No Tuesday Classes Today (25th of October)

....Sorry but I am unable to attend class today, Tuesday the 25th of October. Please check here to confirm when I will be able to return to class. Thanks.

Home-Work Week Beginning 24th of October

Intermediate 1 Monday/Wednesday and Tuesday/Thursday Groups

1. Prepare a 3 minute monologue on one
of the following, using the like/dislike
expressions that you have learned.

a)What I like and dislike about living on an island

b)What I like and dislike about studying English

c)What I like and dislike about my job/studies

d)Which season I like best and why, and which season I dislike and why

2. S/B p. 16 all vocab. And check on page 130 and do both
1a) and 1b)

3. W/B P. 70 and 71 do writing about a holiday week for the 27th of Oct. (Wednesday
group, do not do this yet! I will explain in class on Monday).


Advanced 2

1. S/B P. 80 and 81 plus report writing for 31st of Oct.

2. S/B Reading P. 20/21

3. Narrative tenses P. 21 and P. 139

4. Rafa’s CD Q. 1 + 2

5. Test on Monday

*Important Note*

The Tuesday and Thursday Groups will NOT have class on Friday the
4th of November as I shall be attending an E.O.I. congress in Las Palmas.

WE DID IT!!!

1ª Feria de la E.O.I. de Santa Brígida

1001 Beautiful, Useful or Unusual Things


We Did It!

The students and staff of the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Santa Brígida raised

1397,70 euros

in aid of hunger victims in Somalia.


On Monday 17th October, Dr Evelyn Fernández Bowyer, representative of Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF), will come to the School’s Library on the ground floor at 19:00 to give a short talk in English about the work that this NGO does in the world, especially in the Horn of Africa. She will show a short documentary in Spanish. Afterwards we will have class as usual. See you there.

Intermediate 1 The 'Be Happy' Video

And here is 'The Book of Happiness' Song that we did last week and hope to sing again! Press here to see it. Enjoy!

Advanced 2 Homework Week Beginning 17th of October

1. S/B P.16 + 17 letter of Application.
2. S/B P. 19 revision work.
3. S/B P. 13 and P. 138 Pronouns
3. W/B P. 10 + 11 and listening on P. 12
4. Monologues (Wednesday the 19th)

Notes:

1. We will now have our consolidation test plus listening/reading test on the 24th of October as on the 17th of October, we are having a visit from a representative of 'Doctors Without Frontiers' to speak to us about their work in Somalia and to accept the cheque with the money we made on the Fair. Thank you very much for your generosity. I will let you know what the total sum is as soon as all the money is counted. : )

2. Regarding the handout I gave you with useful expressions etc, next week we will look in detail at the meaning of each in case there are some doubts regarding how the expressions are used, ok? So don't worry about that. The monologues will now be
on Wednesday and remember a point is given for each expression used! ; )

3. Some people are having trouble with the workbook CD Rom, I will check mine and let you know if it is working or not and we will try to resolve the problem...so please don't worry about that either!
I think that is all for now, have a nice week...

Homework Week Beginning 10th of October

Advanced 2

1.S/B p. 158 Family vocab.
2.CD Rom 1B
3.W/B p. 7, 8, 9.
4.S/B p. 16/17 all exercises plus letter of application for 17th of Oct.
5.Read aloud 3-5 mins. daily!
6.Study for impending consolidation test.

Inter. 1 Mon./Wed. group

1.S/B page 9 . ex. 8ª)
2.w/b finish p. 6 and do p. 7
3.CD rom 1B
4.Read aloud
5.S/B P. 10 ex. 4 a) check on p.128
6.Revise for consolidation test on Oct. 19th.

Inter. 1 (Tues. Thurs.)

1.W/B page 8.
2. CD Rom 1C
3.S/B page 11 ex.7 a) check p. 128 and ex. 8 a)
4. Read aloud
5. Revise for consolidation test on 18th Oct.

Advanced 2 Monologue 1 Preparation

Advanced Monologue

Speak for between 5 and 7 minutes on the following:
(find at least 7 or 8 different ways to give your opinion, e.g. personally speaking, to be honest I feel etc. )

The Job Market

Describe the job market in Spain/The Canary islands today.
What are the difficulties of finding a job here. Why?
Discuss your own job situation – experience, hopes, ambitions etc.
Is there equality in the job market? Explain.
What could be done to promote more jobs in your country?
Are you optimistic about the job situation, why/why not?
Describe an ideal job for you.
Give any personal experience of being employed/unemployed etc
What are the 5 most positive traits that you can offer to an employer.

If you need more motivating questions go here.


You will be assessed on the following:

1.Variety and sophistication of grammar used.
2.Relevance and coherence of content. (do not be repetitive)
3.Fluency, pronunciation.
4.Extent of vocabulary, variety and appropriateness. (vocabulary from word bank and book)
5.Use of opinion expressions, linking words etc.
Your group listening to you will award you 10 marks maximum in each area and justify their decisions. Good Luck!