martes, 29 de octubre de 2013

TVE ENGLISH

You can revise and practice with the new program on tv or the web at 

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errores de pronunciación, errores de comprensión by Zac (hablamejoringles.com)

http://www.hablamejoringles.com/errores-de-pronunciacion-errores-de-comprension/

"En todas las entregas que he escrito (Zac) para el blog, apenas he tocado el tema más importante de todos: ¡la comprensión auditiva!
Hasta un determinado nivel, es normal no entender el inglés hablado por los nativos a una velocidad natural. Sobre todo, no te preocupes si no puedes seguir algunas series y películas: eso requiere mucha experiencia y no debería ser el barómetro para la mayoría de los estudiantes de inglés.
Lo que sí es preocupante es cuando alguien no entiende frases básicas que sí podría construir él mismo y que entendería perfectamente por escrito. Si es tu caso, merece la pena analizar por qué te pasa e intentar resolver este problema poco a poco.
En muchos casos los problemas de comprensión van unidos a errores de pronunciación. Cuando tienes una idea equivocada de cómo se pronuncia una palabra, además de decirla mal cuando estás hablando, es posible que no la reconozcas cuando la oyes.

lunes, 28 de octubre de 2013

RELATIVES

http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/rel2.cfm

Ideas que debemos tener claras respecto a las oraciones subordinadas de RELATIVO.

1.- Lo primero es aclarar la procedencia de la propia palabra RELATIVO: no tiene que ver con la teoría de la 'relatividad' sino con 'relación', palabra 'relacionada' con otra, como si dijera por ejemplo que rosáceo es un adjetivo relativo al color rosa.

2.- ¿De dónde proceden las oraciones subordinadas de relativo? Pues procede de dos oraciones simples que tienen una palabra en común, que hace referencia a lo mismo, que están 'relacionadas'.
Ejemplo: Ayer vi a un hombre - El hombre me dio una carta para ti.

Por tener la palabra 'hombre' en común, podemos poner ambas frases en 'relación', esa palabra (hombre) hace referencia a lo mismo. Las palabras que hacen referencia a lo mismo podrían también no ser iguales:
Ejemplo: Ayer vi a un hombre - Él me dio una carta para ti.

Así pues, ambas frases pasan a formar una oración: 'El hombre que vi ayer me dio una carta para ti.'
En esta oración resultante, la segunda palabra que hace referencia al hombre, se ha convertido en un  pronombre (=porque sustituye a una palabra) relativo (que está relacionada con otra de la misma oración).

Es por todo esto que en la mayoría de los ejercicios con relativos, nos propongan unir dos frases simples en una subordinada de relativo.

MODULE 6 - UNIT 4 - Books, books, books !

p.39 Ex 6
p.42 Ex 10 + 11
p.43 Ex 6
p.47 Ex 6 + 8 (Speak about that book)


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Vocabulary

MODULE 6. Unit 4 "Books, books, books!


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 Nina's Cabbage

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Module 6. Topics on Unit 4. 

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Videos Unit 4

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STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student B)
1)How important are books to you?
2)What would life be like without books?
3)What kinds of books do you like?
4)Do you prefer paperbacks or hardbacks?
5)If you wrote a book, what would you write about?
6)If you could only have one book for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
7)Do you think the Internet will make books disappear?
8)What do you think of the idea of E-books?
9)What book  would you recommend for children?
10)How many books have you read in English?

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show to Student A)
1)Who is your favorite author?
2)What do you think of Google’s idea to put all the world’s books on the Internet, accessible for free?
3)Why doesn’t everybody enjoy reading?
4)Do you prefer to keep the books you read?
5)What’s the most number of times you have read the same book?
6)Which is better, the book or the movie?
7)Do you prefer fiction or non-fiction?
8)Do you spend a long time browsing in bookshops?
9)Do you ever read the last page of a book before you start reading it?
10)How often do you want the story in a book to never end?

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Books conversation questions

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ESL Discussion Questions about Reading


Do you like to read?
How often do you read?
How long can you read at one sitting?  (One hour?  Two hours?)
Where do you read?
How do you read?
How many books are you reading these days?
What have you read today?
What kinds of books do you read?
Do you prefer to fiction or non-fiction?  Novels or short stories?
What do you like to read about?  What do you want to read about?
Can you read one book at a time or do you have several started?
What is you favourite book?
Who is your favourite author?
What is your favourite fiction genre?
Is there a book that changed your mind, your thinking or your life?
Are there books that you are ashamed to admit that you read?
Some books are brain candy. What does that mean?
Have you read a book recently that you couldn't put down?
Does reading make you smarter?
Is reading better than playing computer games?  Conversation?  Doing sports?
Is there a book you always have besides your bed?
Is there a book that you have read over and over and over again?
Do you ever read aloud?
Do you always carry something to read you with?

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Mrs. P, the librarian from MrsP.com, an online library devoted to inspiring children to read, shares the holiday season's best children's books with Erica Hill.





Can't Read Write Documentary Illiteracy in America

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The most recent bestsellers in Britain

Newspapers in Britain

Magazines (http://newspaper-world.com/europe/britain.asp)

Do you feel like reading a book?

Best free books

Free ebooks - Project Gutenberg

28 Great Books You Can Read For Free


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Is illiteracy leading us to this?

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Idiocracy

Sinopsis2 [editar · editar código]

Joe Bauers (representado por Luke Wilson), un oficial del ejército de los Estados Unidos (seleccionado por sus superiores debido a que es "el hombre más ordinario en nuestras filas"), y una prostituta llamada Rita (representada por Maya Rudolph) son puestos en un experimento militar ultra-secreto para demostrar la viabilidad de hibernar soldados durante tiempos de paz. Sin embargo, antes de que transcurriera un año (tiempo en que debían ser descongelados), la base militar es clausurada y su jefe científico puesto en arresto debido a un escándalo por prostitución.
El experimento es olvidado por completo, la base militar es demolida y ambos protagonistas son descongelados de manera accidental unos 500 años después (el año 2505) en un mundo distópico en el que la selección natural ya no favorece los seres más inteligentes, debido a que se reproducen más aquellos de poca sabiduría. Esto ha resultado en una humanidad idiota, ignorante y retrasada, de modo que Joe se convierte en el hombre más inteligente del planeta.

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Reading Habits in the USA (reading)

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Books

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Books, books, books!

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UNIDADES QUE NO SE TRATARÁN EN UNA SESIÓN PRESENCIAL

Como hay 3 módulos (6, 7 y 8) en tercero y 10 temas por módulo, (3X10=30) pero no hay 30 sesiones, sino solo 21, en toda Andalucía se han eliminado 3 unidades por módulo, que consideran más 'light' o con menos contenido, o por considerarlos repasos.

Las unidades que no se darán son:

MÓDULO 6:  unidades 2, 3 y 7

MÓDULO 7: unidades 1, 4 Y 10

MÓDULO 8: unidades 4, 5 Y 9


viernes, 25 de octubre de 2013

MODULE 6 - UNIT 1 - GETTING BETTER

Vocabulary

MODULE 6. Unit 1 "Getting better"


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Videos Unit 1 =============================================================== Listen to some podcasts:

Alternative Medicine (vocabulary)

Recovering from an Illness or Injury

Donating an Organ 

Fad Dieting

Minor Medical Injuries

And many more podcasts about the same topic 

Acupuncture

from minute 1:42 on


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U.S. teens taking to alternative medicines


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1)What springs to mind when you hear the term ‘alternative medicine’?
2)What is ‘alternative’ about alternative medicine?
3)What alternative medicine do you know about?
4)Have you tried any alternative medicine?
5)Do you think alternative medicine is just a trend that goes in and out of fashion?
6)Do you think alternative medicine works?
7)What kind of people use alternative medicine?
8)Do you think alternative medicines work better than modern drugs?
9)Do you trust alternative medicine?
10)Do you think doctors should study about and be experts in alternative medicine?



1)Do you think alternative medicines are tried, tested and safe?
2)Why do you think so little is known about the health benefits of alternative medicine?
3)Which countries in the world have the best medicines?
4)Do you think we can find all the medicines we need from the natural world, instead of making drugs?
5)Would you like to try acupuncture?
6)What are your thoughts on traditional Chinese medicine?
7)Do you think the medicine in Western hospitals is alternative medicine in other countries?
8)What do you think of things like art therapy, music therapy, healing with animals, etc?
9)What would you like to know about alternative medicine?
10)Do you know anyone who uses alternative medicine?

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Talk About
 Have you ever used any type of alternative medicine?
 Is alternative medicine common in your country?
Do you think alternative medicine could replace scientific medicine?
Would you like to be hypnotised?
Have you ever had a massage?

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MORE QUESTIONS

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Investigate 6 different types of alternative medicine.  Read the therapy adverts and follow the web links to find out more about each one.  Match 12 patient cards to appropriate therapies.
An excellent group activity, role play encourages further discussion between patient and therapist. Functional language skills can therefore be further developed.

Lesson: Therapy adverts - Alternative medicine

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Reading Comprehension 1

Listening Comprehension 2

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Alternative Medicine Vocabulary


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GRAMMAR

PRESENT PERFECT + EXCERCISES

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS + EXCERCISES


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Getting better

NEW COURSE 2013 - 2014

The sessions for Intermediate Level with José Antonio are held again next October 28 at 5 p.m. at "Salón de Actos" IES La Marisma

martes, 22 de octubre de 2013