Happy Christmas!

Sorry we didn't have time to listen to this song with your group, Intermediate 1 B! You can watch the beautiful videoclip and listen to the song now.

This is my way to wish you all, HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Coldplay, what else? 

Thank you for the cake, Tatiana! It was delicious and really nice of you!!! 

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Reading Intermediate 1

Hello everybody!

We are going to read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde in class. 

It's a masterpiece that I hope you enjoy as much as I did the first time I read it!

Promise me that you'll read the original book by Oscar Wilde (not the adapted version) when you are in Advanced 2. 

I'm certain that you will enjoy it! 

What do you want for Christmas? _ Int 1 Listening

You can watch again the nice video we watched yesterday in class and practise a bit more. 

The extract I showed you started at 00:39.

How about you? What do you want for Christmas?

Stereotypes & Gender equality _ Listening practice Int 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4LcjUSjEow

Hello everyone!

As promised, here is the subtitled video of the speech given by Emma Watson at a

special event for the HeForShe campaign at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, in September 2014.

Try to watch it completely!

I hope you find it as interesting as I do!

Colloquial English

Hello everyone!

Did you know that one of the most difficult things to translate are colloquial sayings? That's because we don't always have an equivalent in our mother tongue.

Your course mate Nora has shared this link with us and it's really interesting! Have a look!

http://elblogdeidiomas.es/203-expresiones-ingles-coloquiales/

In Spanish we would have: "A quien madruga, Dios le ayuda"

Thank you, Nora!

Happy teachers' day!

Happy teachers' day to all my students who are also teachers!

I'd like you to tell me about some teachers who have inspired you!

I can remember my French teacher at university who was an enthusiastic, patient and pleasant young woman that made us all love her language and her country.

I also remember how inspirational and exigent our Philosophy teacher was. Reading "Los mundos de Sofía" in class made as all enjoy Philosophy as teenagers.

To finish, I’ll mention my Math teacher: a creative, positive and funny man who let us discover how Math is present in our lives.

Their classes have probably made me who I am now.

How about you? Can you mention a teacher that was particularly inspirational to you?

Please, tell me about him/her.

Happy Thanksgiving to everybody!!! _ Listening & culture

What the following video (stop watching after 00:52) and answer the questions:

1.     What was the date?
2.     What was the name of the ship?
3.     How many people board the ship? How many men/women and how many children?
4.     Why are they leaving their homeland?
5.     What do they believe in?
6.     What will their adventures change?

You can find the answer key and a link to a very similar transkcript as a comment! 
I have also given come feedback to each of you.