Friday, 31 March 2017
Thursday, 30 March 2017
British vs American English
Study differences in spelling and pronunciation (videos included) on Oxford Dictionaries.
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Gender-Neutral Singular They
Gender-Neutral Singular They: On January 8th, 2016, approximately 300 linguists crammed into a room to vote on the American Dialect Society’s 2015 Word of the Year. From microaggression to man bun to emoji with x-rated connotations, dozens of lexical items were debated, but only one could take home the ultimate honor of Word of the Year. This year that title went to they, or more specifically, to the gender-neutral singular use of they. The current discussion of they touches on two distinct conversations: grammar usage and gender identity. Many style guides instruct editors to never use they with a singular antecedent. ... (Read more)
Monday, 27 March 2017
Friday, 24 March 2017
Foodies! Put Down That Fork And Take This Quiz!
Foodies! Put Down That Fork And Take This Quiz!: Is anybody hungry out there? We all call food different things in different places. In other words, one man's soda is another man's tonic. It's called regionalism, a speech form, expression, custom, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of a particular area. There are food items with unique names that are particular to a certain part of the country, too—can you guess where they're from? Take this mouth-watering quiz! And while you're here, share your thoughts on your favorite food of the day!
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Monday, 20 March 2017
Friday, 17 March 2017
British Gardens
The loveliest British gardens to see in springtime.
If you like gardens, you'll love these 16 slides.
If you like gardens, you'll love these 16 slides.
Thursday, 16 March 2017
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Monday, 13 March 2017
Global: The Mediterranean Diet: Infographic | Onestopenglish
Global: The Mediterranean Diet: Infographic | Onestopenglish: This infographic lesson by Lindsay Clandfield introduces vocabulary related to food and looks at some interesting facts about the Mediterranean diet.
What is a Mediterranean diet?
What is a Mediterranean diet?
Friday, 10 March 2017
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Education Strike
👉 Derogación de la LOMCE
👉 Reversión de los recortes (ratios, 20 horas lectivas en secundaria, Descuentos por enferme-dad, etc.)
👉 Estabilidad del profesorado interino
👉 Incremento del presu-puesto dedicado a educación
👉 Recupera-ción de un sistema de becas que garantice la igualdad de oportunidades
👉 Eliminación de las contrarreformas universitarias y de las prácticas no remuneradas en FP
👉 Recuperación de las plantillas
👉 Dignificación de las condiciones laborales del profesorado
👉 Freno a la privatización del sistema educativo
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
International Women's Day
International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.
Dialogues to Watch and Read in Cartoons
If you want to learn more phrases and vocabulary related with medicine, visit englishmed.com and enjoy these cartoons. Then turn your loudspeakers off and read the sentences aloud at the same speed.
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Illnesses (Medical Advice)
Illnesses (Medical Advice)
Listen to the audios (Am. E.) and then try to name ALL the cases from the picture. Look up new voc!!!
Listen to the audios (Am. E.) and then try to name ALL the cases from the picture. Look up new voc!!!
Monday, 6 March 2017
Thursday, 2 March 2017
Body Matters
Body Matters is the topic of our next unit. I'd like you to bring a photo (on your mobile phone, taken by you, or from a newspaper or magazine) that you can relate to the topic of the unit. We'll start the lesson talking about your photos: why you chose them and what body matters means to you.
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Check Journey Narrative Exam Mistakes
Revise typical mistakes here.
Remember to "colour" suggested improved writing and to have a look at the last pages.
Remember to "colour" suggested improved writing and to have a look at the last pages.
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