16 Dec 2014
13 Dec 2014
12 Dec 2014
9 Dec 2014
26 Nov 2014
20 Nov 2014
19 Nov 2014
8 Nov 2014
Writing a report
- How to Write a Report
- Example
- Writing Task: An
international research group is carrying out an investigation into the housing
situation for young people around the world. You have been asked by the group
to write a report about your country, including the following points:
- the different housing options available in your country for young people in their early twenties.
- the problems faced by young people with each option
- possible future changes in the housing situation for young people in your country
- Write
your report
Deadline: November 17th & 18th
Speakout Advanced p.73
Speaking Exchange
FCB Brasil and the CNA language school network are launching the
Speaking Exchange project, which connects CNA students in Brazil with
Americans living in retirement homes. This meeting is carried out via an
exclusive digital tool that uses video chat technology to bring the
students face to face with Americans.
What do you think about this initiative?
What do you think about this initiative?
3 Nov 2014
Ex-IMF head Rodrigo Rato told to pay €3m court bond in Spain bank fraud inquiry
Vocab:
- court bond: A sum of money paid as bail or surety
- IMF: International Monetary Fund
- lavish: extravagant; prodigal; wasteful
31 Oct 2014
Use Skype to practise your English
Do you wish you could practise your English with other speakers?
There are
some websites where you can find yourself a language exchange or a penpal like:
Alternatively, if you don't like the idea of talking to strangers, you can chat on Skype with a classmate.
You only
need an internet connection and a microphone connected to your computer.
Do give
it a try. You no longer need to travel around the world to talk to
English-speakers.
29 Oct 2014
15 Oct 2014
What You Need to Know About Ebola
The facts about ebola, one of the world’s deadliest diseases that’s making a stand in West Africa.
Vocabulary:
- host: an animal or plant on which a smaller animal or plant is living as a parasite
- Zaire [zɑːˈiːəʳ]
- outbreak: if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen
- fatality: a death in an accident or a violent attack
- diarrhoea British English , diarrhea American English
- austere: plain and simple and without any decoration
- a glimmer of hope: a small sign of hope
- W.H.O.:World Health Organisation
- breakthrough: an important new discovery in something you are studying, especially one made after trying for a long time
Vocabulary:
- host: an animal or plant on which a smaller animal or plant is living as a parasite
- Zaire [zɑːˈiːəʳ]
- outbreak: if there is an outbreak of fighting or disease in an area, it suddenly starts to happen
- fatality: a death in an accident or a violent attack
- diarrhoea British English , diarrhea American English
- austere: plain and simple and without any decoration
- a glimmer of hope: a small sign of hope
- W.H.O.:World Health Organisation
- breakthrough: an important new discovery in something you are studying, especially one made after trying for a long time
Writing an application letter
I'd like you to write an application letter for next week (see the Composition calendar), so here are some links to information about the format and some examples:
14 Oct 2014
13 Oct 2014
Ask the Madrid Department of Education to offer C1 and C2 certifications
Ask the Madrid Department of Education to offer C1 and C2 certifications
10 Oct 2014
No class today
I'm ill and still without a voice, so there'll be no lesson today.
Hopefully, I'll be better by Monday. I'll keep you posted.
Hopefully, I'll be better by Monday. I'll keep you posted.
3 Sept 2014
27 Jun 2014
September exam
Written Exam -1/9/14, at 3.45pm, classroom 5
Oral Exam - 9/9/14, starting at 4pm, classroom 3
26 Jun 2014
10 Jun 2014
2 Jun 2014
26 May 2014
Good luck!
Just wanted to wish you the best of luck in the exam!
Remember there are lots of sites to keep practising. Check here.
And you can try exams from different communities to keep your hand in.
To work on your vocabulary I'd like to recommend this great site.
Remember there are lots of sites to keep practising. Check here.
And you can try exams from different communities to keep your hand in.
To work on your vocabulary I'd like to recommend this great site.
20 May 2014
Footballers' salaries
Clarke Carlisle, Chairman of the Professional Footballer's Association, says the money footballers get paid should be seen in context of the supply and demand in the multi-billion pound industry.
He argues that the perception of footballers as not worthy of large salaries should be challenged, and that players work just as hard to stay at the top of their game as actors or businessmen who earn similar amounts.
He tells Stephen Sackur that big budget transfers will continue as long as the massive sums of money flood into the game.
15 May 2014
ADVANCED 2 FINAL EXAM
Written Exam
June 18th, at 3.45pm
- 4-6.15pm class: Room 2
- 6.30-8.45pm class: Room 3
Oral Exam
12 May 2014
Lookalikes
If you have ever been told you have a lookalike, and you would like to
find yours, there is a Canadian artist who might be able to help you.
Francois Brunelle is connecting doppelgangers from across the globe, for
a book and art tour. Al Jazeera sent Daniel Lak to Montreal to find
his.
Thank you Inma!
Thank you Inma!
10 May 2014
Tate Modern is 10
The programme, dedicated to Tate Modern's 10th birthday, seeks to understand how the institution has become one of the most successful modern art museums in the world.
In class we saw from 1:45 to 4:14.
In class we saw from 1:45 to 4:14.
26 Apr 2014
24 Apr 2014
23 Apr 2014
World Book and Copyright Day 2014
The history of the written word is the history of humanity.
The power of books to advance individual fulfilment and to create social change is unequalled. Intimate and yet deeply social, books provide far-reaching forms of dialogue between individuals, within communities and across time.
As Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, said in her speech at the United Nations:
Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons.- See more at: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/events/prizes-and-celebrations/celebrations/international-days/world-book-and-copyright-day-2014#sthash.ko0bCl1k.dpuf
Belfast centre remembers Titanic 100 years on
Some vocab:
- dungeon: A dark, often underground chamber or cell used to confine prisoners.
- poignant: sharply distressing or painful to the feelings
- destitute: Lacking resources or the means of subsistence; completely impoverished.
- shilling: a former British and Australian silver or cupronickel coin worth one twentieth of a pound, not minted in Britain since 1970
- dinner suit: formal suit for evening events and social functions.
8 Apr 2014
6 Apr 2014
4 Apr 2014
Vocabulary for Advanced exams
Here you can download vocabulary sheets for different topics. It would be a good idea to pick a few new expressions about each topic with a view to your oral test.
Don't forget to look up the pronunciation of new words: spelling is just a part of it. There are online dictionaries, which allow you to listen to the words you look up.
Don't forget to look up the pronunciation of new words: spelling is just a part of it. There are online dictionaries, which allow you to listen to the words you look up.
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