School Out For Summer

I hope you enjoy this summer,

And if you want to 

improve your English this summer, do it by reading.

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Good or Bad?

Injuries

North Korea (1)

North Korea (2)

Cyber War

Explorers

Magnificent Failures

Inventions

Freakonomics

Olympics

Cutting Travel Costs

Or by listening

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"Online Courses"

Vocabulary Moods

MOODS : ENGLISH VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

afraid (afréid) - temeroso, con miedo

alarmed (alármd) - alarmado

alert (alért) - alerta

amazed (améist) - asombrado




angry (ángri) - enojado

annoyed (anóid) - molesto

ashamed (ashéimd) - avergonzado

astonished (astónisht) - asombrado


  http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/vocabulary/moods.php
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Vocabulary

How To Increase Specific Vocabulary

By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide

1. Choose a subject area that interests you very much. 
2. Write a short introduction to the subject trying to use as many vocabulary words concerning the subject as possible.
3. Using your introduction, arrange the principle ideas concerning the subject into a vocabulary tree.
4. To create a vocabulary tree, put the subject at the center of a piece of paper.
5. Around the central subject, put the principle areas relating to the subject. Example - verbs, descriptive adjectives, where, etc.
6. In each of these categories, write the appropriate vocabulary. If you need to, write sub-categories.
7. Create the same vocabulary tree in your native language
8. Your native language tree will be much more detailed. Use this native language tree as a reference point to look up new words and fill in your English tree.
9. Rewrite your introductory essay concerning the subject taking advantage of the new vocabulary learned.
10. To make this vocabulary active, practice reading your essay aloud until you can present it by memory.
11. Ask a friend or fellow classmate to listen to your presentation and ask you questions about the subject. 

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         Look at this suggested reading: Vocabulary Trees Lesson Plan

 

Lisa Bu: How Books Can Open Your Mind

 

What happens when a dream you've held since childhood … doesn't come true? As Lisa Bu adjusted to a new life in the United States, she turned to books to expand her mind and create a new path for herself. She shares her unique approach to reading in this lovely, personal talk about the magic of books.

Lisa Bu has built a career helping people find great stories to listen to. Now she tells her own story. Full bio

By clicking HERE you can either read the transcript or use the subtittles

Maurice Sendak Google Doodle

Maurice Sendak: Who Knew?

Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York and died on May 8, 2012. He was the youngest of three children, each born five years apart. His Jewish family had immigrated to the United States from Poland before World War I and were to lose many of their relatives to the Holocaust during World War II.
His father was a wonderful storyteller, and Maurice grew up enjoying his father's imaginative tales and gaining a lifelong appreciation for books. Sendak's early years were influenced by his sickliness, his hatred of school, and the war. However, from an early age, he knew he wanted to be an illustrator. 

Happily for us, Sendak began to illustrate children's books after meeting Ursula Nordstrom, a children's book editor at Harper and Brothers. The first was The Wonderful Farm by Marcel Ayme, which was published in 1951 when Sendak was 23 years old. By the time he was 34, Sendak had written and illustrated seven books and illustrated 43 others.

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Watch this nice video.Thanks Google!

http://sco.lt/4znu3V

SUMMER READING GUIDE

Los Angeles Times

When summer begins, it stretches out with such a luxury of time that it seems like we could read almost anything, writes book critic David L. Ulin in his essay on summer reading. Our summer books preview includes a total of 156 book picks: below you’ll find thrillers and young adult books, history and novels, memoirs and science fiction, pop culture books, kids books and more.
Middle grades, Young Adult, Audio History , Sports and Pop Culture just click here and you will be surprised.

FCE: 5 Skills

TEST YOUR ENGLISH:
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PRACTISE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:
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EXAM INFORMATION:
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SPEAKING:
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