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Our Swedish pals
Category: Swedish epals Date 2007-11-28 00:46:39 
We have put in contact through the epals.com website with a group of adult students from Tidaholm in Sweden. It has been very well accepted by all the students and communication by email has been started. We think it is a good tool for real commucication in the English language as well as for knowing a bit more about Sweden. You will find the epals link in our links section.
All the best from La Puebla de Alfindén (Spain).
PS: Our Swedish pals are just creating a blog , have a look at it through this link http://a-linjen.blogspot.com
ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Category: Survival kit Date 2007-11-24 01:39:32
Good evening everyone,
In this attached file I enclose a lot of adjectives you can use for describing people. You have enough room in the right column to write down the explanation or an example to clarify the meaning of each word. We will work with it in class.
Have in mind that some of these adjectives can also be used to describe situations or ideas.
If you try to do your best, we will know the best of you. Take care,
Loli
GEORGE CLOONEY
Category: Compositions Date 2007-11-22 23:41:07
We met George Clooney by the street.
Gloria & Carla: Hello!! Are you George Clooney?
George: Yes, and you?
G&C: We are Gloria and Carla. Nice to meet you!
G: Thanks, nice to meet you, too.
G&C What are you doing here in Zaragoza?
G: I’m making a film in this place.
G&C: Oh! Very well, that sounds interesting. And when does the film release?
G: It will be next month.
G&C: Great, we will go to watch it. Do you recommend it?
G: Yes, of course, it is my way of living. Well, It is really good, go and you'll see.
G&C:Had you ever been in Zaragoza?
G:No, this is my first time here,but I think I will come back.
G&C:Would you like to go sightseeing?
G:I don`t know ,can you tell me what I can see?
G&C:Do you like visiting ancient cathedrals?
G:Yes, I think that it can be very interesting. In the US we don't have ancient cathedrals and this is because American people like visiting them when they come to Europe.
G&C:Here in Zaragoza we have El Pilar and a lot of interesting places. If you want I can drop you in.
G:Thats great .Give me your telephone number and we'll get in touch.
G&C: Sure. It has been really a pleasure, thank you so much for your time.
G: Pleased to meet you, too! Take care.
FINDING THE PRESIDENT
Category: Compositions Date 2007-11-22 19:53:25
Madrid, 14th January , 02:40 AM
We were returning from a party late at night, we were walking in a solitary and dark street in downtown.
We met Mr. Zapatero. He was walking like a normal person, without bodyguards.
- Excuse me, it’s possible that you are Mr. Zapatero the president of Spain? You are very similar to him.
(He saw us with a strange face and said to us:)
- Finally I find someone! I got lost and unconscious for…..I can’t remember for how many hours. I was in a meeting and I went to the toilette because I felt a bit sick and now I´m here.
I was excited and I said to him:
- You have no idea how great it´s to meet you. You have been disappeared for a week. Everybody is looking for you. It is believed you were kidnapped by a terrorist group.
In that moment the President put a surprised face and said:
- Oh my God, I can’t believe it. And what happened in these days?
At this moment we have the temptation of helping him to keep disappeared for a bit more.
But finally, we take him to the police and we were rewarded by this action. Now we
are as famous as the President and every channel wants to interview us.
SPEAKING
Category: Unit 2 Date 2007-11-22 11:01:39
Come on, make QUESTIONS to your partner and answer them.
- Ask him/her if she/he is happy.
- Ask him/her if she/he is married.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a student.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a studying English.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a mother/father.
- Ask him/her if she/he is living in La Puebla de Alfindén.
- Ask him/her if she/he is going out this Saturday night.
- Ask him/her if she/he is in trouble.
- Ask him/her if she/he is in the English class.
- Ask him/her if she/he is forty years old.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a music lover.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a good partner/colleague.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a housewife.
- Ask him/her if she/he is working.
- Ask him/her if she/he is a shop-assistant.
- Ask him/her if she/he is well-paid.
- Ask him/her if she/he is nervous.
- Ask him/her if she/he is learning English.
- Ask him/her if she/he ... .... .....
Then ask another student about another person or persons.
EDUCATION IN JAPAN AND IN KENYA
Category: Listenings Date 2007-11-20 22:22:25
Hello everybody,
During this week, we are dealing with one of the topics you proposed at the beginning: Education in different countries.
We are comparing and contrasting the education in Japan and in Kenya.
After making some searches, deductions and hypotheses about both educational systems, we are going to watch two short videos focusing on the matter. (Just click above in the highlighted phrase).This activity can go into a deep debate about many educational and social aspects.
I hope you find this activity interesting enough to get involved in it.
Best wishes,
Loli
