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Assessment is an integral part of the teaching and

learning cycle Classroom interactions provide teachers

with varied instances suitable to evaluate students’

progress and teachers’ own achievements as their

mentors A communicative ELT classroom is to provide

an atmosphere of authentic English language use, or

what we call a “classroom of communication”, ie we

use English for everyday real communication, not just

to practise English for future possible use

Teachers’ aim, as mentors, is to show students how

much they are learning so as to encourage them to

go on trying and learning as much as they are capable

of doing The well-known assessment washback

effect explains what students pay attention to and how

they approach the subject being studied Therefore,

assessment can promote or inhibit the learning

In order to enhance learning, it is advisable to use

continuous assessment, which provides teachers

with opportunities to give immediate feedback while

they evaluate following the same procedures used to

introduce the linguistic contents, as well as the learning

and communicative strategies, as skills develop

From an experiential and holistic view of language,

which understands cognitive and socio-functional

aspects of communication as paramount, assessment is

carried out by means of contextualised use of language

It is also necessary to have some instance of formal

assessment which measures learning through the

performance of previously taught linguistic content

which is context embedded

There are many arguments for and against testing

The main drawback attributed to tests is the state of

nervousness and anxiety students are in when facing a

testing instance It is argued that this anxiety deprives

students of the possibility of using their critical thinking

to solve the language problems presented Some other

opinions support the idea that students study for the

test and then forget what they have learnt

On the other hand, students deserve the opportunity to

be tested They need to have a feeling of achievement

and, why not, they also deserve to be challenged and

to be given the opportunity to fail and thus develop

resilience The emotions tests arise on students very

much depend on teachers’ feedback That is what

makes the big difference A positive, encouraging

response shows students that their effort pays off

Moreover, the teacher’s and classmates’ feedback are

a great source of improvement Feedback will help

individual students to reflect upon the errors they have

made and it will provide them with various possibilities

for recreating their systematisation and retention

strategies Feedback should be an instance of learning

and never an instance of highlighting learners’ errors

The set of tests offered includes:

>a diagnostic-prognostic test which identifies what

learners have achieved or learnt after having

finished Level 2 of the What’s Up? series Teachers

will be able to identify the starting point in order

to move onto new contents and skills, using what

students have already learnt as a springboard for acquiring new contents, improving already learnt skills and developing new ones This test is meant

to be encouraging, showing students how much English they already know (there is nothing more motivating than success) The support provided balances the demands of the problems presented

> six progress tests – to see how learners improve their performance as classroom practice advances A test after each unit measures achievement, focusing

on contents taught and skills developed throughout

It enables teachers to redirect teaching according to students’ performance In order to be valid, reliable and fair, these tests have been prepared using the same procedure followed during the teaching process Students do not feel threatened by the evaluation experience If students are familiar with the procedure and the demands of the tests are

up to their level of achievement, the results will be mostly rewarding and encouraging Both teachers and students will have a sense of achievement which will trigger further enthusiasm to go on working together

Results also provide information about aspects of the teaching and learning process which may not be working adequately This can be discussed in class and improved for future work

> an integrative test every two units, which will help students and teachers to recycle knowledge Resorting to previously presented material triggers

a better awareness of the idea of language being meaningful in context, to serve as a real means of authentic communication Integrative tests focus on students’ strengths so that they become aware of how much they can do with language

> an integrative achievement test (including contents presented in all units as a final review) to give both teachers and students information about the success achieved by the end of the year course

Reading comprehension tests

Reading opens our minds to incredible spaces It can help us to dream of not yet created realities If we really learn how to read, understanding that there is always a hidden secret under the lines, we will develop our imagination, lateral thinking and creativity We will plunge into the story and become part of it Moreover, nobody will be able to give us the story already processed for us to swallow it without even tasting its essence

The reading comprehension tests aim at helping students to become re-creators of their content while they enjoy playing with reality and transforming it This is the reason why they are not graded It is not important to have a number as feedback What matters

is that both students and teachers think and reflect upon the magic of reading

1 a Put the questions from this application form in order Then match.

2 b Confirm and correct the following information.

4 c Read the text from this email and choose the correct option.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST

a Hockey and softball

b Read or play the guitar for

i Start a photography business

j Pottery (last year) and

photography (now learning)

1 Bonn is the capital of Germany

2 Hans likes eating hot dogs

3 He started pottery in 2000

4 He’s learning to play the guitar

5 He can write great novels

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1 old / are / how / you

2 are / from / you / where

3 you / where / study / do

4 eating / what / you / do / like

5 is / what / your / at / place / favourite / home

6 any / you / practise / do / sport

7 your / what / hobby / is

8 do / do / in / your / you / free / what / time

9 what / future / do / want / you / to / in / do / the

10 very / what / well / can / do / you

Dear Mr Ünger,

I want to give you 1some / any tips about customs in Argentina When you 2 find / meet your host

family, you 3mustn’t / must be polite and you 4should / shouldn’t follow some rules In Argentina,

people greet 5shaking / bowing hands and young people hug and kiss You 6should / shouldn’t arrive

late for dinner because families 7never / usually eat together But they eat late in the evening You

8must / can’t miss the traditional ‘asado’ Don’t ask 9much / many personal questions, but get ready

to answer some 10Should / Could you confirm receipt of this email, please?

Regards, Mr Otto Grimberg

Nowadays, eating habits 1are changing / changed all over the world People are eating

2healthier / more healthily 3Some / Any people who work full-time 4usually eat / eat usually

junk food: French fries, pizzas or hamburgers These are also called “fast food” 5because /

but people eat them 6quickier / quickly in short breaks Other people, who are 7most / more

health conscious, prefer to eat vegetables and fruit

In the past, when men 8went out / goes out to work, women stayed at home 9and / or cooked

for the family But now, 10many / any women work out of home, so 11more / much families

12eat / eats fast food Luckily, 13special days / days special bring back the old family cooking

traditions At home, for example, we 14always / never eat apple pie to celebrate birthdays It

is the cake my grandmother 15made / is making to celebrate my mum’s first birthday, and it

is now a family tradition

By Magalí

1 Magalí writes about gym habits

2 Eating habits are changing in the USA

3 Hamburgers are healthy food

4 In the past, women went out to work

5 Barbecue is a tradition in Magalí’s family

Antonio and Rosa 1 at a bilingual school in a rural area in Chaco,

or Qom, so he 4 to integrate indigenous people at school Rosa

library Antonio and Rosa sometimes 7 indigenous people in their

discrimination They 10 integrating people

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research online When we 3 the net, we can always 4

important papers by famous scientists We can also 5 their video

conferences online That’s very interesting!

WRAP UP

When I travel by plane, I 1 arriving early at the airport to do the

check in delayed don’t mind queue waiting

Dr René Favaloro was born in La Plata, Buenos Aires, in 1923 At that time, his parents 1was working /

were working very hard to earn their living His father 2was making / were making furniture and his mother

3was sewing / is sewing dresses for wealthy women They didn’t have much money, but were very happy He

4studied / were studying at Colegio Nacional de La Plata and later, at UNLP (Universidad Nacional de La Plata)

He 5graduated / was graduating as a medical doctor and went to Jacinto Aráuz, a small town in La Pampa

When he 6worked / was working there, he 7invited / was inviting his brother to work with him.

The Favaloro brothers 8were equipping / equipped the town with an operating theatre and X-rays They

9were teaching / taught first aid to the general public, teachers and nurses while they 10were working / worked there.

Dr René Favaloro 11was inventing / invented the heart bypass while he 12worked / was working in the

cardiovascular surgery department at the Cleveland Clinic in the USA

He 13started / was starting Fundación Favaloro in 1975 A lot of medical doctors train there and cure rich and

poor people from all over the world

Dr Favaloro 14died / was dying in 2000, while he 15tried / was trying to keep his foundation going.

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3 Tick ( 3 ) the actions to be followed in case of an earthquake.

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1 Keep calm

2 Use the lift to go out

3 Leave your house immediately

4 Use a strong table to protect your head and body

5 Stay away from glass windows, shelves and other heavy objects

Annabelle is a 1 secretary at an important company She 2

English and Spanish Her boss is very strict, but she 3

working long hours 4 she works online She downloads documents

form when she finishes correcting it She loves her work because she 9

her English She chats with people from 10 the world because English is

of the countries Two 13 , she started studying French because she wants

to be a 14 secretary The multilingual secretary that 15

at the company retired last month Now, she has her opportunity

Two years ago, Fred 1couldn’t / can’t speak English very well He 2travelled / was travelling on an

exchange programme to New Zealand last year and 3speak / spoke English all the time so now he 4can /

could communicate very 5good / well with English speakers At first, he 6could / couldn’t only understand

when people 7 were speaking / was speaking very 8slow / slowly At the moment, his English is very 9good /

well He is 10happy / happily chatting online with friends from all around the world.

1 Annabelle hates working long hours

2 She is uploading photos at the moment

3 She would like to buy a luxury car some day

4 She started studying French last year

5 A multilingual secretary was directing the company

all over and because bilingual doesn’t mind international is going to upload is printing multilingual practises research speaks was working would like years ago

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REVIEW

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Ladies and Gentlemen, we are sorry to inform that 1

3 was announced at 10:00, but it is going to land at 10:30

Passengers going to Madrid on Airliners flight AR901 please go to the

2 b Find and circle 5 questions about Fred Then answer them.

3 Cross out three letters and find out the words to complete the airport

announcements.

How could Fred speak English? Where What

he chatting with now? well? very do

REVIEW

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4 Tick ( 3 ) the actions to be followed in case of fire.

5 Last Sunday was not a lucky day for the Wilsons Look at the pictures and use the correct form of the words from the box to describe the accidents.

1 Throw alcohol on the fire

2 Pull the fire alarm

3 Scream and cry

4 Use the lift

5 Cover your head with a wet towel

6 Phone your friends to tell them about the fire

7 Phone the fire patrol

8 Keep calm

9 Get out of the building

10 Collect all your favourite things

chop apples / cut finger surf the net / cake burn drive home / crash into another car

ride bike / hurt knee skate / break arm

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WRAP UP

1 a Read about Jeremy’s experiences as a teacher and put the verbs in the correct form.

1 b Confirm and correct the following information about Jeremy.

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1 Jeremy is from Madrid

2 He has lived in all countries in Asia

3 He finds travelling stressful

4 He has practised yoga

5 A friend from Lima has invited him to his home

to all countries in South America because I 5(teach) English there I find it exciting

Bolivia, I 8(dive) in Brazil and I 9(ride)

horses in Argentina As you can imagine, I 10(not have) a boring life

I 11(love) meeting different kinds of people and I can make friends

easily I 12(meet) people from many countries and I 13(think)

Argentines are the friendliest

A friend from La Pampa 14(invite) me to visit him, so I 15(plan)

to be in Argentina very soon

WRAP UP

2 Read the dialogue and choose the correct option.

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1Did you / Have you ever climbed a mountain?

Yes! I 2have just arrived / arrived from La Cumbre We 3climbed / have climbed the

Uritorco It 4took / has taken us two days It 5was / were a bit 6scary / boring, but

I 7find / found it really 8exciting / terrible.

9Did you / Have you go alone?

No! We 10were / have been a group of 10 What about you , Alan? 11Did you have / Have you had any 12boring / amazing experience?

No I 13have never / have ever done anything special But I 14like / would like to try

skiing some time It must be 15terrific / terrible!

3 Label the pictures with words from the cloud There are three extra options.

a

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Twenty-first century society 1changed / is changing fast and this brings about crisis on many

day-to-day decisions We 2must / has to abide by rules that are modified when we 3have just /

have ever understood them, so we 4must / shouldn’t keep in mind principles that never

change Each of us is an individual so we think and behave differently We always 5have /

are having at least two choices, so we are responsible for the choice we make At the same

time, we 6mustn’t / must respect individual choices We 7don’t have / mustn’t to adhere to

those choices, but we 8must / mustn’t understand that no one possesses the ‘absolute

truth’ We 9shouldn’t / should develop the capacity to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes

to be able to communicate successfully If we 10know / are knowing who we are and what we

want, we 11will / won’t express it clearly We 12mustn’t / must think critically so that we can

support our decisions in case of disagreement And we 13mustn’t / doesn’t have to forget

that communication is not just stating our point but it is also 14listening / listened to others,

exchange our points of view and 15come / comed to shared conclusions Hard work! But it’s

worth trying, don’t you think?

1 If you are stressed,

2 If you are tired,

3 If we accept change

in a positive way,

4 If you are down,

5 If you are very angry,

a you have to rest

b you want to shout

c you are unhappy

d you cannot relax

e we develop resilience

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toothache a headache sleepy a cough hungry

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Our lifestyle 1has changed / changes dramatically over the last three or four decades Both

men and women 2must / mustn’t work outside their homes So women 3have changed / change

atheir role and now they 4share / shared more responsibilities with men If mothers 5do / will do

business, fathers 6change / are changing diapers.

In the last decade, bthis has started to become more and more common but we 7mustn’t /

don’t have complain because there are many positive aspects of this new lifestyle that make

life easier Computers 8have made / has make it possible for people to work from their homes

Today, many parents 9don’t have / mustn’t to leave ctheir children with unknown people And the

rest of the people 10would surely like / wouldn’t surely like to do e-work and look after their kids at

home

Most companies 11has started / have started selling online, and buying their products is now

easy and fast Modern devices 12have changed / will change the way we cook or do housework

However, we 13don’t have / mustn’t to cook at home all the time If we buy take-away food, we

14heat / heated dit in the microwave oven and it’s ready!

New products and services are appearing every day and we 15should / shouldn’t use ethem to

make our life easier It feels good to be living in this era!

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3 You calm down and visit a psychologist because you are

Good afternoon How can I help you?

Have an aspirin and stay in bed

Yes, I have

OK

Have you got a headache?

I’ve got a temperature

I feel too tired

Thank you Bye

See you in two days

What’s the matter?

Fortune tellers earn their living predicting 1 Some people believe they can anticipate the

future and many traditions are culturally transferred from 2 to generation Astrologists

describe personalities according to people’s 3 They also predict what 4 I doubt

if they really 5 it because twins, who are born on the same date, 6 have the

same kind of life Much of what happens to us depends on our individual choices

Some people practise 7 They read the patters of coffee grounds to predict the future After

a person drinks the coffee, the 8 interprets the images the coffee grounds represent

If you visit tarot-readers, they will tell your fortune using 9 with symbols they interpret

If you go to clairvoyants, they will use 10 where they might see scenes of your future life

If you visit a Chinese restaurant in the USA, you might have 11 as dessert You will find a

message or a lucky number inside

The lines of your palm will tell you your future if 12 examines them Your left hand lines tell

you what is part of your personality and your right hand lines show how your life has changed and how

it will change I 13 that is possible

There are many ways of 14 the future We should not consider these predictions seriously

If 15 they are real, we might feel everything is settled and we won’t try other possibilities

They are just a way of having some fun among friends

1 a description of a true fact:

2 something the author is sure it is possible:

3 something the author is not sure it is possible:

4 something the author is sure it is not possible:

might happen might not cards generation don’t think tasseography date of birth

fortune cookies predicting a crystal ball we think fortune-teller can do

the future a palm reader

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If you promise not to tell anyone, I 1will / am going to tell you a secret María and Alberto 2will /

are going to escape to an island in the Caribbean on Friday They 3won’t / might not tell anybody

because they want to have a private ceremony They 4might / will be crazy, but I 5think / don’t think

they love each other a lot and I 6hope / think they don’t have any problems A guru 7will / is going to

bless their union and then he 8will / is going to put flower crowns on their heads to wish them

happiness That is the way the ceremony is always held It 9might / might not be effective, but I

10hope / don’t think they are happy forever.

2 Write the fortune-telling methods from Exercise 1a under the corresponding picture.

1 I don’t think you will win

2 You might become

3 You will find

4 You might not have

5 You won’t get

a good jobthe lottery good health

a good seatfamous

if you sing at the West Front Festival

if you graduate at university

if you arrive late

if you smoke too much

If you don’t buy a ticket

I 1 have never been / was never 2more actively / most actively involved in a project work This 3has been / was an

excellent opportunity to learn how to use our free time 4better / best.

I 5have always been / always was interested in helping people, but I 6haven’t known / didn’t know how to do it

until our Social Science teacher 7has invited / invited us to carry out a solidarity project.

The group visiting elderly people worked 8harder / the hardest They 9have collected / collected magazines

10more quickly / most quickly than the others Our group worked 11more collaboratively / most collaboratively

than ever writing stories for the kids Some of them 12have make / made kids laugh crazily 13more loudly / the most loudly anyone can imagine.

Many of us 14have felt / felt so happy with the experience that we 15don’t want / would like to repeat it every year

There is nothing more rewarding than having fun with people who are usually lonely and sad

Would you like to join us? Write to gregorio_solidario@yupi.com

Gregorio

1 They / ever / help people

2 Who / invite / them / participate / solidarity project

3 Where / they / go

4 Why / a group / work / hard

5 What / a group / do / collaboratively than ever

Bernardo:

Fabián:

Bernardo:

Fabián:

1How long / live in Catamarca / ?

2I / live there / more than 10 years /

3I / come / in 2006 /

4ever / miss your family / ?

Of course! But 5I / feel “catamarqueño” / I decided to live here /

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1 a long period of fighting between countries:

2 an illness or serious medical condition:

3 unfair treatment against people because they belong to a different race:

4 when people don’t have food and become ill or die:

5 a feeling that something is important and deserves serious attention:

6 to legally make a baby your own child:

In Egypt, cats are the 7 animals because people think they might 8

of one of their gods

If we understand that superstitions are not real, we 9 scared at the sight of a black cat By the way, here comes Blackie, my beautiful black cat and I’m 10 it on my lap

It is so soft!

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1 When people cannot read or write:

2 When teens frighten or hurt someone who is weaker:

3 When people are treated badly because of the colour of their skin:

4 When people don’t have anything to eat for a long time:

5 When people don’t have money to buy the basic things:

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FAMINE RACISMBUL LYI

N GDIS EASE ILL ITE RA C Y POVERTY

see black cats as these differences carry the spirit if they see a black going to keep

will receive them might not feel highest venerated because they have have been part

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be become do get find fly live (x2) not exist travel work

doesn’t exist /

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5 Mr Mendelson, the school headmaster, is talking to the students Read and put the adverbs in the correct form.

“I’m really happy with all of you but people in year 2 have worked 1(hard)

because they have moved 2(fast) to get donations Next time, you should all

try to prepare celebrations 3(carefully) to support the organisation I cannot

deny it All students are participating 4(actively) each day But people in year

2 have won a prize because they finished 5(early) ”

6 Put the questions in order Then answer with true information.

1 you / what / today / 6:30 / are / do / to / at / going / ?

2 study / will / school / what / after / you / secondary / ?

3 ever / you / studied / have / French / ?

4 long / house / same / how / lived / in / have / you / the / ?

5 might / where / years / live / you / ten / in / ?

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