Tuesday 16 December 2008

Social activities (listenings)


Hi everybody!
Since some of you asked me for extra-listening, I've decided to include a web containing lots of videos about social activities, such as
How to survive a Family Christmas,
How To Say Merry Christmas In Ten Languages or
How To Thank Someone For A Present.
they are quite interesting and useful to improve listening skill since you can read the tapescript or download the audio for you i-pod, SPS or mobile. There is no excuse to improve this skill.
Moreover you can find different topics (sports, health, food, Christmas, etc) Just have a look at it, you'll enjoy it!

Monday 15 December 2008

Merry Christmas!!


Christmas is the most popular holiday of the year in the whole world. About 400 millions people celebrate Christmas holiday each year in winter. Many of Christmas traditions and ceremonial aspects were celebrated long time before Christ was born. The history of Christmas is, therefore, way back in centuries. If you'd like to know all about Christmas, just click on the word "Christmas", here you can find something about its history, traditions, and much more..
Merry Christmas! and remember:
don't be naughty, be nice because...

Wednesday 3 December 2008

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Hi everybody! As I really know you like singing I've included here the Christmas carol that we are going to practice in the classroom, so that you will be able to sing at Christmas party (18th December) There's no excuse. Enjoy it!
JOHN DENVER Lyrics

Play the Christmal carol.

Tuesday 2 December 2008

FUTURE (2nd level)

Hi! This is the power point presentation I showed you in the class to explain how to express the future in English.
Future
View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own.

Sunday 30 November 2008

THE SISTERS by James Joyce

Bearing in mind Colin MacCabe's (Professor of the University of Exter School of English) words:
"to truly know a language, you must know something of the literature of a language", I've included one of Joyce's short stories from "Dubliners", The Sisters.
It was originally published in The Irish Homestead Journal on August 13, 1904. The Sisters was Joyce's first published work of fiction.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it, improving your reading and listening skills since you can read and listen to the story at the same time. Moreover, as we'll discuss the story in the classroom you will be able to develop a creative thinking, reading between the lines.
Enjoy your reading!

Tuesday 25 November 2008

opening learners' eyes

This is a power point presentation by longman. I've included it in order to make learners aware of new viewpoints and language learning experiences, that is, according to Scharle & Szabo (2000) "it opens learners' eyes to new ways of thinking about their learning".

Wednesday 19 November 2008

WELCOME!

Hi! I'm an English teacher at the Official Language School in Seville. I come from Caleta de Velez, a little village located in Málaga.