NI 1 CD 1 answers

NI1  CD1  Answers

Key to CD 1 :

1. 1C 2B 3B 4ª 5C 6ª

2. 1 34º 2 30ª 3 Portugal 4 apartments 5 flight 6 £100 7 £80 8 Sitia

3. 1B 2A 3B 4B 5B 6A

4. 1A 2B 3C 4A 5C 6A

5. 1 17^th October 2 Liverpool Youth Club 3 8.30 pm. 4 £10 5 glass bottle 6 Star 7 phone

6. 1A 2B 3B 4A 5A 6B

7. 1C 2A 3C 4A 5B 6C

8. 1 17 2 25 to 27 3 female 4 babysitting 5 $600 6 meals 7 medical insurance 8 plane/flight ticket

9. 1A 2B 3B 4A 5A 6B

10. 1C 2A 3B 4B 5C 6A

11. 1 Saturday 2 School car-park 3 2.30 pm 4 books 5 (old) toys 6 school hall 7 £2

12. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5A 6B

13. 1A 2C 3B 4C 5A 6A

14. 1 15^th May 2 (large) plastic bags 3 8 4 wood 5 831 8729 6 park

15. 1B 2A 3A 4A 5B 6B

16. 1C 2B 3B 4A 5B 6A

17. 1 21 2 walk 3 America 4 swimming 5 internet 6 dolphin

18. 1A 2A 3B 4A 5B 6B

19. 1C 2C 3A 4B 5C 6A

20. 1 College 2 10 am to 6 pm 3 craft workshop 4 horse rides 5 tools 6 student’s café 7 £10

21. 1A 2B 3B 4A 5B 6A

22. 1C 2C 3B 4B 5C 6C

23. 1 leaves 2 dry 3 plastic bag 4 stone 5 sunny 6 weeks

24. 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6A

25. 1B 2C 3A 4C 5C 6A

26. 1 125 2 cook 3 video 4 (our) chefs 5 1868 6 (Scottish) food

27. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5B 6A

28. 1C 2A 3B 4C 5B 6A

29. 1 5 days 2 four 3 each floor 4 opera 5 dinner 6 Wednesday, 10^th August

30. 1A 2B 3A 4B 5B 6B

Extra Vocabulary for the Speaking Tests

In our speaking tests, we need to fill up a lot of time. So once we have fulfilled the requirements of the assigned task (la consigna, in Spanish), here are some suggestions for making conversation.

Greetings

Hello/Hi/ How's it going?  Good morning/ Good day.

How are things?  I haven't seen you for ages!

How do you do? /  Nice to see you. Pleased to see you.   (Me, too).

How are you?  I am in the pink. Fine, thank you.

Pleasantries

Gosh! That is a beautiful shirt!  Did you get it at a boutique in Triana?

It was a present from my girl friend. She must really love you!

I really like your new hairstyle.  It suits you very well.

How is your family?   How is your dog?  How are your children?

Are they doing well in their studies?  Do they like their new PE teacher?

Small talk

Dreadfulweather we're having!  Yes, it's terrible!   What a pity!

Fruit vocabulary (bilingual)

almond	almendra
apple	manzana
apricot	albaricoque
banana	plátano
blackberry	mora, zarzamora
blueberry	arándano
cherry	cereza
chestnut	castaña
coconut	coco
date	dátil
fig	higo
grape	uva
grapefruit	pomelo, toronja
hazelnut	avellana
lemon	limón
lime	lima
mango	mango
melon	melón
morello cherry	guinda
orange	naranja
peach	durazno, melocotón
peanut	cacahuete, maní
pear	pera
pineapple	ananá, piña
plum	ciruela
raspberry	frambuesa
strawberry	fresa, frutilla
tangerine	mandarina
watermelon	sandía

Veggie vocabulary (Bilingual)

artichoke	alcaucil, alcachofa
aubergine	berenjena
asparagus	espárrago
beans	frijoles, alubias
beetroot	remolacha
broccoli	brócoli
Brussel sprouts	coles de Bruselas
cabbage	col, repollo
carrot	zanahoria
cauliflower	coliflor
celery	apio
corn	maíz
courgette	zapallito, calabacín
cucumber	pepino
eggplant	berenjena
garlic	ajo
leeks	puerros
lentils	lentejas
lettuce	lechuga
mushroom	champiñón
onion	cebolla
peas	arvejas, guisantes
pepper	pimiento
pickle	pepinillo
potato	papa, patata
pumpkin	calabaza
radish	rabanito
rice	arroz
rye	centeno
spinach	espinaca
squash	calabacita
sweet potato	batata
tomato	tomate
turnip	nabo
watercress	berro
wheat	trigo

If you need to contact me, here is my address

Dear Students and Followers of this EOI blog,
A student recently commented that she found it difficult to contact me through the space provided at the bottom of each blog entry. In fact, it could be a hassle for you and me, too. But please do not be disheartened. If you wish to contact me, it is easy. My official (EOI-related) email address is 

davidsshea@gmail.com
Keep in touch!
Best regards,
David 

Is Barça Catalonia?

According to El Pais, Barça is not Catalonia. To read more click here.

General Elections Called for December in Spain

According to El País, Spain's national daily newspaper, there will be a general election before Christmas 2015. You can read the article here.

Sylvia Plath Biography

I just read a biography of American poet Sylvia Plath. Although Plath had a tragic end (she took her own life at age 30), she packed a lot of experience into three decades on earth. She chronicled her life or tried to make sense of it in a substantial corpus of poetry. This book is highly recommended. You may want to watch the one-hour documentary of Sylvia Plath on Youtube ( Documentary. ) before you pick up the book.

Library Volunteers, Please!

To my NI1 students on Tuesdays and Thursdays,

Our EOI is looking for volunteers to work in the school library from 6:45 to 7:00 on Tuesday or Thursday evenings.

Thank you and best wishes

David

NI and NA photo essay competition

Here are the rules for the photo essay competition.

Title 

What does summer mean to you? 

Guidelines.

Proposed structure:

Paragraph One (Introduction): define what summer means to you.

Paragraph Two: how you usually spend your summer and who you spend it with.

Paragraph Three: what you did this summer.

Paragraph Four: the negative aspects of summer.

Paragraph Five: Conclusion

Proposed word length:

NI1 NI2– 150 words maximum.

NA1 & NA2 – 200 words maximum.

Proposed deadline for the texts to be corrected and posted (anonymously) on our noticeboards:

Thursday 15^th October 2015.

NA 2 lexical items for Unit One (15/9/15)

NA2 students, 

Word class abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in the word list: (n) = noun, (v) = verb, (adv) = adverb, (adj) = adjective and (phr v) = phrasal verb.

Unit 1 lessons for life

Page 9

ashamed (adj)

come to blows (v)

detail (n)

frustrated (adj)

informal (adj)

react (v)

stead (n)

valuable (adj)

Pages 10–11

dizzying (adj)

harmony (n)

heed (v)

ideological (adj)

misinterpret (v)

motive (n)

reconciliation (n)

respect (n)

selfish (adj)

stability (n)

strive (v)

unite (v)

Pages 12–13

astronomy (n)

campaigner (n)

carpentry (n)

criterion (n)

doer (n)

dreamer (n)

drifter (n)

factor (n)

joker (n)

outlook (n)

self-centred (adj)

settle down (phr v)

technical (adj)

value (n)

vulnerable (adj)

worrier (n)

Pages 14–15

albeit (conj)

coin (n)

dramatist (n)

foregone conclusion (n)

insight (n)

jealousy (n)

light-hearted (adj)

relevance (n)

sanctimonious (adj)

scholar (n)

stray (v)

succinctly (adv)

Pages 16–17

approach (n)

firm (adj)

Page 19

advisor (n)

ancestor (n)

converse (v)

disproportionate (adj)

elders (n)

healthcare (n)

implement (v)

infant mortality (n)

orally (adv)

pass down (phr v)

pass on (phr v)

self-esteem (n)

verbal (adj)

Welcome Back!

To all my students and former students

I would like to welcome you to my EOI Santa Brigida blog space for academic year 2015 /16. 

On this page visitors will find documents which may be of interest to the NI1 and NA2 students. You may find examples of your own work or news concerning upcoming assignments. 

I also post certain information about the progress of our classes. If a class is ever cancelled, you will find that information here, as soon as possible. 

I also publish items for our class. 

So, welcome to EOI Sta B and good luck for this new term! 

Best wishes 

David Shea 
davidsshea@gmail.com

My teaching responsibilities: 

NI1 A/B/C

NA 2 one group

TITANIC SINKING

We sang a fetching song that laments the sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage a century or so ago. Here it is (just click): 
  Titanic Song 
  

"It was sad when that great ship when down!"

The Parcel (Creative Writing)

The Parcel

(Pedro Blas Ávila NI1 )

It was the evening of Valentine’s Day and Paul was at home drinking a beer, eating popcorn and watch a black and white film. He hadn’t any plans. Suddenly the doorbell rang. When he opened the door there wasn’t anybody there, only a small parcel with a big red ribbon and a note that read, “I’ll be back in 15 minutes.”

Paul couldn’t believe it, someone sent him a present and he had a date! Who could be the mysterious woman? Perhaps Daphne the kind cashier? Maybe Jane the friendly neighbor? Paul looked at his watch; in 13 minutes the mysterious girl would return.

Paul ran to the his bedroom, took off his old-fashioned shirt, worn-out trousers, kicked off his house slippers. He put on his new suit. Then he rushed to the bathroom, combed his hair and brushed his teeth … three minutes to go!

Paul rushed to the living room which he tidied in a jiff, then turned his attention to the beautiful parcel. He undid the bow, pulling at the ribbon in great haste and anticipation, tore at the paper and … the doorbell rang!

When Paul opened the door, he found a big bearded guy with a scruffy look to his clothes.

“Hello!” said the man in a gruff voice. “I think I am wrong, is this Jane’s house?”

“No,” Paul replied. “She lives two doors down. “

“Oh, how embarrassing,” the man grumbled. “Er, I think that parcel is mine.”

“Of course, here you are,” Paul said.

When he closed the door, Paul returned to his beer and thought, “The worst part is I don’t know what was in the parcel.”

Creative Writing

THE MUSICAL NOTE

By Ana Delia Miranda NI1

Once upon a time, many years ago, there was a very round, funny musical note. She had a very nice bow in her stem. The musical note lived very happily in the musical world. But one day something strange appeared in her musical head.

“What is my sound? Am I a RE? Maybe am I a DO? What is my sound? I have never heard myself. What musical note am I?”

Then she saw that other notes were very happy. They never which sounds they were. So she decided to go to Pentagram’s house, because he was an expert on musical notes.

Pentagram’s house was near the forest. It was a very big house. Many notes lived in it. In the garden, there were some trees and beside an old tree, there was a slide. The notes played up and down, so they practiced the musical scale. Around the garden, there were many red and white flowers where the bees would dance inside.

Then our friend arrived at Mr Pentagram’s house. He saw her and said; “Hmm, what’s the matter, little note?” So the musical note explained her dilemma.

“You don’t know what your sound is! Don’t worry... but you have a difficult job,” Mr Pentagram replied. “Maybe this task will take a life time to solve. You will need some training. It’s very important to know what your sound is to be really happy.”

“Let’s go to Miss Treble Clef’s house. I am sure she can help you because Treble Clef gives the notes their names.”

The following day, our friend went to Miss Treble Clef’s house. It was a very old tree. The note told her what her problem was. “Don’t worry,” Miss Treble Clef said. “You can stay in my home for a week, okay? I am sure you will find your sound here.”

In the morning, when musical notes were playing on the Pentagram and Treble Clef was organizing them to sing a melody, one little musical note slipped down and down by Mr Pentagram’s lines. Suddenly, the note without sound ran to help her but in her try, she slipped, too.

Plaf! DO! Oh the note sounded like a DO note. Wonderful. Now our friend had discovered her sound. She was happy.

So musical note understood that only helping others we can find our real sound.

“Bye, bye!” the musical note said. “We will keep in touch.” Then they lived happily ever after.

Moral: Everybody has a lot of qualities and only when you give them to others, you find your “sound.”

Answer Key for NI 1 CD 2

To the NI1 students (all three groups),

Here are the answers for CD 2. I am sorry for the delay but my PC has been in the shop for repairs.

 NI1  CD2: KEY                                                                                                                      

1)      1B, 2C, 3A, 4C, 5B, 6A, 7A, 8B

2)      A) scenes  b) crocodile  c) different  d) family   e) Qualifications  f) Short courses   g) fall             h) professional diver

3)   Speaker 1: a   Speaker 2: b  Speaker 3: b  Speaker 4: c

4)    1A, 2B, 3C, 4A

5)    1A, 2A, 3C, 4A, 5B, 6C, 7C, 8B

6)    a) newspapers  b) school play  c) vet  d) moved to London  e) drama school  f) flat

        g) producers  h) script

7)    Speaker 1: chillies, curry, spicy  Speaker 2: potatoes, chips, fried   Speaker 3: rice,           

        vegetables, chop sticks.

8)    Speaker 1: D  Speaker 2: C  Speaker 3: A  Speaker 4: B                                                                                                                                          

9)    a) True  b) True  c) False  d) True  e) False  f) False  g) True

10)  a)  Chris Turner  042317364  sell

        b)  Helen Foot  078322331  buy

        c)  Karen Singleton  6723909099  buy

        d)  Nicholas Dart  5472104783  sell

        e)  Jenny Page  1324659780  sell

Message a: Excellent / Yes        Message b:  She can’t afford it        Message c:  How old it is / Her dad        Message d: Mobile / He’s grown out of it / 2 1/2 years / Free delivery        Message e: Yesterday/" /£40
11)   1B, 2C,  3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7C 12)   Speaker 1: mobile  Speaker 2: laptop  Speaker 3: video camera  Speaker 4: MP3 player          Speaker 5: digital camera 13)   a) True  b) False  c) False  d) False  e) True  f) True  g)  False  h)  True 14)    1C, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5A, 6B, 7A 15)    a) False  b) False  c) True  d)  False  e)  True 16)    Speaker 1: C  Speaker 2: A, Speaker 3: D, Speaker 4: B 17)    1A, 2B, 3C, 4B, 5D 18)    Speaker 1: B  Speaker 2: D, Speaker 3: E,  Speaker 4: C, Speaker 5: A