Schedule for NB1 & NI1 sept exam

Dear all,

This is the schedule for September exam. I hope it's informative enough:

NB1, September 1st
Reading: 16:30 - 17:25
Break (5')
Listening: 17:30- 17:50
Break (5')
Writing: 17:55 - 18:45

Speaking Sept 6th

NI1, September 5th
Reading: 16h- 16:55
Break 5'
Listening: 17h- 17:25
Break 5'
Writing: 17:30 -19h

Speaking Sept 6th

SUMMONS FOR THE SPEAKING EXAM
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH

NI1

17h
Isabel H- Sara V
Luis A - Rafael L
Charo G - EstherN
Carmen G - Teresa B
Victoria A - Inmaculada F
Victoria F - Miguel Ángel A
César B - Miguel Ángel R

18h

Rafael R - María Montoya
Jorge Peña- Fernando Lario
Mario Medina - Pastora Espinosa
M.ª Carmen Ojeda

NB1

16h
Pilar D. - Ana Maria B.
Francisco Javier P- Antonio L - Daniel I
Carlos Delpozo - Manuela B

16:30h

Juan Alberto R - Josefina C

English Summer Courses

Dear all,

As some of you have asked me about summer courses, I believe ACDI may be a nice choice to study some more English in July.

Have a great summer!

Readers

Dear students,

As promised, I'm posting the suggested readers for this summer. You can find them in La Casa del Libro, FNAC, Booksellers, etc.

NB1

- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (Shakespeare), (B1.1) Blackcat Publishing
- Rob Roy, (Sir Walter Scott) Blackcat Publishing (B1.1)
- Great Mysteries of Our World, Blackcat Publishing (B1.2)

If you haven't read the books I suggested for this year, summer is the perfect season to start:

- This is London with audio cd. Mcmillan
- Princess Diana, A1 Anne Collins. Beginner.
- Washington Square, A1. Henry James. Beginner. Mcmillan

NI1

- Macbeth, (Shakespeare) Black Cat Publishing (B2.1)

The same as for NB1, you can read the books I suggested at the beginning of the year. They are wonderful reads!
- In and Around London. Book + CD. Blackcat Publishing (Vicensvives)
- American Cities. Book+CD (Discovery) . Blackcat Publishing

September Exams

Dear all,

Find the dates for the exams in September.

NI1
Reading, Listening, Writing -> Monday 5th at 16h
Speaking -> Tuesday 6th at 16h

NB1
Reading, Listening, Writing -> Thursday 1st at 16:30
Speaking -> Tuesday 6th at 16h

I hope you have a great summer and try to do something in English.

In Want of Jobs, Protesters take over the Streets

Dear NI1,

I thought you may find it interesting reading about what the New York Times says about Spain today.

Look at the Slide Show and, if you wish, read the article (difficult): An Awakening that keeps them Up All Night about young people in Spain these days.

And how about you? Have you participated in the movement? How? Do you sympathise with them? Why? Why not? Is there any slogan that you liked?

June results

Hi there!

I wanted to tell you that your June results will be ready tomorrow Tuesday 7th and you have the possibility of checking up your exams at 20:30 in our regular classroom.

In the meantime, listen to a nice dialogue about "Small Talk" from Hot English Magazine.

Speaking pairs

Dear NI1,
Find the time assigned on Monday 6th. Take into accound that there may be some changes on the pairs as you'll be tested with other NI1 students from the school. Good luck!

Room 14
16h

Luis A – Sara V

17h
Charo G – Rafael L

18:30

Cristina Martínez – Rubén M (Friday 3rd, 19:30, Selectividad)

Esther N – Jorge R.

Irene O. – Carmen G

19:30

Victoria A - Teresa B

Inma F. - Victoria F

Room 13

16h

Miguel Ángel A - César B

Javier F – Cristina Mediano

Isabel H - Inmaculada M

Cristina N - Beatriz O

20h

Rafael R

Friday 3rd

This is the schedule for the writing part on June 3rd.

NB1 17:30 Room 5
Reading - 17:30 - 18:25
Listening C - 18:30 - 18:50
Writing - 18:55 - 19:45

NI1 16:30 Room 10 (2nd floor)
Reading - 16:30 - 17:25 (Room 12)
Listening C - 17:30 - 17:55
Writing - 18:00 - 19:30

June Test

Dear NB1 students,

I'm sorry for those who didn't pass, but as you know, you still have another chance to pass your failing parts. I encourage you to try again. Don't give up!

For the written part, come on Friday 3rd at 17:30 in our classroom.
Speaking on Wednesday 1st.

This is the schedule for those who have to take the speaking exam again on June 1st next week:
17:30
- Manuela B & Antonio
- Teresa & Francisco P
- Pilar & Inmaculada R
18h
- Ana B & Daniel I
- Josefina y Alberto

The Present

Dear NB1 students,

Listen to a simple interview on how to make questions and answer about hobbies from Hot English Magazine.

And how about you?
- What is your hobby?
- How often do you do/play it?
- Where do you play/do it?
- Who do you play/do it with?
- When did you start?

Exam Results

Dear all,

I'll be posting the results of your exams at our classroom door on Thursday 26th at 17:30.

If you want to check your exams, come to the regular class on Friday 27th for Tuesday & Thursday group and on Monday 30th for Monday & Wednesday group.

Take it easy!

Functional language

Dear students,

I thought you may like to review some useful expressions for the speaking exam from englishathome.com

- Suggestions in English
- Making invitations
- Making appointments
- Agreeing in English
- Making predictions
- Talk about illness
- Talking about the holidays
- Giving your opinion

Seeking Approval

In this link from Hot English Magazine we can practice expressions which seek approval.

Read and listen and he next dialogue.
For Functional Language on how to seek approval, click here.

The Audacity of Hope

Dear NI1 students,

In this site you can listen and read at the same time to Obama talk about the Audacity of Hope.

This is a beautiful speech about his origins and the possibility of bettering yourself no matter where you are from.

Thanks

Dear NB1 students,

Thanks a lot for your nice comments on the class. They will help me to be a better teacher. I'm very pleased with your work through the whole year and I wish you all good luck!

You can also see here the key to the exercises from the coursebook, p.117:
Ex.1
1. David is going to buy a good bed.
2. She is going to drink more water.
3. Will is not going to live in another country.
4. I'm going to stop smoking.
Ex. 2
1. Who are you going with?
2. When are you going to make this trip?
3. How are you going to get there?
4. What are you going to do?

What about you? What are you going to do this summer? What are you going to do next school year? Write down a few sentences about your plans.

Obama Navy Seal Doll

Here is some fun news before the exam. Obama got a doll after he announced Osama's death, Rambama. For the transcript, visit Newsy

A SEAL (SEa, Air And Land team) is a special operation group in the USA navy.

June Exams

I'm only writing this because some students wanted me to post the dates for June.

NI1
Written Part: Friday 3rd at 16:30
Speaking Exam: Monday 6th at 16h

NB1
Written Part: Friday 3rd at 17:30
Speaking Exam: Wednesday 1st at 17:30

Key to NI1 assignments

This is the key to the last assignments for this course.
Hope you can self-correct yourselves.

Good luck!

At the doctor's

To get more practice about different common topics, listen to these BBC programs:

- At the doctor's
- Ethical Travel

Listen and read useful expressions at the doctor's here!

Passive Voice

Dear NI1 students,

In this video you can see some uses of the passive voice.
For more, visit Hot English TV.