Before we start‌
Who am I? Name: E-mail:
Short biography: Personality: Hobbies: Favourite subjects: Plans for the future: Do you have a computer with internet connexion at home?
Ciao, hi, salut, hola‌ Your mother tongue is: Can you speak other languages? How many years have you studied them/English for? Have you ever been to an English-speaking country? What is the most difficult thing for you? speaking / listening / reading / writing What type of activities do you enjoy the most? pairwork / groupwork/ writing articles, reviews, essays, etc. / grammar / projects / listening activities / speaking activities / songs / films
Are these reasons important for you to learn English? (very, quite, not at all) Socialise in English (face-to-face, twitter, etc.)
Understand movies and TV programmes
Book hotels and tickets
Understand information on the internet
Order food in restaurants
Study abroad
Make telephone calls
Write a CV
Read magazines, newspapers, books, etc.
Topics Look at the following list of topics. Which ones are you mainly interested in? Music groups
TV
Smoking/drinking/drugs
Cinema
Bullies
Family
Sports
Environment
Animals
Martial arts
Fashion
Ambitions
Travelling
Art
Countryside/cities
Adults/teenagers
Food
ICT/computers/internet
Cars
Books
Festivals
Advertising
Newspapers/magazines
Men and women: equals
Feel free to add other topics!
English projects This year you will be asked to carry out one project per trimester. Take the opportunity to choose between the following options:
Trimester 1 Option a) Book: Romeo and Juliet. Read the adaptation and answer the questions. Option b) Book: Dracula. Read the adaptation and answer the questions.
Trimester 2 Option a) Tourism: Welcome to La Rioja. Elaborate a guide for English-speaking tourists. Option b) Sports and culture: Basque game, bullfighting, etc. Elaborate a guide for English-speaking tourists.
Trimester 3 Option a) Magazine: CosmoGirl and Rolling Stone. Elaborate a magazine with the same sections. Option b) Newspaper: The Guardian and The Sun. Elaborate a newspaper with the same sections.