1st DECEMBER - WORLD AIDS DAY

World AIDS Day is held on 1 December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.
Enjoy the following videos by Queen and remember Freddie Mercury.



I Was Born to Love You

Bohemian Rhapsody

RELATIVE CLAUSES

If you want to practise relative clauses, why don't you do the following exercises?
1st exercise
2nd exercise (where, when why)
3rd exercise (defining and non defining)
4th exercise (also with omission)

MODAL VERBS

In order to practise the use of modal verbs, how about doing the following exercises?
1st exercise
2nd exercise
3rd exercise (this is about suggestions)
4th exercise
5th exercise (final modal test)

SPELLING NAMES AND WRITING NUMBERS

As you asked me, here you have some links for you to listen and understand names and phone numbers.

To practise spelling:
http://esl.about.com/library/listening/bllis_beg_spelling.htm
You can also watch the following video:

To practise phone numbers:

http://www.esl-lab.com/phone.htm
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/activity/listening/ex1phoneex.html

JOB ADS FOR TRAVEL AGENCIES AND EVENTS MANAGEMENT

Have a look at the following ad and answer the questions below.

1. What are they looking for?
2. Is it a part-time job? Why?
3. Which duties would you have to carry out?
4. What qualities should you have?
5. Can anybody from any country apply for the job?
6. How much would you earn? How much is it in euros?

Now read this one. Answer the following questions:

1. What are they looking for?
2. What responsibilities would you have?
3. What personal qualities should you have?
4. What skills should you have for this position?
5. Are there any courses for those applicants who are chosen?
6. Which one of the two ads is more interesting for you? Why?

APPLYING FOR A JOB 2011. CURRICULUM VITAE EUROPASS

Have you ever heard of the Europass Curriculum Vitae?

It is an EU initiative to increase transparency of qualification and mobility of citizens in Europe. It aims to be a Life Long Learning Portfolio of documents containing the descriptions of all learning achievements, official qualifications, work results, skills and competencies, acquired over time, along with the related documentation. The aim is to make a person's skills and qualifications clearly understood throughout Europe.

I would like you to have a look at the following example. http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/img/dynamic/c1349/type.FileContent.file/ELPExamples_en_GB.pdf.

Here you can see the instructions for using the Europass Curriculum Vitae.
Once you know how it works you can either download the Europass CV documents or create your Europass CV online now.

These documents can also be very useful:

For students of 'Tourist Accommodation Management':
EDS in Tourist Accommodation Management

For students of 'Travel Agencies and Events Management':
EDS in Travel Agencies & Events Management

When it is ready, send me your CV by email. The name of the file should be: 

• For Tourist Accommodation Management students: cv_tam_2011_yoursurnameinitialofyourname

• For Travel Agencies and Events Management students: cv_ttaaem_2011_yoursurnameinitialofyourname
 

Deadline: By Wednesday 23rd November 2011

RISE AGAINST - PRAYER OF THE REFUGEE & HELP IS ON THE WAY

Warm-up:

• Do you agree with the statement 'we live in a consumer society'? Why?
• Do you spend a lot of money on clothes? What is your favourite brand?
• What do you usually spend your money on? Mobiles? Videogames? Clothes?

Watch the video below and answer the following questions:

1. Where does it take place?
2. What kind of peple can you see?
3. Are they young?
4. Where are they from?
5. What products can you see?
6. Do you buy them?
7. Do you usually have a look at the label of the products you buy?
8. Have you ever bought any fair trade products?

Listen and put the song in the right order.



Here you have another videoclip by Rise Against titled 'Help Is On the Way'. Watch it and answer the questions.

• What natural disasters does it show? Do you know any others?
• What do you do when something like this happens?
• Do you belong to any non-governmental organizations (NGO)? What is the name? What do you do?
• Write a brief summary of the story.