tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79608498458894431362024-03-12T18:31:22.458-07:00The Full MontyBlog for NI1 students at the EOI.
Everyone else is welcome too! Enjoy!Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-74317039409806621712010-07-12T04:51:00.001-07:002010-07-12T04:51:10.678-07:00<object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvYOi74rtmI&hl=es_ES&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qvYOi74rtmI&hl=es_ES&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-51333107059802852112010-06-29T04:51:00.000-07:002010-06-29T04:52:02.647-07:00Class Dinner Coming Up<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The word's out that there's some special event coming up:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d;">What - Meeting for dinner </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: orange;">When - Friday, 2nd July</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #38761d;">Where - El Albero Tapas Bar (Las Yucas), at 22.00.</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: orange;"> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: orange;">Who - Everyone!: Classmates + friends + husbands/wives + anyone who would like to have fun!</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See you there! Please, spread the information! </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks Ruth for letting us know. I'll try to be there, but it will depend on the date of my oral exam at the "oposiciones".</span></span><br />
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</style><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><sup>nd </sup> June.</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">- What time? F</span><span style="font-size: large;">rom 6 to 8 p.m. </span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Where? In our classroom. </span></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can really say now that...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNNRRwSb1L_rIm5zVEqgppvVx23eSghzbIzWdUzpdDHknOi2M9yfOT1Gj-gl4dOWvb1-mOXrDH26wFfzuIRpXnJBnMd9tfUwsm0oY405pqDBp3n4ce8zBdPgiZgQzOPM8nk-9S_6Vk7qs/s1600/School'sOut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNNRRwSb1L_rIm5zVEqgppvVx23eSghzbIzWdUzpdDHknOi2M9yfOT1Gj-gl4dOWvb1-mOXrDH26wFfzuIRpXnJBnMd9tfUwsm0oY405pqDBp3n4ce8zBdPgiZgQzOPM8nk-9S_6Vk7qs/s320/School'sOut.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><b style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;">=]</span></b>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-67145706135422285202010-05-31T14:03:00.000-07:002010-06-02T04:44:16.058-07:00Oral Tests<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your exams are almost over. Just one more left!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is what I have for your <b>speaking tests</b>. Remember that you have <span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>10 minutes to prepare for your exposition </b></span>(and read the interaction card).</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Practise as much as you can these days and I'll see you next week or in two weeks! =]</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% lime;">TUESDAY </span></b><b><span style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% lime;">8</span></b><b><sup><span style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% lime;">th </span></sup></b><b><span style="-moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% lime;">June<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 66.6pt;" valign="top" width="89"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">18.20<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 271.8pt;" valign="top" width="362"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">Maika Sánchez</span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Pili Oller</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 66.6pt;" valign="top" width="89"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">18.40<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 271.8pt;" valign="top" width="362"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Teresa Rodríguez</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Pedro Oller</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 66.6pt;" valign="top" width="89"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">19.10<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 271.8pt;" valign="top" width="362"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 66.6pt;" valign="top" width="89"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">19.40<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 271.8pt;" valign="top" width="362"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 66.6pt;" valign="top" width="89"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">20.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 271.8pt;" valign="top" width="362"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Lola Fernández</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Sara Sobrino</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr align="left"> <td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;">Times<o:p></o:p></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: windowtext windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">NAMES <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr align="left"> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">18.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">Ruth Peralta</span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Toñi García</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr align="left"> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">18.20<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Pedro M. Belmonte</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Ana B. García</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr align="left"> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">18.40<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Laura Hernández</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Jose L. Castillo</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
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<tr align="left"> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">19.40<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">Juani Jiménez</span></b></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Mª Francis Ponce</b><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
<tr> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext; border-style: none solid solid; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 150%;">20.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div></td> <td style="border-color: -moz-use-text-color windowtext windowtext -moz-use-text-color; border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; padding: 0cm 5.4pt; text-align: center; width: 325.05pt;" valign="top" width="433"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;"> Juani Miras</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"> and <b>Pedro J. Sánchez </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="line-height: 150%;"> Fran Pérez</span></b></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-64202928349524130812010-05-28T10:44:00.000-07:002010-05-28T10:44:13.027-07:00Good luck!!<div style="color: #38761d; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hey there folks!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: orange;">I wish you all the best of lucks!! </b>Take it easy and I'll see you on Monday!! <b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Try to come with a positive attitude!! =]</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://api.ning.com/files/XbuE1BL99pr1xxzryZPYD*t4LBacMF-ho65iz7UhsRL6K7ZRBaiR5IMTNyLosJnyDHdpQqw0dXRZZQEqNX9S1Gi-V8Y0OKCt/good_luck.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="http://api.ning.com/files/XbuE1BL99pr1xxzryZPYD*t4LBacMF-ho65iz7UhsRL6K7ZRBaiR5IMTNyLosJnyDHdpQqw0dXRZZQEqNX9S1Gi-V8Y0OKCt/good_luck.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-73110075888163450502010-05-26T03:59:00.001-07:002010-05-26T03:59:55.574-07:00Here's what NOT to do in the exam<div style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></b></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I've seen this on one of my colleagues' blog and I just couldn't help myself!! lol</span></b></div><div style="color: orange; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></b></div><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Ot_vJLJ86M&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=es_ES&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_Ot_vJLJ86M&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xd0d0d0&hl=es_ES&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-27378746874197362402010-05-22T08:18:00.000-07:002010-05-22T08:18:28.745-07:00Turn Around Bright Eyes<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there folks!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Total Eclipse of the Heart</i></b>,<b><i> </i></b>performed </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">by our <i>friend</i> <b>Bonnie Tyler</b>,</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> is a <b>beautiful song</b> to learn new <b>phrasal verbs</b>.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/nn3gjol2cj"><b>Download here</b></a> an activity to work with it.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ujmb3jQAJE"><b>Click here</b></a> to watch the video clip with the whole song. (It's great, like all the other videos from the 80s!).</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can check your answers in the comments section.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm posting below a video with a somewhat <b>shorter version </b>of the song.</span></div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vw5Vcnjv5Bo&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Vw5Vcnjv5Bo&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0xcc2550&color2=0xe87a9f" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-40772552451628115852010-05-18T04:39:00.000-07:002010-05-18T04:39:37.338-07:00Present Perfect with For and Since<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">There seems to be some confusion about the correct use of the <b style="background-color: yellow;">present perfect</b> with the adverbs <i><b>for </b></i>and <i><b>since</b></i>. Here's what to do:</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">- 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.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">- If this is still not enough, visit the websites below for further practice.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">And remember, we use the <b>present perfect with <i>for </i>or <i>since</i> to talk about an action which started in the past and continues up to the present</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1618_gramchallenge33/">Present Perfect and Past Simple with AUDIO (great help!)</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> </b>(BBC Learning English) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv215.shtml"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Problems with the Present Perfect at </span><i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </i></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(BBC Learning English) </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentPerfect1D.html"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">Rules + Multiple Choice Exercises</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Present Perfect or Past Simple? (great activity!)</b></span></a></div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: center;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>You're never too young to start recycling </b></i>Ad</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/N3nHhBFDB90&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/N3nHhBFDB90&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Bad Moon Rising</i> (CCR)</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5BmEGm-mraE&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5BmEGm-mraE&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <b><br />
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</div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-2510418929395160342010-05-09T14:50:00.000-07:002010-05-09T14:50:45.718-07:00Always look on the bright side of life!<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">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 <i><b>The life of Brian</b></i> by the <b>Monty Python</b>.</span></div><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! And... remember to follow their advice! =]</span></div><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WlBiLNN1NhQ&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WlBiLNN1NhQ&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Some things in life are bad<br />
They can really make you mad<br />
Other things just make you swear and curse.<br />
When you're chewing on life's gristle<br />
Don't grumble, give a whistle<br />
And this'll help things turn out for the best...</span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And...always look on the bright side of life... <br />
Always look on the light side of life... </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">If life seems jolly rotten<br />
There's something you've forgotten<br />
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.<br />
When you're feeling in the dumps<br />
Don't be silly chumps<br />
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.</span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And...always look on the bright side of life... <br />
Always look on the light side of life... </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">For life is quite absurd<br />
And death's the final word<br />
You must always face the curtain with a bow.<br />
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin<br />
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.</span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">So always look on the bright side of death <br />
Just before you draw your terminal breath </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Life's a piece of shit<br />
When you look at it<br />
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.<br />
You'll see it's all a show<br />
Keep 'em laughing as you go<br />
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.</span><br />
<blockquote><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">And always look on the bright side of life...<br />
Always look on the right side of life... <br />
(Come on guys, cheer up!)<br />
Always look on the bright side of life...<br />
Always look on the bright side of life...<br />
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)<br />
Always look on the bright side of life...<br />
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)<br />
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.<br />
What have you lost? Nothing!)<br />
Always look on the right side of life...</span></blockquote>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-32568573117581332072010-04-28T02:58:00.000-07:002010-04-28T02:58:17.372-07:00Rome wasn't built in a day<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy this beautiful song by Morcheeba with a tiny bit of <b>passive voice</b> and <b>useful expressions</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">And, as they say, Rome wasn't built in a day.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You and me, we're meant to be<br />
Walking free in harmony<br />
One fine day we'll fly away<br />
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?<br />
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In this day and age it's so easy to stress<br />
'Cause people are strange and you can never second guess<br />
In order to love, child, we got to be strong<br />
I'm caught in the crossfire why can't we get along?<br />
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'Cause you and me we're meant to be<br />
Walking free in harmony<br />
One fine day we'll fly away<br />
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?<br />
<br />
I'm having a daydream, we're getting somewhere<br />
I'm kissing your lips and running fingers through your hair<br />
I'm as nervous as you 'bout making it right<br />
Though we know we were wrong, we can't give up the fight<br />
Oh no <br />
<br />
'Cause you and me we're meant to be<br />
Walking free in harmony<br />
One fine day we'll run away<br />
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?<br />
<br />
You and me we're meant to be<br />
Walking free in harmony<br />
One fine day we'll fly away<br />
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?<br />
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You and me (you and me) we're meant to be (meant to be)<br />
Walking free (walking free) in harmony (in harmony)<br />
One fine day (one fine day) we' ll run away (we gonna run away, we gonna run away)<br />
Don't you know that Rome wasn't built in a day?</div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-66703552573296563872010-04-22T12:48:00.000-07:002010-04-22T12:49:14.322-07:00Talking about Mobiles<div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone!</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHFWkUQaUcbDuLrVFiigf5lk9w_Zog6idzVTI7rbvy_ehnhoRfqHffvIf4I2_fkTU5SY4kP66Bz7SEGYOug9PdxmYERUNNle0XqXW-RDusAgM_jRAMoEwmsjWNkQNSygWnkoj89E2sodx/s1600/mobile_cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiHFWkUQaUcbDuLrVFiigf5lk9w_Zog6idzVTI7rbvy_ehnhoRfqHffvIf4I2_fkTU5SY4kP66Bz7SEGYOug9PdxmYERUNNle0XqXW-RDusAgM_jRAMoEwmsjWNkQNSygWnkoj89E2sodx/s200/mobile_cartoon.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Why don't you try <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/apps/ifl/worldservice/quiznet/quizengine?ContentType=text/html;quiz=157_mobiles">this great quiz</a> about <b><span style="color: blue;">mobiles</span></b>? You will learn <b><span style="color: blue;">very useful vocabulary</span></b> connected to cell phones. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I loved it! =]</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">Enjoy!</span></span>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-81567189824157344522010-04-21T06:09:00.000-07:002010-04-21T06:15:47.635-07:00Next Writing Assignment due on Wednesday 28 April<div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember your next written assignment is due next week. You can submit it on Monday, 26th April, or Wednesday 28th. You have to write a <b>covering letter to apply for a job at the next Olympic Games</b>. You'll find the instructions on page 81 in your book. </span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can download the document below to help you organise your ideas: </span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/pce0xsbzb9"><b>Covering Letters Outline</b></a></span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #0b5394; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Do you think you'd get a job at Ikea? </span></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I never would. :(</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBywFGPn77Syie8w-3Aj7dqXtkrmxYVvSfIwfHAWMMRLuZw_K5-aSJKAUJsZq7U2o8E0HVRbXMTBxrrPJwnT10LGqf4gE4NpHTp8Jbc7RNlVHp6ND6XI_IvT1pMJSVQxI-YmlmrCEldfsH/s1600/Ikea+Cartoon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBywFGPn77Syie8w-3Aj7dqXtkrmxYVvSfIwfHAWMMRLuZw_K5-aSJKAUJsZq7U2o8E0HVRbXMTBxrrPJwnT10LGqf4gE4NpHTp8Jbc7RNlVHp6ND6XI_IvT1pMJSVQxI-YmlmrCEldfsH/s320/Ikea+Cartoon.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-28324004402758734422010-04-18T03:36:00.000-07:002010-04-20T14:30:02.036-07:00Confusing Words<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi again!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've found a <a href="http://www.autoenglish.org/trickywords.htm"><b>useful website</b></a> where you can do activities dealing with <b>commonly confused pairs or groups of words</b>, such as <i style="color: #38761d;">work </i>and <i><span style="color: #38761d;">job</span>; <span style="color: #0b5394;">home</span></i>, <i style="color: #0b5394;">house </i>and <i style="color: #0b5394;">household </i>and so on.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once you're on the site, <b>look for the topics we have dealt with in class</b>, like the ones I've just mentioned, or <i>hurt</i>, <i>ache </i>and <i>pain</i>. Then, you have two options:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">- If you click on the mouse icon, you will get an online exercise.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">- If you click on the pdf icon, you will get an exercise ready to be printed out.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8-8Zx62SDTT_wl89NlhTDMs9na-5G01ocb3PncOV38aeGdO8F78YVLsfZzfTsDj8EwTTCwYrXF2zpClX2HXi5BKkfg3SVjc7wkNzt2ngOUeWUD463jOyzyRwjkJ_UXjlGershK7ns3Tn/s1600/confused+piggy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8-8Zx62SDTT_wl89NlhTDMs9na-5G01ocb3PncOV38aeGdO8F78YVLsfZzfTsDj8EwTTCwYrXF2zpClX2HXi5BKkfg3SVjc7wkNzt2ngOUeWUD463jOyzyRwjkJ_UXjlGershK7ns3Tn/s200/confused+piggy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few of the activities, like the one about <b>homophones</b>, also offer links to <b>video tutorials</b> where you can learn about the words at the same time that you practise your listening skills. Great, isn't it?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;">I hope it helps!</span></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-15250404204782568532010-04-18T03:21:00.000-07:002010-04-18T03:40:49.457-07:00Speaking Prompts<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWtaLQeFmSYFfSQBRgt07HxLOKgVWeApTXlpYhLTxu_etwgXcE-LxranXMzq44SJLxH0cqmnRII8VTanHL4i54v9hlPbQp4NEhVx_D23quQw36HsNNO_jkMkakSG5JYnsBvJhOCT4bYSE/s1600/chatting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWtaLQeFmSYFfSQBRgt07HxLOKgVWeApTXlpYhLTxu_etwgXcE-LxranXMzq44SJLxH0cqmnRII8VTanHL4i54v9hlPbQp4NEhVx_D23quQw36HsNNO_jkMkakSG5JYnsBvJhOCT4bYSE/s200/chatting.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hi there!</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some days ago one of your classmates asked me for help to get handouts to practise your oral English. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Click on the links below</b> to visit some websites where you can find useful prompts <b>to practise your spoken skills</b>.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Be careful</b>, though, since some of the sites contain <b>grammatical or spelling mistakes</b>. If you have a doubt, please <b>ask me</b>.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;" /></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://iteslj.org/questions/"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: orange;">Conversation Questions for the EFL/ESL</b><b style="color: orange;">*</b><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;"> Classroom </span></b></span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://bogglesworldesl.com/question_prompts.htm" style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Conversation Question Prompts</b></a></span><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> at </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Boggles World ESL</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://practiseenglish.blogspot.com/2009/03/cpe-speaking-prompts.html" style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Speaking Prompts</b></a></span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> at <b><i>Practise English </i>blog</b></span></div></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">* EFL: English as a Foreign Language</span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">ESL: English as a Second Language</span>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-59764869904116913992010-04-11T13:05:00.000-07:002010-04-11T13:05:47.490-07:00Avatar II<div style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">This goes out to all those who liked </span><i><b>Avatar</b></i><span style="color: #6aa84f;">... you'll love its sequel. </span></span></div><div style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span> <b style="color: #6aa84f;">=]</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You will have to be at the school at <b><span style="color: orange;">16.15</span></b> that day so we can organise your seating arrangements with plenty of time.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the test schedule (<b>approximately</b>):</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">16.30-17.45</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Reading Comprehension</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">17.55-18.25</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Listening Comprehension</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">18.40-19.55</span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">:</span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Written Expression & Interaction</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RHrPs39lfp6PmDHqxT0imV7RaayaDA0wFoeFt5O1YgPOa5MkezcOgNWWtgW6mNyH09UIGxaslkHob-0zj9EvI9YF0TXPy72z0dO_96VNkL1WWNU42XXFqWqdWiMN0cklbgEzxGosfATX/s1600/de-stress-for-exams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RHrPs39lfp6PmDHqxT0imV7RaayaDA0wFoeFt5O1YgPOa5MkezcOgNWWtgW6mNyH09UIGxaslkHob-0zj9EvI9YF0TXPy72z0dO_96VNkL1WWNU42XXFqWqdWiMN0cklbgEzxGosfATX/s200/de-stress-for-exams.jpg" width="158" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>speaking tests</b> will take place on a <b>different day</b>, but I can't tell you yet when that will be. We'll figure it out in time, don't worry.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">That's all for now! Enjoy your weekend! =]</span></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-3100743181324320282010-04-06T07:23:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:23:48.739-07:00A Healthy Lifestyle Listening<div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there folks!</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">How did your <span style="color: blue;">Easter </span>go? I hope you had time to do a bit of everything, including working on your English. =] </span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you know, we're going back to school tomorrow and we'll continue talking about our latest topic: <b style="color: blue;">health</b>. Interesting, isn't it?</span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I've found a <span style="color: blue;">practical </span>(and cute) <b><span style="color: blue;">listening activity</span></b> on <i style="color: blue;">Randall's ESL Lab</i>. Click <a href="http://www.esl-lab.com/health/healrd1.htm"><b>here<span style="color: white;"> </span></b></a>to visit the site and do the exercise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcUBOJ1Xcknpj8o8DuHO6fzHE4dL-scJnrlcRnPxqBFlVhhTqsRtAZbKs3XR_Zxae-ekfecon7mPdWTdmgdxWLQtHdzjZI92vuOD-6Q8shbZwaU8cfQNJuOKi1-QeTTlmHZSGerBS3o9X/s1600/Randall's+ESL+Lab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNcUBOJ1Xcknpj8o8DuHO6fzHE4dL-scJnrlcRnPxqBFlVhhTqsRtAZbKs3XR_Zxae-ekfecon7mPdWTdmgdxWLQtHdzjZI92vuOD-6Q8shbZwaU8cfQNJuOKi1-QeTTlmHZSGerBS3o9X/s200/Randall's+ESL+Lab.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="color: magenta; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll see you tomorrow!</span></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-4159324273991961932010-03-19T06:45:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:16:59.977-07:00St Patrick's 'cartoon biography'<div style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello!</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the last post I publish about <b>St Patrick's Day</b>, I promise.</span></div><div style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Play the video below to watch a very funny version of St Patrick's <b>biography</b>.</span></div><span style="color: purple; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span><br />
<object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TCB5QhHVJA&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=es_ES&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6TCB5QhHVJA&rel=0&border=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&hl=es_ES&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="385"></embed></object>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-8188449888015330172010-03-19T05:33:00.000-07:002010-03-31T04:46:59.536-07:00Next Writing Assignment due on Monday<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi again!</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is a reminder for everyone to do their <b>next writing assignment</b> for Monday 22 March. The topic is <i><b>Describing a house or a flat</b></i>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can do, however, a different version if you feel like it, entitled <i><b>My Dream House</b></i>.</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please write a <b>maximum of 150 words</b> (double space them too). The instructions are on <b>page 65</b> of your book. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Besides, don't forget to use a <b>varied vocabulary</b> and a <b>wide range of structures</b>. And, as usual, don't forget <b>connectors</b>!!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you want to read one more <b>sample </b>of this kind of writing, just click on <b><a href="http://englishbigbottle.blogspot.com/2009/02/home-sweet-home-intermedio-1.html">this link</a></b> and you will find a very good one written by a teacher of English in Madrid.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for me, I could <i>make the effort</i> and live in the house you can see in the photo below. Not that it's likely to happen, but daydreaming never hurt anyone!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEi_dTyewF28Gc6YaJ0pUroVozE2972hISLapBMbF3woi6h5TQbJIuRxn0h98orH21jp5FN1qUSTxc4EyiywOWcZG9okvw2chxRd26W09zsYP1Ue6o3lVGnQSUANkik8I8Bl7EQy_IUE/s1600-h/dream-house-by-the-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEi_dTyewF28Gc6YaJ0pUroVozE2972hISLapBMbF3woi6h5TQbJIuRxn0h98orH21jp5FN1qUSTxc4EyiywOWcZG9okvw2chxRd26W09zsYP1Ue6o3lVGnQSUANkik8I8Bl7EQy_IUE/s320/dream-house-by-the-beach.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope it helps!</span></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-44670775438056774552010-03-19T05:18:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:29:45.704-07:00Learn about the Irish Celts<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.box.net/shared/j2o7zltpyf">Click here</a> to download an interesting text about a <span style="color: #38761d;">mythical people</span>: the <b style="background-color: orange; color: orange;"><span style="background-color: orange; color: #38761d;">Irish Celts</span></b>. It also deals with <span style="color: #38761d;">Gaelic sports</span>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsyYhhAqJLhYazfXmPtaZrvlVcJ-7XCtrm0RCAjcj92JJrO9KqWPP9G_NlBrADqhez4IRsYP-9JgyNyG-Or4JegcyoWyqj6jUHR_-DG7d6yrpC7g_xR83mbVgke599xzkvTEvKmJXyAE/s1600-h/cuchulain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCsyYhhAqJLhYazfXmPtaZrvlVcJ-7XCtrm0RCAjcj92JJrO9KqWPP9G_NlBrADqhez4IRsYP-9JgyNyG-Or4JegcyoWyqj6jUHR_-DG7d6yrpC7g_xR83mbVgke599xzkvTEvKmJXyAE/s200/cuchulain.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Have fun!</span>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-12178802075016749372010-03-18T05:48:00.000-07:002010-04-06T07:56:25.715-07:00The Dubliners: 'Molly Malone'<div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone!</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's the video we watched yesterday with <b style="color: orange;">The Dubliners</b> performing their own version of the traditional Irish song <span style="color: orange;">'Molly Malone'</span>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My favourite is the <i style="color: orange;">'Jeez, if the pubs are closed, I'll never forgive you'</i> part.</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!!</span></div><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pXKLkLcdtjI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pXKLkLcdtjI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">And here's a video of some <b style="color: #38761d;">Celtic </b>music- with the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">bodhran</span></b>- and dancing. Great, isn't it? </span><br />
<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbGhCVt1_KE&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nbGhCVt1_KE&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-54085380424207750622010-03-12T12:57:00.000-08:002010-03-31T04:46:59.956-07:00'Thank you for being a friend'<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been talking about friendship in class. A nice topic indeed. Now, do you remember the <i><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">Golden Girls</span></b></i> show from the 80s? Some of you won't, but maybe some will. Here's a video with the title song '<b style="color: #a64d79;">Thank you for being a friend</b>'. </span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read the lyrics below. They're a bit 'naïve', but I've always loved the show, I still do, and it brings back wonderful memories!</span></div><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiQzUEc_FmI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KiQzUEc_FmI&hl=es_ES&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1">Thank you for being a friend.<br />Travelled down the road and back again.<br />Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant.</span></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1">And if you threw a party,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1">invited everyone you knew,</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1"> you would see, the biggest gift would be from me</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1"> and the card attached would say:</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span class="txt_1"> </span><i>'Thank you for being a friend</i>'.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-73847194243655640502010-03-11T02:19:00.000-08:002010-03-31T04:46:59.990-07:00Writing Samples: An Informal Letter to a Friend<div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello there!</span></div><div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a <b>good </b>(and <b>funny</b>) example of an <b>informal letter to a friend</b> written by your classmate <b>Lola Fernández</b>.</span></div><div style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy!</span></div><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 11" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5Cusuario%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><o:smarttagtype name="country-region" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceName" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="PlaceType" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:smarttagtype><style><br /><!--<br /> /* Style Definitions */<br /> p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal<br /> {mso-style-parent:"";<br /> margin:0cm;<br /> margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br /> mso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br /> font-size:12.0pt;<br /> font-family:"Times New Roman";<br /> mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}<br />@page Section1<br /> {size:595.3pt 841.9pt;<br /> margin:70.85pt 3.0cm 70.85pt 3.0cm;<br /> mso-header-margin:35.4pt;<br /> mso-footer-margin:35.4pt;<br /> mso-paper-source:0;}<br />div.Section1<br /> {page:Section1;}<br />--><br /></style> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 234pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">C/ Aire, 30<o:p></o:p> </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">30880 Águilas (<st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Murcia</st1:place></st1:country-region>)<o:p></o:p><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"> </st1:place></st1:country-region></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-left: 261pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;">1<sup>st</sup> March 2010<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dear Willy,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sorry for not writing earlier but I’ve been studying very hard for my English exam. Thank God I passed it!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m writing to thank you for letting me stay with you and your family last Christmas. It was such a wonderful week that now it’s hard for me to go back to the routine!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city> is a gorgeous city but I know that a week is not enough time to discover all that it has to offer. The sightseeing tour was fantastic and I really loved ‘Mamma mia!’, the musical. I miss the long hours we spent having some tea with your grandmother while she was telling us old stories. I’m sure my English is better now thanks to her!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the last two months I’ve been making a lot of arrangements and I think I’ll be able to move to my new house next weekend. I’m really looking forward to showing it to you!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s all for now. I must start my homework for my English class. The teacher wants us to write an informal letter to a friend and I don’t even know how to begin! Please write soon and tell me all your news.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Give my love to your family.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Best wishes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lola<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">PS I enclose the photo I took of you and Kate in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stamford</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place> stadium.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9_8zeZfjop97w2Rk1VE0S_1JB132ZpOynHFc88LDEMcEU9TgYjtG3dyGtuSg1Lxai3lzFL35OMC00CKkhC-q49teh92BFqq0CksOWWt0bYWPbS9mQmC8-mOrL_eEcfIK5URLZZO5dUU/s1600-h/Willy+and+Kate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9_8zeZfjop97w2Rk1VE0S_1JB132ZpOynHFc88LDEMcEU9TgYjtG3dyGtuSg1Lxai3lzFL35OMC00CKkhC-q49teh92BFqq0CksOWWt0bYWPbS9mQmC8-mOrL_eEcfIK5URLZZO5dUU/s320/Willy+and+Kate.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Maribel Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11609263912493585045noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7960849845889443136.post-91580216465966890142010-03-10T05:10:00.000-08:002010-03-31T04:47:00.012-07:00Friendship<div style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi there!</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some hilarious cartoons about <span style="color: #0b5394;">friendship</span>.</span></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy! 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