1st of March, Saint David´s Day, Patron of Wales

About Saint David, 1´ video (from The Telegraph)


About Wales National celebration (from Independent)

The symbol of Saint David and of Wales is a leek:

PAU 1213 SEPTEMBER A NOMOPHOBIA: MOBILE PHONE ADDICTION

4. a) who 
(relative pronoun, referring to "individuals") / 
than / better (comparative)

b) switching off (suggest + gerund) / driving (preposition + gerund)

c) has grown (present perfect)

d) ... if I had ever slept with my mobile phone.
(reported yes / no question; present perfect = past perfect; your = my)

Next PAU tests

1st P / R

COURSES ONLINE 13 / 14 September B

CELL PHONE JAMMERS 13 / 14 June A

Due to: Wednesday 1st February

THE KEY TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAREER 13 / 14 June B

Due to: Thursday, 2nd February

1st Q

COURSES ONLINE 13 / 14 September B

CELL PHONE JAMMERS 13 / 14 June A

Due to: Wednesday 1st February

THE KEY TO CHOOSING THE RIGHT CAREER 13 / 14 June B

Due to: Friday, 3rd February

NOTE: the corresponding COMPOSITIONS will be collected on each date

PAU 13/14 September A THE DECLINE OF "ONCE UPON A TIME..."

4. a) used to tell / going
b) is considered / between / the better
c) than
d) they appreciated how important it was for parents...

PAU 14/15 Model B CUP OF TEA?

4) a) if / should

b) has become / for

c) making / so (... ) that

d) having some tea

PAU 14/15 Modelo Apción A SOAP OPERAS

2. (examples)

a) It comes from the advertising of soap by companies which even sponsored the programmes, due to the fact of having housewives as the main watchers of them at the beginning.

b) Soap operas usually show events typical from real life but exaggerating everything, being more dramatic to be more entertaining.

3. a) depict b) at the same time c) go on d) take place

4. a) often (How often= ¿con qué frecuencia? / a (=cuatro veces a la semana)
b) who/without 
c) watching (love + gerund) /what

d) leaving (gerund after preposition)
 /had watched (past perfect)

FOR NEXT WEDNESDAY, 25TH JANUARY:
14/15 Modelo B A cup of tea?
13/14 Septiembre A The Decline of "Once Upon a Time..."

Genetic Fingerprinting PAU 2014 2015 June B

The text continues as follows:
As the technique becomes more sophisticated, all this information and more will be available.

4. a) was arrested
 (passive voice, past)/
 commiting (gerund after preposition)
b) had had / would have been ( 3rd conditional)
c)Although / to
d) better / must, should

Next test: Jan. 20th, Soap Operas,
Model 2014 2015