lunes, 18 de junio de 2012

Gran Torino

One of my favourite movies!

If you haven't seen it... this is a MUST!


I watched it for the first time when I was living in Scotland; I saw it again when I went to Birmingham to see one of my best friends, and here in Spain, I've watched it like two or three times so far... Last time... yesterday!
Have you seen it? Did you like it??

And, if you like Jamie Cullum, here you have the main theme.


Realign all the stars above my head
Warning signs travel far
Drink instead on my own, oh how I've known
The battle scars and worn out beds

Gentle now a tender breeze blows
Whispers through Gran Torino
Whistling another tired song
Engines hum and bitter dreams grow
Heart locked in a Gran Torino
It beats a lonely rhythm all night long

These streets are old, they shine
With the things I've known
And breaks through the trees, they're sparkling
Your world is nothing more than
All the tiny things you've left behind

So tenderly your story is
Nothing more than what you see
What you've done or will become standing strong
Do you belong in your skin? Just wondering
Gentle now a tender breeze blows
Whispers through Gran Torino
Whistling another tired song
Engines hum and bitter dreams grow
A Heart locked in a Gran Torino
It beats a lonely rhythm all night long

May I be so bold and still need someone to hold
That shudders my skin, they're sparkling
Your world is nothing more than
All the tiny things you've left behind

So realign all the stars above my head
Warning signs travel far
Drink instead on my own, oh how I've known
The battle scars and worn out beds

Gentle now a tender breeze blows
Whispers through Gran Torino
Whistling another tired song
Engines hum and bitter dreams grow
Heart locked in a Gran Torino
It beats a lonely rhythm all night long

It beats a lonely rhythm all night long
It beats a lonely rhythm all night long

sábado, 16 de junio de 2012

Matrícula curso 2012 - 2013

Para los alumnos APTOS en junio
  • La matrícula será del 28 de junio al 4 de julio. 
    Estos alumnos tendrán que matricularse telemáticamente 
    (el enlace se colgará en la página de la EOI) 
    See you on Thursday :)

viernes, 8 de junio de 2012

IMPORTANT DATES

JUNIO 
  • Revisión de examen: 21 JUNIO - 18:00 - 20:00
  • Publicación resultados OFICIAL: 26 Junio
  • Reclamaciones: 26 y 27 Junio
SEPTIEMBRE 

NI2 - EXAMEN SEPTIEMBRE: 6 SEPTIEMBRE - 16:30

martes, 5 de junio de 2012

INFORMACIÓN GENERAL - NI2 EXAM


DÍA: 6 JUNIO 2012
HORA: 16:30

  • Recordad que debéis estar en el aula antes, ya que el examen dará comienzo a las 16:30 y previamente se os darán las instrucciones. 
AULA: La nuestra

ORDEN DE LAS PRUEBAS:
  1. Comprensión escrita (CE)  = Reading (75 minutos)
  2. Comprensión oral (CO)     = Listening (30 minutos)
  3. Expresión Escrita (EE)       = Writing   (75 minutos)  

NORMAS A SEGUIR:
  • Los móviles deben permanecer apagados en todo momento (ni en silencio, ni con vibración, APAGADOS)
  • Traed el DNI
  • Sobre la mesa sólo se permitirá: la hoja de examen, bolígrafo, agua y reloj (TRADICIONAL: ni teléfono, ni PDA, etc.) En el aula habrá un reloj de todos modos.
  • El examen debe hacerse con tinta azul o negra (NO se puede utilizar lapiz)
  • NO se permite el uso de Tipex ( Las correcciones o enmiendas se realizan tachando con una línea simple)
 

viernes, 1 de junio de 2012

The third conditional and Benjamin Button



Grammar

The third conditional – If + Subject + Past perfect + Subject + Would +
If only one thing had happened differently, Daisy and her friend would’ve crossed the street, and the taxi would’ve driven by.

Vocabulary

To rehearse
To practice for a performance
To drop off
The opposite of “To pick up” when related to transporting something or someone
Fare
The money a customer pays in taxi
Cab
Old English word for taxi
To set an alarm
What you do before going to bed when you have to get up at a certain time

You Should Know

“If only”
Used with past simple or past perfect to express regret.
If only I were rich, I would buy the big bottle of Coke.”
If only I hadn’t fallen asleep in the garden, I wouldn’t have been bitten by so many insects.”

Real English

Pitt’s character in this film is from New Orleans, and the character has a strong southern accent. It’s especially noticeable in the long vowels in “sometimes”, “shopping”, “answer”, “rehearsin”, “cup o´ coffee”, “crossin´the Street”

Listening Challenge

Listen to the first part again (until “If only one thing had happened differently) and try to answer these questions.
  • Why did Daisy have to wait for her friend?
  • Why didn’t the lady going shopping catch the first cab (taxi)?
  • Why didn’t the shop girl wrap the package earlier?
  • Why couldn’t the taxi move earlier?
  • Why was the man late for work?
  • Why did the taxi driver stop?
SOURCE:  ENGLISH BUBBLE

Lesson summary 31st May

This is what we did in our last lesson of the year:
  • We revised the third conditional with a spoken activity and exercise nº7 on page 125
  • Then we read the text 'Dublin's first cyber criminal' and did exercises 3b, 5a/b. We also took a look at other types of crimes. 
  • The last activity was an interaction. 
  • Oh! And we had two nice presentations on health (Thank you Mª José and Ángela)  and a great surprise: Susana came to the school to say goodbye. She's been allowed to leave the hospital for two days to sort out some things. GOOD LUCK SUSANA! We hope you get better really soon and we look forward to seeing you back.  

Well, and that's all my dear students. I hope you've learnt a lot and had a nice time this year. For me it's been a real pleasure.

GOOD LUCK

See you on Wednesday (and Monday of course for the speaking)


Reading: Dublin's first cyber criminal

3b Read the etxt and choose the correct answer
  1. a (distressed) 
  2. b (dumbfounded)
  3. a (remorseful)
5a Underline all the words and phrases in the report connected with the topics in the table. Write them in the correct column
 
CRIME / LAW
TECHNOLOGY
MONEY / BUSINESS
Criminal (noun)
Case (noun)
Legal (adjective)
Police (noun)
Fraud squad (noun)
Investigating (verb)
Fraud (noun)
Witnessed ( verb)
Evidence (noun)
Juvenile (noun)
Charged (verb)
False pretences
(adjective / noun)
Offender (noun)

Surf (verb)
Cyber (adjective)
Internet (noun)
Computer ( noun)
Net (noun)
Credit card (noun)
Ordering (verb)
Home deliveries (noun)
Order form (noun)
Placed an order (verb)
Goods (noun)
Suppliers (noun)

5b Find words in the crime column of the table that mean the following. 
  1. case
  2. legal
  3. fraud
  4. investigate
  5. witness
  6. evidence
  7. juvenile
  8. charge (with)
  9. offender