Welcome back!!

Heeeeelllooooo!!

Hope your holidays have been ok ... even more than ok!! I have spent mine in Lisbon, Lyon, Barcelona, Aguilas and Cantabria...Iknow, Iknow... maybe it's been too much, but think that this is the first time I have enjoyed some real summer holidays. Anyway, God punished me... and I've been ill/injured most of the time...not to mention the rain...
What about you?? Be brave and leave your comments...

New summer hit (in England at least)

Hi my dearests...these days I'm (very) listening BBC Radio 1 (morning time), just to be in touchwith the English world in the mid of this French lands...this is a really catchy tune which I find really funny...hope you enjoy it!!

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen

[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
Yeah I would have a show like Oprah
I would be the host of, everyday Christmas
Give Travie a wish list
I’d probably pull an Angelina and Brad Pitt
And adopt a bunch of babies that ain’t never had sh-t
Give away a few Mercedes like here lady have this
And last but not least grant somebody their last wish
Its been a couple months since I’ve single so
You can call me Travie Claus minus the Ho Ho
Get it, hehe, I’d probably visit where Katrina hit
And damn sure do a lot more than FEMA did
Yeah can’t forget about me stupid
Everywhere I go Imma have my own theme music


[Chorus]
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I’m a billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire
Oh oooh oh oooh for when I’m a Billionaire

[Travis "Travie" McCoy]
I’ll be playing basketball with the President
Dunking on his delegates
Then I’ll compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twentys (?) completely separate
And yeah I’ll be in a whole new tax bracket
We in recession but let me take a crack at it
I’ll probably take whatevers left and just split it up
So everybody that I love can have a couple bucks
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing

[Bruno Mars]
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
[Chorus]
I wanna be a billionaire so frickin bad!

Oral September!!

My dear friends...

Those of you who are requested to do your oral exam in September, it is going to be done on the 15 September. All of you are expected to be there at 16:30...your teacher is going to be Pilar, a very nice girl...so, don't be afraid nor nervous, everything is gonna be ok!!

Remember!! about 7 min. to prepare your speech (3 min.) on a topic chosen from two, that you'll have to pick up previously...

Then, an interaction with a classmate (about 4 min.)

While preparing, try to make a simple scheme about what you wanna say, using some specific vocabulary, two or three conectors and some interesting grammatical structure, such as a conditional or a passive..and you'll be done!!

Cheers!!

Any volunteer?

Hey!!

That's enough!!

I need a couple of volunteers to help me to update this blog...

...and I know that some of you are on holiday...or unemployed, so be brave and and take a step forward...

i1florca needs you!!

Publicación oficial de notas y periodo de matriculación

Hola a todos!!

Os recuerdo que el día 28 será la publicación oficial de las notas...aunque ya las sabeis, os aconsejo que las veais otra vez, por si hay algún error...
Podeis pasaros por la escuela para ver las listas o mirarlo a través del link que aparecerá en la pag web del centro

www.eoilorca.org

Para ello tendreis que escribir vuestra fecha de nacimiento en USUARIO y el DNI como CONTRASEÑA.

Yo tengouna reunión ese día a las 6, y me quedaré hasta las 8 y media, así que si teneis cualquier duda, buscadme...el martés lo mismo.

Para aquellos que habeis superado todas las destrezas en Junio, de momento el periodo de matrícula será entre los días 12 y 15 de JULIO.

Como ya he comentado en el grupo de facebook, sería muy interesante que cuando os matriculeis, os apuntarais también a la asociación de alumnos...son sólo 6 euros al año y haceis mucha falta, se van a llevar muchos proyectos a cabo, entre ellos se pretende una colaboración con la cámara de comercio y otras institutciones para abrir una bolsa de trabajo...algo que ya funciona en Murcia y Cartagena...además de viajes, actividades culturales, etc...

Bueno, pues de momento nada más. Este blog continuará abierto durante el verano, además del grupo de FB donde podeis practicar vuestro inglés durante el verano...

Estoy a vuestra disposición en el chat, en FB o via e-mail para lo que necesiteis

Besitos a todos y buenas vacaciones!!

MUSE...

Muse are an English rock band from Teignmouth, Devon. Since their creation in 1994, the band has been composed of...(more info)

Official website



Far away
This ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

The Starlight
I will be chasing a starlight
Until the end of my life
I don't know if it's worth it anymore

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold you in my arms

My life
You electrify my life
Let's conspire to ignite
All the souls that would die just to feel alive

I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away

Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold you in my arms

Far away
This ship has taken me far away
Far away from the memories
Of the people who care if I live or die

I'll never let you go
If you promise not to fade away
Never fade away

Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations
Our hopes and expectations
Black holes and revelations

Hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold you in my arms
I just wanted to hold

Have you ever heard about "Wallace & Gromit"?

They are the main characters in a series of British short films...Click on here to know more.



You can find the full film at "Wallace & Gromit, A matter of loaf and death" at youtube page.

A new facebook group!!

Hi there!!

Here you are the new facebook group...

I think you need to open your own profile in order to belong to this group. Then you look for the I1florca group (just like the blog name)and click on "join".

For the time being, this group will be a closed group, that is , just for us...Since I'm the creator, you'll have to wait till I give you the OK.

Later on, we'll decide if we want to include someone else...ok??

I hope you'll be "active" enough and visit it frequently, and contribute with all the videos, songs, links...that you may find interesting for your classmates....and remember, this is an ENGLISH group, you have to write in ENGLISH!!!

See you there!!

The Robin Hood Tax...

Is it a good idea??



www.robinhoodtax.org.uk

A pelican that is wet walks with a gated lamb, but a dry fish swims alone...

Do you remember the Huxtables??

Exam review + dinner

Hello everybody!!

To all those who didn't come last Tuesday or left early...next Thursday we will meet again after the exam review for a "light" dinner...

Am I right??? Could you tell me if there has been any change??

And here you are the lyrics of a song. I have deleted some parts...which song is it??? Any idea??

I've ...

I've gotta f...

Tonight's the night
Let's live it up
I got my money
Let's spend it up

Go out and smash it
Like Oh My God
Jump off that sofa
Let's get get OFF

I know that we'll have a ball
If we get down
And go out
And just lose it all

I feel stressed out
I wanna let it go
Lets go way out spaced out
And losing all control

Fill up my cup
Mazel tov
Look at her dancing
Just take it OFF

Let's paint the town
We'll shut it down
Let's burn the roof
And then we'll do it again

Let's Do it ...

Cause i've gotta ...

Tonight's the night (HEY)
Let's live it up (Let's live it up)
I got my money (Hey)
Let's spend it up (Let's spend it up )

Go out and smash it (Smash it)
Like Oh My God (Like Oh My God)
Jump off that sofa (C'mon)
Let's get get OFF

Fill up my cup (Drink)
Mazel tov (L'chaim)
Look at her dancin (Move it Move it)
Just take it OFF

Let's paint the town (Paint the town)
We'll shut it down (Shut it down)
Let's burn the roof (Wowowowoo)
And then we'll do it again

Let's do it ...

Here we come
Here we go
We gotta rock rock rock

Easy come
Easy go
Now we are on top top top

Feel the shot
Body rock
Rock it don't stop stop stop stop stop stop

Round and round
Up and down
Around the clock clock clock

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Do it)
Friday, Saturday, Saturday to Sunday (Do it)

We keep keep keep keep keep on going
We know what we say say
Party everyday (Day--)
P-P-P-Party everyday

And I'm feeling ...

Woohoo

Online books!!

This is a very interesting webpage where you can find some classics...

Enjoy!!

Summertime...and the living is easy....

What a change!! A week with no classess to attend, no English homework to do... How do you feel??

I hope that at least you'll have a look at this blog from time to time...I'll post here all those things I find interesting, so you can practise your English a little bit this summer... and if you find anything you want me to post, do not hesitate to send it to me via mail (to my personal address)...ok??

Remember our date next Thurday, 10 June, just to know about your exams...
And I was told that after that, we will meet again for another memorable "Lorcan" night...can't wait!!

Meanwhilw, here you are this summer hit...papapapapa paparara....by The Triangles



Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
rararara ra pa papapapa
rarararapapapapa
Pa pa pa pa pa pa pa
rararara pa pa papapa
rararara...

Pa pa papaparara
Pa pa papaparara
Pa pa papaparara
Pa pa papaparara

(One two, one two three four!)

Raise your hands
and sing it with me
Sometimes the strongest
and most wonderful things
are those we cannot see
Sing a song (pa pa papaparara)
sing a song (pa pa papaparara)
well about how things seem
more important at night

Raise your hands
and sing it with me
Sometimes the strongest
and most wonderful things
are those we cannot see
Sing a song (pa pa papaparara)
sing a song (pa pa papaparara)
well about how things seem
more important at night
traducción de transmusiclation
So sing apples, sing drumkits
Sing moonlight, sing lungfish
And sing a song (sing a song!)
mitochondria wow
wow wow woooh...

Raise your hands
and sing it with me
Woooooh!
Sometimes the strongest
and most wonderful things
are those we cannot see
Sing apples (pa pa papaparara)
sing drumkits (pa pa papaparara)
Sing moonlight (pa pa...)
sing lungfish

*Applejack
**Lungfish

THANKS TO YOU ALL!!

My dearests,

It's been a great year... and it was a great dinner yesterday, a great beer (well, more than one), great vod..., great music!! LOL! ;-P


Thanks a lot to you all for your presents!!!

Change in dates!

As I told you last Thursday, remember that the date to review your exams will be on Thursday 10 June, from 18:00 to 20:00, ok??

Here you are a link where you can find a lot of activities related to the contents we have worked on during this course.
And here, a series of cloze texts for you tu practice a little...

Guys, do not worry, everything will be OK!!!
If you have any doubt, do not hesitate to contcact me...

Have a nice weekend and see you on Monday!!

Here you are the results for the "grammar" copies I gave you last Tuesday...

5A.- quantifiers
2.- too much, 3.- a lot of, 4.- little, 5.- How many, 6.-None, 7.- a lot of, 8.- enough time, 9.-any, 10.-plenty, 11.- A few, 12.- little, 13.-too, 14.- few, 15.- too much, 16.- enough, 17.-no.

5B.- articles
a) 2.-a, 3.-a, 4.-The, 5.-the, 6.-a, 7.-The, 8.-a, 9.-a, 10.-(-), 11.-(-), 12.- the, 13.- The, 14.-(-)

b) 1.- (-), 2.- (-), 3.- a, 4.-a, 5.-a, 6.-the, 7.-a, 8.-a, 9.-the

c) 1.- (-), 2.-(-), 3.- The, 4.- (-), 5.-a, 6.-(-), 7.-a, 8.-a, 9.-(-), 10.- the, 11.-a, 12.- (-), 13.-(-), 14.- the

5C.-gerunds and infinitives.

a)

1. example
2. spending
3. to talk
4. to be able
5. to explain
6. going
7. to spend
8. to know
9. to ask
10. to read
11. guessing
12. to do

b)

1. example
2. to do
3. Getting
4. losing
5. to wait
6. being
7. thinking
8. to ask
9. to go
10. to book

c)

1. example
2. to go
3. to go
4. go
5. go
6. to go
7. go

6A.- reported speech
a)

1. example
2. would have to
3. were goint to
4. this could
5. 'd/had just come
6. 'd/had agreed
7. hoped
8. would agree
9. had to

b)

1. who he thought would be the next President of the UN.
2. if more countries would be present at the next meeting.
3. if he had discussed that with the US president
4. what the rich countries should do to eliminate world poverty.

c)

1. asked us to put our seatbelts on
2. told her boyfriend not to worry
3. told us not to cheat
4. asked his friend to slow down
5. asked me not to tell

6B.- passive: be + past participle
a)

1. example
2. were used
3. will be seen
4. have been made
5. was nominated
6. was paid
7. was being made, was asked
8. had been murdered
9. asked me not to tell

b)

1. example
2. was directed
3. is set
4. is sent
5. takes
6. speaks
7. falls
8. is rescued
9. learns
10. was written
11. have been sold

6C.-relative clauses
a)

1. example
2. which
3. which
4. which
5. who
6. which
7. where
8. who
9. whose

b) 2,3,4,5,6,8

c) 3,6

d)

1. example
2. whose best known painting is Guernica
3. which is the capital of Australia
4. where I used to work
5. whose daughter is the local doctor
6. who died in 2006
7. which was the worst for over 75 years
8. who is a clothes designer

Answer keys...prepositions

Here you are...
(since this is a very looong post, please, notice that below there is a video and below that, you will find the final list for the Oral Exam!!!!)

Unit 114, in case someone was lost...

114.1

1. example
2. on 21 July 1969
3. on Saturdays (with S, my mistake yesterday! :$)
4. at night
5. at the age of five
6. in the 1920's
7. at the same time
8. in 1917
9. at the moment ... in about five minutes.

114.2

1. on...on
2. at...at
3. at...in
4. in
5. at
6. in
7. on
8. on...at
9. in...in
10. in...at
11. at
12. in
13. On
14. on
15. at
16. on
17. at...it
18. on
19. in
20. at
21. at
22. in
23. at
24. on
25. in

Unit 117
117.1

1. on the bottle
2. at the gate
3. in an armchair...on the wall
4. at the top of the stairs...at the bottom of the stairs
5. He's looking (at himself) in the mirror
6. on the second floor
7. in the back of the car
8. at the back (or in the back row)
9. on the left...on the right
10. on the door
11. at/on the corner (of the street)
12. in the corner (of the room)

117.2

1. example
   
2. on the right
3. on my way to work
4. in the Swiss Alps
5. on the west coast
6. at the window
7. on the third floor
8. on the fornt page of the newspaper
9. in the front row
10. at the back of the class
11. on the back of the envelope

117.3

1. in
2. at/on
3. on
4. at
5. in
6. in...in
7. At
8. at
9. in
10. in...on
11. on
12. in
13. on
14. on...on
15. at
16. on
17. on
18. on

Unit 118
118.1

1. example
2. in bed
3. at the cinema
4. in prison
5. on a farm
6. at school
7. at the National Theatre
8. in hospital
9. at sea
10. at the airport

118.2

1. at
2. at
3. in
4. at work...at home...in bed
5. at/in
6. at/in
7. at
8. at
   
9. at...at
   
10. in

118.3

1. in
2. at
3. in
4. at
5. arrive home (no preposition)
6. at
7. in
8. at
9. in
10. arrived home (no preposition)
    

Please....DON'T!!

Lista examen oral definitiva...

Hola a todos,

Aquí os dejo la lista definitiva para el examen oral...si hay algún problema me lo comentais el jueves...

Mas cositas,
1.- Please, procurad estar antes de tiempo...para organizarnos, ir al servicio, tomaros una tila, controlar las "caticardias"...etc...
2.- Traed el DNI, muy importante...Y EL MOVIL APAGADO!!!
3.- Os recuerdo que el examen hay que hacerlo a boli (azul o negro, según vuestros gustos o la moda del momento)
4.-Hay que leer atentamente el examen antes de empezar, teneis tiempo de sobra para completar la tarea, así que por favor, prestad atención a los enunciados y REPASAD TODO ANTES DE ENTREGARLO!!
5.- HAY QUE VENR POSITIVOS Y CON ESPIRITU "APROBADOR"...

6.- MUCHA MERDE A TODOS!

Examenes Junio y Septiembre

Queridos todos;

Aquí os dejo toda la información referente a los examenes de Junio y Septiembre. Por favor, apuntad todo bien, que luego no haya confusiones...

JUNIO

El examen escrito será el Lunes 31 de Mayo a partir de las 4 y media en nuestro aula. Para que todo vaya bien y tengamos tiempo suficiente para desarrollar la prueba con tranquilidad, intentad llegar con 5 minutillos de adelanto para organizarnos...ok?

Os recuerdo que empezaremos con el reading (un texto a leer con actividad asociada y un cloze (texto con huecos)). Teneis 75 minutos (hora y cuarto) para hacerlo.
Luego un descanso de 5 min. sin salir de clase y el listening (2 audios).
Entonces tendreis 15 min. de descanso otra vez y volveremos con los 2 writings, que tendreis que terminar en 75 min.

MUY IMPORTANTE. Durante los descansos procurad no quedaos en el pasillo y salid en silencio, tened en cuenta que vuestros compañeros continuarán con sus examenes...(lo mismo se aplica a la espera para el examen oral).

El examen oral será el día siguiente, 1 de Junio a partir de las 4...aqui teneis la lista...la repasaremos en clase, ya me direis si necesitais algun cambio. Acordaos que teneis 7 min. para preparar la tarea y luego 3 min. de exposición y alrededor de 4 min. de interaccion. Como terminaremos todos sobre las ocho, propongo ir esperando a los compañeros en la cantina y tomarnos una cañita todos juntos al final... para despedir bien el curso :P

Si alguien necesita un certificado para el justificar en el trabajo que ha hecho un examen oficial (por ley os tienen que dar el día) pedídmelo cuanto antes, que lo tiene que firmar la directora también.

MUY IMPORTANTE: Las notas se publicarán oficialmente el 28 de Junio en los tablones y supongo que en la nueva página de la escuela www.eoilorca.org. Nosotros tendremos la revisión de exámenes el dia Lunes 14 de Junio de 18:00 a 20:00. Este día podeis venir a ver vuestros examenes y obviamente a conocer los resultados, pero esto es extraoficial, ok? es decir, no se va a publicar nada hasta el 28. El que no pueda venir que me mande un email que le contestaré con sus notas...(mandádmelo al email de la escuela y al personal de gmail para asegurarnos de que llegue). Es muy importante que, aunque vengais a la revisión el dia 14, reviseis las listas de notas el 28 de Junio por si hubeira algún error.

Para el examen oral y la revisión de exámenes aun no tenemos aula asignada...intentaré poner un cartel en la entrada esos dias, si no, preguntad por mi en reprografía (conserjería).

Yo estaré por el centro los dias de examen, y de atención al cliente (alumnos) la tarde de revisión a partir de las cinco y el martes 22 de cinco a ocho, para cualquier duda o consulta que querais hacer...
El martes 29 también, aunque no es seguro, ya que muy probablemente esté pringada con mi examen de oposición.

SEPTIEMBRE
Para aquellos que no pasen (o no se presenten) a alguna de las partes del examen, sólo tendrán que presentarse de esa/s parte/s. Las partes aprobadas en Junio, aprobadas están. Si alguien no pasa alguna parte en Septiembre, lamentablemente tendrá que repetir curso y volver a hacer todo el examen el próximo año. Acordaros que teneis 3 años para pasar de nivel (4 años para básico 1 y 2, otros 4 para intermedio 1 y2, y otros 4 para avanzado 1 y 2).

El dia del examen escrito será el Jueves 9 de Septiembre a las 4:30. Como seguramente no lo hareis por clases sino todos juntos, os pido que esteis con 10 min. de adelanto para que no haya problemas de organización. Os recuerdo que yo no estaré por allí, pero encontrareis otros profes muy simpáticos que os ayudarán en todo lo que necesiteis...

El día para el examen oral lo anunciarán con suficiente antelación, no os preocupeis...aún no está fijado porque dependerá de la disponibilidad de los profesores que se encuentren en la escuela en ese momento. Tendreis que estar pendientes, ok?

La publicación oficial de las notas será el día 23 de Septiembre. Aseguraos de mirarlo por si hubiera algún error. A partir de ahí, se publicarán las fechas de matriculación (esperemos) de intermedio 2.

Y BUENO...

Ha sido genial trabajar con vosotros, me lo he pasado estupendamente!!! estoy a vuestra disposición para cualquier cosa que necesiteis. ok??

GOOD LUCK!!

Pronunciation...

No comment...

14th March Lesson

Hi there!!

Yesterday we were talking about English & Spanish TV (7C), and reviewing some phrasal verbs that you will have to LEARN BY HEART (that is, to memorize). Next day we will work on the reading section and the writing, so be ready...

And to finish this musical week...(I think) this is the song Cecilia tried to sing yesterday...have a look to the lyrics, did you know who was she talking about?



If God had a name, what would it be
And would you call it to his face
If you were faced with him in all his glory
What would you ask if you had just one question

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home

If God had a face what would it look like
And would you want to see
If seeing meant that you would have to believe
In things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets

And yeah yeah god is great yeah yeah god is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
He's trying to make his way home
Back up to heaven all alone
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in rome

And yeah yeah God is great yeah yeah God is good
yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

What if god was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Trying to make his way home
Just trying to make his way home
Like a holy rolling stone
Back up to heaven all alone
Just trying to make his way home
Nobody calling on the phone
Except for the pope maybe in rome

People from Lorca in the BBC!!!

Hi there again today!!!

Here you are a link (courtesy of Antonia, thanks Antonia!!) were there is an interview to an Spanish group called "Jardares por fuera"...one of them is from Lorca. Go straight to minute 1:01.20, and you will listen the song they sing live in the studio just before the interview...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p007nftc/DJ_Ritu_08_05_2010/

Have fun!!

11th May Lesson

Hi there...

Yesterday we finished unit 6. My dears, we are entering the final stage!!



There is an end (The Greenhornes)

Words disappear,
Words weren't so clear,
Only echos passing through the night.

The lines on my face,
Your fingers once traced,
Fading reflection of what was.

Thoughts re-arrange,
Familar now strange,
All my skin is drifting on the wind.

Spring brings the rain,
With winter comes pain,
Every season has an end.

I try to see through the disguise,
But the clouds were there,
Blocking out the sun (the sun).

Thoughts re-arrange,
Familar now strange,
All my skin is drifting on the wind.

Spring brings the rain,
With winter comes pain,
Every season has an end.

There's an end,
There's an end,
There's an end,
There's an end,
There's an end.

Remember to do the Vocabulary and Grammar sections in 7B, and read the text in the Reading section too...

Have a nice day!!

Radiohead..."No surprises"

Hi there!!

Jesus asked me (via comments) to include this song in the blog, it is one of his favourites... If any other request, DJ-teacher at your service!!



Here you are the lyrics. Leave your comment...What is he talking about??
(click on comments, at the end of the post, just beside the pencil)

A heart that's full up like a landfill,
a job that slowly kills you,
bruises that won't heal.
You look so tired-unhappy,
bring down the government,
they don't, they don't speak for us.
I'll take a quiet life,
a handshake of carbon monoxide,

with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
Silence, silence.

This is my final fit,
my final bellyache

with no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises,
no alarms and no surprises please.

Such a pretty house
and such a pretty garden.

No alarms and no surprises (get me outta here),
no alarms and no surprises (get me outta here),
no alarms and no surprises, please.

Sunday Girl...

Sunday girl, ready to study before going to the beach...definetely it isn't raining...

Have a nice day you all!!

6th May Lesson

Good morning!!

Homework for next lesson: What do you remember? and What can you do? sections Unit 6, and Vocabulary sections on pages 103 and 107 ...

Please, I'm still waiting for some of your CVs...

Next Tuesday we will talk about TV, a very interesting topic...

Here you are the links to some TV channels in the UK other than the well-konwn BBC.

These are ITV, Channel 4 and Five...have a look at them!!

4th May Lesson

My dear students...

I'm still wating some of your CVs...please!!

Yesterday we were working on unit 6B, fighting against the PASSIVE and learning some new vocabulary about films... Next day we will try to do the writing on page 97, so do the previous activities. And read the text on page 104!!

Here you are some exercises to practise the passive... Domingo!!

one
two
three

Enjoy!!

Free Rice...

Hi there,

Here you are a very interesting link I discovered last week...

It is a webpage where you will find something like:

small

little

old

big

yellow

This is a game to play. You have to click on the synonym you think is the correct one and so on...If you get it right, FreeRice donates 10 grains of rice to help end hunger. In the example above, you would want to click on .little,. which means .small.. You will then get a chance to do another word the same way. You can play as long as you like and donate as much rice as you like. When you are finished, you do not have to do anything, your donation is already counted.
The rice is paid for by the sponsors whose names you see on the bottom of your screen when you enter a correct answer.
If you click on subjects, you will find some other topics to play with...have fun!!!

Link on some exercises

Please, click on this link, where you will find very useful activities to practise all the contents we have seen these last weeks...

It is a very interesting blog by a wonderful teacher called Ainhoa (EOI Totana). Maybe you'll meet her next year, who knows??

A nice English film

Hey guys!!

A funny film to watch...Keeping mum.

Here you are part one and the following ones...

Hope you enjoy it!!

welcome back to myself...

Hi there!!

It's been a long time since my last post...but I'm back!!

Mel, Cecilia-cee and MJ, thanks for your comments...

My dear students...please, remember your CV and the covering letter!! and the grammar point and vocabulary in section 6B (including the grammar and vocabulary banks!!)

...and to start the week, two other songs, courtesy of Cecilia-cee...there are two links in the chat...have a look at them!!

20th April Lesson

Homework, pages 81, 82, 83...have fun!!

A catchy song to start this week....

Do you like Scarlett Johansson as an actress?? Now, she is a singer too...

Hope you like it!! Leave your comments, tell me what you think...

15th April Lesson

My dear friends!!

Tomorrow is going to be a hard day, please, try to be on time since we have loads of things to do!!

Remember to bring your homework ready to check, so we can work faster. Vocabulary bank on page 152, Vacabulary section on page 95, the reading section on pg 78 and the photocopies I gave you about health!! I know it's a lot, but we are close to the end of course!!!

See you tomorrow!

13th April Lesson

Helloooooo!!

Yesterday we were working on pages 70, 71, 72 (Grammar Bank and Pronunciation). Please, have a look to the listening on page 74 and the vocabulary exercise on page 75...If you have no idea about Verbs/Adjetives + prepositions, remember that some time ago I published another post with some useful links...

See you tomorrow!!

See you!!

8th April Lesson

Hello everybody!!

Last day we began by checking the "quicktest" you did before hoidays. Then, we started with unit 5, talking about the work-life balance and practising the pronunciation.

Regarding grammar, we were revising the "quantifiers" (much, many, few, little...do you remember?). Please, go on to pg 138 (Grammar Bank 5A), read the rules and do the exercises. If you find any problem, just tell me. Have a look to the Pronunciation section, it is very important!

Homework; reading on pages 70 & 71, as well as the vocabulary section and the Gramarr bank 5B on page 138.

That's all! Remember to bring your writings (flat, book and film) next day, ok??

A funny film to watch this weekend...

Hi there, here you are a funny movie to watch this weekend... enjoy it!!

The plot: Marion is a French-born photographer living in New York City with her neurotic, hypochondriacal, chain-smoking, heavily tattooed American interior designer boyfriend Jack. After a markedly unromantic trip to Venice, which was planned to re-ignite the passion in their relationship, they take a night train to Paris to pick up Marion's cat from her parents and decide to stay for two days. Jack is startled to learn Marion has remained in contact with numerous ex-lovers and becomes increasingly uncomfortable due to the language barrier and a multitude of his girlfriend's old flames he keeps meeting. Meanwhile, Marion wrestles with her own insecurities about love, relationships, and her impulsive nature.

The link: Clik on here

The trailer:

News!!!

Por el momento, la fecha para el examen de Junio va a ser en Mayo, el 31 de Mayo a partir de las 4 y media, los primericos!!

Puede se que esto cambie, pero de momento la cosa está así...no vale ponerse nervios@!!

Bueno... lo que hay que ponerse son las pilas que ya no queda nada!!

Hi there!!

Hello everybody,

Ready for the rentrée??

This is Ana from Lyon Airport. I can see that some people is downloading the "Book review paper" today...please, remember to bring your homework tomorrow...

Hope everything has gone fine these holidays...and you are relaxed and ready for this last stage!!

See you tomorrow!!

A Book Report

Here you are your homework for these holidays!!

Click on here and you will find the Book Review sheet you'll have to work on.

And a nice video to inspire you... Have you ever met "a boy named Charlie Brown"??



If you want to know what they are singing, click on here (you will find the lyrics)

Enjoy it!!

Books, films...

Hi!!

If you are not attending tomorrow, or are not coming early enough to take a book out from the library, here you are some links where you may find some interesting things...

Books to download: click on here.

Films to watch: here

HOT CHOCOLATE & ENSAIMADA-CAKES!!

If you feel like putting some weight on, you are very welcome to come tomorrow (Thursday 25th) at 18:00h!!

The Asociación de Alumnos is inviting us to celebrate the official opening of the Association with a great CHOCOLATADA.

I'll be there, for sure!!

23th March Lesson

Hello everybody!

Yesterday we finished with unit 4, at last!!

Have a look to he writing section on page 65. If you haven't done it yet, you HAVE TO!!!

Send me your writing about your beautiful (real or imaginary) house by email if you are not attending class tomorrow... tomorrow...tomorrow a quick-test to do, to check if you are hard-working students!!

That's all folks!!

PS: I remind you that these Easter holidays you have to read a book and watch a film (in English, of course).

18th March Lesson

Hi there!!

Yesterday we almost finished with 4C...

Your homework, unit 4 in your workbook and the "What do you remeber?" section on pages 64, 65.

Here you are the song that we "sang" at the end of the lesson.

Britain Cribs

Do you feel like checking out British celebrities' houses?

Click on this link and have fun!!

16th March Lesson / extra-activities unit 4B

Good morning!!

For those of you who did not attend our class yesterday, just go through units 4B and 4C!!

No homework to do, but in exchange for that, have a look to these extra-activities.

LISTENING;
Mark talks about his ideal home
VOCABULARY;
The house
The bedroom
The bathroom I & II
The living room
The kitchen I & II
The dinning-room
CONDITIONALS;
Type II
Mix & Match
Gap-filling

Enjoy it!!

Extra materials Unit 4A

Hello!!

Loads of activities for you to practise your English this weekend, and next week, and the following one...

Have fun!!

LISTENING A boarding school
LISTENING Future Talk and Kids
DICTATION Education
GRAMMAR Conditional Type 1 (Mix and match)
GRAMMAR Conditional Type 1 (Complete sentences)
GRAMMAR Conditional Type I (Mix and match 2)

Schools in Britain (unit 4A)

Hi there!

Here you are, a video on British schools, it is very interesting for you to see how diferent from the Spanish schools they are.

Enjoy it!!

Last Lessons

Hello everyone,

First, sorry for the delay...these weeks I've been really busy, but I think from now on I'll be able to update this blog at least twice a week...

For those of you who have been absent these days, we have been working on Units 4A and 4B, about Education and Houses. Regarding grammar, we have been working on the 1st and 2nd Conditionals (here you will find some exercises about it and the keys).

I hope that'll be useful!!

Homework ; the whole unit 4C (except for the Listening sections)

Have a nice "English" weekend!!

Review

Hi guys and girls!!

In case you need some more excercises and activities related to unit 3C, here you are some more links. Please, have a look at them and if you have any problem, do not hesitate to tell me...

SUCCESS (Unit 3C)

LISTENING 1 What helped him improve his English?
VOCABULARY -ed / -ing adjectives
VOCABULARY -ed / -ing adjectives (Game)
GRAMMAR Can, could, be able to (Write down your answers and check)
GRAMMAR Revision of modal verbs
GRAMMAR Further revision of modal verbs
PHONETICS Homophones

See you this evening!!

25th February

Good morning!!

Last session we were dealing with the first conditional...so be ready to work hard next Tuesday if you didn't attend the lesson.

Homework; the writing on page 49, the reading on page 53, the vocabulary bank on page 150 and this exercise on "make and do expressions".

Have a nice weekend and see you next week!!

23th February

Hi there!!

Sorry for the delay...I've been very busy this week, more than I expected.

Last day we finished exercises on pages 50 and 51, reviewing some modals, since there were doubts regarding their use. I hope everything is solved now.

Here you are, some exercises on modals for you to practice...

Homework, the writing on page 49, next monday will be the deadline.

See you in a moment!!

18th February

Hi folks!!

A word to let you know (or remind you if you were in class last day) your homework; pages 49, 50 & 51 on your student book. It is compulsory to do it.

Here you are some music (& lyrics) to practise the vocabulary we saw when working on your workbook (unit 3C).


See you on Tuesday!!

11th February Lesson

Hello everybody!!

Last day we were watching a very nice performance by a very nice Scottish (bag)piper and artist, where some students were invited to participate (among them our Cecilia).

Later on, we continued with unit 3C, revising the grammar bank on p. 134 and the vocabulary section on p.46. The workbook is for you...

See you!!

Pronunciation

Hi!!

Here you have a series of videos with some tips on pronunciation. This is the first one. If you click on this link you will find some more.

The Guardian TV

My dear students,

There, on your right hand side, you will find a series of videos dealing with many different topics. It would be nice if, from time to time, you watched some of them, just for the aim of listening some english voices and at the same time, to increase your knowledge about the English world.

As I told you yesterday, this blog will be the means to get some extra materials to practice at home.

Any suggestion will be welcome!!

9th February Lesson

Dear all,

Yesterday, we started out by reading the text on page 44 and doing the exercises on page 45, except for the Grammar bank (p 134) which together with the section Vocabulary on page 46, are for you to do at home. Tomorrow we will continue with it.

Thanks a lot to all those brave enough to take their exams...

See you tomorrow

Dublin

Hi there!

Some information about the school trip, in case you are interested...

Oral test II

Here you are, the final list...

Good luck!!

Oral Test

Here you are the list where you can find your partner for the oral test and the time and day we will met to have a little chat...

As you see, we will continue with the oral test on the 4th of February, in order to have enough time to take your exam properly.

19th January Lesson

Hello everybody!!

Yesterday we finished unit 3B, and we also did two readings (click on here; food and "olympiads")and a cloze text.

Here you are the links I told you; have a look at them when you are writing, since that's the best way to learn those structures.

Verbs + Preposition dictionary.

Phrasal verbs dictionary.

Adjectives + preposition list.

See you tomorrow!!

With a view to the exam...

Hi there!

First of all, a very "nice" irregular verb list (including pronunciation), if you click on the verbs you will find some examples.

Here you will have some extra materials in order to revise all those points we have seen in class since we started. You will find that most of them are games to play, so I think it is an interesting way to study the contents on your book. Remember, you have to press Ctrl + click to activate the link.

See you in class!

Have you seen these men?

Here you are, this is the listening we did last day. Listen to it carefully and read the transcript where I have underlined all those structures I have found interesting.


You can also try this exercise before reading the transcript.

Dedicated to M and all those who need to revise...

Please, click on here...

14th January Lesson

Hi there!

Last day we started to deal with "appearances", pages 40 and 41 on your books. We learned some new adjectives included in the Vocabulary bank section, and exercised our "ears" by means of some listenings where some people were described. Next monday we will continue with the text on page 42-43, so please, read it at home. We will finish unit 3B (including the workbook) and we'll spend next week revising all those questions which may be considered as "problematic" with a view to the exam.

Remember, you have to choose your partner for the oral test... who are you doing it with?? tell me next day...

12th January lesson

Hi everybody!

This post is addressed to those who didn't come to class yesterday.


Firstly, we were talking about the January/February exam. You have some relevant information about this included in the previous post. The Oral test will be in pairs, so chose your partner and tell me next day, otherwise I will do it for you. Those days, try to be there 5 minutes in advance.


Regarding the lesson, we finished unit 3A.


Here I include some materials we've been working on about technologies. A cloze test and a text about Facebook. Please, remember to ask me for the photocopy on computers.


Your homework, both the READING section on page 40 and the VOCABULARY (including the vocabulary bank) pg.149.


See you on Thursday!!

Mock Exam (January/February test)

Here you will find some useful information about the test. The dates; on the 26th and 28th of January and on the 2nd of February.

See you tomorrow!