentle
15. bad-tempered
16. loyal
17. dull
18. stubborn
19. crafty
20. sensible

Ready for CAE p 57. Vocabulary

• Slapdash: done, or doing something, too quickly and carelessly. Chapucero E.g. She has a very slapdash approach to keeping accounts. A slapdash piece of writing.
• Stubborn: determined not to change your opinion or attitude. Terco, testarudo, tozudo. E.g. He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong. She can be as stubborn as a mule.
• Reluctance: hesitation before doing something because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do. E.g. With great reluctance (a regañadientes).
• Domineering: trying to control other people without considering their opinions or feelings. Dominante. E.g. a cold and domineering father. A domineering manner.

Ready for CAE vocabulary: PERSONALITY

LINK TO EOI CERTIFICATE TEST SAMPLES

Dear students,

If you go to this link from the Conselleria you can get samples from last year's certificate examination papers:

LAST YEAR'S CERTIFICATE TEST SAMPLES