Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
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Methodology
Real materials
Free resources
Writing down, recording
Making the most of time
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IMMERSION
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1. MY LEVEL OF ENGLISH
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be able to
understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts,
and recognise implicit meaning.
express themselves fluently and spontaneously without
much obvious searching for expressions.
use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic
and professional purposes.
produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex
subjects, showing controlled use of organisational
patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
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PAPER
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reading comprehension
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listening comprehension
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3. READING COMPREHENSION
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News
http://www.guardian.co.uk/- http://
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http://www.nytimes.com/
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Literary texts
http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm (Classic
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4. LISTENING COMPREHENSION
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tips
read the questions before the first listen (youll be given time)
dont try to understand every single word- just the
information you really need.
be careful with multiple choice questions (slight differences)
beware if the answer contains the exact same word you heard
try to make short notes while you listen
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Digital radio
Phone-ins
News bulletins
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Podcasts
http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
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BBC PODCASTS
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Word of Mouth
(BBC radio 4)
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News
http://www.cnn.es/studentnews/ (transcribed and subtitled)
http://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/international
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ (BBC news for children / teenagerseasier to understand)
http://www.englishblog.com/ (words that appear on the media, updated
almost daily)
http://www.reuters.com/news/video/reuters-tv (transcription)
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Watch TV online
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Songs
Musixmatch
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http://www.lyricstraining.com/
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/
http://www.its-teachers.com/interact/songs/
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Films
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http://www.yourlocalcinema.com/ (trailers subtitled in English
for people with hearing loss)
http://www.simpleenglishvideos.com/
http://cinema.clubefl.gr/
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/eslvideo/index.html
http://www.multimedia-english.com/contenidos/listado/videos
http://dvd-subtitles.com/trailers.html
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TV shows
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Watch TV shows (online; free; English subtitles): http://
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TED TALKS
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5. WRITING
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Text types
Essay
Report
Review
letter / e-mail (formal, informal)
letter to editor, complaints, petitions
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candidates productions
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Dictionary:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
(English-Spanish) / English-English
British / American / Learners / Advanced
Phonetics/ pronunciation
Take the meaning / word you need (not
necessarily the first one)
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LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
ver tambin: http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/para-profesores-en-apuros/
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6. SPEAKING
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Tips
Record yourself speaking
Think in English/ talk to yourself in English
Speaking groups (people learning)
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PRONUNCIATION
Wrong pronunciation can hinder
understanding
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http://www.forvo.com/ (native speakers
have recorded themselves pronuncing
words, names, place names)
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Greenwich
Ralph Fiennes
Mary Magdalene / Magdalene College
(Cambridge)
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Interaction
question tags, to engage the other speaker in the
conversation / give the floor / ask opinion
Expressions such as dont you think?
Expressions such as no, not really (instead of a plain no)
Showing agreement: definitely, absolutely
Showing disagreement: Im sorry to disagree but/ I
dont mean to/ please, dont get me wrong,
Show that you agree partly, but still: I see your point,
but / your point is well taken, but
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7. VOCABULARY
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Supports production
Active & passive vocabulary
Vocabulary in context: lists without a
context, not very useful
Sources: texts, articles, films, TV shows,
radio, songs
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How?
Writing down expressions / jotting them down
(notebook, Evernote)
Flashcards: http://quizlet.com/
Mind maps:
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http://popplet.com/
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Expressions in context
http://fraze.it/: find expressions, set phrases,
in real contexts
Oxford Online Collocation Dictionary
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8. GRAMMAR
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9. DONT BE A TOURIST
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