tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094517835638145222024-02-20T20:49:23.736+01:00Advanced Level blogThis Blog is for students studying English at EOI Advanced level. This level is divided into two academic years of 120 teaching hours each.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-59936287372886626842009-12-26T18:25:00.000+01:002009-12-26T18:26:13.214+01:00C1 Blog<a href="http://mike-c1levelateoipalma.blogspot.com/">Click here</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-6483833418162403862009-05-19T23:49:00.000+02:002009-05-19T23:50:20.939+02:00FettersTo see a picture of fetters <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetters">CLICK HER</a>EMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-70354578210109127802009-05-19T23:45:00.000+02:002009-05-19T23:46:01.911+02:00Easy PeasyIf you want to learn more about this funny word <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=easy%20peasy">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-15111668139868933232009-05-19T23:34:00.001+02:002009-05-19T23:36:15.948+02:00Ship-shape and Bristol fashionTo learn more about the etymology of this nautical expression <a href="http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/ship-shape%20and%20Bristol%20fashion.html">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-34421392837377604712009-04-04T17:05:00.001+02:002009-04-04T17:07:08.198+02:00Ecological IntelligenceTo learn more about Daniel Goleman's new book <a href="http://www.oprah.com/article/omagazine/200904-omag-green-goleman">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-4218790687771748992009-03-27T08:05:00.001+01:002009-03-27T08:07:17.047+01:00Winston Churchill<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LsKDGM5KTBY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LsKDGM5KTBY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-60333440731941018202009-03-25T00:39:00.001+01:002009-03-25T00:42:02.576+01:00Speaking MaterialIf you want to see some speaking material <a href="http://eoimanacorenglish.blogspot.com/2009/03/speaking.html">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-37148703257174484252009-03-25T00:10:00.000+01:002009-03-25T00:15:07.708+01:00Extreme WeatherA clap of thunder or a roar of thunder? <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_phrase_is_correct_-_'a_roar_of_thunder'_or_'a_clap_of_thunder'">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-51913564258214818902009-03-25T00:07:00.001+01:002009-03-25T00:09:26.806+01:00EtymologyTo learn where the word "balaclava" comes from <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Balaclava">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-52141837103069987702009-03-21T00:19:00.002+01:002009-03-21T00:21:52.118+01:00Types of StoutGuinness is the most famous example of Irish Stout <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stout">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-25354813032217728592009-03-20T23:45:00.003+01:002009-03-21T00:13:37.539+01:00The TroublesTo learn more about the conflict in Northern Ireland <a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/9239/ira_splinter_groups_uk_separatists.html">CLICK HERE for Republicans </a><br /><a href="http://www.cfr.org/publication/9274/northern_ireland_loyalist_paramilitaries_uk_extremists.html">CLICK HERE for Loyalists</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-49748094880286141792009-03-20T23:43:00.000+01:002009-03-20T23:45:00.512+01:00The Big AppleWhy is New York called the Big Apple? To find out <a href="http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2006/10/big-apple.html">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-5786590298865311222009-02-25T00:37:00.002+01:002009-02-25T00:44:41.362+01:00Pidgin EnglishJamaican Creole or Patois <a href="http://www.gwww.dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Pidgins_and_Creoles/English_Based/desc.html">CLICK</a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1m44Bd7gASg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1m44Bd7gASg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-84996697877086564702009-02-25T00:22:00.001+01:002009-09-08T19:08:21.826+02:00The Curse of Macbeth<a href="http://home.flash.net/~manniac/macb.htm">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-59527469898503311492009-02-25T00:18:00.002+01:002009-09-08T19:09:10.885+02:00The Scottish PlayRead about the superstition surrounding Macbeth <a href="http://www.lyttonplayers.co.uk/Previous%20Productions/Macbeth/macbeth.htm">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-57389255001091095922009-02-25T00:13:00.002+01:002009-02-25T00:16:44.911+01:00Online Etymology DictionaryIƱaki asked about the etymology of "spree" and "sprint". Discover for yourself whether they are related or not!! <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=spree&searchmode=term">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-1874152115427945492009-02-21T00:37:00.002+01:002009-02-21T00:41:12.758+01:00Shakespeare's Macbeth<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IOkyZWQ2bmQ&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IOkyZWQ2bmQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-74614376680835504262009-02-19T23:18:00.002+01:002009-09-08T19:23:28.569+02:00Newspapers and the mediaWhy don't you do this listening? <a href="http://www.elllo.org/english/0151/180-Nicola-Newspaper.htm">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-20575193490179777532009-02-19T00:22:00.002+01:002009-02-19T00:26:01.531+01:00William Shakespeare wrote about sleep in his play "Macbeth" <a href="http://www.drbilllong.com/ShakeM/Murdering.html">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-33711212364128398022009-02-03T18:02:00.002+01:002009-02-03T18:06:44.631+01:00Proverbs and sayingsThe other day one of the students in Advanced 2 was interested in possible translations for proverbs and sayings from Spanish into English. It is certainly a difficult task and not all translations are as colourful and meaningful as in their original language. We were talking about "Cuando las barbas de tu vecino..." <a href="http://diccionario.reverso.net/espanol-ingles/barba%20de%20ballena">CLICK </a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-29243487102687715752009-01-26T10:56:00.005+01:002009-01-26T11:31:20.642+01:00Looking at the past!It's Robert Burns' 250th anniversary and the Scots are celebrating the birth of this great Scotsman. To read one his poems <a href="http://www.robertburns.org.uk/Assets/Poems_Songs/tamoshanter.htm">CLICK HERE</a><br />Biography <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/robertburns/biography/early_life.shtml">CLICK HERE</a><br />To Learn a lot more <a href="http://jeffreyhill.typepad.com/english/2009/01/250-years-of-robert-burns.html">CLICK HERE</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-71194763813190780452009-01-21T00:00:00.002+01:002009-01-21T10:15:23.881+01:00It's a New Day<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7y4IDeKjqk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s7y4IDeKjqk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><dl style="box-sizing:border-box;-moz-box-sizing:border-box;width:300px;background:#FFF;border:solid 1px #FFCCE6;font:11px Tahoma,sans-serif;color:#373737;overflow:hidden"><dt style="padding:4px 8px 0px 6px;overflow:hidden; height:32px"><a href="http://www.actionext.com/"><img border="0" src="http://www.actionext.com/images/logo.129x26.gif" width="129" height="26" alt="Lyrics" style="float:left;border:none;vertical-align:middle" /></a><div style="float:right;font-size:10px;text-decoration:none;color:#373737;border:none;">more <a href="http://www.actionext.com/names_w/will_i_am_lyrics.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#373737;"><i>Will.I.Am</i> lyrics</a></div></dt><dd style="margin:0"><h1 style="padding:4px 6px 5px 8px;margin:0;background:#FAE2EE;font:bold 11px Tahoma;line-height:12px!important;text-align:left;text-transform:none;"><a href="http://www.actionext.com/names_w/will_i_am_lyrics/its_a_new_day.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#373737;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold!important;border:none;background:none;">It's a New Day Lyrics</a></h1><p style="padding:6px;margin:0;line-height:13px!important;text-indent:0;text-align:left;"><div style="text-decoration:none;color:#373737;font:11px Tahoma;border:none; padding-left:6px; padding-bottom:6px;">I went to sleep last night tired from the fight <br />I've been fightin' for tomorrow all my life yeah <br />I woke up this mornin' feelin' brand new cause the dreams that I've been dreamin' have finally come true <br /> <br />It's a new day <br />It's a new day <br />It's a new day <br />It's a new day <br />It's a new day <br /> <br /></div><a href="http://www.actionext.com/names_w/will_i_am_lyrics/its_a_new_day.html" style="text-decoration:none;color:#373737;font-size:11px;border:none; margin-top:50px; padding:10px 6px 6px 6px;"><strong style="text-decoration:underline">full lyrics</strong></a></p><p style="padding:3px 6px 6px 6px;margin:0;font:11px Tahoma,sans-serif;text-indent:0;text-align:left;">more <a href="http://www.actionext.com/" style="text-decoration:underline;color:#373737;border:none;">lyrics</a></p></dd></dl>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-6884736284160622332009-01-20T23:35:00.001+01:002009-01-20T23:36:49.594+01:00Lincoln's BibleBarack Obama was sworn in today and he chose Lincoln's Bible! Learn more about the history of this Bible <a href="http://www.history.com//video.do?name=elections&bcpid=1745093705&bclid=5982118001">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-49156833891470265552009-01-15T08:56:00.002+01:002009-01-15T08:59:27.519+01:00"Ask what you can do for your country" Inaugural AddressesObama will soon be giving his inaugural address. Look back and watch JFK's 1961 famous inaugural address! <a href="http://www.history.com/video.do?name=elections&bcpid=1745093705&bclid=5982118001&bctid=6146973001">CLICK</a>Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509451783563814522.post-39252867549874095142009-01-07T14:34:00.003+01:002009-09-08T19:11:30.824+02:00Shopping and SalesWoolworths has closed all its stores and Marks & Spencer is closing 27 outlets. Many people are losing their jobs! <br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7811187.stm">CLICK</a> here for Woolworths<br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7814987.stm">CLICK</a> Here for M&SMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08947112445153745461noreply@blogger.com0