TELLING STORIES AND ANECDOTES. USING COMPARISON.

TELLING STORIES.
TELLING ANECDOTES.
READING STORIES ALOUD.
Past tenses: match sentence beginnings with endings.

LISTEN TO A WOMAN TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE HAD A TERRIBLE DAY. DO THE TASKS BELOW THE VIDEO.

COMPARISON.
1. Degrees of comparison.
2. Talking about equality and inequality.

INTERMEDIATE B1. TOPIC 1: FOOD AND NUTRITION ( File 1)

At the risk of sounding like your mum, a balanced diet really is essential for good health.
Read more on the following topics:
1. NUTRITION AND DIET 
2. ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
3. BODY TYPES
4. LISTENING ACTIVITY

BBC NEWS ARTICLE: POOR FOOD ' RISKS HEALTH OF HALF THE WORLD' 

WRITING: BASIC PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE

BASIC ESSAY STRUCTURE
BASIC PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
COHERENCE AND UNITY
TYPES OF PARAGRAPHS: COMPARISON AND CONTRAST, CAUSE AND EFFECT

EXAMEN JUNIO CERTIFICACIÓN: HORARIO Y ORDEN DE PRUEBAS

PARTE ESCRITA. MIÉRCOLES 7 DE JUNIO A LAS 16:00.


ADMINISTRACIÓN DE LAS PRUEBAS.

Sin DNI no se podrá hacer el examen. 

• Llamamiento/identificación aspirantes 1 ( imprescindible traer DNI/ carnet conducir.) : 16:00 - 16:30
• Comprensión de lectura: 16:30 - 17:30
• Llamamiento/identificación aspirantes 2 (traer DNI/ carnet conducir): 17:30 - 17:45
• Comprensión oral: 17:45 - 18:15
• Descanso: 18:15 - 18:30 
• Identificación aspirantes 3 (DNI/ carnet conducir): 18:30 - 18:45
• Expresión e Interacción escrita:  18:45 - 20:15

PARTE ORAL. 13 junio N.Intermedio A y 14 junio N. Intermedio B + semi.

GRAMMAR/VOCABULARY KEYS: gerunds and infinitives, word building, etc.

DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT HERE.

ONE LOVE CONCERT MANCHESTER

Ariana Grande's benefit concert after the bombing attack.
Pop star Ariana Grande is hosting a benefit concert on June 4th to help victims of the Manchester terrorist attack, and you'll have plenty of ways to both watch and contribute online. The gig will livestream at 2PM Eastern (7PM local time) on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and iHeartRadio. Read more here.

VOCAULARY MIX- UP TO REVISE FOR THE SPEAKING PART

TAKING ABOUT HOBBIES AND INTEREST


HOUSEHOLD CHORES



ENGLISH GRAMMAR: TRANSPORTATION PREPOSITIONS


JOBS AND OCCUPATIONS


HOW TO TALK ABOUT WORK-TIME, WORK HOURS

"ESTUDIA IDIOMAS, VIVE LA EXPERIENCIA"

AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE INDEED!

BBC Videos: Manchester attack "Cabbie helps people get away from the attack scene".

Click here to watch the video.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ACTIVITIES




PRACTICE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL
 ONCE UPON A TIME





THIRD CONDITIONAL:  BENJAMIN BUTTON

PUC PRACTICE TEST 5: DEADLINE 25TH MAY

1. COMPRENSIÓN ORAL TASKS
    CO KEYS

2. COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA 

•     PART 1
•     PART 2
• CL KEYS

3. EXPRESIÓN ESCRITA TASKS


GOOD LUCK!

B1 speaking interaction exam video: organising a party

In this video you'll see two students doing the oral interaction part corresponding to a B1 level, in which they have to organise a party.
Note down the expressions used to keep the coversation going under the following headings:

1. Suggesting:
2. Accepting or/and refusing a suggestion or idea:
3. Reaching an agreement:

PRUEBAS UNIFICADAS DE CERTIFICACIÓN (PUC): PRACTICE TESTS

Below are links to 3 exams, please do the reading and listening parts and correct them with the answer keys. Bring your exams with the results to class.


PRACTICE TEST 2.  (Deadline Thursday 11th May)

PUC Canarias. Download the ZIP file ( ingles nivel intermedio) and do the following parts:
1. Comprensión Lectora: Sleep tight advice, Slow movement, A recipe for living 100.
2. Comprensión Auditiva: Health Issues, Women's experiences, Washington Eastern Market.
                                         Also, download the keys and correct your tasks.

PRACTICE TEST 3. ( Deadline Thursday 18th May)

PUC ANDALUCÍA 2012 ( deadline next Thursday 18th May)

PRACTICE TEST 4. ( Deadline Thursday 25th May)

PUC ANDALUCÍA  2013 ( deadline 18th May)

THE PASSIVE VOICE

• BRITISH COUNCIL VIDEO

• Check how much you know about the passive voice. Grammar T/F activity.

• PASSIVE FORMS activities.

REVISION ACTIVITIES
Passive voice PRESENT SIMPLE activities.
Passive voice PRESENT CONTINUOUS activities.
Passive voice SIMPLE PAST activities

THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for your effort and commitment!
 You've made it possible. 
It's been an unforgettable experience. 
You're the best!

Rehearsal today at 16 EOI and David Bisbal's video clip: antes que no

Today's rehearsal times:
16.00 at school.

A wish: we'd like David Bisbal to leave us a message on YouTube, etc.
Here's his new single included in his album: "Hijos del Mar"
Listen to his new single: Antes que no.



Enjoy!

CAMISETAS ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS PARA EL CORTOMETRAJE

PINCHA AQUÍ PARA VER LA CAMISETA

REHEARSAL TODAY: 18:00 AT SCHOOL.

PLEASE, BE THERE!

HOY ENSAYO A LAS 18:00 EN NUESTRAS AULAS.

HIGHCLERE CASTLE: DOWNTON ABBEY

 AMERICAN VS BRITISH ACCENTS

KEYS (READINGS FILES 6A AND 10A): SHOT ON LOCATION.p.54; MODERN ICONS p. 94

EXERCISE 1a. Reading
You are standing in the place where...

A. Highclere Castle

2. transformed    3. based

B Cortland Alley

4. used   5. photographed   6. inhabited

C Christ Church College

7.  designed   8. inspired   9. welcomed

EXERCISE 1c.

1. B  2.A  3.A  4.C  5.B  6.A  7.C  8.C

KEYS TO FILE 10A MODERN ICONS

1 READING- d
1. It was the first commercially successful computer made by Apple
2. He founded Apple computers ( now Apple Inc) with Steve Jobs.
3. She's Steve Job's sister.
4. It's the area in the US where Steve Jobs grew up.
5. It's the logo which was designed as a tribute to Steve Jobs when he died.

RELATIVE CLAUSES. Page 95. Exercise 2 Grammar
1. which   2. who, whose 3. which  4 where   5 which

SHORT FILM REHEARSAL at school 19th and 20th APRIL

Just to remind you of rehearsal dates and times.

Cortometraje Escuela Oficial de Idiomas Comarca del Mármol

Las fechas previstas para el rodaje del cortometraje son las siguientes:

jueves 27 de abril a las 16:00: rodaje de las escenas en la escuela.

martes 2 de mayo: rodaje de las escenas en el mortero a las 16:00 y en la plaza de la Constitución (Fuente de los Leones) a las 19:00.

Las fechas previstas para los ensayos son las siguientes:

26 de abril a las 16:00: ensayo general. Todos los participantes deberán acudir.

18-19-20 de abril a las 11:00: ensayo del baile principal (el que se rodará en la plaza de la Constitución) en el gimnasio de Macael.

19 y 20 de abril de 18:00 a 19:30: ensayo de las escenas que se rodarán en la escuela (sede de inglés) con todo el alumnado que quiera/pueda salir en dichas escenas.

En breve daremos más detalles sobre la organización y el desarrollo del cortometraje.

Recordamos que todo el mundo es bienvenido: alumnos/as, familiares, antiguos/as alumnos/as, futuros/as alumnos/as. Este proyecto es de todos. Muchas gracias por vuestra colaboración.

19th and 20th April. 

PLEASE, BE THERE!