English- pitinglish fever!!! (Advanced Level-- Nivel Avanzado)

I hope it is a useful, encouraging, amazing, surprising, unusual,enjoyable,gratifying, dazzling and awesome way to improve your English!!!



martes, 22 de marzo de 2011

listening:Grading students (A,B,C,D; 10,9,8...)

At fist sight they are just letters or numbers but don´t overlook them since they can change some people´s lives! Gosh! Listen to what a teacher thinks about her childhood memories and whether grades are useful in education.Once you have done it, go to the right side of the page and try to do the related exercises.jjajajj... don´t panic, you´ll not be graded while doing them!!!!
http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1026-Nydja-Grades.htm
http://www.elllo.org/english/1001/1025-Nydja-Praise.htm

Vocabulary:gap year


If I had a "proper" gap year, I ´d go to different countries.

If I had a "proper"gap year, I ´d design my own clothes!vowwww!!!

If I had a "proper" gap year,I´d would write a book based on my friends´adventures and Spanish trends!!

Let´s repeat it like a summer song chorus so that it becomes real!!jijijijiji... Now ,it´s your turn ...What would be your expectatitions if you has a gap year?

Read the text below and decide which answer best fit each gap of " Cooking on a camping holiday"

One of the attractions of going on an camping holiday may is the feeling of

_________getting away/ getting down/ getting out/getting on from everyday city life ,of finding peace and _____ silence/calm/rest/quite in the countryside ,but this also means thinking about how you are going to prepare meals while you are there.Before you______ set off/ set for/set to/up ,check you have essentials such as spoons and pans for everyone and various bits and_______ items/ objects/pieces/parts such a tin-opener and scissors in case you need to cut something.Work out more or__lower/little/fewer/less how much food you will need to take with you , _______bearing/thinking/ pondering/wondering in mind that being outside will make people hungry and they will probably ______get at/ get down/ get in/ get through more food than usual.

(Adapted from FCE Result -Oxfo



key: Getting away /Quiet/Set off/ Pieces / less/ Get through.

domingo, 20 de marzo de 2011

Tiger rather than Hen mums?

This morning while I was getting ready for the super Spanish breakfast ( happy tomato+oil+salt toasts) I discovered a really interesting article based on a new hit in the USA.The book called "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother "(Amy Chua) , which goes sky-high all over the world, discusses the ways employed by many Chinese mothers in order to turn their children into the "new brains" of our time.Up to now, everything seems normal -even useful -However, most of these techniques are controversial and quite risky since not all chilren behave the same to different circumstances or events.

Amy Chua ,who works as a teacher of Law at Yale Law School ,listed a number of rules that she said she enforced on her two daughters. According to the article they were not allowed to : attend a sleepover ,have a playdate ,be in a school play
complain about not being in a school play ,watch TV or play computer games
choose their own extracurricular activities ,get any grade less than an A
not be the No. 1 student in every subject except gym and drama ,play any instrument other than the piano or violin ... OMG!
What are the reactions to the book? what happened with the mother´s day card? What type of advice does she give to parents?

sábado, 12 de marzo de 2011

Reading: Are second chances better on TV?

Well... at first sight there is nothing outstanding in the previous heading. In most reality shows Tv and second chances are so closely connected that we are getting used to having our daily dose of family´s reunions and happy endings...
But Jamie Oliver doesn´t seem to be happy enough and tries to go further on that subject. In fact ,his new challenging goal consists of encouraging 20 teenagers who left school without GCSEs to give education a second chance. In this mission ,Oliver- one of the most influential British cooks- will be supported by many skilful people to make teenagers recover illusion and motivation on education. Will the project become a success? The first reviews have already come up...Let´s have a look, please,please!!

Ex: Read the article below and choose which of the given words fits better in the text:http://www.box.net/shared/0ognkk1j07

miércoles, 9 de marzo de 2011

Crosswords: Looking for missing words!!


A series of crosswords on different topics.Ideal to practise words you already know and get new ones .Enjoy this "across-down" section making as much words as possible!!
I´m sure lots of words will come to your mind as quick as a flash!!! Come on...they are waiting for youuu!!
http://www.manythings.org/cwe/voa024.html
http://www.manythings.org/cwe/voa030.html
http://www.manythings.org/cwe/voa049.html
http://www.manythings.org/cwe/voa049.html

viernes, 4 de marzo de 2011

Song:Paris nights / New York mornings

I really fancy this song ,it makes me feel pretty awake ....OMG! it´s like the tracksuit and trainers called me to go out for a walk!!! ok,ok... it´s time to see what´s going on in the neighbourhood!!! I hope you enjoy the song ,you may recognize it from any TV ad.In fact, her single, "Put your records on", became a hit some years ago and this new song is her return to music after some time off!! Fill in the gaps with the correct words. Once you have done it, try to sing the song on your own,it´s too catchy,vowwwwwwwwwww!! New Yoooork!