A question of time....

    These last few days we've been looking at unit 2B, which is about distancing, time and multitasking.
Please, revise grammar and vocabulary both in your student's book,  in the photocopies given -and also in your workbook!

    REMEMBER your homework for next Monday (7th) is to read the text on pages 28-29 and do exercise c) ( LEXIS IN CONTEXT) only!

Time expresions na2 unit 2 b from DULCE ROSALES

HAVE A gorgeous weekend.

KEY to grammar revision exercises (1C,2A, 2B)

Distancing stories unit 2 b from DULCE ROSALES

Now...Go check!

1C  pronouns

a.
2 It's    3 themselves   4 it's    5 you   6 you     7 there's    8 their    9 themselves     10 one another    11 they    12 there's

b.
 2 there     3 They    4 one    5 It      6 you     7 they     8 yourself    9 they    10 you     11 there    12 it

2A past:narrative tenses, used to and would

2 had been living/ had lived    3 looked    4 used to frown/ would frown/ frowned   5 used to/ would wash/ washed   6 was playing    7 rememebered     8 had told    9 jumped   10  was passing/ passed    11 had made         12 was awaiting/ awaited     13 heard      14 always got off/ would always get off/ always used to get off

2B distancing
a. 2 It seems that men are more at risk...
    3. It appears that she has changed her mind...
    4. It seems that you are unable to deal...
    5.It seems that the weather is improving

b.  2 A spokesman is expected to make an announcement...
     3. More than half of the population are believed to suffer from headaches.
     4.  Saint Petersburg is said to be one of the ...
     5. At least 70 people are thought to have been injured ...
     6. The economy is expected to grow...
c.
according to, do not appear to have been used, apparently, there are said to be, it has been suggested, may have broken down

Writing ... childhood recollections

    My favorite childhood memory that sticks out in my head was my dad taking me to see Star Wars when I was six years old. It is the first movie I remember going to see though I don't think it was my first. I remember being transported into this fascinating world and when Luke rescued Leah the audience cheered and applauded. It was so much fun I expected every movie to be like that. Of course it wasn't though I've been a movie buff and especially a science fiction fan ever since (MARK)

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    My most cherished childhood memory was learning how to read. It wasn't easy but once I did I had that skill for life and nobody could take it away from me. I especially love reading Curious George. Those books really bring a smile to my face. .. that monkey going on all sorts of adventures. I remember one book where he used newspaper to make a special boat that he went in with the man with yellow hat. Pretty funny that is what I remember from my childhood. (PHILIP)

ACTIVITY: d) Student’s book – page 21.

 Imagine you were asked to contribute to the book When we were young.  Choose one of the headings in a) and write a paragraph about your childhood -either a specific incident or / and things which happened habitually.

PLEASE, enter comments and write your paragraphs there!

FURTHER PRACTICE on  USED TO / WOULD
HERE and HERE
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ANSWERS unit 1

ANSWERS TO extra exercises on 'HAVE' and 'WORK' (photocopy).

WORK
1 charge of       2 off    3 a team    4 prospects     5  be/get promoted     6 short-term    7 employees      8 staff    9 training    10 qualifications     11 self-employed     12 made redundant    13 out of work     14 voluntary/unpaid    15 challenging    16 repetitive    17 career    18 perks/benefits


HAVE
a)
2 I've been reading    3 don't have /havent'got       4 to have escaped    5 Don't you have    6 already have    7 I'll be having    8 didn't have to      9 have it dry cleaned     10 I've got to/I have to

b)
2 've had/ 've been having    3 has this been going on       4 having my hair cut    5 've seen     6 he doesn't have/ hasn' got     7 Do you have /Have you got     8 I've got

Activation : IN CLASS!


See you again on Monday the 17th.
REMEMBER there will be a Listening & Reading Test next Wednesday, 19th.

 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEK !

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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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.