English in Alpens

 Hi Everybody, Here is something for the Chatterbox class. It is the online resource centre for a very good book- English File. If you want to brush up on an area of grammar you will find links to a lot of resources on this Website. It is divided into different books, from beginner to advanced. You will probably want to look at the Intermediate or Upper Intermediate books. Anyway take a look and as always, if you have any questions or doubts, don't hesitate to get in touch! English File Student's Site

 Hi Everyone, Something for the Wednesday Workout class (...on Thursday 😅) and anyone else who is interested. It's a very useful Website with grammar exercises, vocabulary files, phrases and expressions and a pronunciation chart. If you feel you need to review some bits of grammar that you are not sure about, you will find this useful.  And, of course, don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you have any questions! English File: Pre-Intermediate

Hello Everybody- especially the Tuesday Activation Class! Follow the link (enllaç) to a very good sitcom (telenovel.la) from the BBC Learning English Youtube Channel. It is called Extra English. The dialogue is made easy but the story is quite funny. Tell me what you think! Learning English: Extra English BBC

Hi Everyone, Here is something for the Monday Chatterboxes (sorry about the delay)- although anyone can have a go! Do you know the film Titanic? Well there is an excellent Website that takes clips from famous films and series and turns them into lesson plans. You can't watch the clip of the film the video for copyright reasons, but at the point where you should watch it a link appears to a website where you can watch it. So check out these clips from Titanic and see how much you understand! Learn English Through Movies | TITANIC  

 Hello! (Català a sota) Here is something especially for the 'Activation Class'. Do you still find the basics of English Grammar quite difficult? Well why not use the time when we would norally have class to do some grammar exercises? Here is a link to Website that has free grammar exercises that you can do online. Why not try 'File One' and see how it goes?   Aquí teneu alguna cosa especialment per a la "Activation Class". ¿Encara us semblen bastant difícils els conceptes bàsics de la gramàtica anglesa? Doncs per què no utilitzar el temps en què normalment tindríem classe per fer alguns exercicis de gramàtica? Aquí teniu un enllaç a Website que inclou exe rcicis de gramàtica gratuïts que podeu fer en línia. Per què no proveu "File One" i veieu com va?   English File; Beginners- Grammar Files

Hi Everyone, Perhaps you are fed up of Trump and the US election, but here is a very funny news story about a press conference that was announced by Trump on the day he finally lost to Joe Biden. It was held in the car park of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping garden centre, in Philadelphia between a pornography bookshop and a funeral parlour. Why was such an important pressconference held in such an obscure location? Read the article and find out 😂 Keep on digging: Trump team holds press conference at suburban garden centre    

Hi Everybody! Do you know the expression have got- as in, How many brothers and sisters have you got? '? It is very common in English, but students often avoid using it.  Well, I've got a secret to tell you! There is another way to say 'I have got...'. It is very informal and is most commonly used in songs. It is Ain't got ... In fact Ain't can substitute 'I'm not', 'you aren't', 'she/he/it isn't', 'we aren't', 'they aren't', 'I haven't', 'you haven't', ' she/he/it hasn't', 'we haven't' and 'they haven't'. It is only used in the negative form, and sometimes the subject (I, you, she, etc...) is also omitted to make it super-informal! If you consistently use ain't , you can avoid a lot of English grammar.  BUT ... ... it is very informal and I don't recommend that you use ain't all the time! You will hear it in songs, however.  Here

Hello Everyone, This post is mainly for my Monday 'chatterbox' class, but anyone is free to join in.  A group of historians, specialising in totalitarianism and fascism, have warned that democracy is being undermined around the world. On the eve of the presidential election in the United States, I thought it would be interesting to hear you opinions on this topic. Here is a link to a Guardian article on the topic: Scholars warn of collapse of democracy as Trump v Biden election looms Read the article and leave a comment with your response- you can either respond in writing below or leave a spoken response by voicemail on the class Whatsapp group. Here are some questions that occur to me: Do you think it is true that we are seeing democracy being undermined? Democracy seems to be the highest and most prized value of our culture- is it possible that it is a bit outdated, at least in its present form? What do you think is the state of Spanish democracy? How about Catalan democracy