Hi there!
Are you enjoying your bank holiday? I really hope so.
I have been reading your recipes and I am just waiting for you to send them back so that I can publish them in the blog are create a book in isuu.
I found a site in BBC Learning English were people are sending their recipes. Maybe you could also participate and send them!! Click here to have a look at some of the recipes and send yours if you like. I want to thank Jessyka, as she was the only one who sent a picture of herself cooking paella... I would like to have a picture of all of you to include in our cookbook, please!!
Last Tuesday we were revising the narrative structure and narrative tenses. You had to re-tell a sport anecdote following the given structure.
We were also revising the uses of past simple, past continuous, past perfect and the use of the gerund after "after" and "before".
Next day we will continue practicing this.
Here you have the Power Point Presentation that we used in class to study the uses of the narrative tenses. The extracts were taken from The New York Times, The Guardian, and The Times:
As we are learning the narrative structure, you can listen to one story every week on this site: http://storynory.com/ They are stories for children, so very easy to understand. I specially recommned the three last horror stories.
As homework, you had to do some handouts, especially 7 and 8 for next day. Next week we will work on handouts 9 and 10.
On Thursday, we celebrated Halloween. I am a bit disappointed because only Daniel came, but I am REALLY HAPPY for him, as he won the FIRS PRIZE!!! Congratulations Daniel!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Fifth week
Hello again, how is it going?
In our usual summary, I have to say that last Tuesday we met our language assistant, Chanelle. She will be with us every second week and I am sure we will have a great time with her.
That day we were also revising some words related to food and how to prepare it, and common phrases which are used at the restaurant.
On Thursday we role-played a situation at the restaurant. Don't forget to revise those common sentences.
Here you have some audio activities in which you can listen to a situation at a restaurant and do some activities.
And here you can watch another role-play situation. Let's see if you can understand it properly:
We also held a debate on whether the government has or doesn't have the right to control what we eat. It was really interesting and you all presented very good arguments... but we didn't reach any conclusion.
Here you can listen to the complete interview with professor Bruce Traill, from the University of Reading, talking about the Eatwell project. Remember it is an authentic interview and you don't have to understand everything.
And here is the edited version which we listened to in class (it seems the sound quality is not very good here, sorry)
And of course, as Damian asked for, the script.
Don't forget that next Thursday we will celebrate Halloween!!! Please come with a pumpkin and a knife and our language assistants will teach you how to carve a pumpkin. We will also give you recipes so that you don't throw away the pulp and can cook something with it.
See you on Tuesday!
In our usual summary, I have to say that last Tuesday we met our language assistant, Chanelle. She will be with us every second week and I am sure we will have a great time with her.
That day we were also revising some words related to food and how to prepare it, and common phrases which are used at the restaurant.
On Thursday we role-played a situation at the restaurant. Don't forget to revise those common sentences.
Here you have some audio activities in which you can listen to a situation at a restaurant and do some activities.
And here you can watch another role-play situation. Let's see if you can understand it properly:
We also held a debate on whether the government has or doesn't have the right to control what we eat. It was really interesting and you all presented very good arguments... but we didn't reach any conclusion.
Here you can listen to the complete interview with professor Bruce Traill, from the University of Reading, talking about the Eatwell project. Remember it is an authentic interview and you don't have to understand everything.
And here is the edited version which we listened to in class (it seems the sound quality is not very good here, sorry)
And of course, as Damian asked for, the script.
Don't forget that next Thursday we will celebrate Halloween!!! Please come with a pumpkin and a knife and our language assistants will teach you how to carve a pumpkin. We will also give you recipes so that you don't throw away the pulp and can cook something with it.
See you on Tuesday!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Fourth week 2010_2011
Hello everyone,
Last week was short, we only had one lesson!!
We were learning more things about food and diet, for example, we made some comments about the theory which relates blood type and diet. We also read through the photocopies about vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry, etc. Keep on trying with the phonetic transcriptions of words and say them aloud. Remember to download Sephonics to help you with this, you have a link on the right (Phonetics and Phonology programme)
You have a handout to practice and learn more vocabulary about food and ways to prepare it as well as their phonetic transcription. Please, revise it for next Tuesday. It will be very useful to do your homework: writing the recipe of your favourite dish. It can be a starter, a main course or a dessert. I am sure we will write an excellent cookbook together. It would be a brilliant idea if you add a picture it as an illustration to the recipe!!!! (If you appear on it, even better)
I have been thinking that all of us should follow the same text structure:
0. Introduction. Name of the dish and why you like it / why you recommend it.
1. INGREDIENTS FOR (NUMBER) SERVINGS
2. DIFFICULTY (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW)
3. PREPARATION TIME
4. COOK TIME
5. METHOD
6. TIPS (if you have some secrets to make this dish tastier)
7. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (if you think it is healthy or not and why - you can base your opinion on the food pyramid)
Deadline: Thursday 21st October. Please, send it by email if possible.
We also checked Grammar in 1A, and you have to complete this unit in the workbook. Remember this is your responsibility. We'll check any problems you may have had in class next Tuesday.
You have some grammar extension here. For practice with state verbs, click here.
For next day, you also have to read the handouts about healthy lifestyle and about the restaurant, as we will go through them in class and do some role-play activities.
To read about Chile miners, click on this BBC News lilnk, on this New York Times link or on this The Guardian link. We will discuss this in class.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!!
Last week was short, we only had one lesson!!
We were learning more things about food and diet, for example, we made some comments about the theory which relates blood type and diet. We also read through the photocopies about vegetables, fruit, meat, poultry, etc. Keep on trying with the phonetic transcriptions of words and say them aloud. Remember to download Sephonics to help you with this, you have a link on the right (Phonetics and Phonology programme)
You have a handout to practice and learn more vocabulary about food and ways to prepare it as well as their phonetic transcription. Please, revise it for next Tuesday. It will be very useful to do your homework: writing the recipe of your favourite dish. It can be a starter, a main course or a dessert. I am sure we will write an excellent cookbook together. It would be a brilliant idea if you add a picture it as an illustration to the recipe!!!! (If you appear on it, even better)
I have been thinking that all of us should follow the same text structure:
0. Introduction. Name of the dish and why you like it / why you recommend it.
1. INGREDIENTS FOR (NUMBER) SERVINGS
2. DIFFICULTY (HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW)
3. PREPARATION TIME
4. COOK TIME
5. METHOD
6. TIPS (if you have some secrets to make this dish tastier)
7. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (if you think it is healthy or not and why - you can base your opinion on the food pyramid)
Deadline: Thursday 21st October. Please, send it by email if possible.
We also checked Grammar in 1A, and you have to complete this unit in the workbook. Remember this is your responsibility. We'll check any problems you may have had in class next Tuesday.
You have some grammar extension here. For practice with state verbs, click here.
For next day, you also have to read the handouts about healthy lifestyle and about the restaurant, as we will go through them in class and do some role-play activities.
To read about Chile miners, click on this BBC News lilnk, on this New York Times link or on this The Guardian link. We will discuss this in class.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend!!
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Third week
Hiya!
Last week we were learning a lot about food and diet.
On Tuesday, Juande was talking about the two kinds of food pyramids, and on Thursday, Cristina spoke about a very interesting topic: the relationship between diet and blood type. If you click here you can learn more about this topic, and you should indeed, as someone is going to speak for 5 minutes about it next Thursday! I would like you to tell the class which type of diet is most suitable for the different blood types.
I found out in your "Autoevaluaciones" that most of you don't know many idioms, so I looked for some funny videos on BBC Learning English in which "The Teacher" explains idioms related to food. Click here to see them. You can click on any you feel curiosity about. I recommend you idioms related to food, as it is our topic of study now.
Would you like to see what Marilyn Manson has to say about the food pyramid? lol
We were also having a dialogue about our diets and I tried to correct your mistakes. I found that some of you have some problems with the sound /d/. In this song, apart from practicing the present simple tense, you have plenty of examples of "do" and "does", which include this sound. So sing along, have fun and practice this difficult sound /d/
And now... homework!! You had to read the text on page 4 of your book and do the activities on page 5. Then, go to page 130 and read Grammar 1A. Try to do the activities. We will solve any problems you may have encountered in class.
Have a nice week and keep on practicing your pronunciation every day!!
Last week we were learning a lot about food and diet.
On Tuesday, Juande was talking about the two kinds of food pyramids, and on Thursday, Cristina spoke about a very interesting topic: the relationship between diet and blood type. If you click here you can learn more about this topic, and you should indeed, as someone is going to speak for 5 minutes about it next Thursday! I would like you to tell the class which type of diet is most suitable for the different blood types.
I found out in your "Autoevaluaciones" that most of you don't know many idioms, so I looked for some funny videos on BBC Learning English in which "The Teacher" explains idioms related to food. Click here to see them. You can click on any you feel curiosity about. I recommend you idioms related to food, as it is our topic of study now.
Would you like to see what Marilyn Manson has to say about the food pyramid? lol
We were also having a dialogue about our diets and I tried to correct your mistakes. I found that some of you have some problems with the sound /d/. In this song, apart from practicing the present simple tense, you have plenty of examples of "do" and "does", which include this sound. So sing along, have fun and practice this difficult sound /d/
And now... homework!! You had to read the text on page 4 of your book and do the activities on page 5. Then, go to page 130 and read Grammar 1A. Try to do the activities. We will solve any problems you may have encountered in class.
Have a nice week and keep on practicing your pronunciation every day!!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Second week
Hello everyone,
Last week was dedicated almost entirely to the study of the phonetic symbols and their physical realisation. Remember it is not impossible to produce the sounds. It just requires practice and the only way to get it is by imitation of sounds. You should use your Multi-ROM and continue practising the sounds.
On the right hand column, there is a also a link to Sephonics under "Phonetics and Phonology Program". I am sure if you practice with it, you will make progress. Don't forget you must make the effort to forget Spanish sounds to speak English and produce the new sounds. As a recommendation, I think you could improve your speaking skills if you record yourselves and then you listen to your own speech.
Here you can download the phonetic chart that I used in class.
We started talking about food, and Benjamín gave us a speech about some tips on how to eat more healthily, so thank you Benjamín! You had to read something related to healthy eating on http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/. On this website, you can also listen to what you are reading, although some of you found some problems. I hope you can all can do it.
Next Tuesday, Juande is speaking about the food pyramid. You can find a funny game and information about it here , here (this one is for kids, but you can also listen as you read!!) and here (this one is more serious). He is preparing his oral exposition, but all of you must read and learn about it, as he or myself will be asking some questions. OR if he cannot come to class (just imagine...) anybody else could come to the front and tell us about the food pyramid. Juande, remember, JUST 5 MINUTES, don't worry about giving too much information or speaking for a long time.
How are you doing with phonetic symbols? We learnt a lot of new vocabulary on food which you had to transcribe. Next day I will ask for that list. I just want to check that you are more familiar with phonetic symbols now, as we will be using them every day.
Well... and I think that is all!
Have a nice weekend and see you on Tuesday!
Last week was dedicated almost entirely to the study of the phonetic symbols and their physical realisation. Remember it is not impossible to produce the sounds. It just requires practice and the only way to get it is by imitation of sounds. You should use your Multi-ROM and continue practising the sounds.
On the right hand column, there is a also a link to Sephonics under "Phonetics and Phonology Program". I am sure if you practice with it, you will make progress. Don't forget you must make the effort to forget Spanish sounds to speak English and produce the new sounds. As a recommendation, I think you could improve your speaking skills if you record yourselves and then you listen to your own speech.
Here you can download the phonetic chart that I used in class.
We started talking about food, and Benjamín gave us a speech about some tips on how to eat more healthily, so thank you Benjamín! You had to read something related to healthy eating on http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/. On this website, you can also listen to what you are reading, although some of you found some problems. I hope you can all can do it.
Next Tuesday, Juande is speaking about the food pyramid. You can find a funny game and information about it here , here (this one is for kids, but you can also listen as you read!!) and here (this one is more serious). He is preparing his oral exposition, but all of you must read and learn about it, as he or myself will be asking some questions. OR if he cannot come to class (just imagine...) anybody else could come to the front and tell us about the food pyramid. Juande, remember, JUST 5 MINUTES, don't worry about giving too much information or speaking for a long time.
How are you doing with phonetic symbols? We learnt a lot of new vocabulary on food which you had to transcribe. Next day I will ask for that list. I just want to check that you are more familiar with phonetic symbols now, as we will be using them every day.
Well... and I think that is all!
Have a nice weekend and see you on Tuesday!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Welcome everyone to this new course at EOI de Granada!!
We are starting a new course. We all have fresh energy and I know we will get the most of it.
I would like to welcome all the new students and let the old students know that I am so happy to see them again being or not their teacher this year.
Last week was a bit "messy" with all the changes in timetable and room. Remember we will be in room 17 ath 19.00 every Tuesday and Thursday. I am sorry if that change caused any trouble. If that is the case, please tell me and I will try to solve any inconvenience. I know some students had to change their group...
In any case, we started getting to know each other and we were reading about some learning strategies which will help us improve our communicative skills. I hope you practice as many as you can this year (hopefully all of them) and I am sure you'll see the results.
It was useful to hear you speaking and I know it will be very illustrating to read your short compositions next week. Don't forget to write your activity for Tuesday. (Well... if you follow the tips, you should have written it by now!!)
Well... I think this is enough for today.
Again, welcome Inma, Lidia, Cristina, Ana, Tíscar, Juande, Javier, Benjamín, Daniel, Jessyka (do you spell it that way??), Pablo, Eva, and all the rest to come. Feel free to make comments or write me emails to mariaelena@eoidegranada.org
I hope you enjoy this year as much as I will!
I would like to welcome all the new students and let the old students know that I am so happy to see them again being or not their teacher this year.
Last week was a bit "messy" with all the changes in timetable and room. Remember we will be in room 17 ath 19.00 every Tuesday and Thursday. I am sorry if that change caused any trouble. If that is the case, please tell me and I will try to solve any inconvenience. I know some students had to change their group...
In any case, we started getting to know each other and we were reading about some learning strategies which will help us improve our communicative skills. I hope you practice as many as you can this year (hopefully all of them) and I am sure you'll see the results.
It was useful to hear you speaking and I know it will be very illustrating to read your short compositions next week. Don't forget to write your activity for Tuesday. (Well... if you follow the tips, you should have written it by now!!)
Well... I think this is enough for today.
Again, welcome Inma, Lidia, Cristina, Ana, Tíscar, Juande, Javier, Benjamín, Daniel, Jessyka (do you spell it that way??), Pablo, Eva, and all the rest to come. Feel free to make comments or write me emails to mariaelena@eoidegranada.org
I hope you enjoy this year as much as I will!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Some tips for holidays
Hello everyone,
I was thinking about you today and how you could keep up to date with your English this summer.
Here you have a list of websites where you can find interesting listening activities:
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
(I specially like "Private lives" series
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/listening.html
http://television.grupovaughan.com/
http://www.vaughanradio.com/
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm
You also have other links on the right-hand side of the blog, for example, audio books and other resources.
It is also a good idea to watch films in English (try not to use subtitles progressively) as well as to read books. You could even start reading authentic books! I mean, not adapted... Well.. but you already know about this!
Have a nice summer (and don't forget to add some podcasts to your mp3!)
M. Elena
I was thinking about you today and how you could keep up to date with your English this summer.
Here you have a list of websites where you can find interesting listening activities:
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
(I specially like "Private lives" series
http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/index.shtml
http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/listening.html
http://television.grupovaughan.com/
http://www.vaughanradio.com/
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm
You also have other links on the right-hand side of the blog, for example, audio books and other resources.
It is also a good idea to watch films in English (try not to use subtitles progressively) as well as to read books. You could even start reading authentic books! I mean, not adapted... Well.. but you already know about this!
Have a nice summer (and don't forget to add some podcasts to your mp3!)
M. Elena
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