pester power (also known as "the nag factor")
noun
informal
- the ability of children to pressurize their parents into buying them products, especially items advertised in the media.
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BOOK OF THE YEAR
In the school year 2019-20 we will use these coursebooks:
A1 Level: English File 4th Edition A1. Student's Book and Workbook with Key Pack
Curriculum A1
Curriculum C1
Curriculum C2
Modelos de Pruebas de Certificación C1
Modelos de Pruebas de Certificación C2
HOMEWORK
LEVEL A1-GROUP C
END OF FILE TESTS
– FILE 3: test – audio 1 – audio 2 – answer key – transcript
– FILE 4: test – audio 1 – audio 2 – answer key – transcript
– FILE 5: test – audio 1 – audio 2 – answer key – transcript
• REVISE!
• Do the activities on pages 62 & 63 (Practical English)
• Use the 'translation' cards to practice speaking!!!
LEVEL 1C1- GROUP A
• Revise
• Born a Crime, chapter 6 for Wednesday 18th March
• Listen again to the news bulletin from 9th March – (phocopies)
• Do the activity with words that end in -ET (page 4) + answer key
• Read the article about Woody Allen's memoirs (pages 5 & 6) + answer key
• Listen to a radio podcast either from my collection or one you choose yourself from npr, BBC, rnz, The Guardian, …
• Don't forget to sing! ♪ Seven Seconds by Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry & ♪ Let's Face The Music And Dance by Nat King Cole
You should also, at least once a week...
• Listen to the radio, for example from npr, BBC, rnz, The Guardian, ...
• Read an article from The Local or Expatica
• Read aloud
That's all, folks!
LEVEL 1C1- GROUP B
LEVEL 1C1- GROUP A
• Revise
• Born a Crime, chapter 6 for Wednesday 18th March
• Watch again the video with Trevor Noah and the Coronavirus
• Listen again to the news bulletin from 9th March – (phocopies)
• Do the activity with words that end in -ET (page 4) + answer key
• Read the article about Woody Allen's memoirs (pages 5 & 6) + answer key
• Listen to a radio podcast either from my collection or one you choose yourself from npr, BBC, rnz, The Guardian, …
• Don't forget to sing! ♪ Seven Seconds by Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry & ♪ Let's Face The Music And Dance by Nat King Cole
You should also, at least once a week...
• Listen to the radio, for example from npr, BBC, rnz, The Guardian, ...
• Read an article from The Local or Expatica
• Read aloud
That's all, folks!
LEVEL 1C2- GROUP A
• REVISE
• Read the article about hiring ex-cons and fill in the gaps + answer key
• Read the article about Woody Allen's memoirs (pages 2 & 3) + answer key
• Listen again to the audio about Hachette's cancelling its deal with Woody Allen
• Don't forget to sing! ♫ Let's Face The Music And Dance by Nat King Cole & ♫ Dream It Possible by Jane Zhang
You should also
• Listen to the radio or podcasts, either from my collection or one you choose yourself from npr, BBC, rnz, The Guardian,...
• Read articles from different media
• Watch films, series, documentaries, talk shows, quizzes, etc in English
• Read aloud
That's all, folks!
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I WANT TO LISTEN TO ENGLISH!
Where can we find audios to listen to?
Well, there are so many sites that we would need a thousand lives to listen to everything!From the so well-known YouTube, where you can find practically everything,to radio and television webpages, podcasts, trailers, etc. Plus all the webpages designed for English learners.
Here are some examples:
NEWS
News about Spain... in English
http://www.expatica.com/es/news/country-news/?page=1
http://www.thinkspain.com/news_index.asp
http://www.theguardian.com/audio
http://www.theguardian.com/news/series/the-audio-long-read
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/bbc_world_service
RADIO PROGRAMMES & PODCASTS
The infinite monkey cage (science)
Woman's Hour: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007qlvb
Front Row (literature, cinema, etc): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qsq5
Word of Mouth: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz
The Why Factor: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xtky9
Five Minutes With...: http://www.bbc.com/news/20066560
Pod Academy: http://podacademy.org/podcasts/
ENGLISH LEARNING WEB PAGES
https://www.allearsenglish.com/welcome/
https://www.eltbase.com/
The English We Speak:http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theenglishwespeak/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
http://www.betteratenglish.com/
http://www.betteratenglish.com/be-episode-archives/
http://acupofenglish.libsyn.com/
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html
http://www.listen-to-english.com/
http://reallifeglobal.com/datinginenglish/
http://www.uefap.com/index.htm
http://www.english-the-international-language.com/index.php
http://www.engvid.com/level/advanced/
http://www.engvid.com/english-idioms-all/
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/default4.htm
http://www.english-for-students.com/
VIDEOS
BLOGS that may interest you
PRONUNCIATION
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation
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LET'S WRITE
Here are some web pages that can help you improve your writing:
● http://www.dailywritingtips.com
● http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/writing/english-writing.htm
● http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/mod/book/view.php?id=2735
● http://www.engvid.com/12-common-errors-in-academic-english/
● http://www.engvid.com/5-tips-to-improve-your-writing/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-letters-formal-informal-english/
● http://www.engvid.com/ielts-writing-letters-how-to-start-and-finish/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-english-starting-letters/
● http://www.engvid.com/etc-so-on-ellipsis/
● http://www.engvid.com/english-writing-how-to-write-numbers/
● http://www.engvid.com/how-to-structure-your-toefl-essay/
● http://www.engvid.com/how-to-write-an-effective-essay/
● http://www.engvid.com/ielts-writing-effective-paragraphs/
● http://www.engvid.com/effective-essay-introduction/
● http://www.engvid.com/ielts-toefl-writing-task-2-introduction/
● http://www.engvid.com/how-to-write-ielts-essay-introductions/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-skills-paragraph/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-transitions-therefore-thus-consequently/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-transitions/
● http://www.engvid.com/5-types-of-toefl-essays-patterns/
● http://www.engvid.com/learn-punctuation-period-exclamation-mark-question-mark/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-misplaced-modifiers/
● http://www.engvid.com/writing-how-to-summarize/
● http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/book-reviews/
Letters of complaint:
● http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/letters-of-complaint
● http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Complaint-Letter-to-a-Company
● http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/complaint_letter_constructor.htm
cover letters:
● http://susanireland.com/job-lounge/sample-cover-letter-to-recruiter-for-audit-associate/
● http://www.quintcareers.com/cover-letter-mistakes/
● http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/law/career/pdfs/handouts/How_to_Write_a_Cover_Letter_2009.pdf
reports:
● http://www.slideshare.net/sergeiG/how-to-write-a-report
● http://www.slideshare.net/himanshu879/report-writting?related=2
● http://www.usingenglish.com/files/pdf/business-english-reports-phrases.pdf
● http://fce-writing-nadeen.blogspot.com.es/2011/11/writing-report-3.html
● http://www.autoenglish.org/writing/report.pdf
● http://www.uefap.com/writing/genre/report.htm
On style:
● http://grammarist.com/wordiness/
● http://www.isu.edu/success/writing/handouts/wordiness.pdf
● http://study.com/articles/10_Universities_Offering_Free_Writing_Courses_Online.html
● http://study.com/academy/course/college-composition-writing-course.html#information
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Interesting!
http://www.english-the-international-language.com/index.php
http://www.uefap.com/index.htm
About Me
- Esteacher
- My name is Esther Cuenca and I have created this blog to upload materials and information that I find interesting for my students -or for anyone who might pass by. Hope you enjoy it and learn something!!! If you want to contact me, you can write to this email address: cuenca_estmar@gva.es Cheerio!
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