Por cuatro esquinitas de nada

This is a pair work activity we've done in class. Following the learning strategy based on the critical thinking skills students had to write down a slogan for the video 'por cuatro esquinitas de nada'.
A great video (not available in English) in which it's shown how easy might be to fit people into our class when it seems there are physical (or not physical) impediments for these people to carry on with their evaryday. People with disabilities think and feel the same things as you or I might, they also have the same rights as anyone else and we must consider what they need to be entitled to the same rights we are entitled to. It's all about respect. It's all about listening to others opinions, their thoughts and feelings, valuing them as whole person, regardless of any deficit they may have, and make them feel as comfortable at school as we are. It's great learning for our students.
To see the video: Por cuatro esquinitas de nada

10 British Slang Expressions You Will Hear When Visiting London

The most popular slangs when visiting London. This is a blog where you can find the 10 British slang expressions you will hear when visiting London. If you're planning a visit you might just want to familiarise yourself with some British Slang expressions which are very commonly used by the British. Go to this website: 10 British slangs

DAILY MAIL Online

An academy in south London has banned popular slang words used by pupils in an effort to improve standards of English. London Academy bans students from saying 'coz', 'ain't', 'like', 'innit' and 'bare' in crackdown on urban slang, claims MP. No longer will words and phrases such as 'you woz', 'bare' and 'innit' be tolerated in the corridors of Harris Academy in Upper Norwood, south London.

Full Story: Slang words ban

The jogger and the Wallet (WRITING TASK)

You'll find here the activity we dealt with in class. With it you have to work with a writing to retell the story with the past tense: Past Simple & Continuous (if possible try to make a sentence in Past Perfect). The rearranged order of the story is on the downlable document, which you can store in your computer by clicking on it. REMEMBER: write a minumun of 6 lines in your notebook and have a glance at the activity cause you can find good tips and vocabulary to make a great writing. See you tomorrow then. The jogger and the wallet key

SHALL WE DANCE?

Under the name Shall we dance? a great JAF productions footage explains why we shouldn't study what we don't we feel like and be carried along by our own dreams and desires.

For those parents who still think kids have to get prepared for succeding in life, measured in terms of money and professional success, instead of letting them do what they really enjoy, which will probably be more efficient when time comes to earn a living.

Click on this link to watch the video and activate subtitles if you want to see the translation into English: Shall we dance?

                  

Present Simple Formation and Spelling

In this entry you can revise all the grammar we have seen in this unit. simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:
The Present Simple Formation and Spelling. When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the exercises.Grammar Practice

What's the most challenging English aspect?

In this cultural lesson we will speak about the most troublemaking issue of English. Vocabulary? Grammar points? Pronunciation? Let's see how students see this by listing the most problematic. And why don't we do it through a listening activity? In this activity you'll see one of these issues we refer to: new words. New words enter the English language all the time, in fact English has always been in a state of evolution and in recent years more and more words and phrases have entered the language, partly due to the increased willingness of lexicographers to include them in the dictionaries. Here you will find the activity and the tapescripts and the listening you need to do the activity sheet.
Download activity on: New Words Activities and Tapescripts
Download listening on: New Words Listening

GRAMMAR ASPECTS. PRESENT TENSE UNIT 1

If you're not confident with the present tense formation, both in present simple and continuous, you have here a good revision sheet to deal with all these grammar aspects. It's taken from your last course's books so from now on it might become handy for all grammar seen in each unit. Click here to download it onto your computer: Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

If you want to put it in practice, click on this link below:
Good revision