Wanna Be a Filmstar?

Dear All (present and former students),
one of your schoolmates, a student from the Advanced 1 level, has had a wonderful initiative: to record a video of our neighbourhood (Embajadores-Lavapiés) to show other people the many interesting places there are to see. The participating students would explain the history of buildings, squares, or other places in front of the camera (needless to say, in English). This has to be done outside the class hours, but I'm sure some of you will be interested to take part. Please contact me via this post or Santiago (Mo. & Wed. 15:30-17:30, Room 6).

Advertising

Hi there!
Since we're going to be talking about advertising in class, I thought about a little exercise you may enjoy doing: pay attention to the ads you see on TV and spot the mispronunciation of words in English. (There are plenty, believe me!)
You can write your finds in the comments below. I'll give you a classical example: "Just for men"

Pain / Ache / Hurt

Now that we're dealing with injuries, doing this vocabulary exercise might be a good idea!

Other / Another

Hi there!

Here's some practice on the use of other / another. Hope you do well!

I Got a Feeling

See how well this video was made (in just one take, and having everybody coordinated for the lipdub!)

Thanks, little sis!

Lamb Curry

Here's one of Jamie Oliver's performances for you to enjoy. I gave the lyrics to the Mo. & Wed. group yesterday, and will give them to the other groups today as well. You can do a little activity with it:

1. Mark the names of food in red
2. Mark the names of kitchen utensils in blue
3. Mark the names of kitchen actions in green

Sing along and cook it well!

Xmas Is Coming...

Dear All,
since Xmas time is approaching, here's a link to a webpage with Xmas stories Enjoy!

Against Sexist Violence

I hardly ever publish posts that do not have to do with English, but this time I'm making an exception. This video was shown on TV on Thursday and I think everybody should see it.

I wonder, have we come a long way?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving is celebrated today in the US. (In Canada, they celebrate it on the second Monday in October). Watch this video and google "Thanksgiving" to learn more about this festivity.

Problems with English

I came across a good English Blog and saw this hilarious video on people learning English and having different problems.
Which problem do you identify with: grammar, proverbs, spelling, stress...?

Enjoy!