Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Why were some people unhappy in England?
2. Where did these people settle down after they left England?
3. What problems did they find there?
4. What was the name of the ship they set out on for America?
5. What problems did they find on board of the ship?
6. HOw long did they sail for?
7. Who was Squanto?
8. What did Squanto teach the pilgrims?
9. why did the pilgrims decide to have a celebration?
10. What did they cook for that celebration?
11. How were the Indians dressed?
12. Where did the first Thanksgiving's feast take place?

Click here to see the answers. (Taken from "English in Lebrija", englishayamonte.blogspot.com by Mercedes Jiménez, Thank you!)

Watch this video and learn about what people eat on Thanksgiving.


Click here and watch Barack Obama pardoning turkey for the last time as president.

Monologues

Click here to see a list of words or phrases you can use in your monologue.

Oral and Writing rubrics

Click here to get to the rubrics and other information about the exam they published last year. We don't know what will happen this course, though.

HEALTH NEWS - EXAM PRACTICE

Click here to see the activity.
Click here to listen to it.

VACCINATION PROGRAMMES- EXAM PRACTICE

Click here to do a listening activity about vaccination programmes in less developed countries.

HEALTH AND EXERCISE

Do the activities on this lesson to practise vocabulary and do a reading activity about health.

Click here and do the listening activity. Do also the listening activities on pages 4 and 5.

Song: UNBELIEVABLE

Click here to see another video with the lyrics and check the exercises in the photocopy.

Charla informativa

I still have to confirm the place for the talk. I'll tell you as soon as I know it.

LEONARD COHEN

Click here to read the news about Leonard Cohen's death.

Click here to listen to one of his most well-known songs (Hallelujah) and play with it.

REFUERZOS: READING CLUB

ESCUELA OFICIAL DE IDIOMAS DE ALBACETE

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS

HORARIO DE REFUERZOS CURSO 2016-2017

SEDE: ALBACETE (AVENIDA DE ESPAÑA, 12)

	LUNES	MIÉRCOLES	JUEVES
13:00-14:00	1º  BÁSICO AULA 603	1º  BÁSICO AULA 603
		1º AVANZADO AULA 602
20:00-21:00		2º  INTERMEDIO PREP. PRUEBA ORAL B1 AULA 501	1º Y 2º AVANZADO CLUB DE LECTURA AULA 503

NOTA:  A PARTIR DEL DÍA 14 DE NOVIEMBRE.

PERSONALITY

Click here. Listen to the definition and choose the right adjective.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

CVs and COVER LETTERS / EMAILS

Listen to an interview with a recruitment expert, who talks about his experience of reading CVs and offers some good advice on writing them.

Click here to read some advice and examples to write a cover letter or email.

Click here to do an exercise with an example of a cover letter.

JOB INTERVIEWS

- Listen to a job interview (don't look at the script) and do the task at the bottom of the page.

- Watch this video and answer the questions (check your answers in "comments").
Glossary: 

Tweak: /twiːk/  INFORMAL to make small changes in order to improve something

Slouch: /slaʊtʃ/ to sit, walk, or stand with your shoulders bent forwards and your head low so that you look lazy

1. What is the purpose of this video?

2. What does it look like if you slouch in the chair and fold your arms? 

3. What is the impression you give if you keep your body open and lean forward?

4. What are two examples of things that can make you appear anxious or nervous? 

5. What does palm upwards signify?

6. How long do you have to wait before mirroring the interviewer?

7. Don’t stare at the interviewer. How long should you look at their eyes? 

8. What facial features should you avoid touching?

9. What happens if your handshake is too firm?

10. What do you need to worry about if you put all these tips into practice in your next interview?

- If you are interested in learning more about job interviews you can also watch this video (the first part is transcribed "ver más" and for the rest you can use the subtitles).