Hola a todos:
Os dejó aquí una convocatoria que ha salido en el BOE para solicitar una beca de idiomas -gracias a Antonio Morales, de Nivel Básico D, por la información-. Se trata de un curso de inmersión lingüística en lengua inglesa. Los cursos tendrán una duración de cinco días y se desarrollarán en régimen de internado de domingo por la tarde a sábado a mediodía en las distintas sedes de la Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo.
BOE - Cursos de Inmersión Lingüística
Saturday 27 November 2010
Some British festivities
Good afternoon!
Then we read Louisa's story and we saw that she had a very stressful life. Then we listened to Simon (p. 31): his life is even more stressful!!
On Thursday we talked about the American festival of Thanksgiving, which is a very important celebration in the United States and in Canada.
Finally, we watched a video about traditional festivals in Britain. We talked about Guy Fawkes' Night (5th November), Pancake Day (sometime in February), St Valentine's Day (14th February) and Halloween (31st October). We'll continue watching it another day.
Have a nice weekend!
How's the weekend going? :) Here you have the usual summary of the week.
Last week we talked about stress and we did a test to see how stressed we were. In class, some people were relaxed, but some of you are completely stressed out!!! We also revised some daily routines (please, study the Vocabulary Bank on page 147) and did some phonetic transcriptions on the board. Congratulations, you did them really well! :)
Then we read Louisa's story and we saw that she had a very stressful life. Then we listened to Simon (p. 31): his life is even more stressful!!
On Thursday we talked about the American festival of Thanksgiving, which is a very important celebration in the United States and in Canada.Finally, we watched a video about traditional festivals in Britain. We talked about Guy Fawkes' Night (5th November), Pancake Day (sometime in February), St Valentine's Day (14th February) and Halloween (31st October). We'll continue watching it another day.
Have a nice weekend!
Oral presentations: some words of advice
Hi all!
As you know, next week we start with your oral presentations (5 minutes maximum). Remember to choose a topic you feel comfortable with and make it as interesting as possible for your classmates!
I know speaking in public is difficult, especially if it's not in Spanish. But, hey, it's the first presentation we do and everybody's going to feel nervous, everybody, so don't think you're the only one having a hard time. Try to relax as much as possible and enjoy your presentation. I'm sure you've devoted a lot of time to it, so don't let nerves spoil it: feel enthusiastic about your work and show us!
Here you have a presentation I've prepared for you. I hope it helps you out a little bit.
(To see the presentation better, click on play, then "more" and then "full screen". Advance the presentation by clicking on the arrow).
As you know, next week we start with your oral presentations (5 minutes maximum). Remember to choose a topic you feel comfortable with and make it as interesting as possible for your classmates!
I know speaking in public is difficult, especially if it's not in Spanish. But, hey, it's the first presentation we do and everybody's going to feel nervous, everybody, so don't think you're the only one having a hard time. Try to relax as much as possible and enjoy your presentation. I'm sure you've devoted a lot of time to it, so don't let nerves spoil it: feel enthusiastic about your work and show us!
Here you have a presentation I've prepared for you. I hope it helps you out a little bit.
(To see the presentation better, click on play, then "more" and then "full screen". Advance the presentation by clicking on the arrow).
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Quite & very; telling the time; colours
Good afternoon guys!
Here you have a summary (resumen) of what we did last week: On Monday / Tuesday we did a test of Units 1 and 2. After the test we listened to the song Oh Pretty Woman, which inspired the title of the film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
On Wednesday / Thursday we corrected Grammar Bank 3A and we learnt more adjectives to describe people (revise the Vocabulary Bank on page 146). Remember that we can use very and quite before the adjective:
A: How old is your brother?
B: Oh, he's very young. He's only 14.
A: How tall is your father?
B: Oh, he's quite tall, around 1.80 m.
Then, individually, you wrote the description of a famous person and the rest of the class had to guess the person. I think it was quite fun! We also learnt adjectives like angry, happy, sad, thirsty, tired, etc.
Finally, we revised how to tell the time and and we listened to Vicky's morning (very stressful!!). Here you have a clock that can help you remember the times:
Pd: By the way, do you remember the colours in English? Yes? Are you sure? Well, what colour is the following words??
Difficult, huh? :)
Here you have a summary (resumen) of what we did last week: On Monday / Tuesday we did a test of Units 1 and 2. After the test we listened to the song Oh Pretty Woman, which inspired the title of the film starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
On Wednesday / Thursday we corrected Grammar Bank 3A and we learnt more adjectives to describe people (revise the Vocabulary Bank on page 146). Remember that we can use very and quite before the adjective:
A: How old is your brother?
B: Oh, he's very young. He's only 14.
A: How tall is your father?
B: Oh, he's quite tall, around 1.80 m.
Then, individually, you wrote the description of a famous person and the rest of the class had to guess the person. I think it was quite fun! We also learnt adjectives like angry, happy, sad, thirsty, tired, etc.
Finally, we revised how to tell the time and and we listened to Vicky's morning (very stressful!!). Here you have a clock that can help you remember the times:
Difficult, huh? :)
Friday 19 November 2010
Some more listening practice
Hi there,
Here I leave you with two links for listening practice:
Here I leave you with two links for listening practice:
- Click here to listen to Kevin talking about women. You have some online activities and you can also have a look at the transcription.
- Click here to listen to a women who is running a business in Tanzania, Africa. Again, you have some online activities and you also have the possibility of listening with the tapescript.
Saturday 13 November 2010
Library
Hi there!
As some of you might already know, this week the School library has started to run. In order to borrow material from it, you need to make an online reservation on the library's website (www.biblioteca.eoidegranada.org):
Your username is your ID number without the letter; you'll soon receive your password in an e-mail. If you haven't received your password after one or two weeks, then fill in the online form (formulario de alta). It's the icon right above "administración".
It's essential that you read the information about the use of the library (the icon in the middle) before you start borrowing material. It's also recommendable that you watch the video, where you have a step-by-step explanation of what you have to do to make a reservation.
In reality, it's as easy as looking for the book, CD, film, etc. according to some descriptors (language, level, subject matter, etc.). Once you have chosen it, click on "SÍ" on the column called reserva. A pdf document will generate; you have to print it out (or copy it entirely by hand) and give it to me in class. The following day I'll give you the material. That's it; as simple as that.
There's incredibly good material in the library, so use it and make the most of it. Why not take a DVD from time to time? What about a reading book? I remind you that your success in learning languages lies primarily in the time you devote to it outside class. So... go ahead! :)
Some revision (numbers, informal introductions, verb "to be", present simple, the family)
Aquí os dejo algunos enlaces para repasar:
- Numbers: leed la explicación (está muy detallada) y luego pinchad en el ejercicio que aparece al final de la página. Activad que os salgan números aleatorios (get a randomized number, all through to 1.000.000, cardinal numbers). Os saldrá un número que tendréis que escribir; la misma aplicación os lo corrige.
- Informal introductions (presentaciones informales).
- The verb to be: aquí tenéis una explicación muy completa en español. Parad de leer cuando lleguéis a "Pretérito".
- The present simple: en este enlace os vienen explicados el presente simple y el continuo. Leed sólo lo referente al presente simple -no hagáis los ejercicios puesto que aparecen ambos tiempos.
- Family: un juego de memoria y de pronunciación sobre los miembros de la familia.
Sería conveniente que le echárais un vistazo aunque sea rápido a los distintos enlaces. It will help you to consolidate things.
Wednesday 10 November 2010
Listening to English at home: FILMS
Hello guys,I'm writing today to post a very useful link to practise listening at home: www.cuevana.com. There you have all the films and tv series you can think of in original version. The website is very updated: sometimes you can watch films that haven't even been released in Spain!
You have two possibilities to watch the film/series:
- You can watch it online: in this case you can activate or deactivate the subtitles -normally they're in Spanish, but sometimes you have more than one option-. And the best of all, there is no time limit, so you can watch the entire film or tv series without stopping.
- You can also download it to your computer with the subtitles. If the subtitles are not in the language you want, then go to www.tvsubtitles.net (subtitles for tv series) or www.opensubtitles.org (subtitles for films) or simply write "name of the film English subtitles" in google, e.g. Django English subtitles. When you play the film, the computer will automatically take the subtitles, but it's essential that both files have the very same name, e.g. TheKarateKid.mp4 (this is the video), TheKarateKid.srt (these are the subtitles).
Some classmates have asked me if it's better to watch the film with or without subitles and if the subtitles should be in English or Spanish. First of all, forget the idea that watching films with subtitles is "bad". It is not. Quite on the contrary, it is very good practice because you associate spelling and pronunciation which, as you know, does not always coincide in English. Therefore, the ideal thing would be to watch films in English with English subtitles until your level is high enough to eliminate subtitles completely.
Now, very important: choose something that you like. This way, the language will unconsciously become something secondary and you will enjoy what you're watching. This is essential. Nobody likes picking up a CD with listening practice on a Friday evening; it's not natural and you get bored quickly. That doesn't happen with films.
So, what film are you watching this weekend? :)
Ps: It would be a very good idea to leave a comment with the films you've watched in original version recommending it (or not) to your classmates.
Saturday 6 November 2010
Films in Original Version
Hi there!
I've just learnt that there's a season of comedy films in the cultural centre of Caja Granada every Tuesday at 20.00h. The films are in original version with subtitles and the entry is completely free. Here you have the link with all the information. I also post the complete programme below:
Programme
I've just learnt that there's a season of comedy films in the cultural centre of Caja Granada every Tuesday at 20.00h. The films are in original version with subtitles and the entry is completely free. Here you have the link with all the information. I also post the complete programme below:
Programme
Vocabulary related to jobs; possessive 's (Saxon genitive)
Good morning everybody!
As usual, here you have a summary (un resumen) of what we did during the week :)
With Basic Level D, we finished the unit about Natasha and Darren. Was their date (cita) a disaster or a success??
We also corrected some exercises to form questions in the present simple. Then we started the topic about jobs. We learnt vocabulary about jobs (please, see Vocabulary Bank page 144) and we read Annabel's interview: she's an artist and a musician, but she thinks her job is stressful and sometimes lonely...
Then we listened to an interview where three people guess a person's job. Can you remember his job? ... That's it: a footballer! With the questions in the interview, we played a game where we had to guess our job: do I work in an office?, do I earn a lot of money?, do I wear a uniform?, am I a politician? etc.
Click here for an activity where you can practise the vocabulary about jobs. Some jobs are new, for example mechanic, photographer, vet, farmer and shopkeeper.
Finally, we started the unit about family: "relatively famous". We talked about some famous people and discovered some of their relatives: JK Rowling's husband, Hugh Grant's brother, Will Smith's father, Kate Winslet's sister, Naomi Campbell's mother and Antonio Banderas's ex-wife.
We also learnt the possessive 's: remember, we use it with relatives (family) and possessions:
As usual, here you have a summary (un resumen) of what we did during the week :)
With Basic Level D, we finished the unit about Natasha and Darren. Was their date (cita) a disaster or a success??
We also corrected some exercises to form questions in the present simple. Then we started the topic about jobs. We learnt vocabulary about jobs (please, see Vocabulary Bank page 144) and we read Annabel's interview: she's an artist and a musician, but she thinks her job is stressful and sometimes lonely...
Then we listened to an interview where three people guess a person's job. Can you remember his job? ... That's it: a footballer! With the questions in the interview, we played a game where we had to guess our job: do I work in an office?, do I earn a lot of money?, do I wear a uniform?, am I a politician? etc.
Click here for an activity where you can practise the vocabulary about jobs. Some jobs are new, for example mechanic, photographer, vet, farmer and shopkeeper.
Finally, we started the unit about family: "relatively famous". We talked about some famous people and discovered some of their relatives: JK Rowling's husband, Hugh Grant's brother, Will Smith's father, Kate Winslet's sister, Naomi Campbell's mother and Antonio Banderas's ex-wife.
We also learnt the possessive 's: remember, we use it with relatives (family) and possessions:
- This is Danny's sister (NOT
the sister of Danny);
- This is Jenny's bag (NOT
the bag of Jenny).
Also remember that we always use 's except with regular plurals (el plural regular se forma añadiendo una -s), where we only use ' (apostrophe): e.g. my parents' house. (For a complete explanation, please see the Grammar Bank on page 124).
With Basic Level E we also learnt vocabulary related to the family (Vocabulary Bank page 145).
Finally, here you can see the video of our Halloween Party!!
Do you recognise some of your classmates? :)
eoi granada halloween from maribel alvarez on Vimeo.
With Basic Level E we also learnt vocabulary related to the family (Vocabulary Bank page 145).
Finally, here you can see the video of our Halloween Party!!
Do you recognise some of your classmates? :)
eoi granada halloween from maribel alvarez on Vimeo.
Study English with friends
Meet friends and study English together.
You can repeat your English vocabulary, do your homework together and help each other with English grammar. Studying with friends simply is much more fun.
It’s also a good oportunity to exchange ideas on studying in general. Maybe your friends have found out about a good way of studying more effectively. Or, who knows, maybe you can advise your friends on this?
All for one and one for all!
Monday 1 November 2010
Grammar Reviews (3)
Hi again,
Here you have the last three reviews I'd like you to do at home:
Here you have the last three reviews I'd like you to do at home:
If you have any question or doubt, please feel free to leave a comment.
Word order in questions (QUASI); Halloween
Hi all!
I hope you've had a great, great bank holiday! :) I'm sorry I haven't uploaded the class record before. Anyway, here you have it!
With Basic Level D we only had one day of class (Tuesday), and we talked about meeting people (where and how can you meet people? - at school/university/work; in a supermarket; on the Internet, in the street...). Then we read the story of Natasha and Darren, who met on the Internet and had a date. Unfortunately, they are very, very different (they have nothing in common!) and they do not make a good couple... :(
With their conversation, we learnt how to make questions in the present simple (remember: QUASI - QUestion word + Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive). In the present simple, the auxiliary is do or does (for he / she / it): what do you study?; where does he live?; do you have a pet?
We worked with a photocopy to practise a little bit more and then we did an activity to find classmates (compañeros de clase) that were similar to us. For tomorrow, you have to prepare the last two exercises of the photocopy, and do the grammar bank 2B on page 125.
With Basic Level E we talked about jobs and professions: what do you do? I'm a lawyer; I'm a doctor; I'm a teacher; I'm an architect. (Remember that we always use a/an before the job!) We listened to an interview and guessed the job according to the answers: do you work with your hands? Yes, I do / No, I don't; do you work in the morning? Yes, I do / No, I don't, etc. We also played a game: you had to discover your profession!
On Wednesday we talked about Halloween. We read a text and then we saw it together on a powerpoint presentation:
I hope you know the history of Halloween now!! :) Finally, we did a crossword (crucigrama) with vocabulary related to Halloween. Make sure you have a copy.
In the second hour on Wednesday we met Lauren, our American language assistant. She talked about her family, her city (New Jersey), her hobbies and her interests. I'm sure you terribly enjoyed her class! :)
I hope you've had a great, great bank holiday! :) I'm sorry I haven't uploaded the class record before. Anyway, here you have it!
With Basic Level D we only had one day of class (Tuesday), and we talked about meeting people (where and how can you meet people? - at school/university/work; in a supermarket; on the Internet, in the street...). Then we read the story of Natasha and Darren, who met on the Internet and had a date. Unfortunately, they are very, very different (they have nothing in common!) and they do not make a good couple... :(
With their conversation, we learnt how to make questions in the present simple (remember: QUASI - QUestion word + Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive). In the present simple, the auxiliary is do or does (for he / she / it): what do you study?; where does he live?; do you have a pet?
We worked with a photocopy to practise a little bit more and then we did an activity to find classmates (compañeros de clase) that were similar to us. For tomorrow, you have to prepare the last two exercises of the photocopy, and do the grammar bank 2B on page 125.
With Basic Level E we talked about jobs and professions: what do you do? I'm a lawyer; I'm a doctor; I'm a teacher; I'm an architect. (Remember that we always use a/an before the job!) We listened to an interview and guessed the job according to the answers: do you work with your hands? Yes, I do / No, I don't; do you work in the morning? Yes, I do / No, I don't, etc. We also played a game: you had to discover your profession!
On Wednesday we talked about Halloween. We read a text and then we saw it together on a powerpoint presentation:
I hope you know the history of Halloween now!! :) Finally, we did a crossword (crucigrama) with vocabulary related to Halloween. Make sure you have a copy.
In the second hour on Wednesday we met Lauren, our American language assistant. She talked about her family, her city (New Jersey), her hobbies and her interests. I'm sure you terribly enjoyed her class! :)
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