Author Archives: Sara Vergel
What defines one culture or another?
Culture refers to the collective historical patterns, values, societal arrangements, manners, ideas, and ways of living that people have used to order their society. It is composed of all those things we learn as part of growing up including language,religion, … Continue reading
Sports
Listen to these commentators broadcasting different sports, can you guess which 6 sports they are? sport 1, sport 2, sport 3, sport 4, sport 5, sport 6 Here goes the transcript for you to check. You were able to guess … Continue reading
Games we used to play
Our dearest fuddy-duddies in class jog their past childhood memories and provide a nostalgic reminder about how much fun they had playing all time childhood games a few years ago (or rather a few decades ago for some of us, … Continue reading
Pruebas Certificación EOI
As you have some time off, you’d better keep working on your English by mimicking real time certificacion exams. Have a look at the following links with exams from past years. You can find below links to advanced samples which … Continue reading
Is Greed Ever Good?
Years ago a great movie on the 80s excesses in the US was released, Wall Street, a story of a corporate takeover artist who took over one company at a time. Small stuff compared to the financial engineering that brought down … Continue reading
Money makes the world go round!: vocabulary and debates
Now let’s talk MONEY!
The environment: vocabulary and debates
Are you aware of the problems our planet needs to face? Check this list of environmental problems on Wikipedia and try to complete this webquest on Earth problems too. While this guide to important environmental issues is not comprehensive, if you’re … Continue reading
Hot Issues – part 2: vocabulary and debates
Second and final part of our hot issues presentations. Remember to click on the blue interactive media links below (they include video, audio and provide a link to any website with the click of a button) and scroll over the … Continue reading
Home: life on Earth
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth, it was filmed in 50 countries. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is … Continue reading
I wish/if only
Wishes about the present We use wish + past Tense (simple and continuous) to express regret about present situations: – I wish I was taller = (I’m not very tall) – I wish I was going with you = (but … Continue reading
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