Food and mood

In this 6 minute programme, Dan and Neil discuss how your food affects your mood, and teach you six items of vocabulary. This week's question:

How many bacteria are there in the human body?
a) 39 million
b) 39 billion
c) 39 trillion

Saying sorry!

We all make mistakes, so saying sorry is very important. In this How do you… programme, we look at ways of apologising.

BBC Learning English

26 April Doors Open Day at EOI Móstoles

This is the cultural program for today April 26 at EOI Móstoles

Ciclo de cine "Miradas de África" EOI Móstoles, Mayo 2017

Eyes on the stars

On January 28, 1986, NASA Challenger mission STS-51-L ended in tragedy when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. On board was physicist Ronald E. McNair, who was the second African American to enter space. But first, he was a kid with big dreams in Lake City, South Carolina.




After watching, can you answer these questions?

1.       When did the story of the library take place?
2.       What happened when he entered the library? What names was he called?
3.       How was the problem solved?
4.       How did the librarian give Ronald his book?
5.       What was special about Star trek?
6.       How did a coloured boy from South Carolina become an astronaut?
7.       How old would he be today?

Boy apparently drove accross New South Wales alone

Boy apparently drove across New South Wales alone before police stopped his family’s car, which they say was damaged

This is news story contains the typical pyramidal shape to give information.

The Palace Hotel in Broken Hill. A 12-year-old boy was pulled over by police after apparently driving 1,300km across NSW to the outback town. Photograph: Richard Hart for the Guardian

The Guardian, April 24, 2017

Exam dates

Hi,

I'd like to tell you about the dates for the final exams:

• Written Exam: May 23 at 16h
• Monday & Wednesday group Speaking Exam: May 31st
• Tuesday & Thursday group Speaking Exam: June 2nd
• Grades will be published on June 5 at 15:30
• Exam check-up, June 7 at 19:00

Survey

This is a survey to know your personal opinon on this Intermediate course. I'd like you to access it with the personal code I gave you in class:

https://goo.gl/CM5JLM

Judging by appearances

Hi,

These are some questions on profile pictures answered by Evan. Take note of useful expressions you want to use yourself. How about you? what would you say to this?

1. Do you have a profile photo of yourself which you use on social networking sites, or on your ID? Answer 1
2. Why did you choose it? Answer 2
3. What do you think the photo says about you? Answer 3
4. Do you have a picture of you when you were a child? Answer 4
5. Would you use the picture of you and a friend on Facebook or other social networking sites? Answer 5
6. Do you think people hide behind the screen? Answer 6

Updated: 21/04/17

What does your profile picture say about you?

Whether it’s a photo of you on a night out or of you cuddling your newborn baby, the image you choose to represent you on social-networking sites says a lot about you

Article published on Sat, Oct 29, 2011, 01:00 The Irish Times

Ain't Got No... I Got Life

Recording session: August 17, 1969 in Harlem, NY. Harlem Renaissance Festival  by Nina Simone, an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and activist in the Civil Rights Movement.

Nina Simone: Ain't Got No/I Got Life por ninasimonemusic

Different types of selfie!

Listen and read about different types of selfies on HotEnglish Magazine. Which one is your favourite??

Selfies he150 from Majorick

Not just a tattoo

Multi-word verbs with 'break'

Mark the monkey robber.

Mark broke in at midnight. He stuffed as much cash as he could into a sack and ran back to his car. But just as he was driving away, the car ...

BBC Learning English Activity 1

Crime Vocabulary

Let's recommend a film to watch

The cinema

I'd like you to think about the answer to these questions. Then, listen to the aswers provided by the native speaker and take note of the vocabulary and expressions he used.

Can you think of a film which ...

• was incredibly funny? Porkey
• you've seen several times? Se7ven or Seven
• sent you to sleep? The last days on Mars is not worth watching
• had a very sad ending? Atonement 1 What is Atonement? Answer
• made you buy the soundtrack? Gladiator's Did you like Gladiator's ending? Answer

Do you prefer ...?

• seeing films at home or in the cinemas? Answer
• seeing American films, Spanish films or films from other countries? Answer
• seeing foreign films dubbed or with subtitles? Answer

Tell me about a really good film you've recently seen.

• Trainspotting 1
• Is it based on a book or on a real event? Answer
• Are sequels worse than the original movie? Answer

Narrative Tenses

Dramas from BBC Learning English

Listen and read these popular stories:

BBC Learning English - Dramas from BBC Learning English www.bbc.co.uk

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

The Race, Phil and his friends as they attempt to sail around the world in just 80 days. 

The White Elephant, serving up lots of functional English phrases as it follows the story of a brand new restaurant