24/12/2018
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17/12/2018
Inversion
Inversion with negative or restrictive adverbials:
- More exercises with key
- Exercises (no key)
16/12/2018
Podcasts related to sport
Here's a number of podcasts dealing with a variety of aspects of sport:
- Andre Agassi on "Open"
- Has Lance Armstrong Finally Come Clean?
- Hanging Out On Top of Cliffs Is My Happy Place
- Why Climbers Push To The Brink Of Death
- Climbing Free with Alex Honnold
- Here’s Why You’re Not an Elite Athlete
- The Longest Long Shot
- Personal health tracking products
- The Complicated Denial of Watching Football
- Gonads: Dutee (What determines gender? Gonads? Hormones?)
Thanks, Elisa.
10/12/2018
08/12/2018
04/12/2018
03/12/2018
Xmas pantomime
There's a pantomime on in mid December http://www.madridplayers.org/
If you would like to attend, let me know what day you prefer. We're trying to put together a group.
If you would like to attend, let me know what day you prefer. We're trying to put together a group.
30/11/2018
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28/11/2018
27/11/2018
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21/11/2018
19/11/2018
How to Write an Essay
Structure of an essay
Here are some essay samples with corrections and an essay sample with a makeover
CPE essay
- Title
- Paragraph 1: Introduction
- Paragraph 2
- Paragraph 3
- Conclusion
- It goes without saying you should aim for advanced-level vocabulary and structures: inversion, participle clauses, passive forms,etc., and advanced linkers like "In spite of the fact that", "furthermore", ...
- Avoid repetitions and contractions.
- Some teachers propose: 10 minutes for planning, 25 minutes for writing and 10 minutes for editing/proofreading.
Here are some essay samples with corrections and an essay sample with a makeover
CPE essay
18/11/2018
Much Ado about Nothing
You can watch the plot here. Spoiler alert: don't watch the ending if you're going to watch the play.
14/11/2018
13/11/2018
Smell
- Listen to this activity about smell & memory
- National Sense of Smell Day
- Certain smells take you back to your childhood
- How it works
12/11/2018
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04/11/2018
30/10/2018
29/10/2018
Public Consultation on summertime arrangements
Public Consultation on summertime arrangements
Here's the info about the public poll the EU has been conducting. Unfortunately it's now closed but you can still check it out if you like!
Here's the info about the public poll the EU has been conducting. Unfortunately it's now closed but you can still check it out if you like!
28/10/2018
I wish - If only - I'd rather - It's time
24/10/2018
My Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.
17/10/2018
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06/10/2018
05/10/2018
04/10/2018
03/10/2018
26/09/2018
21/09/2018
Grammar & Vocabulary
Good both for C1 & C2.
19/09/2018
18/09/2018
Stone Mattress
You can also listen to a discussion of the story and listen to the story in this podcast (story begins at 6:40)
14/09/2018
12/09/2018
30/06/2018
04/06/2018
08/05/2018
Exams from other communities
Don't forget to check out the links to exams from other communities, especially Madrid & Asturias here:
26/04/2018
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06/04/2018
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25/02/2018
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13/02/2018
How to write a proposal
A proposal is very similar to a report so:
You need formal vocabulary (that means no contractions), a title, and headings:
A possible layout would be:
- paragraph 1: introduction (where you indicate the purpose of the proposal)
- paragraph 2: background information
- paragraph 3: Present different ideas and suggestions with their pros and cons.
- paragraph 4: conclusion , where you present your recommendations
Link 1
You need formal vocabulary (that means no contractions), a title, and headings:
A possible layout would be:
- paragraph 1: introduction (where you indicate the purpose of the proposal)
- paragraph 2: background information
- paragraph 3: Present different ideas and suggestions with their pros and cons.
- paragraph 4: conclusion , where you present your recommendations
Link 1
12/02/2018
Relationships are difficult
Vocab:
Ambassadors, primitives, procedural memory, in full gear, to automate, dopamine, noradrenaline, testosterone, serotonin, perseverate, misfiring, a couple’s therapist, fun house mirrors, being altered, playing tricks on sby. an abusive relationship, trigger, be in a committed relationship, have each other’s backs
06/02/2018
05/02/2018
31/01/2018
Inversion in a talk show
Spot the example of inversion: "Not only did the woman get reassigned but ... "
dock sby's pay: to reduce the amount of money you pay sby
dock sby's pay: to reduce the amount of money you pay sby
29/01/2018
24/01/2018
What is happiness?
As we're dealing with that topic in the small groups, I thought you might like this:
Watch the video
21/01/2018
20/01/2018
Gapped texts
I know how hard students find this exercise so here are some tips on how to do it:
Read this and watch the video here (he's doing exercise sample 4 below)
And here are some samples:
Read this and watch the video here (he's doing exercise sample 4 below)
And here are some samples:
- Exercise sample 1
- Exercise sample 2
- Exercise sample 3
- Exercise sample 4
- Exercise sample 5 (part 7)
- Exercise sample 6
19/01/2018
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08/01/2018
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