The PROE starts today (NEW TIMETABLE)

Práctica y Refuerzo Oral y Escrito

PROE

Every Wednesday

from 17:30 to 18:45
(New timetable!)

For all Intermediate Level students

Room 2

All 33 Chilean Miners Rescued

All thirty-three miners trapped underground in Chile for 69 days have been rescued. One by one, over a tense 22 hours, the men emerged into freedom after spending over two months 700 metres underground. The men were met with wild applause and hugs from rescuers and family before being put on a stretcher and taken to hospital for two days of medical checks. They were all in surprisingly good health, although one had pneumonia and several had dental problems. Their story had gripped the world since the mine collapse in August. Their rescue attracted a TV audience on a par with Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon or a football World Cup Final. Television stations across the globe were reporting record viewing figures as people were glued to their TV sets.

Luis Urzua was the last man to be rescued. The operation worked perfectly and was the climax to months of careful preparation to save the men. No one has ever spent so long so deep underground and survived. Chilean president Sebastian Pinera was ecstatic with seeing the men freed. He said: "We have done what the entire world was waiting for. The 70 days that we fought so hard were not in vain. We had strength, we had spirit, we wanted to fight, we wanted to fight for our families, and that was the greatest thing." The president told Urzua "You are not the same, and the country is not the same after this. You were an inspiration. Go hug your wife and your daughter." Mr Pinera also had a message for Victor Segovia, the 15th miner out: "Welcome to life."

Read more about this story on the BBC News complete report.

Personality test

Have you ever done a personality test?
Try this one!

THE BIG 5 PERSONALITY TEST

(At the end of the test they ask you for some personal details, just make them up!)

I did it and thought my results were fun. What's your opinion? Do you agree with the results?

Graphological Analysis

Find out more about handwriting analysis. Here you will find samples of analyses of the handwriting of different celebrities. Diana Princess of Wales and Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair among them.

Is any of the writing like yours?

Haven't met you yet

This is the song we dedicated to classmate Águeda to wish her all the best.


Michael Buble - Havent met you yet - Official Music Video HD
Cargado por luisanawebtube. - Ver los videos de música recién destacados.

I'm not surprised, not everything lasts
I've broken my heart so many times, I stopped keeping track
I talk myself in, I talk myself out
I get all worked up, then I let myself down

I tried so very hard not to lose it
I came up with a million excuses
I thought, I thought of every possibility

And I know someday that it'll all turn out
You'll make me work, so we can work to work it out
And I promise you, kid, that I give so much more than I get.
I just haven't met you yet

I might have to wait, I'll never give up
I guess it's half timing, and the other half's luck
Wherever you are, whenever it's right
You'll come out of nowhere and into my life

And I know that we can be so amazing
And, baby, your love is gonna change me
And now I can see every possibility

And somehow I know that it'll all turn out
You'll make me work, so we can work to work it out
And I promise you, kid, I give so much more than I get
I just haven't met you yet

They say all's fair
In love and war
But I won't need to fight it
We'll get it right and we'll be united

And I know that we can be so amazing
And being in your life is gonna change me
And now I can see every single possibility

And someday I know it'll all turn out
And I'll work to work it out
I promise you, kid, I'll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get

Oh, you know it'll all turn out
And you'll make me work so we can work to work it out

And I promise you kid to give so much more than I get
Yeah, I just haven't met you yet

I just haven't met you yet
Oh, promise you, kid
To give so much more than I get

I said love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love (I just haven't met you yet)
Love, love, love, love
Love, love… I just haven't met you yet

Can you remember the meaning of all those phrasal verbs and expressions?

Summer nights

Summer loving
had me a blast 


Summer loving

happened so fast

I met a girl
crazy for me 


Met a boy

cute as can be

Summer days

drifting away

to oh

oh the summer nights

Tell me more, tell me more 

Did you get very far? 


Tell me more, tell me more 


Like does he have a car?



She swam by me
she got a cramp 


He ran by me

got my suit damp

I saved her life
she nearly drowned


He showed off

splashing around

Summer sun

something's begun

but oh oh the summer nights 



Tell me more, tell me more 


Was it love at first sight? 


Tell me more, tell me more
Did she put up a fight?

Took her bowling
in the arcade 


We went strolling

drank lemonade 


We made out
under the dock 


We stayed out

till ten o'clock

Summer fling

don't mean a thing

but oh oh the summer nights 



Tell me more, tell me more 

But you don't gotta brag 


Tell me more, tell me more 


Cause he sounds like a drag 



He got friendly

holding my hand 


She got friendly
down in the sand

He was sweet

just turned eighteen 


Well she was good
you know what I mean 


Summer heat

boy and girl meet

but oh oh the summer nights 



Tell me more, tell me more 


How much dough did he spend? 


Tell me more, tell me more 

Could she get me a friend? 



It turned colder that's where it ends 


So I told her we'd still be friends 


Then we made our true love vow 


Wonder what she's doing now 



Summer dreams

ripped at the seams

but oh those summer nights 


Tell me more, tell me more!

Can you remember the meaning of those words and expressions?

Speed Dating

SCRIPT
For Miranda, the only thing worse than being Charlotte's 34-year-old bridesmaid was being a 34-year-old bridesmaid without a date. With the wedding less than a week away, Miranda fell prey to the siren song of a New York singles event: Multi-dating.
$20 bought you seven mini-dates, each eight minutes long which incidentally is about as long as blind dates should be.
- Hi. I'm Miranda Hobbes.
- Dwight Owens. Private wealth group at Morgan Stanley Investment Management for high net-worth individuals and pension plans. Like my job, been there five years, divorced, no kids, not religious. I live in New Jersey, speak French and Portuguese. ........... Business School. Any of this appealing?
- Sure. Portuguese, that's impressive.
- Obrigado. What about you, Mandy?
- Miranda.
- I'm a lawyer at a mid-sized firm. Actually, I was recently made partner.
- I'm a lawyer.
- I'm a lawyer. I went to Harvard Law School.
- I'm a stewardess.
- Really?

The textbook

The coursebook we will be using, which also gives name to this site, will be:

LANGUAGE LEADER Intermediate (Pearson Longman)

For extra help with Grammar,we recommend ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE (Cambridge)

Welcome!

Dear IL2 students of EOI Alhama,

I am pleased to welcome you to this new class blog, your blog, as a meeting point for the class this year.

In this space you will mainly find extra material and activities related to what we do and see in class, as well as, hopefully, some fun stuff that might as well amuse you while practising your English.

However, the most important thing... BECOME A LEADER! Please feel free to participate with your comments and ideas. It's your blog after all! Remember that together we can make it more interesting, profitable and enjoyable.

I hope to see you around in the very near future.