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miércoles, 22 de febrero de 2017

Figurative Language

Today's topic is related to literature. As I'm well aware that reading is not normally my students' favourite activity, let's learn a few things about Figurative Language in a fun way.

Yes... in a fun way. No hyperboles here.

It would be advisable to watch the video first so that students get a general idea of different examples of figurative language together with examples. Once they know the basics, they will be ready to go Kahoot!-ing.

I'll try both things myself in class. Wish me luck!





https://play.kahoot.it/?utm_source=unknown&utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=iframe_embed&utm_content=3ce70c36-d0b9-4ebb-894f-7ccb0a508b2d&deviceId=undefined#/?quizId=3ce70c36-d0b9-4ebb-894f-7ccb0a508b2d

lunes, 20 de febrero de 2017

Kahoot! - Reported Speech

Hi there!

Today I strongly recommend you try Kahoot! It's an app that can be used on mobiles, tablets and many other devices to practice and have a lot of fun. I've prepared a game about Reported Speech if you want to give it a try. Enjoy!

https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/3a061fe9-dd6c-4b40-b7e1-68caba6fcd73



jueves, 21 de abril de 2016

Writing: For and Against essays

Para preparar una composición dando razones a favor y en contra de un tema concreto, aquí os dejo una explicación que tomé "prestada" de Slideshare. ¡Muchas gracias, sarafant!


domingo, 27 de diciembre de 2015

Oral Presentation: 'Movies'

As you all know, the oral project for the second term is about movies. Here you will find the structure in case you need to have a look:

+ Guessing Game (optional)
0. Introduction: title of the movie and reason why you chose it
1. Background Information

- Year of release
- Genre
- Crew members
- Cast: main characters / supporting characters

2. Plot: no spoilers!!
3. Awards
4. Anecdotes
5. Quotation: text, meaning and reason why you chose it

+ Trivia (optional)


Also, you will also be able to learn some new vocabulary and expressions to use in your presentation if you click on the presentations below:


lunes, 16 de noviembre de 2015

Look Up: A Poem

Today's entry is all about filmmaker and spoken word artist Gary Turk. One of the things he does -brilliantly, I must say- is talking about daily life through poems, so you might easily relate to the topics he deals with. As sometimes "A picture is worth a thousand words", he makes videos out of his poems. You can watch some of them HERE.

Just to start with, I've taken a poem called 'Look Up'. As you can see in the video cover, it is about how an abusive use of technology can make us lose awareness of what happens around us.




Here's the poem in its written form as well. Hope you enjoy it!

jueves, 4 de junio de 2015

Verb Tense Mix

Hello everyone, and welcome to...

 

 
Today's practice is on mixed tenses in simple sentences. If you feel you need to work on it, or you think you need to revise, or you don't have anything else to do, here's some links that may be useful:






lunes, 1 de junio de 2015

Future Tenses: Will, Be Going To, Present Continuous

It's been a while!

Here's some practice on future tenses to revise the contrast between Will, Be Going to and Present Continuous with future meaning. The key is included.

For further practice, click HERE


miércoles, 13 de mayo de 2015

The Last Lesson

Today's the last lesson with my dear 2ºBachillerato students. All the best to you all!

Here's my goodbye message for them. Now go create your own masterpiece!

You'll find the lyrics here: Masterpiece - Jessie J


jueves, 7 de mayo de 2015

Music - You Learn (Alanis Morissette)

Who said that you only learn what you are taught? 
Can we learn through our experiences in life?
Alanis Morissette thinks so. In fact, she recommends us to take risks so that we learn from our wins and losses. Listen to the song and see it for yourself.



 
To have a look at the lyrics, click HERE

jueves, 23 de abril de 2015

Quotes - 2

Breaking Bad - season 2, episode 8

Keep going, superheroes! You can almost touch the finish line. Go kick fear, frustration and tiredness as hard as you can right in the teeth!

It feels awesome, by the way.


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For those of you who want it, here's the translation into Spanish:

"He pasado mi vida entera asustado. Con miedo a las cosas que podían pasar, podrían pasar, podrían no pasar. Cincuenta años he pasado así. Despertándome a las tres de la mañana. ¿Pero sabes qué? Cada día desde mi diagnóstico, duermo bien. Me di cuenta de que lo peor de todo es el miedo. De que es el enemigo real. Así que levántate, sal al mundo real y dale una patada a ese b******* tan fuerte como puedas en toda la boca."

martes, 7 de abril de 2015

Possible text types in PAU: a presentation

Today I'm bringing a presentation including some of the topics that appeared in PAU exams in the past. The aim is to distinguish which type each heading corresponds to, and to develop a strategy before you start writing: text type, structure, typical language.

Once you've got all this covered, try and make it yummy!


lunes, 6 de abril de 2015

Cloze Test: Slow Travel

Here's a new set of exercises that I hope will be useful for some of my students as PAU is approaching. The aim of cloze tests is to understand a text and complete it with suitable words. I won't be giving you any words to start with this time, as you can find the full script HERE




viernes, 20 de marzo de 2015

We're going to England!

Only one day left!

Which places are we visiting? Take a look at the pictures and guess.



KEY:
London / Oxford / Warwick / Stratford-upon-Avon / Stonehenge / Bristol / Bath / London... and back to Madrid!


martes, 17 de marzo de 2015

Listening Practice: Slow Travel

Today I'm starting a new kind of activities for Bachillerato: listening activities which can be used to work different skills. I'm glad to share this idea I found at elllo.org, where you can have a look at the audio and script.

You can also have a look at the document below:





A possible lesson plan:

1. ICE-BREAKING: 
Things to do once you have some free time. Among the various plans, travelling may be one of them. Students can talk about favourite/dreamed travel destinations and give reasons. They can also talk about how they would like to travel: as a backpacker, as a flashpacker or any other kind of tourist.

2. LISTENING PRACTICE:
- Listenings one and two: read the questions and provide answers as you listen.
- Listening three: use the audioscript to make sure your answers are correct. The activity can be corrected at the end of the listening or while they are listening to the dialogue.

3. READING PRACTICE: 
Extract interesting vocabulary.
Find examples of conditional sentences and explain how they are formed.

4. SPEAKING / WRITING PRACTICE:
- Do you feel engaged with your work?
- What was a turning point in your life?
- What topic is a big deal for you?
- What is one downside to... (e.g. getting / not getting married - having / not having kids)
- Have you ever considered to be an expat?

jueves, 12 de marzo de 2015

You Can Live your Dream!

Just in case you forgot... or if you never thought about it. Have a look.

You're almost there. Just a few steps more. It's not over until you win!



sábado, 7 de marzo de 2015

Quotes - 1

My dear students,

Good luck on your exams. Read the quote below and breath deep. Don't give up, you're almost there!

See you on Monday, superheroes.

"In 1888, William Williams Keen became one of the first surgeons to successfully remove a brain tumor. A big win. It's true. You can look it up. What's harder to find, however, are stories of all the times old Double Billy K tried to pull a tumor out of a brain and lost. The losses must have happened. A surgeon must always be prepared to lose. And in neurosurgery, with the big tumors. We lose those battles as often as we succeed. The key, though, win or lose, is to never fail. And the only way to fail is not to fight. So you fight until you can't fight anymore. Hold up your head and enter the arena and face the enemy. Fight until you can't fight anymore. Never let go. Never give up. Never run. Never surrender. Fight the good fight. Even when it seems inevitable that you're about to go down swinging."
"Why do we even try, when the barriers are so high and the odds are so low? Why don't we just pack it in and go home? It'd be so, so much easier. It's because in the end there's no glory in easy. No one remembers easy. They remember the blood, and the bones, and the long agonizing fight to the top. And that is how you become legendary."

Grey's Anatomy
Season 11, Episode 14



Here's the translation into Spanish for those of you who are interested:
"En 1888, William Williams Keen se convirtió en uno de los primeros cirujanos que consiguió extraer un tumor cerebral. Una gran victoria. Es verdad. Puedes buscar información sobre ello. Lo que es más difícil de encontrar, sin embargo, son las historias de todas las veces en que Billy Bis K intentó extraer un tumor cerebral y perdió. Las derrotas han debido suceder. Un cirujano siempre debe estar preparado para perder. Y en neurocirugía, contra los grandes tumores. Perdemos tantas batallas como victorias cosechamos. La clave, sin embargo, se gane o se pierda, es no fallar nunca. Y la única manera de fallar es no pelear. Así que pelea hasta que no puedas pelear más. Mantén la cabeza alta, sal a la palestra y enfréntate al enemigo. Lucha hasta que no puedas luchar más. Nunca lo dejes. Nunca te des por vencido. Nunca salgas corriendo. Nunca te rindas. Dalo todo. Incluso aunque parezca inevitable que vayas a perder en el intento."

"¿Por qué lo intentamos, aunque las barreras sean tan grandes y las posibilidades tan escasas? ¿Por qué no lo dejamos y nos vamos a casa? Sería mucho, mucho más fácil. Es porque al final no hay gloria en lo fácil. Nadie recuerda lo fácil. Recuerdan la sangre, y los huesos, y la lenga y agonizante batalla hasta la cima. Y es así como te conviertes en leyenda."

lunes, 2 de marzo de 2015

Time Clauses: Rephrasings

Let's get creative!

Let's learn some grammar!

Let's do it all together! Have a look at the exercise and try to combine the sentences to create a new one using time connectors.

The key will be uploaded as soon as we correct the exercise in class.

Future Mix Practice: Will - Be Going to - Present Simple - Present Continuous

As we will not be having class until next week, here's some practice for Bachillerato students on future tenses. Review your notes and decide which tense is most suitable for each of the sentences provided: Will+Infinitive, Be Going To+Infinitive, Present Simple or Present Continuous.

It's not going to be easy, so feel free to ask all your questions in class. Have a nice week!

The key for this exercise will be uploaded shortly.



martes, 17 de febrero de 2015

Reporting Verbs: notes and useful links

To practice reported speech using verbs different from say/tell, look at the notes HERE or in the document below and click on the links provided. Go for it!





Although the list is quite complete, there are some verbs which cannot be included in any of the groups. Here are some of them:
  • ACCUSE: She accused Michael of lying. [accuse + object + of + gerund]
  • APOLOGISE: I apologised to them for burning the dinner. [apologise ( + to + object) + for + gerund]
  • BLAME: He blamed me for breaking the computer. [blame + object + for + gerund]
  • CONFESS: He confessed to stealing the car. [confess + to + gerund]
  • INSIST: They insisted on going with Bob. [insist + on + gerund]









Exercises on Reported Speech **WITH KEY!!**

Today I'm offering you some practice on one of the most complex grammar points in English. In the document below you will find statements, commands and questions to be transformed into reported speech.

The answers are included in the second document.

If you are interested in reporting verbs, have a look at the following post. Or click HERE.