How to improve one's English language / extras

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How to improve one's English language 

E. Fouz.-5.12.2022

METHOD

1. get a good handbook of grammar

2. use dictionaries

3. take note of new words and meanings in a bloc

4. read texts (varied matters)

5. listen to audios, radio, podcasts

6. watch videos, TV in original version -audio-

7. be brave enough to speak English aloud 

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eye! 

#PDF

 on How to improve one's English language 

drive.google.com/howtoimproveonesenglish/EF

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LINKS / ENLACES

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beautiful story (video)

youtube.com/beautifulstory/lovestory

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adicto al móvil - corto de Chenglin 

youtube.com/cortometrajedeChenglin Xie/

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link of Business English exercises

englishexercises.org/makeagame/

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essential exercises 

eslflow.com/essential-listening-exercises

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Business English 

busyteacher.org/grammarworksheets

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Business English Test with answers

hse.ru/test

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work online with links of sentences to translate into Spanish

fill in the blank activities

texts (reading comprehensions)

reading by the sake of it 

doing exercises on grammar (verbs, expressions)

learn verbs 

study, learn and use words

try writing brief opinions or comments on any topic

watch videos on Business English, for example

sing songs aloud (get the lyrics) 

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EXTRAS

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ladiscusion.cl/constructivismo-y-mala-educacion/

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smoda.elpais.com/chantal-akerman

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fun4laugh/twitter/babyandremotecontrol

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writing comments, reading and listening / EXTRAS

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WRITING

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writing comments

ego4u.com/en/writing/comments

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sample

ego4u.com/en/samplecomments

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twinkl.es/blog/comments

twinkl.es/blog/commentsforreports

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report card comments

educationworld.com/report cards

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LISTENING

a/

esl-lab.com/difficult/meeting-singles/

b/ 

eslfast.com/supereasy/buy a new car

audio and text

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EXTRAS

i/

reading

saberingles.com.ar/fish-and-chips.html

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eslfast.com/easydialogs/sleepy?

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eslfast.com/supereasy/lostpencil

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esl-lounge.com/reading/Tom´sDay

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general points of grammar

englishclub.com/grammar/

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proofreading

blog.bigtranslation.com/proofreading/

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grammar, vocabulary, reading, videos in English / pedagogy

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test-english.com/A2

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englishtestsonline/ENGLISHvocabularytests

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myenglishpages.com/english/reading.php

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englishlearning.webgarden.es/1st-and-2nd-eso

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eduteach.es/videos/

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englishuniversity.eu/

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EXTRAS

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pedagogy: text and audio

cultofpedagogy.com/student-talking/

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b/

artículo de opinión (ESP)

alfdurancorner/nos-toman-por-idiotas

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c/

artículo (diferencia entre estúpido, idiota e imbécil

davidblopezlluch

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instagram.com/pacific Indians/ humor

@Instagram

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Present simple tense, the time, numbers / extras

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drive.google/BE1.PresentSimple.thetime.numbers

#PDF

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link to English tests

englishtest.es/quiz.iwanttoswim

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seen on @Pinterest

smartclassroommanagement.com/dealwithdifficultstudents

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A2 English level / extras: programming 2022.2023

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topics A2

examenglish.com/A2 vocabulary.htm

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vocabulary practice

english-practice.net/exercises-for-A2/

-reading list (February / July 2022)-

NOTE on cell phone

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English tests online 

englishtestsonline.com/pdf-downloads/

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tests A2

.pdfprof.com/tests&keys

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grammar guide A2

i-class.pl/uploads/grammarguideA2

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EAF drive

EAF vocabulary A2

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EAF drive

EAF grammar A2

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EXTRAS

Programming 2022/23

Business English 1 / Business English 2

new things:

a. initial evaluation (individual screenshot of results or hard copy)

b. levels MCER

Business English 1 (A1/A2)

Business English 2 (A2 / B1)

c. evaluation - simplify the evaluation (fewer exams)

extract from HOJA DEL ALUMNO, Business English 1 

'El alumno que falte a dos o más pruebas por cualquier motivo justificado o sin justificar pasará automáticamente a ser evaluado según la opción B. Solo realizará un examen (80%). Asimismo, sumará asistencia y participación en clase (10%) y, o bien minitest 375 o test (hasta un total de 10%). En ningún caso podrá contar más de 100 puntos por trimestre.

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Los criterios de evaluación se distribuyen cada trimestre de la manera siguiente:  

a/cuaderno de clase (5 puntos). Son 2 recogidas de cuaderno en clase para revisar y puntuar tareas -sin aviso previo-, lo que supone un total de 10 puntos. 

b/minitest 375 (5 puntos). Se trata de 2 minitest, por lo tanto sumaría, en el mejor de los casos, 10 puntos.  

c/test sorpresa: teoría y práctica (10 puntos). Estos test son opcionales. 

d/asistencia a clase [participación activa, es decir, comportamiento correcto en el aula, estar atento a la explicación del profesor y tomar notas] (6 puntos). Los puntos de asistencia se conceden por defecto a cualquier alumno presente en el aula siempre y cuando el alumno sea puntual y mantenga una actitud correcta; es decir, el alumno participa, presta atención y toma nota. No cumplir una de estas condiciones puede suponer la retirada de estos puntos de asistencia.  

e/intervenciones en clase -orales o escritas- (4 puntos).

La asistencia a clase y la realización de ejercicios escritos es obligatoria.

f/examen de evaluación (70 / 80 puntos): dictado, traducción, listening, reading comprehension, etcétera.

Un trimestre se evalúa de 0 a 100 puntos.

El profesor podrá requerir la entrega de tareas para casa con fecha determinada y otro tipo de trabajos o controles de modo individual o colectivo. La no realización de estos trabajos o su baja calificación afectará al resultado de la evaluación en curso de forma negativa.'

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Classroom schedule (Nov. 2021)

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classroom schedule

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THEORY

words / oral a

BOOK.-audios / practice file

PPA / voc.gra syll

specific points Business English

culture

handouts / whiteboard -keys, examples, functional language

metalinguistics: articles, pronouns, linkers

PRACTICE

notebook

exercises of self-correction online

AV moodle platform

verbs, skeleton of verbs, conjugation, verbal tenses

SMS .-translation

oral interaction

READING

videos

HOMEWORK / TESTS

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E.Fouz.-13.11.2021

method

#PDF

https://tinyurl.com/3m8y2v4c

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The future tense: going to, will, present continuous tense / Extras: dummies books

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-photo: @tumblr-

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Tomorrow it will rain on the south coast

Tomorrow it will rain on the south coast (englisch-hilfen.de)

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I´m visiting my friend tomorrow

I'm visiting my friend tomorrow (learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org)

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It is going to rain

It is going to rain (ego4u.com)

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EXTRA: dummies books

https://www.dummies.com

-@tumblr-

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HOW to calculate percentages 

how to calculate percentages (dummies.com)

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TEXTS.-Now Jane is sitting ... (Present continuous tense)

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photo @Instagram

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I walk / I am walking (PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT PROGRESSIVE) / can & could

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-@tumblr-

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englishmirrordotcom (present continuous tense)

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PRESENT SIMPLE tense + PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense

TABLE

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englishtheeasyway (I am walking to work) 

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE tense

TABLE

"I am drawing a picture"

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I can speak four languages (ability)

Can I use your book, please? (permission) 

CAN table 

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ingenierogeek: can / can´t

CAN or COULD (table) 

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The Present Continuous tense (ENGLISH LANGUAGE) + EXTRA: messages

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Present Continuous tense (ef.com)

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Present Continuous tense (future meaning) ef.com

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Present progressive (English Page.com)

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British Council: the present continuous tense

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MESSAGE

I think it's time I let you go

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MESSAGE

How to have a good conversation in English (with anyone) | Canguro English + EXTRA: present continuous tense

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@YouTube (10.26 mins)

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EXTRA: 

are you drinking tea? (perfect English grammar)

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four easy ways for fluency beginners of ENGLISH

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The house belongs to me. It is my house (speakspeak dot com)

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Last year I went to London (speakspeak dot com)

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I am having lunch at the moment (speakspeak dot com)

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Ideas for the classroom of foreign language

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Ideas for the classroom of foreign language

SMS (short messages): 4 English sentences to be translated into Spanish, 3 Spanish sentences to be passed into English, give a different beginning to a sentence, fill in the missing word, pass into the past tense, pass to the interrogative form

Role playing: characters, dialogues

Writing: yes / no questions, information questions, make the question, answer the questions in a minimum of 4 words, give your opinion, fill in the missing elements

Notebook: words, basics, exercises, copies

Dictation, essay writing, email writing

PDF, handouts, reminders (evaluation, rules, pedagogy, advice)

Translation, reading comprehension, listening comprehension

GIFS, proverbs and sayings

Schemes: grammar points, e.g: the formation of the simple past tense

Audios, podcasts BBC

Videos: YouTube, TED talks, Oxford videos, euronews, BBC (grammar theory, documentaries, specific points of Business English, dialogues) 

MESSAGES: Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, Tumblr (did you know?, &c), Imgur, etcetera

THEORY: tables, explanations, examples

THEORY: sample sentences, texts

PRACTICE: exercises (self-check), SMS

READING: pronunciation, words, fill in 

How to section: tell the time, describe a picture, small talk, say numbers, say email addresses, respond to thanks, etcetera

Oral assessment: short interaction – pronounce well, understand the question, respond effectively

VOCABULARY: learn abbreviations, formulaic language, false friends, words, study and learn by heart skeleton of verbs

Readers: read and take notes of a reader

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Work with 2 different levels (easy level, average level) 

EXTRA POINTS

1: present perfect tense, past simple tense, going to future, conditional sentences (type 0, 1), question tags, passive voice

2: past continuous tense, past perfect tense, conditional sentences (type 2, 3), reported speech, expressions -so do I, neither do I-

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Eugenio Fouz

5.07.2020, Sunday

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Tests &C (website: Simple English News) + GIF (nobody answers)

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sample:

1. What do you usually ___ on Saturdays?

 doing
 does 
 makes
 do

2. ___ a Mr. Smith from London?

 Doesn't you know
 Do you know
 Are not knowing

 Knows you

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Tests (&c) Simple English News 

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Simple English News: can, must, have to

English sentences for a conversation (Q. A) + EXTRA (grammar)

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offering a drink

answering to common questions

slang terms for MONEY

asking for prices

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EXTRA
Grammar (British Council)

Conjugation of the verb TO REMAIN

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conjugation of the verb TO REMAIN

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Better English (good website)

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Sample of exercise on grammar (present tense) -multiple choice test:

1. Compaq .......... computers.
a)	is making
b)	makes
c)	does
d)	is doing
2. H.P. .......... a new advanced type of printer.
a)	is developing
b)	develops
c)	is taking
d)	takes

(...) 

http://www.better-english.com/grammar/presentforms.htm

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WEBSITE BETTER_ENGLISH com

http://www.better-english.com/grammar.htm

Business English websites with audios, readings and grammar

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https://breakingnewsenglish.com/business_english.html

SAMPLE 

"I hate alcohol. I really don’t understand how or why people drink it. The smell of alcohol on people’s breath is disgusting. It’s expensive and it gives you a bad headache. I drank when I was much younger, but I haven’t touched a drop for years. I hated hangovers so I decided to stop drinking altogether. I have a much better time without alcohol. people say they need to drink to relax" (...) 

[ https://listenaminute.com/a/alcohol.html ]

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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/business-magazine

SAMPLE

"Some people have claimed newspapers will no longer exist in ten years – we will all read blogs instead. Are they a welcome addition to traditional media or is blogging a passing fashion?

Read the text and then do the exercises.

Are you a blogger too?

Only a few years ago, a “web log” was a little-known way of keeping an online diary.  At that time, it seemed like “blogs” (as they quickly became known) were only for serious computer geeks or obsessives.

This didn’t last long, though, and within a very short period of time, blogs exploded – blogs were everywhere, and it seemed that almost everyone read blogs, or was a blogger." (...)

[ https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/business-magazine/blogging-or-print ]

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3/ 

http://web.cortland.edu/ponterior/english/reading.html

SAMPLE

"WHEN YOU ARE 2 years old, your mother knows more about you than you know yourself. As you get older, you begin to understand things about your mind that even she doesn’t know. But then, says Yuval Noah Harari, another competitor joins the race: "You have this corporation or government running after you, and they are way past your mother, and they are at your back." Amazon will soon know when you need lightbulbs right before they burn out. YouTubeknows how to keep you staring at the screen long past when it’s in your interest to stop. An advertiser in the future might know your sexual preferences before they are clear to you. (And they’ll certainly know them before you’ve told your mother.)

Recently, I spoke with Harari, the author of three best-selling books, and Tristan Harris, who runs the Center for Humane Technology and who has played a substantial role in making “time well spent” perhaps the most-debated phrase in Silicon Valley in 2018. They are two of the smartest people in the world of tech, and each spoke eloquently about self-knowledge and how humans can make themselves harder to hack. As Harari said, “We are now facing not just a technological crisis but a philosophical crisis.”" (...)

[ https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-intelligence-yuval-noah-harari-tristan-harris/ ]

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