Monday 31 May 2010

Oral Tests

Hi there!
Your exams are almost over. Just one more left!
Below is what I have for your speaking tests. Remember that you have 10 minutes to prepare for your exposition (and read the interaction card).
Practise as much as you can these days and I'll see you next week or in two weeks! =]
TUESDAY 8th June

Times
NAMES
18.00
Francisco J. Payá and Alicia García
18.20
Maika Sánchez and Pili Oller
18.40
Teresa Rodríguez and Pedro Oller


19.10

19.40

20.00
Lola Fernández and Sara Sobrino


TUESDAY 15th June

Times
NAMES
18.00
Ruth Peralta and Toñi García
18.20
Pedro M. Belmonte and Ana B. García
18.40
Laura Hernández and Jose L. Castillo


19.10
Silvia Flores and David Muñoz
19.40
Juani Jiménez and Mª Francis Ponce
20.00
    Juani Miras and Pedro J. Sánchez
    Fran Pérez

Friday 28 May 2010

Good luck!!

Hey there folks!
I wish you all the best of lucks!! Take it easy and I'll see you on Monday!!  
Try to come with a positive attitude!! =]

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Here's what NOT to do in the exam

Hi there!
I've seen this on one of my colleagues' blog and I just couldn't help myself!! lol
Enjoy!

Saturday 22 May 2010

Turn Around Bright Eyes

Hi there folks!
Total Eclipse of the Heart, performed by our friend Bonnie Tyler, is a beautiful song to learn new phrasal verbs.
Download here an activity to work with it.

Click here to watch the video clip with the whole song. (It's great, like all the other videos from the 80s!).
You can check your answers in the comments section.

I'm posting below a video with a somewhat shorter version of the song.
Enjoy!

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Present Perfect with For and Since

Hi there!
There seems to be some confusion about the correct use of the present perfect with the adverbs for and since. Here's what to do:
- Firstly, do the activities in the handout I gave you a while back and then, check your answers with the e-mail I sent you.
- If this is still not enough, visit the websites below for further practice.
And remember, we use the present perfect with for or since to talk about an action which started in the past and continues up to the present.
(BBC Learning English)
(BBC Learning English)

I hope all these links help!

Thursday 13 May 2010

Weather and Environment Videos

Hi there!
You can watch below the ads I played in class yesterday. I'm also posting here a video for the song we listened to on Tuesday, Bad Moon Rising, by Creedance Clearwater Revival.
Greenpeace Ad about Global Warming


You're never too young to start recycling Ad

Bad Moon Rising (CCR)


Sunday 9 May 2010

Always look on the bright side of life!

Hi there!
Below is the video I told you I'd post (together with the lyrics to the song). It's taken from the well-known film The life of Brian by the Monty Python.
Enjoy! And... remember to follow their advice! =]

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...
For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath
Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...