ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT 1:
LISTENING:
1. You can watch "The Social Network" Offical Trailer again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB95KLmpLR4
2. Listen to an interview to Zark Zuckerberg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3hu3iG8B2g&feature=related
READING:
1. Here you have the European CV:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europass+Documents/Europass+CV.csp;jsessionid=5F56B6077EA57C10AFD8591D08502D36.wpc1
LISTENING TO THE NEWS:
1. Listen to it and write a summary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11625533

DATES FOR THE EXAM (SEPTEMBER)

DATES FOR THE EXAM (SEPTEMBER)

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - 2
Written exam: Tuesday 7th - 16:00
Oral exam: Wednesday 8th - 16:00

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2
Written exam: Thursday 9th - 16:00
Oral exam: Thursday 9th - After the written exam

DATES FOR THE EXAMS

DATES FOR THE EXAMS:
-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - 2:
Oral exam: Thursday, 3th June (16:00 h.)
Written exam: Tuesday, 8th June (16:00 h.)


-ADVANCED LEVEL - 2:
Written exam: Friday, 11th June (16:00 h.)
Oral exam: Friday, 11th June (after the written exam)

GOOD LUCK!

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

READY FOR THE EXAM?
-A mock exam!
http://www.educa.madrid.org/portal/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=3889.27&c=an
-Click on the "Upper-Intermediate" and "Advanced" sections and do the exercises. They'll be a good practice for you:
http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/index.shtml
-Reading comprehension texts:
http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/advanced.html
http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/certificate+in+advanced+english.html
-Practise all the skills for the exam. Just click on each of them and the select your level:
http://www.eoi2zaragoza.org/

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT - 12
LISTENING:
1. Do you want to listen again what happened to the British-Pakistani boy? Here you can read the news as well:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kidnapped-british-boy-found-safe-and-well-in-pakistan-1921969.html

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

1. READING:
-iPad or Microsoft? The die is cast:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/feb/12/ipad-bill-gates-microsoft-opinion-iphone
-An international problem or just football?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/feb/23/rafael-benitez-fernando-torres-spain

READING SESSIONS

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - 2:
THE EAGLE OF THE NINTH
-Read chapters 6 & 7 for next Tuesday 22 and do the exercises you can find at the end of the book.
ADVANCED LEVEL - 2:
HIGH FIDELITY
- We'll comment till chapter 10 next Thursday.

ENJOY YOUR READING

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT 7:
-Listening:
1. Global Warming:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/video/2010/jan/21/national-geographic-climate-change
2. Hot mail:
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2009/12/11/01
-Reading:
1. A very curious story:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/lesbian-albatrosses-to-raise-their-chick-1887658.html
2. What's "Climategate"?
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/scientist-in-climate-row-speaks-out-1887633.html
3. A consequence of climate change:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/global-warming-makes-trees-grow-at-fastest-rate-for-200-years-1886342.html

EXAMS

JANUARY EXAMS:
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL - 2:
ORAL EXAM: Tuesday 26th: If you haven't signed at any time, be there at 16:00.
Don't come after 17:00. Otherwise, you can't do the exam.

WRITTEN EXAM: Thursday 28th: Be there at 15:50. It'll take about 3 hours.

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2:
WRITTEN EXAM: Monday 25th: Be there at 15:50. It'll take about 4 hours.
ORAL EXAM: Tuesday 26th: Be there at 18:00.

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT  5:
Grammar:
-Narrative tenses:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit05/neup_grammar05/
http://www.projectx2002.org/english_hotpots/set_grammar.html?past_tenses_dracula.htm
http://www.projectx2002.org/english_hotpots/set_grammar.html?adrianmole1301_1401.htm

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYBODY!
We'll be 3 weeks without class. That's too much!
That's why I've prepared a handout (the one I gave you in class) for you to revise and practise something these holidays.
Remember the book we've selected for this year:
-Intermediate: "The Eagle of the Ninth". Read the first three chapters this Christmas.
-Advanced: "High Fidelity". Nick Hornby. Penguin. You can start reading it.
Try to listen to and read something in English (radio, TV, newspapers).
 Click in any of these links and listen to short pieces of news:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8419800.stm
http://www.cnn.com/video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_freevideo+%28RSS%3A+Video%29#/video/nitn/latest/nitn
Thank you very much to those who came to the special Christmas class. I hope you enjoyed it.
Here you have a website where you can learn many curiosities about this season:
http://iteslj.org/Lessons/Seasonal/Christmas.html
-Don't forget to practise the listening here:
http://esl-lab.com/gift/giftrd1.htm
-Do you have time for cooking? Do you want to surprise your family with new recipes?
http://www.dltk-kids.com/recipesdb/viewbycourse.asp?cid=7
-The Christmas message I've selected for this year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eih_ybKdVXU

I wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

CHRISTMAS PARTY

It's the last day of class for this year (2009) and we are having a special class related with Christmas. Then we will celebrate the end of the year together.
Enjoy us this Friday, 18 from 16:00 to 18:00.

HUMAN RIGHTS WORLD DAY

1º- Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/
2º-Here you have the videos we listened to in class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9_IvXFEyJo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Qw9QFHrZc

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT 3:
1. LISTENING:
-Here you have the radio programme we listened to in class:
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/01/11/03
-Alicia Keys' invitation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF6D7xs1qMY
-World AIDS Day: Watch these videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-G2PpO7DwsM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4GMYQx58OE
2. READING:
-An article about fashion:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/nov/25/amazing-lace
3. GRAMMAR:
-Relative and participle clauses:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit10/neup_grammar10_exp/
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/naturalenglish/upp/a_grammar/unit10/neup_grammar10_3/
http://www.carmenlu.com/fifth/grammar/participles51.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/participles/exercises?13
http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/grammarquiz/relative.html
4. VOCABULARY:
-A dictionary of slang:
http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT - 2:
1.  LISTENING:
-Here you have the video we listened to in class:
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=114039&videoChannel=1
-and another piece of news related to Germany:
http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=114196&videoChannel=1
2. GRAMMAR:
-Habits:
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/solutions/ui_unit_page/unit9/grammar/exercise1
http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/solutions/ad_unit_page/unit1/grammar1/exercise1
3. VOCABULARY:
-Some collocations:
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/collocations-lists.htm
http://www.ilo.uva.nl/english/pgdiploma/docs/hot_potatoes-KO/JMatch1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/blcollocation_5.htm

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

IT'S HALLOWEEN:
1. Are you ready for Halloween? Read this article and check it:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/30/halloween-neednt-be-a-nightmare
2. The history of Halloween:
http://www.scottishradiance.com/halstory.htm
http://www.holidays.net/halloween/story.htm
http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Themes/halloween/halloween.html
and another curious story. Listen to it:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/11/01/fashion/2008112-street-feature/index.html#
3. Typical meals you can try:
http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/detail.aspx?ID=18470
http://familyfun.go.com/halloween/halloween-recipes/
4. Have some fun with these games:
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/halloween_pumpkins.htm
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/halloween-cc.htm
http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/halloween-cw.htm
5. DO YOU WANT TO READ MORE?
Some short stories written by classic authors related with Halloween:
http://www.halloween.com/halloween-stories.php

ADVANCED LEVEL - 2

UNIT 1
1. WRITING:
-Do you need to look for a job? Have a look to this link and follow its recommendations:
http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/europass/home/vernav/Europasss+Documents/Europass+CV.csp;jsessionid=BF4F8CF54B96465F72F3251FEB4BBC7D.worker_portal_cms
-Covering letters and other tips when looking for a job:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/covletapp.htm
http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Applications__CVs_and_interviews/p!eefmd
http://www.career.vt.edu/JOBSEARC/coversamples.htm
http://www.open.ac.uk/careers/application-letters.php
2. GRAMMAR:
-Emphatic structures:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1709
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs29practicetest.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs30finaltest.htm
-Rephrasing:
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_transform1.htm
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_transform2.htm
-Time expressions:
http://esl.about.com/library/quiz/bl_timeexpress1.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/f/y/zz99maa.htm
-Negative structures:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/negative