Class Log: April to May, 2016.

Welcome back!

Review Module.

May 23rd: Listening and Reading in exam conditions

http://www.historytoday.com/elliot-richman/how-write-essay-under-exam-conditions

May 25th: Exam Listening and speaking

May 30th: Exam Listening and speaking

More exam practice:

https://sites.google.com/site/eoivillaverde/modelos-examen-otras-comunidades

For further Exam practice:

http://englishtests.ucoz.com/index/0-31

Exam tips:

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/286979-improve-your-english-checklist-c1.pdf

http://www.caeexamtips.com/listening/#listening1

http://www.caeexamtips.com/reading/#readingparts1and2

http://www.caeexamtips.com/speaking/

FINAL EXAM INFORMATION

Student guide

Written exam on June 7th at 4pm,

IN CLASSROOM NUMBER B14

Oral exams will take place on June 9th and 10th

(Speaking exam sign-up sheet

will be passed around on May 23rd and May 25th.)

Oral exams will take place from 9:30 - 12:30, IN CLASSROOM NUMBER A 21

PLEASE BE PUNCTUAL FOR BOTH, THANK YOU.

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March 30th

Targets: Learn about cleft sentences

Outcomes: Use cleft sentences in speaking and writing

All you need to know about cleft sentences and more!

Please download copy here

PPT on Cleft Sentences

April 1st

Targets: Learn about essays

Outcomes: Improve essay writing

PPT on Writing an Essay

(Adapted from: http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-essay.html and

http://www.ielts-mentor.com/writing-sample/writing-task-2/1717-ielts-writing-task-2-sample-658-compare-and-contrast-knowledge-gained-from-experience-with-knowledge-gained-from-books)

Module 14. Environmental Issues.

Target: Learn about the environment

Outcomes: Be able to speak and write about diverse environmental issues

Some ideas on environmental issues:

http://www.newagepublishers.com/samplechapter/001773.pdf

Please download a softcopy of the Module by clicking here.

What the environment needs.

Click here to download the listening exercises for the three videos.

Environmental awareness

Documentary on Renewable energies

Module by Master Students

April 11th, 12th and 18th.

Literature

Native Americans

Friday, April 15th.

Due to technical issues in the classroom, we could not carry out the full session. We focused on presentations instead. The writing session is transferred to April 25th.

Formal and Informal Letter Writing

The class will take place in classroom A36

http://www.letterwritingguide.com/

Module 15. April 25th back to regular classes.

Prepared by students

Targets:

Students choose a topic they know nothing about or do not like to

speak/write about.

Cover as many topic areas as possible

Outcomes:

Achieve minimum vocabulary and structures to speak about as many topics as possible

April 25th.

Finish the environment module.

Listening for the three videos below.

Finish other assignments that are pending.

Carry out the session on letter writing which was scheduled for

Friday, April 15th.

By Pilar:

http://www.wired.com/2015/06/frackings-problems-go-deeper-water-pollution/

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14432401

What is fracking?

Hilary vs Bernie on fracking

By Fifi:

What is nanotechnology?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/534976/nano-architecture/

By Álvaro:

Why the UK should stay in the EU.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/hamish-mcrae/eu-referendum-why-remain-will-win-by-a-mile-and-why-on-balance-it-should-a6941691.html

Immunotherapy and cancer treatment

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jun/01/immunotherapy-the-big-new-hope-for-cancer-treatment

What is a gene editing tool?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/crispr-dna-gene-editing-1.3339346

More Tutankhamun secrets!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/17/hidden-rooms-tutankhamun-tomb-new-treasures-queen-nefertiti

Do longevity miracles really exist?

http://www.ikigaiway.com/2010/okinawa-ikigai-secrets-to-longevity/

By Anne:

Cyberattacks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK_M-BeIGGQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qyk9yY-vEik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imtKUXkOC70

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyber-attack

The Olympics Are Screwing Rio de Janeiro’s Poorest Citizens Out of Housing

https://news.vice.com/article/the-olympics-are-screwing-rio-de-janeiros-poorest-citizens-out-of-housing

By Laura D:

5 Myths That Feed Unethical Wild Animal Tourismhttps://www.thedodo.com/community/SnatterVan/responsible-tourists-do-not-in-878207092.html

The Spectacular Favela: Violence in Modern Brazil

http://www.rioonwatch.org/?p=27231

Life in North Korea - the adult years

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/23/life-in-north-korea-the-adult-years

How music can help you heal

http://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/how-music-can-help-you-heal

Husband plants thousands of flowers for two years to make his blind wife smile again

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/good-news/2016/02/18/husband-plants-thousands-of-flowers-for-two-years-to-make-his-bl/

Garden world

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3453325/The-romantic-flower-garden-world-Husband-plants-thousands-pink-blooms-people-come-spend-time-blind-wife-didn-t-feel-lonely.html

By Ángeles:

NGOs

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.546.7849&rep=rep1&type=pdf

By Mariló:

Health

http://www.humanosphere.org/global-health/2016/01/guest-post-10-global-health-issues-to-follow-in-2016/

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/stem-cells-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html

https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/270426#view=notes

http://usefulenglish.ru/vocabulary/health-and-diseases

By Salvador M:

Changing families

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6C_494jzms8NmpCdkxoRU4weVE/view?usp=sharing

By Pepi F

Food choices

http://www.chewfo.com/about-food-choices/

More topics:

Alaskan volcano erupts

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/28/alaska-volcano-eruption-cloud_n_9559280.html?ir=Canada%20British%20Columbia

From trauma to tattoo

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/03/28/auberon-wolf-tattoo-vancouver_n_9559214.html?ir=Canada%20British%20Columbia

And even more topics:

http://betchabottmdolla.blogspot.com.es/search/label/C1%20listening

http://www.educator.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/highlights

Frontline documentaries

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/investigations/

Crash courses on a variety of subjects

https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Module 16:

Communicative Functions and Strategies

Target: Review common communicative functions and strategies for presentations and interactions.

Outcome: Improve our communicative functions and strategies for presentations and interactions.

April 27th

Letter writing 2

Functions for C1

Listening

Reading (Please do this activity for homework)

Speaking: Steroid use in sports or the use of performance-enhancing drugs is in the news almost every time there is an important sports event such as Olympic Games, Cycling Competition or even during some soccer events. State a case for or against the use of drugs and steroids in sports. Are there any cases in which using drugs should be allowed? Think of cases like Lance Armstrong. Has justice been too harsh on his doping accusation?

FOR HELP WITH YOUR PRESENTATION, CLICK HERE.

Ragbag of Presentation Topics

Click here for a tip on English rhythm

FOR HELP WITH YOUR INTERACTION, CLICK HERE.

Click here for corrected environment text

For more information on functions:

Functional language

https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/functional-language.htm

http://www.htsb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Academic-Language-Functions-toolkit.pdf

Functions and phrases

http://www.commonenglishphrases.com/2011/07/english-functions-and-phrases/

http://www.eltbase.com/vtr_langpoint.php?type=2

http://betchabottmdolla.blogspot.com.es/search/label/C1%20speaking

May 4th

Listening

Reading

Speaking: Housing in Spain is improving or not? Should citizens campaign for good quality housing at reasonable prices? What are some of the social issues linked to housing (living with parents, flat-sharing, the homeless, buying versus renting)? How does the market influence buying a home (land speculation, prices of property, offer and demand)?

Today we listened to a person telling us about Kitty Wells and her rebuke of Hank Thompson's songs. Watch the videos of the songs that were mentioned.

Check the lyrics:

http://www.metrolyrics.com/wild-side-of-life-lyrics-hank-thompson.html

http://www.metrolyrics.com/it-wasnt-god-who-made-honky-tonk-angels-lyrics-kitty-wells.html

Module 17: Speaking and writing overview

Target: Exam Speaking and Writing practice

Outcome: Improve Exam Speaking and Writing

May 9th,

Listening

Reading

Speaking: An international team of scientists has discovered a huge coral reef in the Amazon River. The team from the universities of Georgia in the USA and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was on an expedition to learn more about Amazon River plumes when it made the discovery. (Plumes are the areas close to where a river meets the sea and the river's freshwater mixes with the saltwater of the ocean.) Should there be an international policy to protect the Amazon and other international nature paradises? Who should be in charge of this policy? If you were to be in charge, how would you organize it?

Writing: ppt summary of writing types

Writing samples:

Letters:

http://www.writeexpress.com/

Essays:

http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-writing-samples/ielts-essay-samples-of-band-8/

May 11th,

Listening

Reading

Speaking: Is it better to plan or to leave things to chance? What do you prefer? Are you a planner or do you play it by ear? What kind of pressures are involved in planning?

Next tasks on handout.

May 16th,

Listening

Reading

Speaking: What helps people cooperate with each other? What responsibilities are involved in cooperation? Do people's personalities make a difference in cooperation? When is cooperation most important?

Next tasks on handout.

May 18th.

Listening

Reading

Speaking: How important is it for people to have hopes and dreams? What hopes for the future of the world would you like to see become reality? What aspects of life today would have seemed impossible to people in the past? What differences are there between children's hopes and adults' dreams?

Next tasks on handout.