S&L Worksheet for In-company and PARE groups (Spain's Time Zone)

(From Jo)

There's a worksheet based on an article in The Guardian about Spain being in the wrong time zone which you might want to use with your in-company and PARE S&L classes.

You can find it here:

Spain Time Zone (Worksheet)

or on the system: S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\01 Speaking and Listening\2016-2017\S&L UPP INT ADV ARTICLES

Enjoy!

S&L material for in-company and PARE classes

(From Jo)

There are some more worksheets you can use with your in-company and PARE S&L classes.

We have:

UPPER INTERMEDIATE

Technology (Worksheet)
Technology (Audio)

Q Skills 4 Becoming an adult (Worksheet)
Q Skills 4 Becoming an adult (Audio)
Q Skills 4 Becoming an adult (Audio Q Classroom)

Q Skills 4 Making the right decision (Worksheet)
Q Skills 4 Making the right decision (Audio)

Q Skills 4 Growing up quickly (Worksheet)
Q Skills 4 Growing up quickly (Audio)

Q Skills 4 Presentation - an important event (Worksheet)
Q Skills 4 Presentation (Audio 1)
Q Skills 4 Presentation (Audio 2)

ADVANCED

Money (Worksheet)
Money (Audio 1)
Money (Audio 2)
Money (Audio 3)
Money (Audio 4)

Q Skills 5 How can the eyes deceive the mind? (Worksheet)
Q Skills 5 How can the eyes deceive the mind? (Audio Q Classroom)
Q Skills 5 How can the eyes deceive the mind? (Audio Sherlock Holmes)

Q Skills 5 Wild Survivors (Worksheet)
Q Skills 5 Wild Survivors (Audio)

Q Skills 5 Caught off guard (Worksheet)
Q Skills 5 Caught off guard (Audio)

Q Skills 5 Group Presentation - The uses of visual deception (Worksheet)

These and other worksheets can also be found in the in-company level folder: S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\01 Speaking and Listening\2016-2017

Enjoy!

Win a Local Scholarship to InnovateELT 2017

Richard has come across an interesting-sounding competition that you might like to consider entering.

The InnovateELT conference in Barcelona is holding a competition and giving away 10 free tickets to their conference in May.

To enter teachers have to answer the question "How could we improve the experience of learning English in Catalunya?" in a PDF that can be displayed as a poster. 

See details are on their webpage here.

TESTS for in-company and PARE groups

(From Jo)

As you know, if you need a test writing or adapting you can always ask me to do this. In addition to this, tests for the different books used by in-company and PARE groups are being written/adapted to eventually have a bank of tests that you can use with your students. This process will take some time and will be updated regularly but if you are looking for a test they are being saved in the in-company level folder.

If you are looking for tests for a Business English book you should go here:

S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\02 Business English Books

and/or if you are looking for tests for a General English book (e.g. an in-school book based on just one unit and with no reader questions or a book not used in school) you should go here:

S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\03 General English Books

If you can't find the test you are looking for (because maybe it hasn't been done yet), just let me know and we'll get it done and added to the folder.

Many thanks!

Cambridge Uni Press training event in Barcelona

(From Penny)

Cambridge University Press are running a training day in Barcelona on 18th March.  There are 3 seminars on and it's free.
If you're interested in attending, you can sign up here.

Videos from Headway Upper Int and Oxford Ready to Go worksheets for in-company and PARE Speaking & Listening groups

 

(From Jo)

I've downloaded some videos from the HEADWAY UPP INT series which are between 8-10 minutes long and have a ready-made worksheet.

The topics they cover are:

Unit 1 - A Global Village
Unit 2 - Vancouver
Unit 3 - An author
Unit 4 - A climate change conspiracy
Unit 5 - Inspirational young people
Unit 6 - A brand story
Unit 7 - Soulmates
Unit 8 - Our remarkable planet
Unit 9 - Living history
Unit 10 - The Vikings
Unit 11 - Synaesthesia
Unit 12 - Collaborative Consumption

You can find all of the material here:

S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\03 General English Books\Headway\New Headway Upper Intermediate 4th Edition

The videos are here: M:\02 Course DVDs\01 Adult courses\Non Current\Headway Upp Int 4th Edition

There are also OXFORD Ready to Go worksheets on a variety of topics at BASIC, INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED levels which you can find here: S:\Teachers\03 Levels\03 In-company Levels File\02 Books and resources\03 General English Books\Extra Resources OXFORD READY TO GO

The topics are: Climate, Weather & Technology, Crime & Punishment, Education, Food & Diet, Free Time, Health, Housing, Home & Surroundings, Job Opportunities, Personal Identification, Phonetics, Relationships, Science & Technology, Sport, The Environment, Travel, Valentine's Day.