Welcome to class

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Hi everybody, 

My name is Anna and I will be teaching Intermediate level during this academic year.You are most welcome to use the activities on this blog which I hope you  find useful and interesting.

This is the first post I’m sending you to talk about a site to improve your listening, reading, vocabulary and pronunciation skills.  I’m talking about  Read the Words, a free website where you can paste your texts and listen to them.

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You only need to create an account for free, find a text you want to read and cut and paste it into the Read the words website.

You can actually listen to the text you have just read, so you can hear what it sounds like.

Have a nice summer holiday!

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Classes are over and the exam results came out today. This is the end of another academic year and I wish all of you a happy summer.

Do you feel like singing? Do you remember ‘Grease’ and the song ‘Summer loving’? It always reminds me of summertime. Enjoy!

See you in September.

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Just smile !

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foto de jak6 en 10/05/08

A friend of mine brought a powerful motorbike, and invited me to make a trip with him.I didn’t like it because I was afraid, but he insisted, and at last we decided to go for a short trip.I was protected with Ray-Ban sunglasses and an old helmet tied up with a belt under my jaws.When he started running, he was so fast than my sunglasses flew away.Also my helmet went off my head with the belt pressing my neck.

My friend said, “Are you enjoying it ? “I answered, “Aggggffffmmmmhhhh “The belt round my neck prevented me from speaking. My friend said again, “If you like I can still run faster”I tried to speak but… , “ Naogggggfffffmmmmhhh!

When my friend, stopped the motorbike, I thanked him very much for the trip, and I told him that as the day was very nice, I would prefer to go back home walking.

Trip to Liverpool

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As you know, the English Department has organized a trip to Liverpool this year. Although Liverpool is already world-famous thanks to The Beatles and Liverpool football club, this is a special year for the city since it has been designated Europe’s Capital of Culture .
Sit back in your chair and let me take you on a virtual trip around the city.

This excellent film was shot by Johannes Fabry, the son of a close friend of mine. I hope you enjoy it.

Practising English at the restaurant

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Hi everybody,

Last Wednesday we had a wonderful time at the restaurant. It was a great opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and meet students from the other class. We had some warming-up activities before dinner and spent the evening speaking English.

The teacher brought her camera but the batteries went dead, ha,ha,ha (she should check next time, don’t you think?) . Fortunately, Laura had also brought her camera and took these photos. Thank you Laura.

It was very rewarding to hear you speak Engish. Thank you very much. It was a lovely evening.

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Hello Anna ,hello mates !

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foto de jak6 en 18/10/07

Dear mates,

I have received your photo and your best wishes for me.

It is wonderful ! .I am so happy that words can’t explain .

I am feeling as an African child with a new white shirt of silk.

I have news to tell you. Some are good news and others aren’t.

I don’t wish to tell you the bad ones because you know the story of the messenger .

If the messenger brings bad news the solution is to kill him. I don’t like you have to cut my head off. So I’ll tell you only nice stories and if I haven’t I make up some for you.

For instance…

In this moment I ‘m sunbathing on the white sand of a Caribbean
Island. The water is clear and I can see through hundreds of coloured fishes. The high palms behind me are quiet and the weather is warm. Two native naked girls are winding me with the leaves of a palm…but I prefer not to tell anything more. Some of you are under twenty.

Kind and best regards

I´ll see you soon

Hello Jaume!!

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We are missing you a lot! Where are you?. Where’s Wally?. We have recorded our voice but the teacher is trying to sort it out so that you can hear us. Meanwhile here is the picture of your class. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!!

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April’s Fool Day

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Hello everybody!

Last Tuesday, it was April’s Fool Day, a day when people usually play tricks on friends and strangers alike. It is similar to our celebration on December 28th, the day of the Holy Innocents. If you want to know more about this celebration and the reason why it takes place on April 1st, click here and read the story provided by the British Council. There is also a Reading Comprehension test and further reading and writing.

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