The People Watchers

This is a YouTube video in which you will be able to watch one episode of the TV show The People Watchers, by the BBC, in which professor Richard Wiseman explains human behaviour . 'The People Watchers' is a 20-part programme that aims to explain why people do what they do by performing experiments involving members of the public. Presented by Richard Wiseman, Emma Kenny, Jack Lewis and Sara Clarke.


Click here to watch the video.

Reading test practice

These are the two tests which were part of the reading comprehension section in June 2013.  Please, do them at home. My advice:  do it in an quiet place by yourself and  try to do it in 40 minutes. In this way, you will be reproducing the conditions of the final test.


Click here to download the reading tests

Writing test practice

Our next writing assignment is going to be a story. You will have to write between 150 and 180 words.

If you click here, you will find the writing test corresponding to 2013. Follow the instructions given in this document to write your story. 

The deadline will be May 18th (groups C/F) and May 19th (group E). Assignments won't be accepted after that day.
Remember to use vocabulary and structures that show that you are an intermediate student.

By Clicking here, you will find the sample of a story.

Listening test practice

This is the listening test that they took in Castilla La Mancha in 2013 and that you will also be able to find in Consejeria de educación, ciencia y deportes website.
We have already done these two activities in class, but I thought that you may want to have the digital version. 
I remind you that this year, you will be able to listen to the track three times in the test. The first time, you won't be able to see the questions or take notes. The second and third time will be the same as they used to be in previous listening tests.

Click here to download the listening test tasks.

Speaking and Conversation tests practice

These are ten oral test cards used in June 2013. You can download them here or in Consejeria de educación, cultura y deportes website.
Along the third term, we will make presentations in class to practice with them.

Click here to download the oral test cards.

Extraordinary People

Stephen Wiltshire is a 33-year-old autistic man with an extraordinary talent. He is one of less than 100 people in the world who is recognised as an autistic savant. Whereas some savants excel in mathematics or music, Stephen is an accomplished artist, and is capable of producing highly accurate drawings of buildings and cities after seeing them just once. Although Stephen is today a quiet and confident young man, he endured a difficult childhood as family and teachers struggled to cope with his autism - a condition that was, at the time, very poorly understood and rarely diagnosed.

Cityscapes and buildings quickly became Stephen's artistic focus, possibly because they represent the kind of stability, solidity and repetition that autistic people often crave. In a short space of time, Stephen became internationally renowned for his strikingly detailed and technically accurate drawings, and since his teenage years he has travelled the world sketching famous buildings and cities.

Now Stephen is about to face one of his greatest challenges yet. He has five days to draw a four-metre-long panorama of London based on a 15-minute helicopter ride above the capital. Can he accurately reproduce the skyline of his home city solely from memory?


Click here to watch the video on YouTube

The Worst Week of my Life

This is the complete episode from the clip that we watched in class. It's funny and good for practicing. Watch it if you have time, and enjoy it!


Click here to watch the full episode on youtube.

Talking about Feelings

If you click here, you will see some smilies describing different feelings and states. These words can be useful to complement the vocabulary about personality given in unit 1C.