Many of
the students who have had problems have had an irregular attendance, missing
contents, explanations and practice done in class or even homework that they should have done/handed in.
If it is
your case, the first thing I would recommend to you would be constancy &
hard work. It’s essential to evolve at an advanced level.
I
would also like to point out that there have been excellent exams too that have shown hard work and effort behind! GOOD JOB & CONGRATULATIONS!!! |
Listening:
In
general, you have mostly failed the activity including gaps. This means that
you understand information in general but you have problems understanding very
specific chunks of information.
I
recommend you underline the key words of the activities and take
notes trying to get as much information as possible not losing thread.
You
should practise regularly. Remember that watching films/series from
time to time is not enough since you are not checking comprehension. I
recommend you the activities on the blog or the ones on the Internet,
specially dictations or activities including gaps. Look for level B2/Advanced.
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Writing: The first point to consider is the task: what type of text / genre
do you have to write?
We have
studied several types and you should know the structure & register
of them. In the exam, you had to write a discursive essay in which you needed
to include arguments in favour and against, and many people just gave their opinion not having structure into
consideration.
You
should also pay attention to the grammar structures, linkers, vocabulary,
idioms that you are using in the text. Some people’s texts were too basic and
not adequate for the level. Some people didn’t use a single word/structure studied
this year having a really poor text as a
result.
Of
course, don’t forget to take into account the number of words and proofread
your text once you have finished. Intermediate/ basic grammar mistakes should
be corrected if found.
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Speaking:
In the
speaking exam you have to show fluency. Remember that you have to
speak for 4 minutes about a topic
studied in class and your speech should be well-organised, coherent
(you need to use linkers for this), complete and, at the end of it,
you should include a conclusion to wrap it up.
Some
people just spoke about the topic but not in an
organised/coherent way: repeating ideas & vocabulary and showing
no resources.
In addition,
your speech should be grammatically adequate for the level and should include
advanced structures/vocabulary. Otherwise, it will be very poor to access an Advanced II level.
Finally,
remember that correction is essential.
Some mistakes are not allowed at this level. If you realise them, please
correct yourselves!
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Let's learn from mistakes!!!
You'll do a great job in September!
