Bridges wash away in UK

Recent flooding in England leaves rural riverside villages isolated. After watching the video, try to copy as many new expressions as possible, for instance: "piece together"

Expressing likes and dislikes

Hi,

This presentation will help you use varied expressions when expressing likes and dislikes. 

 

34 Ang N2 3 Liking Disliking Preferences from schooly2

Sohi 2014 winter games opening ceremony

Have fun with this Russian video to promote the 2014 winter Olympics. 

  

[Verse 1: Pharrell]
Like the legend of the phoenix
All ends with beginnings
What keeps the planet spinning
The force from the beginning

Detrás del Espejo

Hi,

Your classmate Pepe Carballo invites you all to the premier of a short film  called "Detrás del Espejo". It'll take place next February 19, at 20:00 at Teatro La Jaramilla (Coslada). Access is free so it´s better to arrive half an hour earlier in order to find a place.

He says: "I would like to invite everybody to it; it´s a documentary short movie about the choreographer and dancer Mariano Cruceta, who will perform his new production called BPM before the projection of the movie."

Will you go? It's on a Wednesday. Unfortunatelly I'll be at work.

Isaac Asimov

Hi,

I'd like you to do a little bit of research before we read a short story by American writer Isaac Asimov.

WEBQUEST

• Find information about Isaac Asimov's life and writings.
• What are Asimov's main topics as a science fiction writer?
• What type of computers were there in the 70's?    

Language Assistants

This is a program from the Spanish Ministry of Education. It's meant for those young people studying a language degree who would like to work for a year abroad.
Auxiliares de conversación en centros educativos:
Resolución de 30 de enero de 2014, de la Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Formación Profesional y Universidades, por la que se convocan plazas para auxiliares de conversación en centros educativos para el curso académico 2014-2015.

When does adulthood start?

At what age do we become adults? Many people assume it’s 18. It's an age when many leave home for university and also when we can vote in elections the UK. Listen to this bbc six-minute-english programme.

And how about you? What are the signs of adulthood? When did you leave adolescense?

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Hi,

Today a great actor died at the age of 46. Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has been found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment, a needle stuck in his arm, sources tell CNN. These are his most memorable moments.

Oral Book Review

Hi,

This is an oral book review on "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time". Sara from Tuesday & Thursday group took the effort to record it. Isn't it wonderful? Anybody else?

Take a rain check

Hi,

This is a programme from BBC Learning English called "The English We Speak". Today they focus on the expression "Take a rain check". What does it mean? Write down the answer on the comment.

Listen

Li is looking for excitement. Rob's not keen on her idea to go the fair and wants to take a rain check. But what does he mean, and will he need an umbrella? Find out in this programme.

Time for a rain check?

-ed endings

Hi again,

I thought it would be interesting to practice -ed pronunciation at this bbc World Service link.

Exercise on this link from englishmaven.

Topics for the 2nd course of the Intermediate level

Hi,

As you asked me about the topics for the exam, I'm just providing a list taken from the Community of Madrid legislation concerning your level.

General topics

Our neighbourhood

Hi, 

We'd like to know about the school's neighbourhood through your eyes. So why not tell us about  an area, place, street that you like in a short video in English? 
It'll be fun!

 

February Exams

Hi,
 
I'd like to remind you of the exam schedule in February. 

• On February 3rd and 4th we will be doing the reading comprehension exam (70') and then the listening exam (35' approx).

• On February 5th and 6th we will do the writting exam (75') and then we'll start the calls for the oral exam.

• February 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th, oral exams. For your personal appointment, check your name in the list here: Mon & Wed group; Tues & Thur group

Oral book review

Hi there, 

After commenting on "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the night Time", I'm going to recommend doing this activity at home once you have read the book and thought about it. Record yourself with your webcam, your phone or a video camera at home and send it to me for evaluation. Would anyone like to share it with us? Before recording yourself, you may want to think about:

Title and Author Why you decided to read the book How thick is it? How long did it take you to read? State what it is about  briefly The characters in the story

What you found interesting about it What you disliked A nice quotation that you liked Evaluation of the book Recommend it or not

 

World events from 2013

Dear all,

I'd like you to watch the following video with the most important events in 2013 and think of these questions. Try to answer in the comment, please.

• How many of these events do you remember? 
• Which of the events had the greatest impact on you and why? 
• Make a list of 5 things that you hope to see happen in the world in 2014.

Life skills

This interesting video from Mackmillan might help you develop some very important life skills that are not usually taught. These skills are called "soft skills" and are: 
organization, time management, problem solving, effective communication, digital literacy, collaboration, the ability to prioritize, research skills, networking. 
 
Chris Hadfield, the former commander of the International Space Station, talks about his experiences and what life skills have been essential for him to survive both up in space and back down here on Earth.

Read more about his experience in his book, an Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth.

Successful coffee maker

The key to success? grit

Hi there,
Your classmate Silvia sent this from TED. She said: 
"This video is about a woman who gave up a good job because she wanted to teach and she talks about her experience. Finally she studied a lot and discovered that intelligence isn’t the most important thing to be successful, because people get fantastic things when they have grits.

I think that Christopher, the book’s protagonist, has a lot of grits because he solved the mystery of the murdered dog, went to London on his own, and achieved an A."

* Grit

Best cities

Hi,

This is an interesting reading and listening about the best cities in the world retrieved from Hot English Magazine. What do you think? What's the best city according to what you know? What's your favourite city? Express yourself int the "comments" below.