Click on the link below and spend a little time listening and watching news reports and breaking news bulletins from the BBC every day, as you do in Spanish. Your listening skills will get better and better.
BBC News One-minute World News and more
To find out about the BBC iplayer, which allows you to listen to the BBC radio and TV programmes on different devices, click here.
Jun 9, 2011
Jun 5, 2011
Some handy stuff to carry on learning
Don't give up good habits during the summer, carry on listening, reading, writing and speaking English.
Click here to watch lots of native speakers talking on a variety of topics.
Click here to read about a rare disorder. Thank you for sending the link, Mª Jesús.
Some printable writing exercises
Formal letters writing tips
Try this activity.
Passive voice exercise 1
Passive voice exercise 2
Passive voice exercise 3
Reported speech
The future tense exercise
- Some speaking tips:
- Listening:
Click here to watch lots of native speakers talking on a variety of topics.
- Reading:
Click here to read about a rare disorder. Thank you for sending the link, Mª Jesús.
- Writing:
Some printable writing exercises
Formal letters writing tips
Try this activity.
- Vocabulary:
- Grammar:
Passive voice exercise 1
Passive voice exercise 2
Passive voice exercise 3
Reported speech
The future tense exercise
May 29, 2011
NI2 Listening practice to improve your listening & speaking skills.
Listen and do the quizzes, then read the transcripts, when available. You can also use some of them as models to practise for your Speaking test.
Best place to meet people: Six people discuss where they think the best place to meet people is.
What is your daily routine?
Do you like to cook?
Do you prefer to cook or to eat out?
What qualities do I like in a restaurant?
Is transport good in your country?
What is your daily routine?
Do you like to cook?
Do you prefer to cook or to eat out?
What qualities do I like in a restaurant?
Is transport good in your country?
What sports do you like to watch on TV?
Are grades overemphasized in school?
How long should the school day be?
Where do you want to study?
How grad school difer from undergraduated?
Should people get unemployment?
Help wanted: Listen to two college students discuss possible part-time jobs and do the quiz.
Have you ever had a bad work experience?
Do you like apartment buildings?
Where do you shop for bargains?
How does your hometown area differ from the rest of the country?
Why should people keep fit?
Have you ever had a techno nightmare?
What is your country's biggest environmental problem?
What is an environmental problem in your country?
What are you worried about environmentally?
Are grades overemphasized in school?
How long should the school day be?
Where do you want to study?
How grad school difer from undergraduated?
Should people get unemployment?
Help wanted: Listen to two college students discuss possible part-time jobs and do the quiz.
Have you ever had a bad work experience?
Do you like apartment buildings?
Where do you shop for bargains?
How does your hometown area differ from the rest of the country?
Why should people keep fit?
Have you ever had a techno nightmare?
What is your country's biggest environmental problem?
What is an environmental problem in your country?
What are you worried about environmentally?
Perfect match: Listen to six people describe the type of person they would like to date.
Who is the man? : Describing feelings and reasons.
May 28, 2011
NA1 Going through the year
Grammar:
Agreeing & disagreeing: So do I / Neither do I / I do / I don't
Crime:
Man accused killing daughter girl 10 poisoned.
Agreeing & disagreeing: So do I / Neither do I / I do / I don't
Revising condicional sentences, posted by Mª Jesús
"I wish / If only": A reminder of its uses + Exercise + "Wish you were here." by Pink Floyd
Dive into The Grammar Aquarium,you'll find explanations and online exercises on anything you need to practise.
Reading: Read the articles below to revise and extend your vocabulary on some of the topics we've done this year. They also provide loads of examples of tenses, passive forms, reported speech, reporting verbs, conditional sentences, connectors...
Fashion:
Air travel & natural and man-made disasters:
3.5 minutes of terror: Air France crash dropped at 10000 feet a minute
How Japan tackles its quake challenge
How Japan tackles its quake challenge
Relationships:
Cities:
Listening:Crime:
Man accused killing daughter girl 10 poisoned.
Music:
Cities:
Globe Trekkers: " New York City: 10 things you need to know " (Do not miss it!)Climate change:
Interview with New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg . (Do not miss it!)
May 27, 2011
Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution
One of my NA1 students would like to share this link with you all. It's on TedTalks an amazing website where you can listen to incredibly interesting people. There's an interactive transcript you can open if you need it.
Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution.
I also think it's worth watching. Thanks to Benito for sending it.
Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution.
I also think it's worth watching. Thanks to Benito for sending it.
May 23, 2011
NA1 "Weather expert describes flying near Iceland's ash cloud" & "Volcanic eruption in Iceland 'to reach UK' soon"
May 22, 2011
Spain rocked by protests
Spain's `indignados´summon spirit of 1968. Click here to watch the report on Channel 4. And here to listen to and interview with a Ana Cavero, one of the thousands of young unemployed protesters, on the BBC.
Read about the 15-M movement in Wikipedia.
Read about the 15-M movement in Wikipedia.
José Luis Sampedro analyses the 15-M movement.Click on the arrow, then on cc to display the English subtitles.
May 7, 2011
NA1 The press
Here you are the links to some popular British and American newspapers. Reading the press is a great way to improve your English, so why don't you make a habit of it?
May 3, 2011
Apr 27, 2011
NA1 Mª Jesús's newest posts
Apr 26, 2011
NA1 Counting sheep. (File 5B)
If you're concerned about sleep disorders click here and watch some interesting videos on the topic.
Apr 25, 2011
NI2 Weather & Climate change
Let's warm up a bit before we start dealing with our LAST topic this year!
Watch this video and learn some weather vocabulary and sayings
What can we do to keep the world clean?
If you're "a green person", you'll like reading Greener Earth a blog which gives tips for living a greener lifestyle.
What can we do to keep the world clean?
Apr 10, 2011
How technology can affect our health.
Watch iPaditis and find it out.
Thanks to my colleague and friend Concha Lana for sending it.
Apr 9, 2011
Mar 20, 2011
NI2 Discussing public/private medicine.
The UK NHS, the national health service, is a system that provides free medical care and is paid for through taxes. On its website you can find out plenty of information related to health issues.
As we are going to discuss public/private medicine in class, why don't you read About the NHS? In addition to getting some information to support your opinion it will help you to compare it with our own national health service.
You can also find lots of videos on how to prevent and cope with some health problems, like flu , which is worth watching.
Mar 13, 2011
NA1 How I trained my husband (File 4B)
Mª Jesús has posted a link to an interview with Amy Sutherland talking about the article "How I trained my husband" you can read in your textbook (p.57). If you are interested in listening to it, click here. There are also some questions you can try to answer.
Mar 12, 2011
NI2 Health
As we are about to start dealing with the topic of "Health", let's revise and learn some useful vocabulary. You can listen how the words are pronounced.
The body 2 (Bones and organs)
Heath problems and Quiz
Mar 11, 2011
NA1 Japan massive quake
Feb 28, 2011
And the Oscar goes to...
If you couldn't stay up late last night and missed the ceremony, click here to watch Oscars 2011 highlights and here to find out all the details as well as to revise and expand your vocabulary on cinema.
Listen to a special English report on the ceremony and this year's nominees here. ( Don't read the script the first time you listen. Take notes of any vocabulary item or useful phrase you want to learn and use).
Listen to a special English report on the ceremony and this year's nominees here. ( Don't read the script the first time you listen. Take notes of any vocabulary item or useful phrase you want to learn and use).
Feb 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day , guys!
Here you are a selection of Valentine's Day trailers and video clips. It's my gift to you all to celebrate this day. I hope you enjoy it!
Feb 9, 2011
NA1 Don't miss Mª Jesús's latest posts! Great stuff for File 3C.
Feb 8, 2011
"Death at a Funeral" Wednesday 9th February, 19.00 (Salón de Actos)
Click here to watch the trailer and read the film review. See you there. Thank you Juanma, for posting it.
Feb 6, 2011
Jan 27, 2011
NA1 Describing the weather...Watch the weather forescast.
- Do you usually watch the weather forecast in the news? Train your listening skills and expand your vocabulary on the topic watching the latest weather forecasts for UK and Europe and a news report called `Snow causes travel chaos in US´on Sky News and on the BBC
- Watch the video below to revise and learn ways of answering the question "What's the weather like?" from real people interviewed in the street...
Jan 19, 2011
NI2 What's your shopping pet peeve?
A pet peeve or pet hate is something that you dislike very much, or that makes you extremely angry. For example, my shopping pet peeve is struggling with my packed trolley through the aisles, because, as everybody knows, they tend to turn right when you just want to go straight on to reach the long queue at the checkout.
Click here to watch Paul talking about his shopping pet peeve. On the right, there are links to do a quiz and to check the transcript.
Paul's told you his shopping peeve and so have I. How about you? Leave your shopping pet peeve in Comments.
Jan 18, 2011
EOI NEWS
- For my NI2 students: As you know, you are sitting your B1 Certificate Exam in June. I think it is really important that you are aware of what you will be asked and expected to do, therefore take your time to read La guía del candidato carefully. Focus on the information about your level: Nivel Intermedio B1.
Jan 17, 2011
NI2 File 6A "Love in the supermarket" (Extra Practice)
Watch this video and follow the tips to improve your vocabulary.
- Vocabulary: "Shopping":
- Grammar: Reported Speech:
Changes in time and place references ...
Changes in questions...
Exercises:
Statements and questions (New English File)
What do you hear?
Jan 14, 2011
NA1 How To Secure Your Home (Home Security)
Yesterday we were learning some tips to prevent our homes from being burgled. I've found this video providing further information.
Watch How To Secure Your Home (Home Security) once, then watch it again while you read the script below to check how much you understood.
NA1 File 3A Extra Practice
- Vocabulary
Mª Jesús has posted some links to revise and extend vocabulary of Crime & Punishment in her blog. Click here to see them.
- Grammar
Passive Voice: Forms, Uses & Exercises
Jan 7, 2011
New links...Browse the right column, you might find something useful, interesting, enjoyable...
I've recently added some new links, I hope you find them helpful and take advantage of them to improve your English.
Be practical and sensible, I mean, don't try everything- you might get lost and waste your time.
For example, if your weakness is pronunciation, browse the pronunciation sites, bookmark / add to favourites those providing the practice you need and visit them now and then.
Be practical and sensible, I mean, don't try everything- you might get lost and waste your time.
For example, if your weakness is pronunciation, browse the pronunciation sites, bookmark / add to favourites those providing the practice you need and visit them now and then.
- Grammar:
- Pronunciation:
- Listening:
- English through music:
Jan 6, 2011
NA1 Telling stories
Do you like reading stories? I've found a great website where you can read and listen to American stories written by well-known authors like Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Mark Twain...
- Would you like to improve your reading, listening and pronunciation while you enjoy a good story?
- Stories are normally told in the past tense, so it's really important that you pronounce the past forms correctly.
Practise with some of the verbs in this Regular Verbs List
- Mini-saga competition: (Textbook p.28)
Are you a good story teller? Could you write a story in exactly 50 words?
Why don't you try writing your own `incredibly short stories´and leave them on comments?
The readers of the blog can vote for their favourites. Let's make this blog a lively and interactive place!
Jan 2, 2011
New Year Resolutions
A new year has just begun and people all over the world have made their new year resolutions. You can read some of them in the links below.
How to keep New Year Resolutions
You can also do this listening exercise and watch this nice video if you like
Have you made any? Would you like to share them with us? Write them down on Comments.
You can also do this listening exercise and watch this nice video if you like
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