Good Bye

Yes, I am very sorry to say good bye (click for song) to you all my best students!
Siento teneros que dar la temida noticia: me voy para la EOI de Motril.
Quiero daros las gracias de todo corazón por un año muy feliz!!!Espero seguir en contacto aunque sea desde lejos y seguro que buscaremos alguna ocasión para una visitilla!
Un beso y un abrazo. GOOD LUCK FOR EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING YOU WISH TO DO IN LIFE!
Mary Lamas

Sheffield

Great video clip about this fantastic CITY.

FINAL EXAMS

REMEMBER that the Listening, Reading and Writing exams are taking place on Wednesday 8th June at 10am in classroom 2.

Here is the timetable for the Speaking exam which is taking place on Wednesday 15th June in classroom 2:

FINAL SPEAKING EXAM EXINO     NA2- A	WEDNESDAY 15th JUNE
10 - 10.15	Tamara + Julia
10.15 – 10.30	Nuria + Mari Angeles
10.30 - 10.45	Liz + Isabel
10.45 – 11	Rocío + Susana
11 – 11.15	Ana + Nieves
11.15 – 11.30	María José + Reyes
11.30 - 11.45	Marilina + Toñi
11.45-12 12- 12.15	Marta + Patricia + Marisol Roberto + Rafa

Presentations

Here is the list we agreed for the coming presentations. You can do them when you're ready anytime BEFORE the 30th of May! I am looking forward to hearing you!!!

• Comparing news articles: Isabel & Julia
• Salisbury: Nieves
• Prince Charles: Susana
• Peak District: Liz
• Derbyshire: Reyes
• Castleton: Rocío
• Pevsner: Ana
• Sheffield: Tamara

The Shivering mountain

Click on MOUNTAIN to see the questions for this chapter.

Don't miss the Mozart!

Click on MOZART to see the questions about the chapter.

Martha Graham

Click on BIO to read about her life.
Click on CLIP to see her dance style again. How would you describe it?

Let the SUNSHINE in!

Click on SUN to listen to the song again.

Speaking...

Click on SOCIAL for the questions suggestions.

Click on PRESENTATION for the useful expressions.

Star Reporter

Click on the word REPORTER for the link to the questions for this chapter.

Basic writing skills

Click on the word ESSAY for the link to the video.

Topics

Click on LIST to see some interesting topics to talk about.

Get happy!

Click on HAPPY to hear the song again.

Today's news

Click on ONE-MINUTE news and LOOKALIKES to view the clips again.

HAPPY EASTER!

Click on EASTER to view the video clip.
Click on EXPLANATION to read the summary.

Click on the STORY to read James' description of his Easter holidays.

Maybe you fancy taking up the interactive Easter Egg HUNT too!

Shop for your health

Here's the video clip we watched today about the importance of shopping for your health. It is also known as RETAIL THERAPY!

LOL

Click on the word LOL to view the explanation about the origin of this acronym.

MOTHER's DAY

Click on the word MOTHER to read all about this special day!

Here's how to make a cute little something for Mothering Sunday

APRIL FOOLS!

Click on the word APRIL to read about the best hoaxes.
Here is a nice and easy PRESENTATION about it. I also liked this one: PRESENTATION.
Click on the word ORIGIN to read a more detailed explanation.

You can leave your HAT ON!

Click on the word HAT to see this hysterical video clip again!

radiation

It isn't all that bad, really! Click on RADIATION to see the clip again.

Daylight Savings Time

Click on the word ARTICLE to read the news and tips on Daylight Savings Time.

DIY

Click on the word DIY for the link to the B&Q website. Have another look at the "You can do it- classes" section.

EXINO

Here is the DOCUMENT explaining how your written work is assessed by Marbella's EOI. You can find this one and more in the documents section of the school's website!

Just the way you are!

Feel free to listen again to this sweet song and feel special!

sleepwalking

Click on the word sleepwalking to listen to this interesting 6-minute clip we heard today.

No wedding pressies!

Here's the link to the article we saw about Prince William and Kate Middleton's decision of asking for a donation to a charitable fund RATHER THAN receiving wedding presents.

rather than

Click on the word document to see the examples we discussed about this grammatical point.

SAGA reading

Here's the link to these truly grabbing sagas: http://eoimarbellaenglish.wikispaces.com/SAGAS. Remember to note down the number or title of the one you liked most before casting your vote.

I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU TO TRY AND WRITE YOUR OWN SAGA TOO, remember you shouldn't exceed 50-60 words. Feel free to send it to me for correction and then we can ask the other group to read them and vote too!?

Homonyms and homophones

As I said, if you have some spare time I encourage you to take the challenge and writedown all the homonyms and homophones this groovy singer mentions.

Saint Patrick!

Be prepared to celebrate Saint Patrick in advance on Wednesday, so make sure to wear something GREEN and/or  orange!


Click on culture and history to see the info we looked at in class.

March celebrations

As you know, this month is full of interesting and delicious celebrations:
Saint David
Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, BritPage

...to be continued

work of art

Click on the word SONG for the link to Demi Lovato's hit!

sweetie chapter

Good evening!
Click on the word document to find the link to it.

Topics for writing practice

Here are over 100 topics for you to choose from and start writing ( and I'll start correcting!)

Peter and the wolf

Here is the link to the adorable musical story. It is only the first part but supposedly Youtube will automatically suggest the next episode to you, so just click on it. If not, then you can look for the other parts but make sure you select the option read by David Bowie!

ENJOY YOUR WHITE WEEK!

   

writing tips

Here's the link to the Ana's super blog with nice tips about writing skills.

SPEAKING EXAM

Note: Please come 10 minutes before the highlighted time to prepare!

MONDAY 21st	SPEAKING: EXPRESIÓN E INTERACCIÓN ORAL
TIME	NAMES
11.30- 11.45	Tamara + Liz
11.45- 12	Ana + Susana
12- 12.15	Nieves + Rocío
12.15- 12.30	Isabel + Maria José
12.30- 12.45	Toñi + Marilina + Julia
12.45- 13	Nuria + Maria Ángeles

listening

Here's the link to the listening lab website for you to practise...and remember that you can click on the script at the end of the activity to check specific vocab or expressions.

passive song

This is a classic song which title contains a passive structure! Nice for background music while you are trying to match up the domino sentences...

SAG awards

Here's the link to the selection of videos for you to browse.

good paragraphs

Here is a document with 4 examples of well-written paragraphs.

2011 Oscars

Here is the link to the videoclip from The Guardian online.
Here is the link to the blog of a popular film critic: Roger Ebert

passive practiCe

For you to practiSe the passive structure. Remember that you can also click on link called "grammar mix" on the right handside menu (re: useful links)

One of the lads

Here is the link to the chapter: One of the Lads

Frozen pizza

Here is the link to the questions for the Frozen Pizza chapter:

Brit or Am English

Here's a nice and easy link to the differences in vocabulary between American and British English: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/americanbritish.html

National Day

Thanks to Scott's reminder about Monday's Martin Luther King's Day, which WAS on Monday!
Here's the link to the first part of MLK's famous speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5SlrXeOxCc
and you can also read more about him on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

animal sounds

songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_mol6B9z00

list of animal sounds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animal_sounds

money last

Quotations: http://www.quotegarden.com/money.html

Idioms: http://www.idiomconnection.com/money.html

wish song

Here's the link to the lovely song entitled "Wish upon a star!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM3nY6Vt7t8

Paragraph writing

Here's the link to the explanation on how to write a good and proper paragraph:
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm

 

For those of you who were absent today, the homework is to write a paragraph about ONE way to make extra cash.