LINKS TO STUDENT GUIDES FOR TRINITY ISE I, II & III EXAMS

Here are links to student guides for each level of Trinity exams with specific information about what the exams are like, how to prepare them, what happens on the exam day and what is being assessed by the examiner on the following links:

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE I

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE II

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE III

INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES ABOUT LISTENING & SPEAKING EXAMS

DOWNLOAD READING-WRITING INFO VIDEO

DOWNLOAD SPEAKING-LISTENING INFO VIDEO

TRINITY COLLEGE FREE ISE (B1/2 & C1) EXAMS FOR STUDENTS FROM PLURILINGUAL SCHOOLS

Reading & Writing

Place: IES Plurilingüe "Eusebio da Guarda", Pza Pontevedra, A Coruña

Date: Saturday 15th February 2020

Time: 8:30h 

Speaking & Listening

Place: IES Plurilingüe "Rafael Dieste" at the Philosophy Department on the 3rd floor opposite the Physics and Chemistry labs.

Date: between 10th and 12th February 2020

Time: Starting on Monday 10th at 8:30. Link to timetable confirmed for each student.

As students of a plurilingual school, our 4th ESO & BAC pupils have been given the opportunity to enter for an ISE (=Integrated Skills in English) exam of the Trinity College. The ISE I is the equivalent to B1, the ISE II to the B2  and the ISE III to the C1.

The Trinity ISE exams are a 4 skill integrated test in a two exam module. READING-WRITING and SPEAKING-LISTENING. You can pass each of the modules indipendently but to get an ISE qualification certificate you need to pass both. You can take both modules together or separately.

Above there's the front page of a Trinity ISE exam with the general instructions and the time distribution for the READING & WRITING module.

General previous information to know:

- You can use a BLACK or BLUE pen and a marker. No pencils, erasers, eraser-pens, Typex can be used.

- No mobile phones, smartphones or smartwatches can be used. 

- Watches must be worn on the wrist to control the time.

There are Guides for Students for each of the levels with specific information about what the exams are like, how to prepare them, what happens on the exam day and what is being assessed by the examiner on the following links:

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE I

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE II

- STUDENT GUIDE FOR ISE III

All the general information and sample exam papers on the Trinity exams can be found on these links to their webpages:

- general information on ISE

- specific information on ISE I (B1) 
and ISE I (B1) exam info

- specific information on ISE II (B2) 
and ISE II (B2) exam info

- specific information on ISE III (C1) 
and ISE III (C1) exam info

Exam structure:

READING-WRITING (2h)

1- LONG READING - (400 words ISE I / 500 words ISE II / 700 words ISE III) - 15 questions - 20 minutes

2- MULTI-TASK READING - (400 words ISE I / 500 words ISE II / 700 words ISE III across 4 texts. One is an infographic) - 15 questions - 20 minutes

3- READING INTO WRITING - Identify relevant information from the previous 4 texts in task 2, incorporate information in response to a prompt (in 100-130 words ISE I / 150-180 ISE II / 200-230 words). Don't use any ideas of your own. - 40 minutes

4- EXTENDED WRITING - Respond to a prompt (in 100-130 words ISE I / 150-180 ISE II / 200-230 words) - 40 minutes.

SPEAKING-LISTENING (ISE I 18 min / ISE II 20 min / ISE III 25 min)

1- TOPIC TASK - Choose ANY topic prepared in advance with 4 points. Be personal and original. Don't memorize. - 4 minutes. Example of topic form below only for ISE I candidates.

2'- COLLABORATIVE TASK* (only in *ISE II & III exams) - Integrated speaking and listening of a prompt presenting a dilemma or opinion - 4 minutes)
2- CONVERSATION TASK** - Integrated speaking & listening task about a topic. - 2 minutes. 

3- INDEPENDENT LISTENING TASKS:

a) 1 minute long audio recordings heard twice and to answer 6 questions in 1 or 2 words. - 4 minutes, 30 seconds.

b) 1 minute 15 seconds long audio heard twice. First time report what's it about. Second time report 6 important facts and answer 4 questions. The second time, students can write down notes on a piece of paper.

**Conversation topics for ISE II & III: 
Society and living standards / Personal values and ideals / The world of work / National environmental concerns / Public figures past and present

GRADUATION 2019

Yesterday evening Rafael Dieste celebrated the Graduation of this year's 2nd Bac students. Once again students, teachers and families gathered together at the Andrés Gaos auditorium at the nearby Superior Music Conservatory to celebrate and later continued with at our school premises.

Good luck for their future to all of them!

Galician version @ RafaelDiesteBlog

'RAFAEL DIESTE' 2018 STUDENTS' GRADUATION

This evening we said goodbye, once again, to another 2nd Bac year students from IES Plurilingüe "Rafael Dieste". It was the 2012-2018 group of pupils. The event was held at the "Andrés Gaos" Auditorium at the nearby Superior Music Conservatory. And like every year, speeches, videos, performances and memories reminded us of their years at our school.
Here are photos of the outstanding moments.

Congratulations and good luck to all!

Galician version of this post @ RafaelDiesteBlog.

Hosts of the show: Uxía Soneira & Jonathan Suárez.

The headmaster's speech, Fernando Gómez reading Robert Louis Stevenson's Spanish version of his poem "To all that love the far and blue".

2ºBac-A tutor's speech by Inma Mato.

2ºBac-B tutor's speech by Eloi Rodríguez.

Clarinet performance by Miguel Alcaide.

Speech by Carlos Blanco, 2ºBac Spanish Literature & Language teacher.

Speech by Paula Conde, representing 2ºBac-A class.

Performance by María Alcaide (voice) & Luisana Álvarez Monsalve (guitar).

Speech by Andrea Núñez & Iago Mora, representing 2ºBac-B class.

FORMAL BUSINESS LETTERS

The charts on this posts show examples of effective formal business letters.

"RAFAEL DIESTE" 2nd BAC GRADUATION 2017

Yesterday evening the Graduation of the 2017 2nd BAC Student Year of Plurilingual IES "RAFAEL DIESTE" was celebrated. This year it was held at the "ANDRÉS GAOS" Auditorium of the neighbouring Superior Music Conservatory.

The event featured the speeches of the School's Headmaster and the tutors of the two 2nd BAC groups, and of two students on behalf of all their schoolmates. After the traditional photos, videos and performances.

Congratulations to all the students and good luck for their future!

Galician version of this post @ ArquivosDoTrasno.

[8th CW] "RAPPING THE COSMOS", THE REPORTERS' MAKING OF VIDEO

Finally including the reporters' making of video from the "RAPPING THE COSMOS" project that this year's English teacher-in-practice, Tania Souto, organized together with 2nd BAC students. Some of the students played the role of reporters asking all the participants how they felt setting up the work. At the end the actual show can also be seen.

Video REPORTERS:

Galician version of this post @ ArquivosDoTrasno

COLLOCATIONS TO EXPRESS A LARGE AMOUNT OR DEGREE

This chart shows some common word collocations to show amount, quantity.

FORMAL vs INFORMAL LANGUAGE

Vocabulary synonyms based on formality of language and context.

PREFIXATION

In this post you can find all the English prefixes with their meanings and examples.

English prefixes

English prefixes	Meanings	Examples
a-	verb > predicative adjective with progressive aspect	afloat, atremble
a-	not	acyclic, asexual, atonal, atheist
anti-	against, opposite	anti-freeze, antivirus, anticlimax, Antichrist
arch-	supreme, highest, worst	arch-rival, archangel
be-	equipped with, covered with, beset with (pejorative or facetious)	bedeviled, becalm, bedazzle, bewitch
co-	joint, with, accompanying	co-worker, coordinator, cooperation
counter-	against, in opposition to	counteract, counterpart
de-	reverse action, get rid of	de-emphasize
dis-	not, opposite of	disloyal, disagree
dis-	reverse action, get rid of	disconnect, disinformation
en-/em-	to make into, to put into, to get into	enmesh, empower
ex-	former	ex-husband, ex-boss, ex-colleague, ex-friend
fore-	before, in front	forearm, forehead, forehand, forerunner
hind-	after	hindsight, hindquarters
mal-	bad(ly)	malnourish, maladjusted
mid-	middle	midstream, midlife
midi-	medium-sized	midi-length
mini-	small	minimarket, mini-room, minivan
mis-	wrong, astray	misinformation, misguide, misfortune
out-	better, faster, longer, beyond	outreach, outcome
over-	excessive, above	overreact, overact, overbearing
post-	after, behind	post-election, post-graduation, post-war
pre-	before	prevent, previous, pre-election, pre-enter, pre-select
pro-	for, forward, in favor of	propulsion, propound, pro-life
re-	again, back	redo, revisit, rerun, reorganize
self-	self	self-sufficient, self-explanatory
step-	family relation by remarriage	stepbrother, stepmother
trans-	across, from one place to another	transatlantic, transSiberian
twi-	two	twibill, twilight
un-	not, against, opposite of	unnecessary, unequal, undesirable, unhappy
un-	reverse action, deprive of, release from	undo, untie, unexpected, unlock
under-	below, beneath, lower in grade/dignity, lesser, insufficient	underachieve, underground, underpass, underdeveloped, underrated
up-	greater, higher, or better	upgrade, uplift, upsurge
with-	against, back, away (from)	withstand, withcall
Afro-	relating to Africa	Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean
ambi-	both	ambidextrous, ambitendency
amphi-	around, two, both, on both sides	amphiaster, amphitheatre, amphibian
an-/a-	not, without	anemic, asymmetric
ana-, an-	up, against	anacardiaceous, anode
Anglo-	relating to England	Anglo-Norman, Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American
ante-	before	antenatal, antechamber, antecedent
anti-	opposite, against	antivenom
apo-, ap-	away from, detached	aphelion, apogee, apomorphine
astro-	star	astrobiology, astrology, astronomy
auto-	self	autobiography, automatic, autonomy,
bi-	two	bicycle, biped
bio-	life, biological	biology
circum-	around, surrounding	circumnavigate
cis-	on this side of	cislunar
con-/com-/col-/cor-/co-	together or with	confederation, commingle, colleague, correlation, cohabit
contra-	opposite	contradict, contraindication
cryo-	ice	cryogenics
crypto-	hidden, secret	cryptography
de-	down	depress, descend
demi-	half	demigod
demo-	people	democracy, demography
deuter-	second	deuteragonist, deuterogamy
di-	two	dicotyledon, digamy, dioxide
dia-	through	dialysis, diameter
dis-/di-/dif-	apart	differ, dissect, divide
du-/duo-	two	dual, duet
eco-	ecological	ecosystem
electro-	electric, electricity	electro-analysis, electromagnetic
en-, el-, em-	in	ellipsis, emphasis, energetic
epi-, ep-	upon, at, close upon, in addition	ephemeron, epicentre, epidermis
Euro-	European	Eurocentric
ex-	out of	exit, expel, explode, exploit, explore, export
extra-	outside	extracurricular
Franco-	French, France	Francophile, Franco-British, Franco-German
geo-	relating to the earth or its surface	geography, geology, geometry
gyro-	spinning on an axis	gyrocopter, gyroscope, gyrosphere
hetero-	different	heterosexual
hemi-	half	hemimorphic, hemisphere
homo-	same	homogenous, homologous
hydro-	relating to water, or using water	hydroelectricity, hydrant
hyper-	above, over	hyperthermia
hypo-	under or below something, low	hypothermia
ideo-	image, idea	ideograph, ideaology
idio-	individual, personal, unique	idiolect, idiopathic
in-	in, into	insert, include
Indo-	relating to the Indian subcontinent	Indo-European
in-, il-, im-, ir-	not, opposite of	illicit, impossible, inexact, irregular
infra-	below, beneath	infrared
inter-	among, between	interact, intercede, international
intra-	inside, within	intravenous
iso-	equal	isochromatic, isotherm
macr-	long	macrobiotic
maxi-	very long, very large	maxi-skirt
mega-, megalo-	great, large	megastar, megalopolis
meta-	after, along with, beyond, among, behind	metabolism, metaphysics
micro-	small	microbacillus
mono-, mon-	sole, only	monogamy, monotone, monosyllabic
multi-, mult-	many	multicultural, multi-storey, multitude
neo-	new	neolithic, neoclassical
non-	not	nonexistent
omni-	all	omnipotent, omnipresent, omnivore
ortho-	correcting or straightening	orthodontics, orthotropic
paleo-	old	paleolithic
pan-	all, worldwide	pan-African, pandemic, panorama
para-	beside, beyond	parallel, paranormal
ped-	foot	pedal, pedestrian
per-	through, completely, wrongly, exceedingly	permeate, permute
peri-	around, near or adjacent	perihelion, periphrase
photo-	light	photoelectric, photography
pod-	foot	podiatrist
poly-	many	polygon, polyhedron
post-	after	postfix, postpone, postscript
pre-	before	predict, prepare, preview
preter-	beyond, past, more than	preternatural
pro-	for, substitute, deputy	proconsul
pro-	before	procambium
pros-	toward	prosthesis
proto-	first, original	protoplasm, prototype
pseudo-	false, imitation	pseudonym
pyro-	fire	pyrokinetic, pyrotechnic
quasi-	partly, almost, appearing to be but not really	quasi-religious
retro-	backwards	retrograde
semi-	half	semicircle
socio-	society, social, sociological	sociopath
sub-, sup-	below, under	submarine, subterranean, suburban, support
super-	above, over	supervisor, superintendent
supra-	above, over	suprarenal
sur-	above, over	surreal, surrender
syn-, sy-, syl-, sym-	together, with	syllable, symbol, synthesis, system
tele-	at a distance	telegraph, telephone, telescope, television
trans-	over, through, across	transverse
tri-	three	tricycle, tripartite
ultra-	beyond	ultramagnetic, ultrasonic, ultraviolet
uni-	one, consisting of only one	unicycle, universal
vice-	deputy	vice-president, vice-principal, vice-admiral