Wednesday, 25 September 2013

PICK YOUR EVIL!

Does true love have to be monogamous? Yesterday we heard part of a radio programme (The Why Factor, BBC Worldservice) about different types of romantic relationships: people who decide to remain faithful to each other; couples who opt for an open relationship; polyamorous families...

This is the link to the programme:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f89zy
Now you can listen to it again paying attention to more details, to the pronunciation of words you were not very sure about, to the intonation of the speakers...

And here you have the script. I wrote the script so be ready for some mistakes and try to spot them!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THRnlqNmRsSFJwV1U/edit?usp=sharing




Sunday, 22 September 2013

Making a fresh start

Hi there! A new school year is about to start at the Official School of Languages in  Torrevieja. And a new level too. This year we are having level  C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages for the very first time.

"The Common European Framework divides learners into three broad divisions that can be divided into six levels:
A Basic User 
A1 Breakthrough or beginner
A2 Waystage or elementary
B Independent User 
B1 Threshold or intermediate
B2 Vantage or upper intermediate
C Proficient User 
C1 Effective Operational Proficiency or advanced
C2 Mastery or proficiency
The CEFR describes what a learner is supposed to be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing at each level." (from Wikipedia

Orden EDU/3377/2009, de 7 de diciembre, por la que se establecen los currículos y las pruebas correspondientes a los cursos especializados para el perfeccionamiento de competencias en idiomas de niveles C1 y C2 del Consejo de Europa impartidos en las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas de Ceuta y de Melilla: 
   https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_Nb3d84W0THX0dxaGhrVW9sd3M/edit?usp=sharing

Let's hope that everybody in the group finishes the year being capable of doing everything the Framework establishes for C1 and let's hope they enjoy the lessons and find them useful.