Wednesday, 11 November 2009

CULTURAL WEEK in EOI ARUCAS!

Jornadas culturales 2009: PROGRAMA

YES!!! We are having some cultural days at the EOI Arucas and you are all invited to come. Activities will be on Tuesday and Wednesday evening and Thursday morning (17th-19th November). Of course you will be expected to come in your lesson time but you are free to come to any of the other activities - more information at the end of the week.

Meanwhile, you can start getting ready by preparing a cake recipe for the cake competition. Send it to arucaseoi.gmail.com and bring your cake to be judged on Wednesday evening (around 5.30) or Thursday morning (around 11am). Mmmmm - my taste buds are coming alive already!

If cooking isn't your thing, then why not take part in the mini saga competition? Write a story of no more than 50 words and hand it in to your teacher in order to compete. Here are two examples:





Nobody's Perfect

At school he had been no good at maths, but outstanding at writing and reading. But who needs arithmetic? He entered the competition with enthusiasm, and produced a brilliant, witty, profound, and paradoxical story. He was inspired. it was an absolute masterpiece. The judges sighed. Another one with 51 words.


Like Mother, like Son


1955
Dear Mummy
I hate this boarding school. Food awful, prefects bully me.
Please take me home.
Love, David.
.
Dear David
Nonsense! Chin up.
Mother
.
1997
Dear David
I hate this home. Food awful, nurses treat me like a child.
Fetch me immediately.
Mother


Dear Mother
Nonsense! Chin up.
David
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Friday, 6 November 2009

AIR TRAVEL (NA1)

As these days we are working with air travelling we are going to listen to some people about waht they do while they on board...
Click HERE to do the listening activity.

Monday, 2 November 2009

MONEY MATTERS (NI1)


Kevin talks about being
broke (having no money) in New York.
Click HERE and listen to the conversation.

Tuesday, 27 October 2009

HALLOWEEN


Halloween History and Origin
Halloween is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. While millions of people celebrate Halloween without knowing its origins and myths, the history and facts of Halloween make the holiday more fascinating.

Some people view Halloween as a time for fun, putting on costumes, trick-or-treating, and having theme parties. Others view it as a time of superstitions, ghosts, goblins and evil spirits that should be avoided at all costs.

As the Christian debate goes on, celebrating Halloween is a preference that is not always viewed as participating in an evil holiday. Halloween is often celebrated with no reference to pagan rituals or the occult.

The History Halloween
Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day...

Click here for more information, games, tricks, customes,recipes, etc



Monday, 26 October 2009

Describing people NI1


Click here to find and revise some personality adjectives, with definitions and exercises.

  • easygoing
  • ambitious
  • cheerful
  • hardworking
  • trustworthy
  • impatient
  • optimistic
  • sensitive
  • moody
  • sociable
  • indecisive
  • reserved
  • lazy
  • attentive
  • punctual
  • humorous
  • modest
  • bossy
  • intelligent
  • impulsive
  • considerate
  • imaginative
  • independent
  • selfish
  • self-confident
  • responsible
  • talkative

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Practice UNIT 1


NI1
Sports:
To revise unit 1B

Listening

Vocabulary Exercise 1, exercise 2

NA1
General:
Test your skills here

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Writing. OPINION ESSAYS

Improve your writing. Activity for Advanced Students of English.
Click below and see explanations with examples on how to write an OPINION ESSAYopiinionessays

Monday, 28 September 2009

FOOD & RESTAURANTS


Click HERE to listen to a conversation in a restaurant and do the exercise.


Click HERE to revise your vocabulary and pronunciation on FOOD!


More practice here!

Improve your vocabulary learning through MIND MAPS:

Mind Map example>

Tuesday, 15 September 2009