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29 maig, 2012
Pre-Intermediate April – June Grammar Revision
Here are some of the major grammar points you've been working on this term. Click on the links and get some extra practice done before the exam! Present Perfect + For or Since Used to Present Simple Passive The Passive Too much, too many
29 maig, 2012
Intermediate April – June Grammar Revision
Here are some of the major grammar points you've been working on this term. Click on the links and get some extra practice done before the exam! Gerunds and Infinitives Indirect Questions Passive Structures Question Tags Third Conditional
29 maig, 2012
Upper Intermediate April – June Grammar Revision
Here are some of the major grammar points you've been working on this term. Click on the links and get some extra practice done before the exam! Used to, be used to, get used to Reporting Verbs Articles The Causative - have something done I wish / If only Relative Clauses Relative
22 maig, 2012
Extra Grammar Practice / Revision for 5A
Janet's created more upper intermediate grammar exercises for the blog this week. Click on the links below: I wish and If only Relative Clauses
22 maig, 2012
Hibernian 1 – Hearts 5
This time there are no photos, videos or songs. We lost the Scottish Cup final, and we lost badly. It could hardly be worse. We lost two early goals. Our defence was a comedy. We lost a penalty (that wasn't a penalty) and had a player sent
18 maig, 2012
Humble Hibernian, Background Barça – part 4
Okay sorry, this isn’t about Barça. It’s about their greatest rivals, Real Madrid. I think you’ll like it. Hibs v Real Madrid, Easter Road, October 7th, 1964. In theory, a ‘friendly’ game. To give you some context to this game I’m going to tell you how amazing
12 maig, 2012
First Certificate Sentence Transformations, Word Formation and Open Cloze
Click on any of the links below for extra practice with sentence transformations: Sentence Transformations 11 Sentence Transformations 12 Word Formation 6 Open Cloze 6
12 maig, 2012
Extra Grammar Practice / Revision for 5A
Janet's created loads of extra grammar for upper intermediate (5A) for the blog this week. Click on the links below: Clauses of purpose and contrast The passive with have - (have something done) Relative clauses
4 maig, 2012
Humble Hibernian, Bully Barça – part 3
The second game at Easter Road stadium was a classic European night. 45,000 people were there to watch. Joe Baker scored first to put Hibs in the lead. Martinez and Koscis scored to make it 1-2 at half-time for Barcelona. In the second half Hibs scored
29 abril, 2012
Being A Daddy by Simon Ferguson
On the 16th of February 2012, at twenty to five in the afternoon, my baby daughter Lucy was born. As you will know, there is a nine month preparation period. It is curious, but you spend most of the time fussing about whether you are
27 abril, 2012
Humble Hibernian, Brilliant Barça – part 2
Hibernian played Barcelona in 1960 / 61. Just before they played Hibs, Barcelona had drawn 2-2 with Real Madrid in El Bernabéu. Then Barça won 2-1 in the Nou Camp in the second game, but that was in the European Cup, today’s Champions League. That year,
27 abril, 2012
Hibs Latest – The Good News Update!
On Saturday 14th April, Hibs beat Aberdeen 2-1 in the Scottish Cup semi-final. Check the celebration here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPLXLxKO9Ho The song is ‘Sunshine on Leith’ by The Proclaimers, famous for songs in the Shrek movies. Leith is the area of Edinburgh where the Hibs stadium is. On Sunday 15th April,
26 abril, 2012
Extra Grammar/Revision
We've put even more grammar on the blog this week. Click on the links below: Articles 5A Question Tags 4A Gerunds and Infinitives 4A Passives 4A Used To 3A Must, Mustn't or Don't have to 3T
18 abril, 2012
House Vocabulary Crossword
Niall has written two crosswords to test your knowledge of vocabulary related to houses and homes. Click on the link below to have a go: House Vocabulary Crossword
17 abril, 2012
Extra Practice / Revision
We've put loads of extra grammar on the blog this week. Click on the links below: Determiners Indirect Questions Quantifiers So do I / Neither do I etc Third Conditional Too much, too many, enough Will or Going to
14 abril, 2012
Humble Hibernian, Breathtaking Barça – Part 1
Hey. I’m Calum, I work in Sants. I’m from Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It's a lovely city, in a lovely country. The people are very friendly, but the weather is very bad. The football is very bad too! There are two bad teams in
14 abril, 2012
The Fonix
Maria Riu started at the Today School in Sants in 2005, doing the First Teens level (1T). Since then, she has jumped three levels, and is now in Proficiency. She has successfully done both the First Certificate and the Advanced exams, and now she is
14 abril, 2012
Usually/Used to/Get used to/Be used to – Extra Practice / Revision
We've created a an exercise to practice Usually/Used to/Get used to/Be used to. Click on the link below to have a go. Usually/Used to/Get used to/Be used to