IMPORTANT:

This page is rather like a blog where I posted mostly links to other materials for my students. It is a project that started in early September 2016.

If you find a mistake or a broken link, please inform Juan José, who is responsible for this page.

You can read here about the flipped classroom, a method of work which we will often use this year, and whose main features will be explained in class.

TIP: use CTRL+ or move the scroll wheel while you hold down the CTRL key to make the text bigger and easier to read.
A-level English
       
UNIT 1Verb tense revision & relative clauses
UNIT 2Verbs followed by -ing or inf
UNIT 3Reported speech (revision) & connectors
UNIT 4Passive voice (revision)
UNIT 5Conditionals / I wish
UNIT 6Modals
UNIT 7Grammar review: rephrasing & exam practice.
ExtraExtra activities.


Before we start...

  1. Learn about the flipped classroom.

  2. Register in TopWorksheets.

    		 Bring your mobile phone to class next day to register as a user in TopWorksheets.
    Your teacher will give you your user name and password.
    Practise with the worksheets your teacher will assign you (welcome & instructions).

  3. Write a greeting.

    		 Write a greeting to your teacher:
    Introduce yourself and tell me about one hobby you have (about 50 words is enough).
    Your teacher will help you if necessary.

  4. Post your greeting.

    		 Type and post your message in your virtual classroom.
    If the virtual classroom is not ready yet, you can use this TopWorksheet
    You can revise and correct any mistakes in your composition before you post it.
    If you are using AI to correct your mistakes, and you don't understand why something is considered wrong, or you think the AI may be wrong, ask your teacher.

  5. Review your mistakes.

    		 Review some of the mistakes you or your classmates made in your compositions.

    6. Why do this?

    Learning a language (even your own langugage) is a constant process of trial and error. Errors must not discourage you, but you must pay attention to identify and correct them, in order to learn to avoid them in the future.

    Don't feel frustrated by repeated or basic errors: some basic things like using "his" and "her" or the final ‑s will probably cause you trouble all your life when speaking English. The important thing is being able to avoid them when writing. If you get used to looking out for these mistakes when writing, you will find it a bit easier to avoid them (or correct them) when speaking, too.

  6. Typical basic grammar mistakes worksheet.

    		Download the Typical basic grammar mistakes worksheet in university access exams.

  7. Practise error correction.

    		 Practise correcting typical basic grammar mistakes with your classmates' and teacher's help.

  8. Take the typical mistakes test.

    		Take the typical mistakes test to see how well you have become at avoiding typical mistakes.
    Don't forget to write your score and opinion in your .

  9. Download MOUSE.

    		 Go to the computer room.
    Go to the software section and download the MOUSE programme (version 1.0 for students).
    Do the 6PASSIV1.TUT exercise to get familiar with the MOUSE.

  10. Download MOUSE.

    		 Go to the software section and download the MOUSE programme (version 1.0 for students).
    Do the 06TRANS1.TUT exercise at home, and write your opinion in your .

  11. Download the irregular verbs list.

    		 Fill in the three forms of each verb.
    You should already know most of the 150 irregular verbs in this list. You can write examples for a vocabulary book to learn the ones that are new for you.
    If you like, you can use vocabulary cards instead of a vocabulary book.

  12. Fill in the irregular verbs list.

    		 Ask your teacher any questions you may have about your answers to the irregular verbs list.

  13. Study these university access exam tips before you use some sample exams to practise:

    1. Start with the rephrasing exercise: it will mean 3 marks out of 10, it is easy and you have lots of time to think carefully and revise your answers.

    2. Read the text and answer the reading comprehension question. You still have plenty of time to think carefully and make sure you have found the relevant information.

    3. Do the phonetics and vocabulary (synonym) exercises. They are important (2 marks) but they will not take you long, so you can make sure you have the right words in your answer.

    4. Leave the composition for the end. You will probably have around 1 hour left, which is more than an ordinary lesson, so you can take your time to think about what you want to include and take some notes before you start writing, and to revise your work and correct mistakes when it is finished.

  14. Now use this exam at school to practise:

    		 PAU exam 2020 - A New Route.

  15. Now use this exam at home to practise:

    		 PAU exam 2026 - Social media breaks.

  16. You can check your answers at home with the link in the worksheet.

Go on to UNIT 1: Verb tense revision & relative clauses.