12.23.2014
12.22.2014
12.18.2014
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
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
Review some food vocabulary:Fruit
Vegetables
Food I
Food II
Drinks
Herbs
Ways of cooking
My ideal job
12.05.2014
Reporting Verbs
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.
We cancelled the trip due to the floods.
11.30.2014
Thanksgiving
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
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
Another activity about the same listening (multiple choice).
Click here to read the script.
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 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.
Although it was expensive, we ordered the best wine.
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
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.
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!).
THE EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES
9.21.2014
Scotland votes 'No'
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
5.30.2014
KEY- LISTENING TESTS SEPTEMBER 2013
Go to 'comments' to see the answers to the listening tests from September 2013.
5.26.2014
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 Madrid
Modelo examen Navarra
5.11.2014
5.01.2014
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
4.21.2014
Gabriel García Márquez
4.16.2014
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)
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!
3.02.2014
Drunk Man Utd fan calls the police
Just for fun! Listen and read this phone conversation. A 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 _____________ _____________.
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.
*Have a look at old posts about travelling clicking on Unit 3 F2F.
2.16.2014
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
1.21.2014
1.17.2014
FOOD
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
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.
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