Before viewing: 1) Do you celebrate Christmas? How? 2) What do you know about the Christmas celebration in the UK? How do they celebrate Christmas? 3) Read task 1 on the page. Look up any word you don´t know in the dictionary. Viewing the video: […]
This is key not just in business but also in life in general and even more so in language learning. Students do not always know what outcome they set themselves to achieve and that may influence their language learning process negatively. The Cheshire cat in […]
Lexical discourse cues Lexical discourse cues are essential elements of the language which connect different parts of the discourse. Producing complex and coherent structures indicates proficiency and fluency in the language, this is why lexical discourse cues are so necessary. a) Lexical discourse cues are […]
Project: Self- introduction (A1 and A2) 1) Have you ever had to prepare a self-introduction for a blog or website in English? If so, what type of information have you included? Was it written or oral? Was it hard to do it? Why/why not? Imagine […]
La tecnología ha llegado para quedarse y prueba de ello son las innumerables aplicaciones que ya se utilizan en el aprendizaje, tanto en las aulas como fuera de ellas. En lo que respecta al aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras, resultan extremadamente útiles las aplicaciones para crear […]
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The Amazon Code
I´ve watched the documentary “The Amazon Code” very recently and it struck me as one of the most fascinating documentaries I´ve ever watched in connection with linguistics. What this documentary does is to challenge the basis of modern linguistics, i.e, the theory of Universal Grammar. […]
The importance of interaction in foreign language learning Interaction should be both the end and the means in a language learning process. It should be seen as the primary objective, as we learn languages to be able to communicate with others, and the way to […]
Dictionaries do not always contain all the words and expressions people use. They sometimes prescribe more tan describe the way we use language. This is why it´s hard to find some expressions, especially those coloquial and informal ones, in the most commonly-used dictionaries. Fortunately, there are some other dictionaries, such as The […]
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How to make a scrapbook
Here are the steps you should follow: 1) Pick a theme (a celebration or anniversary, your holidays, etc.) and collect photos, postcards, tickets or any type of keepsakes connected with that theme. 2) Choose and album. You should focus on the size and patterns or […]
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Malala’s Story
Listen to the first 10 minutes of Malala’s interview and answer the following questions: 1) Why do they call the Swat valley a paradise? 2) What type of relationship has she got with her father? 3) What does she think about the role of women in Islam? […]