12.23.2014

Joe Cocker

12.22.2014

Merry Christmas!!

Here's a Christmas song. This website is great if you love music.

12.18.2014

Christmas decorations

Just a funny video. Do you get the play on words?


12.15.2014

A free on-line course









This course for learners of English looks at British culture and examines English in use to help you improve your language skills.
Have a look at this free online course organized by the British Council.You might be interested in doing it!

12.12.2014

II Edición del Concurso de Fotografía

Visit the EOI blog to check the bases for the contest. Come on! Participate! (great prizes).

Viaje a Londres


Click here to see a poster with information about a trip to London organized by the EOI (http://eoialbaceteactividades.blogspot.com.es/).

12.11.2014

Food Vocabulary

Click here to see the differences between 'food', 'meal', 'dish' and 'course'.

Review some food vocabulary:

Fruit
Vegetables
Food I
Food II
Drinks
Herbs
Ways of cooking

My ideal job

Click here to see the monologue you had to prepare.
Click here to see an example of a possible outline for that monologue.

12.05.2014

Angela's job

Listen to Angela talking about her job and choose the correct option A, B or C.

Reporting Verbs




1. Learn about reporting verbs here.

2. Click here to do an exercise about reporting verbs.

3. Click here to do more exercises.

4. A crossword (answers in "comments").

12.01.2014

Because, Because of, Due to

Click here to see a lesson about the use of these linking words.

      
We cancelled the trip due to the floods.

11.30.2014

Thanksgiving

Click here to read an audiobook about The Original Thanksgiving.

Click here to listen to a report on the history of the holiday and how Americans are celebrating it. Take notes and then read the script.

*Remember to have a look at old posts about the same holiday.

11.23.2014

JOB INTERVIEWS

1. Click here to see a list of personality adjectives to use when applying for a job.
2. Have a look at this infographic with some advice on how to nail your next job interview.
3. Here you have some of the most common interview questions and how to answer them.
4. Click here to learn about the top ten job interview mistakes and avoid them.
5. Learn some examples of positive and negative body language.
6. Listen to a woman giving some advice on how to prepare a job interview. First listen and take notes. Then listen and read the script (check your notes).

11.19.2014

AQUARIUS


FIREWALK REPRESENTA "AQUARIUS"

El día 27 de noviembre a las 7.10 de la tarde, en el salón de actos del centro en la Avenida de España la compañía Firewalk traerá a Albacete el musical AQUARIUS. 
If you want more information about the play or other activities organised at the School, visit this blog.


11.14.2014

Unusual Jobs

Listen to three people talking about unusual jobs and decide which person says each statement (the sound is not very good, but it's the kind of matching listening activity you'll have this year in the exam).
Another activity about the same listening (multiple choice).
Click here to read the script.

Good Company

Curtis and Spencer talk about what companies they admire and would like to work for.

11.09.2014

My first job

Listen to six people talking about their first jobs and do the vocabulary and comprehension activities. Then check your answers and finally listen and read the script.

11.08.2014

Working in the UK: your rights at work

Do a multiple choice activity to learn about rights at work in the UK.

An apprentice

What is an apprentice? Watch this video and fill in the gaps.

An Army Musician

Watch a video about a soldier who plays in the band of The Coldstream Guards and answer the quiz questions.

Summer jobs

Listen to Victoria talking about different jobs she did when she was young. Complete the sentences (check your answers in 'comments').

    I.  Dry cleaner’s
Her first job was a _______________  _______________ (1) in a dry cleaner’s.
It was a bit _______________ (2) but it was quite nice because her workmates were _______________   (3) and her boss was _______________  _______________ (4) with the wages. She didn’t have time for _______________ _______________ (5)  .
II.     Body Shop
She worked there after her _______________(6) . She did people’s make-up and gave them advice on _______________   _______________ (7).
She had a lot of fun with the _______________ (8), especially at _______________   _______________ (9) .
III. Waitressing
When she was at university, after a _______________   _______________ (10)  she had several small jobs to help her pay _______________   _______________(11) .
At the local golf club she had to serve _______________   _______________ (12)  to energetic golfers. She had to get up very early and it was a long _______________   _______________ (13)to get there.

She thinks she has always been lucky because…(14)

11.04.2014

Contrast: in spite of and despite



Click here to see a lesson about the use of 'in spite of' and 'despite'.

We went swimming in spite of / despite the strong currents.

Contrast: although and even though

Click here to see a lesson on the use of 'although' and 'even though'.

Although it was expensive, we ordered the best wine.


We went out, even though it was raining hard.

11.01.2014

WAIT UNTIL MARTIN COMES... 
 Listen to a horror story and complete it. 



BIG 'FRAID', LITTLE 'FRAID' 
Another spooky tale.

10.24.2014

LAUGHTER YOGA

Watch a video about laughter yoga and do the exercises below.

Monologue: Things that make me happy!

Click here to see some ideas on how to prepare your monologue for class.

10.16.2014

Learn English by watching TV shows and movies

Click here if you are keen on TV series and movies. You can watch them with or without subtitles and control the speed as well.

Back to class

The classes will start again on Monday 20th October.

Informal Letter / E-mail

Click here to see the key to the photocopy I gave you in class.

*Remember that for homework you have to write an email to a friend giving him/her your news (150-180 words).

10.09.2014

The Ebola Outbreak

Click here to listen to a discussion about Ebola and the use of experimental drugs. You have some vocabulary and you can see the script too.

10.07.2014

Telling other people

            TELLING OTHER PEOPLE

·     WE BOTH … /BOTH OF US… +PLURAL VERB (WE BOTH LIKE JAZZ)
  We are both… (We are both fond of pop music)

·     NEITHER OF US… + SINGULAR OR PLURAL VERB (NEITHER OF US HAS/HAVE BREAKFAST)


·     I (GO TO BED REALLY LATE), BUT HE/SHE… (AUXILIARY)

    eg. I really enjoy travelling abroad, but she doesn't.   
          I'm quite keen on playing golf, but she isn't.

Showing agreement and disagreement

USEFUL LANGUAGE

A.                     FINDING THINGS IN COMMON
·     ME TOO / NEITHER
·     THAT’S THE SAME FOR ME
·     SO/NEITHER+ AUXILIARY+I

B.                      FINDING DIFFERENCES
·     OH, I’M THE OPPOSITE!
·     REALLY? I + AUXILIARY (AFFIRMATIVE OR NEGATIVE)

·     OH, THAT’S INTERESTING!


*If you want to learn more and do some  exercises to practise, click here.

10.03.2014

BBC Six Minute English- HAPPINESS

This is the link to the listening activity you have to do at home. 

9.26.2014

Mike's plans for the weekend

Listen to Mike talking about his plans for the weekend. Try the game and the questions before reading the script (it's quite easy!).

Because I'm Happy

Sing along


THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES

1. Click here to read about this day.

2. Click here and have a look at an infographic about speaking English in Europe.

3. Click here and try a Europe Trivia Quiz. 

9.21.2014

Scotland votes 'No'

I. Listen and read this short report about the Scottish referendum (there's some vocabulary explained).


II. Watch this piece of news up to 1’10” and complete these sentences. You may need from one to three words in each gap. Check your answers in ‘comments’.


The newsreader says that “for now that dream is (1) _______________”.
The final result is (2) _______________ Yes, (3)_______________ No. It produced (4)_______________ from backers of the union and (5) _______________ from those who believed Scotland could do better.
This morning Alex Salmond put a (6) _______________ on defeat accepting what he called the (7) “_______________”.  But this afternoon he announced that he would soon (8) _______________.

“For Scotland (9)_______________ continues and the dream should (10) _______________.”

6.23.2014

King Felipe VI

Click here to watch a video about King Felipe VI.

5.30.2014

KEY- LISTENING TESTS SEPTEMBER 2013

Go to 'comments' to see the answers to the listening tests from September 2013.

5.25.2014

Canarias EOI exams

Click here and then click on 'Inglés Nivel Intermedio' to download the exam samples.

5.17.2014

Listening Test Asturias June 2013

Click here to access the activities.

Click here to listen to Task 1.
Click here to listen to Task 2.
Click here to listen to Task 3.

Click here to check the answers.

Listening Test Madrid

NEWS ON THE RADIO

1. Click here to see the activity.
2. Click here to listen.

Go to 'comments' to see the key.

Modelo examen Navarra

 ADVERTISEMENTS

1. Click here to see the activity (the key and script are included in the document).
2. Click here to listen.

5.11.2014

Listening tests EOI Bilbao

1. David Coulthard
Click here to see the activity.
Click here to listen.

2. Vivienne Westwood
Click here to see the activity.
Click here to listen.

Click here to check your answers.

5.01.2014

Roommates

Click here to listen to two roommates talking about some problems. 


4.27.2014

Listening exercises- How to speak POSH

Click here for a listening exercise. You'll find many other exercises on this website.

4.24.2014

English is Crazy

Everyone knows that English is contradictory: a house burns up as it burns down.  Sometimes it is just nonsensical: In the U.S., we park on driveways and drive on parkways.  So isn’t it time to put this into poetry form?  This charming video poem English is Crazy is brought to you by Mitch and Greg over at AsapTHOUGHT.


Types of houses

Click here to learn about different types of houses.
Have a look at old posts about houses. There are vocabulary and listening activities.

4.21.2014

Gabriel García Márquez

1. Listen to the piece of news and do the activities.

2. You can watch an interview with Isabel Allende about García Márquez here (the script of the whole interview is included).

4.16.2014

BITS

Another incredible website for English learners.

Newsinlevels

Have a look at this great website to practise your English while keeping updated with current affairs.                                                                                             Marathon des Sables


(Thanks to Mª Ángeles for letting us know about it)

Short audio stories

Click here to access a website with lots of short stories with exercises. 

4.01.2014

Preposition+ -ing

When a preposition is followed by a verb, the verb needs to take -ing. Click here to see a lesson about this topic.

3.17.2014

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Watch this video if you want to learn more about this festivity.

Read and watch a short video about the parade in Birmingham (the third biggest one in the world).

*Remember to have a look at old posts about the same topic.

3.02.2014

Drunk Man Utd fan calls the police

Just for fun! Listen and read this phone conversationA drunk and upset fan speaks some real English when he calls the police to complain about Manchester United. Listen to the funny audio and read the full transcript.

Does travel broaden the mind?

Listen to this podcast.
Fill in the gaps in these sentences (one word in each gap). Check your answers in ‘comments’.
1.       Melissa thinks the more you _____________, the more different _____________ you encounter and learn about them and _____________ the differences.
2.       They both agree that you learn nothing on the _____________.
3.       When you get there, you do the _____________ things: look at the nice _____________, take a few _____________, try the _____________...
4.       She did backpacking around _____________. They did about _____________ countries in 1 month and she thinks by the end of it they stopped _____________ it in.
5.       He travelled around South America for 3 and a half or 4 months and he was just _____________.
6.       ‘You learn about _____________’. She thinks this cliché is true. You learn about what you are _____________ of.
7.       He was water rafting and he learnt he could _____________ under water.
8.       She thinks travel broadens your mind considering travel as in taking yourself _____________ very different to what you know, putting yourself in another _____________, with another _____________, in another place.

9.       He thinks for travel to broaden your mind you have to _____________ and _____________ there. You basically have to be an _____________ _____________.

Tour Guide Speech

Listen to a tour guide (don't read the script) and take notes. Then listen and read. 

2.28.2014

Travel options

Click here and listen to Keren talking about the way she travels. Do the comprehension activity and have a look at the vocabulary.

*Have a look at old posts about travelling clicking on Unit 3 F2F.

2.16.2014

Relative pronouns

Click here to see a lesson on that topic.

2.14.2014

Happy Valentine's Day






A. Watch this short video about one of the legends about the history of St Valentine and answer the questions. Check your answers in 'comments'.

1. When and where did St Valentine live?
2. Why was the Roman Empire crumbling?
3. What did Emperor Claudius II believe?
4. What did the Emperor do?
5. What did the bishop do?
6. What did the bishop do during his imprisonment?
7. Why was he sentenced to death?
8. What did he do before his execution?


B. Click here to listen to a podcast about St Valentine's Day. Answer the questions and then check them in 'comments'. You can also click here (you have the complete story and some of the vocabulary).

1. How do couples show their love for each other on St Valentine's Day?
2. What has the celebration become in recent years?
3. How many roses are sold worldwide?
4. Who do some historians suggest St Valentine was?
5. When did the duke of Orleans send what is considered the first St Valentine's card?
6. How did the duke seek solace for his confinement?
7. How is it celebrated in Japan?
8. What happens in Korea on 14th April?
9. What do Internet security experts say?
10. Who sends Valentine cards to criminals?
11. What kind of criminals?
12. Can you complete the poem?

________ are red
Violets are ________ 
You've got a warrant and
We'd ________ to ________  you!

*You can learn more about this festivity having a look at older posts.

2.09.2014

Daily Exercise Leads to Better Health

Listen to the podcast and take notes. Then listen and read to check your notes (you can click on words you don't know to check the meaning).

1.22.2014

Revise some 'speaking' verbs

A quick quiz to revise some verbs.

1.21.2014

Oral skills

Have a look at the 'Speaking' posts. You'll find tips for your oral exams.

Freegans

Click here to see the video about Freegans (watch it two or three times to answer the questions- don't read the script below the video).

Waste

Click here to go to an old post about this topic.

1.17.2014

The British Pub

1. Carmen talks about the history and continuing popularity of the great British pub. 















Do the Preparation task first. Then watch the video. Next go to Task and do the activity. If you need help, you can read the Transcript at any time.

2. Rob talks about how people behave in a pub and the expressions we use when we want to make offers and requests. Watch the video and then do the tasks.


My favourite restaurant

This is the video we did in class.

FOOD

Vocabulary:

1. Click here to learn some basic food vocabulary.
2. Now click here to learn more words (sorry, it has no sound).

Readings:

1. Click here to read and listen to a text about food. Then do the multiple choice activity.
2. Read this article about Spanish Eating Habits.


Listenings:

1. This is a short listening about food with some activities.

2. Watch the video (from 1’15” to 2’39”) and answer the questions (check them in 'comments').


1.   What’s ‘Quick Burger’?
2. What does she order?
3. Why doesn’t Laura order anything?
4.  How long has Karina been a vegetarian?
5.  Who told Laura to start a new diet and why?
6.  What does Laura have for breakfast?
7.  What does Karina do in the mornings? Why?
8. What does Laura have for lunch?
9. Is it hard to be a vegetarian?
10. Why did Karina become a vegetarian?

3. Practise your listening with the four exercises on this website and learn about what British people do on Sundays.


4. Listen to Layla, a French girl, talking about American food and do the exercise.

5. Listen to Buddhi talking about her national cuisine (Sri Lanka).

6. Listen to Adelina talking about food in Spain.

1.11.2014

Weak auxiliaries and stress

Click here to see examples of how auxiliaries are usually unstressed in English.

Now click here to learn about stress patterns.

Here you have more about stress.

1.05.2014

Happy New Year!



1. Listen and read a text about New Year's Day.

2. Listen and fill in the gaps of this song by ABBA.

3. New Year's Resolutions. Learn some vocabulary and watch a video about this topic. Click here to see the script.

4. Watch this funny video about New Year's Resolutions. The lyrics are below the video.