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It is a 2022 American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Ehren Kruger, Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, from a story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks. The sequel to Top Gun (1986), the film stars Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell reprising his role from the original, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer. Set 36 years after its predecessor, it follows Maverick's return to the United States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor programme, where he must confront his past as he trains a group of younger aviators, among them the son of Maverick's deceased best friend.

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Y llegó el verano ... ¿Pensando en què vas a hacer?

El profesorado del departamento de inglés os deja en este padlet algunas recomendaciones para el veranito tanto para estar en contacto con el idioma como para disfrutar del tiempo libre.

¡Feliz verano!

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LEVEL: C1
Persepolis is a graphic novel memoir by Marjane ‘Marji’ Satrapi that takes us through her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution.

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A group of people born on the same day, including Rebecca (Moore) and Jack (Ventimiglia), a married couple expecting triplets in Pittsburgh, and Kevin (Hartley), a handsome television actor growing bored of his fly bachelor lifestyle.

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The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

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A unique gastronomic experience in Villena. The menu will make you travel from coast to coast of Spain and take an interesting tour around the world.

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LEVEL: Intermediate - Advanced.

Learning English with Movies

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Exciting English - YouTube

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Studying English can be a bit boring sometimes, so why not add some fun into your learning! Our channel will introduce you to a segments of a popular movies, and give you an opportunity to learn new words, phrases, and expressions of the English language.

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One of the best places to visit within an hour of Alicante and the one place that everyone will recommend you check out is Guadalest Valley. Guadalest is a traditional Spanish village in the mountains about an hour away from Alicante. There are always plenty of bus trips to Guadalest, which is a good idea if you’re not too confident driving in Spain as the journey does involve driving up some very windy mountain roads!

There’s enough things to do in Guadalest to spend the whole day there. The main attractions in Guadalest is the reservoir, which is an absolutely amazing colour! From the town you have a fantastic view over the lake, and can even sit in a restaurant and take in the view.

A must visit is El Castell de Guadalest, the castle which is accessed via the museum Casa Orduna, an old Spanish house complete with original furniture, paintings etc. From the top of the castle you have amazing views over Guadalest and the surrounding mountains.

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LEVELS: Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced.

Learning English is VOA’s multimedia source of news and information for millions of English learners worldwide.

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Voice of America - Learn American English with VOA Learning English

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Learn American English with English language lessons from Voice of America. VOA Learning English helps you learn English with vocabulary, listening and comprehension lessons through daily news and interactive English learning activities.

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It is part of the city of Alicante situated 20km (12mi) south of Alicante Port. It is a small island with a beach, coves, restaurants, nature, historic buildings, a small traditional town and shops. It is the only inhabited island in the region. The area has a natural value as it is one of the few marine nature reserves in Spain with an explosion of sea plants and sea fish species in the area.

The island deserves a day trip to enjoy its cosy charisma. Your day will be filled with a mix of adventure -you will need to travel by ferry or speed dinghy-, quality traditional gastronomy, beautiful beach and coves and walks at places filled with centuries of history.

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No Word Is An Island for Advanced learners.

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No Word Is An Island for Advanced learners.

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LEVEL: Advanced

No Word Is An Island Advanced English is a podcast for advanced English learners and those who teach them. Each episode includes an interactive transcript with annotations on key vocabulary as well as Quizlet flashcards sets to study this vocabulary and learn it by heart.

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Identify key words and chunks from a short text and learn about different types of formulaic language (e.g. compound nouns and adjectives) and how alliteration is a common feature. Practice an unusual – and effective – technique for memorising vocabulary.

This interactive video lesson, based on an interview on France24, explores how Netflix is radically changing workplace culture for the better by insisting on greater transparency and feedback among coworkers. It also includes a Quizlet set for review. ﻿

The quality of learning and learner engagement is closely tied to the concept of interaction patterns. What proportion of the questions you ask are open-ended? How often do you get your learners to interact with each other? Are they given …

Interaction patterns and the constructivist approach to learning Go to post »

Are you a researcher or is reading research a part of your professional development? Find out about the Planck Principle and watch to the end for my call to action.

Last spring I came across a tweet promoting a series of webinars by prominent researchers for the MA/PhD in applied linguistics at Mary Immaculate College. Dr. Anne O’Keefe’s talk, entitled Looking at learner grammar competency rather than error: What makes …

High impact grammar: teaching adverbs with corpora Go to post »

This is an interactive video based on the first 30 minutes of an interview between the comedian and social activist Russell Brand and the historian and public intellectual Yuval Harari. It includes: comprehension checks annotated transcripts discussion prompts vocabulary flashcards …

The future of education: an interview with Yuval Harari and Russell Brand Go to post »

This C1/C2 EFL lesson on self-care and meditation was inspired by The 10% Happier podcast. It includes lexical chunks, recontextualisation, a Quizlet set, speaking prompts and interactive video. For ease of viewing use the maximise button below (in the shape …

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This is a C1/C2 level lesson with an interactive video from the School of Life. It includes both lexical and grammatical elements, with particular emphasis on adverb use.

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Challenging learning materials for advanced English learners and those who teach them

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LEVEL: From B2
The Durrells is a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books about his family's four years (1935–1939) on the Greek island of Corfu. Lovely, old-fashioned, but easy to follow English. "The Durrells in Corfu is crisp and confident, offering viewers an escape into dreamy scenery and a witty performance by star Keeley Hawes" Rotten Tomatoes.

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LEVEL: B2

On a perilous adventure across a post-apocalyptic world, a lovable boy who´s half-human and half-deer searches for a new beginning with a gruff protector.
A powerhouse cast that you will want to see more of. It explores what family really means.
You can´t miss it.

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En una peligrosa aventura por un mundo posapocalíptico, un niño mitad humano y mitad venado busca un nuevo comienzo acompañado de un arisco protector. Ve tráileres y más.

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LEVEL: C1
This documentary-drama hybrid explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts sounding the alarm on their own creations.
It gives viewers advice on how to tackle addiction to the Internet and it also emphasizes how we are products of the Internet.
It could inspire you to influence social change. Really interesting.

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The dilemma

Never before have a handful of tech designers had such control over the way billions of us think, act, and live our lives.

The Mental Health Dilemma

A 5,000 person study found that higher social media use correlated with self-reported declines in mental and physical health and life satisfaction.

- American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017

The Democracy Dilemma

The # of countries with political disinformation campaigns on social media doubled in the past 2 years.

- New York Times, 2019

The Discrimination Dilemma

64% of the people who joined extremist groups on Facebook did so because the algorithms steered them there.

- Internal Facebook report, 2018

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The Social Dilemma - A Netflix Original documentary

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We tweet, we like, and we share- but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? Discover what's hiding on the other side of your screen in this new documentary film Netflix - The Social Dilemma.

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In the tradition of all true Irish pubs, “The Stray Sod” is founded in family history and committed to providing a laid back, fun-loving place to meet family and friends for a great meal, drinks, live music and a good time. It opened its doors in 2008 and has been quite the success story. Owned by the Whelehans´, you are guaranteed to find at least one of them, if not all of them either behind the bar, in the kitchen or up in the golf shop.

Click here to learn more about this place.

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Cafe bar serving really good quality food. Friendly chilled out atmosphere. Wide selection of drinks available. Chicken rotisary and much more.
You can find this café bar in Torrevieja.

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A fascinating look at American racism through the eyes of James Baldwin, one of the country’s most important writers. The social critique is searing, and as a snapshot of America in the ’60s it’s fascinating, but the real attraction of the documentary is just watching Baldwin himself. Passionate and profound, he was an electric public speaker. His speech at the Oxford Union remains one of the most affecting pieces of oratory ever.

Watch the trailer here.

Watch on amazon prime.

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Level: A2-B1

Extra English is a language-learning sitcom broadcast in many countries. The success and innovation of the series is that it combines real learning with a genuinely entertaining, sophisticated and sometimes risque' sitcom format that appeals to the 'Friends' generation.

Extra English is the story of Bridget and Annie, Hector and Nick, four good-looking 19–22 years old who are thrown together to play out their romances, life crises and contrasting interests in a familiar sitcom setting.

Find here a list of the episodes. You can also watch it on ororo.tv.

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LEVEL: A1
Sara Crewe is a very rich little girl. She first comes to England when she is seven, and her father takes her to Miss Minchin’s school in London. Then he goes back to his work in India. Sara is very sad at first, but she soon makes friends at school.

But on her eleventh birthday, something terrible happens, and now Sara has no family, no home, and not a penny in the world…

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There, on top of the mushroom, was a large caterpillar, smoking a pipe. After a while the Caterpillar took the pipe out of its mouth and said to Alice in a slow, sleepy voice, ‘Who are you?’

What strange things happen when Alice falls down the rabbit-hole and into Wonderland! She has conversations with the Caterpillar and the Cheshire Cat, goes to the Mad Hatter’s tea party, plays croquet with the King and Queen of Hearts…

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From 1942 until 1944, Anne Frank and her family lived secretly in a few small rooms at the back of her father's office in Amsterdam, never leaving the building.

Like many other Jewish families at that time, they were hiding from Hitler's Nazis. While she was in hiding, Anne wrote diaries which described her secret life.

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The moment I first met you, I noticed your pride, your sense of superiority, and your selfish disdain for the feelings of others. You are the last man in the world whom I could ever be persuaded to marry,’ said Elizabeth Bennet.

And so Elizabeth rejects the proud Mr Darcy. Can nothing overcome her prejudice against him? And what of the other Bennet girls – their fortunes, and misfortunes, in the business of getting husbands?

This famous novel by Jane Austen is full of wise and humorous observation of the people and manners of her times.

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This small town is located 75 km from the city of Alicante and only 31 km from Benidorm . It has about 14,000 inhabitants of which surprisingly 60% are foreigners. Many of them have made this town their place of residence due to its beauty, its good infrastructure and services, the friendliness and hospitality of its people and, above all, its average annual temperature of 18º.

Its old town preserves a rich cultural heritage and keeps some secrets for the visitor in the form of historic buildings, fortified churches, watchtowers, castles and walls. The main defensive fortresses and the most interesting cultural visits are the Moraira Castle , the Cap d'or Watchtower and the Fortress Church of Santa Catalina. But there are other interesting places, continue reading to discover what to see in Moraira.

Its 8 km of coastline are the great attraction of this region, with 7 beautiful beaches scattered throughout its geography that stand out for the quality of their waters, their cleanliness and the number of services and facilities it offers, a good example is Playa del Portet .