Ms Bermejo's classes: November 2016

November 29, 2016

Alfred Hitchcock 1960 BBC TV interview

Hitch discusses his film PSYCHO with Robert Robinson on the BBC.
I recommend visiting the exhibition on this famous film director at Fundación Telefónica, 3 Fuencarral Street

November 28, 2016

A British Christmas tradition: the pantomime!

There’s an unusual British tradition that takes place every year at Christmas called the pantomime (often referred to as the “panto”). A pantomime is basically a Christmas theatre play that’s popular with both children and adults. If you ever find yourself in Britain around Christmas time, you should try to go to one. Here are 6 key elements of a typical pantomime.

Read HotEnglish Magazine article

If you're in Madrid on 9th to 11th December, come and watch a pantomime (a traditional Christmas play, with music, jokes and songs). You'll have a great time and really improve your English. Click here for tickets and more information!

November 27, 2016

Adelante Africa

Hi:

This is the Adelante Africa Project that the family on the coursebook listening set up. Have a look at their web page, isn't it fascinating?

Below you'll find the video Jane's son took of her teaching nursery school children.

November 23, 2016

Pumpkin pie recipe

Hi,

As Thanksgiving approaches, I thought you might want to cook a traditional seasonal dessert. Measures are in cups and ounces. Here is the equivalence:

1/4 cup	2 fl. oz.	60 ml
1/2 cup	4 fl. oz.	125 ml
1 cup	8 fl. oz.	250 ml
1 1/2 cups	12 fl. oz.	375 ml
2 cups or 1 pint	16 fl. oz.	500 ml

November 21, 2016

Rummage Sale

100 Photographs. The most influential images of all time

Hi,

I'd like you to have a look at these influential photographs published on Time Magazine.

http://100photos.time.com/?xid=newsletter-brief

Which one(s) is most appealing to you?

November 18, 2016

Bleed for This

Lovers of boxing movies, delight: in this new addition to the genre, Miles Teller plays Vinny Pazienza (now Vinny Paz), a junior middleweight world champion forced to sideline his career after breaking his neck in a car accident—but only temporarily. As tales of indefatigable heroes go, Pazienza works with another underdog, a potbellied, hard-drinking trainer played by Aaron Eckhart, and training-montages his way back to victory in the ring.

November 17, 2016

Leonard Cohen's Prince of Asturias Speech

How I Got My Song, Leonard Cohen's speech at the Oct 21, 2011 Prince of Asturias Awards

November 14, 2016

Pronouncing well

Let's go over these exercises on sounds seen in class:

Pronunciation of letter g in initial position
Pronunciation of <th> voiceless or voiced
Pronunciation of the plural
Short or long <u>

Exercise 1

Tick the words that contain the /dʒ/ sound.

1. gin 5. yam 9. jet 13. damage

2. large 6. soldier 10. gear 14. mayor

3. goat 7. guilty 11. just 15. collage

4. injury 8. gum 12. get 16. college

Exercise 2

Underline the word that the transcription represents.

1. /bɔːn/ burn born
2. /θɪŋ/ thing thin
3. /fɪːlɪŋz/ fillings feelings
4. /vɑɪn/ vine wine
5. /meɪdʒə/ major mayor
6. /ræm/ rum ram
7. /wɜːd/ word worried
8. /fəget/ forget forged
9. /ɑɪs/ eyes ice
10. /huːz/ whose house