The History of English in Ten Minutes

Where did the phrase 'a wolf in sheep's clothing' come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through 'The History of English' squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.




Sources: YouTube (click here)
English Elda (click here)

Happy Summer!

Happy summer everyone!

And ... that's all folks!



Source: YouTube

Summer homework (Nivel Intermedio 2)

USEFUL LINKS

http://iteslj.org/questions/

http://www.effective-public-speaking.com/

http://www.intlcenter.org/conversation.html

http://www.eslpartyland.com/teachers/nov/conv.htm

http://splendidspeaking.podomatic.com/

http://www.agendaweb.org/

www.cambridge.org/elt/face2face

www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/upper-intermediate

PRONUNCIATION

http://www.englishforums.com/content/promo/english-pronunciation-and-accent-reduction.htm

SPEAKING

Here you have a link of a website where people can join in and meet people from the whole world interested in speaking English and you can also take part in some forums about any topic: http://www.englishforums.com/

Splendid Speaking transcripts and interviews. Interviews with students for you to listen to. These recordings, which are free, were carried out using Skype. Each interview looks at a particular speaking skill and ends with feedback on the student's performance.

http://www.splendid-speaking.com/extras/transcripts/transcripts.html

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/

READING

Free pdf ebooks http://www.planetebook.com/

http://www.englishclub.com/reading/

LISTENING

http://www.englishclub.com/listening/

http://www.saberingles.com.ar/listening/index.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/

http://www.englishpond.com/listening/

WRITING

http://www.englishclub.com/writing/

BLOG

http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

Grammar – English Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy, CUP

Language Practice, Intermediate, Michael Vince, Macmillan.

Oxford Practice Grammar, Intermediate, John Eastwood, OUP.

Vocabulary – English Vocabulary in Use (Upper intermediate), Michael McCarthy and felicity O’Dell

Pronunciation - Ship or Sheep? An intermediate pronunciation course, Ann Baker, CUP

English Pronunciation in Use (Intermediate), Mark Hancook, Cambridge University Press.

Summer homework (Nivel Básico 1)

Blogs

http://eoiarucasinglesbasico1.blogspot.com/

http://eoi-nb1.blogspot.com/search/label/Listening

http://beatriz-englishteacher.blogspot.com/

Readers

Dominoes Starter

http://elt.oup.com/cat/subjects/graded_reading/dominoes/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

(pages 5-8)

Dominoes One

http://elt.oup.com/cat/subjects/graded_reading/dominoes/?cc=global&selLanguage=en

(pages 1-4)

Cambridge readers Starter/Beginner and Level 1 Beginner/Elementary

http://www.cambridge.org/gb/elt/catalogue/subject/project/pricing/item404822/Cambridge-English-Readers-Pricing-and-availability/?site_locale=en_GB&currentSubjectID=382366#anchor1164439

Penguin readers Audio packs

Easystart

http://plrcatalogue.pearson.com//TopicArea.asp?TopicAreaID=AC0018

Level 1

http://plrcatalogue.pearson.com//TopicArea.asp?TopicAreaID=AC0019

Songs

http://personales.gan.upv.es/visanca1/Songweb%20English.html (EOI Llíria)

(basic and intermediate)

Interesting links

http://www.languageguide.org/english/

http://intercentres.edu.gva.es/intercentres/03016161/cas/index.html (departamentos - inglés - enter – interesting links) (all levels) (EOI Benidorm)

http://esl.about.com/od/beginningvocabulary/a/basic_conv.htm

www.cambridge.org/elt/face2face

www.oup.com/elt/englishfile/beginner

Recommended books

Grammar – Essential Grammar in Use, Raymond Murphy, CUP

Practical Grammar, David Riley and John Hughes, level 1, Heinle

Vocabulary – English Vocabulary in Use (Elementary), Michael McCarthy and felicity O’Dell

Pronunciation - Tree or Three? An elementary pronunciation course, Ann Baker, CUP

English pronunciation in Use, (Elementary), Jonathan Marks, Cambridge.

Listening – Tune In (Learning English Through Listening), Jack C. Richards and Kerry O’Sullivan, O.U.P.

Independence Day 2011

Independence Day is a federal holiday in the US. In the United States, Independence Day, or more commonly known as 4th of July, is a federal holiday to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated with barbecues, picnics, concerts, carnivals, parades, fireworks, family reunions, political speeches and ceremonies. there are also many other public and private events celebrating the history, government and traditions of the United States.
Click here to get some more information.

Watch the video, U.S. declares independence.
Source: This Day in History.

Happy 4th of July!