29/10/2007

BRAIN TEASERS FOR NB1

We've been learning the names of family members and the use of 's. Try to answer these two questions:

* Who is my father’s only child’s daughter’s brother?

* Two American Indians, a child and an adult, are sitting on a big log. The little Indian is the adult’s son, but the adult is not the little Indian’s father. How is that possible?

22/10/2007

NB2 students

Online shopping!

We’ve read about Harrods in class. Now, I’d like you to have a look at another famous British department store.

1 Click on http://www.marksandspencer.com/. What are the names of the product sections online: e.g. women?
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2 Find your way around the website and answer the following questions:
1 Click on online features, & MORE bonus offers on the left of the homepage and discover what & MORE is.
2 Click on gifts at the top of the homepage. The gifts are divided into four sections: e.g. gift ideas. Name the other sections.
3 Click on flowers. What do you get free with some of the bouquets?
4 Click on furniture and answer the following questions:
a What is free?
b Can you buy garden furniture?
5 Click on home - are plates, cups, mugs etc. available to buy?

3 Imagine you have a £100 Marks & Spencer voucher to spend. What would you buy with the money? Explain your choice.

21/10/2007

NB1 students

I suggest you do the following listening exercise if you want to learn a bit more about how people introduce themselves. Which new expression appears in this conversation?
http://www.mansioningles.com/listening56.htm

13/10/2007

WELCOME TO ANA'S BLOG

Dear students,
From now on, we have a new meeting point: the net. I would like all of you to take advantage of this resource. You'll find features such as: news of interest for the class, announcements, useful links to other websites, and whatever can help you in your learning of English.
Don't panic! This is just a complementary tool and it is not essential to access this blog to follow the course.
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