This document lists 11 well-known films and asks what they have in common. It then prompts discussion about the role of music in cinema. Specifically, it reveals that all 11 films won Academy Awards for best song or soundtrack. It encourages discussing whether songs and background music affect audiences and remembering a soundtrack that made an impact.
I grew up in a small village in southern England and was raised by my grandparents as both my parents worked. As a child, I used to look after my younger sister. I have a cousin who greatly admires his mother, who is a well-known artist, and is very similar to his father. My English teacher is quite sensitive and cares about her students' feelings.
Este documento presenta la información sobre el curso de inglés nivel B1 en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Pontevedra. Detalla el horario de clases, los materiales requeridos, las pruebas de certificación necesarias para obtener el nivel B1, y las políticas de evaluación y asistencia. También incluye recursos recomendados y enlaces de interés para los estudiantes.
This document provides brief details about a person named Paula who is 22 years old and was born on October 18th. Additional details given include that she has known Martin for 15 years, lives in Pontevedra and enjoys dancing, the color yellow, and can affirm that she does something.
The document contains a film quiz with 7 multiple choice questions about films. It then provides sentences to fill in the blanks using passive verbs related to the quiz answers. These include details about Daniel Radcliffe being chosen to play Harry Potter, Jackie Chan's name change and film career, and future Avatar sequels being shot and made. It concludes by prompting the reader to make their own art and music quiz using passive verbs.
The document contains a 20 question quiz about films, art, music and literature. The quiz includes questions about movies such as Purple Rain, Casablanca, Pretty Woman and Schindler's List, as well as artists like Edvard Munch who painted The Scream, books like 1984 and The Lord of the Rings, and buildings such as the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Louvre museum.
Este documento presenta la información sobre el curso de inglés nivel Intermedio 1 en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Pontevedra. Detalla el horario de clases, los criterios de evaluación, el material didáctico recomendado y otros recursos. El curso se divide en dos períodos de evaluación y los estudiantes deben alcanzar al menos 15 puntos en cada habilidad lingüística para aprobar.
This document is an alphabet work race that provides words related to work for each letter of the alphabet. It gives a clue for a word and the user tries to guess the word, then reveals the correct answer. Some examples that are provided include apply, boss, charge, do, employee, gardener, hairdresser, internship, kitchen, look for, made redundant, night, overtime, part time, quit, retire, self-employed, temporary, vet, work, and zoo keeper. After guessing, the user checks their answers against the key provided.
This document lists 11 well-known films and asks what they have in common. It then prompts discussion about the role of music in cinema. Specifically, it reveals that all 11 films won Academy Awards for best song or soundtrack. It encourages discussing whether songs and background music affect audiences and remembering a soundtrack that made an impact.
I grew up in a small village in southern England and was raised by my grandparents as both my parents worked. As a child, I used to look after my younger sister. I have a cousin who greatly admires his mother, who is a well-known artist, and is very similar to his father. My English teacher is quite sensitive and cares about her students' feelings.
Este documento presenta la información sobre el curso de inglés nivel B1 en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Pontevedra. Detalla el horario de clases, los materiales requeridos, las pruebas de certificación necesarias para obtener el nivel B1, y las políticas de evaluación y asistencia. También incluye recursos recomendados y enlaces de interés para los estudiantes.
This document provides brief details about a person named Paula who is 22 years old and was born on October 18th. Additional details given include that she has known Martin for 15 years, lives in Pontevedra and enjoys dancing, the color yellow, and can affirm that she does something.
The document contains a film quiz with 7 multiple choice questions about films. It then provides sentences to fill in the blanks using passive verbs related to the quiz answers. These include details about Daniel Radcliffe being chosen to play Harry Potter, Jackie Chan's name change and film career, and future Avatar sequels being shot and made. It concludes by prompting the reader to make their own art and music quiz using passive verbs.
The document contains a 20 question quiz about films, art, music and literature. The quiz includes questions about movies such as Purple Rain, Casablanca, Pretty Woman and Schindler's List, as well as artists like Edvard Munch who painted The Scream, books like 1984 and The Lord of the Rings, and buildings such as the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Louvre museum.
Este documento presenta la información sobre el curso de inglés nivel Intermedio 1 en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Pontevedra. Detalla el horario de clases, los criterios de evaluación, el material didáctico recomendado y otros recursos. El curso se divide en dos períodos de evaluación y los estudiantes deben alcanzar al menos 15 puntos en cada habilidad lingüística para aprobar.
This document is an alphabet work race that provides words related to work for each letter of the alphabet. It gives a clue for a word and the user tries to guess the word, then reveals the correct answer. Some examples that are provided include apply, boss, charge, do, employee, gardener, hairdresser, internship, kitchen, look for, made redundant, night, overtime, part time, quit, retire, self-employed, temporary, vet, work, and zoo keeper. After guessing, the user checks their answers against the key provided.
Working collaboratively in groups, students discussed work and employment vocabulary they had been studying and created their own lists. They watched a video on job interviews which elicited relevant vocabulary and expressions. Students used an online tool called Mentimeter to share ideas, finding that technology can help bring ideas together and boost vocabulary in a student-centered way.
This document provides information for students in the C1.2 advanced English language course. It introduces the teacher and their contact information. It describes the C1 proficiency level according to the CEFR and the expectations for a C1 student. The document outlines the course details including duration, book, exams, and exam format/results. It provides exam success tips and online resources for practicing listening, reading, vocabulary and speaking. It also lists ways for students to stay updated including the school website, Facebook, Twitter and a class blog.
The document identifies 9 collocations in sentences related to media that are incorrect. It then provides the corrected collocations which better convey the intended meanings. The incorrect collocations include using "resources" instead of "sources", "privacity" instead of "privacy", and "gentleman" instead of "darling". It also fixes issues with verb forms and parts of speech.
The document provides a list of phrases for introducing topics, admitting ignorance, describing topics, expressing opinions, making transitions between texts, emphasizing similarities and differences, and making predictions. It offers alternatives for writing about various issues in an academic manner.
The document contains factual statements about various technological inventions and founders that are then corrected in subsequent sentences, clarifying that Thomas Edison did not invent the telephone but Alexander Graham Bell did, Twitter was founded not by Mark Zuckerberg but by others, and Julian Assange was born in Australia not the USA. It also notes Facebook bought rather than sold Whatsapp, self-checkouts make rather than facilitate shopping, and Jeff Bezos founded rather than bought Amazon. Additional corrections specify Graham Bell did not invent the printed press but Johannes Gutenberg did, Marie Curie did not discover penicillin but Alexander Fleming did, and the Wright brothers invented the airplane not the car.
Technology brings both benefits and risks, as it can improve lives but also enable disasters if misused. While new technologies aim to integrate seamlessly into everyday life, they also generate controversy and fears that come with being on the cutting edge. Ultimately, the advantages of technologies like robots may outweigh the challenges if they are kept as servants to human needs and not allowed to become masters in their own right.
This document provides examples of compound adjectives and sentences using them. It shows the original sentences and then the corrected versions with compound adjectives. Some examples of compound adjectives used are: time-consuming, life-changing, green-eyed, non-smoking, world-famous, deep-rooted, well-earned, far-reaching, eleven-year-old, plant-derived, snow-covered, off-putting, and jaw-dropping. The document is teaching how to combine two adjectives into a single compound adjective to improve sentence structure.
Application letters should avoid common mistakes like writing the wrong task, misusing prepositions, or inappropriate punctuation or register. Proper paragraphing provides meaning and visual appeal to writing by separating different ideas or topics.
The document lists qualities that employers find desirable when hiring. It presents an adjective and corresponding noun for each quality, including clarity and clear, interest and interesting, self-awareness and self-aware, proactivity and proactive, ambition and ambitious, eagerness and eager, resilience and resilient, and responsibility and responsible. The final quality listed is initiative without an accompanying adjective.
This document provides definitions for various common English expressions related to learning. It defines expressions such as "to learn the hard way" meaning to learn from one's own unpleasant experiences rather than advice; "to know something like the back of one's hand" meaning to be very familiar with something; and "to learn the ropes" meaning to teach someone how to do a specific job. The document seeks to improve the reader's understanding of idiomatic expressions used in discussions about learning, education, and acquiring skills or knowledge.
The document defines and provides examples of different types of adverbs in English including: manner, frequency, degree, time, comment, place, and others. It explains where adverbs are typically placed in sentences and compares the meanings and uses of similar adverbs like "hardly" vs "hard", "lately" vs "late", "in the end" vs "at the end", and others. The document also includes exercises asking the reader to correct sentences and identify differences between related adverbs.
British stereotypes include being very polite, even when apologizing in a passive-aggressive manner. Brits are also somewhat grumpy but too polite to show it, and are generally reserved with strangers unless talking about the ubiquitous small talk topics of weather and tea drinking. The royal family is widely admired above all else.
There are 59 national parks in the United States, with the first being Yellowstone National Park in 1872 and the most recent being Pinnacles National Park in 2013. The document then lists the names and locations of 12 different national parks, including Acadia National Park in Maine, Congaree National Park in South Carolina, and Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii.
Rowing has been practiced for millennia and became a competitive sport in the 17th century with regattas held over distances like 1.2 nautical miles. Two famous amateur rowing events are The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race watched annually on TV by 700 million viewers in 2017 and rowing versus canoeing where rowing uses oars with a helmsperson and free oars while canoeing uses paddles. Rowing regulations for competitions include Olympic tests over a 2000 meter course in six lanes and separates competitions into male and female categories including lightweight and heavyweight classes defined by specific weight limits. The two main styles of rowing are mobile seat rowing using carbon fiber materials and seat rails and fixed seat rowing
This document contains a quiz about art, music, and film. It includes 17 multiple choice questions about topics like the first Star Wars film, the first recorded album, highest grossing films, famous paintings and their artists, best selling books, and directors of well-known films. The questions cover a wide range of arts, entertainment, and pop culture topics.
The kea (Nestor notabilis) is considered one of the most intelligent bird species in the world. It is a large parrot native to the forested and alpine regions of New Zealand's South Island. While the kea is known for its clever problem-solving abilities, some videos also depict it exhibiting drunk, aggressive, and destructive behaviors such as stealing beers, damaging cars, and throwing rocks. In conclusion, the presentation examines different perspectives on the kea's intelligence and mischievous nature but does not make a definitive determination.
The people in Pontevedra are friendly and the weather is mild. Some landmarks in the city center include La Peregrina statue, Herreria square, La Alameda park, and Pasaron bridge. Nearby attractions include the Island of Sculptures and beach. The document provides recommendations for things to do like eat, party, visit the Fair of History festival, relax at the beach or Salón Teatro, go shopping, and lists La Pepita and nightclubs as places to visit as well as suggestions for where to stay.
- What are the typical daily responsibilities of this position?
- What is the company's culture like and what are the values?
- What is the career growth path for this role? Where does the company see it going in the next few years?
- What is the on-boarding process like and how long does it usually take to get fully trained?
- What qualities are you looking for in the successful candidate?
This document provides a gap-fill exercise to practice vocabulary related to jobs and employment. It presents letters of the alphabet with blanks to be filled in with the correct word. Some examples include:
A - I would like to APPLY for the position of bank manager
B - My wife is a BANK TELLER but she doesn't like dealing with people at the bank desk
C - I'm a CASHIER. I work in a supermarket. People give me money when they want to buy something.
The document tests vocabulary for different occupations, work-related verbs, and employment-related concepts like salary, qualifications, training and more. Upon completion, it provides feedback to check the answers.
What do you remember from the previous course?Paula Gómez
The document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing various aspects of English grammar, including questions about verbs, pronouns, possessives, prepositions, plurals, and word forms. The questions cover topics like subject-verb agreement, regular and irregular verbs, adjective and adverb forms, and sentence structure.
O Río Umia, a inspiración desde a paisaxeiesasorey
Descrición da paisaxe do río Umia, que foi fonte de inspiración de poetas e do que xurdiron lendas que quedaron fixas na tradición oral galega. Elaborada por Aldara Rey Blanco, de 3º ESO B
Sobre as revoltas sociais que rematan coa morte dos señores na Baixa Idade Media. Tradución ó galego e actualización da anterior versión "Violencia y muerte del señor en Galicia a finales de la Edad Media", Studia Histórica. Historia Medieval, Salamanca, vol. IX, 1991, pp. 125-157.
4. Asistencia
A asistencia non é obrigatoria: todos os alumnos en
réxime presencial teñen dereito a realizar as probas de
avaliación convocatorias de febreiro e setembro.
Se a asistencia é regular e igual ou superior ao 80% das
horas totais do curso, o alumno pode beneficiarse da
avaliación continua:
Valoración dos resultados da proba parcial de novembro de cara
á nota final (30%)
Valoración da participación na clase (ata un 10%)
5. Probas de avaliación
Proba parcial de progreso (última semana de novembro). Non
é obrigatoria. Pode supor un 30% da nota final se non se perde
o dereito á avaliación continua e se beneficia ao alumno.
Proba final de aproveitamento (última semana de xaneiro).
70% da nota final (se se ten dereito á avaliación continua e a
nota de novembro é beneficiosa para o alumno). Superada esta
proba, o alumno pode matricularse no 2º curso intensivo de
nivel intermedio.
Proba extraordinaria de setembro (primeiros días de
setembro). Só é necesario realizar as partes da proba que non
foron superadas na proba de aproveitamento de febreiro.
6. Estrutura das probas
As probas constan de catro partes que avalían as catro
destrezas de competencia lingüística:
Comprensión escrita. 45 min. Consta de tres tarefas.
Comprensión oral. Aprox. 30 min. Consta de tres tarefas.
Expresión escrita. 75 min. Consta de dúas tarefas: unha de interacción e outra
produción libre.
Expresión oral. Aprox. 10 min. Consta de dúas tarefas: sendo unha un
monólogo e outra unha conversa cun compañeiro.
7. Avaliación
A puntuación total da proba é de 100 puntos e cada unha das partes que se
avalían ten un valor de 25 puntos.
Para obter unha calificación de APTO, é necesario acadar unha puntuación
mínima de 15 puntos en cada unha das partes (60% do total).
É posible promocionar ao curso seguinte se se cumpren todas as seguintes
condicións:
se obtén unha puntuación total a proba de alomenos 60 puntos.
se acadan os 15 puntos mínimos en alomenos tres das partes avaliadas
a parte na que non se acadaron 15 puntos ten unha puntuación mínima de 10 puntos.
Os alumnos que non obteñan a cualificación de APTO na convocatoria de febreiro
examinaranse exclusivamente das partes non superadas na convocatoria de
setembro. Se non obteñen a cualificación de APTO na convocatoria de setembro
deberán repetir curso e volver examinarse de todas as destrezas.
8. Resultados
• O profesorado facilitará ao alumnado a revisión de todas as probas realizadas en
datas e horario que serán convenientemente anunciados.
• A escola fará públicos os resultados das probas a través da aplicación en liña
centrosnet á que se pode acceder desde a páxina web da escola
http://www.edu.xunta.es/centros/eoipontevedra/
9. Reclamacións
• O alumnado que estea en desacordo coa súa cualificación final poderá presentar
unha reclamación perante a dirección da escola oficial de idiomas no prazo de
dous días hábiles contados a partir da publicación da nota final.
• A reclamación terá que basearse nun destes aspectos:
▫ Inadecuación dos obxectivos, contidos e criterios de avaliación da proba aos
establecidos no currículo oficial e na programación didáctica do departamento.
▫ Incorrecta aplicación dos procedementos e instrumentos de avaliación ou criterios de
cualificación establecidos para estas probas.
Os obxectivos, contidos e criterios de avaliación están recollidos na programación
de departamento segundo o decreto 191 / 2007. Pódese consultar o mesmo na
páxina web da escola.
10. Avaliación continua: participación e
rendemento en clase
• Participación oral activa nas actividades de clase.
• Realización das tarefas asignadas como traballo autónomo.
• Participación no blog de aula.
• Realización de tests na aula ao inicio e longo do curso.
• Presentación oral individual ou en parella na aula sobre un
tema acordado co profesor.
• Lectura dun libro acordado co profesor por cuadrimestre e
elaboración dun pequeno traballo sobre o mesmo.
Data límite de entrega:
• 1º cuadrimestre: 13 de novembro
• 2º cuadrimestre: 15 de xaneiro
11. Límite de convocatorias
O alumnado oficial pode permanecer en cada nivel o doble de
anos establecidos para cada un deles pola lexislación vixente.
Por exemplo, un estudante poderá estar matriculado no
réxime presencial para o nivel intermedio (1º e 2º cursos) un
máximo de catro anos.
Unha vez esgotadas as convocatorias, o alumnado non vai
poder cursar o idioma correspondente no réxime presencial,
pero poderá inscribirse para realizar as probas de certificación
como alumno libre.
Renuncia a la matrícula: antes do 30 novembro
12. Material do curso
• Sue Kay & Vaughan Jones, New Inside Out Pre-
Intermediate. Student’s Book. Macmillan: 2008
• Philip Kerr, New Inside Out Pre-Intermediate.
Workbook with key. Macmillan: 2008
13. Material recomendado
Sue Ireland and Joanna Kosta, Vocabulary for PET. Cambridge
University Press: 2008.
Malcolm Mann and Steve Taylore-Knowles, Destination B1. Student's
Book with Key. Macmillan: 2008.
Raymond Murphy, Miles Craven and Brigit Viney, English Grammar in
Use, 4th edition. Cambridge University Press: 2012.
Stuart Redman, English Vocabulary in Use. Pre-intermediate and
Intermediate. Cambridge University Press: 2011.
15. Biblioteca
• Para ser usuario da Biblioteca Frei Martín Sarmiento da Escola Oficial de Idiomas de
Pontevedra cómpre seguir estes pasos:
▫ Presentar a folla de matrícula e o DNI e tramitaraseche o carné de usuario no
momento.
▫ Ir a biblioteca en horario de empréstamo.
▫ Asignaranche un número de código lector que che anotarán no carné da biblioteca.
(cartolina vermella).
• Podes consultar os materiais dispoñibles a través do enderezo
http://www.opacmeiga.rbgalicia.org/
• Ten en conta que o servizo de empréstamo corre a cargo dos profesores do centro que
teñan tempo entre clase e clase e non sempre é posible ter servizo de empréstamo
todas as horas que a biblioteca está aberta.
• Para unha información máis detallada consultar a guía de usuario que está a
disposición dos alumnos na biblioteca da escola e na páxina web.
16. Mensaxería Instantánea
TokApp School é unha aplicación gratuita para o teléfono móbil que se
pode descargar desde a Play Store, a App Store ou a Windows Phone
Store.
Unha vez descargada, o alumno poderá recibir notificacións, anuncios
ou avisos da escola ou do seu profesor dun xeito moi áxil.
17. Outra información de interese
• As clases desenvolveranse totalmente en inglés.
• O uso do móbil na aula limitarase a fins didácticos.
• Prégase puntualidade.
• Tlf. EOI Pontevedra: 986 833 018
• Web EOI:
http://www.edu.xunta.es/centros/eoipontevedra
• Enderezo electrónico profe: paulokagomez@gmail.com
• Blog de aula:
http://havefunwithenglishintermediate.blogspot.com.es/