Telling Stories

Watch the video and write down the main ideas.

Click on "stories" in contents and have a look at old posts about narrative tenses, how to tell stories and anecdotes and listen to some stories.

Relative clauses

Click here to see a lesson about relative clauses and do the exercises at the bottom of the page.

Do another activity here.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Story of Thanksgiving. Watch the video and fill in the gaps (check your answers in "comments").

The year was ________________________ (1). It was a normal day for me, sitting on the beach, getting some sun, ________________________ (2) my own business when lo and behold along comes this boat.

So the pilgrims got off the boat and began the hard work of ________________________ (3) a settlement in the New World. Now, I don't know  ________________________ (4) it was to try to build a settlement at the beginning of winter but ________________________ (5)the pilgrims had it ________________________ (6).

Finally came and the pilgrims went out to ________________________ (7). God had heard ________________________ (8) and sent along one of the ________________________ (9) to help them- an English-speaking Indian by the name of Squanto.

Add lots of hard work and working together with their new friends, the Indians. By the end of the ________________________ (10), they had an abundant ________________________ (11).

The tradition of Thanksgiving began and now people get together and eat and thank God for his ________________________ (12). 

Glossary:

• Lo and behold - Used for introducing something surprising that you're about to tell or show someone.
• Hereby - Used for stating that something said or written in a statement or document is now official or for emphasizing what you're saying.

Click here to do another listening activity using a video from "Friends".







There are more posts about this topic (see "contents") where you can learn about the food they eat and more historical facts.

Integrative Medicine

This is the video for the photocopy I gave you in class. Check your answers in "comments".

Christmas Contests

Christmas Card Design Contest

Dessert Contest. See the recipes here

How to talk about science and technology

Technology

Click here to see an old entry about this topic.

HEALTH

Listen and read some sentences related to health.

Do a vocabulary exercise here.

The future of medicine

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

1. Why are billions of people alive today?
2. What do we have treatments for today?
3. In which fields have there been breathtaking advances?
4. Where did this work originate?
5. Who support this work?
6. What has science made in the last centrury?
7. What kind of future does the speaker imagine?

B. Watch the next video to see how technology is changing the healthcare system.

C. Watch the following video and fill in the gaps (you need between one and three words). Check your answers in "comments".

Robot-assisted surgery

- The Vinci Surgical System is a tool that allows us to do more _______________ (1) surgery through very small incisions.

- Smaller incisions speed _______________ (2).

- The surgeon is always in _______________ (3).

Metro medical glue

- Trauma patients with severe _______________ (4) need help fast and Metro medical glue will stop it in about _______________ (5).

- It can be used both _______________ (6).

- Metro will eliminate the need for stitching, for staples, and will _______________ (7) the procedure

- According to researchers at Harvard and Sydney universities, it's ready for _______________ (8).

The Excel white 3d printed cast system

- It promises _______________ (9) and a quicker recovery. T

- The patient's bone is scanned and a custom _______________ (10) cast is made in about a minute.

- It even has a sensor to monitor the _______________ (11).

- The company says they're close to_______________ (12).

A blog comment

You have decided to comment on this blog post. In your blog comment you should: 
• comment on Andrea's point of view 
• state your own opinion 

Write only between 50 and 60 words!

The last day to upload your comment is Wednesday 27th November.

Talking about technology

Click here to see some vocabulary in use.

Look at how to answer some technology related questions and the vocabulary you can use. 

INTERNET ADDICTION

1. Click here to do a listening activity about FOMO (Fear of Missing Out).

2. Are people spending too much time on their computers. Listen to a lecture about IAD (Internet Addiction Disorder) and do the exercise. You can also read the script.

Written Mediation- La tecnología de la addicción

This is the video you need to watch to do the written mediation for next week. Watch it twice and take notes. Use your notes to do the task. You have 15 minutes and should write only between 90 and 100 words.

You have attended a talk about the addiction to new technologies organized by the IT department of your daughter’s school and you’ve watched an interesting video about this topic. You have a Welsh friend with a daughter of the same age and think the content of the video can be useful for him/her. Write him/her an email telling him/her the main ideas in the video.

Margarita Salas, Spain's leading female scientist, dies aged 80

 Click here to read about this inspiring woman's death.

30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Artists look back at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Video installations across the city use historical footage projected onto significant buildings to bring the past back to life. Other artworks also evoke the years when Germany was divided.

 

Reply questions

Question tags

Auxiliary Verbs

Click here to review the uses of auxiliary verbs.

Click here to see a slide presentation.

Do an exercise here.

Indirect questions

1. Watch a video about indirect questions.

2. Read the grammar and try the exercises at the bottom of the page.

Addictions and obsessions

1. Listen to six people talking about what they're addicted to.

2. Watch this video in which a man speaks about his addiction to the Internet and fill in the gaps. (Check your answers in 'comments').

Well, I’m Sean and I’m an (1)_________ _________. It pains me to say this, but I’m addicted to (2)_________. I (3) _________ my status every hour and have to (4) _________ _________ _________ with my friends.

I’m also addicted to “FarmVille”, and I have  (5)_________ _________ but still need a (6) _________, so if someone can please give me a  (7)_________, I’d be happy.

One more thing is I’m addicted to (8) _________ _________. My wife is filing for (9)_________ and “I love you Gertrude, please don’t do that”. And she’s doing it because I spend all my money on (10)_________ _________. And another problem is that we have (11)_________ _________ and the house is going to be, was, on the (12)_________. It’s gonna be *foreclosed, so I really love you Gertrude but, please just don’t (13) _________ _________. All I need just is one (14)_________, that one (15)_________ *to hit it big.

So I’m here to say that. I’m here to make a change, because if I can make this change and make (16) _________ _________ _________ ,that means my wife will come back to me.

And I just want to say, if you’re addicted to the Internet, just (17) _________ _________ you don’t become (18)_________ and (19)_________ like I am right now. Thank you.

*Foreclose: take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments

*hit it big Slang: To be successful

3. Video game debate: now watch another video in which a woman and a man give their opinions about  videogames. Answer the questions and check in 'comments'.

The woman is against videogames because:

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The man completely disagrees with her because:

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The only negative aspect for him is: 

4. Listen to five speakers talking about their obsessions and match them with the right answer A, B, C, D or E. Check your answers in "comments".

How to

Click here to see the activity of the "Stripy Tiger" recipe we did in class and review sequencers.

SCHOOL LIBRARY

INSTRUCCIONES PARA SOLICITAR EL CARNÉ DE LA BIBLIOTECA EOI 
Curso Académico 2019-2020

Para acceder al servicio de préstamo es necesario presentar el carné de la biblioteca EOI Albacete. Se puede seguir utilizando el carné de otros años si no ha caducado

Para solicitar el carné sigue los siguientes pasos: (excepto alumnos de That´s English: soliciténlo a su profesor) 

1. Manda un correo electrónico a la siguiente dirección: bibliotecaeoi@gmail.com

En el mensaje indica tu nombre completo, apellidos, NIF y el curso al que perteneces. Indica también si solicitas el carné por primera vez o es una renovación.

2. Espera a recibir un email de confirmación (entre una y dos semanas)

3. Una vez recibido, recoge tu carné en SecretarÍa (consulta horario) y lleva en el momento una fotografía tamaño carné (si no tienes una en Delphos-papás)

4. Una vez sellado en Secretaría ya puedes venir a la Biblioteca y pedir material en préstamo. ¡Te esperamos!

Paz Córcoles

Responsable Biblioteca Eoi

HORARIO DE PRÉSTAMO DE LA BIBLIOTECA

LUNES	De 10:00 a 11:00 De 19:30 a 20:30
MARTES	De 13:00 a 14:00 De 16:00 a 16:30 De 21:00 a 21:30
MIÉRCOLES	De 09:00 a 10:00 De 16:00 a 16:30
JUEVES	De 12:00 a 13:00 De 15:30 a 16:15 De 17:00 a 18:00

NOTA: El servicio de préstamo de esta biblioteca es atendido únicamente por profesores de esta EOI.

Happy Halloween!

Click here and have a look at some old posts about this festivity.



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Qi Gong 30-Day Challenge

This is the video we watched in class.

Questions no-one knows the answers to

30-Day Challenge

This challenge is to make you use your English more outside the classroom. For 30 days I want you to do at least one thing from the list every day. Fill in the grid each day with what you have done. Try to do as many different things as possible. You can only do each assignment three times.

1. Use Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp or Twitter in English for at least 24 hours.
2. Watch a movie in English with no subtitles.
3. Watch a movie in English with English subtitles.
4. Watch an episode of a series with subtitles at https://ororo.tv/es (you can watch 45’ for free every day).
5. Watch an episode of a series without subtitles at https://ororo.tv/es
6. Watch a video and read the script and explanations (level 2) at https://multimedia-english.com/videos/section/official-1
7. Watch three movie trailers in English on Youtube. Comment on at least one of them.
8. Choose a video and see one of the lessons at https://ed.ted.com/lessons
9. Watch a one minute video at http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/eiam or https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/3619
10. Choose one of the videos and learn American English with Jennifer https://www.youtube.com/c/englishwithjennifer
11. Watch the intermediate part of a programme at http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/ingles-online-tve/
12. Listen to a podcast in English, look here for examples: http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/  (level 3).
13. Read at least one article at News in Levels http://newsinlevels.com
14. Read or listen to a piece of news about Spain in English at https://www.euronews.com/tag/spain, https://www.spainenglish.com/
15. Watch TV news in English (using the internet works fine). Retell three important things from the news to someone else.
16. Read a blog in English. You can find popular blogs here: https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/10-blogs-learn-english/ http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/blogs, https://tinytexts.wordpress.com/ 
17.  Write your own blog entry in English.
18. Write at least five text messages in English.
19. During a meal with family or friends, speak only English.
20. Make a room in your home the “English room”. Whenever you are in it, you may only speak English. Use this rule for at least 24 hours.
21. Take a walk with a friend or a member of your family for at least 30 minutes, speak English all the time.
22. Cook a meal using a recipe in English.
23. Listen to three songs from a top list from an English speaking country and sing along in at least one.
24. Practise lyrics from a song you like at lyricstraining.com.
25. Chat with a stranger in English in a computer game for at least ten minutes.
26. Find a clip from a TV show and imitate the accent. Overact as much as possible to sound really British or American. For British English: Downton Abbey or Peppa Pig, for American English: Frasier or My Name is Earl. These are only suggestions, feel free to find your own shows.
27. Read a short story in English at https://www.englishclub.com/reading/short-stories.htm , https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/stories
28. Spend at least 15 minutes practising vocabulary at http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/.
29. Create your own flashcards and practise vocabulary at https://quizlet.com/es
30. Learn at least five new English idioms. http://www.idiomsite.com/
31. Make labels for at least ten everyday household items and stick them around your house or apartment.
32. Make a short comic in English using http://www.pixton.com/ or www.powtoon.com.
33. Watch a video-blog in English and leave comments. Here’s a list of famous bloggers.http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/07/youtube-uk-20-online-video-bloggers
34. Play a digital game of some kind (on your smartphone, through facebook or something similar) in English and find at least ten new words to learn. Add them to your personal wordlist.
35. Make your own meme in English, using for example https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
36. Read all the words and translations on one page in an English dictionary. Repeat them once later the same day.
37. Translate your favourite Spanish song into English and sing it to a friend (if you dare).
38. Play at least three games with the Akinator. http://en.akinator.com/
39. Send a digital message in English to a friend trying to persuade them to play a game or sport you like. Give them three reasons why they should start playing your game or sport.
40. Read or write a story in English at www.storybird.com
41. Read about your personality https://my-personality-test.com/, https://www.123test.com/personality-test/
42. Write a poem in English based on your name using this structure: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson391/WritingNamePoem.pdf. If you want to, go to www.canva.com and make a nice poster with your poem in it.
43. Learn about Scotland using this website: http://www.visitscotland.com/brave/.
44. Songs in English: Listen-read or- sing-along: http://esl-bits.net/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning/Songs.for.English.Language.Learning.html
45. Register and learn with some lessons on songs at https://rdlessons.teachable.com/
46. Register and work with one of the videos at https://es.englishcentral.com/myenglish/lessons
47. Listen and read: http://esl-bits.net/listening/ESL.English.Listening.htm
48. Learn about new words at https://www.macmillandictionary.com/buzzword/entries/begpacker.html
49. Do one of the activities in https://b2twolumi.blogspot.com/
50. Choose a grammar point and learn about it at https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/grammar-explanations.html

(Thanks to Mias Klassrum for the idea)

How to talk about people you admire

I. Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".

1. Who is A.P. Giannini?
2. Why is he the person the speaker admires the most?
3. What did A.P. Giannini do when he was on the board of a bank called Columbus Savings and Loans?
4. What did he do when there was a big fire in San Francisco?
5. How did people consider Walt Disney before A.P. Giannini financed him?
6. What big construction did he support?
7. Why is A.P. his favourite entrepreneur?

II. Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".

1. Why doesn't she recommend talking about a famous person in the exam?

2. Why should you talk about someone you know?

3. Why does she like talking about her mum?

4. When did her mum start her family?

5. What opportunity did she miss?

6. What do women usually do these days?

7. When did her mum decide to go back to university?

8. What did the speaker do?

9. How does the speaker describe this situation?

10. Did her mum continue studying?

11. What does she have a bachelor's in?

12. What does her mum do now?

III. Watch a video with an example of someone talking about a famous person she admires. Watch out, there are some mistakes in the transcription.

Personality

Click here and have a look at old posts about the same topic.

One-day trip to Alcalá del Júcar

If you're interested, contact me as soon as possible.

Sesame Street

Watch the video and answer the questions. Check your answers in "comments".

1. How long has “Sesame Street” been tackling tough topics?
2. What are some of these topics?
3. Who is Julia?
4. Who do they want to help now with Carly?
5. What is Sesame Street in Communities?
6. Why is Carly necessary?
7. Who was Carly living with when she was introduced in the show?
8. What will Carly do?
9. What has Carly learned?
10. Why is it important for Sesame Street to create tools to help address these issues?

Motivation

Click here to listen to a talk about motivation and do the comprehension activities.

Two websites to learn English in a minute

1. English in a Minute (British English)


These short videos...

• focus on real confusing terms.

• are clear, short (1 minute) and to the point.

• have a transcript, so you can also practise pronunciation if you decide to read along.

• have a grammar reference

• usually have  a quiz to test your knowledge

2. English in a Minute (American English)

 

This site run by VOA Learning English (Voice of America) explains expressions used in American English although, in most cases obviously, the expressions on the videos are used both in British and in American English.

The benefits of a bilingual brain

Click here to do a listening activity about this topic.

The secrets of learning a new language

This is the video you have to watch to answer the questions in the photocopy.

Voluntourism

Watch the video and answer the questions (check your answers in "comments").

1. What are many Americans planning to do on holiday?
2. What kind of activities do they mention?
3. Why can doing this benefit your wellbeing?
4. What is "Charity Watch"?
5. Why is it necessary?
6. What is a good idea?

Click here to read about some pros and cons of this kind of tourism.

Ecotourism

Click here to listen and read about ecotourism (choose the speed and accent you prefer). 

Click here to read an article about the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of tourism.

Tourism

Click here to do a listening activity about green tourism in London.

Click here to read a text about tourism in Egypt.

Here a podcast about A Day Trip with a Difference.

Holidays and Travelling Vocabulary

Click here to see the presentation we saw in class. There are more posts related to this topic in "Holidays" and "Travelling" in contents.