Improve your English abroad this summer

Would you like to improve your English in the UK, Ireland, the USA or Malta? If your answer is "yes", you should apply for this scholarship.

You have got 15 days to apply for it:

http://www.madrid.org/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2012/05/16/BOCM-20120516-15.PDF

A Dickensian Video

Now that you have finished watching 'Oliver Twist' in class, I would like you to learn some English expressions based on Charles Dickens' novels.

Watch this video and learn about Charles Dickens' influence on the English language:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/2012/02/120207_teacher_dickens.shtml

Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas

Información relativa a la solicitud de plaza como alumno oficial para el curso 2012-2013 (23 abril-11 mayo)

Solicitud de adminisión 2012-2013

Instrucciones para rellenar la Solicitud de admisión

Set books for FCE

http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/fce/index.html#wr

Set texts for Cambridge English: First until December 2012:

William Thackeray: Vanity Fair (Black Cat or any edition).

Mary Stewart: This Rough Magic (OUP)

The texts are Graded Readers which have been adapted to the level and are suitable for Cambridge English: First candidates. Other editions of these books may be available. However, teachers and candidates should be aware that the language level in other editions may be less accessible.

Pronunciation Quizzes

How good are you at English phonetics? Do these quizzes from the BBC website and test yourself!

Pronunciation Quiz 1          Pronunciation Quiz 2          Pronunciation Quiz 3
Pronunciation Quiz 4          Pronunciation Quiz 5

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Everything at Once

This is the song we listened to in class. I thought you may like to listen to it again.

On the phone

Are you afraid of speaking on the phone in English?
Here you have a wonderful website with lots of exercises and vocabulary to practice:
Click here

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