- One of my favourite ones is Uncle Tom's Cabin and
- Hernando de Soto
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Showing posts with label NI2. Show all posts
June 19, 2017
Lit2go
Lit2Go is a great free online collection of stories and poems in text and MP3 to listen to, read or download. Check it out! Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along.
June 08, 2017
May 13, 2017
I gave a room in my house to a refugee – now she’s like my sister
When Lucy Pavia and her husband offered Loujean Alsaman, a refugee from Syria, a room in their home, none of them knew what to expect. But over the six months they spent together, the women forged a close, sisterly bond.
The Guardian
May 08, 2017
Video and Audio Tutorials
These are some tools you may use to record your English speeches:
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
Wevideo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMJiaor5y4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yns7s4yUhqI
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLgEaISO9AkYrMVed3G-zdBqo0Fzbex9l5&v=wAtffO1ATcs
Editing Videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMJiaor5y4U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yns7s4yUhqI
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLgEaISO9AkYrMVed3G-zdBqo0Fzbex9l5&v=wAtffO1ATcs
Editing Videos:
- Insertar música en cualquier momento de tus vídeos
- Editor de vídeos de YouTube. Títulos (I)
- Editor de vídeos de YouTube. Títulos (II)
- Editor de vídeos de YouTube. Transiciones (I)
- Editor de vídeos de YouTube. Transiciones (II)
- Cómo crear un vídeo de fotos y música con el editor de vídeos de YouTube
May 04, 2017
Madrid, city of women
I'd like to tell you about this app made by the Complutense University of Madrid in order to tell the story of women who lived in this city. Thanks to the app you can you can make a guided tour around the city stopping by the most important landmarks for women in Madrid.
Listen to this video as an example:
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Download app:
April 02, 2017
Dramas from BBC Learning English
Listen and read these popular stories:
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
www.bbc.co.uk
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March 15, 2017
Where do superstitions come from?
Are you afraid of black cats? Would you open an umbrella indoors? How do
you feel about the number 13? Whether or not you believe in them,
you’re probably familiar with a few of these superstitions. But where
did they come from?
Stuart Vyse shares the weird and specific origins of some of our favorite superstitions.
Stuart Vyse shares the weird and specific origins of some of our favorite superstitions.
WARM-UP
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Are
you afraid of black cats?
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Would
you open an umbrella indoors?
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How
do you feel about the number 13?
March 03, 2017
Celebrating Africa
Hi,
This a cultural program to Celebrate Africa elaborated by Mostoles EOI. Feel free to attend these interesting events.
Celebrating Africa Cultural Program:
February 01, 2017
-ed pronunciation
Dear all,
To get extra practice of the pronunciation of regular past verbs listen to this podcast from the latest Speak Up magazine issue (# 331).
To get extra practice of the pronunciation of regular past verbs listen to this podcast from the latest Speak Up magazine issue (# 331).
October 26, 2016
Online English TV
Hi,
This is a wonderful link where you can watch online British TV channels.
British TV channels
Enjoy!
This is a wonderful link where you can watch online British TV channels.
British TV channels
Enjoy!
October 25, 2016
Shakespeare lives!
Here comes again the Caixa Fórum November program about Shakespeare's 400th anniversary.
Shakespeare lives
Shakespeare lives
October 21, 2016
How to improve your spoken English!
Here are our 13 top tips for improving your spoken English.
Part I: Preparation
As part of improving your spoken English, you need to get used to producing English sounds. Here’s what you can do.
As part of improving your spoken English, you need to get used to producing English sounds. Here’s what you can do.
1 Read aloud
Take a short text (preferably one with an audio file to go with it) and read parts of it out loud. Later, you can compare your version to the original.
Take a short text (preferably one with an audio file to go with it) and read parts of it out loud. Later, you can compare your version to the original.
2 Repetition
Repeat key sentences and expressions over and over again until they become automatic. Very soon, you’ll have learnt lots of useful phrases you can use in real conversations.
Repeat key sentences and expressions over and over again until they become automatic. Very soon, you’ll have learnt lots of useful phrases you can use in real conversations.
3 Stories
Practise telling your favourite stories or anecdotes. Write them out first. Then, make notes and practise saying them to yourself or a friend. Later, you can use these stories or anecdotes in conversations.
Practise telling your favourite stories or anecdotes. Write them out first. Then, make notes and practise saying them to yourself or a friend. Later, you can use these stories or anecdotes in conversations.
4 Memory
Memorise typical phrases, expressions and sentences. A lot of the language we use when speaking consists of set expressions and chunks of language. For example, “That’s interesting! / I never knew that! / That must have been scary!”
Memorise typical phrases, expressions and sentences. A lot of the language we use when speaking consists of set expressions and chunks of language. For example, “That’s interesting! / I never knew that! / That must have been scary!”
5 Simultaneous speakingSing along to your favourite songs, or try to speak at the same time as the character in a video clip or an audio recording you’re familiar with. Simply press play and then start speaking along with the news presenter, actors, singers, etc.
6 Questions
Practise forming questions. Take a piece of text and make questions from sentences in the article or paragraph. For example, “She’s seen it. = Has she seen it?” Asking questions is a good way of participating in a conversation without having to say much.
Practise forming questions. Take a piece of text and make questions from sentences in the article or paragraph. For example, “She’s seen it. = Has she seen it?” Asking questions is a good way of participating in a conversation without having to say much.
7 Listening
Work on improving your listening skills so you can follow what people are saying. You can do this by listening to audio files from course books, watching films or TV series, listening to music or watching videos on YouTube. Spend at least 70% of your study time listening to English.
Work on improving your listening skills so you can follow what people are saying. You can do this by listening to audio files from course books, watching films or TV series, listening to music or watching videos on YouTube. Spend at least 70% of your study time listening to English.
September 14, 2016
Free online English course
Hi,
You might be interested in this online course to learn English for the workplace. It was created by the British Council.
You might be interested in this online course to learn English for the workplace. It was created by the British Council.
It's a mooc course, so it's free.
May 29, 2016
Cincinnati zoo
Cincinnati zoo kills gorilla to save child who slipped into enclosure
Source: CNN
That was a difficult choice, don't you think?
Good luck tomorrow!
Source: CNN
That was a difficult choice, don't you think?
Good luck tomorrow!
May 27, 2016
Can plants communicate?
The subject of plant communication has been hotly debated in the scientific community over the past several decades. While most scientists now agree that communication does occur, there is still considerable controversy about how to interpret these phenomena.
May 24, 2016
How to make your brain age better
One of the best ways to keep your brain sharp as you get older may be to stay busy, according to new research. While scientists have previously recommended engaging in mentally challenging activities, a new study suggests that keeping a packed schedule may offer similar benefits.
Source: Time.com
May 17, 2016
Passive Voice
- This is an old post that may help you to practice the Passive Voice in English (Hilfen website):
May 08, 2016
'It’s a brave thing, loving another person': readers share stories of motherhood
As today it's mothering day in the UK, you may find these experiences from The Guardian interesting. Which one do you find more interesting? Mine is ‘For me, being a mother means being in love with yourself.’
Ahead of Mother’s Day we asked readers for their experiences of motherhood, as well as memories of their own mothers. Here are some of their moving stories and tributes
Ahead of Mother’s Day we asked readers for their experiences of motherhood, as well as memories of their own mothers. Here are some of their moving stories and tributes
May 04, 2016
The Case for the 1-Minute Workout Is Getting Stronger
Is the one minute workout for real? Here’s what you need to know about whether it’s right for you
There’s a lot of talk in the exercise world about high intensity interval training (HIIT) lately, which is exactly what it sounds like — alternating episodes of exercise with periods of less intensive activity or recovery. It’s not an new idea, although many gyms, trainers and some experts are touting it as if it’s a new phenomenon. Professional and elite athletes have been using interval training for nearly a century to maintain their peak performance with the least wear and tear on their bodies. And it’s baked in to workouts like SoulCycle, Cross Fit and many group classes at gyms.
But the concept of HIIT is gaining more momentum lately thanks to research that’s starting to show that such regimens can actually have the same health benefits as continuous, longer workouts—even if the intervals of exercise add up to as little a 60 seconds of burn. (See Introducing the 1-Minute Workout, here.) Of course, that doesn’t mean people are working hard for 1 minute in a whole day. It’s about alternating within a workout.
Source: Time.com
There’s a lot of talk in the exercise world about high intensity interval training (HIIT) lately, which is exactly what it sounds like — alternating episodes of exercise with periods of less intensive activity or recovery. It’s not an new idea, although many gyms, trainers and some experts are touting it as if it’s a new phenomenon. Professional and elite athletes have been using interval training for nearly a century to maintain their peak performance with the least wear and tear on their bodies. And it’s baked in to workouts like SoulCycle, Cross Fit and many group classes at gyms.
But the concept of HIIT is gaining more momentum lately thanks to research that’s starting to show that such regimens can actually have the same health benefits as continuous, longer workouts—even if the intervals of exercise add up to as little a 60 seconds of burn. (See Introducing the 1-Minute Workout, here.) Of course, that doesn’t mean people are working hard for 1 minute in a whole day. It’s about alternating within a workout.
Source: Time.com
April 29, 2016
Does grammar matter?
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us when we’re writing. When is it right to say “the dog and me” and when should it be “the dog and I”? Does it even matter? Andreea S. Calude dives into the age-old argument between linguistic prescriptivists and descriptivists — who have two very different opinions on the matter.
Source: Ted Talks
Source: Ted Talks
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