BROWN-EYED GIRL

I happened to mention this song in class today, as an example of how creative the English language is when it comes to coining adjectives. I really like this song (what else, Van Morrison is one of the "Big' uns"), and I think it's a good thing that students have a chance to listen to it. Now, don't tell me it's not a wonderful song...

2º BTO. SPEAKING TOPICS FOR TERM 3

Dear Students, here are the topics for your speaking test in the third term. OTHERS: Education, crime... ECONOMY & CRISIS Recession Bills / rent / savings / debt / mortgage / pensions Unemployment / unemployed / being made redundant Shopping habits / luxury items Cut back on expenses CONFLICTS Discrimination 1.xenophobia 2. sexism 3.Racism 4. etc. Violence Gender issues Bye!

EXERCISES ON RELATIVES

My dear students, here are some exercises to practise relative clauses.

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The Man Who Sold The World

Well, since we are studying relatives, this song came to my mind, because it has a relative clause in the title. It is actually a David Bowie song, but I really like the unplugged version that Nirvana played for MTV. I hope you like it too. I include a link for the lyrics below. By the way, can you tell if the relative clause in the title is defining or non-defining? Feel free to comment.




Lyrics:
http://www.lyricsfreak.com/n/nirvana/man+who+sold+the+world_20101038.html

IMPROVE YOUR WRITING: USE CONNECTORS!!

Dear Students,

This is a summary of the main connectors you need to use when writing an essay or any other text in English. Please, study them carefully, as they are key elements in providing cohesion and coherence to your writing. Additionally, we will soon be doing some exercises to practise them in class.

See you soon!

PASSIVE VOICE WORKSHEET SOLUTIONS

Dear students, here are the solutions to the passive exercises. If you have any doubts, please, don't hesitate to ask me in class.

See you in class.

Hi there! I have posted some passive exercises. Please do them and we will correct them and solve your doubts in class. You can either print or copy the pages.

In case the embedding above doesn't work, here is the link to the document (just copy and paste it into your address bar, no www. required): issuu.com/jaballe/docs/passive_voice_2nd_bto.?e=2336535/6757173 Bye!