Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocabulary. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

NO-TEEN!!!

Three years ago we embarked on a new adventure...

Our first students' magazine in English at INSNO.

We called it "NO-TEEN!!!"

NO for our school's name - Narcís Oller

TEEN because all our reporters and contributors are teenagers, and...

NO-TEEN!!! because it sounds a bit like naughty.

And, yes, we all love being a little naughty.


So far we have published six issues. Not even the lockdown could stop us.


At present we are working on the 7th publication, which we hope will be out some time around May.

Students of our 2nd and 3rd years ESO and 1st year Batxillerat are creating the contents.

If you want to learn more about the past issues, you will find the link below this picture.


We hope you enjoy them!!


Thursday, 13 December 2018

FL WORKSHOP AT INSNO



Let us introduce to you a new experience we have just started. 

A workshop devoted to the creation of useful resources for the foreign language class, in English, French and German. 
Some of the teachers in our department plus teachers at other schools have been working together since October'18.
This is a joint effort by this group of teachers aimed at creating, improving, up-dating and sharing tasks to promote communication at all levels in and out the language class taking advantage of the possibilities ICT offers us all.






As you can imagine this is an activity in progress as we plan to keep on working for some years on it.
The project involves the use of many different new tools and an active role of our students.
You can follow the development of the tasks, their assessment and the final products and results of the experience at:



We plan to create activities to promote the reading and listening comprehensions and the oral and written productions in connection to the readers we are working on at each level, the oral tasks we regularly produce during the school year and many other little projects connected to cultural issues, our school magazine in English and celebrations and festivities.

This first year of the experience we are producing materials for 1st, 2nd and 3rd years ESO. We intend to cover the 6 years of ESO and Batxillerat in future editions of the workshop.


It will also involve so many different topics that many of the tasks include CLIL contents.

Thursday, 23 April 2015

Voice Of America

Do not miss the opportunity of learning English while having fun and discovering lots of new things at the same time.
This website, especially devised for you... LEARNERS!!!!!, offers so many resources that you all will certainly find something interesting.

Vocabulary

Words are the bricks of the fantastic structure which a language is. Without them no ideas, plans, hopes and emotions can be expressed.
Browse this website and discover the magic of new terms...

Idioms!!!!!!!!!!

Every language has a group of set expressions which do not only convey they own meaning but also make our communication more spicy.
Idioms are difficult to remember and yes... you have to memorise them.
But maybe this link with videos explaining their meaning and origin can help you.

Excellent Listening Practice!!!!!

Do not miss this website with interesting videos which can help you improve your listening skill.
They deal with current affairs and come with SUBTITLES!!!!!
Therefore, you can learn new vocabulary related to relevant topics at the same time as you get updated about the world around you.


Wednesday, 4 March 2015

VEGETARIANS & VEGANS

Most of us know what vegetarians eat and do not eat, but...

What is it exactly to be a vegan?
And what's more...
Why do they do what they do?
Here you will find some links to help you undertand their lifestyle choice.

1.- Animal Rights
2.- Veganism
3.- The Vegan Society
4.- Vegansource


There are many programmes and even channels on TV devoted to cooking and keeping a healthy and balanced diet. 
Here you can watch two snippets from a Youtube Channel, Think Tank, dealing with the topic... 



For more information go to The full list

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...









































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

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?

Wednesday, 2 July 2014

Idioms Idioms Idioms...
What a nightmare!!!


Yes, there are far too many and most of them make no sense to us.
So, do we really have to learn as many as we can?
Actually, yes. Sorry.
Otherwise, how can you expect yourself to hold a colloquial conversation?
They spice up our vocabulary and add some fun to all those boring intellectual exchanges we normally have in everyday life.

   Watch this video and...  Good luck with them!!!

In case you want to learn some more...



Monday, 23 June 2014

TEA OR COFFEE, MADAM?

Tea, my darling. Always a nice cuppa!!


Allegedly the favourite drink of the British, for others just some tasteless dirty water. 
Regardless of the group you belong to, let us tell you some relevant facts about what once was one of the most expensive items man could afford to buy.



Get ready to complete some activities about the information you are watching.