Wednesday 10 December 2014

Christmas


How do English speaking nations celebrate Christmas?
How much do you know about it?

You can find the answers to these and many other questions about Christmas in this post.
Besides, you will learn songs, traditions, recipes and much much more.

Video stories:










  

The Story of Santa Claus 1 

The Story of Santa Claus 2 

The Story of Santa Claus 3 

The Story of Santa Claus 4 

The Story of Santa Claus 5 

Christmas Cards 






 
Online Resources


BC - Learn English Teens Resources

Bloggles World - Worksheets


ESOL Courses 1

ESOL Courses 2  

ESLFlow 

Kids Stuff 1
 
Kids Stuff 2

 
Eating and Drinking:













Other Topics:


 

Xmas E-cards 1


Xmas E-cards 2 
                              


For advanced readers and listeners...







 
Xmas Down Under






All members of the language department at Narcís Oller want to wish you...









































Tuesday 2 December 2014

Speaking models - CV, get to know you classmates

Let us show you some examples of the fantastic presentations students at 1st year Batxillerat are offering us this schoolyear.

We hope their presentations can give you some ideas and you find them useful when preparing your own.

We begin with Iria Rodón, from 1st Batxillerat group E, who tells us about her classmate Mariona Vadrí.




And secondly, Joan Gabás, from 1st Batxillerat D, introduces us to Marina Chicharro, one of her classmates.
 

We would like to thank all four students for their help and support.

Wednesday 26 November 2014

Writing Skills


Many of you find it difficult to express your ideas, thoughts, feelings in a piece of paper.
Writing stories, narrations about your life, other people's experiences, other cultures, for specific purposes (a job application, an email, a complaint and so on), i.e. all types of situations whether fact or fiction, turns into a nightmare.
Ok, but...
Do not panic!!!
 
Do you want to improve your writing? 
Learn how to plan, write and review all kinds of texts - emails, articles, reports, short stories, essays and more with these activities!


Start with the activities at level A1 and as soon as you feel more confident, move to level A2.



Later, as you notice the progress you are making, continue with levels B1 and B2 where you can find tasks such as emails writing, for and against essays, opinion essays, narrations, formal and informal letters and so on.


Finally, now you can get ready for the day of the exam!!!!
YES!!! We know that writing exams can be scary. 



You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. 
Now what? 

The first thing is not to worry! 

The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam.   

Read them all slowly and with your full attention, they can really be extremely helpful.

Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam.  - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/writing-exams/writing-exams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens#sthash.TLhozNzr.dpuf
Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/writing-exams/writing-exams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens#sthash.TLhozNzr.dpuf
Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/writing-exams/writing-exams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens#sthash.TLhozNzr.dpuf
Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/writing-exams/writing-exams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens#sthash.TLhozNzr.dpuf
Writing exams can sometimes be scary. You’re sitting down, the exam has started and you have the exam paper. Now what? The first thing is not to worry! The tips and advice in this section will help you to plan, write and review your writing task in an exam. - See more at: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/exams/writing-exams/writing-exams?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bc-learnenglishteens#sthash.TLhozNzr.dpuf

Monday 17 November 2014

Oscar Pistorious


Maybe you have read the text at page 31 in your books and learnt a lot about Oscar Pistorius' disability and his impressive achivements as an athlete.

Unfortunately, he has been on the news recently for a much more devastating event.



Mass media around the world offered information about this dramatic story and covered the trial live from Pretoria (RSA).



Even on the net it became a new entry in Wikipedia.



Although life continues, he still attracts other people's attention and every new developement is followed.



Thursday 13 November 2014

Reading stuff for all levels...

There is no shortage of material on the internet for all those interested in reading in English. 
You can find magazines, newspapers, newsletters and specialised websites.

Furthermore, if you want to learn more about British/American traditions, geography, festivities and so on and at a level you can easily understand...
We suggest you should have a look at this webpage by O.U.P.




You can even submit your own contributions and comment on the articles which are, in your opinion, more significant, watch videos and learn quite a few curiosities...

All this, just a click away!!!

Friday 24 October 2014

What shall we do with all that plastic?



Are we aware of where and how all the plastic we use on a daily basis ends? Read...
 
 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Do you want to learn more?
If so, watch these videos...
The life cycle of a plastic water bottle 
Miriam Goldstein 

What is being done to change this dramatic situation?

There are different campaings working to prevent the oceans from becoming the dumpsite of tons of plastic.

Another relevant issue deals with ideas and strategies devised and/or implemented to  eliminate all the rubbish that already floats in them.

We include here some of those proposals...



How do you fit in it all?
How can you work in order to contribute to saving our oceans and their inhabitants?
Do/Can you do anything at home to help prevent all this pollution?
Which solution/s do you think is/are more practical?
Is there a campaign you believe to be more effective?

Wednesday 15 October 2014

Thursday 18 September 2014

FLOWER OF SCOTLAND...


An animated explanation of some fundamental questions prior to the referendum on Scottish independence on 18th September, 2014. 

Where is Scotland, what is Scotland and what does it mean to be Scottish? 
And what is the history of Scotland's relationship with England? 

But the real question is, will Scotland be better off as an independent country?




Now decide if the statements in the worksheet are True or False 



A little explanation about economics

  

And now the words of an expert analyst




And a question of fashion and desing...


Tuesday 9 September 2014

What is the weather like?

 

Brainstorming.
Look at these pictures:








What do they suggest to you?
Describe them using as many weather related terms as you can think of.


Now, look at this weather forecast. Prepare a list with all the words you can understand which are used to describe the weather conditions.




Finally, check this very very particular "reporter"...

A very especial weatherman

Are the statements on the activities your teacher hands out True or False?
Can you correct the folse ones?