Speaking Pairs

Dear students,

This is for the 15:30 Intermediate group. I'm posting the pairs and the time for the speaking exam on March 11th, next week.
Good luck!

PAIRS		TIME
Charo Victoria F	Luis	15:30
Sara	Rafael	16h
Eva	Teresa	16:30
Jesús	Jorge	17h
Rubén	Cristina M	17:30
Irene	Victoria A	18h
Liu	Carmen	18:30
Piedad	Esther N	19h
Esther A Inma	Carlos	19:30
Pedro	María Salas	20h
Susana		20:30

Welcome to London

Have a look at this site from the BBC learning English with interesting dialogues to visit London!

It follows two characters, John and Fiona, through a series of situations as they arrive and settle down in the city.
If you are planning to visit or want to know more about London, click on these units:

	Unit 1: Transport
	Unit 2: Hotel
	Unit 3: Cinema
	Unit 4: Shopping
	Unit 5: Work
	Unit 6: Eating Out

Writing Samples

Dear NI1,

Find two composition writing models in this link. These are an email and a book review by your colleagues Carlos and Esther. Hope you find it useful.

Oscars Awards 2011

Let's take some breath to have a look at the best Hollywood movies this year. For a full list of awards, visit npr's "And the oscar goes to..."

Have you seen any of the awarded films? Would you recommend any? Why? Why not? Who was your favourite actor/actress?

Compulsive Hoarders

Dear NI1,

Now that we are talking about clearing up, I'd like you to listen to this piece of news from VOA English about hoarders and compulsive hoarding syndrome.

And you? Do you clean up from time to time? How? Do you know any hoarder?

As you can see, you can listen and read it at the same time. Besides the speed is quite slow for you to download on your mp3 devices.

An invitation

Dear NB1 students,

I'd like you to drop your cards for a special occasion on the "comentario". You can write a card for :

- a birthday party
- a wedding
- a new baby
- when ill
- retirement

Or you may want to wish well to Ana Barreiro's dad who is ill in hospital. I send you a big hug Ana. Hope your dad gets well soon!

Arizona Burger Restaurant

Hey! Did you know about this restaurant in Arizona, Heart Attack Grill? Would you give it a go? How unhealthy is it? Should the government intervine?

Pronounciation of past tense

How do you pronounce the past tense of irregular verbs?
Do you remember the rule?
worked /t/
loved /d/
decided /id/


Practice here or in this quiz!

Wednesday 23, 2011

Dear NB1 students,

These are the pairs for the Speaking test on Wed 23rd. Good luck!

PAIRS		17:30
Josefina C	Trinidad M	17:30
Teresa N	Manuela B	17:45
Manuela	Alberto R	18h
Pilar D	Jorge B	18:15
Juan L & Francisco P	Antonio R. L	18:30
Antonia M	Gema M	18:45h
Elena L	Mª Carmen B	19h
Ángel M	Mª Luisa A	19:30
BREAK
Reyes M	Silvia G	19:45
Daniel I	Ana F	20h
Lourdes S	Inmaculada	20:15

Pairs for Friday 18th

Hi!
This is the NI1 Tuesday and Thursday Group schedule for the Speaking Test on Friday 18th.
Good luck!

PAIRS		TIME
Javier de F.	Miguel Ángel A.	17:30
Inma M. & Francisca P.	Isabel H.	18h
Cristina M.	Cristina N.	18:30
Andrea G.	Layla K.	19h
Gloria E.	Miguel Ángel R.	19:30
Ana S.	Beatriz O.	20h
Montserrat S.	César B.	20:30
Rafael R.	M.ª Carmen O.	21h

On the phone

Dear NB1,

This is a nice lesson on language used when talking on the phone from EF. Watch, learn and try!

Everyday English

Have a look at these situations from Headway (OUP). Click on "Play" and listen to the dialogues as many times as you wish.
You can hide Part A or Part B and play with your memory!!

• On the phone
• At the airport
• Directions 1
• Hello and goodbye
• In a cafe
• Social expressions

Writing Emails

Dear NI1 students,

For next week we are going to write down 3 short emails for three different situations:
A. You borrowed your friend's CD and broke it.
B. You had dinner at a friend's house on Friday.
C. Your boss is going on holiday next week.

Write an email for each situation, following instructions on your workbook, p. 78-79.
You can drop your emails in this post.