Looking at a painting (UNIT1B)

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to analize the picture by Goya seen in class a bit further...

One of the most famous Goya paintings -- and a splendid example of how art paintings capture history - is his Family of Charles IV.  When Francisco Goya (1746 - 1828) created this masterpiece, he was 54, had been deaf for seven years, and had recently been appointed first painter to the Spanish king, Charles IV...

Watch the video and take notes about the comments the speakers make about it.





Next day in class, some of you will tell all you can remember about this painting.:-).
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. HAPPY WEEKEND!

Happiness at Work

Can you imagine going to work and feeling not just good, but also being happy?
Watch the video and answer the questions below :

1. What is  'Arbejasglaede'and what is peculiar about this word?
2. What does the speaker say about Job Satisfaction?
3. According to him, what are the three main factors which contribute to happines in life?
4. If we are happy at work and in life that will make us more...? 
5. Which company worries a lot about the happiness  of its employees? What are some of the things they do so as to achieve that?
6. Explain what he says about the use of an elephant toy.

Did you like the video? Please, leave a comment.
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The story behind Innocent Drinks

Shakespeare: the best English teacher?

Shakespeare: the best English teacher? (by D. Crystal)

ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

Warm up

1)    1b   2d   3c   4f   5a   6a

2)   Your own answer(?) 

Reading

1)   a2   b1   c4   d3   e5

2)   1T     2F    3T    4F    5T    6F

Welcome back!

Hello!

Here we are, again! 
Welcome to our blog this year, which will be  aimed at students from NA2 
at EOI Arucas.

Presentation: Monday 12th

Classes begin on Monday, 19th

Is English Changing?

Mr Crystal and myself :-)

In my last trip to Madrid-  where the VII Congress for EEOOII took place, I happened to meet David Crystal!!!!

I  listened to the outstanding speech he gave about the language of text messaging and ITCs in general. I was astounded by his confidence and correct English and I was lucky to get a photo of myself with him (and also I told him  a bit about my blogs...) :-)

Anyway,  I think he is a genius whose knowledge and wisdom broadly support the work of us teachers.


Hoping you enjoy the video, which is only part of a quite interesting interview!

David Crystal is a writer, editor, lecturer, and broadcaster. He published the first of his 100 or so books in 1964, and became known chiefly for his research work in English language studies, in such fields as intonation and stylistics, and in the application of linguistics to religious, educational and clinical contexts, notably in the development of a range of linguistic profiling techniques for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. He held a chair at the University of Reading for 10 years, and is now Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor. These days he divides his time between work on language and work on internet applications.

David Crystal's authored works are mainly in the field of language, including several Penguin books, but he is perhaps best known for his two encyclopedias for Cambridge University Press, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Recent books include A Little Book of Language and Begat: the King James Bible and the English language (both 2010) and a linguistic autobiography, Just a Phrase I'm Going Through (2009). Co-authored books include Words on Words (2000, a dictionary of language quotations compiled with his wife and business-partner, Hilary - Wheatley Medal, 2001) and Shakespeare's Words (2002) and The Shakespeare Miscellany (2005), the last two in collaboration with his actor son, Ben.

Other Shakespeare work includes a regular article for the magazine of Shakespeare's Globe, Around the Globe. Think On My Words, an introduction to Shakespeare's language, appeared in 2008. All Shakespeare books can be viewed at The Shakespeare Portal. A new version of the glossary went live in 2008: see Shakespeare's Words.

Freddie Mercury's solos (6)

LIVING ON MY OWN

Wanna dance as well?
This time
Song and lyrics together
No activities. BUT what do you understand by:

• Coming down on me ?
  
• Monkey business ?
• Got to be some good times ahead ?

Look up in our recommended dictionary!!!!
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This time...Especially
dedicated to those living on their OWN - hey - enjoy!
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Tigers... A documentary .

Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. His career as a naturalist and broadcaster has spanned nearly five decades and there are very few places on the globe that he has not visited.
Over the last 25 years he has established himself as the world's leading natural history programme maker with several landmark BBC series, including: Life on Earth (1979), The Living Planet (1984), The Trials of Life (1990), The Private Life of Plants (1995), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002) and Life in the Undergrowth (2005).
‘The final chapter in the Life series, Life in Cold Blood is surely a grand finale to David’s survey of life on earth.‘
* Here I present you the first of a series of six parts of a breathtaking documentary. If you like wildlife, if you like animals, if you especially like tigers, this a good opportunity for you to watch, learn and listen to good English!

Click to see PART 2, PART 3, PART4, PART 5, PART 6

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SPEAKING TEST tips

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Today is Saint Patrick's!

Go here and join the celebration

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, the saint's religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast--on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Have a look at these interesting videos.
:-)

D.