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Sunday, 15 November 2015

Jobs and Professions



Planning to work abroad, this is your post to study all you need to know for your stay.



Thursday, 29 October 2015

Trip to Scotland

Once again we're planning a Trip to somewhere. 


This time we're going to go to Edinburgh, Scotland. 

However, there's still much to be done. Maybe, we can get some ideas from this web, or maybe we only need to talk about it in the classroom. Whatever the case, please feel free to leave a comment or ask any question about our forthcoming trip to Scotland.


Enjoy our power point presentation about Scotland:



And here's more info about Scotland:
http://www.scotland.org/
http://www.scotlandinfo.eu/scottish-culture-and-traditions/


Reading about Scotland:

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Hobbies, pastimes and sports

With this post, we will learn how to talk, listen, read and write about different free time activities, sports and hobbies.

We're also going to ask about likes and dislikes. At the same time, we'll spend some time expressing our own likes and preferences.








Thursday, 15 October 2015

Reading by the sea for Intermediate 2

Sentence transformations

Are you able to paraphrase in English? 



Hey, what exactly do you mean by that? 



Sentence transformations are highly useful for you to say things differently, or better said, different ways of talking about the same thing, using other words. 



So, please avoid repetition. 









Here's your presentation about Transformations and now it's time for transformation practice.



In your own words...


Friday, 9 October 2015

Listening

Listening skills are being developed here all through TIPS, Resources and thousands of Podcasts and activities. So, let's go and listen to English!

Tip 1:

Listen to podcasts about subjects which are Interesting, relevant and useful for you. If you are into Politics, for example, you could listen to BBC News. If you like fashion, you can listen to fashion podcasts like Oh Boy by Man Repeller series of podcasts on Fashion through i-Tunes.
For more BBC podcasts and topics, please click on here.

Tip 2:

Podcasts, what good resources they are! You can listen to them any time anywhere – at your desk or while you’re on the move. What better way to pass the time during a long commute than by immersing yourself in an entertaining podcast?

With a little dedication, Podcasts will help you quickly improve your listening skills and proficiency. One perk (benefit) is that podcasts often have transcripts (a written version of the audio). This means that you can listen and read at the same time, or look at a transcript if one part of a podcast confuses you.

You may also love the combination of reading, watching and listening. English language videos are available through the internet, and they may have great subtitles to make learning easier.

Sources:

http://www.onlinetefltraining.com/25-bbc-podcasts-for-advanced-english-learners/

http://www.fluentu.com/english/blog/esl-english-podcasts/






Monday, 5 October 2015

Health and Body Parts

These days many people are talking about bad healthy symptoms and it seems like everyone is feeling under the weather. Do you know why? 


Well, let's cheer everybody up with some doctor, doctor jokes. Are you familiar with them?


Here's a good one:




Doctor, Doctor my son has swallowed my pen, what should I do?
Use a pencil ‘till I get there.



And would you be able to talk to a doctor in English? If not, here are some basic words and expressions, which are mainly based on Health and body parts:







Do you know any other doctor, doctor jokes?


If so, please leave us a comment below. LOL






Colloquial expressions

Collocations and Idioms

When you start learning a new language, one of the most important things you have to do is to grow your vocabulary. The faster you learn new words and phrases, and the more you add to your repertoire, the more you will be able to understand in the language. So, let's now focus on some collocations and idioms of the English Language.

Saturday, 26 September 2015

QUESTIONS

When learning a new language, you may have some questions, and thus I just wonder whether you feel yourself confident enough asking questions in English. 

Having said that, here you'll learn how to ask questions and so, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, queries, doubts, comments, suggestions, recommendations or anything like that.






Welcome to English learning

Welcome to English Learning!

A whole course in front of us to learn some English, yeah!

So, are you ready to take part in your learning? I hope so.

To welcome all my students, I'd like to share this video below with you. Do you agree with him? 

Ok, then, let's relax and learn a lot. Enjoy your English!



Wednesday, 4 June 2014

Thank you to all my dear students






Last but not least, I would like to thank all my kind students for their continuous attention and support inside and outside the classroom through this school year.


Thank you very much indeed.


I really appreciate your learning development and everyday effort to make a better world.


Fully and truly love for languages.


For more ways of saying thank you, please feel free to click on here.










Wednesday, 30 April 2014

English through movies

In today's post we're not going to talk about trailers, but 



movie trailers. 




Do you know how to learn and practise English through movies, cinema, TV, soap operas, Hollywood, Bollywood  and so on?

Well, first of all,  let's watch a trailer, so that we can decide what to see, and then have a great time watching the film! LOL







Please click on here to open the presentation above, and enjoy movies all day long!

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

American English vs British English

At last, we decided to write something about a very common topic in the English classroom:

American English vs British English


However, personally I don't think there's  confrontation between the two Englishes. Nowadays it's more like Globish English, don't you think?



Well, for those who really need to make the difference between both languages, here's your American English vs British English presentation.

Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Today's question is very simple: "Are you an early bird or a night owl?

Well, please tell us about you. Here's a good example:




Elena and Diego, thank you very much for your answers.


If you find this question too difficult, please  have a look at this presentation about telling the time first, and then you'll find out that speaking in English is just a question of time and dedication.

Enjoy  your English time!

Please, again, let us know: Are you an early bird or a night owl? Do you need some inspiration first? Here's an article about the same topic. Leave us a message and stay tuned!







Sunday, 16 February 2014

English Contractions

English contractions aren't too difficult, but we may have some problems when we pronounce them. So, here's a good presentation about English language contractions for you. 

Helpful enough?