CHRISTMAS 2019

As Christmas is approaching I would like to upload 
all the links in the blog referred to Christmas.
The three first ones are focused on Christmas Dinner, whereas the last one refers to  Christmas Magical Characters. 

I do hope you find these posts interesting and useful.

CHRISTMAS DINNER: STARTERS

https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/CHRISTMAS%20DINNER%3A%20STARTERS



CHRISTMAS DINNER: DESSERTS
https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search?q=christmas+dinner+desserts



CHRISTMAS DINNER: MAIN DISH
https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/CHRISTMAS%20DINNER%3A%20MAIN%20DISH


CHRISTMAS MAGICAL CHARACTERS

https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/CHRISTMAS%20MAGICAL%20CHARACTERS

I wish you Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, and, if you live in a country where Christmas is not celebrated, I also send you my best wishes.

Maria Isabel MIró

December 5th, 2019

BLACK FRIDAY (2019)

blackfriday#englishlearning#EFL#teachingresource#cybermonday#greenmonday#english

Black Friday, originally held on just one day, has become in most of the countries a longer period of time and, sometimes, lasts one week.
Since we are within this week, perhaps you would like to read about it.


Here is the link:https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2018/11/black-friday-cyber-monday-green-monday.html


Maribel Miró 

November 28th, 2019

BARBARA ELUM-BALDRÉS & THE LAST CZARS. KEY

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BARBARA ELUM-BALDRES & THE LAST CZARS

#costumedesigner#filmindustry

#englishlearning#reading#comprehensiontext

#lastczars#lasttsars#efl



Few people remain seated at the end of a film to read all the lines of the credits.

 However, if you do, you will soon realize you need quite a few minutes  - such is the number of people involved in the making of a film.

Among the credits, there is one

which has always caught my attention, and this is the one referring to the costume designer.

There is no way we can imagine a film successful without the skillful art and deep knowledge of a costume designer.

In this month's blog post I would like you to read about Bárbara Elum-Baldrés, a young, and already successful costume designer, whose brilliant career has just started.

In this presentation you can read:

Bárbara´s biography  (slides 2,3,4)

Netflix Interview -only the answers- (slides 5,6,7,8,9)

Questions provided in the presentation (slides 10, 11, 12)

The task in this blog post consists of relating the questions to the interview texts.

There are 10 questions (A,B,C,D,E,F,GH,I,J) and  only 8 interview answers (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8).

 Some of the questions may be related to the same text.

This comprehension activity is suitable for Intermediate and upper-intermediate learners of English, that is to say, CEFR B1 and B2.

Here is the KEY to this task:https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2019/11/barbara-elum-baldres-last-czars-key.html

I do hope you find it interesting and useful.

Maribel Miró

 November 19th, 2019

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If you wish to make comments about this site, please email me at maribelmiroperez@gmail.com

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THE FIRST-ROUND-THE WORLD-TOUR: MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION. KEY

KEY

FIND THE POST 'THE FIRST-ROUND-THE-WORLD-TOUR: MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION @https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-first-round-yhe-world-tour-magellan.html


englishlearning#englishteaching#freeresources#hispanityday#spanishcultureday#hispanicday#circumnavigationoftheworld#roundtheworldtour#magellanand elcanoexpedition#straitofmagellan#pacificocean#vesselvictoria#

Maribel Miró
October 11th, 2019

THE FIRST-ROUND-THE-WORLD-TOUR: MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION

                                                                                                                                                                       Replica of the vessel     Victoria. 

 Punta Arenas. Chile. 2014 

                                                                                                                                                        

MAGELLAN & ELCANO EXPEDITION

500 years ago, on September 20th 1519, five vessels set sail to the Moluccas, known as the Spice Islands. 265 brave sailors on board, commanded by the sea-captains Ferdinand Magellan and 

Juan Sebastián Elcano had sailed from Seville along the River Guadalquivir, reaching the  mouth of the river at Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Huelva), and then leaving westwards.                                                                  

Only one ship -Victoria-  led by Elcano with 18 men onboard circumnavigated the world returning to Spain three years later, on September 6th, 1522. The Magellans & Elcano Expedition is one of the greatest feats in the History of Mankind.

englishlearning#englishteaching#freeresources#hispanityday#spanishcultureday#hispanicday#circumnavigationoftheworld#roundtheworldtour#magellanand elcanoexpedition#straitofmagellan#pacificocean#vesselvictoria#

This month's blog post is focused on last month of September, when one of the greatest feats in History  started to take place 500 years ago: the circumnavigation of the World.

This TRIVIA (20 questions)  I have devised  challenges the skills of high beginning (CEFR A2 & B1/B2) and intermediate level students as it helps them learn aspects of History in an enjoyable way, in the same way as it helps them learn vocabulary and practise the English Language, mainly by means of reading & listening  skills. 
I would suggest several ways to go through this game:
1. In small groups, questions  projected, only one question showed at a time: the first group to find out the answer is given a point.
2. In small groups, handout of printed questions: group members work together answering all the questions.
2. In pairs, handouts of printed questions: the first pair to get the answers is the winner
3. Whole class: just the teacher or one able student reads out the questions. Individual students should call out the right answer.
Once the students have answered the questions, you may ask them to write about the story  of the Expedition.
There are many more ways to develop this activity. I am positive you know which one suits best your students.

I do hope you had a great summer, or winter, and also that you find this post useful.
Your feedback is always appreciated. 
Maribel Miró
October 11th, 2019.

*ENGLISH in maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es, by Maria Isabel Miró Pérez, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

If you wish to make comments about this site, please email me at maribelmiroperez@gmail.com

*Please, remember:

All materials on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es are the property of Maria Isabel Miró Pérez- the copyright holder- and are protected by international copyright laws. You may print free materials provided on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es for your own personal, non-commercial use in the classroom or at home, provided that you retain all copyright information or other required logos and /or headings on the materials. You may not reprint, distribute, electronically save, modify, transmit, present before an audience, post to a website, forum, blog etc. any materials from this blog without prior express written permission from Maria Isabel Miró Pérez.

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PLEASE, FIND THE KEY @https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-first-round-world-tour-magellan.html?showComment=1570909259290#c4167509184446365950

10 RUSSIAN WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

This month’s blog post, further on the borrowings 

-words that coming from other languages have shaped the English Language-, focuses on some Russian words   which the English Language has assimilated.

It is a fact that the English language has gone outside its own linguistic resources and has borrowed words from  other languages, which have all shaped the English Language

The English Language vocabulary includes borrowings from many other languages, such as the *Spanish Language, the **Northern European Languages, and even the language of some geographically distant countries, such as ***Iran.

Russian, the language of the Tsars’ Empire, the former Soviet Union, and present day Russia, is one of them.

 Russian, the largest native language in Europe is also the second most widespread language on the Internet, after English.

This presentation includes vocabulary exercises suitable for A1&A2 learners of English (slides 1 & 2), and exercises for B1/B2 students (slides 3 & 4); that is to say, for beginners, post-beginners, and intermediate students of English.

Thank you so much for your feedback. It is always appreciated.

I do hope you find this presentation useful. 

Maribel Miró

May 22nd, 2019

*https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/10%20SPANISH%20WORDS%20IN%20THE%20ENGLISH%20LANGUAGE.

**https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/search/label/10%20WORDS%20FROM%20NORTHERN%20EUROPEAN%20LANGUAGES%20IN%20THE%20ENGLISH%20LANGUAGE

***https://maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com/2018/08/10-words-from-farsi-in-english-language.html

ENGLISH in maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es, by Maria Isabel Miró Pérez, is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

If you wish to make comments about this site, please email me at maribelmiroperez@gmail.com

Please, remember that

All materials on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es are the property of Maria Isabel Miró Pérez- the copyright holder- and are protected by international copyright laws. You may print free materials provided on maribelmiroenglish.blogspot.com.es for your own personal, non-commercial use in the classroom or at home, provided that you retain all copyright information or other required logos and/or headings on the materials. You may not reprint, distribute, electronically save, modify, transmit, present before an audience, post to a website, forum, blog etc. any materials from this blog without prior express written permission from Maria Isabel Miró Pérez.

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