Monday, October 31, 2016

ABIERTA LA INSCRIPCIÓN 2017!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 ¿Querés estudiar inglés?   
¡Aprovechá nuestros cursos gratuitos! 
Certificación oficial del Ministerio de Educación del GCBA 
Informes e Inscripción
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

2015 PROTAGONISTS

Welcome!!!! 
Ready to start?
Introduce yourself  on the following virtual wall! Who are you? Just double click on the wall and write your text! Add also a photo! 
 Let's get to know each other!!!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

PUBLICIDAD 2015

¿Querés estudiar inglés?   
¡Aprovechá nuestros cursos gratuitos!
Informes e Inscripción
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Friday, December 26, 2014

OUR PHOTOS 2014

This is part of what we shared this year! Keep all these memories in your hearts and let's toast for even better ones to come!!! Thanks and enjoy your vacations!!!!

SEE VIDEO HERE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

OUR VOICES 2014!

This is part of what we have achieved this year!!! Congratulations!
The teacher (me!!!) is really proud of you all!!!!!!!
 LISTEN TO US!!!!











Monday, November 3, 2014

WHERE DID YOU GO ON VACATION?

Listen to the following video:


Where did YOU go on vacation?  After watching the video, leave a comment about your last vacation (or an unforgettable one): Where did you go? Where did you stay? What did you do there? What was the weather like? Who did you go with? How long did you stay? Did you have a good time? Did you have any problems?  Would you come back? Would you recommend that place?

Friday, October 3, 2014

BIOGRAPHIES


A biography tells about a real person's life.  

This is our next challenge: Write your autobiography or choose a member of your family and write about his/her life.

Leave your text as a comment.

Life is a story, make yours a bestseller! =)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

OUR HAPPY MEMORIES

Life is a collection of  moments...
Let's share our good  memories to continue getting to know each other! 
What was the best (or one of the best)  moment of your life? 
(Leave a comment with your answer. Start like this: "One of the best moments of my life was when...")

We listened to the following song in class today. It is about the best time of a person's life.
It was written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Listen!!!

Every passing moment is another chance to create memories, and life is full of moments, make them beautiful and memorable!

Friday, September 19, 2014

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

Today, September 19th, we went to the British Arts Centre (BAC) to see the play:  "The Merchant of Venice" (a  Shakespeare's play). We had a really good time!!!

Monday, September 8, 2014

SEMANA DEL ADULTO 2014 / ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK

Hoy lunes 8 de septiembre, comienza a la semana del adulto 2014. Además, hoy es el día internacional de la alfabetización. En el marco de tantos festejos, hemos hecho una clase abierta, junto con el curso de cocina y computación. Alumnos y docenentes de otros cursos se animaron a decir algunas palabras en inglés. ¡La mayoría NO estudia inglés! 
Agradecemos y felicitamos a todos los participantes! 
A seguir animándose, riéndo y aprendiendo... toda la vida!!!!
Disfruten el video:

Friday, July 11, 2014

WHAT CAN YOU DO WELL?

Watch the following video:

What about you?
Leave a comment with the following information:
1. Can you play any musical instruments? Which one/s?
2. Can you cook? What is your best dish?
3. What else can you do? 
(Choose a classmate's comment and reply)

Thursday, July 3, 2014

GUESS MY JOB!

Listen to the radio programme called "Guess my job"!
Phil answers 10 questions about his job. What does Phil do? 
(Taken from New English File Elementary SB)
What does Phil say about his job? Leave a comment with the description of  Phil's job according to his answers to the 10 questions.
 Also, try to answer the question: What does Phil do? Guess!

Thursday, June 12, 2014

LIVING-ROOM DESCRIPTION

Listen to the description of the living-room and watch the picture. There are some mistakes in the description. What are the mistakes?  Leave a comment with your answer! Add two more sentences to complete the description!

http://www.fotobabble.com/m/MlJaV043SVd5bHc9


Wednesday, June 4, 2014

INTERNET DATING!

Watch the following video (We watched it in class today, June 4th)

How does the story continue? What do you think?

Monday, June 2, 2014

DATING!

What is your dating profile? 
Try the following "Dating Profile Quiz" and discover your dating profile!
Click HERE!

http://www.wouldidateyou.com/pquiz/quiz1.html

Leave a comment with the answers to these questions:
1. What is your dating profile according to the quiz result? Do you agree with the result?
2. What do you think about dating websites? Is the Internet a good way to meet people?
3. Agree or disagree with, at least, one of your classmates' comments.

Friday, May 16, 2014

WEEKEND ACTIVITIES!

 What do you do on the weekends? 
1. First, try the following quiz, click HERE, what score did you get?
2. Second, read the answers to the following Yahoo question  HERE
Then, answer: Who seems not to enjoy his/her weekend? why?
3. How do you usually spend your Saturdays and Sundays?

LEAVE A COMMENT WITH YOUR ANSWERS

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

FAMILY MEMBERS!

Try our FAMILY crossword
(Click on the image below)
https://crosswordlabs.com/view/family-members49

For further practice go to "practice", titles: "POSSESSIVE/GENITIVE CASE" and "FAMILY MEMBERS"

Monday, April 28, 2014

OUR FAVORITE DISHES!

Let's fill the following wall with all our favorite dishes!!! 
What is your favorite dish?  
Double click on the wall and write the description of your favorite dish like in the example. Add a picture!
 Find the wall also here: http://es.padlet.com/sabrinasastre/84u42h6j79k0

Monday, April 14, 2014

ACCEPTING AND REFUSING INVITATIONS!

This week we are reviewing how to make invitations in English and how to respond to them. Watch the following video. Then, do the activity below! 
Activity: 
1. Invite your classmates to do something together (Greeting+invitation).
  Write the invitation as a comment. 
2. Read your classmates' invitations. Accept them or turn them down.  

Try not to repeat the expressions your classmates used.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

This week we are studying/reviewing "Present Continuous Tense". Now, why don't you try the following crossword?

How many verbs can you remember? 

Click HERE  to access the crossword.

Good luck!!! =)


Some of the verbs we studied in class: talk on the phone, e-mail a friend, text your girlfriend,  surf the net, use the computer, drink coffee, read a book, write a description,  work, work out at the gym, exercise, walk, cry, shine, ride a bike, cycle, drive a car, have a good time, smoke, wash my hair, wear shoes, wear glasses, have a shower, rain, run, sleep, sing a song, play the guitar, listen to music, eating  pizza, cook pasta, grate cheese, argue with your wife/neighbours, fight, hug, kiss,  get ready for school/work,  get dressed,  studying for a test, watch TV, do yoga, shake hands, sit on the dock, stand, hang on the wall, waste time, daydream, live, laugh, smile, dance tango, draw, look at the girl, clap, think, rest, take it easy... 
Do you remember them?  

Monday, March 31, 2014

DESCRIBING PLACES

Last week we worked on descriptions of places. Listen to the following brief description:


Now, it's your turn! What about you? 
Write about the place where you were born. 
What is it like?
(Read instructions for the 2nd obligatory activity HERE)
Leave a comment with your description. 

Read your classmates' descriptions, comment at least one of them.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

THE BRITISH ISLES

The English language was born in The British Isles, but...
What do you know about them?
Take the following quiz to check your knowledge:
Click HERE

Then, watch the following videos about 4 capital cities of The British Isles
Which city do you like most? Why? What is the city like?
 Mention some of the tourist attractions of this city.
(Leave a comment with your answers)


Saturday, March 15, 2014

MORE GREETINGS 2

Consolidate and expand!
1. Watch the videos below and take notes.   
2. What greetings were not mentioned in class???   
     Leave a comment with your answer!

Click on the links below to access the videos:

EXAMPLE OF BRITISH GREETING!
AMERICAN GREETINGS!
SAYING HELLO AND GOODBYE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bixg6QUNHDg 

2. Do you know greetings from other English speaking countries like Jamaica, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, etc.? 
If you surf the net and find other greetings, share them in a comment!

Friday, March 14, 2014

MORE GREETINGS

We learned some informal/casual greetings in class.  
Now, Let's review and expand!
1. Read the following real Yahoo Question  HERE and all the answers it obtained. Then, leave a comment with your answers to these questions: 
a. What is the best answer? What do you think? What answer did you like most?
b. What is the worst answer? What do you think?
c. Write a possible answer to the Yahoo Question taking into account what we learned in class.  What would your answer be?

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

GREETINGS

Let's review some of the greetings we learned in class!  
 You're going to watch the beginning of the American movie "ParaNorman" (2012), then you have to complete a brief activity!
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Click HERE to start!