tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531314598797172932024-03-06T06:27:58.394+01:00KEEP LEARNINGThis blog is for all my former and current intermediate and advanced students. My main aim is to help you improve your language and self-learning skills outside the classroom.Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-74443288655105610012011-06-09T13:50:00.000+02:002014-07-03T21:04:56.933+02:00BBC News<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click on the link below and spend <b>a little time</b> listening and watching news reports and breaking news bulletins from the BBC <b>every day,</b> as you do in Spanish<b>. </b>Your listening skills will get better and better. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/">BBC News One-minute World News and more</a> </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">To find out about the <b>BBC iplayer</b>, which allows you to listen to the BBC radio and TV programmes on different devices, click </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk/help/">here</a>. </b></span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-37194203225327771622011-06-05T00:44:00.009+02:002014-07-03T21:00:08.303+02:00Some handy stuff to carry on learning<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Don't give up good habits during the summer, carry on listening, reading, writing and speaking English. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/pronunciation/improving-your-pronunciation/">Improving your English pronunciation</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/how-to-practise-your-english-speaking/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How to practise your English speaking</span></a></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/better-english-speaking-skills/">Better English speaking skills</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.englishspeakingonline.com/speaking-tips/how-to-keep-the-conversation-going-in-three-words-or-less/">How to keep a conversation going.</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/agreeing-in-english/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How to agree & disagree in English</span></a></b></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/telling-a-story/">Telling a story.</a> </span></b></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://www.english-at-home.com/speaking/">here</a></b> if you' re interested in finding out more.</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Listening</b>:</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://esl.about.com/od/englishlistening/a/listen_tips.htm">here</a></b> to read some tips to improve your listening skills.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/archive/">here </a></b>to watch lots of native speakers talking on a variety of topics. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://esl.about.com/od/englishreadingskills/a/rtp_list.htm">here</a></b> for some reading tips.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2011/06/01/136824428/a-curious-case-of-foreign-accent-syndrome?sc=fb&cc=fp">here</a></b> to read about a rare disorder. Thank you for sending the link, Mª Jesús.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/makeover/index.htm">Different types of writing</a> </b><b><a href="http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm">Writing tips: Essay builder</a></b></span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.autoenglish.org/writing.htm">Some printable writing exercises</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.usingenglish.com/resources/letter-writing.php">Formal letters writing tips</a> </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Try <b><a href="http://promo.oupe.es/summercorner/activities/EOI/SC_EOI_Writing_INT_ADV.pdf">this</a></b> activity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/vocabulary/index.html">here</a></b> to check your vocabulary on different topics. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-exercises">Grammar exercises</a> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/passive_voice01.htm">Passive voice exercise 1</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/passive_voice02.htm">Passive voice exercise 2</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/passive_voice03.htm">Passive voice exercise 3</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/reported_speech.htm">Reported speech</a> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.rong-chang.com/writing/scrambled_future.htm">The future tense exercise</a> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-37505547102882005202011-05-29T18:24:00.002+02:002011-05-29T20:05:12.143+02:00NI2 Listening practice to improve your listening & speaking skills.<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>L</b><b>isten 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.</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G056MeetingPlace.htm">Best place to meet people</a>: Six people discuss where they think the best place to meet people is.<br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1092RoutinePaul.htm">What is your daily routine?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1090Cuisine.htm">Do you like to cook?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1036EatorCook.htm">Do you prefer to cook or to eat out?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1096Restaurant.htm">What qualities do I like in a restaurant?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1048-MikeTransport.htm">Is transport good in your country?</a> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/0926/V947-Sports.htm">What sports do you like to watch on TV?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1026-Grades.htm">Are grades overemphasized in school?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1009-School.htm">How long should the school day be?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1030-Gradapply.htm">Where do you want to study?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1029-Gradschool.htm">How grad school difer from undergraduated?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1094Welfare.htm">Should people get unemployment?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G049Jobs.htm">Help wanted</a>: Listen to two college students discuss possible part-time jobs and do the quiz. <br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1079GrowingUp.htm">Have you ever had a bad work experience?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1041Apartment.htm">Do you like apartment buildings?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/0801/V823ThreeBargain.htm">Where do you shop for bargains?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1011-Howhomediffers.htm">How does your hometown area differ from the rest of the country?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1005-Fitness.htm">Why should people keep fit?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1081Technology.htm">Have you ever had a techno nightmare?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1001/V1001-EnvironmentTodd.htm">What is your country's biggest environmental problem?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1084Environment.htm">What is an environmental problem in your country?</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/1051/V1083Environment.htm">What are you worried about environmentally?</a> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://edition.englishclub.com/category/listening-news/">Listen to news</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/MixSix/072B-Season.html">What's your favourite season?</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Points/PT04-Movies.html">My favourite movie</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Games/G057Dating.htm">Perfect match</a>: Listen to six people describe the type of person they would like to date.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/yeartwo/april17th/tim_tired.htm">Who is the man?</a> : Describing feelings and reasons.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0901/Q928-Naomi-Freetime.htm">Free time</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/NewsCenter/N19-Fire.html">Recycling</a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0851/Q882-Jake-Textmessage.html">Text messaging</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixers/T112-City.htm">My favourite city</a><br />
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Anyway, browse <a href="http://www.elllo.org/video/V0801.htm">this site</a> for more examples. </div><br />
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<span id="goog_1810563114"></span><span id="goog_1810563115"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-80210299815199449412011-05-28T04:06:00.007+02:002011-06-06T02:22:22.178+02:00NA1 Going through the year<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Grammar:</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Agreeing & disagreeing: <a href="http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.sodo.i.htm">So do I / Neither do I / I do / I don't</a></span></b><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/05/revising-conditional-sentences.html">Revising condicional sentences</a>, </b>posted by<b> </b>Mª Jesús </span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I wish / If only": <a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-if-only.php">A reminder of its uses </a> + <a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-if-only-I-wish.php">Exercise</a> + <a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/listening-song-wish-you-were-here.php">"Wish you were here." by Pink Floyd</a></span></b></div><div><b><a href="http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.havdon.i.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Have something done</span></a></b></div><div><b><a href="http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.used.i.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Used to / Be/Get used to</span></a></b></div><div><b><a href="http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.better.i.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Had better / Would rather</span></a></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Dive into <a href="http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm">The Grammar Aquarium,</a></b>you'll find explanations and online exercises on anything you need to practise.</span></div><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Reading: </span></b><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">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...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><u><b>Fashion: </b></u> <b> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG8533769/Michelle-Obama-and-Samantha-Cameron-choose-British-designers.html"><b>Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron choose British designers</b></a> </span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8533499/Michelle-Obama-fights-to-control-summer-dress-in-windy-London.html">Michelle Obama fights to control summer dress in windy London.</a></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><u>Air travel & natural and man-made disasters</u></b>: <b> </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/8532059/Barack-Obama-cuts-short-Ireland-trip-to-avoid-ash-cloud.html">Barack Obama cuts short Ireland trip to avoid ash cloud </a></b> </span></div><div><b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8541703/3.5-minutes-of-terror-Air-France-crash-dropped-at-10000-feet-a-minute.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3.5 minutes of terror: Air France crash dropped at 10000 feet a minute</span></a></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709793">How Japan tackles its quake challenge</a> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Relationships:</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13544581">Why do people get married after having children?</a> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/7996543/Carla-Bruni-humiliated-her-husband-Nicolas-Sarkozy-with-ex-boyfriends-author-claims.html">Carla Bruni humiliated her husband Nicolas Sarkozy with ex-boyfriends, author claims</a></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Health: </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13587182">Germany: Ten die from E.coli -infected cucumbers</a> </span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8538433/NHS-nurses-think-care-of-elderly-is-beneath-them.html">NHS nurses think care of elderly is beneath them.</a> </b><b> </b></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8538475/Edwina-Currie-says-doctors-are-too-posh-to-wash-hands.html">Edwina Currie says doctors are too posh to wash hands.</a> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cities:</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pilotguides.com/tv_shows/globe_trekker/shows/europe/barcelona.php">Globe Trekker shows Europe: Barcelona.</a></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Listening</b>:<u></u></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Crime</b><u>:</u></span><br />
<u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/man-accused-killing-daughter-girl-10-poisoned/story?id=13705459">Man accused killing daughter girl 10 poisoned.</a></span></b></u><br />
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Music:</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/gma/summerconcert/video/david-garrett-rocks-classical-music-11204933&tab=9482930&section=3140317&playlist=3186738">David Garrett rocks classical music</a>.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Cities: </span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/pilotguides?blend=19&ob=5#p/f">Globe Trekkers: " New York City: 10 things you need to know "</a></b> (Do not miss it!)</span><br />
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Climate change:</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13582351">Interview with New York City Mayor, Michael Bloomberg </a>. </b>(Do not miss it!) </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</b></div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-85436834581757798762011-05-27T22:45:00.000+02:002011-05-27T22:45:00.970+02:00Wael Ghonim: Inside the Egyptian revolution<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">One of my NA1 students </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">would like to share</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span><b><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/wael_ghonim_inside_the_egyptian_revolution.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">this link</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> with you all. It's on <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks"><b>TedTalks</b></a> an amazing website where you can listen to incredibly interesting people. There's an interactive transcript you can open if you need it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Wael Ghonim is the Google executive who helped jumpstart Egypt's democratic revolution.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I also think it's worth watching. Thanks to Benito for sending it.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-8863379299193940392011-05-23T03:30:00.001+02:002011-05-24T14:18:35.818+02:00Read about Spain local & regional election in English<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13496038">BBC News:"Spanish socialists suffer election losses"</a></b><br />
<b>Read more on <a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/05/regional-and-local-elections-results.html">Mª Jesús's blog</a> </b></div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-37191622025387951682011-05-23T02:32:00.001+02:002011-05-23T02:34:44.147+02:00NA1 "Weather expert describes flying near Iceland's ash cloud" & "Volcanic eruption in Iceland 'to reach UK' soon"<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Click </span><b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13490706" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> & <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13496385">here </a></b>to watch these two BBC reports. Great to practise and extend your vocabulary on <i>`Natural disasters´</i> and <i>`Air travel.´</i></span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-83560191821033969462011-05-22T05:27:00.005+02:002011-06-06T02:24:06.285+02:00Spain rocked by protests<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Spain's `indignados´summon spirit of 1968. Click </span><b><a href="http://www.channel4.com/news/spains-indignados-summon-spirit-of-1968" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here</a></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to watch the report on <b>Channel 4</b>. And <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-13488568">here</a></b> to listen to and interview with a Ana Cavero, one of the thousands of young unemployed protesters, on the <b>BBC</b>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Read about </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_May_Spanish_protests" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>the 15-M movement </b> </a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">in Wikipedia.</span><br />
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<h1 id="watch-headline-title" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; padding-bottom: 8px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" style="vertical-align: top;" title="Análisis del #15M con José Luis Sampedro - Spanish Revolution (English Subs)"> <i style="font-weight: normal;">José Luis Sampedro analyses the 15-M movement.Click on the arrow, then on <u style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">cc</u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> to display the English subtitles.</span></i></span></span></h1>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-51730913175363812502011-05-07T20:45:00.003+02:002011-05-07T21:01:35.008+02:00NA1 The press<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">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?</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/">The Telegraph</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/">The Mirror</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/">The Sun</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/">The Times</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/">The Guardian</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/todayspaper/index.html">The New York Times</a> </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/index.html">New York Daily News</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/">USA Today</a></b></div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-4212293531199274722011-05-03T10:55:00.000+02:002011-05-03T10:55:49.287+02:00President Obama's speech: Osama Bin Laden Dead<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Click <b><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead">here</a></b> to watch it with full transcript.</div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-63885944070557697852011-04-27T09:49:00.002+02:002011-04-27T10:00:59.797+02:00NA1 Mª Jesús's newest posts<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Have a look at Mª Jesús's newest posts. Great and useful practice, as usual.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><ul><li style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-write-letters-of-complaint.html">How to write letters of complaint</a></b></li>
<li><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/04/reporting-verbs.html">Reporting verbs (File 5C)</a> </b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></span><b></b></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you need to revise how Reported speech works or need further practice, click</span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-reported-speech.php">here,</a> </span><a href="http://www.e-grammar.org/download/reported_speech.pdf" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here,</a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">and </span><b><a href="http://nievesgonva.blogspot.com/2011/01/ni2-file-6a-love-in-supermarket-extra.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here.</a></b>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-77361355248938561242011-04-26T14:18:00.001+02:002011-04-26T14:21:22.357+02:00NA1 Counting sheep. (File 5B)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you're concerned about sleep disorders click </span><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK4Orp3D7wA&feature=relmfu" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and watch some interesting videos on the topic.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-70391343494040071702011-04-25T15:16:00.002+02:002011-04-27T11:39:07.613+02:00NI2 Weather & Climate change<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Let's warm up a bit before we start dealing with our LAST topic this year!</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/weather.htm">Weather vocabulary</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn1BxewN-kQ&playnext=1&list=PLCC46EE92D059CB10">Watch this video and learn to describe the weather</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H40_t-ysQ7E&feature=related">Watch this video and learn some weather vocabulary and sayings</a> </b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGmRkqincA&feature=BFa&list=PLCC46EE92D059CB10&index=107">What can we do to keep the world clean?</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-W8RZte5jk">Get familiar with Climate change</a></b></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you're "a green person", you'll like reading </span><b><a href="http://virtualhouse.org/" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Greener Earth </a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a blog which gives tips for living a greener lifestyle.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-84784322545075223872011-04-10T12:44:00.000+02:002011-04-10T12:44:35.195+02:00How technology can affect our health.<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Watch <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/clips/p00fx5v7/spout_ipaditis/">iPaditis </a></b>and find it out.</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks to my colleague and friend Concha Lana for sending it.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-40906955521796280122011-04-09T22:38:00.000+02:002016-05-14T21:54:50.617+02:00NA1 Gerund or Infinitive?Click <b><a href="http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-gerund-infinitive.php">here</a></b> to find out when you have to use each form.Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-74958073376658227552011-03-20T14:23:00.003+01:002011-03-20T14:38:43.027+01:00NI2 Discussing public/private medicine.<div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="DEFINITION">The UK NHS, the national health service, is a system that provides free medical care and is paid for through taxes. On its <b><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx">website </a></b>you can find out plenty of information related to health issues.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="DEFINITION"><span style="color: black;">As </span><span style="color: black;">we are going to discuss public/private medicine in class, why don't you read <b><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/thenhs/about/Pages/overview.aspx">About the NHS?</a> </b>In addition to getting some information to support your opinion it will help you to compare it with our own national health service. </span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span class="DEFINITION"><span style="color: black;">You can also find lots of videos on how to prevent and cope with some health problems, like <b><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/video/pages/medialibrary.aspx?Page=3&Filter=&Id=%7BF94540B6-0D32-4950-9C31-EA7FC83EF778%7D&Tag=&Title=NHS+VIDEOS+%7C+Catch+it%2c+Bin+it%2c+Kill+it&Uri=video%2f2011%2fjanuary%2fPages%2fcatch-it-bin-it-kill-it.aspx">flu</a> , which </b></span></span><span class="DEFINITION"><span style="color: black;"><b>is</b></span></span><span class="DEFINITION"><span style="color: black;"><b> worth watching. </b></span></span></div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-54014837788579861962011-03-17T09:36:00.001+01:002011-03-17T09:42:27.322+01:00NI2 Fecha de pruebas unificadas junio 2011 y Inglés- Guía del candidato 2010-2011<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Click </span><b><a href="http://eeooii.juntaextremadura.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107:fechaspruebas&catid=106:calendario-de-pruebas&Itemid=200494" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here </a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and <b><a href="http://eeooii.juntaextremadura.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=105:ingles-guia-del-candidato&catid=104:departamento-de-ingles&Itemid=200494">here</a></b> to find out about them.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-34019662205824773402011-03-13T21:23:00.000+01:002011-03-13T21:23:27.656+01:00NA1 How I trained my husband (File 4B)<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Mª Jesús has posted a link to an interview with Amy Sutherland talking about the article <i>"How I trained my husband" </i>you can read in your textbook (p.57). If you are interested in listening to it, click <b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/03/from-very-interesting-blog.html">here</a></b>. There are also some questions you can try to answer.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> I strongly recommend </span><b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/03/equals.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Equals</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> and </span><b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/03/four-great-talks-for-international.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Four great talks for International Women's Day</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> (don't miss Isabel Allende's talk, it's brilliant!), also posted in Mª Jesús's blog. </span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-20696728325143328402011-03-12T22:24:00.004+01:002011-03-13T18:41:26.041+01:00NI2 Health<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As we are about to start dealing with the topic of <b>"Health"</b>, let's revise and learn some useful vocabulary. You can listen how the words are pronounced.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/body/">The body 1</a></b> </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/body2/"><b>The body 2</b> </a>(Bones and organs)</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/digestive-system/">The Digestive system</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.english-zone.com/reading/health.html">Heath problems</a></b> and <b><a href="http://english-zone.com/reading/health01.html">Quiz</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/medicine/">Medicine</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?03">Exercise on body parts: Whole body</a></b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises">Exercise on body parts: Head</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/body-parts/exercises?02">Exercise on body parts: Face</a> </b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.eslfast.com/easydialogs/health.htm">Listen to a collection of dialogues on health topics</a> </b><br />
<b>Listening practice: Staying Healthy </b><br />
<ul><li><b><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/740-Keren-Health.html">Listen to Keren talking about her healthy lifestyle and what she does to stay in shape.</a></b><b> </b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/740-Keren-Health.html">Listen again and do the Slide quiz.</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0701/T740-Keren-Healthy.htm">Finally, listen and read the script</a>. </b><b> </b></li>
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</b>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-8956191917461595012011-02-28T11:29:00.002+01:002011-02-28T13:49:05.746+01:00And the Oscar goes to...<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you couldn't stay up late last night and missed the ceremony, click <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12593514">here</a></b> to watch Oscars 2011 highlights and </span><b style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/movies/awardsseason/28oscars.html?_r=1">here</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> to find out all the details as well as to revise and expand your vocabulary on cinema.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Listen to </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">a special English report on the ceremony and this year's nominees</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> <b><a href="http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/And-the-Oscar-Goes-To--116565028.html">here</a></b>. ( 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).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-79753789733718677272011-02-14T13:59:00.000+01:002011-02-14T13:59:45.418+01:00Happy Valentine's Day , guys! <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Here you are a selection of </span><b><a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810094501/video/17917181" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Valentine's Day trailers and video clips</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. It's my gift to you all to celebrate this day. I hope you enjoy it!</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-82426301611463308102011-02-09T12:26:00.001+01:002014-04-25T16:33:10.804+02:00NA1 Don't miss Mª Jesús's latest posts! Great stuff for File 3C.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Click <b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-are-they-afraid-of-click-here-and.html">here</a></b> and </span><b><a href="http://mariajesusq.blogspot.com/2011/02/gever-tulley-5-dangerous-things-you.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> to check out</span>.<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> It's excellent listening practice on the topics of fears, risky situations and children's safety we're dealing with in File 3C. Make the most of it to expand your vocabulary on the topic.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-59282415504677416872011-02-08T14:30:00.000+01:002011-02-08T14:30:46.847+01:00"Death at a Funeral" Wednesday 9th February, 19.00 (Salón de Actos)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Click </span><b><a href="http://peregar2eoimerida.blogspot.com/2011/02/death-at-funeral-wednesday-9th-february.html" style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">here</a></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> to watch the trailer and read the film review. See you there. Thank you Juanma, for posting it.</span>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153131459879717293.post-82815704093255525372011-02-06T06:13:00.001+01:002011-02-07T02:01:52.441+01:00Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html">Nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards | Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences</a></b></div>Nieves Gonzálezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00127704196020158557noreply@blogger.com0