IMPORTANT !

Boys and girls, the course has started and already someone is posting unwanted comments on this blog. Whenever you see comments that provide links and that are not signed by me, ignore them. Don't click on them, don't even answer these people, sometimes they are trolls and all they want is to upset you people and get you to answer. Big mistake (plus, you are not doing me a favour because I am the one who has to delete all the messages)! It already happened last year and the best thing to do is please, AGAIN, ignore them!!!!
Thanks a lot and have a good start..
Monica

English-Spanish conversation exchange

Hey guys, my colleague Olga has just sent me this useful piece of information for those of you who are interested in practising English with US American students. No excuses now......;-)


Contact:
Carlos Herrero,
Colegio de Trinitarios
Calle Trinidad, 1
28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)
SPAIN

• Telf: (0034) 91 885 52 52
• Fax: (0034) 91 885 52 48

FORTHCOMING COURSE

Hello again everybody! Sorry to be back so late, but these days, as you can imagine, have been hectic for us teachers since we must organise the impeding course.
Perhaps I will be seeing some of my cheeky monkeys again, and even some of my ancient "big bottles" perhaps, ..well boys and girls, prepare the usual ham (you know for Xmas and before exams ha ha ha) :-).....and smarten up ! byeeeeeeeeeeee

Back from Holidays!

Hi everyone! I am back from Italy and Scotland. Holidays have been short but intense. This is just a short welcome post with a few pics of Scotland, for I can't write much at the moment. My right hand was operated on 3 days ago and I can't move it much due to the stitches. Guess who operated on it? Our friend and blogger The Doctor ;-). I got VIP treatment and was made to doze off during the operation, so that I didn't realise anything at all! Thanks Doc, as you see, I am typing to exercise my swollen fingers ;-).
In the pics top to bottom and left to right: Typical menu along the Royal Mile, view of Edinburgh from Arthur's Seat, Arthur's Seat, stop at a Whisky centre on our way back from the Highlands, Loch Ness, view of Edinburgh from the Castle, The Three Sisters (Glencoe). More pics on my usual Flickr page ;-)
seeya soon! Monica

PRONUNCIATION

hello guys, most of you must be already on holiday, yet I would like to post a useful link that I have found for pronunciation on the BBC Learning English site .
It's a page with some quizzes and the chance to listen to correct pronunciation (and imitate it, which, as you know, is the key to successful pronunciation). I hope you like it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/quiz/quiz1/index.shtml

READING (all levels)

hello boys and girls, browsing the BBC I came across (nice phrasal verb, this ;-) these pieces of news . Read them and tell me what you think (cuartos, this is a good chance to practise crime and punishment vocabulary)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7397426.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7397867.stm

INVERSION

Hi everyone, here's a good link to study a few examples of inversion in English. These structures are not very common and are used mainly for emphasis.

http://esl.about.com/od/advancedgrammar/a/inversion.htm