Will vs Going to

Read the theory first. 

KEY next Tuesday

Possibility, Probability, Certainty: English vs Spanish

Check different ways to express possibility. Do some grammar practice on this here.

Social Media Speaking Cards

3 Ways to Sound More British

Clock it!

Borrowings from other Languages

Halloween History & Traditions

Essential phrasal verbs for computers and technology

Phrasal Verbs for Computers & Technology

Technology & Teachers

Business English Abbreviations

Things Successful People Do...

12 Things Successful People Do in the First Hour of the Work Day

14 Things Successful People Do on Weekends:
1. Make time for family and friends 2. Exercise 3. Pursue a passion 4. Vacation 5. Disconnect 6. Volunteer 7. Avoid chores 8. Plan 9. Socialize 10. Gardening / crafts / games / sports / cooking / cultural activities 11. Network 12. Reflect 13. Meditate 14. Recharge

What do you think of them?

Would you add or remove some?

Succeeding, Achieving & Fulfilling

CONCURSO DE IDEAS de ‘IGUALDAD’ Para el cortometraje de la EOI

Our School proposes an Idea Contest focused on gender equality, to be carried out in class as a brief oral and/or written activity: Microviolence in young  people. 

The goal is a contest for ideas on gender equality, whose main aim is to raise gender equality topics in the classroom. Another obvious aim is to harness and showcase our students' creative talent. The short film script will be based on the winning idea, and the creators will have the opportunity to participate in its development.

You can find the steps for setting up the activity in this document. It includes a couple of examples of a "hook" and a "synopsis." The first example is provided in English, while the second is just for your enjoyment. 

The deadline is Tuesday, October 27th. Please send the ideas to this email address before October 30th, which is when the final vote will take place. The judging panel will consist of teachers from our school.

I encourage you to participate both in this idea contest on gender equality and in the short film itself, which we will be shooting in late February.

Improve your Vocabulary

EL PAÍS (News in English)

An unbridled Trump

With 20 days to go before the midterms, the leader of the party that stands to lose everything at the polls insists on ignoring what those polls advise him to do: to step aside to prevent his unpopularity from affecting those who are running for office. Far from following that logic, Donald Trump has spent recent days on an unrestrained campaign tour across the country, giving speeches driven by his obsessions.

Meanwhile, a recent study by UnidosUS shows that nearly four in 10 Hispanic voters belong to what it calls the “moveable middle,” a bloc that represents 38% of the Hispanic electorate and remains undecided ahead of the midterms. (...)

And our interviewees this week include the economist Mariana Mazzucato, the chief conservator of the Acropolis in Athens, and the Spanish stunt double who does "all the dangerous stuff" for Brad Pitt.

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

You can also read:

• Menopause isn’t a gentle slope, it’s a ‘cliff’: The consequences of a woman’s last period are much worse than previously thought
• Spain’s ‘grandchildren’s law’ before the Supreme Court: Who can vote on November 29?
• The researchers who achieved Chile’s first cloned horse: ‘It would not be complicated to clone humans; the only limitation is ethical’
• The cost of basic groceries, measured in wages: 1.2 hours of work in Ireland and a month in the Central African Republic
• How much AI is in Spain’s bestselling books?
• King of Spain in Ceuta: ‘Sovereignty and territorial integrity are not negotiable, and faced with any risk, our duty is their defense’

Houses of Astrology related to Star Signs

Astrology is a great field for dealing with personality adjectives. You can find in What Do the 12 Houses Mean in Astrology? a great deal of vocabulary associated with each of the signs. Click on the signs written in each House (in the article) to revise vocabulary and check whether it is  the same (or not) as the adjectives seen in class.

How To Write In the Subjunctive Mood

Read this article by Dictionary.com.

Types of Buildings & Houses

 

Hair & Accesories

20 C1 Words

Join our Pronunciation Workshop (every Wednesday)

If you cannot attend it, you might follow the blog with the topics and activities we see and study in our Pronunciation Workshop.

Office Politics

Speak more Confidently

Debate Technology

Think of possible questions and answers for these topics as if you had to talk about them in the interaction part.

C1 Transition Words 2

Ways of Walking (2)

 

Movimientos sigilosos o cuidadosos

Creep: Moverse a gatas o con mucho sigilo para no ser visto.
Tiptoe: Caminar de puntillas de manera silenciosa.

Formas particulares de caminar
Stride: Dar pasos largos, enérgicos y firmes al andar.
Limp: Cojear debido a una lesión o dolor en la pierna.
Shuffle: Caminar arrastrando los pies sin levantarlos bien del suelo.
Strut: Pavonearse o caminar con una postura exageradamente orgullosa y erguida.

Movimientos rápidos o rítmicos
Dash: Correr a gran velocidad o salir disparado hacia un lugar.
Hop: Dar saltos pequeños, generalmente sobre un solo pie.
Sway: Balancearse suavemente de un lado a otro al moverse.

Learn many more "walking" verbs HERE.

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EL PAÍS (News in English)

Spain mourns Maricarmen, the symbol of a new movement

Dear readers,

In Spain, the death of Maricarmen, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests across the country, has become a defining moment in the debate over housing and tenants' rights. Once an anonymous Madrid resident fighting to stay in her home, she died as the unlikely face of a movement demanding action on one of Spain's most pressing social crises.

Beyond Spain, the war in Ukraine remains at a critical juncture. In an exclusive interview with EL PAÍS, Volodymyr Zelenskiy delivers a stark assessment of Europe’s response to Russia's renewed offensive against Kyiv, warning that Vladimir Putin "isn't afraid of Europeans."

And in the United States, a once-fringe idea is gaining traction: should artificial intelligence pay taxes? As AI transforms the economy and threatens to reshape the labor market, policymakers and economists are increasingly debating whether tech companies should help offset the social costs of automation.

This week we also sat down with Richard Dean Anderson, the actor who turned MacGyver into one of television's most enduring heroes, and spoke with Sylvester Stallone, who reflects on masculinity, aging and the changing cultural landscape.

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

You can also read:

• Hispanidad or latinidad: Shakira opens debate on cultural identity beyond a common language
• Mount Athos, the Greek stronghold that bans women from entering
• The just-world hypothesis and other mental traps that guide us, but that we can avoid
• Canadian poet Anne Carson wins the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature

Business Idioms 1

Check these and many more HERE.

General Election Campaign Vocabulary

Have a look at this (AI-generated) document providing with specific vocabulary that you will be able to hear in the following weeks everywhere anytime.

UK General Election Glossary: What do all the words mean?

Another Lucy's Grammar Test

Take the quizz 

C2 students must get ALL questions RIGHT. 

C1 students may make 3 or 4 mistakes, but at the end of the year they will get ALL of them RIGHT.