EOI Llíria - Vincent's blog

I wanna dance with somebody!

2012-02-13T12:36:00.002+01:00

I wanted to share with you this videoclip, in honor of Whitney Houston, recently disappered.

I consider myself a romantic girl, but I hate sickly sweet things...
Enjoy it and.... DANCE!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3giaIzONA

Y

2012-02-12T12:35:00.000+01:00

Some people say this is the Y generation.Why are there no jobs for youngsters?Why are we suddenly poorer than our parents?Why do we have to retire at 67 years old?Why do some people eat caviar everyday when there are people dying from starvation?Why?Y?This is what I thought today while testing my new macro lense in my camera. Isn't it funny?

The beauty of pollination

2012-02-08T13:39:00.002+01:00

I invite you to enjoy the next four minutes viewing this video...

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xHkq1edcbk4?rel=0

Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed

2012-02-05T12:53:00.003+01:00

Amazing video!!!

I advice everyone to see this video, then you will think differently about life.........

Subtitles avaible in English...

Best regards

One day

2012-01-31T16:31:00.000+01:00

I love this video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYR11V-qcHQ

If you tolerate this, then your children will be next

2012-01-25T17:24:00.002+01:00

As the title of this post suggests, we're living hard, uncertain times. But there's always the hope of union. All together against social unjustice, all together for a better world for the future generations.

Whatever it is that we don't do today, tomorrow will be too late...

Architecture & Emotions

2012-01-22T11:57:00.002+01:00

Hello!

I would like to share whith you my blog (Architecture & Emotions). From today I write every post in Spanish and in English language. I wish you like it.

http://arquitecturayemocion.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/imagination-creativity/

Vincent, I'm sorry about the mistakes. I've just started. I promise doing it better and better.

Hug!
Geles

I love life

2011-11-30T23:03:00.002+01:00

I wish you like it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdL1M7bR6CA

Trip to New York

2011-11-21T18:12:00.001+01:00

Hi mates,
please check the info I've prepared for the trip to New York next year. You'll find it on the tab above.

Wanna go for a coffee downtown Manhattan...?

I wish you could all come with me!!!!

Love,
Vincent

Wear Sunscreen

2011-11-13T21:11:00.002+01:00

Hi guys, here you are a song that I love. Enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHE_XGtUNx4&noredirect=1

100 years

2011-11-11T12:25:00.001+01:00

Today, 11, 11, 11, my grandfather would have turned 100 years old. One century! Unfortunately, he's not here today, but it's truly comforting to think that he'll be in my heart as long as I live.100 years is a long time... relatively speaking. But not that much when you think you were part of them.I remember my brother and I used to play cards with my granddad. He was great fun but as years went by he got kind of slightly deaf. My brother and I would try to cheat him by whispering 'throw a 3,' or 'throw a 5'. I'm sure now he could hear us alright but he would never say a thing. It was his way to show he cared for us.I also remember this Christmas day when all the family got together and stuff. We used to have lunch at my grandparents' flat. There all my cousins would perform a sketch or sing Christmas carols. But there was one particular thing I'll never forget. My granddad had a little black purse in which he hid some money and a tape. He had one of the ends of the tape outside the purse, in a way that he could pull it out. Then he would come to us and tell us it was a money machine. We were only kids and so we believed it. We would pull the tape and money would flow out of the purse. Then we kept the money. It was our Christmas' money. We thought it was magic! Everything then was magic. We would believe anything.The day he died, I was really really sad. However, someone said something I'll never forget: 'Just think of how lucky you've been all these years you've shared with your granddad. You should be happy for that.'You know what? I was. And I am. I'm really happy I enjoyed my granddad for quite a few years. And I'm glad I can tell you about him today, on 11, 11, 11.Always in my heart, thank you yayo.

2011-10-28T12:27:00.000+02:00

Hi guys,we're planning a concert in December. Here's all the information that I got from Frank. Don't miss it!VincentMUY IMPORTANTE

ROCK CONCERT El jueves 15 de diciembre a las 19:00 se celebrará un concierto de Música Rock en la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas de Llíria. El artista que va a venir a actuar se llama Jools Cooper ( www.joolscooper.com ) y os adjunto en archivo Word su biografía en Castellano. Será una experiencia cultural muy interesante para todo el alumnado, especialmente para el alumnado de Inglés, ya que muchas de las canciones que Jools interpretará son emblemáticas de la Edad de Oro del Rock/Pop Británico y Americano, es decir, mayormente de finales de los 60, de los 70 y de principios de los 80. Para que os sea más fácil entender algunas de las canciones, le he pedido a Jools que explique brevemente, en inglés, el significado de algunas de ellas antes de interpretarlas, mientras que nosotros los profesores, por nuestra parte, estamos estudiando la posibilidad de proyectar las letras, tal vez en una pantalla grande, para que todos puedan leerlas. Tal y como podreis leer en la biografía adjunta, Jools mantuvo muy buenas relaciones con muchos cantantes y conjuntos de música Rock y Pop de esas décadas, entre ellos los Pink Floyd y, aunque es inglés, lleva más de 15 años actuando en la costa alicantina, está casado con una mujer española y sabe como hablar con los que, como vosotros, estáis aprendiendo inglés, para hacerse entender sin demasiadas dificultades. Recordar que hay que recoger las correspondientes invitaciones en Secretaría, o pidiéndomelas a mi (Frank), o bien durante descansos entre clases, o bien martes y jueves de 3 a 5 y lunes y miércoles de 4 a 5, a partir de mañana y hasta finales de noviembre. Espero veros a todos aquí el día del concierto. Saludos Frank

Small video about IT

2011-10-26T11:39:00.003+02:00

Hi everyone,
I would like to share with my classmates this small video of the "IT CROWD" guys.
I hope that enjoy it.

Welcome to the blog

2011-10-13T15:31:00.001+02:00

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Happy summer holiday!!!

2011-07-19T11:40:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone,
I wish you all a very relaxed summer holiday and I hope you use the English you learnt in class. I'm going to miss you all but I'll get back in September with recharged batteries. I hope you do the same.

Enjoy!

Vincent

iphone

2011-05-31T23:03:00.002+02:00

hi mate,
i would like to buy your iphone, if you are interested, please let me know..............
raul@dexilon.es

Summertime!

2011-04-13T00:05:00.001+02:00

Hi guys,
if you remember, I told you about one of my favourite songs ever. This is Summertime, which is a song from George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess. This version is by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (WOW!). I hope you like it because it makes me feel really good.

The second video is a version of the opera with the song I Got Plenty o'Nuttin' (I've got plenty of nothing, ... and nothing's plenty for me!), which talks about how happy we can be with no material possessions.

Hope you like them.

XOXO Vincent

Elementary word list

2011-02-21T20:47:00.003+01:00

Hi,
please take a look at this word list and use it as much as possible.
Regards,
Vincent

Steve Jobs: a model or a villain?

2011-02-03T18:28:00.001+01:00

Hi guys,
why don't you take a look at this video? As you know, Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple, one of the leading technological companies in the world. He gave this talk at a graduation ceremony at Stanford University.

The question is: would you do the same?

I expect your comments,
Vincent

Listening links

2011-01-19T18:19:00.000+01:00

Hi everyone,

here is a link to a website with listening exercises. I hope you enjoy it and learn a lot.

Vincent

2011-01-01T12:32:00.000+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY FELLOW OF ENGLISH

A song for peace

2010-12-21T11:56:00.002+01:00

Hi,
somebody from class sent me a link to this video. It's a great song, don't you think?

Writing Competition

2010-12-21T11:45:00.003+01:00

Hi everyone,
Cambridge University Press organizes a writing competition. If you feel like writing a short essay, you can access their website and send an e-mail with your story. The link is here.

Good luck!

Vincent

We all live in a fantastic world with wonderful people, yes...

2010-12-18T20:43:00.004+01:00

Full version at http://www.collateralmurder.com/

The Smurfs

2010-11-19T10:53:00.002+01:00

Hi everyone,

during our last class, we talked about the Smurfs. I have found this video on YouTube that may help you remember these tiny blue people. I hope you enjoy the adventures of Papa Smurf, Clumsy, Smurfette (the girl), and the rest.

Have a nice smurf,

Vincent

INTERMEDIATE book to read

2010-10-22T20:35:00.000+02:00

Hi guys,
the reading book for this term is going to be A Tangled Web, published by Cambridge University Press. It's a detective story that I hope you like and enjoy. You can find it at any bookshop in Llíria or Valencia.

Any problems, just ask.

Take care,
Vincent

E-mail addresses

2010-09-29T18:32:00.000+02:00

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Grammar questions

2010-09-29T18:11:00.002+02:00

Hi guys,

here is a link to some BASIC grammar exercises at a basic level.

And here to some INTERMEDIATE exercises.

How good are you at this?

Enjoy and learn!

Vincent

Welcome back

2010-09-29T17:57:00.004+02:00

Hi everybody,

this post is to welcome all of you to the classes. I'm very happy I could see my students from last year and very excited to get to know my new students this year. I think we're going to have a great time together.

To celebrate this first post, I invite you to play a grammar game that I hope you like.

The link is here.

And please feel free to make comments and write new posts!

Enjoy and learn!

Vincent

No pain for Spain

2010-07-13T21:47:00.003+02:00

We are the champions of the FIFA World Cup 2010
Dedicated to the Spanish team, including Sara Carbonero and all Spanish supporters!!!
Sung by one of the most powerful voices never heard. (Freddy Mercury)

I HAD A FARM IN AFRICA

2010-06-04T00:22:00.002+02:00

The most beautiful music .........

New web with music for students of English, French and German

2010-05-10T18:16:00.000+02:00

Hi everyone,
just to let you know that a new website with music has been uploaded with some songs and exercises. Please take a look at it and give me constructive feedback. I'll appreciate it.

Enjoy,
Vincent

Irregular verbs chart

2010-05-01T14:14:00.002+02:00

Hi guys,
if you go to this link, you're going to find a document with irregular verbs. Download it and click on the verbs to hear the pronunciation.

Enjoy and learn,
Vincent

Study in Cambridge for free!!!

2010-04-26T11:43:00.001+02:00

Hi guys,

Cambridge University Press is organising a grammar competition. The winner will get a two-week summer course in Cambridge, England. I suggest that you take part in it because it's free for you and you can learn a lot!

The link is here.

Good luck everyone,
Vincent

Brilliant, wonderful women, wonderful voices ........

2010-04-20T17:50:00.001+02:00

How to drive a Ferrari... by Fernando Alonso

2010-03-30T13:21:00.001+02:00

Hi guys,
I found this picture and I thought you'd like it.

Don't do this at home!!!

BARBRARA

2010-03-29T20:50:00.000+02:00

The way we were........it's beautiful song.....

3D graphics and Open Source

2010-03-16T14:20:00.006+01:00

As an enthusiast of open source and gnu/linux, I'd like to share this funny video with you. It's entirely made with Blender, a fantastic Open Source 3D graphics software. Blender is free, you can download and use it(under a GNU General Public License), and many film studios use it for their movies('Spiderman 2', 'Friday or Another Day', 'The Secret of Kells' and for special effects in many television commercials in several parts of the world(Did you see the current advertising campaign for Listerine Total Care ...?)
*See also:
www.kajimba.com
www.redcartel.com.au
Blender on Wikipedia

Kajimba - snippets from Kajimba on Vimeo.

Bahrain Grand Prix

2010-03-15T12:01:00.004+01:00

Dear professor, I don't want to be cruel... but you must surrender to reality.

Compare both pictures, what's the difference between Mr. Shumacher and Mr. Alonso?

And this is only the first race !!!

LISTEN,TO THE SONG

2010-03-03T16:23:00.003+01:00

I LIKE THE SONG, IT ´S BEAUTIFUL.

BYE,BYE

Links to improve English

2010-03-02T21:55:00.004+01:00

Hi guys,
As we talked in class, pls go to the next links to practice English:
http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

http://www.britishcouncil.org/new/

Bye

Grammar games...!!!???

2010-02-21T18:35:00.000+01:00

Yes, you're reading alright! Click here for a stunning grammar game.

Good luck and be careful with electricity!

Stuff happens

2010-02-19T00:07:00.002+01:00

In my job I can see things like this. Here, this guy forgets to move the rope(upsss!!!):

And this time, trying to cut down a palm tree:

Hello !!

2010-02-18T21:56:00.004+01:00

a song for rainy day:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPHCThqqt0s

good bye !!

2010-02-10T18:35:00.004+01:00

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Foreigner

2010-01-25T00:58:00.000+01:00

Hi guys,
as I told you in class,
I get so many memories when I hear this song! When you come to analyse the lyrics, you see it's not too deep, but on the other hand I find it really sincere. Anyway, here's the video to a great song.

Enjoy!

Vincent

My way by Robbie Williams at Albert Hall of London

2009-12-12T19:07:00.046+01:00

Hello, professor and classmates,

I'm sorry but I couldn't post the video , pls go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5uKa1bDtsk and enjoy it. Beautiful song by a master singer, what a great voice ! (with permission of Mr. Frank Sinatra-the best)

The lyrics are beautiful and also encourages oneself, for example when he says "There were times when I bit off more than I could chew, but through it all, when there was doubt, I ate it up and spit it out"

Pay attention also to Robbie Williams, he finishes the song almost crying... Gorgeous !!!

Enjoy the culinary world with "Julie & Julia" Film

2009-11-11T07:47:00.005+01:00

Hi everyone,
Please, find attached the trailer about the film. it's based in two true stories about two ladies. Both of them love the culinary world. It's an amazing film!
You can also check the official website and check the part of "Recipes".Here, you can find all the recipes about the dishes cooked in the film: http://www.julieandjulia.com/
You can listen to the soundtrack, while you cook.
Can you try it?
If you love cooking , this is a special film which wakes up all your senses and combinates your passion for cooking, but if you don't like it, maybe you will discover a new world!!
Bon apetit!!

Fawlty Towers

2009-10-30T15:25:00.000+01:00

Hi,
take a look at this incerdibly funny scene from Fawlty Towers. Attention: it's addictive!

Enjoy!

Another video, this time pronunciation

2009-10-28T10:55:00.000+01:00

Well, that's right. Check the difference between long /i:/ and short /i/.

Enjoy,
Vincent

Save the Earth

2009-10-25T20:03:00.000+01:00

Hi guys,
would you like to do something for our Mother Earth? Go to http://www.timeforclimatejustice.org/ and have your say.

It's in your hands too.

Enjoy the song...

Idiomatic phrases

2009-10-23T21:59:00.004+02:00

Hello, teacher and classmates

Hear I post a video about idomatic phrases related to "Ice Skating". Remember we talked about "idioms" in Thursday's class. I think it's interesting. If not, I apologize.

Vaughan Radio

2009-10-20T22:02:00.005+02:00

Hi, this is for help us to practice English listening when we are in front of our computer.
Sometimes I use this webpage and I think that will be useful for my classmates.
You can listen here .

BBC English Makeover

2009-10-15T12:42:00.001+02:00

Hi,
I found this for you. It is a radio program to help you with English problems. I hope you find it interesting. You can listen here and read here.

British music in nobility

2009-10-13T11:45:00.000+02:00

Hi,
look what I found at www.rne.es It's a program with British music related to nobility. It's in Spanish but it's a nice cultural approach.
Enjoy!

Sólo canciones (05/10/09)

Cambridge Dictionaries Online

2009-10-06T09:52:00.001+02:00

Hi everyone,
I've included a small window to the online version of Cambridge dictionaries so please use it any time you like. It's on the left hand side of the page. I hope you find it useful.

Take care,
Vincent

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Player

2009-09-27T17:45:00.001+02:00

What can you do here?

2009-09-19T12:22:00.001+02:00

This is an example of things you can do in the blog. For instance, you can post a video from YouTube:

The first post

2009-09-15T00:28:00.000+02:00

Welcome to your blog! Please feel free to read and write about anything you want to share, for example your weekend, your car, your latest trip, etc. You can also include links, pictures or videos, It's very simple and you'll learn a lot.

I look forward to your words!

Vincent