Crime and punishment

Hi there!
For our next topic, here you have a vocabulary sheet that will be very useful.

Love Profusion

Dear All,
this weekend's homework includes singing and paying attention to those sounds we practised in class. You can find the lyrics with some phonetic transcription in this document 

Pronunciation of the past and participle in regular verbs

Since we looked at the pronunciation of -ed endings last week, here's a verb sheet where you can do further practice. (I "stole" it from a friend's blog, so thanks María! ;-)

Dignity

There's a man I meet
Walks up our street
He's a worker for the council
Has been twenty years
And he takes no lip off nobody
And litter off the gutter
Puts it in a bag
And never thinks to mutter
And he packs his lunch in a Sunblest bag
The children call him Bogie
He never lets on
But I know 'cause he once told me
He let me know a secret
About the money in his kitty
He's gonna buy a dinghy
Gonna call her Dignity

And I'll sail her up the west coast
Through villages and towns
I'll be on my holidays
They'll be doing their rounds
They'll ask me how I got her I'll say
I saved my money
They'll say isn't she pretty
That ship called Dignity

And I'm telling this story
In a faraway scene
Sipping down Raki
And reading Maynard Keynes
And I'm thinking about home
And all that means
And a place in the winter
For Dignity

And I'll sail her up the west coast
Through villages and towns
I'll be on my holidays
They'll be doing their rounds
They'll ask me how I got her I'll say
I saved my money
They'll say isn't she pretty
That ship called Dignity

Set it up set it up set it up set it up set it up set it up
Yeah set it up again set it up again set it up again set it up again
Set it up set it up set it up set it up set it up set it up
Yeah set it up again set it up again set it up again set it up again

And I'm thinking about home
And I'm thinking about faith
And I'm thinking about work
And I'm thinking
How good it would be
To be here some day
On a ship called Dignity
A ship called Dignity
That ship

Watch your favourite series

Check this out! It's an amazing compilation of series in English that you can watch with English subtitles.

Train your ears...

British Cemetery

Hi there!

My colleague Mª José told me there are 6 vacancies for a visit to the British Cemetery on 4th April, at 5pm. If you're interested, let me know here in the comments or next week in class. It's around 4 euros, but I can confirm the price next week.

Have a nice weekend!

Spanish and British educational systems

Dear All, 
since we've started a new unit on education and work, here's a chart where you can see equivalences between the Spanish and British educational systems

Vocabulary related to work

Dear All,

here's a vocabulary sheet you have to complete for Wednesday and Thursday as homework.

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Getting ready for oral exams - Monologues

Dear All, 

Once we have studied the structure of a monologue and the strategies you can use to develop it correctly, I suggest you prepare these two monologues.

Step 1 - are you ready to speak about the topics with sufficient and appropriate vocabulary?
Step 2 - set a time limit of two minutes and organise your ideas in your head
Step 3 - Make sure you start with an introductory sentence that will make clear what you're going to talk about
Step 4 - develop your ideas conscienciously, that is, don't rush from one idea to the next. Develop each idea fully and with examples.
Step 5 - Make sure you make transitions from one part to the next (remember the chain or sewing image). Those transitions should be marked by appropriate connectors. You shouldn't read the points on the card you're given as if they were independent parts.
Step 6 -  Try to finish with a good concluding sentence. Do not add new ideas in the conclusion. The conclusion should summarise the ideas you have developed, preferably with different words.

Remember to record yourself (minimum time: 3 mins; maximum: 4 mins). 

Planet Earth

Dear All, 

Marta (Tu. & Thurs. group) sent me a link where you can see all the episodes of the Planet Earth series. So here it is in case you want to watch more. It's a very pleasant way to be exposed to the language, isn't it?

(With VCL you can watch in English and have subtitles in English. With this type of documentary I don't think you should put on the Spanish ones)

English Immersion

Grants for EOI students in the Intermediate and Advanced levels. Check them out here.

Respect

On International Women's Day, all we ask for is a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Respect so that no more women are battered and killed

Respect so that no more girls are ablated

Respect so that we all have equal opportunities and rights

Respect so that politicians don't treat us as children who cannot make our own decisions 

Listening Comprehension

Spring is coming in my terrace

Dear All,
I may have said it only in one of my groups, but this homework was intended for both groups. So here's the task: 
- Page 52 of your book: Do the vocabulary exercises A and B
- Page 53, Exercise A (7.2 Listening): Read the statements and match them to the texts you hear. There is one you will not need. (Exam-like)

Text 1 
Text 2
Text 3
Text 4
Text 5

And have a nice sunny weekend! 

The Weather - Vocabulary

Since we're starting with a unit about the weather and nature, here's some vocabulary you have to study. Do the exercises and correct them checking the comments below.

Man on Wire

Hi there!

This Friday we're going to show a thrilling documentary called Man on Wire. Click on the poster to see all the info.

If you want to read a review you can find one here.

Theatre Going

If you're interested in going to the theatre in English on Friday 28th March, just bring 8 euros to class before Thursday 6th March.

All the info is on the poster (click to enlarge)

If you want to read the text before you see the play, you can find it here. It's very poetic and the show is a mixture of words and music. Even if you don't understand everything, I think it can be a beautiful experience for your ears. Let yourself get carried away by the sounds of English ;-)