CULTURAL CIRCUS:JORNADAS CULTURALES

CULTURAL CIRCUS / TOUR DE TABLE CULTUREL 24 y 25 MARZO (miércoles y jueves) desde las 16,30-20,30h con diversas actividades:-LECCIÓN HOLANDÉS (miércoles 24, de 19-21h) a cargo de la Ayudante Lingüística Ella van Mechelen. Por favor, los interesados en participar pueden enviar un email a ella.van.mechelen@gmail.com -

chakra reading-
quiz-
health checker-
cooking contest-
breakfast contest-
school quest-
videos
-karaoke
-Gauffres-
Film "Astérix et Obélix" avec Gerard Depardieu-
Menu dégustation française: petits salés, plateau de fromages et patês-
les meilleures chansons françaises-
charla sobre técnicas de estudio (en español)-
charla "la formación en las EEOOII: el aprendizaje a lo largo y ancho de la vida" (en español)

Grammar´s corner

The moment has come... tachán, tachán... a series of exercises related to the last grammatical point we saw in the book: the Passive Voice (applause,please!!). I´ve attached the copy I gave you out some days ago related to different verbal changes to face when we change from active to passive voice. Besides, you have a reading called¨Haunted" which is full of passive structures, the point is that you get used to observing how they work and are formed. While you read the text, you can also listen to it ...just click on the audio device you have in this web.Although the audio starts explaining the passive voice structure, after a few seconds starts narrating the story.

http://www.box.net/shared/6zlg8vgyay (verbal changes from active to passive)

http://www.english-test.net/lessons/3/index.html (LISTENING of the story)

http://www.box.net/shared/0e8l8lgtet ( READING)

WHAT ABOUT THE OSCARS???

Hi!!!
I hope you are enjoying the bank holidays... at last 3 days to update yourselves ( me included!!) and rest a little bit. Today, I´ve posted some videos that I´d have liked to show in class and comment in depth.Unfortunately, you know how time flies when we´re involved in our English conversations!!!jajaj ...oh my God!! how much we love our role-plays,they are actually the´stars´ of the class (together with you!!!) . Well, so... here you have two videos related to the last Oscar Awards... The first of them was seen two weeks ago very briefly but the sound didn´t work properly,remember?? Ok, this time have a look at it again and try to answer the questions below.The latter is the trailer of ´Up´, Oscar to the best animated film of the year... fantastic!!!
http://www.moviefone.com/oscars-academy-awards/nominee-winner (list of winners at the Oscars 2010)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/video/2010/mar/08/oscars-2010-winners (video)

1. What does Xan Brook comment on previous female roles as directors?
2.How Catherine Shoard define the movie filmed by Kathryn Bigelow?
3.What is said about the category of actress in leading role?
4. General speaking,what is the most outstanding fact of the Oscar to ´Precious´?

( ´UP´official Trailer, Disney/Pixar)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkqzFUhGPJg

GRAMMAR , VOCABULARY & LISTENING

Hi!!! A few exercises to practise the information which came up last week. Come on,let´s start full of energy this week... there´re hundreds of nice things waiting for us!!!! our class, our book, our mates..jjjaa

http://www.box.net/shared/gfur2zlhmo (exercises)

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/people_and_places/mp3s/people_moss_070531.mp3 (listening)

1: Where was the designer bag originally sold?

2: How long has Kate Moss been modelling?

3: How was her career affected by pictures in the tabloid papers?

4: Did Kate Moss appear at the launch of her designs?

http://www.box.net/shared/v7lu4plbd3 ( listening transcript)

fashion:people dress at Zara

Spring is just around the corner... and you know what it means in terms of fashion: colours, new trends, short-sleeved shirts,etc. At last, we´ll say bye-bye to bad weather, cold and foggy days( jajaj... fog is in the air ,everywhere I look around!!!). Well, if you want to browse what the new tendencies are... here you´ve got the link to one of the most important an relevant magazine all over the world. Come on, have a look at it and prepare for wearing your best clothes.Besides, you can also find out celebrities´tips to look gorgeous on the red carpet!!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2010/mar/07/oscars-fashion-red-carpet

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100308-oscars-2010-winners-list.aspx

listening and video: Stand by Me

Have you ever thought of the power of music all over the world? Of course, music can affect our mood , influence ourselves on particular occasions or even try to change the world. This latter motivation is what inspired Mark Johnson to unite different artists around the world to sing the same song ( ´Stand by me´)at the same time . Although at the beginning, they didn´t realize the impact it was going to have, it has become a hit... In fact, ´Stand by me´has been viewed for millions of peole on the Internet, and ... obviously you couldn´t be less..have a look at it, and enjoy...it´s amazing!!!

video : click on the link to see and listen the make of the project. http://www.manythings.org/b/e/4314

STAND BY ME VIDEO(CHANGE THE WORLD)

listening:The Shack

Another listening to kill the time at weekend and learn!!! jajjaaj.. you´re going to be English machines ... go out of your house, look for some English speakers( I´m sure some of you are surrounded by them) and show them how much you know!!

ENERGY!!! click on the link to start listening to our ´friends´Sherley and Yuri ( no Suri like Tom Cruise´s daughter,jajja). After the listening, try to do the exercise on the right. GOOD LUCK!!
http://www.elllo.org/english/0951/T998-Shirley-Shack.htm