Level 10 idec Blog

Welcome to Level 10 Blog . In this level you will be working with the skills that enable you to connect your thoughts in a clear and understandable manner. Our blog will provide you with further practice on some course topics, as well as remind you of some important dates.


Monday, November 25, 2013



Our II bimonthly exam is just around the corner. 

The topics are as follows:

Grammar:
  • Verb patterns (Gerunds and Infinitives, Unit 2) 
  • Vocabulary on animal parts, animal idioms, collective nouns (Unit 3).
  • Future Forms (Unit 3).
  • Future perfect and future perfect continuous, Unit III.
  • Expressing ability, Unit IV
  • Nominal Clauses, Unit IV


Vocabulary:

  • Animal parts.
  • Animal idioms.
  • Collective nouns.


We will also have a short review of present perfect vs present perfect continuous.

To study for vocabulary and grammar, check your grammar notes in the notebook and  workbook pages 108 and 109 .

Below you will find some links to practice.

 Go here to practice gerunds and infinitives.
Go here to practice future forms.
Go here to practice future continuous, future perfect, and future perfect continuous.
 Go here to practice vocabulary on animal parts.
 Go here to practice on how to express ability .
 Go here to practice nominal clauses.
 Go here to practice present perfect/present perfect continuous




Sunday, September 29, 2013

It's exam time!!!


Sooner than we expected, the first bimonthly  exams are here. We've had a good start and I wish that you all do very well.

 Here's some practice exercises for grammar and vocabulary to get you ready.

For past and perfect tenses please go here

For past perfect and past perfect continuous go here

For vocabulary, unit I  go here

For vocabulary, unit II go to

For determiners, unit II go 


Make sure you study the vocabulary and  grammar notes in the notebook. 

Good luck!




Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Exam V Bimester


Sooner than we all expected, the end of the school year is here and it's time to study for the V bimester exam.

The exam date is: Monday June 17 at 10:00 AM.


The vocabulary will cover the working life words from unit 9 and some space words from unit 10.
 To study check the vocabulary list.

The grammar will include the future in the past and passive voice.  Check your grammar notes, the guide on passive voice and as customary, you can practice online at the following links:

For vocabulary  on working life go to
For future in the past go to
For vocabulary on space go to
For passive voice go to

For more practice on passive voice go to and also go to



Good luck to all!

Monday, April 22, 2013

IV Bimester Practice Exercises.





This bimester we've been reviewing some modal verbs as well as mixed conditional sentences.
The vocabulary words revolve around climate change and the internet.

Following are the pages from the Student's book  you should study for the exam this week:
As always, you can also check your grammar notes.


Vocabulary:

Global warming - page 71
Environmental protection vocabulary - page 135
The Internet - page 81
Phrasal verbs with off and on - page 136

Grammar:

Modals to speculate in the past, present and future - (page 76)
(must, may, might, could, may, can't)
(must have, may have, might have, could have, couldn't have)
Modals in the past - page 82
(should have, ought to have - might have, could have - needn't have, didn't need to)
Mixed conditionals - page 86.

Go to the following links to practice these topics:

click here to practice vocabulary on the environment.

click here  to practice modals for advice, obligation and prohibition and also speculate.

click here for vocabulary on the internet.

click here to practice modals in the past and mixed conditionals.

There isn't any on line practice for the phrasal verbs so make sure you check your book.





Friday, February 8, 2013

III Bimester Practice Exercises.







In the III bimester exam we will cover the vocabulary for units 5 and 6 from our book and the grammar topics will be: Reported speech and Question forms.

The topics for the exam are as follows:

Vocabulary:   Words in the text about the price of fame (exercise 6, page 53).
                       
                        Phrases to describe graphs (exercise 6, page 55)
                       
                       Vocabulary about opinion and belief, exercise 1 page 59.
                        

Grammar:     Reported Speech: Statements, questions and commands. (Notebook,
                       Student's page 50)  
                 
                      Reporting verbs: Student's book page 54, exercises 1/2
                      Direct/Indirect questions: Notebook and student's page 60.


 Please find some practice below:


Click here to practice reported speech.

Go here to practice statements with the introductory verb in the past.

Go here to practice reported questions.

Go here and here to practice requestsGo here for a quick test.

Click here to practice question forms.

Last, get one extra credit if you re-write this joke in the "comments" box,  using reported speech.

The doctor to the patient: 'You are very sick' 
The patient to the doctor: 'Can I get a second opinion?' 
The doctor again: 'Yes, you are very ugly too...'