Category Archives: Avanzado 2

(Avanzado 1 & 2) Bank of podcasts

Posted on 04/19/2009 by Notmorehomework

While I was having a beer with a few of you the other day I started whining as I didn’t have the time to cope with so much work. And I remembered that I still kept somewhere a list with … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Podcasts | 3 Comments

(Avanzado 1 & 2) Flying penguins (and other stuff)

Posted on 04/01/2009 by Notmorehomework

Well, not so surprising, you might say. After all, vultures were supposed to feed on carrion but this bird of prey reportedly started attacking sheep here in Navarra, despite initial disbelief. Believe it or not, this video is living proof … Continue reading →

Posted in April Fool's Day, Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2 | 21 Comments

(Avanzado 1 & 2) This lion can't be a pet peeve

Posted on 03/26/2009 by Notmorehomework

What are my pet peeves? A pet peeve is an idiom that means a cause of annoyance, like, for instance, the English teacher’s pet peeve is not having any entries when he posts something and students can’t be bothered to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2 | 18 Comments

(Avanzado 2) Ted talks

Posted on 03/17/2009 by Notmorehomework

Ted is not a person. Actually, I don’t even know if it stands for something, I reckon it’s probably an acronym, as originally the name is in capital letters, TED. I’ve been listening to some of these lectures for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 2, Podcasts, Video | 1 Comment

(Avanzado 2) Places to see before you die

Posted on 03/17/2009 by Notmorehomework

If you’ve already read the Guardian Weekly article, you now know about some of the 500 hundred places to see before they’re spoilt.Not that I think the Tower of London can compare to Machu Picchu, or the Battersea power station … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 2, Travelling | 1 Comment

(Avanzado 1 &2) I elfed myself

Posted on 12/16/2008 by Notmorehomework

Cor Blimey, it’s Christmas again! Doesn’t time fly? Not that I like Christmas that much or I’m dying to get the tinsel or the mistletoe wreath, but just for a bit of fun and to wish you a merry Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Christmas | 21 Comments

(Avanzado 1& 2) Like peas in a pod…cast

Posted on 11/20/2008 by Notmorehomework

If you missed one of the Friday classes (you probably did, as only a few of you turned up) you didn’t hear about podcasts, a portmanteau -some people think- of the words Ipod (Apple’s sleek mp3 player) and broadcast. Some … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Podcasts | 5 Comments

(Avanzado 1 & 2) Sing along, it's the jukebox!

Posted on 11/10/2008 by Notmorehomework

If you’re a teacher, it’s always difficult to choose which song it is that you students will listen to and some of you, barely a few maybe, will even like it!!! You know that I play some music in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Songs | 38 Comments

(Avanzado 2) TLK2UL8R

Posted on 10/30/2008 by Notmorehomework

Er…elephants using text messages? If you think that this can only be a joke read the transcript of the BBC article that we listened to in class (October 30) and find out whether the latest gadget might actually turn out … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 2, Mobiles, Texting | 1 Comment

(Avanzado 1 & 2) There are not sex symbols in the band!

Posted on 10/21/2008 by Notmorehomework

Or there are not six cymbals in the band?Oops, phonetics is important or else you might be saying something rather embarrassing. Do you like the piss and quiet or the peace and quiet? Or someone asks you after the show … Continue reading →

Posted in Avanzado 1, Avanzado 2, Phonetics, Pronunciation | 9 Comments