Tuesday 30 April 2013

Manchester: little lecture at the EOI

If everything goes well, today we will be having an informal lecture at 17.00 at school about the city of Manchester!
Think of questions that you would like to ask the speaker!
We hope that you enjoy it!



Wednesday 24 April 2013

Intermediate 1: Men, women and marriage. Children know better!

Read the answers given by children to the questions below. They're just hilarious!
Thank you so much, Lou! 

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
(1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10

(2) No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kirsten, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
(1) Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10

(2) No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married.
-- Freddie, age 6 (very wise for his age)

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
(1) You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
(1) Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
(1) Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

(2) On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
(1) I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
(1) When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7

(2) The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
-- Curt, age 7

(3) The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
-- Howard, age 8

 HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
(1) There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
(1) Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
-- Ricky, age 10



Do you know any jokes about marriage? Please share them with us!

Intermediate 1: Men vs. Women

Hello everyone!
We have been talking about the difference between men and women in class. I would like you to do this extra listening activity!

Being a woman

1Every week BBC asks people in London a different question. Listen to what they say and complete the chart underneath.

What's the best thing about being a woman?

 Woman 1
 Best thing:
 Worst thing:

 Woman 2:
 Advantage:
 Disadvantage:

 Woman 3:
 Best thing:
 Worst thing:



2. Now watch this video and correct yourself!

Tuesday 23 April 2013

Intermediate 1: Revision vocabulary_ Unit 4

Let's do the activities and practise some vocabulary & listening!

Friday 12 April 2013

Intermediate 1: Articles and Quantifiers

Here you can find a little summary on articles and quantifiers in case you need to revise them!


Advanced 1 - As Good as It Gets

This week we have been working on obsessions (OCD) and addictions and watching part of this great film as an example & good listening practice. Would you like to watch it completely?

As Good as It Gets is a 1997 American comedy that stars Jack Nicholson as a misanthropic,obsessive-compulsive novelist, Helen Hunt as a single mother with an asthmatic son, and Greg Kinnear as a gay artist. 
Nicholson and Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actor and Academy Award for Best Actress, respectively, making As Good As It Gets the latest film to win both of the lead acting awards. It is ranked 140th on Empire magazine's "The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time" list.

Friday 5 April 2013

Advanced 1: Revision activities Unit 4

We have been studying a wide range of grammar structures and vocabulary this year. 
Please, revise unit number 4 by doing the Revision activities in page 67.

Here's the answer key! 
 Revise and Check, UNIT 4

GRAMMAR
A-        1 b                   B-        1          to learn
2 a                               2          would have enjoyed 
3 a                               3          travelling
4 b                               4          pay
5 c                               5          doesn’t mind
6 a                               6          would win
7 c                               7          hadn't been wearing
8 a                               8          to attend
9 c                               9          Had...told
10 c                             10        catching
                                                11        wouldn't be living
                                                12        have seen

VOCABU LARY
A-        1          landline            B-        1 broken
            2          casualties                      2 get
3          ceasefire                        3 up
4          voicemail                       4 blow
5          minded                          5 out
6          enquiries                        6 up
                                   
7          sighted               C-        1 of
8          siege                               2 on
9          worn                               3 with
10        arrows                            4 on
11        retreat                             5 on
12        refugees           

Don't hesitate to ask me in class if you have any questions!