Sure you knew the song... but you hadn't seen the video!

Lyrics here

Defendamos la enseñanza pública de idiomas

¡Defendamos la enseñanza pública de idiomas! from Matthieu Davière on Vimeo.

Los alumnos y alumnas de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas nos recuerdan los beneficios personales y profesionales de una enseñanza pública de idiomas de calidad. ¡Defendámosla! ¡Que no nos dejen sin palabras! Iniciativa promovida por los Consejos Escolares de las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas de Cádiz y San Fernando.

English words with negative connotations

Feeling used | Macmillan

Adjectives ending in "-ly"

Add it to p. 146

How was I born?

How was I born?

This column will change your life

Oliver Burkeman, a columnist for The Guardian, investigates routes to mental wellbeing. The articles are thought-provoking and highly readable. Browse the series here.

Useful list for writing

If you want to have a powerful effect on your readers, use this.

Don't use "Get", use...

In the morning we were studying get to talk about changes. Get has hundreds of different meanings. Use these synonyms instead.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Around 15% of the world’s population, or one billion people, live with disabilities. People are often unaware of the great number of persons living with disabilities around the world and the challenges they face. WHO's mission is to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities through national, regional and global efforts and to raise awareness about the magnitude and consequences. International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Disability and Health fact sheet.

Saint Cecilia's Day

Let's celebrate Saint Cecilia, the patroness of musicians, today with an unusual concert... Despite the advertising, it's beautiful and moving; enjoy it!

Bares lingüísticos de España

You can check language pubs here.

Collocations with Intensifying Adjectives

Intensifying Expressions

Formal letters QUIZZES

Do this and see how good you are writing formal letters.

WTM's World Responsible Tourism Day 2011

Responsible Tourism is about using tourism to make “better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit” WRTD 2012 Events

Test your Vocab

How many English words do you know? The answer is here.

Video Activity

Have a look at this video about making an impression (an anecdote about a person who made a big impression on you) by Inside Out Macmillan. Check how personality and character vocabulary is used in context. Are you brave enough to record yourself and make a similar video? C'mon, give it a try and share it with us!!!

Red Word Game

This game, by Macmillan Dictionary, will allow you to know how frequent a word is in the English language. You should know ALL the words of the game. They belong to the corpus of the 7,500 most used words in English. I got 225 points . If you can get more than that, write a comment and tell us!

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Language and words in the news – 20th July 2012 | Macmillan

Language and words in the news – 20th July 2012 | Macmillan

Semi-attached to semicolons | Macmillan

It's only natural! The other day I reblogged a post about commas; today it's time for semicolons...
Semi-attached to semicolons | Macmillan

¡Salvemos la enseñanza pública de idiomas!

Change.org
Plantilla de la petición en línea

Sins against syntax | Macmillan

Yes, yes, I know syntax is not a trending topic. But those of us who deal with teaching why sentences must be constructed one way or other, must mention it every now and then.
Sins against syntax | Macmillan

English Accents

What can language research tell us about the ‘real world’? Part 2 | Macmillan

What can language research tell us about the ‘real world’? Part 2 | Macmillan

A clutter of commas | Macmillan

A clutter of commas | Macmillan

Cartoon by Matt

Study the cartoon:
Higgs Boson, Why does it matter?

Sing Along

Lyrics here

Sun

It's hot and sunny today. Why not do a sun-related crossword?

G is fro Gossip

Read this insightful article blogged by Scott Thurnbury on his An A-Z of ELT.

How’s your txtng style? | Macmillan

How’s your txtng style? | Macmillan

Conexia (EOI San Javier)

Ha nacido un nuevo punto de encuentro donde podremos practicar el idioma que estamos aprendiendo, compartir ideas, relacionarnos con otras culturas, emprender nuevos negocios, dar a conocer nuestras costumbres, crear nuevos espacios de futuro... ¿Qué estás esperando? ¡CONEXIÓNATE!

How to / not to pronounce English ;-D

Topics for Conversation / Composition + a Cloze Activity

Two wonderful ideas from Cristina's Blog, Avanzado 2 EOI Santander Teacher: topics and a cloze activity about London Olympic Games. Thanks Cristina

Vox Populi (latest issue)

Have a look at the latest issue of Vox Populi a wonderful magazine written by Pamplona EOI. I wouldn't miss Yoga and English (p. 20), Helter Skelter (p. 32) and Away with Textbooks (p. 44). Enjoy your reading!

The Best Everyday Listening Practice

Learn Weather vocabulary with the following Javi's presentation... Enjoy it.

Apologies are being expressed – or are they? | Macmillan

Apologies are being expressed – or are they? | Macmillan

Rather interesting | Macmillan

Rather interesting | Macmillan

Procrastination: a student's worst enemy?

Read this article from The Guardian. It's rather interesting.

What's the best thing of being...

... a man?
... a woman?
Check in Express English (BBC Learning English)

The unreality of real estate language | Macmillan

The unreality of real estate language | Macmillan

Reasons Why I Love Language too

From A walk in the WoRds, an interesting blog to visit.

Earth Day

Climate (unit 11) will be our next topic. Earth Day is a perfect starter...

Sky News

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th.

Five Rules of Thumb for Polite and Diplomatic Language | Macmillan

Five Rules of Thumb for Polite and Diplomatic Language | Macmillan

Dubai's New Giant

Reading comprehension activity about Dubai's skyline. By Inside Out.

Poppycock, bunkum and rawmaish | Macmillan

Look into the many different expressions in English for saying that something is nonsense: Poppycock, bunkum and rawmaish | Macmillan

Short Quiz

Try this Health Quiz

Important Day

World Poetry Day 2012
Popular poetry printables World Down Syndrome Day 2012
Let Us In - I Want to Learn

Synaesthesia

Just a warm-up activity... Next week we'll start with unit 7 Health. Read this article from The Guardian and do the reading comprehension activity suggested by OUP later if you feel like it.

Providing a Solution to your Problems

Problem --> Solution
Typical mistakes with problems and solutions

Spanish news in The Guardian

If you want to follow Spanish news on The Guardian click here.

BOE Grants to study English

Up to €900 government grants to study English. Check whether you are eligible for it in the Resolución de 22 de febrero.

Common Particles with Phrasal Verbs

Away Diagram
Away Chart
From MacMillan Phrasal Verbs Plus Dictionary

International Women's Day

Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures
IWD 2012
International Women's Day is celebrated across the world on March 8th each year. The day is about celebrating the vital role women play in enhancing economic security for their families, communities and countries as a whole while recognising that significant barriers to achieving women's economic security and equality continue to exist.

A hotchpotch of reduplication | Macmillan

A hotchpotch of reduplication | Macmillan

Austerity is here to stay | Macmillan

Austerity is here to stay | Macmillan

Phrasals

Review phrasal verbs with Tim Bowen on One Stop English.

World Book Day

Enter

What's a "carwashero"?

Learn it here.

And twenty-nine in each leap year | Macmillan

Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Except for February alone, Which has twenty-eight days clear, And twenty-nine in each leap year | Macmillan

Google Doodles

Try to guess what these google doodles were made for as you watch...

Language and words in the news – 17th February, 2012 | Macmillan

Language and words in the news – 17th February, 2012 | Macmillan

Global English and Language Change — Macmillan Dictionary Blog

Global English and Language Change — Macmillan Dictionary Blog

Love English Awards: Blog Winner

Visit the blog

Think before you write | Macmillan

Think before you write | Macmillan

Meanings into Words by Michael McGrath

Interesting article by a English teacher from EOIP (Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Pamplona). Vox Populi nº 36

GET quiz

You've GOT to GET 6 out of 6 in this BBC Learning English quiz

Did you get it...?

The year in words | Macmillan

The year in words | Macmillan