B2.2: Pruebas de certificación

To get ready for your B2 exam, check the links below. You'll have access to a good selection of exams (answers included).
Good luck and remember a couple of things: I'll be happy to help if you have any questions and you CAN do it!

• Cantabria (all the exams and audios are availble in the library)
• Castilla-La Mancha
• Galicia
• Comunidad Valenciana
• Murcia
• Castilla y León
• Madrid

Verbs followed by '-ing' or 'to+infinitive'

For A2 students
Grammar explanation and practice (British Council)

For B1 students
Grammar explanation and practice. Verbs that can be followed by '-ing' and 'to + infinitive' with a change of meaning (British Council)

Verb Tenses Review

Here is a selection of links to practice mixed

tenses. I hope you find them helpful!
Link 1
Link 2
Link 3
Link 4

Happy International Women's Day

Women around the world are marking International Women’s Day with protests for pay equity, reproductive rights and an end to sexual violence. In Spain, thousands of women have gone on strike today to defend gender-violence legislation against efforts by far-right politicians to repeal the landmark law. For more than a century people around the world have been marking 8 March as a special day for women. This video shows people's reactions after the installment of Fearless Girl in the Financial District of Manhattan(2017).

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Today is MLK Day. Watch the following video and take the quiz.
To learn about Martin Luther King's legacy and honor his work, please check the New York Times.

10 Ways to Say Someone is Talented

Get familiar with these expressions:
1. She was born to… [dance].
2. He’s a natural.
3. She could do it in her sleep.
4. He knows it inside out.
5. She knows [New York] like the back of her hand.
6. She’s a walking encyclopedia of… [philosophy].
7. He’s in a class of his own.
8. He’s the best in the business.
9. She’s very gifted.
10. He’s a [chemistry] whiz.
(Source: EspressoEnglish.net)

 

Ordinal numbers and dates.