UNIT 5: PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE vs PROGRESSIVE

NELSON MANDELA

UNIT 5: COMPETITIVE SPORTS

Washington, Jan 15 (EFE).- Retired U.S. cyclist Lance Armstrong has admitted in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey that he used performance-enhancing drugs.
Watch and listen to what he says.
Why do you think he did that for seven years after overcoming a cancer?

UNIT 5: HOW ARE YOU? WHAT'S UP?

Learn the difference between How are you? and What's up? with this simple video-lesson

UNIT 5: SHOULD HAVE, SHOULDN'T HAVE...

UNIT 5: REAL MADRID VS BARCA

You will listen to a group of reporters analysing the football match between Real Madrid and Barça, that took place on 27th April in Spain.
 Check how much you understand

Vaug Class 30 - To expect

Vaughan Lesson

To expect Utilizamos el verbo "expect" cuando estamos esperando algo que sabemos que ocurrirá con certeza, ya que lo hemos concretado anteriormente. Estoy esperando una llamada a las seis. I'm expecting a phone call at six. Te espero a las siete para cenar. I'll expect you at seven o'clock for dinner. No te esperaba. I wasn't expecting you. Él no esperaba eso. He wasn't expecting that. Ella está esperando mellizas. She's expecting twins. "Expect" se usa también para expresar lo que suponemos. La palabra "that" es opcional y se suele omitir. Supongo que estás cansado. I expect (that) you're tired. Supongo que no quieres que diga nada. I expect (that) you don't want me to say anything. Supongo que ella traerá a su novio. I expect (that) she'll bring her boyfriend. Supongo que se cancelará. I expect (that) it will be cancelled. Supongo que no lloverá. I don't expect (that) it will rain.

Las 4 joyas del Vaughan Review

Repasa estos cuatro puntos del Vaughan Review para aumentar tu vocabulario.  Truco: para aprender una palabra nueva, repítela hasta la saciedad. Key Learning: Ni se te ocurra decir "You must to". Constituye uno de los pecados lingüísticos más graves.  You must make more of an effort with your English. - Debes hacer un mayor esfuerzo con tu ingles. One expression: To be over the moon.  Estar loco de contento. One phrasal verb: To look for - Buscar I still haven't found what I'm looking for. - Todavía no he encontrado lo que estoy buscando. One adjective: Broad - amplio / ancho I've never met a man with such a broad range of interests. - Nunca he conocido un hombre con una gama de intereses tan amplia.

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No te pierdas la lección de la próxima semana

UNIT 4: The economy

UNIT 3: Indirect Questions

UNIT 3: HANDLING COMPLAINTS

In the video below, business growth expert Adrian Swinscoe offers some practical advice for producing delight from dissatisfaction when clients complain.

UNIT 3: Mr Trebus' eviction

Write a comment to add to the blog. It could be your opinion of Mr Trebus'  behaviour, an example of Trebus-like behaviour or any other comment
Watch the video, then check who said what:

1 the scaffolders have arrived

2 they've declared the place a public health hazard

3 the council have finally moved in, but Mr Trebus hasn't come out

4 We've got a warrant to enter and clear

5 Get out of my property at once!

6 Mike thought he'd seen it all

7 Mike can only marvel at his determination

8 The police are little more than a minor irritation

9 I'm not coming down

10 That's my business, it's not yours!

11 He's basically got no water supply

12 Everyone's patience is wearing thin

13 If you prevent him from doing so, you'll be arrested.

14 Mr Trebus will spend a night in the cells.

To discuss:

a) Who are all the people involved with the old man?

b) What would you have done if you'd been one of the neighbours?

Unit 2:Learning about Spanish Festivals

Click on the icon if you want to know the way Spanish people and foreigners enjoy themselves in Buñol.
Have you ever been there or in another festival of interest?
If so, you are welcome to tell us by leaving a comment.

Unit 2: FUTURE TENSES

If you have problems understanding the use of future tenses, click on the future icon.

UNIT 01: Describing pictures

Pictures

UNIT 01: Art or vandalism?

WHO IS BANKSY?

Banksy is a quasi-anonymous English graffiti artist.

According to Tristan Manco, Banksy “was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier technician, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s.” His artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics.

He’s gone from a teenage tagger to a well-known artist making multi-million dollar art. His style and message have, ironically, been wholeheartedly embraced by the very type of people he mocks.

Please, let us know your opinion about graffiti.

Is it art or vandalism?

UNIT 01: Describing pictures

Learning to describe paintings with:

Van Eyck, Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his Wife, 1434

UNIT 1: MUSIC

Sinead O'Connor warns Miley Cyrus against exploitation   BBC News 3 October

Singer Sinead O'Connor has written an open letter to fellow singer and actress Miley Cyrus warning her not to be exploited by the music business. The 46-year-old wrote to Cyrus, 20, after she cited O'Connor's video Nothing Compares 2 U as an inspiration for her explicit Wrecking Ball video.

"Nothing but harm will come in the long run, from allowing yourself to be exploited," wrote O'Connor. Please, in future, say no when you are asked to prostitute yourself."
O'Connor said she was prompted to write, "in the spirit of motherliness" after "dodging phone calls from various newspapers" who wanted the singer-songwriter to comment upon similarities between the two videos.
The video for Nothing Compares 2 U is principally a close-up of O'Connor, who sheds a single tear as she performs the Prince-penned break-up ballad. Cyrus cries in the promo clip for Wrecking Ball, which shares similar lyrical themes to O'Connor's song. But the video also finds her licking a sledgehammer and swinging naked on a metal demolition ball.
"I am happy to hear I am somewhat of a role model for you and I hope that because of that you will pay close attention to what I am telling you," wrote O'Connor. "I am extremely concerned for you that those around you have led you to believe, or encouraged you in your own belief, that it is in any way 'cool' to be naked and licking sledgehammers in your videos. It is in fact the case that you will obscure your talent by allowing yourself to be pimped, whether it's the music business or yourself doing the pimping.
"It is absolutely NOT in ANY way an empowerment of yourself or any other young women, for you to send across the message that you are to be valued (even by you) more for your sexual appeal than your obvious talent. You are worth more than your body or your sexual appeal. The world of showbiz doesn't see things that way," continued the Irish singer. "They're there for the money, we're there for the music. It has always been that way and it will always be that way. The sooner a young lady gets to know that, the sooner she can REALLY [be] in control."
'Rag heap'
Cyrus, who found fame as the child star of Disney children's show Hannah Montana, has been criticised in recent weeks for her controversial performances, most particularly at the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn last month.
"You also said in Rolling Stone that your look is based on mine," wrote O'Connor. "The look I chose, I chose on purpose at a time when my record company were encouraging me to do what you have done. I felt I would rather be judged on my talent and not my looks. I am happy that I made that choice, not least because I do not find myself on the proverbial rag heap now that I am almost 47 years of age.

"Whether we like it or not, us females in the industry are role models and as such we have to be extremely careful what messages we send to other women," concluded O'Connor.The message you keep sending is that it's somehow cool to be prostituted.. it's so not cool Miley... it's dangerous."

UNIT 1: MUSIC

Y Viva Espana singer dies aged 82

UNIT 01: ENTERTAINING

MORE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE ANY BOOK

ASTONISHING       BRILLIANT           BREATH-TAKING   CAPTIVATING

CREEPY                 EASY-TO- READ   EDUCATIONAL      ENCHANTING

ENGAGING            HAUNTING          INSPIRATIONAL

INTRIGUING          LIFE-LIKE            MEMORABLE         MOTIVATING

POIGNANT             PREDICTABLE       PAGE-TURNER       RIVETING

SPELL-BINDING     TEAR-JERKING     TOUCHING

THOUGHT-PROVOKING                      UNIQUE                WITTY

AYUDA EN ACCION: USO RESPONSABLE DEL AGUA

Nuevo videojuego para concienciar del uso responsable del agua

El desarrollo de la app “Agua para Sigsig” se engloba en el marco de un proyecto de cooperación para el desarrollo que han realizado ambas organizaciones entre 2010 y 2013 en el cantón de Sigsig (provincia de Azuay), en Ecuador. Puede descargarse en móviles, tanto Android como IOS (iPhone), o bien se puede jugar online, desde la página web, o a través de Facebook. El reto del jugador es guiar el agua que baja de la montaña hacia fuentes y parcelas cultivadas en el menor tiempo y recorrido posibles, para que no se escape ni una gota. HAZ CLICK EN LA IMAGEN

CREATIVE WRITING

Thanks Javier for sharing with us these useful tips to write better.

Creative Writing

WRITING: AN OPINION ESSAY

An Opinion Essay

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Oceans of Garbage - Why People Are Eating Their Own Trash | Francesca Koe's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Oceans of Garbage - Why People Are Eating Their Own Trash | Francesca Koe's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

AGAINST ALL ODDS

SIN PROFES NO HAY ESCUELA

Durante esta semana millones de personas en más de 130 países se estarán movilizando por el derecho a la educación. En esta Semana de Acción Mundial  por la Educación queremos destacar la importancia del profesorado para lograr una educación de calidad. Únete a la movilización on line, mira el vídeo y ayúdanos a difundir la campaña en las redes sociales.

THE ACT OF TERRORISM IN BOSTON

LISTEN TO THE NEWS, WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE SCRIPT, TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU UNDERSTAND.
THEN LISTEN AGAIN, READING THE SCRIPT, TO CHECK HOW MUCH YOU UNDERSTOOD.

FECHAS P.U.C. 2013

PRUEBAS DE CERTIFICACION 2013. GUIA DEL CANDIDATO

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

PATIENCE. TAKE THAT

MEDITATION

4YG

FOUR YEARS. GO.
It is a campaign to shift humanity’s course toward a just, fulfilling and sustainable future by the end of 2014. People around the world will be invited to stand together and take courageous actions to bring about a future worth having.

This is not a new organization; this is a goal for every organization, every man, woman, child, worker, student, profession, generation – everyone.

What’s at stake?

Our world is on an unsustainable path. Scientists warn that we are rapidly approaching dangerous tipping points after which life as we have known it will be irreversibly changed.
At the same time, we are poised on the verge of a possibility so magnificent that we can barely imagine it. Using technical and social solutions already available, we can safeguard our planet’s capacity to sustain life – now and for future generations

Luis Merlo - Hablo inglés, nivel medio, pero hablo inglés

and you... do you speak English??

En defensa de las enseñanzas de escuelas oficiales de idiomas

DIA DE ANDALUCIA

COME AND HAVE FUN WITH US

UNIT 6: CULTURE SHOCK

Here you have some tips to deal with culture shock

SAINT VALENTINE'S DAY

PANCAKES RECIPE

There you have an easy way to prepare your pancakes for our party.

THE NEW ENGLISH ALPHABET