END OF TERM REVISION

Would you like to revise some of the things we have learnt during this term?

Let's play!

THE LEGO STORY

Watch the following video about The Lego Story

 

You can do some listening comprehension exercises by clicking on the following image:

AIRPORT STORIES

STEAL VS. ROB

• 
  Someone robs a person or an organisation, but steals things such as money.
  
  

The verb rob is usually followed by the preposition of, while steal is followed by the preposition from. Sometimes the phrase starting with of or from is understood or not stated.

Have a look at the following examples:

• A mugger robbed me of my wallet in the park.
• A mugger robbed me in the park.
• The thief stole a laptop from the store.
• The thief stole a laptop.
• They have robbed me.
• They robbed the bank.
• I was robbed of my cheque-book.
• Someone has stolen my watch.
• They stole plenty of money from us.

Related words

robber: the person who robs
robbery: instance of robbing
thief: the person who steals
theft: instance of stealing
Further practice:

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2

HOW TO WRITE A STORY

 

How to write a story from eci

Click on the following image to get some further practice

MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON RIVER

 Watch the following piece of news on how all passengers survived the miracle on the emergency landing on the Hudson river:

Listen to one of the survivors: 

CHEAP FLIGHTS

FURTHER PRACTICE

TRAVEL, TRIP OR JOURNEY

Watch the following video to learn about the difference betweentravel, trip and journey:

Trip (n.)

The act of going to another place (often for a short period of time) and returning.

• We took a five-day trip to the Amazon.
• You’re back from vacation! How was your trip?
• I went on business trips to Switzerland and Germany last month.

Use the verbs “take” and “go on” with trip.

• A round-trip ticket is a ticket for going and coming back.
• A one-way ticket is only for going.

Travel (v.)

Going to another place (in general).

• I really like to travel.
• He travels frequently for work.
• My sister is currently travelling through South America.

Travel (n.) can be used to describe the act of traveling in general:

• Travel in that region of the country is dangerous.
• World travel gives you a new perspective.

Incorrect uses of travel:

• How was your travel?
  How was your trip?
• I’m planning a travel to the U.S. next year.
  I’m planning to travel to the U.S. next year.
  I’m planning a trip to the U.S. next year.

Journey (n.)

One piece of travel (going from one place to another) – usually a long distance.

• The journey takes 3 hours by plane or 28 hours by bus.
• He made the 200-mile journey by bike.
• “A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step” – Lao-tze, Tao Te Ching

 Source: http://www.espressoenglish.net/difference-between-travel-trip-and-journey/

HEALTHCARE

The following documentary by Michael Moore portrays a critical view on the American Healthcare System. You can watch it and think about it.

Sicko 

You can also watch a really interesting short film which poses the views of a limbless man.

The Butterfly Circus

FURTHER PRACTICE

Remember that you can sign up for any of the following activities, which will take place in November.

WORK

In China, the following stunt seems to be common in extreme interviews. Watch the following video to see what candidates are expected to do as part of the recruitment process.

Would you rather work as a butler? You can watch the following video about Butlering at Buckingham Palace 

If you want to revise more vocabulary related to the world of work, watch the following video:

 

Do you want to play a game? 

Click on the following image

INDIRECT QUESTIONS

Do you remember how to create indirect questions?

Watch the following video to revise this grammatical point: 

HELLO FROM MALTA

The following video will provide you with an insight into the "Technology-Enhanced Learning" course I have attended in Malta.

 Would you like to enjoy The Maltese Experience? 

Just click on the picture below and have fun!

 

HAPPY NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2015/2016!

This academic year I will teach English to upper-intermediate language learners. 

 

I hope you find the new posts and resources useful for the level.

This is the coursebook we are going to use in class:

English File Upper-Intermediate 3rd Edition. 

Oxford University Press. Student ́s book and Workbook. 

ISBN 978-0-19-455874-7 

Remember that you can also use the Internet to do some extra activities based on the textbook we are going to use.

 

 

At this stage of your learning process, it is very important for you to be an independent learner. So remember...

"Today is the start of a new adventure. New challenges to face, new memories to make, and new obstacles to overcome."

                                                                                   Nishan Panwar

 

SCHOOL

Dear students,

 

I'm writing this post not as your teacher but as a desperate mother. 

 

My daughter is due to start going to school in September 2015. Unfortunately, she has not been accepted into the school where we wanted her to go.

 

In our opinion, should she not be able to go to our preferred school, this could have serious implications on our daughter's well-being; we only want her to go to the same school her friends will attend. Last year some other children, who were in exactly the same situation as her, were finally accepted. I would be grateful for your support and would ask that you add your signature to this plea.

 

I will know whether my daughter has finally been accepted on the 25th May, which is her birthday. What a wonderful birthday present it could be!

 

Thanks so much for your kind assistance, I appreciate your help from the bottom of my heart!

https://www.change.org/p/aumentar-plazas-vacantes-colegio-bret%C3%B3n-de-los-herreros-logro%C3%B1o-spain

SPORT

SPORTS from eoi.soraya

 

LET'S SUPPORT SPAIN

Watch the following advertisement broadcast by Sky Sports in which football fans of Great Britain and Ireland were encouraged to support the Spanish national football team for the Euro Cup.

EXERCISES

• EXERCISE 1

• EXERCISE 2

• EXERCISE 3

• EXERCISE 4

• EXERCISE 5

MODAL VERBS

SPEAKING

GETTING AROUND: COMPARING MEANS OF TRANSPORT

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y have -ier and -iest as their comparative and superlative. For example:

pretty	prettier	prettiest
happy	happier	happiest
dirty	dirtier	dirtiest
messy	messier	messiest

• Yours is the messiest room I have ever seen.
• She was the prettiest and happiest girl at the party.

Note that other common two-syllable adjectives ending in an unstressed vowel normally take the -er/-est patterns:

simple	simpler	simplest
clever	cleverer	cleverest

• The cleverest solution to any problem is usually the simplest one.

			Others, particularly participial adjectives formed with -ing and -ed and those ending in -ious and -ful form their comparatives and superlatives with more and most: boring more boring most boring worried more worried most worried anxious more anxious most anxious careful more careful most careful Watching cricket is even more boring than playing it. My wife was certainly more anxious than I was when Penny failed to return. I bought the wrong type of hair shampoo for Joan. Next time I was more careful. With some two-syllable adjectives, er/est and more/most are both possible: The commonest /most common alcoholic drink in Poland is vodka. He is more pleasant /pleasanter to talk to when he has not been drinking.

			Three or more syllable adjectives take more or most in the comparative and superlative except for two-syllable adjectives ending in -y and prefixed with un-: reasonable more reasonable most reasonable beautiful more beautiful most beautiful untidy untidier untidiest unhealthy unhealthier unheathiest John is the unhealthiest person I know, but one of the most successful.

			(c) Adapted from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv140.shtml

EXERCISES:

• Exercise 1
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3
• Exercise 4

A good song to revise comparatives is the following one:

 Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

If you want to revise superlatives, 
listen to The Hardest Part by Coldplay

 

Watch the following video in which lots of comparatives and superlatives are used.

FILMS

Guess the movie from eoi.soraya

Do you remember when Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem won the Academy Awards for best supporting actress and actor respectively?

Click on the following link to revise some FILM VOCABULARY

CLOTHES

materia and pattern of clothes from maria-brito

 

If you are really fond of shoes, have a look at the following picture.

Click on the following link to fill in the gaps with the suitable word: 

SHOPPING ROLE-PLAY


Watch the following videos to revise vocabulary on different items of clothing .

   

CLOTHES CROSSWORD

Are you a shopaholic?

Do the following quiz and find it out!

SHOPAHOLIC QUIZ