Thursday, December 16, 2010

Prank Call - Little Becky from Dublin

8 year old Becky from a Radio program pranks a demolition company in Newry (Northern Ireland). Just hilarious!!! Have fun!!!



Now, leave your comments and answer the following questions about the phone conversation:

1. What does Becky want the demolition company to do?
2. What does she want them to do with her teachers?
3. What does she think about her teachers? Why?
4. Do the woman and the man at the company take her seriously? How do we know?
5. What different options does the demolition man give to Becky in order to destroy her school?
6. Find at least three words in the conversation which are connected with the concept of "loud noise".
7. Find two expressions that mean "wait for a short period of time".

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

In Dublin's fair city...

The English department at Matemático Puig Adam is organising trip to Dublin, the capital city of the Republic of Ireland. We are staying in Dublin from the 20th to the 28th of June. Students will have the chance of learning English in the real environment of a beautiful city, staying with their host families, attending to classes every morning and enjoying afternoon activities.