https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289 Links to videos, activities and vocabulary we´ve seen on this course en-us 2016-11-02 14:04:33 UTC 2017-05-30 08:17:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134781333 https://quizlet.com/161159658/c1-balmaseda-flash-cards/]]> 2016-11-02 14:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134781333 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134781722 2016-11-02 14:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134781722 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782033 Watch again here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGWH99oz_wI]]> 2016-11-02 14:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782033 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782513 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnIyOwgnITo]]> 2016-11-02 14:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782513 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782796 I'm named after the actresses on the american TV show in the 80´s - little house on the prairie - both the main actresses names were Melissa!]]> 2016-11-02 14:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134782796 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134786397 The nickname of our colleague is txipu]]> 2016-11-02 14:22:51 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134786397 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134786659 My Pet name for my children is "tata". Joseba]]> 2016-11-02 14:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134786659 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134788002 Remember, if you ever need any help, or can't come one day, please contact me on melissa.thomson@britishcouncil.org, or call the office in Bilbao: https://www.britishcouncil.es/ingles/centros/bilbao/centro]]> 2016-11-02 14:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134788002 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134815101 about family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZB4KjDhIg3s]]> 2016-11-02 15:25:28 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/134815101 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/136319406 I've inherited my voice from mom. She's got the kind of shrill timbre like me. We kind of just blow up and in these  moments, our voice is more shrill than in a kind of a normal situation.
Elena]]> 2016-11-09 08:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/136319406 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/136388312 Read 1 article, and get ready to tell your partner about it
Article 1: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/annie-schugart/high-school-regrets_b_3823967.html
Article 2: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-sheinbaum/4-things-i-wish-i-knew-in-high-school_b_2970762.html

Here are links to practice a related grammar point- regret and wish]]> 2016-11-09 13:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/136388312 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/138105010 Here's the link to the podcast- can you do the remaining exercises? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u62OvIZhm0Q]]> 2016-11-16 15:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/138105010 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/139576941 https://quizlet.com/170328218/thanksgiving-words-flash-cards 
and a good listening task is to COUNT the "like, you know, I mean"...

]]> 2016-11-23 12:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/139576941 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/146487104 Here you can find vocabulary from term 1: https://quizlet.com/161159658/micromatch]]> 2017-01-11 12:48:16 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/146487104 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/146488201 Here are a couple of word games you could play:
https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced3/vocabulary/money?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/americanenglishfile/3/b_vocabulary/vocabulary1_4?cc=ru&selLanguage=ru]]> 2017-01-11 12:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/146488201 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/147793812 Practice here: https://quizlet.com/181575470/]]> 2017-01-18 13:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/147793812 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/149337898
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LfahiST1jQ

https://www.theguardian.com/atom/quiz/6c0b99e2-2594-42d9-b53c-58b9119814b3/cities/quiz/2014/jan/20/spot-the-city-skyline-quiz]]> 2017-01-25 15:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/149337898 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/155454593 here is the video we watched about what happens during Carnival week...but in the UK! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sIHCsdWKGI]]> 2017-02-22 14:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/155454593 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/155455808 https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_cutts_try_something_new_for_30_days?language=es]]> 2017-02-22 14:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/155455808 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/164888489 This is an advanced piece of grammar that might be useful for you: https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_02?cc=us&selLanguage=en

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/upper-intermediate/unit-22/session-1

If you have time, try these at home, and next session we'll try to use them at the start of the two hours.

Happy Easter!]]> 2017-04-05 14:23:23 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/164888489 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/167432350 Here is the programme I talked about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVvq_2Lswt4&t=1544s watch some, tell me what you think!

Also, here you'll find the poem again: https://filmenglish.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/television-by-todd-alcott.pdf and https://vimeo.com/118022780

See you after the holidays for the last class!
Melissa]]> 2017-04-21 07:43:04 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/167432350 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/174360461 Listening: http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening4.htm

Use of English:
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/mcclze2.htm

http://www.englishaula.com/en/use-of-english-part-3-word-formation-exercise-exam-16-fce-cambridge-first-certificate-english.html

Enjoy the holidays!

]]> 2017-05-30 08:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/174360461 melissa_thomso1 https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/174361265 Listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02lqxt7

Listen more....http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2011/06/110602_6min_english_holidays_online.shtml

Idioms! https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/tag/travel-idioms/
and more in the video...
Take care!]]> 2017-05-30 08:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/melissa_thomso1/rvkm61xdz289/wish/174361265