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Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan
de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Methodology
• Real materials (mostly)
• Free resources
• Writing down, recording
• Making the most of time
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
• What’s my level of English?
• Reading
• Listening
• Writing
• Speaking
• Vocabulary / grammar
• Don’t be a tourist
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Use English in everyday life
–Mobile phone settings/
computer…
–Recipes
–Any internet search
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
1. Level of English http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/01/07/cual-es-mi-nivel-en-un-idioma/
• Common European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR)
• DIALANG
• Instituto Nacional de Evaluación Educativa
(INEE) -preguntas de comprensión (desde A1
a B2)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Other tests
• https://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2015/01/
21/duolingo-test-center-cual-es-mi-nivel-
de-ingles/
• http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis/prepar
ation-material (Aptis, British Council
certificate)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
• Reading:
– To understand
– get information
– To improve writing / speaking
– For fun
• making notes, underlining,
highlighting>>>> incorporating expressions
into your vocabulary
• Types of texts:
– news
– literary
– pedagogical
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
news
• http://elpais.com/elpais/inenglish.html
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/
• http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/
• http://www.newsenglishlessons.com/ (B1)
• http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ (B1)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Pedagogical texts
• http://www.gcflearnfree.org/reading/readin
gcomprehension
• http://www.eslfast.com/
• http://www.5minuteenglish.com/reading.htm
• http://www.world-
english.org/english_reading.htm
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Literary texts
• http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm
(Classic short stories)
• Roald Dahl: Lamb to the Slaughter / The
Landlady
• Peter Ackroyd
(http://literature.britishcouncil.org/pete
r-ackroyd) (B2+)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Watch TV online
• http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/12/1
6/ver-programas-tv-otros-paises-por-
internet/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Real videos subtitled in
English
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Podcasts
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts
• http://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcast
/0.html
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
BBC PODCASTS (A2-B1)
http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/bbc-podcasts/
• The English We Speak
• 6-minute English
• 6-minute Grammar
• 6-minute Vocabulary
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
BBC PODCASTS (B2) http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/bbc-podcasts/
– The Listening Project
– From Our Own Correspondent
– Woman’s Hour
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Songs
• Musixmatch
• http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/10/23/musixmatch-lyrics-
player/)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
• http://musicenglish.co.uk/
• http://www.lyricstraining.com/
• http://www.lyricsgaps.com/
• http://www.its-
teachers.com/interact/songs/default.asp
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Films
• http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/10/05/pelicu
las-para-aprender-ingles/
• 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
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
TV shows
• http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2013/09/1
7/series-para-aprender-ingles/
• Watch TV shows(online; free; English
subtitles): http://ororo.tv/en
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
News
• http://www.newsinlevels.com/
(Euronews,transcription)
• http://www.englishblog.com/ (words that appear on
the media, updated almost daily)
• http://www.reuters.com/news/video/reuters-tv
(transcription)
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/ (BBC news for
children / teenagers- easier to understand)
• http://www.cnn.es/studentnews/ (transcribed and
subtitled)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
listening comprehension
exercises
• http://www.listenaminute.com/
• http://www.listen-and-write.com/
• http://www.examenglish.com/index.html
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
DOs AND DON’Ts
Don’t just answer the
question
show off!
Don’t think about what you
want to say in Spanish (the
exact sentence) and then
translate
•What can I say in English?
•What ideas do I want to
express?
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Tips for writing
• There’s no need to give your true opinion
about a topic>>> show your strategies, and
your level of English
• Draft- plan your writing (structure, guide
your text towards where you want it to go)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Tips for writing
• Simpler sentences than in Spanish (less
subordination)
• Use commas, colons, stops, full stops
• Group ideas in paragraphs
• Coherence inside the paragraph/between
paragraphs
• Use links properly
• Proper use of grammar and vocabulary
• Self-correction / external correction
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Diccionary: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
• Bilingüe / MONOLINGÜE
• British / American / Learner’s / Advanced…
• Phonetics/ pronunciation
• Take the meaning / word you need (not
necessarily the first one)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE ver también: http://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/para-profesores-en-apuros/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Tips
• Record yourself speaking
• Think in English/ talk to yourself in
English
• Speaking groups (people learning)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Language exchange with native
speakers
• Skype, e-mails, chats…
– http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/ (voice and text
Exchange)
– http://www.conversationexchange.com/ (live practice,
pen-pals and voice / text chats)
– http://www.sharedtalk.com/ (voice / text exchanges)
– Other websites:
http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/blog/your-top-10-
language-exchange-websites-for-speaking-english-
fluently/
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Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/
PRONUNCIATION
• Wrong pronunciation can hinder
understanding
• http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
• http://www.forvo.com/ (native speakers
have recorded themselves pronuncing words,
names, place names…)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Tips for the exam
• = writing- use expressions that will make
you “look good” (show your level)
• Monologue: use of discourse markers (now
then, I mean, you know…).
• Interaction: it’s not 2 monologues, one
after another!
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Expressions to use in an oral
test
• https://natalialzam.wordpress.com/2015/02/
25/expressions-to-use-in-a-speaking-test-
monologue-interaction/
• http://mythatsenglish.blogspot.com.es/2014
/11/madrid-teacher-talking-about-
classifieds.html
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Interaction
• question tags, to engage the other speaker in the
conversation / give the floor / ask opinion
• Expressions such as don’t you think?
• Expresssions such as no, not really (instead of a
plain “no”)
• Showing agreement: definitely, absolutely…
• Showing disagreement: I’m sorry to disagree but…
• Show that you agree partly, but still…: I see your
point, but…
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Usual topics
• http://englishinguiaintermedio.wordpress.c
om/2014/01/21/topics-for-the-speaking-
test/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
• Supports production
• Active & passive vocabulary
• Vocabulary in context: lists without a
context, not very useful
• Sources: texts, articles, films, series,
radio, songs …
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
How?
• Writing down expressions / jotting them down
(notebook, Evernote…)
• Flashcards: http://quizlet.com/
• Mind maps:
– https://bubbl.us/ https:/
– /www.text2mindmap.com/
– http://popplet.com/
• Visual dictionary: http://visual.merriam-
webster.com/index.php
• How many words do you know?:
http://testyourvocab.com/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de
Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Expressions in context
• http://fraze.it/: find expressions, set
phrases, in real contexts
• Oxford Online Collocation Dictionary
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Support for skills
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/6min_
gram (BBC 6-minute grammar, podcast)
• http://www.agendaweb.org/
• http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/
• http://www.roadtogrammar.com/welcome/winlo
ad.swf
• http://autoenglish.org/basicgrammar.htm
• Use of English : http://www.flo-
joe.co.uk/fce/students/tests/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
• http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/
apps/learnenglish-grammar-uk-edition
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/murphys-
english-grammar-in/id848215354?mt=8
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Resources organized by
categories
• https://delicious.com/natalialzam/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
LISTENING
• Watch a radio / TV show being recorded:
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/tickets/ (UK)
• http://www.applausestore.com/home (UK)
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
LISTENING & SPEAKING
• Greeters:
• http://www.globalgreeternetwork.info/
• http://www.londongreeters.org/
• Google the name of the town / city you’re
going to visti + greeter, for example,
“Canterbury Greeters”.
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Londres: Ragged School Museum http://www.raggedschoolmuseum.org.uk/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Londres: Alternative London
Tour http://www.alternativeldn.co.uk/
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Free walking tours
• Londres:
– http://www.gotomidtown.co.uk/walks/
– Free walking tours in Paddington:
http://www.inpaddington.com/walks
• Hastings:
– Old Hastings Preservation Society
• Bath:
– http://www.bathguides.org.uk/when-where.html
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan de Lanuza (Zaragoza)
Free guided tours (museums)
• http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/f/free-talks-tours/
• http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-
britain/daily-activities-and-events/free-daily-
guided-tours
• http://www.britishmuseum.org/visiting/planning_you
r_visit/free_tours_and_talks.aspx
• See museum websites
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http://watchinenglish.blogspot.com.es/2013/10/the-story-of-keep-calm-and-carry-on.html
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Natalia López Zamarvide
Asesora C. lingüística
CIFE “Juan de Lanuza”
Natalia López Zamarvide, CIFE Juan
de Lanuza (Zaragoza)