15 mins. a day listening homework. You are supposed to follow these three steps when dealing with each of the listenings proposed.


1.Answer questions (without text) 2.Listen and read the text 3.Text completion

http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/advanced.html

Here are some very useful listening links I published earlier on in case somwone might run out of listening exercises. You can always google combinations of words such as free FCE listening test, free FCE test, free FCE practice test, free First Certificate tests, or other similar combinations.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm

Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington and Stephen Merchant. Most successful podcast veer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZGG6gAMWeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBDDlE_k0kM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXews7Z2GTg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpmdAnOCUN4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fh4df1e2so&feature=related

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http://vimeo.com/1701050

This is for CAL. This visual dictionary can help you a lot with education vocabulary.

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/society/education/school/classroom.php
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/society/education/school/school.php

Your listening and speaking homework links. Here are some suggestions. All these poems and speech excerpts are around 2 minutes long. You ll have to choose just one to work on.

This is for Poetry lovers. I ve chosen four quite short poems.

Sydnee Stewart The Truth
Staceyann Chin And These Are Just Some Of The Things I Believe
Saul Williams When The Clock Strikes Me
Daniel Beaty Black Poets Truth Poets

http://www.blackvoices.com/blackhistory2007/poetrycafe/

This one is for those interested in having their conscience shaken up a bit and those who d like to know a bit more about black people in the USA.

Malcom X Who are you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7iHxAwPhpU&feature=related

This is for the dreamers.

Martin Luther King I have a dream
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZLvSnr6s50

Really useful visual tool to learn new vocabulary

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/

A1 students. Listen to the beginner's luck files!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.vaughanradio.com/RSS/CACH.xml

After a week dealing with job interviews here's a bit of extended practice on job opportunities for B2's.

http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_job1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_job2.htm

These two listenings are taken from this page:

http://esl.about.com/od/advancedlistening/Listening_Comprehension_Exercises_for_Advanced_Level_English.htm

Comprehensive MP3 audio file collection with scripts. Over downloadable 100 files!!!


http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-podcast-english-listening-downloads-archive.htm

A1 and B2. Excellent web to have fun playing phonetic games.

http://www.cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/

Southafrican band Tumi and the Volume talk about their experience in America.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvE_TO0Ebx24%26feature%3Drelated&h=83d754791c19ed10ea90a0b71849d456

A1. Some very interesting videos for beginners.

introductions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTSl4DuwJVk&feature=related

time time time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1yQQ8Ppa4&feature=related

families http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCl2mKzxCCs&feature=related

grocery shopping http://www.youtube.com/watchv=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related

shopping vocabulary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejxsguR8h1w&feature=related

directions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmQ9nysj6g&feature=related

like, love, hate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related

B2. Great video presentations organized around a specific topic. They include useful vocab and grammar to deal with the chosen topic.

trends and fashion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ58czI45gc&feature=related
relationships http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRQkRZU0M0w&feature=related
fears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xKnOe8hirA
getting help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtPRNuuNaDc&feature=related
religion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFFNQmqlgOo&feature=related
interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0zBXxTWcpg&feature=related




and a hilarious video to finish with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpikUEIaLI&feature=related

A1 students! Some great links. Check this date.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A1 students! Check these dates.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008

Timeless soul music classics

OTTIS READING THE DOCK OF THE BAY
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=wzrXc68gNjQ

MARVIN GAYE with lyrics
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=hajBdDM2qdg&feature=related

BOBBY WOMACK ACROSS 110 STREET
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzRJgZG98I

This is really funny.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=zfwRb_XKFvA&feature=related

A1 students!!! Good old Sesame Street videos.
http://www.sesamestreet.org/playlist_player?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=playlistPlayer_WAR_sesameportlets4369&p_p_assetType=PLAYLIST&p_p_uid=74&t=1222311744158&

Phonology and pronunciation practice on you tube.

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=f5RekixAMoM&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=LN6HgF37uwI&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Y57Dmcmr49I&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=eunyc1VdDHQ&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=_M7xIwAqy9I&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=T9KIEBr7gwA&feature=related



Spoken English

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ymBzNj0ybPw&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=meqRhKXmKuU&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=z1yTbW3NP4Q&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=nwWPUfaqnpE&feature=user

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=nwWPUfaqnpE&feature=user









Stress patterns

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ&feature=user

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=lhRgU28n8rc&feature=user

Looooooong summertime break. Time to keep your English alive. Try to read your favourite novels , listen to that new CD that makes your day and get some non-diposable new film but, above all, try to take some mock exams every week. Google words such as FCE, First Certificate practice test, first certificate listening practice, advance English practice test, Advance English reading test, etc.

Here are some very useful links. I published some of them in this same blog earlier on. Some of them are new, though.

http://www.examenglish.com/FCE/fcelistening.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-listening-3.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-speaking-intro.htm
http://www.britishcouncil.org/professionals-exams-fce-speaking-3.htm
http://esl.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=esl&cdn=education&tm=14&gps=126_116_1020_595&f=10&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/tsindex.htm

Now that we're reaching the end of the course I'd like to remind my students of the message I've been trying to put accross. The main thing I intend to teach everyone is the value of independent learning. Learners should be reflective, that is, they should know what their weak spots are, set their own goals and plan their work to achieve those goals. It is as simple as that.

Spot-on games to practise your reading skills:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/soundandspell/silentletters/game.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/recognising/homophones/game.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/game.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/summarising/game.shtml

Impressive ESL web packed with learning possibilities.

Impressive ESL web packed with learning possibilities.

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

Some great links within the site:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/144_6minute/page5.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/teachingenglish/radio/innovations.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/

Those of you who went to Manchester had the chance to meet Les. Yes, I mean the guy whose tongue machingunned away in a right broad accent from Newcastle. The thing is that he has kindly offered to answer e-mails from any of my students who are interested in having a Geordie penpal. Anyone who is interested in having his mail address may just ask me in class.

It's a pity that most of you did not show up. This film is one of those unpretentious rare jewels that deals with a seemingly marginal topic while addressing very important issues about the 80's United Kingdom and probably nowadays European Union, especially countries like ours.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqzFuJbGY2o&feature=related

Shakespearean surprises...

http://www.pangloss.com/seidel/Shaker/index.html?

Three great interactive children's stories. A1 students can practice shadow reading and listening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/story/sbi.shtml

Fun interactive game for those of you want to focus on the sound English consonants.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/clusters/blender/index.shtml

Have a go at all this fantastic link. If you like doing while you learn these are your games.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/fun/

great interactive children story. A1 students can practice

Some quite funny clips. The first link is a fake ad and the rest are Little Britain sketches. Most of them have Spanish subtitles.
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=LmpnSn4wauY
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=54bY_APAp5s&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=0IExzp-MmYE&feature=related http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Bwh35CCbQ
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsVTgEfIEc&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=_diO7Of188s&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=wP2ARYK15gk
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=HNHMgapLAyo&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Age9FoYfMDc&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=DC3rnvFsg-E&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-jAG-r8As&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4rlzarQxY&feature=related
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=mjnpKTGdLGU&feature=related

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=-9IdOAQU-wQ

Short, off-the-hinges doc about parkour shot in London. Look out for the part where a group of children talk about the monkey men.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkHPQPozDRs&feature=user

Almost everything is on you tube 4 u to check out!!! This is a very useful activity if you want to focus on pronunciation , rhythm and ultimately speed.

Remember you have these rhymes printed out. A good exercise progression could be identifying sound patterns such as rhyme and vowel repetition. Then, you can proceed to say the patterns aloud following the artist's flow. Finally, you can start learning some lines by heart parroting pronunciation and rhythm. Once you know a good old chunk you can use it as a kind of mantra to warm your tongue up to prepare for some real English.


Wu banga 101 by Ghostface Killah
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4HD1KykTG2o

Lalala by Saul Williams
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yaFhd_xYz0o&feature=related

Underground by KRS-One
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hJdYk15A

Bus news.

The bus will cost 500 euros as expected. We will depart from the EOI at 6: 30 a.m. Make sure you make it here on time. We will NOT wait more than 5 minutes.

Next Monday we will be holding a meeting to talk about the trip to Manchester. We will discuss different aspects, namely activities, timetable, the role of the students in the trip, etc.



APRIL 21ST room 3009 at 16:00

Manchester vs. London. Mancs talking about their city and London.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1izS-UJk7Y

Mancunian videopost. Get used to the accent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHLslJRrp2U&feature=related

Food from all over the world.

Those who already have their tickets can start having a look at webs and decide what they would like to do one we land in mancland. Here are some culinary tips.

http://www.visitmanchester.com/Parts3.aspx?ExperienceId=1&PartId=131

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curry_Mile

http://www.rusholmecurry.co.uk/

Price has gone down to 312 euros off taxes. 5 people got their tickets already!!!

CARPE DIEM!!!

Trip to the UK. These are the latest news. MANCHESTER, from the 1st to the 4th of May. It all adds up to 330 euros off taxes (half board - that means room and breakfast included). We'll depart from Málaga, but you'll have to get there by yourselves. And I remind you that those of you who are under 18 must travel accompanied by a senior. If you are interested, or you've grown interested just now, remember that tickets are now available at Viajes Sacromonte (pasaje de la avenida de la estacion).

As early as tomorrow morning tickets will be sold at the above mentioned agency. It is first come first served so make sure you're early birds.

WE ARE GOING TO MANCHASTA, home of the mancs!!!. Get busy. Go to the agency to buy your tickets as soon as possible.

Amazingly complete webpage. Suitalble for A1, A2, B1 and B2

http://www.agendaweb.org/

4th year students. Those of you who contracted the spring syndrome and did not show up on Wednesday or Thursday need to know that you should deal with topic 5 during the Easter break. I have suggested in class that a good old spidergram (or any other association technique) could help you in acquiring the vocab, linguistic funtions and grammar in the chapter.


Ask yourselves questions such as these ones: Why is the topic called rituals? What characterises ritualistic behavior? What kind of rituals are covered in the topic? Do you know any other kinds of rituals? How many words about football do you know? How sophisticated is your vocabulary when it comes to talking about religions? Do you know how to show that you are angy at someone's annoying habits?

Do not forget to do some verb string exercises ( verb+ ing or verb + to infinitive) online.

Great brief dialogues which make perfect practice if you want to polish your pronunciation and intonation in real life situations.

Elementary (A1)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/elementary/f_everydayenglish/


Intermediate (B1)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/intermediate/f_everydayenglish/


Advanced (B2)
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/advanced/f_everydayenglish/

More resourses to explore.

http://www.languageguide.org/english/esp/


http://www.languageguide.org/english/esp/grammar.jsp

Good grammar web.

www.agendaweb.org/grammar

Listening practice galore.

www.agendaweb.org/listening/intermediate

http://club.telepolis.com/phonetics/

Grammar games ranging from A1 to B2. Take your pick and have fun!

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-grammar-games-archive.htm

Some useful links to practice your phrasal verbs:


General explanations with great links.

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-grammar-phrasal-verbs-introduction.htm

Some intermediate level (B1)games.

http://www.isabelperez.com/hotpot/phrasal_v_1.htm

http://www.isabelperez.com/dictionaries/phrasal_2.htm

Some upper-intermediate level (B2) games and quizzes. The second link is amazingly comprehensive!!!

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/CET/flashactivities/phrasal_verbs_send.html

http://a4esl.org/q/h/idioms.html

Have fun in English. Great games for A1 students.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html

B2 students can try these KS3 tests

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/english/reading/index.shtml

supa dupa linx for A1!!!!!!!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/site/literacy.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/#game=bluepetercomiccreator

Very amusing game including A1 grammar rules and involving ears, eyes and brains.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/home_y6flash.shtml

Sentence construction, finding words within words, prefixes and suffixes and many other games. Have a good look around.
http://www.literacy-resources.co.uk/onlineEvals/sent1.html
http://www.literacy-resources.co.uk/onlineEvals/PrefixWheel.html
http://www.literacy-resources.co.uk/

HORARIO PARA LA PRUEBA DIA 25/02/08
ORAL CUARTO CURSO
GRUPO B
PROFESOR. JOSE IGNACIO TROYA GUERRERO



CHECA LIEBANAS, ALBA 16 00
CONTRERAS FUNES, MARIA TERESA 16 00

FERNANDEZ AGUDO, MARIA JOSE 16 15
GARCIA-PATRON SANTO, VIVIANA 16 15

HERNANDEZ LOPEZ, VICTOR 16 30
HERRERA TORRES, MARIA DOLORES 16 30

PALOMARES BLAZQUEZ, FATIMA 16 45
PULIDO MORAL, LUIS MANUEL 16 45

RAMIRO RAMIREZ, SERGIO 17 00
RIVAS RUIZ, MONICA 17 00
TORRES ROBLES, YOLANDA 17 00


BLAZQUEZ LOPEZ, ISABEL 17 15
DOMINGO MONTESINOS, MANUEL 17 15

EXPOSITO RUIZ, MANUELA 17 30
GARCIA GARCIA, MARIA DEL MAR 17 30

MARTINEZ CAZALILLA, MARIA TERESA 17 45
MARTINEZ LEON MARIA, DE LAS MERCEDES 17 45

MARTINEZ RUBIO, PALOMA 18 00
MARTOS ESPEJO, FRANCISCO 18 00


--------------------------------BREAK-------------------------------------

MONTORO, ALEJANDRA 19 00
PEGALAJAR CANO, JESUS MARIA 19 00

PERALTA PRIETO, NICOLAS 19 15
RUEDA ALEGRE, PEDRO JOSE 19 15

SANCHEZ ARENAS, FRANCISCO MANUEL 19 30
SANCHEZ CATALAN, NATALIA 19 30

UCEDA CARRILLO, ROCIO DEL AMOR 19 45
GONZALEZ LOPEZ, LUIS 19 45

literacy games:

http://www.literacy-resources.co.uk/

Great games for A1 students.


http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/
http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/wb/ClassPresentsUK.html
http://www.teachingmoney.co.uk/games/changeUK.html

A few more lines of the translation exercise and one possible traslation.



Mantener el suelo libre de obstáculos
Los suelos demasiado abrillantados y resbaladizos pueden provocar caídas y accidentes.
En la bañera, utilizar alfombras o pegatinas antideslizantes.
Evitar utilizar sillas o muebles para alcanzar objetos altos en vez de escaleras apropiadas.
No subir ni permitir que los niños suban sobre muebles y permanezcan en ellos de pié.
En los ascensores los niños pequeños deben ir siempre acompañados por un mayor.
· Las cerraduras de las puertas de la casa deben ser seguras para evitar que los niños las abran.
Los cierres de las ventanas deben estar fuera del alcance de los niños y protegidas.
Las terrazas, balcones y azoteas deben tener barandillas que impidan trepar a los niños. Quita de las terrazas, balcones y azoteas todo lo que les facilite subirse a lo alto. Mientras los niños sean pequeños es aconsejable colocar rejas en las ventanas para evitar caídas.
La cuna del niño debe tener barandillas fuertes y altas, y barrotes muy juntos para que el bebé no pueda meter la cabeza.

v Keep the floor clear of objects.
v Polished and/or slippery floors can lead to falls and accidents.
v Use rugs or anti-slippery stick in your bath tub.
v Avoid standing on chairs or items of furniture to reach for objects instead of using a proper ladder
v Don’t allow children to stand on any items of furniture.
v Don’t allow unaccompanied children into lifts.
v Locks must be safe in order to prevent children from being able to open them.
v Window locks should be protected and out of children’s reach.
v Flat roofs, terraces and balconies should be barred so as to not letting children climb up. Remove from flat roofs, terraces and balconies any object which they might use to climb. It is advisable to bar windows in order to prevent small children from falling down.
v Cradles should have strong high bars which are close together so that children are not able to push their head between the bars.

A1 students. Children stories. Here is one story that you can listen and read on line.

http://talltalesaudio.com/rainbow.html

Some useful FCE( First Cerficate in English links to practice your syntax, phonology and vocabulary:


http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate/contenidotematico.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/OMFIRST2/GERONA7/lesson28/page3.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/howtopronounceED.htm
http://www.ompersonal.com.ar/firstcertificate2/confusingwords.htm

Watch minutes 10.10 to 16.40 of the video and laugh your head off with the sheer wit of this comprehensive list of small things we have in common.

http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/george_carlin_jammin_in_ny.php

New tools for the new year.

http://iteslj.org/questions/