The English language

Some peculiarities of the English language are on occasion noted by its speakers, as is the case with the use of because here, or the prevalence of the midwestern accent, disputed pronunciations of New Nork placenames and piles of misused words and expressions.

Speaking activities in Madrid

Here are some speaking activities in Madrid for those interested. Some conversation exchange venues here.

Writing assignment and others

Here's the last writing assignment you'll be doing this year. I'm also attaching some of the phrasal verb questions we've been working on lately as well as other language points and phrases that might come in handy for the speaking an writing exams, though most of them can be found in your textbook.

Changing fashions

Some useful vocabulary to discuss  buildings can be found here and here. And pictures of a weird hotel here. 

Reviews

Find some examples of reviews in the following handout.

Debunking myths

Here are the expressions we were practising the other day and the video we watched.

Travel

Here's a link to the video we watched on ethical travel as well as the podcast with different takes on the subject Traveling Time.