wordstock - a blog for books

Hi, everyone!

This is my new blogroll on books, reading, literature... It's student oriented, so I hope you find it useful -- that's my intention.

On the blog you can see your own work. If you'd like to contribute with book reviews, recommendations, or anything of interest you might have in mind, please let me know!

B1 listening comprehension - holidays & work

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for unit 3A's listening comprehension exercise. You can find the key below.

track 3.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r3-1_md_2600173_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a)

1.- Sam likes his job, but Marcia doesn't

2.- Sam has to deal with some very difficult people and has to put up with some idiots. Marcia thinks managing a hotel is quite stressful and doesn't like people complaining all the time. She can't stand it when people steal things. Also either she or her husband has to be at the hotel and it's very hard to get a holiday together.

b) & c)

SAM   1e)  2a)  3d)  4g)

MARCIA   5c)  6f)  7h)  8b)

B2 grammar: adjectives & so/such + KEY

Hi, everyone,

This is the handout we've been doing in class. The key is at the end of the document, as usual.

[scribd id=187945399 key=key-sw9pxz4wt534x42a39l mode=scroll]

B2 writing - an informal letter

Hi, everyone,
Here you have again the informal writing worksheet.

Turducken

Hi, everyone!

While looking for Thanksgiving resources I came across this funny video. Enjoy!

[youtube="http://youtu.be/-tGcsPQf4rA"]

Thanksgiving recipes

Hi, everyone!

These are some recipes recommended by Meredith, our assistant teacher. Remember we're having our own Thanksgiving at EOI Montoro next Thursday, and to celebrate this holiday we'll be having the first Thanksgiving Cooking Competition.

THANKSGIVING RECIPES:

• Perfect Mashed Potatoes


• Honey Glazed Carrots 


• Golden Sweet Cornbread 


• World´s Best Pumpkin Pie


• World´s Simplest Turkey


• Classic Bread Turkey Stuffing 


• Pumpkin Pie


• Cornbread Dressing/Stuffing


• Creamy Mashed Potatoes

B1 - listening comprehension - expressing concern

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2D. This unit's focus is on expressions to give and ask for advice and how to show concern.

Track 2.8

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r2-8_md_2577596_1.mp3"]

KEY:

3.a)

1. F (She thinks her husband works too hard)


2. T


3. F (He thinks she is spending too much on things for the house and their children)


4. T


5. F (She thinks Lorna and Andy both need a night off)


6. T

B1 - listening comprehension: sleep

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 2C's exercise 3.

recording 2.6

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r2-6_md_2555199_1.mp3"]



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KEY:

3.      1.- more  2.- 30%  3.- one and a half hours  4.- more  5.- the same amount  6.- a few hours

4.      

1. 10%


2. People went to sleep when it got dark and got up when it got light


3. Older people


4. They organise information they've collected during the day


5. A place where you can go for a quick nap during the day (THEY DON'T EXIST, THOUGH)

 

B2 - revise & check 1

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the listening comprehension exercises on p. 19.

track 1.23

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-23_md_1569028_1.mp3"]

track 1.24

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-1-24_md_1569030_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a.  1-b  2-a  3-c  4-b  5-a

b. 

1. Because she was having a lot of problems with her fiancé.


2. That the problems would be resolved.


3. No, it wasn't.


4. That the psychic wasn't very professional.


5. Because Alice believes that psychics can really see into the future.


6. She told Alice she would have a new job.


7. She didn't get depressed when she lost her job.


8. Not to depend too much on psychics.

B2 - Stereotypes

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings, from unit 2A (p.20), on national stereotypes.

track 2.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-1_md_1571735_1.mp3"]

track 2.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-2_md_1571737_1.mp3"]

KEY:

2.1

Speaker 1 (American)

(+) individualistic, hard-working, optimistic

(-) materialistic, very interested in money

Speaker 2 (Irish)

(+) sociable, easy-going, religious, family oriented, good storytellers

(-) melancholic, nostalgic, drink a lot

Speaker 1 (English)

(+) tolerant, open to new ideas

(-) self-satisfied, arrogant towards foreigners, lazy, careless in the way they dress, drink too much

Speaker 1 (Scottish)

(+) proud of their identity, inventive, sociable, like to have a good time, great travellers, well behaved abroad

(-) melancholic, negative attitude towards their neighbours (the English), quite negative towards foreigners

2.2  

1. a) achieve  b) inherited  


2. a) emigration  b) climate


3. a) multi-ethnic  b) unwillingness


4. a) attitude  b) wrongs

B2 readers for this year

Hi, everyone!

These are the two novels we are going to read over the year. Diary of a wimpy kid will be part of our February reading comprehension exam, whereas Lies of Silence will appear in our final exam in June.

[gallery type="slideshow" ids="1248,1247"]

 

video- can stress actually kill you?

Hi, everyone!

Please check this interesting video on stress and its effects on our health. Hope you like it!

Also note that you can activate the subtitles.


[youtube"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzrjEP5MOT4"]

B2 listening comprehension - the psychic

Hi, everyone!
This is the listening comprehension post on psychics we have been doing in class this week.

The search box

Hi, everyone!

As you can see in the picture below, there's a search box which you can use to get to anything and everything posted on this blog. For example, try searching for psychic, and you'll be directed to the post. Or if you type B1, you'll obtain a list of posts on that subject.

B1 Listening comprehension - Relaxing activities

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 1C's listening comprehension exercise. The KEY is at the end of the post.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r1-6_md_2433006_1.mp3"]

KEY:

a) Mike does yoga - Anne goes to a health club - Sally paints watercolours - Jeremy sits in front of the TV

b) Mike: every morning when he gets up - Anne: 2 or 3 times a month - Sally: Every Sunday - Jeremy: 6 nights a week

B2 Indirect questions

Hi, everyone!
Please watch this video in which indirect questions are explained.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/5zJmR5AYEto"]

B2 listening comprehension - SPEED DATING

javiaguera on Tumblr

Hi, everyone!

I'd just like to announce I'm on Tumblr as well. I'll be posting photos, texts, videos... anything I find of use to you in order to learn some more English. Visit my page and follow me if you don't want to miss my posts, because that's where I'll publish the fun stuff.

B2 communicative activity - Q&A + KEY

Hi, everyone!

You can find below the speaking activity we've been doing over the last few days, and its KEY. Check it out and correct your worksheets when needed.

[scribd id=172998901 key=key-sijs68ofo84hsgrg8ob mode=scroll]

B2 listening comprehension exercise

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we have done in class. In the document that follows, you can find the KEY to the exercises as well as the recording script.

Track 1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-1_md_2405513_1.mp3"]

Track 2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-int-eoc-test-2_md_2405514_1.mp3"]

[scribd id=172373213 key=key-11ssigm7zsxl71yuvvi2 mode=scroll]

From The Guardian: 10 grammar rules you can forget

Hi, everyone!

On the following link you can read an article on grammar aspects which worry English speakers. I hope you find it interesting and useful.

10 grammar rules you can forget: how to stop worrying and write proper

B1 - Listening comprehension

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording from unit 1A. Remember that the recording script is on page 156.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/f2f-intermediate-r1-1_md_2394829_1.mp3"]

 

Stonehenge

Hi, again!
Here's yet another video by the same guys who did "The fox". This time it's about Stonehenge. Hope you like it (mind the language, anyway).
[youtube="http://youtu.be/mbyzgeee2mg"]

The Fox

Hi, everyone!
I just came across this music video and thought you might like it as much as I do.
[youtube="http://youtu.be/jofNR_WkoCE"]

A republican vision

Hi, everyone!

For those of you who read the papers in English, check this curious fact: if you don't like the Royal Family and don't want to know anything about them, on The Guardian online you can click on the REPUBLICAN button and get rid of anything to do with them straight away.

CONGRATS!

Hi, everyone!

I just want to let you know what a great job you've done this year and that I'm very proud of having you as my students. Thank you for an unforgettable year.

For those of you who couldn't make it, think that the right word to bear in mind is YET: you haven't made it YET.

Have a great summer and keep it up, guys!

B2 listening comprehension tests & KEY

Hi, everyone!

You can find below the tests and the recordings which we have been doing over the last few days.

Test 4-7.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-1_md_2095725_1.mp3"]

Test 4-7.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-progress-test-4-7-2_md_2095855_1.mp3"]

Test 5.1

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-1_md_2095720_1.mp3"]

Test 5.2

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-unit-5-test-2_md_2095723_1.mp3"]

 

Student A

[scribd id=145218480 key=key-1lvdobs82uisxz69hzae mode=scroll]

Student B

[scribd id=145218481 key=key-y3wb4k1xtatc306pnz0 mode=scroll]

KEY:

Units 4-7

Student A

1  

1. A


2. C


3. B


4. C


5. C

2  

1. C


2. C


3. C


4. C


5. A

Student B

1  

1. B


2. B


3. C


4. C


5. C

2  

1. B


2. B


3. A


4. C


5. A

Unit 5

Student A

1  

1. about a year ago


2. working hours


3. at the same time every day


4. watching TV in bed


5. dark

2  

1. A


2. A


3. C


4. A


5. A

Student B

1  

1. all night


2. feeling worried


3. every morning


4. relaxation exercises


5. cool

2  

1. A


2. B


3. B


4. B


5. A

B2 reading comprehension exercises KEY

Hi, everyone!

This is the key to the exercises I gave you this week. If you find anything you don't understand, we'll discuss it in class.

[scribd id=143238246 key=key-11d3zcp449dpzcdwsow0 mode=scroll]

formal letter writing

Hi, everyone!

These are just some tips I've published to help you write formal letters. Hope you find it useful!

Click on the image to view the document.

End-of-year tips

Hi, everyone!

Take a look at these survival tips as the end of the course is almost here. Click on the link below.

https://smore.com/7dpu

Pepe's Pot - video

Hi, everyone!

This is a video with a different approach to English, in this case, English and Spanish spoken in Gibraltar. That's real bilingualism, as I see it. Hope you like it!

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pffC9la_pOc"]

B2 Listening comprehension - Survival in the jungle

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension activity that we've been doing about the 4 friends who took part in an incredible adventure in the Amazon rainforest.

On the following links you can find some information about the people involved and a video of Yossi, one of the survivors.

Article: I was lost in the Amazon jungle

And in this video we can see Yossi, who has become a motivational speaker, giving talks all over the world about his adventure.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/NQQzgaK8E6o"]

LISTENING COMPREHENSION RECORDINGS

track 4.3

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-6_md_1931063_1.mp3"]

track 4.4

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-4_md_1931056_1.mp3"]

track 4.5

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-5_md_1931060_1.mp3"]

track 4.6

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-6_md_1931063_1.mp3"]

track 4.7

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-7_md_1931066_1.mp3"]

track 4.8

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-4-8_md_1931072_1.mp3"]

Google Nose

Hi, everyone!

I just found this while surfing the net and thought you might like it.

Notice that nose and knows are pronounced the exact same way.

[youtube="http://youtu.be/9-P6jEMtixY"]

B2 - the future

Hi, everyone!

Keep this handout as a guide for the expression of the future in English.

[scribd id=131785746 key=key-t3ozz86619pgwtwyehl mode=scroll]

B2 listening comprehension - Driving in the USA

Hi, everyone!

This is the listening comprehension exercise we did last week in class.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-10_md_1878167_1.mp3"]

1. The most dangerous thing to be on the road is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. a pedestrian
   
   
   2. a driver
   
   
   3. a motorcyclist
   
   
   
   


2. Most accidents happen because drivers ______________.
   
   
   
   1. fall asleep at the wheel
   
   
   2. are drunk
   
   
   3. drive too fast
   
   
   
   


3. Driving at night is ______________ times as dangerous as driving during the day.
   
   
   
   1. three times
   
   
   2. four times
   
   
   3. ten times
   
   
   
   


4. You’re most likely to have a non-fatal accident on a ______________.
   
   
   
   1. Tuesday morning
   
   
   2. Friday afternoon
   
   
   3. Saturday night
   
   
   
   


5. Most fatal accidents happen on ______________.
   
   
   
   1. motorways
   
   
   2. A-roads
   
   
   3. country roads
   
   
   
   


6. Kilometre for kilometre, women have more ______________ than men.
   
   
   
   1. minor accidents
   
   
   2. serious accidents
   
   
   3. fatal accidents
   
   
   
   


7. The age at which a driver is most at risk is ______________.
   
   
   
   1. over 75
   
   
   2. between 21 and 25
   
   
   3. under 25
   
   
   
   

KEY:

1.- 1  2.- 3  3.- 2  4.- 2  5.- 3  6.- 1  7.- 3

B2 listening comprehension - Floods in Prague

Hi, everyone!

This is the recording for the listening comprehension exercise on page 41 of the students' book.

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-3-6_md_1843475_1.mp3"]

Enlaces a modelos de pruebas

¡Hola a todos!

En los siguientes enlaces podéis encontrar modelos de pruebas realizadas en cursos anteriores:

PUCs (pruebas unificadas de certificación)

(si no funciona el link, probad a entrar desde el PORTAL DE EDUCACIÓN PERMANENTE, haciendo click en EOI)

That's English

B2 - The Past

Hi, everyone!

This is the handout on the past that we went through last week. The key to the exercises is at the end of the document.

[scribd id=124935801 key=key-8gre7hy0yxu6s9drwjf mode=scroll]

B2 writing a discursive composition / CRIME

Hi, everyone!

This is the handout we've been using in class these last few days. Now you have it here as well.

[scribd id=123310856 key=key-1sgvd51cgfxre50g6d8s mode=scroll]

B2 listening comprehension - unit 2 revise & check

Hi, everyone!

These are the recordings for the revise & check section, unit 2.

track 2.21

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-21_md_1721834_1.mp3"]

track 2.22

[audio="http://www.ivoox.com/nef-upper-intermediate-2-22_md_1721837_1.mp3"]

KEY:

• a) 1. b  2. c  3. c  4. a  5. b


• b)

1. Cold, reserved, often depressed and maybe suicidal.


2. Quite a lot, except for the suicidal rate.


3. Because it hasn't fought in a war for 200 years.


4. They are very patriotic, passionate about protecting the environment, and very good at recycling.


5. They are very good in the house