Thursday 22 April 2010

St George's Day

The 23rd of April is England’s national day, St George’s Day.

Can you answer this question: According to legend, which mythical creature did St George kill or 'slay'?

a) a unicorn
b) a dragon
c) a griffin

Listen to this programme on St George's Day and don't forget to listen out for the answer at the end of the programme.

If you want to find out more about England, you can read the following text and browse through some of the websites I have listed below:

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England_Glossary

The England entry in Simple English Wikipedia.

The website of the English national tourism organization.

A page on St George’s Day from an excellent online project on Britain created by teachers and students at a school in England. There are numerous other pages with information about England.

A page on the red deer, England’s largest wild animal, from the website of the British Deer Society.

Wednesday 14 April 2010

Writing Contest

Now is the time to enter our writing contest. Don't miss your chance to submit your entry and win a prize!

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Thursday 8 April 2010

The Tube

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The Tube_Glossary

The Tube_Answers

These days we've been talking about the underground in Granada and "the tube" in London. If you want to find out more about this form of transport, you can read the following text and do the activities.

What do you think? Is the tube a place where you can meet new friends? Why aren't people friendly on the tube?

Listen to this programme and find out more about this interesting subject.

Wednesday 7 April 2010

Exam samples

Hi everyone!

If you want to practise for your final exam, you can have a look at some exam samples from other Autonomous Communities in Spain. They might be a little bit different from the one you'll do, but I think you might find these samples interesting. Good luck!

EEOOII de Cataluña

EEOOII de Euskadi

EEOOII de Madrid

EEOOII de Aragón

EEOOII de Baleares

EEOOII de Asturias

EOI de Valencia

EOI de Santander

EOI de Utiel