miércoles, 4 de noviembre de 2015

Apps!!

There's no doubt technology is increasingly ever  more present in our every day lives, so it's no wonder it is also affecting and helping the way we learn languages. Consequently, I thought about creating an entry just for apps so as to help learners of English to reach (or at least get closer ) their goal.
Underneath are just a few examples I know. The last four are apps for the Oxford books we work with in ESO here at Corpus and the Big Challenge app, the contest we take part in.
If you know of any other good ones, let me know about them by sending an e-mail to eduamon@gmail.com.

https://es.duolingo.com/

https://es.babbel.com/

https://www.busuu.com/es/

http://www.wlingua.com/es/

http://www.thebigchallenge.com/es/t/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myoxygen.mosaicone&hl=es

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myoxygen.mosaictwo&hl=es

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myoxygen.ktb&hl=es

miércoles, 9 de septiembre de 2015

Phonemic chart.

Phonetics! Key to understand English and make yourself understood. While English grammar is more simple than the Spanish one, English phonetics are much more complicated. That's why we don't understand sometimes words that we perfectly know and make us feel frustrated.
I came across the following phonemic chart and thought it could be quite useful for English learners, as it reproduces each individual vowel, consonant and dipthong sound. Students sometimes see the symbols and tell me "what is that? How does it sound?" With this chart, they can see and listen to each of the individual sounds heard in English. Enjoy!

https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/TEphonemic_GreyBlue2_0.swf

lunes, 7 de septiembre de 2015

European Day Of Languages!

Did you know there is a  European day of Languages which is meant to achieve a greater intercultural understanding in the whole of Europe?. That day is coming soon, it will take place on 26th September and a range of events are organised across Europe. Click on the link to find out more:
http://edl.ecml.at/Home/tabid/1455/language/en-GB/Default.aspx

jueves, 9 de abril de 2015

Prepositions!!!

Prepositions is a tricky subject. Which are they? Which one follows which verb?
I hope the following links help deal with these situations.

List of prepositions (preposition song included):
http://www.english-grammar-revolution.com/list-of-prepositions.html

List of verb + prepositions:
http://www.eslgold.com/grammar/verb_preposition_collocations.html

List of nouns + prepositions:
http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/noun_pre.htm

List of adjectives + prepostions:
http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/prepositions/adj_pre.htm


sábado, 14 de marzo de 2015

St. Patrick's Day.

Being the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick's day is not only celebrated in the Emerald Isle, but all around the world. Every 17th March sees how the streets of cities like Dublin, Belfast, Boston, Chicago or New York turn green through joyful parades, all kinds of green clothes and even green rivers! Interested? Find out more in the following links, in which even St. Patrick himself will tell you all about it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/saintpatrick/en/flash/whoami/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijs-S4g4eCs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_VWQvAmXhU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EvtC0Z246c

domingo, 22 de febrero de 2015

English Workshop Card Contest

For the past three weeks in the English workshop, the students have been making cards with a message about education and the school. In groups of 4-6, they have been doing their best and sure they have succeeded in creating really nice ones. A jury composed by three teachers voted for the best ones and here are the winners. Congratulations!

1st ESO.


 2nd ESO



3rd ESO



4th ESO




sábado, 31 de enero de 2015

Film review vocabulary.

We frequently talk about films in the classroom but, many times, students lack vocabulary and structures to to express what they mean. In the link below, they will be able to read a good example of how a review should be written. Besides, there are some key words in bold letters, which express what students often want to communicate but don't know how, and questions that a proper review should answer. Enjoy.

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Student%20worksheet_0.pdf