Hello!!!
A new course has just started, new students, old friends... We are at intermediate level, so congratulations and let's get started!!!
After all the introductions, greetings and "I've heard a lot about you", a new relationship between Mark and Alli..., descriptions, and a couple of more exercises, our next step will be talking about FOOD and DIET.
You have handout 2 to learn more vocabulary, but do not forget to look up the words in the dictionary to check pronunciation. I will upload the key here next week.
You can have a look at these websites about food and check pronunciation. It is American English, so some lexicon might be different and of course, you will notice some changes in pronunciation:
Fruit
Vegetables
Food
Food 2
Have a nice weekend!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
September tests
Hello everyone,
I hope you are having a nice summer.
I just wanted to remind you of the dates for the tests in September. The written parts will be on the first of September at seven o'clock in the afternoon, room 7.
You can check that information at the school web site in "Novedades", or by clicking here.
The oral exams will be on the second and third of September. This is the document that I published at the door of room 7, where you can check the exact date and time when you should come.
Good luck for everyone!
I hope you are having a nice summer.
I just wanted to remind you of the dates for the tests in September. The written parts will be on the first of September at seven o'clock in the afternoon, room 7.
You can check that information at the school web site in "Novedades", or by clicking here.
The oral exams will be on the second and third of September. This is the document that I published at the door of room 7, where you can check the exact date and time when you should come.
Good luck for everyone!
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Last keys and... HOLIDAYS!!
Hello everyone,
We have finished our course now.It has really been a great teaching experience for me and I have met really nice people, so thank you everyone. I hope we can work together next year too!
Here you have some recommendations for the summer, as some of you asked:
To read, I think the best thing you can do is to have a look at this site and click on READERS CATALOGUE on the left. There you can choose any level (I recommend you start reading INTERMEDIATE), and once you have chosen your level, you can also click on any book to read a brief summary and check that you like it.
So here is the link: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/readers/resources.htm
I also like this site: http://www.blackcat.vicensvives.es/ . It is the same editor as Sherlock Holmes' Stories that you have already read.
I hope this is useful...
If you want to practice Grammar, I specially like R. Murphy's English Grammar in Use (with answers). The editor is Cambridge.
There is a similar one on Vocabulary (Redman's English Vocabulary in Use) by Cambridge as well.
Intermediate English Practice (MacMillan) is also very good, and it contains both vocabulary units and grammar units.
They are very complete reference and self-study books. Sometimes I chose some handouts from them as homework for you.
By the way! Here you have the key to our last handout on -ing and -ed adjectives.
Good luck with the exams. The grades will be published on the school notice board on Monday 22nd of June at 16.00.
Well, that's all from me by now.
Have a nice holiday and I hope to see you next October!
We have finished our course now.It has really been a great teaching experience for me and I have met really nice people, so thank you everyone. I hope we can work together next year too!
Here you have some recommendations for the summer, as some of you asked:
To read, I think the best thing you can do is to have a look at this site and click on READERS CATALOGUE on the left. There you can choose any level (I recommend you start reading INTERMEDIATE), and once you have chosen your level, you can also click on any book to read a brief summary and check that you like it.
So here is the link: http://www.macmillanenglish.com/readers/resources.htm
I also like this site: http://www.blackcat.vicensvives.es/ . It is the same editor as Sherlock Holmes' Stories that you have already read.
I hope this is useful...
If you want to practice Grammar, I specially like R. Murphy's English Grammar in Use (with answers). The editor is Cambridge.
There is a similar one on Vocabulary (Redman's English Vocabulary in Use) by Cambridge as well.
Intermediate English Practice (MacMillan) is also very good, and it contains both vocabulary units and grammar units.
They are very complete reference and self-study books. Sometimes I chose some handouts from them as homework for you.
By the way! Here you have the key to our last handout on -ing and -ed adjectives.
Good luck with the exams. The grades will be published on the school notice board on Monday 22nd of June at 16.00.
Well, that's all from me by now.
Have a nice holiday and I hope to see you next October!
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Caaalm down
Hello everyone,
First of all,... don't get nervous. The final tests won't be so difficult and I am sure you will do very well.
Last week we were learning the passive voice and revising the present perfect tense. Don't forget to practice with the exercises in the workbook and with the handouts.
Here you have the key to handout 29 and to handout 30.
Next week we will focus on your questions and we will practice speaking mainly.
See you in class!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Last week
Hello everyone...
Last week we were revising conditionals and we also learnt how to agree and disagree with someone using "Neither (do) I" and "So (do) I".
You can practice here and also here.
We also learnt in 2nd H how to use may/might, but we will revise it next week.
You should practise as much as you can doing the activities in the workbook and the reading activities in the book that are left.
See you on Monday/Tuesday!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Two songs using the second conditional
Hello everyone,
As I promised, here you have two more songs using the second conditional structure. There are plenty of them, as imaginary situations are a very apt topic to write a song, imagining a better world, something we wish...
The first one is Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven. Wikipedia says:
"Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City condominium. By all accounts, the death was simply a tragic accident, and Clapton was distraught for months afterwards. This song is one of Clapton's most successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the American adult contemporary chart in 1992.
The second song, I must confess, is one of my favourites. It is Alanis Morissette's Utopia. Please, read the lyrics and think about them... the message is so deep. She is imagining a "Utopia", a perfect world. So the song pre-sentence should be: "If this world was a Utopia, we'd..."
Here you have some interesting facts about it:
The song was partly inspired by Morissette's experiences during her trips across the world and in particular her stay at a Navajo reservation.
Originally, the song's final pre-chorus was to repeat the lyrics from the first pre-chorus. Morissette said however, that after 9/11, she felt inspired to write another pre-chorus. Given the context of that it was written, that verse stands strongly as arguably the most moving part of the song.
In late September 2001, in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Morissette previewed "Utopia" on her website. She said she wanted the song to comfort the people who were grieving; according to her, it "sheds light on the willingness to understand" and "the passionate desire to stand up and show a self-care and self-respect."
There may be vocabulary that you don't undestand as Alanis normally uses complicated words, but I invite you to read it more slowly and think about it.
I hope you enjoy the songs!
As I promised, here you have two more songs using the second conditional structure. There are plenty of them, as imaginary situations are a very apt topic to write a song, imagining a better world, something we wish...
The first one is Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven. Wikipedia says:
"Tears in Heaven" is a ballad written by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings about the pain he felt following the 20 March 1991 death of his four-year-old son, Conor, who fell out of a 53rd-story window in his Mother's [Lori] New York City condominium. By all accounts, the death was simply a tragic accident, and Clapton was distraught for months afterwards. This song is one of Clapton's most successful, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the U.S. The song also spent three weeks at #1 on the American adult contemporary chart in 1992.
The second song, I must confess, is one of my favourites. It is Alanis Morissette's Utopia. Please, read the lyrics and think about them... the message is so deep. She is imagining a "Utopia", a perfect world. So the song pre-sentence should be: "If this world was a Utopia, we'd..."
Here you have some interesting facts about it:
The song was partly inspired by Morissette's experiences during her trips across the world and in particular her stay at a Navajo reservation.
Originally, the song's final pre-chorus was to repeat the lyrics from the first pre-chorus. Morissette said however, that after 9/11, she felt inspired to write another pre-chorus. Given the context of that it was written, that verse stands strongly as arguably the most moving part of the song.
In late September 2001, in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Morissette previewed "Utopia" on her website. She said she wanted the song to comfort the people who were grieving; according to her, it "sheds light on the willingness to understand" and "the passionate desire to stand up and show a self-care and self-respect."
There may be vocabulary that you don't undestand as Alanis normally uses complicated words, but I invite you to read it more slowly and think about it.
I hope you enjoy the songs!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Conditionals
Hello everyone,
Last week we were learning about the first conditional clause and introduced the second.
But I am sure what you most enjoyed was the speaking activities, didn' you?
Next week, we will be practicing the second conditional sentences, mainly by speaking and through songs.
Here you have the link to "Wouldn't it be nice", by the Beach Boys. You have an activity there, and the key is inserted in the document.
You can watch this "cheesy" video made by some "Jessica". Thanks Jessica, whoever you are.
Isn't it cheesy? :-D
Changing topic, I would like to join my workmate Gelo in his recommendation of a cine forum organised by Talking English. This month, it is dedicated to Woody Allen.
Here you have a link to his blog if you want to find more information.
See you in class!
Last week we were learning about the first conditional clause and introduced the second.
But I am sure what you most enjoyed was the speaking activities, didn' you?
Next week, we will be practicing the second conditional sentences, mainly by speaking and through songs.
Here you have the link to "Wouldn't it be nice", by the Beach Boys. You have an activity there, and the key is inserted in the document.
You can watch this "cheesy" video made by some "Jessica". Thanks Jessica, whoever you are.
Isn't it cheesy? :-D
Changing topic, I would like to join my workmate Gelo in his recommendation of a cine forum organised by Talking English. This month, it is dedicated to Woody Allen.
Here you have a link to his blog if you want to find more information.
See you in class!
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