St. Patrick's Day

 March 17th is a big day in Ireland. Do you want to find out why?
 Do this "treasure hunt" about St. Patrick's Day and learn all about it.

 

Film series in original version

The following films in original version are shown on Thursdays at 19:30 and  22:00 at Nueva Condomina. The tickets are only 4 Euros, and it's a great way to improve your English -and other languages- and to enjoy cinema to the fullest:

17/03/2011
TETRO (Francis Ford Coppola)

24/03/2011
La cinta blanca

31/03/2011
Two Lovers

07/04/2011
Capitalism: A Love Story

14/04/2011
El concierto

21/04/2011
FROZEN RIVER

28/04/2011
London River

Listening: Moving out of your parents' home

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Listen to this girl from Hong Kong talking about the "pros and cons" of living on your own. Read these sentences about what she says. THREE of them are false: which ones?

1. Living with your parents isn't common in Hong Kong when you've already found a good job.
2. One of the reasons why some young people don't move out is because they can't do the housework on their own.
3. Her parents think it is good for her to live alone.
4. She lives further away from work now.
5. She enjoys making her own decisions.
6. She had problems in the kitchen of her apartment.
7. Some of the bills she has to pay now include: the rent, phone and gas.
8. Tidying up the kitchen and cooking take her a long time every day.
9. All in all, we can say that she has adapted quite well to her new life by herself.

 Press "Read more" below to get the KEY TO THE EXERCISE:

St Patrick's Day is coming up!

My love story

Click on the image to download a cloze to put into practice your vocabulary related to love and relationships.

"Superlative" accommodation

Publish a comment with a superlative adjective about this photo (about the tree-house, the landscape, etc). Eg: this is the most beautiful house in the world.

Practise the present perfect

Watch this video to practise the present perfect. After the introduction, you'll see a series of situations. After each situation, the narrator will ask you what the people have done. ANSWER THE QUESTION! After a few seconds they'll give you the right answer. They speak very slowly, because it's a video for beginners. But remember: in real life, we nearly always contract "have/has" in affirmative sentences. So, at least, the second time you watch it, try to do it that way.

Pick the right article of clothing

Click here to listen to an activity where you have to click on the article of clothing the man is describing.

Madonna's "TRUE BLUE". Sing along, now that you know the lyrics!

What do you think of her looks?

Extra, extra .... extra conversation classes this week!

Throughout this week and the following, our language assistant, Jennifer will be available in the library for some extra conversation classes. Click on their name to find out when she will be teaching Basic 2 level: Jennifer

Short readings to practise your understanding

Read this funny story and do the comprehension activities online:

 NASREDDIN AND THE POT

 

 There are five more stories! Come on, keep reading!

Into the future

Are you still having trouble using "will", "going to" and the present continuous with a future meaning. Did you know about the use of the "present simple" (that's right, the present simple) to talk about schedules?. Read these notes and do the exercises at the bottom of the pages.

4 WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

"WILL" OR "GOING TO"?

Plans for tonight

Click here to listen to 6 people talking about their plans for tonight. The transcript is below, but DON'T CHEAT!, that is, don't read it until you have listened to the speaker and ticked the answers to the questions.

Comments on the blog

GOOD NEWS! I have changed the settings for comments on the blog to make it easier to leave a comment. Try now and tell me if you had any problems.

Here's the key to the blogquest I gave you: "Get to know your class blog".