In English Please

ENTERTAINMENT

2011-12-16T16:58:00.003Z

FOR ALL MY STUDENTS:

I want you to have a look at the following document, where you wil find a huge amount of online reading materials. I hope you enjoy these links as much as I do.

READING BOOKS ONLINE

FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS

Please check what Morpheus says from minute 2.50 onwards...
Do you believe that my being stronger, or faster has anything to do with my muscles in this place?

FOR BASICO STUDENTS
These are some links to comics published on the web. Thank you Dani!

QUESTIONABLE CONTENT

DRESDEN CODAC

THE ABOMINABLE CHARLES CHRISTOPHER

SIN TÍTULO

BASICO 2: UNIT TWO

2011-12-09T11:00:00.006Z

This is a post for Básico 2 students.
We have already finished unit 2, and have started the third, the unit about work and professions. If you want, in this post you can find some links with extra work to revise some of the things we have learnt in UNIT 2, titled BEGINNINGS...

We have decided to read some short stories during Christmas and in January, so here is a link where you can find lots of short stories. But let me tell you I am preparing a list with plenty of links where you can find lots of online literature to continue reading at home...

EAST OF THE WEB

We have seen in class the verb tenses needed to narrate things that happened in the past (remember the nice crime stories you have written), so here is a link where you can practice with some of the most useful and common verb tenses, from Isabel pérez's website

THE HAPPY VERB GANG

Here is a link to a wonderful chart with connectors to link sentences (but this year we won't need all these, only a few ;-) )

LIST OF CONNECTORS

And another with the explanations to use them correctly:

ENGLISH AT HOME

And finally, I want to talk to you about a wonderful website where you can practice your listening, called ELLLO.ORG

In this website, it is possible to find listenings and videos where people talk about any topic you can imagine, and the good thing is that it is possible to look at the tapescript (read and listen to what they say at the same time.And you can also download the recordings as MP3s to your PCs!!! I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!
Some examples:

BECOMING A CHEF

DREAM JOB

HALLOWEEN: WHAT IS TRICK OR TREATING?

FIRST JOB (UNIT 3;-))

Hope you enjoy!!!
Patricia

Your Crime Stories

2011-12-09T10:50:00.003Z

Hi all,
This is a post for my NB2 students. I have seen your posts with the crime stories you have written and I have to say that I am really proud of you guys :-)

The stories are REALLY GOOD and very very well written!!!
Please continue like that, writing and doing that good work

WELL DONE!!!:-D
Patricia

THANKSGIVING 2011

2011-12-08T23:25:00.004Z

Hi everyone,
I haven't been able to post in a long time...sorry about that :-(
Here you are some websites with information on a very important day for Americans, Thanksgiving, which is celebrated every year on the third Thursday of November...

SOME MYTHS AND FACTS

WHAT IS IT EXACTLY?

Recommended Movie: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, directed by Jodie Foster, with Holly Hunter

CRIME STORIES

2011-11-18T16:28:00.002Z

In this post I want to ask you again to write the narrations of crime stories you have written in class...Choose a member of your group, and s/he will be in charge of posting the story in a comment here...

note: It is possible to send comments without password, so please remember to write your name and the group you are in.;-)

VIDEOS

2011-11-11T08:38:00.001Z

This one below is not one of the videos I told you I would post, but I hope you enjoy it...

And now...

The Pastafarian Commandments (please notice the use of IRREAL PAST in all of them: I'd rather you didn't..., used to express preference)

Videos for Básico 2

2011-11-09T20:14:00.001Z

Rats at KFC

Supersize me in 7 Minutes:

UNIT ONE REVISION

2011-11-01T17:30:00.004Z

Hi all,
This post is for BASICO 2 students.
Now we are in the last sections of unit one, so I would like you to have some links to practice some of the things we have learnt throughout October...I hope you like it...

SO AND NEITHER : Read the tutorial to remember how SO/NEITHER work and finally in the last section, page 5, do the exercises!

Some LISTENINGS (You can answer to the questions and when you finish listening, click to see if your answers were right :-D )

DAILY ROUTINES

FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS and

FIRST DATE

And also the link to the chart of ENGLISH SOUNDS : If you click on any symbol, you will hear how to pronounce it correctly!

VOCABULARY: Family and Relatives (5 WEBPAGES)

Finally, a text where you can find a lot of information and knowledge about a celebration adopted in Spain too: HALLOWEEN

Enjoy!!!

Easy to understand

2011-10-26T20:47:00.001Z

Hi all
Here's a nice video...easy for all levels.
Enjoy!

NB2

2011-10-24T22:47:00.003Z

Hi everyone!!!

This post is for Básico 2. Today we saw some vocabulary related to occupations and different professions.
These are the websites you can check if you want to learn some words for some jobs...

LEARNENGLISH

THE ENGLISH VOCABULARY

Hope you like them!

See you in class!!
Patricia

VIDEO FOR ADVANCED STUDENTS

2011-10-21T15:48:00.002Z

Advanced students,

This is the video I referred to in class, related to our first topic, cities...
As you can see, there is a lot of the vocabulary we have worked on in our lessons...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/video/2011/oct/19/health-lottery-beacon-estate-falmouth-cornwall-video

Enjoy!

PS. this video was kindly forwarded by one of the teachers at our school, thank you Bea

Welcome

2011-10-19T08:02:00.006Z

Hi everyone, students at Sanse!
Just a link to start our course and activity in the blog, but this time not to practice.
This is for you to get an idea of the situation at the EEOOIIs in the whole country

OUR CURRENT SITUATION

See you in class!

Patricia

YOUR WEBSITE

2011-03-20T15:43:00.002Z

Happy weekend!
I finally created a GOOGLESITE with individual pages, for Intermediate, Advanced, and my THAT'S ENGLISH! group...

You can find it HERE

You'll see that they look dull, because they're empty, but don't worry, time will change that...And you guys can also write and build them yourselves!!!

See you!!!

And don't forget the talk on Pennsylvania on Tuesday!!!

PASSIVE VOICE

2011-03-12T12:54:00.003Z

As I told you, I have prepared the document with the answers of the units we did in class...

The link to the SITE is here

Please check the answers...

See you in class.

PAST ENDINGS

2011-03-04T15:50:00.001Z

And I just want to give you the link to a great website I discovered the other day, in which you can learn through music:

LYRICS TRAINING

Enjoy!

GOOGLE SITES

2011-02-21T12:06:00.002Z

Hello again,

I have been working with this GOOGLE SITES page I was talking about to you guys.

I created a page for intermediate students, another for advanced students and another one for my THAT'S ENGLISH group.

As soon as I make them look a bit decent, those pages will be available for you to upload your compositions, make comments, see my corrections, see compositions or work you have to hand in, etc...

Hope you guys like them!!!

PRONUNCIATION

2011-02-21T00:02:00.003Z

Hi everyone,
Its late but thanks to my friend Alex,I found this user in You tube with lots of videos on pronunciation:

Please check the one on consonants, and see how the woman pronounces the different sounds, it is something we've done "ad nauseam" in class (that is, lots and lots of times)

IPA CONSONANTS
Hope you enjoy it!!
see ya in class!!!
Patricia

PERFECT MODALS

2011-02-14T12:00:00.002Z

Good morning,

In 4B, we will start analysing uses and structures of perfect modals.
Here is a good website where you will get lots of practice with the different modal verbs. When you finish, you can check your results, to see how you did it.

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalforms.html

Enjoy!!!
ps, see you later!!!

Second Conditional

2011-02-09T23:19:00.001Z

modal verbs for THAT'S ENGLISH and INTERMEDIATE

2011-02-09T20:59:00.005Z

Hello students!,

This is the post where you'll find some links to practice with modal verbs. Remember that modal verbs can transmit a lot of notions and we will have to dedicate plenty of time to their study...

Here are some links that you may use:
THEORY:
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/alfonsolopez/files/Modal%20Verbs.pdf

PRACTICE:
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.html

http://www.autoenglish.org/modalverbs.htm

You'll like these too:
http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm

http://esl.about.com/od/gramma1/Intermediate_Level_English_Grammar_for_ESL_Learners.htm
Enjoy!!

WRITING SKILLS FOR ADVANCED

2010-05-18T13:38:00.002Z

SOME WEBSITES TO WORK ON YOUR WRITING SKILLS:

http://www.eslbee.com/ (PLEASE CHECK THE RIGHT COLUMN HERE)

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a.html (PHRASES AND IDIOMS)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/writing/ (BBC’s website, SUPER COMPLETE)

http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/blwritingplans.htm (ESL ABOUT’S section on Writing)

http://lklivingston.tripod.com/essay/ (ESSAYS)

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm (Guide to grammar and Writing)

http://www.englishclub.com/writing/ (please check ALL links at the bottom of this page)

http://www.englishclub.com/writing/sentence-variety.htm (ACHIEVING VARIETY)

http://iteslj.org/links/ESL/Writing/ (worth SURFING)

http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm
(USEFUL TIPS ON ESSAY WRITING)

http://www.libraryonline.com/default.asp?pID=49 (grammar elements in WRITING)

http://jade.ccccd.edu/jmiller/Active%20and%20Passive%20Voice.htm (passive voice)

Hope they are useful!!!

See you in class

EEOOII Pais Vasco: examples of the exam

2010-05-17T18:24:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
Now we've done the listening exam in class, I can give you the link to the whole exam and all its parts. If you go to the general website, you can click on any school's website.

And then follow the links to the English exam:

http://www.eoi-bilbo.net/es/departamento.php?Departamento=Inglés&Id_Departamento=3&Id_Seccion=76

I hope it's useful

Patricia

Music

2010-04-29T18:13:00.003Z

If it's magic...
Then why can't it be everlasting
Like the sun that always shines
Like the poets endless rhyme
Like the galaxies in time

If it's pleasing...
Then why can't it be never leaving
Like the day that never fails
Like on seashores there are shells
Like the time that always tells

It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst

So...
If it's special
Then with it why aren't we as careful
As making sure we dress in style
Posing pictures with a smile
Keeping danger from a child

It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst

So...
If it's magic...
Why can't we make it everlasting
Like the lifetime of the sun
It will leave no heart undone
For there's enough for everyone

ADVANCED: EDUCATION

2010-04-21T18:14:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
After starting the new unit, here's a post with the link to a very very complete article on Education in England from the WIKIPEDIA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_England

It has all the terms we have been discussing this evening in class...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States

Hope it's useful...
ps: and some information on "colegios concertados": http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=108346

LINK TO PREVIOUS EXAMS

2010-03-08T19:18:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

Here is the link to one page where you have examples of our "examenes de certificación". We have almost finished with the mock exam in Advanced groups, so if you missed the listening or reading comprehension, here it is...

http://www.madrid.org/cs/Satellite?c=CM_Actuaciones_FA&cid=1142409580432&idConsejeria=1109266187254&idListConsj=1109265444710&idOrganismo=1142359974973&language=es&pagename=ComunidadMadrid%2FEstructura&pv=1142577600444&sm=1109266100977#ingles

Hope it is useful.

As regards your monologues, I will send them to you in emails to some of you, please make sure those people I send the recordings to send these recordings to other classmates so that we all have all the tracks, It will take me some days to send the recordings to you in attachments since I have to send them in WMA files, if i don't find out first how to transform the tracks into MP3 files....
P.S. And we will continue with examples of exams from the Basque Country when we finish the oral tasks and the correction of our mock exam.

ADVANCED LISTENING

2010-02-02T19:40:00.004Z

HI all.
Remember the listening of the boy who got lost in Australia? And how you found a bit hard to understand the father's accent?

Here's a song by one British group, THE STREETS, in which you get to listen to the London accent used by youngsters...

Hope you like it and you find the accent much easier by the end of the song,
See ya in class!

CREDITS: THANKS TO THE YOU TUBE USER WHO POSTED THE LYRICS IN YOU TUBE

PRESENT PERFECT: SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

2010-01-14T19:08:00.003Z

Hi everyone,
This is a bit of extra practice on the new tenses we've seen. The present perfect simple and continuous...

Here's a summary of the theory I have tortured you with:

THEORY: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

And here's a page with exercises to practice and see if you have understood the main differences between both tenses:

PRACTICE EXERCISES

And now the difference between these two tenses and simple past:

THEORY

PRACTICE
I hope you like it!!!
Patricia

MERRY XMAS

2009-12-24T21:00:00.003Z

Hi everyone,

I wanna wish you a wonderful Christmas and that all your wishes come true next year: love, work, good luck, new friendships and new objectives for 2010.

Meanwhile, and before we come back to school, here's a great compilation of exercises and activities related to Christmas, created by the wonderful ISABEL PEREZ.

CHRISTMAS AT ISABEL PEREZ'S WEBSITE

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
Patricia

RECIPES for Intermediate

2009-12-13T14:51:00.003Z

hi everyone,
this is for all my students, although it corresponds to what we've seen this class in intermediate groups: food and cooking methods.
You have videos, recipes and lots and lots of vocabulary!!! you can even try the recipes!!!
Enjoy!

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes

ps I like Jamie Oliver, I love all his initiatives to promote good and healthy eating in the UK and worldwide.

POSSESSIVE AND GERUNDS: Uncomfortable about us working

2009-12-01T19:43:00.008Z

Hi Advanced ones,
an example of one of the new structures we've seen...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDKnpUZ2SZs
In the video, go to minute 1.12...and see how Hugh says:
INFORMAL:I'm starting to feel a bit uncomfortable about us working in such close proximity every day and me knowing so little about you..... It seems elitist and wrong...

He may have said as well(FORMAL): Our working in such close proximity every day and my knowing so little about you...

See you!!!

Some Culture

2009-11-24T19:36:00.003Z

Hi everyone,
this is a post for both ADVANCED AND INTERMEDIATE students,

First of all, I want you guys to have a nice link to go to if you want to work a bit on the topic of THNKSGIVING: I really recommend Isabel Perez's website:

http://www.isabelperez.com/thanksgiving.htm

Please see the slide presentation (Powerpoint Presentation) on the Pilgrims...and then check out the rest of the information and exercises...

And also a website which may be more suitable for my people in ADVANCED groups. You can start by reading the FUN FACTS about THANKSGIVING, and then you can browse the rest of pages in this site:

http://www.history.com/content/thanksgiving

Enjoy!

THANKSGIVING

2009-11-23T19:49:00.003Z

Hi everyone,
As you'll probably now, a very famous festivity is coming next Thursday. Lots and lots of people in the US celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourtht Thursday of November. We've talked about this today, and we will talk about it tomorrow. But here is a historical introduction to this holiday:

http://wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm
We will be talking and doing things about this holiday during the whole week! See you guys in class!

On Accent and Pronunciation

2009-11-12T23:37:00.002Z

Hi everyone,

Please watch this video in which a teacher explains some interesting things on accent and pronunciation.

If you're interested in what he says here, you can watch more of his videos at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/duncaninchina?gl=GB&hl=en-GB
Enjoy!!
Ps I wanna thank Paul Silles, another teacher of English
See you kids in class

Varieties of English

2009-11-11T14:43:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
You'll flip out with this website, please click on any continent and the countries you're interested in to see how accent changes from country to country.You'll listen to the speaker reading the same text, but in a different accent every time.

I'm sure you'll like this!!!
Enjoy!
PS (Please check the Maltese accent as well)
ACCENT ARCHIVE: http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_atlas.php

Some Halloween Fun

2009-11-06T16:02:00.002Z

Hi guys,
hope you have had a great start for our long weekend!!!
Here's a nice website where you can see a 30second smmary of very famous movies, among which you'll find summaries for different horror movies we always watch in Halloween.
Hope you like it! I think it is exhilarating!!!

http://www.angryalien.com/

-ED and -ING

2009-11-03T21:26:00.005Z

Hi Intermediate students,
It's high time that I post something for YOU only.
Here is an online exercise where you can see if you understand the difference between ED/ ING adjectives...Remember the example on Dinio and how confusing night is for him ´:-)
Here is the exercise. After you have done it, check your mark to see how you did it!!!

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/adjing.htm

Hope you like it!
Patricia

First Reading

2009-11-01T16:28:00.005Z

Hi Everybody,
Hope you're having a fantastic weekend...I have decided to pass to you a wonderful book that I have called "The Knight In Rusty Armor" by Robert Fisher.
By the way, it is not a compulsory reading, it is an OPTIONAL one. You don't have to read it if you don't want to.

I like it because it's easy to read, it's short (only 40 pages long) and has lots of great values...

If you want me to send it to you, please send me an email. I will also tell this in class when I see all my groups.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Dialects, Dialect, Dialects

2009-10-29T19:52:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
We've been talking about the existence of numerous dialects and that it is possible for very different dialects to co-exist in villages that are very close to each other.

Please have a look at the website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/recordings/index.shtml

Believe me: You're going to be simply amazed with the immense variety of forms you'll find!

And this one for some help with pronunciation:

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html

You'll find recordings where a woman utters the different sounds, and descriptions in order to produce the sounds yourselves!!
Enjoy
Patricia

Fancy Watching and Listening to Great Speeches?

2009-10-24T11:57:00.002Z

Hi,
Hope you're having a wonderful Weekend. One of your classmates in the Advanced group I teach on Tuesday and Thursday told me to have a look at this website since it has lots of wonderful speeches on many different topics. I liked it a lot when I visited the site. So now I recommend you to check it out:

TED

There are many categories and speeches are organised according to topic. Besides, it you're getting a bit lost, you can read the subtitles in many different languages. Have a look at it, it's really worth visiting.
Thanks for the link!!!

See you guys next week.
Patricia

What are Mind Maps?

2009-10-21T18:23:00.006Z

Hi everyone,
I have been talking this week about a very useful strategy that you can use when you have to organise your ideas and the information you have to develop on a certain topic...It may therefore be quite useful if you have to prepare a presentation or write the draft for a composition...

If you see some examples, then you may confirm whether this strategy would be useful for you or not...

Here you have a text form the Wikipedia explaining what mind maps are:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

And below there are some examples of mind maps for developing the ideas on different concepts...REMEMBER: YOU have to work with a wide range of strategies and learning techniques till you find out those which are most suitable for you!!!!

Common European Framework

2009-10-10T10:48:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
Hope you're enjoying a fantastic weekend, I'd like you to check this out,
It is the online version in English of the CEFR( Common European Framework), a document that explains what students are supposed to do at each stage and level of competence.

http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/linguistic/CADRE_EN.asp

Have a look at it, it's interesting!!!!
Happy weekend!

And Examples of the Exam

2009-10-06T11:05:00.002Z

And here you have some examples of the exam from the EEOOIIs at Pais Vasco Official Schools.

http://www.eoi-bilbo.net/es/departamento.php?Departamento=Inglés&Id_Departamento=3&Id_Seccion=76

These were taken from EOI Bilbao. Thanks for that, because at the website for EEOOIIs in Madrid, the examples of the exam uploaded are terribly old!!!

C U!!

William Shakespeare's Works

2009-07-07T21:47:00.002Z

Hi students,
I have just found this website with the links to Shakespeare's complete works...

Hope you like it, sometimes it's difficult with some words, but start reading short pieces, and you'll see how you end up understanding...
eg when you see the words thee thee thee, several times, you'll understand it means you, thy means your etc...

http://shakespeare.mit.edu/

Enjoy!!

Intermediate One: Exam Practice

2009-06-02T20:19:00.004Z

Hi guys,
I wanted to post also something for you people at Intermediate One....some links for you to practice the four skills...all right??

LISTENING:
http://www.newsinslowenglish.com/
podcasts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/ (those in radio four are nice for practicing comprehension, other radios are music and stuff)
And another page:
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-podcast-english-listening-downloads-archive.htm
ALL SKILLS:
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
CNN's stories: http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
http://www.elllo.org/
READING:
QUIZZES: http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm
Isabel perez's great materials: http://www.isabelperez.com/tests.htm
REALLY WORTH SEEING!!!!: http://www.eoi1zaragoza.org/dping140.php

See you on Thursday!!!
Patricia

INTERMEDIATE TWO: EXAM PRACTICE

2009-05-31T16:31:00.003Z

Hi students!!!
Here you can find the links to the model of exam in the Autonomous Region of Cataluña.

Hope it's useful for you...after you've done the exercises you can click in order to correct your exam instantly:

READING COMPREHENSION:
http://phobos.xtec.net/eoi/index.php?module=detic_portal&ref=an_el_ce
LISTENING COMPREHENSION:
http://phobos.xtec.net/eoi/index.php?module=detic_portal&ref=an_el_co
EXAMPLES OF:
WRITING: http://phobos.xtec.net/eoi/index.php?module=detic_portal&ref=an_el_ee
SPEAKING: http://phobos.xtec.net/eoi/index.php?module=detic_portal&ref=an_el_eo

Hope you like the links!!!
See you next week!!! And remember to have glucose from time to time, for the brains!!
Patricia

DINNER WITH MY GREAT STUDENTS

2009-05-30T14:01:00.007Z

Hi everybody!!!

Check out the pictures of a most amusing dinner I had with my students from INTERMEDIATE TWO GROUP "G"...

I will post them also in a separate page in the wiki:

http://eoitrescantos.wikispaces.com
in a page called "DINNER PICS"

Have fun and enjoy!!!!
Happy Weekend!!
Patricia

THE GRAMMAR AQUARIUM

2009-02-17T14:42:00.002Z

Hi everyone,
Look at this wonderful link to a "GRAMMAR AQUARIUM":

http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/freeexercises.htm#MODAL

You have activities to practise tenses, MODAL verbs, a little bit of everything,I hope you like it and that you enjoy with the exercises.

ps. Thanks a lot to Monica Stacconi. I saw this link in her wonderful blog,Thanks!!!

LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN

2009-01-29T22:35:00.002Z

Hi guys,
Good evening. There were some requests this evening for some links to practice your listening skills, so here you are:

BREAKINGNEWSENGLISH(an excellent page): http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

AUDIO BOOKS: http://www.oculture.com/2006/10/audio_book_podc.html

LA MANSION DEL INGLÉS: http://www.mansioningles.com/listening00.htm

RANDALL'S LAB (American English): http://www.esl-lab.com/

A GREAT SITE!!! (ELLLO): http://www.elllo.org/

CAROLINE BROWN'S EBSITE: http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/

PODCASTS:

NPR'S: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php

BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/

CNN: http://www.cnn.com/services/podcasting/

http://podcast.com/

I hope you like the links!!! Please work work work...
Have a nice weekend
Patricia

Barack Obama's inaugural address in full

2009-01-24T01:20:00.002Z

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm

INTERMEDIATE ONE AND TWO, BOOKS TO INCREASE VOCABULARY

2009-01-20T23:32:00.005Z

Hi everyone,
Please have a look at the link below. It is a wonderful book for you to increase your vocabulary:
INTERMEDIATE ONE
English Book - English Vocabulary in Use Pre Cambridge

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Academic Work Exams & Quizzes curso grammar

I hope you like them as much as I do..

LinkS at: INTERMEDIATE ONE:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2993107/English-Book-English-Vocabulary-in-Use-Pre-Cambridge
INTERMEDIATE TWO.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/244237/English-Vocabulary-in-Use-Upper-Intermediate-Advanced

http://www.scribd.com/doc/3827721/CambridgeEnglish-Advanced-Grammar-in-UseTo download, just give an email account and a password, and click on the download button.

An Article on Minority Languages

2009-01-15T23:51:00.003Z

Hi Everyone,
Here's a nice article I found in scribd about a topic we were dealing with in Intermediate Two. I hope you like it,
Eric Garland - Can Minority Languages Be Saved?

Publish at Scribd or explore others: Futurist Garland

To download the document as a PDF file, go to: http://d.scribd.com/docs/24zadlg3c1xk2jldcx9s.pdf
Remember also that you have to start thinking about the topic you are going to prepare and present...and that we will be working next week with the short stories you had to read...
Hopefully I will be able to post something for you to practice..

Have fun with some listening activities:

http://eoizara2.educa.aragon.es/public_html/indlisten2.htm

Happy weekend!

The Press in English

2008-10-17T16:49:00.002Z

Hi everyone,

I told you this week that you have the opportunity to read the press in English. I found the link to the English Issue of El Pais. If you like other newspapers, maybe there is also an online version in English.And I think both students from Intermediate One and Intermediate Two will benefit extraordinarily if you start reading the press in English on a regular basis.

Here is the version I found:

http://www.elpais.com/misc/herald/herald.pdf

Happy Weekend!!!

And examples of the exam

2008-10-12T09:44:00.005Z

And here is a link to one model of the INTERM.TWO exam. But this exam is from the EOI Pamplona. The exam in Madrid doesn't have to be exactly like this. However, it is good for you to see how the structure could be:

http://www.pnte.cfnavarra.es/eoip/
In Departamentos de Idiomas, go to Programas Inglés Basico e Intermedio, and in the "programacion", there is a link at the end which says "modelo de prueba"

And also the website to the model of the exam in the EOI Tudela:

http://www.pnte.cfnavarra.es/eitudela/destrezasNI.htm

Hope it is useful!!

Tips to Improve Listening Comprehension

2008-10-12T08:54:00.003Z

Hi students,
I just found that these tips to improve your listening.

Here's the link from the EOI Almansa

http://www.jccm.es/edu/eoi/almansa/mejorarco.htm

And the link to the tips for the rest of skills:

http://www.jccm.es/edu/eoi/almansa/indicedestrezas.htm

But remember that the best when you learn is to have constancy!!!

See you tomorrow

Something Written by Jung

2008-10-07T14:16:00.002Z

Hi!!
I found this interesting article in Scribd on the kind of things that Carl Jung was interested in. Those students of Intermediate Level(specially Internmediate Two)interested in reading something more than the text on introverts and extroverts, just click on this link!!
See you in class!!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3836441/Volume-9-The-Archetypes-of-the-Collective-Unconscious

WELCOME

2008-10-01T18:08:00.015Z

Hi everyone,Today I had the first class with one of my Intermediate Two Groups. And we spoke a bit about the Phonemes of English.

I will try to photocopy a good chart that I have at home so that you can use it to improve your spoken English and pronunciation.

And I will also try to fill your Intermediate Two section with links for you to practise at home...Meanwhile, have a look at the links already available in the different sections of my blog. And also this link on different accents(in Britain only!!)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/recordings/index.shtmlPS Please click on the image to see the phonemes properly....
Happy Weekend!
Patricia

Some Music

2008-09-17T17:52:00.001Z

Close your eyes,
Have no fear,
The monsters gone,
He's on the run and your daddy's here,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Before you go to sleep,
Say a little prayer,
Every day in every way,
It's getting better and better,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,

Out on the ocean sailing away,
I can hardly wait,
To see you to come of age,
But I guess we'll both,
Just have to be patient,
Yes it's a long way to go,
But in the meantime,

Before you cross the street,
Take my hand,
Life is just what happens to you,
While your busy making other plans,

Beautiful,
Beautiful, beautiful,
Beautiful Boy,
Darling,
Darling,
Darling Sean.

Listening to Podcasts

2008-08-10T09:46:00.004Z

Good morning:
Here's a link to loads of great podcasts on the BBC.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/directory/genre/

If you start listening to the radio every day (10 mins, 15 mins, 20 mins etc etc etc)you will see how your listening skills improve...

At the beginning it will be a bit difficult because you won't understand much, but it takes time, it's like when you start going to the gym, you need time to build muscles!!!

I hope you like the podcasts here!!!

Some Listening Practice

2008-07-28T13:38:00.003Z

Hello Everyone,
I hope you are having a wonderful summer...
Here's the link to some listening exercises for Basico 2 students, something easy!!!

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm

And the links to many more websites...

http://www.rong-chang.com/listen.htm

I'll include some more links for you and for Intermediate Students as soon as possible...

Have a nice day
Patricia

Some Music

2008-07-09T19:08:00.001Z

hi everyone,
something from Jose Padilla...I hope you like it...

have a wonderful summer!!!

ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISE ON PAST PASSIVE

2008-05-29T14:27:00.002Z

Hi students of second year,
this is the link with the answers to the photocopy I gave you last week, when I have some more free time, I will publish the answers to the exercises from the workbook...

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/downloads/pre-intermediate/preint_unit09_grammar03.pdf
See you soon!!!
Patricia

A wonderful website

2008-05-16T12:25:00.003Z

look at this link:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/litmain.html

It is a website with books online of very famous writers...I loved it. Please have a look...

EXAMPLES OF TESTS

2008-04-26T23:22:00.002Z

Like I promised...below you will find an example of tests for Basic and Intermediate levels...samples of texts, speaking, writing, etc

http://www.eoieuskadi.net/es/idiomas.php?idiom=3

Please, do it, you need to practise a lot...!!!

Patricia

Some Practice for you

2008-04-01T18:45:00.002Z

I want to recommend you this wonderful website to practice all skills,

http://esl.about.com/

And this in particular to intermediate students, the listening I was talking about this afternoon:

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_customer1.htm

Also check this out:
THE REPORTED SPEECH SECTION AT ESL ABOUT

Something for the Heart

2008-02-08T16:27:00.000Z

And a little jewel by Stevie Wonder:

Ngiculela - Es Una Historia - I am Singing

FOR INTERMEDIATE 1

2008-01-29T19:17:00.000Z

Hi guys,
Here's the website which I was talking about earlier in class, in which you can test your knowledge of modal verbs. Don't worry if you don't answer correctly to all the sentences.

http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal8.htm

And also the listening that I mentioned this afternoon for you to practice with the information needed to rent a flat. It was from ESL ABOUT.

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/blhouse.htm

Finally,two extra listenings from ESL LAB if you want to do something a bit more complicated:

Home Repairs: http://www.esl-lab.com/home/homerd1.htm
Housing Complaints: http://www.esl-lab.com/complain/complainrd1.htm

I hope you like them!!!
See you on Thursday!
Patricia

MODAL VERBS TUTORIALS

2008-01-13T15:02:00.000Z

Hi everyone,

Here's a website where you can find explanations and exercises for understanding MODAL VERBS. I took the link from ENGLISH PAGE:

MODAL VERBS TUTORIAL

Happy Sunday!!!

Listen to Podcasts!!

2007-12-14T15:21:00.000Z

Hello Guys:
Yesterday a student at Intermediate recommended a wonderful website ESLPOD.COM that you can visit to practice your listening skills...

www.eslpod.com

It is a great website because you can download the recordings in MP3 format, and listen to them even if you're not connected to the Internet, you can record them in CDs, etc...
Please have a look at it!
Happy Weekend!!!!
ps THANKS EMILIO!:-)

Basico 2

2007-12-11T14:49:00.001Z

Hello guys,
There's also some extra practice for you:

LISTENING:

RANDALL'S ESL LAB
BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH
EOI ZARAGOZA
http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
http://www.elllo.org/

GRAMMAR PRACTICE:
http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm
comparatives and superlatives
http://www.isabelperez.com/super.htm
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard
http://www.mansioningles.com/Gramatica.htm

READING:
LA MANSION DEL INGLÉS:http://www.mansioningles.com/Libros.htm
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSILVANIA: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
BARTLEBY: http://www.bartleby.com/
KIDS' STORIES: http://www.magickeys.com/books/
And Some Fun;-) MOVIES IN 30 SECONDS

Intermediate 1

2007-12-11T14:34:00.000Z

A list of links to practice with websites:

LISTENING:

BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH
RANDALL'S ESL LAB
http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/ChristmasAllAround.htm
EOI ZARAGOZA
http://www.elllo.org/
http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html
http://esl.about.com/od/intermediatelistening/Intermediate_Level_English_Listening_Comprehension_Exercises.htm

GRAMMAR PRACTICE:

http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm
http://www.educa.aragob.es/eoizara2/public_html/
http://www.educa.aragob.es/eoizara2/public_html/indgrammar.htm

READING:
LA MANSION DEL INGLÉS:http://www.mansioningles.com/Libros.htm
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSILVANIA: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
BARTLEBY: http://www.bartleby.com/
KIDS' STORIES: http://www.magickeys.com/books/
http://www.englishclub.com/reading/index.htm

ESL WEBSITES:

http://esl.about.com/
http://a4esl.org/
http://www.englishclub.com/
http://www.englishpage.com/

And Some Fun: http://www.angryalien.com/

EXTRA READINGS FOR INTERMEDIATE

2007-12-11T14:20:00.000Z

Hello everyone,
As I told you, here are the answers of the exercises in the EXTRA READINGS I gave you last week:

FILE 1

EXERCISE 1.(TRUE/FALSE)

1.T
2 ?
3.T
4.T
5.T
6.F
7.?
8.T

EXERCISE 2.

1. competitors
2. fairly
3. coaches
4.defeat
5.match
6.exhausting
7.blame

FILE 2
EXERCISE 1.(Matching titles and paragraphs)

1.E
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.D

EXERCISE 2.

1. T
2.F
3.F
4.T
5.T
6.?
7.?
8.T
9.T
10.T

We will comment the texts in class anyway!
See you Later!

Writing Comparative Sentences

2007-12-01T10:20:00.000Z

Hello guys,
This is an activity for students in BASICO 2:
Comparisons

Read the following sentences that describe two people, places or things. Rewrite
each sentence changing the adjective given to a comparative.

1 Carla is an intermediate diver. Gina is an advanced diver and has three medals from diving competitions.

(good)

2 Charlie was a great footballer, and scored at least two goals every match.
Jamie was a good footballer and scored a lot of goals, but not every match.

(talented)

3 Robert really wants to go to university to study medicine to be a hospital doctor.

Rosie wants to travel round Europe and then see what happens.

(ambitious)

4 It rained heavily today, but only for a few hours. The rain yesterday was so bad
that it caused floods.

(bad)

5 Euan is always smiling and having fun. Bobbie often looks sad and lonely.

(happy)

6 The lecture this week was fantastic - so full of information. Last week’s lecture
was quite dull.

(interesting)

7 It’s so quiet living in the country. The city is a very noisy place to live.

(noisy)

8 I couldn’t carry on up the mountain - it was too scary looking down. Jemma
carried on and felt absolutely fine

(brave)

Happy Weekend!

FORMING COMPARATIVES

2007-11-27T19:22:00.000Z

A page with an exercise to form comparatives.
When you finish the exercise,click on CHECK, to see your grade...

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/comparatives.htm

And here you can find a short explanation:

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/ADJECTIVES5.cfm

See you in class!!!

For Intermediate Students

2007-11-23T22:14:00.000Z

Good evening guys:

Have a look at these two exercises from ENGLISH PAGE and do them. You will see better the differences between present perfect simple and continuous:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs7.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs8.htm

Happy Weekend!!!

BREAKING NEWS

2007-11-23T16:00:00.000Z

Hello students,
I have just found thanks to Rosa,another teacher at Valdezarza,a great website

BREAKING NEWS ENGLISH

Please have a look at it, there are lots of articles and listenign practice, there are also cloze texts, readings, etc...
Please have a look at it.
Hope you like it!!!

Thank you Rosa!

Listening Practice

2007-11-15T21:12:00.000Z

Hi everyone,

This listening is good practice for you, just click on the PLAY button and answer the questions as you listen to Randall...

http://www.esl-lab.com/flight/flightrd1.htm

Hope you like it!
Happy weekend

Listening Practice

2007-11-09T19:10:00.000Z

Hello students,
I hope you are having a great "puente". This is a post to tell you that another way to improve your listening is by listening to PODCASTS in English.

I have found the website of VOICE OF AMERICA, but there are many more, you can find many other websites if you type in GOOGLE : ESL PODCASTS.

www.voanews.com/specialenglish/

Have a nice weekend!

DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

2007-11-07T21:34:00.000Z

And also have a look at this page for an explanation of today's grammar.

RELATIVE CLAUSES IN EDUFIND

And some exercises on the tense in section 3.1. "GOING TO":

WWW.ISABELPEREZ.COM/HAPPY/TENSES/GOING.HTM
See you in class!

A New Videos Website

2007-11-06T15:02:00.000Z

Hello everyone,
I have just found a wonderful website at the English Department.It is called VIDEOJUG, and there you will find very good videos so that you practice your English by watching the videos on many different topics.
I hope you like it!!!
See you!!!

Happy All Saints' Day

2007-11-01T12:53:00.000Z

Hello everyone, I hope you're having a great "puente"...
I was just searching on the Internet and luckily found this wonderful website with lots and lots of short stories, so that you can copy and print those you like...so no excuse now for not reading!!!!The page is classified: HORROR, ROMANCE, FICTION, ETC

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/indexframe.html

It's also in BASIC 2 and INTERMEDIATE 1 sections on the left...

SO/NEITHER

2007-10-19T11:24:00.000Z

Hello guys,
How are you? I am sure you feel great like me since today is Friday...and The weekend has landed!!!
I want you to have a look at this exercise for you to practice the expression of things in common with other people by using SO/NEITHER

Have a look at this page in the website USINGENGLISH.

And also:
http://www.learn-english-today.com/free-english-lessons/free-english-lesson_contents/so_neither-ex.htm

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/englishfile/preint/a_grammar/file08/grammar08_d01/

Happy Weekend!!!

Present Perfect

2007-10-17T21:09:00.000Z

And some exercises:

We have studied present perfect, and I just found this page in which you have a very good explanation of the situations in which we use this tense followed by plenty of activities. But for now you just have to do Verb tense exercises 5 and 6.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

COCKNEY AND RHYMING SLANG

2007-10-17T20:54:00.000Z

Good evening everyone,
after today's class with my group of Basico 2 I want you guys to listen to Cockney accent, so listen to this boy:

And also have a look at this website:
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
It is a RHYMING SLANG/ENGLISH ENGLISH RHYMING SLANG dictionary.
For a definition(better than the definition I gave today) go to:
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney_rhyming_slang

Simple Past

2007-10-14T12:30:00.000Z

Hello Students at BASICO 2!!!
We will start unit 2 next week, in this Unit we are going to review

SIMPLE PAST...

And I found this website with readings and exercises to work with the simple past.
ENGLISHWORKS

You just have to click on the text that you find interesting and do the activities. They are all biographies, the perfect text type to practice with the

simple past,

the perfect tense to talk about finished and completed actions.

In Isabel Perez's website you have also one section dedicated to SIMPLE PAST:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses/past_simple.htm

Making Learning Easier and More Fun

2007-10-11T10:13:00.000Z

Sorry Guys, I forgot:
This week I have mentioned a nice way of learning and classifying new vocabulary, MIND MAPS, and I have also mentioned who created this method, Tony Buzan.

Have a look at this website to see some examples of mind maps and how they work:
http://www.nlpmind.com/mind_mapping.htm

First Unit Review

2007-10-11T08:28:00.000Z

Good morning everyone,
We have finished now UNIT 1. And Maybe some people want to do extra practice on the tenses we have studied this week....

Here you have some links that you will probably find interesting:

Exercises 1 and 2 in:http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html

An explanation of the tenses in:

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses.htm

And an excellent page from Isabel Perez's Website, with a grammar summary and activities to review the tenses:
http://www.isabelperez.com/happy/tenses.htm

And some listening practice in Randall's Listening Lab(do the EASY ones):

www.esl-lab.com
Happy Weekend!

Hello Guys

2007-07-23T20:34:00.000Z

Hello Guys!!!
How are you? I don't know if anyone at Goya or San Blas is reading my blog, however, I will keep it until September, when I start the one corresponding to my new groups...

I want you to have a look at the trailer that you can find in the YOU TUBE VIDEOS section, from the French movie "L'Auberge Spagnole" (Titled Una Casa de Locos in Spanish, showing how exciting life can be for an Erasmus Student in his/her year abroad:-))It is one of my favourites, a must see for all those students who are planning to live or have lived in a foreign country...which I strongly recommend, since it is one of the most enriching experiences one can go through.
Hope you like it:)

Congratulations

2007-06-10T15:47:00.000Z

Hello Everybody!!!
Just a quick note to tell you that It was great to teach at EOI Goya these months, and that I am glad that so many people passed in June. Those of you who have to try again in September, do not worry, you are capable of passing, I am sure!!!

I want to wish you a wonderful summer, happy holidays, and enjoy these two months a lot before the new course starts!!!

Let me post here a wonderful composition written by one of my students in 2F, Julian. He writes amazingly well, I hope you enjoy his composition as much as I did!

WHAT HAPPENED?

It was a rainy evening. I was standing by the window, looking through it, how the drops were hitting against the glasses. I had lived this experience many times. In the street,two boys were jumping over puddles while another one was staring at them. They were completely soaked. Suddenly I felt that all turned around me like in a merry go round.

When I woke up, I couldn't hear the monotonous sound of the rain, actually I couldn't hear anything. Well, the sadness of the silence. I had a bad feeling. I didn't know where I was. It was a white room without furniture or windows. I didn't understand what was happening.

Few seconds later, when I noticed there wasn't any door either, the panic invaded me. I went towards the walls to see if I would be able to break them to escape. But it was impossible, I couldn't reach them.

"How is it possible? It has to exist some secret door or hole to enter here". I thought. I tried to keep calm, since it could only be a nightmare. I breathed deeply and closed my eyes.

When I woke up again I was lying on the floor, in my old living room. I heard that it wasn't raining. All around me seemed to be right. I stood up slowly and I went to the kitchen to have a glass of water, because I was thirsty. I remembered the children in the street so I came back to the window to see if they were still playing.

Oh my God! I shouted. I was absolutely terrified. From there, I could only see the white room with me inside.

YOU MUST SEE THESE SITES

2007-05-29T20:54:00.000Z

Hi Again,
I want you to have a look at these two websites.

1st: A website with links for learners of English...

http://www.ncistudent.net/CourseResources/GeneralEducation/English_lang.htm

2nd: A more general website, called THE LEARNING CENTRE, where you can find a menu on the left with links to information and explanation of the different skills that you should develop as learners:

- Learning Skills
- Writing Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Examination Skills

http://www.ncistudent.net/

Readings in Easy English

2007-05-25T22:17:00.001Z

Hello Students,
Let me post a new website where you can find lots of readings in simple English. There are many stories so that you have fun while you improve your reading skills...I hope you enjoy it:

http://towerofenglish.com/reading.html

Present Perfect

2007-05-24T20:32:00.002Z

Hello Students,
This is a post to give you a link to a very good explanation of present perfect...We use "pretérito perfecto" in a slightly different way, so I hope that this explanation and the exercises that you will find at the bottom of the page will help you a bit...all right?

NOTE:

Some of the activities cannot be done by first year students because we have not seen in class some tenses that I have seen with second year students...
And please have a look at the left side of the page:-)It is a help with tenses
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html

By the way, I was having a look at the handouts I have given you and there is one mistake in one photocopy I gave to SECOND YEAR STUDENTS:

In the PHOTOCOPY "Compound nouns made with SOME, ANY AND NO" you can find these sentences:
e. He doesn 't have to stay anything to stay tonight
f. I wouldn't eat anything except at Maxim's

Well, there is a mistake: please change the word ANYTHING for ANYWHERE. OK?

Lots of New Tests

2007-05-22T19:49:00.000Z

Hello Students: Have a look at this website http://www.usingenglish.com/handouts/.You can find there different tests for the aspects of grammar and/or vocabulary that you want to reinforce...
Please have a look at it, It is very interesting and complete!!!You can find extra practice for lots of things that we have seen in class!
Remember also that we will use these two days to revise, so I would like you to have a look at the books and make a note of your doubts and those things that you need to ask, all right?
Ok, Enjoy the new website!
Patricia

More Listenings

2007-05-18T08:59:00.001Z

Hello Students,
I have just found another great website where you can practise your listening...

Go to: http://www.literacynet.org/cnnsf/archives.html

It's the CNN story archive.

Just click on the story that interests you,and clicking on STORY you can listen to it while you read the text if you pressor watch the CNN video if you press...
Besides you have vocabulary and comprehension questions on the LEFT which you can do to check that you have understood the text, ok?

I hope you enjoy it, it is a wonderful way to practise your listening, and it is American Accent!I will also include it in the links section as

CNN Listenings.

Phrasal Verbs

2007-05-16T20:38:00.000Z

Second Year!!!!
This is a short(and clear)explanation of what PHRASAL VERBS are... Go to the link below:

http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html

You will find phrasal verbs explained and also links to lots of different PHRASAL VERBS organised alphabetically and examples.

Practice Makes Perfect

2007-05-16T20:20:00.000Z

Hello Students, today someone from first year asked me how one can improve listening...My answer is getting to know

NATIVE SPEAKERS!!!

In my opinion, it's the funniest and fastest way...so let me pass on this message to you...

Hello, this is a quick message to remind you about our weekly International
Evening every Wednesday night.

The idea is to give our virtual community a chance to meet in person, practise
languages, socialise, and generally get together for a few beers on a Wednesday
night (...the drinks are really cheap too, which is a nice change in Madrid!)

It's on at "Rocket" Bar (calle Larra 21, metro Bilbao) from 9pm to 1am.

Come with friends, or just yourself: we have our lingobongo host Miguel to make
sure everyone meets each other.

For a map (you actually need this as it's in a side street...) and more details
go to our website… http://www.lingobongo.com/madrid/

TESTS

2007-05-15T11:10:00.000Z

Hello Students,
Someone asked me yesterday to bring a test to revise for the exam...well I have thought that maybe you would like to have a look at this website:

ELEMENTARY LEVEL: http://www.english-test.net/esl/english-grammar-test.html (IN FACT, I WILL PUT IT IN THE LINKS SECTION)

And here there is one for Second Year Students:http://www.mitsuba.co.uk/english/pre-internediate.asp
Please start studying, don't be lazy!!!:-)

EXTRA GRAMMAR

2007-05-13T11:36:00.000Z

Hello students, I thought that some of you might need and want to do some more extra practice...

Here you'll find links to a number of exercises to review the grammar points we have seen in class...

FIRST YEAR STUDENTS: http://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/elementary-006.asp

SECOND YEAR STUDENTShttp://www.nonstopenglish.com/allexercises/pre_intermediate.asp

Further Listening Practice

2007-05-07T23:21:00.000Z

Hi students, below you can find a link to different recordings to listen and practise for the listening part of the exam:
LISTENINGS

First Year Students can do the listenings marked with one star.
>

Second Year Students can do those marked with two.
The link to those listenings can be found in a wonderful website from the EOI Zaragoza 2 where you will find more practice for all the skills.
For example, I found this in one of the clozes for practicing reading comprehension:

TIPS ON HOW TO COMPLETE CLOZE TESTS•

First, slowly read all the text without filling any of the gaps. Read it two or three times until you have a clear understanding of what the text is about.
• Then only complete the gaps you are absolutely sure of.
• Next try and find out what the missing words in the remaining gaps are. See which
part of speech may fit in each gap (article?, pronoun?, noun?, adverb?, adjective?,
preposition?, conjunction?, verb?) and pay special attention to the grammar around
the words in each gap.
Many of the gaps may include the following:
- preposition following a noun, adjective or verb. (Example: good at languages)
- prepositional phrase. (Example: in spite of)
- adverb. (Example: He moved to Zaragoza two years ago)
- connector. (Example: First, he arrives; then he sits down; finally, he leaves.)
- conjunction. (Example: Although he is five, he can speak five languages.
- auxiliary verb. (Example: He has won 2 matches)
- an article or some other kind of determiner. (Example: I have no time)
- a relative. (Example: Juan, who I met two years ago, is my best friend)
- a pronoun, either subject or object. (Example: it is difficult to know)
- is there a comparative or superlative involved? (Example: she's taller than me)
• Some sentences may seem to be complete and contain gaps that appear to be
unnecessary. If you find gaps like this, you will probably need the following:
- an adverb. (Example: He is always late)
- a modal verb. (Example: They can swim very well)
- a word to change the emphasis of the sentence: She's good enough to be queen;The problems are too difficult
• A few gaps may demand a vocabulary item consistent with the topic of the text; or a
word which is part of an idiomatic expression (example: Good heavens!); or a word
which collocates with another one (example: do a job); or a word which is part of a
phrasal verb (example: I was held up by traffic).
• If after putting into practice the techniques above you still have some gaps left, make a wild guess (adivínalo a ojo). Some teachers may award you a full mark or half a mark if they understand that your suggested word shows a good command of English grammar and vocabulary although the word you wrote in the gap is not the correct one or doesn't fully fit in the overall meaning of the text.
• Never leave a gap blank and never fill in a gap with a word you know for sure is wrong.

First Year Listening

2007-05-03T14:02:00.000Z

Hello First Year Students,
I have included two new links in the CHECK THIS OUT section for practicing listening skills. Please have a look at them, it is good practice for you before the exam!

1. RONG CHANG
2. LEARN ENGLISH WEBSITE

Second Year

2007-05-03T08:10:00.000Z

Hello Second Year students
I hope you have relaxed during these days...Now we have to continue working until the day of the exam. Here is a link from Longman , where you can find grammar practice and cloze texts for your level. I hope it is useful.

TOTAL ENGLISH PRE-INTERMEDIATE ONLINE RESOURCES