Grammar Unit 4.1

Do you think you know the CONDITIONALS? Well, try this first exercise here to see. We will be starting with the conditionals next week in class!

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_4_grammar_1.pdf

Succession to the Throne

Here´s a short video with David Cameron talking about the change in the laws of succession to the British throne,making it possible for first born females to acceed to the throne- which is also going to be an issue in Spain. Any opinions?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/oct/28/commonwealth-reform-royal-succession-video?intcmp=239

Reading Circles: starting on 9 and 10 November

Just to let you know that we´ll be starting our Reading Circles on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 November.

Please make sure you have your book and that you have read the first short story, which you will discuss in your circle!

A great short story for Halloween! Edgar Allen Poe´s The Black Cat.
(Don´ t read it alone, ha, ha!)http://www.tes.co.uk/Download.aspx?storycode=3006323&type=X&id=6196025

No Class on Friday 4 November

There will be no class for the INT 2 Tuesday / Thursday groups next Friday as I will be attending a Teaching Conference.

Change to tutorial time

Just to let you know that from now on, my tutorial hour will be Tuesdays from 6- 7.

I am on library duty on Thursdays.

The Top 10 Classics!

Here is an interesting article from the Guardian newspaper in which Readers are asked to vote for their favourite classics.

http://guardianmail.co.uk/go.asp?/bGUA005/xJ86V35/q950V35

Do you know any of these books? If not, why not check in the library and see if any are available in SIMPLIFIED VERSIONS?

If we did a survey of the best books in the Spanish language, which would be your favourites?

Please send me your ideas!

Grammar activity for Unit 3.1

Try this grammar activity for Unit 3.1.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_3_grammar_1.pdf

Vocabulary activity for U 3.1

Try this vocabulary activity to see how much you remember from Unit 3.1.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/resources/upper-intermediate/upp-int_unit_3_warmer.pdf

Baz Luhrman´s Romeo and Juliet

Here is the trailer of Baz Luhrman´s modern version of Romeo and Juliet, with a VERY young Leonard di Caprio!

http://youtu.be/sMel13nY0PE

David Bowie Heroes

Here is Bowie´s HEROES for you to sing along at home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9XAywZGids&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLADC78E6B5F517477

My Hero

An interesting website:

http://myhero.com/go/home.asp

"The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower people of all ages to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world".

TAKE A LOOK!

LIBRARY OPENING

EOI library will open on Monday 24 October, so you can start borrowing books from that date.

Saturday Market at The British Club

Do you know the British Club? No? Well, this is your big chance! On Saturday 22 October there will be a "mini rastro" there-calle Leon y Castillo, 274. A great chance to visit this historic building and find out about its history! See you there!

SABADO 22 DE OCTUBRE
1200 HORAS

Mini-rastro de otoño
The British Club
Club ingles
León y Castillo 274, Las Palmas

Tómbola, Rifa, libros, bisutería, pastelería y otros productos caseros

Almuerzo buffet 9 € a partir de las 1300 horas
té y pastas al estilo inglés

Interested in finding out more about the historical links between the Canaries and the UK?

Here´s an interesting link which goes into the subject in detail:
http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/educacion/culturacanaria/inglesa/ingleses.htm#club

Search for the Hero Inside Yourself

A well- known song by M People about the need to find the hero in yourself. Inspiring!

http://youtu.be/Ie78VtBtwBI

Elections for Class Representatives!

Elections are definitely in the air these days! On 17 and 18 October we will be holding elections for class representatives. Are you interested? Find out more on Monday and Tuesday in class.

Crazy Mobile Phone:Sumsing

Here is a crazy advert for the wonderful Sumsing 3000 xi multitask mobile phone. How can the iphone 5 possibly beat it?? Click here to view:

http://youtu.be/wS1U81-injA

Reading Project

We will shortly be starting our Reading Project. In our next class, I will explain to the groups which books we will be working with and how the Reading Circle system works.

Later I will let you know about the fun activities planned for the reading project – I´m sure you will enjoy reading this year!

Click here to find out more about the reading project:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dtEbIJCdQaGCaMP8OKUQyONbi5PELlO6IJvQY3S3zMA/edit?hl=en_US#

Keypal project

We are on the point of starting our Keypal Project! I now have all the names ready to send off and hopefully soon we will be hearing from fellow EOI students in Galicia, Cadiz or Maspalomas!.

Click here for more details about the project:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19zBRdUpAbCdRURBKSHfyzcp7dlqNY5u09Bukm_AqbIw/edit?hl=en_US#

Scotland - Spain Euro Qualifier Football Match!

Well, I´m not really a football fan … but I do like watching my important International matches.. and of course I supported Spain in theWorld Cup! But I also enjoy watching the Scottish national team play! On Tuesday there is a very important match, the Euro Qualifier….against Spain!


When Scotland participates in sporting events as a country (not as part of the UK) our “de facto” National Anthem is played, although in fact we do not have an official National Anthem.

It´s Flower of Scotland..Here is the song sung the last time Scotland met Spain last year in Scotland!! Very rousing!!

http://youtu.be/7vkYiCdn834

And here is the more tranquil original version sung by the folk group the Corries:

http://youtu.be/zJ5fLBEpKo8

I love both!

Learing English with the BBC

Here is the main BBC Learning English website with a huge amount of activities of all sorts for you to choose from. I´m sure you´ll find it interesting!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

BBC Podcasts

Here is a great way to improve your listening: check out this BBC website where you can find a wide range of podcasts to choose from. Enjoy!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts

Mobile phone interview

Here is a short interview in which a father talks about the use of mobiles by young people. Do you agree?

http://www.elllo.org/english/1051/1082-Gareth-Technology.htm

Mobile phones reading for unit 1.3

An interesting article from The Independent about mobiles.

http://www.independent.co.uk/student/magazines/the-future-of-mobile-phones-a-remote-control-for-you-life-448816.html

Reading on Greece: Only Tourism can save our Bankrupt Land

Read this interesting article about Greece and.... a possible way out of its economic problems?

http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/monthly-topical-news-lessons/pdf-content/greece-only-tourism-can-save-our-bankrupt-land-intermediate/551443.article

VSO Webquest

Hello everyone! Here´s an interesting final activity on the theme of WORK for unit 2. It´s about VSO: Voluntary Service Overseas.

http://www.pearsonlongman.com/totalenglish/pdfs/webquests/upp_int_unit02_webquest.pdf

This is a webquest- you need to go to a website and find the answers to the questions by reading the information there.
ENJOY!