SHOW AND TELL

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION

Effective Openings  In order to grab the attention of the audience you may employ one of the following devices: 1. Rhetorical questions 2. Interesting facts According to an article I read recently, … Did you know that … ?   I’d like to share an amazing fact / figure    with you. 3. Stories and scenarios Let me tell you what happened to me … Suppose ... Imagine ... 4. Problems to think about  Suppose you wanted to … .  How would you go about it?  Imagine you had to … . What would be your first step? 5. Quotations. As … once said, … To quote a well-known writer, …  To put it in the words of …	Introducing a Point First of all I'd like to point out ... The main problem is ... The question of ... Speaking of ... Going back As I said / mentioned earlier, … Let me come back to what I said before Let’s go back to what we were discussing earlier. As I’ve already explained, … As I pointed out in the first section, … Moving to the next point This leads directly to my next point. This brings us to the next question. Let’s now move on / turn to … After examining this point, let’s turn to … Let’s now take a look at …
Rephrasing Expressions What I meant to say was… Let me rephrase that… Let me put this another way… Perhaps I'm not making myself clear… The basic idea is… One way of looking at it is… Another way of looking at it is… What I want to say is…	Stating something as a fact As everyone knows ...  It is generally accepted that ...  There can be no doubt that ...  It is a fact that ...  Nobody will deny that ...  Everyone knows that ...
Indicating the end of your talk I’m now approaching / nearing the end of my presentation. Well, this brings me to the end of my presentation. That covers just about everything I wanted to say about … As a final point, I’d like to … Finally, I’d like to highlight one key issue.	Drawing conclusions and summing up The obvious conclusion is ... Last but not least ... The only alternative (left) is ... The only possible solution/conclusion is ... In conclusion we can say that ... To cut a long story short Just to give you the main points again, ...

INTERMEDIO 2 FIRST AID REVISION

 http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/First-aid/Everyday-First-Aid

This is a really interesting page to practice the vocabulary related to illnesses and injuries while you learn more about first aid. Watch the videos and test your knowledge. You can also get a certificate if you pass the final test and prove you know what to do in any emergency!

INTERMEDIATE 2

THE+COMPARATIVE.....THE+COMPARATIVE....

"The more I see of people, the more I love my dog"

Did you find this structure useful???  You can practice a bit more when you do your workbook exercises and also by clicking on these links:

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g2-the-the-comparatives.php
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-60316.php
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/themore.html

THANKSGIVING PARTY

On the fourth Thursday of November American families get together to thank for all the good and to "stuff themselves" with "stuffed" turkey (double-stuffing around!), mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, sweetcorn and for dessert, the traditional pumpkin pie! 

On the next Friday "lectivo", November 18th, at 18:30, we're hosting a Thanksgiving party and there will be a pie contest. Would you dare try any of these recipes?? or do you prefer showing off your speciality? 

With or without pie, please, join us and have fun!

http://allrecipes.com/recipes/1257/holidays-and-events/thanksgiving/desserts/cakes/

http://www.foodnetwork.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-desserts/best-thanksgiving-dessert-recipes.html

http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/holidays/thanksgiving-ideas/g1532/thanksgiving-desserts/

http://www.delish.com/holiday-recipes/thanksgiving/g3575/thanksgiving-cakes/?slide=1

CV AND COVERING LETTER USEFUL SENTENCES

AVANZADO 1

CV AND COVERING LETTER USEFUL SENTENCES

Hello,

When writing a CV you need to use formal language, most of the times there are set expressions or formulas to convey a particular meaning. In the link below you'll find a complete account of some of the most common phrases to use when you try to describe your work experience, duties, qualifications or interests. There are maybe too many (sorry!) but they are divided in sections, so you can focus on the meaning you are dealing with and choose the one that better suits you.

Hope it helps!

https://dit.ie/media/careers/pdf/CV%20and%20Cover%20letter%20-%20useful%20pharases.pdf

AVANZADO 1 

How to write a successful CV

Click on the link below, you will be able to read the article and watch the video again to 'brush up' your CV and your English at the same time! Pay attention to the key words:

 struggle            stand out         job seeking stunts    

 his intentions were laid bare     naked       go viral on the internet      brush up        tailor (adapt)    concise          vital        showcase        pop your CV in an envelope and send it off         

 filling online applications         video CV      up-to-date     accurate 

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-15573447

          

Hi there,

Are you in the mood for All hallows' Eve??  Well, I'm not a big fan of this "celebration" myself.... Horror films, zombies, blood, screams and scares all around... No thanks!  But I'm quite keen on mystery and scary stories.
 If you feel like practising some listening and vocabulary this holiday, you have plenty of traditional folk tales and stories on this webpage, including spooky ones. http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/10/sifty_sifty_san.html

Here you can find one of them.  Listen to the story once without reading the script, then listen again and try to choose the right words/complete the gaps.  Enjoy it!

 There/it  was once a beautiful old house right on the edge of a lake, surrounded of/by woods. But no one would live there because a spirit calling itself Sifty-Sifty-San drove everyone away.
     In desperation, the owner of the house went to the big city, looking ______a man or woman who would _______able to banish the spirit of Sifty-Sifty-San. The first night in town, he came across a man _______ Sam who had ________ much of his life banishing ghosts.
     As Sam approached the house he whistled cheerful/cheerfully to himself; the prospect of a good night’s sleep in a fancy house and a big wad of money in his pocket ________Sam a happy man.
Darkness came swiftly, and with it came a sinister hissing sound from the forest. Sifty-sifty, the wind whistled in the treetops. Saaaannnn, the waves lapping the shore responded. Outside, a huge gust of wind shook the house and howled down the chimney. Sam shivered and threw another/other  log on the fire.
     The wind settled down a bit, and Sam ___________ once again hear the tiny sounds of night. Sifty-sifty, the little frogs croaked. Saaannn, belched the biggest of the bullfrogs. The sound of the waves grew louder. Sam heard a huge thud-thud-thud sound coming from the forest. Sam ran around the house, having /making sure all the windows and doors were locked.
     He had just settled down in/by  the fire  _______supper when there came a soft cry from the far side of the lake. The ___________ pan shook in his grip, and he hastily put it back on the fire and pulled a Bible out of his pack. The cry came again, louder. A strange gust of air blew through the house bringing with it a strange musty smell, as/like the dust in a graveyard.
     Out on the lake, Sam  heard a soft voice chanting: “I am Sifty-Sifty-San. I’m here on the lake, but where is the man?” Sam froze in place, and the wind picked up again, howling down the large chimney.
     “I am Sifty-Sifty-San,” a sinister voice hissed from the shore of the lake. “I’m here on the shore, but where is the man?” Sam dropped his Bible in his fright. His hands were shaking  very/too  much  to/for  grip anything, and the dusty, decaying smell coming through the window seemed to dull his thoughts and numb his body.
      “I am Sifty-Sifty-San,” a terrible, howling  voice called from the front of the house. “I’m here on the porch, but where is the man?” Abandoning food, Bible, bag, and sanity, Sam wrestled desperately with the back window, trying to open it wide enough ______ climb through. He heard the front doors slam open with a bang, and down the passageway came the thud-thud-thudding of footsteps. Then the kitchen door slammed inward, and a huge shadow with burning yellow eyes appeared in the frame.
     “I am Sifty-Sifty-San,” a horrible, blood-chilling voice bellowed. “I’m here in the house with the trespassing man!”
      “No you ain’t, on account of I’m gone,” shouted Sam, springing through the window, glass, wood frame, and all. He hightailed it back to town faster  as/than  a jackrabbit.
And that was the last time anybody went near the old house on the lake. If /when it hasn’t fallen to pieces by now, then Sifty-Sifty-San may be here/there still.

WHY ARE PHONETICS IMPORTANT?

ADVISING: USEFUL EXPRESSIONS

Here you can find some ways to give advice and recommend somebody what to do. We used them in the Doctor English activity. This fuction is really important and you'll have to do many other exercises, both spoken and written, involving telling somebody what is advisable to do, so keep them in mind!

I reckon you should stop now.

Why don't you stop now?

How about stopping now?

What about stopping now?

If I were you, I'd stop now.

I suggest you stop now.

You'd (really) better stop right now.

I would strongly advise you to stop.

My advice would be to stop now.

It might be a good idea to stop.

You might try stopping.

You could stop now.

Have you thought about stopping?

... might work.

... would probably work.

... (always) works for me.

If I was/were in your place, I'd ...

Hi everyone!

Welcome to this virtual space where you'll find some of the materials we use during our lessons, additional practice exercises, useful links and much more!

Please, use it, enjoy it and write your opinion about the activities, your difficulties, achievements and all you feel like sharing and expressing.

Enjoy and take advantage of your year at the EOI!