Friday 31 December 2010
Monday 27 December 2010
Wednesday 22 December 2010
Songs, songs, songs...
There's a wonderful website (by Isabel Pérez)where you can find hundreds of songs (old and new) to listen to and do activities (or not) with their lyrics.
Friday 17 December 2010
Writing Task: INFORMATION SHEET
If you didn't attend class last Wednesday, this is the writing task for next Wednesday; if you did, choose between the given options on Wed. and these:
Write a 220-250 Information Sheet on ONE of the three topics suggested below. Before you start, review p. 201 in your textbook. Do use the Useful Language provided and proofread it before handing it in / e-mailing it by next Wednesday 22nd.
· Traveller Advice for Cartagena Visitors
· Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Cartagena
· Your Own Business (real or not)
Write a 220-250 Information Sheet on ONE of the three topics suggested below. Before you start, review p. 201 in your textbook. Do use the Useful Language provided and proofread it before handing it in / e-mailing it by next Wednesday 22nd.
· Traveller Advice for Cartagena Visitors
· Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Cartagena
· Your Own Business (real or not)
Thursday 9 December 2010
Kew to Unit 2 Vocabulary Review
Check your answers here.
How many did you get right? Try next month once more and check your progress!!!
How many did you get right? Try next month once more and check your progress!!!
Tuesday 7 December 2010
The 50 Best Christmas Gifts for Men THE INDEPENDENT
Have a look here (click on the guide, see the photographs and read the comment on the right).
Wednesday 1 December 2010
Tuesday 30 November 2010
St. Andrews
Today is Scotland's Patron Saint Day (and my daughter's). If you want to learn more about the saint, do this Question and Answer Quiz Sheet. On the website you can also find lots of quizzes (I recommend Word Origins or superstitions) It's genuine Trivia, ie. details or information that are not important.
Friday 26 November 2010
Thursday 25 November 2010
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Monográficos at the EOI
Within the courses offered this academic year, we have one dealing with conversation given by a native speaker. More info here.
Monday 22 November 2010
Vocabulary review Unit 2
Check your vocabulary of the unit filling in these sentences with words and phrases from the unit. Good luck!
Friday 19 November 2010
Thursday 18 November 2010
About English Idioms
Interesting Blog to Visit
English is full of funny expressions that don't always make sense. What do they mean? How do we use them? And where did they come from? Those are some of the questions we try to answer at About English Idioms.
English is full of funny expressions that don't always make sense. What do they mean? How do we use them? And where did they come from? Those are some of the questions we try to answer at About English Idioms.
Monday 8 November 2010
Returns and Refunds
On English Page you can find loads of exercises. I suggest this one about returns and refunds. Try it and check your answers!
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Listen and Read, Learn English
Elena (San Javier EOI Avanzado 2 teacher) suggests we should visit this website to Listen and Read English... and it's a good piece of advice. Thanks Elena!!!
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Giving your opinion & Agreeing
Review the activity done in class about giving opinions & agreeing. The part of Agreeing was not seen in class and is worth being read.
Sunday 24 October 2010
Thursday 21 October 2010
Tuesday 19 October 2010
Monday 4 October 2010
Global Voices
Watch this video by Macmillan on Global Voices and listen to David Crystal talking on the subject.
Even though both videos have to do with the presentation of a new course for adult learners by the publishers, they're an excellent way to introduce this year and to make us realise why study English and what English to study.
Yes, definitely: we're going to study English by practising the four skills and we'll be helped with some grammar and loads of vocabulary.
Welcome!!!
Even though both videos have to do with the presentation of a new course for adult learners by the publishers, they're an excellent way to introduce this year and to make us realise why study English and what English to study.
Yes, definitely: we're going to study English by practising the four skills and we'll be helped with some grammar and loads of vocabulary.
Welcome!!!
Monday 14 June 2010
Oral Practice by Splendid Speaking
Try the following Splendid Speaking Activities to rehearse both the speech and the interaction parts of the oral exam:Technology, Music, Language Learning, Jobs, Environmental Concerns, Cultural Attractions, Jobs, Eating Habits, Travel.
Remember there are many other topics, all of which can be checked here ... and don't forget this.
Monday 31 May 2010
Monday 24 May 2010
Passive Voice
Wednesday 19 May 2010
elllo Listening Practice
Get listening practice on elllo advanced page: these listenings can be fast, long, and/or complicated.
Phrasal Verbs
Monday 17 May 2010
Bill Bryson: The story of the electric light
For centuries, we hunched over candles after dark. Then gas and electricity arrived – and the world lit up. In the latest extract from his new book, the acclaimed writer reveals the bizarre story of how artificial light came to transform our lives
Read this Bill Bryson's writing on the Guardian. It's a good read.
Read this Bill Bryson's writing on the Guardian. It's a good read.
Friday 14 May 2010
Modelos de tarea de pruebas de Certificación de las EEOOII del País Vasco
You can see the samples here. Go to Nivel Avanzado Inglés and remember that the exams are not exactly the same here and in the Basque Country.
Are our brains built for languages?
Learning a language is no easy task. Like optical illusions, language can play tricks on the brain, explained New York University psychologist Gary Marcus at a lecture at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Simple syntactic ambiguities, he argued, throw a wrench into prevalent theories that the human brain is well evolved—or even optimally evolved—for language. Read this article about the brain and languages; it's interesting!
You can read more articles on CELT.
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Sunday 9 May 2010
Friday 7 May 2010
QUIZ
Try this 14-question Total English Quiz to revise your art, music, photograph vocabulary. Key on p. 2.
Monday 3 May 2010
The Weather
Let's start with some general words; then some collocations (both from CALD 3rd edition). We will carry on with a dazzling activity prepared by Javi (English EOI teacher). Finally, more vocabulary about Natural Disasters and a reading comprehension activity by The Guardian Weekly, key included ...... we may as well look on the bright side!!!
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Say goodbye to GOOD and NICE
Find other ways to express exciting and interesting events, people, experiences...
Friday 16 April 2010
Be my friend...
Voc to talk about friends and friendships.
By Diane Nicholls, editor of MacMillan Dictionary Thesaurus.
Monday 12 April 2010
Would you agree with Tom Harel?
This EzineArticles.com author writes about The 5 Best Countries to Live In.
Friday 9 April 2010
Globish: the worldwide dialect of the third millennium
More than a lingua franca, the rapid adoption of 'decaffeinated English', according to the man who coined the term 'Globish', makes it the world's most widely spoken language.
Read this Guardian's Robert McCrum's interesting article on "Globish"
Read this Guardian's Robert McCrum's interesting article on "Globish"
Wednesday 7 April 2010
Tuesday 30 March 2010
Vocabulary Review Unit 8
Revise your vocabulary from this unit: Use dictionaries (preferably monolingual ones) or the textbook to find the hidden words. Keys after Easter.
Thursday 25 March 2010
Article on David Crystal's "A Little Book of Language"
"A Little Book of Language" Language is forever changing – and forms such as tweets and text messages are no less valid than any textbook version, says the linguist David Crystal, whose latest book encourages children to engage with the possibilities of their lingua francaBy Joy Lo Dico from The Independent.
Read it here.
Thursday 18 March 2010
Speaking / Listening Activity from SPLENDID SPEAKING
The World of Work is a Splendid Speaking Activity we'll be doing in class next Wed. You can listen to Eun-Kyung from South Korea using a Star Story and check her words with the tapescript.
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Monday 15 March 2010
Reporting Verbs
Have another look at reporting verbs: followed by To + V or V-ing or Preposition... Check them here, remember the examples and make your own sentences.
Friday 5 March 2010
Mobile Phones
Engrossing advanced reading comprehension activity on Mobile Phones by TheGuardianWeekly-OneStopEnglish. Keys at the end of the activity.
Thursday 25 February 2010
ESL LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISES: Movie Clips
On learnenglishfeelgood you can do short listening activities and check them at the moment. Another good site to visit suggested by Murcia EOI English teacher Elena García.
Listening Activity
On Elllo, you can listen to hundreds of activities. Try this on Household Chores (rings a bell?)... and if you want some more... here it is (answers at the end).
Monday 22 February 2010
Verbs followed by prepositions
Do this verb + preposition activity by filling in the blanks with prepositions to review the activity on p. 71. Key soon.You can find an on-line dictionary about it on englishpage website.
Magazines and Songs
You can find here a web to read magazines in English on line: you Kioske.comLyrics Training is an easy and fun method to learning and improve your foreign languages skills like English through the music and lyrics of the songs.
Say thanks to EOI MU English teacher Lola Ros, who sent both links.
Friday 19 February 2010
Wish, If Only and Others
Javi wishes to share with us a clear and brief presentation. If only you watched it... It's high time you clicked here.
New Blog: Talking Points
Have a look at: Talking Points. If you want to know a bit more about Australia (via a song), click here.
Thursday 18 February 2010
Wednesday 10 February 2010
More interesting practice...
Good material from AulaFacil.com. You can review reading and listening skills and with answers.
Friday 5 February 2010
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Get
Get is another "forbidden" word in formal writing: use other verbs instead. Find them in this document from Oxford Thesaurus
Weather
You can find a useful and engrossing reading comprehension activity from the guardianweekly & onestopenglish. Key on last page.
Friday 22 January 2010
An On-line English Test
David sent this link to practise tests. If you feel like trying, go to test-my-english.com and take it. They send you the results if you give your e-mail at the end of the test. Good practice, though mainly business English.
Wednesday 20 January 2010
Friday 15 January 2010
More Sport related vocabulary
You can find an interesting vocabulary activity dealing with Sports Vocabulary by OneStopEnglish here.
Wednesday 13 January 2010
CNN Student News
You can watch January 5th news here.
It's good practice because the news are more or less known to you and it is extremely easy to follow.
It's good practice because the news are more or less known to you and it is extremely easy to follow.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
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