Tuesday, 9 April 2013

WRITING : EOI CAT

here's the link: WRITING

a story: EOI Cataluña


I was really surprised when I saw my old school friend appearing on TV. It was incredible but it was her. She looked much younger than she was and she was wearing a lovely green skirt and a checked shirt. I couldn’t believe my eyes/ I couldn’t believe what I was watching.
Anyway, I was chilling out, having a lovely cup of earl grey tea and I was getting mentally prepared for my next big move: I was going to Ikea with my wife, which is actually a pain. I’ve always hated going shopping…
She spends ages looking at…

Then we went back home, and surfing the internet, I learnt/found out that the friend I had seen on TV in the morning finally won 1.000.000 €. Lucky her!

WRITING AN IMAGINARY STORY

Contrast between past simple and past continuous

Describing the atmosphere: past continuous and a lot of adjectives

Narration: past simple and verbs of movement/ action

Don't forget: time connectors - later, afterwards, and then, before, ...

Thursday, 4 April 2013


Ways to celebrate your birthday
Having a big get-together with you family and friends; Going clubbing with a bunch of friends; Going out for dinner in a really posh restaurant; Just staying in and pretending it’s not happening
Relationships
They’d fancied each other for ages
This guy kept trying to chat me up and in the end I had to told him to get lost
Have a fling/an affair; Have a one-night stand; Have a stable relationship
I think they’re getting serious

He’s quite chatty, once you get to know him
We’ve known each other for ages; We get on much better now
She’s very fussy about everything
Mum and Dad don’t really approve of Jake
She’s a good listener
He’s so big-headed. He’s always showing off and saying how good he is at everything
She has charisma
She’s very health-conscious
He’s very intelligent, but his social skills aren’t great, so to say.