CHARLOTTE'S LETTER TO JOYCE

Today's class was really enjoyable. We revised how to write informal letters in groups and had a good time trying to find out a solution for Charlotte's problem. Have a look at the presentation below to see the resulting letters

A problem page_letter from paulokagomez

GHIBLI

Time for a new step beyond on class presentations. My intensive course students are now working on their own and facing oral speeches alone! Here is the first experience. What do you think? Is Talía's presentation on Studio Ghibli good enough for our class?

ARE YOU STRESSED WITH EXAMS?

Just before our Easter Holiday we talked about how to cope with stress before exams. We gathered the best tips to face oral exam situations and wrote them all up on the board.

As you are all doing exams next Thursday and Friday here is the advice we discussed with the listening activity we did in class. Your suggestions were not far from the expert´s opinion. Even though you focused more on the previous feelings before the exam, I think we got quite a few interesting pieces of advice.

Hope they help you get rid of anxiety and score the best results ever!!

THE PARTS OF THE BODY

Learning new vocabulary can be tough when just trying to do it by heart. However, playing games and enjoying the learning can be motivating enough to get to know all the target words.

This is what we did in class last Thursday. Enjoying and learning can go together!! See the video and try to remember the different parts of the body we put labels on.

Thanks everybody for the hard work!

 

WRITING TIPS: THE BIG MOVE SAMPLE ANSWERS

My CALC students have been doing a writing task in class by answering a problem page from a magazine. You can have a look at the results below and try to correct the mistakes we have marked in red. Can you guess what the correct way of saying those expressions is? Try to check not only grammar, but also punctuation. Share your versions in the comments section below!!

Good luck and enjoy!

INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE COURSE: WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!

Hi everybody!!

I would like to welcome my Intensive Intermediate English students to their new course. Here are the documents I will be discussing with them in class on our first day Tuesday 7 February. Hope they help them get started. 

The presentation below gives detailed info on the course and they can also download a very interesting document with some more information, just in case they will miss our first class!!

Please, let me know if there is anything you would like to find out about.... and just enjoy the course!! Comments are also welcome!!

MONOLOGUE: ACTIVITIES FOR THE ELDERLY

There are some enjoyable days in class when we have fun recording our own voices to practise monologue speaking for the exam. Here is a very good example!! Would you like to leave some comments on Bea´s performance? I have my own opinion but.. what is yours?

LEARNING THE PARTS OF THE BODY CAN BE LOTS OF FUN!!

From head to toe... learning body parts has never been more fun, has it? This is how much we enjoyed doing what we are best at.... improving English vocabulary.

Learning body parts - Kizoa Editar Videos - Movie Maker

and just in case you need more practice, have more fun here.

Hope you never forget the words!

LEARNING THE PARTS OF THE BODY

Hi everyone!

Today my intensive intermediate course students have learned the parts of the body in English playing a very funny game. Would you like to have a look at the result? Here you are... because a picture is worth a thousand words!!

Now that they are experts on parts of the body vocabulary, why not trying this activity? Tell us all about your results in the comments section below!!

WELCOME!!

Hi everyone!

my Intensive Intermediate Course students are now joining the Intermediate 2 level and I would like everyone on the blog to give them a warm welcome!!! 

Here is the document I discussed with them in class. My CALC students are already familiar with it. I hope they enjoy the course as much as my CALC students are doing at the moment. If any of you want to give them some advice on the course.... I am sure it will be more than welcome! Write your comments below to let them know about how well you are doing and all the things you are learning!!

Presentación 15 16-terminal from Paula Gómez

"CAFÉ CON LETRAS" IN THE LIBRARY!

Hi everybody!!

Today we had our last class before Christmas... and I didn't want you to go on your holiday without a very nice image of our lessons in your hearts... because, as you all know, a picture is worth a thousand words.

For those of you who missed the class, we talked a lot about our favourite books and spent a good time in the library with a very hot cup of delicious coffee... next time think twice before you play truant!!

LEARNING THE PARTS OF THE BODY IS "FUN"TASTIC

My CALC students are learning how to describe someone's appearance in English. They are working hard on vocabulary and expressions to talk about someone's physical description. Here is the result of their tough work!! I'm really proud of their job!! Judge for yourselves!!

ME IN TWELVE WORDS!!

My CALC students and I spent part of our first class today trying to get to know each other a little bit!! They learned a few things about me, my life, my family.... "Me in 12 words":

They did a great job finding out the right questions for the words above.

1. What's my name?

2. When was I born?

3. What time do I usually get up?

4. What´s my eldest son´s name?

5. When did I start teaching English at the school?

6. Which sport do I hate the most?

7. Where did I go on holiday last summer?

8. How many children do I have?

9. Where do I live?

10. What do I like doing at the weekends?

11. What colour is my car?

12. Do I like my job?

Now it's high time I get to know my students a bit better. I would like them to write their 12 words in the comments below.  Then, the rest of the class can just try to guess the questions!! Do you feel like playing the game again? 

YOU IN 12 WORDS: Write your words in the comments below!!

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!

Look at what I got from some of my CALC students. I really appreciate the hours they dedicated to English learning and wish them all good luck in the exam!! I am the one who should be really grateful for their hard work and dedication!! These are the moments that make me feel proud of being a teacher!!!

Thank you all!!