all - Christmas story competition

Dear students,

Christmas is round the corner and at EOI Barajas we're holding a writing contest.

If you want to take part, download the layout here. As you can see, the starting line and the last line are given and you have to include all the words in the vocabulary bank. You can send it to my e-mail address before 15th December.

We're looking forward to reading your stories! Good luck!

Avanzado 1 - stative verbs

Hi there,

As the difference between stative and dynamic verbs is not always clear, I hope these grammar notes (Inside Out Upper Intermediate and www.englishclub.com) help you.

Avanzado 1 - letter of application

This document may be useful you when writing your assignment or in the future if you look for a job in an English-speaking country. Hope it helps!

Avanzado 1 - Revise & Check Unit 1

Here are the answers:

Grammar

a 1 though 2 their 3 got 4 there 5 one 6 as 7 herself 8 so 9 have/ get 10 because

b 1 to have them mended 2 If one learns a few phrases 3 despite the hevy traffic/ despite the traffic being heavy/ despite the fact that the traffic was heavy 4 was cancelled due to the fog 5 see each other 6 by themselves 7 haven't seen him since 8 so as not tobe recognized 9 we won't have to do the washing up 10 hasn't got any pictures yet

Vocabulary

a 1 teeth 2 mind 3 run 4 trousers 5 guns 6 terms

b 1 career 2 part-time 3 alike 4 half-sisters 5 take after 6 synonym

c 1 of 2 off, up 3 up 4 off 5 in 6 with, on

d 1 challenging 2 competitive 3 unsuccessful 4 rebellious 5 enjoyable 6 repetitive

Another year

This film, which is on at the cinemas now, has received wonderful reviews.

A married couple who have managed to remain blissfully happy into their autumn years, are surrounded over the course of the four seasons of one average year by friends, colleagues, and family who all seem to suffer some degree of unhappiness.

Whether you want to have a glimpse of contemporary Britain or are just interested in human relationships, it's worth watching.

Intermedio 2 - an audioguide walk

We heard this audio guide about Covent Garden the other day in class. If you want to work on it a bit more, you can listen to the track again and read the transcript.

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Leonard Cohen's acceptance speech

Listen to the speech given by Leonard Cohen at the Principe de Asturias awards ceremony and answer the questions below. You can check you answers in the comments section.

1. Leonard Cohen is not used to ____________________without an orchestra.

2. Poetry is a territory that nobody can ________________ or ________________.

3. His Spanish guitar stills smells the same as _____________________.

4. Federico García Lorca gave him permission to ____________________.

5. He communicated with the young Spanish man in ___________________.

6. The young man agreed to ____________________.

7. Many flamenco songs are based on a _________________.

8. On the fourth day the young man didn’t come. Cohen found out that he ________.

9. Cohen felt __________________.

10. The basis of his music has been __________________.

Intermedio 2 - Film Festival Season

If you want to listen to this track again, click here. You can also read the transcript.