Rio Paralympics 2016 Trailer

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Have you ever felt you cannot do something? Like “I’m afraid to go on”?

Which are the sports shown on the video? How many can you remember?

And you, have you ever got the feeling you can do anything? That you were just born today? That you can go all the way? This is going to be a tough year, so you’d better feel like you can climb Everest, that you can fight here all night and never rest!

Go for it!

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Phonemic Chart Animated

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Tour of the blog

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Explore the English Blog and answer to these questions. Work in pairs.

1. Do you like the photo on the blog header? Do you know where that is?

2. There are links to how many monolingual English dictionaries? Which ones? Under which section on the blog?

3. What is Fraze It?

4. What is Mashpedia?

5. How does the Online Pronunciation Dictionary work? What’s it called? Why is better than just clicking on the pronunciation for a particular word?

6. Which 2 encyclopedias might be really useful for learners of English?

7. What is Word Hippo?

8. What is Lingohack? Under which section on the blog can you find this link?

9. What is the name of the game that will help you improve your listening skills through film clips?

10. Which resource allows you to improve your listening skills (and vocabulary) thanks to TED Talks?

11. Explore En.News. What is it? How can it be useful for you?

12. Where can you find digital graded readers you can also listen to and work on a glossary?

13. Explore the activities on Apps4EFL. Which one do you like best?

14. Where can you find a video to know how to correctly produce the phonetic symbols and the sounds they represent?

15. Try searching for ‘gladiator’ on Kidy. Compare with your findings on Google.

16. If you are asked to create a digital mind map, where can you find links to suitable apps?

17. Explore VOA Learning English. What is it? Which are its most interesting sections.

18. What might ‘tags’ be useful for?

19. You’ll find articles for you, under which category?

20. What are the movie theaters you can go to watch a movie in English with subtitles?

21. Name 1 British newspaper and 1 American newspaper.

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An elevator pitch

Publicat el 13 de setembre de 2018 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

Art deco styled elevators in the lobby of the Empire State Building.

What is it?

An elevator pitch is a short description of an idea, product, company, or oneself that explains the concept in a way such that any listener can understand it in a short period of time.

Why ‘elevator’ pitch?

The name—elevator pitch—reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver the summary in the time span of an elevator ride, or approximately thirty seconds to three minutes.

Backgorund story

There are many origin stories for the elevator pitch or elevator speech. One commonly-known origin story is that of Ilene Rosenzweig and Michael Caruso, two former journalists in the 90s. According to Rosenzweig, Caruso was a senior editor at Vanity Fair and was continuously attempting to pitch story ideas to the Editor-In-Chief at the time, but could never pin her down long enough to do so simply because she was always on the move. So, in order to pitch her ideas, Caruso would join her during short free periods of time she had, such as on an elevator ride. Thus, the concept of an elevator pitch was created, as says Rosenzweig.

[Source: Wikipedia]

Which do you think are the DOs and DON’Ts of a good pitch presentation?

Some ideas here.

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Good pronunciation is essential

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English Summer Work

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Job profile videos

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These are your Job Profile Videos. Well done! Proud of you!

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Pau Tests to practise writing a speech, a presentation and an “advertisement”

Publicat el 29 de maig de 2018 per MIREIA XORTO PRADOS

So that you can practise writing, take the listening and reading tests:

SPEECH

You are the representative of your country before the United Nations Organization (UNO). Write a speech addressed to the UNO general delegates denouncing the resurgence of slavery. (June 2008 S5) Reading & Listening Test / Answers / Audio File

PRESENTATION

You are an Erasmus student at the University of Bergen (Norway). One professor asks you to talk to your class about the Catalan language and culture. Write the text of your presentation. (June 2006 S1) Reading & Listening Test / Answers / Audio File

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Imagine you are working for the Namibia Tourist Board. Write a text for a promotional campaign addressed to Europeans with the title: “Come to experience the real Africa in the Kunene region”. (Sept 2012 S4)

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Pau Tests to practise writing a narrative and a description of a place

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So that you can practise writing these narratives and description, take the listening and reading tests:

DESCRIPTION

You are a journalist for a travel magazine. Write an article describing a place you know well. Mention the interesting things to see and do there. Comment also on the historical background and cultural traits. Mention any practical things a traveller should take into account: currency, weather, local customs… (June 2011 S4)

NARRATIVE

  1. Explain  a bad travel  experience you have  had. Give as many details  as possible about places, people  and things that went wrong, and how  it all ended up. You may include some  funny anecdotes, if there were any. (June 2016 S3) Reading & Listening Test / Answers / Audio File
  2. What  are, according  to your own experience,  the factors that have helped  you to learn a foreign language?  Write a personal narrative with the  title “Learning English my way” in which  you give answer to this question. (June 2015 S4) Reading & Listening Test / Answers / Audio File
  3. What  makes a  good teacher,  according to your  own experience? Write  a personal narrative about  the best teacher you ever had.  Explain why she/he inspired you. (Sept 2014 S5)
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Digital English

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