UNIT 2: EXTRA LISTENING

Have a look at Helena's ( a collegue teacher from Torre Pacheco) blogs to practice some more listening:

SIGHTSEEING IN AMSTERDAM

UNIT 2: FESTIVALS AND CARNIVALS (text on pg. 17)

Click here to see the answers to the activities on pg. 16

UNIT 2: RELATIVE CLAUSES

Hello everyone,

Have a look at the powerpoint we used in class to revise RELATIVE SENTENCES:

You can also click here and here to get some pdf docs. with information and examples related to relative sentences. 

To finish, here you have some links for you to revise and practice relative clauses:

* link 1

* link 2

* Reduced relative sentences 

* -EVER pronouns (whoever, whatever, wherever, however, whichever, whenever):
    - Activity 1
    - Activity 2

SAN FRANCISCO: A CITY GUIDE

After having watched the video,do you feel like travelling to San Francisco to discover everything mentioned in it?

I'll give you the chance to enjoy yourself watching it again:



Can you try to complete these sentences while you are watching it again?

1. San Francisco ............................... a peninsula, on the northen California coast.

2. This city refuses to be .................. to earth.

3.  .................. to Fisherman's wharf, ................ the tourists to graba bowl of clam chowder.

4. ................ your senses in the Mission district.

5. Step ............... and ............. through the neighbourhood of  Haight Ashbury.

6. San Francisco has its own brand of ..................................

Have a look at the script to check your answers.

Hope you like it

UNIT 2: SIGHTSEEING (extra listening)

Have you ever thought about which, in your opinion, is the best city to live in?

If you feel like learning about the "Top 10 best cities in the world",  try these video- activities on Isabel Bastida's blog.

UNIT 2: SIGHTSEEING (VOCABULARY)

How would you describe the places shown in the pictures?

 

 

Click here to revise the vocabulary and expressions we learned last day to talk about location/ distance,  geographical names and to describe the character of a place.

You may also have a look at these powerpoint presentations on adjectives and expressions to describe places and buildings:

Describing Places And Buildings from Elena Gómez
 

adjectives to describe places from egonzalezlara

 

UNIT 2: RECOMMENDING

" If I were you, I wouldn't miss the Roman Theater, it's worth a vist"


Here you have the document I showed you last Wednesday in class with expressions for you to make recommendations.

UNIT 1: ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Here you have the powerpoint presentation I showed you to deal with "ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS" in English.

Have a look at these links to help you with that grammar point:

1. Adjective or Adverb?
2. Types of adverbs
3. Position of adverbs
4. Adverb + adjective collocations

UNIT 1: MUSIC

Do you listen to music much? What kind of stuff are you into?

This same morning we started talking about music. Click on the different links to learn a bit more vocabulary to talk about "Music" and some more idioms:




1. link to the visual dictionary online where you'll find a lot about music.

2. Click here and here for some words you may use to describe music.

3. You can also have a look at some more idioms related to music.

BANKSY, A GRAFFITI ARTIST

Is he an artist or just a vandal?
Have a look at some of his most famous pieces of art:

 

BANKSY IN THE NEWS 

To finish, try these two activities about Banksy:
   
listening activity

reading activity

Have a nice weekend,
Ana

UNIT 1: THE ARTS

How important are the arts to you?

UNIT 1: Some listening practice

Here you have a couple of pieces of news for you to practice listening a bit. These listening activities are taken from Helena Manrubioa's blog (a fellow teacher in Torre Pacheco):

Picasso masterpiece could be yours for just £85

Would you like to have a Picasso hanging in your living-room? Now you have the chance! Watch the video to find out how and answer the questions.

How much does a ticket cost?
What's the estimated value of the picture?
How many tickets are the available?
How much money is intended to be raised? For what?
Where does the actual value of the picture lie?

Ugly woman painting mystery solved

Click here to watch the video and answer the questions below. Answers in Comments.

Who was the portrait painted by?
Who was its previous owner?
Why did Julia (the woman on the computer) send them the painting?
Where are they going to keep the picture?
How much is the picture worth?
What are they planning to do with it?

Which adjectives seen in class would you use to describe the picture?

Find the answers in Comments