Javier’s English Corner

Blog for advanced English students at EOI Luarca

Archive for February, 2008

Newgrange

Posted by fcojavim under Advanced students

lab3a1.jpgLast week, we started using our brand new computer lab at EOI Luarca and we couldn’t be happier about the whole thing. So far, we haven’t had any technical trouble (knock on wood!) and all of us teachers and students are enjoying the benefits of this technological upgrade for our school.

Every class has a weekly period to go to the lab and carry out the activities their teacher has prepared for them. Today, my 5th year class is going to watch a National Geographic video on Newgrange , one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, and then complete a series of statements about it with the right information.

If you would like to do this activity yourself, you can print the document below and then watch the video at the bottom of this post.

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Alison BrickHi! As you probably already know, my name is Alison Brick, and I’m the language and culture assistant for the language school and high school in Luarca. I hail from Syracuse, New York (U.S.A.) and I’m 23 years old. I recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where I studied Spanish and Art History. I also studied in Oviedo for 5 months during 2006. My interests include: long walks on the beach, traveling to new places, Grande Non-fat Caramel Macchiatos from Starbucks ©, not watching music videos, Syracuse University Basketball, my dogs Bella and Lucy, laughing every day, and having good times with great friends.

Go to ACTIVITY to access a listening comprehension activity or just watch the video below.

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Learn Out Loud

Posted by fcojavim under Advanced students

outloud.jpgMy dear colleague María Valdés from EOI Oviedo has been so kind as to share with me her latest discoveries on the Net, and Learn Out Loud is a major find indeed. As you can read on that website, you can browse over 15,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and videos, which makes it a perfect place for advanced ESL students to practise and improve their English.
Just to give you an example, I am attaching a most interesting video podcast from National Geographic.

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María has prepared a very interesting exercise on the video above. If you feel like doing a gap-fill activity, you can print the following pdf document along with the key and the whole transcript. Way to go, María!!!

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