Comparatives & Superlatives

Running dictation quiz, which reviews the facts and structures in unit 8. Best done as a review activity, after most of the unit has been covered.

Teacher’s notes are included in the pdf.

Download file: Unit 8. Running Quiz. PDF

Part of the Course Assessment in Level 3 is for students to do at least 4 listening quizzes per semester. These amount to 20% of the Listening/Speaking final grade. The topics are loosely based on the units in the Passages textbook, though teachers are encouraged to check through the material first to ensure that it is appropriate for your class.
The materials, including the CD and transcript, are also in the binders on the Level 3 shelf.
Teacher’s Copy
Three travel stories Teachers copy.doc
Student’s Copy
Three travel stories Students copy.doc

Part of the Course Assessment in Level 3 is for students to do at least 4 listening quizzes per semester. These amount to 20% of the Listening/Speaking final grade. The topics are loosely based on the units in the Passages textbook, though teachers are encouraged to check through the material first to ensure that it is appropriate for your class.
The materials, including the CD and transcript, are also in the binders on the Level 3 shelf.
Student’s Copy
Mika�s Homestay in London.doc
Teacher’s Copy
Mika�s Homestay in London Teachers copy.doc

Part of the Course Assessment in Level 3 is for students to do at least 4 listening quizzes per semester. These amount to 20% of the Listening/Speaking final grade. The topics are loosely based on the units in the Passages textbook, though teachers are encouraged to check through the material first to ensure that it is appropriate for your class.
The materials, including the CD, are also in the binders on the Level 3 shelf.
Teacher’s Copy
Small Towns in Germany Teachers copy.doc
Student’s Copy
Small Towns in Germany.doc

Part of the Course Assessment in Level 3 is for students to do at least 4 listening quizzes per semester. These amount to 20% of the Listening/Speaking final grade. The topics are loosely based on the units in the Passages textbook, though teachers are encouraged to check through the material first to ensure that it is appropriate for your class.
The materials, including the CD and transcript, are also in the binders on the Level 3 shelf.

Student’s Copy
My first day at High School.doc
Teacher’s Copy
My first day at High School Teachers copy.doc

This is a PowerPoint quiz that might be fun to do while your students are preparing for Speaking Task 1. It consists of 15 examples of statements / questions, each containing a common grammatical mistake. Suggested use is as a fun warmer, prior to a practice session.

There are 2 versions of the quiz:

• With inline answers (Question ~ Answer // Question ~ Answer, etc)
• With all answers at the end (Question / Question // Answer / Answer, etc)

Suggested lesson plans

Inline answer version (Fast pace)

1. Put students into groups.
2. Show question #1.
3. Students discuss, and call out corrected sentence.
4. Award a point, and go on to next question.
5. After quiz, distribute handout showing all corrected sentences.

All answers at the end version (Slower pace, may take a long time)

1. Put students into groups.
2. Distribute one answer sheet per group.
3. Show question #1.
4. Students discuss and write corrected sentence.
5. Show next question.
6. At end of quiz, groups exchange answer papers.
7. Show answer slides.
8. Groups check another group’s answers.
9. After quiz, distribute handout showing all corrected sentences.

Files

PowerPoint.zip

Keynote.zip (Keynote (Mac) versions of same slideshow.)

Answer sheet (PDF)

Handout showing all corrected sentences. (PDF)

Attached is a 10 item listening quiz suitable for Passages Unit 7B. The audio file consists of 5 monologues simulating a radio news broadcast. Each monologue is followed by two spoken questions, and is then repeated. Total time is 13 minutes. Themes and vocabulary from the second half of Unit 7 are recycled. You can use the attached mp3 file to preview the quiz, or to burn a CD from your own PC. I have also burnt 4 CDs and placed them on the level 3 shelf, and put paper copies of the problem sheet in the Level binder.

There are separate problem and answer sheets. Please collect all problem sheets and return only answer sheets to students, so that we can use the quiz again next year.

Passages Unit 7 Listening Quiz (Problem and Answer Sheet)

(Sorry, audio file would not upload. Look for the CD on the shelf. I’ll try to upload it later)

Level 3 Vocabulary and Reading Quizzes
There are three quizzes to be completed.

Please inform your students in advance when the quizzes will be given to them and that the vocabulary list as well as some self-study materials are available on elpweb.

The answer keys are available for teachers.

Level 3 � ReadingQuiz_Unit7.doc

Level 3 ReadingQuiz_Unit8.doc

Level 3 ReadingQuiz_Unit11.doc

ANSWER KEY
Level 3 VR quizzes Answer Key (Autumn).doc

The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noted that Level 2 Reading teachers are due to give a minimum of five quizzes this semester. Of course, there’s the usual publisher quizzes available, but I’ve made a few alternative quizzes. They are some modifications from last semester’s alternative quizzes, but essentially try to build on the success we had getting students to study vocab. Here are some things about them:

1) In response to feedback last semester, about half of the questions involve a cloze passage. So, there is a little more reading for the students. The passages are pretty similar to the textbook texts, so hopefully as well as students learning the vocab, they will also bother to reread the passages from the previous week. This all should reward and encourage the development of vocab depth.
2) To aid the acquisition of vocab, spaced recyling is very important. So, half of the questions on each quiz are from previous second semester units. To do well on the quizzes, students will have to continue reviewing the vocab from previous weeks. It’s important to tell students this (regardless of whether you use these quizzes or not)
3) The tests will fit very well with the mid and fnal test (see another posting). That is, the questions mostly tap the same receptive understanding of vocabulary, so the two go well together.
4) The first 4 questions are spelling questions, see the teachers’ sheet for the words to read out.
5) I’ve only made quizzes for the first few weeks, your feedback will influence how the later versions look.

Let me know if you have any questions, problems, or feedback!

Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 18.pdf
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 18.doc
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 17.pdf
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 17.doc
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 16.pdf
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers- Unit 16.doc
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers - Unit 15.pdf
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers - Unit 15.doc
Level 2 Reading Quiz - Unit 14
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers - Unit 14.doc
level-2-reading-quiz-unit-13.doc
Level 2 Reading Quiz with answers - Unit 12.doc
level-2-reading-quiz-with-answers-unit-10.doc
level-2-reading-quiz-with-answers-unit-10.pdf
reading-quiz-with-answers-unit-11.pdf
reading-quiz-with-answers-unit-11.doc

Level 3 Vocabulary and Reading Quizzes
There are THREE quizzes to be completed by week 10 (before the discussion test in Eigo IA/Listening&Speaking).

Please inform your students in advance when the quizzes will be given to them and that the vocabulary list as well as some self-study materials are available on elpweb.

The answer keys are available for teachers.

Quiz1

Quiz2