The relatives

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Reading exercise 1 two tasks
Reading exercise 2 two tasks
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NI2 STORY

Click here to read the story (Lamb to Slaughter) we are going to work with next Friday.

Double comparatives

This is the video we watched in class today:


And If you want more practice click here for an exercise I have written for you. And click here if you want to do the extra reading and grammar exercises I told you about in class.

THE KNIGHT IN RUSTY ARMOR

This is our last story. Click on the picture to get the text.

Thanksgiving day

Some of you had come to me and asked for the photocopies and the listening exercise we worked in class yesterday. Click here for the reading, and here to register for the listening.
Below you have a video with the information of the photocopies.

The Force of Circumstance

This is the result of your preferences from the survey carried out in class last week, short articles instead of the complete book. Most of you have found rather difficult to understand the first twenty pages, and have looked up a lot of words in the dictionary; for that reason we''ll stick to the original idea,that is, reading short stories.
So our next story is "The Force of Circumstance" by Somerset Maugham. Below you have the text, but I have omitted the end since I didn't like the writer's much.
How would you end it differently?
Write your own ending for this story (150-200 words).We'll have an oral discussion about it on Friday 26th.


The text

halloween exercises

Drag the mouse on the pictures until you see a kind of pink circle, click on it and do the exercises.

The landlady

Well here you have the homework for this week .
The first part is the context. You'll have to find some information about the things that were going on in Spain in the final-fifties.
The second part is a pre-reading activity where you'll learn something about the two characters in the story and you'll have to answer some questions.
The third part is the story itself.
The story is also recorded if you want to listen while reading.
Adapted from the story "The Landlady" British Council


The landlady first part
The landlady second part
The landlady third part


listening part 1
listening part 2
listening part3
listening part4

What's in a name

Click on the picture, read the text and do the exercises

Relative Clauses

We use relative clauses to give additional information about something without starting another sentence. By combining sentences with a relative clause, your text becomes more fluent and you can avoid repeating certain words Read more


Reading Exercise (two tasks)

Reading While Listening

A form of reading that has been receiving a lot of attention from language teachers and researchers is reading while simultaneously listening. You can build not only your vocabulary but you can see how words are written and pronounced, increasing your listening comprehension, as well as your pronunciation and intonation.
I have come across this website and this one,where you can practise these skills. The first is full of simple stories with some exercises at the end if you want to check your understanding. The second has videos and listenings with subtitles. So stop making excuses and let's get to listen.

ENGLISH MANIA

As you already know, listening is vital when we are learning a new language. It's the most difficult skill to understand and the one which requires more practice when learning a new language. So the more you listen, the better you get at understanding.
Here you have a listening exercise. Start by doing some exercises related to new vocabulary, then watch the video with the English subtitles and then again, but this time without subtitles. You'll see you'll understand a lot more, then do the next exercise and finally listen again but this time try to be aware of the pronunciation, intonation and how words are joined. I hope you enjoy this video.
First do the following
two exercises

Now watch the video


Do the following exercise:

and finally listen again to focus on how things are said and expressed.

A tribute to Michael Jackson

"One picture is worth ten thousand words."
Chinese proverb


And now do these two exercises (a Listening and a Reading) to know a little bit more about the King of Pop. Adapted from Voa News and CNN News

Tony's awards

The Tony's awards are regarded as the theatre's equivalent to the Oscars. The annual awards were established in 1947 by the American Theatre Wing and are intended to recognize excellence in plays and musicals staged on Broadway. Awards are given for best play, best musical, best play revival, and best musical revival, and in categories such as acting, directing, music, choreography, set design, and costume design.
This 63rd edition was presented on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. "Billy Elliot, the musical" swept, winning 10 awards. The musical which is based on the film with the same name, tells the story of a ballet dancing schoolboy in a mining town in northern England. Elton John, who suggested the film be adapted for theatre, wrote the music for the production.
Click here if you want to know more or watch the video below to listen to one of the fabulous songs of this musical.

Beyonce in the listenings

Here you have the exercises we were talking about in class. The first two listenings are about Beyonce and the other about computers. And a reading comprehension exercise to learn some proverbs.

SCRIPTS

Exam practice

There are only a few weeks left to finish this school year. I have prepared two exercises for you to practise. A reading exercise with two parts about Marylin Monroe´s life to review the relatives and a listening exercise about a story I read some years ago. The other day I bumped into it in youtube, and I want to share it with you.
“The Good Life” takes you to a chance meeting between an MBA (abbrevation for a person who has a Master of Business Administration: an advanced degree in business)and a fisherman on a small island. The MBA tries to teach the fisherman about business, but the fisherman teaches him about life. Enjoy!

Story by Mark Albion

CLICK HERE to watch the video and do the exercise.

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the .... is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays.
I have read some of these moving stories to my students and I highly recommend them. I have prepared a reading exercise with one of these stories, and if you want to read more...

Saint Patrick´s day

St. Patrick's Day is an Irish holiday celebrated all around the globe to honor the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick.Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated each year on March 17th.

Read on and watch this video while you do the exercises. Lucky Saint Patrick's day

MEET THE PRESIDENT OF USA

Barack Obama was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. They didn't have much money, but they taught him values from Kansas heartland where they grew up. He took out loans to go to school...... Read more while you do the exercises

eating out

A reading comprehension exercise. this