This Is How to Correctly Use Commas in All of Your Writing

Please, read the article, especially the examples, to improve the use of commas in your writing. (From Grammarly Blog)

Do this quiz to revise! [only 10 sentences] and check your score!

C1 -ED pronunciation (regular past forms) and examples KEY

 Check last week ED pronunciation activity here.

70 Ways to Improve Spoken English

Choose some you have never used!

Get out of your comfort zone!

Death and Devastation in Spain

•  Spain flood death toll expected to rise as weather warning systems criticised (The Guardian)

Rescue workers are set to comb through debris in worst hit areas like Valencia, after at least 95 people were killed in deadliest floods in a generation.

•  What to Know About Spain’s Devastating Floods (The New York Times)

Dozens of people were killed after the downpour, which some residents said was the worst they had ever witnessed.

•  Spain battles deadliest flooding disaster in decades as death toll rises (BBC)

Spain is enduring its worst flooding disaster in decades with at least 95 people dead and dozens more missing after huge rains swept the eastern province of Valencia and beyond. Torrential rain on Tuesday triggered flash floods which swept away bridges and buildings and forced people to climb onto roofs or cling to trees to survive. President Pedro Sánchez has declared three days of national mourning as the wild conditions continue, restricting some rescue efforts. The death toll is feared to climb as "many people are still missing," the government says.

•  At least 95 people killed in flooding in Spain (El País)

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has urged the public ‘not to let their guard down’ as the weather phenomenon continues to wreak havoc and dozens remain missing.

•  How sun-baked soil and an unusual weather phenomenon caused Spain’s deadly flash flooding (The Telegraph) 

‘Cold drop’ weather pattern in the autumn is becoming more extreme because of climate change, say experts.

Symbols in English Writing

Be Supposed to

 Read BE SUPPOSED TO in pdf format

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Riddles (2) KEY

Rhyming words

Talk about HALLOWEEN (By Harriet Smart)

Wednesday 30th October at 5 pm at the EOI Assembly Hall

Don't miss it!

K. Harris vs D. Trump

Next Tuesday the US will hold their General Election Day

Harris and Trump: Compare where they stand on key issues

We'll be talking with our Language assistants about it next week for about 15-20 minutes. 

What do you think of both candidates?

Student Rep Elections

The campaign to be class rep has just started. The election will be held this week during the last 5 minutes before the break.

C2: Wednesday 30th 

C1: Thursday 31st  

Representative Duties: 

• Serve as a mediator between the group and the teacher to solve class problems. 
• Summon the students of the group to inform them about topics referring to their rights and interests. 
• Attend Representative meetings held during the year. 

C1 Inversion Examples

News in English EL PAÍS

The political price of inflation

Dear readers,

With Harris and Trump fighting tooth and nail for undecided voters in the campaign homestretch, we spoke with people whose primary concerns are not big issues like abortion, national security or polarization. What they care about is making ends meet, and many feel that neither candidate is going to help them with that. We also talked to journalist Paola Ramos, daughter of veteran news anchor Jorge Ramos, about her new book exploring why some Latinos relate to Trump despite his xenophobic rhetoric.

We also bring you a column by Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado, as well as interviews with Nobel-winning economist James Robinson, with the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo, and with design guru Don Norman.

Also featured this week is our analysis of whether the Boston Celtics will be able to break the curse that has followed the reigning champion in recent years in an attempt to establish a basketball dynasty.

We hope you enjoy this selection of articles from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

You can also read:

• Elon Musk’s $1 million lottery to attract Trump voters sparks controversy in US
• Al Pacino, memoirs of a survivor from the Bronx
• The incredible story of the man who sold the Eiffel Tower (twice)
• Terence Trent D’Arby’s downfall: How the singer tipped to be ‘the new Prince’ fell from grace
• In search of the infallible cold remedy: ‘There are no antivirals, we only treat the symptoms’
• NASA chief scientist Nicola Fox: ‘It’s hard to believe there isn’t life somewhere else in the universe’
• The energy crisis paralyzing Cuba

Riddles (2)

Key next Wed.

 

Understanding AI jargon

Artificial intelligence vocabulary From About Words (a blog from Cambridge Dictionary)

AI Glossary (Council of Europe)

C2 -ed Adjectives Pronunciation

· Most words ending in -ed follow the same rules as the past-tense inflectional ending.

· Some words ending in -ed have the 'usual' past-tense pronunciation when they are verbs, but end in an /ɪd/ sound as adjectives: blessed, beloved, learned*, dogged, legged (adjectival in eg three-legged)

eg.: The priest blessed /blest/ the bread and wine vs a moment of blessed /ˈblesɪd/ calm

Eric was a teacher beloved /-vd/ by his students vs Her beloved /vɪd/ husband

· Some -ed words always end in an /ɪd/ sound because they are adjectives with no corresponding verbs: naked, wretched, rugged, wicked.

* the pronunciation of learned may vary according to context when it is an adjective: 

a learned /ɪd/ man (having a lot of knowledge because of study); 

learned /nd/ behaviour (developed by training or experience, not existing at birth).

[Grid from Blog de Cristina]

C1 -ED pronunciation (regular past forms) and examples

Do this activity to revise / practise!

Key next week

- C1 students have to pronounce ALL past forms 

of English regular verbs correctly -

Not the real thing

Not Real, 

Faking and pretending

Cheating & Tricking

Confused Words

All these pairs are homophones or almost homophones, that's the reason for the confusion! 

Be careful with their spelling!

Can you say aloud: further vs farther; quite vs quiet; lose vs loose?

Can you hear the difference?

Halloween Contests

C2 Advanced Phrases

Consejo Escolar Student Elections

EOI students are to choose their representatives. On October 16, the Electoral Board was established and yesterday, October 21, the electoral calendar was published on one of the boards at the entrance and on our website. The provisional electoral roll can be consulted at the hall. The final electoral census will be published on October 31. Students interested in submitting their candidacy can pick up the document starting on November 4th at the concierge desk.

 VOTE at the EOI Hall on 21st Nov

C2 Phrasal Prepositional verbs (108)

Of course you don't have to to learn them all by heart... but you could be ticking / highlighting them as you learn them.
Remember to write meaningful examples for you when studying them.

C1 Talking about the FUTURE

Read the Lesson here!

C2 Limericks

Limerick Activity    

Limerick  (Rhythm & Intonation)

Limerick Examples: Funny Famous Poems

Practise these limericks

Uncover your artistic talents and write a limerick! We'll be reading them in class (any topic) before Christmas.

News in English EL PAÍS

US election enters final stretch

Dear readers,

‌Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are stepping up efforts to win over voters as the November 5 election fast approaches. The Democrat appeared on Fox News for a heated interview, where she pledged her administration would be different to Biden's. Trump, meanwhile, held a town hall with Latino voters, avoiding all mention of his plans to launch a mass deportation operation.

In other news, Mexico's former public security secretary, Genaro García Luna, was sentenced to 38 years in prison for collaborating with the Sinaloa Cartel for more than two decades. He will be the first high-ranking Mexican official to serve a sentence in a U.S. prison.

We also spoke to scientists about DNA research claiming to prove Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Spain, interviewed tech guru Stephen Ibaraki about the future of AI, and examined why billionaires are building mansions on top of skyscrapers.‌

We hope you enjoy this selection of stories from EL PAÍS USA Edition.

You can also read:

• Non-alcoholic beer: Tom Holland’s new business venture after almost three years of sobriety
• Compare the presidential candidates’ policy platforms
• Why is excessive optimism worse than being sad?
• ‘Sexopause’: What happens to women’s sexual desire during menopause?
• What sports science has to say about CrossFit, a challenge for transforming bodies and minds?
• From self-driving cars in 2017 to a million robotaxis in 2020: Will the Cybercab be another one of Elon Musk’s unfulfilled promises?

C1 Vocabulary about Technoogy

24 Mood Idioms

Are you antsy, flustered, baffled at the moment?

Collocation Time

First read about collocations and advanced collocations a bit... and then take the quiz!
Time Collocations Quiz

EXTRA collocations with intensifying adjectives 

... if you still think this was not enough, check collocations on the right column labels.

Advanced Suffixes