B2 - Crime and punishment

Hi, everyone!

This is a compilation of documents I've been posting over the last few years on this topic: CRIME

Enjoy!

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All I want for Christmas

Hi, everyone!

I've come across this video on Youtube and I've just thought it'd be great to share it with you all.

As it appears on the video description, this is the instrument list and the people who played & performed:

Jimmy Fallon - wood block, tambourine, bass drum, kazoo
Mariah Carey - vocals

The Roots:

Questlove - wooden clacker w/ afro pick
Mark Kelley - Fisher Price xylophone
Kamal Gray - recorder
James Poyser - melodica
Captain Kirk - ukulele
Tuba Gooding Jr. - kazoo
Frank Knuckles - bongos
Black Thought - sleigh bells

Hope you like it as much as I do. 

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B2 - HEALTH related vocabulary & KEY

Hi, everyone!

This is the HEALTH handout I've given out in class this week. The KEY is at the end of the document.

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healing songs

Hi, everyone!

As you know, the vocabulary we've been studying in the past few days dealt with health issues, that is, symptoms, illnesses, and treatments. I've always believed that any given topic has a song about it and that's why I'm writing about health (and its counterpart).

To begin with, there's a band whose name comes in handy: The Cure. I'm not a great fan myself, so I don't have a clue whether they speak about health or not, but their name is more than enough so far.

When it comes to songs, well, that's easier. The thing is that singers don't really write about flu, a cough, or even hepatitis. No. It's love and broken hearts what's more sung and written about (even cried about). From Bonnie Tyler's It's a heartache (just for its title) to Bon Jovi's Bad Medicine.



And let's not forget Robert Palmer's Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)




Lack of sleep can also be a good cause for feeling unwell, isn't it? As in I'm so tired, by The Beatles



 

Hope you like the songs and learn a lot from them.

FUN vs FUNNY

B2 Treasure restored

Hi, everyone!

These are the treasure restored handouts I gave out in class. You can also do the listening comprehension exercises by clicking on the buttons below.

track 27

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track 28

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KEY

2. 1- potter  2- wealthy  3- vineyard  4- undamaged  5- merchant  6- ship  7- wrecked  8- divers  9- restorer  10- auction  11- museum

4. 1-b  2-g  3-d  4-f  5-a  6-e  7-c

5. 1- No, she isn't.  2- The Egyptian mummies

The 100 most beautiful words in English

Hi, everyone!

Although I'm on holidays, I haven't forgotten about you, my dear students. I came across this webpage while surfing the net, and I thought you'd like to have a look at it. Enjoy!

By the way, what's your favourite word in English? Mine is... (I'll tell you in class!)

THE 100 MOST BEAUTIFUL WORDS IN ENGLISH

A2 - adjectives, common verbs & irregular verbs review

Hi, everyone!

These are the exercises we have been doing over the past few days. Check out the KEY at the end of the document.

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Xmas presents 4 all!

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Hi, everyone! Christmas is near, and so are the presents. That means that we need to start thinking about what we are going to give (and what we are going to get, too!).

So why don't we play a little game? You can find below the links to a few online stores. There's a bit of everything: clothes, toys, technology, DVDs, music, books...

All you have to do is imagine that you won a contest and received £1000 that you need to spend on gifts. Don't forget to include me! You have to buy something for me as well. When you finish your shopping spree, please tell me all about it (send me an email telling me what you purchased).

Thank you!

Firebox   Apple store UK    Topshop    Topman    Foyles bookshop    Hamleys    Tesco    Asos     interflora    HMV

 

Monster Madness

This is the crossword our language assistant, Benny, brought to class so that we could learn some Halloween vocabulary.

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KEY:

Across: 2. witch  3. zombie  6. dragon  7. cyclops  9. Frankenstein  11. skeleton  13. alien

Down: 1. ghost  2. werewolf  4. mummy  5. vampire  8. giant  10. troll  12. ogre

Adjectives & prepositions

This is a short list with some frequent adjective + preposition collocations.

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FCE Use of English practice

Feel free to practise some rephrasing exercises. You can find the key to the exercises on the last page of the document.

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A bit of vocab

You can find here the vocabulary exercises we did last Monday. There's a bit of everything: geographical nouns, reporting verbs, homographs, collocations...

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Upper-Intermediate Use of English Test (rephrasing)

Hello there everyone!

Here you can find the upper-intermediate sample test (the corresponding keys and transcriptions will follow in a subsequent post). I've tried to maintain the original document size whenever that was possible, but sometimes I guess it got trickier than I had thought at first. Anyway, give it a go, but -- this is important -- choose the right time to proceed with this. Relax, sit calmly and try to keep your concentration till the end of the exercise. Remember you do not need to do all the exercises at one single time.

Use of English

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FCE Use of English Test and KEY

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unreal city

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meeting people

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Crime #2

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Crime #1

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Prepositions after verbs

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